Elastic-Rigid Atomizer Mounting Base for Electronic Cigarette Leakage
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Solution Overview
Problem
The atomizer assembly mounting base for electronic cigarettes is typically made of rigid plastic, leading to poor sealing and incomplete isolation of spaces within the housing, resulting in liquid leakage.
Innovation Solution
An atomizer assembly mounting base with an elastic body engaging the housing's inner sidewall and a rigid support for the atomizer assembly, featuring a central hole, annular flanges, guiding slots, and accommodating slots to enhance sealing and support, ensuring tight isolation and better support for the atomizer.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a rigid plastic mounting base is used, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the sealing effect is poor and liquid leakage occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting base is divided into two distinct parts: an elastic body and a rigid support. The elastic body provides sealing functionality by deforming to fill gaps between components, while the rigid support provides structural support. This segmentation allows each part to specialize in its function, improving sealing without requiring the entire base to be complex.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting base combines two different materials with complementary properties: elastic material for sealing and rigid material for support. This composite structure leverages the advantages of both materials - the elasticity for adaptation and sealing, and the rigidity for structural integrity - thereby improving reliability without excessive complexity.
2Reliability
If a rigid plastic mounting base is used, then manufacturing is simple, but the two spaces divided by the mounting base are not isolated completely
Solution Approach 1:
The elastic body acts as a flexible sealing element that can deform to conform to the interfaces between components. This flexibility allows it to create effective seals in irregular or slightly misaligned configurations, ensuring complete space isolation. The flexible nature compensates for manufacturing tolerances and assembly variations without requiring complex precision manufacturing.
3Reliability
If the elastic body and rigid support are combined, then sealing and support are improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The elastic body and rigid support are merged into a single integrated mounting base assembly that functions as a unified component. The rigid support is positioned within the elastic body, creating a compact structure where both elements work together synergistically. This merging provides both sealing and support functions in one assembly, improving overall performance while keeping the structural complexity manageable through functional integration.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The combination of an elastic body and a rigid support effectively isolates the spaces within the housing, preventing liquid leakage and providing better support for the atomizer assembly, thus improving the overall performance and reliability of the electronic cigarette.
Implementation Method 1
an elastic body engaging with an inner sidewall of a housing of the electronic cigarette
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AI summary
The present invention provides an electronic cigarette and an atomizer assembly mounting base thereof. The atomizer assembly mounting base used for an electronic cigarette, includes an elastic body engaging with an inner sidewall of a housing of the electronic cigarette, and a rigid support for supporting an atomizer assembly of the electronic cigarette. The elastic body defines a first central hole, and the rigid support is inserted into the first central hole. By virtue of the combination of the elastic body and the rigid support, on one hand, two spaces divided by the atomizer assembly mounting base in the housing of the electronic cigarette are not isolated completely, on the other hand, the rigid support provides better support for the atomizer of the electronic cigarette.