Reusable Atomizer with Piercing Guide Tubes for Detachable Cartridge
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic cigarettes require scrapping of both the e-liquid and the atomizer when the e-liquid is used up, resulting in resource waste and increased costs.
Innovation Solution
A detachable cartridge system for electronic cigarettes, where the atomizer is reusable, featuring a main body, an atomizer with guide tubes and a heating tube, and a cartridge with a containing cavity and sealing film, allowing for easy replacement of the cartridge without discarding the atomizer.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the e-liquid and atomizer device are integrally formed as one piece, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but when the e-liquid is used up, both the e-liquid and atomizer device need to be scrapped together, resulting in resource waste and increased costs
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic cigarette system is divided into separable components: a reusable atomizer device and a disposable cartridge containing e-liquid. The cartridge can be detached and replaced independently when depleted, while the atomizer device remains intact for continued use. This segmentation resolves the contradiction by allowing the e-liquid container to be discarded separately from the valuable atomizer components.
Solution Approach 2:
The design enables selective discarding of only the consumed e-liquid cartridge while recovering and reusing the atomizer device. The detachable connection allows users to dispose of the depleted cartridge and retain the functional atomizer for future use with new cartridges, thereby reducing waste and resource consumption.
2Loss of substance
If the cartridge is detachably mounted to the atomizer, then resource waste is reduced and costs are saved, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The system is segmented into modular components (cartridge and atomizer device) connected through a standardized detachable interface. This segmentation enables independent replacement of the cartridge while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure through the use of straightforward connection mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The atomizer device is designed with a universal detachable interface that can accommodate different cartridges. This multi-functionality allows the same atomizer body to work with various cartridge types, reducing overall system complexity while enabling resource efficiency through cartridge replacement.
3Ease of operation
If guide portions are added to pierce the sealing film, then convenience of use is improved, but the atomizer structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The guide portions (first and second guide tubes) are pre-positioned in the atomizer device before use. These guide structures are designed in advance to automatically align with and pierce the sealing film of the cartridge during the attachment process, eliminating the need for manual piercing operations and improving ease of use.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide portions act as intermediary elements between the atomizer device and the cartridge sealing film. These guide tubes facilitate the piercing action by providing a controlled pathway, reducing the complexity of the piercing mechanism while improving operational convenience.
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
This design reduces waste and costs by allowing only the cartridge to be replaced when empty, while maintaining convenience through the use of guide portions to pierce the sealing film, thus extending the life of the atomizer.
Implementation Method 1
The heating tube is adapted to heat and atomize the e-liquid
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure discloses an electronic cigarette including a main body and an atomizer. The atomizer is adapted for being detachably mounted to a cartridge. The cartridge includes a containing cavity for storing e-liquid and a sealing film for sealing the containing cavity. The atomizer is provided with a first guide tube, a second guide tube and a heating tube connecting the first guide tube and the second guide tube. The atomizer includes a first end portion and a second end portion at a front end of the atomizer in order to pierce the sealing film. With this configuration, when the cartridge is used up, only a new cartridge needs to be replaced and the atomizer does not need to be scrapped together for saving cost.