Atomizer Pot Structure for Uniform Heating and Easy Cleaning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic hookahs lack temperature control, leading to tobacco burning at high temperatures or insufficient smoke production at low temperatures, and the integrated container design complicates daily cleaning.
Innovation Solution
An atomizer pot with a thermally conductive pot body and pot cover, featuring air passing holes, a heat distribution structure, and a heat-relief sheet, which allows for uniform heating and insulation of smoking material, preventing direct contact with high temperatures and facilitating easy cleaning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If charcoal is used to directly heat tobacco, then smoke production is achieved, but temperature control is lost causing tobacco burning or insufficient smoke
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a heat distribution structure as an intermediary between the heat source and tobacco. This structure includes a heat distribution plate with convex and concave portions that evenly distribute heat across the heating surface, preventing localized overheating while maintaining stable smoke production. The intermediary structure mediates the thermal energy transfer to achieve both temperature control and reliable smoke generation.
Solution Approach 2:
The heat distribution structure features convex portions for heat concentration and concave portions for air flow, creating local variations in heat distribution. This local quality differentiation allows different regions of the heating surface to serve different functions, ensuring uniform overall heating while preventing burning in specific areas.
2Device complexity
If integrated container design is used, then device structure is simplified, but cleaning difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The container is divided into separable components including a container body, lid, and heating assembly. This segmentation allows users to disassemble the container for thorough cleaning of each component, maintaining structural simplicity while enabling easy maintenance. The modular design preserves the benefits of integration during use but provides separation during cleaning.
3Temperature
If high thermal conductivity material is used for pot body, then heat distribution is improved, but heat loss increases
Solution Approach 1:
The pot body is designed with varying thickness to create local quality differences. The bottom and sides have different thicknesses optimized for their specific functions: thicker sections where heat distribution is needed, and thinner sections where heat loss should be minimized. This non-uniform design achieves both uniform heat distribution and energy conservation.
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 atomizer pot ensures uniform heating of smoking material, prevents burning, and simplifies cleaning by separating the heating element from the smoking material, enhancing smoke quality and usability.
Implementation Method 1
the pot body is made of a thermally conductive material; and when the atomizer pot is heated, the smoking material is insulated by the pot body
Implementation Method 2
the pot body and the pot cover are both provided with air passing holes; hot air enters the smoking material from the air passing hole
Implementation Method 3
A heat distribution structure is provided in the cavity. The heat distribution structure includes a convex part for heat transfer and a concave part for air intake
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AI summary
Disclosed is an atomizer pot and an electronic hookah. The atomizer pot includes: a pot body and a pot cover adapted to the pot body, which form a cavity for containing a smoking material and are both provided with air passing holes. When the atomizer pot is heated, the smoking material is insulated by the pot body, and hot air enters the smoking material from the air passing holes. With the atomizer pot of the present disclosure, the problem that "a container unevenly heated and storing a smoking device is integrated with a water pipe smoking device, which is difficult for daily cleaning" is solved, facilitating loading of smoking materials and cleaning of the atomizer pot. Meanwhile, the atomizer pot is heated upside down. The smoking material does not directly contact the high temperature, thus avoiding the problem of the smoking material being burnt.