Wire-Free Atomizer Power Layout for Automated Assembly

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current atomizing devices require crisscrossed wires for electrical connections, occupying space and necessitating manual welding, which increases labor costs and hinders automation in assembly.

Innovation Solution

The atomizing device features a housing with side-by-side mounting positions for an atomizing assembly and a power supply assembly, utilizing a single-sided dual-tab battery and electrode configuration, eliminating the need for wires and enabling automated assembly.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If wires are used to electrically connect components, then electrical connection is achieved, but device complexity and assembly difficulty increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveelectrical connectionVSAvoidwire arrangement
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The battery, circuit board, and heating element are integrated into a single modular unit where electrical connections are pre-established through direct contact points and conductive structures within the module, eliminating the need for separate wiring between components

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The electrical connection function is extracted from the overall device assembly process and built into the modular unit during manufacturing, separating the wiring complexity from the final device assembly and enabling automated production

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

2Reliability

If wires are installed in the atomizing device, then electrical components are connected, but space inside the device is occupied

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveelectrical connectionVSAvoidinternal space
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSVolume of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

Electrical connections are achieved through direct contact between components within the modular unit, eliminating the need for intermediate wiring that would occupy space between the battery, circuit board, and heating element

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

Conductive structures and contact points serve as integrated intermediaries within the modular unit, providing electrical connection without requiring separate wire components that would consume internal device space

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Reliability

If manual welding of wires is performed, then electrical connections are established, but labor cost and assembly time increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveelectrical connectionVSAvoidassembly speed
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

All electrical connections are pre-established within the modular unit during its manufacturing process, so that when the module is installed in the device, no additional wiring or welding operations are required, enabling automated assembly

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The wiring and connection operations are extracted from the device assembly process and completed during modular unit manufacturing, allowing the final device assembly to proceed without manual welding and increasing production efficiency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

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 simplifies assembly, reduces material and labor costs, and facilitates automation, while improving space utilization and user comfort through compact design and efficient energy storage.

Implementation Method 1

the heating member is configured to atomize the atomizing substrate to form the aerosol

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectHeating: Heating

Implementation Method 2

the power supply assembly includes a circuit board and a battery, the battery has a first electrode and a second electrode

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectBattery (electricity): Battery (electricity)

Data Source

PatentEP4691284A1Atomization device
Publication Date: 2026.02.11 IMIRACLE (HK) LIMITED
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AI summary

The present application provides an atomizing device. The atomizing device comprises a housing, an atomizing assembly and a power supply assembly. The housing has a first mounting position and a second mounting position arranged side by side. The atomizing assembly stores an atomizing substrate and is capable of atomizing the atomizing substrate to form an aerosol, and the atomizing assembly is disposed at the first mounting position. The power supply assembly includes a circuit board and a battery, the battery having a first electrode and a second electrode, the first electrode and the second electrode being located on the same side of the battery, and the first electrode and the second electrode being fixedly connected to the circuit board, the battery being disposed at the second mounting position, and the circuit board being fixedly disposed on one side of the housing.