Atomizer With Pricking Sealing For Spill-Free Refilling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic cigarettes, particularly refillable ones, face issues with inconvenient liquid refilling and potential liquid spills, which are not environmentally friendly.
Innovation Solution
An atomizer design featuring a liquid supply component with a sealing structure and pricking means that allows for easy replacement and secure storage of tobacco liquid, ensuring convenient refilling and preventing spills, comprising a shell, atomizing assembly, and pricking pins for flow to the atomizing assembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If refillable electronic cigarettes are used to reduce waste, then environmental friendliness is improved, but the refilling process becomes inconvenient and may cause liquid spills
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into separate components: a reusable main body and replaceable liquid supply cartridges. This segmentation allows users to simply replace the entire cartridge when liquid is depleted, eliminating the messy manual refilling process while maintaining environmental friendliness through reuse of the main body.
Solution Approach 2:
The liquid supply is pre-filled and sealed in cartridges before use. This preliminary action of pre-filled sealed cartridges eliminates the need for users to perform the refilling operation themselves, thereby avoiding spills and inconvenience while still allowing repeated use of the device.
2Ease of operation
If manual refilling is allowed for user convenience, then ease of operation is improved, but liquid spills may occur and pollute clothes
Solution Approach 1:
The invention uses disposable pre-filled liquid cartridges that are discarded after use. This approach eliminates the need for manual refilling operations that could cause spills, while the low cost of the disposable cartridges makes the solution economically viable. The cartridges are designed to be replaced rather than refilled.
Solution Approach 2:
The liquid is pre-filled and sealed in cartridges during manufacturing before reaching the user. This preliminary action removes the refilling operation from the user experience entirely, preventing spills while maintaining convenience through simple cartridge replacement.
3Ease of operation
If disposable electronic cigarettes are used for simplicity, then ease of operation is improved, but environmental friendliness deteriorates due to discarding
Solution Approach 1:
The device is segmented into a reusable main body and disposable cartridges. This allows users to maintain simplicity by simply replacing cartridges, while the reusable main body significantly reduces waste generation compared to completely disposable devices. Only the liquid supply portion is discarded, not the entire device.
4Reliability
If sealed cartridges are used to prevent spills, then reliability is improved, but device complexity increases due to additional sealing mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The sealing is achieved using flexible sealing membranes or films that are integrated into the cartridge structure. These thin film seals provide reliable spill prevention through simple mechanical means without requiring complex sealing mechanisms, maintaining cartridge replaceability while ensuring leak-free liquid containment.
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 solution enables convenient and spill-free refilling of tobacco liquid, enhancing user experience and environmental sustainability by maintaining a sealed system during liquid replacement and use.
Implementation Method 1
The atomizing assembly is configured for heating the tobacco liquid to form aerosol
Implementation Method 2
The atomizing assembly is configured for heating the tobacco liquid to form aerosol
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AI summary
Disclosed is an atomizer comprising a liquid supply component, an atomizing assembly, and a pricking means. The liquid supply component is configured for storing tobacco liquid. The liquid supply component has a sealing means for sealing the tobacco liquid therein. The pricking means for pricking the sealing structure so that the tobacco liquid flows to the atomizing assembly. The atomizing assembly is configured for heating the tobacco liquid to form aerosol.