Atomizer Liquid Supply Recessed Piercing Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing electronic cigarettes face issues with user experience due to the difficulty in piercing the end wall of the liquid supply, which affects the flow of tobacco liquid to the atomizing assembly for vaporization, leading to a short validity period of the tobacco liquid.
Innovation Solution
An atomizer design featuring a liquid supply with a recessed part and a piercing element that responds to external force, allowing the tobacco liquid to flow out and be absorbed by the atomizing assembly for vaporization, enhancing user experience by facilitating easier liquid access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the end wall of the liquid supply is made hard to ensure sealing integrity, then the sealing performance is improved, but the ease of piercing deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The end wall is segmented into two distinct regions: a sealing portion made of hard material (e.g., aluminum alloy) to ensure sealing integrity, and a piercing portion made of soft material (e.g., plastic) to facilitate easy piercing. This segmentation allows each region to perform its specific function optimally without compromising the other.
Solution Approach 2:
Different materials with different properties are used in different locations of the end wall. The sealing portion uses hard material for durability and sealing, while the piercing portion uses soft material for ease of penetration. This local differentiation of material properties resolves the contradiction between hard-to-pierce and poor-sealing.
2Ease of operation
If the end wall is made soft to facilitate piercing, then the ease of operation is improved, but the sealing performance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The end wall is divided into a sealing portion and a piercing portion with different material properties. The sealing portion maintains structural integrity and sealing capability, while the piercing portion is designed to be easily penetrated, thus resolving the contradiction between ease of piercing and sealing performance.
Solution Approach 2:
The end wall features localized material differentiation where the piercing portion is made of softer material for ease of penetration, while the sealing portion is made of harder material to maintain sealing effectiveness. This local quality variation allows both requirements to be satisfied simultaneously.
3Duration of action of stationary object
If the tobacco liquid is stored in a sealed liquid supply to prevent volatilization, then the validity period is extended, but the ease of liquid access deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The liquid supply is pre-sealed to preserve the tobacco liquid during storage and transportation, extending its validity period. When needed, the piercing element easily penetrates the sealing portion to initiate liquid flow, thus combining long-term preservation with easy access when required.
Solution Approach 2:
The piercing element acts as an intermediary that bridges the sealed liquid supply and the atomizing assembly. It enables easy access to the tobacco liquid by penetrating the sealing portion without compromising the sealed storage condition, thus resolving the contradiction between extended validity and ease of access.
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 ensures a more efficient and user-friendly vaporization process, extending the validity period of the tobacco liquid and improving overall user satisfaction by simplifying the liquid supply mechanism.
Implementation Method 1
The piercing part is configured for pricking the recessed part in response to an external force, so that the tobacco liquid in the liquid supply flows out
Implementation Method 2
the atomizing assembly absorbs the tobacco liquid flowed out for vaporization
Implementation Method 3
the atomizing assembly absorbs the tobacco liquid flowed out for vaporization
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AI summary
An exemplary atomizer includes a main body, a liquid supply, a piercing element, and an atomizing assembly. The liquid supply is configured for storing tobacco liquid. The liquid supply is received in the main body. The liquid supply includes an end wall having a fixing part, a sealing part, and a recessed part. The recessed part connects the fixing part and the sealing part. The piercing element is spatially corresponding to the recessed part. The piercing element is configured for pricking the recessed part in response to an external force, so that the tobacco liquid in the liquid supply flows out, and the atomizing assembly absorbs the tobacco liquid flowed out for vaporization.