Electronic Cigarette Atomizer Recording Chip Service Life Management

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current electronic cigarette atomizers with cotton or non-woven fabric wads face issues such as limited service life, leakage, carbonization, and the production of harmful substances due to high operating temperatures, leading to a degradation in vaping experience and safety.

Innovation Solution

Incorporating a recording chip in the atomizer to track identification and operation information, allowing for rational aromatic liquid refill and preventing malfunction by authenticating the atomizer and adjusting working parameters, thereby extending the atomizer's service life and ensuring proper functioning.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If cotton or non-woven fabric wads are used in the atomizer, then the atomizer can effectively transport and store aromatic liquid, but the service life is limited due to carbonization and ignition at high temperatures

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveatomizer service lifeVSAvoidcarbonization and ignition
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts the harmful cotton wad material from the atomizer structure and replaces it with a metal mesh core that does not carbonize or ignite. This removal of the problematic component directly resolves the contradiction between maintaining liquid transport function and preventing carbonization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent employs a composite structure where a metal mesh core provides structural support and heating function while preventing carbonization, combined with a porous coating layer that maintains aromatic liquid transport and storage capabilities. This composite approach resolves the contradiction by combining materials with complementary properties.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Temperature

If the atomizer operates at high temperatures to atomize aromatic liquid, then effective vaporization is achieved, but the cotton filler loses elasticity and carbonizes

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveatomization temperatureVSAvoidcotton filler elasticity
Core Design Contradiction:
TemperatureVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The patent removes the temperature-sensitive cotton filler from the atomizer structure and replaces it with a temperature-stable metal mesh core. This extraction allows the atomizer to operate at high temperatures without the cotton filler losing elasticity or carbonizing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the material parameter of the filler from organic cotton to inorganic metal mesh, which fundamentally alters the temperature resistance characteristics. This parameter change enables stable operation at high temperatures while maintaining structural integrity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Reliability

If a recording chip is added to track atomizer operation information, then service life management and safety are improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveatomizer service life managementVSAvoidatomizer structure
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The recording chip is integrated into the existing atomizer structure, combining multiple functions (information recording, service life tracking, safety monitoring) into a single compact component. This multi-functionality approach minimizes the increase in device complexity while achieving comprehensive service life management.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The recording chip enables the atomizer to automatically track and monitor its own operation parameters and service life without external intervention. This self-service capability simplifies the overall system by eliminating the need for separate monitoring devices or manual tracking.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

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 recording chip effectively manages the atomizer's service life and usage count, preventing leakage and carbonization, enhancing safety and user experience by ensuring the atomizer operates within safe parameters.

Implementation Method 1

The core of the atomizer has positive and negative poles connected to the control circuit of the electronic cigarette. The core of the atomizer is generally made of an outer shell and inner heating wires, the inner heating wires are further provided with a transport and storage element of the aromatic liquid of the electronic cigarette by the permeation effect , such as the cotton wad

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectPermeation: Permeation

Implementation Method 2

The core of the atomizer is generally made of an outer shell and inner heating wires... bring the aromatic liquid to the heating wires of the atomizer core and atomize it by heating it

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectHeating: Heating

Implementation Method 3

an aromatic liquid atomization device, i.e. an atomizer of electronic cigarette. The electronic cigarette atomizer is generally made of an atomization chamber, the atomization chamber has a core of the atomizer to atomize the aromatic liquid of the electronic cigarette by heating it

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectAtomization:

Data Source

PatentEP3346798B1Electronic cigarette atomiser provided with a recording chip and electronic cigarette provided with said atomiser and the method for controlling same
Publication Date: 2020.06.17 SHENZHEN INNOKIN TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
  • EP3346798B1 patent drawingFigure 1~2

AI summary

An electronic cigarette includes an electronic cigarette atomizer equipped with a registration chip (1), said registration chip (1) is designed to register the identification information of the electronic cigarette atomizer, to send said identification information of the atomizer to an electronic cigarette controller (5); and to register the operating information of the electronic cigarette atomizer, and to send said operating information of the atomizer to the electronic cigarette controller;and an electronic cigarette controller designed to receive the atomizer identification information recorded by said registration chip, identify and authenticate the received atomizer identification information, control the operation of the electronic cigarette atomizer when identification and authentication are successful, interrupt the operation of the electronic cigarette atomizer when identification and authentication fail; and receive the atomizer operating information recorded by said registration chip, determine if the atomizer core has exceeded its service life, and stop the operation of the electronic cigarette atomizer when the atomizer core has exceeded its service life.