Atomizer Liquid Return Groove Prevents Condensate Leakage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing atomizers suffer from poor reliability in resistance against liquid leakage during inhaling due to condensate accumulation in the main airway, leading to liquid leakage.
Innovation Solution
The atomizer incorporates a heating top cover with an airway convex fillet and a liquid return groove that guides condensate back to the heating body for secondary atomization, preventing accumulation and leakage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a structure for guiding condensate to heating top cover is provided, then liquid leakage is reduced, but reliability against liquid leakage during inhaling remains poor
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of guiding condensate away from the main airway to the heating top cover, this invention inverts the approach by providing a liquid return groove that guides condensate back to the heating body for re-evaporation. The groove extends from the airway convex fillet (where condensate accumulates) back to the heating body, allowing condensate to be reused rather than discarded, thereby improving reliability against liquid leakage during inhaling.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention converts the harmful effect of condensate accumulation (which causes liquid leakage) into a beneficial effect by channeling the condensate through the liquid return groove back to the heating body. The condensate that would otherwise be wasted and cause leakage is now re-evaporated and reused, transforming a harmful byproduct into a useful resource that improves atomization efficiency and prevents leakage.
2Reliability
If liquid return groove is provided at airway convex fillet, then condensate is guided back for secondary atomizing, but device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The liquid return groove is merged with the existing airway convex fillet structure, combining the condensate collection function and the condensate return function into a single integrated feature. The groove is formed directly on the heating top cover at the location of the airway convex fillet, eliminating the need for separate condensate collection and return mechanisms, thereby adding minimal structural complexity while achieving improved reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The liquid return groove enables the atomizer to serve itself by automatically channeling condensate back to the heating body without requiring external intervention or additional complex mechanisms. The groove's geometry and position allow condensate to flow back under the influence of gravity and surface tension alone, making the system self-regulating and minimizing the need for additional active components.
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 effectively prevents liquid leakage by allowing condensate to be re-atomized, enhancing the atomizer's resistance to liquid leakage and maintaining device reliability.
Implementation Method 1
atomizer is an important component of an electronic atomizing device that can vaporize liquid
Implementation Method 2
heating body, the heating top cover includes an airway convex fillet... vaporize liquid
Implementation Method 3
a part of the gas located in the main airway is cooled down and liquefied, forming condensate in a liquid state
Implementation Method 4
liquid return groove extending from the heating top cover to the heating body is provided at the airway convex fillet
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AI summary
The present invention relates to an atomizer and an electronic atomizing device. The atomizer includes a main body and a heating top cover and a heating body that are connected to each other and that are provided in the main body. The main body includes a main airway, the heating top cover includes an airway convex fillet, and a liquid return groove extending from the heating top cover to the heating body is provided at the airway convex fillet. The liquid return groove is used for liquid accumulated at the airway convex fillet to return to the heating body. The electronic atomizing device is electrically connected to the heating body of the atomizer. The liquid return groove is provided at the airway convex fillet, to guide liquid detained at the airway convex fillet to a heating element for secondary atomizing of the liquid, so that the occurrence of a case in which liquid is accumulated and detained is effectively reduced, thereby reducing the case in which the liquid enters the main airway and leaks in a atomizing process. The foregoing arrangement manner features low costs and a simple structure, and enables the atomizer and the electronic atomizing device to have better resistance against liquid leakage during inhaling.