Atomizer Sealing Structure for Accurate Automatic Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing sealing structures in atomizers, typically made of silicon rubber or rubber rings without reinforcing structures, undergo elastic deformation when handled by manipulators, making accurate assembly challenging and leading to increased defect rates in automatic production.
Innovation Solution
An improved sealing structure with an elastic annular portion and at least one reinforcement portion, where the reinforcement portions are connected to the annular portion, enhancing rigidity and facilitating accurate assembly by reducing deformation, and including a pickup portion for easy handling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a sealing structure without reinforcement is used, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the sealing structure undergoes elastic deformation during handling, making accurate assembly difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The sealing structure combines rubber material with a reinforcement rib to form a composite structure. The reinforcement rib is embedded within the rubber sealing structure, creating a composite component that leverages the sealing properties of rubber while gaining structural support from the reinforcement rib, thereby preventing elastic deformation during handling and assembly
Solution Approach 2:
The reinforcement rib is strategically positioned at specific locations within the sealing structure where structural support is most needed. This localized reinforcement approach provides targeted stiffness to prevent deformation during manipulation while maintaining the overall simplicity and sealing effectiveness of the structure
2Ease of manufacture
If a sealing structure without reinforcement is used, then the manufacturing cost is low, but automatic production must be interrupted for manual adjustment, reducing productivity
Solution Approach 1:
The reinforcement rib is integrated into the sealing structure as a composite component, allowing the entire assembly to be manufactured in one piece using injection molding. This eliminates the need for separate assembly steps and enables continuous automatic production without manual intervention to adjust deformed sealing structures
Solution Approach 2:
The reinforcement rib provides self-supporting structural integrity to the sealing structure, enabling it to maintain its shape and positioning automatically during handling and assembly operations. This self-supporting capability allows automatic manipulators to handle the component without causing deformation that would require manual correction
3Device complexity
If a sealing structure without reinforcement is used, then the structure is simple, but the sealing structure deforms when picked up by a manipulator, increasing the defect rate
Solution Approach 1:
The reinforcement rib creates a composite structure that significantly reduces elastic deformation when the sealing structure is picked up and handled by manipulators. This structural enhancement maintains positioning accuracy throughout the assembly process, thereby reducing assembly errors and lowering the product defect rate
Solution Approach 2:
The reinforcement rib is positioned at critical locations within the sealing structure to provide localized structural support where deformation would most affect assembly accuracy. This targeted reinforcement prevents positioning errors during handling while keeping the overall structural complexity low
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The enhanced sealing structure allows for more precise and efficient automatic assembly of atomizers, reducing product defect rates and lowering assembly costs.
Implementation Method 1
The sealing structure, which is generally a silicon rubber ring or a rubber ring, does not have a reinforcing structure on an inner side thereof. Thus when the sealing structure is picked up to a base or other component of the atomizer by a manipulator, elastic deformation is easily produced
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to an an electronic atomization device and an atomizer and a sealing structure thereof, and an atomizer assembling method. The sealing structure includes an elastic annular portion and at least one reinforcement portion. The at least one reinforcement portion is disposed in the annular portion, and two ends of the reinforcement portion are respectively connected with two opposite sides of the annular portion. The sealing structure facilitates automatic assembly and has the advantages of convenient assembly and low assembly cost. The atomizer is provided with the sealing structure of the present disclosure, and thus has the advantages of convenient assembly and low assembly cost. The atomizer assembling method has the advantages of easy operation, high efficiency and low cost.