Atomizer With Sealing Ring Prevents Liquid Leakage During Core Replacement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic cigarette atomizers face issues with tobacco liquid leakage during replacement of the atomizing core, leading to unsatisfactory user experience.
Innovation Solution
An atomizer design featuring a main body with a detachable mouthpiece, an atomizing core, and an atomizing cover with a liquid inlet, where the atomizing core includes a heating element and a liquid conducting element, and a sealing mechanism to prevent liquid leakage by isolating liquid chambers and using a spring-activated sealing part to control liquid flow.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of repair
If the atomizing core is made replaceable, then ease of maintenance and replacement is improved, but tobacco liquid leakage occurs during replacement
Solution Approach 1:
A sealing ring is introduced as an intermediary component between the atomizing core and the atomizing cover. This sealing ring acts as a mediator that prevents tobacco liquid from leaking during the replacement process while allowing the atomizing core to remain replaceable. The sealing ring fills the gap between components, blocking liquid flow paths that would otherwise cause leakage.
Solution Approach 2:
The sealing ring is pre-installed on the atomizing cover before the atomizing core is removed. This preliminary action ensures that the sealing mechanism is already in place to prevent liquid leakage during the replacement operation, eliminating the need for complex sealing operations during the actual replacement process.
2Object-generated harmful factors
If the liquid chamber is isolated during replacement, then liquid leakage is prevented, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The sealing ring is a flexible, thin-film component that can be easily installed and removed. This flexible sealing element provides effective liquid isolation without adding significant structural complexity to the device. The thin-film nature of the sealing ring allows it to conform to the interface between components, providing reliable sealing with minimal structural modification.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Prevents tobacco liquid leakage during atomizing core replacement and ensures efficient liquid absorption and aerosol production, enhancing user experience by maintaining the liquid within designated chambers.
Implementation Method 1
The liquid conducting element is configured for absorbing tobacco liquid flowed from the at least one liquid inlet
Implementation Method 2
the heating element is configured for atomizing the tobacco liquid in the liquid conducting element
Data Source
AI summary
An exemplary atomizer includes a main body of housing, a mouthpiece, an atomizing core, an atomizing cover. The main body of housing defines a liquid chamber configured for storing tobacco liquid. The mouthpiece is detachably connected with an end of the main body of housing. The atomizing core arranged in the main body of housing. The atomizing cover is arranged in the liquid chamber. The atomizing core is arranged in the atomizing cover. The atomizing cover has a top surface, and the top surface defines at least one liquid inlet. The atomizing core includes a heating element and a liquid conducting element surrounding the heating element. The liquid conducting element is configured for absorbing tobacco liquid flowed from the at least one liquid inlet, and the heating element is configured for atomizing the tobacco liquid in the liquid conducting element.