Atomizer Sealing Ring Radial Liquid Infiltration
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing atomizers in electronic cigarettes face issues with slow liquid conveyance and leakage due to the use of liquid storage cotton, which is also prone to producing eco-unfriendly materials at high temperatures, necessitating a solution for efficient liquid sealing between the supporter and porous ceramic body.
Innovation Solution
An atomizer design featuring a liquid storage chamber with a sealing component, such as a silicone or fiber sleeve, that encircles the heating element to prevent liquid leakage, combined with radial liquid infiltration and sealing rings or tubes to ensure consistent operation and prevent liquid escape.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If liquid storage cotton is used to seal between supporter and porous ceramic body, then liquid leakage is prevented, but liquid conveyance rate becomes slow and eco-unfriendly materials are generated at high temperature
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the liquid storage cotton from the system entirely. Instead of using cotton for sealing, the invention employs a sealing ring made of food-grade silicone material that fits between the supporter and porous ceramic body, eliminating the harmful effects of cotton while maintaining sealing functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the material parameter from cotton to food-grade silicone for the sealing component. This material substitution maintains the sealing function while enabling faster liquid conveyance and preventing the generation of eco-unfriendly materials at high temperatures.
2Reliability
If liquid storage cotton is used for sealing, then liquid leakage is avoided, but eco-unfriendly materials are generated due to high temperature heating
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the material parameter from cotton to food-grade silicone for the sealing component. Silicone is heat-resistant and does not generate harmful substances when heated, thus eliminating the harmful factor while maintaining the sealing function.
Solution Approach 2:
The sealing ring is designed as a simple, replaceable component that can be easily manufactured and replaced if needed, providing a cost-effective solution that eliminates the harmful effects of cotton without requiring complex systems.
3Reliability
If traditional atomizer structure with cotton is used, then sealing is achieved, but device complexity increases and manufacturing cost rises
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the complex cotton-based sealing system and replaces it with a simple rubber ring structure, significantly reducing device complexity while maintaining sealing reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses a flexible sealing ring made of silicone material that can deform to fit the interface between supporter and porous ceramic body, providing effective sealing with a simple, thin-component design that reduces overall device complexity.
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 enhances liquid inlet rates and prevents leakage, ensuring efficient aerosol production while maintaining a simple and cost-effective structure, effectively addressing the limitations of prior art atomizers.
Implementation Method 1
The atomizing core is given the electricity to generate heat for heating the liquid to generate an aerosol
Implementation Method 2
The liquid storage cotton conveys the liquid outside the supporter to the porous ceramic body
Data Source
AI summary
An atomizer and an electronic cigarette having same are provided. The atomizer includes an atomizing sleeve with a liquid storage chamber formed therein; a mouthpiece is disposed at a top end of the atomizing sleeve; an air passage pipe is disposed at a center of the atomizing sleeve; a supporter is disposed at a bottom end of the air passage pipe; a hollow heating element is disposed in the supporter longitudinally; a side wall of the supporter has at least one liquid inlet hole communicated with the liquid storage chamber and configured for allowing radial infiltration of liquid to the heating element; a sealing component is disposed between the heating element and the supporter to encircle the heating element and configured for avoiding leakage of the liquid along a longitudinal direction of the heating element. The sealing component includes an encircling sleeve with a top end opened.