Atomizing Unit Circuitous Air Passage Prevents Leakage
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Atomizing units with traditional air passages are prone to liquid leakage and condensate formation, affecting their performance.
Innovation Solution
An atomizing unit with a circuitous air passage design, featuring a base, outer cover, liquid conducting member, supporting member, and heating member, where airflow passes through a sequence of air holes and ventilation passages to prevent condensate or liquid leakage, with a liquid inlet hole separating from the ventilation passage to manage liquid flow effectively.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a traditional air passage is used in the atomizing unit, then the structure is simple, but liquid leakage and condensate formation occur easily
Solution Approach 1:
The air passage is segmented into multiple sections: a first air passage in the base, a second air passage in the outer cover, and a third air passage in the atomization assembly. These segmented passages work together to guide airflow while preventing liquid leakage and condensate formation, resolving the contradiction between structural simplicity and reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
An air guiding member is introduced as an intermediary component between the first and second air passages. This mediator component effectively directs airflow and prevents liquid from entering the air passage, thereby improving reliability without significantly increasing overall device complexity.
2Reliability
If the liquid inlet hole is integrated with the ventilation passage, then the structure is compact, but liquid may leak into the air passage
Solution Approach 1:
The liquid inlet hole and ventilation passage are segmented into separate channels. The liquid inlet hole is positioned to communicate with the atomization assembly through a dedicated liquid conduction path, while the ventilation passage remains separate for air flow. This segmentation prevents liquid from leaking into the air passage while maintaining reasonable structural compactness.
Solution Approach 2:
The liquid inlet hole and ventilation passage are arranged in different spatial dimensions and orientations. The liquid inlet is positioned at an angle and location that prevents direct communication with the air passage, using spatial separation to eliminate liquid leakage risks while avoiding excessive structural 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 circuitous air passage design effectively prevents liquid leakage and condensate formation, ensuring efficient aerosol generation and airflow, enhancing the atomizing unit's performance by maintaining airflow and aerosol output.
Implementation Method 1
a heating member which can heat liquid to generate aerosol
Implementation Method 2
the leakage of the liquid entering an air passage or the condensate generated in the air passage may be easy to occur
Data Source
AI summary
An atomizing unit with a circuitous air passage, including a base, an outer cover, a liquid conducting member, a supporting member, and a heating member. A first air hole and a second air hole communicating with the first air hole are defined in the base; a third air hole is defined in the outer cover; an accommodating cavity is defined in the liquid conducting member and extends through two sides thereof; a groove is defined in an outer side of the supporting member, and the second air hole faces a bottom surface of the supporting member; the supporting member supports the heating member to be attached to an inner side of the liquid conducting member; the groove and the heating member define a ventilation passage communicated with the third air hole; at least a part of the bottom surface of the supporting member and the base define an air space.