Candle Flame Volatile Substance Evaporator
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional volatile substance evaporator devices rely on batteries for power, which are costly, environmentally unfriendly, and not well accepted by consumers.
Innovation Solution
A volatile substance evaporator device utilizing a flame as a heat source to evaporate volatile substances, with a heat transmission element made of metal or ceramic materials, eliminating the need for batteries by using a candle as a low-cost, eco-friendly power source.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If batteries are used as power supply means, then the device can operate with electrical heating elements, but the device becomes costly and environmentally unfriendly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the battery power supply from the system entirely, extracting the harmful element (batteries) while maintaining the core evaporation function through an alternative power source (candle flame). This resolves the contradiction by eliminating ecological impact and cost associated with batteries while preserving operational reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a heat transmission element as an intermediary between the candle flame and the refill. This mediator transfers thermal energy efficiently from the open flame to the volatile substances, enabling reliable evaporation operation without requiring electrical batteries or complex electromechanical components.
2Productivity
If fans or electromechanical elements are used to force airflow, then volatile substance diffusion is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs natural convection currents generated by the heat from the candle flame to drive airflow and volatile substance diffusion. The hot air rises naturally, creating circulation patterns that distribute the evaporated substances without requiring fans or electromechanical components, thus maintaining simplicity while achieving effective diffusion.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces mechanical airflow generation systems (fans, pumps) with a thermal-driven natural convection system. The heat from the candle flame creates buoyancy-driven air currents that automatically circulate the volatile substances, substituting complex mechanical systems with a simpler thermal field-based solution.
3Use of energy by moving object
If replaceable batteries are used, then the device can be powered portably, but financial cost and ecological impact increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces expensive, ecologically harmful replaceable batteries with a simple, inexpensive candle that can be easily replaced when consumed. The candle serves as a disposable power source that is far cheaper and more environmentally friendly than batteries, while providing sufficient portable power for the evaporation device.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the energy source parameter from electrical (batteries) to thermal (candle flame). This parameter change fundamentally alters the power supply approach, eliminating the need for electrochemical energy storage while maintaining portable operation through a simple, low-cost thermal source.
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
Enables effective evaporation of volatile substances without the use of batteries, providing a cost-effective and environmentally friendly solution for fragrance diffusion.
Implementation Method 1
a first conducting element arranged to receive part of the heat generated by the heat source, and to transmit by heat conduction the heat received
Implementation Method 2
evaporating volatile substances contained in a refill
Implementation Method 3
said heat source is a flame that heats a transmission element
Data Source
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AI summary
The invention relates to a volatile substance evaporator device comprising a heat source (1) and a refill (2) including said volatile substances, and it is characterized in that said heat source is a flame (1) that heats a transmission element (3) which heats said refill (2) for evaporating the volatile substances. The result thereof is that the volatile substances evaporate properly without the need to use batteries or a similar power source, simply by the use of a flame, for example in the form of a candle, the financial cost thereof being very low.