Rotating Clearomizer Fill Port for Leak-Safe eCig Refilling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic cigarette clearomizers lack a convenient and efficient mechanism for refilling eCig juice, leading to user inconvenience and potential device malfunction due to dry wick conditions.
Innovation Solution
A refillable eCig clearomizer design featuring a rotatable mouthpiece and tank with aligned fill and vent apertures, allowing easy refilling and preventing juice flow when not in use, along with a pressure release valve to manage vacuum pressure, ensuring consistent performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a refillable tank design is implemented, then ease of refilling is improved, but device complexity increases due to additional components like rotatable mouthpiece and alignment mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The mouthpiece is designed to rotate relative to the tank body, transforming from a static connection to a dynamic one. This rotation enables alignment of fill apertures for refilling while maintaining connection integrity, solving the contradiction by making the structure adaptable to different operational states (refilling vs. normal use).
Solution Approach 2:
The connection interface is segmented into separate rotational components (mouthpiece and tank body) with independent movement capability. This segmentation allows the fill apertures to align temporarily for refilling while the main body remains connected, separating the refilling function from the structural connection function.
2Ease of operation
If fill apertures are aligned for refilling, then ease of refilling is improved, but risk of juice leakage increases when not in use
Solution Approach 1:
The rotatable mouthpiece creates a dynamic sealing interface that transitions between open (aligned) and closed (misaligned) states. During refilling, apertures align to allow juice flow; during normal use, rotation misaligns them to prevent leakage, maintaining reliability while enabling ease of refilling.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotational mechanism acts as an intermediary between the fill aperture alignment requirement and leakage prevention requirement. By controlling the relative position through rotation, it mediates between the need for open access during refilling and closed sealing during storage/usage.
3Productivity
If vacuum pressure builds up during filling, then refilling speed may increase, but device malfunction risk increases due to pressure damage
Solution Approach 1:
The pressure release valve provides preliminary protection against vacuum pressure buildup during the refilling process. By allowing controlled pressure equalization, it prevents the harmful vacuum effect from developing to damaging levels, enabling fast refilling while maintaining device integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The pressure release valve acts as an intermediary pressure management component during refilling. It mediates between the vacuum pressure generated by rapid filling and the device structure, allowing controlled pressure release to prevent malfunction while maintaining refilling efficiency.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Facilitates easy and efficient refilling of eCig juice, prevents device malfunction by ensuring the wick remains saturated, and maintains performance by alleviating pressure build-up during filling.
Implementation Method 1
eCig juice, which is drawn from the refillable tank to the heater coil by capillary action
Data Source
AI summary
Aspects of the instant disclosure relate to electronic cigarettes; more particularly, to electronic cigarettes including a clearomizer. Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a clearomizer with a refillable electronic cigarette juice tank with a first fill aperture, and a mouthpiece including a second fill aperture. The mouthpiece and the refillable tank rotate relative to one another along a common longitudinal axis to align the fill apertures, and facilitate filling of the refillable tank.