Compact Gas Charging Apparatus Using Nested Enclosure and Fractionation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing apparatus for producing gas laden with volatile compounds, such as terpene oxonium peroxide, are not compact or aesthetically pleasing, and do not facilitate easy use.
Innovation Solution
A compact apparatus comprising a fluid conduit with a vacuum cleaner, bubbler, fractionation device, and processing unit, including an electric arc generator or heat generator, to produce a gas charged with vapors of terpene derivatives, which can be inhaled, featuring a vertically positioned enclosure and bottle system for efficient vaporization and purification.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If trays or envelopes are mounted in series on a helix to replace linear dimension with winding dimension, then the device structure is transformed, but the total size is not reduced and aesthetic appearance is not improved
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements nesting by placing the bottle inside the enclosure, with the tubing extending through the enclosure bottom into the bottle. This nested configuration allows multiple functional components to occupy overlapping spatial volumes, achieving genuine size reduction rather than merely transforming the shape. The enclosure provides structural support and housing for the bubbler assembly while the bottle contains the volatile liquid, with both components integrated in a space-efficient manner.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes vertical dimensionality by positioning the enclosure and bottle in a vertically oriented configuration. The tubing extends vertically from the enclosure bottom into the bottle, and the overall apparatus is designed to exploit the vertical space rather than spreading out horizontally. This dimensional approach, combined with nesting, achieves compactness in all three dimensions rather than merely transforming linear to winding dimensions.
2Quantity of substance
If a bubbler is used to charge carrier gas with vapors of volatile liquid, then the gas stream becomes charged with volatile compounds, but unwanted vapors and ozonic derivatives are also produced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and removes unwanted components from the gas stream through the fractionation device. The fractionation device is specifically designed to separate the desired volatile compounds (such as terpene oxonium peroxide) from unwanted vapors and ozonic derivatives that are generated during the vaporization process in the bubbler. This extraction principle allows the system to maintain high concentration of beneficial compounds while eliminating harmful byproducts.
Solution Approach 2:
The fractionation device acts as an intermediary between the bubbler (where vaporization occurs) and the outlet (where purified gas is delivered). This intermediary component performs the critical function of selective separation, allowing desired compounds to pass through while trapping or removing unwanted vapors and ozonic derivatives. The fractionation device mediates the transition from a mixed vapor stream to a purified therapeutic gas.
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 apparatus achieves a more compact and aesthetically appealing design while ensuring efficient production and inhalation of a gas charged with volatile compounds, specifically terpene oxonium peroxide, by effectively fractionating and purifying the gas stream, reducing unwanted vapors and ozonic derivatives.
Implementation Method 1
a vacuum cleaner (20) to suck up a carrier gas available at the inlet (11) of the fluidic conduit (10) and push it back towards the outlet (12)
Implementation Method 2
a bubbler (30) for passing the carrier gas through a volatile liquid (31) contained in this bubbler so as to obtain at the outlet (32) of the bubbler a flow of carrier gas (33) charged with vapors of the liquid
Implementation Method 3
a device (40) for fractionating the charged gas stream obtained at the outlet (32) of the bubbler (30) to deliver at its outlet (41) the charged gas flow in a fractionated form
Implementation Method 4
It is also possible to subject the charged gas to the action of a heat generator such as an electrical resistor
Implementation Method 5
This apparatus comprises an electric arc generator and/or an ultraviolet radiation generator
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AI summary
The apparatus of the invention is essentially characterised in that it comprises a fluid duct (10) with an inlet (11) and an outlet (12) as well as, successively mounted in a series in said duct a suction unit (20) for drawing a carrier gas available at the inlet (11) and discharging it towards the outlet (12), a bubbler (30) for passing the carrier gas in a volatile liquid (31) contained in the bubbler in order to obtain a flow of carrier gas (33) charged with the liquid vapours, a fractioning device (40) of the charged flow for providing a charged flow in a fractioned form, and a processing member (50) for the fractioned charged flow for imparting a predetermined quality thereto before it is ejected at the outlet (12) of the duct (10). The invention can particularly be used for producing a gas charged with a volatile compound, especially for inhalations.