Electronic Cigarette Liquid Absorption Element Surface Area
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electronic cigarettes have a small wicking material volume and surface area, resulting in poor liquid absorption and atomization effects.
Innovation Solution
An electronic cigarette design featuring a liquid absorption element with a greater surface area, connected to a heating element, such as a spiral tubular heating wire or heating coating, to enhance liquid absorption and atomization, with a power source providing power for the heating element.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If conventional wicking material with small volume and surface area is used, then the device structure remains simple, but liquid absorption and atomization effects are poor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a porous wicking material structure that provides significantly increased surface area and volume for liquid absorption. The porous configuration allows capillary action to draw liquid from the reservoir through the wicking material to the heating element, thereby improving liquid absorption capacity and atomization effect while maintaining structural simplicity.
2Quantity of substance
If wicking material volume and surface area are increased, then liquid absorption and atomization effects improve, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the wicking material directly within the atomizing assembly structure, merging the liquid transport function with the heating and atomization components. This consolidation allows the wicking material to be in direct contact with the heating element while sharing the same structural housing, thereby improving liquid absorption and atomization without proportionally increasing 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 increased contact area between the liquid absorption element and heating element results in a better atomizing effect, improving vapor production and user experience.
Implementation Method 1
a liquid absorption element connected to the liquid reservoir, the liquid absorption element being configured to absorb the liquid
Implementation Method 2
a heating element connected to the liquid absorption element, the heating element being configured to atomize the liquid absorbed by the liquid absorption element into atomized gas
Implementation Method 3
the heating element being configured to atomize the liquid absorbed by the liquid absorption element into atomized gas
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AI summary
An electronic cigarette includes: a housing; a mouthpiece located at an end of the housing, the mouthpiece defining an air outlet thereof; an atomizing assembly received in the housing, the atomizing assembly includes: a liquid reservoir for storing liquid, the liquid reservoir defining a channel therethrough communicated with the air outlet; a liquid absorption element connected to the liquid reservoir, the liquid absorption element is configured to absorb the liquid; and a heating element connected to the liquid absorption element, the heating element is configured to atomize the liquid absorbed by the liquid absorption element into atomized gas, the atomized gas enters the channel; and a power source received in the housing and connected to the atomizing assembly, the power source being configured to provide power for the heating element. The liquid absorption element has a greater contact area with the heating element, which results in a better atomizing effect.