Electronic Cigarette Refill Stopper and Reservoir Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electronic cigarettes require complex disassembly to refill the liquid container, leading to higher costs and assembly challenges.
Innovation Solution
An electronic cigarette design featuring a liquid reservoir with a stopper that can be refilled without disassembly, using a syringe needle to inject liquid through a stopper that prevents leakage, and an atomizing assembly with a heating element and guiding element for efficient vaporization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the liquid container is refilled by disassembling the mouthpiece and replacing the atomizing component, then the liquid container can be refilled, but the cost increases and assembly becomes complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The liquid reservoir is divided into a first tube and a second tube connected together, with the first tube containing the atomizing component and the second tube serving as the liquid storage chamber. This segmentation allows the atomizing component to be replaced independently for refilling without disassembling the mouthpiece, resolving the contradiction between refilling convenience and assembly complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The atomizing component is nested within the first tube, which is itself nested within the liquid reservoir structure. The second tube is connected to the first tube, creating a nested configuration that enables refilling by simply replacing the outer tube assembly rather than disassembling the entire device
2Ease of operation
If the atomizing component is replaced for refilling, then liquid can be replenished, but the cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the liquid reservoir into two connected tubes, the invention enables refilling through simple tube replacement rather than expensive atomizing component replacement, reducing the cost of refilling operations
Solution Approach 2:
The design allows the second tube (liquid storage chamber) to be easily replaced and refilled independently, enabling users to discard the empty tube and recover the atomizing component for reuse, thereby reducing overall consumption costs
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
Facilitates convenient and cost-effective refilling of the liquid reservoir without disassembling the device, enhancing user experience and reducing assembly complexity.
Implementation Method 1
a heating element configured to absorb the liquid and atomize the liquid into atomized gas
Implementation Method 2
a liquid absorption element and a heating wire wound on the liquid absorption element
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AI summary
An electronic cigarette includes: a housing; a mouthpiece located at one end of the housing, the mouthpiece defining an air outlet; a liquid reservoir received in the housing, the liquid reservoir defining a chamber for storing liquid and a channel communicated with the air outlet; a stopper located at an end of the liquid reservoir adjacent to the mouthpiece sealing the chamber; an atomizing assembly received in the housing and connected to the liquid reservoir, the atomizing assembly including a heating element configured to absorb the liquid and atomize the liquid into atomized gas; and a power source connected to the atomizing assembly, the power source being configured to provide power for the heating element. When refueling the liquid, a syringe needle can penetrate the stopper and inject the liquid into the cavity. Such injection procedure can be more conveniently performed without dissembling the liquid reservoir.