Electronic Cigarette Atomization for Fast Tar-Free Nicotine Delivery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional nicotine substitutes without tar fail to achieve effective peak nicotine concentration in the blood and do not satisfy the habitual smoking actions of smokers, making them ineffective for smoking cessation.
Innovation Solution
An electronic atomization cigarette with a shell, mouthpiece, air inlet, electronic circuit board, vapor-liquid separator, atomizer, and liquid-supplying bottle, which uses a high frequency generator and piezoelectric elements to rapidly atomize nicotine solution, creating aerosols that mimic the smoking experience without combustion or fire risk.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If pure nicotine substitutes (patches, mouthwash, chewing gum) are used to eliminate tar, then cancerogenic risk is reduced, but nicotine absorption speed is too slow to reach effective peak concentration in blood
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses ultrasonic vibration to induce phase transition of nicotine from liquid to aerosol droplets, enabling rapid absorption through the oral mucosa. The atomizer converts liquid nicotine into fine aerosol particles that can be quickly absorbed, solving the slow absorption problem of traditional pure nicotine substitutes while maintaining the tar-free benefit.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs ultrasonic mechanical vibration in the atomizer to break down liquid nicotine into fine aerosol droplets. This mechanical vibration creates a large surface area for rapid absorption through the oral mucosa, achieving both tar elimination and fast nicotine delivery to the bloodstream.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If pure nicotine substitutes are used to eliminate tar, then cancerogenic risk is reduced, but the device cannot satisfy habitual smoking actions (inhaling or sucking)
Solution Approach 1:
The patent copies the essential experience of smoking by generating aerosol that mimics the sensation and appearance of cigarette smoke. The device produces a visible aerosol cloud and delivers it through a mouthpiece in a manner that replicates the habitual inhaled action of smoking, while eliminating the harmful combustion byproducts.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses pneumatic principles to generate and deliver aerosol through the mouthpiece. The aerosol passage and mouthpiece design enable the user to inhale the aerosol in a manner that replicates the habitual smoking action, providing both physical sensation and behavioral satisfaction.
3Speed
If combustion is used to deliver nicotine, then rapid absorption is achieved, but tar and other harmful substances are produced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the thermal/chemical combustion system with a mechanical ultrasonic atomization system. Instead of burning nicotine to deliver it to the user, the device uses ultrasonic vibration to create aerosol droplets, achieving rapid absorption without producing tar or other combustion byproducts.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent converts the harmful combustion process into a beneficial ultrasonic atomization process. By replacing fire-based delivery with ultrasonic aerosol generation, the device maintains the rapid absorption benefit while eliminating the harmful tar production, effectively converting a harmful mechanism into a safe one.
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 device provides a tar-free smoking experience that replicates the nicotine absorption and habitual actions of smoking, significantly reducing cancerogenic risk while allowing for rapid nicotine absorption and satisfying the need for smoking-like behavior.
Implementation Method 1
uses a high frequency generator and piezoelectric elements to rapidly atomize nicotine solution
Implementation Method 2
uses a high frequency generator and piezoelectric elements to rapidly atomize nicotine solution, creating aerosols
Implementation Method 3
a heated porous body and a stream ejection hole
Implementation Method 4
a heated porous body and a stream ejection hole provided on one side of the heating element
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AI summary
The invention relates to an electronic atomization cigarette which only contains nicotine without harmful tar. The electronic atomization cigarette includes a shell and a mouthpiece. The external wall of the shell has an air inlet. An electronic circuit board, a normal pressure cavity, a sensor, a vapor-liquid separator, an atomizer, a liquid-supplying bottle are sequentially provided within the shell, wherein the electronic circuit board comprises an electronic switching circuit and a high frequency generator. A stream passage of the sensor is provided on one side of the sensor, and a negative pressure cavity is provided in the sensor. The atomizer and the liquid-supplying bottle is in contact with each other. An atomization cavity is arranged in the atomizer. A retaining ring for locking the liquid-supplying bottle is provided between one side of the liquid-supplying bottle and the shell, and an aerosol passage is provided on the other side of the liquid-supplying bottle. The air inlet, normal pressure cavity, vapor-liquid separator, atomizer, aerosol passage, gas vent and mouthpiece are sequentially interconnected.