Electronic Cigarette Heating Device Detachable Locking Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic cigarettes with heating chambers face difficulties in detaching and cleaning the internal heating device due to its integration with the main body, leading to inefficient cleaning processes.
Innovation Solution
The electronic cigarette incorporates a locking device with a locking head and controlling member that allows the heating device to be locked and unlocked, enabling it to be easily detached from the main body for cleaning, featuring an elastic body for rebounding and an ejecting mechanism for assisted movement, along with a conductive terminal for electrical connection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the heating device is integrated into the main body with a fixed heating chamber, then the structural stability is improved, but the ease of cleaning deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The heating device is segmented into a detachable heating assembly that can be separated from the main body. The heating assembly includes a heating wire, support plate, and housing, which can be detached as a unit from the main body's heating chamber, allowing independent cleaning of both components without compromising structural stability during use
Solution Approach 2:
The heating device transitions from a static fixed structure to a dynamic detachable structure. The heating assembly can be moved between an inserted position (locked in place during operation) and a removed position (for cleaning), enabling the system to adapt between stability and cleanability based on operational needs
2Ease of operation
If the heating device is made detachable for easy cleaning, then the ease of cleaning is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The heating wire, support plate, and housing are merged into a single integrated heating assembly that functions as one detachable unit. This merging reduces the number of separate components that need to be handled during detachment and cleaning, simplifying the overall process while maintaining the ability to separate from the main body
Solution Approach 2:
The heating assembly is designed to be self-contained with all necessary heating components (heating wire, support structure, housing) integrated together, allowing it to be detached and cleaned as a single self-service unit without requiring complex disassembly of multiple separate parts
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 easy detachment and cleaning of the heating device, improving maintenance efficiency and reducing residue accumulation, while maintaining electrical connectivity.
Implementation Method 1
the locking device further comprises an elastic body, and the elastic body is mounted between the main body and the controlling member so that the controlling member rebounds
Implementation Method 2
heating non-burning... nicotine and some tobacco flavor components can be transferred to smoke in a manner of only heating but not burning tobacco at a lower temperature below 500°C
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AI summary
The present invention discloses an electronic cigarette (100), which comprises a main body (10), a heating device (30) and a locking device movably mounted to the main body, wherein the main body is provided with a mounting chamber (11) having an opening (111), the heating device is detachably mounted in the mounting chamber, the heating device is provided with a locking portion (321), when the locking device moves to engage with the locking portion, the heating device is locked in the first position in the mounting chamber to electrically connect the heating device to the main body, the locking device moves to be disengaged from the locking portion, and the heating device moves from the first position to the second position, so that the heating device partially protrudes from the opening of the mounting chamber. The technical solution of the present invention effectively facilitates detaching and cleaning the internal heating device.