Smoking Device With Electronic Ignition And Controlled Smoke Delivery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current smoking devices require open-flame ignition tools like blowtorches, posing safety hazards in enclosed or semi-enclosed environments and lacking efficient smoke delivery systems.
Innovation Solution
A smoking device with an electronic ignition kit and smoke delivery assembly, featuring a modular design with a combustion chamber, electronic ignition, and smoke-guiding components, eliminating the need for open flames and ensuring controlled smoke delivery.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If open-flame ignition tools like blowtorches are used to light smoker fuels, then the smoking device can produce smoke for flavoring, but safety hazards increase due to risk of accidental combustion in enclosed or semi-enclosed environments
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical open-flame ignition system (blowtorch) with an electronic ignition system that uses electric sparks to ignite smoker fuels. This substitution eliminates the open flame hazard while maintaining the smoke production function, directly resolving the safety hazard issue in enclosed or semi-enclosed environments
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an electronic ignition kit as an intermediary component between the user and the smoker fuels. This intermediary system provides controlled electric ignition without requiring direct exposure to open flames, thereby reducing safety hazards while enabling smoke generation
2Ease of operation
If traditional smoking devices without electronic ignition are used, then the structure remains simple, but user convenience deteriorates due to manual ignition operations and lack of automated smoke delivery
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the electronic ignition kit, smoke delivery assembly, and combustion chamber into an integrated smoking device. This combination automates the ignition and smoke delivery processes, improving user convenience while the modular design keeps the structural complexity manageable
Solution Approach 2:
The smoking device is designed to perform ignition and smoke delivery automatically once activated. The electronic ignition system automatically ignites the smoker fuels and the smoke delivery assembly automatically directs the smoke, eliminating the need for manual ignition operations and enhancing user convenience
3Productivity
If smoke is generated without a dedicated delivery system, then the device structure remains simple, but smoke delivery efficiency deteriorates due to inability to control smoke flow direction
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a smoke delivery assembly as an intermediary system between the combustion chamber and the target object (food or beverage). This assembly includes a smoke-guiding hole and airflow control mechanisms that direct smoke flow efficiently, improving smoke delivery efficiency while maintaining reasonable structural complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes airflow dynamics and pneumatic principles to control smoke flow direction and delivery. The smoke delivery assembly employs airflow openings and guiding structures that leverage air current to direct smoke efficiently toward the target object, enhancing smoke delivery efficiency without requiring complex mechanical delivery mechanisms
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The device provides safe, automated ignition and efficient smoke delivery, reducing safety risks and enhancing user experience by transforming irregular smoke into controlled airflow, improving operational safety and convenience.
Implementation Method 1
an electronic ignition kit configured to ignite the smoker fuels
Implementation Method 2
a combustion chamber configured to hold and burn smoker fuels
Implementation Method 3
a smoke delivery assembly configured to direct the smoke generated from the combustion of the smoker fuels through the smoke-guiding hole
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a smoking device, comprising a base, a cover, an electronic ignition kit, and a smoke delivery assembly. The base includes a combustion chamber for burning smoker fuels and a feed inlet in communication with the chamber. The detachable cover is connected to the base and is configured to seal the feed inlet. The electronic ignition kit is configured to ignite the smoker fuels, while the smoke delivery assembly is configured to direct the smoke generated from combustion to smoke the food. The smoking device of the present disclosure adopts a systematic design based on four functional modules: “combustion-sealing-ignition-smoke delivery,” thereby addressing the drawbacks of conventional smoking devices, such as low efficiency, high risk of contamination, and operational hazards. This design significantly enhances the user experience.