Epilator Cooling Channel and Heat Plate for Burn Prevention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current depilators suffer from inefficient heat conduction, leading to potential skin burns during use due to ineffective heat dissipation in the cold compressing portion.
Innovation Solution
A depilator design featuring a heat conducting plate with a main heat absorbing portion and a heat outputting portion, connected to a heat sink assembly, which dissipates heat through a cooling channel and outlets, enhancing heat conduction and cooling efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If a heat conducting structure is used in the depilator, then heat dissipation should be improved, but the current structure is not efficient enough, resulting in inadequate cooling of the cold compressing portion and potential skin burns
Solution Approach 1:
The heat conducting plate is segmented into a main heat absorbing portion and a heat outputting portion, allowing separate optimization of heat absorption and heat dissipation functions. This segmentation enables more efficient heat transfer from the cold compressing portion to the heat sink assembly, directly addressing the inadequate cooling issue while maintaining safety
Solution Approach 2:
The heat conducting plate serves as an intermediary component between the cold compressing portion and the heat sink assembly. It efficiently transfers heat from the cold compressing portion through its main heat absorbing portion to the heat outputting portion, and then to the heat sink assembly, resolving the heat dissipation inefficiency and preventing skin burns
2Shape
If the heat sink assembly is positioned away from the cold compressing portion, then space arrangement is improved, but heat conduction efficiency may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The heat sink assembly is extracted and positioned separately from the cold compressing portion, connected through the heat conducting plate. This allows the heat sink to be optimally positioned for heat dissipation while the heat conducting plate maintains efficient thermal coupling, resolving both spatial arrangement and heat conduction efficiency requirements
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 design rapidly reduces heat in the cold compressing portion, ensuring user safety by preventing skin burns and effectively cooling internal components, thereby improving comfort and preventing overheating hazards.
Implementation Method 1
The main heat absorbing portion is in contact with the cold compressing portion, to absorb heat of the cold compressing portion
Implementation Method 2
The heat outputting portion is in contact with the heat sink assembly, to conduct the heat to the heat sink assembly
Implementation Method 3
The heat of the heat sink assembly is dissipated through the cooling channel and the at least one cooling outlet
Implementation Method 4
The heat of the heat sink assembly is dissipated through the cooling channel and the at least one cooling outlet
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AI summary
The present disclosure discloses a depilator including a cold compressing portion, a heat sink assembly and a heat conducting plate which are located away from the cold compressing portion. The heat conducting plate includes a main heat absorbing portion and a heat outputting portion. The main heat absorbing portion is in contact with the cold compressing portion, to absorb heat of the cold compressing portion. The heat outputting portion is in contact with the heat sink assembly, to conduct the heat to the heat sink assembly. The depilator defines a cooling channel. The depilator comprises a housing; the housing defines at least one cooling inlet and at least one cooling outlet; the cooling channel is formed between the at least one cooling inlet and the at least one cooling outlet; the heat of the heat sink assembly is dissipated through the cooling channel and the at least one cooling outlet.