Extractor Integrated with Cover for Aerosol Device Removal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Aerosol generating devices face challenges in efficiently removing and replacing aerosol generating articles after use, requiring an extractor and driver system that is compactly integrated within the device for easy operation and maintenance.
Innovation Solution
An aerosol generating device with a cover portion and an extractor integrally formed, where the extractor moves with the cover portion to extract the aerosol generating article, and a driver controlled by a processor to facilitate this movement after the heater's power supply is stopped, allowing for efficient arrangement and easy cleaning of components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If the extractor and driver are arranged separately in the aerosol generating device, then the extraction function is achieved, but the device complexity increases and space efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The extractor is integrally formed with the cover portion, merging two previously separate components (extractor and cover) into a single integrated unit. This reduces the number of separate parts in the device, simplifies the overall structure, and improves space efficiency while maintaining the extraction function. The integrated design eliminates the need for separate arrangement of extractor and driver components.
2Device complexity
If the cover portion and extractor are integrated, then the device structure is simplified and space is efficiently used, but the cleaning and maintenance accessibility may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into separable modules: the cover portion (integrally including the extractor) can be detached from the main body. This segmentation allows the cover portion to be easily removed for cleaning and maintenance purposes, while still maintaining the integrated structure of the extractor with the cover during operation. The modular design resolves the conflict between structural simplification and maintenance accessibility.
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
Enables easy removal and maintenance of aerosol generating articles by integrating the extractor with the cover portion, ensuring the device's components are efficiently arranged and maintained in a clean, hygienic state.
Implementation Method 1
a heater configured to heat the aerosol generating article accommodated in the accommodation portion
Implementation Method 2
a driver configured to move the cover portion with respect to the main body
Data Source
AI summary
An aerosol generating device includes: a cover portion including an opening into which the aerosol generating article is to be inserted; a main body including an accommodation portion for accommodating the aerosol generating article inserted through the opening; a heater configured to heat the aerosol generating article accommodated in the accommodation portion; an extractor integrally formed with the cover portion such that the extract moves together with the cover portion, and configured to extract the aerosol generating article from the accommodation portion; a driver configured to move the cover portion with respect to the main body; and a processor configured to control the driver such the cover portion is moved after power supply to the heater is stopped.