Far-Infrared Atomizer Design for Larger Surfaces and Faster Aerosol
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current atomizers in electronic cigarettes have limited atomization surfaces, low heating efficiency, and require long preheating times, leading to unsatisfactory user experience.
Innovation Solution
An atomizer design incorporating a housing with a liquid storage chamber, a liquid guide element, and a radiating light source that emits far-infrared light to heat e-liquid on an atomization surface, allowing for efficient and rapid aerosol generation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If a heating wire or printed circuit heating body is used, then the structure is simple, but the atomization area is limited and heating efficiency is low
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the traditional contact-based heating system (heating wire or printed circuit heating body) with a non-contact infrared heating system. The infrared heating element emits infrared radiation that directly heats the e-liquid on the atomization surface without physical contact, thereby expanding the effective atomization area while maintaining structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a two-dimensional contact heating surface to a three-dimensional infrared radiation field. The infrared heating element can radiate heat across a larger spatial volume, enabling a greater atomization area without proportionally increasing the physical size of the heating component.
2Loss of time
If a traditional heating body is used, then the device structure is compact, but the preheating time is long
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the slow thermal conduction heating process with rapid infrared radiation heating. Infrared radiation can directly penetrate and heat the e-liquid molecules, significantly reducing the preheating time and improving heating efficiency compared to traditional contact heating methods.
Solution Approach 2:
The infrared heating element can be rapidly switched on and off or modulated to provide periodic heating pulses, allowing for quick temperature adjustments and reduced preheating time while maintaining efficient heating performance.
3Quantity of substance
If a larger atomization surface is required, then more e-liquid can be atomized, but the heating efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses infrared radiation heating to efficiently heat a larger surface area of e-liquid simultaneously. The infrared radiation field can cover a broader area without significant loss of heating efficiency, enabling larger atomization surfaces to produce more smoke while maintaining high energy efficiency.
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 atomizer achieves high heating efficiency and reduces preheating time, enabling a larger atomization surface and satisfying user demands for smoke volume, thereby enhancing user experience.
Implementation Method 1
the radiation generating surface has provided thereon a far-infrared radiating component, and the far-infrared radiating component is configured for emitting far infrared light which at least partly radiates onto the atomization surface, so as to heat the e-liquid near the atomization surface to generate an aerosol
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AI summary
An atomizer (10) and an electronic cigarette (100), the atomizer (10) comprising: a housing (1), provided with a liquid storage chamber (11) used to store e-liquid; a liquid guide element (2) disposed in the housing (1), the liquid guide element (2) having an atomization surface (22), and the liquid guide element (2) being used to absorb some e-liquid in the liquid storage chamber (11) and being capable of transferring the e-liquid to the atomization surface (22); and a radiating light source (3), having at least one radiation generating surface (311), the atomization surface (22) facing the radiating light source (3) and the radiating light source (3) and the atomization surface (22) being separated by a set distance, the radiation generating surface (311) having provided thereon a far-infrared radiating component (32), the far-infrared radiating component (32) being used to emit infrared light and at least partly radiate onto the atomization surface (22), so as to heat e-liquid near the atomization surface (22) and generate an aerosol. Heating efficiency of the atomizer (10) and the electronic cigarette (100) are high, pre-heating time for the electronic cigarette (100) is short, sizes of the radiation generating surface (311) of the radiating light source (3) and the atomization surface (22) of the liquid guide element (2) may be adjusted according to need, adapting to requirements of a large atomization surface, and an amount of aerosol vapor generated can satisfy user requirements, improving user experience.