Induction Vaporizer Floating Heating Element
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional vaporizers face leakage issues with thick liquids, semi-solids, and gels due to high temperatures required for vaporization, leading to carbon buildup, 'dry burns,' and inhalation of harmful debris, and often result in reduced vapor quality and increased health risks.
Innovation Solution
An induction-powered vaporizer system that eliminates wicks and uses an aerosolizing element with inductive heating, allowing for the vaporization of viscous substances without intermediate materials, with the aerosolizing element floating over the substance and maintaining contact through adhesive forces, preventing leakage and maintaining vapor quality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If conventional resistor heating is used to vaporize thick liquids and gels, then vaporization can be achieved, but leakage problems occur and vapor quality deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the wick component from the vaporizer system entirely. Instead of using a wick to transport liquid to the heating element, the invention employs direct contact between the heating element and the viscous substance, eliminating the intermediate wick material that causes combustion and degradation issues
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a capillary channel structure as an intermediary mechanism between the liquid reservoir and heating element. This capillary structure enables controlled liquid transport through capillary action, preventing both leakage and insufficient liquid supply to the heating element
2Ease of operation
If wicks are used to transport liquid to the heating element, then liquid supply is maintained, but harmful debris is generated through combustion
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the wick component from the vaporizer system entirely. Instead of using a wick to transport liquid to the heating element, the invention employs direct contact between the heating element and the viscous substance, eliminating the intermediate wick material that causes combustion and degradation issues
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical wick-based liquid transport system with a capillary channel structure that utilizes capillary action (surface tension forces) to transport liquid. This substitution eliminates the need for combustible wick materials while maintaining effective liquid supply to the heating element
3Reliability
If liquid outflow is restricted to prevent leakage, then leakage is reduced, but carbon buildup occurs on heating elements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a capillary channel structure as an intermediary mechanism between the liquid reservoir and heating element. This capillary structure enables controlled liquid transport through capillary action, preventing both leakage and insufficient liquid supply to the heating element
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the physical parameters of the liquid transport mechanism by utilizing capillary action (surface tension forces) instead of gravity-dependent wick flow. This parameter change enables precise control over liquid delivery rate, ensuring adequate liquid supply to the heating element without overflow or carbon buildup
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
Significantly reduces the generation of harmful substances, preserves the taste and aroma of vapors, simplifies the cartridge construction, and minimizes leakage risks, enabling efficient vaporization of thick and viscous materials while maintaining vapor quality and user safety.
Implementation Method 1
an induction work coil configured to be at least partially surrounding the containing volume... The induction work coil is configured to supply power wirelessly to the cartridge
Implementation Method 2
The aerosolizing element comprises at least one ferrous material... The aerosolizing element is configured to be powered by an induction field
Implementation Method 3
maintaining contact through adhesive forces, preventing leakage
Data Source
AI summary
A device for vaporizing and/or atomization of active substances in the form of liquid, thick liquid, wax, and semi-solids. The device includes a body assembly that encases different components, an airflow module that attaches to the body assembly, and a cartridge module. The cartridge module can be inserted into a body of the body assembly and includes a container and an aerosolization element. The aerosolization element is primarily for vaporizing the active substance through inductive heating. The aerosolization element can freely slide within the container up and down longitudinally. The aerosolization element may optionally include pores for aerosolized particles to pass through but the size of pores prevents the active substances from passing through, thus acting as a cap. The aerosolization element remains in contact with a top surface of the active substances through adhesive forces and moves with change in level of the active substances.