Integrated Phone Case E-Cigarette Merging Storage and Power
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face challenges in storing and managing both mobile phones and electronic cigarettes due to limited space, cumbersome electrical cords, and the need for separate purchases and storage solutions, which can lead to loss and inconvenience.
Innovation Solution
A combination mobile phone case with an integrated electronic cigarette system, featuring a rechargeable battery, a heating element, and a movable mouthpiece that can be retracted or extended, sharing a single electrical cord and potentially a rechargeable battery, to provide a single, compact, and convenient solution for both devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If users carry both mobile phone and electronic cigarette separately, then both devices can be used, but storage space is insufficient and items may be lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the mobile phone case and electronic cigarette into a single integrated device. The electronic cigarette is housed within the protective case, allowing users to carry both items in one unit, thereby reducing storage space requirements and preventing loss by consolidating the two separate items into one unified structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated device serves multiple functions: it provides protective casing for the mobile phone, houses an electronic cigarette with heating element, includes a rechargeable battery for power, and offers a mouthpiece for vapor inhalation. This multi-functional design eliminates the need to carry separate devices for each function.
2Ease of operation
If separate electrical cords are used for phone charging and electronic cigarette, then each device can be charged independently, but electrical cords become cumbersome and cause clutter
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates a single rechargeable battery and power management system that can charge both the mobile phone (through the protective case) and the electronic cigarette (through the heating element). This unified power system eliminates the need for separate electrical cords, reducing clutter while maintaining independent charging capability for both devices.
3Ease of operation
If electronic cigarette is not secured to another item, then it remains accessible, but it may be lost
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic cigarette is permanently integrated within the protective case structure, with the mouthpiece extending from the case body. This secure integration ensures the electronic cigarette cannot be lost separately while remaining accessible through the extended mouthpiece design, allowing users to reach the mouthpiece directly from the case without needing to remove or search for the electronic cigarette.
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
This solution reduces storage space requirements, minimizes electrical cords, and consolidates purchases, while also reducing the likelihood of losing either device, offering a more efficient and convenient user experience.
Implementation Method 1
a heating element conductively coupled to the rechargeable battery, the heating element being configured for heating a liquid into a vapor
Implementation Method 2
a rechargeable battery located within the housing element; an external power port conductively coupled to the rechargeable battery
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AI summary
A mobile phone case comprising: a protective case element designed for coupling to a mobile phone via a fiction fit; a mobile phone power port for conductively coupling the case element with the mobile phone; a housing embedded within the case element; a rechargeable battery located within the housing and conductively coupled to the mobile phone power port; an external power port conductively coupled to the battery, the external power port for accepting power so as to recharge the battery; an electronic cigarette element embedded within the housing and comprising a heating element, conductively coupled to the battery, for heating a liquid into a vapor and a tubular element designed to allow a user to suck said vapor through said tubular element; and a processor configured for routing power from the battery to the mobile phone power port and to the heating element of the electronic cigarette element.