Integrated Smoking Device with Piezo Ignition and Fuel Delivery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional smoking devices require separate components for holding and igniting smoking material, leading to impracticality in storage, transportation, and operation, especially with the need to use two hands and the risk of losing ignition sources.
Innovation Solution
An integrated smoking device with a bowl for holding smoking material, an integrated ignition source, and a fuel delivery system, allowing for one-hand operation and compact design, featuring a movable arm with a flame adjustment and user control for initiating fuel flow and ignition.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If separate pipe and ignition device are used, then ignition function is provided, but device complexity increases and ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the pipe and ignition device into a single integrated smoking device. The housing contains both the bowl for smoking material and the ignition system with fuel reservoir, eliminating the need for separate pipe and lighter components.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated device performs multiple functions within a single unit: it holds smoking material in the bowl, stores fuel in the reservoir, ignites the material via the ignition system, and allows inhalation through the mouthpiece. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate devices.
2Ease of operation
If separate sealed pouch for smoking material is used, then freshness is preserved, but volume increases and ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the smoking material storage bowl directly into the device housing, eliminating the need for separate external pouches. The bowl is positioned within the housing and accessible through an opening, allowing users to load material directly into the device without handling separate containers.
Solution Approach 2:
The device includes a pre-configured bowl and loading mechanism that prepares the smoking material storage in advance. Users can pre-load the bowl or quickly load material when needed, eliminating the time-consuming process of transferring material from separate pouches.
3Reliability
If traditional pipe design is used, then smoking function is provided, but reliability deteriorates due to loss of ignition source
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the ignition system including fuel reservoir, wick, and ignition source directly into the housing. This ensures the ignition components are always available with the device and cannot be lost separately, improving reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated design ensures that all necessary components for smoking (bowl, fuel, ignition source, mouthpiece) are contained within a single device, eliminating the reliability issue of losing separate ignition sources while maintaining functional completeness.
4Ease of operation
If two hands are required for operation, then proper control is achieved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines all control functions into a single integrated unit that can be operated with one hand. The user can hold the device, load material into the bowl, activate the ignition system, and inhale through the mouthpiece using only one hand, eliminating the need for a second hand to hold a separate lighter.
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 convenient, one-handed smoking with improved storage and transportation due to a compact, integrated design that reduces the risk of losing ignition sources and preserves the freshness of smoking material.
Implementation Method 1
an ignition source, a fuel source directing fuel at the bowl
Data Source
AI summary
A smoking device having an integrated lighter, a bowl for holding an igniteable vegetable product, and a duct for drawing smoke like a pipe. The device consists of an ignition switch located on the side of the pipe in natural proximity to the thumb, a piezo-electric ignition system, a flammable gas delivery system, a bowl for holding smoking material, and an aperature for drawing the smoke emitted from the ignited vegetable product.