Light Guide Pipe Pin Lock for Compact Aerosol Device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing aerosol generation devices face constraints in internal component arrangement and assembly due to the use of light guides, which affect the device's compactness and external design.
Innovation Solution
A compact aerosol generation device design featuring a light guide pipe and pin combination that allows for both light transmission and bracket fixation, minimizing external protrusions and enabling a simpler assembly method.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If traditional light guides are used to deliver light from LED to external surface, then light transmission function is achieved, but device complexity and assembly constraints increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the light guide function and bracket fixation function into a single integrated component. The light guide pipe serves dual purposes: transmitting light from the LED to the external surface and providing structural support for fixing the bracket to the housing. This integration eliminates the need for separate fixation elements and reduces assembly steps.
Solution Approach 2:
The light guide pipe is designed as a multi-functional component that simultaneously performs light transmission and mechanical fixation. By incorporating fixation features directly into the light guide pipe structure, the component becomes universal, serving both optical and structural roles within the device.
2Reliability
If multiple separate components are used for light guidance and fixation, then functional requirements are met, but assembly process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functions into the light guide pipe component, which simultaneously provides light transmission and structural fixation. This merging reduces the number of parts that need to be assembled and simplifies the manufacturing process while maintaining reliable component fixation.
3Illumination intensity
If light guides are used with traditional fixation methods, then light delivery is ensured, but external device design is negatively affected by protruding elements
Solution Approach 1:
By integrating the fixation function into the light guide pipe itself, the patent eliminates the need for separate protruding fixation elements on the external surface. The light guide pipe's structure incorporates fixation features that do not compromise the external design aesthetics.
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 solution allows for a more compact internal arrangement of components, improved fixation of the light guide pipe, and a simplified assembly process without compromising the external device design, enhancing user experience and functionality.
Implementation Method 1
a light guide pipe defining a central cavity and configured to be received in the side aperture to extend from the LED to the side surface through the side aperture
Implementation Method 2
a pin configured to be inserted into the central cavity to lock the light guide pipe in the side aperture
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AI summary
The present invention concerns an aerosol generation device (10) comprising a bracket (24), a printed circuit board (34) comprising a LED (37) and fixed on the bracket, and an outside casing (26). The outside casing is configured to receive the bracket and comprising a side surface (61) extending along a device axis X and defining a side aperture (62).The device further comprises a light guide pipe (70) defining a central cavity (72) and configured to be received in the side aperture to extend from the LED to the side surface through the side aperture, and a pin (71) configured to be inserted into the central cavity to lock the light guide pipe in the side aperture.