Magnetic Cartomizer Vaporizer for Reusable Battery Separation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic cigarette designs lack a convenient and efficient mechanism for separating and replacing the battery and cartomizer components, leading to wastage of costly battery components and inefficient nicotine delivery systems.
Innovation Solution
A vaporizer design featuring a shell with a battery segment and a cartomizer receiving segment, including electrical contacts and a magnet to securely hold the cartomizer, allowing for easy insertion and separation, along with electronic circuitry to control the heating element and indicator lights for user feedback.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the battery and cartomizer are integrated into a single disposable unit, then the device is simple to use and dispose, but the costly battery components are wasted after the nicotine liquid is exhausted
Solution Approach 1:
The vaporizer system is divided into two separate components: a reusable battery unit and a disposable cartomizer. The battery unit contains the power supply and electronic circuitry, while the cartomizer contains the nicotine-containing liquid and heating element. This segmentation allows the expensive battery components to be reused multiple times while only the consumable cartomizer is discarded, directly resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and battery waste.
2Loss of substance
If the battery and cartomizer are separated into reusable and disposable components, then battery components can be preserved for additional use, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The vaporizer is segmented into a reusable battery unit and a disposable cartomizer unit with clearly defined interfaces. The battery unit includes electrical contacts and a cartomizer receiving segment, while the cartomizer includes corresponding electrical contacts and a liquid storage portion. This segmentation reduces overall device complexity by allowing the complex battery components to be reused and the simple cartomizer to be discarded.
Solution Approach 2:
The battery unit is designed as a universal platform that can accommodate multiple different cartomizer types through standardized electrical and mechanical interfaces. The electrical contacts and cartomizer receiving segment are designed to work with various cartomizer configurations, making the battery unit multi-functional and reducing the need for multiple specialized devices.
3Reliability
If magnetic components are added to secure the cartomizer in the battery unit, then the attachment is more secure and reliable, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The mechanical attachment system between the cartomizer and battery unit is replaced or supplemented with a magnetic attachment system. Magnets are embedded in the battery unit to magnetically attract and secure the cartomizer in place, providing reliable attachment without complex mechanical fasteners, clips, or screws. This substitution maintains reliability while minimizing structural complexity.
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 efficient nicotine delivery by allowing for the reuse of battery components, improved user interaction through visual and tactile feedback, and secure cartomizer attachment, enhancing the overall vaping experience.
Implementation Method 1
a chamber magnet may be provided in or proximate to the chamber, the chamber magnet operable to secure a cartomizer received within the chamber, wherein the cartomizer includes either a metallic surface or a cartomizer magnet having a polarity opposite to that of the chamber magnet
Implementation Method 2
a heating element provided within or proximate to the cartomizer body operable to heat the vaporizable substance
Data Source
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AI summary
A vaporizer comprising: a shell (106) having a battery segment (102) and a cartomizer receiving segment (104), the cartomizer receiving segment defining a chamber (108) having an insertion end distal from the battery segment and a base end proximate to the battery segment; a cartomizer (200) insertable into the chamber at the insertion end, the cartomizer including: a cartomizer body dimensioned to hold a vaporizable substance, a heating element provided within or proximate to the cartomizer body operable to heat the vaporizable substance, cartomizer electrical contacts provided on the exterior of the cartomizer, cartomizer electrical circuitry operable to direct an electronic current between the cartomizer electrical contacts and the heating element, and a mouthpiece (220) in fluid communication with the cartomizer body, the mouthpiece extending from the insertion end of the chamber when the cartomizer is inserted in the chamber, wherein the heating element is activated by the current and is operable to heat the vaporizable substance to a vaporization temperature; a battery (110) housed within the battery segment; battery electrical contacts provided between the base end of the chamber and the battery segment, the battery electrical contacts positioned to contact the cartomizer electrical contacts when the cartomizer is inserted in the chamber; and battery electrical circuitry housed within the battery segment and operable to direct an electrical current between the battery, the battery electrical contacts, the cartomizer electrical contacts, the heating element, and the inserted cartomizer.