MEMS Atomizer with Ceramic Liquid Storage for Flavor Versatility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic cigarettes face issues with large size and weight due to multiple atomizers needed for flavor changes, unstable e-liquid properties leading to frequent replacements, and the risk of liquid conducting materials burning at high temperatures, which complicates user experience and increases costs.
Innovation Solution
An integrated atomizer design using a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) liquid storage chip with a non-piercing or piercing type heating element, allowing for selective e-liquid release and heating, reducing the need for multiple atomizers, stabilizing e-liquid flavors, and preventing material burning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple atomizers are provided to change e-liquid flavors, then flavor variety is improved, but device size and weight increase making it inconvenient to carry
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates multiple liquid storage chambers into a single atomizer body, allowing different e-liquid flavors to be stored separately within the same device. This merging approach enables flavor variety without requiring multiple separate atomizers, thus reducing overall device weight and portability issues while maintaining the ability to switch between different flavors.
Solution Approach 2:
The atomizer is designed with multi-functional capability to store and deliver multiple different e-liquid flavors through a single device. The universal design includes multiple storage chambers that can hold different flavors, making one atomizer capable of performing the function of multiple atomizers, thereby reducing device weight while maintaining flavor variety.
2Quantity of substance
If liquid storage cotton is used in the atomizer, then e-liquid storage is improved, but the cotton burns at high temperature causing health risks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the material parameter of the liquid storage component from traditional combustible cotton to non-combustible ceramic material. This parameter change maintains the e-liquid storage capacity while eliminating the burning risk at high temperatures, as ceramic materials can withstand the heating temperatures without combustion, thereby removing the health hazard while preserving storage functionality.
3Quantity of substance
If e-liquid is stored in traditional liquid storage devices, then storage capacity is improved, but e-liquid properties become unstable leading to flavor deterioration
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs ceramic material as a composite liquid storage medium that combines the benefits of adequate storage capacity with superior chemical stability. The ceramic structure provides porosity for liquid retention while offering oxidation resistance that prevents e-liquid deterioration, thus maintaining both storage capacity and compositional stability simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The ceramic liquid storage chamber creates an inert environment that protects e-liquid from oxidation and chemical degradation. The ceramic material's chemical inertness prevents reactions with e-liquid components, particularly nicotine, thereby maintaining e-liquid stability and flavor consistency over time while preserving storage capacity.
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 enhances portability, reduces e-liquid deterioration, and provides a personalized smoking experience by allowing various flavors in a single atomizer, while minimizing mechanical damage and operational complexity, thus improving user convenience and reducing costs.
Implementation Method 1
the heating assembly 103 includes a heating element 1031 and a heating element support 1032... The liquid storage chip 1021 is arranged corresponding to the heating element 1031
Implementation Method 2
The microneedle heating unit 1033 can be selectively driven to pierce into the sealing film of the liquid storage chamber 10214
Implementation Method 3
An integrated atomizer design using a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) liquid storage chip with a non-piercing or piercing type heating element, allowing for selective e-liquid release and heating
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AI summary
The present invention discloses an electronic cigarette with an improved atomizer, including: a suction nozzle (201) and a main body (202). The main body (202) is provided with the atomizing core mounting groove (204). The atomizing core mounting groove (204) contains the atomizing core (100). The suction nozzle (201) and the main body (202) are integrated into one piece, or the suction nozzle (201) and the main body (202) can be connected to or detached from each other. The atomizing core (100) includes the casing (101), the liquid storage assembly (102), and the heating assembly (103). The wire (1023) passes through the first wire guide hole (1011) and is electrically connected to a power supply and a control system. The first air guide hole (1012) and the second air guide hole (1037) are connected through which an airflow passes. The present disclosure adopts the MEMS technology, so that the e-liquid in the liquid storage chamber can be partially or completely heated and atomized in a selective manner. Consumers can select the e-liquid with their desired flavor according to their personal preferences to perform heating and atomization, which achieves a personalized smoking experience for consumers of the electronic cigarette.