Movable Heating Element for Sublimation Vaporization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cannabis inhalation devices, such as vaporizers and sublimation devices, often use additives that can be toxic, overheat cannabis compounds, and lack a single serving dose feature, posing health risks and inefficiencies.
Innovation Solution
A sublimation device with a heating element and customizable cannabis concentrate/extract system that allows for precise temperature control, a single serving dose, and a carbon filter to ensure safe and pure inhalation, eliminating the need for additives and minimizing lung irritation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If heating element is positioned close to concentrate to enable sublimation, then vaporization efficiency is improved, but temperature control precision deteriorates causing overheating and carcinogenic toxin formation
Solution Approach 1:
The heating element is made movable relative to the concentrate bowl, allowing dynamic adjustment of the heating distance. The element can be positioned close to the concentrate for efficient vaporization during use, then retracted for loading and unloading operations, providing both high vaporization efficiency and safe temperature control through dynamic positioning
Solution Approach 2:
The device is divided into separate functional modules: a movable heating element, a concentrate bowl, and a filter assembly. This segmentation allows independent optimization of each component - the heating element can be positioned for maximum heat transfer efficiency during vaporization without compromising the safety of the concentrate storage or filter systems
2Object-affected harmful factors
If conventional vaping devices are used to provide discreet inhalation, then discretion is improved, but health safety deteriorates due to toxic additives in vape cartridges and E-liquids
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts and eliminates the harmful additives (vitamin E acetate, propylene glycol, glycerin) from the inhalation system by using pure cannabis concentrate in solid form that requires no additional liquid carriers or additives to produce vapor, thereby maintaining discretion while removing toxic substances from the inhalation process
Solution Approach 2:
The invention converts the potential harm of requiring liquid carriers (which introduce toxic additives) into a benefit by using the natural properties of cannabis concentrate itself - its pliability and formability allow it to be loaded without touching the concentrate, and its natural composition eliminates the need for harmful additives while still producing effective vapor
3Productivity
If heating temperature is increased to ensure sufficient sublimation, then vapor production is improved, but carcinogenic toxin formation increases leading to lung injury
Solution Approach 1:
The movable heating element allows dynamic control of heat application - positioned close to the concentrate during vaporization to maximize vapor production, then retracted during loading/unloading to prevent overheating and carcinogenic toxin formation, thereby adapting temperature exposure to the specific operational phase
Solution Approach 2:
The movable heating element acts as an intermediary between the power source and the concentrate, mediating the heat transfer process. It can be positioned to optimize heat contact for vaporization or retracted to prevent direct overheating of the concentrate, thus controlling the temperature profile to maximize vapor production while minimizing carcinogenic toxin formation
4Ease of operation
If concentrate is loaded by direct contact for ease of operation, then loading simplicity is improved, but user safety deteriorates due to exposure to concentrated cannabis compounds
Solution Approach 1:
The device enables self-service loading where the concentrate bowl itself performs the loading function. The user simply opens the housing and places the concentrate in the bowl without touching the concentrate directly - the bowl's design and positioning mechanism handle the loading process, thereby maintaining ease of operation while preventing user exposure to concentrated cannabis compounds
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 device provides a discreet, safer, and more efficient means of inhaling cannabis compounds by preventing overheating and ensuring a pure inhalation experience through precise temperature control and a single serving dose, reducing the risk of overdose and lung irritation.
Implementation Method 1
The heating element and power source are fixedly positioned in a first end of the device housing and the actuator body comprises a second end of the device housing and includes a mouthpiece and cooling element from which to draw concentrate that is sublimated within the housing
Implementation Method 2
The actuator body comprises a second end of the device housing and includes a mouthpiece and cooling element from which to draw concentrate that is sublimated within the housing
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AI summary
A sublimation device with an actuator body to enable modulated vapor production and including a heating bowl and a heating tip with complementary shapes.