Multichamber Atomizer With Zoned Heating for Flavor Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic atomization devices face challenges in differentially atomizing components of flavored liquids, leading to inconsistent volatilization and taste due to the use of a single heating assembly for various components with varying volatilization characteristics.
Innovation Solution
An atomizer with multiple liquid storage chambers and a heating assembly featuring a substrate with oppositely arranged liquid absorbing and atomization surfaces, containing liquid guide holes and atomization regions, and a heating element that heats these regions to different temperatures, ensuring precise atomization of diverse media.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a single heating assembly is used for atomizing flavored liquid, then the device structure is simple, but the atomization effect and taste are affected due to inability to differentially atomize components with different volatilization characteristics
Solution Approach 1:
The heating assembly is divided into multiple independent heating zones corresponding to different liquid storage chambers. Each heating zone can be controlled separately to provide different temperatures for atomizing different components, enabling differential atomization while maintaining overall structural organization
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the heating assembly are assigned different heating characteristics and temperature levels according to the specific requirements of different media. This allows low-boiling-point components to be atomized at lower temperatures while high-boiling-point components receive higher temperature treatment, improving overall atomization precision
2Manufacturing precision
If different atomization temperatures are applied to different media, then the volatilization of components is improved, but the heating assembly complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The heating assembly is segmented into multiple independently controllable heating zones, each capable of operating at different temperatures. This segmentation enables precise temperature control for different media while distributing the thermal management function across separate, manageable units
Solution Approach 2:
The heating assembly incorporates adjustable and variable temperature control capabilities, allowing dynamic adjustment of heating parameters based on the specific media being atomized. This dynamic control enables optimization of volatilization for different components without requiring a completely different heating system for each medium
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
Guarantees the volatilization of components in each liquid storage chamber, improving taste by allowing specific atomization temperatures for different media, thus enhancing the overall atomization experience.
Implementation Method 1
the heating element configured to heat the plurality of atomization regions to different atomization temperatures
Implementation Method 2
the substrate having a plurality of liquid guide holes configured to guide the media to be atomized from the liquid absorbing surface to the atomization surface
Implementation Method 3
The heating assembly is used for atomizing the flavored liquid
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AI summary
An atomizer includes: a plurality of liquid storage chambers, media to be atomized being stored in the plurality of liquid storage chambers, and different media to be atomized being stored in at least some liquid storage chambers of the plurality of liquid storage chambers; and a heating assembly including a substrate, the substrate having a liquid absorbing surface and an atomization surface that are oppositely arranged, the substrate having a plurality of liquid guide holes for guiding the media to be atomized from the liquid absorbing surface to the atomization surface. The atomization surface has a plurality of atomization regions, and the plurality of liquid storage chambers and the plurality of atomization regions are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence manner. The heating assembly includes a heating element arranged on the atomization surface, or at least a part of the substrate has an electrically-conductive heating capability.