Nebulizing Diffuser with Interconnected Oil Outlets

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing essential oil diffusion devices suffer from low volatilization efficiency, leading to waste of essential oil due to improper tube length and natural volatilization methods, which do not effectively utilize the oil in the bottle.

Innovation Solution

A nebulizing diffuser with an air pump, bottle seat, and atomizing cavity that uses high-pressure air to atomize essential oil, featuring a reverse mounting mechanism for the essential oil bottle and a system of interconnected oil outlets and return holes to ensure efficient mist formation and circulation, reducing waste and enhancing diffusion efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If natural volatilization method is used, then device structure is simple, but essential oil diffusion efficiency is extremely low

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveessential oil diffusion efficiencyVSAvoiddevice structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs an air pump to generate high-pressure air flow that passes through the atomizing cavity where essential oil is introduced. The pneumatic force atomizes the essential oil into fine mist particles, dramatically increasing diffusion efficiency compared to natural volatilization while maintaining a relatively compact device structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #29Pneumatics and hydraulics

Solution Approach 2:

The invention changes the physical parameters of air flow by using an air pump to create high-pressure, high-velocity air streams. This parameter change transforms the gentle natural volatilization process into an efficient nebulization process, achieving high diffusion efficiency without proportionally increasing device complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Loss of substance

If tube length is designed improperly, then device structure is simple, but essential oil is wasted due to incomplete extraction

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveessential oil wasteVSAvoidextraction system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of substanceVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent inverts the traditional extraction approach by using reverse suction through the oil return hole. Instead of relying on gravity-driven flow from bottom to top, the system uses air pressure differential to suck oil upward through the atomizing cavity, ensuring complete extraction even with shorter tube lengths and eliminating oil waste.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

Solution Approach 2:

The oil return hole and air pump create a feedback mechanism where air flow rate and oil extraction are dynamically balanced. The system automatically adjusts oil uptake based on atomization demand, preventing both waste from incomplete extraction and overflow from excessive extraction, while maintaining simple device structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

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 nebulizing diffuser significantly improves essential oil mist discharge efficiency by utilizing high-pressure air to atomize the oil, ensuring full utilization of the oil in the bottle and reducing waste, compared to natural volatilization methods.

Implementation Method 1

the air pump conveys a high pressure air flow to the air wave hole

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectHigh pressure air flow: Pressure Increase

Implementation Method 2

Under the action of the high pressure air flow, essential oil atomization is accelerated, so that essential oil mist is formed in the atomizing cavity

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectAtomization: Aerosol

Data Source

PatentUS11931488B1Nebulizing diffuser
Publication Date: 2024.03.19 SHENZHEN CHANGLIN HOUSEWARE CO LTD
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AI summary

Disclosed is a nebulizing diffuser, including a shell, an air pump, a bottle seat, and an atomizing cavity, where a bottom of the bottle seat is provided with a first oil outlet and a first oil return hole; a top of the atomizing cavity is provided with a second oil outlet and a second oil return hole; the first oil outlet and the second oil outlet are connected with each other up and down; the first oil return hole and the second oil return hole are connected with each other up and down; a lateral portion of the atomizing cavity is provided with an air wave hole; and the shell is provided with a mist outlet. The nebulizing diffuser can discharge essential oil mist efficiently, and can make full use of essential oil in the bottle.