Pivoting Atomizer Structure for Stable Wick Plate Contact
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing atomizers face challenges in maintaining a stable contact between the vibrating plate and the wick after refilling the liquid reservoir, leading to decreased atomization efficiency due to misalignment of the guide member.
Innovation Solution
An atomizer design featuring a pivot member mounted on the device body that allows the vibrating plate to pivot up and down, enabling stable contact with the wick by its own weight, and a restriction portion to maintain contact after refilling, ensuring consistent atomization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a guide member is used to support the vibrating plate, then the vibrating plate can be brought into contact with the wick by its own weight, but the guide member must be detached during refilling which causes misalignment and unstable contact
Solution Approach 1:
The pivot member is designed to rotate between a first position (for refilling) and a second position (for atomization). During refilling, it rotates to the first position allowing liquid reservoir removal. During atomization, it rotates to the second position where the vibrating plate contacts the wick under its own weight, ensuring stable contact without requiring the guide member to remain detached.
Solution Approach 2:
The pivot member serves multiple functions: it acts as a support structure for the vibrating plate, a rotational joint for position change, and a positioning mechanism that ensures proper alignment. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate guide members while maintaining both ease of refilling and contact stability.
2Ease of operation
If the vibrating plate is held by a guide member, then refilling is easier, but the device complexity increases due to additional components
Solution Approach 1:
The support function and the rotational positioning function are merged into a single pivot member. This integration eliminates the need for separate guide members and complex assembly mechanisms, reducing device complexity while maintaining ease of refilling through the rotational movement.
Solution Approach 2:
The pivot member performs multiple functions including supporting the vibrating plate, enabling refilling through rotation, and ensuring proper positioning during atomization. This multi-functionality reduces the total number of components needed in the device.
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 atomizer maintains a stable contact between the vibrating plate and the wick even after refilling, enhancing the efficiency of liquid atomization and simplifying the device configuration by using the pivot member as a cover for the battery.
Implementation Method 1
the liquid absorbed from the lower end portion of the wick is supplied from the surface of the upper end portion of the wick to the vibration plate
Implementation Method 2
the vibrating plate and a wick are brought into face contact with each other by the weight of the vibrating plate
Data Source
AI summary
An atomizer is provided to include a pivot member mounted on an upper portion of a device body so as to pivot up and down. The pivot member includes a holding portion configured to hold a vibrating plate movable up and down relative to the pivot member so as to bring the vibrating plate into face contact with the upper end surface of a wick by its own weight when the pivot member pivots downward. The device body includes a restriction portion that comes into contact with the pivot member to restrict the pivoting downward of the pivot member, while the vibrating plate is in face contact with the upper end surface of the wick.