Pod Assembly Electrical Connector Spring Force
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing e-vapor devices face challenges in efficiently and securely delivering pre-vapor formulations due to issues with fluidic communication and secure compartmentalization, leading to potential leakage and tampering risks.
Innovation Solution
The e-vapor apparatus incorporates a pod assembly with a pre-vapor formulation compartment, a vapor channel, and a vaporizer, featuring a secure attachment structure and electrical connectors that ensure fluidic communication and secure power supply, while the dispensing body includes a receiving area for the pod assembly with a vapor passage for efficient vapor delivery.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a threaded connection is used to couple the replaceable cartridge to the reusable fixture, then the device allows for easy replacement of the cartridge, but the connection may not provide secure sealing and electrical contact
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into two functional segments: a replaceable cartridge containing the pre-vapor formulation and a reusable fixture containing the heating element. This segmentation allows easy replacement of the consumable part while maintaining secure connection through specialized interfaces on the fixture side.
Solution Approach 2:
A connector component acts as an intermediary between the cartridge and fixture, providing both mechanical attachment and fluidic/electrical sealing. The connector ensures reliable connection while allowing simple insertion and removal operations.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the pre-vapor formulation is stored in a compartment, then the formulation is protected from contamination, but fluidic communication with the vaporizer may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The pre-vapor formulation is extracted into a separate sealed compartment that is distinct from the vaporization chamber. This extraction protects the formulation from contamination while maintaining fluidic communication through controlled pathways that allow vapor to pass from the compartment to the vaporizer.
Solution Approach 2:
The fluidic connection uses a vapor-tight seal mechanism that replaces traditional mechanical valves or fittings. The seal allows continuous vapor flow from the compartment to the vaporizer while maintaining protection against contamination.
3Device complexity
If electrical connectors are integrated into the cartridge, then power delivery is simplified, but the connector durability may be reduced due to repeated insertion and removal
Solution Approach 1:
The electrical connectors are integrated into the disposable cartridge rather than the reusable fixture. This allows the cartridge to be replaced periodically, taking the connectors with it, thereby protecting the durable fixture from wear while maintaining simplified power delivery.
Solution Approach 2:
The electrical connectors are merged with the cartridge structure, combining power delivery functionality with the consumable component. This integration simplifies the overall power delivery system while the disposable nature of the cartridge protects the permanent fixture from connector degradation.
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
This configuration ensures reliable and secure delivery of vaporized formulations, reducing leakage and tampering risks, and providing a hassle-free replacement mechanism for the pod assembly.
Implementation Method 1
the first extended portion and the second extended portion are configured to apply a spring force on the vaporizer
Implementation Method 2
the first contact portion and the second contact portion are configured to apply a spring force on the second electrical connector
Implementation Method 3
a vaporizer, the pre-vapor formulation compartment configured to hold a pre-vapor formulation therein and in fluidic communication with the vaporizer
Data Source
AI summary
An e-vapor apparatus may include a pod assembly including a pre-vapor formulation compartment, a first electrical connector, a vapor channel traversing the pre-vapor formulation compartment, and a vaporizer, the pre-vapor formulation compartment configured to hold a pre-vapor formulation therein and in fluidic communication with the vaporizer during an operation of the e-vapor apparatus, the first electrical connector including first and second power electrodes, the first power electrode including a first contact portion on an exterior of the first electrical connector and a first extended portion configured to contact an anode portion of the vaporizer, the second power electrode including a second contact portion on the exterior of the first electrical connector and a second extended portion configured to contact a cathode portion of the vaporizer. The e-vapor apparatus may further include a dispensing body including a second electrical connector configured to connect to the first electrical connector.