Removable Quartz Vaping Container for Residue Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electronic smoking devices face challenges in loading and maintaining inhalant material in heating chambers, leading to performance degradation and inconvenience due to manual 'dabbing' or scraping techniques, which can result in gumming and residue buildup.
Innovation Solution
A cylindrical, open-ended inhalant material container with removable seals and airflow channels, designed to be securely inserted into the heating chamber, reducing direct contact with the heating element and eliminating the need for manual loading, while allowing for easy replacement and improved airflow.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual dabbing or scraping techniques are used to load inhalant material, then the heating chamber can be loaded with material, but the device becomes difficult to clean and gumming occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into separate functional components: a removable cap, a heating chamber, and a mouthpiece. The cap can be removed to facilitate cleaning of the heating chamber, and the modular design allows easy disassembly for maintenance without affecting the entire device
Solution Approach 2:
The cap is designed to be removable from the heating chamber, allowing users to extract the cap for easy cleaning of the heating element and chamber interior. This separation enables maintenance without disassembling the entire device
2Volume of moving object
If the heating chamber is made small to fit in the device, then the device size is reduced, but access for cleaning becomes difficult or impossible
Solution Approach 1:
The heating chamber is segmented from the main device body through the removable cap design, allowing the small chamber to be accessed for cleaning by simply removing the cap rather than disassembling the entire compact device
Solution Approach 2:
The removable cap acts as an intermediary element that provides access to the heating chamber. It mediates between the need for a compact device size and the need for cleaning accessibility by serving as a removable barrier
3Reliability
If the coil is exposed to allow direct contact with inhalant material, then vaporization performance is improved, but residue buildup and gumming occur
Solution Approach 1:
The heating chamber interior is treated with a non-stick coating that provides different properties to different surfaces: the coil remains exposed for direct contact with inhalant material to ensure good vaporization performance, while the chamber walls have non-stick properties to prevent residue buildup
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
Enhances convenience, durability, and performance by controlling the flow of inhalant material, reducing residue buildup and improving consistency, and allowing for easy replacement of the container, thus providing a more user-friendly and reliable vaporizer system.
Implementation Method 1
The electrical energy is converted to heat, thereby heating and vaporizing the inhalant material brought in contact with the heating element
Implementation Method 2
The electrical energy is converted to heat, thereby heating and vaporizing the inhalant material brought in contact with the heating element
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AI summary
An inhalant material container for electronic smoking device is a tube-like storage container with an open top and an open bottom. The container is made of quartz, glass, or other like materials. The container has a frangible seal covering the open top and open bottom and may have exterior channels to promote air flow around the container. The container is removably inserted into the heating chamber of an electronic smoking device. The container is easily removed and replaced for on demand use. The container can be used in conjunction with modular electronic cigarettes and vaporizer and their various components and connectors.