Essential Oil Reflux Atomizer with Integrated Heater
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional essential oil atomizers face inefficiencies in atomizing and diffusing essential oils due to the formation of larger droplets, leading to poor distribution and waste, especially with high viscosity oils.
Innovation Solution
The airflow-guided essential oil reflux-type atomizer employs a nozzle assembly with a gas nozzle and an oil nozzle, where a heater is used to raise the temperature of the oil and gas, enhancing atomization. Additionally, a filter atomization mechanism recycles larger droplets, reducing waste and improving filtration efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If conventional atomization methods are used, then the atomizer can diffuse essential oils, but it forms larger droplets leading to poor distribution and waste
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by heating the essential oil before atomization. The heater raises the oil temperature to reduce its viscosity and improve atomization quality, resulting in finer droplet distribution and reduced waste. This thermal parameter modification directly addresses the contradiction between atomization quality and substance loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes phase transition effects through heating, where the essential oil undergoes thermal energy absorption that changes its physical state properties (reducing viscosity). This phase-related transformation enables better atomization performance and reduces droplet size, thereby improving distribution and minimizing waste.
2Manufacturing precision
If heater is added to raise oil temperature, then atomization performance improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the heater function with the existing atomizer structure. The heating element is integrated into the device housing or positioned adjacent to the oil reservoir, combining thermal processing with atomization in a single unified system. This integration improves atomization performance while minimizing the increase in device complexity through functional consolidation.
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 design improves atomization performance by re-atomizing essential oil droplets and reduces waste by effectively recycling larger droplets, while ensuring efficient filtration and distribution of essential oils.
Implementation Method 1
a heater is used to raise the temperature of the oil and gas, enhancing atomization
Implementation Method 2
raising the temperature of the oil flow to increase atomization of the oil flow
Implementation Method 3
the gas nozzle is configured to expel the gas across the oil nozzle
Implementation Method 4
airflow guided essential oil reflux-type atomizer
Implementation Method 5
a filter atomization mechanism recycles larger droplets, reducing waste and improving filtration efficiency
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AI summary
An essential oil reflux-type atomizer (800) comprising the following structures: a chassis (802), housing, atomization chamber, gas pump (818), gas tube (432), gas nozzle (428), oil nozzle (426), and filter atomization mechanism (410). Oil and gas flow together at the gas and oil nozzles to disperse and atomize the oil in the gas flow. A heater is used to raise the temperature of the oil where it is atomized, either by heating the oil itself or by heating the gas flowing into the oil. Thus, the atomizer can have improved performance, especially with essential oils having high viscosity and molecular weight.