Removable Atomizer With Lateral Opening For E-Cigarette Cartridge
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Solution Overview
Problem
In electronic smoking devices, users face issues when trying to replace the liquid, as new liquid mixes with the previous liquid in the atomizer, affecting the user's experience.
Innovation Solution
An atomizer with a fixing section for removability within the electronic smoking device, featuring a lateral opening and a fixing element for easy installation and removal, allowing for separate liquid reservoirs and preventing mixing of liquids.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the atomizer is made removable with a lateral opening for easy replacement, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases due to additional fixing elements and lateral opening structure
Solution Approach 1:
The atomizer is divided into a removable cartridge section containing the liquid reservoir and a fixed base section with the heating element. This segmentation allows the cartridge to be easily removed and replaced through the lateral opening without affecting the base structure, resolving the contradiction between ease of replacement and device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The liquid reservoir is extracted as a separate removable cartridge that can be independently replaced. The lateral opening provides direct access to insert and remove the cartridge without disassembling other parts of the device, improving ease of operation while maintaining simple overall structure.
2Ease of manufacture
If the atomizer is designed with a lateral opening for receiving the atomizer, then the ease of manufacture is improved, but the structural stability may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The lateral opening is positioned at a specific location on the housing where it provides manufacturing advantages. The opening dimensions and shape are optimized for the specific cartridge insertion angle, making assembly easier while the surrounding housing structure maintains overall structural integrity through localized reinforcement.
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AI summary
The invention relates to atomizer (126) for an electronic smoking device (10), wherein the atomizer (126) comprises a fixing section (46) for removably fixing the atomizer (26) within the electronic smoking device (10), wherein the atomizer (126) comprises a housing (70), wherein the housing (70) comprises at least two liquid inlet areas (A1, A2) for receiving liquid to be atomized, and at least one vapour outlet area (O) for releasing atomized liquid, the vapour outlet area (O) being arranged between the at least two liquid inlet areas (A1, A2), and to an electronic smoking device (10)comprising the atomizer (126). In order to improve stability of the housing (70), the least two liquid inlet areas (A1, A2) each comprise a plurality of elongated liquid inlet openings (174) formed with a length that is greater than a width perpendicular to the lengths of the liquid inlet openings (174) the vapour outlet area (O) comprises at least one vapor outlet opening (80) that is formed as a longitudinal slot, wherein at least two of the elongated liquid inlet openings (174) are arranged parallel to each other and perpendicular to the least one vapor outlet opening (80).