Individually Replaceable Liquid Storage Assembly for Electronic Atomization Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic cigarettes suffer from material waste as the atomizing assembly remains intact when the liquid is exhausted, requiring users to replace the entire cartridge rather than just the liquid reservoir.
Innovation Solution
An electronic atomization device with individually replaceable liquid storage assembly, where the liquid storage assembly is pluggably disposed within the atomizing assembly's housing, allowing for independent replacement of the liquid storage assembly without affecting the atomizing assembly, facilitating space-saving and simple assembly while reducing material waste.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the cartridge integrating the atomizing assembly and the liquid reservoir is designed as a disposable consumable, then the device is simple to use and manufacture, but material waste increases as the entire cartridge must be replaced even when only the liquid is exhausted
Solution Approach 1:
The cartridge is divided into separate functional modules: the atomizing assembly and the liquid reservoir are independently replaceable. This allows users to replace only the liquid reservoir when needed, rather than the entire cartridge, thereby reducing material waste while maintaining ease of manufacture through modular design
Solution Approach 2:
The design enables selective discarding of only the consumable liquid reservoir portion when liquid is exhausted, while the atomizing assembly is recovered and reused. This partial replacement strategy reduces material waste compared to disposing of the entire cartridge, while maintaining simplicity in the replacement process
2Device complexity
If the entire cartridge is replaced when liquid is exhausted, then the device structure is simple, but the atomizing assembly remains intact and causes material waste
Solution Approach 1:
The cartridge structure is segmented into the atomizing assembly and liquid reservoir as separate replaceable units. This segmentation increases device complexity slightly but enables selective replacement of only the liquid reservoir, reducing material waste from the atomizing assembly while maintaining operational simplicity
3Loss of substance
If the liquid storage assembly is made individually replaceable, then material waste is reduced and sustainability is enhanced, but the assembly structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The liquid storage assembly is designed as a separable module that can be independently replaced from the atomizing assembly. This segmentation enables reduced material waste by allowing selective replacement of only the liquid reservoir, while the increased device complexity is managed through standardized connection interfaces
Solution Approach 2:
The atomizing assembly is designed as a universal base unit that can work with multiple liquid reservoir replacements. This multi-functionality approach reduces material waste by enabling repeated use of the atomizing assembly while accommodating different liquid reservoir units, balancing the increased assembly complexity with operational versatility
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 enables the liquid storage assembly to be replaced independently, reducing material waste and simplifying the assembly process, while maintaining the functionality of the atomizing assembly, thus enhancing the device's sustainability and user convenience.
Implementation Method 1
an atomizing assembly that heats the liquid to vaporize into a high-temperature vapor to form a smoke
Implementation Method 2
the atomizer includes a liquid guide column and a fixing seat which are interconnected, the liquid guide column is internally provided with an atomizing wick
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AI summary
The present invention provides an electronic atomization device with individually replaceable liquid storage assembly including: a liquid storage assembly including a liquid reservoir and a liquid storage element disposed within the liquid reservoir, wherein a middle portion of the liquid storage element defines a channel; an atomizing assembly including a hollow housing and an atomizer fixedly connected to the housing, wherein an end of the housing in an axial direction is provided with a first opening via which the liquid storage assembly is pluggably disposed within the housing, an end of the atomizer is inserted into the channel of the liquid storage assembly upon insertion of the liquid storage assembly within the housing; and a main body assembly electrically connected to the atomizer; wherein the liquid storage assembly is individually replaceable independently of the atomizing assembly. The present invention is directed to solving the technical problem of difficulties in individual replacement and material waste of liquid storage assembly in existing electronic atomization devices.