Reusable Atomizer with Detachable Cartridge for E-Cigarettes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Most electronic cigarettes in the market require discarding both the atomizer and cartridge after the e-liquid is used up, leading to resource waste.
Innovation Solution
An electronic cigarette design featuring a reusable atomizer device with a detachable cartridge, where the cartridge includes an e-liquid carrier and a heating element that can be replaced, allowing the atomizer device to be reused.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of substance
If the cartridge is detachably mounted to the atomizer device, then the atomizer device can be reused reducing resource waste, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic cigarette is divided into separate functional modules: a reusable atomizer device and a replaceable cartridge containing the e-liquid storage member. This segmentation allows the atomizer device to be reused while only the consumable cartridge needs replacement, reducing resource waste and addressing the technical contradiction between reusability and structural complexity.
2Productivity
If the heating element extends into the e-liquid carrier, then efficient heating and vaporization is achieved, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The e-liquid storage member is designed to automatically position the heating element when inserted into the cartridge. The heating element extends into the e-liquid carrier through a predefined path, allowing self-alignment and reducing the need for high-precision manual positioning during assembly, thus maintaining heating efficiency while lowering manufacturing precision requirements.
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 reduces resource waste by enabling the reuse of the atomizer device and minimizing costs, while maintaining functionality by allowing new cartridges to be easily installed.
Implementation Method 1
The e-liquid carrier is capable of absorbing e-liquid in the e-liquid storage member
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure discloses an electronic cigarette. The electronic cigarette includes a cigarette pipe having a cavity, an atomizer device received in the cavity and a cartridge detachably mounted to the atomizer device. The atomizer device is provided with a heating element. The cartridge includes a main body inserted in the cavity, a channel extending through the main body, an e-liquid storage member detachably installed in the main body, and an e-liquid carrier. The channel is in communication with the outside. The e-liquid carrier is received in the channel. The e-liquid carrier is capable of absorbing e-liquid in the e-liquid storage member. The heating element includes a heating end extending into the e-liquid carrier.