Reusable Filter with Detachable Connections for Aerosol Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
The disposal of aerosol generating articles results in material waste and environmental pollution due to the discarding of the filter section along with the aerosol generating article.
Innovation Solution
A filter is designed with a main unit connection portion and an article connection portion, allowing it to be detachably connected to an atomizer main unit and an aerosol generating article, respectively, reducing the need for a separate filter section on the article and enabling reuse.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the filter section is integrated with the aerosol generating article as a disposable unit, then the device structure is simple and ease of operation is improved, but material waste and environmental pollution increase
Solution Approach 1:
The filter is divided into two detachable connection portions: a main unit connection portion for connecting to the atomizer main unit and an article connection portion for connecting to the aerosol generating article. This segmentation allows the filter to be separated from the disposable article, enabling reuse of the filter while maintaining the simplicity of the disposable article design.
Solution Approach 2:
The filter's main unit connection portion is designed to be detachably connected to the atomizer main unit, allowing users to retain and reuse the filter across multiple aerosol generating articles. This recovers the filter component that would otherwise be discarded with each article, reducing material waste while maintaining ease of operation through simple attachment and detachment.
2Reliability
If a separate filter section is added to the aerosol generating article, then filtration function is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The filter is designed as a universal component that can be attached to multiple aerosol generating articles through the detachable article connection portion. This multi-functional design allows a single filter to serve multiple articles, improving filtration function without increasing the complexity of each individual article, as the filter is shared rather than integrated into each article.
Solution Approach 2:
The filter acts as an intermediary component between the atomizer main unit and the aerosol generating article. The main unit connection portion interfaces with the atomizer main unit while the article connection portion interfaces with the aerosol generating article, providing a standardized intermediary that improves filtration without embedding complexity within the article itself.
3Loss of substance
If the filter is made detachable with separate connection portions, then material waste is reduced, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The filter is segmented into distinct main unit connection portion and article connection portion, each designed for specific attachment functions. This segmentation enables standardized manufacturing of each portion that can be assembled together, reducing material waste through reuse while maintaining ease of manufacture through modular design that simplifies production processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The detachable design allows the filter to be recovered and reused across multiple aerosol generating articles. This reduces material waste by eliminating the need to manufacture a new filter with each article, while the standardized connection portions can be manufactured efficiently using conventional molding or fabrication processes, balancing waste reduction with manufacturing ease.
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AI summary
Embodiments of this application provide a filter, an aerosol generating article, and an aerosol generating device. The filter is configured to cooperate with an atomizer main unit and the aerosol generating article. The filter has an inhalation channel, a main unit connection portion, and an article connection portion. The filter is detachably connected to the atomizer main unit through the main unit connection portion. The aerosol generating article is detachably connected to an air inlet side of the inhalation channel through the article connection portion. In the embodiments of this application, the filter may be repeatedly used. Therefore, a filter structure such as a filter section on the aerosol generating article may be eliminated, and pollution to an environment may be further reduced while reducing material waste of the aerosol generating article.