Sewn Conductive Wick Assembly for Reliable Atomizer Heating
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Solution Overview
Problem
The connection between the electrode and the heating assembly in atomizing devices is difficult to assemble and prone to disconnection, especially for fine heating materials with diameters of 0.1 mm or less, making mass production challenging.
Innovation Solution
An atomizing assembly with a flexible first liquid conducting member and conductive electrodes formed by sewing a conductive wire onto the member, where the conductive area is electrically connected to a heating assembly, and a manufacturing process involving sewing a conductive wire onto a flexible liquid conducting substrate to form a conductive area for electrical connection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If welding or riveting methods are used to connect the electrode and heating material, then electrical connection is achieved, but the assembly becomes difficult to manufacture and the connection is prone to disconnection for fine heating materials
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a liquid conducting member as an intermediary component between the electrode and heating material. This mediator absorbs the heating material through capillary action and provides a flexible conductive path, eliminating the need for direct rigid connections like welding or riveting. The liquid conducting member accommodates the fine dimensions of the heating material while ensuring reliable electrical and thermal contact.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the physical state of the connection from rigid (welding/riveting) to flexible by using a liquid conducting member that can deform and adapt to the fine heating material. The liquid conducting member's ability to change shape and conform to the heating material's dimensions enables reliable connection without the complexity of precision welding or riveting processes.
2Speed
If the heating member is made extremely fine to achieve fast heating and cooling, then thermal response speed improves, but the connection and assembly process becomes significantly more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a flexible liquid conducting member that can accommodate extremely fine heating materials. This flexible intermediary allows the heating member to be made as thin as needed for fast thermal response while the liquid conducting member's flexibility ensures it can still make reliable contact without requiring complex assembly processes for such delicate components.
Solution Approach 2:
The liquid conducting member serves as a mediator that bridges the gap between the macro-scale electrode and the micro-scale heating material. This intermediary enables the use of extremely fine heating materials for fast thermal response while simplifying the assembly process, as the liquid conducting member can be positioned and secured more easily than direct welding or riveting of fine wires.
3Reliability
If traditional welding or pressing methods are used for fine heating materials, then connection is achieved, but mass production becomes difficult due to breaking and pressing difficulties
Solution Approach 1:
The liquid conducting member acts as a mediator that protects the fine heating material from the mechanical stresses of welding and pressing operations. By providing a softer, more compliant interface, it allows the heating material to be connected without direct high-force mechanical operations, enabling more reliable mass production of devices with fine heating elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the mechanical properties of the connection interface by using a liquid conducting member that is softer and more compliant than traditional rigid connectors. This parameter change allows for more forgiving assembly processes that are better suited for mass production, reducing the occurrence of breaking and pressing difficulties associated with fine heating materials.
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
Facilitates easy assembly, reliable connection, and batch production of atomizing assemblies with improved contact between the heating and liquid conducting substrates, reducing the risk of disconnection and enabling faster thermal response.
Implementation Method 1
the conductive area is electrically connected to a heating assembly to enable the heating assembly to heat and atomize the atomizable medium on the first liquid conducting member when electrified
Implementation Method 2
the heating member generates heat energy due to the thermal effect of resistance when electrified to heat and evaporate the atomizable liquid
Implementation Method 3
the first liquid conducting member is flexible and configured for adsorbing an atomizable medium
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AI summary
The present invention discloses an atomizing device, an atomizing assembly, and a manufacturing process of the atomizing assembly. The atomizing assembly includes a first liquid conducting member and an electrode. The first liquid conducting member is flexible and configured for adsorbing an atomizable medium. The electrode includes a conductive electrode including a conductive area that is formed by sewing a conductive wire on the first liquid conducting member. The conductive area is electrically connected to a heating assembly to enable the heating assembly to heat and atomize the atomizable medium on the first liquid conducting member when electrified. The conductive area of the conductive electrode of the atomizing assembly is sewn to the first liquid conducting member, the production is relatively simple and easy to implement, the electrically conductive material is fixed on the liquid conducting substrate based on the sewing principle, to form the atomizing assembly with good reliability, easy to batch production, and having good contact between the heating assembly and the liquid conducting substrate, and the problems that in the application of the flexible liquid conducting substrate such as the liquid conducting cotton, the electrode is prone to poor contact and deformation, difficult to take during assembly, and prone to disconnect after being welded, are solved.