Sliding Latch Mechanism for Detachable Atomizer Core
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current detachable atomizer core designs for electronic cigarettes are complicated to assemble and disassemble, often leading to oil leakage during replacement due to rotating parts that open the oil storage chamber, making the process cumbersome and prone to spills.
Innovation Solution
An atomizer with a detachable atomizer core featuring a sliding latch mechanism that allows for easy replacement by sliding the atomizer core in and out through a through-hole in the base, utilizing a damping member and magnetic components for secure locking and unlocking, ensuring the oil storage chamber remains sealed during operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a rotating connection structure is used for atomizer core replacement, then the atomizer core can be detached and replaced, but the structure becomes complicated and oil leakage occurs during rotation
Solution Approach 1:
The connection structure is segmented into a base with through-hole, a sliding latch, and an atomizer core with connection groove. This segmentation allows each component to have a specific function: the base provides the replacement opening, the sliding latch provides locking/unlocking capability, and the atomizer core is the replaceable component. This resolves the contradiction by simplifying the overall structure while maintaining detachability.
Solution Approach 2:
The sliding latch is extracted as a separate component from the base, allowing it to move independently between locked and unlocked positions. This extraction enables the locking mechanism to be simplified from a complex rotating connection to a straightforward sliding motion, reducing structural complexity while preserving the atomizer core replacement function.
2Ease of operation
If rotating parts are used for atomizer core removal, then the atomizer core can be replaced, but the oil storage chamber opens and leaks smoking oil
Solution Approach 1:
The sliding latch is designed to maintain continuous engagement with the atomizer core's connection groove throughout the replacement process. The through-hole in the base allows the atomizer core to be inserted and locked without opening the oil storage chamber. This preliminary design ensures that the oil storage chamber remains sealed during the entire operation, preventing oil leakage before any actual core removal occurs.
Solution Approach 2:
The sliding latch acts as an intermediary component that mediates between the user's replacement action and the oil storage chamber. By providing a dedicated through-hole path and maintaining engagement through the connection groove, the sliding latch ensures that the oil storage chamber remains closed and sealed during atomizer core replacement, preventing harmful oil leakage while enabling easy core removal.
3Device complexity
If a simple through-hole design is used for atomizer core replacement, then the structure is simplified, but the atomizer core cannot be securely retained
Solution Approach 1:
The sliding latch combines multiple functions into a single component: it provides locking engagement with the atomizer core's connection groove, guides the atomizer core during insertion and removal through the through-hole, and maintains sealing of the oil storage chamber. This merging of functions achieves secure atomizer core retention without increasing structural complexity, as all retention mechanisms are integrated into the sliding latch itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The sliding latch is designed to be movable between locked and unlocked positions along the sliding direction. When locked, it securely retains the atomizer core through engagement with the connection groove. When unlocked, it allows easy removal of the atomizer core. This dynamic capability provides both secure retention and easy replacement without requiring complex structures, resolving the contradiction between reliability and simplicity.
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
The design simplifies the replacement process, prevents oil leakage, and ensures the atomizer core can be easily and automatically removed and reinserted, maintaining the device's sanitation and operational efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
a sliding latch slidingly connected to the base
Implementation Method 2
a sliding damping member is provided between the sliding latch and the base for providing damping during the sliding of the sliding latch
Implementation Method 3
utilizing a damping member and magnetic components for secure locking and unlocking
Data Source
AI summary
The base is provided with a first sliding position and a second sliding position along the sliding direction of the latch; when the sliding latch is in the first sliding position, it is connected to the atomization core to restrict the axial movement of the atomization core along the through-hole; and when it is in the second sliding position, it is disengaged from the atomization core to release the restriction. The detachable atomization core atomizer of the present invention is designed by the way of lower intake and lower replacement of atomization core; by sliding the latch, the atomization core is automatically ejected; when installing the atomization core, just insert it according to the direction, simple and hygienic operation without oil leakage.