Smoking Tool Heater Atomizer Temperature Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Heated tobacco products, such as IQOS and Glo, require separate heating tools and have limited temperature control, resulting in inadequate smoke generation and increased economic burden for smokers, as they cannot adjust nicotine and tobacco flavor to personal preferences.
Innovation Solution
A smoking tool combining a heating tube with a heater for tobacco leaves and an atomizer for electronic cigarettes, allowing smokers to adjust nicotine and tobacco flavor levels and smoke quantity by integrating a filter-attached cigarette or tobacco leaf insertion tube, which reduces costs and enhances user control over smoking experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If the heating temperature is set to about 200°C, then the tobacco flavor is mild, but the amount of generated smoke is very small
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the heating temperature adjustable rather than fixed. The control unit allows users to dynamically change the heating temperature according to their preferences, enabling the system to adapt between generating more smoke at higher temperatures or maintaining mild flavor at lower temperatures.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the temperature parameter from a fixed value to a variable range. By allowing the heating temperature to be adjusted within a certain range, the system can optimize between smoke generation quantity and flavor intensity, resolving the contradiction between these two parameters.
2Quantity of substance
If the heating temperature is set to about 300°C, then the amount of smoke is increased, but tobacco flavor with burnt taste is generated
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts the heating temperature based on user selection. Instead of always operating at high temperature to maximize smoke, users can choose lower temperatures to avoid burnt taste, making the smoke generation process adaptable and controllable.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the heating temperature parameter from a high fixed value to an adjustable range. This allows the system to optimize the balance between smoke quantity and flavor quality by selecting appropriate temperature levels for different user preferences.
3Device complexity
If a predetermined heating temperature is set in the smoking tool, then the heating process is simple, but the smoker cannot enjoy smoking at his/her preferred temperature
Solution Approach 1:
The smoking tool achieves multi-functionality by incorporating multiple heating temperature modes. The control unit provides different temperature settings that can accommodate various user preferences and smoking conditions, making the device universally applicable to different user needs.
Solution Approach 2:
The heating temperature is made dynamic and adjustable through the control unit. Users can select from multiple temperature options, allowing the system to adapt to different preferences while maintaining relatively simple operation through predefined modes.
4Reliability
If heated tobacco products use separate heating tools, then the tobacco leaves can be heated effectively, but the economic burden for smokers is increased
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the heating function with the smoking tool itself. Instead of requiring a separate heating device, the smoking tool integrates a heater and control unit that can heat tobacco leaves directly, combining multiple functions into one device and reducing overall cost.
Solution Approach 2:
The smoking tool achieves multi-functionality by incorporating heating capabilities. The device can both store/smoke tobacco and heat it when needed, eliminating the need for separate heating tools and reducing economic burden on users.
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
Enables smokers to individually set nicotine and tobacco flavor levels, reducing the economic burden and improving the smoking experience by generating preferred amounts of smoke and flavor, while integrating an atomizer to enhance vapor production.
Implementation Method 1
nicotine, tobacco flavor, and smoke are generated by heating tobacco leaves with a heater disposed in the tool
Implementation Method 2
generates vapor (smoke) by heating the liquid with a heater disposed in the atomizer
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AI summary
A smoking tool according to the present invention includes: a heater configured to heat tobacco leaves inserted into the tool; and an atomizer configured to generate electronic cigarette smoke, in which the atomizer generates the electronic cigarette smoke when a smoker inhales air, such that the smoker inhales the smoke to which nicotine or tobacco flavor generated by heating the tobacco leaves is added.