Tobacco Heating Device with Integrated Atomizer for Smoke Volume
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional tobacco baking devices produce insufficient smoke volume and have cumbersome loading operations, resulting in an unsatisfactory smoking experience.
Innovation Solution
A tobacco baking device comprising an upper housing, inner frame, electrical core, heating core, temperature sensor, PCBA control board, stainless steel tube, electronic atomizer, and temperature control device, which integrates heating and atomization to maintain constant temperature and increase smoke volume, allowing for convenient and efficient cigarette roasting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a conventional cigarette heater is used, then the device structure is simple, but the smoke volume generated is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines a heating core and an electronic atomizer into a single integrated device. The heating core heats the cigarette to generate smoke, while the electronic atomizer generates mist that mixes with the smoke to increase the overall smoke volume. This merging of heating and atomization functions resolves the contradiction by achieving larger smoke volume without requiring separate devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated device performs multiple functions: heating the cigarette to produce smoke and generating mist through atomization. The control circuit manages both heating and atomization processes, making the device universal in its capability to produce enhanced smoke volume through combined thermal and phase-change mechanisms.
2Quantity of substance
If the heating temperature is increased to produce more smoke, then the smoke volume increases, but the temperature control becomes difficult and may cause burning
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates a temperature sensor that detects the temperature of the heating core and feeds this information to the control circuit. The control circuit adjusts the heating power based on the detected temperature to maintain a constant heating temperature. This feedback mechanism ensures sufficient smoke generation while preventing overheating and burning.
3Power
If the heating core is exposed directly, then the heating efficiency is high, but heat dissipation causes safety issues
Solution Approach 1:
The heating core is nested within the stainless steel tube, which provides thermal insulation. This nested structure allows the heating core to maintain high heating efficiency for smoke generation while the stainless steel tube prevents excessive heat dissipation to the surrounding environment, thereby resolving the safety issue.
4Quantity of substance
If the tobacco loading amount is increased to produce more smoke, then the smoke volume increases, but the loading operation becomes more troublesome
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the approach from increasing tobacco loading amount to increasing smoke volume through a different mechanism: the electronic atomizer generates mist that mixes with the smoke from the heated cigarette. This parameter change in the smoke generation method allows for increased smoke volume without requiring more tobacco loading, thereby maintaining ease of operation.
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 device produces a larger smoke volume with a real cigarette-like smell, ensuring no tar is produced, providing a harmless and satisfying smoking experience with efficient and uniform heating, preventing heat dissipation and enhancing roasting efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
The heating core is used to heat a cigarette to generate smoke
Implementation Method 2
The electronic atomizer is used to generate mist to be mixed in with the smoke for increasing volume of the smoke
Implementation Method 3
the temperature control device detects a heating temperature of the heating core in real time via the temperature sensor
Implementation Method 4
the heating core is disposed parallel inside the stainless steel tube, the two ends of the heating core are fixed by the ceramics, so that the heat is prevented from dissipation
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AI summary
A tobacco baking device, including: an upper housing, an inner frame, an electrical core, a heating core, a temperature sensor, a PCBA control board, a stainless steel tube, and a temperature control device. The inner frame includes a first end including a first hole and a second end including a second hole, the first hole being larger than the second hole. The heating core is disposed at a left side of the inner frame. The stainless steel tube surrounds the heating core, and the heating core is disposed in parallel to the stainless steel tube; the heating core is connected to the temperature control device and the temperature sensor. The temperature control device is connected to the temperature sensor and detects a heating temperature of the heating core in real time via the temperature sensor, thus controlling the heating temperature to be constant.