Transparent E-Cig Tank with Graduations and Bluetooth Inhalation Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electronic cigarettes lack graduations in their e-liquid tanks and do not have mechanisms to limit the number of inhalations, leading to potential overuse and inefficient vaporization.
Innovation Solution
An atomization assembly with a transparent smoke material tank featuring graduations, a ceramic heating element, and a Bluetooth-enabled battery assembly that limits inhalations by communicating with a mobile phone to prevent power output when a preset number is exceeded.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If the e-liquid tank has no graduations, then the device structure is simple, but the user cannot observe the consumption of the smoke material
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies graduations marked on the transparent tank wall to indicate e-liquid levels. These graduations provide visual information about consumption without adding complex internal structures, resolving the contradiction between information provision and structural simplicity.
2Reliability
If there is no inhalation limit mechanism, then the device operation is simple, but the user cannot prevent excessive inhalation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a control system that counts inhalation times and provides feedback to the user. When the preset limit is reached, the system stops powering the heating element, preventing excessive inhalation while maintaining reasonable operational simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces potential mechanical limiting mechanisms with an electronic control system using a microcontroller to track and limit inhalations. This substitution allows for programmable control without complex mechanical structures.
3Reliability
If the heating element is continuously powered, then the vaporization is continuous, but the heating element may burn out
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs periodic heating cycles where the heating element is powered only during detected inhalation events rather than continuously. This periodic operation extends the heating element's lifespan by allowing cooling periods while maintaining vaporization efficiency during active use.
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 solution allows users to monitor e-liquid consumption and prevents excessive inhalation, ensuring efficient vaporization and user safety through transparent graduations and controlled inhalation limits.
Implementation Method 1
a smoke material in the smoke material tank flows along an inlet of the conducting inserter into the ceramic heating element for vaporization
Implementation Method 2
the wire rope is wrapped around the ceramic heating element to absorb the smoke material
Data Source
AI summary
An atomization assembly, including a smoke material tank, a conducting inserter, and a ceramic heating element. The smoke material tank is transparent and includes graduations. The smoke material tank includes a puncturable bottom end. When in use, the conducting inserter pierces the puncturable bottom end so that a smoke material in the smoke material tank flows along an inlet of the conducting inserter into the ceramic heating element for vaporization.