Combined Ultrasonic Atomizer for Precise Tobacco Tar Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing ultrasonic high-frequency atomizers in electronic cigarettes face issues with tobacco tar supply control, leading to inefficient atomization, cotton burning, and health hazards due to uncontrolled tar guide cotton, resulting in suboptimal smoke quality and heat efficiency.

Innovation Solution

A combined ultrasonic atomizer using a micropore atomization piece for initial oscillation and a high-frequency atomization piece for secondary oscillation, with a silica gel base and controlled air passages, eliminates direct contact with tar guide cotton, ensuring precise tobacco tar supply and improved atomization efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If tobacco tar guide cotton is used to guide tobacco tar, then the atomization process can proceed, but the supply speed of tobacco tar is hard to control, resulting in either soaking of atomization pieces or insufficient supply

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveatomization stabilityVSAvoidtobacco tar supply control
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent removes the tobacco tar guide cotton from the system entirely. Instead of using cotton to guide and supply tobacco tar, the invention uses ultrasonic vibration of the atomization piece itself to directly atomize the tobacco tar, eliminating the uncontrolled supply mechanism and achieving precise control through ultrasonic frequency modulation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the mechanical cotton-based supply system with an ultrasonic vibration-based atomization system. The ultrasonic atomization piece vibrates at high frequency to atomize tobacco tar directly, substituting the passive mechanical guidance of cotton with active ultrasonic atomization that provides controllable supply speed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Quantity of substance

If tobacco tar guide cotton is used, then atomization can occur, but particles become larger and smoke is weakened when penetrating through the cotton

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesmoke outputVSAvoidparticle size control
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts and removes the tobacco tar guide cotton that causes particle enlargement. By eliminating the cotton layer that smoke must penetrate, the system directly atomizes tobacco tar into fine particles without the intermediate step of passing through cotton fibers, thereby maintaining small particle size and strong smoke output.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

3Device complexity

If tobacco tar guide cotton is used, then atomization structure is simple, but cotton burning phenomenon occurs with insufficient supply, producing burnt flavor and harmful substances

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveatomizer structureVSAvoidburnt flavor and harmful substances
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent removes the combustible tobacco tar guide cotton from the system. Without cotton present in the atomization area, there is no material to burn when tobacco tar supply is insufficient, thereby eliminating burnt flavor and harmful combustion byproducts while maintaining a relatively simple atomizer structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent eliminates the harmful combustion effect by removing the cotton material that would otherwise burn. The ultrasonic atomization piece itself does not burn because it is designed to vibrate and atomize tobacco tar without reaching combustion temperatures, converting the potential harm of cotton burning into a benefit of clean, controlled atomization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #22Blessing in disguise (Convert harm into benefit)

4Device complexity

If tobacco tar guide cotton is used, then initial atomization structure is simple, but heat efficiency is low and atomization start speed is slow due to heat absorption by cotton

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveatomizer structureVSAvoidheat efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The patent removes the tobacco tar guide cotton that absorbs heat during the atomization process. Without cotton present, heat energy is not wasted on heating and potentially burning the cotton material, thereby improving heat efficiency and reducing energy loss while maintaining a simple atomizer structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

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 provides quick start speed, high heat efficiency, pure taste, and reduced health risks by controlling tobacco tar supply and preventing cotton burning, resulting in enhanced atomization performance and smoke quality.

Implementation Method 1

an ultrasonic micropore atomization piece for performing first stage oscillation atomization on tobacco tar

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectUltrasonic vibration: Ultrasonic Vibration

Implementation Method 2

an ultrasonic high-frequency atomization piece for performing second stage oscillation atomization on the tobacco tar

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectHigh-frequency ultrasonic vibration: Ultrasonic Vibration

Data Source

PatentEP3298912B1Combination-type ultrasonic atomizer and atomizing method therefor, electronic cigarette
Publication Date: 2022.01.05 CHINA TOBACCO HUNAN IND CORP
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AI summary

The present invention disclosed a combined ultrasonic atomizer, an atomization method thereof and electronic cigarette. The combined ultrasonic atomizer comprises a tobacco tar bin, an air inlet passage, a tobacco tar smoke outlet passage and an atomization component; the atomization component comprises a micropore atomization piece used for performing first-stage oscillation atomization on tobacco tar and a high-frequency atomization piece used for performing second-stage oscillation atomization on the tobacco tar; the micropore atomization piece is communicated with a tobacco tar outlet of the tobacco tar bin by direct contact or through a tobacco tar guide structure, and an ejection end of the micropore atomization piece is aligned to an atomization surface of the high-frequency atomization piece; and the air inlet passage communicates with an atomization cavity located between the micropore atomization piece and the high-frequency atomization piece, and the atomization cavity communicates with the tobacco tar smoke outlet passage. The present invention solves the defects of excessive tobacco tar supply or insufficient tobacco tar supply of the traditional tobacco tar guide cotton.