Electronic Vapor Device With Integrated And Removable Containers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing personal vaporizers have limited control over vaporization operations and lack efficient methods for reloading and vaporizing materials, leading to suboptimal user experience and functionality.
Innovation Solution
An electronic vapor device with integrated and removable containers, a docking bay, and a vaporizer component that allows for controlled vaporization of pressurized materials, enabling customizable vapor production and inhalation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a removable container system is implemented for reloading vaporizable material, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The vaporizer system is divided into separate functional modules: a permanent integrated container, a removable second container for reloading, and a docking bay interface. This segmentation allows users to easily remove and replace material containers without handling the entire device, significantly improving ease of reloading while the modular design manages complexity through standardized interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
A docking bay serves as an intermediary interface between the removable second container and the vaporizer body. This mediator component provides a standardized connection point that simplifies the reloading operation while containing the mechanical interface complexity in a dedicated location rather than distributing it throughout the device.
2Productivity
If pressurized vaporizable material is used, then productivity is improved, but safety concerns increase due to pressure management
Solution Approach 1:
A depressurization chamber acts as an intermediary between the pressurized material source and the vaporization zone. This intermediate chamber allows controlled pressure reduction before the material enters the heating element, enabling efficient vapor production from pressurized sources while managing safety risks through gradual pressure equalization rather than direct high-pressure vaporization.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the pressure parameter of the vaporizable material as it moves through different zones: high pressure in the storage container for compact storage and efficient delivery, then controlled depressurization in the intermediate chamber, and finally low pressure at the vaporization point for safe heating and inhalation.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances the usability and functionality of personal vaporizers by providing improved control over vaporization processes and easy reloading, resulting in a more efficient and customizable user experience.
Implementation Method 1
a vaporizer component configured for vaporizing the first vaporizable material or the second vaporizable material to generate a vapor
Implementation Method 2
releasing an amount of the pressurized vaporizable material into a depressurization chamber, resulting in depressurized vaporizable material
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic vapor device is disclosed comprising a vapor outlet, a first container for storing a first vaporizable material, wherein the first container is permanently integrated into the electronic vapor device, a second container for storing a second vaporizable material, wherein the second container is removable from the electronic vapor device, a docking bay configured to receive the second container, wherein the second container is removed from or inserted into the docking bay through a door, and a vaporizer component configured for vaporizing the first vaporizable material or the second vaporizable material to generate a vapor and for providing the vapor to the vapor outlet.