Vaporizer Heating Assembly with Embedded Quartz Cup
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional vaporizers often cause plant material, extracts, or oils to burn instead of vaporize due to direct contact with heat-conductive wires, leading to the inhalation of irritants and carcinogens, and result in difficult cleaning and flavor degradation.
Innovation Solution
A vaporizer heating assembly featuring a heat conductor embedded within a quartz cup, with a coil configuration that allows for even heat distribution and temperature control between 250° F to 650° F, minimizing direct contact and facilitating easy cleaning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Power
If plant material is placed in direct contact with heat-conductive wire, then heating efficiency is improved, but plant material burns instead of vaporizing and harmful substances are generated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a ceramic or glass rod piece as an intermediary between the heat-conductive wire and the plant material. The wire is wrapped around the rod piece, which then contacts the plant material indirectly. This intermediary structure allows heat transfer from the wire to the plant material while preventing direct contact, thereby avoiding combustion and harmful substance generation while maintaining heating efficiency.
2Power
If plant material gathers beneath the ceramic piece, then heating concentration is improved, but cleaning difficulty increases and flavor degrades
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a curved or rounded ceramic/glass rod piece instead of flat surfaces. This curvature prevents plant material from gathering in corners or crevices beneath the heating element, as there are no sharp edges or flat surfaces for accumulation. The smooth curved surface allows for easier cleaning while maintaining effective heating concentration through the rounded contact area with the plant material.
3Power
If plant material melts and solidifies around the heat-conductive wire, then heat transfer efficiency is improved, but device complexity increases and cleaning becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The ceramic or glass rod piece serves as a mediator that prevents plant material from directly contacting and solidifying around the heat-conductive wire. The wire is wrapped around the rod piece, creating a barrier that stops material accumulation on the wire itself. This maintains heat transfer efficiency through the rod piece while significantly reducing cleaning complexity, as the rod piece can be easily cleaned without disassembling wire connections.
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 effectively vaporizes substances without combustion, reducing the inhalation of harmful substances and improving flavor quality by maintaining a controlled temperature and preventing material buildup, thus enhancing the vaporizer's efficacy and usability.
Implementation Method 1
the heat conductor is configured to increase a temperature of the interior surface of the cup
Implementation Method 2
a vaporizer heating assembly having a cup and integrated heat conductor
Data Source
AI summary
A vaporizer heating element is disclosed. In various embodiments, the vaporizer heating element comprises a heat conductor embedded within a cup. The cup defines a chamber configured to receive tobacco and/or other plant-based extracts. The heat conductor is configured to receive an electrical current and increase a temperature of the cup.