Vapor Inhalation Device With Variable-Frequency Ultrasonic Atomization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic cigarette technologies face issues with leakage, overheating, and health risks associated with coil-based systems, necessitating a safer and more controlled vaporization process.
Innovation Solution
A vapor inhalation device utilizing an ultrasonic module with variable frequency vibration to atomize liquid, combined with a delivery system featuring a honeycomb arrangement of baffles to enhance vapor acceleration and a unidirectional air inlet, ensuring efficient and safe vapor production without direct heat application.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If coil-based heating elements are used to vaporize e-liquid, then vaporization function is achieved, but leakage, overheating, and health risks occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the traditional coil-based thermal heating system with an ultrasonic vibration-based atomization system. The ultrasonic module generates high-frequency mechanical vibrations that directly atomize the e-liquid through cavitation and mechanical stress, eliminating the need for thermal heating elements and their associated problems of leakage, overheating, and harmful byproduct generation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs ultrasonic vibration at high frequencies to atomize the e-liquid. The ultrasonic module generates mechanical vibrations that create cavitation bubbles and mechanical stress in the liquid, causing it to break into fine droplets for vaporization without requiring thermal heating, thereby solving the technical contradictions related to safety and reliability.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If ultrasonic vibration is used to atomize liquid, then safety and control are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the ultrasonic module within the existing device housing, nesting it among other components such as the power source, reservoir, and delivery system. This nested arrangement minimizes the overall device footprint and manages complexity by organizing components in a compact, integrated manner rather than adding separate external systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The ultrasonic module serves multiple functions: it atomizes the e-liquid, generates vapor, and can be controlled through frequency adjustment. By making this single component multi-functional, the patent reduces the need for separate mechanisms for each function, thereby managing device complexity while achieving safety and control improvements.
3Adaptability or versatility
If variable frequency ultrasonic vibration is applied, then vapor density control is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates a frequency adjustment module that allows the ultrasonic module to operate at variable frequencies. This dynamic control capability enables adjustment of vapor density and atomization characteristics to suit different user preferences and conditions, enhancing adaptability while managing manufacturing complexity through modular design.
4Speed
If honeycomb baffle arrangement is used in delivery system, then vapor acceleration is enhanced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a honeycomb arrangement of baffles in the delivery system, which creates a structured pattern of curved and angled surfaces. This geometric configuration guides and accelerates vapor flow toward the mouthpiece through streamlined pathways, enhancing delivery speed while managing structural complexity through the repetitive, modular honeycomb pattern that can be efficiently manufactured.
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 provides a safer, more reliable vaping experience with reduced maintenance and health risks, offering controlled vapor density and efficient vapor delivery with minimal user effort.
Implementation Method 1
an ultrasonic module disposed downstream, in terms of fluid flow, of the reservoir for vaporizing the liquid; an frequency adjustment module operatively connected to the ultrasonic module for adjusting a frequency of vibration of said ultrasonic module; wherein the ultrasonic module is configured to vibrate at variable frequencies to atomize liquid
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AI summary
The present invention discloses a vapor inhalation device comprising a power source (100); a reservoir (200) for holding liquid to be vaporized; an ultrasonic module (300) disposed downstream, in terms of fluid flow, of the reservoir (200) for vaporizing the liquid; a frequency adjustment module (400) operatively connected to the ultrasonic module (300) for adjusting a frequency of vibration of said ultrasonic module (300); and a delivery system (500) for directing flow of vapor through a mouthpiece (501) to a user; wherein the ultrasonic module (300) is configured to vibrate at variable frequencies to atomize liquid drawn from the reservoir (200), causing the vapor to be formed of different densities based on the frequency of vibration and exit through the delivery system (500).