Venturi Atomizing Cartridge for Corrosion-Resistant Fluid Diffusion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing diffusion devices for botanical fluids and essences face issues with corrosion, require multiple components of varying materials, are not compact, need manual refilling and part replacement, and often dilute or damage surroundings, leading to inefficiency and high costs.
Innovation Solution
A unitary, single-material cartridge with integrated storage, vacuum channel, and air duct system that uses 3D printing to atomize liquids without heat, using a Venturi effect to create atomized vapor, which can be easily. The cartridge is designed to snap in and out of a multi-cartridge system for quick replacement and mixing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple components of varying materials are used in diffusion devices, then corrosion resistance is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the reservoir and diffusion apparatus into a single integrated cartridge structure made of one corrosion-resistant material (glass or chemically resistant plastic). This eliminates the need for multiple separate components made of different materials, reducing complexity while maintaining corrosion resistance throughout the entire fluid path.
Solution Approach 2:
The single cartridge structure performs multiple functions simultaneously: it serves as the fluid reservoir, contains the diffusion apparatus, provides structural support, and acts as the diffusion outlet. This multi-functionality in a single component reduces the number of parts needed while maintaining all necessary corrosion-resistant properties.
2Reliability
If glass or corrosion resistant material is used for the reservoir, then corrosion resistance is improved, but ease of manufacture decreases
Solution Approach 1:
By integrating the reservoir and diffusion apparatus into a single cartridge, the manufacturing process is simplified to producing one component rather than assembling multiple separate parts. This single-piece construction reduces manufacturing steps while maintaining corrosion resistance.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent specifies using chemically resistant plastics (such as chemically resistant plastics) as an alternative to glass, which can be manufactured using standard injection molding processes. This parameter change from glass to chemically resistant plastic improves ease of manufacture while maintaining equivalent corrosion resistance properties.
3Reliability
If HDPE tube is used for liquid movement, then corrosion resistance is improved, but device complexity increases due to required seals and gaskets
Solution Approach 1:
The patent eliminates the need for separate HDPE tubes, gaskets, and seals by integrating all fluid transport channels directly into the single cartridge structure. The cartridge itself forms the fluid path from reservoir to diffusion outlet, removing the complexity of multiple sealed connections.
4Productivity
If heat is used for diffusion, then atomization rate is improved, but harmful factors increase due to essence degradation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces thermal heating mechanisms with a mechanical/physical diffusion system using a diffusion outlet and airflow. This substitution eliminates heat-based atomization while achieving vaporization through controlled air flow and surface area exposure, preventing essence degradation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses cool air flow instead of heated air, creating a non-thermal environment for diffusion. This inert, non-heating atmosphere allows botanical essences to vaporize without thermal degradation, preserving their chemical properties and therapeutic characteristics.
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 system efficiently stores and diffuses botanical fluids into vapor, avoiding corrosion and manual part replacement, while allowing for quick essence swapping and controlled mixing, reducing waste and costs.
Implementation Method 1
Air supplied by an air supply enters an air inlet of a cartridge, wherein it is manipulated by the cartridge in a way that creates a stream of fast-moving air above a liquid within the cartridge, which causes the liquid within the vacuum channel to be suctioned into said stream of fast-moving air where it is atomized.
Implementation Method 2
creates a stream of fast-moving air above a liquid within the cartridge, which causes the liquid within the vacuum channel to be suctioned into said stream of fast-moving air
Implementation Method 3
the liquid within the vacuum channel to be suctioned into said stream of fast-moving air where it is atomized
Data Source
AI summary
A unitary cartridge designed to store and diffuse and dispense fluid via atomization is provided. The system generally comprises a cartridge, fluid, manifold, and air supply, wherein the air supply injects air through the manifold and into the cartridge through an air inlet of the cartridge. The air is manipulated by the cartridge in a way that creates a stream of fast-moving air above a fluid within the cartridge. This results in a zone of lower pressure above the fluid that results in the fluid to be suctioned into said stream of fast-moving air where it is atomized. The atomized fluid is then carried by the stream of fast-moving air out an atomization outlet where it is dispersed within the environment. One embodiment includes multiple cartridges, each containing different liquids, removably mounted to a common manifold supplying pressurized air to each cartridge, each of which diffuses the respective liquid and disperses the atomized liquid into a shared environment for mixing.