WO2015024239A1

WO2015024239A1 - Electronic cigarette

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Publication number: WO2015024239A1
Application number: PCT/CN2013/082098
Authority: WO
Inventors: 刘秋明
Original assignee: 吉瑞高新科技股份有限公司
Priority date: 2013-08-22
Filing date: 2013-08-22
Publication date: 2015-02-26

Abstract

Disclosed is an electronic cigarette, comprising a battery assembly (10) and an atomization assembly (20), wherein a first connecting piece (30) and a second connecting piece (40) are arranged at the connection of the battery assembly (10) and the atomization assembly (20). The first connecting piece (30) comprises a first upper electrode (310a) and a second upper electrode (310b) which are arranged in an axial direction of the second connecting piece (40) and are arranged at an interval on an end surface of the first connecting piece (30). The second connecting piece (40) comprises a first lower electrode (411a) and a second lower electrode (411b) which are inserted on the second connecting piece (40) and are in elastic tensioning fit with and electrically connected to the first upper electrode (310a) and the second upper electrode (310b). The electronic cigarette is convenient to operate, and has a good reliability, thereby improving the user experience.

Description

e-cigarette

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of electric heating products, and more particularly to an electronic cigarette.

Background technique

Due to the strengthening of national smoking bans and the improvement of people's health awareness, e-cigarettes have become more and more widely used as substitutes for traditional tobacco. E-cigarettes are generally composed of battery components and atomizing components connected to each other. , The atomizing component is provided with an atomizing device such as a heating wire or an ultrasonic atomizer, and the atomizing device is electrically connected with the battery. The atomizing component of the existing electronic cigarette is provided with an external thread, and the battery component is provided with an internal thread, and the atomizing component and the battery component are screwed. However, since the threaded connection method is easy to be misaligned, it is inconvenient to connect, and it is easy to loose, and reliability and user experience are poor.

Summary of the invention

The main object of the present invention is to provide an electronic cigarette having a convenient and reliable connection method, which is easy to be misaligned and difficult to connect in the prior art.

An electronic cigarette provided by the present invention includes a battery assembly and an atomizing assembly, and a connection between the battery assembly and the atomizing assembly is provided with a first connecting member and a second connecting member, and the first connecting member includes a first upper electrode and a second upper electrode arranged in an axial direction, juxtaposed and spaced apart on an end surface of the first connecting member; the second connecting member includes a second connecting member interposed on the second connecting member a first lower electrode and a second lower electrode elastically coupled and electrically connected to the first upper electrode and the second upper electrode; when assembled, the first upper electrode and the second upper electrode respectively correspond to the corresponding The first lower electrode and the second lower electrode are directly elastically deformed by being squeezed after being inserted, and the battery assembly and the atomizing assembly are elastically tensioned and connected to each other to realize power supply to the atomizing assembly.

In the above electronic cigarette, the first upper electrode and the second upper electrode or the The first lower electrode and the second lower electrode are made of an elastic conductive material having a radially expandable and contractible.

In the above electronic cigarette, the elastic conductive material is an elastic metal material.

In the above electronic cigarette, The first upper electrode and the second upper electrode are each in a column shape, the shape of the first lower electrode is adapted to the shape of the first upper electrode; the shape of the second lower electrode is opposite to the shape of the second upper electrode The shape of the electrodes is adapted.

In the above electronic cigarette, the cross sections of the first upper electrode and the second upper electrode are both circular or elliptical.

In the above electronic cigarette, the first upper electrode and the second upper electrode each have a circular cross section, and the first upper electrode and the second upper electrode each include a head for the first connector a fixed portion to be connected and a connecting portion connected between the head portion and the fixing portion.

In the above electronic cigarette, the connecting portion includes a card slot having a diameter smaller than the head portion and the fixing portion.

In the above electronic cigarette, the first lower electrode and the second lower electrode are identical in shape; the first lower electrode and the second lower electrode each include a latch portion extending toward the first connecting member and a sleeve that is sleeved by the second connecting member, wherein the latching portion is composed of a plurality of flaps distributed in a circumferential direction, and each of the flaps is radially formed to be radially expandable and contractible The protrusion is formed to hold the card slot buckle.

In the above electronic cigarette, the first lower electrode and the second lower electrode are each made of an elastic metal material.

In the above electronic cigarette, the connecting portion includes a plurality of radially expandable ribs disposed in a circumferential direction and a groove disposed between each of the ribs, the connecting portion having a diameter larger than the head diameter of.

In the above electronic cigarette, the first lower electrode and the second lower electrode each have an inner hollow cylindrical shape, and the diameters of the first lower electrode and the second lower electrode are the same as the first upper electrode and the second The heads of the upper electrodes are equal in diameter.

In the above electronic cigarette, the first upper electrode and the second upper electrode are each made of an elastic metal material.

In the above electronic cigarette, the first connecting member further includes an upper electrode mounting seat, and the upper electrode mounting seat is provided with a pair of mounting holes for mounting the first upper electrode and the second upper electrode, and is located at the a first vent between the pair of mounting holes.

In the above electronic cigarette, the second connecting member further includes a lower electrode mounting seat, and the lower electrode mounting seat is provided with a pair of insertion holes for mounting the first lower electrode and the second lower electrode, and is located at the a second vent hole between the pair of jacks, the first vent hole and the second vent hole form an air flow passage.

In the above electronic cigarette, the upper electrode mount and the lower electrode mount are made of an insulating material.

In the above electronic cigarette, the atomizing assembly and the battery assembly are respectively provided with an atomizing sleeve and a battery sleeve, and the second connecting member or the first connecting member is respectively disposed on the battery sleeve or the atomizing sleeve The battery sleeve and the atomizing sleeve are detachably connected by a connection of the first connecting member and the second connecting member.

The invention has the beneficial effects that the present invention realizes the connection of the upper and lower electrodes by interposing the upper electrodes directly in the lower electrodes by the elastic tensioning fit of the two. The connection realized by the connection method is convenient and labor-saving, and the user only needs to align and insert the atomizer component and the battery component to realize the connection between the two, which not only has good reliability, but also improves the user experience.

DRAWINGS

The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments, in which:

1 is a schematic perspective view of an electronic cigarette provided by the present invention;

2 is a cross-sectional view showing a preferred embodiment of the electronic cigarette provided by the present invention;

Figure 3 is an enlarged view of A in Figure 2;

4 is a schematic structural view of the upper electrode of FIG. 2;

Figure 5 is a schematic structural view of the lower electrode of Figure 2;

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view showing another preferred embodiment of the electronic cigarette provided by the present invention;

Figure 7 is an enlarged view of B in Figure 6;

Figure 8 is a schematic structural view of the upper electrode of Figure 6;

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural view of the lower electrode of FIG. 6. FIG.

detailed description

The invention provides an electronic cigarette structure which is connected by means of elastic tensioning and is suitable for the field of electronic cigarettes.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the electronic cigarette provided by the present invention includes a battery assembly 10 and an atomizing assembly 20 . The connection between the battery assembly 10 and the atomizing assembly 20 is provided with a first connecting member 30 and a second connecting member 40 . That is, the atomization assembly 20 and the battery assembly 10 are connected by the first connecting member 30 and the second connecting member 40.

Referring to FIG. 2, the battery assembly 10 includes a battery cannula 110, an end cap 150, a control module 130, a mount 140, a battery 120, and a second connector 40. The battery cannula 110 has an inner hollow cylindrical shape, and the second connecting member 40 is mounted at an end of the battery cannula 110 on the side close to the atomizing assembly 20. The end cap 150 is disposed at an end of the battery cannula 110 away from the side of the atomizing assembly 20. A control module mount 140, a control module 130, and a battery 120 are sequentially disposed between the end cover 150 and the second connecting member 40. The control module mount 140, the control module 130, and the battery 120 are each housed in an internal hollow position of the battery cannula 110. The end cover 150 and the second connecting member 40 may be integrally formed with the battery sleeve 110, or may be fixedly connected by an interference fit, a card, or the like.

The atomizing assembly 20 includes a nozzle cover 210, an atomizing sleeve 260, a vent tube 220, a heat generating member 230, an oil storage member 240, a mounting seat 250, and a first connecting member 30. The atomizing sleeve 260 has a hollow cylindrical shape inside. The first connecting member 30 is mounted at an end of the atomizing sleeve 260 on the side close to the battery assembly 10. The nozzle cover 210 is engaged at an end portion of the side away from the battery assembly 10. The nozzle cover 210 and the first connecting member 30 and the atomizing sleeve 260 may be integrally formed, or may be fixedly connected by interference fit, clamping, or the like. A vent pipe 220 and a mounting seat 250 for sealing the vent pipe 220 are sequentially mounted in the atomizing sleeve 260 in the direction from the nozzle cover 210 to the first connecting member 30. The outer wall of the vent pipe 220 and the inner wall of the atomizing sleeve 260 constitute an oil storage chamber (not labeled) in which the oil storage member 240 is placed, and the heat generating member 230 is mounted in the vent pipe 250 so that the heat generating member 230 faces the oil storage member 240. The smoke oil inside is heated to atomize it.

Of course, in other embodiments, the first connecting member 30 can also be disposed at the end of the side of the battery assembly 10 near the atomizing assembly 20. Similarly, the second connecting member 40 can also be disposed adjacent to the atomizing assembly 20. The end of one side of the battery assembly 10.

The first upper electrode 310a and the second upper electrode 310b are disposed side by side and spaced apart from each other on the end surface of the first connecting member 30 in the axial direction toward the second connecting member 40. A first lower electrode that is elastically and elastically coupled to the first upper electrode 310a and the second upper electrode 310b is interposed at a position corresponding to the first upper electrode 310a and the second upper electrode 310b. 411a and second lower electrode 411b. In the present embodiment, the first upper electrode 310a and the second upper electrode 310b or the first lower electrode 411a and the second lower electrode 411b are made of an elastic conductive material having a radially contractible. Specifically, it may be made of an elastic metal material.

In this embodiment, the first upper electrode 310a and the second upper electrode 310b are identical in shape and size, and are electrically connected to both ends of the heat generating component 230, respectively. The first lower electrode 411a and the second lower electrode 411b have the same shape and size, but have opposite polarities. Of course, in other embodiments, the first upper electrode 310a and the second upper electrode 310b may have different shapes and sizes. Similarly, the first lower electrode 411a and the second lower electrode 411b may have different shapes and sizes.

In the present embodiment, the upper electrode 310 has a columnar shape and has a circular or elliptical cross section. Of course, in other embodiments, any geometric shape such as a square or a triangle may also be used. The lower electrode 411 is adapted to the shape of the upper electrode 310.

Referring to FIGS. 3 to 5, in the present embodiment, the first upper electrode 310a has a circular cross section, and includes a head portion 3101, a connecting portion 3102, and a fixing portion 3103. The head 3101 is for extending into the lower electrode 411. The connecting portion 3102 is connected between the head portion 3101 and the fixing portion 3103, and is formed with a card slot 3104 for engaging with the lower electrode 411. The diameter of the card slot 3104 is smaller than the diameter of the head portion 3101 and also smaller than the diameter of the fixing portion 3103. The fixing portion 3103 is fixedly coupled to the first connecting member 30. In the present embodiment, the first connecting member 30 includes an upper electrode base 320, and the upper electrode base 320 is provided with a pair of mounting holes 3201 for mounting the first upper electrode 310a and the second upper electrode 310b. The upper electrode 310 is inserted in the mounting hole 3201 to be fixedly connected thereto. The upper electrode base 320 is preferably made of an insulating material. The fixing portion 3103 of the first upper electrode 310a is formed with a first contact piece 3107 extending in the axial direction away from the head. The first contact piece 3107 can be electrically connected to the heat generating element 230. A first vent hole 311 is further defined in the upper electrode base 320. The first vent hole 311 is disposed between the pair of mounting holes 3201. In this embodiment, the structure and material of the second upper electrode 310b and the first upper electrode 310a are the same and will not be described in detail.

In this embodiment, the second connector 40 includes a lower electrode base 420. A socket 410 is formed in the lower electrode base 420, and the insertion hole 410 is correspondingly cylindrical. The first lower electrode 411a is inserted and fixed in the insertion hole 410. The first lower electrode 411a includes a catch portion 4113 extending toward the first connecting member 30 and a fitting portion 4114 that is fitted into the insertion hole 410. The holding portion 4113 is distributed in a distributed manner along the circumferential direction of the insertion hole 410 by a plurality of lobes 4112 (distributed electrode sheets), and a central line direction toward the insertion hole 410 is formed in each of the lobes 4112 in the radial direction. And a radially expandable protrusion 4110. These protrusions 4110 are formed into a buckle 4111 for holding the card slot 3104 in the upper electrode 310. In the present embodiment, the first lower electrode 411a is made of an elastic metal material, so that the protrusion 4110 can be elastically stretched in the radial direction, and the card slot 3104 is well-applied. The sleeve portion 4114 of the first lower electrode 411a is formed with a second contact piece 4115 in the axial direction away from the holding portion 4113. The second contact piece 4115 is electrically connected to the battery 120. A second venting hole 412 is further disposed on the lower electrode base 420. The second venting hole 412 is disposed coaxially with the first venting hole 311. When assembled, the second venting hole 412 is formed to communicate with the first venting hole 311. A passage for the flow of air, both in communication with the vent tube. The lower electrode base 420 is made of an insulating material such as plastic or the like. In the present embodiment, the structure and material of the second lower electrode 411b and the first lower electrode 411a are the same and will not be described in detail.

The working principle of this embodiment will be further explained below.

When the electronic cigarette is assembled, the nebulizer assembly 20 and the battery assembly 10 are aligned and inserted. The first upper electrode 310a and the second upper electrode 310b are respectively inserted into the first lower electrode 411a and the second lower electrode 411b, respectively. The head portions 3101 of the first upper electrode 310a and the second upper electrode 310b respectively enter the first lower electrode 411a and the second lower electrode 411b in the latching portion 4113, and as the head 3101 continues to penetrate, the latching portion The buckle 4111 of 4113 is pressed to be elastically deformed so that the head 3101 passes through the buckle 4111. Then, the card slot 3104 of the first upper electrode 310a and the second upper electrode 310b falls into the buckle 4111. Since the diameter of the card slot 3104 is smaller than the diameter of the head 3101 and the fixing portion 3103, the buckle 4111 recovers elastic deformation. The card is placed in the card slot 3104, and the card slot 3104 and the buckle 4111 are elastically tensioned, and the electrical connection between the upper and lower electrodes is realized, thereby completing the power supply to the atomizing assembly 20.

Referring to Figures 6 through 9, another embodiment of the present invention is provided. The difference between this embodiment and the previous embodiment is only that the first upper electrode 310a, the second upper electrode 310b, the first lower electrode 411a, and the second lower electrode 411b are different from the shapes described in the above embodiments. In the present embodiment, the first upper electrode 310a includes a head portion 3101, a connecting portion 3102, and a fixing portion 3103. The shape of the head portion and the fixing portion are the same as those of the previous embodiment, and the shape of the connecting portion 3102 is different. In the present embodiment, the connecting portion 3102 includes a plurality of radially expandable ribs 3105 disposed in the circumferential direction and a recess 3106 disposed between each of the ribs 3105. The plurality of ribs 3105 surround a circular connecting portion 3102 having a diameter larger than the diameter of the head portion 3101 and the fixing portion 3103. As in the previous embodiment, a first contact piece 3107 is also formed on the first upper electrode 310a. In this embodiment, the structure and material of the second upper electrode 310b and the first upper electrode 310a are the same and will not be described in detail. The receptacle 410 of the second connector 40 corresponding thereto is cylindrical. The first lower electrode 411a has an inner hollow cylindrical shape and is respectively mounted in the insertion hole 410. The diameter of the first lower electrode 411a is equal to the diameter of the head of the first upper electrode 310a. In this embodiment, the first upper electrode 310a is made of an elastic metal material. This facilitates the insertion of the first upper electrode 310a into the first lower electrode 411a to achieve an elastic tension fit. As in the previous embodiment, a second contact piece 4115 is also formed on the first lower electrode 411a. In the present embodiment, the structure and material of the second lower electrode 411b and the first lower electrode 411a are the same and will not be described in detail.

The working principle of the present invention will be described in further detail below.

When the electronic cigarette is assembled, the atomizing assembly 20 is inserted into the battery assembly 10, and the first upper electrode 310a and the second upper electrode 310b are respectively inserted into the lower electrode 411. First, the head of the upper electrode 310 extends into the inside of the first lower electrode 411a and the second lower electrode 411b. Since the diameters of the first lower electrode 411a and the second lower electrode 411b are equal to the diameter of the head 3101, the connecting portion 3102 When it is inserted into the inside of the first lower electrode 411a and the second lower electrode 411b, it is elastically deformed by being pressed. Then, as the first upper electrode 310a and the second upper electrode 310b continue to penetrate, the connecting portion 3102 of the first upper electrode 310a and the second upper electrode 310b is elastically deformed by being pressed, and the connecting portion 3102 is also present. The outward tension of the elastic deformation is restored, so that the connecting portion 3102 and the inner walls of the first lower electrode 411a and the second lower electrode 411b are elastically tensioned, and the electrical connection between the upper and lower electrodes is realized, thereby completing The atomizing assembly 20 is powered.

In the present invention, by connecting the upper and lower electrodes to each other, the upper electrode is directly inserted into the lower electrode, and the connection between the two is achieved by the elastic tensioning of the two. The connection realized by the connection method is convenient and labor-saving, and the user only needs to align and insert the atomizer component and the battery component to realize the connection between the two, which not only has good reliability, but also improves the user experience.

It is to be understood that those skilled in the art will be able to make modifications and changes in accordance with the above description, and all such modifications and variations are intended to be included within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

An electronic cigarette comprising a battery assembly (10) and an atomizing assembly (20), wherein the connection between the battery assembly (10) and the atomizing assembly (20) is provided with a first connecting member (30) and a second connecting member (40) characterized in that the first connecting member (30) includes a first side juxtaposed in the axial direction toward the second connecting member (40) and spaced apart from the end surface of the first connecting member (30) An upper electrode (310a) and a second upper electrode (310b); the second connecting member (40) includes a first upper electrode (310a) and a second interposed on the second connecting member (40) The upper electrode (310b) is elastically tensioned and electrically connected to the first lower electrode (411a) and the second lower electrode (411b);

When assembled, the first upper electrode (310a) and the second upper electrode (310b) are directly connected to the corresponding first lower electrode (411a) and second lower electrode (411b), respectively, and then squeezed. The elastic deformation causes the battery assembly (10) and the atomizing assembly (20) to be elastically tensioned and connected to each other and to supply power to the atomizing assembly (20).
The electronic cigarette according to claim 1, wherein the first upper electrode (310a) and the second upper electrode (310b) or the first lower electrode (411a) and the second lower electrode (411b) are Made of a radially expandable elastic conductive material.
The electronic cigarette according to claim 2, wherein the elastic conductive material is an elastic metal material.
The electronic cigarette according to claim 1, wherein the first upper electrode (310a) and the second upper electrode (310b) are each in a column shape, and the shape of the first lower electrode (411a) and the first The shape of an upper electrode (310a) is adapted; the shape of the second lower electrode (411b) is adapted to the shape of the second upper electrode (310b).
The electronic cigarette according to claim 4, wherein the first upper electrode (310a) and the second upper electrode (310b) have a circular or elliptical cross section.
The electronic cigarette according to claim 5, wherein the first upper electrode (310a) and the second upper electrode (310b) have a circular cross section, and the first upper electrode (310a) and the first The two upper electrodes (310b) each include a head portion (3101), a fixing portion (3103) for connection with the first connecting member (30), and a connecting portion (3101) and the fixing portion (3103) The connection between the parts (3102).
The electronic cigarette according to claim 6, wherein the connecting portion (3102) includes a card slot (3104) having a diameter smaller than a diameter of the head portion (3101) and the fixing portion (3103).
The electronic cigarette according to claim 7, wherein the first lower electrode (411a) and the second lower electrode (411b) have the same shape; the first lower electrode (411a) and the second lower electrode (411b) Each includes a catch portion (4113) extending toward the first connecting member (30) and a fitting portion (4114) that is engaged with the second connecting member (40), wherein the holding portion (4113) is composed of a plurality of flaps (4112) distributed in a circumferential direction, and each of the flaps (4112) is formed with a radially expandable protrusion (4110) in a radial direction, the convex Starting (4110), a buckle (4111) for holding the card slot (3104) is synthesized.
The electronic cigarette according to claim 8, wherein the first lower electrode (411a) and the second lower electrode (411b) are each made of an elastic metal material.
The electronic cigarette according to claim 6, wherein the connecting portion (3102) includes a plurality of radially expandable ribs (3105) disposed in a circumferential direction and is disposed at each of the two ribs (3105) Between the grooves (3106), the diameter of the connecting portion (3102) is larger than the diameter of the head portion (3101).
The electronic cigarette according to claim 10, wherein the first lower electrode (411a) and the second lower electrode (411b) each have an inner hollow cylindrical shape, and the first lower electrode (411a) The diameter of the second lower electrode (411b) is equal to the diameter of the head (3101) of the first upper electrode (310a) and the second upper electrode (310b).
The electronic cigarette according to claim 11, wherein the first upper electrode (310a) and the second upper electrode (310b) are each made of an elastic metal material.
The electronic cigarette according to claim 1, wherein the first connecting member (30) further comprises an upper electrode mounting seat (320), and the upper electrode mounting seat (320) is provided with the A pair of mounting holes (3201) of an upper electrode (310a) and a second upper electrode (310b) and a first venting hole (311) between the pair of mounting holes (3201).
The electronic cigarette according to claim 13, wherein the second connecting member (40) further comprises a lower electrode mounting seat (420), and the lower electrode mounting seat (420) is provided with the a pair of jacks (410) of the lower electrode (411a) and the second lower electrode (411b) and a second vent hole (412) between the pair of jacks (410), the first vent hole (311) forming an air flow passage with the second vent (412).
The electronic cigarette according to claim 14, wherein the upper electrode mount (320) and the lower electrode mount (420) are made of an insulating material.
The electronic cigarette according to claim 1, wherein the atomizing assembly (20) and the battery assembly (10) are respectively provided with an atomizing sleeve (260) and a battery sleeve (110), wherein the Two connecting members (40) or first connecting members (30) are respectively disposed on the battery sleeve (110) or the atomizing sleeve (260) through the first connecting member (30) and the second connecting member The connection of (40) detachably connects the battery cannula (110) and the atomization cannula (260).