The present invention relates to the technical field of vaporization, and in particular, to a vaporization core, a vaporizer, and an electronic vaporization device.
Dozens of carcinogens existing in the burning smoke of tobacco, such as tar, will do great harm to human health. Moreover, the smoke diffuses into the air to form second-hand smoke, which will also cause harm to people around you after inhaling the second-hand smoke. Therefore, smoking is forbidden in most public places. However, the electronic vaporization device has similar appearance and taste to ordinary cigarettes, but usually does not contain other harmful components such as tar and suspended particles in cigarettes. Therefore, the electronic vaporization device is widely used as a substitute for cigarettes.
The electronic vaporization device usually uses a vaporization core to vaporize liquid, thereby forming aerosol (smoke) for a user to inhale. The vaporization core is electrically connected to the power supply through a lead or an ejector pin. However, in order to ensure the stability and reliability of the connection between the lead or the ejector pin and the vaporization core, the total area of the entire heating surface may be compressed, resulting in the low utilization of the heating surface, which is not conducive to the layout of the heating body on the heating surface, and ultimately affects the vaporization effect of the entire vaporization core.
In an embodiment, the present invention provides a vaporization core of an electronic vaporization device, comprising: a heating body configured to generate heat; an electrode body electrically connected to the heating body; and a substrate configured to buffer liquid and having a mounting surface and a heating surface spaced apart from the mounting surface, wherein the electrode body is arranged on the mounting surface, wherein the heating body is arranged on the heating surface, and wherein the heating surface is configured to absorb heat generated by the heating body and vaporize the liquid.
Subject matter of the present disclosure will be described in even greater detail below based on the exemplary figures. All features described and/or illustrated herein can be used alone or combined in different combinations. The features and advantages of various embodiments will become apparent by reading the following detailed description with reference to the attached drawings, which illustrate the following:
In an embodiment, the present invention improves the vaporization effect of a vaporization core.
In an embodiment, the present invention provides a vaporization core of an electronic vaporization device, including:
a heating body, configured to generate heat;
an electrode body, electrically connected to the heating body; and
a substrate, configured to buffer liquid and having a mounting surface and a heating surface spaced apart from the mounting surface, where the electrode body is arranged on the mounting surface, the heating body is arranged on the heating surface, and the heating surface is configured to absorb the heat generated by the heating body and vaporize the liquid.
A vaporizer is provided, including a suction nozzle and the vaporization core of any of the above. An airflow channel is formed in the suction nozzle. The vaporization core is located in the airflow channel. The airflow channel extends through a surface of the suction nozzle to form a suction nozzle opening for inhaling smoke. The heating surface is arranged facing the suction nozzle opening, and the mounting surface is arranged facing away from the suction nozzle opening.
An electronic vaporization device includes a power supply and the above vaporizer. The power supply includes a conductor configured to be electrically connected to the electrode body, and the conductor is located on a side where the mounting surface is located.
Details of one or more embodiments of the present invention are described in the following accompanying drawings and description. Other features, objects, and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the specification, accompanying drawings, and claims.
In order to facilitate the understanding of the present invention, the present invention will be more fully described below with reference to the relevant accompanying drawings.
A preferred implementation of the present invention is shown in the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention may be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the implementations described herein. On the contrary, these implementations are provided for a more thorough and comprehensive understanding of the disclosed content of the present invention.
It should be noted that when an element is considered to be “fixed” to an other element, the element may be directly on the other element or an intermediate element may exist. When an element is considered to be “connected” to an other element, the element may be directly connected to the other element or an intermediate element may exist. The terms “inside”, “outside”, “left”, “right”, and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only, and are not meant to be the only implementation.
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The substrate 100 may be formed by injection molding or powder pressing molding, and the shape of the substrate 100 may be a cylindrical shape or a prismatic shape. Referring to
When the substrate 100 contacts the liquid in the liquid storage cavity 21, the substrate 100 forms capillary action due to the existence of the micro-pores, and the liquid may gradually permeate into the substrate 100 through the capillary action, so that the substrate 100 has a certain buffering function for the liquid. The flow resistance of the liquid when permeating into the substrate 100 is inversely proportional to the porosity and the average pore size of the micro-pores. A larger porosity and a larger average pore size of the substrate 100 lead to a smaller flow resistance of the liquid in the substrate 100. In addition, the substrate 100 made of the porous ceramic material has good high temperature resistance, which prevents the liquid buffered in the substrate 100 from producing a chemical reaction with the substrate 100 at a high temperature, causing a waste of the liquid due to nonparticipation in an unnecessary chemical reaction, and avoiding various harmful substances produced by the chemical reaction.
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The heating body 200 may be a metal heating body or an alloy heating body, that is, the heating body 200 may be made of a metal material or an alloy material. The alloy material may be selected from Fe—Cr alloy, Fe—Cr—Al alloy, Fe—Cr—Ni alloy, Cr—Ni alloy, titanium alloy, stainless steel alloy, Kama alloy, or the like. The heating body 200 may be formed through processes such as die stamping, casting, mechanical weaving, chemical etching, or screen printing. The substrate 100 and the heating body 200 may be integrally formed. For example, the substrate and the heating body are integrally formed by glue discharging and sintering. Certainly, the substrate 100 and the heating body 200 may also be formed separately. For example, the substrate 100 is formed first, and then the heating body 200 is connected to the substrate 100 through screen printing, glue discharging, and sintering.
The heating body 200 may be a strip-shaped sheet structure, and the heating body 200 may be bent to form various regular or irregular patterns. For example, the heating body 200 is S-shaped. The heating body 200 is arranged on the heating surface 110, for example, the heating body 200 is directly attached to the heating surface 110, so that the heating body 200 protrudes from the heating surface 110 by a certain height. For another example, a groove may be formed on the heating surface 110. The groove is formed by recessing a part of the heating surface 110 by a set depth, and the heating body 200 is embedded in a groove 111, so that an upper surface of the heating body 200 protrudes from the heating surface 110 by a certain height, or the upper surface of the heating body 200 is just flush with the heating surface 110. The thickness of the heating body 200 may range from 0.01 mm to 2.00 mm, for example, a specific value of the thickness may be 0.01 mm, 0.03 mm, 0.1 mm, 2.00 mm, or the like. The width of the heating body 200 ranges from 0.05 mm to 3 mm. For example, a specific value of the width may be 0.05 mm, 0.06 mm, 0.25 mm, 30 mm, or the like.
The electrode body 300 is electrically connected to the heating body 200, and the electrode body 300 is also electrically connected to the conductor 40. The power supply successively supplies power to the heating body 200 through the conductor 40 and the electrode body 300. The resistivity of the electrode body 300 is significantly less than the resistivity of the heating body 200, so that the electrode body 300 has excellent conductivity. The electrode body 300 may be a sheet structure. The electrode body 300 is arranged on the mounting surface 120. For example, the heating body 200 is directly attached to the heating surface 110, so that the heating body 200 protrudes from the heating surface 110 by a certain height. For another example, a groove may be formed on the mounting surface 120. The groove is formed by recessing a part of the mounting surface 120 by a set depth, and the electrode body 300 is embedded in a groove 111, so that an upper surface of the electrode body 300 protrudes from the mounting surface 120 by a certain height, or the upper surface of the electrode body 300 is just flush with the mounting surface 120. Two electrode bodies 300 are arranged. One electrode body 300 serves as a positive electrode and the other electrode body 300 serves as a negative electrode.
Since the heating body 200 is connected in series with the electrode body 300, the resistivity of the electrode body 300 is significantly less than the resistivity of the heating body 200. When the power supply supplies power to the heating body 200, the heating body 200 generates a large amount of heat, and the heating surface 110 absorbs the heat generated by the heating body 200 and heats up. The temperature is enough to vaporize the liquid. However, the heat generated by the electrode body 300 may be neglected, and therefore the mounting surface 120 cannot generate a high temperature that can vaporize the liquid.
If the heating body 200 and the electrode body 300 are both arranged on the heating surface 110, on the one hand, the electrode body 300 occupies part of an area of the heating surface 110, which leads to the reduction of the effective vaporization area on the heating surface 110, that is, the effective vaporization area is compressed, thereby reducing the vaporization amount of the liquid by the heating surface 110 per unit time and the concentration of smoke, and which also leads to a slower speed of generating smoke by the heating surface 110, thereby affecting the sensitivity of the vaporization core 30 to an inhalation response. On the other hand, the electrode body 300 and the conductive pillar can absorb the heat on the heating surface 110, which causes the connection failure between the electrode body 300 and the conductor 40 as a result of high temperature, thereby affecting the service life of the vaporization core 30, and which also causes a large amount of heat loss in the heating surface 110, thereby affecting the thermal efficiency of the heating surface 110.
In the above embodiment, the heating body 200 is arranged on the heating surface 110, and the electrode body 300 is arranged on the mounting surface 120, that is, the heating body 200 and the electrode body 300 are arranged on different surfaces of the substrate 100, so as to prevent the electrode body 300 and the heating body 200 from being both located on the same heating surface 110. In this way, the electrode body 300 can be prevented from occupying the part of the area of the heating surface 110, thereby ensuring that the heating surface 110 maintains the effective vaporization area sufficient to vaporize liquid, increasing the vaporization amount of liquid by the heating surface 110 per unit time, and increasing the concentration of smoke. The speed of generating smoke by the heating surface 110 is also increased, thereby improving the sensitivity of the vaporization core 30 to the inhalation response. In addition, the connection failure between the electrode body 300 and the conductive pillar due to the absorption of heat from the heating surface 110 may be further prevented, thereby prolonging the service life of the vaporization core 30 and reducing the heat loss of the heating surface 110 to improve the thermal efficiency of the heating surface 110.
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Because the connecting body 400 extends through the inside of the substrate 100, on the one hand, the mounting stability of the connecting body 400 can be improved, and the heating body 200 can be firmly fixed to the heating surface 110. The connection strength between the connecting body 400 and the electrode body 300 can also be improved, so as to ensure the stability and reliability of both the connecting body 400 and the electrode body 300 in terms of mechanical connection and electrical connection. On the other hand, when the connecting body 400 is energized, the connecting body 400 generates a certain amount of heat, to preheat the substrate 100 to a certain extent. The viscosity of the liquid buffered in the substrate 100 decreases due to the absorption of heat, thereby improving the fluidity of the liquid inside the substrate 100, that is, reducing the flow resistance of the liquid. In this way, the liquid can quickly reach the heating surface 110 from the liquid absorbing surface 131 through the inside of the substrate 100 for vaporization, thereby avoiding the dry burning phenomenon, and ensuring that the entire vaporization core 30 can meet the vaporization requirement of the high viscosity liquid.
Further, the spacing between the connecting body 400 and the liquid absorbing surface 131 is less than the spacing between the connecting body 400 and the geometric center of the substrate 100. Generally speaking, the connecting body 400 is arranged closer to the liquid absorbing surface 131. In this case, the area of the substrate 100 close to the liquid absorbing surface 131 can quickly absorb heat to improve the fluidity of the liquid, so as to ensure that the liquid quickly enters the substrate 100 from the liquid storage cavity 21 through the liquid absorbing surface 131.
In other embodiments, the connecting body 400 and the heating body 200 may also be made of different materials respectively. As shown in
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The above “downward vaporization mode” has at least the following four defects. First, because the smoke is first discharged into the lower channel 22b, and the conductor 40 occupies part of the space in the lower channel 22b, the total space of the lower channel 22b is compressed and reduced, which is not conducive to the full vaporization of the liquid. Second, the smoke discharged into the lower channel 22b contacts the conductor 40, and the conductor 40 hinders the circulation and transmission of smoke, which affects the transmission speed of smoke in the airflow channel 22. Third, the smoke generated on the heating surface 110 passes through a long path and reaches the suction nozzle opening 22c, which increases the probability that the smoke will condense in the airflow channel 22 to form large-particle droplets, thereby reducing the concentration due to smoke loss, and also causing the large-particle droplets to block the airflow channel 22 or leak to the power supply to erode the power supply. If it is necessary to reduce smoke solidification, higher requirements are to be imposed on the structural design of the entire airflow channel 22, which may increase the design and manufacturing costs of the entire electronic vaporization device. Fourth, the liquid tends to gather on the heating surface 110 under the action of gravity. In a case that the viscosity of the liquid itself is low, the liquid gathered on the heating surface 110 drops from the vaporization core 30, thereby causing liquid leakage.
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In some embodiments, a groove 111 is formed on the mounting surface 120. The groove 111 is recessed toward the heating surface 110 by a set depth. By arranging the groove 111, the total weight of the vaporization core 30 can be reduced, and the flow resistance of the liquid in the substrate 100 can be reduced, so that the liquid can quickly reach the heating surface 110 from the liquid absorbing surface 131.
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The boss portion 150 is connected to the step surface 141, and the boss portion 150 protrudes from the step surface 141 by a certain height. The heating surface 110 is located on the boss portion 150, so that the heating surface 110 is arranged upward. When the substrate 100 is mounted on the suction nozzle 20, the step surface 141 and the boss portion 150 can provide a good limiting function for the whole substrate 100, thereby improving the stability and reliability of the mounting of the vaporization core 30.
In some embodiments, the vaporizer 10 and the power supply are detachably connected. When the vaporizer 10 is a disposable consumable, the used vaporizer 10 can be conveniently unloaded from the power supply and discarded separately, and the power supply may be used with a new vaporizer 10 to realize recycling.
The technical features of the above embodiments can be arbitrarily combined. In order to make the description concise, all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are not described. However, as long as no contradiction exists in the combinations of these technical features, the technical features should be considered as the scope of this specification.
While the invention has been illustrated and described in detail in the drawings and foregoing description, such illustration and description are to be considered illustrative or exemplary and not restrictive. It will be understood that changes and modifications may be made by those of ordinary skill within the scope of the following claims. In particular, the present invention covers further embodiments with any combination of features from different embodiments described above and below. Additionally, statements made herein characterizing the invention refer to an embodiment of the invention and not necessarily all embodiments.
The terms used in the claims should be construed to have the broadest reasonable interpretation consistent with the foregoing description. For example, the use of the article “a” or “the” in introducing an element should not be interpreted as being exclusive of a plurality of elements. Likewise, the recitation of “or” should be interpreted as being inclusive, such that the recitation of “A or B” is not exclusive of “A and B,” unless it is clear from the context or the foregoing description that only one of A and B is intended. Further, the recitation of “at least one of A, B and C” should be interpreted as one or more of a group of elements consisting of A, B and C, and should not be interpreted as requiring at least one of each of the listed elements A, B and C, regardless of whether A, B and C are related as categories or otherwise. Moreover, the recitation of “A, B and/or C” or “at least one of A, B or C” should be interpreted as including any singular entity from the listed elements, e.g., A, any subset from the listed elements, e.g., A and B, or the entire list of elements A, B and C.
This application is a continuation of International Patent Application No. PCT/CN2020/105001, filed on Jul. 28, 2020. The entire disclosure is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
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Parent | PCT/CN2020/105001 | Jul 2020 | US |
Child | 18155640 | US |