Priority is claimed to Chinese Patent Application No. 202323090516.3, filed on Nov. 15, 2023, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
The present utility model relates to the field of electronic atomization technologies, and specifically, to a battery assembly and an electronic atomization device.
An electronic atomization device generally includes key components such as a battery, a circuit board, and a heating element. Battery cores in the components generally include valuable materials such as lithium, cobalt, and nickel. This means that these valuable resources may be wasted or cannot be recovered when the electronic atomization device is discarded. In addition, if the discarded electronic atomization device is treated properly, harmful substances in the battery may pollute soil and water sources.
With increasing global awareness of sustainability and environmental protection, countries and regions have formulated a series of environmental regulations and policies to reduce adverse environmental impacts of discarded electronic products. As one of the environmental regulations and policies, the European Environmental Protection Act defines requirements for easy disassembling of electronic products with battery cores for consumers. A core objective of this initiative is to promote sustainable lifecycle management of the electronic products and reduce the burden of discarded electronic devices on an environment.
However, existing disposable electronic atomization devices do not have a quick-disassembling function of a battery core. Generally, a battery housing can be decomposed only through a professional means, and then a battery core is taken out, which causes inconvenience for subsequent classification and recovery of the battery core.
In an embodiment, the present invention provides a battery assembly to mount a battery core, comprising: a holder configured to mount the battery core; a battery protection tube; and a bottom cover located on one end of the battery protection tube, wherein the battery protection tube is sleeved on the holder and covers the battery core, wherein a first buckle part is arranged on the bottom cover, and a second buckle part configured to the first buckle part is arranged on the holder, wherein the bottom cover is rotated relative to the holder, and wherein the first buckle part is in a buckle connection with the second buckle part, or the first buckle part is separated from the second buckle part.
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 provides a battery assembly, to resolve a problem of how to improve convenience of removing a battery core.
To achieve the above objective, this application adopts the following technical solutions.
According to a first aspect, a battery assembly is provided, configured to mount a battery core. The battery assembly includes a holder configured to mount the battery core, a battery protection tube, and a bottom cover located on one end of the battery protection tube, the battery protection tube is sleeved on the holder and covers the battery core, a first buckle part is arranged on the bottom cover, and a second buckle part adapted to the first buckle part is arranged on the holder. The bottom cover is rotated relative to the holder, and the first buckle part is in a buckle connection with the second buckle part, or the first buckle part is separated from the second buckle part.
In some embodiments, one of the first buckle part and the second buckle part is a buckle head, and the other of the first buckle part and the second buckle part is a buckle groove adapted to the buckle head.
In some embodiments, the first buckle part is the buckle head protruding on the bottom cover, the second buckle part is the buckle groove provided on the holder, the buckle groove includes a first groove section provided in an axial direction of the battery protection tube and a second groove section in communication with the first groove section and provided in a circumferential direction of the battery protection tube, and the first groove section guides the buckle head to be buckled to the second groove section.
In some embodiments, a rotating buckle further protrudes on a groove wall of the second groove section, and the first buckle part is clamped between the rotating buckle and the groove wall of the second groove section.
In some embodiments, an adjustment cavity is provided on the holder, and the first buckle part and the second buckle part are located in a circumferential direction of the adjustment cavity. A plurality of air inlet holes are provided on a bottom wall of the adjustment cavity, the battery assembly further includes an adjustment base located in the adjustment cavity, and the adjustment base is rotated by a first predetermined angle relative to the holder to expose at least one of the air inlet holes, or the adjustment base is rotated by a second predetermined angle relative to the holder to block all the air inlet holes.
In some embodiments, cross-sectional areas of the air inlet holes are all different.
In some embodiments, an accommodating cavity and a microphone located in the accommodating cavity are further provided on the holder, the accommodating cavity and the adjustment cavity are provided oppositely, a vent hole is further provided on the bottom wall of the adjustment cavity, and two ends of the vent hole are in communication with the adjustment cavity and the accommodating cavity respectively. The adjustment base is rotated by the first predetermined angle relative to the holder to expose at least one of the air inlet holes, and the adjustment base does not block the vent hole, or the adjustment base is rotated by the second predetermined angle relative to the holder to block each air inlet hole and the vent hole.
In some embodiments, a positioning through hole running through two side end surfaces of the bottom cover is provided on the bottom cover, and the adjustment base is at least partially rotatably arranged in the positioning through hole. An air inlet through hole in communication with an external space is provided on the adjustment base, an air inlet groove is provided on a surface of the adjustment base facing the air inlet hole, and the air inlet through hole is in communication with the air inlet groove. The adjustment base is rotated by a predetermined angle relative to the bottom cover, for at least one of the air inlet holes and the vent hole to be in communication with the air inlet groove.
In some embodiments, an atomization cavity and a battery cavity configured to mount the battery core are further provided on the holder, the atomization cavity and the adjustment cavity are respectively located on two ends of the holder, the battery cavity is located between the atomization cavity and the adjustment cavity, and the accommodating cavity is in communication with the battery cavity.
According to a second aspect, an electronic atomization device is provided, including the battery assembly, and further including an atomizer. The atomizer and the bottom cover are respectively connected to two ends of the battery protection tube.
Beneficial effects of this application are as follows. The battery assembly includes the holder, the battery protection tube, and the bottom cover. The battery core is fixed on the holder, and the battery protection tube is sleeved on the holder. The first buckle part is buckled to the second buckle part, and the bottom cover is in a locked state, to limit the battery protection tube from being separated from the holder and protect the battery core. The first buckle part is separated from the second buckle part, the bottom cover is in an unlocked state, and the bottom cover may be separated from the holder, so that the battery protection tube may be separated from the holder at the bottom cover in a length direction of the holder, and the battery core is exposed. The bottom cover is detachably connected to the holder, the battery core can be removed, and the bottom cover can be switched between the locked state and the unlocked state by provided that the bottom cover is rotated manually, thereby improving convenience of removal.
To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this application clearer and more understandable, this application is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and the embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiment described herein is only used to explain this application and is not intended to limit this application.
It should be noted that, when a component is described as being “fixed on” or “arranged on” another component, the component may be directly located on the another component, or indirectly located on the another component. When a component is described as being “connected to” another component, the component may be directly connected to the another component, or indirectly connected to the another component. Orientation or position relationships indicated by terms such as “upper”, “lower”, “left”, and “right” are based on orientation or position relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are used only for ease of description, rather than indicating or implying that the mentioned apparatus or element needs to have a particular orientation or needs to be constructed and operated in a particular orientation. Therefore, such terms should not be construed as a limitation to this application. A person of ordinary skill in the art may understand the specific meanings of the foregoing terms according to specific situations. Terms “first” and “second” are used merely for the purpose of description, and shall not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implying a quantity of technical features. “a plurality of” means two or more, unless otherwise defined clearly and specifically.
With increasing global awareness of sustainability and environmental protection, countries and regions have formulated a series of environmental regulations and policies to reduce adverse environmental impacts of discarded electronic products. As one of the environmental regulations and policies, the European Environmental Protection Act defines requirements for easy disassembling of electronic products with battery cores for consumers. A core objective of this initiative is to promote sustainable lifecycle management of the electronic products and reduce the burden of discarded electronic devices on an environment. Most of existing disposable electronic atomization devices do not have a quick-disassembling function of a battery core. A battery housing needs to be decomposed through a professional means, to remove a battery core. This causes inconvenience for subsequent classification and recovery of the battery core.
To resolve the foregoing problem, the inventor of the present utility model of this application finally develops a battery assembly through long-term research. A battery core can be mounted on the battery assembly, and when the battery core needs to be removed, the battery core can be removed without using a professional means, thereby improving convenience of removing the battery core.
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The battery protection tube 301 is slidably sleeved on the holder 302 through the placement cavity 3011 and covers the battery core 400. It may be understood that the battery core 400 is located in the placement cavity 3011, and the battery core 400 can be protected through the battery protection tube 301.
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The battery assembly 300 provided in this application includes the holder 302, the battery protection tube 301, and the bottom cover 303. The battery core 400 is fixed on the holder 302, and the battery protection tube 301 is sleeved on the holder 302. The first buckle part is buckled to the second buckle part, and the bottom cover 303 is in the locked state, to limit the battery protection tube 301 from being separated from the holder 302 and protect the battery core 400. The first buckle part is separated from the second buckle part, the bottom cover 303 is in the unlocked state, and the bottom cover 303 may be separated from the holder 302, so that the battery protection tube 301 may be separated from the holder 302 at the bottom cover 303 in a length direction of the holder 302, and the battery core 400 is exposed. The bottom cover 303 is detachably connected to the holder 302, the battery core 400 can be removed, and the bottom cover 303 can be switched between the locked state and the unlocked state provided that the bottom cover 303 is rotated manually, thereby improving convenience of removal.
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It may be understood that a battery cavity 3021 is provided on the holder 302, and the battery core 400 is at least partially fixed in the battery cavity 3021.
Optionally, one of the first buckle part and the second buckle part is a buckle head, and the other of the first buckle part and the second buckle part is a buckle groove adapted to the buckle head. In other words, the first buckle part is the buckle groove provided on the bottom cover 303, and the second buckle part is the buckle head protruding on the holder 302 and adapted to the buckle groove, or the first buckle part is the buckle head protruding on the bottom cover 303, and the second buckle part is the buckle groove provided on the holder 302 and adapted to the buckle head. This is not limited herein and may be selected according to an actual situation.
In this embodiment, the first buckle part is a buckle head 501 protruding on the bottom cover 303, and the second buckle part is a buckle groove 502 provided on the holder 302.
Optionally, the holder 302 is completely accommodated in the placement cavity 3011, a part of the bottom cover 303 is inserted into the placement cavity 3011, and the other part of the bottom cover 303 is exposed out of the placement cavity 3011 and abuts against and limits the battery protection tube 301. Rotation of the bottom cover 303 can implement buckling or separation between the buckle groove and the buckle head, to switch the bottom cover 303 between the locked state and the unlocked state.
Optionally, the first buckle part and the second buckle part are arranged in pairs. In some embodiments, two pairs of first buckle parts and two pairs of second buckle parts are respectively arranged, and the two first buckle parts are symmetrically arranged on the bottom cover 303.
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In some embodiments, a guide surface 5031 is arranged on the rotating buckle 503. Optionally, the guide surface 5031 is inclined away from the position at which the first groove section 5021 is in communication with the second groove section 5022, so that the first buckle part can be guided to be slidably buckled between the rotating buckle 503 and the groove wall of the second groove section 5022, to improve convenience of buckling of the first buckle part.
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It may be understood that external air may enter the atomizer 200 through the air inlet hole 3024. After the adjustment base 600 is rotated by the first predetermined angle, one or two air inlet holes 3024 may be exposed, other air inlet holes 3024 are in a blocked state, and the air inlet holes 3024 in the blocked state do not allow the air to pass.
Quantities of exposed air inlet holes 3024 are different, amounts of air entering the battery assembly 300 within unit time are also different, and different inhalation resistance may be formed.
Optionally, the first predetermined angle or the second predetermined angle may be 3 degrees, 10 degrees, or 30 degrees. This is not limited herein and may be selected according to an actual situation.
In some embodiments, cross-sectional areas of the air inlet holes 3024 are all different. When one of the air inlet holes 3024 is selected to conduct the external space and the atomizer 200 and other air inlet holes 3024 are all in the blocked state, in a case of a same inhalation force, air flows passing through the air inlet holes 3024 of different cross-sectional areas within unit time are different, inhalation resistance of the air inlet hole 3024 with a large cross-sectional area is small, and inhalation resistance of the air inlet hole 3024 with a small cross-sectional area is large, so that a plurality of different inhalation resistance may be formed, and a user may select different inhalation resistance during inhalation, thereby improving user experience.
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It may be further understood that in this embodiment, two air inlet holes 3024 are provided. Both one of the air inlet holes 3024 and the vent hole 3023 are in communication the external space, or each air inlet hole 3024 and the vent hole 3023 are blocked by the adjustment base 600, and the atomizer 200 cannot operate, so that the battery assembly 300 has a mechanical child lock function, to improve security.
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Optionally, a status indication mark is further arranged on a hole edge of the positioning through hole 3031. The status indication mark is configured to mark a conduction or blocking situation of the air inlet hole 3024 and the vent hole 3023.
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Optionally, a plurality of air inlet grooves and/or blocking regions 6011 may be provided. Both air inlet holes 3024 are in direct communication with the battery cavity 3021, but are not in direct communication with the accommodating cavity 3022.
It may be understood that the adjustment sealing plate 601 is squeezed by the operation part 602 in the adjustment cavity 3026, and is elastically deformed slightly. Therefore, when the air inlet hole 3024 and/or the vent hole 3023 is located in the blocking region 6011, the blocking region 6011 may seal the air inlet hole 3024 and the vent hole 3023, to prevent a minor from using the device.
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In some embodiments, the electronic atomization device 100 further includes the atomizer 200 and the battery core 400. The atomizer 200 and the bottom cover 303 are respectively connected to two ends of the battery protection tube 301. The battery core 400 is located in the battery protection tube 301 and is connected to the holder 302.
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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.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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| 202323090516.3 | Nov 2023 | CN | national |