The present disclosure relates to the field of e-cigarettes, and in particular, to a closure body and a cartridge.
Patent Application No. 201811033876.0 of the People's Republic of China discloses an atomizer and an e-cigarette, including an atomizing core, a first plastic member assembling the atomizing core, a second plastic member, a housing that sleeves an exterior of the first plastic member, and a cover body held with the housing and covering the exterior of the second plastic member. A first sealing portion is clamped between the atomizing core and the first plastic member, and a second sealing portion is clamped between a periphery of the first plastic member and the housing. The first plastic member is further provided with an air hole. The housing is provided with an air passage communicating with the air hole. The air hole is connected to the air passage, and a third sealing member is clamped therebetween. The first, second, and third sealing members are provided to prevent e-liquid from leaking from the housing. The three sealing members are provided independently and need to be assembled between corresponding parts and components. Moreover, the sealing members are made of silica gel materials, which are soft and difficult to achieve automatic production, and need to be manually assembled. As a result, a manufacturing efficiency thereof is low, and it is difficult to guarantee the quality. Besides, it is difficult to solve the problem of water vapor condensation of the cartridge.
In view of this, there is a need to provide a closure body and a cartridge that can reduce vapor condensation, prevent leakage, and facilitate automatic assembly.
A closure body, including a closure member and a sealing member formed on the closure member; the closure member including a closure end, an accommodation end extending downward from the closure end, at least one e-liquid passage running through the closure end and extending to the accommodation end, and an air passage separated from the at least one e-liquid passage; the air passage including a connection air passage running through the top of the closure end, a longitudinal air passage longitudinally running through the closure end and communicating with the connection air passage, and an outer-side air passage extending from an outer edge of the longitudinal air passage to the accommodation end, wherein a notch is formed in middle of the accommodation end; the sealing member includes an atomizing core installation cavity formed in the notch, and a third sealing portion formed at the closure end; a cavity wall of the atomizing core installation cavity at a longitudinal side is recessed inward, corresponding to a lower part of the outer-side air passage, to form a recessed channel, and a perforation is formed by running through the recessed channel; an atomizing cavity communicating with the perforation is formed at a lower part of the atomizing core installation cavity; the perforation, the recessed channel, the outer-side air passage, the longitudinal air passage, and the connection air passage form the air passage; and a second sealing portion is integrally formed at two sides of the perforation, the recessed channel, the outer-side air passage, and the longitudinal air passage.
A closure body, including a closure member and a sealing member formed on the closure member; the closure member including a closure end, an accommodation end extending downward from the closure end, at least one e-liquid passage running through the closure end and extending to the accommodation end, and an air passage separated from the at least one e-liquid passage; the air passage including a connection air passage running through a top of the closure end, a longitudinal air passage longitudinally running through the closure end and communicating with the connection air passage, and an outer-side air passage extending from an outer edge of the longitudinal air passage to the accommodation end, wherein a notch is formed in middle of the accommodation end; the sealing member includes a first sealing portion formed at the accommodation end, and a third sealing portion formed at the closure end; the first sealing portion includes an atomizing core installation cavity formed in the notch, and a first sealing ring formed around outer peripheries of the accommodation end and the notch; the third sealing portion includes a second sealing ring formed around an outer periphery of the closure end, and a third sealing ring formed at an inner side of the connection air passage; and the second sealing ring and the first sealing ring provide a double-sealing structure.
A cartridge, including a cartridge tube provided with a flue and an e-liquid storage cavity, a closure body installed in the cartridge tube and closing the e-liquid storage cavity, an atomizing core installed in the closure body, and a base fixed to the cartridge tube, wherein the closure body includes a closure member and a sealing member formed on the closure member; the closure member includes a closure end, an accommodation end extending downward from the closure end, at least one e-liquid passage running through the closure end and extending to the accommodation end, an air passage separated from the at least one e-liquid passage, and a notch provided in middle of the accommodation end; the sealing member includes an atomizing core installation cavity formed in the notch; the atomizing core is placed and fixed in the atomizing core installation cavity; the base is provided with a conductive pillar connected to a power supply, and the conductive pillar abuts against a lower surface of the atomizing core to provide support for the atomizing core; an upper part of the base abuts against a lower part of the accommodation end; and the base is fixed to the cartridge tube.
A cartridge, including a cartridge tube provided with a flue and an e-liquid storage cavity, a closure body installed in the cartridge tube and closing the e-liquid storage cavity, an atomizing core installed in the closure body, and a base fixed to the cartridge tube, wherein the cartridge further includes a suction nozzle disposed at a top end of the cartridge tube; the suction nozzle includes a top portion, an insertion portion extending downward from the top portion, and a suction hole running through the top portion and the insertion portion; the insertion portion is provided with an adsorption space at an outer periphery of the suction hole; an adsorption member is provided in the adsorption space; and the adsorption space communicates with the flue to make the adsorption member adsorb water vapor of smoke in the flue.
The details of one or more embodiments of the present disclosure are set forth in the following drawings and description. Other features, objects and advantages of the present disclosure will become clear from the description, drawings and claims.
The accompanying drawings described herein are used to provide further illustration of the present disclosure, and constitute a part of the present disclosure. Schematic embodiments of the present disclosure and description thereof are used to explain the present disclosure, and do not constitute improper limitations on the present disclosure.
To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the present disclosure clearer, the technical solutions of the present disclosure will be further described in the following with reference to specific embodiments and corresponding accompanying drawings in the present disclosure.
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The adsorption member 26 is made of a polymer fiber material and has strong water vapor adsorption capability. During assembly, the insertion portion 22 of the adsorption member 26 is inserted into the e-liquid suction cavity 152 of the mating portion 15 at the top end of the tube body 11, and the positioning pillars 151 are inserted into the positioning holes 25 of the adsorption member 26. When a user sucks from the suction nozzle 2, smoke moves upward from the flue 13, and most water vapor in the smoke is adsorbed on the adsorption member 26.
In specific implementation, the adsorption member 26 may completely cover an upper part of the smoke hole 133, so that the smoke can be sucked by the user only through the adsorption member 26. In this case, the adsorption member 26 is required to have strong permeability, so as to avoid being blocked. The suction nozzle is made of a food-grade TPE material, or other food-grade soft rubber material.
According to the cartridge in the present disclosure, the top of the cartridge tube 10 is provided with a mating portion 15, the mating portion 15 is provided with a separate suction nozzle 20, the suction nozzle 20 is provided therein with an adsorption member 26 communicating with the flue 13, and the adsorption member 26 adsorbs most water vapor in the smoke, to avoid downward seepage of water vapor into a cigarette pole caused by water vapor condensation in the flue 13, thereby avoiding an influence on an electronic device of the cigarette pole.
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The sealing member 60 is integrally formed on the closure member 40. The sealing member 60 includes a first sealing portion 61 formed at the outer periphery of the accommodation end 42, a second sealing portion 62 extending from the first sealing portion 61 to the closure end 41, and a third sealing portion 63 formed at an outer periphery of the top of the closure end 41 and integrally connected to the second sealing portion 62. The first sealing portion 61 includes a first sealing ring 612 integrally formed around outer peripheries of the accommodation end 42 and the notch 44 and an atomizing core installation cavity 611 formed at a bottom surface of the stop portion 441 of the notch 44 and at an inner side surface of the accommodation end 42. The atomizing core installation cavity 611 is recessed inward, corresponding to an outer surface of a sidewall where the outer-side air passage 452 is disposed, to form a recessed channel 614 communicating with the outer-side air passage 452. A lower end portion of the recessed channel 614 runs through a sidewall of the atomizing core installation cavity 611 to form a perforation 613. The perforation 613, the recessed channel 614, the outer-side air passage 452, the longitudinal air passage 451, and the connection air passage 453 jointly form the air passage 45.
Two sides of each of the outer-side air passage 452, the recessed channel 614, and the perforation 613 are provided with second sealing portions 62, that is, the outer-side air passage 452, the recessed channel 614, and the perforation 613 are disposed between two second sealing portions 62.
The third sealing portion 63 includes a second sealing ring 631 integrally formed around the outer periphery of the closure end 41, a third sealing ring 633 integrally formed at an inner wall surface of the connection air passage 453, and an e-liquid inlet hole 632 disposed corresponding to the e-liquid passage 43.
The atomizing core 30 is assembled to an upper end of the atomizing core installation cavity 611 of the sealing member 60. The periphery of the atomizing core 30 is surrounded by the sidewall of the atomizing core installation cavity 611. The atomizing core 30 is disposed above the perforation 613, an atomizing cavity 80 is formed below the atomizing core 30, and the perforation 613 communicates with the atomizing cavity 80. Upper edges of two longitudinal sides of the atomizing core 30 are abutted by the stop portion 441 to prevent the atomizing core 30 from moving upward. Two transverse sides of the atomizing core 30 abut against an inner wall surface of the accommodation end 42.
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The closure body is inserted from the bottom of the cartridge tube 10. After insertion, the insertion portion 133 at a free end of the flue 13 is inserted into the connection air passage 453 of the closure member 40 and clamps, with the inner wall surface of the connection air passage 453, the third sealing ring 633 of the sealing member 60 to achieve sealing. The first and second sealing rings 612 and 631 respectively compress an inner wall surface of the tube body 11 of the cartridge tube 10 to achieve a double-sealing structure. The second sealing portion 62 compresses the inner wall surface of the tube body 11 so that the air passage 45 is sealed independently.
The e-liquid stored in the e-liquid storage cavity 12 enters the e-liquid passage 43 of the closure member 40 through the e-liquid inlet hole 632 of the sealing member 60, so that the e-liquid is fully in contact with the seepage surface 31 of the atomizing core 30 disposed below the e-liquid passage 43. When the air passage 45 inhales in the flue 13, smoke atomized by the atomizing cavity 80 successively passes through the perforation 613, the recessed channel 614, the outer-side air passage 452, and the longitudinal air passage 451, then finally enters the flue 13 through the connection air passage 453 and is sucked out.
When the sealing member 60 is injection-molded, the first and third sealing portions 61 and 63 are integrally connected through the second sealing portion 62.
According to the closure body of the present disclosure, the sealing member 60 is integrally formed on the closure member 40, and there is no need to assemble the sealing ring separately, which can easily achieve automatic assembly. In the sealing member 60, first and second sealing rings 612 and 631 are formed respectively at the closure end 41 and the accommodation end 42 of the closure member 40. The second sealing ring 631, as the first sealing means, is in direct contact with the e-liquid storage cavity 12, and the air passage 45 disposed between the first and second sealing rings 612 and 631 is independently sealed by the second sealing portion 62, so the air passage 45 may not be polluted even if there is e-liquid seeping out of the second sealing ring 631.
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In S01, a cartridge tube 10 is provided, and the cartridge tube 10 undergoes an automatic process line, in which the cartridge tube 10 is in an inverted state.
In S02, e-liquid is injected into an e-liquid storage cavity 12 of the cartridge tube 10. At this time, the injected e-liquid cannot exceed an insertion portion 133 of a flue 13.
In S03, a closure body is provided, and the closure body is automatically pressed into the cartridge tube 10 to close an outer periphery of the e-liquid storage cavity 12 and close communication between the e-liquid storage cavity 12 and the flue 13; an atomizing core 611 is formed at one end of the closure body away from the e-liquid storage cavity 12; and the closure body is provided therein with an e-liquid passage 43 and a flue 45 independent from each other.
In this step, the closure body includes a closure member 40 and a sealing member 60 integrally formed on the closure member 40. The structures of the closure member 40 and the sealing member 60 have been described in detail previously, and are not described in details herein.
In S04, an atomizing core 30 is provided, the atomizing core 30 is automatically pressed into the atomizing core installation cavity 611, to finally close the e-liquid passage 43 in the closure body by the atomizing core 30.
In S05, a base 50 on which conductive pillars 55 are formed is provided, the base 50 is automatically pressed into the bottom of the cartridge tube 10 to hold the base 50 on the cartridge tube 10 for fixation, a top end of the base 50 abuts against the bottom of the closure body, and the conductive pillars 55 are electrically in upward contact with the atomizing core 30.
According to the closure body of the cartridge of the present disclosure, the closure member 40 and the sealing member are integrally formed, to avoid the defect that separated sealing rings need to be manually assembled and cannot be automatically assembled. Meanwhile, for the cartridge of the present disclosure, the atomizing core 30 is directly fixed into the atomizing core installation cavity 611 of the closure body, there is no need that the base 50 and the closure body clamp the atomizing core 30, the bottom of the atomizing core 30 is supported only by the conductive pillars 55, while a clamping force regarding the atomizing core 30 is from an elastic cavity wall of the atomizing core installation cavity 611. In this way, it only needs to directly automatically press the closure body, the atomizing core 30, and the base 50 successively into the cartridge tube 10, which simplifies the flow of automatic assembly. At the same time, according to the present disclosure, minimum number of parts are needed, which makes assembly thereof easier.
The above descriptions are merely embodiments of the present disclosure, and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. For those skilled in the art, the present disclosure may have various alterations and changes. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, and the like made within the principle of the present disclosure shall fall within a scope claimed by claims of the present disclosure.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201910618726.4 | Jul 2019 | CN | national |
| 201910618729.8 | Jul 2019 | CN | national |
| 201910618874.6 | Jul 2019 | CN | national |
| 201910618894.3 | Jul 2019 | CN | national |
This patent application is a continuation of International Application Serial No. PCT/CN2020/087467, filed on Apr. 28, 2020, which claims priority to and the benefit of Chinese Patent Application Nos. 201910618726.4, 201910618729.8, 201910618894.3 and 201910618874.6, each filed on Jul. 10, 2019. The disclosures of the aforementioned applications are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties.
| Number | Date | Country | |
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| Parent | PCT/CN2020/087467 | Apr 2020 | US |
| Child | 17362167 | US |