Patent Application
20190223498
The present disclosure relates to a conductive contact structure, a battery assembly using the conductive contact structure, and an electronic cigarette using the battery assembly.
Electronic cigarettes, also known as electronic cigarettes, are mainly used to quit smoking and replace conventional cigarettes. It has an appearance and taste similar to conventional cigarettes, and even has more tastes than conventional cigarettes. It can generate smoke, a taste and a feel like conventional cigarettes. Without tar, suspension particles and other harmful components in conventional cigarettes, electronic cigarettes have gradually replaced conventional cigarettes in the market. The existing electronic cigarettes supply power to the heat generating unit in the atomizer through the battery assembly, so that the heat generating unit heats the tobacco liquid to generate smoke under the driving of the battery assembly, thereby enabling the user to obtain a smoking experience.
However, in the battery assembly of the conventional electronic cigarette, the conductive contact structure for connecting the atomizer and the battery assembly is complicated in structure and has many components. A gap is easily generated between the components. The user generally always installs the atomizer in the battery assembly in the process of using the electronic cigarette. If an oil leakage preventing structure is weak in the atomizer, the tobacco liquid easily penetrates into the battery assembly from the conductive contact structure, thereby resulting in the phenomenon that the internal electrical components of the battery assembly is damaged.
The main object of the present disclosure is to provide a conductive contact structure, which aims to improve the sealing performance of the conductive contact structure and prevent the phenomenon that tobacco liquid penetrates into the battery assembly from the conductive contact structure.
In order to achieve the above object, the present disclosure provides a conductive contact structure applied to a battery assembly, wherein the battery assembly comprises a cover body and a main body in which a main control board is built, wherein installation space is formed between the cover body and the main body, wherein the conductive contact structure comprises a negative electrode assembly, a sealing member, an insulating assembly and a positive electrode assembly, which are provided in the installation space sequentially, the negative electrode assembly passes through the cover body (50) to abut against the sealing member, and is provided with a through-hole in which an external load is installed, one end of the insulating assembly covers the positive electrode assembly in the main body, and the other end abuts against the sealing member, the positive electrode assembly partially passes through the insulating assembly and the sealing member sequentially, and is received in the through-hole, and the main control board is electrically connected to the positive electrode assembly and the negative electrode assembly.
Preferably, one of the insulating assembly and the sealing member is provided with at least one positioning block, while the other thereof is provided with a positioning groove, one of the positioning blocks is inserted into one of the positioning grooves, and the sealing member is fixed to the insulating assembly.
Preferably, the sealing member comprises a large-diameter section and at least one small-diameter section located at an outer periphery of the large-diameter section, the large-diameter section blocks the through-hole and is provided with a retaining hole through which the positive electrode assembly passes, and the small-diameter section is provided with a positioning groove/positioning block.
Preferably, the retaining hole is aligned with a central position of the through-hole, and the diameter of the retaining hole is smaller than that of the through-hole.
Preferably, the insulating assembly comprises a limiting plate and an insulating plate provided in cooperation with the side structure of the positive electrode assembly, the limiting plate is installed on the main body and forms a receiving groove, one end of the insulating plate covers the receiving groove and the other end is provided with at least one positioning block, one end of the positive electrode assembly is elastically installed on the receiving groove and abuts against the insulating plate, and the other end passes through the insulating plate and the retaining hole and is received in the through-hole.
Preferably, the insulating assembly further comprises an insulating ring, which is sleeved on the outer periphery of the positive electrode assembly in the through-hole and abuts against the inner wall of the through-hole.
Preferably, the negative electrode assembly comprises a connector and a conductive ring, one end of the connector is embedded in the cover body, the other end is received in the installation space, the through-hole is provided at the connector, the conductive ring is sleeved to the connector and abuts against the sealing member, the connector is limited to the installation space, and the conductive ring electrically conducts the connector and the main control board.
Preferably, the positive electrode assembly comprises a conductive column and a conductive elastic piece, one end of the conductive column passes through the insulating assembly and the sealing member and is received in the through-hole, and the other end is fixedly connected to the conductive elastic piece, and the conductive elastic piece is fixedly installed on the main control board and electrically conducts the conductive column and the conductive elastic piece.
The present disclosure further provides a battery assembly, which comprises a cover body, a main body in which a main control board is built, and a conductive contact structure, wherein installation space is formed between the cover body and the main body, the conductive contact structure comprises a negative electrode assembly, a sealing member, an insulating assembly and a positive electrode assembly, which are provided in the installation space sequentially, the negative electrode assembly passes through the cover body (50) to abut against the sealing member, and is provided with a through-hole in which an external load is installed, one end of the insulating assembly covers the positive electrode assembly in the main body, and the other end abuts against the sealing member, the positive electrode assembly partially passes through the insulating assembly and the sealing member sequentially, and is received in the through-hole, and the main control board is electrically connected to the positive electrode assembly and the negative electrode assembly.
The present disclosure further provides an electronic cigarette, wherein the electronic cigarette further comprises a battery assembly, which comprises a cover body, a main body in which a main control board is built, and a conductive contact structure, wherein installation space is formed between the cover body and the main body, the conductive contact structure comprises a negative electrode assembly, a sealing member, an insulating assembly and a positive electrode assembly, which are provided in the installation space sequentially, the negative electrode assembly passes through the cover body (50) to abut against the sealing member, and is provided with a through-hole in which an external load is installed, one end of the insulating assembly covers the positive electrode assembly in the main body, and the other end abuts against the sealing member, the positive electrode assembly partially passes through the insulating assembly and the sealing member sequentially, and is received in the through-hole, and the main control board is electrically connected to the positive electrode assembly and the negative electrode assembly.
The conductive contact structure of the technical solution of the present disclosure can effectively prevent the tobacco liquid from penetrating from the outer periphery of the negative electrode assembly and the gap between the through-hole and the insulating assembly by abutting the negative electrode assembly against the sealing member through the cover body. At the same time, the positive electrode assembly is received in the through-hole after partially passing through the insulating assembly and the sealing member sequentially, that is, the sealing member is sleeved on the positive electrode assembly to further prevent the phenomenon that tobacco liquid penetrates from the direct gap between the positive electrode assembly and the insulating assembly, effectively improve the sealing performance of the conductive contact structure and prevent the phenomenon that tobacco liquid penetrates into the battery assembly from the conductive contact structure.
For a better illustration of the embodiments of the present disclosure or the technical solution in the prior art, accompanying drawings needed in the description of the embodiments or the prior art are simply illustrated below. Obviously, the accompanying drawings described below are some embodiments of the present disclosure. For those skilled in the art, other accompanying drawings may be obtained according to the structure shown in these accompanying drawings without creative work.
The implementation of aims, the function features and the advantages of the present disclosure are described below in further detail in conjunction with embodiments with reference to the drawings.
A clear and complete description as below is provided for the technical solution in the embodiments of the present disclosure in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Obviously, the embodiments described hereinafter are simply part embodiments of the present disclosure, rather than all the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments in the present disclosure without creative work are intended to be comprised in the scope of protection of the present disclosure.
It should be noted that all directional indications (such as top, bottom, left, right, front, behind . . . ) in the embodiments of the present disclosure are merely to illustrate a relative position relation, a relative motion condition, etc. between each part in a certain state (for example, the state shown in the drawings). If the state changes, the directional indication changes accordingly.
In addition, if terms “first”, “second”, etc. appear in the present disclosure, they are merely for the purpose of description, but cannot be understood as the indication or implication of relative importance or as the implicit indication of the number of the designated technical features; therefore, features defined by “first” and “second” may specifically or implicitly comprise at least one such feature. In addition, technical solutions of each embodiment of the present disclosure may be combined mutually; however, this must be carried out on the basis that those skilled in the art can implement the combination. When the combination of technical solutions has a conflict or cannot be implemented, it should be considered that such combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not in the scope of protection claimed by the present disclosure.
In the present disclosure, unless otherwise specifically stated and defined, terms “connected”, “fixed”, etc. should be interpreted expansively. For example, “fixed” may be fixed connection, detachable connection, or integration; may be mechanical connection or electrical connection; direct connection, indirect connection through an intermediate, or internal communication between two elements or interaction of two elements, unless otherwise specifically defined. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific implication of the above terms in the present disclosure according to specific conditions.
The present disclosure provides a conductive contact structure 10 applied to a battery assembly 100. The battery assembly 100 comprises a cover body 50 and a main body 30 in which a main control board 90 is built. The installation space 70 is formed between the cover body 50 and the main body 30. The battery assembly 100 is used to supply power to an external load. In the embodiment of the present disclosure, for example, the external load is an atomizer. The battery assembly 100 and the atomizer form an electronic cigarette.
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The conductive contact structure 10 of the technical solution of the present disclosure can effectively prevent the tobacco liquid from penetrating from the outer periphery of the negative electrode assembly 11 and the gap between the through-hole 1111 and the insulating assembly 13 by abutting the negative electrode assembly 11 against the sealing member 14 through the cover body 50. At the same time, the positive electrode assembly 12 is received in the through-hole 1111 after partially passing through the insulating assembly 13 and the sealing member 14 sequentially, that is, the sealing member 14 is sleeved on the positive electrode assembly 12 to further prevent the phenomenon that tobacco liquid penetrates from the direct gap between the positive electrode assembly 12 and the insulating assembly 13, effectively improve the sealing performance of the conductive contact structure 10 and prevent the phenomenon that tobacco liquid penetrates into the battery assembly 100 from the conductive contact structure 10.
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It is to be understood that, in the actual application process, the number and the installing position of the positioning blocks 1311 and the positioning grooves 1421 are not limited to the manner in which the positioning blocks 1311 and the positioning grooves 1421 are provided at opposite sides of the positive electrode assembly 12 at intervals in the above embodiment. The manner in which the user may select other numbers and installing positions according to the specific size or shape also falls within the scope of protection of the present disclosure.
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It is to be understood that, in the actual application process, the elastic member 123 may use a compression spring or an elastic plastic, and is not limited to the above manner in which an elastic member fixing column or a receiving chamber 1211 is provided. For example, a conical spring may also be used. The manner in which the large-diameter end of the conical spring abuts against the limiting plate 31 so as to be fixed also falls within the scope of protection of the present disclosure.
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The present disclosure further provides an electronic cigarette which comprises an atomizer and a battery assembly 100. Refer to the above embodiment for the specific structure of the battery assembly 100. Due to the use of all the technical solutions of all the above embodiments, the electronic cigarette has at least all the beneficial effects brought by the technical solutions of the above embodiments, which will not be described in detail herein.
The above are preferred embodiments of the present disclosure merely and are not intended to limit the patent scope of the present disclosure. Any equivalent structures made according to the description and the accompanying drawings of the present disclosure without departing from the idea of the present disclosure, or any equivalent structures applied in other relevant technical fields directly or indirectly are intended to be comprised in the patent protection scope of the present disclosure.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201820100564.6 | Jan 2018 | CN | national |
