This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202111319770.9, entitled “ELASTIC CONDUCTIVE ELEMENT, ATOMIZATION ASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY METHOD THEREFOR, AND ULTRASONIC ATOMIZER” and filed with the China National Intellectual Property Administration on Nov. 9, 2021, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
Embodiments of this application relate to the field of atomization technologies, and in particular, to an elastic conductive element, an atomization assembly and an assembly method therefor, and an ultrasonic atomizer.
An ultrasonic atomizer includes an ultrasonic atomization sheet. The ultrasonic atomization sheet is provided with micropores. When the ultrasonic atomization sheet generates high-frequency vibration, a liquid matrix in the micropores can be atomized to form liquid mist. The liquid mist is squirted from the micropores to be inhaled by a user.
A resistance board is connected between an electrode on an upper surface and an electrode on a lower surface of the existing ultrasonic atomization sheet, so that after the ultrasonic atomizer is powered off, the ultrasonic atomization sheet and a resistor on the resistance board form a closed circuit, which can consume, after being powered on and then powered off, energy stored in the ultrasonic atomization sheet itself, to avoid a case that an instantaneous high voltage is released to burn out other electronic components after the ultrasonic atomization sheet is powered on again, to ensure that the ultrasonic atomization sheet can work normally after being powered on again.
The existence of the resistance board leads to many parts, many processes, and high costs of the ultrasonic atomizer, and the resistance board is fixedly and conductively connected to the electrode on the upper surface and the electrode on the lower surface of the ultrasonic atomization sheet by screws or solder, and is prone to poor soldering and other infirm fixation problems.
This application provides an elastic conductive element, an atomization assembly and an assembly method therefor, an ultrasonic atomizer, and an ultrasonic atomization apparatus, aiming to resolve problems of many parts and high costs of the existing ultrasonic atomizer.
An aspect of this application provides an atomization assembly, including:
Another aspect of this application provides an ultrasonic atomizer, including a liquid storage cavity for storing a liquid matrix, and the foregoing atomization assembly.
Another aspect of this application further provides an assembly method for an atomization assembly. The assembly method includes:
Another aspect of this application further provides an assembly method for an atomization assembly. The assembly method includes:
Another aspect of this application further provides an elastic conductive element, including: a cylindrical body, where the cylindrical body includes a proximal end, a distal end, and a hollow part extending from the proximal end to the distal end;
According to the elastic conductive element, the atomization assembly and the assembly method therefor, the ultrasonic atomizer, and the ultrasonic atomization apparatus provided in this application, energy stored by the ultrasonic atomization sheet after being powered on and then powered off is consumed and vibration transmission of the ultrasonic atomization sheet is reduced through the elastic conductive element, so that a resistance board does not need to be additionally provided, thereby reducing parts and costs of the atomization assembly, and saving a structural space of the atomization assembly.
One or more embodiments are exemplarily described with reference to the corresponding figures in the accompanying drawings, and the descriptions are not to be construed as limiting the embodiments. Elements in the accompanying drawings that have same reference numerals are represented as similar elements, and unless otherwise particularly stated, the figures in the accompanying drawings are not drawn to scale.
For ease of understanding this application, this application is described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It should be noted that, when an element is expressed as “being fixed to” another element, the element may be directly on the another element, or one or more intermediate elements may exist between the element and the another element. When an element is expressed as “being connected to” another element, the element may be directly connected to the another element, or one or more intermediate elements may exist between the element and the another element. The terms “upper”, “lower”, “left”, “right”, “inner”, “outer”, and similar expressions used in this specification are merely used for an illustrative purpose.
Unless otherwise defined, meanings of all technical and scientific terms used in this specification are the same as that usually understood by a person skilled in the art to which this application belongs. The terms used in this specification of this application are merely intended to describe objectives of the specific implementations, and are not intended to limit this application. The term “and/or” used in this specification includes any or all combinations of one or more related listed items.
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The ultrasonic atomizer 10 includes a liquid storage cavity (not shown in the accompanying drawing) for storing a liquid matrix, and an atomization assembly 11, and the atomization assembly 11 generates high-frequency oscillation under the action of power provided by the power supply assembly 20, so that the liquid matrix is atomized into liquid mist.
The power supply assembly 20 includes a cell 21 and a circuit 22.
The cell 21 supplies power for operating the ultrasonic atomization apparatus 100. The cell 21 may be a rechargeable cell or a disposable cell.
The circuit 22 may control overall operations of the ultrasonic atomization apparatus 100. The circuit 22 not only controls operations of the cell 21 and the atomization assembly 11, but also controls operations of other components in the ultrasonic atomization apparatus 100.
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In this example, the ultrasonic atomization sheet 111 includes a piezoelectric ceramic matrix, and the piezoelectric ceramic matrix is roughly circular, and has an upper surface on which a first electrode 111a is formed and a lower surface on which a second electrode 111b is formed.
The first electrical connection member (112, 115) includes a conductive tube 112 and a coupling member 115. The ultrasonic atomization sheet 111, the elastic conductive element 113, and the second electrical connection member 114 are each arranged in the conductive tube 112. Specifically, the ultrasonic atomization sheet 111 is horizontally arranged close to an upper end (a first end) of the conductive tube 112, the elastic conductive element 113 and the second electrical connection member 114 are arranged between the ultrasonic atomization sheet 111 and a lower end (a second end) of the conductive tube 112, and the conductive tube 112 is spaced apart from the second electrical connection member 114 through the elastic conductive element 113.
One area of the elastic conductive element 113 is directly or indirectly electrically connected to the first electrode 111a of the ultrasonic atomization sheet 111, and the other area of the elastic conductive element 113 is directly or indirectly electrically connected to the second electrode 111b, to form a loop among the first electrode 111a, the elastic conductive element 113, and the second electrode 111b. It should be noted that the one area and the other area of the elastic conductive element 113 may be any two areas or parts in the elastic conductive element 113, as long as a case that the first electrode 111a is directly in contact with the second electrode 111b to cause short circuit is avoided.
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The elastic conductive element 113 is made of a mixture of an elastic material and metal particles, and the elastic material may be silicone, soft rubber, or the like. In this way, the elastic conductive element 113 itself has specific resistance, whose resistance value is greater than 500 KΩ; or is greater than 800 KΩ; or is greater than 1 MΩ; or is greater than 1 MΩ and less than 2 MΩ. The elastic conductive element 113 reduces vibration transmission of the ultrasonic atomization sheet 111 through its own elasticity in an aspect; and maintains contact with both the first electrical connection member and the second electrical connection member 114 to form electrical connection in another aspect, thereby forming a loop to consume energy stored in the ultrasonic atomization sheet 111 itself after being powered on and then powered off, to ensure that the ultrasonic atomization sheet 111 can work normally after being powered on again, and avoid a case that an instantaneous high voltage is released to burn out other electronic components after the ultrasonic atomization sheet 111 is powered on again. Because the resistance of the elastic conductive element 113 itself is large, while the resistance of the ultrasonic atomization sheet 111 is small, the elastic conductive element 113 consumes very little energy when the ultrasonic wave atomization 111 works. It may be understood that the elastic conductive element 113 further has a sealing effect, and can prevent the liquid matrix from leaking or flowing toward the lower end 113d in the cylindrical body because of maintaining contact with the lower surface of the ultrasonic atomization sheet 111 and the inner wall of the conductive tube 112.
In this example, because the elastic conductive element 113 is adopted, and no resistance board is additionally arranged, the distance d1 between the upper end and the lower end of the conductive tube 112 is much less than that in the existing solution. Usually, d1 ranges from 5 mm to 6 mm; or ranges from 5.2 mm to 6 mm; or ranges from 5.4 mm to 6 mm; or ranges from 5.5 mm to 6 mm.
The lower surface of the ultrasonic atomization sheet 111 faces the second electrical connection member 114. In this way, one end of the second electrical connection member 114 abuts against the second electrode 111b formed on the lower surface of the ultrasonic atomization sheet 111 to maintain contact thereby forming electrical connection, and the other end of the second electrical connection member 114 extends toward the lower end of the conductive tube 112. The upper end of the conductive tube 112 is provided with an extending portion (not shown in the accompanying drawing) that extends radially, and the extending portion abuts against the first electrode 111a formed on the upper surface of the ultrasonic atomization sheet 111 to maintain contact thereby forming electrical connection.
It should be noted that the first electrode 111a and the second electrode 111b on the ultrasonic atomization sheet 111 are not limited to the situation in the accompanying drawing. In another example, the first electrode 111a and the second electrode 111b may be arranged on two sides of the ultrasonic atomization sheet 111 separately, or may be arranged on one side, or may be arranged on the same surface of the ultrasonic atomization sheet 111 (for example, both arranged on the lower surface of the ultrasonic atomization sheet 111). As positions of the first electrode 111a and the second electrode 111b change, structures of the elastic conductive element 113, the first electrical connection member (112, 115), and the second electrical connection member 114 may also correspondingly change. For example, the elastic conductive element 113 may be electrically connected to the first electrode 111a and the second electrode 111b on one side of the ultrasonic atomization sheet 111; or the elastic conductive element 113 may be electrically connected to the first electrode 111a on one side and electrically connected to the second electrode 111b on the other side in a manner of wrapping the ultrasonic atomization sheet 111.
The coupling member 115 is arranged close to the lower end of the conductive tube 112 and is maintained on the boss 113e. The coupling member 115 is ring-shaped and may be socketed on the boss 113e, and the coupling member 115 maintains contact with the conductive tube 112 to form electrical connection. In this way, when the atomization assembly 11 is coupled to the cell 21, a lead may be advantageously soldered to the coupling member 115 and the other end of the second electrical connection member 114.
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Another implementation of this application further provides an assembly method for an atomization assembly. The assembly method includes:
Step S11. Provide a conductive tube, where a first end of the conductive tube is provided with a first extending portion extending radially toward a center of the conductive tube.
Step S12. Mount an ultrasonic atomization sheet in the conductive tube, where a first electrode of the ultrasonic atomization sheet abuts against the first extending portion.
Step S13. Mount a second electrical connection member and an elastic conductive element in the conductive tube, where the second electrical connection member abuts against a second electrode of the ultrasonic atomization sheet, and the elastic conductive element abuts against the ultrasonic atomization sheet.
In this step, the second electrical connection member may be first mounted in the conductive tube, and then the elastic conductive element is mounted in the conductive tube; or the second electrical connection member and the elastic conductive element that are assembled are mounted in the conductive tube together.
In an example, after the mounting a second electrical connection member and an elastic conductive element in the conductive tube, the assembly method further includes:
In an example, after the mounting a second electrical connection member and an elastic conductive element in the conductive tube, the assembly method further includes:
In this example, the second extending portion formed by bending the second end of the conductive tube is functionally similar to the coupling member 115 in the examples of
Another implementation of this application further provides an assembly method for an atomization assembly. The assembly method includes:
Step S21. Provide a conductive tube, where a second end of the conductive tube is provided with a second extending portion extending radially toward a center of the conductive tube.
In this step, the second extending portion of the second end is functionally similar to the coupling member 115 in the examples of
Step S22. Mount a second electrical connection member and an elastic conductive element in the conductive tube, where the elastic conductive element abuts against the second extending portion, and the elastic conductive element spaces the conduit tube apart from the second electrical connection member.
In this step, the second electrical connection member may be first mounted in the conductive tube, and then the elastic conductive element is mounted in the conductive tube; or the second electrical connection member and the elastic conductive element that are assembled are mounted in the conductive tube together.
Step S23. Mount an ultrasonic atomization sheet in the conductive tube, where a first electrode of the ultrasonic atomization sheet abuts against the second electrical connection member.
Step S24. Perform a bending operation on the second end of the conductive tube, to cause the first end to form a first extending portion extending radially toward the center of the conductive tube, where the first extending portion is connected to the first electrode of the ultrasonic atomization sheet.
It should be noted that the specification of this application and the accompanying drawings thereof illustrate preferred embodiments of this application. However, this application may be implemented in various different forms, and is not limited to the embodiments described in this specification. These embodiments are not intended to be an additional limitation on the content of this application, and are described for the purpose of providing a more thorough and comprehensive understanding of the content disclosed in this application. Moreover, the foregoing technical features are further combined to form various embodiments not listed above, and all such embodiments shall be construed as falling within the scope of this application. Further, a person of ordinary skill in the art may make improvements or modifications according to the foregoing description, and all the improvements and modifications shall fall within the protection scope of the attached claims of this application.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 202111319770.9 | Nov 2021 | CN | national |
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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| PCT/CN2022/130685 | 11/8/2022 | WO |