Patent Application
20250024883
This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202110959477.2, entitled “ELECTRONIC ATOMIZATION APPARATUS” filed with the China National Intellectual Property Administration on Aug. 20, 2021, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety.
Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of aerosol atomization technologies, and in particular, to an electronic atomization apparatus.
An electronic atomization apparatus is configured to heat an aerosol base material to generate an aerosol with practical value.
An existing electronic atomization apparatus includes an aerosol base material storage tank. An aerosol base material is stored in the aerosol base material storage tank. However, the aerosol base material is consumable. With the use of the electronic atomization apparatus, the aerosol base material is constantly consumed. In view of this, at least the aerosol base material storage tank needs to be replaced when the aerosol base material is insufficient.
In the existing electronic atomization apparatus, a housing is usually of a cylindrical structure with at least two assembly windows. One of the assembly windows is configured to replace a carrier of the aerosol base material, for example, a cigarette cartridge or an aerosol base material storage tank. The other assembly window is configured to assemble a power supply assembly. As a result, the electronic atomization apparatus has a complex structure, and a plurality of shielding members need to be designed to respectively cover different assembly windows. For example, a bottom cover needs to be configured to encapsulate the power supply assembly, a side cover or an upper cover needs to be configured to encapsulate the carrier of the aerosol base material, causing poor integrity of the electronic atomization apparatus and complicated assembly.
An objective of embodiments of this application is to provide an electronic atomization apparatus. An assembly window is set to serve as both an assembly window of the electronic atomization apparatus and a replacement window of a consumable material. This simplifies a structure of the electronic atomization apparatus, improves integrity of the electronic atomization apparatus, and makes assembly of the electronic atomization apparatus simpler. In addition, the assembly window is exposed through a cover body, so that a connection relationship between the consumable material and a power supply assembly may be exposed, which makes it convenient to visually replace the consumable material.
An embodiment of this application provides an electronic atomization apparatus, including:
An embodiment of this application provides an electronic atomization apparatus, including:
In the electronic atomization apparatus, the assembly window is set to serve as both the assembly window of the electronic atomization apparatus and the replacement window of the consumable material, so that the structure of the housing of the electronic atomization apparatus is simplified, and the electronic atomization apparatus has better integrity. In addition, the cover body movably covers the assembly window, so that the assembly window may be exposed through the movable cover body, the connection relationship between the consumable material and the power supply assembly is visualized, and a new consumable material is prevented from not being assembled in place, causing poor contact between the consumable material and the power supply assembly and affecting normal use by a user.
One or more embodiments are exemplarily described with reference to the corresponding figures in the accompanying drawings, and the exemplary descriptions are not to be construed as limiting the embodiments. Components in the accompanying drawings that have same reference numerals are represented as similar components, and unless otherwise particularly stated, the figures in the accompanying drawings are not drawn to scale.
In the figures:
1—outer housing; 11—housing; 111 operation window; 112—assembly window; 113—clamping fitting portion; 114—supporting portion; 1141—support table; 115—guide strip; 12—suction nozzle assembly; 121—second air duct; 122—suction nozzle; 13—cover body;
2—aerosol base material storage tank; 22—first air duct; 23—connector; 231—annular boss; 232—third air duct; 233—body; 24—outer tube; 241—material storage section; 242—fixing groove; 25—oil sealing plug;
3—aerosol generating apparatus; 31—heating assembly; 32—first electrode;
4—power supply assembly; 41—battery rod; 411—support member; 4111—groove; a—channel; 412—clamping convex; 4121—clamping portion; b—guide slope; 4122—supported portion; 4123—end surface; 4124—guide groove; 42—battery; 43-airflow sensor; 44—elastic gasket; 441—annular body; 442—notch; 443—tubular bulging portion; 45—air inlet hole; 46—second electrode; 47—light sheet; and
A—consumable material.
The following clearly and completely describes the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of this application. Apparently, the described embodiments are some rather than all of the embodiments of this application. All other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of this application without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of this application.
The terms “first”, “second”, and “third” in this application are merely intended for a purpose of description, and shall not be understood as indicating or implying relative significance or implicitly indicating the number of indicated technical features. All directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back . . . ) in the embodiments of this application are only used to explain relative position relations, movement situation and the like between components under a certain posture (as shown in the accompanying drawings). If the certain posture changes, the directional indication also changes accordingly. In addition, the terms “include”, “have”, and any variant thereof are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion. For example, a process, method, system, product, or apparatus that includes a series of steps or units is not limited to the listed steps or units, but further optionally includes a step or unit that is not listed, or further optionally includes another step or unit that is intrinsic to the process, method, product, or apparatus.
“Embodiment” mentioned in the specification means that particular features, structures, or characteristics described with reference to the embodiment may be included in at least one embodiment of this application. The term appearing at different positions of the specification may not refer to the same embodiment or an independent or alternative embodiment that is mutually exclusive with another embodiment. A person skilled in the art explicitly or implicitly understands that the embodiments described in the specification may be combined with other embodiments.
It is to be noted that, when a component is referred to as “being fixed to” another component, the component may be directly on the other component, or an intervening component may be present. When an element is considered to be “connected to” another element, the element may be directly connected to the another element, or one or more intervening elements may be also present. The terms “vertical”, “horizontal”, “left”, “right” and similar expressions used in this specification are merely for purposes of illustration but not indicate a unique implementation.
An embodiment of this application provides an electronic atomization apparatus 100, including an outer housing 1, an aerosol base material storage tank 2, an aerosol generating apparatus 3, and a power supply assembly 4.
In some embodiments, the aerosol base material storage tank 2 includes a bin, a first air duct 22, and a connector 23.
The first air duct 22 is configured to conduct an aerosol. In some embodiments, referring to
The bin is configured to store an aerosol base material. The aerosol base material may be a liquid aerosol base material, a solid aerosol base material, or a mixture of liquid and solid aerosol base materials. The aerosol base material may generate a volatile substance when heated, to form an aerosol. In some embodiments, referring to
The connector 23 is configured to connect the bin and the outer housing 1. The connector 23 may help the aerosol base material storage tank 2 to be assembled into the outer housing 1 more easily, and may further help the aerosol base material storage tank 2 to be fixed to the outer housing 1 more stably. In some embodiments, referring to
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A third air duct 232 passes through the body 233 and an extending portion 234 of the connector 23, so that the third air duct 232 is in communication with the first air duct 22 when the connector 23 is fixed to the bin.
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In some embodiments, a suction nozzle assembly 12 is arranged on the outer housing 1. The suction nozzle assembly 12 may be integrally formed on the outer housing 1, or may be fixed on the outer housing 1 through assembly. Referring to
When the aerosol is conducted in the second air duct 121, due to factors such as temperature reduction, the aerosol may be liquefied or condensed into a liquid before leaving the suction nozzle, and the liquid may flow back to a near end of the second air duct 121 and then spread and leak along a wall surface of the suction nozzle assembly 12 in a radial direction.
In some embodiments, referring to
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In some embodiments, a circle of a recessed region may be arranged on the suction nozzle assembly 12 at a position facing the annular boss 231, and the annular boss 231 may extend into the recessed region and abut against the recessed region, where a recessed depth or shape of the recessed region may be designed according to a specific situation, so that the condensate flowing back from the suction nozzle assembly 12 cannot or is difficult to cross the annular boss 231 and flow to an outer section of the annular boss 231, where the annular boss 231 may not be elastic and prevent liquid from creeping only through a height of the annular boss 231. At least a near end of the annular boss 231 may also be elastic. In this case, the annular boss 231 may abut against the recessed region, to have better sealing performance, and achieve more effective prevention of liquid creep.
In some embodiments, the aerosol base material storage tank 2 is at least partially transparent, so that a storage amount of aerosol base materials inside the aerosol base material storage tank 2 may be observed from the outside, to intuitively determine whether the aerosol base material storage tank 2 needs to be replaced. In addition, when an aerosol outputted by the electronic atomization apparatus 100 is insufficient, whether insufficient aerosol production is caused by insufficient aerosol base material is determined by observing a remaining amount of aerosol base materials inside the aerosol base material storage tank 2, to further determine that insufficient aerosol production may be caused by insufficient power of the power supply assembly 4 or damage to the aerosol generating apparatus 3, thereby providing the user with enlightenment for a next operation.
In some embodiments, the aerosol base material storage tank 2 is made of a non-light-transmitting material to prevent the aerosol base material stored in the aerosol base material storage tank 2 from undergoing a physical/chemical reaction under light and affecting quality of the aerosol base material.
In some embodiments, the aerosol generating apparatus 3 is arranged in the outer housing 1. The aerosol generating apparatus 3 is in direct or indirect contact with the aerosol base material in the aerosol base material storage tank 2, and is configured to generate an aerosol by using the aerosol base material.
Further, the aerosol generating apparatus 3 has a heating assembly 31. The heating component 31 is in indirect or direct contact with the aerosol base material. In this way, the aerosol base material generates a volatile matter while heat energy is released, to form an aerosol, and then the aerosol is conducted to the outside through an air outlet channel (for example, the first air duct 22).
In some embodiments, the aerosol base material storage tank 2 and the aerosol generating apparatus 3 are fixed to each other to form a hollow bin, or the aerosol base material storage tank 2 and the aerosol generating apparatus 3 are constrained in a same package and are encapsulated together to form a hollow bin.
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In some other embodiments, the aerosol generating apparatus 3 and the aerosol base material storage tank 2 may be independent of each other. The aerosol generating apparatus 3 is connected to the aerosol base material storage tank 2 through the first air duct 22, for example, the far end of the first air duct 22 is connected to the aerosol generating apparatus 3, and the near end of the first air duct 22 is located in the aerosol base material storage tank 2.
In some embodiments, the outer housing 1 may be configured to accommodate a consumable material and the power supply assembly 4. The consumable material may be a hollow bin formed by fixing the aerosol base material storage tank 2 and the aerosol generating apparatus 3 with each other, the consumable material may be the aerosol base material storage tank 2, the consumable material may further be the aerosol generating apparatus 3, or the consumable material may further be a hollow bin.
In some embodiments, the outer housing 1 includes the housing 11, and the aerosol base material storage tank 2 and the aerosol generating apparatus 3 may be detachably connected to the housing 11. In some embodiments, the power supply assembly 4 may also be detachably connected to the housing 11.
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In some embodiments, the cover body 13 is slidably connected to the assembly window. For example, a slide rail is arranged on the housing 11, and the housing 11 is slidably connected to the slide rail, so that the cover body 13 forms a sliding cover structure. A position of the cover body 13 is changed by sliding the cover body 13, so that the consumable material may be exposed.
In some embodiments, the cover body 13 is rotatably connected to the assembly window, and the position of the cover body 13 is changed by rotating the cover body 13, to expose the consumable material in the housing 11.
In some embodiments, referring to
Optionally, when the cover body 13 is opened, both the consumable material and the power supply assembly 4 may be exposed, so that when the consumable material is assembled or the consumable material is taken out, a connection relationship between the consumable material and the power supply assembly 4 may be visualized.
In some embodiments, the cover body 13 may not be arranged, and the aerosol base material storage tank 2, the aerosol generating apparatus 3, and the power supply assembly 4 may be stably fixed in the housing 11 after passing through the assembly window.
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Further, a contour of the housing 11 may be ellipse-like or elliptic. In other words, the housing 11 is small at two ends and is large in the middle, and the contour of the housing 11 is in a shape of a smooth arc, which conforms to biological characteristics of the palm and provides good holding experience. Specifically, the housing 11 has a major axis, a near end and a far end of the housing 11 are located on the major axis. In a plurality of cross sections perpendicular to the major axis, a cross section in a middle portion of the housing 11 is greater than a cross section at the near end and a cross section at the far end, where the cross section in the middle portion of the housing 11 gradually reduces to the cross section at the near end, and the cross section in the middle portion of the housing 11 gradually reduces to the cross section at the far end.
Further, a radius of curvature of a contour of the near end of the housing 11 is less than a radius of curvature of a contour of the far end of the housing 11. In some embodiments, a suction nozzle assembly 1213 is located at the near end of the housing 11, the far end of the housing 11 is provided with a charging interface connected to a battery in the power supply assembly 4, and a width of the far end of the housing 11 is greater than a width of the near end, which makes it easier for the mouth to hold the suction nozzle 122.
Further, a contour of the assembly window 112 may also be ellipse-like or elliptic. Specifically, the assembly window 112 has a major axis, the major axis of the assembly window 112 is parallel to the major axis of the housing 11, and a minor axis of the assembly window 112 is parallel to a minor axis of the housing 11. In chords perpendicular to and intersecting with the major axis of the assembly window 112, a length of a chord in a middle portion of the assembly window 112 is greater than a length of a chord at the near end and a length of a chord at the far end, where the length of the chord in the middle portion of the assembly window 112 gradually reduces to the length of the chord at the near end, and a cross section in the middle portion of the assembly window gradually reduces to the length of the chord at the far end.
A contour of the consumable material A and a contour of the power supply assembly 4 are suitable for a contour of the assembly window 112 and a contour of the receiving cavity 116. After the consumable material A is assembled into the receiving cavity 116 of the housing 11, a wall of the receiving cavity 116 abuts against a surface of the consumable material A. Specifically, after the aerosol base material storage tank 2, the aerosol generating apparatus 3, and the power supply assembly 4 are mounted into the receiving cavity 116 of the housing 11, the wall of the receiving cavity 116 abuts against surfaces of the aerosol base material storage tank 2, the aerosol generating apparatus 3, and the power supply assembly 4. At least there is no buckle connection between the consumable material A and the wall of the receiving cavity 116.
Further, at least a part of the contour of the assembly window 112 and at least a part of the contour of the housing 11 are arcs parallel to each other. Two areas that are parallel to each other have the same or approximately the same distance everywhere.
In this way, overall coordination is achieved. The cover body 13 has a shape suitable for the assembly window 112, to facilitate assembly.
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In some embodiments, the operation window 111 includes a through hole and a flexible film. The through hole passes through the rear wall of the housing 11, and the flexible film covers the through hole externally or internally or the flexible film is connected to a hole wall of the through hole and is located in the through hole, so that the flexible film can isolate the inside and outside of the housing 11. When a force is applied to the flexible film, the flexible film may at least partially deform in a direction of the force, so that there may be an interaction force between the flexible film and the consumable material, the finger or the tool may contact the flexible film to push the consumable material in the opposite direction of the assembly direction, and the flexible film may prevent an external sharp object from directly contacting the consumable material in the housing 11 through the operation window 111, thereby preventing the surface of the consumable material from being scratched.
Further, the flexible film is at least partially elastic, and when a force is applied to the flexible film, the flexible film at least partially deforms elastically. When no force is applied to the flexible film, the flexible film may be in a flattened state or a tensioned state or a relaxed state.
In some embodiments, the operation window 111 includes a through hole and a push rod located in the through hole. One end of the push rod corresponds to the consumable material, and the other end is located outside the housing 11. The push rod is movable along an axial direction of the through hole. When a force is applied to the push rod, the push rod is driven to move along the opposite direction of the assembly direction of the consumable material, to further push the object to move in opposite direction to the assembly direction, so that the consumable material may be at least partially detached from the housing 11.
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In some embodiments, the near end of the aerosol base material storage tank 2 abuts against the housing 11, and the far end of the aerosol base material storage tank 2 abuts against the power supply assembly 4 through the aerosol generating apparatus 3. Alternatively, a near end of the hollow bin abuts against the housing 11, and a far end abuts against the power supply assembly 4.
Optionally, a contact force between the near end of the aerosol base material storage tank 2 and the housing 11 may be an elastic contact force. Referring to
Optionally, a contact force between the aerosol generating apparatus 3 and the power supply assembly 4 may be an elastic contact force. Referring to
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Optionally, the power supply assembly 4 includes a second electrode 46, and the aerosol generating apparatus 3 includes a first electrode 32. When the aerosol generating apparatus is located in the receiving cavity 116 of the housing 11, the first electrode 32 and the second electrode 46 are in contact with each other, so that the power supply assembly 4 is electrically connected to the aerosol generating apparatus, to provide electric energy required for generating an aerosol. In addition, when the aerosol generating apparatus 3 is located in the receiving cavity 116 of the housing 11, the wall of receiving cavity 116 abuts against a surface of the consumable material A or/and a surface of the power supply assembly 4, so that at least one of the first electrode 32 and the second electrode 46 is compressed, to maintain electrical conduction between the first electrode and the second electrode. In addition, elastic compression between the first electrode 32 and the second electrode 46 make the consumable material A at least partially abut against the wall of the receiving cavity 116, so that the consumable material A is stably fixed in the receiving cavity 116 when there is no buckle structure, no magnetic attraction structure and the like in the receiving cavity 116. In this fixing manner, the consumable material A is attached to an inner wall of the receiving cavity 116 more fixedly. This reduces the volume of the receiving cavity 116 and simplifies a structure of the housing 11.
In some embodiments, the power supply assembly 4 is detachably fixed in the housing 11 through a buckle structure. Stability of the power supply assembly 4 fixed in the housing 11 is greater than stability of the aerosol base material storage tank 2, or stability of the aerosol generating apparatus 3, or stability of a hollow bin that is formed by fixing the aerosol base material storage tank 2 and the aerosol generating apparatus 3 with each other and that is fixed in the housing 11. Therefore, when the consumable material at least partially moves through the operation window 111 in a direction detaching from the housing 11, the power supply assembly 4 may not at least partially move in the direction detaching from the housing 11, to avoid frequent movement of the power supply assembly 4 relative to the housing 11, thereby protecting the power supply assembly 4.
More specifically, in some embodiments, a clamping convex 412 is arranged on a side edge of the battery rod 41. The clamping convex 412 may be fixed to the housing 11 through mutual interference with at least a local region of the housing 11 (or through an interaction force between the clamping convex 412 and at least a local region of the housing 11). Referring to
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When the consumable material is replaced, the clamping fitting portion 113 can prevent the consumable material A from driving the power supply assembly 4 to be detached from the housing 11 in a process of detaching from the housing 11. Under the action of the clamping fitting portion 113, when the consumable material A moves in a direction opposite to the assembly direction, the power supply assembly 4 may be kept at a preset position in the housing 11, so that the power supply assembly 4 does not move due to the movement of the consumable material A relative to the housing 11.
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In some embodiments, to protect the battery rod 41 and the housing 11 and prevent the housing 11 or the battery rod 41 from breaking during assembly of the battery rod 41 into the housing 11, at least a part of the clamping convex 412 or at least a part of the side edge of the battery rod 41 is configured to be elastic. In this way, before the clamping portion is blocked by the blocking portion 4121a, during sliding contact between the clamping portion and the side wall of the housing 11, the clamping convex 412 or the side edge of the battery rod 41 may elastically deform to some extent. The elastic deformation protects the housing 11 and the battery, and may also generate a greater friction force between the clamping portion and the side wall of the housing 11, so that the clamping portion is in tight contact with the battery rod 41, thereby ensuring an assembly effect of the battery rod 41.
To facilitate assembly of the battery rod 41 and the housing 11, referring to
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If the supported portion 4122 is in direct contact with the arc-shaped rear wall of the housing 11, the supported portion 4122 may continue to move along the arc-shaped rear wall in the assembly direction under the action of an external force, which may cause the power supply assembly 4 to be over-assembled into the housing 11 and even cause damage to the housing 11 or the power supply assembly 4. To avoid this problem, referring to
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Optionally, the supported portion 4122 and the support surface of the supporting portion 114 are in surface contact, line contact, or point contact, and an anti-slip member is arranged on the support surface of the supporting portion 114 to prevent the supported portion 4122 from sliding on the support surface.
Optionally, the support surface of the supporting portion 114 is in surface contact with the supported portion 4122, and the contact surface is a corrugated surface or a toothed surface.
In some embodiments, the rear wall of the housing 11 is arc-shaped, and the supporting portion 114 includes a partial arc-shaped rear wall of the housing 11 and a baffle fixed to the rear wall. The baffle is located downstream of the partial arc-shaped rear wall of the housing 11, to prevent the supported portion 4122 from moving downstream or further back of the rear wall of the housing 11 under the action of the external force.
In some embodiments, the rear wall of the housing 11 is a flat surface, and the supporting portion 114 may be located on the rear wall of the housing 11 and may be a flat surface flush with the rear wall of the housing 11.
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In some embodiments, when the clamping portion 4121 engages with the clamping fitting portion 113 or when the blocking portion 1131 blocks the blocked portion 4121a, the supporting portion 114 contacts the supported portion 4122. Further, referring to
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The power supply assembly 4 is mainly configured to be electrically connected to the heating assembly 31 in the aerosol generating apparatus 3, to provide electric energy required for heating by the heating assembly 31. As shown in
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In some embodiments, the battery rod 41 is provided with an accommodating cavity for accommodating the battery, the air flow sensor, and a part of the second electrode. Referring to
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In some embodiments, a primary magnetic piece is attached to an outer surface of the closed side of the accommodating cavity, and a secondary magnetic piece is arranged on the cover body 13 corresponding to a position of the primary magnetic piece. When the cover body 13 and the housing 11 are combined with each other and cover the assembly window, there is a magnetic attraction force between the primary magnetic piece and the secondary magnetic pieces to prevent the cover body 13 from being detached from the housing 11.
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The elastic gasket may be used for sealing connection with the aerosol generating apparatus 3, so that when the power supply assembly 4 is docked with the aerosol generating apparatus 3, the liquid from the air inlet can be prevented from leaking from a joint between the support member and the aerosol generating apparatus 3. In this case, the elastic gasket may further provide the aerosol generating apparatus 3 with an elastic force toward the aerosol base material storage tank 2, so that the consumable materials can be better mounted in the outer housing 1.
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In some embodiments, the annular body may be arranged around an outer side wall of the groove or may be arranged on the top of the groove wall, and then the top of the annular body is configured to abut against the aerosol generating apparatus 3. In some embodiments, a part of the annular body surrounds the local area outside the far end of the aerosol generating apparatus 3, and another part of the annular body protrudes inward to abut against the aerosol generating apparatus 3 upward.
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The airflow sensor 43 is arranged on one side of the support frame facing the accommodating cavity. The airflow sensor 43 is connected to one of the channels a. When there is a suction action at the suction nozzle 122, an airflow inside the airflow sensor 43 may enter the air inlet through a corresponding channel a, so that negative pressure is formed on opposite sides of the airflow sensor 43. When the negative pressure exceeds a certain threshold, the negative pressure may be detected, and the battery may output voltage or current through the second electrode in response to a detection result. The elastic gasket 44 sealingly connects the groove 4111 with the aerosol generating apparatus 3, thereby ensuring high sensitivity of the airflow sensor 43.
An embodiment of this application provides a method for mounting an electronic atomization apparatus 100. The method is applicable to the electronic atomization apparatus 100 and includes the following steps:
Step 1: Directly or indirectly contact an existing consumable material in an outer housing 1 through an operation window 111 arranged on the outer housing 1.
The method for directly or indirectly contact the existing consumable material in the outer housing 1 includes the following steps:
S1: Change a form of the outer housing 1 to expose the consumable material. The cover body 13 on the outer housing 1 may be disassembled, and the cover body 13 is detached to expose the assembly window on the outer housing 1, to change the form of the outer housing 1. The cover body 13 on the outer housing 1 may slide, and the cover body 13 is detached from the assembly window on the outer housing 1, to change the form of the outer housing 1. The cover body 13 on the outer housing 1 may be rotated, and the cover body 13 is detached from the assembly window on the outer housing 1, to change the form of the outer housing 1.
After the assembly window is exposed, the consumable material is exposed. After the assembly window is exposed, a force may be applied to the consumable materials through the operation window 111 to move the consumable material in a direction away from the housing 11.
S2. If the operation window 111 is open and can run through the outer housing 1, a finger or a tool may be used to directly pass through the operation window 111 to directly contact the existing consumable material in the outer housing 1, and then directly apply force in a first direction on the existing consumable material, to push out the existing consumable material.
Alternatively, in S2, if the operation window 111 is shielded and can isolate inner and outer sides of the outer housing 1, a finger or a tool may be used to squeeze or push at least a part of the operation window 111 to generate a squeezing force or a repulsive force between at least a part of the operation window 111 and the existing consumable material, where the squeezing force or repulsive force may be used to push the existing consumable materials to move in the direction away from the housing 11.
In some embodiments, step 2 may be as follows: The force in the first direction may be applied to the existing consumable material through the operation window 111 or by squeezing at least a part of the operation window 111, and then the existing consumable material is pushed in the first direction, so that at least a part of the existing consumable materials is detached from the outer housing 1, where the consumable material is the aerosol base material storage tank 2 detachably connected to the outer housing 1, or the consumable material is the hollow bin formed by the aerosol base material storage tank 2 and the aerosol generating apparatus 3, the hollow bin being detachably connected to the outer housing 1, or the consumable material is the aerosol generating apparatus 3 detachably connected to the outer housing 1. Therefore, the aerosol base material storage tank 2 or the aerosol generating apparatus 3 can be easily taken out.
In some embodiments, step 2 may also be as follows: The force in the first direction may be applied to the consumable material through the operation window 111 or by squeezing at least a part of the operation window 111, and then the existing consumable material is pushed in the first direction to make the first electrode staggered from the second electrode, where the consumable material is the aerosol generating apparatus 3, or the consumable material is the hollow bin formed by the aerosol base material storage tank 2 and the aerosol generating apparatus 3, the hollow bin being at least partially detached from the power supply assembly 4, or the consumable material is the aerosol generating apparatus 3 detachably connected to the outer housing 1. Therefore, when the electronic atomization apparatus 100 is in a standby state or is not in use temporarily, an electrical connection between the first electrode and the second electrode may be disconnected to reduce self-discharge of the battery. In some embodiments, step 3 may also be as follows: The force passes through the assembly window from a second direction, pushes a new consumable material into the outer housing 1, so that at least a part of the new consumable material is fixed to the outer housing 1, where the second direction is an opposite direction parallel to the first direction, and the new consumable material can have the same shape as the existing consumable material. Then, the cover body 13 is closed, and the new consumable material is stably limited in the outer housing 1.
In some embodiments, step 3 may also be as follows: The force pushes the consumable material through the assembly window in the second direction, so that the first electrode is in electrical contact with the second electrode, where the second direction is an opposite direction parallel to the first direction. In some embodiments, the outer housing 1 is also provided with a reverse port opposite to the operation window 111, the consumable material may be directly or indirectly contacted through the reverse port, so that the consumable materials may be pushed through the reverse port in the second direction, and the first electrode is in electrical contact with the second electrode. The reverse port is used, so that the electrical connection between the first electrode and the second electrode may be achieved when the outer housing 1 is opened.
In some embodiments, step 3 may also be as follows: Through the reverse port provided on the outer housing 1, the force in the second direction may be applied to the consumable material through the reverse port or by squeezing at least a part of the reverse port, and then push the consumable material, so that the first electrode and the second electrode are electrically connected. The reverse port and the operation window 111 are provided on opposite sides of the outer housing 1. The reverse port may have the same shape or structure as the operation window 111. By using the reverse port, the first electrode may be electrically connected to the second electrode without disassembling the outer housing 1.
Step 4: Start the electronic atomization apparatus 100 to generate an aerosol.
In the electronic atomization apparatus 100 described in the embodiments of this application, the assembly window is set to serve as both the assembly window of the electronic atomization apparatus and the replacement window of the consumable material, so that the structure of the electronic atomization apparatus 100 is simplified, the electronic atomization apparatus 100 has better integrity, and the consumable material and power supply assembly 4 may be assembled into the housing 11 through the assembly window, thereby simplifying assembly of an electronic atomizer. In addition, the cover body 13 movably covers the assembly window, so that the assembly window may be exposed through the movable cover body 13, the connection relationship between the consumable material and the power supply assembly 4 is visualized, and a new consumable material is prevented from not being assembled in place, causing poor contact between the consumable material and the power supply assembly 4 and affecting normal use by a user.
In the electronic atomization apparatus 100 described in the embodiments of this application, the operation window 111 is arranged on the housing 11 or a movable frame. The operation window 111 can directly or indirectly contact the consumable material in the housing 11 or the movable frame, and then a force opposite to the assembly direction of the consumable material may be applied on the consumable material to cause at least a part of the consumable material to be detached from the outer housing 1 or the movable frame, so that the consumable material can be easily taken out. Alternatively, the consumable material may be removed by using the electronic atomization apparatus 100 when it is temporarily not needed. The consumable material is at least partially detached from the outer housing 1 or the movable frame to block the electrical connection between the second electrode and the first electrode, to reduce battery self-discharge, thereby prolonging a standby time of the electronic atomization apparatus 100.
The electronic atomization apparatus 100 described in the embodiments of this application is substantially in a shape of a water betel nut, which is not only beautiful in appearance, but also has a structural shape that conforms to biological characteristics of the palm, has a good holding sense, and can improve user's holding experience.
In the electronic atomization apparatus 100 described in the embodiments of this application, the power supply assembly 4 is provided with an elastic gasket. The elastic gasket can not only dampen vibration of the power supply assembly 4 during mounting and removal of the consumable material, but also provide the consumable material with an upward elastic contact force, so that the consumable materials is stably mounted in the outer housing 1 or the movable frame. In addition, the elastic gasket makes soft contact between the power supply assembly 4 and the aerosol generating apparatus 3. Compared with hard contact, the soft contact can reduce wearing of the aerosol generating apparatus 3 during removal or mounting of the aerosol generating apparatus 3.
In the method for mounting an electronic atomization apparatus 100 described in the embodiments of this application, a force is applied to the consumable material by passing the finger or the tool through the operation window 111 or pushing at least a part of the operation window 111, so that at least a part of the consumable material can be easily and quickly detached from the outer housing 1 or the movable frame, to facilitate the removal and replacement of consumable material or disconnect the electrical connection between the consumable material and the power supply assembly 4, to prevent the battery in the power supply assembly 4 from self-discharging and prolong the standby time.
It is to be noted that, this specification of this application and the accompanying drawings thereof illustrate preferred embodiments of this application, but this application is not limited to the embodiments described in the specification. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 202110959477.2 | Aug 2021 | CN | national |
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCT/CN2022/113413 | 8/18/2022 | WO |
