Patent Application
20190133189
The present disclosure relates to an electronic cigarette.
Electronic cigarette, also called simulating cigarette, is mainly used for quitting smoking and substituting conventional cigarettes. The electronic cigarette has the same appearance as conventional cigarettes and the similar flavor to conventional cigarettes, even has more flavors than conventional cigarettes. The electronic cigarette also can create aerosols, flavors and a feeling of smoking, like conventional cigarettes. The electronic cigarette has no harmful ingredients such as tar and particulate matter existing in conventional cigarettes. Therefore, conventional cigarettes are gradually substituted by electronic cigarettes on the market. Current electronic cigarettes supply power to a heating unit in an atomizer through a battery, so that the heating unit heats a tobacco liquid to generate an aerosol under the driving of the battery and the user gets a feeling of smoking.
However, during the usage process of the atomizer of the traditional electronic cigarettes, the tobacco liquid is easy to leak out from an air inlet. Meanwhile, during the usage process of the traditional electronic cigarettes, the mouthpiece is easy to become hot. The appearance of the electronic cigarette is not attractive and the user experience is poor.
The present disclosure mainly aims to provide an electronic cigarette, so as to reduce the occurrences that the tobacco liquid is leaked and the mouthpiece becomes hot during the usage process of the electronic cigarette, and to improve the use experience of users.
In order to achieve the above aim, the present disclosure provides an electronic cigarette. The electronic cigarette includes an atomizer and a power supply assembly. The power supply assembly is internally provided with a master control board which is in electrical connection with an inbuilt power supply, and the atomizer includes a top cover, a base, an atomizing assembly, and a light-transmitting sleeve connecting the top cover and the base. The atomizing assembly is accommodated in the light-transmitting sleeve, and a liquid storage chamber is defined between the atomizing assembly and the light-transmitting sleeve; the atomizing assembly defines an atomizing chamber therein, and the atomizing assembly has one end far away from the top cover defining at least one liquid guide port which is in communication with the liquid storage chamber.
The top cover includes a cover body, a mouthpiece and an aerosol outlet pipe; the cover body defines a liquid refill hole which is in communication with the liquid storage chamber and an air inlet chamber which is in communication with the atomizing chamber; the aerosol outlet pipe is at least partially accommodated in the air inlet chamber, and the aerosol outlet pipe has two ends communicated with the mouthpiece and the atomizing chamber respectively; exterior air passes through the air inlet chamber, the atomizing chamber and the aerosol outlet pipe in sequence and finally is expelled from the mouthpiece.
The base includes a base body, an electrode assembly, and a light-emitting assembly illuminating the liquid storage chamber; the base body is fixedly mounted on the power supply assembly, the electrode assembly electrically connects the atomizing assembly to the master control board, and the light-emitting assembly is fixedly mounted on the base body and is electrically connected to the master control board.
Optionally, the cover body includes a fixed cover and a moveable cover, the liquid refill hole and the air inlet chamber are defined on the fixed cover, the moveable cover defines an accommodation hole configured for accommodating the mouthpiece, the moveable cover is mounted on the fixed cover in a rotatable manner and opens or covers the liquid refill hole when the fixed cover is rotated, and the aerosol outlet pipe is in communication with the mouthpiece when the moveable cover covers the liquid refill hole.
Optionally, a sealing pad is provided between the fixed cover and the moveable cover, the fixed cover defines an accommodation recess configured for accommodating the sealing pad, the liquid refill hole is defined in the accommodation recess, the sealing pad defines an opening corresponding to the liquid refill hole, the moveable cover abuts against the sealing pad when covering the liquid refill hole; and/or, one of the fixed cover and the moveable cover defines a snap-in connection groove, and the other one of the fixed cover and the moveable cover is provided with a snap-in projection; when the snap-in projection and the snap-in connection groove are in a snap-fit connection, the moveable cover is tightly locked in the fixed cover and covers the liquid refill hole.
Optionally, the top cover further includes a regulating ring, the regulating ring is sleeved on the periphery of the fixed cover in a rotatable manner, and the regulating ring has a side wall defining a regulating hole corresponding to the air inlet chamber.
Optionally, the periphery of the moveable cover is provided with a plurality of bumps which are arranged spaced apart; and/or, the periphery of the regulating ring is provided with a plurality of projections which are arranged spaced apart.
Optionally, a connection ring is further provided between the top cover and the atomizing assembly, and the connection ring has one end sleeved on an outer wall of the air inlet chamber and has the other end connected to the atomizing assembly through thread.
Optionally, a position on the light-transmitting sleeve contacting the top cover and a position on the light-transmitting sleeve contacting the base are both provided with oil-sealing rings; and/or, a sealing ring is sleeved on the periphery of an end of the aerosol outlet pipe contacting the atomizing assembly.
Optionally, the base body defines a mounting groove and a transfer slot, the light-emitting assembly is fixedly mounted in the mounting groove and partially passes through the transfer slot to be electrically connected to the master control board which is arranged inside the power supply assembly.
Optionally, the light-emitting assembly includes a plurality of light sources illuminating the liquid storage chamber and a conductive element, the plurality of light sources are arranged spaced apart in the accommodation recess and have a common electrode tip, the conductive element has one end fixedly connected to the common electrode tip and the other end electrically connected to the master control board, so as to electrically conduct each of the light sources to the master control board; and/or, the light-emitting assembly further includes a light guide element, the light guide element is mounted in the accommodation recess and covers a light path formed in the accommodation recess while the light sources illuminate the liquid storage chamber.
Optionally, the power supply assembly defines a mounting hole which is in communication with the internal master control board, the base body is made of conductive materials, the base body has one end inserted into the mounting hole and electrically connected to the master control board and has the other end fixedly and electrically connected to a negative electrode of the atomizing assembly, the base body further defines a mounting cavity which is in communication with the master control board inside the power supply assembly and the atomizing assembly, the electrode assembly includes a positive electrode connection piece and an insulating piece, the positive electrode connection piece electrically connects a positive electrode of the atomizing assembly to the master control board, the insulating piece is arranged between the positive electrode connection piece and the base body and fixes the positive electrode connection piece in the mounting cavity.
According to the electronic cigarette provided in the technical scheme of the present disclosure, the top cover defines the liquid refill hole and is provided with the mouthpiece and the aerosol outlet pipe which is in communication with the mouthpiece, wherein the liquid refill hole is in communication with the liquid storage chamber, the aerosol outlet pipe is in communication with the atomizing assembly; meanwhile, the atomizing assembly defines the liquid guide port, so that the atomizing chamber is in communication with the liquid storage chamber. Therefore, a tobacco liquid enters the liquid storage chamber from the liquid refill hole defined on the top cover, and then permeates into the atomizing chamber from the liquid guide port defined at the bottom of the liquid storage chamber. Exterior air enters the atomizing chamber through the air inlet chamber defined on the top cover, and then flows out through the mouthpiece, mixing with an atomized aerosol, for a user to inhale. The tobacco liquid in the liquid storage chamber is not easy to leak through the air inlet chamber defined on the top cover of the electronic cigarette. Therefore, the sealing performance for the tobacco liquid is improved. Meanwhile, the aerosol outlet pipe is partially accommodated in the air inlet chamber. When a user inhales, exterior cold air enters the air inlet chamber and then contacts the aerosol outlet pipe accommodated in the air inlet chamber to be preheated, and then flows into the atomizing chamber for the tobacco liquid to be atomized to form a hot air aerosol, and finally is expelled through the aerosol outlet pipe. At such time, when the hot air aerosol flows through the aerosol outlet pipe accommodated in the air inlet chamber, the hot air aerosol exchanges heat with cold air to cool down. Therefore, the condition that the hot air makes the mouthpiece hot to burn mouth is effectively avoided. Moreover, the present disclosure illuminates the liquid storage chamber by arranging the light-emitting assembly on the base body. Various lighting effects can be generated during the usage process of the user. The use experience of the user is effectively improved.
For a better understanding of the embodiments of the present disclosure or the technical scheme 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 the ordinary skill in the field, 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 scheme 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, but all the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by the ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments in the present disclosure without creative work are intended to be included 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, terms “first”, “second”, etc. appearing in the present disclosure 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 include at least one such feature. In addition, technical schemes of each embodiment of the present disclosure may be combined mutually. However, this must be carried out on the basis that the ordinary skill in this field can implement the combination. When the combination of technical schemes has a conflict or cannot be implemented, it should be considered that such combination of technical schemes 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, also may be detachable connection, or integration; may be mechanical connection, also may be electrical connection; may be direct connection, also may be indirect connection through an intermediate, and may be internal communication between two elements or interaction of two elements, unless otherwise specifically defined. The ordinary skill in this field can understand the specific implication of the above terms in the present disclosure according to specific conditions.
The present disclosure provides an electronic cigarette 1000.
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The top cover 10 includes a cover body 11, a mouthpiece 12 and an aerosol outlet pipe 13. The cover body 11 defines a liquid refill hole 1111 which is in communication with the liquid storage chamber 60 and an air inlet chamber 1112 which is in communication with the atomizing chamber. The aerosol outlet pipe 13 is at least partially accommodated in the air inlet chamber 1112, and the aerosol outlet pipe 13 has two ends communicated with the mouthpiece 12 and the atomizing chamber respectively. Exterior air passes through the air inlet chamber 1112, the atomizing chamber and the aerosol outlet pipe 13 in sequence and finally is expelled from the mouthpiece 12.
The base 30 includes a base body 31, an electrode assembly 32, and a light-emitting assembly 33 illuminating the liquid storage chamber 60. The base body 31 is fixedly mounted on the power supply assembly 200, the electrode assembly 32 electrically connects the atomizing assembly 50 to the master control board 220, and the light-emitting assembly 33 is fixedly mounted on the base body 31 and is electrically connected to the master control board 220.
According to the electronic cigarette 10000 provided in the technical scheme of the present disclosure, the top cover 10 defines the liquid refill hole 1111 and is provided with the mouthpiece 12 and the aerosol outlet pipe 13 which is in communication with the mouthpiece 12, wherein the liquid refill hole 1111 is in communication with the liquid storage chamber 60, the aerosol outlet pipe 13 is in communication with the atomizing assembly 50; meanwhile, the atomizing assembly 50 defines the liquid guide port 52, so that the atomizing chamber is in communication with the liquid storage chamber 60. Therefore, a tobacco liquid enters the liquid storage chamber 60 from the liquid refill hole 1111 defined on the top cover 10, and then permeates into the atomizing chamber from the liquid guide port 52 defined at the bottom of the liquid storage chamber 60. Exterior air enters the atomizing chamber through the air inlet chamber 1112 defined on the top cover 10, and then flows out through the mouthpiece 12, mixing with an atomized aerosol, for a user to inhale. The tobacco liquid in the liquid storage chamber 60 is not easy to leak through the air inlet chamber 1112 defined on the top cover 10 of the electronic cigarette 1000. Therefore, the sealing performance for the tobacco liquid is improved. Meanwhile, the aerosol outlet pipe 13 is partially accommodated in the air inlet chamber 1112. When a user inhales, exterior cold air enters the air inlet chamber 1112 and then contacts the aerosol outlet pipe 13 accommodated in the air inlet chamber 1112 to be preheated, and then flows into the atomizing chamber for the tobacco liquid to be atomized to form a hot air aerosol, and finally is expelled through the aerosol outlet pipe 13. At such time, when the hot air aerosol flows through the aerosol outlet pipe 13 accommodated in the air inlet chamber 1112, the hot air aerosol exchanges heat with cold air to cool down. Therefore, the condition the hot air makes the mouthpiece 12 hot to burn mouth is effectively avoided. Moreover, the present disclosure illuminates the liquid storage chamber 60 by arranging the light-emitting assembly 33 on the base body 31. Various lighting effects can be generated during the usage process of the user. The use experience of the user is effectively improved.
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It is understandable that, during practical applications, the manner of enhancing the friction between the moveable cover 112 or the regulating ring 14 and a human body is not restricted to the above manner of providing a plurality of projections 142 or bumps, for example, it can also apply the manner of providing irregular patterns on the peripheries of the moveable cover 112 and the regulating ring 14 and other manners of enhancing friction, which are all intended to be included in the scope of protection of the present disclosure.
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It is understandable that, during practical applications, those skilled in the art can mount a PWM module on the master control board 220 to adjust and control the illumination intensity and frequency of the light-emitting assembly 33, and can also adopt a polychromatic source 331 to realize various lighting effects, thereby further enhancing the use experience of users.
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Specifically, in the present embodiment, partial main body of the conductive element 33 inserted into the power supply assembly 200 is provided with a bent part 3321. The bent part 3321 abuts against a lateral side structure of the master control board 220 and a housing of the power supply assembly 200, effectively enhancing the stability of connection.
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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 included in the patent protection scope of the present disclosure.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201721489584.9 | Nov 2017 | CN | national |
