The invention relates to an installation structure of a conductive contact of an electronic cigarette and an electronic cigarette having same.
The existing electronic cigarette supplies power to an atomizing assembly in such a way that a battery assembly makes electrical contact with the atomizing assembly. Because the atomizing assembly is provided with an oil storage chamber, it is easy for tobacco tar to leak into the battery assembly under the action of gravity. However, in the existing battery assembly, the conductive contact structure in electrical contact with the atomizer is not sealed enough, so that tobacco tar easily penetrates into the battery assembly, causing corrosion of internal control elements or circuits, resulting in the phenomenon of short circuit of batteries and burning of control panels.
Therefore, the prior art still needs to be improved and enhanced.
The main purpose of the invention is to provide an installation structure of a conductive contact of an electronic cigarette and an electronic cigarette, which is intended to improve the sealing performance of the conductive contact structure of the electronic cigarette and prevent tobacco tar from leaking into the battery assembly from the atomizer.
In order to achieve the above object, the technical solution adopted by the invention is as follows:
an installation structure of a conductive contact of an electronic cigarette, wherein the installation structure comprises an electronic cigarette body provided with a receiving groove and a conductive contact which is installed in the receiving groove and is exposed to an opening of the receiving groove at one end thereof, wherein the conductive contact comprises a first contact, a second contact, an insulating part and a sealing part provided with an installation hole, and the second contact is partially received in the installation hole; the insulating part is sleeved on the second contact and is partially received in the installation hole to separate the first contact from the second contact; the sealing part is partially sleeved on the insulating part and elastically abuts against the first contact, and the sealing part is partially sleeved on the second contact and elastically abuts against the insulating part.
The installation structure of the conductive contact of the electronic cigarette according to claim, wherein the insulating part comprises an upright post provided with a through hole and a chassis sleeved on the periphery of the upright post, the upright post is sleeved on the second contact and is received in the installation hole, and abuts against the inner wall of the installation hole to separate the first contact from the second contact; the chassis is fastened to the electronic cigarette body and is located between the bottom end of the receiving groove and the first contact and has gaps with the bottom end of the receiving groove and the first contact, respectively.
According to the installation structure of the conductive contact of the electronic cigarette, wherein the sealing part comprises a first sealing ring and a second sealing ring, the first sealing ring is sleeved on the upright post and is clamped between the chassis and the first contact to seal the gap between the insulating part and the first contact; and the second sealing ring is sleeved on the second contact and is clamped between the chassis and the bottom end of the receiving groove to seal the gap between the second contact and the insulating part.
According to the installation structure of the conductive contact of the electronic cigarette, wherein one end of the second sealing ring sleeved on the second contact is convexly provided with a collar in the axial direction, the collar is sleeved on the second contact and is convexly provided with a flange in the direction of the second contact, and the flange elastically abuts against the periphery of the second contact.
According to the installation structure of the conductive contact of the electronic cigarette, wherein the second contact is concavely provided with a groove adapted to the flange, and the flange is placed in the groove and is in interference fit with the groove.
According to the installation structure of the conductive contact of the electronic cigarette, wherein the inner wall of the groove is provided with at least one positioning groove, the flange is provided with at least one positioning projection adapted to the positioning groove, and the positioning projection is placed in the positioning groove at a corresponding position.
According to the installation structure of the conductive contact of the electronic cigarette, wherein the second contact comprises a contact cap and a contact post provided with a step, one end of the contact cap extends out of the through hole and is exposed in the installation hole for electrical contact of an external load, and the other end thereof is received in the through hole and is sleeved on the periphery of the contact post and encloses the groove with the step; and the cooperation between the flange and the groove causes the second sealing ring to be clamped between the contact cap and the contact post.
According to the installation structure of the conductive contact of the electronic cigarette, wherein the sealing part further comprises at least one connecting post, both ends of the connecting post are vertically connected with the first sealing ring and the second sealing ring, respectively, the chassis is provided with at least one through hole adapted to the connecting post, and the connecting post penetrates through the corresponding through hole and is connected with the first sealing ring and the second sealing ring, respectively.
According to the installation structure of the conductive contact of the electronic cigarette, wherein the insulating part further comprises a connecting plate extending from the chassis, the connecting plate is provided with at least one first connecting hole, the electronic cigarette body is provided with at least one second connecting hole corresponding to the first connecting hole, and the connecting member sequentially passes through the first connecting hole and the second connecting hole to fasten the chassis to the electronic cigarette body.
According to the installation structure of the conductive contact of the electronic cigarette, wherein the conductive contact further comprises an elastic part received in the receiving groove, and the elastic part is positioned below the second contact with one end elastically abutting against the second contact and the other end elastically abutting against the inner wall of the receiving groove.
According to the installation structure of the conductive contact of the electronic cigarette, wherein the receiving groove is internally provided with a guiding groove adapted to the elastic part, and the elastic part is placed in the guiding groove with one end elastically abutting against the second contact and the other end elastically abutting against the bottom wall of the guiding groove.
According to the installation structure of the conductive contact of the electronic cigarette, wherein the elastic part is a conical spring, wherein the wide end of the elastic part elastically abuts against the bottom wall of the receiving groove, the narrow end of the elastic part elastically abuts against the second contact, and correspondingly, the end of the second contact abutting against the elastic part is provided with a contact plate adapted to the narrow end.
According to the installation structure of the conductive contact of the electronic cigarette, wherein the first contact comprises a contact body provided with the installation hole and a sleeve sleeved on the contact body, and the bottom end of the contact body elastically abuts against the sealing part.
An electronic cigarette comprises the installation structure of the conductive contact of the electronic cigarette as described in any one of the above.
The beneficial effect is that the invention discloses an installation structure of a conductive contact of an electronic cigarette and an electronic cigarette, wherein the installation structure of the conductive contact of the electronic cigarette comprises an electronic cigarette body provided with a receiving groove and a conductive contact which is installed in the receiving groove and is exposed to an opening of the receiving groove at one end thereof. The conductive contact comprises a first contact, a second contact, an insulating part and a sealing part provided with an installation hole, and the second contact is partially received in the installation hole; the insulating part is sleeved on the second contact and is partially received in the installation hole to separate the first contact from the second contact; the sealing part is partially sleeved on the insulating part and elastically abuts against the first contact, and the sealing part is partially sleeved on the second contact and elastically abuts against the insulating part. In this embodiment, the sealing part seals the gap between the insulating part and the first contact and the gap between the insulating part and the second contact to improve the oil-proof performance of the conductive contact.
For a better illustration of the embodiments of the invention 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 invention. 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 invention 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 invention in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the invention. Obviously, the embodiments described hereinafter are simply part embodiments of the invention, rather than all the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments in the invention without creative work are intended to be included in the scope of protection of the invention.
It should be noted that all directional indications (such as top, bottom, left, right, front, behind . . . ) in the embodiments of the invention 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 invention, 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 invention 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 invention.
In the invention, 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 invention according to specific conditions.
The invention provides an installation structure of a conductive contact of an electronic cigarette, as shown in
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Further, one end of the second sealing ring 32 is sleeved on the second contact 2 and elastically abuts against the second contact 2, while the other end thereof is clamped between the chassis 41 and the bottom end of the receiving groove 201 to seal the gap between the second contact 2 and the insulating part 4. At the same time, one end elastically abuts against the second contact 2, and the other end is clamped between the chassis 41 and the bottom end of the receiving groove 201, so that one end of the second sealing ring clamped between the chassis 41 and the receiving groove 201 may be used as a fixed end, providing a fulcrum for elastic deformation and up-down oscillation of the other end.
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Further, in order to improve the bonding strength between the sealing part 3 and the second contact 2 and prevent one of the sealing part 3 and the second contact 2 from being separated from the other due to displacement of one of the sealing part 3 and the second contact 2 during use, the periphery of the second contact 2 may be convexly provided with a groove adapted to the flange 3211. For example, in one embodiment of the invention, the flange 3211 is in the shape of a circular arc, and then the groove is also in the shape of a circular arc. In this way, the flange 3211 may be completely placed in the groove, so that the second sealing ring 32 is inserted into the second contact 2. On the one hand, the bonding strength between the second sealing ring 32 and the second contact 2 can be enhanced, and on the other hand, even if tobacco tar leaks from the gap between the second sealing ring 32 and the second contact 2, the leaked tobacco tar can be received through the flange 3211, and the tobacco tar can flow into the sealing layer encircled by the second sealing ring 32 to prevent the tobacco tar from continuing to leak downwards, thereby achieving the purpose of oil prevention. Preferably, the flange 3211 is in interference fit with the groove to prevent the flange 3211 from coming out of the groove.
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In this embodiment, the elastic part 23 is a spring. Preferably, the elastic part 23 is a conical spring, wherein the wide end of the elastic part 23 elastically abuts against the bottom wall of the receiving groove 201, and the narrow end of the elastic part 23 elastically abuts against the second contact 2, This helps the elastic part 23 to reduce the deviation in the radial direction during compression/resilience, thereby ensuring that the second contact 2 can move up and down in the axial direction. Further, the end of the contact post 22 abutting against the elastic part 23 may be further provided with a contact plate 24 adapted to the narrow end. Preferably, the diameter of the contact plate 24 is slightly larger than the diameter of the narrow end. Further, a terminal 25 may also extend from one end of the contact plate 24, and the contact plate 24 is electrically connected to the battery component of the electronic cigarette body 200 through the terminal 25.
Further, in order to ensure that the elastic part 23 is compressed/rebounded only in the axial direction without deviation, the receiving groove 201 is internally provided with a guiding groove 202 adapted to the elastic part 23, and the elastic part 23 is placed in the guiding groove 202 with one end elastically abutting against the second contact 2 and the other end elastically abutting against the bottom wall of the guiding groove 202.
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In this embodiment, the first sealing ring 31 and the second sealing ring 32 are placed in the gap between the insulating part 4 and the first contact 1 and the gap between the insulating part 4 and the bottom wall of the receiving groove 201, respectively, and both elastically abut against the insulating part 4. In other words, the insulating part 4 is clamped between the first sealing ring 31 and the second sealing ring 32. In order to facilitate the assembly of the insulating part 4 and the sealing part 3 and improve the sealing performance of the sealing part 3, the insulating part 4 and the sealing part 3 may be made into an integrated structure in an integrated manner in practical applications. For example, the insulating part 4 and the sealing part 3 may be made into an integrated structure in a manner of double-shot molding. The sealing part 3 may be made of a soft rubber material, for example, silica gel, TPE|TPR (thermoplastic elastomer) soft rubber, PVC soft rubber, etc. The insulating part 4 is made of a hard rubber material, for example, ABS plastic and other engineering plastics.
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The invention further provides an electronic cigarette, which comprises the installation structure of the conductive contact of the electronic cigarette as described above. Refer to the above embodiment for the specific structure of the installation structure of the conductive contact of the electronic cigarette. 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 invention merely and are not intended to limit the patent scope of the invention. Any equivalent structures made according to the description and the accompanying drawings of the invention without departing from the idea of the invention, 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 invention.
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