KR101635340B1

KR101635340B1 - A vaporizing device for electronic cigarettes

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Publication number: KR101635340B1
Application number: KR1020160020001A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 전병철
Original assignee: 전병철
Priority date: 2016-02-19
Filing date: 2016-02-19
Publication date: 2016-06-30

Abstract

The present invention improves the vaporization quality of the liquid concentrate by preventing the carbonization of the liquid concentrate when the liquid concentrate is vaporized by generating heat through the supplied electric energy and improves the vaporization efficiency in the space for vaporizing the liquid concentrate For more stable use;
An electronic cigarette having a vaporization chamber having a vaporization chamber for receiving a liquid concentrate stored in the liquid tank and supplying power to the vaporization chamber to vaporize the liquid concentrate, Wherein the liquid concentrate is vaporized by generating heat by being supplied with electric power. A heating body that is electrically connected to a control unit that is supplied with power from a battery and supplies a controlled power to generate heat through a supplied power source; And a diffusion body adapted to diffuse into the vaporization space and to discharge the vaporization space.

Description

The present invention relates to a vaporizing device for electronic cigarettes,

The present invention relates to a vaporizing device for an electronic cigarette which vaporizes a liquid concentrate such as a nicotine concentrate or a cigarette incense concentrate so as to vaporize a liquid concentrate in an electronic cigarette which is adapted to inhale it, When the liquid concentrate is heated to generate heat, the liquid concentrate is prevented from being carbonized to improve the vaporization quality. In addition, since the evaporation efficiency in the space for vaporizing the liquid concentrate can be improved, the electronic cigarette can be used more stably To a vaporizer.

In general, tobacco is a preference food for smokers, and contains a large amount of harmful substances such as nicotine, which causes various diseases.

In addition, there are social problems as a result of secondhand smoke, which is harmful to not only a person who directly smokes a cigarette but also a person who shares a space around the cigarette.

As a result, various attempts have been made to quit smoking in a socially and environmentally friendly manner, but it is very difficult to succeed in quitting smoking due to the addiction of tobacco.

In recent years, electronic cigarettes have been proposed and are widely used as an aid for smoking cessation, in order to obtain a similar effect as that of actual cigarette to assist in smoking cessation activity.

Such electronic cigarettes are designed to be discharged in an atomized state by heating and vaporizing a liquid concentrate such as a nicotine concentrate or a cigarette flavoring concentrate or the like, so as to absorb the harmful components while preventing harmful components from being introduced into the body.

According to the method of vaporizing the liquid concentrate as described above, the liquid concentrate is vaporized by heating through an electric heating line or ultrasonic vibration to generate steam, and the generated steam is sucked to be used as a cigarette substitute have.

The electronic cigarette includes a liquid tank containing a liquid concentrate and a vaporizer for heating and vaporizing a liquid concentrate which is contained in the liquid tank and is supplied through a core through which the liquid concentrate flows from the liquid tank, And control means for supplying power controlled by the battery to the vaporization apparatus.

That is, when the user controls the switch of the control means to supply the power of the battery to the vaporizer, the liquid concentrate introduced into the core is vaporized to generate steam.

When the user thus sucks the generated steam through the oral cavity, he / she can perform a similar action such as smoking a cigarette, thereby enabling a smoking cessation assistance act.

One such electronic cigarette is Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1329162 (name: electronic cigarette), and as is known in the art, An upper cover fastened to the suction table to communicate with the suction stand; And the upper surface of the upper cover is connected to a lower portion of the upper lid so that the upper portion of the upper lid is in communication with the upper lid. A gasification chamber in which one end of the heat transfer coil is coupled to the connection groove by a connection member inserted into the connection groove and is electrically connected to one end of the heat transfer coil; A first insulating member having an upper portion coupled to a lower portion of the vaporization chamber; Wherein the liquid suction member is made of a conductive material and is coupled to a lower portion of the first insulating member to be electrically separated from the vaporization chamber, and a liquid essence flowing into the liquid suction member is stored therein, And the other end of the heat transfer coil is inserted and electrically connected to the other end of the heat transfer coil; And a lower electrode of the liquid tank is electrically connected to the first electrode, an upper portion of the battery is coupled to a lower portion of the vaporization chamber and is electrically connected to the vaporization chamber, An electrically isolated body; And a switch assembly which is made of a conductive material and is coupled to a lower portion of the main body to electrically connect or disconnect the second electrode of the battery accommodated in the main body with the main body.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1399103 entitled " Electronic cigarette ") discloses an electronic cigarette having a suction port adapted to be inhaled by a user through an oral cavity as known in the art; A suction hole to which the suction port is coupled and a combustion chamber communicating with the suction port are formed in an upper portion thereof and a liquid storage space in which the liquid concentrate is separated from the combustion chamber is provided and the lower portion is connected to the liquid storage space A liquid tank in which a liquid-phase supply hole for discharging the liquid concentrate is formed; And a combustion unit which is detachably coupled to the lower portion of the liquid tank and has an air inflow hole communicating with the outside and inside of the liquid tank, and is inserted into the liquid tank from the lower portion of the liquid tank, The combustion unit is provided with first and second connection pins to which a heat transfer coil is coupled, an air passage for introducing the air introduced through the air introduction hole into the combustion chamber in communication with the air introduction hole, And a plurality of fixing grooves on which the liquid suction member is mounted; And a control means (switch) for electrically connecting the first and second connection pins to control power supply of the battery to supply the electronic cigarette.

In addition, in Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1524997 (name: a modular structure of a heating structure for electronic cigarette and electronic cigarette having the same), as known in the art, a coil is formed between one end and the other end, A heating wire which is heated when supplied; A first fastening protrusion extending from one end of the heating wire is formed at one side and a first fastening protrusion is formed at one side of the first fastening protrusion, A heating body having a second fastening protrusion extending from the other end; A first connection ring made of a conductor and coupled to the first fastening protrusion such that one end of the heating wire is coupled to the first fastening protrusion; And a second connection ring made of a conductor and coupled to the second fastening protrusion such that the other end of the heating wire is coupled to the second fastening protrusion.

On the other hand, in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2016-0005323 (titled cartridge of electronic cigarette which can be replaced with a vaporization unit), as known in the art, a storage container and a storage container 1. A cartridge for an electronic cigarette comprising a vaporization assembly disposed within a housing, the cartridge comprising: a fixed unit having a lower connector that can be coupled to a lower portion of the storage container and a hollow upper cylindrical joint; A vaporizing unit having a connecting joint coupled to the upper joint and a guide tube extending upward from the connecting joint and having a fixed clearance; A heater unit comprising a solution transferring means inserted into the fixed gap and a heater for transferring heat to the solution transferring means and fixed inside the vaporizing unit; And the induction unit fixed to the upper portion of the vaporization unit, wherein the fixed unit is detachable from the storage container, the vaporization unit is detachable from the fixed unit, and the heater unit is formed with a through hole for fixing the solution transfer means Wherein the sealing cap is made of a fiber material capable of sucking and retaining a liquid component, and has a cylindrical shape with its lower and upper surfaces opened, and one end of the heater is connected There is described a cartridge for an electronic cigarette which is connected to one electrode of a battery through a contact tube formed inside the joint, a contact member in contact with the contact tube, and a guide passage in contact with the contact member.

In the conventional electronic cigarettes, the liquid concentrate is stored in the liquid tank, and the liquid cigarette is heated and vaporized through the electrothermal coil in the combustion chamber supplied with the liquid concentrate.

As described above, the vaporizing apparatus for vaporizing the liquid concentrate in the electronic cigarette is composed of a heating wire which is heated to receive the electric energy, and the heating wire is usually shaped in the form of a coil spring, and contacted with the liquid concentrate in the combustion chamber The structure that can be increased by area is mainly applied.

1, Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1329162 2, Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1399103 3, Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1524997 4, Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2016-0005323

However, in the conventional electronic cigarettes as described above, the vaporizing device for heating and vaporizing the liquid concentrate is composed of a heating wire in the form of a coil, and as the liquid concentrate is vaporized through direct contact with the heating wire, So that carbonization is caused.

As a result, there is a problem that the carbonized gas is contained in the inside of the smoke that is vaporized and discharged, so that the carbonization flavor is diverged and the vaporization quality is lowered.

In addition, the vaporization-generating space in which the liquid concentrate is vaporized in the combustion space is merely an occupied space of the outer circumferential surface of the coil-shaped heating element, and the vaporization efficiency can not be further increased.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and it is an object of the present invention to improve the vaporization quality by preventing carbonization of the liquid concentrate when the liquid concentrate is vaporized by generating heat through supplied electric energy. The present invention also provides a vaporizing device for an electronic cigarette which can improve the vaporization efficiency in a space for vaporizing a liquid concentrate and can be used more stably.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic cigarette vaporizer comprising a liquid tank for containing a liquid concentrate, a liquid concentrate stored in the liquid tank, An electronic cigarette vaporizer for an electronic cigarette having an evaporation chamber having a vaporization space for vaporizing a concentrate, the evaporation chamber being disposed in the evaporation chamber and supplying power to generate heat to vaporize the liquid concentrate; A heating body that is electrically connected to a control unit that is supplied with power from a battery and supplies a controlled power to generate heat through a supplied power source; And a diffusion body for diffusing into and discharging into the vaporization space.

The heating body is made of a conductive material which is supplied with electric power and generates electric resistance heat; And the diffusion body is formed of a plate material of a ceramic material having a plate shape connected to the heating body.

The above-mentioned heating body has a heating part formed in the form of a coil spring; And the diffusion body is composed of a tube-shaped tube body which is in surface contact with the inside of the heating section.

The above-mentioned heating body has a heating part formed in the form of a coil spring; And the diffusion body is formed of a tube-shaped tube body which is in surface contact with the outside of the heating section.

The above-described diffusion body is composed of a tube body having a shape of 'tube' having both ends penetrated; The heating body is characterized in that it is formed of a coating layer of a 'line' shape formed of a coating film coated on the surface of the tube in a staggered pattern.

The above-described diffusion body is characterized by having a communication hole.

In the vaporizing apparatus for an electronic cigarette according to the present invention, the heating body receives electric power from the power source controlled by the control means, and the heat generated by the heating body is transferred to the vaporizing space The liquid concentrate supplied to the vaporization space is heated and vaporized to vaporize the liquid concentrate so that the high temperature of the heating body is directly applied to the vaporization space without vaporization, As the heat is vaporized and vaporized, there is an effect that carbonization of the liquid concentrate is not generated.

Thereby, carbonization of the liquid concentrate is prevented, and vaporization quality is improved.

In addition, as the vaporization is performed through the contact of the liquid concentrate on the entire surface of the diffusion body in the vaporization space, the vaporization area of the liquid concentrate is effectively improved.

Therefore, the vaporization of the liquid concentrate can be more stably achieved.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a vaporizing device for an electronic cigarette according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
Fig. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional exemplary view showing a vaporizing device for an electronic cigarette according to the present embodiment. Fig.
3 is a schematic view showing an electronic cigarette to which the vaporizing device for electronic cigarette according to the present embodiment is applied.
Fig. 4 is a partially enlarged schematic enlarged view showing an electronic cigarette to which the vaporizing device for electronic cigarette according to the present embodiment is applied; Fig.
FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged schematic enlarged view of an electronic cigarette of another example to which the vaporizing device for electronic cigarette according to the present embodiment is applied; FIG.
6 and 7 are schematic views showing a vaporizing device for an electronic cigarette according to another embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a schematic view showing a vaporizing device for an electronic cigarette according to another embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a schematic view showing a vaporizing device for an electronic cigarette according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a vaporizing device for an electronic cigarette according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The embodiments of the present invention can be modified in various forms, and the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described in detail below. This embodiment is provided to more fully describe the present invention to those skilled in the art. Therefore, the shapes and the like of the elements in the drawings can be exaggeratedly expressed to emphasize a clearer description. It should be noted that in the drawings, the same members are denoted by the same reference numerals. Detailed descriptions of well-known functions and constructions which may be unnecessarily obscured by the gist of the present invention are omitted.

1 to 5 show a vaporizing device for an electronic cigarette according to an embodiment of the present invention. The vaporizing device 10 for an electronic cigarette according to the present embodiment includes a liquid tank 2 And an evaporation chamber (3) having a vaporization space for receiving and receiving a liquid concentrate stored in the liquid tank (2) and supplying power to vaporize the liquid concentrate by applying power to the electronic cigarette (1) And is applied to vaporization of the liquid concentrate by being placed in the gasification chamber 3 and receiving power to generate heat.

That is, the liquid concentrate is heated and vaporized to generate steam in the vaporization space. When a user sucks the generated vapor through the oral cavity through the oral cavity 4, Smoking cessation assistance activity is done.

The vaporization chamber 3 is provided with a combustion chamber 31 which is spatially connected to the liquid tank 2 to receive and heat the liquid concentrate, And is connected to the control means 5 for supplying the controlled power to the vaporizing device 10 according to the present embodiment to generate heat through the supplied power source.

That is, when the user controls the supply of power to the control means 5 and supplies the power of the battery B to the vaporizer 10, the liquid concentrate introduced into the combustion chamber 31 is vaporized, do.

The electronic cigarette vaporizer 10 according to the present embodiment is electrically connected to the control means 5 which is supplied with power from the battery B to supply the controlled power source, (11) which is coupled with the heating body (11) and receives heat generated from the heating body (11) to diffuse into the combustion chamber (31) (12).

That is, the heating body 11 generates electric resistance heat by receiving the power controlled through the control means 5, and the heat generated by the heating body 11 is received by the diffusion body 12 And the liquid concentrate supplied to the vaporization space is heated and vaporized while being diffused into the vaporization space.

Accordingly, when the liquid concentrate is vaporized, heat is indirectly transferred through contact with the diffusion body 12 without vaporization by directly receiving the high temperature of the heating body 11. As the vapor is vaporized, the liquid concentrate Is not generated.

Accordingly, the vaporization quality of the liquid concentrate is prevented by preventing carbonization of the liquid concentrate, and the evaporation area of the liquid concentrate is efficiently reduced by vaporization through contact of the liquid concentrate at the entire surface of the diffuser 12 in the vaporization space So that vaporization of the liquid concentrate is more stably achieved.

In the meantime, it is preferable that the liquid tank 2 has a tube-shaped tube body 21 having a storage space for accommodating the liquid concentrate therein and having a side window on the side thereof.

That is, the remaining amount of the liquid concentrate stored in the liquid tank 2 can be visually recognized through the sight window, and it is most preferable that the replacement time of the liquid concentrate can be grasped smoothly.

The liquid tank 2 is connected to the upper end of the tube 21 to close the upper end of the tube 21 and extends from the upper surface to the storage space and is fastened at the end, 4 and a top cover 23 provided with a protruding tube 22 constituting a smoking hole spatially connected to the top cover 23. [

That is, the smoking cigarette 4 is fastened to the top of the smoking cigarette so that the user can smoke the steam. At this time, the smoking cigarette 4 is detachably coupled to the smoking cigarette, It is stored in a separate place and cleaned to promote hygiene.

The vaporization chamber 3 is provided with a through hole 32 for supplying a concentrated liquid stored in the liquid tank 2 to the combustion chamber 31 at a lower portion in contact with the liquid tank 2, An outer cylinder 33 provided with a steam discharge hole communicating with the smoking cradle 4 and an inner cylinder 33 disposed inside the outer cylinder 33 with an interval therebetween and constituting the combustion chamber 31 34).

That is, the combustion chamber 31 has a double wall structure through the inner cylinder 34 and the outer cylinder 33.

The steam exhaust hole of the outer tube 33 is tightly coupled with the inside of the protruding tube 22 so that the steam generated in the combustion chamber 31 is stably guided to the smoking table 4 .

On the other hand, between the outer cylinder 33 and the inner cylinder 34, a guide core 6 made of a material which absorbs the liquid concentrate is provided so as to guide and supply the liquid concentrate to the combustion chamber 31 , And the liquid concentrate supplied through the through hole (32) of the outer cylinder (33) through the induction core (6) is supplied to the combustion chamber (31).

It is preferable that an insulator 7 is disposed on the inner peripheral surface of the inner cylinder 34 so as to be insulated.

In this way, it is preferable that the electrical connections of the vaporizing device 10 according to the present embodiment are configured so that the respective poles are not electrically tangential.

In the gasification chamber 3, an air inlet pipe 8 through which the air flows is connected to the combustion chamber 31 at a lower portion of the combustion chamber 31.

That is, it is most preferable that air is supplied from the outside through the air inlet pipe 8 to the combustion chamber 31.

It is preferable that the main body 9 accommodating the control means 5, which controls the power supply of the battery B by controlling the power supply of the battery B, is fastened to the air inflow pipe 8.

In other words, it is most preferable that the heating state of the liquid concentrate is regulated by regulating the power supply through the battery B and the control means 5 accommodated in the main body 9.

Accordingly, the user can arbitrarily adjust the amount of steam generated in the combustion chamber 31 through the control means 5, thereby enhancing the efficiency of the smoking cessation assistance act.

It is preferable that the main body 9 is provided with a radiating hole for easily discharging the heat generated from the battery B to the outside, It is most preferable to emit.

In the vaporizing apparatus 10 for an electronic cigarette according to the present invention, the heating body 11 is made of a conductive material which is supplied with electric power and generates electric resistance heat; It is preferable that the diffusion body 12 is formed of a plate made of a ceramic material having a plate shape connected to the heating body 11.

Accordingly, the heating body 11 receives the electric power controlled through the control means 5 to generate electric resistance heat, and the diffusion body 12 receives heat and discharges it to the vaporization space.

That is, heat is generated in the heating body 11 and is released from the diffusion body 12, so that the liquid concentrated liquid does not directly contact the generation source where heat is generated, but indirectly through the diffusion body 12 And heated to vaporize.

On the other hand, the heating body 11 has a heating part formed in a coil spring shape; The diffusion body 12 may be formed of a tube-shaped tube body that is coupled while being in surface contact with the inside of the heating section. The diffusion body 12 may have a 'tube' shape Of the body.

That is, the diffusion body 12 can be selectively coupled to the inside or outside of the heating portion of the heating body 11, and it is most preferable that the diffusion body 12 is applied according to the user's selection.

As shown in FIG. 9, the heating body 11 may be formed in a state in which the heating wire is twisted in a coil shape. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, Is made up of a tube-shaped tube having both ends penetrated; The heating body 11 may be a 'line' type coating layer formed of a coating film coated on the surface of the tube in a zigzag pattern, and is most preferably applied according to the user's selection.

4, the heating body 11 and the diffuser 12 may be disposed upright in the vertical direction in the vaporizing space. In this case, the heating body 11 and the diffuser 12 may be extended in the induction core 6 It is preferable that the extension portion is disposed while surrounding the outer surface of the heating body 11 and the diffusion body 12 to induce the liquid concentrate.

5, the heating body 11 and the diffusion body 12 may be arranged in a horizontal plane in the vaporization space. In this case, the heating body 11 and the diffusion body 12 may be extended The extension extending through the inside of the heating body 11 and the diffusion body 12 to guide the liquid concentrate.

The vaporizing device 1 for an electronic cigarette according to the present embodiment as described above is configured such that the heating body 11 receives the electric power resistance by receiving the electric power controlled through the control means 5 .

The heat generated by the heating body 11 is transferred to the vaporization space by the diffusion body 12, and the liquid concentrate supplied to the vaporization space is heated and vaporized.

Therefore, when the liquid concentrate is vaporized, the high temperature of the heating body 11 is not directly vaporized, vaporized, and the heat is transferred through contact with the diffusion body 12, So that carbonization of the liquid concentrate is prevented, and the vaporization quality is improved.

In addition, as the vaporization is carried out through the contact of the liquid concentrate at the entire surface of the diffusion body 12 in the vaporization space, the vaporization area of the liquid concentrate is increased and the vaporization of the liquid concentrate is stabilized.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the diffusion body 12 is provided with a communication hole 13 through which the inside and the outside communicate with each other, and is guided to the inside of the diffusion body into the liquid concentrate, In this case, it is preferable that the communication hole 13 is formed in the diffusion body 12 so that the coating layer forming the heating body 11 does not exist, It is most preferable that a plurality of protrusions 13 are formed with an interval therebetween.

The communication hole 13 may serve as a passage through which vapor vaporized in the diffusion body 12 is discharged to the combustion chamber 31 through the communication hole 13. [

8, the coating layer constituting the heating body 11 may be coated on the outer surface of the diffusion body 12, and the outer diffusion body (not shown) may be formed on the outer side of the coating layer 14 may be stacked and coupled.

That is, the diffusion body 12 and the external diffusion body 14 are coupled to the inside and the outside of the heating body 11 with the heating body 11 as a center so that the heating body 11 is not exposed to the outside Lt; / RTI >

In this case, contact between the liquid concentrate and the heating body 11 is prevented originally, and carbonization of the liquid concentrate is reliably prevented.

As described above, the electronic cigarette vaporizer 1 according to the present embodiment includes a heating body 11 that receives electric power and generates electric resistance heat, And a diffusion body (12) adapted to diffuse into the space.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and equivalent arrangements may be made therein without departing from the scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents. . Therefore, it is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims. It is also to be understood that the invention includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

1: electronic cigarette 10: vaporizer
11: heating body 12: diffuser
13: communicating hole 14: external diffuser
2: Liquid tank 21: Tubular body
22: projecting tube 23: upper cover
3: gasification chamber 31: combustion chamber
32: through hole 33: outer tube
34: Internal cylinder 4: Smoking zone
5: control means 6: induction core
7: Insulator 8: Air inlet pipe
9: Body B: Battery

Claims

An electronic cigarette having a vaporization chamber having a vaporization chamber for receiving a liquid concentrate stored in the liquid tank and supplying power to the vaporization chamber to vaporize the liquid concentrate, Wherein the liquid concentrate is vaporized by generating heat by being supplied with electric power.
A heating body electrically connected to a control means adapted to receive a power supply from the battery and adapted to supply a controlled power supply to generate heat through a supplied power supply;
And a diffusion body coupled to the heating body and adapted to receive heat generated from the heating body to diffuse into the vaporization space and to discharge the heat.
Wherein the diffusion body is provided with a communication hole.

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
In the heating body,
And is made of a conductive material which is supplied with electric power and generates electric resistance heat;
The diffuser,
And a plate made of a ceramic material having a shape of 'plate' to be coupled to the heating body.

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
In the heating body,
A heating part formed in a coil spring shape;
The diffuser,
And a tube-shaped tubular body which is in contact with the inside of the heating section while being in surface contact.

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
In the heating body,
A heating part formed in a coil spring shape;
The diffuser,
Shaped tubular body joined to the outside of the heating unit while being in surface contact with the heating unit.

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
The diffuser,
A tube-shaped tube having both ends penetrated;
In the heating body,
And a 'line' type coating layer made of a coating film coated on the surface of the tubular body.

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