WO2014117397A1

WO2014117397A1 - Electronic cigarette

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Publication number: WO2014117397A1
Application number: PCT/CN2013/071304
Authority: WO
Inventors: 刘秋明
Original assignee: Liu Qiuming
Priority date: 2013-02-02
Filing date: 2013-02-02
Publication date: 2014-08-07
Also published as: US20140216450A1

Abstract

An electronic cigarette comprising a mouthpiece rod (101). One end part of the mouthpiece rod (101) constitutes a mouthpiece end used for smoking the electronic cigarette. The mouthpiece end comprises a filter (10). By arranging at the mouthpiece end the filter (10) that is in an interference fit with the mouthpiece rod (101), the electronic cigarette effectively improves mouthfeel of the electronic cigarette and increases the degree of emulation of the electronic cigarette.

Description

e-cigarette

Technical field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of electronic cigarette technology, and more particularly to an electronic cigarette provided with a filter at a nozzle end.

Background technique

[0002] The suction rod of the existing electronic cigarette is provided with a suction nozzle at one end to constitute a nozzle end of the electronic cigarette for the user to suck. Since the nozzle of the existing electronic cigarette is usually made of a plastic material, the mouthfeel is affected to some extent during the smoking process, and there is no real cigarette feel, and the simulation is not strong enough.

Summary of the invention

[0003] The technical problem to be solved by the invention is to provide an electronic cigarette, which can effectively improve the taste of the electronic cigarette. Book

[0004] In order to solve the above technical problem, the present invention discloses an electronic cigarette including a suction rod, wherein one end portion of the suction rod constitutes a nozzle end for sucking electronic cigarette, wherein the nozzle end is provided with a filter .

[0005] Further, the suction rod is a hollow tubular structure, and the filter is received and fixed in the suction rod and disposed in an interference fit with the suction rod.

Further, the filter is made of a cellulose acetate material.

Further, the electronic cigarette further includes an atomizing device disposed on one side of the filter, and a battery electrically connected to the atomizing device to supply power to the atomizing device.

[0008] Further, the atomizing device and the battery are housed and fixed in the suction rod.

[0009] Further, a sticker is attached to the outer surface of the suction rod.

[0010] Further, the electronic cigarette further includes a battery rod that is matched with the suction rod, and the atomization device is received and fixed in the suction rod, and the battery is received and fixed in the battery rod.

[0011] Further, the suction rod and the opposite end of the battery rod are provided with a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion for electrically connecting the atomizing device and the battery and firmly connecting the suction rod and the battery rod.

[0012] Further, the first connecting portion includes a first connecting member and a first electrode member that are insulated from each other and electrically connected to the atomizing device to form a positive and negative electrodes of the atomizing device, wherein the second connecting portion includes each other a second connecting member and a second electrode member that are electrically connected to the positive and negative electrodes of the battery, respectively, the first connecting member and the first electrode member are respectively connected to the second connecting member when the suction rod is docked with the battery rod The second electrode member is electrically connected.

[0013] Further, the atomization device includes a liquid storage component for storing the liquid smoke, an atomizer that abuts the liquid storage component to atomize the smoke liquid, and is disposed at both ends of the liquid storage component to seal the liquid storage. The atomizing seat and the atomizing cover of the component. [0014] Further, the atomizing seat and the atomizing cover and the suction rod are disposed in an interference fit.

[0015] Further, the atomization seat and the atomization cover are respectively provided with a first card slot and a second card slot for engaging the liquid storage member toward the liquid storage member side.

[0016] Further, the liquid storage component is fixedly supported between the atomization seat and the atomization cover by a support tube.

[0017] Further, the electronic cigarette further includes an atomization control unit electrically connected to the battery to control energization or de-energization of the atomization device; the atomization control unit is disposed between the atomization device and the battery Or the atomization control unit is disposed on a side of the battery away from the atomization device.

[0018] Further, the atomization control unit includes an atomization control circuit and an atomization control switch connected to the atomization control circuit; the atomization control switch is a capacitive sensor switch, or an air flow sensor switch, or a button switch; the atomization control circuit is integrated in the atomization control switch, or the atomization control unit further includes an atomization control circuit board respectively connected to the battery and the atomization control switch, the atomization control circuit Integrated on the atomization control board.

[0019] The beneficial effects of the creative embodiment of the present invention are: by providing a filter at the suction end of the suction rod, effectively filtering the liquid smoke, and improving the mouthfeel; setting the filter and the suction rod to an interference fit, the structure is simple; Externally attached stickers to further enhance the overall feel of the electronic cigarette and enhance the simulation of the electronic cigarette.

[0020] The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a first embodiment of an electronic cigarette according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is an exploded view of a first embodiment of an electronic cigarette according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a cross-sectional structural view showing a second embodiment of an electronic cigarette according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a schematic cross-sectional structural view of a suction rod in a second embodiment of the electronic cigarette according to the embodiment of the present invention. [0024] FIG.

5 is an exploded view of a suction rod in a second embodiment of the electronic cigarette of the embodiment of the present invention. [0025] FIG.

6 is a cross-sectional structural view showing a battery rod in a second embodiment of the electronic cigarette according to the embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a schematic cross-sectional structural view of an atomizing cover of an electronic cigarette according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a schematic cross-sectional structural view of an atomization seat of an electronic cigarette according to an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

[0029] As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 8 , an embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic cigarette including a suction rod 101, and one end of the suction rod 101 constitutes a nozzle end for a user to smoke the electronic cigarette. The nozzle end is provided with a filter 10.

[0030] The suction rod 101 is a hollow tubular structure, which can be made of metal, plastic, paper, wood or the like. In this embodiment, the suction rod 101 is preferably disposed in the same tubular shape as the cross shape of the real cigarette to enhance the anti-authenticity of the electronic cigarette. Of course, the suction rod 101 can also be set to have a polygonal cross section according to design requirements or Other combinations of tubular structures to enrich the exterior shape of the electronic cigarette.

[0031] Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 6 , the filter 10 is received and fixed in the suction rod 101, and is disposed in a cylindrical shape matching the suction rod 101. The outer diameter of the filter 10 is slightly larger than The inner diameter of the suction rod 101 forms an interference fit with the suction rod 101, and is further tightened by the outer wall and the inner wall of the suction rod 101 to be fastened in the suction rod 101.

[0032] In the embodiment, the filter 10 is preferably made of a vinegar fiber material which is non-toxic and tasteless, has small suction resistance, strong adsorption force and firm texture. As an embodiment, the filter 10 can also be made of other materials such as polypropylene tow, activated carbon, inorganic mineral fiber, and the like, which have the functions of adsorption and filtration of smoke oil.

[0033] The filter 10 is disposed at the suction end of the suction rod 101, which can effectively filter the smoke entering the user's mouth, adsorb the smoke oil attached to the smoke, and prevent the user from inhaling the smoke oil when smoking the electronic cigarette. To effectively improve the taste of the electronic cigarette while protecting the health of the user. At the same time, the filter 10 and the suction rod 101 are disposed in an interference fit, which effectively simplifies the structure of the electronic cigarette, and ensures the uniformity of the external shape of the suction rod 101, thereby avoiding the formation of a joint between the conventional suction rod and the suction nozzle. The connecting portion effectively improves the mouthfeel of the e-cigarette nozzle end.

[0034] Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the electronic cigarette is provided with an atomizing device 20 and a battery 30, and the atomizing device 20 is used for atomizing the liquid to be smoked for the user to smoke. A battery 30 is electrically coupled to the atomizing device 20 to provide power to the atomizing device 20.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the atomizing device 20 includes a liquid storage member 21, an atomizer 22, an atomizing seat 23, and an atomizing cover 24.

[0036] The atomizing device 20 is disposed adjacent to the filter 10, and is also received and fixed in the suction rod 101. In the embodiment, the atomizing device 20 directly uses the suction rod 101 as an atomizing sleeve for accommodating the liquid storage member 21 to further simplify the overall structure of the electronic cigarette. In one embodiment, the atomizing device 20 can also be provided with a separate atomizing sleeve.

[0037] The liquid storage member 21 has a liquid absorption and liquid storage capacity for absorbing and storing the liquid smoke so that the atomizer 22 subsequently atomizes the liquid smoke. In this embodiment, the liquid storage component 21 may be made of glass fiber, non-woven fabric, wood pulp fiber, chemical fiber, polyvinyl alcohol, high temperature cotton, chemical fiber cotton, mixed cotton, liquid absorbent cotton, which can absorb and store liquid. Made of foam nickel and other materials.

In the present embodiment, the liquid storage member 21 is disposed in a tubular structure that is adapted to the suction rod 101 and is disposed coaxially with the suction rod 101.

[0039] The atomizer 22 is used to atomize the smoke liquid into a mist. In the embodiment, the atomizer 22 is composed of a heating wire 221 and an atomizing rod 222, and the heating wire 221 is wound around the atomizer 22 The atomizing rod 222 is supported and fixed inside the liquid storage member 21 to adsorb the liquid smoke in the liquid storage unit 21 for heating the electric heating wire 221 to melt the liquid mist. Chemical. In this embodiment, the atomizing rod 222 is arranged in a cylindrical shape, and is made of glass fiber or other high temperature resistant fiber material having liquid absorbing ability.

[0040] The atomizing seat 23 and the atomizing cover 24 are disposed at two ends of the liquid storage member 21 for sealingly fixing the liquid storage member 21 in the suction rod 101. As shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 , a first card slot 231 for accommodating the liquid storage component 21 is disposed on the side of the liquid storage component 21 facing the liquid storage component 21 , wherein the portion corresponds to the storage a first vent hole 232 for guiding the air passage is opened in a middle portion of the liquid member 21; a second side of the atomizing cover 24 facing the liquid storage member 21 is provided to engage the liquid storage member 21 The card slot 241 has a second venting hole 242 for guiding the air passage corresponding to the middle portion of the liquid storage member 21. In this embodiment, the atomizing seat 23 and the atomizing cover 24 are made of a rubber material having a certain elastic deformation ability such as silica gel, and the outer contour thereof is adapted to the inner contour of the suction rod 101 and is preferably set. For the interference fit, the atomizing seat 23 and the atomizing cover 24 are both fastened and fixed in the suction rod 101 by the outer wall thereof to achieve the sealing of the liquid storage member 21.

[0041] At the same time, a first threading hole 233 and a second threading hole 234 are formed in the sidewall of the atomizing seat 23 for axially extending through the two ends of the heating wire 221 . The two ends of the heating wire 221 pass through the first threading hole 233 and the second threading hole 234 respectively to realize electrical connection with the battery 30.

In the embodiment, the liquid storage member 21 is supported and fixed between the atomization seat 23 and the atomization cover 24 via a support tube 25. The middle portion of the support tube 25 forms a middle through hole 251 which communicates with the first vent hole 232 and the second vent hole 242 to guide the air passage.

[0043] In the embodiment, the atomizing rod 222 is disposed radially in the support tube 25, and the side wall of the support tube 25 is correspondingly provided with a bayonet 252 extending through the side wall in a radial direction. Both ends of the atomizing rod 222 protrude from the bayonet 252 from the support tube 25 and abut against the inner wall of the liquid storage member 21, thereby adsorbing the liquid smoke in the liquid storage member 21 for the The heating wire 221 is heated and atomized. In a specific arrangement, in order to prevent the atomizing rod 222 from moving axially in the support tube 25, the outside of the support tube 25 may be sleeved above or below the atomizing rod 222 to set the position tube.

[0044] As an embodiment, the atomizing rod 222 can also be axially disposed in the support tube 25. When the atomizing rod 222 is axially disposed, it is necessary to ensure the heating wire 221 and the The inner wall of the support tube 25 is in sufficient contact to achieve atomization while ensuring the conduction of the inside of the support tube 25 with the gas path. It can be understood that when the atomizing rod 222 and the heating wire 221 are axially disposed in the liquid storage member 21, the liquid storage member 21 can directly utilize the mist without the support tube 25. The chemist 22 is supported and fixed between the atomizing seat 23 and the atomizing cover 24. Alternatively, while the heating wire 221 disposed in the axial direction has sufficient supporting force, the atomizing device 22 may not be provided with the atomizing rod 222, and the heating wire 221 may use its own supporting force. The liquid storage member 21 is supported and fixed in the suction rod 101. [0045] The temperature of the liquid-heating wire 221 is higher when the atomizing wire is energized, and the liquid storage member 21 and the supporting tube of the embodiment are used to enhance the service life and heat resistance of the liquid storage member 21. A heat insulating member made of a material having high temperature resistance and liquid absorbing property may be interposed between the 25 to enhance the protection of the liquid storage member 21.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 2, in the embodiment, the battery 30 is disposed on a side of the atomization device 20 away from the filter 10, and is received and fixed by a battery holder 31. Inside the suction rod 101. In order to further improve the emulation of the electronic cigarette 100 and enhance the hand feeling, the outer surface of the suction rod 101 is further provided with a sticker 102, and the outwardly facing side surface of the sticker 102 can be printed to have the same appearance as a real cigarette. Or a similar pattern, and the other side of the sticking rod 101 may be provided with any kind of adhesive which can realize the sticking of the sticker 102 and the suction rod 101 to each other.

As shown in FIG. 3 to FIG. 6 , as an embodiment, the electronic cigarette may further be provided with a battery rod 103 that is matched with the suction rod 101, and the battery 30 is fixed and fixed. Inside the battery rod 103. When the atomizing device 20 and the battery 30 are disposed in the suction rod 101 and the battery rod 103, the suction rod 101 and the opposite end of the battery rod 103 are correspondingly provided with the first connecting portion 40 and the second connecting portion 50. In order to achieve a stable docking of the two, the atomizing device 20 and the battery 30 simultaneously achieve electrical connection between the two through the first connecting portion 40 and the second connecting portion 50.

[0048] Please refer to FIG. 4, the first connecting portion 40 includes a first connecting member 41 and a first electrode member 42 insulated from each other, and the first connecting member 41 and the first electrode member 42 are respectively connected to the heating wire. Both ends of 221 are connected to form the positive and negative electrodes of the atomizer 22. In this embodiment, the first electrode member 42 is fixed to the middle of the first connecting member 41 by a first insulating member 43 and insulated from the first connecting member 41. The first electrode member 42 The middle portion is provided with a first intake hole 421 for external air to enter the atomization device 20.

[0049] Please refer to FIG. 6, the second connecting portion 50 includes a second connecting member 51 and a second electrode member 52 insulated from each other, and the second connecting member 51 and the second electrode member 52 are electrically connected to the The positive and negative electrodes of the battery 30. In this embodiment, the second electrode member 52 is fixed to the middle of the second connecting member 51 through the second insulating member 53 and insulated from the second connecting member 51. The second electrode member 52 is The middle portion is correspondingly provided with a second air inlet hole 521 that communicates with the first air inlet hole 421 to achieve air passage conduction.

[0050] Please continue to refer to FIG. 4 and FIG. 6. In this embodiment, the second connecting member 51 is provided with a fixing slot 511 for inserting the corresponding end of the first connecting member 41, and the first connecting member 41 One end of the second connecting member 51 is correspondingly provided with a boss 411 which is matched with the inner contour of the fixing groove 511. The inner side wall of the fixing groove 511 is opposite to the outer side wall of the boss 411. Matching threads to achieve mating engagement of the suction rod 101 with the battery rod 103 by screwing. As an embodiment, the fixing groove 511 may be disposed at a corresponding end of the first connecting member 41, and corresponding ends of the second connecting member 51 are disposed to be inserted into the fixing slot 511. Boss 411. At the same time, the connection manner of the first connecting member 41 and the second connecting member 51 can also be set as other connections such as snapping, plugging, magnetic connection, and the like. the way.

[0051] When the electronic cigarette is assembled, the boss 411 of the first connecting member 41 is inserted into the fixing groove 511 of the second connecting member 51, the first connecting member 41 and the second connecting member When the 51 phase contacts, the first electrode member 42 abuts against the second electrode member 52, thereby achieving electrical connection between the battery 30 and the atomizing device 20.

[0052] As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, an atomization control unit is further disposed in the electronic cigarette, and the atomization control unit is electrically connected to the battery 30 and the atomization device 20, respectively, to control the fog. The device 20 is powered on or off. The atomization control unit may be disposed between the atomizing device 20 and the battery 30 or on a side of the battery 30 remote from the atomizing device 20.

[0053] In this embodiment, the atomization control unit is preferably disposed at an end of the battery 30 away from the atomization device 20, and the atomization control unit includes an atomization control circuit and the atomization An atomization control switch connected to the control circuit.

In the embodiment, the atomization control switch is preferably disposed as a sensor switch 61, and the sensor switch 61 is fixed in the battery rod 103 through a switch holder 62. Specifically, in the embodiment, the sensor switch 61 is a capacitive sensor switch. When the user uses the electronic cigarette to smoke, the capacitive sensor switch senses the change of the capacitance after the intake airflow is changed to control the atomization. The control circuit turns on the power supply to put the electronic cigarette into a working state. As an embodiment, the sensor switch 61 can also be configured as an air flow sensor switch, that is, when the user inhales through the nozzle end of the suction rod 101, a negative pressure is generated in the electronic cigarette chamber to make the air flow sensor The switch generates a pulse signal to control the atomization control circuit to turn on the power supply.

[0055] Since the sensor switch 61 itself is relatively precise, it generally has a built-in special controller, so the atomization control circuit in this embodiment can be directly integrated into the controller in the sensor switch 61. As an embodiment, the atomization control circuit can also be integrated on an atomization control circuit board that is independently disposed outside the sensor switch 61 and electrically connected to the sensor switch 61 and the battery 30, respectively.

[0056] As an embodiment, the atomization control switch may also be configured as a conventional button switch, and the button switch is electrically connected to the battery 30 through a button control circuit board to control the atomization by a button operation. The control circuit in turn implements the communication and disconnection of the circuit of the atomizing device 20.

[0057] In this embodiment, the other end of the electronic cigarette remote from the nozzle end is further provided with a light-emitting device, and the light-emitting device is used as an operation indicator of the electronic cigarette, and includes the battery 30 An electrically connected light-emitting unit, and a lamp cap 71 disposed at a corresponding end of the battery rod 103, the lamp cap 71 for projecting light of the light-emitting unit. In this embodiment, the light-emitting unit is configured as a red light-emitting lamp, so that when the smoker smokes the electronic cigarette, a red aperture that is similar to the burning of the cigarette is formed at an end of the electronic cigarette that is away from the nozzle end. Improve the authenticity of the smoker's visual perception. [0058] Hereinafter, the electronic cigarette is matched and mated by the suction rod 101 and the battery rod 103, and the battery 30 and the second electrode member 52 are electrically connected to one end to be a positive pole, and the second connecting member One end of the electrical connection is a negative electrode, and the atomization control switch is set as the sensor switch 61 as an example, and the current flow of the electronic cigarette of the present embodiment will be described in detail.

[0059] When the smoker smokes through the electronic cigarette, the sensor switch 61 senses opening and communicates with the atomization control circuit, and the specific current direction is: current from the positive electrode of the battery 30 to the second electrode member 52, the first electrode member 42 enters the positive electrode of the heating wire 221, flows through the negative electrode of the heating wire 221 to the first connecting member 41, and finally returns to the second connecting member 51 via the second connecting member 51. The negative electrode of the battery 30 is described.

[0060] It can be understood that the electronic cigarette according to the embodiment of the present invention is not only the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 8, but the technical features in each embodiment can be combined with each other to form a new embodiment.

The above is a specific embodiment of the invention, and it should be noted that those skilled in the art can make some improvements and refinements without departing from the inventive principle. Improvements and retouching are also considered to be the scope of protection created by the present invention.

Claims

Claim

An electronic cigarette comprising a suction rod, wherein one end of the suction rod constitutes a nozzle end for sucking electronic cigarette, wherein the nozzle end is provided with a filter.

2. The electronic cigarette according to claim 1, wherein the suction rod is a hollow tubular structure, and the filter is received in the suction rod and disposed in an interference fit with the suction rod.

The electronic cigarette according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the filter is made of a cellulose acetate material.

The electronic cigarette according to claim 1, wherein the electronic cigarette further comprises an atomizing device disposed on one side of the filter, and a battery electrically connected to the atomizing device to supply power to the atomizing device.

The electronic cigarette according to claim 4, wherein the atomizing device and the battery are housed and fixed in the suction rod.

The electronic cigarette according to claim 5, wherein a sticker is attached to an outer surface of the suction rod.

The electronic cigarette according to claim 4, wherein the electronic cigarette further comprises a battery rod that is mated to the suction rod, the atomization device is received and fixed in the suction rod, and the battery is fixed to the battery. Inside the pole.

The electronic cigarette according to claim 7, wherein the suction rod and the opposite end of the battery rod are provided with a first connecting portion for electrically connecting the atomizing device and the battery, and firmly connecting the suction rod and the battery rod; Second connection.

The electronic cigarette according to claim 8, wherein the first connecting portion comprises a first connecting member and a first electrode member which are insulated from each other and electrically connected to the atomizing device respectively to form positive and negative electrodes of the atomizing device, The second connecting portion includes a second connecting member and a second electrode member that are insulated from each other and electrically connected to the positive and negative electrodes of the battery respectively, and the first connecting member and the first electrode member are connected to the battery rod at the suction rod The second connection member and the second electrode member are electrically connected to each other.

10. The electronic cigarette according to claim 4, wherein the atomizing device comprises a liquid storage member for storing the liquid smoke, an atomizer that abuts the liquid storage member to atomize the liquid smoke, and is disposed in the storage. Both ends of the liquid member are sealed with an atomizing seat and an atomizing cover for the liquid storage member.

11. The electronic cigarette according to claim 10, wherein the atomizing seat and the atomizing cover and the suction rod are disposed in an interference fit.

The electronic cigarette according to claim 10, wherein the atomizing seat and the atomizing cover are respectively provided with a first card slot and a second card slot for engaging the liquid storage component toward the liquid storage component side .

The electronic cigarette according to claim 10, wherein the liquid storage member is supported and fixed between the atomization seat and the atomization cover by a support tube.

The electronic cigarette according to claim 4, wherein the electronic cigarette further comprises an atomization control unit electrically connected to the battery to control the atomization device to be powered on or off; the atomization control unit is disposed at the Between the atomizing device and the battery, or the atomization control unit is disposed on a side of the battery away from the atomizing device.

The electronic cigarette according to claim 14, wherein the atomization control unit comprises an atomization control circuit and an atomization control switch connected to the atomization control circuit; the atomization control switch is a capacitive sensor switch. Or open for the airflow sensor

Claims

Off, or a button switch; the atomization control circuit is integrated in the atomization control switch, or the atomization control unit further includes an atomization control circuit board respectively connected to the battery and the atomization control switch, The atomization control circuit is integrated on the atomization control circuit board.