CN107087820B

CN107087820B - Electronic cigarette and working method thereof

Info

Publication number: CN107087820B
Application number: CN201710477325.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 吴伟香; 其他发明人请求不公开姓名
Original assignee: Dongguan Shikai Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Dongguan Shikai Technology Co.,Ltd.
Priority date: 2015-01-14
Filing date: 2015-01-14
Publication date: 2021-12-31
Anticipated expiration: 2035-01-14
Also published as: CN107087820A; CN104544571B; CN104544571A; CN107028222A; CN107028222B8; CN107028222B

Abstract

The invention discloses an electronic cigarette and a working method thereof, and the electronic cigarette comprises an atomization component for atomizing tobacco tar, a first outer sleeve, a driving circuit and a motor, wherein the driving circuit and the motor are arranged in the first outer sleeve; the first outer sleeve is provided with a limiting sliding groove on an internal thread structure of the inner wall of the first outer sleeve along the axial direction of the first outer sleeve, a limiting protrusion is arranged on the outer side wall of the motor, the limiting protrusion is inserted into the limiting sliding groove, so that the motor can slide along the axial direction of the first outer sleeve, and a driving shaft of the motor is connected with the end part of the atomizing assembly to drive the atomizing assembly to screw in or screw out in the first outer sleeve; the drive circuit is electrically connected with the motor to control the motor to rotate. The invention has the beneficial effect of improving the user experience.

Description

Electronic cigarette and working method thereof

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of electronics, in particular to an electronic cigarette.

Background

In recent years, as electronic cigarettes become more popular, the degree of simulation of real cigarettes by electronic cigarettes in the prior art is quite limited, for example, real cigarettes can become shorter as users use the electronic cigarettes, but the current electronic cigarettes cannot achieve the point.

The prior art has defects and needs to be improved.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention mainly aims to provide an electronic cigarette.

An electronic cigarette comprises an atomization component for atomizing tobacco tar and a power module for supplying power, and is characterized by further comprising a first outer sleeve, a driving circuit and a motor, wherein the driving circuit and the motor are arranged in the first outer sleeve; the first outer sleeve is provided with a limiting sliding groove on an internal thread structure of the inner wall of the first outer sleeve along the axial direction of the first outer sleeve, a limiting protrusion is arranged on the outer side wall of the motor, the limiting protrusion is inserted into the limiting sliding groove, so that the motor can slide along the axial direction of the first outer sleeve, and a driving shaft of the motor is connected with the end part of the atomizing assembly to drive the atomizing assembly to screw in or screw out in the first outer sleeve; the driving circuit is electrically connected with the motor to control the motor to rotate; the driving circuit drives the motor to supply power to drive the motor to operate when the atomization assembly atomizes the tobacco tar, so as to drive the atomization assembly to be screwed into the first sleeve;

the power module is arranged in the first outer sleeve and used for supplying power to the driving circuit, the atomizing assembly and the motor.

The implementation of the invention has the following beneficial effects:

the atomization assembly of the electronic cigarette provided by the invention is screwed into the first outer sleeve along with the smoking process of a user, so that the length of the electronic cigarette is shortened, the real cigarette is better simulated, and the electronic cigarette has the beneficial effect of improving the user experience.

Drawings

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic cigarette in a preferred embodiment;

figure 2 is a structural schematic diagram of a cross-section of a first outer sleeve of the e-cigarette in the embodiment of figure 1;

figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the motor of the electronic cigarette in the embodiment shown in figure 1.

Figure 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a cross-section of an atomizing sleeve of the electronic cigarette in the embodiment shown in figure 1.

The implementation, functional features and advantages of the objects of the present invention will be further explained with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Detailed Description

To facilitate an understanding of the invention, the invention will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings. Preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown in the drawings. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used in the description of the invention herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

Figure 1 shows an electronic cigarette in a first embodiment of the invention, with reference also to figure 2, which includes an atomizing assembly 10 for atomizing tobacco tar to produce an aerosol. The electronic cigarette further comprises a first outer sleeve 20, and a driving circuit (not shown) and a motor 30 which are arranged in the first outer sleeve 20, wherein an inner wall of the first outer sleeve 20 is provided with an internal thread structure 21, an outer side wall of the atomization assembly 10 is provided with an external thread structure (not shown), and the atomization assembly 10 is screwed in the first outer sleeve 20; the first outer sleeve 20 is provided with a limit sliding groove 22 on an internal thread structure 21 on an inner wall thereof along an axial direction thereof, the outer side wall of the motor 30 is provided with a limit protrusion 31, the limit protrusion 31 is inserted into the limit sliding groove 22 so that the motor 30 can slide along the axial direction of the first outer sleeve 20, and a driving shaft of the motor 30 is connected with an end portion of the atomizing assembly 10 to drive the atomizing assembly 10 to screw in or screw out in the first outer sleeve 20; the driving circuit is electrically connected with the motor 30 to drive the motor 30 to rotate; the driving circuit drives the motor 30 to supply power to drive the motor 30 to operate when the atomization assembly 10 atomizes the tobacco tar, so as to drive the atomization assembly 10 to screw into the first outer sleeve 20.

Specifically, the first outer tube 20 is further provided with a first control circuit for controlling the driving circuit, and the electronic cigarette further comprises a second control circuit for controlling the atomizing component 10 to atomize the tobacco tar and a trigger module for generating a smoking signal, wherein the first control circuit comprises a first microprocessor and a first wireless communication unit, the second control circuit comprises a second microprocessor and a second wireless communication unit, and the first wireless communication unit is wirelessly connected with the second wireless communication unit. The first microprocessor and the second microprocessor may be common microprocessors used in electronic cigarettes, which are known in the art and therefore not described in detail. The first wireless communication unit and the second wireless communication unit may use radio frequency communication, but are not limited thereto.

When a user smokes, the triggering module generates a smoking signal and sends the smoking signal to the second microprocessor, the second microprocessor controls the atomization assembly 10 to atomize tobacco tar, and sends a control signal to the first wireless communication unit of the first control circuit through the second wireless communication unit, the first microprocessor sends a signal to the driving circuit after receiving the control signal through the first wireless communication unit, so that the driving circuit drives the motor 30 to rotate according to a preset direction, and then drives the atomization assembly 10 to rotate into the first outer sleeve 20, and the whole length of the electronic cigarette is shortened.

Of course, it can be understood that the electronic cigarette further includes a reset switch connected to the first microprocessor, the reset switch is configured to generate a reset signal, the first microprocessor sends a control signal to the driving circuit according to the reset signal, and the driving circuit drives the motor to rotate reversely and drives the atomizing assembly 10 to partially screw out of the first outer sleeve 20.

The invention has the advantages of being closer to real cigarette and improving user experience by controlling the length of the electronic cigarette to be shortened in the smoking process.

Specifically, the atomizing assembly 10 includes an atomizing sleeve 11, an oil storage member (not shown) disposed in the atomizing sleeve 11 for storing the tobacco tar, and a heating wire assembly (not shown) for heating the tobacco tar. The external thread structure is arranged on the outer side wall of the atomizing sleeve 11. The oil storage piece can be disposable, replaceable or can be continuously added with tobacco tar. It is understood that the heating wire assembly and the oil storage member are prior art, and thus are not limited thereto. In this embodiment, the oil storage member is an oil storage cotton covered outside the heating wire assembly, and the heating wire assembly atomizes the tobacco tar in the oil storage cotton to generate smoke.

The trigger module is an airflow sensor connected with the second microprocessor, a smoke channel is formed in the atomization assembly 10, and a heating wire assembly of the atomization assembly 10 for heating tobacco tar is arranged in the atomization channel. The end of the atomizing assembly 10 away from the first outer sleeve 20 is provided with an air inlet communicated with the smoke channel, and the airflow sensor is disposed at the air inlet. A suction nozzle 40 is disposed at an end of the first outer sleeve 20 away from the atomizing assembly 10, and an air channel is formed in the first outer sleeve 20 and communicates the smoke channel and the suction nozzle 40. It is understood that the air channel is formed between the first outer sleeve 20 and the space between the elements in the first outer sleeve 20, but the air channel can be formed by specially arranging pipes, which is not limited in this respect.

In the invention, the electronic cigarette is also provided with a power supply module to supply power to each electronic device.

Specifically, the power module includes a first power module for powering the first control circuit, the drive circuit, and the motor 30, and a second power module for powering the second control circuit and the atomizing assembly 10. The first power module is disposed in the first outer sleeve 20, and the second power module is disposed in the atomizing sleeve 11 of the atomizing assembly 10. The first power module and the second power module can adopt batteries with lighter weight.

It will be appreciated that the e-cigarette may comprise only a third power module, the third power module being disposed within the first outer sleeve 20; the third power module is a battery. Which on the one hand powers the first control circuit, the drive circuit and the motor 30, and on the other hand powers the atomizing assembly 10 and a second control circuit in the atomizing assembly 10.

Specifically, referring to fig. 3 and fig. 4, the internal thread structure 21 of the first outer sleeve 20 and the external thread structure of the atomizing sleeve 11 are both made of metal, the motor 30 is further provided with a conductive post 32 parallel to the driving shaft of the motor 30 and extending toward the atomizing assembly 10, the end of the atomizing sleeve 11 is provided with an annular metalized groove 12 adapted to the conductive post 32, and the metalized groove 12 is insulated from the external thread structure. The end of the atomizing sleeve 11 is further provided with a coupling hole 13 for coupling with a driving shaft of the motor 30, which is fixedly coupled with the coupling hole 13. The conductive post 32 is rotatably inserted into the metallization groove 12 and electrically connected to the metallization groove 12. One end of the third power module can be electrically connected to the conductive post 32 through a conductive wire, and the other end is electrically connected to the internal thread structure 21 of the first outer sleeve 20 through a conductive wire or a metal spring; two poles of the power supply input end of the second control circuit are respectively and electrically connected with the metallization groove 12 and the external thread structure of the atomization sleeve 11. In this way, it is possible to realize that a third power supply module simultaneously supplies power to the components in the first outer sleeve 20 and to the components in the nebulizing sleeve 11.

The above-mentioned embodiments only express several embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but not construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that, for a person skilled in the art, several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the inventive concept, which falls within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present patent shall be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. The electronic cigarette comprises an atomizing component for atomizing tobacco tar and a power supply module for supplying power, and is characterized by further comprising a first outer sleeve, a driving circuit and a motor, wherein the driving circuit and the motor are arranged in the first outer sleeve; the first outer sleeve is provided with a limiting sliding groove on an internal thread structure of the inner wall of the first outer sleeve along the axial direction of the first outer sleeve, a limiting protrusion is arranged on the outer side wall of the motor, the limiting protrusion is inserted into the limiting sliding groove, so that the motor can slide along the axial direction of the first outer sleeve, and a driving shaft of the motor is connected with the end part of the atomizing assembly to drive the atomizing assembly to screw in or screw out in the first outer sleeve; the driving circuit is electrically connected with the motor to control the motor to rotate; the driving circuit drives the motor to supply power to drive the motor to operate when the atomization assembly atomizes the tobacco tar, so as to drive the atomization assembly to be screwed into the first outer sleeve;

the power supply module is arranged in the first outer sleeve and is used for supplying power to the driving circuit, the atomizing assembly and the motor;

the electron cigarette, still include: the first control circuit is used for controlling the driving circuit, the second control circuit is used for controlling the atomization component to atomize the tobacco tar, and the trigger module is used for generating a smoking signal;

the working method of the electronic cigarette comprises the following steps: when a user smokes, the triggering module generates a smoking signal and sends the smoking signal to the second microprocessor, the second microprocessor controls the atomization assembly to atomize tobacco tar and sends a control signal to the first wireless communication unit of the first control circuit through the second wireless communication unit, and the first microprocessor sends a signal to the driving circuit after receiving the control signal through the first wireless communication unit, so that the driving circuit drives the motor to rotate according to a preset direction, and further drives the atomization assembly to rotate into the first outer sleeve, and the whole length of the electronic cigarette is shortened;

the atomization assembly comprises an atomization sleeve, and a heating wire assembly and an oil storage piece which are arranged in the atomization sleeve, and the second control circuit is arranged in the atomization sleeve; the external thread structure is arranged on the outer side wall of the atomizing sleeve;

the motor is also provided with a conductive column which is parallel to the driving shaft of the motor and extends towards the atomizing assembly, the end part of the atomizing sleeve is provided with an annular metalized groove matched with the conductive column, and the metalized groove is insulated with the external thread structure; the end part of the atomizing sleeve is also provided with a connecting hole for connecting with a driving shaft of a motor, and the driving shaft is fixedly connected with the connecting hole;

the conductive column is rotatably inserted in the metalized groove and is electrically connected with the metalized groove;

the power supply module comprises only one third power supply module; one end of the third power supply module can be electrically connected with the conductive column through a conducting wire, and the other end of the third power supply module is electrically connected with the internal thread structure of the first outer sleeve through a conducting wire or a metal elastic sheet; two poles of the power supply input end of the second control circuit are respectively and electrically connected with the metalized groove and the external thread structure of the atomization sleeve;

the internal thread structure and the external thread structure of the atomizing sleeve are made of metal.