Disclosure of Invention
The present invention addresses the problem of providing an improved heated inhaler and heating assembly therefor.
The technical scheme adopted by the invention for solving the technical problems is as follows: the heating assembly is used for heating the inhaler and comprises a cylindrical shell and a fixed seat arranged in the shell; the heating assembly also comprises a heating sheet which is detachably arranged on the fixed seat; the heating sheet comprises a heating part and an electric connection part connected with the heating part; the heating part comprises at least two gap structures for guiding current to flow so as to enable heat generation to be uniform, wherein at least two gap structures (13) extend from the bottom edge to the top edge of the heating part (121).
Preferably, the at least two gap structures divide the heating portion into two first heating sections which are respectively located at two sides and connected with the electric connection portion, and at least one second heating section which is located in the middle; the width of the first heating section is smaller than that of the second heating section.
Preferably, the width of the first heating section gradually widens from a direction close to the electric connection portion to a direction away from the electric connection portion.
Preferably, the electric connection part comprises a positive electrode electric connection part and a negative electrode electric connection part which are separately arranged at the bottoms of the two first heating sections so as to be respectively electrically connected with a positive electrode and a negative electrode of the battery assembly.
Preferably, the heating portion and the electrical connection portion are of an integral structure.
Preferably, the at least two slot structures comprise N slot structures, where N is greater than 2; the heating part is divided into N +1 heating units connected in series by the gap structures;
the at least two gap structures extend from the bottom edge to the top edge of the heating part.
Preferably, the N slot structures are three slot structures and include a first slot structure, a second slot structure and a third slot structure that are sequentially arranged, where the first slot structure and the third slot structure extend from the bottom edge of the heating portion toward the top edge, and the second slot structure extends from the top edge of the heating portion toward the bottom edge. The width of the first slit structure and the third slit structure is greater than the width of the second slit structure.
Preferably, the first slit structure, the second slit structure and the third slit structure separate the first heating sections located at two sides and the second heating section located in the middle.
The first heating section comprises a first heating unit connected with the anode electric connection part and a fourth unit connected with the cathode electric connection part, and the second heating section comprises a second heating unit section close to the first heating unit and a third heating unit close to the fourth heating unit; the widths of the first heating unit and the fourth heating unit are smaller than the widths of the second heating unit and the third heating unit.
Preferably, the heating portion has a flat sheet shape; the fixing seat is provided with a strip-shaped mounting hole for the heating part to be inserted in, a linear abutting part abutting against the side part of the heating part is arranged in the mounting hole, and the linear abutting part extends out from one side wall surface of the mounting hole to the other opposite side wall surface;
the fixing seat further comprises a central through hole, and the central through hole is intersected with the mounting hole.
Preferably, the electrical connection part includes a horizontal part and a vertical part;
the horizontal part is connected with the heating part and the vertical part and is positioned on the same plane with the heating part;
the vertical part is vertical to the horizontal part;
the horizontal part is parallel to the axial direction of the shell, and the vertical part is perpendicular to the axial direction of the shell;
when the heating plate is installed on the fixed seat, the horizontal part is fixed on the linear abutting part, and the vertical part is attached to the bottom of the fixed seat.
Preferably, the heating sheet is coated with a layer of aerosol-generating substance on a surface thereof.
Preferably, the housing comprises a plastic shell.
Preferably, the housing comprises an inner layer and an outer layer, with a gap left between the inner and outer layers.
The invention also provides a heating type inhaler, which comprises a battery assembly and the heating assembly; the heating assembly is detachably connected with the battery assembly; the battery assembly comprises a battery shell, a battery arranged in the battery shell and two conductive structures which are respectively and electrically connected with the anode and the cathode of the battery; the battery shell is provided with an airflow adjusting assembly; the two conductive structures are respectively and electrically connected with the positive electrode electric connection part and the negative electrode electric connection part of the heating sheet of the heating assembly.
Preferably, the conductive structure includes a conductive post, a contact mounted in the conductive post and exposing the conductive post, and a spring disposed on the conductive post and extending toward the heating assembly and beyond the contact.
The invention discloses an improved heating assembly and a heating type inhaler, which at least have the following beneficial effects: easy to clean; the structure is simple, the cost is low, the heating is uniform, and the heating effect is good; and the heating plate is not easy to damage, and the service life is relatively long.
Detailed Description
For a more clear understanding of the technical features, objects and effects of the present invention, embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 illustrates a heating element 10 according to some embodiments of the present invention, wherein the heating element 10 may be used in an inhalation heater for electrically heating a smoking set or a medical device, and may include a cylindrical housing 11 and a holder 14 disposed within the housing 11; a heating plate 12 mounted on a holder 14.
The housing 11 may include inner and outer layers with a space between the inner and outer layers. The shell 11 with the double-layer structure has a good heat insulation effect, so that the heat of the heating sheet 12 can be prevented from being transferred to the outer surface of the shell 11 in the heating process, and scalding is avoided. In addition, the casing 11 may further have a connection structure for connecting the battery assembly 20, and the whole casing 11 may be a plastic shell made of plastic material, so as to save cost and make the heating assembly 10 disposable.
With reference to figures 2 and 3, one or both surfaces of the heating sheet 12 is/are coated with a layer 15 of aerosol-generating substance; the aerosol-generating substance layer 15 is a substance that can generate a gas, or aerosol, upon heating. The aerosol-generating substance layer 15 may be a solid, paste, gel or the like. It will be appreciated that the use of such a heater chip 12 coated with an aerosol-generating substance 15, placed directly into a heated inhaler, can be heated to generate a gas or aerosol, and that the addition of other aerosol-generating substances such as tobacco or pharmaceutical products to the housing 11 is not required, and is relatively easy and quick to clean. In addition, the heating sheet 12 is simple in structure, low in cost, and disposable. It is understood that the heat patch 12 may be used multiple times.
As shown in fig. 4, the heating sheet 12 is used as a suction heater for heating an aerosol-generating substance such as a tobacco product or a pharmaceutical product, and the heating sheet 12 includes a heating portion 121, an electrical connection portion 122 connected to the heating portion 121, and an aerosol-generating substance layer 15 such as a tobacco product or a pharmaceutical product applied to a surface of the heating portion 121. The electrical connection portion 122 includes a positive electrode electrical connection portion and a negative electrode electrical connection portion that are disposed at intervals at the bottom of the heating portion 121 to be electrically connected to the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the battery assembly 20, respectively. Preferably, the heating portion 121 and the electrical connection portion 122 are an integral structure, so that the manufacturing process is simplified, and the current flowing direction is more stable.
The heating part 121 is in a flat sheet shape, so that the manufacturing is convenient, the occupied space is small, and the space heat dissipation is uniform. The heating part 121 includes at least one slit structure 13 for guiding a current to flow to make heat generation uniform. The at least one slit structure 13 may comprise at least two slit structures 13; the at least two slit structures 13 include two or N slit structures, where N is greater than 2, and the slit structures divide the heating portion 121 into N +1 heating units connected in series; and at least two slit structures 13 of the slit structures extend from the bottom edge to the top edge of the heating part 121.
As further shown in fig. 2, the N slot structures 13 include a first slot structure 131, a second slot structure 132, and a third slot structure 133, which are sequentially arranged, wherein the first slot structure 131 and the third slot structure 133 respectively extend from the bottom edge to the top edge of the heating portion 121, and the second slot structure 132 extends from the top edge to the bottom edge of the heating portion 121. The heating portion 121 is planned to be a regular series circuit by the gap structure 13, so that when current flows into the heating portion 121 through the electrical connection portion 122, the heating of the whole heating portion 121 is uniform, and the heating portion 121 connected to the electrical connection portion 122 is prevented from having a faster heat loss than the heating portion 121 far away from the electrical connection portion 122 in a heat conduction process, so that the heating portion 121 is prevented from generating nonuniform heat.
As shown in fig. 5, the first slit structure 131, the second slit structure 132 and the third slit structure 133 sequentially divide a first heating section located at two sides and connected to the electrical connection portion 122 and at least one second heating section located in the middle, and the width of the first heating section is smaller than that of the second heating section. And the width of the first heating section is gradually widened from the direction close to the electric connection part to the direction far away from the electric connection part. The first heating section includes a first heating unit 1211 and a fourth heating unit 1214, and the second heating section includes a second heating unit section 1212 adjacent to the first heating unit 1211 and a third heating unit 1213 adjacent to the fourth heating unit 1214; the first heating unit 1211 and the fourth heating unit 1214 are connected to the positive electrode electrical connection portion and the negative electrode electrical connection portion, respectively, and the widths of the first heating unit 1211 and the fourth heating unit 1214 are smaller than the widths of the second heating unit 1212 and the third heating unit 1213. Since the first heating unit 1211 and the fourth heating unit 1214 are located at the edge of the heating sheet 12, the heat dissipation speed is fast; and since the first heating unit 1211 and the fourth heating unit 1214 are connected to the electric connection part 122, heat is lost fast due to heat conduction. Therefore, the first heating unit 1211 and the fourth heating unit 1214 are set to a narrow point, thereby having a large power. Specifically, the width ratio of the first heating unit 1211 to the second heating unit 1212 and the width ratio of the fourth heating unit 1214 to the third heating unit 1213 are controlled to be between 0.5 and 0.7. In some embodiments, the widths of the first heating unit 1211 and the fourth heating unit 1214 may be set to 1.15mm, and the widths of the second heating unit 1212 and the third heating unit 1213 may be set to 2.2 mm.
Further, the widths of the first heating unit 1211 and the fourth heating unit 1214 are gradually increased along the direction from the bottom edge to the top edge of the heating part 121; to reduce heat loss. Specifically, it can be realized by providing different first slit structures 131 and third slit structures 133. For example, the first slit structure 131 and the third slit structure 133 have the same width and gradually shift a portion of the distance toward the second heating unit 1212 or the third heating unit 1213 when extending upward; in another arrangement, the first slit structure 131 and the third slit structure 133 extend vertically upward and have widths gradually decreasing.
Preferably, the widths of the first and third slit structures 131 and 133 are greater than the width of the second slit structure 132. Since the first heating unit 1211 and the fourth heating unit 1214 have larger power when heating, the first slit structure 131 and the third slit structure 133 have a larger width than the second slit structure 132, so that the first heating unit 1211 and the fourth heating unit 1214 close to the inner side of the heating sheet can be prevented from having an excessively high temperature, and the overall temperature of the heating part 121 is more uniform. Specifically, the ratio of the widths of the first and third slit structures 131 and 133 to the width of the second slit structure 132 is controlled to be between 1.8 and 2.2. In some embodiments, the width of the first and third slot structures 131 and 133 is taken to be 0.1mm, and the width of the second slot structure 132 is taken to be 0.05 mm.
More specifically, in a preferred embodiment of the heating sheet 12 of the present invention, the first heating unit 1211 and the fourth heating unit 1214 have a width of 1.15mm and a length of 8 mm; the second heating unit 1212 and the third heating unit 1213 were 2.2mm in width and 8mm in length; the width of the first gap structure 131 and the third gap structure 133 is 0.1mm, and the length is 5.5 mm; the width of the second gap structure 132 is 0.05mm, and the length is 5.5 mm; the horizontal part 1221 has a width of 2mm and a length of 2 mm; the vertical portion 1222 has a width of 2mm and a length of 1.55 mm.
Referring to fig. 5, the fixing base 14 is provided with an elongated mounting hole into which the heating portion 121 is inserted, a linear abutting portion 141 abutting against a side portion of the heating portion is provided in the mounting hole, and the linear abutting portion 141 extends from one side wall surface of the mounting hole to the opposite other side wall surface; the mounting block 14 further includes a central through hole 142, and the central through hole 142 intersects the mounting hole. Preferably, the fixing base 14 is made of a high temperature resistant, non-conductive material, such as ceramic, porcelain core, mica plate, etc.
Referring again to fig. 4, the electrical connection portion 122 may include a horizontal portion 1221 and a vertical portion 1222; the horizontal portion 1221 connects the heating portion 121 and the vertical portion 1222, and is located on the same plane as the heating portion 121; the vertical portion 1222 is perpendicular to the horizontal portion 1221; the horizontal portion 1221 is parallel to the axial direction of the housing 11, and the vertical portion 1222 is perpendicular to the axial direction of the housing 11; when the heating plate 121 is mounted on the fixing base 14, the horizontal portion 1221 is fixed on the linear abutting portion 141, and the vertical portion 1222 is attached to the bottom of the fixing base 14.
As shown in fig. 6, the present invention also provides a heated inhaler comprising a battery pack 20 and a heating pack 10; the heating module 10 is detachably connected to the battery module 20.
The battery assembly 20 may include a battery case 21, a battery 22 mounted in the battery case 21, and two conductive structures 23 electrically connected to a positive electrode and a negative electrode of the battery, respectively, the two conductive structures 23 being electrically connected to a positive electrode electrical connection portion and a negative electrode electrical connection portion of the heating sheet 12 of the heating assembly 10, respectively.
The conductive structure 23 may include a conductive post 231, a contact 232 mounted in the conductive post 231 and exposing the conductive post 231, and a spring 233 disposed on the conductive post 231 and extending toward the heating assembly 10 and beyond the contact 232. Through the arrangement of the spring 233, the electrical connection portion 122 on the heating assembly 10 is more fully contacted with the conductive structure 23, and the stability provided by the power supply is ensured.
In addition, the battery pack 20 may further include an airflow adjustment assembly including a ring-shaped connector with a vent hole, which is mountable on the battery case 21; and a control valve for adjusting the size of the vent hole is slidably assembled on the annular connecting piece. On the one hand, the gas flow regulating assembly can adjust the gas input according to the user demand, and the user experience is improved. On the other hand, because the structure of the battery pack 20 is complicated and the service life of the battery pack is far longer than that of the heating pack 10, one battery pack 20 can often be used with a plurality of heating packs 10, the airflow adjusting assembly is arranged on the battery pack 20, and is not arranged on the heating pack 10, so that the use cost is reduced, and meanwhile, the whole heating pack is a disposable consumable, so that the problems of cleaning and the like do not exist.
It is to be understood that the foregoing examples, while indicating the preferred embodiments of the invention, are given by way of illustration and description, and are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention; it should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, the above technical features can be freely combined, and several changes and modifications can be made without departing from the concept of the present invention, which all belong to the protection scope of the present invention; therefore, all equivalent changes and modifications made within the scope of the claims of the present invention should be covered by the claims of the present invention.