CN108201175A - A kind of atomization core, preparation method and atomizer, electronic cigarette - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a kind of atomization core, preparation method and atomizer, electronic cigarettes.The atomization core includes the atomization ring with hollow channel, and the endoporus wall surface of the atomization ring is atomization face, for atomization smoke oil；At the endoporus wall surface of the atomization ring and outside wall surface side is equipped with oil guide structure, which is used to tobacco tar being directed to atomization face from atomization ring outside wall surface side；The lower end of the atomization ring is connected with the outlet side of inlet channel, the upper end of the atomization ring and the inlet communication of smoke mist of oil channel.The atomization face of the atomization ring of the present invention for inner wall surface thereof, so as to solve the problems, such as existing atomizer bubble oil does not haze, bulky grain is injected directly into oral cavity, smog take out of it is insufficient.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of atomization core, preparation method and atomizer, electronic cigarettes, belong to electronic cigarette field.
Background technology
There is easily bubble oil and do not go out mist, smoke zone in existing ultrasonic electronic cigarette at present, existing high-frequency ultrasonic electronic cigarette
Go out to be not enough, space availability ratio is not high and easily sucks bulky grain smog.
Atomizing piece is all disc-shaped piezoelectric ceramics used by existing high-frequency ultrasonic electronic cigarette.
Chinese patent CN201610145881.5 discloses a kind of electronic smoke atomizer and electronic cigarette, and atomizer includes suction nozzle
And lubricating cup, atomization chamber connection is provided between the lubricating cup and the suction nozzle；Atomization chamber is closed by upper cover and base cover and is formed；Atomization
Intracavitary is fixed with the first heater；First heater is contacted with oil reservation slice；Oil reservation slice and the oil guide structure tip contact in lubricating cup；
At least one venthole connected with suction nozzle chamber is offered on upper lid.During the first fever body running, atomize the liquid into form smog,
At the same time the air in atomization chamber is also heated the air heats expansion so that in atomization chamber by the first heater, at this time atomization chamber
It is interior formed a high temperature and pressure cavity, so as to which smog be made to be mixed in atomization chamber with heated air, later so that from
Smoke mist of oil channel sprays automatically；Since smog is and heated air mixing atomizing, smog mouth in atomization chamber
Sense is fine and smooth.
Chinese patent CN201610160216.3 discloses a kind of ultrasonic ultrasonic delay line memory and electronic cigarette, ultrasonic ultrasonic delay line memory packet
Include atomizing piece and the drain structure for liquid to be imported into the atomizing piece upper surface；The drain structure connects with liquid storage cylinder
It is logical；The atomizing piece upper surface is communicated with gas channel；The atomizing piece includes piezoceramics layer and for driving the piezoelectricity
The electric conductor of ceramic layer vibration.Setting micropore is not needed on the atomizing piece and sprays atomization gas, therefore atomization gas will not occur
The larger situation blocking microporous to spray atomization gas of particle, while atomizer liquid leakage can be better protected from.
Above-mentioned patent there are the problem of it is as follows：
1. the bad control of oil circuit is susceptible to the oily phenomenon that do not haze of bubble；
2. gas circuit can only be walked from surface, the smog taken out of is not enough；
3. radially occupy dimensional space it is bigger, make atomizer integral space utilization ratio not high, size be difficult do it is small；
4. bulky grain smog can vertical atomizing piece surface direction up spray, easily spray can scald mouth such as user oral cavity when serious
Chamber.
Invention content
The present invention is intended to provide a kind of atomization core, preparation method and atomizer, electronic cigarette, the mist of the atomization ring of the atomization core
Change face is inner wall surface thereof, and so as to solve, existing atomizer bubble oil does not haze, bulky grain is injected directly into oral cavity, smog is taken out of not
The problem of abundant.
To achieve these goals, the technical solution adopted in the present invention is：
A kind of atomization core, is structurally characterized in that, including the atomization ring with hollow channel, the endoporus wall surface of the atomization ring is mist
Change face, for atomization smoke oil；At the endoporus wall surface of the atomization ring and outside wall surface side is equipped with oil guide structure, which uses
In tobacco tar is directed to atomization face from atomization ring outside wall surface side；The lower end of the atomization ring and the outlet side of inlet channel connect
It is logical, the upper end of the atomization ring and the inlet communication of smoke mist of oil channel.
The present invention will be atomized tobacco tar by being atomized ring as a result, and then change its Oil Guide air-guide type, during work,
Tobacco tar is atomized to form smog by its bore area during atomization ring work, i.e. the radial direction of smog to atomization endoporus is sprayed, simultaneously
Air-flow takes smog out of across endoporus, and smog is taken away more abundant, makes smog bigger, thoroughly solves existing atomizer bubble
Oil does not haze, bulky grain is injected directly into oral cavity, space availability ratio is not high, smog takes the problems such as insufficient out of.
According to an embodiment of the invention, further optimization can also be made to the present invention, below the skill to be formed after optimization
Art scheme：
Preferably, the oil guide structure is Oil Guide cotton, which is upwardly extended along the outside wall surface side of atomization ring and bending
Inner hole wall along atomization ring extends downwards.
In order to ensure that tobacco tar atomization is more abundant, the oil guide structure is in direct contact with being atomized the atomization face of ring；It is preferred that institute
The endoporus for stating atomization ring is equipped with the elastic element or stent being pressed on oil guide structure in the atomization face of atomization ring；It is more preferably described
Elastic element is spring.The spring is used to fix Oil Guide cotton as a result, it is ensured that Oil Guide cotton and the surface of internal cavity of ultrasonic atomization ring
Good contact.
Preferably, it is described to be atomized ring outside wall surface and pass through inner sleeve between the oil guide structure of atomization ring outside wall surface side
It separates；Outer tube is arranged with outside the oil guide structure of the atomization ring outside wall surface side；It is preferred that hole or slot are provided on the outer tube,
The hole or slot are used to connect oil guide structure and bunker.
Because ultrasonic atomization ring can generate certain heat when working, in order to avoid atomizer overheats, silicon can be passed through
Shield heat away can be avoided atomizer hot by gum cover.That is, it is separated between the atomization ring and inner sleeve by silica gel sheath；It is preferred that
The top of the silica gel sheath is contacted with bottom end with atomization ring, the middle part of the silica gel sheath internal face and the middle part of atomization ring outside wall surface
Between form heat-insulated gap.Thus, it is possible to further improve heat insulation, avoid scalding one's hand.
Preferably, the atomization ring is tubular structure made of piezoelectric ceramics；It is preferred that the atomization ring is perpendicular to its length
The section in direction is round, oval or rectangular.Due to using atomization ring as nebulising element, so the radial dimension of atomizer
It can be made more compact, space availability ratio higher.
Based on same inventive concept, the present invention also provides a kind of preparation method of ultrasonic atomization ring, including such as
Lower step：
S1, the shape that blank is pressed into atomization ring are simultaneously sintered tubular porcelain body；
S2, be provided on the surface of porcelain body conductive electrode make atomization ring have piezoelectric property；
S3, from atomization ring extexine electrode and be atomized ring endosexine electrode respectively draw electric wire or electrode, the electric wire or
Electrode is used to be electrically connected with external electrode；It is preferred that the inner wall surface in atomization ring plates glaze layer.
Preferably, in step S1, blank is made of lead zirconate titanate.
Preferably, conduction is set in step S2 by silver layer burning infiltration, chemical deposition or vacuum coating on the surface of porcelain body
Electrode.As a result, by plating one layer of glaze layer again on the electrode surface contacted with Oil Guide cotton, the electrode can be prevented by tobacco tar corruption
Erosion.
Based on same inventive concept, the present invention also provides a kind of ultrasonic atomizer, including on suction nozzle seat
Suction nozzle, pedestal and the shell being connected between the suction nozzle seat and pedestal；It is characterized in that, the suction nozzle seat is connect with one
Ring is connected, and equipped with atomization seat in the pedestal, the atomization core, and the atomization core position are equipped between atomization seat and connection ring
In in shell；Bunker is provided between the shell and atomization core, and oil guide structure is used to the tobacco tar in bunker being directed to mist
The internal face for changing ring is atomized；The suction nozzle connects to form smoke mist of oil channel with the hollow channel of connection ring；The atomization
The inlet channel being in communication with the outside is provided on seat and pedestal.
Preferably, the connection ring has the tapering trumpet-like passage that upper end bore is more than lower end bore.It is this tubaeform as a result,
Air pipe structure can facilitate the tracheae preferably will condensation tobacco tar flow downward, user can also be prevented to be drawn onto condensation well
Tobacco tar.
User's finger when using electronic cigarette blocks air inlet in order to prevent, causes atomizing effect bad, the atomization seat
Air storing cavity is formed between pedestal.Further, which can be used for the tobacco tar that will be stored in atomization core and omit,
Prevent the tobacco tar from leaking into the power unit of electronic cigarette and damaging power supply.
Preferably, the pedestal lower end is equipped with electrode retaining collar, which passes through the atomization core electrode that is installed in atomization seat
Ring is electrically connected, and separated between the atomization seat and atomization core electrode retaining collar by atomization core dead ring with the extremely atomization ring；It is preferred that
Dead ring is set with outside the electrode retaining collar.
Preferably, air inlet is provided on the base side wall, which connects with the inlet channel；It is preferred that it is described into
The regulating the qi flowing in the channels ring by adjusting air inflow size is filled at gas port.
Each component in order to facilitate dismounting atomizer is cleaned, repaired or is replaced, and the pedestal is removable by bottom end cover
It is fixedly linked with the lower end of the shell with unloading；The lower end of the suction nozzle seat removably with the upper end stationary phase of the shell
Even；It is it is preferred that described detachable by the way of being threadedly coupled.
In order to facilitate the tobacco tar amount in observation bunker, the outside wall surface of the bunker is made of clear material, and the shell is
The side wall medium position of tubular structure made of transparent material or shell is provided with hole.
Based on same inventive concept, the present invention also provides a kind of electronic cigarette, including battery component and ultrasonic atomizatio
Device；It is characterized in that, the ultrasonic atomizer is the ultrasonic atomizer；The battery component is the atomization of ultrasonic atomizer
Ring is powered.The piezoelectric ceramics atomization ring of the present invention can change current high-frequency ultrasonic atomizer Oil Guide and air-guide type, and
The spray direction of its ultrasonic atomizatio can be improved and improve atomizer space availability ratio.
Present invention could apply in current all ultrasonic electronic tobacco atomizer products.
High frequency piezoelectric ceramic is made the medium through ring shape structure for having definite shape by the present invention, and then changes its Oil Guide air guide
Mode, so as to solve, atomizer bubble oil does not haze, bulky grain is injected directly into oral cavity, space availability ratio is not high, smog is taken out of and do not filled
Grade problem.
By above structure, the present invention provides a kind of special-shaped piezoelectric ceramic atomizer patch, is medium through ring shape structure, section can be
Round, ellipse, square structure.By the way that Oil Guide path is turned 180 degree, it can prevent atomization ring permeability too fast well, cause to steep
Not the problem of oil does not go out mist；Secondly, cyclic annular atomizing piece can be fixed Oil Guide cotton by spring, make it close to atomization ring inner wall, air-flow
It set on cyclic annular intermediate throughholes, walks from the bottom up, what can more fully be taken away is more abundant, makes smog bigger；Furthermore by
It is radial vibration, therefore bulky grain smog will not up be sprayed in cyclic annular atomizing piece principal vibration direction, avoids bulky grain tobacco tar
It is injected directly into smoker oral cavity；Finally, radially size can accomplish smaller to cyclic annular atomizing piece, make entire atomizer radially space
Utilization rate higher, atomizer entire outer diameter can accomplish smaller.
Compared with prior art, the beneficial effects of the invention are as follows：
1. being provided with ultrasonic atomization ring in atomization core, which is used for atomization smoke oil, when the ultrasound mist
Tobacco tar is atomized to form smog by bore area when changing ring work, i.e. the radial direction of smog to atomization endoporus is sprayed, while air-flow
Smog is taken out of across endoporus.The direction of air-flow sprays the vertical of smog direction with ultrasound, so that the smog that quality light particle is small
It is brought by air-flow to being sucked for user at suction nozzle, improves smog mouthfeel；Can preventing bulky grain well simultaneously, directly up spray is scalded
The problem of oral cavity；
2. the endoporus of ultrasonic atomizatio ring is provided with elastic component（Spring）, which is used to support Oil Guide cotton, makes Oil Guide cotton and ultrasound
The inner wall contact of ring endoporus is atomized, prevents ultrasonic atomizatio ring from being burnt when working with Oil Guide cotton loose contact and generating or itself damage
The phenomenon that.
3. Oil Guide cotton absorbs the tobacco tar in tobacco tar storehouse by the through-hole on atomization core outer tube, Oil Guide cotton is along close to suction nozzle
The atomization core bending at end extends to ultrasonic atomizatio ring endoporus, effectively prevents tobacco tar flowing velocity too fast and influences atomizing effect.
4. the bottom end of atomizer is provided with air storing cavity, air inlet be arranged on air storing cavity side wall and and atmosphere, prevent
Only user's finger when using electronic cigarette blocks air inlet, can be used for the tobacco tar that will be stored in atomization core and omit, and prevents
Only the tobacco tar leaks into the power unit of electronic cigarette and damages power supply.
5. being provided with tubaeform air pipe structure on suction nozzle, facilitate the tracheae that preferably condensation tobacco tar flows downward,
It can be very good that user is prevented to be drawn onto condensation tobacco tar.
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Fig. 1 is the structure sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention；
Fig. 2 is the tobacco tar of Fig. 1 and gas flow graph；
Fig. 3 is the facade view of an embodiment of the present invention；
Fig. 4 is the decomposition diagram of atomizer critical piece of the present invention；
Fig. 5 is the exploded perspective view of atomizer of the present invention；
Fig. 6 is the structural profile illustration of atomization core of the present invention；
Fig. 7 is the exploded perspective view of atomization core of the present invention；
Fig. 8 is the facade view of atomization core of the present invention；
Fig. 9 is the manufacturing process flow diagram of atomization ring of the present invention；
Figure 10 is the packaging technology figure of atomizer of the present invention；
Figure 11 is the diagrammatic cross-section of another embodiment of atomization core of the present invention；
Figure 12 is the facade section of another embodiment of atomization core of the present invention；
Figure 13 is the decomposition diagram of another embodiment of atomization core of the present invention；
Figure 14 is the preparation principle figure of atomization ring of the present invention；
Figure 15 is a kind of appearance schematic diagram for being atomized ring of the present invention；
Figure 16 is the appearance schematic diagram of another atomization ring of the invention.
Specific embodiment
Come that the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to attached drawing and in conjunction with the embodiments.It should be noted that in the feelings not conflicted
Under condition, the feature in embodiment and embodiment in the present invention can be combined with each other.For sake of convenience, hereinafter as occurred
" on ", " under ", "left", "right" printed words only represent consistent with the upper and lower, left and right direction of attached drawing in itself, structure are not risen and limited
It is set for using.
Embodiment 1
A kind of atomization core, as shown in figures 1-8, including the atomization ring 5 with hollow channel, the endoporus wall surface of the atomization ring 5 is
Atomization face, for atomization smoke oil.At the endoporus wall surface of the atomization ring 5 and outside wall surface side is equipped with Oil Guide cotton 18, the Oil Guide cotton
18 are set from top to bottom from bottom to top and then after 180 ° of bending, for by tobacco tar out of, atomization ring 5 outside wall surface side bunker 17
It is directed to atomization face.The lower end of the atomization ring 5 is connected with the outlet side of inlet channel, and the upper end of the atomization ring 5 is with going out tobacco tar
The inlet communication of mist channel.
The endoporus of the atomization ring 5 is equipped with the elastic element being pressed on Oil Guide cotton 18 in the atomization face of atomization ring 5 so that
The Oil Guide cotton 18 is in direct contact with being atomized the atomization face of ring 5.The elastic element is preferably spring 6.
Atomization 5 outside wall surface of ring and between the Oil Guide cotton 18 of atomization ring 5 outside wall surface side by inner sleeve 7 every
It opens；Outer tube 4 is arranged with outside the Oil Guide cotton 18 of 5 outside wall surface side of the atomization ring；It is preferred that be provided on the outer tube 4 hole or
Slot, the hole or slot are used to connect Oil Guide cotton 18 and bunker 17.
As shown in Figures 2 and 3, it is separated between the atomization ring 5 and inner sleeve 7 by silica gel sheath 19, preferably described silica gel
Top and the bottom end of set 19 are contacted with atomization ring 5, the middle part of 19 internal face of silica gel sheath be atomized 5 outside wall surface of ring middle part it
Between form heat-insulated gap.
As shown in figure 4, observing the tobacco tar amount in bunker 17 for convenience, the outside wall surface of the bunker 17 is by transparent material system
Be provided with hole for the side wall medium position of tubular structure made of transparent material or shell 26 into, the shell 26, bunker 17 it is outer
The transparent material that wall surface uses preferably selects glass.
The atomization ring 5 is tubular structure made of piezoelectric ceramics；It is preferred that the atomization ring 5 is perpendicular to its length direction
Section is round, oval or rectangular.
A kind of preparation method of ultrasonic atomization ring, as shown in fig. 9, it includes following steps：
S1, by lead zirconate titanate（PZT）Raw material pressure is waited to form the blank of required prefabrication size and sinter porcelain body into.
S2, it is provided with conductive electrode on the surface of porcelain body, you can to pass through silver layer burning infiltration, chemical deposition and vacuum coating
The methods of, while high voltage polarization makes ceramics have piezoelectric property.
S3, extexine electrode 31 and endosexine electrode 32 respectively draw electric wire or electrode, make itself and external electrode connection side
Just.It is additionally useful for plating one layer of glaze layer on the electrode surface contacted with Oil Guide cotton again, prevents the electrode from being corroded by tobacco tar.
As shown in figure 9, extexine electrode 31 draws the first electric wire 33, it is electrically connected for the shell 26 with atomization core, it is interior
Top layer electrodes 32 draw the second electric wire 34, are electrically connected for the electrode retaining collar 12 with atomization core.
A kind of ultrasonic atomizer, as shown in Figs. 1-3, including the suction nozzle 1 being mounted on suction nozzle seat 15, pedestal 24 and connection
Shell 26 between the suction nozzle seat 15 and pedestal 24；The suction nozzle seat 15 is connected with a connection ring 16, in the pedestal 24
Equipped with atomization seat 10, above-mentioned atomization core is equipped between atomization seat 10 and connection ring 16, and the atomization core is located in shell 26；
Bunker 17 is provided between the shell 26 and atomization core, and Oil Guide cotton 18 is used to the tobacco tar in bunker 17 being directed to atomization ring
5 internal face is atomized；The suction nozzle 1 connects to form smoke mist of oil channel with the hollow channel of connection ring 16；The atomization
The inlet channel being in communication with the outside is provided on seat 10 and pedestal 24.
Condensation tobacco tar is inhaled by the user in order to prevent, and the connection ring 16 has the loudspeaker that upper end bore is more than lower end bore
Shape channel.
User blocks air inlet in order to prevent, causes tobacco tar that can not be inhaled into after being atomized, the atomization seat 10 and pedestal 24
Between formed air storing cavity 27.
24 lower end of pedestal is equipped with electrode retaining collar 13, which passes through the atomization core electrode that is installed in atomization seat 10
Ring 12 is electrically connected, and pass through atomization core dead ring 11 between the atomization seat 10 and atomization core electrode retaining collar 12 with the extremely atomization ring 5
It separates.It leaks electricity in order to prevent, dead ring 25 is set with outside the electrode retaining collar 13.
Air inlet is provided on 24 side wall of pedestal, which connects with the inlet channel；It is preferred that the air inlet
Place fills the regulating the qi flowing in the channels ring 22 by adjusting air inflow size.
In order to facilitate disassembly, cleaning, replacement or repair, the pedestal 24 by bottom end cover 8 removably with the shell 26
Lower end be fixedly linked；Upper end of the lower end of the suction nozzle seat 15 removably with the shell 26 is fixedly linked；It is it is preferred that described
Detachably by the way of being threadedly coupled.
Ultrasonic ultrasonic delay line memory of the invention includes ultrasonic atomizatio ring as a result, and ultrasonic atomization ring is provided in atomization core, should
Ultrasonic atomizatio ring bore area is used for atomization smoke oil, and tobacco tar is atomized to form cigarette by bore area when the ultrasonic atomizatio ring works
The radial direction of mist, i.e. smog to atomization endoporus is sprayed, while air-flow takes smog out of across endoporus.The direction of air-flow and ultrasound
The vertical of smog direction is sprayed, so that the small smog of quality light particle is brought by air-flow to being sucked for user at suction nozzle, improves smog
Mouthfeel；It can prevent the problem of bulky grain directly up sprays scald oral cavity well simultaneously；
As shown in Figure 10, the number of assembling steps of atomization core is：Ultrasonic atomization ring is inserted into silica gel sheath endoporus first, makes entire silica gel
Package atomization ring, then entire silica gel sheath component is inserted into atomization core housing pipe orifice, Oil Guide cotton middle column is inserted into later
In ultrasonic atomization ring interstitial hole, then by spring be inserted into Oil Guide cotton interstitial hole, dead ring is fitted into atomization core outer tube bottom outlet,
Make one pole electric wire of atomization ring on the outside of dead ring, make itself and inner sleeve inside pipe wall clamping, another pole is in dead ring endoporus side, then incites somebody to action
Electrode retaining collar is fitted into dead ring endoporus, one pole electric wire of ring and dead ring internal control wall clamping will be atomized, by atomization core housing shroud
It is located on the surface of Oil Guide cotton, the atomization core obtained after coordinating finally by atomization core outer tube tensioner.
The endoporus of ultrasonic atomizatio ring is provided with elastic component（Spring）, which is used to support Oil Guide cotton, make Oil Guide cotton with it is super
The inner wall contact of sound atomization ring endoporus prevents ultrasonic atomizatio ring from being burnt when working with Oil Guide cotton loose contact and generating or itself damage
Bad the phenomenon that.
Oil Guide cotton absorbs the tobacco tar in tobacco tar storehouse by the through-hole on atomization core outer tube, and Oil Guide cotton is along close to suction nozzle end
Atomization core bending extend to ultrasonic atomizatio ring endoporus, effectively prevent tobacco tar flowing velocity too fast and influence atomizing effect.
The bottom end of atomizer is provided with air storing cavity, air inlet be arranged on air storing cavity side wall and and atmosphere, prevent
User's finger when using electronic cigarette blocks air inlet, can be used for the tobacco tar that will be stored in atomization core and omit, prevents
The tobacco tar leaks into the power unit of electronic cigarette and damages power supply.
Tubaeform air pipe structure is provided on suction nozzle, facilitates the tracheae that preferably condensation tobacco tar flows downward, also may be used
User to be prevented to be drawn onto condensation tobacco tar well.
The spring is used to fix Oil Guide cotton, it is ensured that Oil Guide cotton and the surface of internal cavity good contact of ultrasonic atomization ring.
The inner wall of the ultrasonic atomization ring is main electrodes, for ultrasonic atomizatio tobacco tar, in addition, wherein logical structure can be with
Air-flow is set as lower air inlet, air-flow enters from bottom, then leads to structure outlet from lower to upper from atomization ring, can be more fully
Smog is taken out of, makes smog bigger.
The silica gel sheath plays the role of completely cutting off heat, because ultrasonic atomization ring can generate certain heat when working,
Atomizer can be avoided hot shield heat away by silica gel sheath.In addition silica gel sheath plays the role of sealing tobacco tar, avoids outside atomization ring
Annular face contacts tobacco tar corrodes silver layer.The Oil Guide cotton is used to from atomization core fuel feed hole lead tobacco tar to atomization ring inner ring surface.
Tobacco tar of the invention enters Oil Guide cotton through fuel feed hole as a result, up Oil Guide, by again toward ultrasound above silica gel sheath
Wave is atomized ring inner wall Oil Guide down, after turning round for several times, can be very good to prevent atomization ring permeability too fast, bubble oil is caused not go out
The problem of mist.
Gas circuit can be taken away more abundant from atomization ring intermediate throughholes disengaging, smog in the present invention, make smog bigger.
The radial dimension of the present invention can be made more compact, space availability ratio higher.
Main atomization face is to be atomized ring inner surface during due to atomization, and can preventing bulky grain well, directly up spray is scalded
The problem of oral cavity.
The piezoelectric ceramic atomizer of the present invention is medium through ring shape structure, and what section can for circular configuration, as shown in figure 15 is ellipse
Circular configuration, square structure as shown in figure 16.
A kind of electronic cigarette, including battery component and above-mentioned ultrasonic atomizer；The battery component is ultrasonic atomizer
Atomization ring 5 is powered.
Embodiment 2
As figs 11-13, the agent structure of atomizer is same as Example 1, and the endoporus of the atomization ring 5 is equipped with Oil Guide cotton
18 are pressed on the stent 28 in the atomization face of atomization ring 5, so that the Oil Guide cotton 18 directly connects with being atomized the atomization face of ring 5
It touches.The present embodiment and 1 difference of embodiment are as follows：
1. ultrasonic atomization ring is using shape logical in ellipse.
Coordinate at head and the tail two 2. silica gel sheath 19 only has with atomization ring 5, there are spaces for centre one, are conducive to completely cut off heat, keep away
Exempt from temperature and export to outer cover of atomizer 26, cause hot.
3. Oil Guide cotton 18 is fixed using oval sheet stent 28, it is ensured that it is contacted well with being atomized the inner wall of ring 6.
The content that above-described embodiment illustrates should be understood to that these embodiments are only used for being illustrated more clearly that the present invention, without
For limiting the scope of the invention, after the present invention has been read, those skilled in the art are to the various equivalent forms of the present invention
Modification each fall within the application range as defined in the appended claims.
Claims (17)
1. a kind of atomization core, which is characterized in that including the atomization ring with hollow channel（5）, the atomization ring（5）Inner hole wall
Face is atomization face, for atomization smoke oil；
The atomization ring（5）Endoporus wall surface at and outside wall surface side be equipped with oil guide structure, the oil guide structure be used for by tobacco tar from
It is atomized ring（5）Outside wall surface side is directed to atomization face；
The atomization ring（5）Lower end connected with the outlet side of inlet channel, the atomization ring（5）Upper end and smoke mist of oil channel
Inlet communication.
2. atomization core according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the oil guide structure is Oil Guide cotton（18）, the Oil Guide cotton
（18）Along atomization ring（5）Outside wall surface side upwardly extend and bending along atomization ring（5）Inner hole wall extend downwards.
3. atomization core according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the oil guide structure and atomization ring（5）Atomization face it is straight
Contact；It is preferred that the atomization ring（5）Endoporus be equipped with oil guide structure be pressed on atomization ring（5）Atomization face on elasticity member
Part or stent；The more preferable elastic element is spring（6）.
4. atomization core according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the atomization ring（5）Outside wall surface is with being located at atomization ring（5）
Pass through inner sleeve between the oil guide structure of outside wall surface side（7）It separates；The atomization ring（5）Outside the oil guide structure of outside wall surface side
It is arranged with outer tube（4）；It is preferred that the outer tube（4）On be provided with hole or slot, the hole or slot are for connecting oil guide structure and bunker
（17）.
5. atomization core according to claim 4, which is characterized in that the atomization ring（5）With inner sleeve（7）Between pass through silicon
Gum cover（19）It separates；It is preferred that the silica gel sheath（19）Top and bottom end with being atomized ring（5）Contact, the silica gel sheath（19）Inner wall
The middle part in face and atomization ring（5）Heat-insulated gap is formed between the middle part of outside wall surface.
6. atomization core according to claim 4, which is characterized in that the atomization ring（5）For tubular made of piezoelectric ceramics
Structure；It is preferred that the atomization ring（5）It is round, oval or rectangular perpendicular to the section of its length direction.
7. a kind of preparation method of ultrasonic atomization ring, which is characterized in that include the following steps：
S1, blank is pressed into atomization ring（5）Shape and be sintered tubular porcelain body；
S2, conductive electrode is provided on the surface of porcelain body makes atomization ring（5）With piezoelectric property；
S3, from atomization ring（5）Extexine electrode and atomization ring（5）Endosexine electrode respectively draw electric wire or electrode, the electricity
Sub-line or electrode are used to be electrically connected with external electrode；It is preferred that in atomization ring（5）Inner wall surface plating glaze layer.
8. the preparation method of ultrasonic atomization ring according to claim 7, which is characterized in that in step S1, blank is zirconium
Lead titanates is made.
9. the preparation method of ultrasonic atomization ring according to claim 7, which is characterized in that burnt in step S2 by silver layer
It oozes, chemical deposition or vacuum coating set conductive electrode on the surface of porcelain body.
10. a kind of ultrasonic atomizer, including being mounted in suction nozzle seat（15）On suction nozzle（1）, pedestal（24）And it is connected to the suction
Mouth seat（15）With pedestal（24）Between shell（26）；It is characterized in that, the suction nozzle seat（15）With a connection ring（16）It is connected,
The pedestal（24）It is interior that atomization seat is housed（10）, in atomization seat（10）With connection ring（16）Between be equipped with as in claim 1-6
Any one of them atomization core, and the atomization core is located at shell（26）It is interior；
The shell（26）Bunker is provided between atomization core（17）, and oil guide structure is used for bunker（17）Interior tobacco tar is led
Lead to atomization ring（5）Internal face be atomized；The suction nozzle（1）And connection ring（16）Hollow channel connect to form out tobacco tar
Mist channel；The atomization seat（10）And pedestal（24）On be provided with the inlet channel being in communication with the outside.
11. ultrasonic atomizer according to claim 10, which is characterized in that the connection ring（16）It is big with upper end bore
In the tapering trumpet-like passage of lower end bore.
12. ultrasonic atomizer according to claim 10, which is characterized in that the atomization seat（10）With pedestal（24）Between
Form air storing cavity（27）.
13. according to the ultrasonic atomizer described in any one of claim 10-12, which is characterized in that the pedestal（24）Lower end
Equipped with electrode retaining collar（13）, the electrode retaining collar（13）By being installed in atomization seat（10）Interior atomization core electrode retaining collar（12）With described to mist
Change ring（5）Electrical connection, and the atomization seat（10）With atomization core electrode retaining collar（12）Between pass through atomization core dead ring（11）It separates；It is excellent
Select the electrode retaining collar（13）It is set with dead ring outside（25）.
14. according to the ultrasonic atomizer described in any one of claim 10-12, which is characterized in that the pedestal（24）Side wall
On be provided with air inlet, which connects with the inlet channel；It is preferred that dress is by adjusting air inflow size at the air inlet
Regulating the qi flowing in the channels ring（22）.
15. according to the ultrasonic atomizer described in any one of claim 10-12, which is characterized in that the pedestal（24）Pass through
Bottom end cover（8）Removably with the shell（26）Lower end be fixedly linked；The suction nozzle seat（15）Lower end removably with
The shell（26）Upper end be fixedly linked；It is it is preferred that described detachable by the way of being threadedly coupled.
16. according to the ultrasonic atomizer described in any one of claim 10-12, which is characterized in that the bunker（17）It is outer
Wall surface is made of clear material, the shell（26）For tubular structure made of transparent material or shell（26）Side wall in position
It puts and is provided with hole.
17. a kind of electronic cigarette, including battery component and ultrasonic atomizer；It is characterized in that, the ultrasonic atomizer will for right
Seek the ultrasonic atomizer described in any one of 10-16；The battery component is the atomization ring of ultrasonic atomizer（5）Power supply.
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