CN110198751A - 蒸气制造装置及用于制造可吸入的蒸气的方法 - Google Patents
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Abstract
公开了用于制造可吸入的蒸气的装置(10)。装置包括气泵(22)、加热器(24)、蒸气产品的供给(21)、压缩机(26)和出口(18)。可蒸发材料在加热器中被加热至蒸发温度以产生蒸气,所述蒸气与来自气泵的新鲜空气的供给混合。混合物在压缩机中被压缩并通过出口输送至存储容器(12)。还公开了用于利用蒸气制造装置制造可吸入的蒸气的方法(200)。
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相关申请的交叉引用
本申请要求于2016年12月14日提交的美国临时申请序列号62/433,995和于2017年4月13日提交的美国临时申请序列号62/485,216的权益,所述美国临时申请各自公开的全部内容由此通过引用的方式并入本文中。
背景
1.技术领域文本
该公开总的涉及蒸发器,且更具体地涉及能够存储蒸气的蒸气制造系统。
2.背景信息
蒸发器近来作为用于通过无烟吸入过程提供尼古丁及其它制品的新制品出现。存在包括电子烟的蒸发器的许多实施例。大多数的实施方式包括电源(通常为电池)和雾化装置。在可重复使用的电子烟中,两个物项被分成电池和烟雾器,以允许丢弃和更换含尼古丁流体的烟雾器而保留更加昂贵的电池及关联电路(微控制器、开关、指示LED等)。在一次性电子烟中,两个物项组合以将功能集成到一个单元中,所述单元在电池电量或含尼古丁的E-液体耗尽之后被丢弃。蒸发器一般设计成按需向单名用户提供蒸气供给。在存在多名用户的实例中,每名用户通常有他们自己的蒸发器。
用于在电子烟中制造蒸气的E-液体通常为与浓缩香味且可选地与可变百分比的液体尼古丁浓缩物混合的、丙二醇(PG)和/或蔬菜甘油(VG)和/或聚乙二醇400(PEG400)中的一种或多种的溶液。该液体可称为“E-液体”且常在瓶中或在一次性料盒或烟雾器中出售。许多不同香味的这样的E-液体被出售,包括类似普通烟草、薄荷醇、香草、咖啡、可乐及各种水果的味道的香味。也可获得各种尼古丁浓缩物,并且无尼古丁的E-液体也是常见的。
发明内容
在本公开的一个方面中,公开了蒸气制造装置。蒸气制造装置包括可蒸发材料的供给部、加热器、气泵、压缩机和出口。加热器与可蒸发材料的供给部流体连通,并配置成将可蒸发材料加热至蒸发温度。气泵与加热器流体连通,并配置成将环境空气供应至加热器。压缩机与加热器流体连通,并配置成压缩在加热器中产生的环境空气与蒸气的混合物。出口配置成将压缩的混合物输送至存储容器。
本公开的另一方面描述了蒸气制造装置,所述蒸气制造装置包括彼此流体连接的空气入口、气泵、加热器、压缩机和出口;气泵配置成将环境空气供应至加热器;加热器配置成将可蒸发材料加热至蒸发温度并将蒸发的材料供应至压缩机;压缩机配置成压缩在加热器中产生并由加热器供应的环境空气与蒸气的混合物,并向出口输送混合物;以及出口配置成将压缩的混合物输送至存储容器。
在本公开的另一方面中,描述了制造蒸气的方法。方法包括:向蒸气制造装置中加载可蒸发材料;将可蒸发材料加热至蒸发温度以产生蒸气;输送用于与蒸气混合的环境空气;使环境空气与蒸气混合;压缩空气与蒸气的混合物;以及向用于存储蒸气混合物的存储容器输送压缩的混合物。
本公开的仍另一方面描述了用于制造可吸入的蒸气的方法,所述方法包括:供应可蒸发材料;向如本文中所描述的蒸气制造装置中加载可蒸发材料;将可蒸发材料加热至蒸发温度以产生蒸气;输送用于与蒸气混合的环境空气;使环境空气与蒸气混合;压缩空气与蒸气的混合物;以及将压缩的混合物输送至装置出口。
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图1图示蒸气压缩系统的示意图。
图2图示制造可吸入的蒸气的方法的流程。
图3图示根据本公开的方面的存储容器。
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以下的详细描述与附图描述并图示了本公开的一些实施例,此乃出于使相关领域普通技术人员能够制作并使用这些实施例的目的。因此,这些实施例的详细描述及图示本质上仅仅是说明性的,且决不意图以任何方式限制本公开的范围。还应理解的是,附图不一定成比例,并且在某些实例中,对于理解实施例非必需的细节比如制造和组装的细节可被省略。在附图中,相似的附图标记表示相似的部件。
图1图示了蒸气制造系统10的示意图。蒸气制造系统10大体为用于制造适于填充容器12以便稍后由终端用户消耗的压缩蒸气的系统。在通过蒸气制造系统10被填充后,可在蒸气制造系统10不存在的情况下使用容器12用于消耗蒸气。因此,可在可能不允许传统蒸发器的环境下或在需要高的蒸气制造率的情况下,可得到蒸气。
蒸气制造系统10包含在便携式外壳14内。便携式外壳14借由电池、外部电源或电池与外部供能系统的组合供电。便携式外壳14具有外表面和可蒸发材料室20,外表面具有用于接收空气的入口16、用于制造的蒸气的出口18,可蒸发材料室用于接收待蒸发的可蒸发材料。可蒸发材料室20可接收包含特定类型的可蒸发材料的料盒,或者可蒸发材料室可接收待蒸发的未加工的可蒸发材料。
用于制造蒸气的部件包含在便携式外壳14内。用于压缩蒸气的部件也包含在蒸气制造系统或蒸气制造系统的便携式外壳的一些实施例内。在仍其它的实施例中,用于产生蒸气和用于蒸气压缩两者的部件包含在蒸气制造系统内或蒸气制造系统的便携式外壳内。在图1的实施例中,部件包括气泵22、加热中心24、蒸气压缩机26和控制面板28。另外,每个部件通过空气通道30与相邻部件流体连通,伴随地,部件之间的流体流由阀32控制。控制面板28通过本领域普通技术人员已知的常规技术有线连接到每个部件和一个或多个阀32。虚线34标示了控制面板28与各部件之间的连接。
气泵22通过入口16接收环境空气。入口16可直接连接到气泵22,或者如图1的实施例中所示的,入口16可借由空气通路32连接到气泵22。入口16可具有适于防止异物进入气泵22的过滤器。气泵22可以是本领域已知的任何类型的气泵。气泵22引导一定体积的空气经空气通道30至加热中心24。第一阀32存在于空气通道30中并防止非使用时空气从气泵22流入加热中心24中。阀32可以是可调的,以调整空气流,或者阀32可充当简单的开/关阀。
空气通道30与加热中心24流体连通。加热中心24具有用于接收可蒸发材料21的室20和用于蒸发可蒸发材料21的加热器。加热中心24可加热可蒸发材料21以产生蒸气23,正如本领域中所已知的。经空气通道30供应的空气与蒸气23混合,以产生可吸入的蒸气。
第二空气通道30从加热中心30将可吸入的蒸气引导至蒸气压缩机26。蒸气压缩机26接收可吸入的蒸气、压缩可吸入的蒸气并将压缩的蒸气引导到出口18。蒸气容器12固定到出口18,以接收压缩的蒸气。蒸气容器12可在填充期间利用诸如螺纹连接或扭锁连接之类的常规技术附连、连接或固定到便携式外壳14或蒸气制造系统10。蒸气容器12内所包含的压缩蒸气然后可独立于蒸气制造装置10被使用。另外,可以以比标准蒸发器可获得的流速更高许多的流速输送压缩蒸气。由于蒸气被压缩,因此蒸气容器12可容纳比原本可能的更大的量。
控制面板28配置成控制蒸气控制系统的部件。控制面板28调整输送至加热中心24的电力,以使可蒸发材料转变成在适于可蒸发材料蒸发的温度条件下蒸发。适合的温度可由操作员手动输入,或者控制面板28可存储指示最佳温度或加热分布的数据。输送至加热中心24的空气量可由控制面板28控制,或者输送至加热中心的空气量由控制面板控制,并且输送至加热中心24的空气量可与输送至加热中心的电力组合被调节用于最佳蒸气制造。压缩机26也由控制面板28控制,以传输对于可吸入蒸气的存储最佳的压力。根据蒸气容器及所蒸发的可蒸发材料的类型,压缩机26可调整可吸入蒸气压缩所达的压缩程度。
在利用蒸气混合物填充蒸气容器12达期望的压力后,蒸气容器12可与便携式外壳14或与蒸气制造系统10分离或以其它方式断开连接。
蒸气容器12可以是小罐形状的容器,所述容器具有用于与蒸气制造系统10相互配合/界面连接的颈部,例如如图3中所图示的。接收容器的结构或设计的材料并非紧要的,只要容器可安全承受从系统10输出的蒸气的压力程度即可。蒸气容器12可重新填充并重复使用。容器大体具有本体40,本体具有充分的耐久性和/或设计,以承受在输送压缩蒸气期间引入的压力。容器还具有配置成与出口18兼容的连接器部分42。蒸气输送装置比如吸入管或管道可连接到蒸气容器12的颈部。在其它实施例中,蒸气容器12可具有用于输送预制的吸入蒸气的单独的连接部或管44。在某些其它实施例中,用于输送预制蒸气的连接部或管可包括阀46或其它调整装置,以协助输送蒸气或协助使容器减压。在一些实施例中,蒸气容器12的内部可以是可触及的,以便在不同可蒸发材料的填充之间进行清洁。替代地,在其它实施例中,蒸气容器12可被密封。
为了防止蒸气凝结,或者为了在吸入之前恢复容器内的蒸气特性,会需要蒸气温度的建立或维持。为了促进保温,蒸气容器12可以是隔热的,以抑制热从蒸气容器12的损失,在没有外部加热的情况下维持蒸气容器的温度。替代地,蒸气容器12可被主动加热,以防止蒸气凝结。蒸气容器12可具有其自己的控制器48,所述控制器具有用于控制蒸气温度的集成式加热器47。大体上,加热器配置成维持加压蒸气处于蒸气态。
图2图示了制造可吸入的蒸气的方法200。在框202中,利用诸如E-液体之类的蒸气可蒸发材料加载诸如蒸气制造装置10之类的蒸气制造装置。在框204处,将环境空气输送至诸如加热中心24之类的加热器。环境空气可借由气泵22被输送至加热器。在框206处,加热可蒸发材料,以使材料蒸发。加热中心24可加热可蒸发材料以产生蒸气。在框208处,蒸气与环境空气的供给混合,并且在框210处被压缩。压缩机26可用于压缩环境空气与蒸气的混合物。在框212处,环境空气与蒸气的压缩混合物然后被输送至诸如蒸气容器12的适合的容器。
本公开的一些实施例涉及蒸气制造装置套件,所述蒸气制造装置套件包括如本文中所描述的蒸气制造装置和用于操作蒸气制造装置的指令。在一些实施例中,套件还包括如本文中所描述的能够存储由装置制造的加压蒸气的容器。
以上陈述的描述旨在说明而非限制。除了本文中所描述的这些之外,本发明的不同修改对于本领域技术人员而言将从上述描述显见。这样的修改也意图落在本文中所描述的构思的范围内。在该文档中引用或描述的专利、专利申请及出版物各自公开的全部内容由此通过引用的方式并入本文中。
与本公开一致的可行实施方式的上述描述不代表所有这样的实施方式、或所描述的实施方式的所有变型的完整列表。一些实施方式的描述不应解释为意图排除其它实施方式。例如,本领域技术人员将理解如何利用不偏离本发明的范围的等同物及替代物以多种其它方式实施本发明。此外,除非在前述描述中相反地表明,否则所述实施方式中描述的部件中没有任何一者对本发明是必需的。因此意图的是,说明书中所公开的实施例被视为说明性的,伴随地,本发明的真实范围及精神由所附权利要求表示。
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1.一种蒸气制造装置,包括:
相互流体连接的空气入口、气泵、加热器、压缩机和出口;
所述气泵配置成将环境空气供应至加热器;
所述加热器配置成将可蒸发材料加热至蒸发温度并将蒸发的材料供应至压缩机;
所述压缩机配置成压缩在加热器中产生且由加热器供应的环境空气与蒸气的混合物,且配置成将所述混合物输送至出口;以及
所述出口配置成将压缩的混合物输送至存储容器。
2.根据权利要求1所述的蒸气制造装置,还包括可蒸发材料的供给部。
3.根据权利要求1所述的蒸气制造装置,还包括适于存储由蒸气制造装置制造的加压蒸气的存储容器。
4.根据权利要求1所述的蒸气制造装置,其中,所述存储容器是隔热的。
5.根据权利要求1所述的蒸气制造装置,其中,所述存储容器包括配置成维持加压蒸气处于蒸气态的加热器。
6.一种用于制造可吸入的蒸气的方法,包括:
供应可蒸发材料;
将可蒸发材料加载到根据权利要求1所述的蒸气制造装置中;
将可蒸发材料加热至蒸发温度,以产生蒸气;
输送用于与蒸气混合的环境空气;
使环境空气与蒸气混合;
压缩空气与蒸气的混合物;以及
将压缩的混合物输送至装置出口。
7.根据权利要求6所述的用于制造可吸入的蒸气的方法,还包括:将压缩的混合物输送至用于存储压缩的蒸气混合物的存储容器。
8.一种套件,包括根据权利要求1所述的蒸气制造装置和用于操作蒸发器的指令。
9.根据权利要求8所述的套件,还包括适于存储由蒸气制造装置制造的加压蒸气的存储容器。
10.根据权利要求9所述的套件,其中,所述存储容器是隔热的。
11.根据权利要求8所述的套件,其中,所述存储容器包括配置成维持所包含的加压蒸气处于蒸气态的加热器。
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