CN110547507B - Aerosol generating device - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present application relates to an aerosol-generating device comprising: a heater assembly comprising a heater for insertion into an aerosol-generating article to heat an aerosol-generating substance therein to generate an aerosol and a base to which the heater is secured; a pushing mechanism that pushes the heater assembly from a first position to a second position during which movement the heater remains inserted into the aerosol-generating article; in the second position, the aerosol-generating article is restrained; a return mechanism to pull the heater assembly from the second position back to the first position. The heater assembly can be separated from the aerosol-generating article and the heater during the above-mentioned one-way movement, and the whole operation process can be completed by one finger, and the mode is simple and easy to implement.
Description
Technical Field
The present invention relates to an aerosol-generating device.
Background
The heating non-combustible cigarette, also called a low-temperature cigarette or a new cigarette, is mainly characterized in that tobacco is heated by an external heat source instead of being ignited. Because the heating temperature is far lower than the combustion temperature, the harmful components generated by high-temperature combustion thermal cracking and thermal synthesis of tobacco can be effectively reduced, and the release amount of chemical components of mainstream smoke is greatly reduced.
Plug-in heated cryogenic cigarettes are a relatively common form and international application PCT/EP2012/073135 discloses an extractor for an aerosol-generating device comprising: a sliding receptacle for receiving a smoking article; and a sleeve for receiving the sliding receptacle. The sliding receptacle is slidable in the sleeve between a first position in which the aerosol-forming substrate of the smoking article is positioned to be heated by the heater and a second position in which the aerosol-forming substrate is substantially separated from the heater. The convenience of extractor operation is another problem to be solved.
Disclosure of Invention
Based on this, there is a need for an aerosol-generating device.
The present invention provides an improved aerosol-generating device comprising:
a heater assembly comprising a heater for insertion into an aerosol-generating article to heat an aerosol-generating substance therein to generate an aerosol and a base to which the heater is secured;
a pushing mechanism that pushes the heater assembly from a first position to a second position during which movement the heater remains inserted into the aerosol-generating article; in the second position, the aerosol-generating article is restrained;
a return mechanism to pull the heater assembly from the second position back to the first position.
In an embodiment, the pushing mechanism and the return mechanism are integrally provided, such that after the heater assembly is pushed from a first position to a second position, and the aerosol-generating article is restrained, the heater assembly is drawn from the second position back to the first position.
In an embodiment, the push mechanism and the return mechanism are provided separately, the push mechanism pushing the heater assembly to move from a first position to a second position, the return mechanism pulling the heater assembly from the second position back to the first position, until the aerosol-generating article is restrained.
In an embodiment, in the second position, the pushing mechanism is disengaged from the heater assembly.
In an embodiment, the pushing mechanism includes a chute configured to pull the pushing mechanism away from the heater assembly in the second position.
In an embodiment, the aerosol-generating device further comprises a slanted roof for cooperating with the chute, the slanted roof being adapted to the shape of the chute.
In an embodiment, the aerosol-generating device further comprises a second resilient member, drawing the pushing mechanism in proximity to the slanted roof in the second position.
In an embodiment, further comprising a slide receptacle for receiving the aerosol-generating article, the slide receptacle being retained when the pushing mechanism pushes the heater assembly and the slide receptacle to move from the first position to the second position.
In one embodiment, the heater assembly further comprises a housing having an interior cavity in which the slide receiver and the heater assembly are movably disposed.
In an embodiment, the pushing mechanism includes a push button movably coupled to the housing.
In one embodiment, the shell is provided with a chute for limiting the push button; the push button draws the heater assembly and the slide receiver from a first position to a second position when moving from a first end to a second end of the chute.
In an embodiment, the aerosol-generating device further comprises a first resilient member drawing the push button from the second end to the first end of the chute.
In an embodiment, the slide receptacle is configured to move from the second position to the first position upon receipt of an aerosol-generating article, the heater being progressively inserted into the aerosol-generating article during the movement.
In one embodiment, in the second position, the slide receiver is engaged with the limiting groove to limit.
In one embodiment, in the second position, the slide receiver and the magnet are magnetically attracted to limit the position.
In an embodiment, a sleeve is included to receive the slide receptacle such that the slide receptacle is configured to slide along the sleeve between a first position and a second position.
In an embodiment, the slide receptacle, in the second position, cooperates with the sleeve to define a receiving cavity for receiving an aerosol-generating article.
In an embodiment, the push mechanism comprises a knob that is movably coupled to the aerosol-generating device.
In one embodiment, the base is provided with external threads and the knob is provided with internal threads, and the external threads on the base are meshed with the internal threads on the knob.
Embodiments of the present invention use a push mechanism to push the heater assembly and the slide receiver from a first position to a second position in which the slide receiver is restrained and a return mechanism to pull the heater assembly from the second position back to the first position. The heater assembly can be separated from the aerosol-generating article and the heater during the above-mentioned one-way movement, and the whole operation process can be completed by one finger, and the mode is simple and easy to implement.
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Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view of a heater assembly in an aerosol-generating device provided by an embodiment of the invention in a first position;
figure 2 is a schematic structural view of an aerosol-generating device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of a heater assembly and a slide receptacle in an aerosol-generating device provided by an embodiment of the invention in a first position;
figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of a heater assembly and a slide receptacle in a second position in an aerosol-generating device according to an embodiment of the invention;
figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of the heater assembly being retracted to a first position and the slide receptacle being in a second position in an aerosol-generating device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
figure 6 is a cross-sectional view of an aerosol-generating device according to an embodiment of the present invention with the push mechanism retracted to a first position;
figure 7 is a schematic structural view of an aerosol-generating device according to another embodiment of the present invention;
figure 8 is a cross-sectional view of a heater assembly in an aerosol-generating device according to another embodiment of the invention in a first position;
figure 9 is a cross-sectional view of a heater assembly in a second position in an aerosol-generating device according to another embodiment of the invention;
figure 10 is a cross-sectional view of a heater assembly in an aerosol-generating device according to another embodiment of the invention retracted to a first position.
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In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.
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. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being "directly on" another element, there are no intervening elements present. When an element is referred to as being "coupled" to another element, the elements engage one another to perform a machine function, including both dynamic and static couplings. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only. The various objects of the drawings are drawn to scale for ease of illustration and not to scale for actual components.
The term "aerosol-generating substance" as used in the embodiments of the present invention refers to a smoking substance, which is a substance that can generate an odor and/or nicotine and/or smoke upon heating or combustion, i.e. a substance that can be atomized, i.e. a smoking material. The tobacco material can be solid, semi-solid and liquid. Solid tobacco materials are often processed into sheet-like products due to considerations such as breathability, assembly, and manufacture, and are also commonly referred to as sheet, and filamentary sheet is also referred to as sheet filament. The tobacco material discussed in the embodiments of the present invention may be natural or synthetic tobacco liquid, tobacco oil, tobacco gum, tobacco paste, tobacco shred, tobacco leaf, etc., for example, the synthetic tobacco material contains glycerin, propylene glycol, nicotine, etc. The tobacco liquid is liquid, the tobacco tar is oily, the tobacco gel is gelatinous, the tobacco paste is pasty, the tobacco shreds comprise natural or artificial or extracted tobacco shreds, and the tobacco leaves comprise natural or artificial or extracted tobacco leaves. The smoking material may be heated in the form of an enclosure with other materials, such as in a heat-degradable package, for example a microcapsule, from which the desired volatile material is derived after heating.
The tobacco material of the embodiment of the invention may or may not contain nicotine. The tobacco material containing nicotine may include at least one of natural tobacco leaf product, tobacco liquid, tobacco oil, tobacco glue, tobacco paste, tobacco shred, tobacco leaf, etc. prepared from nicotine. The tobacco liquid is in water state, the tobacco tar is in oil state, the tobacco gum is in gel state, the tobacco paste is in paste state, the tobacco shred comprises natural or artificial or extracted tobacco shred, and the tobacco leaf comprises natural or artificial or extracted tobacco leaf. The nicotine-free tobacco material mainly contains fragrant substances, such as spices, and can be atomized to simulate smoking process and quit smoking. In one embodiment, the flavoring comprises peppermint oil. The smoking material may also include other additives such as glycerin and/or propylene glycol.
An "aerosol-generating article" according to embodiments of the present invention refers to a product, such as a cigarette, cartridge or rod, preferably a disposable article, containing a smoking material, capable of generating an aerosol, such as smoke or a mist, upon heating. The aerosol-generating article is not capable of providing electrical energy by itself.
An "aerosol-generating device" as described in embodiments of the present invention refers to a device, such as a smoking article, for providing electrical energy to an aerosol-generating article.
Referring to figure 1, an embodiment of the present invention provides an aerosol-generating device 100 for heating an aerosol-generating article 200 to generate an aerosol for consumption by a user. An aerosol-generating device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: heater assembly 120, pushing mechanism 130, and return mechanism 140. When the aerosol-generating article 200 is inserted into the aerosol-generating device 100, the heat-generating portion of the heater assembly 120, the heater 121 in the aerosol-generating article 200, i.e. may be heated to generate an aerosol while the heater 121 is held within the aerosol-generating article 200, the heater assembly 120 and aerosol-generating article 200 are moved together from a first position to a second position using the pushing mechanism 130 after heating has been completed, the aerosol-generating article 200 is then restrained, the heater assembly 120 is pulled back from the second position to the first position by the return mechanism 140, effecting withdrawal of the heater assembly 120 from the aerosol-generating article 200, while the aerosol-generating article 200 remains in the second position, thereby enabling separation of the heater 121 from the aerosol-generating article 200, avoiding adhesion between the heater 121 and the aerosol-generating substance that has been heated, and facilitating removal of the aerosol-generating article 200.
Preferably, the mechanism for restraining the aerosol-generating article 200 in the second position is the resilient thimble 180, and the pressing force of the resilient thimble 180 against the aerosol-generating article 200 causes a friction between the resilient thimble 180 and the aerosol-generating article 200, and when the heater assembly 120 is pulled back from the second position to the first position by the return mechanism 140, the friction between the two is greater than the pulling force of the heater assembly 120 against the aerosol-generating article 200, so that the aerosol-generating article 200 is still restrained in the second position. For another example, the resilient thimble 180 may be positioned such that when the aerosol-generating article 200 is moved to the second position, the resilient thimble 180 directly engages the air inlet end of the aerosol-generating article 200 such that the aerosol-generating article 200 cannot return to the first position under the pulling force of the heater assembly 120 on the aerosol-generating article 200. Of course, the mechanism for restraining the aerosol-generating article 200 in the second position may be other structures, for example, a structure which is linked with the pushing mechanism 130, and is triggered by the pushing mechanism 130 to eject when the pushing mechanism 130 reaches the second position, so as to engage the aerosol-generating article 200 and restrain it in the second position; when the pushing mechanism 130 is returned to the first position, the mechanism is retracted and disengaged from the snap fit between the aerosol-generating article 200.
Preferably, the pushing mechanism 130 and the returning mechanism 140 are integrally arranged, for example, the integrally arranged pushing mechanism 130 and returning mechanism 140 are a toggle switch fixedly connected to the heater assembly, and after the toggle switch pushes the heater assembly 120 to move from the first position to the second position, the heater assembly 120 is pulled back from the second position to the first position by applying a force in the opposite direction after the aerosol-generating article 200 is restrained.
Preferably, the push mechanism 130 and the return mechanism 140 are provided separately, e.g. after the aerosol-generating article 200 has been restrained after the push mechanism 130 has pushed the heater assembly 120 to move from a first position to a second position, the return mechanism 140, e.g. a tension spring providing a continuous resilient tension with the heater assembly 120, pulls the heater assembly 120 from the second position back to the first position. In the second position, the pushing mechanism 130 is disengaged from the heater assembly 120, and the return mechanism 140 pulls the heater assembly 120 all the time, the heater assembly 120 moves towards the first position once the external pushing force is lost, and the heater 121 gradually withdraws from the slide receptacle 110 as the slide receptacle 110 is restrained, thereby effecting the disengagement of the heater 121 from the aerosol-generating article 200.
Referring to fig. 2 to 6, an aerosol-generating device 100 for heating an aerosol-generating article 200 to generate an aerosol for consumption by a user is provided. An aerosol-generating device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: slide receiver 110, heater assembly 120, pushing mechanism 130, and return mechanism 140. The slide receptacle 110 is adapted to receive an aerosol-generating article 200, in use the heat-generating portion of the heater assembly 120 with the heater 121 extending into the slide receptacle 110, the aerosol-generating article 200 inserted into the slide receptacle 110 may be heated to generate an aerosol with the heater 121 held within the aerosol-generating article 200, after heating has been completed the heater assembly 120 and the slide receptacle 110 are moved together from a first position to a second position using the urging mechanism 130 (see the process of figures 3 to 4), the slide receptacle 110 is then restrained, the heater assembly 120 is pulled back from the second position to the first position by the return mechanism 140 (see the process of figures 4 to 5), withdrawal of the heater assembly 120 from the slide receptacle 110 is achieved with the aerosol-generating article 200 still disposed in the slide receptacle 110, thereby effecting separation of the heater from the aerosol-generating article 200, adhesion between the heater 121 and the aerosol-generating substance that has been heated is avoided, facilitating removal of the aerosol-generating article 200.
Embodiments of the invention provide aerosol-generating devices 100 in which the slide receptacle 110 is adapted to receive an aerosol-generating article 200 and may comprise a side wall 111 and a bottom wall 112 which are interconnected to form a cup-like structure defining a space for receiving the aerosol-generating article 200. Of course, the slide receptacle 110 may comprise a bottom wall 112 for abutment with the air intake end of the aerosol-generating article 200. The slide receptacle 110 is configured to be movable between a first position to a second position, the slide receptacle 110 being configured to move from the second position to the first position upon receiving an aerosol-generating article 200, the heater 121 being inserted into the aerosol-generating article 200 during the movement. For example, on insertion of the aerosol-generating article 200, the air-intake end of the aerosol-generating article 200 abuts the bottom wall 112, and if the slide receptacle 110 is in the second position, the slide receptacle 110 is urged by an external force to move from the second position to the first position, during which the aerosol-generating article 200 contacts the heater 121 and is progressively inserted into the aerosol-generating article 200 until the heater 121 is fully inserted into the aerosol-generating article 200 when moving to the first position. Preferably, a sliding rail is arranged inside the housing 150 of the aerosol-generating device 100, defining a movement trajectory of the sliding receptacle 110 along the first position to the second position, avoiding displacement.
Embodiments of the present invention provide an aerosol-generating device 100 in which a heater assembly 120 comprises a heater 121 and a base 122 to which the heater 121 is secured, the heater 121 being for insertion into an aerosol-generating article 200 to heat an aerosol-generating substance therein to generate an aerosol. The base 122 may fix the heater 121 by embedding, clamping, or the like, or may be integrally molded, for example, by injection molding or ceramic sintering. The heater 121 is for insertion into an aerosol-generating article 200 to heat an aerosol-generating substance therein to generate an aerosol; the heater 121 comprises one or more electrical heating elements, preferably of electrically resistive material, which when energised convert electrical energy into heat energy to generate heat to enable the aerosol-generating substance to be heated to generate an aerosol, the electrical heating elements preferably being combined with an insulating material such as ceramic to form a strong needle, rod or sheet shaped heater 121 for at least partial insertion into the aerosol-generating substance of the aerosol-generating article 200.
Embodiments of the present invention provide an aerosol-generating device 100 in which a pushing mechanism 130 pushes the heater assembly 120 and the slide receptacle 110 to move from a first position to a second position, during which movement the heater 121 remains extended into the slide receptacle 110, the heater 121 remaining inserted within the aerosol-generating article 200 if an aerosol-generating article 200 is present in the slide receptacle 110; in the second position, the slide receptacle 110 is retained against movement, the push mechanism 130 is disengaged from the heater assembly 120, the heater assembly 120 is no longer subject to external pushing forces, and the return mechanism 140 pulls the heater assembly 120 all the way, once the external pushing forces are lost the heater assembly 120 will move in the direction of the first position, and as the slide receptacle 110 is retained, the heater 121 is gradually withdrawn from the slide receptacle 110, effecting separation of the heater 121 from the aerosol-generating article 200.
Embodiments of the present invention provide an aerosol-generating device 100 in which a return mechanism 140 pulls the heater assembly 120 from the second position back to the first position. The heater assembly 120 and the slide receptacle 110 begin to separate at the second position, and complete separation of the heater assembly 120 and the slide receptacle 110 is not achieved until the heater assembly 120 returns from the second position to the first position, and the heater 121 does not re-extend into the slide receptacle 110 until the slide receptacle 110 is pushed from the second position to the first position the next time the aerosol-generating article 200 is inserted.
In an embodiment, the aerosol-generating device 100 further comprises a housing 150 having an inner cavity 151, the sliding receptacle 110 and the heater assembly 120 being movably disposed in the inner cavity 151. The housing 150 has an opening 152 in communication with the slide receptacle 110 for insertion of the aerosol-generating article 200 from the opening 152 into the slide receptacle 110. Movement of the slide receptacle 110 and heater assembly 120 within the internal cavity 151 facilitates separation of the heater 121 from the aerosol-generating article 200, facilitating removal of an aerosol-generating article 200 that has been heated. The heater assembly 120 is in or tends to move towards the first position under the traction of the return mechanism 140 and the heating process of the aerosol-generating article 200 is also completed in the first position. Under the action of the pushing mechanism 130, the heater assembly 120 and the slide receptacle 110 move within the internal cavity 151 from a first position to a second position, the slide receptacle 110 is retained in the second position, and the return mechanism 140 pulls the heater assembly 120 from the second position back to the first position, thereby effecting separation of the heater 121 from the aerosol-generating article 200.
In one embodiment, referring to fig. 5 and 6, the pushing mechanism 130 includes a push button 131, and the push button 131 is movably coupled to the housing 150. For example, the push button 131 may be slidable along the housing 150, and for convenience of description, the direction in which the heater assembly 120 moves towards the opening 152 is referred to as a first direction 161, and the direction in which the heater assembly 120 exits from the aerosol-generating article 200 is referred to as a second direction 162, and it will be apparent that the first direction 161 is also the direction in which the heater assembly 120 moves from the first position to the second position, in relation to the housing 150, in that the slide receptacle 110 and the heater assembly 120 are both pushed upwards, and that the second direction 162 is also the direction in which the heater assembly 120 moves from the second position to the first position, in that the heater assembly 120 is pushed backwards. The portion of the push button 131 outside the housing 150 may be designed to facilitate finger force, and may be provided with protrusions or lines to increase the friction force when the push button 131 is operated.
Preferably, the housing 150 defines a sliding slot 153 for defining the push button 131, the push button 131 can slide along the sliding slot 153 under an external force, and the push button 131 pulls the heater assembly 120 and the slide receiver 110 to move from the first position to the second position when moving from the first end 154 to the second end 155 of the sliding slot 153. For example, the sliding slot 153 is a straight line, and the opening direction of the straight line is parallel to both the first direction 161 and the second direction 162, and the heater assembly 120 is driven to move by the sliding of the push button 131 in the sliding slot 153. The position of the push button 131 in the slide slot 153 corresponds to the position of the heater assembly 120, for example, the push button 131 moves from the first end 154 to the second end 155 of the slide slot 153, pulls the heater assembly 120 to move from the first position to the second position, and in the second position, the push mechanism 130 is separated from the heater assembly 120, and the heater assembly 120 returns from the second position to the first position under the action of the return mechanism 140. Preferably, the aerosol-generating device 100 further comprises a first resilient member 134 for pulling the push button 131 from the second end 155 to the first end 154 of the chute 153, thereby returning the push mechanism 130 to re-engage with the heater assembly 120.
Preferably, the moving direction of the push button 131 is the same as the moving direction of the heater assembly 120, the bottom end and the top end of the sliding slot 153 may be two ends of the linear sliding slot 153, the push button 131 moves from the bottom end to the top end of the sliding slot 153, that is, the push button 131 is pushed along the first direction 161 to drive the heater assembly 120 to move from the first position to the second position, the push button 131 is separated from the heater assembly 120 at the second position, the heater assembly 120 returns to the first position along the second direction 162 under the action of the return mechanism 140, and the push button 131 returns to the bottom end of the sliding slot 153 along the second direction 162 under the action of the first elastic member 134.
In one embodiment, the pushing mechanism 130 includes a chute 132, the chute 132 configured to draw the pushing mechanism 130 away from the heater assembly 120 in the second position. During the sliding process of the pushing mechanism 130 along the chute 132, the pushing mechanism 130 moves in a direction perpendicular to the first direction 161 and the second direction 162, and then moves away from the housing 150, the engaging position of the pushing mechanism 130 and the heater assembly 120 is disengaged, the pushing force of the pushing mechanism 130 on the heater assembly 120 disappears, and the returning mechanism 140 can pull the heater assembly 120 from the second position to the first position.
Preferably, the aerosol-generating device 100 further comprises a slanted top 156 for cooperating with the chute 132, for example, the slanted top 156 is arranged at the top end of the chute 153 on the housing 150, and the slanted top 156 is adapted to the shape of the chute 132, see fig. 6. When the pushing mechanism 130 reaches the second position, the slanted top 156 contacts the inclined groove 132, the pushing mechanism 130 continues to be pushed in the first direction 161 by the external force, the slanted top 156 and the inclined groove 132 slide along the contact surface of the two, and the pushing mechanism 130 moves away from the housing 150, so that the pushing mechanism 130 is disengaged from the coupling position of the heater assembly 120.
Preferably, the aerosol-generating device 100 further comprises a second resilient member 133, pulling the pushing mechanism 130 in the second position adjacent to the slanted roof 156. When the heater assembly 120 is pulled away from the second position by the return mechanism, the second elastic member 133 can also pull the pushing mechanism 130 to move toward the housing 150, and meanwhile, when the pushing mechanism 130 returns to the first position from the second position, the pulling force of the second elastic member 133 promotes the re-combination of the combined position of the pushing mechanism 130 and the heater assembly 120.
In one embodiment, a position-limiting groove (not shown) is disposed on the housing 150 of the aerosol-generating device 100, and when the slide receiver 110 moves to the second position, the slide receiver 110 is engaged with the position-limiting groove for limiting. For example, the slide receiver 110 is provided with an outer side protrusion, the housing 150 is provided with a recessed portion as a stopper groove, and the outer side protrusion is positioned in the recessed portion when the slide receiver 110 is moved to the second position. Preferably, the outer side projections and the recesses each have an arcuate edge such that under some external force, for example, a new aerosol product is reinserted into the slide receptacle 110, the fingers pinching the aerosol-generating article 200 are slightly forced to slide the outer side projections out of the recesses smoothly, separation of the slide receptacle 110 from the retaining groove is achieved, and the slide receptacle 110 is then returned from the second position to the first position with the heater 121 inserted into the aerosol-generating article 200.
In one embodiment, in the second position, the slide receiver 110 is magnetically attracted to the magnet to limit the position. For example, when the slide receiver 110 is pushed to the second position, the first magnet 171 and the second magnet 172 are magnetically attracted to each other and are retained at the second position, since the first magnet 171 is provided on the outer side of the slide receiver 110, and the second magnet 172 is provided on the housing 150 of the aerosol-generating device 100. Preferably, the housing 150 of the aerosol-generating device 100 is further provided with a third magnet 173, and the second magnet 172 and the third magnet 173 are respectively disposed along the length direction of the sliding receptacle 110, so that when the sliding receptacle 110 is located at the first position, the first magnet 171 and the third magnet 173 generate a magnetic attraction force to prevent the sliding receptacle 110 from easily moving during use to make the aerosol-generating article 200 fall off. When the slide receptacle 110 is in the second position, the first magnet 171 and the second magnet 172 create a magnetic attraction that retains the slide receptacle 110 while the heater assembly 120 returns to the first position, enabling separation of the aerosol-generating article 200 from the heater assembly 120.
In an embodiment, the aerosol-generating device 100 further comprises a sleeve 157 for receiving the sliding receptacle 110, such that the sliding receptacle is configured to slide along the sleeve 157 between the first and second positions. For example, the outer diameter of the sleeve 157 is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the slide receiver 110 such that the slide receiver slides along the outer surface of the sleeve 157. A sleeve 157 is fixedly disposed within the internal cavity 151 of the housing 150, the opening 152 in the housing 150 being in communication with the sleeve 157, the sliding receptacle 110 in the second position together with the sleeve 157 defining a receiving cavity for receiving an aerosol-generating article 200, the sleeve 157 being received into the sliding receptacle in the first position of the sliding receptacle 110.
Referring to fig. 7 to 10, in the aerosol-generating device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the pushing mechanism 130 includes a knob 135, and the knob 135 is movably coupled to the housing 150. The rotation of knob 135 along housing 150 urges heater assembly 120 to slide between the first and second positions, thereby bringing or affecting the position of slide receiver 110 in the manner described above. For example, the base 122 may have an outer thread formed on an outer circumference thereof, the knob 135 may have a cylindrical shape having an inner thread formed on an inner circumference thereof, and the outer thread of the base 122 may be engaged with the inner thread of the knob 135. The knob 135 may be provided on the outer circumference of the housing 150 to facilitate finger force application, and may be provided with protrusions or textures to increase friction when the knob 135 is operated. Except for the different pushing action of the knob 135 on the heater assembly 120, the movement of other structures of this embodiment is the same as that of the previous embodiment, and will not be described herein again.
It should be particularly noted that the pushing mechanism 130 according to the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and the driving force can be provided in other forms, for example, other forms of pushing mechanisms 130 including, but not limited to, an electric motor, a pneumatic pump, a hydraulic pump, an electromagnet, etc. can be used to push the heater assembly 120 and the slide receiver 110 to move from the first position to the second position, and all fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
The technical features of the embodiments described above may be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the embodiments described above are not described, but should be considered as being within the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.
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 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.
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1. An aerosol-generating device, comprising:
a heater assembly comprising a heater for insertion into an aerosol-generating article to heat an aerosol-generating substance therein to generate an aerosol and a base to which the heater is secured;
a pushing mechanism that pushes the heater assembly from a first position to a second position during which movement the heater remains inserted into the aerosol-generating article; in the second position, the aerosol-generating article is restrained;
a return mechanism to draw the heater assembly back from the second position to the first position, the heater assembly being withdrawn from the aerosol-generating article while the aerosol-generating article is still in the second position, enabling separation of the heater from the aerosol-generating article.
2. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 1, wherein the pushing mechanism and the return mechanism are integrally provided, such that after the heater assembly is pushed from a first position to a second position, and the aerosol-generating article is retained, the heater assembly is drawn from the second position back to the first position.
3. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 1, wherein the push mechanism and the return mechanism are provided separately, the push mechanism pushing the heater assembly to move from a first position to a second position, the return mechanism pulling the heater assembly back from the second position to the first position, until the aerosol-generating article is restrained.
4. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 3, wherein in the second position the pushing mechanism is separate from the heater assembly.
5. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 4, wherein the pushing mechanism comprises a chute configured to pull the pushing mechanism apart from the heater assembly in the second position.
6. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 5, further comprising a sloping roof for cooperating with the chute, the sloping roof conforming to the shape of the chute.
7. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 6, further comprising a second resilient member drawing the urging mechanism in the second position adjacent the sloping roof.
8. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 1, further comprising a slide receptacle for receiving the aerosol-generating article, the slide receptacle being retained when the pushing mechanism pushes the heater assembly and the slide receptacle to move from the first position to the second position.
9. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 8, further comprising a housing having an internal cavity in which the sliding receptacle and the heater assembly are movably disposed.
10. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 9, wherein the pushing mechanism comprises a push button movably coupled to the housing.
11. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 10, wherein the housing defines a slot for defining the push button; the push button draws the heater assembly and the slide receiver from a first position to a second position when moving from a first end to a second end of the chute.
12. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 11, further comprising a first resilient member drawing the push button from the second end to the first end of the chute.
13. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 8, wherein the slide receptacle is configured to move from the second position to the first position upon receipt of an aerosol-generating article, the heater being progressively inserted into the aerosol-generating article during the movement.
14. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 8, wherein in the second position the slide receptacle engages with a retaining groove to retain.
15. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 8, wherein in the second position the sliding receptacle is retained by magnetic attraction with the magnet.
16. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 8, comprising a sleeve to receive the sliding receptacle, such that the sliding receptacle is configured to slide along the sleeve between the first and second positions.
17. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 16, wherein the sliding receptacle, in the second position, cooperates with the sleeve to define a receiving cavity for receiving an aerosol-generating article.
18. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 1, wherein the pushing mechanism comprises a knob that is movably coupled to the aerosol-generating device.
19. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 18, wherein the base is provided with external threads and the knob is provided with internal threads, the external threads on the base engaging with the internal threads on the knob.
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