CN114145492A - Electron smog spinning disk atomiser and electron cigarette - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides an electronic cigarette atomizer and an electronic cigarette; the electronic cigarette atomizer comprises a main shell, a first connecting piece and a second connecting piece, wherein the main shell is provided with a suction nozzle end and an open end which are opposite in the longitudinal direction; the open end is provided with an end cover; the main shell is internally provided with: a wall extending in a longitudinal direction and at least partially defining a reservoir for storing a liquid substrate; a porous body configured to extend in a longitudinal direction and to be at least partially supported by the wall; the porous body comprises a liquid suction surface close to the liquid storage cavity along the transverse direction and an atomization surface departing from the liquid suction surface; wherein the liquid absorption surface is communicated with the liquid storage cavity, and a heating element for heating the atomized liquid substrate is formed on the atomization surface; a holding space extending in the longitudinal direction is formed between the wall and the end cap, and the porous body is received and held in the holding space. The above electronic cigarette atomizer, forming a holding space between the longitudinally extending wall of the main housing and the end cap, accommodating and holding the longitudinally extending porous body; the structure and the assembly are simple.

Description

Electron smog spinning disk atomiser and electron cigarette

Technical Field

The embodiment of the application relates to electron cigarette technical field, especially relates to an electron smog spinning disk atomiser and electron cigarette.

Background

Smoking articles (e.g., cigarettes, cigars, etc.) burn tobacco during use to produce tobacco smoke. Attempts have been made to replace these tobacco-burning products by making products that release compounds without burning.

An example of such a product is a heating device that releases a compound by heating rather than burning the material. For example, the material may be tobacco or other non-tobacco products, which may or may not include nicotine. As another example, there are aerosol-providing articles, e.g., so-called e-vapor devices. These devices typically contain a liquid that is heated to vaporize it, thereby generating an inhalable vapor or aerosol. The liquid may comprise nicotine and/or a fragrance and/or an aerosol generating substance. As a known electronic cigarette, the' 201810150690.7 patent employs a block-shaped porous ceramic body having grooves on an upper surface thereof as a medium for liquid substrate transfer, and provides a heating element on a lower surface opposite the grooves for heating liquid substrate absorbed by the porous ceramic body, thereby generating an aerosol for inhalation. The known electronic cigarette device matched with the assembly of the porous ceramic body needs to adopt the rigid supporting element to accommodate and maintain the porous ceramic body and then coat the silica gel sealing element to be integrally assembled in the electronic cigarette tool, so that more parts are relatively inconvenient to assemble.

Disclosure of Invention

It is an object of a further embodiment of the present application to provide a more easily assembled electronic aerosol atomizer configured to atomize a liquid substrate to generate an aerosol for inhalation; comprises a main shell body, a suction nozzle end and an open end which are opposite along the longitudinal direction; the open end is provided with an end cover; the main shell is internally provided with: a wall extending longitudinally of the main housing and at least partially defining a reservoir for storing a liquid medium; a porous body configured to extend in the longitudinal direction and to be at least partially supported by the wall; the porous body comprises a liquid suction surface close to the liquid storage cavity along the transverse direction and an atomization surface far away from the liquid suction surface; wherein the liquid absorbing surface is in fluid communication with the liquid storage cavity, and a heating element for heating the atomized liquid substrate is formed on the atomizing surface; a holding space extending in the longitudinal direction is formed between the wall and the end cap, and the porous body is received and held in the holding space.

The above electronic cigarette atomizer, forming a holding space between the longitudinally extending wall of the main housing and the end cap, accommodating and holding the longitudinally extending porous body; the structure and the assembly are simple.

It is an object of yet another embodiment of the present application to provide an electronic smoke atomizer configured to atomize a liquid substrate to generate an aerosol for inhalation; comprising a main housing having a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal direction; the main shell comprises a suction nozzle end and an open end which are opposite to each other along the longitudinal direction, and the open end is provided with an end cover; the main shell is internally provided with: a reservoir chamber for storing a liquid substrate; a heating element configured to extend in a plane along the longitudinal direction for thermal atomization of a liquid substrate to generate an aerosol for inhalation;

the end cap has a clamp arm extending in the longitudinal direction and at least partially surrounding the main housing; a first connecting structure is arranged on the clamping wall; and the main shell is provided with a second connecting structure matched with the first connecting structure so as to ensure that the end cover is connected with the main shell.

It is an object of yet another embodiment of the present application to provide an electronic smoke atomizer configured to atomize a liquid substrate to generate an aerosol for inhalation; comprising a main housing having a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal direction; the main shell comprises a suction nozzle end and an open end which are opposite to each other along the longitudinal direction, and the open end is provided with an end cover; the end cover is provided with an air inlet; the main shell is internally provided with: a reservoir chamber for storing a liquid substrate; an air flow passage providing an air flow path from between the air intake hole and the suction nozzle end; a porous body extending in the longitudinal direction and having a liquid-absorbing surface and an atomizing surface which are opposed to each other in the lateral direction; wherein the liquid absorption surface is in fluid communication with the liquid storage cavity, and the atomization surface is at least partially exposed in the airflow channel; the air inlet hole is obliquely arranged along the longitudinal direction and comprises an air inlet end and an air outlet end opposite to the air inlet end; the air inlet end is communicated with external air, and the air outlet end faces the atomization surface.

It is an object of yet another embodiment of the present application to provide an electronic smoke atomizer configured to atomize a liquid substrate to generate an aerosol for inhalation; comprising a main housing having a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal direction; the main shell comprises a suction nozzle end and an open end which are opposite to each other along the longitudinal direction, and the open end is provided with an end cover; the main shell is internally provided with: a reservoir chamber for storing a liquid substrate; a heating element configured to extend in a plane along the longitudinal direction for thermal atomization of a liquid substrate to generate an aerosol for inhalation; the end cover does not completely cover the open end of the main shell, so that the open end of the main shell is at least partially exposed; the end cover is provided with an electric contact used for forming electric conduction with the power supply device; the exposed part of the open end of the main shell is provided with a magnetic piece for forming magnetic connection of the power supply device.

It is an object of yet another embodiment of the present application to provide an electronic smoke atomizer configured to atomize a liquid substrate to generate an aerosol for inhalation; comprising a housing having a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction; the housing includes a nozzle end and a distal end that are longitudinally opposite; the shell is internally provided with: a reservoir chamber for storing a liquid substrate; a heating element configured to extend in a plane along the longitudinal direction for thermal atomization of a liquid substrate to generate an aerosol for inhalation; and the conductive connecting piece is electrically connected with the heating element and at least partially penetrates through the end cover to form an electric contact for supplying power to the heating element.

In a more preferred implementation, the conductive connection comprises a first portion and a second portion that are opposite along the longitudinal direction; wherein the first portion is in electrically conductive connection with a heating element; at least a portion of the second portion extends out of the distal end of the housing and forms an electrical contact for conducting electricity with a power supply device.

It is an object of an embodiment of the present application to provide an electronic smoke atomizer configured to atomize a liquid substrate to generate an aerosol for inhalation; having a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and a nozzle end and a distal end opposite along the longitudinal direction; the method comprises the following steps: an air inlet through which external air is introduced during suction; a reservoir chamber for storing a liquid substrate; an air flow passage providing an air flow path from the air inlet to a suction nozzle end; at least a portion of the airflow channel is arranged in parallel with the liquid storage cavity along the transverse direction; the porous body is positioned between the liquid storage cavity and the airflow channel along the transverse direction and is provided with a liquid suction surface and an atomization surface which are opposite to each other along the transverse direction; wherein the liquid absorption surface is in fluid communication with the liquid storage cavity, and the atomization surface is at least partially exposed in the airflow channel; a sealing element configured to prevent the liquid matrix of the reservoir chamber from flowing into the airflow channel and to provide a fluid communication channel between the suction surface and the reservoir chamber.

The electronic cigarette atomizer structurally adopts the liquid storage cavity and the airflow channel which are arranged in parallel along the transverse direction, and the porous body which extends longitudinally is arranged between the liquid storage cavity and the airflow channel to transfer and atomize the liquid matrix, and the sealing element is matched to ensure that the electronic cigarette atomizer has a better sealing effect.

It is an object of yet another embodiment of the present application to provide an electronic smoke atomizer configured to atomize a liquid substrate to generate an aerosol for inhalation; having a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction; the method comprises the following steps: a wall configured to extend along the longitudinal direction and at least partially defining a reservoir for storing a liquid substrate; a porous body configured to extend in the longitudinal direction and to be at least partially supported by the wall; the porous body comprises a liquid suction surface adjacent to the liquid storage cavity along the transverse direction, the liquid suction surface being in fluid communication with the liquid storage cavity; a sealing element positioned at least partially between the wall and the porous body to form a seal against a gap between the wall and the porous body.

In a preferred implementation, the reservoir chamber is configured to partially surround the airflow channel in a circumferential direction of the airflow channel.

In a preferred implementation, the main housing further comprises: a sealing element configured to prevent the liquid matrix of the reservoir chamber from flowing into the airflow channel and to provide a fluid communication channel between the suction surface and the reservoir chamber.

In a preferred implementation, the main housing further comprises: a sealing element positioned at least partially between the wall and the porous body to form a seal against a gap between the wall and the porous body.

In a preferred implementation, the main housing further comprises: a sealing member including a holding space extending in the longitudinal direction, the porous body being accommodated and held in the holding space; the liquid suction surface is exposed when the porous body is accommodated in the holding space to establish fluid communication with the liquid storage chamber; the sealing element is configured to seal the reservoir cavity to prevent liquid matrix from exiting the reservoir cavity other than through the porous body.

In a preferred implementation, the main housing further comprises: a sealing element, comprising:

a first portion extending in the longitudinal direction and positioned between the wall and the porous body to seal a gap between the wall and the porous body; a second portion extending in the transverse direction; at least a portion of the second portion is opposite the reservoir cavity in the longitudinal direction for sealing the reservoir cavity to prevent liquid substrate from exiting the reservoir cavity in the longitudinal direction.

It is an object of yet another embodiment of the present application to propose an electronic smoke atomizer configured to atomize a liquid substrate to generate an aerosol for inhalation, having a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction; the method comprises the following steps: a reservoir chamber for storing a liquid substrate; a porous body configured to extend in the longitudinal direction and be arranged in parallel with the liquid storage chamber in the lateral direction; the porous body comprises a liquid suction surface close to the liquid storage cavity along the transverse direction; a sealing member including a holding space extending in the longitudinal direction, the porous body being accommodated and held in the holding space; the liquid suction surface is exposed when the porous body is accommodated in the holding space to establish fluid communication with the liquid storage chamber; the sealing element is configured to seal the reservoir cavity to prevent liquid matrix from exiting the reservoir cavity other than through the porous body.

It is an object of yet another embodiment of the present application to propose an electronic smoke atomizer configured to atomize a liquid substrate to generate an aerosol for inhalation, having a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction; the method comprises the following steps: a wall configured to extend along the longitudinal direction and at least partially defining a reservoir for storing a liquid substrate; a porous body configured to extend in the longitudinal direction and having a liquid-absorbing surface close to the liquid storage chamber in the lateral direction; a sealing element, comprising: a first portion extending in the longitudinal direction and positioned between the wall and the porous body to seal a gap between the wall and the porous body; a second portion extending in the transverse direction; at least a portion of the second portion is opposite the reservoir cavity in the longitudinal direction for sealing the reservoir cavity to prevent liquid substrate from exiting the reservoir cavity in the longitudinal direction.

It is an object of yet another embodiment of the present application to provide an electronic smoke atomizer configured to atomize a liquid substrate to generate an aerosol for inhalation; comprises a shell, a suction nozzle and a far end, wherein the suction nozzle and the far end are opposite along the longitudinal direction; the shell is internally provided with: an air flow passage extending in the longitudinal direction and providing an air flow path from between the nozzle end and a distal end; a reservoir chamber extending in the longitudinal direction and for storing a liquid substrate; the reservoir chamber is configured to partially surround the airflow channel in a circumferential direction of the airflow channel; a wall extending in a longitudinal direction of the housing to partition an inner space of the housing to form the reservoir chamber and the airflow path; a porous body extending in the longitudinal direction and positioned between the reservoir chamber and the airflow channel; the porous body has a liquid-absorbing surface and an atomizing surface which are opposite to each other in the transverse direction; wherein the liquid absorption surface is in fluid communication with the liquid storage cavity, and the atomization surface is at least partially exposed in the airflow channel.

In a more preferred implementation, the porous body is configured in a sheet or plate shape extending in the longitudinal direction. In a more preferred implementation, the porous body is rigid.

In a more preferred implementation, the porous body comprises a porous ceramic, an inorganic porous material, a porous rigid material. Further, for example, the porous ceramics to be used include at least one of silicon-based ceramics such as silica, silicon carbide or silicon nitride ceramics, aluminum-based ceramics such as aluminum nitride or alumina, and zirconia ceramics, diatomaceous earth ceramics, and the like. More preferably, the pore diameter of the porous body 10 is preferably 50 to 200 μm, and the porosity is 30% to 80%.

In a more preferred implementation, the heating element is formed on an atomization surface of the porous body. Or in other alternative implementations, the heating element is planar in shape. Or in other alternative implementations, the heating elements are patterned conductive traces. Alternatively, the heating element is mesh-shaped. Or in other alternative implementations the heating element is printed or printed, deposited, sprayed. Or in a preferred implementation, the heating element is obtained after etching or cutting of the sheet substrate.

In a more preferred implementation, the heating element is coplanar with the atomization surface of the porous body.

In a more preferred embodiment, the wall includes a partition portion extending in the longitudinal direction, and the partition portion partitions the internal space of the main housing to form the reservoir chamber and the air flow passage. In a more preferred implementation, the wall further includes a holding portion extending in the lateral direction, and a holding space that accommodates and holds the porous body is formed by the holding portion. Preferably, the first portion of the sealing element is formed between the retaining portion and the porous body. In a more preferred embodiment, the wall is provided with a protruding plate. The convex plate is connected or abutted with the holding part and is used for providing supporting strength when the convex plate is arranged in the holding part and preventing the holding part from bending or deforming outwards. In a more preferred implementation, the separation portion is offset relative to the retention portion. In a more preferred embodiment, the wall, in particular the partition, is arranged off-centre of the main housing.

In a more preferred implementation, the first portion of the sealing element is disposed off-center.

In a more preferred implementation, the conductive connection is elastic.

In a more preferred implementation, at least a part of the conductive connecting part is obtained by bending a sheet metal substrate.

In a more preferred implementation, the second portion of the conductive connection is configured to extend in the lateral direction. In an alternative implementation, the second portion of the conductive connector is substantially flush with the distal or end cap surface.

In a more preferred implementation, the end cap is configured to provide support or retention of the sealing element at the open end.

In a more preferred implementation, the end cap has a receiving cavity in which the sealing element is at least partially received or retained.

In a more preferred embodiment, the end cap and the sealing element further comprise a locating formation therebetween for providing guidance when the sealing element is at least partially received or retained within the end cap.

In a more preferred implementation, the locating feature includes a slot provided on the sealing element and a tab provided on the end cap and capable of extending at least partially into the slot.

In an alternative embodiment, the liquid matrix comprises at least one volatile compound, and the at least one volatile compound is released when heated above a minimum release temperature.

In alternative embodiments, the liquid matrix comprises glycerin, propylene glycol, a fragrance, nicotine, or a nicotine salt.

In a more preferred implementation, the liquid suction surface is configured as a plane extending in the longitudinal direction; or the liquid suction surface is configured to be a plane extending in the longitudinal direction. In an alternative implementation, the suction surface is configured as a curved arc. Or in an alternative implementation, the inhalation and atomization surfaces are parallel.

In a more preferred implementation, the cross-section of the air intake hole has an elongated strip shape extending in the lateral direction.

An embodiment of the present application also proposes an electronic cigarette comprising an atomizing device for atomizing a liquid substrate to generate an aerosol for inhalation, and a power supply device for powering the atomizing device; wherein the atomizing device comprises the electronic cigarette atomizer described above.

Drawings

One or more embodiments are illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings, which correspond to the figures in which like reference numerals refer to similar elements and which are not to scale unless otherwise specified.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic cigarette provided by an embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of one embodiment of the atomizer of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the mouthpiece cover of FIG. 2 with the main housing removed;

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the mouthpiece cover and sealing cover of FIG. 3 from yet another perspective;

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the atomizer of FIG. 2 from one perspective;

FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the atomizer of FIG. 2 taken along the thickness direction;

FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the main housing of FIG. 6 from yet another perspective;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the assembled silicone seat and porous body of FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of the end cap of FIG. 6 from a further perspective;

fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic cigarette according to yet another embodiment.

Detailed Description

To facilitate an understanding of the present application, the present application is described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and detailed description.

The present application provides an electronic cigarette, which can be seen in fig. 1, and includes an atomizer 100 storing a liquid substrate and vaporizing the liquid substrate to generate an aerosol, and a power supply device 200 for supplying power to the atomizer 100.

In an alternative embodiment, such as that shown in fig. 1, the power supply device 200 includes a receiving chamber 270 disposed at one end along the length for receiving and accommodating at least a portion of the atomizer 100, and a first electrical contact 230 at least partially exposed at a surface of the receiving chamber 270 for making an electrical connection with the atomizer 100 when at least a portion of the atomizer 100 is received and accommodated in the power supply device 200 to supply power to the atomizer 100.

According to the preferred embodiment shown in fig. 1, the atomizer 100 is provided with a second electrical contact 72 on the end opposite the power supply means 200 in the longitudinal direction, such that when at least a portion of the atomizer 100 is received in the receiving chamber 270, the second electrical contact 72 is brought into electrical conduction by contact against the first electrical contact 230.

The sealing member 260 is provided in the power supply device 200, and at least a portion of the inner space of the power supply device 200 is partitioned by the sealing member 260 to form the above receiving chamber 270. In the preferred embodiment shown in fig. 1, the sealing member 260 is configured to extend along the cross-sectional direction of the power supply device 200 and is made of a flexible material, so as to prevent the liquid medium seeping from the atomizer 100 to the receiving cavity 270 from flowing to the controller 220, the sensor 25 and other components inside the power supply device 200.

In the preferred embodiment shown in fig. 1, the power supply apparatus 200 further includes a battery cell 210 near the other end opposite to the receiving cavity 270 along the length direction for supplying power; and a controller 220 disposed between the cell 210 and the housing cavity, the controller 220 operable to direct electrical current between the cell 210 and the first electrical contact 230.

In use, the power supply device 200 includes a sensor 250 for sensing a suction airflow generated when suction is performed through the nozzle cover 20 of the atomizer 100, and the controller 220 controls the battery cell 210 to output current to the atomizer 100 according to a detection signal of the sensor 250.

In a further preferred embodiment shown in fig. 1, the power supply device 200 is provided with a charging interface 240 at the other end opposite to the receiving cavity 270, for charging the battery cells 210 after being connected to an external charging device.

Fig. 2 shows a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the atomizer 100 in fig. 1, which includes:

a main housing 10; according to fig. 2, the main housing 10 is substantially in the shape of a flat square column, of course with the interior hollow for the necessary functional means for storing and atomizing the liquid matrix; in fig. 1, a nozzle cover 20 for suction is provided at its upper end in the length direction, and an end cap 30 for closing the lower end of the main housing 10 is provided at its lower end.

According to fig. 2, the nozzle cover 20 is fitted over the upper end of the main housing 10 and wraps around at least a portion of the outer side surface of the main housing 10 such that a portion of the main housing 10 is covered and at least another portion is exposed by the nozzle cover 20. Furthermore, when the main housing 10 is made of transparent material, the structures such as the air flow channel, the liquid storage cavity and the like inside the main housing 10 are at least partially visible, so that the user can conveniently observe the consumption condition of the liquid matrix and the amount of aerosol in the smoking process.

Meanwhile, at least a portion of the nozzle cover 20 facing away from the main housing 10 has an outer contour with a gradually decreasing size, thereby forming a nozzle opening a for a user to suck.

Further in the preferred embodiment shown in fig. 2 and 3, the mouthpiece cover 20 is detachable or removable from the upper end of the main housing 10, and after removal of the mouthpiece cover 20, the access for priming the reservoir 13 in the main housing 10 is revealed, thereby facilitating priming by the user. In an alternative detachable connection structure of the suction nozzle cover 20 and the main housing 10 shown in fig. 3, a snap is used, specifically, a first locking protrusion 11 is disposed on an outer side wall of the main housing 10 along the width direction, and a first locking groove 21 matched with the first locking protrusion 11 is disposed on an inner side wall of the suction nozzle cover 20 along the width direction.

Further referring to fig. 2 and 3, the upper end of the main housing 10 is sealed by a sealing cap 60 after removal, the sealing cap 60 preferably being a flexible sealing material such as silicone; the sealing cover 60 is provided with at least two first through holes 61, and the two first through holes 61 are communicated with the liquid storage cavity 13 for storing the liquid matrix in the main shell 10; any one of the two first through holes 61 can be used for liquid injection operation to the liquid storage cavity 13 of the main housing 10, and the other one is used for air in the main housing 10 to escape in the liquid injection operation, so that normal pressure can be maintained in the liquid storage cavity 13 during the liquid injection operation, and leakage of liquid matrix caused by high pressure is avoided.

According to fig. 4, two plugs 22 corresponding to the first through holes 61 are arranged in the nozzle cover 20, and the plugs 22 extend into the first through holes 61 to block and seal the first through holes 61 during assembly, so as to prevent the liquid medium from seeping out of the first through holes 61 during use.

Further in an alternative embodiment shown in fig. 3 and 4, the sealing cover 60 is further provided with a second through hole 62, the nozzle cover 20 is provided with a first air flow channel 23 corresponding to the second through hole 62, a port of the first air flow channel 23 at the upper end of the nozzle cover 20 forms a nozzle opening a, a port at the lower end is opposite to the second through hole 62, and the aerosol in the main housing 10 is output to the nozzle opening a through the second through hole 62 and the first air flow channel 23 after assembly.

As further shown in fig. 5-7, the space inside the main housing 10 is divided into two juxtaposed sections, namely a reservoir 13 for storing a liquid substrate and a second airflow channel 14 for outputting the generated aerosol to the second through-hole 62. The space of the above reservoir chamber 13 and the second air flow path 14 is partitioned by a partition wall 12 provided in the main casing 10 and extending in the longitudinal direction, and further extends in the longitudinal direction. Alternatively, as shown in fig. 5 to 7, the reservoir chamber 13 and the second air flow passage 14 are defined by the inner wall of the main housing 10, and the inner bottom wall of the end cap 30 and the wall of the partition wall 12.

As further shown in fig. 7, the extension of the second air flow passage 14 in the width direction is smaller than the width of the main housing 10, and both ends of the second air flow passage 14 in the width direction are not connected to the inner wall of the main housing 10, so that the reservoir chamber 13 is formed to be substantially C-shaped in the cross-sectional direction and to half-surround the second air flow passage 14.

In order to achieve atomization, an atomizing assembly 40 is disposed within the main housing 10 near the lower end, and in the preferred embodiment shown in fig. 5 and 6, the atomizing assembly 40 includes a substantially plate-like or plate-like porous body 41 extending in the length direction of the main housing 10, and the porous body 41 is located between the reservoir 13 and the second airflow passage 14 in the thickness direction of the main housing 10. In the implementation, the surface of the porous body 41 opposite to the liquid storage cavity 13 is configured to be in contact with the liquid matrix inside the liquid storage cavity 13, and is further configured to be a liquid absorbing surface 410 that absorbs the liquid matrix by capillary infiltration; the surface of the porous body 41 opposite to the second airflow passage 14 is configured to communicate with the second airflow passage 14, and is configured as an atomizing surface 420; the atomizing surface 420 is further provided with a heating element 42 for heating and vaporizing at least a portion of the liquid substrate in the porous body 41 to generate aerosol, which is then released or escapes from the atomizing surface 420 to the second airflow channel 14. In the implementation shown in the figures, the inhalation face 410 and/or the atomization face 420 are flat planar faces. In other alternative implementations, the liquid absorbing surface 410 and/or the atomizing surface 420 may also be curved surfaces or concave surfaces with concave grooves.

In some embodiments, the porous body 41 may be made of a hard or rigid capillary structure of porous ceramic, porous glass, or the like. Heating element 42 may be made of stainless steel, nichrome, ferrochromium, titanium, or the like in some embodiments.

The heating element 42 is preferably formed by mixing conductive raw material powder and printing auxiliary agent into paste, printing, depositing, spraying the paste on the atomization surface 420 according to a certain track shape, and then sintering and curing, so that all or most of the heating element is tightly combined with the atomization surface 420, and the effects of high atomization efficiency, low heat loss, dry burning prevention or great reduction of dry burning are achieved. Alternatively, in other implementations, the material may be etched or cut from a sheet to form a pattern and then bonded to the atomization surface 420.

In some alternative implementations, the heating elements 42 are patterned conductive traces. Such as a serpentine, mesh, or spiral shaped structure of the heating element 42 coupled to the atomizing surface 420. For example, in the embodiment shown in fig. 5 and 8, the heating element 42 is in the shape of a serpentine meander extending in the width direction.

Further in the preferred implementation shown in fig. 2 and 8, the heating element 42 includes electrical connection portions 421 at two ends of the conductive trace, and the electrical connection portions 421 are used for supplying power to the heating element 42 after being connected to the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the battery cell 210. In an alternative embodiment, the electrical connection 421 may be made of a material with better conductivity and lower resistivity, such as silver, copper, gold, or an alloy containing them.

According to a preferred embodiment shown in fig. 2, 5, 6 and 9, an end cap 30 at the lower end of the main housing 10 is used to seal and support the atomizing assembly 40. Specifically, the end cap 30 has a holding wall 31 extending in the longitudinal direction toward the main casing 10, and the two holding walls 31 surround and hold the main casing 10 in the thickness direction, respectively. Certainly, in the connection mode, the two outer side walls of the main housing 10 along the thickness direction are provided with the second locking grooves 15, and the clamping wall 31 is provided with the second locking protrusions 311 which are matched and fixed with the second locking grooves 15.

Further in the configuration of the end cap 30, the end cap 30 is provided with an air inlet hole 32 along a bottom surface facing away from the main housing 10, which is in air flow communication with the second air flow passage 14 for allowing external air to enter into the main housing 10 during suction.

An electrical contact mounting groove 33 is further formed on the bottom surface of the end cap 30 for allowing at least a portion of the conductive connection member 70 to pass through and flatly fit in the thickness direction, and at least a portion of the conductive connection member 70 forms a second electrical contact 72 in the electrical contact mounting groove 33.

Referring to fig. 2 and 5, in order to facilitate connection of the atomizer 100 to the power supply device 200, the main housing 10 has extension portions 16 at both sides of the end caps 30 in the width direction at the lower end thereof, and the end caps 30 are located in a holding space formed between the extension portions 16 after installation. The extension portion 16 is provided with a mounting hole 161, and a magnetic member 17 is mounted in the mounting hole 161 for forming a magnetic connection with the power supply device 200 and stably maintaining the same after being received in the receiving cavity 270 of the power supply device 200. And can assist the user to use through magnetic element 17, the gradual enhancement of magnetic attraction when the user inserts atomizer 100 to receiving chamber 270 produces the click sound when the combination, reminds the user smoothly to combine the operation result.

Referring further to fig. 5 and 8, in the conductive structure for supplying power to both ends of the heating element 42, the conductive connector 70 is configured in a substantially L-shape, at least a portion of an upper end of the conductive connector 70 is bent to form a first conductive connection portion 71 having elasticity, the first conductive connection portion 71 abuts against the electrical connection portion 421 or the atomization surface 420 after assembly, and a certain distance is maintained between a main portion of the conductive connector 70 and the atomization surface 420. The conductive connecting member 70 is mainly formed to extend in the length direction, and the second conductive connecting portion 72 near the lower end is configured to form the second electrical contact 72 bent in the thickness direction. According to the preferred embodiment shown in the figures, the second electrical contact 72 remains substantially flush with the bottom surface of the end cap 30 while remaining in the electrical contact mounting slot 33. In the preferred embodiment shown in the drawings, in order to improve the stability of the abutting or releasing of the conductive connecting member 70 with the electrical connecting portion 421 of the heating element 42, the conductive connecting member 70 itself is elastically abutted by the elastic force generated by bending the sheet-like or strip-like metal or the like with the electrical connecting portion 421 in the thickness direction of the atomizer 100.

In the preferred embodiment shown in fig. 7 and 9, a tab 34 extending in the width direction is provided in the end cap 30, and the tab 34 partitions the interior of the end cap 30 into a first cavity 310 and a second cavity 320 juxtaposed in the thickness direction. The interior of the main housing 10 is provided with a retaining groove 18 near the lower end thereof in a correspondingly mating configuration, and further in the preferred embodiment shown in fig. 7, the retaining groove 18 may be formed by a portion of the structure separating or defining the lower end of the partition wall 12 of the reservoir 13 and the second airflow passageway 14.

The holding groove 18 has a shape open at the lower end, and forms a holding space for accommodating and holding the porous body 41 together with the first cavity 310 of the end cap 30.

Further to assist in sealing the reservoir 13 and the atomizing assembly 40, a sealing member 80 made of a flexible material such as silicone is disposed between the main housing 10 and the end cap 30, and the sealing member 80 generally includes two parts:

a vertical portion 81 extending in the length direction of the main casing 10 in fig. 8, and a horizontal portion 82 perpendicular to the vertical portion 81; in use, the vertical portion 81 is annular in shape, and is further wrapped outside the porous body 41 in the circumferential direction of the porous body 41.

In a specific configuration, the vertical portion 81 has a shape having a holding space penetrating in the thickness direction, so that the porous body 41 is wrapped by the vertical portion 81 by being accommodated and held in the holding space in practice.

Further, in the sealing member 80 having the above configuration, the vertical portion 81 thereof is formed to penetrate in the thickness direction to form the accommodating and holding space, so that the porous body 41 is wrapped and then corresponds to the configuration of being open or opened in the thickness direction, and thus the liquid absorbing surface 410 and the atomizing surface 420 on both sides of the porous body 41 can be ensured to be exposed, so that the liquid absorbing surface 410 of the porous body 41 is kept in liquid communication with the liquid storage chamber 13, and the atomizing surface 420 is kept in air flow communication with the second air flow channel 14.

In use, the above vertical portion 81 is formed between the holding space surrounded by the holding groove 18 and the first cavity 310 and the porous body 41 for sealing the gap between the holding groove 18 and/or the first cavity 310 and the porous body 31.

While the horizontal portion 82 is opposite the reservoir 13 in assembly and serves to seal the lower end of the reservoir 13. Also, the horizontal portion 82 is opposite the second cavity 320 of the end cap 30 and is received and retained by the second cavity 320 of the end cap 30.

Further to facilitate assembly of the end cap 30 to the seal element 80, a detent 83 is provided on the seal element 80 opposite and in register with the tab 34 of the end cap 30, the tab 34 being aligned with and extending lengthwise into the detent 83 during assembly, to facilitate positioning of the seal element 80 for installation, while also providing rigid support for various portions of the seal element 80.

According to a preferred embodiment shown in fig. 8, the vertical portion 81 of the sealing member 80 is located off-center from the sealing member 80, which facilitates the liquid matrix of the reservoir 13.

In the preferred embodiment shown in fig. 7, the configuration of the partition wall 12 includes:

the partition portion 121, which extends in the longitudinal direction, mainly partitions the inner space of the main housing 10 around the reservoir chamber 13 and the second air flow path 14.

A holding portion 122 extending in the width direction, the holding portion 122 being formed mainly by the user as the above holding groove 18 for forming a holding space in cooperation with the end cap 30 to receive and hold the atomizing assembly 40. Wherein the vertical portion 81 of the sealing member 80 is located primarily between the retaining portion 122 and the atomizing assembly 40.

At least one convex plate 123 extending from the partition portion 121 toward the interior of the reservoir 13 along the thickness direction, the convex plate 123 and the retaining portion 122 surrounding the retaining groove 18 are abutted or connected, so as to serve as a reinforcing structure to improve the strength, so that the retaining portion 122 made of plastic material is not bent or deformed outwards when the sealing element 80 is tightly abutted, thereby preventing the sealing effect from being affected by the reduction of the fit tightness between the sealing element 80 and the retaining portion 122.

According to a preferred embodiment shown in fig. 7, the retaining portion 122 is offset with respect to the dividing portion 121.

As further shown in fig. 6, the air inlet holes 32 of the end cap 30 are obliquely disposed and the air outlet ports of the air inlet holes 32 are directed toward the atomizing surface 420 or the heating element 42, so that the incoming air can carry away as much aerosol escaping from the atomizing surface 420 as possible.

Referring further to fig. 5 and 9, the cross-section of the intake holes 32 is in the shape of an elongated strip extending in the width direction.

Referring to figure 10, an electronic cigarette according to yet another preferred embodiment of the present application is shown with a nebulizer 100a removably received in a receiving cavity 270a of a power supply device 200 a. And when the atomizer 100a is received in the receiving cavity 270a, the first electrical contact 230a of the power supply device 200a is conducted with the second electrical contact 72a of the atomizer 100a, so that the power supply device 200a supplies power to the atomizer 100 a.

In the preferred embodiment shown in fig. 10, the atomizer 100a further comprises a first magnetically attractive element 171a, and a second magnetically attractive element 172 a; the power supply device 200a is provided with a third magnetic attracting element 281a and a fourth magnetic attracting element 282 a. As shown in fig. 10, when the atomizer 100a is received in the receiving cavity 270a of the power device 200a, the first magnetic element 171a and the third magnetic element 281a form a magnetic attraction, and the second magnetic element 172a and the fourth magnetic element 282a form a magnetic attraction, so that the atomizer 100a can be stably received in the receiving cavity 270 a.

Further in the implementation shown in FIG. 10, the first magnetic element 171a and the fourth magnetic element 282a are made of soft magnetic material, such as iron, cobalt, nickel, etc.

The second magnetic element 172a and the third magnetic element 281a are made of permanent magnetic material, such as common magnet, ru fe boron, etc. In addition, the second magnetic element 172a and the third magnetic element 281a have opposite magnetic pole directions during the setting, for example, in fig. 10, the upper end of the second magnetic element 172a is an N pole, the lower end is an S pole, the upper end of the third magnetic element 281a is an S pole, and the lower end is an N pole. It is advantageous that, during use, the atomizer 100a can only be received into the receiving chamber 270a in the specific orientation shown in fig. 10, while the second magnetic elements 172a and the third magnetic elements 281a are mutually repelled when the atomizer 100a is rotated 180 degrees to the opposite state as in fig. 10.

It should be noted that the description and drawings of the present application illustrate preferred embodiments of the present application, but are not limited to the embodiments described in the present application, and further, those skilled in the art can make modifications or changes according to the above description, and all such modifications and changes should fall within the scope of the claims appended to the present application.

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1. An electronic aerosolizer configured to aerosolize a liquid substrate to generate an aerosol for inhalation; the main shell is provided with a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and comprises a suction end and an open end which are opposite to each other along the longitudinal direction; the open end is provided with an end cover; it is characterized in that the main shell is internally provided with:

a wall extending longitudinally of the main housing and at least partially defining a reservoir for storing a liquid medium;

a porous body configured to extend in the longitudinal direction and to be at least partially supported by the wall; the porous body comprises a liquid suction surface close to the liquid storage cavity along the transverse direction and an atomization surface far away from the liquid suction surface; wherein the liquid absorbing surface is in fluid communication with the liquid storage cavity, and a heating element for heating the atomized liquid substrate is formed on the atomizing surface;

a holding space extending in the longitudinal direction is formed between the wall and the end cap, and the porous body is received and held in the holding space.

2. The electronic aerosolizer of claim 1, wherein the porous body is configured in a sheet or plate shape.

3. The electronic smoke atomizer of claim 1 or 2, further comprising within said main housing:

an air flow passage at least partially defined by the wall and providing an air flow path from the open end to the mouthpiece end; the atomizing surface is at least partially exposed to the airflow channel.

4. The electronic aerosolizer of claim 3, wherein at least a portion of the airflow channel is juxtaposed with the reservoir in a transverse direction of the main housing.

5. The electronic aerosolizer of claim 4, wherein the porous body is positioned between the reservoir and the airflow channel along the lateral direction.

6. The electronic aerosolizer of claim 1 or 2, wherein the wall is disposed off-center of the main housing.

7. The electronic aerosolizer of claim 3, wherein the wall comprises a partition extending in the longitudinal direction and separating the interior space of the main housing by the partition to form the reservoir and airflow channels.

8. The electronic aerosolizer of claim 7, wherein the wall comprises a retaining portion extending in the transverse direction and the retaining space is formed between the retaining portion and the end cap.

9. The electronic aerosolizer of claim 8, wherein the wall further comprises at least one tab extending from the divider portion; the ledge is connected to or abuts the retaining portion to provide support to the retaining portion.

10. The electronic aerosolizer of claim 3, wherein the reservoir is configured to partially surround the airflow channel in a circumferential direction of the airflow channel.

11. An electronic aerosolizer configured to aerosolize a liquid substrate to generate an aerosol for inhalation; comprising a main housing having a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal direction; the main shell comprises a suction nozzle end and an open end which are opposite to each other along the longitudinal direction, and the open end is provided with an end cover; it is characterized in that the main shell is internally provided with:

a reservoir chamber for storing a liquid substrate;

a heating element configured to extend in a plane along the longitudinal direction for thermal atomization of a liquid substrate to generate an aerosol for inhalation;

the end cap has a clamp arm extending in the longitudinal direction and at least partially surrounding the main housing; a first connecting structure is arranged on the clamping wall;

and the main shell is provided with a second connecting structure matched with the first connecting structure so as to ensure that the end cover is connected with the main shell.

12. The electronic smoke atomizer of claim 11, wherein said end cap is provided with an air inlet; the air inlet hole is obliquely arranged along the longitudinal direction and comprises an air inlet end and an air outlet end opposite to the air inlet end; wherein the air inlet end is communicated with the outside air, and the air outlet end is arranged towards the heating element.

13. The electronic aerosolizer of claim 11 or 12, wherein the end cap does not completely cover the open end of the main housing such that the open end of the main housing is at least partially exposed; the exposed part of the open end of the main shell is provided with a magnetic piece for forming magnetic connection of the power supply device.

14. The electronic smoke atomizer of claim 11 or 12, further comprising:

and the conductive connecting piece is electrically connected with the heating element and at least partially penetrates through the end cover to form an electric contact for supplying power to the heating element.

15. An electronic aerosolizer configured to aerosolize a liquid substrate to generate an aerosol for inhalation; having a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and a nozzle end and a distal end opposite along the longitudinal direction; it is characterized by comprising:

an air inlet through which external air is introduced during suction;

a reservoir chamber for storing a liquid substrate;

an air flow passage providing an air flow path from the air inlet to a suction nozzle end; at least a portion of the airflow channel is arranged in parallel with the liquid storage cavity along the transverse direction;

the porous body is positioned between the liquid storage cavity and the airflow channel along the transverse direction and is provided with a liquid suction surface and an atomization surface which are opposite to each other along the transverse direction; wherein the liquid absorption surface is in fluid communication with the liquid storage cavity, and the atomization surface is at least partially exposed in the airflow channel;

a sealing element configured to prevent the liquid matrix of the reservoir chamber from flowing into the airflow channel and to provide a fluid communication channel between the suction surface and the reservoir chamber.

16. The electronic aerosolizer of claim 15 wherein the sealing member comprises a retaining space extending in the longitudinal direction in which the porous body is received and retained; the liquid suction surface is exposed when the porous body is accommodated in the holding space to establish fluid communication with the liquid storage chamber.

17. The electronic aerosolizer of claim 15, further comprising:

a wall configured to extend along the longitudinal direction and at least partially define the reservoir cavity;

the porous body is at least partially supported by the wall;

a sealing element positioned at least partially between the wall and the porous body to form a seal against a gap between the wall and the porous body.

18. The electronic aerosolizer of claim 17, wherein the sealing member comprises:

a first portion extending in the longitudinal direction and positioned between the wall and the porous body to seal a gap between the wall and the porous body;

a second portion extending in the transverse direction; at least a portion of the second portion is opposite the reservoir cavity in the longitudinal direction for sealing the reservoir cavity to prevent liquid substrate from exiting the reservoir cavity in the longitudinal direction.

19. An electronic cigarette comprising an atomising device for atomising a liquid substrate to generate an aerosol for inhalation, and a power supply device to power the atomising device; characterised in that the atomising device comprises an electronic smoke atomiser as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 18.

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