CN117256950A

CN117256950A - Electronic atomizing device

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Publication number: CN117256950A
Application number: CN202210669231.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 胡肖琬玥; 任三兵; 雷桂林; 张梓均; 姚雪刚
Original assignee: Hainan Moore Brothers Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hainan Moore Brothers Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-06-14
Filing date: 2022-06-14
Publication date: 2023-12-22
Also published as: WO2023241100A1

Abstract

The invention relates to an electronic atomization device, which comprises a vent pipe, a heating assembly and a liquid storage atomization assembly; the liquid storage atomization assembly comprises a liquid storage cavity for storing liquid matrix and a nozzle communicated with the liquid storage cavity; the nozzle is arranged towards the inlet end of the vent pipe and is used for atomizing the liquid matrix and spraying the liquid matrix into the vent pipe; the heating component is accommodated in the vent pipe and is arranged opposite to the nozzle so as to atomize the mist sprayed by the nozzle again; the heating component comprises a spiral heating body with a tower-type spiral structure; the spiral heating body comprises a plurality of spiral coils which axially and circularly extend; a first gap for passing fog is reserved between any two adjacent spiral rings; the air flow guiding device has the advantages that the air flow guiding function can be achieved, the probability that liquid particle groups pass through the heating assembly along with air flow is increased, the accumulation of the liquid particle groups on the inner wall surface of the vent pipe is reduced, and the atomization amount is improved.

Description

Electronic atomizing device

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of atomization, in particular to an electronic atomization device.

Background

In the related art, as shown in fig. 1-2, the related breather pipe 70a has a hollow structure in which a hollow passage 71a having a straight cylindrical shape is provided; the associated heating element 80a is housed in the associated vent tube 70a in a planar, mesh-like configuration. Mist flows from one end of the vent pipe 70a, is heated by the heating unit 80a, and flows out from the other end of the vent pipe 70 a.

Although the related heating element 80a is provided with a mesh for passing mist, since the liquid particle group is prevented from passing through the mesh after being completely heated and atomized, the area of the mesh is often designed to be smaller, which results in insufficient passing area of mist, and most of the liquid particle group is blocked from rebounding or is difficult to flow out after being heated and atomized by the related heating element 80a along with the air flow adhering to the inner wall surface of the related ventilation pipe 70 a.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention addresses the above-described shortcomings by providing an electronic atomizing device.

The technical scheme adopted for solving the technical problems is as follows: an electronic atomization device is constructed, which comprises a vent pipe, a heating component and a liquid storage atomization component; the liquid storage atomization assembly comprises a liquid storage cavity for storing liquid matrix and a nozzle communicated with the liquid storage cavity; the nozzle is arranged towards the inlet end of the vent pipe and is used for atomizing the liquid matrix and spraying the liquid matrix into the vent pipe;

the heating assembly is accommodated in the vent pipe and is arranged opposite to the nozzle so as to atomize fog sprayed by the nozzle again;

the heating component comprises a spiral heating body with a tower type spiral structure; the spiral heating body comprises a plurality of spiral coils which axially and circularly extend; a first gap for passing fog is reserved between any two adjacent spiral rings.

Preferably, the circumference of the plurality of helical turns gradually decreases as the distance between itself and the nozzle increases.

Preferably, zhou Changshu of the plurality of coils is in an arithmetic progression.

Preferably, the spiral turns are plate-like in structure.

Preferably, the width direction W2 of one side of each spiral turn in the axial section thereof is arranged at an angle to the axial connection thereof.

Preferably, the included angle is included angle θ, and the range of the included angle θ is 15 ° to 55 °.

Preferably, the included angle θ ranges from 20 ° to 30 °.

Preferably, the projections of any adjacent two of said spiral turns in the axial direction are staggered with respect to each other.

Preferably, the number of the plurality of spiral turns is 15 to 20.

Preferably, the vent pipe includes a first expansion passage gradually increasing outwardly from the inner diameter of the inlet end thereof, and an outlet passage communicating with the first expansion passage; mist sprayed by the nozzle flows from the expanding channel to the air outlet channel.

Preferably, the nozzle comprises an atomizing portion for atomizing the liquid matrix; the atomization part comprises a second expansion channel for diffusing and spraying mist;

the first expansion channel and the second expansion channel are in streamline and smooth connection.

Preferably, the air outlet channel and the first expansion channel are in streamline and smooth connection.

Preferably, the maximum inner diameter of the expansion channel is equal to the inner diameter of the gas outlet channel.

Preferably, the vent pipe further comprises an air supplementing hole for delivering air into the vent pipe; the air supplementing holes are formed in the side wall of the vent pipe.

Preferably, the vent pipe comprises at least two air supply holes, and the at least two air supply holes are distributed at equal intervals along the circumferential direction of the vent pipe.

Preferably, the air supply hole extends from the outer side wall of the vent pipe in a direction away from the nozzle, and is inclined with respect to the axis of the vent pipe.

Preferably, the axis of the air supply hole is connected with the axis of the vent pipe to form an included angle beta, and the included angle beta is 120-150 degrees.

Preferably, the vent pipe further comprises an air supplementing hole for delivering air into the vent pipe;

the air supplementing hole is arranged at the junction of the first expansion channel and the air outlet channel in the vent pipe.

Preferably, the second expansion passage is provided with an ejection port toward the vent pipe;

the axial center point of the whole structure of the spiral heating element and the ejection opening are provided with a flow interval X in the axial direction of the vent pipe, and the range interval of the flow interval X is 3-7 mm.

Preferably, the spiral heating element is coaxially disposed with the vent pipe.

The implementation of the invention has the following beneficial effects: according to the invention, through optimizing the structure of the heating assembly and adopting the spiral heating body with the tower type spiral structure as the heating assembly, the flow guiding effect can be achieved, the probability that liquid particle groups pass through the heating assembly along with air flow is increased, the accumulation of the liquid particle groups on the inner wall surface of the vent pipe is reduced, and the atomization amount is improved.

Drawings

The invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples, in which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a related art electronic atomizing device in which a related heating assembly is provided to a related air vent;

FIG. 2 is a flow field simulation distribution diagram simulating the entry of mist from a nozzle into an associated vent pipe and the evaporation of the mist by heating by an associated heating assembly, according to the configuration of FIG. 1;

fig. 3 is a schematic perspective view of an electronic atomizing device according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic view of a longitudinal sectional structure of the electronic atomizing device shown in fig. 3;

FIG. 5 is a schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view of a liquid reservoir atomizing assembly of the electronic atomizing device of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional exploded view of the reservoir atomizing assembly of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the longitudinal cross-sectional structure of the nozzle of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a longitudinal cross-section of the vent tube and reservoir atomization assembly of FIG. 4;

FIG. 9 is a simulated distribution diagram of a flow field simulating mist emitted from a nozzle entering a vent pipe and being heated by a heating assembly to evaporate in accordance with the configuration of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of the structure of a heating assembly of the present invention in some embodiments;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of the heating assembly of FIG. 10 from a top view;

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of the heating assembly of FIG. 10 from a side view;

fig. 13 is a schematic view of a longitudinal sectional structure of the heating assembly shown in fig. 10.

Detailed Description

For a clearer understanding of technical features, objects and effects of the present invention, a detailed description of embodiments of the present invention will be made with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, it should be understood that the directions or positional relationships indicated by "front", "rear", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "longitudinal", "transverse", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "head", "tail", etc. are configured and operated in specific directions based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience of describing the present invention, and do not indicate that the apparatus or element to be referred to must have specific directions, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

It should also be noted that unless explicitly stated or limited otherwise, terms such as "mounted," "connected," "secured," "disposed," and the like are to be construed broadly and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communicated with the inside of two elements or the interaction relationship of the two elements. When an element is referred to as being "on" or "under" another element, it can be "directly" or "indirectly" on the other element or one or more intervening elements may also be present. The terms "first," "second," "third," and the like are used merely for convenience in describing the present invention and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated, whereby features defining "first," "second," "third," etc. may explicitly or implicitly include one or more such features. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

In the following description, for purposes of explanation and not limitation, specific details are set forth such as the particular system architecture, techniques, etc., in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments of the present invention. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced in other embodiments that depart from these specific details. In other instances, detailed descriptions of well-known systems, devices, circuits, and methods are omitted so as not to obscure the description of the present invention with unnecessary detail.

Fig. 3-13 illustrate an electronic atomizing device 100 in a first embodiment of the present invention, the electronic atomizing device 100 being operable to atomize a liquid substrate to produce an aerosol that can be inhaled or sucked by a user, which in this embodiment can be generally cylindrical. It is understood that in other embodiments, the electronic atomizing device 100 may have other shapes such as an elliptic cylinder, a flat cylinder, or a square cylinder. The liquid matrix may include tobacco tar or liquid medicine.

The electronic atomizing device 100 may include a housing 10, a control module 20 housed in the housing 10, a power source 30, a gas source 40, a liquid storage atomizing assembly 60, and a heating assembly 80. The control module 20 is electrically connected to the air source 40 and the heating assembly 80, and is configured to receive a command from a user, where the command may be triggered by the user or automatically triggered after the electronic atomizing device 100 satisfies a certain condition, and the control module 20 controls the air source 40 and the heating assembly 80 according to the command. The control module 20 may include a gas source control module and a heating control module that control the gas source 40 and the heating assembly 80, respectively. The power supply 30 is electrically connected to the control module 20, the air source 40, and the heating assembly 80, respectively, for providing electrical power to the control module 20, the air source 40, and the heating assembly 80. The liquid storage atomization assembly 60 comprises a liquid storage assembly 61 and a nozzle 62, wherein a liquid storage cavity 610 for storing liquid matrix is formed in the liquid storage assembly 61, an air flow channel 627 communicated with the liquid storage cavity 610 is formed in the nozzle 62, and the liquid matrix can be atomized into liquid particles in the air flow channel 627. The air source 40 is in communication with the nozzle 62 for providing a volume of high pressure air to the nozzle 62, for example, high velocity air flow may be achieved by an axial flow pump or by releasing compressed air. The high pressure air may assist the nozzle 62 in atomizing the liquid matrix from the liquid reservoir 610 into fine liquid particles. The liquid particles ejected from the nozzle 62 strike the heating element 80, and the aerosol generated by heating the liquid particles by the heating element 80 is carried out by the airflow for inhalation or inhalation by the user.

In some embodiments, the liquid matrix may also be atomized into a fine population of liquid particles by other means, such as, but not limited to, high pressure nozzles, and the like. The fine liquid particle population is further heat atomized by a heating assembly 80.

According to the invention, the liquid substrate is atomized into liquid particles and then evaporated by the heating component 80, and the surface area of the atomized fine liquid particles is greatly expanded, so that the liquid particles are easier to heat and evaporate, on one hand, the conversion efficiency of heat and aerosol can be improved, and on the other hand, the temperature of the heating component 80 in the evaporation process can be reduced, and low-temperature atomization can be realized. Under the condition of lower heating and atomizing temperature, the liquid matrix only completes the physical change process, thereby solving the problem of thermal cracking and deterioration of the liquid matrix caused by the high-temperature atomizing under the condition of traditional porous ceramic or porous cotton, and avoiding the phenomena of burning, carbon deposition, heavy metal volatilization and the like, thereby keeping the special components and essence and spice systems of different liquid matrixes and finally enabling an inhalator to feel the special taste corresponding to the original liquid matrix. In addition, the heating element 80 is not in contact with the liquid storage cavity 610, and the heating element 80 is not soaked in the liquid matrix for a long time, so that the pollution of the heating element 80 to the liquid matrix is reduced, and the impurity gas in the aerosol generated after atomization is reduced.

In some embodiments, the housing 10 may include a lower case 12 and an upper case 11 longitudinally fitted to an upper end of the lower case 12. Specifically, in this embodiment, the lower shell 12 may have a cylindrical shape with two open ends, and the housing 10 further includes a base 13 longitudinally sealed at the lower end opening of the lower shell 12. It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the base 13 may be integrally formed with the lower housing 12. In other embodiments, the atomizing device may further include a vent pipe 70 longitudinally disposed in the upper shell 11, where the vent pipe 70 has a hollow tubular structure and may be used as an atomizing chamber for heating and atomizing the liquid particle group. The vent pipe 70 has two open ends, with the open end near the nozzle 62 being the inlet end and the open end remote from the nozzle 62 being the outlet end; wherein the ejection opening 6210 of the nozzle 62 is disposed at the inlet end of the vent pipe 70 or at the periphery thereof, and may also be considered as being disposed upstream of the vent pipe 70, to eject the liquid particle group into the vent pipe 70; the heating element 80 is accommodated in the vent pipe 70 and is disposed opposite to the ejection port 6210; aerosol formed after the liquid particle population is again atomized by the heating assembly 80 is output from the outlet end of the vent tube 70. Alternatively, the heating assembly 80, vent tube 70, and housing 10 may all be coaxially disposed.

In some embodiments, the inner wall surface of the vent tube 70 defines a first diverging passage 72 in communication with the nozzle 62, and an outlet passage 71 in communication with the first diverging passage 72. In this embodiment, the first diverging passageway 72 is located above the nozzle 62; the outlet channel 71 is located above the first expansion channel 72. The first expansion passage 72 and the air outlet passage 71 are disposed coaxially with the nozzle 62.

The first expansion passage 72 is formed to be inclined outward from the inlet end of the vent pipe 70 for reducing the generation of vortex in the vent pipe 70, and for effectively avoiding or reducing the vortex. It will also be appreciated that the first flared passage 72 increases gradually outwardly from the inner diameter of the inlet end of the breather tube 70. In the present embodiment, the first expansion channel 72 is a truncated cone-shaped channel extending in the longitudinal direction and having a bore diameter gradually increasing from bottom to top, and is connected to the upper end of the second expansion channel 6213 of the nozzle 62; wherein the opening in the first diverging passageway 72 proximate the nozzle 62 serves as the inlet end of the vent tube 70. In some embodiments, the inclination angle of the inner wall of the first expansion channel 72 is adapted to the inclination angle of the inner wall of the second expansion channel 6213, so that the first expansion channel 72 and the second expansion channel 6213 are in a streamline smooth connection, which can further reduce the vortex generation inside the ventilation pipe 70.

The lower end of the air outlet channel 71 is communicated with the first expansion channel 72, and preferably, the air outlet channel 71 is in streamline smooth connection with the first expansion channel 72; the upper end of the air outlet channel 71 is communicated with the suction nozzle 15 in the shell 10; the heating element 80 is accommodated in the air outlet passage 71. In this embodiment, the air outlet channel 71 is a straight cylindrical channel extending axially along the air vent pipe 70; the inner diameter of the air outlet channel 71 is equal to the maximum inner diameter of the first expansion channel 72.

In some embodiments, the vent tube 70 may also include gas make-up holes 73 in its side walls for delivering gas into the interior of the vent tube 70 to optimize flow field distribution. It will be appreciated that the gas supplied by the gas supply holes 73 assists the liquid particle swarm passing through the heating element 80 when the liquid particle swarm flows into the air pipe 70, so as to avoid vortex formation in the air pipe 70 between the inlet end and the heating element 80 after the liquid particle swarm is blocked by the heating element 80. Specifically, the air supply hole 73 is formed through the side wall of the air pipe 70, and may be provided in one or more amounts depending on the amount of air to be supplied into the air pipe 70. In this embodiment, at least two air-filling holes 73 are provided, wherein each air-filling hole 73 is disposed obliquely and penetrating from the outer side wall of the air pipe 70, i.e. the air-filling hole 73 extends from the outer side wall of the air pipe 70 to the outlet end thereof, and is disposed obliquely with respect to the axis of the air pipe 70. The axis of the air supply hole 73 is connected with the axis of the air pipe 70 at an included angle beta, and the included angle beta is preferably 120-150 degrees. Alternatively, the air supply holes 73 may be equally spaced along the circumference of the ventilation pipe 70, and preferably are disposed at the junction between the first expansion channel 72 and the air outlet channel 71.

Alternatively, the air supplied by the air supply hole 73 may be air, and the power supplied by the air may be derived from the air flowing inside the electronic atomization device 100 when the user sucks, or the air supply hole 73 may be connected to the air source 40, and the air is supplied from the air source 40 to the air pipe 70 through the air supply hole 73.

In some embodiments, a bracket assembly 14 may be disposed in the lower case 12, and the bracket assembly 14 divides the interior of the lower case 12 into a first receiving space 121 at an upper portion and a second receiving space 122 at a lower portion. The control module 20, the power source 30, and the air source 40 can be accommodated in the second accommodating space 122. Wherein the control module 20 may include a circuit board and a control circuit formed on the circuit board, the power source 30 may include a battery, and the air source 40 may include an air pump. The liquid storage atomizing assembly 60 can be accommodated in the first accommodating space 121 and can be supported on the bracket assembly 14. In some embodiments, the atomizing device may further include an airflow sensing element 50, and the airflow sensing element 50 may be mounted to the bottom of the carriage assembly 14. The airflow sensing element 50 is electrically connected to the control module 20 for sensing airflow changes when the user inhales and transmitting signals to the control module 20. Upon detecting a pumping action by the user, the control module 20 sends a signal to the air source 40 to activate the air source 40 to begin supplying air and sends a signal to the heating assembly 80 to activate the heating assembly 80 to begin heating. In some embodiments, the airflow sensing element 50 may be a negative pressure sensor, such as a microphone.

In some embodiments, the housing 10 may further include a mouthpiece 15 provided at the top of the upper case 11, and a user may inhale aerosol through the mouthpiece 15. The suction nozzle 15 has a hollow tubular shape, and an inner wall surface thereof defines a suction passage 150 for discharging aerosol, which communicates with the air outlet passage 71. The lower end of the suction nozzle 15 can be embedded in the vent pipe 70, and the outer wall surface of the lower end of the suction nozzle 15 is in sealing fit with the inner wall surface of the upper end of the vent pipe 70. The suction nozzle 15 has a suction port 1501 formed at an upper end thereof, and the suction port 1501 communicates with an upper end of the suction passage 150. In this embodiment, the suction nozzle 15 and the upper case 11 are assembled together after being molded separately; in other embodiments, the suction nozzle 15 and the upper housing 11 may be integrally formed.

In some embodiments, the aerosol apparatus may further comprise a dust cap 90 removably secured to the exterior of the upper housing 11. When the atomizing device is not required, the dust cover 90 can be covered outside the upper case 11 to prevent impurities such as dust from entering the air suction passage 150.

As shown in fig. 3-6, the nozzle 62 has an air flow passage 627 and a liquid feed passage 622 formed therein. The air flow channel 627 is used for circulating high-speed air flow, the liquid inlet channel 622 is used for inputting liquid matrix into the air flow channel 627, and the liquid matrix entering the air flow channel 627 from the liquid inlet channel 622 is atomized by the high-speed air flow circulating in the air flow channel 627. It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the air flow channel 627 may be atomized in other ways, for example, a bubble nozzle may be disposed in the air flow channel 627 to generate liquid particles in the form of bubble atomization.

In some embodiments, air flow channels 627 include air supply channel 620 and atomizing channel 621 in communication with air supply channel 620. Wherein, the liquid inlet channel 622 is communicated with the liquid storage cavity 610 and the atomization channel 621, the air supply channel 620 is communicated with the air source 40 and the atomization channel 621, the end face of one end of the atomization channel 621, which is close to the air supply channel 620, forms an atomization surface 6211, and one end of the atomization channel 621, which is far away from the air supply channel 620, is provided with an ejection port 6210. The liquid medium flowing from the liquid inlet passage 622 into the atomizing passage 621 can form a liquid film on the atomizing face 6211, which can be cut and atomized into fine liquid particles by the high-speed air flow from the air supply passage 620, and the liquid particles are then output from the atomizing passage 621 and ejected through the ejection orifice 6210.

The atomizing face 6211 is also formed with an atomizing port 6203, and the high-speed air flow from the air supply passage 620 is ejected into the atomizing passage 621 via the atomizing port 6203. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the atomizing surface 6211 is concentric annular, and the inner wall surface of the atomizing surface 6211 defines the atomizing opening 6203. In other embodiments, the atomizing face 6211 or the atomizing port 6203 can have other shapes such as oval or rectangular.

The atomizing passage 621 includes an atomizing chamber 6212, the atomizing chamber 6212 being in communication with the liquid inlet passage 622 and the converging passage 6202 of the gas supply passage 620, respectively, a bottom surface of the atomizing chamber 6212 forming an atomizing face 6211. The high-speed air flow ejected from the atomization opening 6203 flows at a high speed in the atomization cavity 6212, and generates negative pressure in the liquid inlet channel 622 by the Bernoulli equation, the negative pressure is conducted to the liquid storage cavity 610 to suck the liquid matrix out of the atomization cavity 6212, a liquid film is formed near the atomization opening 6203, and the liquid film is cut and atomized by the high-speed air flow, then taken away from the atomization opening 6203 and ejected along with the air flow. The atomization process of the liquid matrix in the atomization cavity 6212 is a non-phase change mode, and the particle size distribution of liquid particles formed after atomization in the atomization cavity 6212 can reach the range of smd=30 μm. Where SMD = total volume of liquid particles/total surface area of liquid particles, represents the average particle size of the liquid particles.

In this embodiment, the atomization passage 621 adopts an internal air-external liquid structure to perform atomization. In other embodiments, the nozzle 62 may also be configured to atomize by an external gas-liquid configuration, such as by a pressure nozzle to effect primary atomization of the liquid matrix, by a pneumatic swirl secondary atomization, or by a pneumatic swirl cutting liquid film. In other embodiments, the nozzle 62 may also be a pneumatic ultrasonic nozzle, with the addition of a gas resonant cavity while maintaining an internal gas-to-external liquid configuration.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the air supply channel 620, the atomizing outlet 6203, and the atomizing channel 621 are all disposed coaxially with the nozzle 62, the atomizing chamber 6212 is a straight cylindrical channel extending in the longitudinal direction, and the liquid inlet channel 622 extends in the lateral direction and is perpendicular to the atomizing chamber 6212. The size, shape and other parameters of the atomizing port 6203 and the atomizing chamber 6212 can influence the size of the negative pressure in the atomizing chamber 6212 and the particle size of the generated liquid particles, so that the flow is more stable. In some embodiments, the aperture D of the atomizing port 6203, the aperture W1 of the atomizing chamber 6212, and/or the length H of the atomizing chamber 6212 can be sized as desired.

Specifically, the pore diameter D of the atomizing port 6203 is correlated with the air flow rate (m/s) exiting from the atomizing port 6203, thereby affecting the particle size of the liquid particles produced. In some embodiments, the aperture D of the atomizing port 6203 can range from 0.2mm to 0.4mm, preferably from 0.22mm to 0.35mm.

The aperture W1 of the nebulization chamber 6212 affects the magnitude of the airflow velocity in the nebulization chamber 6212 and thus the magnitude of the negative pressure in the nebulization chamber 6212, the feed channel 622. This negative pressure may draw liquid matrix from the feed channel 622 to the nebulization chamber 6212. In some embodiments, the aperture W1 of the aerosolization chamber 6212 can range from 0.7mm to 1.3mm.

In some embodiments, the length H of the aerosolization chamber 6212 can be from 0.8mm to 3.0mm. It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the aerosolization chamber 6212 may have other non-circular cross-sections such as oval or rectangular; when the atomizing chamber 6212 has a non-circular cross section, the aperture D of the atomizing port 6203 or the aperture W1 of the atomizing chamber 6212, respectively, is its equivalent diameter. The term "equivalent diameter" refers to the diameter of a circular hole having equal hydraulic radius as defined as the equivalent diameter of a non-circular hole.

In some embodiments, a range of D from 0.22mm to 0.35mm, a range of H from 1.5mm to 3.0mm, and a range of W1 from 0.7mm to 1.3mm can provide advantages in the manufacturing process for nozzle 62.

The end of the feed passage 622 that communicates with the atomizing chamber 6212 has a feed inlet 6220, and the distance L between the feed inlet 6220 and the atomizing face 6211 is critical to ensure liquid film formation. In the present embodiment, the distance L between the liquid inlet 6220 and the atomizing face 6211 is the perpendicular distance between the center of the liquid inlet 6220 and the atomizing face 6211. In some embodiments, the distance L between the inlet 6220 and the atomizing face 6211 can range from 0.3mm to 0.8mm, with L being preferably from 0.35mm to 0.6mm.

In some embodiments, the atomizing passage 621 further includes a second expansion passage 6213, where the second expansion passage 6213 is in communication with an upper end of the atomizing chamber 6212 (an end far from the atomizing face 6211) for diffusing and spraying out liquid particles generated after atomization in the atomizing chamber 6212 in a jet manner, so as to increase a spraying area of the liquid particles. In this embodiment, the second expanding channel 6213 is a conical channel extending longitudinally and having an aperture that increases gradually from bottom to top. The atomization angle α of the second expansion passage 6213 (i.e., the expansion angle of the second expansion passage 6213) should have a suitable range to ensure that the heating element 80 has a sufficient liquid supply area, and that the heating element 80 does not generate a local high temperature phenomenon. In some embodiments, the atomization angle α of the second expansion channel 6213 can be from 30 ° to 70 °. In other embodiments, the second expanding channel 6213 may be elliptical cone-shaped or pyramid-shaped, among other shapes.

The air supply channel 620 may include a communication channel 6201 and a constriction channel 6202. The communication passage 6201 is for communication with the air source 40, and may be a straight passage. The constricted passage 6202 communicates the communication passage 6201 with the atomizing passage 621, and its cross-sectional area gradually decreases from an end distant from the atomizing passage 621 to an end close to the atomizing passage 621 for accelerating the air flow from the air source 40. In this embodiment, the communication channel 6201 is a straight cylindrical channel, the constriction channel 6202 is a conical channel extending longitudinally and having a gradually decreasing aperture from bottom to top, the aperture of the lower end of the constriction channel 6202 is consistent with the aperture of the communication channel 6201, and the aperture of the upper end of the constriction channel 6202 is consistent with the aperture of the atomizing port 6203 of the atomizing chamber 6212. It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the converging channel 6202 may have other shapes such as an elliptical cone shape or a pyramid shape, and the cross-section of the communicating channel 6201 may have other non-circular shapes such as an ellipse or a rectangle. In other embodiments, the air supply channel 620 may also include only the converging channel 6202; alternatively, when the airflow rate is sufficient, the air supply passage 620 may include only the communication passage 6201.

As further shown in fig. 3 and 5, the nozzle 62 is at least partially accommodated in the liquid storage assembly 61, and a liquid storage chamber 610 and a liquid discharge passage 613 communicating the liquid storage chamber 610 with the liquid inlet passage 622 are formed in the liquid storage assembly 61. The liquid inlet passage 622 and the liquid outlet passage 613 together form a liquid supply passage 63 that communicates between the liquid reservoir 610 and the atomizing passage 621.

The liquid supply channel 63 can be used for controlling the flow rate of liquid supply to the atomization channel 621, so as to realize quantitative liquid supply of the atomization channel 621. In general, the size of the fluid supply channel 63 may be adapted to the flow requirements, i.e. the fluid supply channel 63 may generate a resistance matching the fluid supply force at the designed flow. Specifically, the negative pressure generated in the atomizing chamber 6212 is hydraulic, and the hydraulic resistance includes the resistance along the liquid supply channel 63 and the negative pressure in the liquid storage chamber 610. The specific diameter and length of the feed channel 63 is designed by calculating the required on-way resistance of the feed channel 63 at the design flow. The fluid supply channel 63 may include a body section 632 and a fluid supply end section 631, which are in turn in communication. The liquid supply end 631 is adjacent to the nebulizing channel 621 and communicates with the nebulizing channel 621, and the body segment 632 is remote from the nebulizing channel 621 and communicates with the reservoir chamber 610. In this embodiment, the body segment 632 may be a weak capillary force channel extending in the lateral direction, i.e., the body segment 632 is capable of generating a weak capillary force; liquid supply end 631 is a capillary channel that extends in a lateral direction, i.e., capillary forces can be generated by liquid supply end 631. It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, other automatic or non-automatic fluid delivery may be used to provide metered amounts of fluid to the nebulizing channel 621. For example, the metering of fluid to the nebulizing channel 621 may be accomplished by pressurizing the reservoir 610 with a small fluid delivery pump (e.g., a diaphragm pump or peristaltic pump, etc.) to maintain stability of the fluid delivery.

After the suction is completed, the negative pressure exists in the liquid storage cavity 610, and the negative pressure can suck back the liquid substrate in the liquid supply end section 631, so that the liquid supply is not timely when the next suction is performed. Therefore, by designing the liquid supply end 631 of the liquid supply channel 63 adjacent to the atomizing channel 621 as a capillary channel, the liquid supply end 631 is ensured to have a set of critical dimensions (e.g., channel cross-sectional area and channel length), and the capillary force in the liquid supply end 631 is utilized to reduce the backflow, so as to prevent the liquid matrix from flowing back to the liquid storage cavity 610 when the gas source 40 stops working, thereby causing the liquid supply delay when the liquid is sucked next time, and realizing the stable liquid supply when the liquid supply stops.

As further shown in fig. 3 and 5, the liquid supply end 631 of the liquid supply channel 63 may be formed only in the nozzle 62, or may be formed in both the nozzle 62 and the liquid reservoir assembly 61. In this embodiment, the entirety of the inlet passage 622 forms the liquid supply end 631 of the liquid supply passage 63. It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the inlet passage 622 may be a stepped passage, with the portion of the inlet passage 622 adjacent the atomizing passage 621 forming the liquid supply end 631 of the liquid supply passage 63. In some embodiments, the cross-sectional area of the liquid supply end 631 is 0.07mm2 (or the aperture is 0.3 mm), the channel length is equal to or greater than 2mm, and the liquid substrate in the liquid supply end 631 will not flow back to the liquid storage chamber 610 due to the negative pressure in the liquid storage chamber 610 when the air source 40 stops working, so that the atomization process delay caused by the liquid substrate filling the liquid supply end 631 is prevented when the air source 40 starts next time, and the effect of immediate starting is achieved. In other embodiments, the cross-sectional area of the liquid supply end 631 may be 0.05mm2, and the channel length is greater than or equal to 1mm, so that the instant start effect may be achieved. In other embodiments, the hydraulic diameter of the liquid inlet channel 51 is less than or equal to 0.3mm, and stable liquid supply can be realized when the liquid inlet channel is started and stopped. Generally, the smaller the cross-sectional area of the liquid supply end 631, the smaller the channel length of the liquid supply end 631 that is required to achieve an immediate start effect.

The nozzle 62 may be longitudinally disposed through the liquid storage assembly 61 and may be coaxially disposed with the liquid storage assembly 61. A nozzle hole 6141 through which the nozzle 62 passes is formed in the liquid reservoir assembly 61 in the longitudinal direction. The nozzle 62 may also be sleeved with a sealing ring 628, and the sealing ring 628 is sealingly engaged between the outer wall surface of the nozzle 62 and the cavity wall surface of the nozzle hole 6141 to prevent liquid leakage. Seal 628 may be made of an elastic material such as silicone, and may be an O-ring seal. In this embodiment, two sealing rings 628 are provided, and the two sealing rings 628 are respectively disposed on the upper and lower sides of the liquid inlet channel 622, so as to prevent the liquid substrate from leaking from the upper and lower sides of the liquid inlet channel 622.

The liquid storage component 61 has a receiving surface 6143, and the receiving surface 6143 can be located at the periphery of the air flow channel 627, and can receive falling liquid particles or condensate, wherein the condensate comprises condensate formed by the liquid particles when the liquid particles are cooled or touch the wall surface during the outflow process. The receiving surface 6143 may also have at least one reservoir 6144 formed thereon, the at least one reservoir 6144 having capillary forces in some embodiments. The at least one reservoir 6144 may surround the ejection port 6210 at the upper end of the air flow channel 627 and may be disposed coaxially with the ejection port 6210, and may collect and store a certain amount of liquid matrix by capillary force, so as to prevent the liquid matrix stored on the receiving surface 6143 from flowing back to the air flow channel 627, thereby blocking the air flow channel 627.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the top surface of the liquid storage assembly 61 may further be concavely formed with a cavity 6142 communicating with the nozzle hole 6141, and the lower end of the vent pipe 70 may be embedded in the cavity 6142 and communicate with the expansion passage 6213. A seal 146 may also be provided between the lower outer wall surface of the vent tube 70 and the bore wall of the cavity 6142. The sealing member 146 may be made of elastic material such as silica gel, so as to improve the sealing performance between the outer wall surface of the lower end of the vent pipe 70 and the wall of the cavity 6142, and has a certain heat insulation effect. The cavity 6142 and the nozzle hole 6141 can be coaxially arranged, and the cross section area of the cavity 6142 can be larger than that of the nozzle hole 6141, so that an annular bearing surface 6143 is formed on the end surface of the cavity 6142 close to the nozzle hole 6141. In some embodiments, the slot width of the reservoir 6144 can be 0.6mm or less. It should be understood that in other embodiments, the cavity 6142 may not be disposed in the liquid storage assembly 61, and the receiving surface 6143 may be formed on an upper end surface of the liquid storage assembly 61.

A liquid guide channel 618 may be formed in the liquid storage assembly 61 to communicate the at least one liquid storage tank 6144 with the atomization chamber 6212, such that the negative pressure in the atomization chamber 6212 can suck the condensate stored in the liquid storage tank 6144 back to the atomization chamber 6212 for atomization again. Correspondingly, a back suction channel 623 is also formed in the nozzle 62 for communicating the liquid guide channel 618 with the atomizing chamber 6212, the back suction channel 623 communicating with the liquid guide channel 618 forming a liquid recovery channel 6216 for communicating the at least one liquid reservoir 6144 with the atomizing chamber 6212. The pore diameter or equivalent diameter of the liquid-guiding passage 618, the back suction passage 623 may be 0.4mm or less, or the cross-sectional area of the liquid-guiding passage 618, the back suction passage 623 may be 0.126mm2 or less. The end of the return channel 623 that communicates with the nebulization chamber 6212 has a return opening 6230, the vertical distance between the center of the return opening 6230 and the nebulization surface 6211 can be 0.3-0.8 mm. Further, in the present embodiment, the suck-back channel 623 and the liquid inlet channel 622 are disposed in a rotationally symmetrical manner with respect to the central axis of the nozzle 62, so that the mounting direction may not be considered when assembling the nozzle 62. After the nozzle 62 is mounted in the nozzle hole 6141, the upper end surface of the nozzle 62 may be higher than the receiving surface 6143 of the circumference thereof, so that condensate on the receiving surface 6143 is prevented from entering the expanding channel 6213 and being blown out. In addition, the back suction channel 623 and the liquid inlet channel 622 can also be positioned at two opposite circumferential sides of the nozzle 62, so that the influence caused by flow pulsation can be reduced, and the instantaneous flow is more stable. It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the suction back channel 623 and the intake channel 622 may not be rotationally symmetrical with respect to the central axis of the nozzle 62, e.g., the suction back channel 623 and the intake channel 622 may have different dimensions, and/or the suction back channel 623 and the intake channel 622 may be disposed at different axial heights of the nozzle 62.

In some embodiments, the at least one reservoir 6144 may include a number of first reservoirs 6145 and a number of annular second reservoirs 6146. The first liquid storage sub-tank 6145 may extend along the radial direction of the receiving surface 6143, one end of the first liquid storage sub-tank 6145 away from the center of the receiving surface 6143 may be communicated with one second liquid storage sub-tank 6146 of the outermost ring, and one end of the first liquid storage sub-tank 6145 close to the center of the receiving surface 6143 may be communicated with one second liquid storage sub-tank 6146 of the innermost ring. The second reservoir 6146 may extend along a circumferential direction of the receiving surface 6143, and may be disposed coaxially with the receiving surface 6143 and the air flow passage 627. Further, the receiving surface 6143 may be designed into a shape with a convex center, for example, it may be a spherical arc surface or a conical surface, which is beneficial for the condensate near the center of the receiving surface 6143 to flow and spread to the periphery, so as to avoid the condensate near the center of the receiving surface 6143 from being directly blown away without being atomized. In other embodiments, the receiving surface 6143 may also be inclined toward the nozzle 62 so that condensate accumulating on the receiving surface 6143 can flow back to the nozzle 62 for re-atomization.

The reservoir assembly 61 may include a reservoir body 611 and a reservoir holder 612 that cooperate with each other, the reservoir assembly 61 being mounted to the rack assembly 14 via the reservoir holder 612. In the present embodiment, the liquid storage chamber 610 and the liquid discharging channel 613 are both formed in the liquid storage main body 613. Specifically, the bottom surface of the liquid storage body 611 is concaved upward to form an annular liquid storage cavity 610, and the liquid storage cavity 610 may surround the periphery of the air flow channel 627 and may be disposed coaxially with the air flow channel 627. A side wall surface of the liquid storage chamber 610 adjacent to the nozzle 62 extends in the lateral direction toward the nozzle 62 to form a liquid discharge passage 613. It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the fluid chamber 610 and/or the fluid down channel 613 may also be formed within the fluid reservoir 612, or may be formed partially within the fluid reservoir body 611, partially within the fluid reservoir 612.

Further, the liquid storage body 611 may further be formed with a liquid injection channel 615 in communication with the liquid storage cavity 610, so that the liquid storage cavity 610 can be injected again after the liquid matrix in the liquid storage cavity 610 is used up. In this embodiment, the liquid injection channel 615 extends in a longitudinal direction, and a lower end of the liquid injection channel 615 communicates with the liquid storage chamber 610.

Further, the reservoir atomization assembly 60 also may include a stationary cap 64. The fixing cover 64 is in a cylindrical shape with an opening at the upper end, and the fixing piece 64 is sleeved outside the liquid storage main body 611 and the liquid storage seat 612 and can be fastened and fixed with the liquid storage main body 611 so as to fix the liquid storage main body 611 and the liquid storage seat 612 with each other. Further, the fixing cover 64 may be made of a metal material, which has smaller thermal expansion and cold contraction deformation when the temperature changes, so that the connection and fixation between the components in the liquid storage atomization assembly 60 are more stable and reliable.

As shown in fig. 8 to 13, the heating element 80 is accommodated in the ventilation pipe 70 and located above the nozzle 62, and is disposed opposite to the ejection port 6210 of the nozzle 62; preferably coaxially with the nozzle 62. The heating element 80 may be heated by resistive conduction heating, infrared radiation heating, electromagnetic induction heating, or composite heating. In the present embodiment, the heating unit 80 includes a spiral heating element 81 having a tower-type spiral structure, which generates heat when energized, and is capable of re-atomizing mist discharged from the nozzle 62, and the re-atomized mist has a smaller average particle diameter than the mist discharged from the nozzle 62. Meanwhile, the spiral heating body 81 is provided with a first gap 82 for the mist to pass through, and the mist atomized again flows to the air suction channel 150 along with the air flowing through the first gap 82, and is finally sucked or sucked by a user.

As can be appreciated, compared with the related art, the present invention optimizes the structure of the heating assembly, and adopts the spiral heating element 81 with a tower-type spiral structure as the heating assembly, which not only can play a role in guiding flow, but also can increase the probability that the liquid particle swarm passes through the middle of the heating assembly along with the airflow, reduce the accumulation of the liquid particle swarm on the inner wall surface of the ventilation pipe 70, and increase the atomization amount.

Further, the spiral heat generating body 81 axially swirls along the same straight line and gradually radially shrinks and forms during the swirling process. In the present embodiment, the spiral heat generating body 81 is formed by swirling in the axial direction of the ventilation pipe 70, and the apex angle thereof is provided toward the suction nozzle 15.

In some embodiments, the entire shape of the spiral heat-generating body 81 is substantially conical, and the shape of the axial cross section thereof is triangular. In other embodiments, the entire shape of the spiral heat-generating body 81 is substantially a truncated cone shape, and the shape of the axial cross section thereof is a trapezoid.

The spiral heating element 81 is made of an electrically and thermally conductive metal material; which in some embodiments comprises a spiral heating plate, is axially spiral-shaped from a plate-like body. In other embodiments, the spiral heat-generating body 81 includes a spiral heat-generating sheet, which is axially spiral-shaped from a sheet-like body.

In some embodiments, the spiral heating element 81 has a first conductive end 812 and a second conductive end 813, and the first conductive end 812 and the second conductive end 813 are electrically connected to two poles of the power source 30, respectively. In the present embodiment, the first conductive terminal 812 and the second conductive terminal 813 are located at the top and bottom of the spiral heating element 81, respectively.

Further, the spiral heat generating body 81 includes a plurality of spiral turns 811 extending spirally in the axial direction. Specifically, each spiral turn 811 is shaped by one revolution in the axial direction, having a start end at the start point of revolution and a tail end at the end point of revolution. The length of each spiral turn 811 gradually decreases as the distance between itself and the nozzle 62 increases; the number of circumferences of each spiral turn 811 is preferably in an arithmetic progression.

Wherein the trailing end of each spiral turn 811 is located above the leading end thereof such that each spiral turn 811 is in a solid configuration. The adjacent two spiral turns 811 are connected end to end, and since the start and the end of each spiral turn 811 are located at different axial heights with respect to the ventilation pipe 70, a certain space is left between the adjacent two spiral turns 811, and the space forms the first gap 82 through which mist passes. Alternatively, the connection between the plurality of spiral turns 811 may be integrally formed, or may be sequentially connected by bonding, welding, or the like.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 13, each spiral turn 811 is in a plate-like configuration and is disposed obliquely to the axis of the vent tube 70. Specifically, the plane of each spiral turn 811 is arranged at an included angle θ with the axial section parallel to the central axis of the vent pipe (70), that is, the width direction W2 of the same side of each spiral turn 811 in the axial section is connected with the axis of the vent pipe 70 at an included angle θ, and the range of the included angle θ is 15 ° to 55 °; more preferably, the included angle θ is 20 ° to 30 °. It will be appreciated that a suitable angle α not only ensures that the spiral heating element 81 acts on all liquid particle populations, but also allows for a smoother passage of the airflow.

In this embodiment, two corresponding projections of any adjacent two spiral turns 811 on the same plane are interleaved with each other. As can be appreciated, as shown in fig. 13, of the adjacent two spiral turns 811, the spiral turn 811 having a relatively larger outer diameter is located at the outer periphery of the spiral turn 811 having a relatively smaller outer diameter, and a certain space is maintained between the spiral turns 811 having a relatively smaller outer diameter, which is the first slit 82; seen from the axial projection of the spiral heating element 81, two corresponding projection portions of two adjacent spiral coils 811 on the same plane overlap, so that the liquid particle swarm can collide with the corresponding spiral coil 811 when passing through the plurality of first slits 82 respectively, and the probability of capturing the liquid particle swarm by the spiral heating element 81 is improved.

In some embodiments, in the spiral heat-generating body 81, the number of spiral turns 811 is preferably between 15 and 20. It will be appreciated that when the number of turns 811 is excessive, the first gaps 82 between turns 811 will be too dense, affecting the flow resistance of the airflow; on the other hand, when the number of the spiral turns 811 is too small, the first gaps 82 between the spiral turns 811 are too thin, so that the mist sprayed from the nozzle 62 passes through the first gaps 82 without being completely atomized by heating, which is disadvantageous in further reducing the particle size of the mist.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 8, the range of the flow interval X between the axial center point of the entire structure of the spiral heat generating body 81 and the ejection orifice 6210 in the axial direction of the vent pipe 70 is between 3 and 7 mm. It is understood that the flow interval X is within this range, and the distance between the spiral heating element 81 and the inner wall surface of the ventilation pipe 70 can be shortened, thereby reducing the probability that the liquid particle group adheres to the inner wall of the ventilation pipe 70.

To sum up, as shown in fig. 2, in the related art, since the mesh area through which mist is provided by the related art heating element 80a is too small, the liquid particle group sprayed into the related art ventilation pipe 70a is blocked from bouncing when the air flow contacts the related art heating element 80a, and a vortex is formed in the area between the inlet end and the related art heating element 80a in the related art ventilation pipe 70a, so that the liquid formed by the accumulation of the liquid particle group adheres to the inner wall surface of the related art ventilation pipe 70a near the inlet end. It can be seen from fig. 2 that there is relatively little mist passing through the associated heating assembly 80 a.

And as shown in fig. 9, the present invention is constructed by providing a first expansion passage 72 inclined outwardly at the inlet end of the vent pipe 70; meanwhile, a spiral heating body 81 with a tower type spiral structure is adopted as a heating component, so that a first gap 82 enough for mist to pass through is reserved, and a sealing structure is formed on the axial projection of the spiral heating body 81; the device can effectively avoid or reduce the occurrence of backflow phenomenon, increase the probability of passing the liquid particle group along with the airflow from the heating assembly, reduce the accumulation of the liquid particle group on the inner wall surface of the vent pipe and improve the atomization amount. As can be seen from fig. 9, the mist passing through the spiral heat-generating body 81 relatively increases much.

It is to be understood that the above examples only represent preferred embodiments of the present invention, which are described in more detail and are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention; it should be noted that, for a person skilled in the art, the above technical features can be freely combined, and several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention; therefore, all changes and modifications that come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are to be embraced within their scope.

Claims

1. An electronic atomizing device is characterized by comprising a vent pipe (70), a heating assembly (80) and a liquid storage atomizing assembly (60); the liquid storage atomization assembly (60) comprises a liquid storage cavity (610) for storing liquid matrix and a nozzle (62) communicated with the liquid storage cavity (610); the nozzle (62) is arranged towards the inlet end of the vent pipe (70) and is used for atomizing the liquid matrix and spraying the liquid matrix into the vent pipe (70);

the heating assembly (80) is accommodated in the vent pipe (70) and is arranged opposite to the nozzle (62) so as to atomize the mist sprayed by the nozzle (62) again;

the heating component (80) comprises a spiral heating body (81) with a tower-type spiral structure; the spiral heating element (81) comprises a plurality of spiral coils (811) which axially and circularly extend; a first gap (82) for mist to pass through is reserved between any two adjacent spiral rings (811).

2. An electronic atomizing device according to claim 1, characterized in that the circumference of said plurality of helical turns (811) gradually decreases with increasing distance from itself to said nozzle (62).

3. Electronic atomizing device according to claim 1, characterized in that the spiral turns (811) are of plate-like structure.

4. The electronic atomizing device according to claim 1, characterized in that each of said spiral turns (811) is disposed at an angle θ with respect to an axial section parallel to the central axis of said vent pipe (70);

The range interval of the included angle theta is 15-55 degrees.

5. Electronic atomizing device according to claim 1, characterized in that the projections of each of any adjacent two of said spiral turns (811) in the axial direction are mutually staggered.

6. The electronic atomizing device according to claim 1, characterized in that said vent pipe (70) includes a first expansion passage (72) gradually increasing outwardly from an inner diameter of said inlet end thereof, and an air outlet passage (71) communicating with said first expansion passage (72); mist sprayed from the nozzle (62) flows from the expansion passage (72) to the air outlet passage (71).

7. The electronic atomizing device according to claim 1, characterized in that said vent pipe (70) further comprises an air-compensating hole (73) for delivering a gas into the interior of the vent pipe (70); the air supply hole (73) is arranged on the side wall of the vent pipe (70).

8. The electronic atomizing device according to claim 7, wherein the vent pipe (70) comprises at least two air supply holes (73), and the at least two air supply holes (73) are equidistantly arranged along the circumferential direction of the vent pipe (70).

9. The electronic atomizing device according to claim 7, wherein the air supply hole (73) extends from an outer side wall of the air pipe (70) in a direction away from the nozzle (62), and is disposed obliquely with respect to an axis of the air pipe (70).

10. The electronic atomizing device according to claim 7, characterized in that the axis of the air supply hole (73) is connected with the axis of the air pipe (70) at an angle β of 120 ° to 150 °.