CN211983797U

CN211983797U - Electronic cigarette

Info

Publication number: CN211983797U
Application number: CN202020393385.3U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 不公告发明人
Original assignee: Shenzhen Shunbao Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Shunbao Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2020-03-24
Filing date: 2020-03-24
Publication date: 2020-11-24
Anticipated expiration: 2030-03-24

Abstract

The embodiment of the utility model discloses electron cigarette, include: the heating device comprises a shell, a sleeve for placing a smoking article, a heating element for heating the smoking article, a switch assembly and a power supply, wherein the sleeve is connected with the shell, and the heating element, the switch assembly and the power supply are all arranged in the shell; the heating element is electrically connected with the switch component, and the switch component is electrically connected with the power supply; the sleeve can move to first position and second position for the casing, and when the sleeve was located the first position, the sleeve drive switch subassembly was in the off-state to make the electric connection disconnection between heating element and the power, when the sleeve was located the second position, the sleeve drive switch subassembly was in the on-state, thereby made the electric connection between heating element and the power switch on. The utility model discloses utilize telescopic motion as the action of opening or closing the power, replace the operation of pressing the button start power among the prior art for a long time, saved the waiting time of pressing the button for a long time to and retrench the operating procedure, it is more convenient to use.

Description

Electronic cigarette

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an electron cigarette field, more specifically relates to an electron cigarette.

Background

In the technical field of electronic cigarettes, particularly in the technical field of electronic cigarettes which are not combusted by low-temperature heating, electronic cigarettes mainly smoke smoking articles in a heating and non-combustion mode.

When the existing electronic cigarette is smoked, a user needs to place a smoking article in a sleeve of the electronic cigarette firstly, then presses a power supply key, communicates a power supply and starts heating. In the operation, the power is usually turned on by pressing the power key for several seconds, which requires the user to wait for a long time, and the operation is cumbersome and the experience is not good.

Disclosure of Invention

An object of the utility model is to overcome the above-mentioned defect that prior art exists, provide an electron cigarette, abandon the setting of power button, practice thrift the time of intercommunication power.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the technical scheme of the utility model is as follows:

an electronic cigarette, comprising: the heating device comprises a shell, a sleeve for placing a smoking article, a heating element for heating the smoking article, a switch assembly and a power supply, wherein the sleeve is connected with the shell, and the heating element, the switch assembly and the power supply are all arranged in the shell;

the heating element is electrically connected with the switch assembly, and the switch assembly is electrically connected with the power supply;

the sleeve can move to a first position and a second position relative to the shell, when the sleeve is located at the first position, the sleeve drives the switch assembly to be in an off state, so that the electric connection between the heating element and the power supply is disconnected, and when the sleeve is located at the second position, the sleeve drives the switch assembly to be in an on state, so that the electric connection between the heating element and the power supply is conducted.

Preferably, the sleeve moves in the direction of the sleeve axis.

Preferably, the sleeve moves to the second position under the pushing force of insertion of a smoking article when inserted; friction between the smoking article and the sleeve moves the sleeve to the first position when the smoking article is removed.

Preferably, the smoking article further comprises a control element and a displacement sensor, the control element is electrically connected with the displacement sensor, the control element is used for receiving a signal of the displacement sensor and disconnecting or connecting the electric connection between the heating element and the power supply according to the signal, the displacement sensor is used for detecting the relative displacement between the smoking article and the heating element, when the displacement sensor detects that the smoking article is far away from the heating element, the control element is disconnected from the electric connection between the heating element and the power supply, and when the displacement sensor detects that the smoking article is close to the heating element, the control element is connected with the electric connection between the heating element and the power supply.

Preferably, the magnetic attraction device further comprises a magnetic attraction component, the magnetic attraction component is connected with the sleeve, and when the sleeve moves to the first position, the magnetic attraction component is connected with the shell through magnetic force, so that the sleeve is far away from the second position.

Preferably, the switch assembly is a magnetic switch assembly, an elastic switch assembly, a photoelectric sensor switch assembly or a voice-operated switch assembly.

Preferably, the switch assembly further comprises a fixing frame for fixing the heating element and the switch assembly.

Preferably, the fixing frame is a barrel-shaped structure, the barrel-shaped structure is provided with a side wall and a bottom, the other end opposite to the bottom is an opening, the switch assembly is located on the side wall and close to the bottom, the bottom end of the sleeve enters the interior of the barrel-shaped structure from the opening, and the sleeve can move in the interior of the barrel-shaped structure.

Preferably, the device further comprises a bracket for fixing the fixing frame and the power supply.

Preferably, the power supply device further comprises a power supply conversion device, and a charging interface is arranged at the end part of the power supply conversion device.

Implement the embodiment of the utility model provides a, will have following beneficial effect:

the utility model discloses utilize telescopic motion as the action of opening or closing the power, replace the operation of pressing the button start power among the prior art for a long time, saved the waiting time of pressing the button for a long time to and retrench the operating procedure, it is more convenient to use.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without creative efforts.

Wherein:

figure 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an electronic cigarette without a smoking article installed in one embodiment.

Figure 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the electronic cigarette shown in figure 1 when the smoking article is installed.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view of the overall structure of the electronic cigarette shown in fig. 1.

Figure 4 is an exploded view of the components of the electronic cigarette shown in figure 1.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

In the following description of the present invention, please refer to fig. 1-4. The utility model discloses an electronic cigarette, include: a housing 10, a sleeve 20 for receiving a smoking article 1, a heating element 30 for heating the smoking article 1, a switch assembly 42/44, and a power supply 50, the sleeve 20 being connected to the housing 10, the heating element 30, the switch assembly 42/44, and the power supply 50 all being disposed within the housing 10. The heating element 30 is electrically connected to the switch assembly 42/44, and the switch assembly 42/44 is electrically connected to the power source 50.

The sleeve 20 is movable relative to the housing 10 to a first position and a second position, the sleeve 20 driving the switch assembly 42/44 to be in an off state when the sleeve 20 is in the first position, thereby disconnecting the electrical connection between the heating element 30 and the power source 50, and the sleeve 20 driving the switch assembly 42/44 to be in an on state when the sleeve 20 is in the second position, thereby connecting the electrical connection between the heating element 30 and the power source 50.

The sleeve 20 is movable relative to the housing 10, and the movement may be rotation about the axis of the sleeve 20 or movement in the direction of the axis of the sleeve 20. The sleeve 20 may be located within the housing 10 or may be partially located within the housing 10 with the remainder located outside the housing 10.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, in the present embodiment, the sleeve 20 moves in the axial direction of the sleeve 20. Preferably, when inserting the smoking article 1, the sleeve 20 moves to the second position under the thrust of inserting the smoking article 1; when taking out smoking article 1, the frictional force between smoking article 1 and sleeve 20 makes sleeve 20 move to the first position, so, can make the switch module be in the conducting state when laying smoking article 1, saved the latency of long button start power to and retrench operating procedure, it is more convenient to use.

There are a number of options for a switch assembly that can effect the opening or closing of the circuit by movement of the sleeve 20. Preferably, the switch assembly is a magnetic switch assembly, and the circuit is switched off or switched on by the action of magnetic force. Specifically, in this embodiment, referring to fig. 1 to 4, the magnetic switch assembly includes a magnetic switch 42 and a magnetic member 44, the magnetic member 44 is connected to the sleeve 20, the magnetic switch 42 is connected to the housing 10, the magnetic switch 42 is a switch element controlled by a magnetic field signal, and when there is no magnetism, the circuit is disconnected, and when there is magnetism, the circuit is connected. The magnetic switch 42 may be an electromagnetic switch, i.e. an electromagnet controlled switch, in which case the magnetic member 44 used in cooperation with the electromagnetic switch may be a magnetizer, such as a magnetic ring. The magnetic switch 42 may also be a proximity switch, which includes a magnet and a switch inside, in this case, the magnetic member 44 may be a magnet, and when the magnetic member 44 and the magnetic switch 42 are close to each other, the two magnets attract each other, so that the switch connects to the circuit. Of course, the magnetic member 44 may not be used, and the sleeve 20 may be made of a magnetic material (a permanent magnet or a soft magnet).

Of course, the switch assembly may be other than a magnetic switch, for example, an elastic switch assembly, and when the sleeve 20 presses the elastic switch assembly, the switch closes the circuit and is connected, and when the sleeve 20 leaves and does not press the elastic switch assembly, the switch opens and the circuit is disconnected. The switch assembly can also be a photoelectric sensor switch assembly, the opening of a circuit is realized by utilizing the shielding or reflection of the sleeve 20 to a light beam, the receiving end and the transmitting end of the photoelectric sensor switch assembly can be fixed on the shell 10, after the receiving end receives a sensing signal, the receiving end can be directly communicated with the circuit between the heating element and a power supply, the sensing signal can also be transmitted to the control element, and the control element controls the switch of the circuit between the heating element and the power supply. And the switch assembly may also be a voice activated switch assembly, also secured to the housing 10, which controls the circuit by sensing the sound coming in and out of the sleeve 20. The above-mentioned switch assemblies are only preferred embodiments, and all existing switch assemblies capable of implementing the above-mentioned functions should fall within the scope of the present application.

When the sleeve 20 is rotated to turn on the power supply, the switch assembly may be disposed on an outer side wall or a bottom end surface of the sleeve 20, and when the sleeve 20 is moved axially to turn on the power supply, the switch assembly may be disposed on the bottom end surface of the sleeve, or disposed on a side surface close to the bottom end.

When the sleeve is moved axially to turn on the power supply, when the smoking article 1 is taken out, if the friction between the smoking article 1 and the sleeve 20 is too small to drive the sleeve 20 to move from the second position to the first position, the sleeve 20 can be partially positioned outside the casing 10, and the sleeve 20 can be directly pulled out. Preferably, the electronic cigarette may further comprise a control element 60 and a displacement sensor (not shown in the figures, the displacement sensor being located on the movement path of the sleeve 20), the control element being electrically connected to the displacement sensor, the control element being configured to receive a signal from the displacement sensor and to break or make an electrical connection between the heating element 30 and the power supply 50 in response to the signal, the displacement sensor being configured to detect a relative displacement between the smoking article 1 and the heating element 30, the control element 60 breaking the electrical connection between the heating element 30 and the power supply 50 when the displacement sensor detects that the smoking article 1 is away from the heating element 30, and the control element making an electrical connection between the heating element and the power supply when the displacement sensor detects that the smoking article 1 is close to the heating element 30.

Except for solving the problem that the friction force is too small to drive the sleeve 20 to move from the second position to the first position by arranging the displacement sensor and the control element, the magnetic attraction component can be connected with the sleeve 20 by adopting a second method, and when the sleeve 20 moves to the first position, the magnetic attraction component is connected with the shell 10 through magnetic force, so that the sleeve 20 is far away from the second position. Preferably, the magnetically attractive assembly is located at the top end of the sleeve 20. Referring to fig. 1 to 4, in the present embodiment, the magnetic component includes two magnetic parts 72/74 that attract each other, one magnetic part 72 is located at the top end of the sleeve 20, and the other magnetic part 74 is fixed on the casing 10 through the inner bracket 76, but the magnetic component may also be composed of a magnet and iron, or the magnetic component only includes a magnet, and the casing 10 is made of iron.

The two methods described above may be combined to solve the problem that the friction is too low to move the sleeve 20 from the second position to the first position.

The utility model discloses an electron cigarette still includes mount 80, and mount 80 is used for fixing heating element 30 and switch module. Referring to fig. 1 to 4, in this embodiment, the fixing frame 80 is a cylindrical structure, the cylindrical structure has a side wall and a bottom, the other end opposite to the bottom is an opening, the switch assembly is located on the side wall and near the bottom, the bottom end of the sleeve 20 enters the inside of the cylindrical structure from the opening, and the sleeve can move inside the cylindrical structure.

The utility model discloses an electron cigarette still includes support 90, and support 90 is used for fixing mount 80 and power 50. Referring to fig. 1 to 4, in the present embodiment, the upper portion of the bracket 90 is fixed to the fixing frame 80, the lower portion thereof is fixed to the power supply 50, and the control element 60 is fixed to the middle portion of the bracket 90. The upper portion of the bracket 90 and the side bracket 94 are connected together by plugging. A bracket cap 92 is also included between the housing 10 and the bracket 90.

The utility model discloses an electron cigarette still includes power conversion device 102, and power conversion device's tip is provided with interface 104 that charges. The power conversion device 102 can convert the commercial power 220V into a dc voltage 3.7V-4.4V required by the power supply 50 for charging the power supply 50, and the power supply 50 can be a rechargeable battery/battery pack, such as 18650 lithium ion battery/battery pack. The charging interface 104 can be a USB interface, a Type-C interface, a Lightning interface, etc., and the bottom of the housing is fixed with a decoration 16 for decorating the charging interface 104.

The housing 10 includes an upper housing 12 and a lower housing 14, the power supply 50 and the power conversion device 102 are located inside the lower housing 14, and the sleeve 20, the switch assembly, the fixing bracket 80, the bracket 90, the bracket cap 92, the magnetic attraction assembly, and the like are located inside the upper housing.

The smoking article 1 may be a conventional cigarette, or may be a cartridge of tobacco or tea, or the like.

The heating element 30 may be any heating element known in the art, and may be inserted into the smoking article to heat the smoking article, or may surround the outer sidewall of the sleeve 20 to heat the smoking article, or the sleeve 20 may also be a heating element to heat the smoking article. In the present embodiment, the heating element 30 is inserted into the smoking article to heat the smoking article, the heating element 30 may be in a cylindrical shape, a sheet shape or a ring shape, such as a heating rod, a heating sheet, a heating wire or a heating ring, and preferably, in the present embodiment, the heating element 30 is a ceramic rod with a heating circuit printed inside, and one end of the ceramic rod has a sharp portion, so as to be conveniently inserted into the cartridge, thereby ensuring sufficient contact between the heating element and the cartridge, increasing the contact area, and effectively improving the heating efficiency.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the principle of the present invention for controlling the heating of the electronic cigarette by the switch assembly is as follows: before the smoking article 1 is inserted, the magnetically attractive component 72/74 is attracted together, the sleeve 20 and the magnetic member 44 are both fixed near the end of the housing, and the magnetic member 44 is away from the magnetic switch 42; after the smoking article 1 is inserted, because the smoking article 1 applies continuous pushing force to the sleeve 20 in the process of contacting the smoking article 1 with the heating element 30, the sleeve 20 moves downwards, the magnetic part 44 approaches the magnetic switch 42, the power supply 50 is turned on, and the power supply 50 supplies power to the heating element 30; when the user finishes smoking and takes out the smoking article 1, the smoking article 1 drives the sleeve 20 to move upwards, the sleeve 20 is far away from the magnetic switch 42 under the action of friction force and the attraction force of the magnetic attraction component 72/74, the power supply 50 stops supplying power to the heating element 30, and the electronic cigarette is shut down.

The above disclosure is only for the purpose of illustrating the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention, which is defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An electronic cigarette, comprising: the heating device comprises a shell, a sleeve for placing a smoking article, a heating element for heating the smoking article, a switch assembly and a power supply, wherein the sleeve is connected with the shell, and the heating element, the switch assembly and the power supply are all arranged in the shell;

2. The electronic cigarette of claim 1, wherein the sleeve moves in an axial direction of the sleeve.

3. The electronic cigarette of claim 2, wherein the sleeve moves to the second position under the pushing force of inserting a smoking article when inserted into the smoking article; friction between the smoking article and the sleeve moves the sleeve to the first position when the smoking article is removed.

4. The electronic cigarette of claim 3, further comprising a control element and a displacement sensor, wherein the control element is electrically connected to the displacement sensor, wherein the control element is configured to receive a signal from the displacement sensor and to break or make an electrical connection between the heating element and the power source based on the signal, wherein the displacement sensor is configured to detect a relative displacement between a smoking article and the heating element, wherein the control element breaks the electrical connection between the heating element and the power source when the displacement sensor detects that the smoking article is away from the heating element, and wherein the control element makes the electrical connection between the heating element and the power source when the displacement sensor detects that the smoking article is close to the heating element.

5. The electronic cigarette of claim 3 or 4, further comprising a magnetic component coupled to the sleeve, wherein when the sleeve moves to the first position, the magnetic component and the housing are magnetically coupled together to move the sleeve away from the second position.

6. The electronic cigarette of claim 1, wherein the switch assembly is a magnetic switch assembly, a resilient switch assembly, a photosensor switch assembly, or a voice activated switch assembly.

7. The electronic cigarette of claim 1, further comprising a mount for securing the heating element and the switch assembly.

8. The electronic cigarette of claim 7, wherein the holder is a barrel-shaped structure having a side wall and a bottom, the other end opposite the bottom is an opening, the switch assembly is located on the side wall and near the bottom, the bottom end of the sleeve enters the interior of the barrel-shaped structure from the opening, and the sleeve can move within the interior of the barrel-shaped structure.

9. The electronic cigarette of claim 7 or 8, further comprising a bracket for securing the mount and the power source.

10. The electronic cigarette of claim 1, further comprising a power conversion device, wherein a charging interface is disposed at an end of the power conversion device.