CN215583169U

CN215583169U - Inner support bracket and aerosol generating device

Info

Publication number: CN215583169U
Application number: CN202120648630.5U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 丁毅; 杜昊; 李青羽; 陈斌; 胡练球
Original assignee: Shenzhen ALD Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen ALD Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-03-30
Filing date: 2021-03-30
Publication date: 2022-01-21
Anticipated expiration: 2031-03-30

Abstract

The present invention relates to an inner holder support and an aerosol generating device, the inner holder support defining a receiving cavity for receiving an aerosol-forming substrate, the receiving cavity having an opening through which an aerosol-forming substrate can be received into the receiving cavity; a fixing structure for fastening the aerosol-forming substrate is formed on an inner wall surface of one end of the accommodating cavity away from the opening. When aerosol-forming substrate inserted through the opening and received the chamber, the fixed knot that the chamber was received to the accessible constructs and fastens aerosol-forming substrate, increases the stability of being connected between aerosol-forming substrate and the interior support, and applicable in the different aerosol-forming substrate of size in certain extent, avoid the user to take aerosol-forming substrate out of receiving the chamber in the suction process to user's use experience has been guaranteed.

Description

Inner support bracket and aerosol generating device

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of aerosol devices, and particularly relates to an inner support bracket and an aerosol generating device.

Background

Because the aerosol-forming substrate that present heating non-combustible aerosol generation device used differs in size, when the user was at the time of smoking aerosol-forming substrate, the user's lips can form the adhesion with aerosol-forming substrate, and the condition that some aerosol-forming substrate that the size is less takes place easily by the user's lips in the user's smoking process to influence user's smoking experience.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims to solve the defects in the prior art at least to a certain extent and provides an inner support bracket and an aerosol generating device.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides an inner holder for use in an aerosol-generating device, the inner holder defining a receiving cavity for receiving an aerosol-forming substrate, the receiving cavity having an opening through which the aerosol-forming substrate can be received into the receiving cavity; a fixing structure for fastening the aerosol-forming substrate is formed on an inner wall surface of one end of the accommodating cavity away from the opening.

Preferably, the fixing structure includes a plurality of ribs formed on the inner wall surface and evenly distributed around the central axis of the accommodating cavity, and the ribs are formed by protruding the inner wall surface in the direction of the central axis.

Preferably, a side of the rib, which is away from the inner wall surface, includes a slope, and the slope extends from one end adjacent to the opening to the other end gradually approaching the central axis.

Preferably, an end of the slope surface adjacent to the opening is connected to the inner wall surface.

Preferably, the fixing structure comprises a conical surface connected with the inner wall surface, and one end of the conical surface, which is far away from the opening, gradually contracts and extends towards the central axis of the accommodating cavity.

Preferably, the inner support bracket comprises a bottom wall and a peripheral wall protruding along the periphery of the bottom wall, the bottom wall and the peripheral wall enclose the accommodating cavity, one end of the peripheral wall far away from the bottom wall forms the opening, and the bottom wall is provided with a through hole communicated with the accommodating cavity.

The utility model also provides an aerosol generating device which comprises the inner support bracket.

The utility model also provides an aerosol generating device comprising a housing defining a receiving cavity for receiving an aerosol-forming substrate, the receiving cavity having an opening through which an aerosol-forming substrate can be received into the receiving cavity; a fixing structure for fastening the aerosol-forming substrate is formed on an inner wall surface of one end of the accommodating cavity away from the opening.

According to the inner support bracket provided by the embodiment of the utility model, when the aerosol-forming substrate is inserted into the receiving cavity through the opening, the aerosol-forming substrate can be fastened through the fixing structure of the receiving cavity, so that the connection stability between the aerosol-forming substrate and the inner support bracket is improved, the inner support bracket is suitable for different aerosol-forming substrates with the sizes within a certain range, the aerosol-forming substrate is prevented from being taken out of the receiving cavity in the suction process of a user, and the use experience of the user is ensured.

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 inventive exercise.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of an embodiment of an aerosol generating device according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of an embodiment of an inner support bracket according to the present invention;

fig. 4 is a top view of fig. 3.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary and intended to be illustrative of the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the present invention, and all other embodiments that can be obtained by one skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without inventive efforts shall fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "circumferential," "radial," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the present invention and to simplify the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

Further, in the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically defined otherwise.

Referring to figures 1 and 2, embodiments of the present invention provide an aerosol generating device comprising a housing 10 and an inner support 20 arranged on the housing 10, the inner support 20 being for receiving an aerosol-forming substrate 30; it will be appreciated that there is also a heat generating element (not shown) within the housing 10 which extends into the inner support bracket 20 so that the aerosol-forming substrate 30 is heated by the heat generating element to produce an aerosol which can be inhaled by a user; of course, the inner support bracket 20 may also be directly used as a heating element, that is, the inner support bracket 20 is made of an integral conductive ceramic material, and electrodes with opposite polarities are respectively formed at two ends of the inner support bracket and electrically connected to a power supply through the electrodes; that is, the utility model is not limited to the particular manner in which the aerosol-forming substrate 30 is heated.

It should be noted that fig. 1 only shows the upper half portion of the housing 10 in this embodiment, in practical application, the housing 10 further includes the lower half portion, the lower half portion includes a heating element, a controller and a power supply, and after the upper half portion is butted with the lower half portion, the heating element extends into the receiving cavity.

Referring to figures 3 and 4, figure 3 is a partial perspective block diagram in which the inner holder 20 defines a receiving cavity 21 for receiving an aerosol-forming substrate 30, the receiving cavity 21 having an opening 22 through which the aerosol-forming substrate 30 can be received into the receiving cavity 21; an inner wall surface 211 of the receiving cavity 21 at an end remote from the opening 22 is formed with a securing formation for securing the aerosol-forming substrate 30.

According to the inner support bracket 20 of this embodiment, when the aerosol-forming substrate 30 is inserted into the receiving cavity 21 through the opening 22, the aerosol-forming substrate 30 can be fastened by the fixing structure at the bottom of the receiving cavity 21, the stability of the connection between the aerosol-forming substrate 30 and the inner support bracket 20 is increased, the aerosol-forming substrate holder is applicable to different aerosol-forming substrates 30 with sizes within a certain range, the situation that the aerosol-forming substrate 30 is taken out of the receiving cavity 21 by a user in a suction process is avoided, and therefore the use experience of the user is guaranteed.

It should be understood that the fixing structure in the present embodiment may also be disposed at the middle or upper portion of the receiving cavity 21.

In one embodiment, the fixing structure in this embodiment includes a plurality of ribs 23 formed on the inner wall surface 211 and uniformly distributed around the central axis of the accommodating cavity 21, and the ribs 23 are formed by the inner wall surface 211 protruding toward the central axis. I.e. the opposing inner sides of the plurality of ribs 23 together define a clamping space in which the end of the aerosol-forming substrate 30 is secured in an interference fit with the inner sides of the plurality of ribs 23 when the aerosol-forming substrate 30 is inserted into the receiving cavity 21, so as to improve the stability of the connection between the aerosol-forming substrate 30 and the inner support 20.

Further, a side of the convex rib 23 away from the inner wall surface 211 includes a slope 231, and the slope 231 extends from one end adjacent to the opening 22 to the other end gradually approaching the central axis; preferably, an end of inclined surface 231 adjacent opening 22 is connected to inner wall surface 211. This facilitates smooth insertion of the aerosol-forming substrate 30 and then fastening of the aerosol-forming substrate 30 by slightly pressing it with the ribs 23 in a slight interference fit with the aerosol-forming substrate 30.

The inner support bracket 20 includes a bottom wall 24 and a peripheral wall 25 protruding along the periphery of the bottom wall 24, the bottom wall 24 and the peripheral wall 25 enclose a receiving cavity 21, an opening 22 is formed at one end of the peripheral wall 25 away from the bottom wall 24, and the bottom wall 24 is provided with a through hole 26 communicating with the receiving cavity 21. The inner wall surface 211 is an inner circumferential surface of the circumferential wall 25, and the accommodating chamber 21 is preferably a cylindrical chamber in this embodiment, but an elliptic cylindrical chamber or other regular cylindrical chambers may be adopted as long as the aerosol-forming substrate 30 can be inserted and fixed.

The heating element of the aerosol generating device may extend into the receiving cavity 21 through the through-hole 26, and when the aerosol-forming substrate 30 is inserted into the receiving cavity 21, the heating element is also inserted into the aerosol-forming substrate 30, and when the heating element is energized, it generates heat to heat the aerosol-forming substrate 30 to produce an aerosol which can be inhaled by a user.

In other embodiments, the fixing structure may also be a conical surface (not shown) connected to the inner wall surface 211, and an end of the conical surface away from the opening 22 gradually contracts and extends toward the central axis of the accommodating cavity 21. When the aerosol-forming substrate 30 is inserted into the receiving cavity 21, the conical surface may facilitate insertion of the aerosol-forming substrate 30 while the conical surface may be used to compress and secure the aerosol-forming substrate 30.

An embodiment of the utility model also provides an aerosol generating device, which differs from the aerosol generating device of the previous embodiment in that the housing directly defines a receiving cavity for receiving the aerosol-forming substrate, the receiving cavity having an opening through which the aerosol-forming substrate can be received into the receiving cavity; a fixing structure for fastening the aerosol-forming substrate is formed on the inner wall surface of one end of the accommodating cavity away from the opening. Since the fixing structure in the aerosol generating device of this embodiment adopts all the technical solutions of all the embodiments described above, at least all the beneficial effects brought by the technical solutions of the embodiments described above are achieved, and no further description is given here.

In the above embodiments, the descriptions of the respective embodiments have respective emphasis, and for parts that are not described in detail in a certain embodiment, reference may be made to related descriptions of other embodiments.

In view of the above description of the technical solutions provided by the present invention, those skilled in the art will recognize that there may be variations in the technical solutions and the application ranges according to the concepts of the embodiments of the present invention, and in summary, the content of the present specification should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

Claims

1. An inner support bracket for use in an aerosol generating device, wherein the inner support bracket defines a receiving cavity for receiving an aerosol-forming substrate, the receiving cavity having an opening through which an aerosol-forming substrate can be received into the receiving cavity; a fixing structure for fastening the aerosol-forming substrate is formed on an inner wall surface of one end of the accommodating cavity away from the opening.

2. The inner bracket as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fixing structure comprises a plurality of ribs formed on the inner wall surface and evenly distributed around the central axis of the receiving cavity, and the ribs are formed by protruding the inner wall surface towards the direction of the central axis.

3. The bracket of claim 2, wherein the rib includes a ramp on a side thereof remote from the inner wall surface, and the ramp extends from one end adjacent the opening to another end gradually closer to the central axis.

4. The inner bracket as set forth in claim 3, wherein an end of said ramp adjacent said opening is connected to said inner wall surface.

5. The inner support bracket according to claim 1, wherein the fixing structure comprises a conical surface connected with the inner wall surface, and one end of the conical surface, which is far away from the opening, gradually shrinks and extends towards the central axis of the accommodating cavity.

6. The inner support bracket according to claim 1, comprising a bottom wall and a peripheral wall protruding along the periphery of the bottom wall, wherein the bottom wall and the peripheral wall enclose the accommodating cavity, the end of the peripheral wall far away from the bottom wall forms the opening, and the bottom wall is provided with a through hole communicated with the accommodating cavity.

7. An aerosol generating device comprising an inner support bracket as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6.

8. An aerosol generating device comprising a housing defining a receiving cavity for receiving an aerosol-forming substrate, the receiving cavity having an opening through which an aerosol-forming substrate can be received into the receiving cavity; a fixing structure for fastening the aerosol-forming substrate is formed on an inner wall surface of one end of the accommodating cavity away from the opening.

9. An aerosol generating device according to claim 8, wherein the fixing structure comprises a plurality of ribs formed on the inner wall surface and evenly distributed around a central axis of the receiving cavity, and the ribs are formed by protruding the inner wall surface towards the central axis.

10. An aerosol generating device according to claim 9, wherein the rib includes a ramp on a side thereof remote from the inner wall surface, and the ramp extends from one end adjacent the opening to the other end progressively closer to the central axis.