CN218605126U

CN218605126U - Aerosol generating device

Info

Publication number: CN218605126U
Application number: CN202222604639.3U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨斌峰; 徐中立; 李永海
Original assignee: Shenzhen FirstUnion Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen FirstUnion Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-09-29
Filing date: 2022-09-29
Publication date: 2023-03-14
Anticipated expiration: 2032-09-29

Abstract

An aerosol-generating device includes a housing; an extraction member for removably receiving at least part of an aerosol-forming article; a slider configured to be slidable relative to the housing in a direction away from the extraction member when connected to the extraction member to release the connection with the extraction member; the movable piece is configured to move towards the outside of the shell and drive the extracting piece to at least partially extend out of the shell when the sliding piece is disconnected from the extracting piece. Above the aerosol generation device that provides, the aerosol that does benefit to the user in taking out the extraction element forms goods, the simple operation promotes user's use experience.

Description

Aerosol generating device

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of electronic atomization, in particular to an aerosol generating device.

Background

One existing aerosol-generating device has a holder for assisting in the insertion of an aerosol-generating article into the aerosol-generating device or the separation of the article from the aerosol-generating device.

When the user separates the article from the aerosol-generating device, the user manually grasps the article inserted in the holder and pulls the article out of the holder, by which means the article is removed. This approach is not conducive to product removal, and the operation is complex and the user experience is low.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The present application provides an aerosol-generating device comprising:

a housing;

an extraction member for removably receiving at least part of an aerosol-forming article;

a slider configured to be slidable relative to the housing in a direction away from the extraction member when connected to the extraction member to release the connection with the extraction member;

the movable piece is configured to move towards the outside of the shell and drive the extracting piece to at least partially extend out of the shell when the sliding piece is disconnected with the extracting piece.

Above the aerosol generation device that provides, the aerosol that does benefit to the user in taking out the extraction element forms goods, the simple operation promotes user's use experience.

Drawings

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

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of an aerosol-generating device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

figure 2 is a schematic view of an aerosol-generating article and an aerosol-generating device provided by embodiments of the present application;

figure 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an aerosol-generating device provided by embodiments of the present application;

figure 4 is a further schematic cross-sectional view of an aerosol-generating device provided by embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a slide assembly provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of another perspective of a slide assembly provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of an extraction assembly provided in embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of another perspective of an extraction assembly provided by embodiments of the present application;

fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of a movable assembly provided in an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

To facilitate an understanding of the present application, the present application is described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and detailed description. It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may be present. The terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "inner", "outer" and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. The terminology used in the description of the present application is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present application. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the present embodiment provides an aerosol-generating device 100, and the aerosol-generating device 100 is substantially in a block shape and includes a housing 11, a bracket 12, a slider 13, an extraction member 14, a movable member 15, a heater 16, a battery 17, and a circuit board 18.

The housing 11 includes a main case and a bottom cover. The main casing has openings at both ends through which components such as the holder 12, the movable member 15, the heater 16, the battery cell 17, and the circuit board 18 can be fitted into the casing 11. The bottom cover is arranged at an opening at the lower end of the main shell.

The support 12 is used to support various components, such as: slider 13, extraction element 14, moving element 15, heater 16, electric core 17 and circuit board 18 etc.. The bracket 12 may be formed of a plurality of structural members or may be an integrally formed structural member.

As shown in fig. 5 to 6, the slider 13 is disposed at an opening of the upper end of the main casing of the housing 11 and held on the bracket 12. The slider 13 is capable of sliding left and right, i.e. moving in the width direction of the aerosol-generating device 100, relative to the housing 11 or the stand 12.

In one example, the slider 13 includes a slider 131, a slide cover 132, and a connecting portion 133.

The slider 131 is substantially square. The left side surface of the slider 131 has a groove 131a.

The sliding cover 132 is fixed to the sliding block 131 and may be fixed by a fixing member such as a screw, an adhesive material, or the like; when assembled, the slide cover 132 covers the upper and right surfaces of the slider 131. The right side surface of the slide cover 132 is provided with a projection 132a, and the projection 132a has an inclined surface.

The connecting portion 133 is fixed to the lower surface of the slider 131 and may be fixed by a fixing member such as a screw, an adhesive material, or the like. The bracket 12 is provided with a slide groove into which the connecting portion 133 is held. When the slider 13 slides left and right with respect to the bracket 12, the connecting portion 133 can move along the trajectory of the chute.

Further, an elastic member 134 is further included. One end of the elastic member 134 is held in the groove 131a of the slider 131, and the other end abuts against the inner wall of the housing 11 or the holder 12.

As shown in fig. 7-8, the extraction element 14 is likewise arranged at the opening at the upper end of the main casing of the housing 11 and is held on the support 12. The extraction member 14 is movable up and down, i.e. in the longitudinal direction of the aerosol-generating device 100, relative to the housing 11 or the stand 12.

In one example, the extraction member 14 includes an extraction cap 141, an extractor 142.

The extraction cover 141 has a substantially elongated shape. The extraction cap 141 has an insertion opening a through which part of the aerosol-generating article 200 is removably received in the extractor 142. The left end of the extraction cover 141 is disposed near the sliding cover 132 and has a locking hole 141a corresponding to the protrusion 132 a. The sliding member 13 and the extracting member 14 are in snap-fit connection through the projection 132a and the locking hole 141a, and the inclined surface of the projection 132a facilitates the snap-fit connection with the locking hole 141a. After the slider 13 and the extractor 14 are connected, the upper surface of the sliding cover 132 and the upper surface of the extractor cover 141 remain flush; in this way, the slide cover 132 and the extraction cover 141 together define a cover body that covers the main housing upper end opening of the housing 11, i.e. the top cover of the aerosol-generating device 100.

In some embodiments, it is also feasible that the positions of the protrusion 132a and the locking hole 141a are interchanged; that is, the protrusion 132a is provided on the extraction cover 141, and the latch hole 141a is provided on the slide cover 132. The protrusion 132a or the latch hole 141a may be implemented by other similar snap-fit connectors, for example, the latch hole 141a is replaced by a slot structure.

The extractor 142 is substantially cylindrical. The extractor 142 is housed in the housing 11. An end surface of the upper end of the extractor 142 is fixed to the lower surface of the extraction cap 141, for example, the upper end of the extractor 142 has a lug 142a extending in the width direction of the aerosol-generating device 100, and a screw is fixed to the extraction cap 141 after penetrating through the lug. The hollow interior of the extractor 142 defines a receiving cavity B in communication with the insertion opening a for receiving the aerosol-generating article 200.

Further, a magnetic element 143 is also included. The magnetic member 143 is disposed on a lower surface of the extraction cover 141 and is disposed near a right end of the extraction cover 141. Specifically, a groove may be provided on the lower surface of the extraction cover 141 to hold the magnetic element 143 therein. The rack 12 is further provided with a magnetic element 20 corresponding to the magnetic element 143, and the extraction cover 141 can be held on the rack 12 by the magnetic attraction of the magnetic element 143 and the magnetic element 20.

As shown in fig. 9, the movable piece 15 is disposed in the housing 11 and held on the bracket 12. The movable member 15 is movable up and down, i.e. in the longitudinal direction of the aerosol-generating device 100, relative to the housing 11 or the holder 12.

In one example, the movable member 15 includes a push block 151, a latch 152, and a wedge 153.

The pushing block 151 abuts against the extracting member 14, for example, the pushing block 151 abuts against the lug 142a of the extractor 142. The push block 151 has an arc-shaped surface to be arranged around the cylindrical extractor 142.

The cartridge 152 is arranged in the thickness direction of the aerosol-generating device 100, with one end of the cartridge 152 fixed to the holder and the other end disposed adjacent to the inner surface of the housing 11. The latch 152 is disposed below the pushing block 151, and the latch 152 and the pushing block 151 are spaced by a part of the bracket 12, and the part of the bracket 12 can limit the latch 152, that is, limit the upward movement of the latch 152.

The latch 152 has a latch hole 152a. One end of the wedge 153 penetrates through the clamping hole 152a and then extends into the push block 151 and abuts against the inner surface of the push block 151; the other end of the wedge 153 is caught by the lower surface of the catching block 152 and cannot pass through the catching hole 152a. The wedge 153 may be integrally formed with the push block 151. The wedge 153 and the push block 151 may be movable together in the longitudinal direction of the aerosol-generating device 100, i.e. up and down.

Further, an elastic member 154 is also included. The elastic member 154 is sleeved on the wedge 153, one end of the elastic member is located in the push block 151 and abuts against the inner surface of the push block 151, and the other end of the elastic member abuts against the bracket 12.

In some examples, the moveable member 15 may be integral with the extraction member 14. For example: the movable member 15 includes an elastic member having one end fixed to the bottom end of the extractor 142 and the other end fixed within the housing 11.

The heater 16 is configured to be insertable into the aerosol-generating article 200 to heat smokable material in the aerosol-generating article 200 and generate a smokable aerosol. The upper end of the heater 16 protrudes into the receiving chamber B through a through hole (not shown) at the bottom end of the extractor 142; the lower end of the heater 16 is held in the housing 11 and is electrically connected to the battery cell 17 or the wiring board 18 by a wire. The heater 16 may be configured in a needle shape, a rod shape, a sheet shape, and the like. The heating means of the heater 16 includes, but is not limited to, resistance heating, electromagnetic heating, infrared heating, air heating, and the like. In other embodiments, it is also possible that the heater 16 is configured to heat around the aerosol-generating article 200, so-called circumferential heating, peripheral heating, or the like.

After the smokable material in the aerosol-generating article 200 has been depleted or heating of the article has been completed, the aerosol-generating article 200 may be extracted upwardly by the extraction member 14 to separate from the heater 16, which facilitates removal of the aerosol-generating article 200 or cleaning of the receiving cavity B. Of course, the extractor 14 may also be configured to be detachable from the housing 11.

A battery cell 17 is also disposed in the housing 11. The cells 17 provide power for operating the aerosol-generating device 100. The cells 17 may be rechargeable batteries or disposable batteries. The battery cell 17 may be, but is not limited to, a lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO 4) battery. For example, the cell 17 may be a lithium cobaltate (LiCoO 2) battery or a lithium titanate battery. The battery cell 17 is disposed on the left side within the case 11, and the heater 16 and the wiring board 18 are disposed on the right side within the case 11.

The circuit board 18 is configured to control the overall operation of the aerosol-generating device 100. Various components, such as controllers, key switches, etc., are integrated on the circuit board 18. The aerosol-generating device 100 further comprises a key 19, the key 19 being exposed at the right side of the housing 11, the key 19 being depressible by a user to trigger the key switch to generate a key signal. After the controller receives the key signal, the corresponding control is realized, for example: control the heater 16 to start or stop heating, and so on.

Referring to fig. 3 again, in the schematic view of fig. 3, the sliding member 13 and the extracting member 14 are connected by the protrusion 132a and the locking hole 141a (the sliding member 13 is at the first position), and the magnetic element 143 is magnetically engaged with the magnetic element 20 to further hold the extracting member 14 on the bracket 12. At this time, the movable member 15 is pressed downward by the extraction member 14, so that the elastic member 154 is in a compressed state (at this time, the movable member 15 is in the third position).

When the user uses a finger to push the sliding cover 132 to the left (as shown by the arrow in the figure), the sliding cover 132 will drive the sliding block 131 and the connecting part 133 to slide together to the left (i.e. slide in the direction away from the extracting part 14), and the elastic part 134 gradually enters the compressed state. To facilitate sliding the slide cover 132, the user can press the left end of the extraction cover 141 with a finger. When the slider 13 slides a certain distance to the left (or slides to the second position), the protrusion 132a is disengaged from the engaging hole 141a, i.e., the slider 13 is disconnected from the drawer 14. With the resilient member 154 in the compressed state, under the resilient force of the resilient member 154, the movable member 15 will urge the extraction member 14 to move upwardly together (or toward the exterior of the housing 11) and cause at least a portion of the extraction member 14 to extend out of the housing 11 (with the movable member 15 in the fourth position), and the aerosol-generating article 200 is separated from the heater 16. When the movable member 15 and the extracting element 14 move upward for a certain distance, the movable member 15 stops moving because the latch 152 is limited by the bracket 12. At this time, the states of the sliding member 13, the extracting member 14 and the movable member 15 can be referred to as fig. 4 (after the protrusion 132a is disengaged from the engaging hole 141a, the sliding member 13 returns to the state of fig. 3 under the elastic force or the restoring force of the elastic member 134, i.e. slides from the second position to the first position or slides towards the extracting member 14).

The process of returning the extraction member 14 and the hinge 15 to fig. 3 is the reverse of the above, and the user can press the sliding cover 132 with his finger and press the extraction cover 141 (or insert the aerosol-generating article 200) until the latch hole 141a is connected with the projection 132a, and the inclined surface of the projection 132a can make the latch hole 141a latch smoothly; the magnetic element 143 is in magnetic engagement with the magnetic element 20 such that the extraction lid 141 is retained on the holder 12. At this time, the movable member 15 moves downward, and the elastic member 154 gradually enters a compressed state.

It should be noted that the description of the present application and the accompanying drawings set forth preferred embodiments of the present application, however, the present application may be embodied in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described in the present application, which are not intended as additional limitations to the present application, but are provided for the purpose of providing a more thorough understanding of the present disclosure. The above features are combined with each other to form various embodiments not listed above, and all of them are regarded as the scope described in the present specification; further, modifications and variations may occur to those skilled in the art in light of the foregoing description, and it is intended to cover all such modifications and variations as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. An aerosol-generating device, comprising:

a housing;

the movable piece is configured to move towards the outside of the shell and drive the extracting piece to at least partially extend out of the shell when the sliding piece is disconnected from the extracting piece.

2. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 1, further comprising a first resilient member;

the first elastic member is configured to provide a restoring force to the slider to slide the slider toward the extraction member when the slider slides relative to the housing and releases the connection with the extraction member.

3. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 2 in which the first resilient member has one end retained within the slider and the other end in abutment with an inner wall of the housing or with a stand within the housing.

4. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 1, wherein the housing has an opening at one end, the slider being at least partially disposed at the opening.

5. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 4, wherein a bracket is provided within the housing, the slider being retained on the bracket.

6. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 5, wherein the holder has a chute, the slider being configured to slide along a trajectory of the chute.

7. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 4, wherein the extraction member is at least partially disposed at the opening and the extraction member and the slider member together define a cover forming a cover covering the opening.

8. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 1, wherein the extraction member has a first end proximate the slider member, a second end opposite the first end;

the first end is provided with a connecting piece to be connected with the sliding piece.

9. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 8, further comprising a first magnetic element disposed at the second end, and a second magnetic element disposed within the housing, the first and second magnetic elements configured to magnetically cooperate to retain the extraction member.

10. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 1, further comprising a second resilient member;

the second elastic member is configured to provide elastic force to the movable member so that the movable member can move toward the outside of the housing when the slider is disconnected from the extraction member.

11. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 10 in which the second resilient member has one end retained within the moveable member and the other end in abutment with a support within the housing.

12. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 1, wherein a heater is provided within the housing;

the heater is configured to be inserted into the aerosol-forming article to heat smokable material in the aerosol-forming article and generate an aerosol.