CN219125392U - Electronic cigarette - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides an electronic cigarette, comprising: a cartridge capable of generating an aerosol, the cartridge comprising a first electrical connection; a battery including a second electrical connection, the battery being detachably connected with the cartridge; one of the first electric connector and the second electric connector is provided with a plugging groove, the other of the first electric connector and the second electric connector is provided with a first plugging part, and the first plugging part is detachably arranged in the plugging groove. According to the electronic cigarette, the cartridge can be partially disassembled and replaced under the condition that the tobacco tar is used up and the electric quantity in the battery is remained, so that the battery is fully utilized.

Description

Electronic cigarette

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of electronic cigarettes, in particular to an electronic cigarette.

Background

When the existing bullet-changing electronic cigarette is electrically connected between an atomization core assembly and a power supply, the adopted scheme is mainly that a long-strip-shaped upper terminal is led out at the lower end of the atomization core assembly, and a long-strip-shaped lower terminal is led out at the upper end of the power supply. When in electric connection, the lower end face of the upper terminal is abutted with the upper end face of the lower terminal, and the technical problems of small contact area between the upper terminal and the lower terminal and insecure connection are solved. In addition, the upper and lower terminals of the prior art also need to be matched with magnets, namely, the lower end of the atomizing core assembly is also provided with magnets, the upper end of the power supply is also provided with a magnetic attraction piece, and the upper and lower terminals can be fixed through attraction of the magnets and the magnetic attraction piece, so that the device has the defect of complex structure.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model aims to provide a novel technical scheme of an electronic cigarette, which can solve at least one technical problem of small contact area between an upper terminal and a lower terminal, unstable connection and complex structure in the prior art.

According to the utility model, the electronic cigarette comprises: a cartridge capable of generating an aerosol, the cartridge comprising a first electrical connection; a battery including a second electrical connection, the battery being detachably connected with the cartridge; one of the first electric connector and the second electric connector is provided with a plugging groove, the other of the first electric connector and the second electric connector is provided with a first plugging part, and the first plugging part is detachably arranged in the plugging groove.

Optionally, the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector are respectively disposed on a side of the cartridge and the battery that are close to each other.

Optionally, a direction from the cartridge to the battery is a first direction, and the first plug portion is plugged into or pulled out of the plug groove along the first direction.

Optionally, the cartridge comprises a liquid absorbing member and a heating member, the heating member is disposed on the liquid absorbing member, and the battery comprises a power source and the second electrical connector disposed on the power source.

Optionally, the first electrical connector comprises: the female seat is provided with the inserting groove and is electrically connected with the heating piece; the second electrical connector includes: the pin header is electrically connected with the power supply, and the end part of the pin header is formed into the first plug-in connection part.

Optionally, the electronic cigarette further includes: the first circuit board is electrically connected with the heating piece and is provided with the female seat; the second circuit board is electrically connected with the power supply, and the pin header is arranged on the second circuit board.

Optionally, the female socket is welded on the first circuit board, and/or the pin header is welded on the second circuit board.

Optionally, the first electrical connector comprises: a first section body, wherein a first hole is formed in one side, close to the battery, of the first section body; the second section body, the second hole has been seted up to the second section body, the second hole with first hole intercommunication, the aperture in second hole is less than the aperture in first hole, the pore wall in second hole with at least a portion laminating of the outer peripheral face of first grafting portion.

Optionally, the first electrical connector further comprises: the third section body is arranged on one side, far away from the first section body, of the second section body, the outer diameter of the third section body is smaller than the aperture of the second section body, and the position of the third section body corresponds to the position of the first plug-in connection part.

Optionally, the electronic cigarette further includes: an upper shell, wherein an open first accommodating space is defined in the upper shell, and the cartridge is arranged in the first accommodating space; and the lower shell is internally provided with an open second accommodating space, the battery is arranged in the second accommodating space, and the upper shell is detachably connected with the lower shell.

Optionally, the upper shell is in snap connection with the lower shell.

Optionally, the first electrical connector extends out of the plane of the open end of the upper housing.

Optionally, the electronic cigarette further includes: the first support, the first end of first support install in first accommodation space, the second end of first support stretches out the open end of epitheca, first support respectively with the cigarette bullet with the epitheca is connected, be equipped with first mounting hole on the first support, first electric connecting piece install in the first support and pass first mounting hole.

Optionally, the second electrical connector is below the plane of the open end of the lower housing.

Optionally, the electronic cigarette further includes: the second support is located the second accommodation space, the second support respectively with the battery with the inferior valve is connected, be equipped with the second mounting hole on the second support, the second electric connector is located the second support and pass the second mounting hole.

Optionally, the battery includes a power source and the second electrical connector is provided on the power source, and the second bracket includes: a mounting portion for mounting the power supply; a longitudinal beam provided at an end of the mounting portion near the open end of the lower case; the transverse plate is arranged on the longitudinal beam and is distributed at intervals with the end part, close to the open end of the lower shell, of the mounting part, and the transverse plate is provided with the second mounting hole.

Optionally, a second plug-in portion is arranged on one side of the transverse plate away from the mounting portion, a plug-in hole is arranged on one side of the cartridge close to the battery, and the second plug-in portion is detachably mounted in the plug-in hole.

Optionally, the plugging holes and the first electrical connector are laterally staggered.

According to the electronic cigarette, through first electric connection piece and second electric connection piece detachably connection, not only can realize the on-off control to the power supply circuit between cigarette bullet and the battery, can also realize changing alone to the cigarette bullet, and under the condition that the tobacco tar is used up and the electric quantity in the battery still remains, can dismantle the cigarette bullet part and change, realize the make full use of to the battery. In addition, through adopting first grafting portion and grafting groove matched with connection structure, can be convenient for the dismouting of cigarette bullet and battery, guarantee connection reliability and connection stability. And moreover, the first electric connecting piece and the second electric connecting piece are assembled and disassembled in an inserting mode, so that the assembling and disassembling device has the advantages of being simple in structure and improving assembling and disassembling efficiency.

Other features of the present utility model and its advantages will become apparent from the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments of the utility model, which proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the utility model and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the utility model.

Fig. 1 is an exploded view of an electronic cigarette according to one embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a partial exploded view of an electronic cigarette according to one embodiment of the utility model;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a connector of an electronic cigarette according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of the assembly of a cartridge and a battery of an electronic cigarette according to one embodiment of the utility model;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of area A, circled in FIG. 4;

fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view of an electronic cigarette according to one embodiment of the utility model;

fig. 7 is an enlarged view of region B circled in fig. 6.

Reference numerals

An electronic cigarette 100;

a housing 10; an upper case 11; a first accommodation space 111; an engagement portion 112; a lower case 12; a second accommodation space 121; a fitting portion 122; a plug hole 13;

a cartridge 20; a liquid absorbing body 21; a heating member 22;

a power supply 30;

a connector 40; a female seat 41; a plug slot 411; a first segment 412; a first hole 4121; a second segment 413; a second hole 4131; a third segment 414; a pin 42; a first plug portion 421;

a first circuit board 51;

a second wiring board 52;

a second bracket 60; a mounting portion 61; a stringer 62; a cross plate 63; a second mounting hole 64;

a first bracket 70; the first mounting hole 71.

Detailed Description

Various exemplary embodiments of the present utility model will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that: the relative arrangement of the components and steps, numerical expressions and numerical values set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present utility model unless it is specifically stated otherwise.

The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is merely exemplary in nature and is in no way intended to limit the utility model, its application, or uses.

Techniques, methods, and apparatus known to one of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail, but are intended to be part of the specification where appropriate.

In all examples shown and discussed herein, any specific values should be construed as merely illustrative, and not a limitation. Thus, other examples of exemplary embodiments may have different values.

It should be noted that: like reference numerals and letters denote like items in the following figures, and thus once an item is defined in one figure, no further discussion thereof is necessary in subsequent figures.

An electronic cigarette 100 according to an embodiment of the present utility model is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in fig. 1 to 7, an electronic cigarette 100 according to an embodiment of the present utility model includes a cartridge 20 and a battery.

Specifically, the cartridge 20 is capable of generating an aerosol, the cartridge 20 comprises a first electrical connector, the battery comprises a second electrical connector, the battery is detachably connected with the cartridge 20, wherein one of the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector is provided with a plug slot 411, the other of the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector is provided with a first plug portion 421, and the first plug portion 421 is detachably arranged in the plug slot 411.

In other words, the electronic cigarette according to the embodiment of the present utility model is mainly composed of the cartridge 20 and the battery, wherein the cartridge 20 is capable of generating aerosol for the user to inhale.

The cartridge 20 comprises a first electrical connector, i.e. the cartridge 20 and the first electrical connector are integrated. The battery comprises a second electrical connection, i.e. the battery and the second electrical connection are integrated. When a connection is established between the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector, the battery may power the cartridge 20 through the second electrical connector, the first electrical connector. Upon disconnection between the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector, the cartridge 20 may be separated from the battery including the second electrical connector along with the first electrical connector.

One of the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector has a plugging slot 411, and the other of the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector has a first plugging portion 421, and the first plugging portion 421 is detachably disposed in the plugging slot 411. That is, the first electrical connector may be provided with the plugging slot 411, and the second electrical connector may be provided with the first plugging portion 421; alternatively, a first plug portion 421 is provided on the first electrical connector, and a plug slot 411 is provided on the second electrical connector; or the first electrical connector is provided with a first plug portion 421 and a plug slot 411, respectively, and the second electrical connector is also provided with a first plug portion 421 and a plug slot 411, respectively.

Wherein, the first plug portion 421 can be matched with the plug slot 411, the first plug portion 421 can be plugged into the plug slot 411, so as to realize effective connection between the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector, and the degrees of freedom of the outer surface of the first plug portion 421 in multiple directions can be limited by the inner wall surface of the plug slot 411, thereby improving the connection stability between the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector. And, when the first plug portion 421 is connected with the plug slot 411, it is advantageous to ensure that there is a sufficient contact area between the outer surface of the first plug portion 421 and the inner wall surface of the plug slot 411, so that connection reliability and connection stability can be ensured.

When the electronic cigarette 100 includes the case 10, a housing space is formed in the case 10, and the cartridge 20, the battery, and the like can be mounted in the housing space at the time of mounting. For the present embodiment, an open end capable of being opened and closed may be provided on the housing 10, and the cartridge 20 may be taken out and installed through the open end, in the present embodiment, the structure of the housing 10 is not limited, and the housing 10 may be an integral piece, or may include an upper case 11 and a lower case 12 that are detachable from each other, so long as the cartridge 20 can be individually replaced through the cooperation of the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector, which falls within the protection scope of the present embodiment.

Therefore, according to the electronic cigarette 100 of the embodiment of the utility model, the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector are detachably connected, so that not only can the on-off control of a power supply circuit between the cartridge 20 and the battery be realized, but also the individual replacement of the cartridge 20 can be realized, and the cartridge 20 can be partially disassembled and replaced under the condition that the fuel is used up and the electric quantity in the battery is remained, thereby realizing the full utilization of the battery. In addition, by adopting the connection structure in which the first plug portion 421 is matched with the plug slot 411, the cartridge 20 and the battery can be easily assembled and disassembled, and the connection reliability and the connection stability can be ensured.

According to one embodiment of the utility model, the first and second electrical connectors are provided on the sides of the cartridge 20 and the battery, respectively, that are adjacent to each other. In this embodiment, by defining the positions of the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector, the structures of the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector are simplified, and the occupied space of the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector is reduced.

In some embodiments of the present utility model, the direction from the cartridge 20 to the battery is a first direction, and the first plug portion 421 is plugged into the plug slot 411 or pulled out of the plug slot 411 along the first direction. For example, a first electrical connector is arranged at the lower end of the cartridge 20, a second electrical connector is arranged at the upper end of the battery, and the cartridge 20 and the battery are relatively moved along the up-down direction, namely, the connection between the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector can be realized; the cartridge 20 and the battery are moved back to back in the up-down direction, i.e., separation between the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector can be achieved. Or, the right side of the cartridge 20 is provided with a first electrical connector, and the left side of the battery is provided with a second electrical connector, so that quick assembly and disassembly can be realized. It can be seen that in this embodiment, by defining the first and second electrical connectors to extend in the first direction, it is advantageous to improve the ease of disassembly between the cartridge 20 and the battery.

In some embodiments of the utility model, the cartridge 20 includes a liquid suction 21 and a heating element 22, the heating element 22 being disposed on the liquid suction 21, the battery including a power source 30 and a second electrical connection disposed on the power source 30. That is, the heating element 22 in the cartridge 20 can heat the tobacco tar absorbed by the liquid absorbing body 21, wherein the heating element 22 may be a heating wire, a heating sheet, etc., and the liquid absorbing body 21 may be a ceramic core, a cotton core, etc., which is not limited herein. The battery may include a power source 30 and a second electrical connector, that is, the power source 30 and the second electrical connector may be integrated into one body for easy installation and removal.

The connection relation between the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector is described in detail below.

First, when first electric connecting piece and second electric connecting piece are connected, because power 30 and second electric connecting piece can electrically conductive connection, second electric connecting piece and first electric connecting piece can electrically conductive connection, and first electric connecting piece and heating piece 22 can electrically conductive connection, consequently, can realize the power supply to heating piece 22 through power 30, and then realize heating piece 22 and turn on the electricity and generate heat, heat the atomizing to the tobacco tar.

Second, the power source 30 can disconnect the power to the heating element 22 when the first and second electrical connectors are disconnected. At this time, since the first electrical connector belongs to the cartridge 20, when the tobacco tar in the liquid storage cavity is insufficient, the cartridge 20 can be directly replaced, and the battery still having electric quantity is reserved, at this time, the cartridge 20 can be a disposable cartridge component, that is, the liquid sucking 21, the heating element 22, the first electrical connector and the like can form a disposable cartridge component. That is, when the fuel is exhausted and the electric quantity in the power supply 30 remains, the cartridge can be partially disassembled and replaced, so as to fully utilize the power supply 30.

According to one embodiment of the present utility model, as shown in fig. 5, the first electrical connector includes a female socket 41, the second electrical connector includes a pin 42, the female socket 41 is provided with a socket 411, the female socket 41 is electrically connected with the heating element 22, the pin 42 is electrically connected with the power source 30, and an end portion of the pin 42 is formed as a first socket portion 421. That is, when the first electrical connector is connected to the second electrical connector, the first plug portion 421 can be plugged into the plug slot 411 and electrically connected to the first circuit board 51 through the female socket 41. In the present embodiment, the female socket 41 is used to facilitate the opening of the insertion slot 411. By providing the pin header 42, the first plugging portion 421 is advantageously formed, and the plugging in and out in the plugging slot 411 is facilitated while the connection with the power source 30 is achieved.

In this embodiment, the female socket 41 is provided with a plugging slot 411, and the end portion of the pin 42 forms a first plugging portion 421, so that the pin 42 can be plugged into the female socket 41, so as to realize connection between the female socket 41 and the pin 42, thereby realizing electrical connection between the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector. The pin 42 can be pulled out of the female holder 41, so that not only the disconnection between the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector is realized, but also the individual replacement of the cartridges 20 can be realized by mutually disassembling the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector, and a plurality of cartridges 20 correspond to one battery.

In addition, by adopting the cooperation of the female holder 41 and the pin 42, the positions of the existing female holder 41 and pin 42 can be redesigned, and the female holder 41 is used as a part of the cartridge 20, and the female holder 41 and pin 42 are detachably connected to each other, so that the cartridge 20 can be replaced individually.

In some embodiments of the present utility model, the electronic cigarette 100 further includes a first circuit board 51 and a second circuit board 52, where the first circuit board 51 is electrically connected to the heating element 22, the first circuit board 51 is provided with the female socket 41, the second circuit board 52 is electrically connected to the power source 30, and the second circuit board 52 is provided with the pin header 42. In this embodiment, the second circuit board 52 may implement power signal interaction with the first circuit board 51 through the pin header 42 and the female socket 41.

According to one embodiment of the utility model, the female socket 41 is soldered to the first circuit board 51 and/or the pin header 42 is soldered to the second circuit board 52. That is, the scheme that the female socket 41 is welded to the first circuit board 51 alone, the pin 42 is welded to the second circuit board 52 alone, or the female socket 41 is welded to the first circuit board 51 and the pin 42 is welded to the second circuit board 52 simultaneously is included in the protection scope of the present embodiment. For example, the first circuit board 51 is a first PCBA board, the second circuit board 52 is a second PCBA board, and the mother board 41 and the pin header 42 are soldered to different PCBA boards, respectively, by soldering.

It should be noted that, the two poles of the battery of the electronic cigarette in the prior art are connected to the PCB through wires, which results in that a great amount of labor cost is consumed for welding in the assembly production process, the assembly efficiency is low, and the stability of the product is still to be improved. In this embodiment, the manner of wire connection in the prior art is avoided by adopting a welding manner, so that the connection firmness and the assembly convenience can be improved.

In some embodiments of the present utility model, the first electrical connector includes a first section 412 and a second section 413, wherein a first hole 4121 is formed on a side of the first section 412 near the battery, a second hole 4131 is formed on the second section 413, the second hole 4131 is communicated with the first hole 4121, the hole diameter of the second hole 4131 is smaller than that of the first hole 4121, and the hole wall of the second hole 4131 is attached to at least a part of the outer peripheral surface of the first plug portion 421.

That is, the upper end of the first insertion portion 421 may pass through the first hole 4121 and then enter the second hole 4131, and the first hole 4121 is large in size, so that the first insertion portion 421 is conveniently and rapidly assembled, and the assembly efficiency is improved. Further, since the hole wall of the second hole 4131 is fitted to at least a part of the outer peripheral surface of the first plug portion 421, electrical connection between the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector can be ensured.

According to an embodiment of the present utility model, the first electrical connector further includes a third segment 414, the third segment 414 is disposed on a side of the second segment 413 away from the first segment 412, an outer diameter of the third segment 414 is smaller than an aperture of the second segment 413, and a position of the third segment 414 corresponds to a position of the first plug portion 421. That is, the first electrical connection may be connected to the first circuit board 51 through the third segment 414. Because the outer diameter of the third segment 414 is smaller, the third segment 414 occupies less space.

According to an embodiment of the present utility model, the electronic cigarette 100 further includes an upper case 11 and a lower case 12, wherein the upper case 11 defines an open first receiving space 111 therein, the cartridge 20 is mounted in the first receiving space 111, the lower case 12 defines an open second receiving space 121 therein, the battery is mounted in the second receiving space 121, and the upper case 11 is detachably connected with the lower case 12. At the time of installation, at least a part of the cartridge 20 may be installed in the first accommodation space 111, and the battery may be installed in the second accommodation space 121.

That is, the housing 10 of the electronic cigarette 10 may include detachable upper and lower cases 11 and 12, and the cartridge and the battery can be detached when the upper and lower cases 11 and 12 are detached, or after the upper and lower cases 11 and 12 are detached. Alternatively, the upper case 11 and the lower case 12 are mounted at the time of mounting the cartridge and the battery, or after the mounting.

In this embodiment, by employing removable upper and lower shells 11, 12, protection of the cartridge and battery is facilitated, as well as quick replacement of the cartridge.

Alternatively, the cartridge is connected to the upper case 11 and the battery is connected to the lower case 12, so that separate forces can be applied to the first and second electrical connectors simultaneously with the separate forces applied to the upper case 11 and the lower case 12, and then the upper case 11 can be replaced together with the first electrical connector and cartridge 20, etc.

Through the detachable connection of the upper shell 11 and the lower shell 12, and the first electric connecting piece and the second electric connecting piece are combined to be detachable when the upper shell 11 and the lower shell 12 are detachable, the quick replacement of the cartridge can be realized, and the detachable function of the disposable electronic cigarette 100 is realized. Under the condition that the tobacco tar is used up and the electric quantity in the battery still remains, the tobacco cartridge can be partially disassembled and replaced, so that the battery can be fully utilized, and the waste is avoided; meanwhile, the subsequent battery recovery is more convenient, and the environment protection is facilitated.

That is, by integrating the cartridge and the upper case 11 as one body, the battery and the lower case 12 as one body, it is possible to replace the cartridge while the disassembly of the lower case 12 of the upper case 11 is performed, improving the efficiency of replacement of the cartridge and reinstallation of a new cartridge.

For example, the upper case 11 is located above the lower case 12, the female socket 41 is disposed at the lower end of the upper case 11, the pin header 42 is disposed at the upper end of the lower case 12, the insertion slot 411 of the female socket 41 is opened downward, and the upper end of the pin header 42 extends upward. The upper end of the pin 42 is inserted upward into the insertion slot 411 when installed, and the upper end of the pin 42 is pulled downward from the insertion slot 411 when removed. That is, the pin header 42 and the female socket 41 can be connected by simple butt insertion. In the assembly production process of the electronic cigarette 100 product, no electronic wires need to be welded manually, and the pin 42 and the female seat 41 can be directly inserted to complete connection, so that the assembly efficiency is improved. Alternatively, the replaceable cartridge portion may include the upper housing 11, the wick 21, the heating element 22, the female receptacle 41, and the attached first circuit board 51, and the reusable components may include the lower housing 12, the holder 60, the power source 30, the pin header 42, and the attached second circuit board 52.

According to one embodiment of the present utility model, as shown in fig. 7, the upper case 11 is snap-coupled with the lower case 12. For example, the outer surface of the upper case 11 is snap-coupled with the inner surface of the lower case 12, and the outer surface of the upper case 11 may be provided with a snap-fit portion 112, such as a protruding portion. The inner wall surface of the lower case 12 is provided with an engagement portion 122, for example, an engagement groove. When the upper shell 11 and the lower shell 12 are driven to move relatively, the protruding parts can be clamped into the matching grooves, so that the upper shell 11 and the lower shell 12 are assembled. When the upper and lower cases 11 and 12 are driven to move in opposition, the protruding portion can be disengaged from the fitting groove, enabling disassembly between the upper and lower cases 11 and 12.

In this embodiment, the upper case 11 and the lower case 12 are connected by snap-fitting, which is advantageous for improving the convenience of assembling and disassembling the upper case 11 and the lower case 12.

According to one embodiment of the utility model, the first electrical connector extends out of the plane of the open end of the upper housing 11, as shown in fig. 7. For example, the first electrical connector extends out of the first receiving space 111. That is, the first receiving space 111 has an open end, and at least a portion of the first electrical connector can be located outside the open end of the first receiving space 111.

In this embodiment, the first electrical connector is disposed on the outer side of the upper case 11, so that the second electrical connector is aligned with the first electrical connector quickly, the assembly rate of the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector is improved, and the visual obstruction caused by the blocking of the upper case 11 and the lower case 12 is avoided.

Optionally, the second electrical connector is located inside the second accommodating space 121, and when the first electrical connector is connected with the second electrical connector, the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector are located in the second accommodating space 121 at the same time. That is, the second electrical connector is located inside the second accommodating space 121, and the connection position between the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector is closer to the inside of the second accommodating space 121, so that the lower case 12 can protect the connection between the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector.

According to an embodiment of the present utility model, the electronic cigarette 100 further includes a first support 70, a first end of the first support 70 is mounted in the first accommodating space 111, a second end of the first support 70 extends out of the open end of the upper shell 11, the first support 70 is connected to the cartridge 20 and the upper shell 11 respectively, a first mounting hole 71 is formed in the first support 70, and a first electrical connector is mounted on the first support 70 and penetrates through the first mounting hole 71. That is, the first electrical connector may be mounted on the first bracket 70, and since one end of the first bracket 70 protrudes out of the upper case 11, it is advantageous to protrude the first electrical connector out of the first receiving space 111, facilitating quick assembly between the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector. Further, since a part of the first bracket 70 is installed inside the upper case 11, a contact area between the first bracket 70 and the upper case 11 can be ensured, and installation stability and sealing effect can be improved.

In some embodiments of the present application, the second electrical connector is below the plane of the open end of the lower housing 12. That is, the second electrical connector may be hidden in the lower case 12, which has a protective effect on the second electrical connector. When the cartridge is replaced without replacing the battery, the second electrical connector is prevented from being damaged by being exposed to the open end of the lower housing 12.

According to an embodiment of the application, as shown in fig. 4, the electronic cigarette 100 further includes a second support 60, the second support 60 is located in the second accommodating space 121, the second support 60 is connected with the battery and the lower case 12 respectively, the second support 60 is provided with a second mounting hole 64, and the second electrical connector is located on the second support 60 and penetrates through the second mounting hole 64.

That is, the power source 30 may be mounted on the second bracket 60, and the second bracket 60 may be mounted in the lower case 12, to achieve modular assembly of the battery. In addition, by providing the second electrical connector on the second bracket 60, mounting and positioning of the second electrical connector is facilitated, avoiding shifting of the second electrical connector.

Optionally, the second bracket 60 defines a receiving cavity therein, and the power supply 30 is located in the receiving cavity and is capable of protecting the power supply 30.

In some embodiments of the present utility model, as shown in fig. 5, the battery includes a power source 30 and a second electrical connector provided to the power source 30, the second bracket 60 includes a mounting portion 61, a longitudinal beam 62 and a transverse plate 63, the mounting portion 61 is used to mount the power source 30, the longitudinal beam 62 is provided at an end of the mounting portion 61 near the open end of the lower case 12, the transverse plate 63 is provided at the longitudinal beam 62 and is spaced apart from an end of the mounting portion 61 near the open end of the lower case 12, and the transverse plate 63 is provided with a second mounting hole 64. The first electrical connector may be carried by the cross plate 63 when the first electrical connector is connected to the second electrical connector through the second mounting hole 64.

That is, the side member 62 may be disposed on the mounting portion 61, the cross plate 63 may be disposed on the side member 62, the cross plate 63 may be disposed spaced apart from the mounting portion 61, the cross plate 63 may be provided with the second mounting hole 64, and one end of the second electrical connector may be connected to the first electrical connector after passing through the second mounting hole 64. In addition, the transverse plate 63 can also serve to position the first electrical connector, for example, the first electrical connector is located above the transverse plate 63, and the transverse plate 63 can serve to support the first electrical connector upwards.

Optionally, the mounting portion 61 may define a housing cavity, where the housing cavity may be a closed or hollow structure, and the mounting portion 61 may perform a housing function on the power supply 30, so as to facilitate mounting the power supply 30.

According to one embodiment of the utility model, the side of the transverse plate 63 remote from the mounting portion 61 is provided with a second plug portion 64, the side of the cartridge 20 close to the battery is provided with a plug hole 13, and the second plug portion 64 is detachably mounted in the plug hole 13. That is, the stability of the connection between cartridge and battery can be increased by the second plug 64 and the plug opening 13, avoiding the need to design the second plug 64 too long.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the plug hole 13 is laterally staggered with respect to the first electrical connector, and it should be noted that it may be limited that the cartridge and the battery are assembled vertically, and the plug hole 13 is laterally staggered with respect to the first electrical connector, so that the difficulty of opening the plug hole 13 can be reduced, and the plug hole and the second plug portion 64 do not interfere with the assembly between the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector.

The following describes a process of installing a part of the structure of the electronic cigarette 100 according to the present utility model in connection with a specific embodiment.

The upper portion of the housing 10 is formed as an upper case 11, the lower portion of the housing 10 is formed as a lower case 12, the upper case 11 is located above the lower case 12, and the upper case 11 and the lower case 12 are connected by a snap. The first electrical connector is disposed on the upper housing 11, the second electrical connector is disposed on the lower housing 12, and the female socket 41 and the pin header 42 constitute the connector 40. The female seat 41 of first electric connector welds in first PCBA board, and the row needle 42 of second electric connector welds in second PCBA board, only need with row needle 42 and female seat 41 to insert in the product assembly process and can accomplish the connection, realizes supplying power and control to the cigarette bullet. The connecting mode does not need wire welding, and can be assembled efficiently during production; the electronic cigarette 100 consisting of the connector 40, the power supply 30, the first PCBA board and the second PCBA board can be easily disassembled. The user can be through dismantling electron cigarette 100, satisfies the demand of changing the cigarette bullet under the scene that the tobacco tar used up and power 30 electric quantity still remained, make full use of power 30 reduces use cost, and the dismantlement is changed the degree of difficulty little, and follow-up power 30's recovery is also more convenient, is favorable to environmental protection.

In summary, the electronic cigarette 100 according to the embodiment of the present utility model adopts the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector to be detachably connected, so that the replacement of the cartridges can be realized, and the multiple cartridges share one battery.

While certain specific embodiments of the utility model have been described in detail by way of example, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the above examples are for illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the utility model. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that modifications may be made to the above embodiments without departing from the scope and spirit of the utility model. The scope of the utility model is defined by the appended claims.

Claims (18)

1. An electronic cigarette, comprising:

a cartridge capable of generating an aerosol, the cartridge comprising a first electrical connection;

a battery including a second electrical connection, the battery being detachably connected with the cartridge;

one of the first electric connector and the second electric connector is provided with a plugging groove, the other of the first electric connector and the second electric connector is provided with a first plugging part, and the first plugging part is detachably arranged in the plugging groove.

2. The electronic cigarette of claim 1, wherein the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector are disposed on respective sides of the cartridge and the battery that are adjacent to each other.

3. The electronic cigarette of claim 1, wherein the direction from the cartridge to the battery is a first direction along which the first plug is plugged into or unplugged from the plug slot.

4. The electronic cigarette of claim 1, wherein the cartridge comprises a liquid-absorbing member and a heating member disposed on the liquid-absorbing member, the battery comprising a power source and the second electrical connector disposed on the power source.

5. The electronic cigarette of claim 4, wherein the first electrical connector comprises:

the female seat is provided with the inserting groove and is electrically connected with the heating piece;

the second electrical connector includes:

the pin header is electrically connected with the power supply, and the end part of the pin header is formed into the first plug-in connection part.

6. The electronic cigarette of claim 5, further comprising:

the first circuit board is electrically connected with the heating piece and is provided with the female seat;

the second circuit board is electrically connected with the power supply, and the pin header is arranged on the second circuit board.

7. The electronic cigarette of claim 6, wherein the female mount is soldered to the first circuit board and/or the pin header is soldered to the second circuit board.

8. The electronic cigarette of claim 1 or 5, wherein the first electrical connector comprises:

a first section body, wherein a first hole is formed in one side, close to the battery, of the first section body;

the second section body, the second hole has been seted up to the second section body, the second hole with first hole intercommunication, the aperture in second hole is less than the aperture in first hole, the pore wall in second hole with at least a portion laminating of the outer peripheral face of first grafting portion.

9. The electronic cigarette of claim 8, wherein the first electrical connector further comprises:

the third section body is arranged on one side, far away from the first section body, of the second section body, the outer diameter of the third section body is smaller than the aperture of the second section body, and the position of the third section body corresponds to the position of the first plug-in connection part.

10. The electronic cigarette of claim 1, further comprising:

an upper shell, wherein an open first accommodating space is defined in the upper shell, and the cartridge is arranged in the first accommodating space;

and the lower shell is internally provided with an open second accommodating space, the battery is arranged in the second accommodating space, and the upper shell is detachably connected with the lower shell.

11. The electronic cigarette of claim 10, wherein the upper shell is snap-fit with the lower shell.

12. The electronic cigarette of claim 10, wherein the first electrical connector extends out of the plane of the open end of the upper housing.

13. The electronic cigarette of claim 12, further comprising:

the first support, the first end of first support install in first accommodation space, the second end of first support stretches out the open end of epitheca, first support respectively with the cigarette bullet with the epitheca is connected, be equipped with first mounting hole on the first support, first electric connecting piece install in the first support and pass first mounting hole.

14. The electronic cigarette of any one of claims 10 to 13, wherein the second electrical connector is below the plane of the open end of the lower housing.

15. The electronic cigarette of claim 14, further comprising:

the second support is located the second accommodation space, the second support respectively with the battery with the inferior valve is connected, be equipped with the second mounting hole on the second support, the second electric connector is located the second support and pass the second mounting hole.

16. The electronic cigarette of claim 15, wherein the battery comprises a power source and the second electrical connector is provided to the power source, the second bracket comprising:

a mounting portion for mounting the power supply;

a longitudinal beam provided at an end of the mounting portion near the open end of the lower case;

the transverse plate is arranged on the longitudinal beam and is distributed at intervals with the end part, close to the open end of the lower shell, of the mounting part, and the transverse plate is provided with the second mounting hole.

17. The electronic cigarette of claim 16, wherein a second plug portion is disposed on a side of the transverse plate away from the mounting portion, and a plug hole is disposed on a side of the cartridge adjacent to the battery, and the second plug portion is detachably mounted in the plug hole.

18. The electronic cigarette of claim 17, wherein the plug aperture is laterally offset from the first electrical connector.

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