CN219163218U - Switch structure and aerosol generating device - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a switch structure and an aerosol generating device, and belongs to the technical field of atomizers. The switch structure comprises a sliding block and a locking structure, wherein the sliding block is slidably arranged on a shell of the aerosol generating device, a circuit is disconnected when the sliding block moves to a first position, the circuit is conducted when the sliding block moves to a second position, the locking structure is used for locking the sliding block at the first position and/or the second position, and the unlocking locking structure can enable the sliding block to resume moving. The switch structure and the aerosol generating device can reduce the risk of false triggering of children.

Description

Switch structure and aerosol generating device

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of atomizers, in particular to a switch structure and an aerosol generating device.

Background

The aerosol generating device mainly comprises an atomizer and a power supply device, wherein the power supply device supplies power to a heating body of the atomizing core, so that the heating body of the atomizing core heats aerosol forming matrixes under electric drive to generate aerosol.

Most aerosol generating devices in the market at present are not provided with child locks, and potential safety hazards are generated due to the fact that children are prone to misuse.

It is therefore necessary to provide a new switch structure and aerosol generating device.

Disclosure of Invention

Based on the above-mentioned problems existing in the prior art, an object of an embodiment of the present utility model is to provide a switch structure, which can reduce the risk of false triggering by children.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme: the utility model provides a switch structure, switch structure includes slider and lock hold the structure, slider slidable mounting is on aerosol generating device's shell, moves the slider breaks the circuit when to the first position, moves the slider switches on the circuit when to the second position, lock hold the structure and be used for with the slider lock is in first position and/or second position, unblock lock hold the structure can make the slider resumes the removal.

Further, the switch structure further comprises a contact arranged on the sliding block, the contact is close to a circuit board in the power supply device, two contacts are arranged on the circuit board, a circuit is disconnected between the two contacts, and when the sliding block moves to the second position, the contact simultaneously contacts the two contacts on the circuit board.

Further, the locking structure comprises a lock pin, an elastic piece, a first groove and a second groove, wherein the lock pin is in sliding fit with the sliding block, the first groove and the second groove are formed in the shell, when the sliding block is located at the first position, the elastic piece pushes the lock pin to move to the lock pin to be in fit and clamping connection with the second groove, and when the sliding block is located at the second position, the elastic piece pushes the lock pin to move to the lock pin to be in fit and clamping connection with the first groove.

Further, the sliding block is provided with a sliding hole, the lock pin comprises a rod body, and limiting protrusions and bosses which are arranged at two ends of the rod body, the rod body is slidably arranged in the sliding hole, the limiting protrusions and the bosses are respectively arranged at two outer sides of the sliding hole, and the bosses are at least partially exposed outside the shell.

Further, when the slider is in the first position, the slider blocks the air inlet on the housing.

Further, the sliding block is provided with a clamping protrusion, the shell is correspondingly provided with a clamping groove, and the clamping protrusion is slidably arranged in the clamping groove.

The utility model also provides an aerosol generating device which comprises the switch structure.

Further, the aerosol-generating device further comprises a housing, and an atomizer for storing the aerosol-forming substrate and heating and atomizing the aerosol-forming substrate, and a power supply device for supplying power to the atomizer.

Further, the shell comprises a shell with an opening at the bottom end and a base which is assembled on the opening at the bottom end of the shell in a sealing way.

Further, the inside cavity that is equipped with of base, the slider is acceptd in the cavity and with base sliding fit, and the air inlet is located the base bottom, and sealed the assembly has the seal seat on the base, and the circuit board is installed on the seal seat and is located the cavity.

The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows: the switch structure comprises the sliding block and the locking structure, wherein the sliding block is slidably arranged on the shell, the circuit is disconnected when the sliding block is moved to a first position, the circuit is conducted when the sliding block is moved to a second position, the locking structure is used for locking the sliding block at the first position and/or the second position, and the unlocking locking structure can enable the sliding block to resume moving, so that the operation difficulty of conducting the circuit is increased, and the risk of being started by children by mistake is reduced.

Drawings

The utility model is further described below with reference to the drawings and examples.

In the figure: fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an aerosol generating device according to the present utility model.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along the direction E-E in fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an exploded view of a nebulizer provided by an embodiment of the utility model.

Fig. 4 is a partial block diagram of an atomizer according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 5 is an exploded view of the structure shown in fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a front view of the structure shown in fig. 4.

Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view in the direction F-F of fig. 6.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of the positional relationship of a slider, latch and contact provided by an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a base according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a slider according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 11 is a schematic structural view of a contact according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 12 is a schematic structural view of a lock pin according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Wherein, each reference sign in the figure: 10. a housing; 11. a housing; 12. a base; 13. an air inlet; 14. a suction nozzle; 15. a sealing seat; 16. a window.

20. An atomizer; 21. a liquid storage member; 22. an atomizing assembly.

30. A power supply device; 31. a battery cell; 32. a circuit board; 33. and an air flow switch.

40. A switch structure; 41. a slide block; 411. a mounting position; 412. a slide hole; 42. a contact; 421. a mounting part; 422. a contact portion; 43. a clamping protrusion; 44. a clamping groove; 45. a locking structure; 451. a locking pin; 452. an elastic member; 453. a first groove; 454. and a second groove.

5. An air flow channel.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical problems, technical schemes and beneficial effects to be solved more clear, the utility model is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the utility model.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or be indirectly on the other element. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or be indirectly connected to the other element.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be noted that, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be either fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, for example; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communicated with the inside of two elements or the interaction relationship of the two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

It is to be understood that the terms "length," "width," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," and the like are merely for convenience in describing and simplifying the description based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus are not to be construed as limiting the utility model.

Reference throughout this specification to "one embodiment" or "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present application. Thus, the appearances of the phrases "in one embodiment," "in some embodiments," or "in some embodiments" in various places throughout this specification are not all referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the present utility model provides an aerosol-generating device comprising an atomizer 20 for storing an aerosol-forming substrate and heating and atomizing the aerosol-forming substrate to form an aerosol, and a power supply device 30 for supplying power to the atomizer 20.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, in some embodiments, the aerosol generating device further includes a housing 10, the atomizer 20 and the power supply device 30 are installed in the housing 10, an air flow channel 5 is formed in the housing 10, an air inlet 13 through which external air enters is provided outside the housing 10, and a suction nozzle 14 through which aerosol is output, and the air flow channel 5 is communicated between the air inlet 13 and the suction nozzle 14, so that when a negative pressure is formed at the suction nozzle 14, a suction air flow is formed in the air flow channel 5, so that the aerosol generated by the atomizer 20 is output from the suction nozzle 14 for a user. It will be appreciated that in other embodiments not shown, the housing 10 is only wrapped around the power supply device 30, and the atomizer 20 is connected to the power supply device 30 by being connected to the housing 10.

As shown in fig. 3, in some embodiments, the housing 10 includes a casing 11 with an open bottom end and a base 12 sealingly mounted on the open bottom end of the casing 11, and a mounting cavity for accommodating and mounting components is formed in the casing 11.

In some of these embodiments, the atomizer 20 is mounted within the housing 10 adjacent the mouthpiece 14, and the atomizer 100 includes a reservoir 21 for storing an aerosol-forming substrate therein and an atomizing assembly 22 for energizing the aerosol-forming substrate provided by the reservoir 21.

In some of these embodiments, the power supply device 30 includes a battery cell 31 for supplying power, and the above-described circuit board 32 connecting the individual electrical components.

In some embodiments, the aerosol generating device further comprises a switch structure 40, the switch structure 40 comprises a slider 41 and a locking structure 45, the slider 41 is slidably mounted on the housing 10, the circuit is disconnected when the slider 41 is moved to the first position, the circuit is conducted when the slider 41 is moved to the second position, the locking structure 45 is used for locking the slider 41 in the first position and/or the second position, and unlocking the locking structure 45 enables the slider 41 to resume moving. Therefore, through the design, the operation difficulty of circuit conduction is increased, and the risk of false triggering by children is reduced.

As shown in fig. 8 and 9, in some embodiments, the slider 41 is provided with a locking protrusion 43, and the housing 10 is correspondingly provided with a locking groove 44, and the locking protrusion 43 is slidably mounted in the locking groove 44, so that the slider 41 is slidably connected to the housing 10. In other embodiments not shown, the slider 41 is provided with a slot 44, and the housing 10 is correspondingly provided with a locking protrusion 43, and the locking protrusion 43 is slidably mounted in the slot 44, so that the slider 41 is slidably connected to the housing 10.

As shown in fig. 8, in some embodiments, the switch structure 40 further includes a contact 42 disposed on the slider 41, where the contact 42 is close to the circuit board 32 in the power device 20, and two contacts (not shown) are disposed on the circuit board 32, and the circuit is disconnected between the two contacts, so that when the slider 41 moves to the second position, the contact 42 is brought into contact with the two contacts on the circuit board 32 at the same time, so that the circuit on the circuit board 32 is turned on, and when the slider 41 moves to the first position, the contact 42 is brought out of contact with the two contacts on the circuit board 32, so that the circuit on the circuit board 32 is disconnected. In some of these embodiments, the contacts 42 may be, but are not limited to, copper.

As shown in fig. 10 and 11, in some embodiments, a mounting position 411 is provided on the slider 41 corresponding to the contact 42, the contact 42 includes a mounting portion 421 and a contact portion 422, the mounting portion 421 of the contact 42 is mounted on the mounting position 411 of the slider 41, and the contact portion 422 protrudes outward of the slider 41 so as to contact the circuit board 32. More precisely, the mounting location 411 is a groove, and the mounting portion 421 is shaped to be snapped into the groove to achieve a mating connection of the contact 42 with the slider 41.

It will be appreciated that in an embodiment not shown, the contact 42 may be omitted, the switch structure 40 further includes an actuating portion disposed on the slider 41, the actuating portion is close to the circuit board 32 in the power device 20, and the circuit board 32 is provided with a switch for opening or conducting a circuit on the circuit board 32, so that when the slider 41 moves to the second position, the actuating portion is driven to open the switch to conduct a circuit on the circuit board 32, and when the slider 41 moves to the first position, the actuating portion is driven to close the switch to disconnect a circuit on the circuit board 32.

As shown in fig. 7, in some embodiments, the locking structure 45 includes a lock pin 451, an elastic member 452, a first groove 453 and a second groove 454, where the lock pin 451 is slidably engaged with the slide 41 along a sliding direction intersecting with the slide 41, the first groove 453 and the second groove 454 are disposed on the housing 10, the elastic member 452 is installed between the slide 41 and the lock pin 451, so that the elastic member 452 applies an elastic force to the lock pin 451 to make the lock pin 451 elastically abut against the first groove 453 or the second groove 454, when the slide 41 is located at the first position, the elastic member 452 pushes the lock pin 451 to move to the lock pin 451 to be engaged with the second groove 454, and when the slide 41 is located at the second position, the elastic member 452 pushes the lock pin 451 to move to the lock pin 451 to be engaged with the first groove 453, so that before the slide 41 is moved to conduct the circuit, the slide 41 needs to be continuously pulled out of the second groove 454, thereby increasing the operational difficulty of the circuit conduction and reducing the probability of being triggered by a mistake or a child. More specifically, the sliding hole 412 is formed on the sliding block 41 along the sliding direction intersecting the sliding block 41, the locking pin 451 includes a rod 4511, and a limiting protrusion 4512 and a boss 4513 disposed at two ends of the rod 4511, the rod 4511 is slidably mounted in the sliding hole 412 on the sliding block 41, the limiting protrusion 4512 and the boss 4513 are respectively disposed at two outer sides of the sliding hole 412, the boss 4513 in the locking pin 451 is at least partially exposed outside the housing 10, as shown in fig. 7 and 9, specifically, a window 16 is formed at the outer side of the housing 10, the boss 4513 in the locking pin 451 can penetrate out of the window 16, so as to contact the locking pin 451 to operate the locking pin 451 to slide on the sliding block 41, and drive the sliding block 41 to slide on the housing 10 by contacting the locking pin 451, so as to complete the connection and disconnection of the circuit.

In some embodiments, when the slider 41 is in the first position, the slider 41 blocks the air inlet 13 on the housing 10, so that when the switch structure 40 is not conducted, the air inlet 13 is closed, and the air flow channel 5 cannot form suction air flow, so that the aerosol generating device cannot work normally, the possibility of false triggering is further reduced, suction at the suction nozzle 14 is difficult, and the desire of children to suck by mistake is reduced, so that the false suction action is abandoned. Specifically, the airflow switch 33 is disposed in the airflow channel 5, so that the atomizer 20 needs to be started to operate only when the airflow switch 33 contacts the airflow on the premise that the slider 41 slides to conduct the circuit.

As shown in fig. 7 and 9, in some embodiments, a cavity 121 is provided inside the base 12 in the housing 10, the slider 41 is accommodated in the cavity 121 and slidingly engaged with the base 12, the air inlet 13 is located at the bottom of the base 12, the base 12 is hermetically provided with a sealing seat 15 for sealing the cavity 121, the circuit board 32 is mounted on the sealing seat 15 and located in the cavity 121, such that the circuit board 32 is close to the switch structure 40, while protecting the circuit board 32 from being corroded by condensate, and the air flow switch 33 is mounted on the sealing seat 15.

Since the aerosol generating device has all the technical features of the switching structure 40 provided in any of the above embodiments, the aerosol generating device has the same technical effects as the switching structure 40 described above.

The foregoing description of the preferred embodiments of the utility model is not intended to be limiting, but rather is intended to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and principles of the utility model.

Claims (10)

1. A switch structure, characterized in that: the switch structure comprises a sliding block and a locking structure, wherein the sliding block is slidably arranged on a shell of the aerosol generating device, a circuit is disconnected when the sliding block moves to a first position, the circuit is conducted when the sliding block moves to a second position, the locking structure is used for locking the sliding block at the first position and/or the second position, and the locking structure is unlocked to enable the sliding block to resume moving.

2. The switch structure of claim 1, wherein: the switch structure further comprises a contact arranged on the sliding block, the contact is close to a circuit board in the power supply device, two contacts are arranged on the circuit board, a circuit is disconnected between the two contacts, and when the sliding block moves to the second position, the contact simultaneously contacts the two contacts on the circuit board.

3. The switch structure of claim 1, wherein: the locking structure comprises a lock pin, an elastic piece, a first groove and a second groove, wherein the lock pin is in sliding fit with the sliding block, the first groove and the second groove are formed in the shell, the elastic piece pushes the lock pin to move to the position where the sliding block is located in the first position, the lock pin is in fit and clamping connection with the second groove, and the elastic piece pushes the lock pin to move to the position where the sliding block is located in the second position, and the lock pin is in fit and clamping connection with the first groove.

4. A switch structure as claimed in claim 3, wherein: the sliding block is provided with a sliding hole, the lock pin comprises a rod body, and limiting protrusions and bosses which are arranged at two ends of the rod body, the rod body is slidably arranged in the sliding hole, the limiting protrusions and the bosses are respectively arranged at two outer sides of the sliding hole, and the bosses are at least partially exposed outside the shell.

5. The switch structure of claim 1, wherein: when the sliding block is positioned at the first position, the sliding block seals the air inlet on the shell.

6. The switch structure of claim 1, wherein: the sliding block is provided with a clamping protrusion, the shell is correspondingly provided with a clamping groove, and the clamping protrusion is slidably arranged in the clamping groove.

7. An aerosol generating device, characterized in that: the aerosol generating device comprising the switching structure of any of claims 1-6.

8. The aerosol-generating device of claim 7, wherein: the aerosol generating device further comprises a housing, an atomizer for storing the aerosol-forming substrate and heating and atomizing the aerosol-forming substrate, and a power supply device for supplying power to the atomizer.

9. The aerosol-generating device of claim 8, wherein: the shell comprises a shell with an opening at the bottom end and a base which is assembled on the opening at the bottom end of the shell in a sealing way.

10. The aerosol-generating device of claim 9, wherein: the base is internally provided with a cavity, the sliding block is accommodated in the cavity and is in sliding fit with the base, the air inlet is positioned at the bottom of the base, the base is provided with a sealing seat in a sealing manner, and the circuit board is arranged on the sealing seat and is positioned in the cavity.

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