CN219781548U - Electronic cigarette atomizer, atomization core and cotton core atomization core assembly - Google Patents

Electronic cigarette atomizer, atomization core and cotton core atomization core assembly Download PDF

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CN219781548U
CN219781548U CN202320179606.0U CN202320179606U CN219781548U CN 219781548 U CN219781548 U CN 219781548U CN 202320179606 U CN202320179606 U CN 202320179606U CN 219781548 U CN219781548 U CN 219781548U
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The utility model provides an electronic cigarette atomizer, an atomization core and a cotton core atomization core component, which comprises an atomization core support and an atomization core, wherein the atomization core comprises a cotton core atomization core component and a heating element, the cotton core atomization core component consists of three layers of textiles and comprises a high temperature resistant layer, an oil locking layer and an oil guiding layer, and the heating element is arranged adjacent to the high temperature resistant layer. The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows: the cotton core atomization core assembly is innovatively designed into an internal structure, and is designed into three layers of different structures so as to realize different functions respectively; meanwhile, each part is designed into independent small modules with stable shapes and sizes, so that each small module can be conveniently and rapidly sucked and placed by a manipulator through one action, and the stability and the identity of batch assembly are better than those of the prior industry which mainly rely on manual assembly.

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Electronic cigarette atomizer, atomization core and cotton core atomization core assembly
Technical Field
The utility model relates to an electronic cigarette, in particular to an electronic cigarette atomizer, an atomization core and a cotton core atomization core assembly.
Background
The operating principle of the tobacco tar atomization type electronic cigarette atomizer is that liquid tobacco tar is atomized into smoke through a resistance electrifying heating mode of an atomization core, and then the smoke is sent into a mouth of a consumer through a specific smoke channel.
Based on the principle, the atomizing core component is the core component of the whole electronic cigarette atomizer device, and the stability and the identity of the production and manufacturing process of the electronic cigarette atomizer device are required to be ensured, so that the taste stability of mass production can be ensured. In the current electronic cigarette industry, the atomizing core matrix is cotton core or other textiles, and the number of adopted atomizing cores is very large. In the past, because cotton core is relatively soft, hardly realizes automatic equipment in the assembly process, mainly adopts the staff to assemble, and firstly efficiency is lower, and secondly the variability of different staff assembly is relatively great, and stability and the identity of assembly effect hardly reach best effect state. Therefore, it is necessary to innovatively design the whole structure and the assembly mode of the cotton core atomization core on the whole, ensure to realize automatic assembly so as to improve the overall assembly efficiency, and further improve the stability and the identity of mass assembly production of the atomizer, thereby providing more stable and high-quality products for consumers.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the problems in the prior art, the utility model provides an electronic cigarette atomizer, an atomization core and a cotton core atomization core assembly.
The utility model provides an electronic cigarette atomizer which comprises an atomization core support and an atomization core, wherein the atomization core comprises a cotton core atomization core component and a heating element, the cotton core atomization core component consists of three layers of textiles and comprises a high temperature resistant layer, an oil locking layer and an oil guiding layer, and the heating element is arranged adjacent to the high temperature resistant layer. According to the mode that three layers can be better realized according to the order of this kind of placing, utilize the oil guide layer to lead oil after, lock the tobacco tar by locking the oil layer to utilize the high temperature layer to contact the heating element, and then realize the mutually supporting of three functional layers.
As a further improvement of the present utility model, the oil-locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer and the oil guiding layer are all in a thin plate shape, and the horizontal cross-sectional shapes of the oil-locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer and the oil guiding layer are substantially identical. Ensure that three-layer fabric can assemble into a modular atomizing core subassembly, not only can with the inner space looks adaptation of atomizer, more convenient equipment and production simultaneously effectively improve production efficiency.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the oil locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer and the oil guiding layer are all in a thin plate shape, and the horizontal cross section shapes and the sizes of the oil locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer and the oil guiding layer are the same. Ensuring that the entire cotton core atomizing core assembly can be designed as a self-contained small module that is stable in shape and size.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the thickness of the high temperature resistant layer is 0.2mm-2.0mm.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the thickness of the oil locking layer is 0.2mm-2.0mm.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the thickness of the oil guiding layer is 0.2mm-2.0mm.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the thicknesses of the oil locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer and the oil guiding layer are basically consistent, so that the performance consistency of the oil locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer and the oil guiding layer can be ensured, and the stability of the product quality is further improved.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the fiber density of the materials of the high temperature resistant layer, the oil locking layer and the oil guiding layer 153 ranges from 16 kg/m to 24kg/m 3 . The textile fiber material and density of each layer are different to realize different functions respectively.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the high temperature resistant layer is made of flax fiber, the oil locking layer is made of alginate fiber, and the oil guiding layer is made of wood pulp fiber. The textile fiber material and density of each layer are different to realize different functions respectively.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the material of the high temperature resistant layer is flax fiber with the fiber density of 18-23kg/m 3 The preferred fiber density is 22kg/m 3 . The high temperature resistant layer is preferably made of flax fiber, so that the burnt smell of the cotton core in the high temperature environment of the heating element can be effectively reduced.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the oil locking layer is made of alginate fiber with the fiber density of 16-22kg/m 3 The preferred fiber density is 20kg/m 3 . The preferred adoption alginate fiber material of lock oil reservoir can effectively improve the easy oil leak hidden danger that cotton core material ubiquitous in current electron cigarette trade.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the material of the oil guiding layer is wood pulp fiber with the fiber density of 17-24kg/m 3 A preferred fiber density is 18kg/m 3 The function of the oil guiding layer is to guide the tobacco tar in the oil storage cavity to flow to the oil locking layer and the high temperature resistant layer rapidly, and provide the tobacco tar required by atomization for the heating element continuously and stably. The oil guiding layer is preferably made of wood pulp fiber, so that tobacco tar in the oil storage cavity flows to the oil locking layer and the high-temperature resistant layer more quickly and smoothly.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the material of the high temperature resistant layer is flax fiber with the fiber density of 22kg/m 3 The oil locking layer is made of alginate fiber with a fiber density of 20kg/m 3 The material of the oil guiding layer is wood pulp fiber, and the fiber density is 18kg/m 3 . The textile fiber material and density of each layer are different to realize different functions respectively.
As a further improvement of the present utility model, the heating element is a sheet metal type heating element. Thereby guarantee the adaptation degree of heating element, atomizing core subassembly, can realize being picked up and install by the manipulator fast, accurate in the production assembly process, improve production efficiency. And meanwhile, the stability of the product performance is ensured.
As a further improvement of the present utility model, the oil locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer and the oil guiding layer are all in a thin plate shape, and the horizontal cross-sectional shapes of the oil locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer, the oil guiding layer and the heating element are substantially identical. Ensuring that the entire wick atomizing wick assembly and heating element can be designed as separate small modules that are stable in shape and size.
As a further improvement of the utility model, it further comprises an atomizing core support, said heating element being disposed between said atomizing core support and said cotton core atomizing core assembly. The stability of the integral installation of the atomizing core component is further improved through the atomizing core supporting piece.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the oil locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer and the oil guiding layer are all in a thin plate shape, and the shapes of the horizontal cross sections of the oil locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer, the oil guiding layer and the heating element are basically consistent with the outer contour shape of the atomizing core support. Thereby guarantee the adaptation degree of heating element, atomizing core subassembly, can realize being picked up and install by the manipulator fast, accurate in the production assembly process, improve production efficiency. And meanwhile, the stability of the product performance is ensured.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the utility model also comprises a suction nozzle part, an oil cup sealing piece, an atomization core sealing piece, a base and an electrode needle; the base is connected with the suction nozzle part, and the oil cup sealing piece, the atomizing core support, the atomizing core sealing piece and the atomizing core are sequentially arranged between the suction nozzle part and the base from top to bottom; the electrode needle penetrates through the base and is communicated with the heating element of the atomizing core. Preferably, two electrode needles on the base and two contact points on the atomizing core heating element can be closely contacted to form a conductive path, so that when a consumer uses the atomizing core heating element, the circuit can be electrified and cause the resistor heating element to rapidly heat to form high temperature, and smoke is formed by continuously guiding tobacco tar on the surface of the atomizing core heating element to rapidly atomize in the oil storage cavity through the cotton core component.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the heating element is provided with a conductive contact, and the heating element is heated after the conductive contact is electrified.
As a further development of the utility model, the atomizing core support is provided with smoke passage openings.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the middle of the atomizing core support is provided with a smoke passage hole. The smoke channel for facilitating the atomization sequentially passes through the smoke channel hole of the atomizing core support piece, the suction nozzle and the smoke channel of the oil cup part, and finally enters the mouth of a consumer through the smoke outlet, so that the consumption purpose is realized.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the smoke outlet, the smoke channel and the oil storage cavity are arranged on the smoke inlet; be equipped with first tobacco tar oil outlet on the oil cup sealing member, be provided with the second tobacco tar passage hole on the atomizing core support, be provided with the third oil smoke passage hole on the atomizing core sealing member, be equipped with the inlet port on the base. When a consumer uses the device, the circuit can be electrified and causes the resistance heating element to heat quickly to form high temperature, tobacco tar in the oil storage cavity, which is continuously guided to the surface of the atomization core heating element through the cotton core component, is atomized quickly to form smoke, meanwhile, when the consumer starts to suck the smoke, the air inlet hole utilizes internal negative pressure formed by air suction to enable external air to enter smoothly, so as to drive the atomized smoke to pass through the smoke passage hole of the atomization core support, the smoke passage of the suction nozzle and the smoke passage of the oil cup part successively, and finally enter the mouth of the consumer through the smoke outlet, so that the consumption purpose is realized.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the atomizing core support is also provided with a space structure which is matched with the atomizing core sealing element and the atomizing core component. The atomization core is installed more precisely, and the product performance and quality are improved.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the oil locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer and the oil guiding layer are all in a thin plate shape; the oil locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer and the oil guiding layer are all in a thin plate shape, and the horizontal cross section shapes and the sizes of the oil locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer and the oil guiding layer are the same; the resistance toThe thickness of the high temperature layer is 0.2mm-2.0mm; the thickness of the oil locking layer is 0.2mm-2.0mm; the thickness of the oil guiding layer is 0.2mm-2.0mm; the thicknesses of the oil locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer and the oil guiding layer are basically consistent; the fiber density ranges of the high temperature resistant layer, the oil locking layer and the oil guiding layer are all 16-24kg/m 3 The method comprises the steps of carrying out a first treatment on the surface of the The high temperature resistant layer is made of flax fibers, the oil locking layer is made of alginate fibers, and the oil guiding layer is made of wood pulp fibers; the high temperature resistant layer is made of flax fiber with a fiber density of 18-23kg/m 3 The method comprises the steps of carrying out a first treatment on the surface of the The oil locking layer is made of alginate fiber with a fiber density of 16-22kg/m 3 The method comprises the steps of carrying out a first treatment on the surface of the The material of the oil guiding layer is wood pulp fiber, and the fiber density is 17-24kg/m 3 The method comprises the steps of carrying out a first treatment on the surface of the The horizontal cross section shape of the high temperature resistant layer is a circle, an ellipse or other polygons and/or the horizontal cross section shape of the oil locking layer is a circle, an ellipse or other polygons and/or the horizontal cross section shape of the oil guiding layer is a circle, an ellipse or other polygons; the heating element is a metal sheet heating element; the oil locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer and the oil guiding layer are all in a thin plate shape, and the horizontal cross section shapes of the oil locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer, the oil guiding layer and the heating element are basically consistent; the cotton core atomizing core assembly comprises a cotton core atomizing core assembly, an atomizing core support and a heating element, wherein the cotton core atomizing core assembly is arranged between the cotton core atomizing core assembly and the atomizing core support; the oil locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer and the oil guiding layer are all in a thin plate shape, and the shapes of the horizontal cross sections of the oil locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer, the oil guiding layer and the heating element are basically consistent with the outer contour shape of the atomizing core support piece; the device also comprises a suction nozzle part, an oil cup sealing piece, an atomization core sealing piece, a base and an electrode needle; the base is connected with the suction nozzle part, and the oil cup sealing piece, the atomizing core support, the atomizing core sealing piece and the atomizing core are sequentially arranged between the suction nozzle part and the base from top to bottom; the electrode needle penetrates through the base and is communicated with the heating element of the atomizing core; the heating element is provided with a conductive contact; the atomizing core support piece is provided with a smoke passage hole; a smoke passage hole is formed in the middle of the atomizing core support piece; the smoke outlet part is provided with a smoke outlet A hole, a smoke channel and an oil storage cavity; the oil cup sealing piece is provided with a first tobacco tar outlet hole, the atomization core support is provided with a second tobacco tar channel hole, the atomization core sealing piece is provided with a third tobacco tar channel hole, and the base is provided with an air inlet hole; and the atomizing core support is also provided with a space structure matched with the atomizing core sealing piece and the atomizing core component.
The utility model also provides an atomization core of the electronic cigarette atomizer, which comprises a cotton core atomization core component and a heating element, wherein the cotton core atomization core component consists of three layers of textiles and comprises a high temperature resistant layer, an oil locking layer and an oil guiding layer, the oil locking layer is arranged between the high temperature resistant layer and the oil guiding layer, and the heating element is arranged adjacent to the high temperature resistant layer. According to the mode that three layers can be better realized according to the order of this kind of placing, utilize the oil guide layer to lead oil after, lock the tobacco tar by locking the oil layer to utilize the high temperature layer to contact the heating element, and then realize the mutually supporting of three functional layers.
As a further improvement of the present utility model, the oil-locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer and the oil guiding layer are all in a thin plate shape, and the horizontal cross-sectional shapes of the oil-locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer and the oil guiding layer are substantially identical. Ensuring that the entire wick atomizing wick assembly and heating element can be designed as separate small modules that are stable in shape and size.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the oil locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer and the oil guiding layer are all in a thin plate shape, and the horizontal cross section shapes and the sizes of the oil locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer and the oil guiding layer are the same. Thereby guarantee the adaptation degree of heating element, atomizing core subassembly, can realize being picked up and install by the manipulator fast, accurate in the production assembly process, improve production efficiency. And meanwhile, the stability of the product performance is ensured.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the thickness of the high temperature resistant layer is 0.2mm-2.0mm.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the thickness of the oil locking layer is 0.2mm-2.0mm.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the thickness of the oil guiding layer is 0.2mm-2.0mm.
As a further improvement of the present utility model, the thicknesses of the oil-locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer and the oil guiding layer are substantially uniform. So that the mass production can be realized, the production efficiency and the consistency of the product specification are ensured, and the product quality is effectively improved.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the fiber density of the materials of the high temperature resistant layer, the oil locking layer and the oil guiding layer is in the range of 16-24kg/m 3 . The textile fiber material and density of each layer are different to realize different functions respectively.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the material of the high temperature resistant layer is flax fiber with the fiber density of 18-23kg/m 3 The preferred fiber density is 22kg/m 3 . The high temperature resistant layer is preferably made of flax fiber, so that the burnt smell of the cotton core in the high temperature environment of the heating element can be effectively reduced.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the oil locking layer is made of alginate fiber with the fiber density of 16-22kg/m 3 The preferred fiber density is 20kg/m 3 . The preferred adoption alginate fiber material of lock oil reservoir can effectively improve the easy oil leak hidden danger that cotton core material ubiquitous in current electron cigarette trade.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the material of the oil guiding layer is wood pulp fiber with the fiber density of 17-24kg/m 3 A preferred fiber density is 18kg/m 3 The function of the oil guiding layer is to guide the tobacco tar in the oil storage cavity to flow to the oil locking layer and the high temperature resistant layer rapidly, and provide the tobacco tar required by atomization for the heating element continuously and stably. The oil guiding layer is preferably made of wood pulp fiber, so that tobacco tar in the oil storage cavity flows to the oil locking layer and the high-temperature resistant layer more quickly and smoothly.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the material of the high temperature resistant layer is flax fiber with the fiber density of 22kg/m 3 The oil locking layer is made of alginate fiber with a fiber density of 20kg/m 3 The material of the oil guiding layer is wood pulp fiber, and the fiber density is 18kg/m. Each of which isThe textile fiber material and density of the layers are different to realize different functions respectively.
As a further improvement of the present utility model, the heating element is a sheet metal type heating element. Is formed by processing a metal sheet in an etching, stamping or cutting mode.
As a further improvement of the present utility model, the oil locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer and the oil guiding layer are all in a thin plate shape, and the horizontal cross-sectional shapes of the oil locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer, the oil guiding layer and the heating element are substantially identical.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the heating element is provided with a conductive contact, and the heating element is heated after the conductive contact is electrified.
As a further improvement of the utility model, it further comprises an atomizing core support, said heating element being disposed between said atomizing core support and said cotton core atomizing core assembly.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the atomizing core support piece is provided with the smoke passage hole, so that the atomized smoke can pass through the smoke passage hole of the atomizing core support piece, the suction nozzle and the smoke passage of the oil cup part in sequence, and finally enter the mouth of a consumer through the smoke outlet hole, thereby achieving the purpose of consumption.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the middle of the atomizing core support is provided with a smoke passage hole. Preferably, two electrode needles on the base and two contact points on the atomizing core heating element can be closely contacted to form a conductive path, so that when a consumer uses the device, the circuit can be electrified and cause the resistor heating element to rapidly heat to form high temperature, tobacco tar in the oil storage cavity is continuously guided to the surface of the atomizing core heating element through the cotton core assembly to rapidly atomize to form smoke, meanwhile, when the consumer starts to absorb the smoke, the air inlet hole utilizes internal negative pressure formed by air suction to enable external air to smoothly enter, so as to drive the atomized smoke to sequentially pass through a smoke channel hole of the atomizing core support piece, a smoke channel of the suction nozzle and the oil cup part, and finally enter a mouth of the consumer through the smoke outlet hole, and the consumption purpose is realized.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the oil locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer and the oil guiding layer are all in a thin plate shape, and the shapes of the horizontal cross sections of the oil locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer, the oil guiding layer and the heating element are basically consistent with the outer contour shape of the atomizing core support. Thereby guarantee heating element, atomizing core subassembly and atomizing core support piece's adaptation degree, can realize being picked up and install by the manipulator fast, accurate in the production assembly process, improve production efficiency. And meanwhile, the stability of the product performance is ensured.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the oil locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer and the oil guiding layer are all in a thin plate shape, and the horizontal cross section shapes of the oil locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer and the oil guiding layer are basically consistent; the oil locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer and the oil guiding layer are all in a thin plate shape, and the horizontal cross section shapes and the sizes of the oil locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer and the oil guiding layer are the same; the thickness of the high temperature resistant layer is 0.2mm-2.0mm; the thickness of the oil locking layer is 0.2mm-2.0mm; the thickness of the oil guiding layer is 0.2mm-2.0mm; the thicknesses of the oil locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer and the oil guiding layer are basically consistent; the fiber density of the high temperature resistant layer, the oil locking layer and the oil guiding layer is 16-24kg/m 3 The method comprises the steps of carrying out a first treatment on the surface of the The high temperature resistant layer is made of flax fiber with a fiber density of 18-23kg/m 3 The method comprises the steps of carrying out a first treatment on the surface of the The oil locking layer is made of alginate fiber with a fiber density of 16-22kg/m 3 The method comprises the steps of carrying out a first treatment on the surface of the The material of the oil guiding layer is wood pulp fiber, and the fiber density is 17-24kg/m 3 The method comprises the steps of carrying out a first treatment on the surface of the The horizontal cross section shape of the high temperature resistant layer is a circle, an ellipse or other polygons and/or the horizontal cross section shape of the oil locking layer is a circle, an ellipse or other polygons and/or the horizontal cross section shape of the oil guiding layer is a circle, an ellipse or other polygons; the heating element is a metal sheet heating element; the oil locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer and the oil guiding layer are all in a thin plate shape, and the horizontal cross section shapes of the oil locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer, the oil guiding layer and the heating element are basically consistent; the heating element is provided with a conductive contact; also comprises an atomizing core support piece, the heating element is arranged Between the atomizing core support and the cotton core atomizing core assembly; the atomizing core support piece is provided with a smoke passage hole; a smoke passage hole is formed in the middle of the atomizing core support piece; the oil locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer and the oil guiding layer are all in a thin plate shape, and the shapes of the horizontal cross sections of the oil locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer, the oil guiding layer and the heating element are basically consistent with the outer contour shape of the atomizing core supporting piece.
The utility model also provides a cotton core atomization core component, which consists of three layers of textiles, and comprises a high temperature resistant layer, an oil locking layer and an oil guiding layer, wherein the oil locking layer is arranged between the high temperature resistant layer and the oil guiding layer.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the oil locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer and the oil guiding layer are all in a thin plate shape, and the horizontal cross section shapes of the oil locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer and the oil guiding layer are basically consistent, so that the whole cotton core atomization core assembly can be designed into independent small modules with stable shapes and sizes.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the oil locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer and the oil guiding layer are all in a thin plate shape, and the horizontal cross section shapes and the sizes of the oil locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer and the oil guiding layer are the same. Ensure that whole cotton core atomizing core subassembly can be very convenient by the manipulator absorb and place fast with an action, just so can be very convenient adopt automation equipment high-efficient equipment, convenient batch production and stability and uniformity are better than relying on artifical equipment effect.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the thickness of the high temperature resistant layer is 0.2mm-2.0mm.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the thickness of the oil locking layer is 0.2mm-2.0mm.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the thickness of the oil guiding layer is 0.2mm-2.0mm.
As a further improvement of the present utility model, the thicknesses of the oil-locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer and the oil guiding layer are substantially uniform. So that the mass production can be realized, the production efficiency and the consistency of the product specification are ensured, and the product quality is effectively improved.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the fiber density of the materials of the high temperature resistant layer, the oil locking layer and the oil guiding layer is in the range of 16-24kg/m 3 . The textile fiber material and density of each layer are different to realize different functions respectively.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the material of the high temperature resistant layer is flax fiber with the fiber density of 18-23kg/m 3 The preferred fiber density is 22kg/m 3 . The high temperature resistant layer is preferably made of flax fiber, so that the burnt smell of the cotton core in the high temperature environment of the heating element can be effectively reduced.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the oil locking layer is made of alginate fiber with the fiber density of 16-22kg/m 3 The preferred fiber density is 20kg/m 3 . The preferred adoption alginate fiber material of lock oil reservoir can effectively improve the easy oil leak hidden danger that cotton core material ubiquitous in current electron cigarette trade.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the material of the oil guiding layer is wood pulp fiber with the fiber density of 17-24kg/m 3 A preferred fiber density is 18kg/m 3 The function of the oil guiding layer is to guide the tobacco tar in the oil storage cavity to flow to the oil locking layer and the high temperature resistant layer rapidly, and provide the tobacco tar required by atomization for the heating element continuously and stably. The oil guiding layer is preferably made of wood pulp fiber, so that tobacco tar in the oil storage cavity flows to the oil locking layer and the high-temperature resistant layer more quickly and smoothly.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the material of the high temperature resistant layer is flax fiber with the fiber density of 22kg/m 3 The oil locking layer is made of alginate fiber with a fiber density of 20kg/m 3 The material of the oil guiding layer is wood pulp fiber, and the fiber density is 18kg/m 3 . Ensure that whole cotton core atomizing core subassembly can be designed into the stable independent small module of shape and size, can be very convenient by the manipulator absorb and place fast with an action, just so can be very convenient adopt automation equipment high-efficient equipment, convenient batch production And stability and identity are better than relying on manual assembly.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the oil locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer and the oil guiding layer are all in a thin plate shape, and the horizontal cross section shapes of the oil locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer and the oil guiding layer are basically consistent; the oil locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer and the oil guiding layer are all in a thin plate shape, and the horizontal cross section shapes and the sizes of the oil locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer and the oil guiding layer are the same; the thickness of the high temperature resistant layer is 0.2mm-2.0mm; the thickness of the oil locking layer is 0.2mm-2.0mm; the thickness of the oil guiding layer is 0.2mm-2.0mm; the thicknesses of the oil locking layer, the high temperature resistant layer and the oil guiding layer are basically consistent; the fiber density of the high temperature resistant layer, the oil locking layer and the oil guiding layer is 16-24kg/m 3 The method comprises the steps of carrying out a first treatment on the surface of the The high temperature resistant layer is made of flax fiber with a fiber density of 18-23kg/m 3 The method comprises the steps of carrying out a first treatment on the surface of the The oil locking layer is made of alginate fiber with a fiber density of 16-22kg/m 3 The method comprises the steps of carrying out a first treatment on the surface of the The material of the oil guiding layer is wood pulp fiber, and the fiber density is 17-24kg/m 3 The method comprises the steps of carrying out a first treatment on the surface of the The horizontal cross-sectional shape of the high temperature resistant layer is circular, elliptical or other polygonal and/or the horizontal cross-sectional shape of the oil locking layer is circular, elliptical or other polygonal and/or the horizontal cross-sectional shape of the oil guiding layer is circular, elliptical or other polygonal.
The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows: the cotton core atomization core component is designed into a three-layer structure, the textile closely contacted with the heating element is a high-temperature resistant layer, the preferable middle textile is an oil locking layer, the textile above the oil locking layer is an oil guiding layer, and the textile fiber materials and/or densities of each layer are different so as to respectively realize different functions: the high temperature resistant layer can effectively reduce the scorching taste of the cotton core in the high temperature environment of the heating element, the oil locking layer can effectively improve the common hidden trouble of easy oil leakage of cotton core materials in the current electronic cigarette industry, and the function of the oil guiding layer is to guide the tobacco tar in the oil storage cavity to rapidly flow to the oil locking layer and the high temperature resistant layer, so as to continuously and stably provide the tobacco tar required for atomization for the heating element.
Meanwhile, the cotton core substrate, the atomizing core heating element, the atomizing core sealing piece and the like are designed into independent small modules with stable shapes and sizes, so that each small module can be conveniently and rapidly sucked and placed by a manipulator through one action, the cotton core sealing piece can be conveniently and efficiently assembled by adopting automatic equipment, and the stability and the identity of batch assembly are better than those of the current industry which mainly depend on manual assembly.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic view of an electronic cigarette atomizer according to the present utility model;
fig. 2 is a schematic view (exploded view) of an atomizing core of an electronic cigarette atomizer according to the present utility model;
fig. 3 is a schematic view (combined view) of an atomizing core of an electronic cigarette atomizer according to the present utility model;
fig. 4 is a schematic view of an atomization core support structure of an electronic cigarette atomizer according to the present utility model;
fig. 5 is a schematic view of the bottom of an atomization core support of an electronic cigarette atomizer according to the present utility model.
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It should be noted that, without conflict, the embodiments of the present utility model and features of the embodiments may be combined with each other.
In the description of the present utility model, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the drawings, are merely for convenience in describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present utility model. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first", "a second", etc. may explicitly or implicitly include one or more such feature. In the description of the present utility model, unless otherwise indicated, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more.
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 directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communication between 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 in a specific case.
The utility model is further described with reference to the following description of the drawings and detailed description.
Example 1
As shown in fig. 1 to 5, an electronic cigarette atomizer includes: the device comprises a nozzle part 110, an oil cup sealing piece 120, an atomization core bracket 130, an atomization core sealing piece 140, an atomization core, a base 180 and an electrode needle 190; further the atomizing core includes cotton core subassembly 150, atomizing core heating element 160, atomizing core support 170, and base 180 with nozzle portion 110 is connected, oil cup seal 120, atomizing core support 130, atomizing core seal 140 and the atomizing core from the top down sets gradually nozzle portion 110 with base 180 between. Preferably, the atomizing core support 130 is further provided with a space structure 132 adapted to the atomizing core sealing member 140 and the atomizing core assembly.
In this embodiment, the atomizing core includes a cotton core assembly 150, an atomizing core heating element 160, and an atomizing core support 170, and the cotton core atomizing core assembly 150 is structurally configuredThe three layers are respectively a high temperature resistant layer 151, an oil locking layer 152 and an oil guiding layer 153. The thickness of each layer can be selected and adjusted from 0.2mm to 2.0 mm. Further, the thicknesses of the oil-locking layer 152, the high temperature resistant layer 151 and the oil guiding layer 153 are substantially uniform. So that the mass production can be realized, the production efficiency and the consistency of the product specification are ensured, and the product quality is effectively improved. In this embodiment, the fiber density of the materials of the high temperature resistant layer 151, the oil locking layer 152 and the oil guiding layer 153 is in the range of 16-24kg/m 3 . The textile fiber material and/or density of each layer is different to realize different functions respectively.
In this embodiment, preferably, the high temperature resistant layer 151 is made of flax or flax-like material, the oil locking layer 152 is made of seaweed or seaweed-like material, and the oil guiding layer 153 is made of wood pulp or wood pulp-like material. Specifically, the high temperature resistant layer 151 is made of flax fiber with a fiber density of 18-23kg/m 3 The preferred fiber density is 22kg/m 3 . The high temperature resistant layer is preferably made of flax fiber, so that the burnt smell of the cotton core in the high temperature environment of the heating element can be effectively reduced. The oil locking layer 152 is made of alginate fiber with fiber density of 16-22kg/m 3 The preferred fiber density is 20kg/m 3 . The preferred adoption alginate fiber material of lock oil reservoir can effectively improve the easy oil leak hidden danger that cotton core material ubiquitous in current electron cigarette trade. The material of the oil guiding layer 153 is wood pulp fiber, and the fiber density is 17-24kg/m 3 A preferred fiber density is 18kg/m 3 The function of the oil guiding layer is to guide the tobacco tar in the oil storage cavity to flow to the oil locking layer and the high temperature resistant layer rapidly, and provide the tobacco tar required by atomization for the heating element continuously and stably. The oil guiding layer is preferably made of wood pulp fiber, so that tobacco tar in the oil storage cavity flows to the oil locking layer and the high-temperature resistant layer more quickly and smoothly. Preferably, the oil locking layer 152 is disposed between the high temperature resistant layer 151 and the oil guiding layer 153, and the heating element 160 is disposed adjacent to the high temperature resistant layer 151.
In this embodiment, further, the high temperature resistant layer 151, the oil locking layer 152 and/or the oil guiding layer 153 are processed into regular round modules or square modules or oval modules or other polygonal modules, and then are combined into a cotton core atomization core assembly 150 by means of edge gluing or the like, so that the whole cotton core atomization core assembly 150 can be conveniently and rapidly sucked and placed by a manipulator through one action, and thus, the cotton core atomization core assembly 150 can be conveniently and efficiently assembled by adopting automatic equipment. In this embodiment, the atomizing core heating element 160 is preferably a metal sheet heating element, and is formed by processing a metal sheet, and a specific processing method usually includes etching, stamping or cutting. The atomizing core support 170 is made of high temperature resistant plastic or other materials, the atomizing core heating element 160 and the atomizing core support 170 are processed into regular shapes and are matched with independent modules of the cotton core assembly 150 and the atomizing core heating element 160, preferably, the oil locking layer 152, the high temperature resistant layer 151 and the oil guiding layer 153 are all in a thin plate shape, the shape of the horizontal cross section of the oil locking layer 152, the high temperature resistant layer 151, the oil guiding layer 153 and the heating element is basically consistent with the outline shape of the atomizing core support 170, or the thickness is basically consistent or identical, as shown in fig. 2-3, the horizontal cross sections of the high temperature resistant layer 151, the oil locking layer 152, the oil guiding layer 153, the heating element and the atomizing core support 170 are all in an approximately elliptic 'playfield shape', wherein the horizontal cross sections of the high temperature resistant layer 151, the oil locking layer 152 and the oil guiding layer 153 are laminated with the heating element 160 and/or the atomizing core support 170 when the high temperature resistant layer 151, the oil locking layer 152 and the oil guiding layer 153 are sequentially arranged together. As shown in fig. 3, the horizontal cross-section edge lines of the high temperature resistant layer 151, the oil locking layer 152, the heating element of the oil guiding layer 153 and the atomizing core support 170 are coincident, and the horizontal cross-section shape and the area size are basically identical, so that each small module can be conveniently and rapidly sucked and placed by a manipulator through one action, the high-efficiency assembly by using an automation device is convenient, and the stability and the identity of batch assembly are better than those of manual assembly. Further, a smoke passage hole 171 is provided in the middle of the atomizing core support 170, an air inlet 181 is provided on the base 180, two metal electrode pins 190 are mounted on the base in advance, and finally the base 180 is mounted on the suction nozzle and the oil cup part 110 and connected into a whole by tight fitting and fastening. After the assembly is completed, two electrode pins 190 on the base and two contact points on the atomizing core heating element 160 can be closely contacted to form a conductive path, so that when a consumer uses the device, the circuit can be electrified and cause the resistor heating element 160 to rapidly heat to form high temperature, and smoke oil in the oil storage cavity is continuously guided to the surface of the atomizing core heating element 160 through the cotton core assembly to rapidly atomize to form smoke.
As shown in fig. 1: the smoke outlet 111, the smoke channel 112 and the oil storage cavity 113 are arranged on the smoke inlet 110; the oil cup sealing member 120 is provided with a first tobacco tar outlet hole 121, the atomizing core support 130 is provided with a second tobacco tar channel hole 131, the atomizing core sealing member 140 is provided with a third tobacco tar channel hole 141, and the base 180 is provided with an air inlet hole 181. The tobacco tar in the oil storage cavity 113 flows into the atomization core sequentially through the first tobacco tar oil outlet hole 121, the second tobacco tar channel hole 131 and the third tobacco tar channel hole 141, the circuit can be electrified and trigger the heating element 160 in the atomization core to heat quickly to form high temperature, the tobacco tar in the oil storage cavity, which is continuously guided to the surface of the heating element 160 of the atomization core through the cotton core component, is atomized quickly to form smoke, meanwhile, when a consumer starts to suck the smoke, the air inlet 181 utilizes the internal negative pressure formed by air suction to enable external air to enter smoothly, so as to drive the atomized smoke to pass through the smoke channel hole 171 of the atomization core support piece and the smoke channel 112 of the suction nozzle and the oil cup part sequentially, and finally enter the mouth of the consumer through the smoke outlet 111, so that the consumption purpose is realized.
The technical scheme has the advantages that: the cotton core atomization core component is designed into a three-layer structure, the textile closely contacted with the heating element is a high-temperature resistant layer, the preferable middle textile is an oil locking layer, the textile above the oil locking layer is an oil guiding layer, and the textile fiber materials and/or densities of each layer are different so as to respectively realize different functions: the high temperature resistant layer can effectively reduce the scorching taste of the cotton core in the high temperature environment of the heating element, the oil locking layer can effectively improve the common hidden trouble of easy oil leakage of cotton core materials in the current electronic cigarette industry, and the function of the oil guiding layer is to guide the tobacco tar in the oil storage cavity to rapidly flow to the oil locking layer and the high temperature resistant layer, so as to continuously and stably provide the tobacco tar required for atomization for the heating element.
Example two
As shown in fig. 1 to 5, the present utility model further provides an atomization core of an electronic cigarette atomizer, a cotton core atomization core assembly 150 and a heating element 160, as shown in fig. 2 to 3, the cotton core atomization core assembly 150 is composed of three layers of textiles, including a high temperature resistant layer 151, a lock oil layer 152 and an oil guiding layer 153, and the heating element 160 is disposed adjacent to the high temperature resistant layer 151. In this embodiment, preferably, the high temperature resistant layer 151 is made of flax or flax-like material, the oil locking layer 152 is made of seaweed or seaweed-like material, and the oil guiding layer 153 is made of wood pulp or wood pulp-like material. The high temperature resistant layer 151 can effectively reduce the scorching taste of the cotton core in the high temperature environment of the heating element, the oil locking layer 152 can effectively improve the hidden trouble of easy oil leakage commonly existing in the cotton core material in the current electronic cigarette industry, and the function of the oil guiding layer 153 is to guide the tobacco tar in the oil storage cavity to rapidly flow to the oil locking layer and the high temperature resistant layer, so as to continuously and stably provide the tobacco tar required for atomization for the heating element.
In this embodiment, further, the high temperature resistant layer 151, the oil locking layer 152 and the oil guiding layer 153 are all processed into regular round modules or square modules or oval modules or other polygonal modules, and then combined into a cotton core atomization core assembly 150 by means of edge gluing or the like. Ensure that whole cotton core atomizing core subassembly 150 can be very convenient by the manipulator absorb and place fast with an action, just so can be very convenient adopt automation equipment high-efficient equipment, convenient batch production and stability and uniformity are better than relying on artifical equipment effect. Preferably, the thickness of each layer is selected and adjusted from 0.2mm to 2.0 mm. Further, the thicknesses of the oil-locking layer 152, the high temperature resistant layer 151 and the oil guiding layer 153 are substantially uniform. So that the mass production can be realized, the production efficiency and the consistency of the product specification are ensured, and the product quality is effectively improved. In this embodiment, the fiber density of the materials of the high temperature resistant layer 151, the oil locking layer 152 and the oil guiding layer 153 is in the range of 16-24kg/m 3 . Textile fiber material of each layer and +.Or different densities to achieve different functions, respectively. Specifically, the high temperature resistant layer 151 is made of flax fiber with a fiber density of 18-23kg/m 3 Preferred fiber density is 22kg/m 3 . The high temperature resistant layer is preferably made of flax fiber, so that the burnt smell of the cotton core in the high temperature environment of the heating element can be effectively reduced. The oil locking layer 152 is made of alginate fiber with fiber density of 16-22kg/m 3 The preferred fiber density is 20kg/m 3 . The preferred adoption alginate fiber material of lock oil reservoir can effectively improve the easy oil leak hidden danger that cotton core material ubiquitous in current electron cigarette trade. The material of the oil guiding layer 153 is wood pulp fiber, and the fiber density is 17-24kg/m 3 A preferred fiber density is 18kg/m 3 The function of the oil guiding layer is to guide the tobacco tar in the oil storage cavity to flow to the oil locking layer and the high temperature resistant layer rapidly, and provide the tobacco tar required by atomization for the heating element continuously and stably. The oil guiding layer is preferably made of wood pulp fiber, so that tobacco tar in the oil storage cavity flows to the oil locking layer and the high-temperature resistant layer more quickly and smoothly.
In the present embodiment, the specific shapes of the high temperature resistant layer 151, the oil locking layer 152 and the oil guiding layer 153 may be adjusted according to the actual production process.
The technical scheme has the advantages that: the cotton core atomizing core component of the atomizing core is designed into a three-layer structure, the textile closely contacted with the heating element is a high-temperature-resistant layer, the preferable middle textile is an oil locking layer, the textile above the oil locking layer is an oil guiding layer, and the textile fiber materials and/or the densities of each layer are different so as to respectively realize different functions: the high temperature resistant layer can effectively reduce the scorching taste of cotton core in heating element's high temperature environment, locks the oil reservoir and can effectively improve the easy oil leak hidden danger that cotton core material ubiquitous in current electron cigarette trade, and the function of oil guide layer then is the quick flow direction of tobacco tar in the oil storage chamber and locks oil reservoir and high temperature resistant layer, provides the required tobacco tar of atomizing for heating element constantly steadily, effectively improves the atomizing speed and the degree of tobacco tar. In the three-layer structure of this scheme, the thickness of every layer all can be according to taste and the different in the range of 0.2mm-2.0mm of viscosity of tobacco tar and select, is favorable to improving atomization effect.
Example III
As shown in fig. 1 to 5, in the above embodiment, it is preferable that the atomizing core heating element 160 is a metal sheet heating element, and is formed by processing a metal sheet, and a specific processing method is usually etching, stamping or cutting. In addition, the cotton core substrate, the atomizing core heating element, the atomizing core sealing element and the like are designed into independent small modules which are stable in shape and size and are mutually matched, preferably, the oil locking layer 152, the high temperature resistant layer 151 and the oil guiding layer 153 are all in a thin plate shape, and the horizontal cross sections of the oil locking layer 152, the high temperature resistant layer 151, the oil guiding layer 153 and the heating element are basically consistent with or keep basically consistent with or completely the same as the outer contour shape of the atomizing core supporting element 170 in thickness, preferably, the horizontal cross section of the high temperature resistant layer 151 is circular, elliptical or other polygonal shape, and/or the horizontal cross section of the oil locking layer 152 is circular, elliptical or other polygonal shape, as shown in fig. 2-3, the horizontal cross sections of the high temperature resistant layer 151, the oil locking layer 152 and the oil guiding layer 153 are in an approximately elliptical 'playground shape', wherein the horizontal cross section of the oil layer is the high temperature resistant layer 151, the lock 152 and the oil guiding layer 153 are laminated with the atomizing core supporting element 160 and/or the atomizing core supporting element 170, and the heating element are sequentially arranged. As shown in fig. 3, the high temperature resistant layer 151, the oil locking layer 152, the oil guiding layer 153, the heating element 160 and the atomizing core support 170 are overlapped with each other along the horizontal cross section edge line, and the horizontal cross section shape and the area are basically identical, so that each small module can be conveniently and rapidly sucked and placed by a manipulator through one action, and thus, the small modules can be conveniently and efficiently assembled by adopting automatic equipment, and the stability and the identity of batch assembly are better than those of the conventional industrial manual assembly.
Example IV
As shown in fig. 1 to 5, the utility model further provides a cotton core atomization core group of the electronic cigarette atomizerThe cotton core atomization core component 150 is composed of three layers of textiles and comprises a high-temperature resistant layer 151, an oil locking layer 152 and an oil guiding layer 153, and the heating element 160 is arranged adjacent to the high-temperature resistant layer 151. In this embodiment, preferably, the high temperature resistant layer 151, the oil locking layer 152 and/or the oil guiding layer 153 are processed into regular round modules or square modules or elliptical modules or other polygonal modules, as shown in fig. 2-3, and the horizontal cross sections of the high temperature resistant layer 151, the oil locking layer 152 and the oil guiding layer 153 all present approximately elliptical "playground patterns"; and then combined into a cotton core atomizing core assembly 150 by edge gluing or the like. The high temperature resistant layer 151 can effectively reduce the scorching taste of the cotton core in the high temperature environment of the heating element, the oil locking layer 152 can effectively improve the hidden trouble of easy oil leakage commonly existing in the cotton core material in the current electronic cigarette industry, and the function of the oil guiding layer 153 is to guide the tobacco tar in the oil storage cavity to rapidly flow to the oil locking layer and the high temperature resistant layer, so as to continuously and stably provide the tobacco tar required for atomization for the heating element. Preferably, the thickness of each layer is selected and adjusted from 0.2mm to 2.0 mm. Further, the thicknesses of the oil-locking layer 152, the high temperature resistant layer 151 and the oil guiding layer 153 are substantially uniform. So that the mass production can be realized, the production efficiency and the consistency of the product specification are ensured, and the product quality is effectively improved. In this embodiment, the fiber density of the materials of the high temperature resistant layer 151, the oil locking layer 152 and the oil guiding layer 153 is in the range of 16-24kg/m 3 . The textile fiber material and/or density of each layer is different to realize different functions respectively. Specifically, the high temperature resistant layer 151 is made of flax fiber with a fiber density of 18-23kg/m 3 Preferred fiber density is 22kg/m 3 . The high temperature resistant layer is preferably made of flax fiber, so that the burnt smell of the cotton core in the high temperature environment of the heating element can be effectively reduced. The oil locking layer 152 is made of alginate fiber with fiber density of 16-22kg/m 3 The preferred fiber density is 20kg/m 3 . The preferred adoption alginate fiber material of lock oil reservoir can effectively improve the easy oil leak hidden danger that cotton core material ubiquitous in current electron cigarette trade. The material of the oil guiding layer 153 is wood pulp fiber, and the fiber density is 17-24kg/m 3 A preferred fiber density is 18kg/m 3 The function of the oil guiding layer is to guide the tobacco tar in the oil storage cavity to flow to the oil locking layer and the high temperature resistant layer rapidly, and provide the tobacco tar required by atomization for the heating element continuously and stably. The oil guiding layer is preferably made of wood pulp fiber, so that tobacco tar in the oil storage cavity flows to the oil locking layer and the high-temperature resistant layer more quickly and smoothly. The material selection experiment structure of each functional layer is shown in table 1 and table 2.
Table 1: and according to the material selection test results of the functional layers, the high-temperature resistant layer is flax fiber, the oil locking layer is alginate fiber, and the oil guiding layer is wood pulp fiber, so that the combined effect is optimal.
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Table 2: as a result of fiber density test of each functional layer, the best effect is achieved by combining the fiber density of the high temperature resistant layer of 22 kg/cubic meter, the fiber density of the oil locking layer of 20 kg/cubic meter and the fiber density of the oil guiding layer of 18 kg/cubic meter.
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In practical applications, the specific shapes, positional relationships and combination manners of the high temperature resistant layer 151, the oil locking layer 152 and the oil guiding layer 153 can be adjusted according to the actual production process, and the above can be regarded as an alternative scheme of the present technical scheme, which is within the protection scope of the present patent.
The technical scheme has the advantages that: the technical scheme innovatively designs the internal structure of the cotton core matrix, designs the cotton core matrix into a three-layer structure, and the textile closely contacted with the heating element is a high temperature resistant layer, preferably a middle textile is an oil locking layer, and the textile above the oil locking layer is an oil guiding layer, wherein the textile fiber materials and/or densities of each layer are different so as to respectively realize different functions: the high temperature resistant layer can effectively reduce the scorching taste of the cotton core in the high temperature environment of the heating element, the oil locking layer can effectively improve the common hidden trouble of easy oil leakage of cotton core materials in the current electronic cigarette industry, and the function of the oil guiding layer is to guide the tobacco tar in the oil storage cavity to rapidly flow to the oil locking layer and the high temperature resistant layer, so as to continuously and stably provide the tobacco tar required for atomization for the heating element.
Meanwhile, the cotton core substrate, the atomizing core heating element, the atomizing core sealing piece and the like are designed into independent small modules with stable shapes and sizes, so that each small module can be conveniently and rapidly sucked and placed by a manipulator through one action, the cotton core sealing piece can be conveniently and efficiently assembled by adopting automatic equipment, and the stability and the identity of batch assembly are better than those of the current industry which mainly depend on manual assembly.
The foregoing is a further detailed description of the utility model in connection with the preferred embodiments, and it is not intended that the utility model be limited to the specific embodiments described. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that several simple deductions or substitutions may be made without departing from the spirit of the utility model, and these should be considered to be within the scope of the utility model.

Claims (57)

1. The utility model provides an electron smog spinning disk atomiser, its characterized in that includes atomizing core support (130), atomizing core includes cotton core atomizing core subassembly (150) and heating element (160), cotton core atomizing core subassembly (150) are constituteed by three-layer textile, including high temperature resistant layer (151), lock oil layer (152) and oil guide layer (153), heating element (160) with high temperature resistant layer (151) adjacent setting.
2. The electronic cigarette atomizer according to claim 1, wherein the oil locking layer (152), the high temperature resistant layer (151) and the oil guiding layer (153) are all sheet-like.
3. The electronic cigarette atomizer according to claim 1, wherein the oil locking layer (152), the high temperature resistant layer (151) and the oil guiding layer (153) are all sheet-like, and the horizontal cross-sectional shapes and sizes of the oil locking layer (152), the high temperature resistant layer (151) and the oil guiding layer (153) are all the same.
4. An e-cigarette atomizer according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that the thickness of the high temperature resistant layer (151) is 0.2mm-2.0mm.
5. An e-cigarette atomizer according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that the thickness of the oil locking layer (152) is 0.2mm-2.0mm.
6. An e-cigarette atomizer according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that the thickness of the oil guiding layer (153) is 0.2mm-2.0mm.
7. An e-cigarette atomizer according to any one of claims 1-3, wherein the thickness of said oil locking layer (152), said high temperature resistant layer (151) and said oil guiding layer (153) are substantially uniform.
8. An electronic cigarette atomizer according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the fiber density of the materials of said high temperature resistant layer (151), said oil locking layer (152) and said oil guiding layer (153) is in the range of 16-24kg/m 3
9. An electronic cigarette atomizer according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the high temperature resistant layer (151) is made of flax fiber, the oil locking layer (152) is made of alginate fiber, and the oil guiding layer (153) is made of wood pulp fiber.
10. The electronic cigarette atomizer according to claim 8, wherein the high temperature resistant layer (151) is made of flax fiber with a fiber density of 18-23kg/m 3
11. The electronic cigarette atomizer according to claim 8, wherein the oil-locking layer (152) is made of alginate fibers with a fiber density of 16-22kg/m 3
12. The electronic cigarette atomizer according to claim 8, wherein the material of the oil guiding layer (153) is wood pulp fiber, and the fiber density is 17-24kg/m 3
13. An electronic cigarette atomizer according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said high temperature resistant layer (151) is of flax fiber having a fiber density of 22kg/m 3 The oil locking layer (152) is made of alginate fiber with a fiber density of 20kg/m 3 The material of the oil guiding layer (153) is wood pulp fiber, and the fiber density is 18kg/m 3
14. The electronic cigarette atomizer according to claim 1, wherein the heating element (160) is a sheet metal heating element.
15. The electronic cigarette atomizer according to claim 1, wherein the oil locking layer (152), the high temperature resistant layer (151) and the oil guiding layer (153) are all sheet-like, and the horizontal cross-sectional shapes of the oil locking layer (152), the high temperature resistant layer (151), the oil guiding layer (153) and the heating element (160) are substantially uniform.
16. The electronic cigarette atomizer according to claim 1, further comprising an atomizing core support (170), the heating element (160) being disposed between the atomizing core support (170) and the cotton core atomizing core assembly (150).
17. The electronic cigarette atomizer according to claim 16, wherein the oil locking layer (152), the high temperature resistant layer (151) and the oil guiding layer (153) are all sheet-like, and the shape of the horizontal cross section of the oil locking layer (152), the high temperature resistant layer (151), the oil guiding layer (153), the heating element (160) is substantially identical to the outer contour shape of the atomizing core support (170).
18. The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 1, further comprising a mouthpiece portion (110), an oil cup seal (120), an atomizing wick seal (140), a base (180), and an electrode needle (190); the base (180) is connected with the suction nozzle part (110), and the oil cup sealing piece (120), the atomizing core support (130), the atomizing core sealing piece (140) and the atomizing core are sequentially arranged between the suction nozzle part (110) and the base (180) from top to bottom; the electrode pin (190) penetrates through the base (180) and is communicated with the heating element (160).
19. The electronic cigarette atomizer according to claim 1, wherein the heating element (160) is provided with electrically conductive contacts.
20. The electronic cigarette atomizer according to claim 16, wherein the atomizing core support (170) is provided with a smoke passage hole (171).
21. The electronic cigarette atomizer according to claim 20, wherein a smoke passage hole (171) is provided in the middle of the atomizing core support (170).
22. The electronic cigarette atomizer according to claim 18, wherein the suction nozzle portion (110) is provided with a smoke outlet (111), a smoke passage (112) and an oil storage cavity (113); be equipped with first tobacco tar oil outlet (121) on oil cup sealing member (120), be provided with second tobacco tar passage hole (131) on atomizing core support (130), be provided with third oil smoke passage hole (141) on atomizing core sealing member (140), be equipped with inlet port (181) on base (180).
23. The electronic cigarette atomizer according to claim 18, wherein the atomizing core support (130) is further provided with a spatial structure (132) adapted to the atomizing core seal (140) and the atomizing core assembly.
24. The electronic cigarette atomizer according to claim 1, wherein the oil locking layer (152), the high temperature resistant layer (151) and the oil guiding layer (153) are all sheet-like; the oil locking layer (152), the high-temperature resistant layer (151) and the oil guiding layer (153) are all in a thin plate shape, and the horizontal cross section shapes and the sizes of the oil locking layer (152), the high-temperature resistant layer (151) and the oil guiding layer (153) are the same; the thickness of the high temperature resistant layer (151) is 0.2mm-2.0mm; the thickness of the oil locking layer (152) is 0.2mm-2.0mm; the thickness of the oil guiding layer (153) is 0.2mm-2.0mm; the thicknesses of the oil locking layer (152), the high temperature resistant layer (151) and the oil guiding layer (153) are basically consistent; the fiber density ranges of the high temperature resistant layer (151), the oil locking layer (152) and the oil guiding layer (153) are all 16-24kg/m 3 The method comprises the steps of carrying out a first treatment on the surface of the The high-temperature resistant layer (151) is made of flax fibers, the oil locking layer (152) is made of alginate fibers, and the oil guiding layer (153) is made of wood pulp fibers; the high temperature resistant layer (151) is made of flax fiber with a fiber density of 18-23kg/m 3 The method comprises the steps of carrying out a first treatment on the surface of the The oil locking layer (152) is made of alginate fiber with a fiber density of 16-22kg/m 3 The method comprises the steps of carrying out a first treatment on the surface of the The material of the oil guiding layer (153) is wood pulp fiber, and the fiber density is 17-24kg/m 3 The method comprises the steps of carrying out a first treatment on the surface of the The horizontal cross-sectional shape of the high temperature resistant layer (151) is circular, elliptical or other polygonal and/or the horizontal cross-sectional shape of the oil locking layer (152) is circular, elliptical or other polygonal and/or the horizontal cross-sectional shape of the oil guiding layer (153) is circular, elliptical or other polygonal; the heating element (160) is a sheet metal heating element; the oil locking layer (152), the high-temperature resistant layer (151) and the oil guiding layer (153) are all in a thin plate shape, and the horizontal cross section shapes of the oil locking layer (152), the high-temperature resistant layer (151), the oil guiding layer (153) and the heating element (160) are basically consistent; further comprising an atomizing core support (170), the heating element (160) being disposed between the atomizing core support (170) and the cotton core atomizing core assembly (150); said oil-locking layer (152), said high temperature resistant The layer (151) and the oil guiding layer (153) are all in a thin plate shape, and the shape of the horizontal cross section of the oil locking layer (152), the high temperature resistant layer (151), the oil guiding layer (153) and the heating element is basically consistent with the outline shape of the atomizing core support (170);
the device also comprises a suction nozzle part (110), an oil cup sealing piece (120), an atomization core sealing piece (140), a base (180) and an electrode needle (190); the base (180) is connected with the suction nozzle part (110), and the oil cup sealing piece (120), the atomizing core support (130), the atomizing core sealing piece (140) and the atomizing core are sequentially arranged between the suction nozzle part (110) and the base (180) from top to bottom; the electrode needle (190) penetrates through the base (180) and is communicated with the heating element (160); the heating element (160) is provided with a conductive contact; the atomizing core support (170) is provided with a smoke passage hole (171); a smoke passage hole (171) is formed in the middle of the atomizing core support (170); the suction nozzle part (110) is provided with a smoke outlet (111), a smoke channel (112) and an oil storage cavity (113); the oil cup sealing piece (120) is provided with a first tobacco tar outlet hole (121), the atomizing core support (130) is provided with a second tobacco tar channel hole (131), the atomizing core sealing piece (140) is provided with a third lampblack channel hole (141), and the base (180) is provided with an air inlet hole (181); and the atomizing core support (130) is also provided with a space structure (132) which is matched with the atomizing core sealing piece (140) and the atomizing core component.
25. The utility model provides an atomizing core, its characterized in that includes cotton core atomizing core subassembly (150) and heating element (160), cotton core atomizing core subassembly (150) are constituteed by three-layer textile, including high temperature resistant layer (151), lock oil reservoir (152) and oil guide layer (153), lock oil reservoir (152) set up high temperature resistant layer (151) with between oil guide layer (153), heating element (160) with high temperature resistant layer (151) are adjacent to be set up.
26. The atomizing core according to claim 25, characterized in that said oil-locking layer (152), said high temperature resistant layer (151) and said oil guiding layer (153) are each thin plate-like, and that the horizontal cross-sectional shapes of said oil-locking layer (152), said high temperature resistant layer (151) and said oil guiding layer (153) are substantially uniform.
27. The atomizing core according to claim 25, characterized in that said oil-locking layer (152), said high temperature resistant layer (151) and said oil guiding layer (153) are all thin plate-like, and that said oil-locking layer (152), said high temperature resistant layer (151) and said oil guiding layer (153) are all identical in horizontal cross-sectional shape, size.
28. An atomizing core according to any one of claims 25 to 27, characterized in that the thickness of the refractory layer (151) is 0.2mm-2.0mm.
29. An atomizing core according to any one of claims 25 to 27, characterized in that said oil-locking layer (152) has a thickness of 0.2mm-2.0mm.
30. An atomizing core according to any one of claims 25 to 27, characterized in that the thickness of the oil guiding layer (153) is 0.2mm-2.0mm.
31. The atomizing core according to any one of claims 25 to 27, characterized in that the thicknesses of said oil locking layer (152), said high temperature resistant layer (151) and said oil guiding layer (153) are substantially uniform.
32. The atomizing core according to any one of claims 25 to 27, characterized in that the fiber density of the materials of the high temperature resistant layer (151), the oil locking layer (152) and the oil guiding layer (153) is in the range of 16-24kg/m 3
33. An atomizing core according to claim 32, characterized in that said refractory layer (151) is made of flax fibers having a fiber density of 18-23kg/m 3
34. An atomizing core according to claim 32, characterized in that said oil-locking layer (152) is made of alginate fibers having a fiber density of 16-22kg/m 3
35. The atomizing core according to claim 30, characterized in that said oil guiding layer (153) is made of wood pulp fibers with a fiber density of 17-24kg/m 3
36. An atomizing core according to any one of claims 25 to 27, characterized in that said refractory layer (151) is made of flax fibers having a fiber density of 22kg/m 3 The oil locking layer (152) is made of alginate fiber with a fiber density of 20kg/m 3 The material of the oil guiding layer (153) is wood pulp fiber, and the fiber density is 18kg/m 3
37. An atomizing core according to claim 25, characterized in that said heating element (160) is a sheet metal heating element.
38. The atomizing core according to claim 25, wherein said oil-locking layer (152), said high temperature resistant layer (151) and said oil guiding layer (153) are each thin plate-like, and the horizontal cross-sectional shapes of said oil-locking layer (152), said high temperature resistant layer (151), said oil guiding layer (153) and said heating element (160) are substantially uniform.
39. An atomizing core according to claim 25, characterized in that said heating element (160) is provided with electrically conductive contacts.
40. The atomizing core of claim 25, further comprising an atomizing core support (170), wherein the heating element (160) is disposed between the atomizing core support (170) and the cotton core atomizing core assembly (150).
41. The atomizing core of claim 40, wherein the atomizing core support (170) is provided with a smoke passage aperture (171).
42. The atomizing core of claim 41, wherein the atomizing core support (170) is provided with a smoke passage aperture (171) in the middle thereof.
43. The atomizing core according to claim 40, characterized in that the oil locking layer (152), the high temperature resistant layer (151) and the oil guiding layer (153) are each thin plate-like, and the shape of the horizontal cross section of the oil locking layer (152), the high temperature resistant layer (151), the oil guiding layer (153), the heating element (160) is substantially identical to the shape of the outer contour of the atomizing core support (170).
44. The atomizing core according to claim 25, characterized in that said oil-locking layer (152), said high temperature resistant layer (151) and said oil guiding layer (153) are each thin plate-like, and that the horizontal cross-sectional shapes of said oil-locking layer (152), said high temperature resistant layer (151) and said oil guiding layer (153) are substantially uniform; the oil locking layer (152), the high-temperature resistant layer (151) and the oil guiding layer (153) are all in a thin plate shape, and the horizontal cross section shapes and the sizes of the oil locking layer (152), the high-temperature resistant layer (151) and the oil guiding layer (153) are the same; the thickness of the high temperature resistant layer (151) is 0.2mm-2.0mm; the thickness of the oil locking layer (152) is 0.2mm-2.0mm; the thickness of the oil guiding layer (153) is 0.2mm-2.0mm; the thicknesses of the oil locking layer (152), the high temperature resistant layer (151) and the oil guiding layer (153) are basically consistent; the fiber density of the high temperature resistant layer (151), the oil locking layer (152) and the oil guiding layer (153) is 16-24kg/m 3 The method comprises the steps of carrying out a first treatment on the surface of the The high temperature resistant layer (151) is made of flax fiber with a fiber density of 18-23kg/m 3 The method comprises the steps of carrying out a first treatment on the surface of the The oil locking layer (152) is made of alginate fiber with a fiber density of 16-22kg/m 3 The method comprises the steps of carrying out a first treatment on the surface of the The material of the oil guiding layer (153) is wood pulp fiber, and the fiber density is 17-24kg/m 3 The method comprises the steps of carrying out a first treatment on the surface of the The horizontal cross-sectional shape of the high temperature resistant layer (151) is circular, elliptical or other polygonal and/or the horizontal cross-sectional shape of the oil locking layer (152) is circular, elliptical or other polygonal and/or the horizontal cross-sectional shape of the oil guiding layer (153) is circular, elliptical or other polygonal; the heating element (160) is a sheet metal heating element; the oil locking layer (152), the high temperature resistant layer (151) and the oil guiding layer (153) are all in a thin plate shapeAnd the horizontal cross-sectional shapes of the oil locking layer (152), the high temperature resistant layer (151), the oil guiding layer (153) and the heating element (160) are substantially uniform; the heating element (160) is provided with a conductive contact; further comprising an atomizing core support (170), the heating element (160) being disposed between the atomizing core support (170) and the cotton core atomizing core assembly (150); the atomizing core support (170) is provided with a smoke passage hole (171); a smoke passage hole (171) is formed in the middle of the atomizing core support (170); the oil locking layer (152), the high-temperature resistant layer (151) and the oil guiding layer (153) are all in a thin plate shape, and the shape of the horizontal cross section of the oil locking layer (152), the high-temperature resistant layer (151), the oil guiding layer (153) and the heating element (160) is basically consistent with the outline shape of the atomizing core support piece (170).
45. The cotton core atomization core component is characterized in that the cotton core atomization core component (150) is composed of three layers of textiles and comprises a high-temperature-resistant layer (151), an oil locking layer (152) and an oil guiding layer (153), wherein the oil locking layer (152) is arranged between the high-temperature-resistant layer (151) and the oil guiding layer (153).
46. The cotton core atomizing core assembly of claim 45, wherein the oil locking layer (152), the high temperature resistant layer (151), and the oil guiding layer (153) are each sheet-like, and the horizontal cross-sectional shapes of the oil locking layer (152), the high temperature resistant layer (151), and the oil guiding layer (153) are substantially uniform.
47. The cotton core atomizing core assembly of claim 45, wherein the oil locking layer (152), the high temperature resistant layer (151), and the oil guiding layer (153) are all sheet-like, and the oil locking layer (152), the high temperature resistant layer (151), and the oil guiding layer (153) are all the same in horizontal cross-sectional shape and size.
48. The cotton core atomizing core assembly of any one of claims 45 to 47, wherein the high temperature resistant layer (151) has a thickness of 0.2mm to 2.0mm.
49. The cotton core atomizing core assembly according to any one of claims 45 to 47, wherein the oil locking layer (152) has a thickness of 0.2mm to 2.0mm.
50. The cotton core atomizing core assembly of any one of claims 45 to 47, wherein the oil guiding layer (153) has a thickness of 0.2mm to 2.0mm.
51. The cotton core atomizing core assembly according to any one of claims 45 to 47, wherein the thickness of the oil locking layer (152), the high temperature resistant layer (151) and the oil guiding layer (153) are substantially uniform.
52. The cotton core atomizing core assembly according to any one of claims 45 to 47, wherein the high temperature resistant layer (151), the oil locking layer (152) and the oil guiding layer (153) have a fiber density in the range of 16 to 24kg/m 3
53. The cotton core atomizing core assembly according to claim 52, characterized in that the high temperature resistant layer (151) is made of flax fiber with a fiber density of 18-23kg/m 3
54. The atomizing wick assembly of claim 52, wherein said oil-locking layer (152) is formed of alginate fibers having a fiber density of 16-22kg/m 3
55. The cotton core atomizing core assembly according to claim 52, wherein the material of the oil guiding layer (153) is wood pulp fiber, and the fiber density is 17-24kg/m 3
56. The cotton core atomizing core assembly according to any one of claims 45 to 47, characterized in that the high temperature resistant layer (151) is made of flax fiber with a fiber density of 22kg/m 3 The oil locking layer (152) is made of alginate fiber with a fiber density of 20kg/m 3 Said oil guiding layer (153)The material is wood pulp fiber with the fiber density of 18kg/m 3
57. The cotton core atomizing core assembly of claim 45, wherein said oil locking layer (152), said high temperature resistant layer (151), and said oil guiding layer (153) are each sheet-like, and wherein said oil locking layer (152), said high temperature resistant layer (151), and said oil guiding layer (153) have substantially uniform horizontal cross-sectional shapes; the oil locking layer (152), the high-temperature resistant layer (151) and the oil guiding layer (153) are all in a thin plate shape, and the horizontal cross section shapes and the sizes of the oil locking layer (152), the high-temperature resistant layer (151) and the oil guiding layer (153) are the same; the thickness of the high temperature resistant layer (151) is 0.2mm-2.0mm; the thickness of the oil locking layer (152) is 0.2mm-2.0mm; the thickness of the oil guiding layer (153) is 0.2mm-2.0mm; the thicknesses of the oil locking layer (152), the high temperature resistant layer (151) and the oil guiding layer (153) are basically consistent; the fiber density of the high temperature resistant layer (151), the oil locking layer (152) and the oil guiding layer (153) is 16-24kg/m 3 The method comprises the steps of carrying out a first treatment on the surface of the The high temperature resistant layer (151) is made of flax fiber with a fiber density of 18-23kg/m 3 The method comprises the steps of carrying out a first treatment on the surface of the The oil locking layer (152) is made of alginate fiber with a fiber density of 16-22kg/m 3 The method comprises the steps of carrying out a first treatment on the surface of the The material of the oil guiding layer (153) is wood pulp fiber, and the fiber density is 17-24kg/m 3 The method comprises the steps of carrying out a first treatment on the surface of the The horizontal cross-sectional shape of the high temperature resistant layer (151) is circular, elliptical or other polygonal and/or the horizontal cross-sectional shape of the oil locking layer (152) is circular, elliptical or other polygonal and/or the horizontal cross-sectional shape of the oil guiding layer (153) is circular, elliptical or other polygonal.
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