EP3989747A2 - Inhalateur et réservoir de liquide remplaçable pour un inhalateur - Google Patents
Inhalateur et réservoir de liquide remplaçable pour un inhalateurInfo
- Publication number
- EP3989747A2 EP3989747A2 EP20735293.1A EP20735293A EP3989747A2 EP 3989747 A2 EP3989747 A2 EP 3989747A2 EP 20735293 A EP20735293 A EP 20735293A EP 3989747 A2 EP3989747 A2 EP 3989747A2
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- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- evaporator
- liquid
- inhaler
- opening
- liquid reservoir
- Prior art date
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Classifications
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
- A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
- A24F40/40—Constructional details, e.g. connection of cartridges and battery parts
- A24F40/46—Shape or structure of electric heating means
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
- A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
- A24F40/40—Constructional details, e.g. connection of cartridges and battery parts
- A24F40/42—Cartridges or containers for inhalable precursors
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
- A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
- A24F40/10—Devices using liquid inhalable precursors
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
- A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
- A24F40/40—Constructional details, e.g. connection of cartridges and battery parts
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
- A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
- A24F40/40—Constructional details, e.g. connection of cartridges and battery parts
- A24F40/44—Wicks
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
- A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
- A24F40/40—Constructional details, e.g. connection of cartridges and battery parts
- A24F40/48—Fluid transfer means, e.g. pumps
- A24F40/485—Valves; Apertures
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01F—MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to an inhaler with the features of the preamble of claim 1 and an exchangeable liq stechniks appointed for an inhaler with the features of the preamble of claim 7.
- Such inhalers with a receptacle for a replaceable liquid storage are z. B. known as electronic cigarette products.
- the inhalers comprise a vaporizer device with at least one electrical vaporizer for vaporizing the liquid supplied to the vaporizer, at least one electrical line for supplying the vaporizer with electrical power, and a receptacle for the storage of an exchangeable fluid reservoir, which flows through an opening with the Evaporator is connectable.
- a vaporizer device which, for. B. is based on the wick coil technology, in which the liquid is transported by capillary forces from the liquid reservoir along a wick until the liquid is heated by an electrically heated coil and thus evaporated.
- the wick serves as a fluid-conducting connection between the fluid reservoir and the fleizplanetaryl serving as an evaporator.
- a disadvantage of the wick coil technology is that a lack of supply of liquid leads to local overheating, which can result in pollutants. It is important to avoid this so-called “dry puff”.
- such evaporator devices are often leaky due to production, so that liquid can escape in an undesirable manner, for example via the air supply and / or vapor discharge.
- DE 1 0 201 7 1 1 1 1 19 A1 describes an evaporator device with egg nem evaporator in which the liquid from the liq stechniks Grande from a wick structure by capillary forces to an inlet side the evaporator is transported.
- the evaporator evaporates the liquid, and the evaporated liquid can be added to an air stream as a vapor and / or aerosol.
- the evaporator can be electrically connected to an energy store via an electrical line.
- the invention is based on the object of providing an inhaler and an exchangeable liquid reservoir for an inhaler in which an unintentional escape of the liquid is reliably prevented or reduced to the lowest possible level.
- an inhaler comprising an evaporator device with at least one electric evaporator for evaporating liquid supplied by the evaporator, at least one electric line to an electric see voltage supply of the evaporator, and a receptacle for holding a replaceable liquid reservoir, wel cher is fluidly connectable to the evaporator via an opening
- the receptacle comprises a device which includes the replaceable liquid reservoir urges with the opening to a direct contact with the evaporator.
- the liquid reservoir with the opening rests directly against the evaporator without forming a gap, and the liquid inevitably exits through the evaporator when it exits the liquid reservoir. Furthermore, when the liquid exits, it is evaporated directly in the evaporator, so that the evaporation is achieved overall with a very high degree of efficiency and the lowest possible losses.
- a seal sealing the opening from the outside is provided between the evaporator and the liquid reservoir.
- the seal provided can further reduce the likelihood of the liquid escaping unintentionally from the evaporator device without passing through the evaporator.
- the seal comprises the contact area between the evaporator and the opening of the liquid reservoir, through which the liquid passes from the liquid reservoir into the evaporator, so that the seal prevents the liquid or vapor from escaping laterally from the surface of the evaporator device.
- the seal can be provided both on the liquid reservoir and on the evaporator.
- the device can preferably comprise a magnetic force-operated clamping device, which enables the fluid reservoir to be reversibly released and replaced, in particular without the aid of a tool.
- the device can alternatively or additionally comprise a spring-loaded pressure piece which is spring-loaded in the direction that it urges the exchangeable liquid storage device against the evaporator.
- the pressure piece is spring-loaded in the direction of a designated flow direction in the inhaler.
- the intended flow direction is defined by the flow of air which is caused in the inhaler when the consumer sucks on the mouthpiece in accordance with the intended use and thereby creates a negative pressure in the inhaler. Due to the suggested direction of the spring loading, it is in the same direction as the pressure gradient generated during suction, so that the pressure force acting between the liquid reservoir and the evaporator can be increased during suction and the tendency for the liquid reservoir to detach from the evaporator can be counteracted.
- the pressure piece is spring-loaded point-symmetrically to its longitudinal axis. Due to the point-symmetrical spring loading, the liquid reservoir is provided with a possible lent pressure force evenly distributed over the circumference pushed against the evaporator.
- a replaceable liquid storage for an inhaler with a hollow space which is filled with at least one liquid and can be released via an opening, and a wick structure for transporting the liquid out of the hollow space, is proposed in which the Opening is encompassed by a seal, and is closed by a glued to the device film.
- the proposed solution can reduce or prevent an unintentional leakage of the liquid both before the liquid reservoir is inserted into the inhaler and in the inserted state of the liquid reservoir.
- the seal is specifically used and that before use for Verkle ben the film sealing the opening and in the state used to seal the contact zone between the opening of the liquid reservoir and the evaporator.
- the wick structure in the liquid reservoir is formed by a sponge filling at least the opening.
- the sponge forms a wick through its capillary, which causes the liquid to be conveyed from the cavity through the opening to the vaporizer, the sponge being able to supply the liquid independently of the position and orientation of the inhaler due to the regularly repeated filling of the capillary and enables complete drainage of the liquid from the cavity.
- the sponge can also completely fill the cavity so that the liquid is only stored in the capillaries.
- a low pressure can be generated on the sponge in the inserted state via the adjacent evaporator without the sponge being able to escape into the cavity.
- the liquid can in turn be actively sucked in, similar to the principle of felt pens, the liquid being safely stored in the sponge in the event that no pressure is exerted.
- This exertion of pressure can be effected by sucking on the inhaler or by a spring-loaded receptacle in the inhaler.
- the sponge can preferably be flexible in itself, so that in the position used in an evaporator device it is slightly affected by the geometry and unevenness of a counter surface such as, for. B. can adjust an evaporator. This allows cavities to be avoided and the transition of the liquid from the liquid reservoir z. B. be improved in an evaporator. Furthermore, the advantageous pressure described above can thereby be converted into a compression of the sponge, by means of which the suction and the further transport of the liquid is further promoted.
- the sponge is thermally stable up to a temperature of 300 ° C.
- the proposed material property prevents the material from melting under the influence of the temperature and the capillary from melting together. Furthermore, this can prevent components of the sponge from outgassing and being added to the liquid to be evaporated.
- Fig. 1 is a schematic view of an inhaler
- Fig. 2 shows a perspective section through a schematic evaporator-tank unit
- Fig. 3 shows an exchangeable liquid reservoir as an individual part
- FIG. 4 shows an enlarged illustration of an evaporator-tank unit with an exchangeable liquid reservoir.
- FIG. 1 shows schematically an inhaler 10 or an electronic cigarette product.
- the inhaler 1 0 comprises a housing 1 1, in which an air duct 30 or chimney between at least one air inlet opening 231 and an air outlet opening 24 at an end 32 of the cigarette product 10 is provided.
- the mouth end 32 of the inhaler 10 denotes the end at which the consumer pulls for the purpose of inhalation, thereby applying a negative pressure to the inhaler 10 and generating an air stream 34 in the air duct 30.
- the inhaler 10 advantageously consists of a base part 16 and an evaporator tank unit 20, which comprises an evaporator device 1 with an evaporator 60 and a liquid reservoir 18, which is designed in particular in the form of an exchangeable cartridge.
- the liquid reservoir 18 can be exchanged by the user of the inhaler 1 0, for which purpose the inhaler 1 0 has a suitable closable access opening 2.
- the Air sucked in through the air inlet opening 231 is passed in the air duct 30 to the at least one evaporator 60.
- the United evaporator 60 is connected or ver bindable to the liquid reservoir 18, in which at least one liquid 50 is stored.
- a porous and / or capillary, liquid-conducting wick structure 19 is advantageously arranged on an inlet side 61 of the evaporator 60.
- the evaporator 60 evaporates liquid 50, which is supplied to the evaporator 60 from the liquid reservoir 18 by the wick structure 19 by means of capillary forces, and supplies the evaporated liquid as an aerosol / vapor at an outlet side 64 to the air flow 34.
- the electronic cigarette 10 further includes an electrical energy store 14 and an electronic control device 1 5.
- the energy store 14 is usually arranged in the base part 16 and can in particular be an electrochemical disposable battery or a rechargeable electrochemical battery, for example a lithium ion -Battery, be.
- the evaporator / tank unit 20 is arranged between the energy store 14 and the mouth end 32.
- the electronic control device 15 comprises at least one digital data processing device, in particular a microprocessor and / or microcontroller, in the base part 16 (as shown in FIG. 1) and / or in the evaporator-tank unit 20.
- a sensor for example a pressure sensor or a pressure or flow switch, is advantageously arranged in the housing 1 1, the control device 1 5 being able to determine on the basis of a sensor signal output by the sensor that a consumer is at the mouth end 32 of the cigarette product 1 0 pulls to inhale.
- the control device 15 controls the vaporizer 60 to add liquid 50 from the liquid reservoir 18 as an aerosol / vapor into the air stream 34.
- the at least one vaporizer 60 is arranged in a part of the vaporizer-tank unit 20 facing away from the mouth 32.
- An effective electrical coupling and control of the evaporator 60, in particular with the base part 16, are therefore possible.
- the air flow 34 advantageously leads through an air duct 30 running axially through the liquid reservoir 18 to the air outlet opening 24.
- the liquid 50 to be dosed stored in the liquid reservoir 18 is, for example, a mixture of 1,2-propylene glycol, glycerine, water and preferably at least one flavor and / or at least one active ingredient, in particular nicotine.
- the specified components of the liquid 50 are, however, not mandatory.
- aroma and / or active substances, in particular nicotine can be dispensed with.
- the evaporator tank unit 20 comprises a block-shaped, preferably monolithic heating element or evaporator 60, preferably made of an electrically conductive material, in particular a semiconductor material, preferably silicon. It is not necessary for the entire evaporator 60 to consist of an electrically conductive material.
- the surface of the evaporator 60 may be electrically conductive, for example metallically coated, or preferably suitably doped.
- the entire surface does not have to be coated, for example metallic or preferably non-metallic or non-metallic Laminated metallic conductor tracks can be provided on a non-conductive or semi-conductive base body. It is also not absolutely necessary for the entire evaporator 60 to heat; it can be sufficient, for example, if a section or a heating layer of the evaporator 60 in the area of the outlet side 64 heats.
- the evaporator 60 is heated by electrical energy based on its electrical resistance and can therefore be referred to as a resistance heater.
- the evaporator 60 is advantageously provided with a plurality of microchannels or liquid channels 62 which connect an inlet side 61 of the evaporator 60 to an outlet side 64 of the evaporator 60 in a liquid-conducting manner.
- the mean diameter of the liquid channels 62 is preferably in the range between 5 pm and 200 pm, more preferably in the range between 30 pm and 150 pm, even more preferably in the range between 50 pm and 100 pm. Due to these dimensions, a capillary effect is advantageously generated, so that liquid penetrating into a liquid channel 62 on the inlet side 61 rises through the liquid channel 62 until the liquid channel 62 is filled with liquid.
- the number of liquid channels 62 is preferably in the range between four and 1000. In this way, the heat input into the liquid channels 62 can be optimized and a guaranteed high evaporation capacity and a sufficiently large vapor outlet area can be achieved.
- the liquid channels 62 are advantageously arranged in the form of an array.
- the array can be designed in the form of a matrix with s columns and z rows, where s is advantageously in the range between 2 and 50 and further advantageously in the range between 3 and 30 and / or z advantageously in the range between 2 and 50 and further advantageously in the range between 3 and 30.
- s is advantageously in the range between 2 and 50 and further advantageously in the range between 3 and 30 and / or z advantageously in the range between 2 and 50 and further advantageously in the range between 3 and 30.
- the evaporator-tank unit 20 comprises a carrier 4 with a through opening 104 for the fluid-conducting connection of the evaporator 60 and a liquid reservoir 18.
- the carrier 4 and the evaporator 60 are components of an evaporator device 1 that provides the electrical and mechanical connection of the evaporator 60 .
- a wick structure 19 is arranged in the through opening 104.
- the inlet side 61 of the evaporator 60 is connected to the liquid reservoir 18 via the wick structure 19 in a fluid-conducting manner.
- the wick structure 19 is used to passively convey liquid 50 from the liquid reservoir 18 to the evaporator 60 by means of capillary forces.
- the wick structure 19 makes contact with the inlet side 61 of the evaporator 60 advantageously over a large area and covers all of the liquid channels 62 of the evaporator 60 on the inlet side.
- the wick structure 19 is connected to the liquid reservoir 18 in a fluid-conducting manner.
- An advantageous volume of the liquid reservoir 18 is in the range between 0.1 ml and 5 ml, preferably between 0.5 ml and 3 ml, more preferably between 0.7 ml and 2 ml or 1.5 ml.
- the evaporator tank unit 20 is preferably connected and / or connectable to a heating voltage source 71 controllable by the control device 1 5, which via electrical lines 1 05a, 1 05b in a contact area 1 31 on opposite edge sections of the evaporator 60 with this for a electrical voltage supply is connected, so that an electrical voltage Uh generated by the heating voltage source 71 leads to a current flow through the evaporator 60.
- the control device 15 controls the heating voltage source 71, the liquid in the liquid ducts 62 being driven out of the liquid ducts 62 in the form of vapor / aerosol by spontaneous heating.
- the evaporation temperature is preferably in the range between 100 ° C and 400 ° C, more preferably between 150 ° C and 350 ° C, even more preferably between 190 ° C and 290 ° C.
- the evaporator 60 can advantageously be produced from sections of a wafer using thin-film layer technology, which has a layer thickness of preferably less than or equal to 1000 ⁇ m, more preferably 750 ⁇ m, even more preferably less than or equal to 500 ⁇ m. Surfaces of the evaporator 60 can advantageously be hydrophilic.
- the evaporator-tank unit 20 is set so that a liquid amount preferably in the range between 1 ml and 20 ml, more preferably between 2 ml and 10 ml, even more preferably between 3 ml and 5 ml, typically 4 ml per Train of the consumer, is added.
- the evaporator / tank unit can preferably be adjustable with regard to the amount of liquid / vapor per puff, ie from 1 s to 3 s per puff duration.
- the control frequency of the evaporator 60 generated by the heating voltage source 71 is generally advantageously in the range from 1 Hz to 50 kHz, preferably in the range from 30 Hz to 30 kHz, even more advantageously in the range from 100 Hz to 25 kHz.
- the evaporator 60 is preferably made on the basis of MEMS technology, in particular from silicon, and is therefore advantageously a micro-electro-mechanical system.
- the liquid reservoir 18 is shown in an enlarged view as an individual part.
- the liquid reservoir 18 is designed in the form of an exchangeable exchangeable cartridge and comprises a housing 6 with a cavity 5 in which the liquid 50 is stored.
- the housing 6 also has an opening 25 which is surrounded by a seal 7 and is closed by a film 8 glued to the seal 7.
- the cavity 5 is preferably completely filled with a sponge. If the cavity 5 is not completely filled with the sponge, it is at least arranged in such a way that it completely fills the opening 25.
- the sponge has a multiplicity of capillaries which are filled with the liquid and thereby form the wick structure 19 required for feeding the liquid.
- the sponge is preferably inherently flexible and thermally stable up to a temperature of 300 ° C.
- the evaporator tank unit 20 comprises a tubular pulling part 22 with the air duct 30 provided therein and a mouthpiece 26 attached to it. Furthermore, the evaporator 60 is held in the air duct 30 of the pulling part 22 so that the consumer can draw the air when pulling on the Mouthpiece 26 is sucked through the evaporator 60 in the direction of the arrow.
- the evaporator tank unit 20 also has a pressure piece 21 which has a receptacle 27 in which the liquid reservoir 18 is held. The pressure piece 21 is pulled against the pulling part 22 via two springs 23.
- the two springs 23 are arranged diametrically to a longitudinal axis L of the pressure piece 21, so that the pressure piece 21 is spring-loaded point-symmetrically to its longitudinal axis in cross section.
- the pressure piece is thereby evenly spring-biased in the direction of its longitudinal axis L in the direction of the evaporator 60.
- the spring-loaded pressure piece 21 here forms a device by means of which the liquid reservoir 18 is urged against the evaporator 60.
- the pressure piece 21 could also be urged against the evaporator 60 by a magnetic force.
- the only important thing about the pressure-applying device is that the liquid reservoir 18 can be removed from the receptacle 27 and reinserted as far as possible without the aid of a tool.
- the liquid reservoir 18 is closed by the film 8 before use, ie the liquid 50 cannot unintentionally emerge from the opening 25 or outgas.
- the film 8 is peeled off and the liquid keits ask 1 8 inserted into the receptacle 27, the Eint Ren by stretching the springs 23 and enlarging the receptacle 27 can be facilitated.
- the receptacle 27 is shaped in such a way that its shape defines the direction in which the liquid reservoir 18 is inserted.
- the liquid reservoir 18 can therefore only be used in such a way that it comes to rest against the evaporator 60 with the free opening 25 and the seal 7. Due to its inherently flexible property, the sponge enables its surface to be adapted to the surface of the evaporator 60.
- the seal 7 is also inherently flexible and is pressed sealingly against the surface of the evaporator 60 by the exertion of pressure via the springs 23 , so that the liquid 50 cannot escape laterally from the opening 25 without passing the evaporator 60.
- the sponge, ie the wick structure 19, is pushed slightly against the evaporator 60 by the spring loading, so that reliable contact between the wick structure 19 and the evaporator 60 is always achieved with as few cavities as possible.
- the sponge can be easily squeezed together, whereby the escape of the liquid from the capillaries and the delivery of the liquid to the opening 25 is supported.
- the liquid reservoir 18 is therefore in a fluidic connection with the evaporator 60, ie the liquid 50 can flow into the evaporator 60 from the cavity 5 of the liquid reservoir 18 via the opening 25.
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