EP4166014B1 - Zerstäuber mit einem dichtelement - Google Patents

Zerstäuber mit einem dichtelement

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EP4166014B1
EP4166014B1 EP21826222.8A EP21826222A EP4166014B1 EP 4166014 B1 EP4166014 B1 EP 4166014B1 EP 21826222 A EP21826222 A EP 21826222A EP 4166014 B1 EP4166014 B1 EP 4166014B1
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side wall
porous body
seal element
convex rib
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Yuanqiu XIE
Linhai LU
Ruilong HU
Zhongli XU
Yonghai LI
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Shenzhen FirstUnion Technology Co Ltd
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Priority claimed from CN202120651505.XU external-priority patent/CN215347025U/zh
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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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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

Definitions

  • Embodiments of this application relate to the field of e-cigarette technologies, and in particular, to an atomizer, an electronic atomization device, and a seal element for an atomizer.
  • Tobacco products (such as cigarettes and cigars) burn tobacco during use to produce tobacco smoke. Attempts are made to replace these tobacco-burning products by manufacturing products that release compounds without being burnt.
  • An example of such a product is an electronic atomization device. These devices usually contain a liquid, and the liquid is heated to atomize, so as to generate an inhalable vapor or an aerosol.
  • the liquid may contain nicotine, and/or aromatics, and/or aerosol-generation substances (such as glycerin).
  • a porous body is generally used to absorb the liquid, and the liquid is heated by a heating element combined on the porous body to generate the aerosol.
  • the porous body is usually wrapped by a seal element to prevent the liquid from causing seepage from a surface of the porous body, and there is an assembly gap between an existing seal element and the porous body, which affects the sealing effect.
  • Embodiments of this application aim at providing an atomizer, an electronic atomization device, and a seal element for an atomizer, so as to resolve or at least partially resolve the problem in the related art that there is an assembly gap between the seal element and the porous body, which affects the sealing effect.
  • an atomizer including:
  • a liquid guide hole is arranged on the seal element, and the porous body is in fluid communication with the liquid storage cavity through the liquid guide hole; and the liquid guide hole is located in the at least one closed ring.
  • the convex ribs are symmetrically arranged along a length direction and/or a width direction of the seal element.
  • the convex ribs comprise several sections, and the several sections are connected end to end successively to form the at least one closed ring.
  • any two adjacent sections of the several sections of the convex ribs are basically perpendicular to each other.
  • the porous body has a liquid channel that runs through the porous body along a length direction, and is in fluid communication with the liquid storage cavity through the liquid channel; and the convex ribs avoid the liquid channel.
  • the plurality of side walls include at least a first side wall and a second side wall opposite to each other along the length direction of the seal element, and a third side wall and a fourth side wall opposite to each other along the width direction of the seal element.
  • the convex ribs include:
  • the first convex rib includes a first section arranged on the first side wall and a second section arranged on the second side wall;
  • the first convex rib includes a first section arranged on the first side wall and a second section arranged on the second side wall;
  • the atomizer further includes a flue gas output channel, where the upper end wall is provided with a through hole opposite to the flue gas output channel; and the third section and the fourth section are arranged at two sides of the through hole respectively.
  • the third section and/or the fourth section extend(s) along the width direction of the seal element.
  • At least a part of the third convex rib and/or the fourth convex rib is arranged obliquely.
  • the porous body has a first direction, a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction;
  • the porous body includes a base part, and the base part is arranged parallel to the second direction and the third direction, and is provided with a liquid absorption surface and an atomization surface facing away from each other along the first direction;
  • the porous body further includes a first extension arm and a second extension arm extending from the base part away from the atomization surface, and a support part extending between the first extension arm and the second extension arm; and the first extension arm and the second extension arm are parallel to the second direction, and are arranged opposite to each other along the third direction.
  • the first convex rib is opposite to at least a part of the base part
  • the convex ribs include:
  • the convex ribs include:
  • This application further provides an electronic atomization device, including an atomization device, and a power supply device configured to supply power to the atomization device, where the atomization device includes the foregoing atomizer.
  • This application further provides a seal element for an atomizer, the seal element including a plurality of side walls and an upper end wall, where the seal element includes several convex ribs extending on outer surfaces of the plurality of side walls and the upper end wall or on inner surfaces of the plurality of side walls and the upper end wall, and the several convex ribs are connected into at least one closed ring.
  • the seal element is arranged between the holder and the porous body, and by arranging the convex ribs extending on the outer surfaces of the plurality of side walls and the upper end wall or on the inner surfaces of the plurality of side walls and the upper end wall in the seal element, the seal element can seal the porous body and the holder through the convex ribs after assembly.
  • the electronic atomization device includes: an atomizer 100, configured to store a liquid substrate and atomize the liquid substrate to generate an aerosol; and a power supply mechanism 200, configured to supply power to the atomizer 100.
  • the power supply mechanism 200 includes: a receiving cavity 270, arranged at an end along a length direction, and configured to receive and accommodate at least a part of the atomizer 100; and a first electrical contact 230, at least partially exposed on a surface of the receiving cavity 270, and configured to be electrically connected to the atomizer 100 to supply power to the atomizer 100 when at least a part of the atomizer 100 is received and accommodated in the power supply mechanism 200.
  • an end portion of the atomizer 100 opposite to the power supply mechanism 200 along the length direction is provided with a second electrical contact 21, so that when at least a part of the atomizer 100 is received in the receiving cavity 270, the second electrical contact 21 forms conductivity through being in contact with and abutting against the first electrical contact 230.
  • a seal element 260 is arranged inside the power supply mechanism 200, and at least a part of an internal space of the power supply mechanism 200 is separated through the seal element 260 to form the receiving cavity 270.
  • the seal element 260 is configured to extend along a cross section direction of the power supply mechanism 200, and is preferably prepared by a flexible material such as silica gel, so as to prevent the liquid substrate seeping from the atomizer 100 to the receiving cavity 270 from flowing to a controller 220, a sensor 250, and other components inside the power supply mechanism 200.
  • the power supply mechanism 200 further includes: a battery cell 210, located at another end facing away from the receiving cavity 270 along the length direction, and configured to supply power; and a controller 220, arranged between the battery cell 210 and an accommodating cavity, and operably guiding a current between the battery cell 210 and the first electrical contact 230.
  • the power supply mechanism 200 includes a sensor 250, configured to sense an inhalation flow generated by the atomizer 100 during inhalation, so that the controller 220 controls the battery cell 210 to output the current to the atomizer 100 according to a detection signal of the sensor 250.
  • a charging interface 240 is arranged on another end of the power supply mechanism 200 facing away from the receiving cavity 270, and is configured to supply power to the battery cell 210.
  • the embodiments in FIG. 2 to FIG. 5 are schematic structural diagrams of an embodiment of the atomizer 100 in FIG. 1 .
  • the atomizer 100 includes: a main housing 10.
  • the main housing 10 is generally in a flat cylindrical shape; and the main housing 10 has a near end 110 and a far end 120 opposite to each other along the length direction.
  • the near end 110 is configured as an end for the user to inhale the aerosol, and a suction nozzle A for the user to inhale is arranged on the near end 110; and the far end 120 is used as an end combined with the power supply mechanism 200, and the far end 120 of the main housing 10 is an opening on which a detachable end cap 20 is installed.
  • the opening structure is configured to install necessary functional components inside the main housing 10.
  • the second electrical contact 21 is penetrated into the atomizer 100 from a surface of the end cap 20, so that at least a part of the second electrical contact 21 is exposed outside the atomizer 100, so as to form conductivity through being in contact with the first electrical contact 230.
  • the end cap 20 is further provided with a first air inlet 23, configured to supply external air into the atomizer 100 during inhalation.
  • the main housing 10 is internally provided with a liquid storage cavity 12 for storing the liquid substrate, and an atomization assembly for absorbing the liquid substrate from the liquid storage cavity 12, and heating and atomizing the liquid substrate.
  • the atomization assembly generally includes a capillary liquid guide element for absorbing the liquid substrate, and a heating element combined with the liquid guide element.
  • the heating element heats at least a part of the liquid substrate in the liquid guide element to generate the aerosol during power on.
  • the liquid guide element includes flexible fibers such as cotton fibers, non-woven fabrics, and glass fiber ropes, or includes porous materials with a microporous structure, such as porous ceramics.
  • the heating element can be combined onto the liquid guide element or wound on the liquid guide element through printing, deposition, sintering, physical assembly, or the like.
  • the atomization assembly includes: a porous body 30, configured to absorb and transfer the liquid substrate; and a heating element 40, configured to heat and atomize the liquid substrate absorbed by the porous body 30.
  • the main housing 10 is internally provided with a flue gas transmission pipe 11 arranged along an axial direction; and the main housing 10 is further internally provided with a liquid storage cavity 12 configured to store the liquid substrate.
  • the flue gas transmission pipe 11 extends in the liquid storage cavity 12, and the liquid storage cavity 12 is formed by the space between an outer wall of the flue gas transmission pipe 11 and an inner wall of the main housing 10.
  • a first end of the flue gas transmission pipe 11 opposite to the near end 110 is in communication with the suction nozzle A, and a second end opposite to the far end 120 is in airflow connection with an atomization chamber 340 formed by defining between an atomization surface 310 of the porous body 30 and the end cap 20, so as to transmit the aerosol generated by the atomized liquid substrate in the heating element 40 and released to the atomization chamber 340 to the suction nozzle A for inhalation.
  • the shape of the porous body 30 is configured to be, but not limited to, generally a block structure in the embodiment.
  • the porous body 30 includes the atomization surface 310 which is arched in shape and faces the end cap 20 along the axial direction of the main housing 10.
  • the heating element 40 is formed on the atomization surface 310; and after assembly, the second electrical contact 21 abuts against the heating element 40, so as to supply power to the heating element 40.
  • the main housing 10 is further provided with a flexible seal element 50, a holder 60 and a flexible first seal element 70, which not only seals an opening of the liquid storage cavity 12, but also fixes and holds the porous body 30 inside.
  • the flexible seal element 50 is generally in a hollow cylinder shape.
  • the inner hollow is configured to accommodate the porous body 30, and is sleeved outside the porous body 30 in a close fitting manner.
  • the rigid holder 60 holds the porous body 30 sleeved with the flexible seal element 50.
  • the holder 60 may generally have an annular shape with an open lower end.
  • a holding space 64 is configured to accommodate and hold the flexible seal element 50 and the porous body 30.
  • the flexible seal element 50 can seal a gap between the porous body 30 and the holder 60 to prevent the liquid substrate from seeping out of the gap between them; and on the other hand, the flexible seal element 50 is located between the porous body 30 and the holder 60, which is advantageous for the porous body 30 to be stably accommodated in the holder 60 to avoid from loosening.
  • the flexible first seal element 70 is arranged between the liquid storage cavity 12 and the holder 60, and the shape of the flexible first seal element 70 is adapted to the cross section of the inner contour of the main housing 10, so as to seal the liquid storage cavity 12 and prevent the liquid substrate from leaking out of the liquid storage cavity 12. Further, in order to prevent the shrinkage and deformation of the first seal element 70 made of the flexible materials from affecting the tightness of the sealing, the holder 60 is accommodated in the flexible first seal element 70 to provide support for the first seal element 70.
  • the flexible first seal element 70 is provided with a first liquid guide hole 71 for the liquid substrate to flow through
  • the holder 60 is correspondingly provided with a second liquid guide hole 61
  • the flexible seal element 50 is provided with a liquid guide hole 51.
  • the liquid substrate in the liquid storage cavity 12 flows to the porous body 30 held in the flexible seal element 50 via the first liquid guide hole 71, the second liquid guide hole 61, and the liquid guide hole 51 successively as shown by arrow R1 in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 , then the liquid substrate is absorbed and transferred to the atomization surface 310 for atomization, and the generated aerosol is released into the atomization chamber 340 defined between the atomization surface 310 and the end cap 20.
  • the flexible first seal element 70 is provided with a first insertion hole 72 for a lower end of the flue gas transmission pipe 11 to plug in
  • the holder 60 is correspondingly provided with a second insertion hole 62
  • an opposite side of the holder 60 to the main housing 10 is provided with an aerosol output channel 63 through which the atomization surface 310 is in airflow communication with the second insertion hole 62.
  • a complete inhalation flow path after installation is shown by arrow R2 in FIG. 4 .
  • the external air enters the atomization chamber 340 via the first air inlet 23 on the end cap 20, then carries the generated aerosol to flow from the aerosol output channel 63 to the second insertion hole 62, and then outputs to the flue gas transmission pipe 11 via the first insertion hole 72.
  • the porous body 30 is arched in shape and has a first side portion 31 and a second side portion 32 opposite to each other along a thickness direction, and a base part 34 extending between the first side portion 31 and the second side portion 32; and a lower surface of the base part 34 is configured as an atomization surface 310.
  • the first side portion 31 and the second side portion 32 extend along a length direction of the porous body 30.
  • a liquid channel 33 extending along the length direction of the porous body 30 is defined among the first side portion 31, the second side portion 32, and the base part 34, and the liquid substrate flowing via the first liquid guide hole 71, the second liquid guide hole 61, and the liquid guide hole 51 is received and absorbed through the liquid channel 33.
  • the porous body 30 further includes a support part 35 extending along a cross section direction of the atomizer 100 between the first side portion 31 and the second side portion 32.
  • the seal element 50 is generally in a hollow cylinder shape, and the inner hollow is an accommodating cavity configured to accommodate and wrap the porous body 30, so as to be wrapped outside the porous body 30 after assembly.
  • An inner surface of the seal element 50 is provided with several convex ribs 52 configured to improve the sealing effect after installation.
  • These convex ribs 52 are mainly configured to seal the gap between the holder 60 and the porous body 30 to prevent leakage from the gap between the holder 60 and the porous body 30 in the process of liquid transmission. Therefore, in the implementation, the several convex ribs 52 form into a closed ring shape together, which completely surrounds or wraps the liquid transmission channel, so as to achieve a better sealing effect.
  • the structure of the seal element 50 is shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 .
  • the seal element 50 is in a square cylinder shape with an open lower end.
  • An inner wall of the accommodating cavity formed by the seal element 50 to accommodate and surround the porous body 30 include:
  • the convex ribs 52 on an inner wall of the seal element 50 include:
  • the convex ribs 52 have eight sections in total, and are connected to form a closed shape by connecting end to end successively.
  • the above closed ring formed by the convex ribs 52 is a non-planar closed ring having a span along a length direction of the atomizer 100.
  • the liquid guide hole 51 is located in the closed ring formed by the convex ribs 52.
  • the inner upper wall 550 of the seal element 50 is provided with positioning cantilevers 53 on two sides along the length direction.
  • the positioning cantilevers 53 extend longitudinally.
  • the two positioning cantilevers 53 respectively clamp or fit the support part 35 of the porous body 30 from two sides, so as to facilitate the auxiliary guidance and positioning during their assembly.
  • FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 show schematic structural diagrams of a seal element 50a according to another embodiment.
  • convex ribs 52a on an inner wall of the seal element 50a include: a first section 521a, a second section 522a, a third section 523a, a fourth section 524a, a fifth section 525a, and a sixth section 526a connected end to end successively to form a first closed ring surrounding a liquid guide hole 51a; and a seventh section 5210a, an eighth section 5220a, a ninth section 5230a, a tenth section 5240a, an eleventh section 5250a, and a twelfth section 5260a connected end to end successively to form a second closed ring surrounding another liquid guide hole 52a.
  • the first closed ring is close to a first inner side wall 510a
  • the second closed ring is close to a second inner side wall 520a.
  • the fourth section 524a and the tenth section 5240a both abut against or fit the support part 35 of the porous body 30 to form an interference fit.
  • the fourth section 524a and the tenth section 5240a are respectively arranged on two sides of the inner upper wall 550a along a length direction of the seal element 50a.
  • FIG. 12 shows a schematic structural diagram of a seal element 50b in another embodiment; convex ribs 52b thereof have a ninth section 529b extending along the width direction between a third section 523b and a seventh section 527b, and the ninth section 529b divides the closed ring formed through successively connecting a first section 521b to an eighth section 528b into two annular parts respectively surrounding a liquid guide hole 51b.
  • each section of the convex ribs 52/52a/52b after assembly can be supported by the porous body 30, so as to stably form an interference fit to seal gaps between the convex ribs and between the porous body 30 and the holder 60.
  • the seal element 50 made of silica gel and the holder 60 made of organic polymer plastic are obtained by injection molding together in the mold through pre-molding, such as double-color injection molding; and the seal element 50 is molded and combined into an inner wall of the holding space 64 of the holder 60 directly through pre-molding, such as a double-color injection molding process.
  • FIG. 14 shows a schematic structural diagram of a seal element 50c in another embodiment.
  • the inner wall of the seal element 50c is formed with a convex rib 52c;
  • an outer surface of the seal element 50c is further provided with a second convex rib 54c.
  • the second convex rib 54c abuts against an inner surface of the holding space 64 of the holder 60, so as to seal the gap between them.
  • the second convex rib 54c is generally the same shape as the convex rib 52c on the inner wall, and is arranged at a position opposite to the convex rib 52c on the outer surface.
  • the porous body 30c includes:
  • the porous body 30c further includes a support part 340c extending along the cross section direction of the atomizer 100 between the first extension arm 320c and the second extension arm 330c.
  • the seal element 50c is generally in a hollow cylinder shape, and is wrapped outside the porous body 30c.
  • the outer surface of the seal element 50c is provided with several convex ribs configured to improve the sealing effect after installation.
  • These convex ribs are mainly configured to seal the liquid substrate transmission channel between the holder 60 and the porous body 30c to prevent leakage from the gap between the holder 60 and the porous body 30c in the process of liquid transmission. Therefore, in the implementation, the several convex ribs form into a closed ring shape together, which completely surrounds or wraps the liquid transmission channel, so as to achieve a better sealing effect.
  • the several convex ribs specifically include: A first convex rib 510c, consisting of two sections, where the two sections are respectively arranged on two outer side walls of the seal element 50c along the width direction, and the first convex rib 510c extends along a thickness direction in the figure.
  • first convex rib 510c is corresponding to or coincident with the base part 310c of the porous body 30c in an assembled position, so that the first convex rib 510c can be supported by the base part 310c, and the first convex rib 510c can closely abut against an inner wall of the holder 60.
  • a second convex rib 520c consisting of two sections, where the two sections are respectively arranged on two sides of the surface of an upper wall of the seal element 50c close to the thickness direction, configured to extend along the width direction in the figure, and respectively opposite to the support part 340c in position, so that the second convex rib 520c can be supported by the support part 340c after installation, and the second convex rib 520c can closely abut against the inner wall of the holder 60.
  • a third convex rib 530c consisting of four sections, where the four sections are specifically respectively arranged on two outer side walls of the seal element 50c along the thickness direction (in the figure, two sections of the third convex rib 530c on the opposite side are blocked and thus not shown), and a first end along the length direction is connected to the first convex rib 510c, and a second end is connected to the second convex rib 520c.
  • the third convex rib 530c is supported by outer side walls of the first extension arm 320c and the second extension arm 330c, so that the third convex rib 530c can closely abut against the inner wall of the holder 60.
  • the third convex rib 530c consists of four sections in total, and the first convex rib 510c, the second convex rib 520c, and the third convex rib 530c arranged on the seal element 50c are connected to form into a closed shape through connection.
  • the above closed shape formed by the convex ribs is a non-planar closed ring having a span along the length direction of the atomizer 100.
  • the third convex rib 530c is arranged obliquely outward along the width direction.
  • the seal element 50c is provided with a through hole 540c located between the two opposite sections of the second convex rib 520c.
  • the through hole 540c is opposite to the second insertion hole 62 on the rigid holder 60, so that condensate of the aerosol transmitted in the flue gas transmission pipe 11 can fall downward and then be received and absorbed by the support part 340c through the through hole 540c.
  • FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram in which a seal element 50d is provided with convex ribs to improve the sealing effect according to still another embodiment.
  • a seal element 50d is provided with convex ribs to improve the sealing effect according to still another embodiment.
  • a first closed ring is composed of the first convex rib 510d arranged on the side wall in a width direction, the second convex rib 520d arranged on a top part, and two sections of the third convex rib 530d located on two side walls in the thickness direction.
  • another ring that is, a second closed ring is further included composed of a fourth convex rib 511d, a fifth convex rib 521d, and two sections of sixth convex rib 531d.
  • the closed rings formed by the several convex ribs are separated from each other and symmetrically arranged on the seal element 50d along the width direction and the thickness direction.
  • two symmetrical closed rings respectively surround two fluid communication ports 51d, so as to prevent leakage from the gap between the holder 60 and the porous body 30c during the transmission of the liquid substrate.
  • the seal element 50d is provided with a channel part 540d, formed by a depression and used for outputting the aerosol during the inhalation process, on two sides along the thickness direction, to form a part of an airflow path R2 during the inhalation process.
  • the corresponding third convex rib 530d and the sixth convex rib 531d are respectively arranged on two sides of the channel part 540d.
  • the extension path of the formed closed annular convex ribs completely passes through the entire outer surface of the seal element 50c/50d, that is, the left and right outer side walls of the seal element 50c/50d along the width direction, the front and rear outer side walls along the thickness direction, and the outer surface of the upper wall all have a part of the closed ring extended thereon.
  • the second convex rib 520e and the fifth convex rib 521e are both supported by the support part 340c.
  • the several convex ribs are symmetrically arranged along the thickness direction or the width direction of the atomizer 100.

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  1. Zerstäuber, umfassend:
    einen Flüssigkeitsspeicherraum (12), der zum Speichern eines flüssigen Substrats konfiguriert ist;
    einen porösen Körper (30), der in Fluidverbindung mit dem Flüssigkeitsspeicherhohlraum (12) steht, um das flüssige Substrat aufzunehmen;
    ein Heizelement (40), das mit dem porösen Körper (30) kombiniert ist und dazu ausgelegt ist, mindestens einen Teil des flüssigen Substrats in dem porösen Körper (30) zu erhitzen, um ein Aerosol zu erzeugen;
    einen Halter (60), der zum Halten des porösen Körpers (30) konfiguriert ist; und
    ein Dichtungselement (50), das zwischen dem Halter (60) und dem porösen Körper (30) angeordnet ist und dazu ausgelegt ist, einen Spalt zwischen dem Halter (60) und dem porösen Körper (30) abzudichten, wobei das Dichtungselement (50) eine Vielzahl von Seitenwänden, die den porösen Körper (30) entlang einer Umfangsrichtung des porösen Körpers (30) umgeben, und eine obere Endwand umfasst, wobei
    das Dichtungselement (50) konvexe Rippen (52) umfasst, die sich auf Außenflächen der mehreren Seitenwände und der oberen Endwand oder auf Innenflächen der mehreren Seitenwände und der oberen Endwand erstrecken, und die konvexen Rippen (52) zu mindestens einem geschlossenen Ring verbunden sind;
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass:
    jeder geschlossene Ring durch Verbinden der konvexen Rippen (52) am oberen Ende und der konvexen Rippen (52) an den Seitenwänden gebildet wird und ein nicht-planarer geschlossener Ring mit einer Spannweite entlang der Längsrichtung des Zerstäubers ist.
  2. Zerstäuber nach Anspruch 1, wobei eine Flüssigkeitsführungsöffnung (51) an dem Dichtungselement (50) angeordnet ist und der poröse Körper (30) über die Flüssigkeitsführungsöffnung (51) in Fluidverbindung mit dem Flüssigkeitsspeicherhohlraum (12) steht; und die Flüssigkeitsführungsöffnung (51) in dem mindestens einen geschlossenen Ring angeordnet ist.
  3. Zerstäuber nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei die konvexen Rippen (52) symmetrisch entlang einer Längsrichtung und/oder einer Breitenrichtung des Dichtungselements (50) angeordnet sind.
  4. Zerstäuber nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei die konvexen Rippen (52) mehrere Abschnitte umfassen und die mehreren Abschnitte nacheinander Ende an Ende verbunden sind, um den mindestens einen geschlossenen Ring zu bilden.
  5. Zerstäuber nach Anspruch 4, wobei zwei benachbarte Abschnitte der mehreren Abschnitte der konvexen Rippen (52) im Wesentlichen senkrecht zueinander stehen.
  6. Zerstäuber nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei der poröse Körper (30) einen Flüssigkeitskanal (33) aufweist, der entlang einer Längsrichtung durch den porösen Körper (30) verläuft und über den Flüssigkeitskanal (33) in Fluidverbindung mit dem Flüssigkeitsspeicherhohlraum (12) steht; und wobei die konvexen Rippen (52) den Flüssigkeitskanal (33) umgehen.
  7. Zerstäuber nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei die mehreren Seitenwände mindestens eine erste Seitenwand und eine zweite Seitenwand, die einander entlang der Längsrichtung des Dichtungselements (50) gegenüberliegen, sowie eine dritte Seitenwand und eine vierte Seitenwand, die einander entlang der Breitenrichtung des Dichtungselements (50) gegenüberliegen, umfassen.
  8. Zerstäuber nach Anspruch 7, wobei die konvexen Rippen (52) umfassen:
    eine erste konvexe Rippe, die an der/den Außenfläche(n) der ersten Seitenwand und/oder der zweiten Seitenwand angeordnet ist;
    eine zweite konvexe Rippe, die an der Außenfläche der oberen Stirnwand angeordnet ist;
    eine dritte konvexe Rippe, die an der Außenfläche der dritten Seitenwand angeordnet ist; und
    eine vierte konvexe Rippe, die an der Außenfläche der vierten Seitenwand angeordnet ist, wobei
    die erste konvexe Rippe, die zweite konvexe Rippe, die dritte konvexe Rippe und die vierte konvexe Rippe zu mindestens einem geschlossenen Ring verbunden sind.
  9. Zerstäuber nach Anspruch 8, wobei
    die erste konvexe Rippe einen ersten Abschnitt, der an der ersten Seitenwand angeordnet ist, und einen zweiten Abschnitt, der an der zweiten Seitenwand angeordnet ist, umfasst;
    die zweite konvexe Rippe einen dritten Abschnitt und einen vierten Abschnitt umfasst, die entlang der Breitenrichtung des Dichtungselements (50) einander gegenüberliegen, wobei der dritte Abschnitt nahe der dritten Seitenwand angeordnet ist und der vierte Abschnitt nahe der vierten Seitenwand angeordnet ist;
    die dritte konvexe Rippe einen fünften Abschnitt und einen sechsten Abschnitt umfasst, die entlang der Längsrichtung des Dichtungselements (50) einander gegenüberliegend angeordnet sind, wobei der fünfte Abschnitt nahe der ersten Seitenwand und der sechste Abschnitt nahe der zweiten Seitenwand angeordnet ist;
    die vierte konvexe Rippe einen siebten Abschnitt und einen achten Abschnitt umfasst, die entlang der Längsrichtung des Dichtungselements (50) einander gegenüberliegend angeordnet sind, wobei der siebte Abschnitt nahe der ersten Seitenwand angeordnet ist und der achte Abschnitt nahe der zweiten Seitenwand angeordnet ist; und
    der erste Abschnitt, der fünfte Abschnitt, der dritte Abschnitt, der sechste Abschnitt, der zweite Abschnitt, der achte Abschnitt, der vierte Abschnitt und der siebte Abschnitt sind nacheinander Ende an Ende verbunden, um einen geschlossenen Ring zu bilden.
  10. Zerstäuber nach Anspruch 8, wobei
    die erste konvexe Rippe einen ersten Abschnitt, der an der ersten Seitenwand angeordnet ist, und einen zweiten Abschnitt, der an der zweiten Seitenwand angeordnet ist, umfasst;
    die zweite konvexe Rippe einen dritten Abschnitt und einen vierten Abschnitt umfasst, die entlang der Breitenrichtung des Dichtungselements (50) einander gegenüberliegen, wobei der dritte Abschnitt nahe der ersten Seitenwand und der vierte Abschnitt nahe der zweiten Seitenwand angeordnet ist;
    die dritte konvexe Rippe einen fünften Abschnitt und einen sechsten Abschnitt umfasst, die entlang der Längsrichtung des Dichtungselements (50) einander gegenüberliegend angeordnet sind, wobei der fünfte Abschnitt nahe der ersten Seitenwand und der sechste Abschnitt nahe der zweiten Seitenwand angeordnet ist;
    die vierte konvexe Rippe einen siebten Abschnitt und einen achten Abschnitt umfasst, die entlang der Längsrichtung des Dichtungselements (50) einander gegenüberliegend angeordnet sind, wobei der siebte Abschnitt nahe der ersten Seitenwand und der achte Abschnitt nahe der zweiten Seitenwand angeordnet ist; und
    der erste Abschnitt, der fünfte Abschnitt, der dritte Abschnitt und der siebte Abschnitt sind nacheinander Ende an Ende verbunden, um einen ersten geschlossenen Ring zu bilden, und der zweite Abschnitt, der sechste Abschnitt, der vierte Abschnitt und der achte Abschnitt sind nacheinander Ende an Ende verbunden, um einen zweiten geschlossenen Ring zu bilden.
  11. Zerstäuber nach Anspruch 10, der ferner einen Rauchgasauslasskanal (63) umfasst, wobei die obere Endwand mit einem Durchgangsloch gegenüber dem Rauchgasauslasskanal (63) versehen ist; und
    der dritte Abschnitt und der vierte Abschnitt jeweils an zwei Seiten des Durchgangslochs angeordnet sind.
  12. Zerstäuber nach Anspruch 10, wobei sich der dritte Abschnitt und/oder der vierte Abschnitt entlang der Breitenrichtung des Dichtungselements (50) erstrecken.
  13. Zerstäuber nach Anspruch 8, wobei mindestens ein Teil der dritten konvexen Rippe (530c) und/oder der vierten konvexen Rippe schräg angeordnet ist.
  14. Zerstäuber nach Anspruch 8, wobei der poröse Körper (30c) eine erste Richtung, eine zweite Richtung senkrecht zur ersten Richtung und eine dritte Richtung senkrecht zur ersten und zweiten Richtung aufweist; der poröse Körper (30c) ein Basisteil (310c) umfasst und das Basisteil (310c) parallel zur zweiten Richtung und zur dritten Richtung angeordnet ist und mit einer Flüssigkeitsabsorptionsfläche und einer Zerstäubungsfläche versehen ist, die entlang der ersten Richtung voneinander weg zeigen; der poröse Körper (30c) ferner einen ersten Verlängerungsarm (320c) und einen zweiten Verlängerungsarm (330c) umfasst, die sich vom Basisteil weg von der Zerstäubungsfläche erstrecken, sowie ein Stützteil (340c), das sich zwischen dem ersten Verlängerungsarm (320c) und dem zweiten Verlängerungsarm (330c) erstreckt; und der erste Verlängerungsarm (320c) und der zweite Verlängerungsarm (330c) sind parallel zur zweiten Richtung und sind entlang der dritten Richtung einander gegenüberliegend angeordnet.
  15. Zerstäuber nach Anspruch 14, wobei die erste konvexe Rippe mindestens einem Teil des Basisteils (310c) gegenüberliegt;
    und/oder die dritte konvexe Rippe mindestens einem Teil des ersten Verlängerungsarms (320c) gegenüberliegt;
    und/oder die vierte konvexe Rippe mindestens einem Teil des zweiten Verlängerungsarms (330c) gegenüberliegt.
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