KR101681828B1

KR101681828B1 - Ignition set of lighter

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Publication number: KR101681828B1
Application number: KR1020150062448A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 김병한
Original assignee: 김병한
Priority date: 2015-05-04
Filing date: 2015-05-04
Publication date: 2016-12-02
Also published as: KR20160130559A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a piezoelectric element for generating electricity, a piezoelectric cap which is made of a metal material that can energize while protecting an inner piezoelectric element in a round shape surrounding the upper outer side of the piezoelectric element, A piezoelectric element which is located in the piezoelectric element case and generates electricity upon ignition, and a lower outer case which is coupled with the piezoelectric element case and in which the impact spring is mounted, An impact spring for generating a spark by applying a pressure to the piezoelectric element by applying a pressure with a push button when the ignition button is pressed upon ignition, And a spark spring for spark induction. Of itaconic relates to a lighting apparatus and a lighting set.

Description

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In the case of an ignition device using a piezoelectric element used in a conventional lighter, there is a problem that the size of the ignition device is somewhat larger than that of a consumer who desires a compact lighter and is complicated in assembly.

Conventional lighter ignition devices are constructed such that a piezoelectric element is located at a lower portion thereof. In order to generate a spark by using an electric signal generated at both ends of a piezoelectric element, a signal line having a predetermined length is used to draw the gas to the gas ejection position There is a problem that the assembling time and the manufacturing cost are increased due to the technical structure.

The technical structure disclosed in Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0217910 has a problem in that the structure of the ignition device is complicated and the volume is relatively large.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-0962762 discloses a technical structure of a piezoelectric ignition mechanism employed in a lighter, but it has a problem in that the structure is relatively complicated, the assembly time is long, and the installation space is relatively large.

In order to generate electricity by pressure even in a conventional ignition device using a piezoelectric element, a technical configuration in which an impact is applied to the piezoelectric element momentarily upon ignition and is returned is widely used. Such a technical configuration is also applied to the present invention in the same or similar configuration . A detailed description thereof will be omitted.

A problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a piezoelectric device, a hammer, a return spring, and a metal pin for sparking, which are mounted on a lower outer case to which a shock spring for generating electricity by pushing up a hammer hitting a piezoelectric element, The present invention provides an ignition device for an lighter that is easy to assemble and provides easy maintenance by providing an ignition mechanism of an electronic lighter that is fastened to an upper element case that is positioned and coupled so that the lower outer case moves up and down.

Another object to be solved by the present invention is to minimize the number of parts and to improve the shape and size of the case supporting the parts by making the upper and lower outer cases move up and down every time the push button is pressed into the upper case. And to provide a lighter ignition device that improves uniformity of fabrication, uniformity of parts, and reduces installation space.

Another problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a piezoelectric actuator in which a spark is generated by moving an upper portion of a piezoelectric element portion and inserting an ignition spring into a push button engaged with the piezoelectric cap, The metal pin is fixed to the middle part of the upper element case to make the product uniform and to simplify the structure of the igniter of the lighter.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems by providing a piezoelectric element for generating electricity, a piezoelectric cap formed of a metal material that surrounds the upper outer side of the piezoelectric element and has a rounded shape and is capable of conducting electricity while protecting the piezoelectric element therein, A piezoelectric element which is placed in the piezoelectric element case and generates electricity upon ignition, and a piezoelectric element which is connected to the piezoelectric element case, An outer case; a hammer which is coupled with the impact spring to give a shock to the piezoelectric element when ignited; an impact spring for generating a spark by applying a pressure to the piezoelectric element by applying pressure to the hammer during ignition; The ignition device and point of the simple and structurally simple lathes consisting of the return spring 1 and the spark spring 1, It is to provide a set.

In another aspect of the present invention, a piezoelectric cap is disposed at a lower portion of a conventional push button located at the upper end of the lighter, and a thin spring for sparking metal is inserted at the center of the push button, The first spring for sparking metal moves downward due to the pushing force of the push button, and at the same time, the second spring for sparking, which is located in the gas nozzle by the electricity generated by the piezoelectric element, Which is configured to ignite by the gas ejected through the lighter.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the impact spring and the return spring are located at upper and lower portions with a hammer interposed therebetween for applying pressure to the piezoelectric element, and at the moment of pressing and releasing the push button, The return spring, which is located at the upper portion, impacts the piezoelectric element by the elasticity of the impact spring. Then, the return spring for returning the hammer and the push button to the original position And to provide an ignition device for a lighter that is simple in assembly and structure.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the impact spring is located inside the lower outer case, and the return spring is configured to be inserted into the engaging projection formed on the hammer and the convex portion formed on the lower portion of the piezoelectric element, A spark metal pin for generating an electric arc spark generated in the piezoelectric element is provided in the choke portion of the element case, and when the push button is pressed, the lower outer case is moved to the inside of the piezoelectric element case by the impact spring. Is to provide a simple ignition device.

The present invention relates to a piezoelectric element, a piezoelectric element, a hammer, a return spring, and an upper element in which a metal pin for spark is located, wherein a piezoelectric element, a hammer, a return spring, The present invention provides an ignition device for an electronic lighter that is fastened to the case so that the lower outer case is coupled so as to move up and down, thereby facilitating assembly and facilitating maintenance.

In addition, the present invention is constructed such that the lower outer case is vertically moved every time the push button is pressed into the upper case, minimizing the number of parts, minimizing the shape and size of the case supporting the parts Thereby enhancing the uniformity of the fabrication, the uniformity of the components, and the installation space.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a spark plug, which comprises the steps of: moving a top portion of a piezoelectric element and fixing a spark metal pin, which generates spark by electricity generated at both ends of the piezoelectric element, And to simplify the structure of the ignition device.

Figure 1 shows a conventional ignition device.
Figure 2 shows a lighter ignition device and ignition set in accordance with the present invention.
Figure 3 shows an exploded view of a lighter igniter and ignition set according to the invention.
Fig. 4 shows the movement path of the hammer protrusion of the hammer upon ignition.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a lighter ignition device according to the present invention, and a first and a second spark spring assembled together. FIG.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail.

The lighter ignition device according to the present invention comprises a piezoelectric cap made of a metal material inserted into a push button located at the uppermost end of a lighter and a spark for igniting gas generated from an electric furnace gas nozzle generated in the piezoelectric device. And a piezoelectric element for generating electricity is molded integrally with a synthetic resin material on the outside, and the piezoelectric element case located on the outer side is provided with a latching groove in which a latching protrusion formed on both sides of the hammer is located, A moving path of the latching protrusion is formed so that the hammer can be instantaneously moved by a distance set to the upper side.

According to the present invention, the return spring is located on the upper side of the hammer, the impact spring is located on the lower side, the impact spring is located in the lower lower case located on the lower side, And is configured to generate electricity while moving up and down a predetermined length.

The structure or principle of generating electric power by moving the hammer up and down by pushbutton according to the present invention has the same structure or similar structure as that used in the conventional electronic lighter, so a detailed description thereof will be omitted. A specific embodiment according to the present invention will be described.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. The present invention relates to a lighter ignition device and ignition set.

FIG. 2 shows a lighter ignition device and ignition set according to the invention, and FIG. 3 shows an exploded view of a lighter ignition device and ignition set according to the invention.

Fig. 4 shows the movement path of the hammer protrusion of the hammer upon ignition.

In the upper part of the ignition device according to the present invention, a piezoelectric cap, a piezoelectric element, and a metal pin for spark are formed of a synthetic resin material by a mold frame, and the outer portion formed as a mold is hereinafter referred to as a "piezoelectric element case (13 in FIG. 2)" .
As shown in Fig. 2, the piezoelectric cap (15 in Fig. 2) is coupled to the piezoelectric element case (13 in Fig. 2) and is located outside the upper portion of the piezoelectric element.

The lower part of the ignition device (11 in Fig. 2) according to the present invention is molded and manufactured so as to embed an impact spring (22 in Fig. 2) by the lower outer case (14 in Fig. 2).

The lower outer case (14 in Fig. 2) is manufactured to be inserted into the piezoelectric element case (13 in Fig. 2), and when the push button (33 in Fig. 3) The hammer is configured to impact the piezoelectric element (16 in Fig. 2) by the elasticity of the impact spring (22 in Fig. 2).

Figure 2 shows an exploded view of a lighter ignition device according to the invention.

The igniter (11 in Fig. 2) of the lighter according to the present invention is arranged so that when a push button located at the uppermost end of the lighter is pressed to impact the piezoelectric element (16 in Fig. 2) A device for igniting a gas using electricity. A spark is generated by using a potential difference across a piezoelectric element (16 in Fig. 2) for ignition.

The ignition set of the lighter according to the present invention is designed so as to have a structure in which the piezoelectric element (16 in Fig. 2) and the push button (33 in Fig. 3) are fastened to each other, A first spring (33 in Fig. 3) is positioned, and a second spring for sparking (31 in Fig. 3) is also located in the nozzle. The diameter of the first and second springs (31 and 32 in FIG. 3) is preferably 0.5 mm to 2.5 mm, and is made of a metal material having excellent conductivity.

A locking groove (not shown) (not shown) is formed in the push button (33 in FIG. 3) so that the first spark spring (32 in FIG. 3) can be fastened.

The first spring for sparking (32 in Fig. 3) is in electrical contact with the piezoelectric cap (15 in Fig. 2) located on top of the piezoelectric element (16 in Fig. 2) A metal pin (12 in Fig. 2) made of a metal is formed to protrude slightly toward the outside toward the second spring for spark (31 in Fig. 3). The metal pin (12 in Fig. 2) protrudes 0.5 mm to 3 mm from the synthetic resin material in the middle portion of the piezoelectric element case (13 in Fig. 2).

When the push button is lowered, the first spring for sparking (32 in Fig. 3) descends together with the gap between the second sparking spring (31 in Fig. 3) positioned on the gas nozzle is shortened, Designed to be produced.

The first and second springs (31 and 32 in FIG. 3) are all made of a metal material and are designed and manufactured so that sparks due to electricity generated by the piezoelectric element (16 in FIG. 2) are easily generated.

An electrical spark generated in the piezoelectric element (16 in Fig. 2) occurs between the spark first and second springs (31 and 32 in Fig. 3) and the metal pin for sparking (12 in Fig. 2).

In the present specification, all of the upper, lower, left, and right sides are described with reference to drawings, which can be variously modified or modified.

In Fig. 2, the constitutions related to the electric generating part including the piezoelectric element (16 in Fig. 2) located at the upper part of the ignition device (11 in Fig. 2) according to the present invention include the metal pin for spark, the piezoelectric cap and the piezoelectric element case It is made of solid synthetic resin material and molded into one body.

The lower part of the piezoelectric element case (13 in Fig. 2) formed integrally with a synthetic resin material is made into an empty space, and a hammer (19 in Fig. 2) for giving impact to the piezoelectric element and a hammer 2) of the piezoelectric element (16 in Fig. 2) for generating electricity and then returning the hammer (19 in Fig. 2) to the elasticity after the shock is applied to the piezoelectric element 2 of 18) is located.

The lower portion of the ignition device is a lower outer case (14 in Fig. 2) in which an impact spring (22 in Fig. 2) to be fastened to the lower portion of the piezoelectric element case (13 in Fig. 2) is located, and the outer case is made of synthetic resin Molded.

The lower outer case (14 in Fig. 2) is designed and manufactured so that it is inserted into the lower portion of the piezoelectric element case (13 in Fig. 2) and is not easily separated.

2) of the impact spring (22 in Fig. 2) is positioned inside the outer case (14 in Fig. 2) of the lower part. The impact spring (22 in Fig. 2) To the diameter of the impact spring (22 in Fig. 2).

A hammer (19 in Fig. 2) is fastened to the lower portion of the piezoelectric element case (13 in Fig. 2), and a return spring (18 in Fig. 2) (18 in Fig. 2) so as to have a square shape so that the return spring (18 in Fig. 2) is not deformed even when shrunk and expanded for ignition.

The hammer (19 in FIG. 2) acts to generate electricity by applying a shock to the piezoelectric element. To this end, a hammer (19 in FIG. 2) (21 in Fig. 2), and two engagement protrusions (20 in Fig. 2) are formed in the intermediate portion. It is preferable that the engaging projection (20 in Fig. 2) having a shape with both arms opened is 0.5 mm to 2 mm in diameter and 0.7 mm to 2.5 mm in length.

2) is fastened to the engagement grooves (41 in Fig. 4) formed on the lower surfaces of the piezoelectric element cases (13 in Fig. 2) facing each other and pressed the push button (33 in Fig. 3) 2), the engaging protrusion (20 in Fig. 2) moves away from the engaging groove (41 in Fig. 4) instantaneously along the moving path (42 in Fig. 4) The piezoelectric element (16 in Fig. 2) is impacted and returned to the latching groove (41 in Fig. 4) by the return spring (18 in Fig. 2).

It is preferable that the moving passage (42 in FIG. 4) is formed at an upper portion of 2 mm to 7 mm and the width is formed to be slightly larger so as not to cause excessive friction in consideration of the diameter of the engaging projection.

The spark first spring (32 in Fig. 3) is inserted into the upper portion of the push button (33 in Fig. 3) through a predetermined length of hole formed in the horizontal direction and abuts against the upper part of the piezoelectric cap (15 in Fig. 2) A spark is generated between the second sparking spring (31 in Fig. 3) and the metal pin (12 in Fig. 2) located in the nozzle at the time of ignition.

The metal pin (12 in Fig. 2) is electrically connected to one side of the lower portion of the piezoelectric element located inside the piezoelectric element case (13 in Fig. 2), passes through the middle portion of the piezoelectric element case and protrudes from the synthetic resin material by about 0.5 mm to 5 mm .

The size of the ignition device according to the present invention is such that the upper and lower lengths of the piezoelectric element case and the lower outer case are 32 mm to 38 mm and the width of the surface on which the engaging groove of the piezoelectric element case is formed is 4 mm to 7 mm, The maximum width of the surface on which the grooves are not formed is between 5 mm and 9 mm.

The width of the lower outer case is between 3 mm and 5 mm.

The numerical values described above may deviate according to the size and shape of the lighter.

The igniter set of the lighter according to the present invention means the components which make up the ignition of the gas lighter by generating the spark by the above-mentioned igniter, the first and second spark springs, and this technical structure also belongs to the scope of protection of the present invention .

The present invention relates to a piezoelectric element for generating electricity, a piezoelectric cap which is made of a metal material that can energize while protecting an inner piezoelectric element in a round shape surrounding the upper outer side of the piezoelectric element, A piezoelectric element which is located in the piezoelectric element case and generates electricity upon ignition, and a lower outer case which is coupled with the piezoelectric element case and in which the impact spring is mounted, An impact spring for generating a spark by applying a pressure to the piezoelectric element by applying a pressure with a push button when the ignition button is pressed upon ignition, And a spark spring for spark induction. It is possible to provide a lighting device and a lighting set of itaconic high industrial applicability.

11; An ignition device 12; Metal pins for spark
13; A piezoelectric element case 14; The lower outer case
15; A piezoelectric cap 16; Piezoelectric element
18: return spring
19; Hemmer 20; However,
21; An impact spring inserting portion 22; Impact spring
24; Fastening part (fastened to piezoelectric element case)
31; Second spring for spark
32; A first spring 33 for sparking; Push button
41; An engaging groove 42; Moving passage
43; Return path

Claims

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In the lighter ignition set,
A piezoelectric cap which is coupled to the piezoelectric element case and is located outside the upper portion of the piezoelectric element and is connected to the first spring for spark fastened inside the lower portion of the push button;
A piezoelectric element which is positioned inside the piezoelectric cap and the piezoelectric element case and generates electricity upon ignition;
A hammer for generating electricity by applying an impact to the piezoelectric element;
A return spring (18 in Fig. 2) positioned between the upper portion of the hammer and the piezoelectric element to return the hammer by the elasticity of the spring;
An impact spring for generating electricity by applying a shock to the piezoelectric element by momentarily pushing the hammer to the elasticity of the spring when the hammer is ignited when the hammer is positioned at the bottom of the hammer;
A spark metal pin connected to a lower portion of the piezoelectric element to induce spark generation during ignition;
A first spring for a spark which is located at a push button and abuts against an upper portion of the piezoelectric cap to generate a second spring for spark and a spark; And
And a second sparking spring made of a metal material located in the nozzle,
The piezoelectric element, the metal pin for sparking, the piezoelectric cap and the piezoelectric element case are integrally formed,
A hammer (19 in Fig. 2) for causing a shock to the piezoelectric element and a piezoelectric element (16 in Fig. 2) for generating electricity are provided inside the piezoelectric element case (13 in Fig. 2) A return spring (18 in Fig. 2) for returning after shock is placed,
2) formed in the lower portion of the hammer (19 in FIG. 2) to apply impact to the piezoelectric element by using elasticity of the spring is provided inside the lower outer case (14 in FIG. 2) fastened to the lower portion of the piezoelectric element case An impact spring (22 in Fig. 2) is fastened to the impact spring fastening portion (21 in Fig. 2)
The lower outer case (14 in Fig. 2) is inserted into the lower portion of the lower portion of the piezoelectric element case (13 in Fig. 2) and accommodates the impact spring therein. The impact spring (22 in Fig. 2) (22 in Fig. 2) in a square shape so as not to be deformed even when inflated,
4) is formed on both sides of the lower portion of the piezoelectric element case (13 in Fig. 2) facing each other. In the engagement groove (41 in Fig. 4), two engagement protrusions (20 in Fig. 2) is fastened,
The first spring for sparking (32 in Fig. 3) descends with the push button at the time of lowering the push button, and is configured to be close to the second spring for sparking (31 in Fig. 3)
Wherein the first and second sparking springs are made of a conductive metal material having a diameter between 0.5 mm and 2.5 mm.

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