TWM589977U - Suction material heating device with automatic cleaning function - Google Patents

Abstract

A suction material heating device with automatic cleaning function, including a body, which has an accommodating space inside, and a sleeve part at a top of the body; a heater, which is arranged in the sleeve part; a drive circuit, which is arranged in the body The accommodating space for receiving power to drive the heater for heating, so that the heater can be selectively heated to the suction temperature or the cleaning temperature; wherein, the cleaning temperature is higher than the suction temperature; the suction start button and the cleaning start button, Set on the body and electrically connected to the drive circuit; the suction start button is pressed to output a suction start signal, so that the drive circuit drives the heater to be heated to the suction temperature; the cleaning start button is pressed to output a The cleaning start signal enables the driving circuit to drive the heater to a clean temperature.

Description

Suction material heating device with automatic cleaning function

The present invention relates to the production of aerosols of tobacco products, in particular to a heating device for smoking materials with automatic cleaning function.

Heat NOT Burn (HNB) is an external heating device that heats the tobacco rod to produce an aerosol. Since the cigarette rod itself does not undergo burning, it is possible to avoid the generation of harmful components due to burning.

However, after the cigarette rod itself is heated to generate smoke, it will still carry dirt such as tar and micro carbon particles. These dirt will stick to the heater and even the wall of the hole where the cigarette rod is inserted into the hole. If the heater continues to heat, these dirt will produce odor, affecting the smoking flavor of the tobacco rod. In addition, a large amount of contaminated dirt also easily accelerates the corrosion of the heater during the heating process, and greatly shortens the life of the heater. Therefore, the user must regularly clean the heater manually to maintain the flavor of the smoke and extend the life of the heater.

In view of the above problems, the present invention proposes a suction material heating device with automatic cleaning function, which can automatically crack tar, carbon particles and other dirt at high temperature to maintain the suction flavor.

The present invention proposes a suction material heating device with automatic cleaning function, which includes a body, a heater, a driving circuit, a suction start button and a cleaning start button. The body has an accommodating space inside, and a sleeve portion is provided on a top of the body. The heater is provided in the sleeve portion. The driving circuit is arranged in the accommodating space of the body and is electrically connected to the heater. The driving circuit is used to receive an electric power to drive the heater for heating, so that the heater can be selectively heated to a suction temperature or a clean temperature; wherein , The cleaning temperature is higher than the suction temperature. The suction start button is disposed on the body and electrically connected to the driving circuit. The suction start button is pressed to output a suction start signal, so that the driving circuit drives the heater to heat to the suction temperature. The cleaning start button is disposed on the main body and electrically connected to the driving circuit. The cleaning start button is pressed to output a cleaning start signal, so that the driving circuit drives the heater to heat to the cleaning temperature.

In at least one embodiment of the present invention, the cleaning temperature is higher than 300 degrees Celsius.

In at least one embodiment of the present invention, the driving circuit sets a cleaning time, and the driving circuit stops driving the heater for heating after the cleaning time elapses after the heater is heated to the cleaning temperature.

In at least one embodiment of the present invention, the cleaning start signal is a pressing combination pressing the cleaning start button. The pressing combination includes at least one long press above a threshold time and at least one short press below the threshold time.

In at least one embodiment of the present invention, a top surface of the cleaning start button is exposed on a surface of the body, but does not protrude from a surface of the body.

In at least one embodiment of the present invention, the cleaning start button is provided in the accommodating space of the body, and is exposed to the surface of the body through a through hole of the body.

In at least one embodiment of the present invention, the suction material heating device with automatic cleaning function further includes a sensor disposed in the sleeve portion for detecting whether there is an object in the sleeve portion, and when the sensor detects There is an object in the sleeve part, and the driving circuit does not drive the heater to heat to the cleaning temperature after receiving the cleaning start signal.

In at least one embodiment of the present invention, the suction material heating device with automatic cleaning function further includes a display unit disposed on the surface of the body and electrically connected to the drive circuit; when the drive circuit receives the cleaning start signal, and drives the heating The heater is heated to the cleaning temperature, and the drive circuit simultaneously drives the display unit to display an indication message.

In at least one embodiment of the present invention, the heater is detachable.

In at least one embodiment of the present invention, the heater may be a central heater, a peripheral heater, or a combination of the central heater and the peripheral heater.

The suction material heating device with automatic cleaning function proposed by the new model can perform the automatic heating function to raise the heater to a high temperature, so that the tar and carbon particles left by the aerosol matrix material strip are heated and heated Cracking without frequent manual removal, maintains the flavor of the aerosol matrix material suction while extending the life of the heater.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, which is a suction material heating device 100 with automatic cleaning function disclosed in the first embodiment of the present invention, which is used to heat an aerosol matrix material strip 200 to release the aerosol. Smoke and odor are generated. The strip 200 of aerosol matrix material may be a strip of material for heating a non-burning tobacco (Heat NOT Burn, HNB), and the strip 200 of aerosol matrix material may or may not contain tobacco components.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the suction material heating device 100 with an automatic cleaning function includes a body 110, a heater 120, a driving circuit 130 and a battery 140.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the body 110 may be, but not limited to, a cylinder, a rectangular parallelepiped, or a cylinder with a polygonal cross section. The body 110 has an accommodating space 112 inside, and a top portion of the body 110 has a sleeve portion 114. The sleeve portion 114 is used for inserting the strip 200 of aerosol matrix material. The heater 120 is provided in the sleeve portion 114 for heating the strip 200 of aerosol matrix material.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the driving circuit 130 is disposed in the accommodating space 112 of the body 110, and is electrically connected to the heater 120 and the battery 140. The driving circuit 130 receives power from the battery 140 to drive the heater 120 for heating, so that the heater 120 can be selectively heated to a suction temperature or a cleaning temperature. Generally speaking, the cleaning temperature is higher than the suction temperature, for example, the suction temperature is usually between 250 degrees C, the cleaning temperature can be set higher than 300 degrees C, so that the dirt such as tar and carbon particles can be sufficiently high Cracked.

The aforementioned sleeve portion 114 is used for inserting the aerosol matrix material strip 200 so that the heater 120 is inserted into or surrounds the heated end of the aerosol matrix material strip 200. The driving circuit 130 drives the heater 120 to be heated to the suction temperature, so that the heater 120 can heat the aerosol matrix material strip 200 at an appropriate temperature. When the sleeve portion 114 does not have the aerosol matrix material strip 200 and the heater 120 needs to be cleaned, the driving circuit 130 drives the heater 120 to be heated to a cleaning temperature, so that tar, carbon particles, etc. adhering to the heater 120 are contaminated Because of the high-temperature combustion cracking, the heater 120 and the sleeve portion 114 are cleaned.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in a specific embodiment, the suction material heating device 100 with automatic cleaning function further includes a suction start button 150 and a cleaning start button 160, which are disposed on the side of the body 110, and Electrically connected to the driving circuit 130. The suction start button 150 is pressed to output a suction start signal, so that the driving circuit 130 drives the heater 120 to heat to the suction temperature. The cleaning start button 160 is pressed to output a cleaning start signal, so that the driving circuit 130 drives the heater 120 to heat to a cleaning temperature. At the same time, the driving circuit 130 may set a cleaning time. After the heater 120 is heated to the cleaning temperature and the cleaning time passes, the driving circuit 130 stops driving the heater 120 to heat, so that the heater 120 is cooled.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in order to prevent the cleaning function from being activated by mistake, the cleaning start button 160 may be configured to be difficult to press, or the cleaning start signal must be a combination of pressing the cleaning start button 160. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the cleaning start button 160 is configured such that its top surface is exposed on the surface of the body 110, but does not protrude from the surface of the body 110, forming a concave shape, so that the cleaning start button 160 is not easily pressed to . In addition, the pressing combination includes one or more long presses above a threshold time and one or more short presses below the threshold time, for example, two long presses and three short presses, the drive circuit 130 recognizes that the output is a clean start signal , Does not meet the pressing combination, such as accidental single pressing, the output is not recognized as a cleaning start signal, and the heater 120 is not driven to be heated to a cleaning temperature.

As shown in FIG. 2, the suction material heating device 100 with automatic cleaning function further includes a sensor 170, such as a micro switch, disposed in the sleeve portion 114 for detecting whether there is an object in the sleeve portion 114, For example, the strip 200 of aerosol matrix material may be a foreign object dropped. When the sensor 170 detects an object in the sleeve portion 114, after receiving the cleaning start signal, the driving circuit 130 does not drive the heater 120 to be heated to the cleaning temperature to avoid the relatively high cleaning temperature causing the aerosol matrix material strip 200 or falling foreign objects burn.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the suction material heating device 100 with an automatic cleaning function further includes a display unit 180, which is disposed on the surface of the body 110 and electrically connected to the driving circuit 130. When the driving circuit 130 receives the cleaning start signal and drives the heater 120 to heat to the cleaning temperature, the driving circuit 130 simultaneously sends an instruction message to drive the display unit 180 to display the instruction message. The instruction message may indicate that the automatic cleaning function is being performed, and request the user not to insert the aerosol matrix material strip 200. In addition, when the sensor 170 detects an object in the sleeve portion 114, the driving circuit 130 may also issue a warning message to display through the display unit 180 to remind the user to perform the automatic cleaning function, and the sleeve portion 114 needs to be removed Objects in.

Please refer to FIG. 3, which is a suction material heating device 100 with automatic cleaning function disclosed in the second embodiment of the present invention. The second embodiment is substantially the same as the first embodiment, the difference is that the cleaning start button 160 of the first embodiment is disposed on the side of the body 110, and is roughly embedded on the surface of the body 110, so that the top surface is exposed. In the second embodiment, the cleaning start button 160 is disposed in the receiving space 112 of the body 110, and is exposed to the surface of the body 110 through a through hole 116 of the body 110, and the position of the cleaning start button 160 may correspond to the body 110 The bottom of the screen makes it easier for the user to touch the cleaning start button 160 when operating the suction material heating device 100 with an automatic cleaning function. In addition, the area of the through hole 116 may be smaller than the area of the top surface of the cleaning start button 160, that is, the cleaning start button 160 can only be exposed through the small hole. At this time, the cleaning start button 160 cannot be pressed with a finger, but needs to be pressed with a sharp object, which further reduces the possibility of misoperation.

In various embodiments of the present invention, the heater 120 may be fixed in the sleeve portion 114 of the body 110. Before or after performing automatic cleaning, the user can still manually clean the heater 120 to remove debris that cannot be pyrolyzed. The heater 120 may also be detachable to be removed from the sleeve portion 114 for manual cleaning.

When the heater 120 is a detachable design, the heater 120 can also be easily replaced to match different aerosol matrix material strip 200 specifications.

As shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, in a specific embodiment, the heater 120 may be a central heater, which is used to insert the heated end of the aerosol matrix material strip 200 so that the aerosol matrix material strip 200 Center heating. The central heater as the heater 120 may be, but not limited to, a pillar, a sheet, or a needle.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, in another specific embodiment, the heater 120 is a peripheral heater for inserting the heated end of the aerosol matrix material strip 200 to perform aerosol around the heated end The matrix material strip 200 is heated. The peripheral heater as the heater 120 may be, but not limited to, a ring shape or a wave shape, which is used to cover the heated end of the aerosol matrix material strip 200 and heat the aerosol matrix material strip 200 around the heated end. The central heater or the peripheral heater as the heater 120 is still located inside the sleeve portion 114, so it can also prevent the user from being scalded by accidentally touching the heater 120.

As shown in FIG. 9, the central heater and the peripheral heater may also be used in combination as the heater 120 while heating the center and the periphery of the heated end to more uniformly heat the heated end.

Specifically, the heater 120 is made of a material that is resistant to high temperature and does not easily deteriorate, soften, or burn. The material includes metal materials (such as tungsten, molybdenum), ceramic materials (such as aluminum oxide, silicon oxide) or inorganic materials (such as carbon material). The aforementioned materials can make the heating range of the heater 120 reach 100-650 degrees C to meet the requirements of different aerosol matrix material strips 200, and can also be heated to a high temperature for automatic cleaning.

The suction material heating device 100 with automatic cleaning function proposed by the present invention can perform the automatic heating function to raise the heater 120 to a high temperature to allow the tar, carbon particles, etc. left by the aerosol matrix material strip 200 Heated and pyrolyzed at high temperature without frequent manual removal, maintaining the flavor of the aerosol matrix material strip 200 sucked.

100‧‧‧Suction material heating device with automatic cleaning function 110‧‧‧Body 112‧‧‧accommodation space 114‧‧‧Sleeve 116‧‧‧Through hole 120‧‧‧heater 130‧‧‧Drive circuit 140‧‧‧ battery 150‧‧‧Suction start button 160‧‧‧Clean start button 170‧‧‧sensor 180‧‧‧Display unit 200‧‧‧Aerosol matrix material strip

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a suction material heating device with an automatic cleaning function in the first embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a suction material heating device with automatic cleaning function in the first embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a suction material heating device with automatic cleaning function in a second embodiment of the present invention. 4 to 9 are perspective views of different types of heaters in the present invention.

100‧‧‧Suction material heating device with automatic cleaning function

110‧‧‧Body

112‧‧‧accommodation space

114‧‧‧Sleeve

120‧‧‧heater

130‧‧‧Drive circuit

140‧‧‧ battery

150‧‧‧Suction start button

160‧‧‧Clean start button

170‧‧‧sensor

180‧‧‧Display unit

Claims (10)

A suction material heating device with automatic cleaning function, including: A body with an accommodating space inside, and a sleeve part on a top of the body; A heater provided in the sleeve part; A driving circuit is provided in the accommodating space of the body and is electrically connected to the heater. The driving circuit is used to receive an electric power to drive the heater for heating, so that the heater can be selectively heated to a pump Suction temperature or a cleaning temperature; wherein the cleaning temperature is higher than the suction temperature; A suction start button is provided on the body and electrically connected to the driving circuit. The suction start button is pressed to output a suction start signal, so that the driving circuit drives the heater to heat the pump Suction temperature; and A cleaning start button is provided on the body and electrically connected to the driving circuit. The cleaning start button is pressed to output a cleaning start signal, so that the driving circuit drives the heater to heat to the cleaning temperature. The suction material heating device with automatic cleaning function according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning temperature is higher than 300 degrees C. The suction material heating device with automatic cleaning function according to claim 1, wherein the driving circuit sets a cleaning time, and the driving circuit stops driving the cleaning time after the cleaning time elapses after the heater is heated to the cleaning temperature Heater heating. The suction material heating device with automatic cleaning function according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning start signal is a pressing combination pressing the cleaning start button, the pressing combination includes at least one long pressing above a threshold time And at least one short press below the threshold time. The suction material heating device with automatic cleaning function according to claim 1, wherein a top surface of the cleaning activation button is exposed on a surface of the body, but does not protrude from the surface of the body. The suction material heating device with automatic cleaning function according to claim 5, wherein the cleaning activation button is provided in the accommodating space of the body, and is exposed to the surface of the body through a through hole of the body . The suction material heating device with automatic cleaning function according to claim 1, further comprising a sensor disposed in the sleeve part for detecting whether there is an object in the sleeve part, and when the sensor detects When there is the object in the sleeve part, the driving circuit does not drive the heater to heat to the cleaning temperature after receiving the cleaning start signal. The suction material heating device with automatic cleaning function according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit, which is disposed on the surface of the body and electrically connected to the driving circuit; when the driving circuit receives the cleaning start signal, And drive the heater to heat to the clean temperature, the drive circuit simultaneously drives the display unit to display an instruction message. The suction material heating device with automatic cleaning function according to claim 1, wherein the heater is detachable. The suction material heating device with automatic cleaning function according to claim 1, wherein the heater may be a central heater, a peripheral heater, or the central heater and the peripheral heater combination.

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