US20220248766A1 - Electronic cigarette and airflow switch bracket, airflow switch assembly and power supply apparatus thereof - Google Patents

Electronic cigarette and airflow switch bracket, airflow switch assembly and power supply apparatus thereof Download PDF

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US20220248766A1
US20220248766A1 US17/625,345 US201917625345A US2022248766A1 US 20220248766 A1 US20220248766 A1 US 20220248766A1 US 201917625345 A US201917625345 A US 201917625345A US 2022248766 A1 US2022248766 A1 US 2022248766A1
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Bo Zhou
Meiling Guo
Aimin Mao
Huihua Huang
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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
    • 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
    • A24F40/50—Control or monitoring
    • 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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  • the invention relates to the technical field of electronic cigarettes, and in particular to an electronic cigarette and an airflow switch bracket, an airflow switch assembly and a power supply device thereof.
  • an electronic cigarette roughly includes a power supply device, an atomization device and a suction nozzle.
  • the power supply device is provided with an airflow switch assembly, and an airflow switch bracket is arranged around the airflow switch assembly to fix the airflow switch assembly.
  • the airflow switch bracket is provided with a through hole as an airflow channel.
  • the airflow switch assembly is embedded in the airflow channel of the airflow switch bracket.
  • the airflow switch brackets of the existing electronic cigarettes are provided with through holes as airflow channels to generate pressure differences and activate the airflow switch.
  • the condensate or liquid leakage generated by the atomization device during the working process will be conducted to the airflow switch assembly through the airflow channel, which easily causes damage to the airflow switch assembly or contaminates a PCBA board or a battery, thereby causing the failure of the electronic cigarette in normal use or even causing the battery to short-circuit and spontaneously ignite.
  • the technical problem to be solved by the invention is to provide a high-safety closed airflow switch bracket of an electronic cigarette, as well as an airflow switch assembly, power supply device and electronic cigarette having the airflow switch bracket.
  • the technical solution adopted by the invention to solve its technical problem is to provide an airflow switch bracket of an electronic cigarette, including a base, a bottom surface of the base being provided with a groove for accommodating an airflow switch, the groove extending from the bottom surface of the base to a top surface of the base so that a thin-walled layer sealed on the groove is formed on the top surface of the base.
  • the thin-walled layer being deformed when an air flow passes by, so that a negative pressure is generated in a space between the groove and the airflow switch to control the on/off of the airflow switch.
  • the bottom surface of the base is further provided with two electrode slots located on two sides of the groove and isolated from the groove
  • the top surface of the base is provided with two electrode holes
  • the two electrode holes are located on two sides of the thin-walled layer and respectively come into communication with the corresponding electrode slots.
  • the thin-walled layer is 0.05 ⁇ 0.02 mm thick.
  • the invention further provides an airflow switch assembly, including an adapter board, an airflow switch, and the airflow switch bracket described in any one of the above, the airflow switch being connected to the adapter board and accommodated in the groove in the base of the airflow switch bracket, an outer circumference of the airflow switch being in a sealing fit with an inner circumference of the groove.
  • the invention further provides a power supply device of an electronic cigarette, including the airflow switch bracket described in any one of the above or the airflow switch assembly described in any one of the above.
  • the invention also provides an electronic cigarette, comprising a power supply device and an atomization device connected to each other, and a suction nozzle fitted on an end of the atomization device away from the power supply device.
  • the power supply device includes the airflow switch assembly described in any one of the above, and the electrodes of the airflow switch assembly are electrically connected with conductors of the atomization device.
  • the airflow switch bracket of the invention adopts a thin-walled layer to replace the arrangement of through holes, and thus the airflow switch bracket is configured as a closed bracket.
  • the thin-walled layer can be deformed when the airflow passes by, thereby controlling the on/off of the airflow switch. It can effectively prevent tobacco juice from leaking to the airflow switch or contaminating the adapter board or a battery, thereby effectively increasing the service life and safety performance of the electronic cigarette.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional structural diagram of the airflow switch bracket of the first embodiment of the invention
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional structural diagram of an airflow switch bracket according to a second embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic cigarette according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional structural diagram of the electronic cigarette shown in FIG. 4 .
  • the airflow switch bracket of an electronic cigarette includes a base 10 .
  • a side of the base 10 facing a suction nozzle is defined as a top surface, and its opposite side is defined as a bottom surface.
  • the bottom surface of the base 10 is provided with a groove 101 for accommodating and positioning the airflow switch.
  • the groove 101 extends from the bottom surface of the base 10 to the top surface of the base 10 , without penetrating the top surface of the base 10 , so that a thin-walled layer 102 sealed on the groove 101 is formed on the top surface of the base 10 .
  • an opening of the groove 101 faces downward, and the thin-walled layer 102 also constitutes a top end of the groove 101 .
  • the thin-walled layer 102 can be integrally molded with the base 10 as an integral structure.
  • the thickness of the thin-walled layer 102 is smaller than that of other parts of the base 10 , and the thin-walled layer 102 can be as thin as being close to or equal to the thickness of a thin film, so that the thin-walled layer 102 can be deformed and restored.
  • the airflow switch bracket is installed in the power supply device.
  • the base 10 is of a rectangular structure as a whole, and its two long sides are arc-shaped.
  • the base 10 of this shape is suitable for a flat (non-cylindrical) power supply device.
  • the airflow switch bracket of an electronic cigarette includes a base 20 .
  • a side of the base 20 facing a suction nozzle is defined as a top surface, and its opposite side is defined as a bottom surface.
  • the bottom surface of the base 20 is provided with a groove 201 for accommodating and positioning the airflow switch.
  • the groove 201 extends from the bottom surface of the base 20 to the top surface of the base 20 , without penetrating the top surface of the base 20 , so that a thin-walled layer 202 sealed on the groove 201 is formed on the top surface of the base 20 .
  • an opening of the groove 201 faces downward, and the thin-walled layer 202 also constitutes a top end of the groove 201 .
  • the outer circumference of the base 20 is circular, and the groove 201 and the thin-walled layer 202 are also circular, respectively.
  • the base 20 of this embodiment is suitable for a cylindrical power supply device.
  • the electronic cigarette includes a power supply device 1 and an atomization device 2 connected to each other, a suction nozzle 3 fitted on an end of the atomization device 2 away from the power supply device 1 .
  • the electronic cigarette further includes a housing 4 , the power supply device 1 and the atomizing device 2 are assembled in the housing 3 , and the suction nozzle 3 is connected with the housing 4 by a peripheral edge of its end.
  • the airflow switch assembly 13 is described by taking the airflow switch bracket of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 as an example: the airflow switch 132 is connected to the adapter board 131 and is accommodated in the groove 101 of the base 10 of the airflow switch bracket 133 , the outer circumference of the airflow switch 132 is in a sealing fit with the inner circumference of the groove 101 .
  • the atomization device 2 can be connected to the power supply device 1 by means of a buckle or magnetic attraction.
  • the atomization device 2 may include a shell 21 , an air duct 22 arranged in the shell 21 , an atomizing seat 23 arranged at one end of the shell 21 , a heating component 24 arranged on the atomization seat 23 , the conductors 25 and so on.
  • the shell 21 is provided therein with a storage chamber 211 for storing tobacco juice
  • the air duct 22 is inserted in the middle of the shell 21
  • the storage chamber 211 is located at the periphery of the air duct 22 .
  • An air outlet is arranged at the other end of the shell 21 to communicate with an internal channel of the air duct 22 .
  • An air inlet is arranged at a side of the shell 21 of the atomization device or at a junction between the atomization device 2 and the power supply device 1 .
  • the air inlet extends through the housing 4 to the outside, and communicates with the outside air.
  • the air inlet, the internal channel of the air duct 22 , the air outlet and the suction nozzle 3 come into communication in sequence to form an airflow channel.
  • the airflow channel passes over the thin-walled layer 102 above the airflow switch bracket 133 .
  • the airflow enters the airflow channel from the air inlet and passes through the bottom of the atomization device 2 and the surface of the thin-walled layer 102 .
  • the thin-walled layer 102 is deformed and a negative pressure is generated to activate the airflow switch 132 .
  • the power supply device 1 supplies power to the atomization device 2 , and the heating component 24 is energized and generates heat to atomize the tobacco juice into smoke. The smoke is sucked into the mouth of a user from the suction nozzle along the airflow channel.
  • the thin-walled layer 102 When the user stops smoking, there is no air flow across the surface of the thin-walled layer 102 , the thin-walled layer 102 returns to its original shape, the pressure of air between the thin-walled layer 102 and the airflow switch 132 returns to its original level, the airflow switch 132 is turned off, and the power supply device 1 stops supplying power to the atomization device 2 .
  • the electronic cigarette of the present invention has no holes in the thin-walled layer 102 , so it can effectively prevent the condensate or liquid leakage generated by the atomization device 2 during the working process from being conducted to the airflow switch assembly 13 , thereby avoiding contaminating the adapter board 131 or the battery 12 , and increasing the service life and safety performance of the electronic cigarette.

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