WO2015042813A1

WO2015042813A1 - Electronic cigarette charging apparatus and assembly method therefor

Info

Publication number: WO2015042813A1
Application number: PCT/CN2013/084234
Authority: WO
Inventors: 刘秋明
Original assignee: 吉瑞高新科技股份有限公司
Priority date: 2013-09-25
Filing date: 2013-09-25
Publication date: 2015-04-02
Also published as: CN105592730A; CN105592730B

Abstract

An electronic cigarette charging apparatus and an assembly method therefor. The electronic cigarette charging apparatus is used for charging a battery assembly of an electronic cigarette. The battery assembly is provided with two electrode connection members electrically connected to a battery of the battery assembly. The electronic cigarette charging apparatus is provided with a charging slot. A first charging electrode (10) and a second charging electrode (20) separately used for abutting against each of the electrode connection members are disposed on a bottom wall of the charging slot. At least one of the first charging electrode (10) and the second charging electrode (20) is made from an elastic conductive material or is an elastomer provided with a conducting layer on the surface. A clamping member (30) used for fixing the electronic cigarette is disposed on a slot wall of the charging slot. The charging electrode of the charging apparatus is made from the elastic conductive material, so that the defect of poor charging stability caused by a metal electrode easy to corrode by oxidation is overcome; and the clamping member (30) is disposed on the slot wall of the charging slot, so that the contact of the electronic cigarette and the charging apparatus is firmer, and the defect of poor charging stability caused by instable contact is further overcome.

Description

Electronic cigarette charging device and assembling method thereof

Technical field

The invention relates to the field of daily electronic products, and in particular to an electronic cigarette charging device and an assembling method thereof.

Background technique

The electronic cigarette includes an atomizing component and a battery component. For the rechargeable electronic cigarette, the battery component can be charged. Most of the existing electronic cigarette charging technologies are charged by using the screw connection between the battery component and the atomizing component. This method needs to disassemble and separate the atomizing assembly and the battery assembly, and use the thread and the center electrode as two charging electrodes to charge the battery in the battery assembly. This charging technology requires disassembly action during charging, and the operation is cumbersome; In this case, the battery pack and the atomizing component can be charged without being disassembled. This charging mode is simple to operate, and the charger currently applied to the charging technology generally uses two shrapnels to connect the electrodes to charge the electronic cigarette, and even Some of them directly use the wire contact charging. When these charging devices are charged, the electronic cigarette is easy to loose, the stability is poor, the charging is unstable, and the charging electrode is made of metal, and the charging electrode made of metal is easily oxidized and corroded. Defects in poor stability of the conductive path, and the existing charging device assembly process More complex.

Therefore, the prior art has drawbacks and needs improvement.

Summary of the invention

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is that, in view of the above-mentioned defects in the prior art that the charging device has poor fixing property to the electronic cigarette or the metal electrode is easily oxidized and corroded, and the existing charging device is complicated in assembly, An electronic cigarette charging device and an assembly method thereof are provided.

The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the technical problem is to construct an electronic cigarette charging device for charging a battery component of an electronic cigarette, and the battery assembly is provided with two electrode connections electrically connected to the battery in the battery assembly. The electronic cigarette charging device is provided with a charging slot, and a bottom wall of the charging slot is provided with a first charging electrode and a second charging electrode for respectively resisting each of the electrode connecting members, At least one of the charging electrode and the second charging electrode is made of an elastic conductive material or at least one charging electrode is an elastic body provided with a conductive layer on the surface; the groove wall of the charging slot is provided for fixing The clamping member of the electronic cigarette.

In the electronic cigarette charging device of the present invention, the holding member is made of an elastic material.

In the electronic cigarette charging device of the present invention, the holding member is made of silicone or a foam material.

In the electronic cigarette charging device of the present invention, the holding member is provided with a through hole for inserting the battery assembly, and the inner surface of the perforated hole wall is in contact with the inner surface of the bottom wall of the charging socket.

In the electronic cigarette charging device of the present invention, the perforated hole wall is provided with a clamping rib protruding in the radial direction of the perforation.

In the electronic cigarette charging device of the present invention, the second charging electrode is interposed in the first charging electrode, and the end surface of the first charging electrode has a continuous circular shape or a discontinuous circular shape. .

In the electronic cigarette charging device of the present invention, the first charging electrode is made of an elastic conductive material or an elastic body provided with a conductive layer on the surface; the second charging electrode is movable up and down by a metal elastic member. Telescopic telescopic electrode structure.

In the electronic cigarette charging device of the present invention, the second charging electrode includes a spring and an electrode post whose ends abut each other, and the spring serves as the metal elastic member for providing an elastic force to the electrode column.

In the electronic cigarette charging device of the present invention, the clamping member and the end of the first charging electrode are mutually abutted, and the first charging electrode and the clamping member housing are provided with fixing members.

In the electronic cigarette charging device of the present invention, the inner wall of the fixing member protrudes in the radial direction by a mounting block, and the side wall of the first charging electrode is opened and away from the clamping member. a mounting-fitted notch is provided, and the mounting block extends toward the end of the clamping member with a projection adapted to the inner hollow structure of the first charging electrode, from the end of the projection A mounting hole is defined between the ends of the mounting block, the second charging electrode is telescopically mounted in the mounting hole, and two ends of the second charging electrode respectively extend the mounting hole.

In the electronic cigarette charging device of the present invention, an insulating barrier is further disposed between the first charging electrode and the second charging electrode; a mounting hole is defined in the insulating barrier, and the second charging electrode is The mounting hole is telescopically mounted, and both ends of the second charging electrode protrude from the mounting hole.

In the electronic cigarette charging device of the present invention, the charging device further includes a PCB board provided with a charging control circuit,

The fixing member is inserted on the PCB board, and the second charging electrode includes a spring and an electrode column whose ends abut each other, and the spring is elastically electrically connected to the PCB board away from an end of the pole. The electrode column extends away from the end of the spring to extend out of the end surface of the first charging electrode, and the first charging electrode is elastically abutted on the PCB board away from one end of the clamping member.

In the electronic cigarette charging device of the present invention, the charging device further includes a hollow truncated cone-shaped cover body and a seat body fixedly mounted to the PCB board, and the cover body and the seat body are combined to form an accommodation space.

The invention also discloses a method for assembling an electronic cigarette charging device, the method comprising the following steps:

S1, a charging electrode and a second charging electrode are sleeved in the fixing member, and the second charging electrode is interposed in the first charging electrode, and at least one of the first charging electrode and the second charging electrode is charged. The electrode is made of an elastic conductive material or at least one charging electrode is an elastic body provided with a conductive layer on the surface;

S2, the clamping member is sleeved in the fixing member, and the clamping member and the end portion of the first charging electrode are mutually abutted.

In the assembling method of the electronic cigarette charging device of the present invention, the inner wall of the fixing member protrudes from the mounting portion in the radial direction, and the step S1 includes the following steps:

S11, the spring and the electrode column that mutually resist the end portions are installed together in the mounting hole of the mounting block;

S12. The first charging electrode is sleeved in the fixing member, and the notch of the first charging electrode is engaged with the mounting block.

In the assembling method of the electronic cigarette charging device of the present invention, the step S1 includes the following steps:

S11', the spring and the electrode column that mutually resist the end portions are installed together in the mounting hole of the insulating barrier member;

S12', the insulating barrier is interposed in the first charging electrode;

S13', the first charging electrode is sleeved in the fixing member.

In the assembling method of the electronic cigarette charging device of the present invention, after the step S2, the method further comprises the following steps:

S3, inserting the fixing member on the PCB board;

S4. Fix the PCB board on the cover body, and combine the cover body and the seat body.

The electronic cigarette charging device and the assembling method thereof embodying the present invention have the following advantageous effects: the electronic cigarette charging device of the present invention and the assembling method thereof for charging a battery assembly provided with two electrode connectors electrically connected to the battery, The electronic cigarette charging device is provided with a charging slot, and the bottom wall of the charging slot is provided with a first charging electrode and a second charging electrode for respectively resisting each electrode connecting member, and is suitable for the electronic cigarette that can be charged without disassembly. Charging, and at least one of the first charging electrode and the second charging electrode is made of an elastic conductive material, which overcomes the defect of poor charging stability caused by oxidative corrosion of the metal electrode, and the slot of the charging slot The wall is provided with a clamping member for fixing the electronic cigarette, which can make the contact between the electronic cigarette and the charging device more tightly charged, and further overcomes the defect of poor charging stability due to unstable contact.

DRAWINGS

The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments, in which:

1 is a cross-sectional structural view of a preferred embodiment of an electronic cigarette charging device of the present invention;

Figure 2 is an exploded view of a preferred embodiment of the electronic cigarette charging device of the present invention;

3 is a schematic structural view showing the installation of the first charging electrode and the second charging electrode in the preferred embodiment of the electronic cigarette charging device of the present invention;

4 is a schematic view showing the structure of the second charging electrode installed in the preferred embodiment of the electronic cigarette charging device of the present invention.

detailed description

For a better understanding of the technical features, objects and effects of the present invention, the embodiments of the present invention are described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In order to overcome the defects in the prior art that the charging device is poor in the fixing property of the electronic cigarette or the metal electrode is susceptible to oxidative corrosion, and the existing charging device is complicated in assembly, the present invention provides an electronic cigarette charging device and Its assembly method.

The electronic cigarette charging device of the present invention is used for charging a battery assembly of an electronic cigarette, wherein the battery assembly is provided with two electrode connectors electrically connected to the battery in the battery assembly, and the electronic cigarette charging device is provided with a charging slot a bottom wall of the charging slot is provided with a first charging electrode and a second charging electrode for respectively resisting each of the electrode connecting members, at least one of the first charging electrode and the second charging electrode One charging electrode is made of an elastic conductive material or at least one charging electrode is an elastic body provided with a conductive layer on the surface; the groove wall of the charging socket is provided with a clamping member for fixing the electronic cigarette.

The charging electrode is made of an elastic conductive material, which overcomes the defect of poor charging stability caused by the oxidative corrosion of the metal electrode, and the groove wall of the charging slot is provided with a clamping member for fixing the electronic cigarette, the clamping The member is made of an elastic material or made of a silicone material or a foam material, which can make the contact between the electronic cigarette and the charging device more tightly charged, and further overcomes the defect of poor charging stability due to unstable contact.

1 is a cross-sectional structural view of a preferred embodiment of an electronic cigarette charging device of the present invention; and FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a preferred embodiment of the electronic cigarette charging device of the present invention;

In this embodiment, the clamping member 30 is provided with a through hole for inserting the battery assembly, and the inner surface of the perforated hole wall is in contact with the inner surface of the bottom wall of the charging slot, thereby effectively avoiding the misalignment of the end electrode and further reinforcing the electron. The stability of the end of the cigarette in contact with the charging device. The perforated hole wall is provided with clamping ribs 31 protruding in the radial direction of the perforation, and the clamping ribs 31 are evenly spaced at the perforated hole wall and penetrate the perforated hole wall in the axial direction, through the setting clip The rib 31 can effectively reduce the friction between the electronic cigarette and the clamping member 30 when inserting and removing the electronic cigarette, facilitating insertion and removal, and the space formed between the clamping ribs can be used along the clamping rib 31. The radial elastic deformation effectively increases the elasticity of the clamping rib 31, thereby enhancing the stability of the contact between the electronic cigarette and the charging device.

The second charging electrode 20 is interposed in the first charging electrode 10, and the end surface of the first charging electrode 10 has a continuous circular shape or a discontinuous circular shape, which is preferred in this embodiment. A continuous circular shape ensures that the rotation of the electronic cigarette does not affect the contact between the electrode connector of the electronic cigarette and the charging electrode of the charging device.

The clamping member 30 and the end of the first charging electrode 10 abut each other, and the first charging electrode 10 and the clamping member 30 are sleeved with a fixing member 60, and the fixing member 60 is made of an insulating material. to make.

3 is a schematic structural view showing the installation of the first charging electrode and the second charging electrode in the preferred embodiment of the electronic cigarette charging device of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a second charging of the preferred embodiment of the electronic cigarette charging device of the present invention; Schematic diagram of the completion of the electrode installation.

The charging device further includes a PCB board 40 provided with a charging control circuit, and the fixing member 60 is inserted on the PCB board 40.

The first charging electrode 10 is made of an elastic conductive material or an elastic body provided with a conductive layer on the surface; the second charging electrode 20 is a vertically expandable telescopic electrode structure realized by a metal elastic member, which is preferred in this embodiment. The second charging electrode 20 includes a spring 21 and an electrode post 22 whose ends abut each other, and the spring 21 serves as the metal elastic member for providing an elastic force to the electrode post 22.

When the second charging electrode 20 is pressed by the electronic cigarette during charging, due to the structure of the spring 21, a larger elastic retraction occurs with respect to the first charging electrode 10, and since the first charging electrode 10 is made of a silicone material, The friction of the electronic cigarette is large, and further, since the end of the electronic cigarette is fixed by the clamping member 30, it is more difficult to displace, and the final effect is that the two electrodes can be reliably electrically connected with the battery assembly of the electronic cigarette, thereby avoiding the elasticity. The first charging electrode 10 made of a material has a problem that the second charging electrode 20 is in poor contact with the battery assembly due to its small elastic deformation, thereby improving the yield of the product. The inner wall of the fixing member 60 protrudes from the mounting block 50 in a radial direction. The side wall of the first charging electrode 10 is provided with a gap corresponding to the mounting block 50 in a direction away from the clamping member 30. 101, and the mounting block 50 extends toward the end of the clamping member 30 with a projection 51 adapted to the hollow structure of the first charging electrode 10, from the end of the projection 51 A mounting hole is defined in the end of the mounting block 50. The second charging electrode 20 is telescopically mounted in the mounting hole, and the two ends of the second charging electrode 20 respectively protrude from the mounting hole Mounting holes. Specifically, the spring 21 is elastically electrically connected to the PCB board 40 away from the end of the pole 22 , and the electrode post 22 extends away from the end of the spring 21 out of the first charging electrode 10 . The end surface of the first charging electrode 10 is elastically abutted on the PCB board 40 away from the end of the clamping member 30. The charging control circuit on the PCB board 40 is a prior art, and details are not described herein again.

The charging device further includes an inner hollow dome-shaped cover body 1 and a seat body 2 fixedly mounted with the PCB board 40. Since the cover body has a hollow truncated cone shape, the charging is relatively stable when placed, and it is not easy to fall. The cover body 1 and the base body 2 are combined to form an accommodation space for accommodating all the components, and the cover body 1 is provided with an opening through which the electronic cigarette is inserted and inserted into the charging slot.

In another embodiment, the mounting block 50 may be replaced by a separate insulating barrier, and an insulating barrier is disposed between the first charging electrode 10 and the second charging electrode 20; the insulating barrier is internally mounted a hole, the first charging electrode 10 is telescopically mounted in the mounting hole, and two ends of the first charging electrode 10 respectively protrude from the mounting hole, and the insulating barrier is preferably an elastic insulating material, including a silicone rubber Or foam.

In addition, the present invention also discloses an assembly method of an electronic cigarette charging device which is simple in operation, and the method comprises the following steps:

S1, a charging electrode 10 and a second charging electrode 20 are sleeved in the fixing member 60, and the second charging electrode 20 is interposed in the first charging electrode 10, the first charging electrode 10 and the second charging At least one of the electrodes 20 is made of an elastic conductive material or at least one of the charging electrodes is an elastic body provided with a conductive layer on the surface;

A mounting block 50 is protruded from the inner wall of the fixing member 60 in the radial direction, and the step S1 includes the following steps:

S11, the spring 21 and the electrode post 22 that mutually resist the end portions are mounted together in the mounting hole of the mounting block 50;

S12, the first charging electrode 10 is sleeved in the fixing member 60, and the notch 101 of the first charging electrode 10 is engaged with the mounting block 50.

When the first charging electrode 10 is fixed by using a single insulating barrier, the step S1 includes the following steps:

S11', the spring 21 and the electrode post 22 which mutually resist the end portions are mounted together in the mounting hole of the insulating barrier member;

S12', the insulating spacer is interposed in the first charging electrode 10;

S13', the first charging electrode 10 is sleeved in the fixing member 60.

S2, the clamping member 30 is sleeved in the fixing member 60, and the clamping member 30 and the end of the first charging electrode 10 are mutually abutted;

S3, the fixing member 60 is inserted on the PCB board 40;

S4, the PCB board 40 is fixed to the cover body 1, and the cover body 1 and the base body 2 are combined.

In summary, the electronic cigarette charging device of the present invention and the assembling method thereof are suitable for charging an electronic cigarette that can be charged without disassembly, and at least one of the first charging electrode and the second charging electrode is elastic. The conductive material is made to overcome the defect of poor charging stability caused by the oxidative corrosion of the metal electrode, and the groove wall of the charging slot is provided with a clamping member for fixing the electronic cigarette, so that the electronic cigarette is charged and charged The contact between the contacts is more tight, and the defect of poor charging stability due to unstable contact is further overcome, and the charging device of the present invention overcomes the cumbersome drawbacks of assembly in the elastic contact charging device by the above assembling method.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and the specific embodiments described above are merely illustrative and not restrictive, and those skilled in the art In the light of the present invention, many forms can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention and the claims. For example, the electronic cigarette charging device is provided as a cigarette case or the like which can be used for electronic cigarettes. All are within the protection of the present invention.

Claims

An electronic cigarette charging device for charging a battery assembly of an electronic cigarette, wherein the battery assembly is provided with two electrode connectors electrically connected to the battery in the battery assembly, wherein the electronic cigarette charging device is provided with a charging slot, a bottom wall of the charging slot is provided with a first charging electrode (10) and a second charging electrode (20) for respectively resisting each of the electrode connectors, the first charging electrode ( 10) and at least one of the second charging electrodes (20) is made of an elastic conductive material or at least one charging electrode is an elastic body provided with a conductive layer on the surface; the groove wall of the charging slot is provided for Fixing the holder (30) of the electronic cigarette.
The electronic cigarette charging device according to claim 1, wherein the holding member (30) is made of an elastic material.
The electronic cigarette charging device according to claim 2, characterized in that the holding member (30) is made of silicone or a foam material.
The electronic cigarette charging device according to claim 2, wherein the holding member (30) is provided with a through hole for inserting the battery assembly, the inner surface of the perforated hole wall and the bottom wall of the charging slot The inner surfaces are in contact.
The electronic cigarette charging device according to claim 4, characterized in that the perforated hole wall is provided with a clamping rib (31) projecting in the radial direction of the perforation.
The electronic cigarette charging device according to claim 1, wherein the second charging electrode (20) is interposed in the first charging electrode (10), and an end surface of the first charging electrode (10) It has a continuous circular or intermittent circular shape.
The electronic cigarette charging device according to claim 6, wherein the first charging electrode (10) is made of an elastic conductive material or an elastic body provided with a conductive layer on the surface; the second charging electrode (20) It is a telescopic electrode structure that can be expanded up and down by a metal elastic member.
The electronic cigarette charging device according to claim 7, wherein said second charging electrode (20) includes a spring (21) and an electrode column (22) whose ends abut each other, said spring (21) serving as The metal elastic member is used to provide an elastic force to the electrode column (22).
The electronic cigarette charging device according to claim 6, wherein the clamping member (30) and the end of the first charging electrode (10) are mutually abutted, and the first charging electrode (10) And the cover of the clamping member (30) is provided with a fixing member (60).
The electronic cigarette charging device according to claim 9, wherein an inner wall of the fixing member (60) protrudes in a radial direction by a mounting block (50), a side wall of the first charging electrode (10) A notch (101) adapted to the mounting block (50) is provided away from the clamping member (30), and the mounting block (50) faces the end of the clamping member (30) Extending a projection (51) adapted to the inner hollow structure of the first charging electrode (10), from an end of the projection (51) to an end of the mounting block (50) A mounting hole is formed through the mounting portion, and the second charging electrode (20) is telescopically mounted in the mounting hole, and both ends of the second charging electrode (20) respectively protrude from the mounting hole.
The electronic cigarette charging device according to claim 9, wherein an insulating barrier is further disposed between the first charging electrode (10) and the second charging electrode (20); the insulating barrier is internally provided A mounting hole, the second charging electrode (20) is telescopically mounted in the mounting hole, and both ends of the second charging electrode (20) respectively protrude from the mounting hole.
The electronic cigarette charging device according to claim 9, wherein the charging device further comprises a PCB board (40) provided with a charging control circuit,

The fixing member (60) is inserted on the PCB board (40), and the second charging electrode (20) includes a spring (21) and an electrode column (22) whose ends abut each other, the spring ( 21) an end portion remote from the pole (22) is elastically electrically connected to the PCB board (40), and the electrode post (22) extends away from the end of the spring (21) to extend the first charge An end surface of the electrode (10), the first charging electrode (10) is elastically abutted on the PCB board (40) away from one end of the clamping member (30).
The electronic cigarette charging device according to claim 12, wherein the charging device further comprises a hollow truncated cone cover body (1) and a base body (2) fixedly mounted to the PCB board (40). The cover body (1) and the seat body (2) are combined to form an accommodation space.
A method of assembling an electronic cigarette charging device, characterized in that the method comprises the following steps:

S1, a charging electrode (10) and a second charging electrode (20) are sleeved in the fixing member (60), and the second charging electrode (20) is interposed in the first charging electrode (10), the first At least one of the charging electrode (10) and the second charging electrode (20) is made of an elastic conductive material or at least one of the charging electrodes is an elastic body provided with a conductive layer on the surface;

S2, the clamping member (30) is sleeved in the fixing member (60), and the clamping member (30) and the end of the first charging electrode (10) are mutually abutted.
The method of assembling an electronic cigarette charging device according to claim 14, wherein the inner wall of the fixing member (60) projects a mounting block (50) in a radial direction, and the step S1 comprises the following steps:

S11, the spring (21) and the electrode column (22) that mutually resist the end portions are mounted together in the mounting holes of the mounting block (50);

S12, the first charging electrode (10) is sleeved in the fixing member (60), and the notch (101) of the first charging electrode (10) is engaged with the mounting block (50).
The method of assembling an electronic cigarette charging device according to claim 14, wherein the step S1 comprises the following steps:

S11', the spring (21) and the electrode column (22) that mutually resist the end portions are mounted together in the mounting hole of the insulating barrier member;

S12', the insulating spacer is interposed in the first charging electrode (10);

S13', the first charging electrode (10) is sleeved in the fixing member (60).
The method of assembling an electronic cigarette charging device according to claim 14, wherein the step S2 further comprises the following steps:

S3, inserting the fixing member (60) on the PCB board (40);

S4, fixing the PCB board (40) to the cover body (1), and combining the cover body (1) and the seat body (2).