WO2015127609A1

WO2015127609A1 - Electronic cigarette and light-emission adjustment method thereof

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Publication number: WO2015127609A1
Application number: PCT/CN2014/072580
Authority: WO
Inventors: 刘秋明
Original assignee: 吉瑞高新科技股份有限公司
Priority date: 2014-02-26
Filing date: 2014-02-26
Publication date: 2015-09-03
Also published as: CN106028855A

Abstract

An electronic cigarette and light-emission adjustment method thereof, said electronic cigarette comprising a battery sleeve (10) and an end cap (20) arranged at the end section of said battery sleeve (10); the end section of said end cap (20) of said battery sleeve (10) being internally equipped with a lamp (11) used for imitating a burning cigarette; the side of said end cap (20) facing said lamp (11) being provided with a translucent light-adjustment element (30); the thickness of said light-adjustment element (30) at its center region being greater than the thickness at its edge regions, and the surface of said light-adjustment element (30) facing said lamp (11) being a convex surface. Due to the addition of the light-adjustment element (30), used for adjusting light brightness, in the end cap (20) of the electronic cigarette, the light emitted by the lamp (11) shines directly onto the light-adjustment element (30), then the light-adjustment element (30) weakens the brightness at the axial region of the electronic cigarette, reducing the difference between the brightness of the center region of the end face of the end cap (20) and the brightness of the edge regions; thus when the electronic cigarette is operating, the lamp creates a relatively uniform luminescent effect.

Description

Electronic cigarette and illumination adjustment method thereof

Technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of electric heating products, and more particularly to an electronic cigarette and a method for adjusting the same.

Background technique

Due to the strengthening of national smoking bans and the improvement of people's health awareness, e-cigarettes have become more and more widely used as substitutes for traditional tobacco. Figure 1 As shown, the existing electronic cigarette is generally composed of a tobacco rod and a cigarette holder, and the tobacco rod includes a battery cover 10 and a battery cover. The battery is installed inside, and the atomizer is installed in the cigarette holder, and the atomizer is electrically connected with the tobacco rod. And one end of the tobacco rod is mounted with a lamp 11 on its axis, and an end cover is provided on the lamp 11 When the user smokes the electronic cigarette, the luminaire 11 will illuminate, and the light emitted by the illuminator is transmitted outward through the end cover 20, thereby simulating the feeling that the real smoke burns when the actual smoking is performed. But the existing end cap 20 The structure is of equal thickness, so it does not have the dimming function, the light emitted by the lamp 11 directly transmits through the end cover 20, and the brightness of the central portion of the end cover 20 is much brighter than the brightness of the edge region, so the end is cover 20 produces a non-uniform brightness effect, which makes the imitation of tobacco burning less effective, thereby affecting the user experience.

Summary of the invention

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an electronic cigarette with a light dimming function and a relatively uniform light emitted from the end cover, and the illumination adjustment thereof, in view of the defect of uneven brightness at the electronic cigarette end cover of the prior art. method.

The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the technical problem thereof is: construction An electronic cigarette comprising a battery cover and an end cover disposed at an end of the battery cover, wherein the end of the battery cover is mounted with a lamp for simulating the burning of a cigarette, and the end cover is A light-transmitting dimming member is disposed on one side of the luminaire, a thickness of a central portion of the illuminating member is greater than a thickness of the edge region, and the dimming member is convex toward a surface of the luminaire.

In the electronic cigarette of the present invention, the end cover includes a connecting sleeve that is inserted into the battery sleeve and a cover that is located outside the battery sleeve, and the light adjusting member is disposed inside the cover The surface and the portion extend into the connecting sleeve body, and the contact surfaces between the light adjusting member and the cover body are adapted to each other.

In the electronic cigarette according to the present invention, the cover body is integrally formed with the light control member.

In the electronic cigarette of the present invention, the light adjustment member includes a convex portion extending into the connecting sleeve and coaxial with the lamp, and a connecting portion adapted to the shape of the cover; the convex portion is pointed The luminaire protrudes with a protrusion, and a cross section of the convex portion in a radial direction of the electronic cigarette gradually increases toward a direction away from the protrusion, and the protrusion is projected at a center of the end cover.

In the electronic cigarette according to the present invention, the convex portion has a circular cross section in the radial direction of the electron smoke.

In the electronic cigarette according to the present invention, the convex portion is a rotating body along the axis of the electronic cigarette, and an apex of the rotating body is the convex portion.

In the electronic cigarette according to the present invention, the rotating body is a cone, and a generatrix of the cone is a straight line or a curve curved toward the axis of the electronic cigarette.

In the electronic cigarette according to the present invention, a bottom surface area of the rotating body is smaller than a cross-sectional area of the connecting sleeve.

In the electronic cigarette according to the present invention, a cross section of the convex portion along a radial direction of the electron smoke is a regular polygon, and a bottom surface of the convex portion is inscribed with an end surface of the connection sleeve.

In the electronic cigarette according to the present invention, the convex portion is a pentagonal pyramid.

In the electronic cigarette according to the present invention, the bus bar of the convex portion is a straight line or a curve curved toward the axis of the electronic cigarette.

In the electronic cigarette of the present invention, the battery cover and the end cover are tightly connected.

In the electronic cigarette according to the present invention, the connecting sleeve body is provided with a vent hole on a side surface of the cover body.

In the electronic cigarette of the present invention, the electronic cigarette is provided with an adjustment switch for controlling the brightness of the lamp.

In the electronic cigarette of the present invention, the adjustment switch is a sliding rheostat switch, and two ends of the sliding rheostat switch are respectively electrically connected to both ends of the lamp.

In the electronic cigarette of the present invention, the electronic cigarette is further provided with a transformer module electrically connected to the lamp and a processor electrically connected to the transformer module, wherein the adjustment switch is a button switch, A push button switch is electrically coupled to the processor.

In addition, the present invention also provides a method for adjusting the illumination of an electronic cigarette, comprising the following steps:

The assembling step: installing the luminaire in the end of the battery sleeve, and arranging the end cover on the end of the battery sleeve, so that the light-transmitting dimming member of the end cover is directed to the luminaire, the middle portion of the dimming member a thickness greater than a thickness of the edge region, the dimming member being convex toward the surface of the luminaire;

The dimming step: turning on the electronic cigarette to illuminate the luminaire, and the light emitted by the luminaire passes through the dimming member, and the difference in brightness of the illuminating light transmitted outside the end cover is adjusted by the thickness variation of the illuminating member.

In the method for adjusting the illumination of the electronic cigarette according to the present invention, the dimming step further comprises the step of setting an adjustment switch on the electronic cigarette to control the brightness of the lamp.

The electronic cigarette embodying the invention has the following beneficial effects: a dimming member for adjusting the brightness of the light is added into the end cover, and the light emitted by the lamp directly hits the light adjusting member, and the electronic cigarette axis is weakened by the dimming member. The brightness of the area reduces the brightness of the central area on the end face of the end cap and the brightness difference of the edge area. Therefore, when the electronic cigarette works, the luminaire can form a relatively uniform illuminating effect on the end cover, thereby improving the user experience.

DRAWINGS

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

1 is a partial structural schematic view of an electronic cigarette in the prior art;

2 is a partial structural schematic view of an electronic cigarette according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a partial structural schematic view of an electronic cigarette according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of an end cap provided by a first embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the end cap shown in Figure 3;

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view of an end cap of a second embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the end cap shown in Figure 6;

Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view of an end cap of a third embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 9 is a cross-sectional view of an end cap of a fourth embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 10 is a perspective view of the end cap shown in Figure 9;

Figure 11 is a cross-sectional view of an end cap of a fifth embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 12 is a perspective view of the end cap shown in Figure 11;

Figure 13 is a cross-sectional view of an end cap of a sixth embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 14 is a perspective view of the end cap shown in Figure 13;

Figure 15 is a schematic diagram of a dimming circuit of an electronic cigarette according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 16 is a schematic diagram of a dimming circuit of an electronic cigarette according to a second embodiment 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.

As shown in Fig. 1, the end caps 20 based on the existing electronic cigarettes are of equal thickness, so that the light of the lamps 11 penetrates the end caps 20 When it is easy to end the cover 20 The center gathers to cause a defect of uneven brightness. The present invention specifically invents a light modulating member having a light permeable member disposed in the end cover, and the light passing through the light adjusting member is changed by the thickness variation of the light adjusting member. The brightness, in turn, obtains a relatively uniform illumination effect of the electronic cigarette.

As shown in FIG. 2, an electronic cigarette according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a battery cover 10 and an end cover 20, wherein the end cover 20 Provided at one end of the battery case 10, a lamp 11 is mounted in the end of the battery cover 10 near the end cover 20. . Like the existing electronic cigarette, the electronic cigarette of the present invention further comprises an atomizing component for atomizing the smoke oil, an air flow sensor for sensing the air flow, and a processor module for controlling the working state of the electronic cigarette according to the air flow sensing, Lamp 11 Connected to the processor module, when the airflow sensor senses the airflow generated by the user to smoke the electronic cigarette, the processor module turns on the battery and the atomizing component in the battery sleeve, and controls the lamp 11 The specific structure of the atomizing component, the battery, the processor, and the airflow sensor belongs to the prior art, and is not described herein. Battery cover 10 It is a hollow cylindrical shape and can be made of a plastic material or a metal material. The plastic material is preferably a plastic material such as polypropylene, polycarbonate, polyvinyl chloride or the like, and the battery cover 10 thus produced can simulate the hand of a real cigarette. End cap 20 The light fixture 30 is internally fixedly mounted, the thickness of the central portion of the light control member 30 is greater than the thickness of the edge region, and the surface of the light guide member is convex toward the surface of the lamp 11 for lifting from the end cover 20 The uniformity of the transmitted light. The dimming member 30 is directed to the luminaire 11 , and the light modulating member 30 is weakened by the material of the dimming member 30 when the light passes through the permeable dimming member 30. The thickness of the illuminator 11 is the largest in the middle, and after the light passes through the illuminating member 30, the brightness of the light transmitted at the position of the illuminator 11 is weakened, and the dimming member 30 is weakened. The brightness of the light transmitted through the smaller thickness is less attenuated, so that the dimming member 30 can effectively reduce the end cover 20 of the light emitted by the existing electronic cigarette lamp 11 directly transmitted from the equal thickness end cap 20. A defect in which the brightness is not uniform.

The light control member 30 of the embodiment is abutted on the inner surface of the end cover 20, and the light control member 30 can be fixed to the end cover 20 by adhesive bonding. As can be seen from Fig. 2, the shape of the contact surface between the dimming member 30 and the end cap 20 is adapted to each other. The light emitted by the luminaire 11 is incident on the dimming member 30. The dimming member 30 After dispersion, it is relatively uniformly transmitted to the end cap 20 and further transmitted outward. The connection between the end cover 20 and the battery cover 10 is a tension connection, the end cover 20 and the dimming member 30 They are all made of a permeable material, and may be made of a material such as thermoplastic polyurethane, polyvinyl chloride or silicone rubber, which is not limited herein.

The end cap 20 includes a connecting sleeve 210 that is fixedly sleeved with the battery sleeve 10 and a cover 220 for light transmission facing the luminaire 11 . The connecting sleeve 210 and the cover 220 are integrally formed, and thus have good integrity. The connecting sleeve 210 extends along the lower surface of the cover 220 and is adapted to the battery cover 10, the cover body 220 is attached to the battery cover 10. The dimming member 30 abuts against the inner wall of the cover 220 and partially extends into the connecting sleeve 210. Dimming 30 and luminaire 11 A preset gap is left to prevent the lamp 11 from being damaged by the oppression of the dimming member 30.

In particular, the side of the connecting sleeve 210 adjacent to the cover 220 is provided with a vent hole 230 through which air passes. 230 Enter the electronic cigarette to participate in the circulation of smoke.

FIG. 3 is a partial structural diagram of an electronic cigarette according to a second embodiment of the present invention. Compared with the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, In the embodiment, the light-adjusting member 30 is integrally formed with the cover body 220, which is convenient for processing, and is convenient for assembly and has an overall effect.

It should be understood that in a specific embodiment of the present invention, the connection between the battery cover 10 and the end cover 20 can be Use snap-on connection or threaded connection.

4-5 is a schematic view of a first preferred embodiment of an end cap provided by the present invention. Dimming member 30 and cover 220 One piece. The dimming member 30 is coaxial with the lamp 11 and forms a projection 31 at a position facing the lamp 11. Specifically, the dimming member 30 includes an extension into the connecting sleeve 210 and the lamp 11 Coaxial projection 32, and a connecting portion (not shown) that is shaped to fit the cover 220. In this embodiment, since the dimming member 30 is directly formed integrally with the cover 220, the connecting portion and the cover body are 220 is a one-piece structure and therefore is not labeled. It should be understood that in the embodiment shown in Fig. 2 of the present invention, since the light modulating member 30 and the cover 220 are fixed by gluing or the like, it can be seen that similar to Fig. 2 In the illustrated embodiment, the connecting portion has a contact surface that is adapted to the cover 220.

As shown in FIG. 4, the convex portion 32 is directed to the lamp 11 and has a protrusion 31 protruding from the convex portion 32. The section along the radial direction of the electron smoke gradually increases toward the direction away from the projection 31. A projection 31 is projected at the center of the end cap 20. Therefore, when the electronic cigarette works, the light emitted by the lamp 11 is first raised. 31 entering the convex portion 32, since the convex portion 32 has a cross-sectional area which gradually increases in the axial direction, that is, the thickness of the convex portion 32 gradually weakens from the middle to the periphery, the light emitted from the lamp 11 is projected into the convex portion 32. Thereafter, the thickness of the projection 31 facing the luminaire 11 is the largest, so that when the light penetrates the permeable dimming member 30, the maximum light attenuation is obtained on the axis where the projection 31 is located, so that the end cap 20 faces the luminaire. The brightness of the light transmitted at the position is reduced, which effectively avoids the defect that the brightness of the end cap 20 is large due to the maximum brightness of the center of the end cover 20 in the prior art electronic cigarette. And the dimming member 30 The thickness of the light gradually weakens from the middle to the periphery, so that the lightness of the light emitted from the lamp 11 is weakened correspondingly from the middle to the periphery, so that the end cover 20 can be lowered. The difference in brightness between the light transmitted through the central portion and the light transmitted from the peripheral portion of the end cap 20 contributes to the relatively uniform brightness of the light transmitted from the end cap 20 and eventually reaches the cover 220 for outward transmission.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 4, the convex portion 32 is a rotating body along the axis of the electronic cigarette, and the apex of the rotating body is the convex portion 31. . That is, the convex portion 32 is a cone having the projection 31 as a vertex and the cross section of the sleeve body 210 as a bottom surface, and thus the convex portion 32 The cross section along the radial direction of the electron smoke is circular, and the generatrix of the cone is a straight line. The conical convex portion 32 of the present embodiment is easy to process, and the dimming member 30 is directly connected to the end cap 20 One-piece molding reduces the assembly process and is good overall.

6-7 is a schematic view of a second preferred embodiment of the end cap provided by the present invention. The projection 32 points to the lamp 11 A projection 31 is protruded, and a cross section of the convex portion 32 in the radial direction of the electron smoke gradually increases toward a direction away from the projection 31. A projection of the projection 31 on the end face of the end cap 20 is located at the end cap 20 The central area of the end face. Compared with the end cover of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 4-5, the convex portion 32 of the end cover of the present embodiment has a conical structure, and the bottom surface area of the conical convex portion 32 is smaller than the connecting sleeve. body The cross-sectional area of 210. Therefore, when the electronic cigarette is in operation, the light emitted from the lamp 11 first enters the projection 31 into the convex portion 32, and since the convex portion 32 has a gradually increasing sectional area, the dimming member 30 The light-transmitting medium is light-transmissive, so that the light emitted by the lamp 11 thus passes through the opaque medium having uneven thickness in the convex portion 32, and the corresponding light intensity adjustment is obtained, and finally reaches the cover 220. Transmitted outward. However, the cross-sectional area of the convex portion 32 in this embodiment is smaller than the area of the connecting sleeve 210, so that part of the light of the lamp 11 can be directly incident on the convex portion 32 and the connecting sleeve 210. Within the cross-sectional space, it directly enters the joint and is further transmitted outward, thereby preventing the defect of insufficient brightness of the peripheral edge of the end cap 20 due to the edge effect.

As shown in Fig. 8, in this embodiment, the end cover 20 dimming member 30 is integrally formed, so that assembly is convenient. The convex portion 32 of this embodiment It also has a structure of a rotating body, and the convex portion 32 is convex toward the one end of the lamp 11. Compared to the embodiment of Figs. 4-5, the convex portion 32 of the rotary body of the present embodiment has a curved bus bar. From Figure 8 It can be seen that the bus bar of the convex portion 32 is curved toward the axial direction of the end cap 20. The convex portion 32 of this embodiment The cross section is also circular, and the curved bus bar is such that the convex portion of the present embodiment has a streamlined side wall. When the electronic cigarette is in operation, the light emitted by the lamp 11 is transmitted into the convex portion 32 due to the convex portion 32. The gradual change in thickness causes the light to scatter and refract in the convex portion 32, eventually causing relatively uniform light to be transmitted outward through the cover 220. The bottom area of the convex portion 220 of the present embodiment and the main body 210 The cross section is equivalent, so the component processing process is simple.

9-10 is a schematic view of an end cap according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. As described in the third embodiment, the convex portion 32 is directed to the lamp A projection 31 is protruded, and a cross section of the convex portion 32 in the radial direction of the electron smoke gradually increases toward a direction away from the projection 31. The projection of the projection 31 at the end face of the end cap 20 is located at the end cap 20 The central area of the end face. The convex portion 32 of the end cap of the present embodiment also has a structure of a rotating body with the bus bar not facing the end cap 20 as compared with the end cap of the third embodiment shown in Fig. 8 described above. A curve that curves in the axial direction. The convex portion 32 has a circular cross section in the axial direction. However, the area of the bottom surface of the convex portion 32 is smaller than the sectional area of the connecting sleeve 210. Therefore, when the electronic cigarette works, the lamp 11 The emitted light first enters the projection 31 into the convex portion 32, and since the projection 31 of the convex portion 32 has a thickness which decreases from the center to the periphery, the light emitted from the lamp 11 is thereby at the convex portion 32. The brightness of the permeable medium having different thicknesses is adjusted to obtain different degrees of brightness adjustment, and finally reaches the cover 220 and transmits outward. The cross-sectional area of the convex portion 32 in this embodiment is smaller than that of the connecting sleeve 210. The area of the light of the luminaire 11 can be directly incident into the cross-sectional space between the convex portion 32 and the connecting sleeve 210, directly into the connecting portion and further transmitted outward, thereby preventing the end cap due to the edge effect. 20 defects in insufficient brightness of the peripheral light.

11-12 is a schematic view of an end cap according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. In order to obtain a better appearance effect, the convex portion 32 of the present embodiment The cross-sectional area is a regular pentagon, and the bottom surface of the convex portion 32 is inscribed with the end surface of the main body 210. It should be understood that the convex portion 32 of the present invention The cross-sectional shape is not limited to the above-described pentagon, and may be other regular polygons such as an equilateral triangle, a square, and a regular hexagon. The preferred regular polygon of the present invention has a better uniform dimming effect, and can effectively ensure that the light transmitted through the end cap has a relatively uniform brightness.

As shown in Fig. 12, the convex portion 32 of this embodiment is a pentagonal pyramid, and the convex portion 32 Has a straight busbar. In the present embodiment, five triangles are spliced to form the outer side wall of the convex portion 32, in order to retain the convex portion 32. The hand feels and facilitates the propagation of light. In this embodiment, the adjacent triangular side walls are smoothly connected, so that the convex portion 32 does not have sharp side edges, has a good hand feeling, is easy to assemble, and is more advantageous in light propagation.

Referring to Figures 13-14, there is shown a schematic view of an end cap of a sixth embodiment of the present invention. Figure 11-12 above The fifth embodiment shown is similar in that the convex portion 32 also has a structure similar to a pentagonal pyramid, and the bottom surface of the convex portion 32 is inscribed with the end surface of the main body 210, and the projection 31 It is formed at the vertex position of the convex portion, except that the generatrix of the convex portion 32 is a curved line that is curved toward the axial direction of the end cap 20. Similarly, the convex portion 32 of the present embodiment The outer wall is composed of five arc-like triangular-like side wall splicing. In order to obtain good light adjustment effect and good hand feeling, the adjacent side walls are smoothly connected to avoid sharp side edges. In particular, the five side walls of the convex portion may be colored, as if at least two of the five side walls have different colors, thereby obtaining light of different colors. When the electronic cigarette works, the lamps The emitted light is transmitted into the convex portion 32. Since the convex portion 32 has a gradually varying thickness, the light is scattered and refracted in the convex portion 32, and finally the relatively uniform light passes through the cover 220. Transmitted outward.

15-16, FIG. 15 is a schematic structural diagram of a dimming circuit according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. It should be understood that Figure 15 or Figure 16 The dimming circuit in the present invention can be applied to the electronic cigarette of any of the above embodiments of Figs. Therefore, the following description is only for the circuit of the electronic cigarette, and the specific component structure and shape of the electronic cigarette will not be described again.

15 is a schematic view showing a first embodiment of a dimming circuit of an electronic cigarette according to the present invention. In the electronic cigarette of the present invention, the atomizing component 12 and the battery 13 are respectively connected to the processor 15, and the processor 15 is also connected with the air flow sensor 14 and the lamp 11 respectively. The electronic cigarette of the present invention is provided with an adjustment switch for controlling the brightness of the lamp 11 16 . The user can adjust the brightness of the light emitted by the lamp 11 through the end cover 20 by operating the adjustment switch 16 . Referring to Figure 15, in the present embodiment, the adjustment switch 16 The sliding variable resistance switch has two ends electrically connected to the two ends of the lamp 11 respectively. When using an electronic cigarette, the flow through the lamp can be adjusted by controlling the sliding rheostat 11 The magnitude of the current is such that the brightness of the lamp 11 can be further adjusted by sliding the varistor based on the above-described difference in brightness of the surface of the end cap 20 through the dimming member 30 of the end cap 20.

Referring to Figure 16, a schematic view of a second embodiment of the dimming circuit of the electronic cigarette of the present invention. Compared to Figure 15 The embodiment is different in that the adjustment switch 16 is a push button switch, the push button switch is connected to the processor 15, and the lamp 11 is connected to the processor 15 through the transformer module 17. . The processor 15 controls the transformer module 17 according to the user operation at the button switch to adjust the voltage obtained by the lamp 11. Specifically, the transformer module 17 can be, but is not limited to, PWM. Transformer, triode or FET, etc., this embodiment will be the lamp 11 The brightness of the light is set to be low brightness, medium brightness and high brightness, and the button switch can be set to the third gear. Therefore, when the electronic cigarette is working, the number of pressing of the button switch is three times for one cycle, and one pressing is for one gear. Microcontroller 15 The partial pressure control lamp of the regulating transformer module 17 emits low-intensity light; when the button switch is pressed again, the microcontroller 15 adjusts the voltage-dividing control lamp of the transformer module 17 11 The brightness of the light is medium brightness; when the button switch is pressed for the third time, the microcontroller 15 adjusts the voltage dividing control lamp 11 of the transformer module 17 to emit light with high brightness; when the button switch is pressed for the fourth time, the next low brightness is entered. - Medium brightness - High brightness illumination cycle. It should be understood that the illumination cycle of the above luminaire is not limited to the above three levels, and may be further subdivided into multiple stages according to actual needs. In addition, the adjustment switch 16 It can also be a switch type switch or other switch form.

In addition, the present invention also provides an electronic cigarette lighting adjustment method, the electronic cigarette including a battery cover 10 and a battery cover 10 An end cap 20 of the end, the lamp cover 10 is mounted with the lamp 11 near the end of the end cap 20 The electronic cigarette has any technical feature of the electronic cigarette in the above embodiment, and the method specifically includes the following steps:

Assembly step: Mounting the lamp 11 in the end of the battery case 10 and the end cover 20 in the battery cover 10 The end of the end cap 20 directs the dimmer 30 of the end cap 20 toward the luminaire 11. The lamp 11 is electrically connected to the battery in the battery case 10 by a battery, in order to maintain the lamp 11 The fixing is preferably placed in the battery case 10 by setting a mounting seat, and the luminaire is fixed in the mounting. The light-transmitting dimming member 30 is the dimming member 30 of the embodiment described above with reference to Figs. 2-14 Therefore, the protrusion 31 of the dimmer 30 is opposite to the lamp 11 and the protrusion 32 is coaxial with the lamp 11. In other embodiments of the invention, the dimming member 30 and the end cap 20 When not integrally formed, the assembling step further includes fixing the dimming member 30 in the end cap 20 by gluing or the like.

Corresponding to the embodiment of Figures 15-16 above, the assembling step of the electronic cigarette of the present invention may further comprise: installing and controlling the light fixture in the electronic cigarette 11 The brightness of the adjustment switch 16 . Specifically, the sliding varistor may be connected to both ends of the luminaire 11 or the transformer module 17 may be connected in series between the luminaire 11 and the processor 15 and the key switch may be connected to the processor. 15 .

a dimming step: turning on the electronic cigarette to cause the luminaire 11 to emit light, and the light emitted by the luminaire 11 penetrates the dimming member 30 Make brightness adjustments. In the working state of the electronic cigarette, the battery in the battery case 10 supplies power to the lamp 11, and the light emitted by the lamp 11 is transmitted into the dimming member 30 due to the convex portion 32. Having a gradually varying thickness, the light is affected by the permeable medium in the convex portion 32 to produce different degrees of light intensity adjustment, ultimately resulting in relatively uniform light passing through the cover 220 Transmitted outward, so users can get relatively uniform brightness and better user experience during use. If the user still needs the lamp 11 By adjusting the brightness of the light emitted from the dimming member, the adjustment switch 16 on the electronic cigarette can be further adjusted to control the brightness of the lamp 11. For example, adjusting the sliding varistor to adjust the flow through the lamp 11 The magnitude of the current in turn controls the brightness of the luminaire 11, or by controlling the number of key presses of the push button switch, the microcontroller 15 adjusts the partial pressure of the luminaire 11 to adjust the luminaire 11 Brightness. For example, the number of times the button switch is pressed is three times, which corresponds to three brightness levels of the lamp 11, and is pressed once for one step, and the microcontroller 15 adjusts the voltage dividing control lamp of the transformer module 17 When the button switch is pressed again, the microcontroller 15 adjusts the brightness of the voltage dividing control lamp 11 of the transformer module 17 to medium brightness; when the button switch is pressed for the third time, the microcontroller 15 Adjusting the voltage-variable module of the transformer module 17 The light-emitting control lamp 11 emits light with high brightness; when the button switch is pressed for the fourth time, it enters the next low brightness - medium brightness - High brightness illumination cycle. It should be understood that the illumination cycle of the above luminaire is not limited to the above three levels, and may be further subdivided into multiple stages according to actual needs. In addition, the adjustment switch 16 It can also be a switch type switch or other switch form. The above method of adjusting the brightness of the lamp 11 by the adjustment switch 16 is performed on the end cover 20 of the above-mentioned dimming member 30. On the basis of the adjustment of the brightness difference of the end face, the user's control of the brightness of the lamp 11 is further realized, and the dimming member 30 of the end cap 20 may be compensated for. The defect of insufficient brightness caused by the weakening of light further improves the user experience.

In the electronic cigarette and the illuminating adjusting method of the invention, a light-transmitting dimming member coaxial with the luminaire is disposed on the inner surface of the end cover, so that the light emitted by the luminaire is adjusted by the dimming member whose thickness is gradually changed, and finally the end is Cover 20 Transmission, effectively avoiding the defects of light and dark unevenness caused by the existing end caps of equal thickness, and improving the user experience.

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 may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Claims

An electronic cigarette comprising a battery cover (10) and an end cover (20) disposed at an end of the battery cover (10), the battery cover (10) a luminaire (11) for mimicking the burning of cigarettes is mounted adjacent the end of the end cap (20), characterized in that the end cap (20) is facing the luminaire (11) a light-transmitting dimming member (30) is disposed on one side thereof, a thickness of a central portion of the dimming member (30) is greater than a thickness of the edge region, and the dimming member faces the lamp (11) The surface is convex.
The electronic cigarette according to claim 1, wherein the end cover (20) comprises a connection sleeve (210) that is inserted into the battery cover (10). And a cover (220) located outside the battery cover (10), the light adjustment member (30) is disposed on an inner surface of the cover (220) and partially extends to the connection sleeve (210) The contact faces between the dimming member (30) and the cover (220) are adapted to each other.
The electronic cigarette according to claim 2, wherein the cover (220) and the dimming member (30) )One piece.
The electronic cigarette according to claim 2, wherein the light adjusting member (30) comprises extending into the connecting sleeve (210) and the lamp (11) a coaxial convex portion (32) and a connecting portion adapted to the shape of the cover body (220); the convex portion (32) pointing to the lamp (11) protruding with a protrusion (31) Convex (32 a cross-sectional area in the radial direction of the electron smog gradually increases away from the protrusion (31), and a projection of the protrusion (31) on the end surface of the end cap (20) is located at the end cap ( 20 The central area of the end face.
The electronic cigarette according to claim 4, wherein the convex portion (32) has a circular cross section in the radial direction of the electron smoke.
The electronic cigarette according to claim 5, wherein the convex portion (32) is a rotating body along the axis of the electronic cigarette, and an apex of the rotating body is the convex portion ( 31).
According to claim 6 The electronic cigarette is characterized in that the rotating body is a cone, and a generatrix of the cone is a straight line or a curve curved toward the axis of the electronic cigarette.
The electronic cigarette according to claim 6, wherein a surface area of the rotating body is smaller than the connecting sleeve (210) The cross-sectional area of ).
The electronic cigarette according to claim 4, wherein a cross section of the convex portion (32) in a radial direction of the electron smoke is a regular polygon, and the convex portion (32) The bottom surface of the connecting body is inscribed with the end surface of the connecting sleeve (210).
The electronic cigarette according to claim 9, wherein the convex portion (32) is a pentagonal pyramid.
The electronic cigarette according to claim 9, wherein said convex portion (32) The busbar is a straight line or a curve curved toward the axis of the electronic cigarette.
The electronic cigarette according to claim 1, wherein the battery cover (10) and the end cover (20) ) The connection between the two is tight.
The electronic cigarette according to claim 2, wherein the connecting sleeve body (210) is provided with a vent hole on a side surface of the cover body (220) ( 230).
The electronic cigarette according to claim 1, wherein the electronic cigarette is provided with an adjustment switch for controlling the brightness of the lamp (11) (16) ).
The electronic cigarette according to claim 14, wherein said adjustment switch (16) ) is a sliding variable resistance switch, and two ends of the sliding variable resistance switch are respectively electrically connected to both ends of the lamp ( 11 ).
The electronic cigarette according to claim 14, wherein the electronic cigarette is further provided with a transformer module electrically connected to the lamp (11) (17) And a processor (15) electrically connected to the transformer module (17), the adjustment switch (16) is a button switch, and the button switch and the processor (15) ) Electrical connection.
A method for adjusting illumination of an electronic cigarette, comprising the steps of:

Assembly step: install the luminaire (11) in the end of the battery cover (10) and set the end cover (20) in the battery cover (10) The end portion of the end cover (20) is directed to the illuminating member (31), the dimming member (30) a thickness of the central portion is greater than a thickness of the edge region, the dimming member being convex toward the surface of the luminaire (11);

a dimming step: turning on the electronic cigarette to cause the luminaire (11) to emit light, and the light emitted by the luminaire (11) penetrates the dimming member (30) through the dimming member ( 30) The thickness variation adjusts the difference in brightness of the light transmitted by the luminaire (11) to the end cap (20).
The method of adjusting illumination of an electronic cigarette according to claim 17, wherein the step of dimming further comprises setting an adjustment switch on the electronic cigarette (16) ) to control the brightness of the luminaire (11).