WO2016119144A1

WO2016119144A1 - Device for detecting tobacco oil surplus of electronic cigarette, electronic cigarette, and electronic cigarette control method

Info

Publication number: WO2016119144A1
Application number: PCT/CN2015/071752
Authority: WO
Inventors: 刘秋明; 向智勇
Original assignee: 惠州市吉瑞科技有限公司
Priority date: 2015-01-28
Filing date: 2015-01-28
Publication date: 2016-08-04

Abstract

A device for detecting a tobacco oil surplus of an electronic cigarette, the electronic cigarette and an electronic cigarette control method, which solve the technical problems in the prior art that an electronic cigarette fails to allow a user to know a tobacco oil surplus and cotton is burnt if the electronic cigarette continues to be smoked when the amount of tobacco oil is decreased or the tobacco oil is consumed. The detection device comprises: a tobacco oil sensor (10) in an oil storage chamber of an electronic cigarette, used for detecting a tobacco oil liquid level in an oil storage chamber (212) when a tobacco rod are is perpendicular to the horizontal plane, so as to generate a detection signal; and a microprocessor (20) connected to the tobacco oil sensor (10), used for controlling on or off of an atomization circuit of the electronic cigarette according to the detection signal, and/or used for processing the detection signal to obtain and output a tobacco oil surplus indication signal, so as to allow a user to known a current tobacco oil surplus of the electronic cigarette. The technical effects are achieved: when a user uses an electronic cigarette, a tobacco oil surplus is detected and the user is notified of the tobacco oil surplus, and the electronic cigarette is controlled to start work when the tobacco oil surplus is sufficient; and the electronic cigarette is controlled to stop work when the tobacco oil surplus is excessively less, so as to avoid burning the cotton.

Description

Technical field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of electronic cigarette technology, and in particular, to an electronic cigarette fuel remaining amount detecting device, an electronic cigarette, and an electronic cigarette control method.

Background technique

[0002] Electronic cigarette is a relatively common simulated cigarette electronic product, mainly used for smoking cessation and alternative cigarettes; the structure of electronic cigarette mainly includes battery assembly and atomizer assembly; when smoker's smoking action is detected, battery assembly Powering the atomizer assembly, causing the atomizer assembly to be in an open state; when the atomizer assembly is turned on, the heating wire is heated, and the smoke oil is evaporated by heat to form an aerosol that simulates smoke, thereby allowing the user to Sucking has a feeling similar to smoking.

[0003] The existing electronic cigarette has sufficient smoke oil in the early stage of smoking, so the smoke taste is pure, but the electronic cigarette uses an opaque oil storage chamber, and the user cannot see the remaining amount of the oil in the oil storage chamber, and the electron The smoke does not have the warning and warning function of the amount of smoke oil, which leads to the situation that after the smoking, the smoke oil becomes less or exhausted, and the smoking continues to produce the smell of burning cotton, which brings a bad experience to the user.

[0004] That is to say, in the prior art, the electronic cigarette cannot let the user know the remaining amount of the smoky oil, and continues to smoke after the smoky oil becomes less or exhausted, and the technical problem of burning the cotton occurs.

technical problem

[0005] The present invention is directed to the prior art, the electronic cigarette can not let the user know the remaining amount of smoke oil, and continue to smoke after the smoke oil is reduced or exhausted, and the technical problem of burning cotton occurs, providing an electronic cigarette The smoke oil remaining amount detecting device, the electronic cigarette and the electronic cigarette control method realize that the user uses the electronic cigarette, detects and informs the user of the amount of the smoke oil, and controls the electronic cigarette to start working in the smoke oil sufficient amount, in the smoke oil If the amount is too small, the electronic cigarette will be stopped to prevent the burning of cotton, which will improve the user experience.

Problem solution

Technical solution [0006] In a first aspect, the present invention provides an electronic cigarette smoke remaining amount detecting device, which is disposed in an electronic cigarette, wherein the electronic cigarette is internally provided with an oil storage chamber for storing the oil, the detecting device comprising: a smoke sensor disposed in the oil reservoir, a microprocessor coupled to the smoke sensor;

[0007] the smoke oil sensor is configured to detect a liquid level of the smoke oil in the oil storage chamber when the tobacco rod of the electronic cigarette is perpendicular to a horizontal plane to generate a detection signal and transmit the detection signal to the microprocessor;

[0008] the microprocessor is configured to control an atomization circuit of the electronic cigarette to be turned on or off based on the detection signal, and/or to process the detection signal to obtain and output a smoke residue The quantity indication signal enables the user to know the current amount of smoke oil of the electronic cigarette based on the smoke remaining amount indication signal.

[0009] Optionally, the electronic cigarette includes an oil guiding rope and a heating wire wound on the oil guiding rope, and the oil guiding rope is used to guide the oil in the oil storage chamber to the electric heating a wire for causing the heating wire to atomize the smoke oil during heating, the smoke oil sensor comprising: a first probe and a second probe disposed under the oil guiding rope and in direct contact with the oil guiding rope The first probe and the second probe are disconnected from each other and are respectively connected to different pins of the microprocessor;

[0010] when there is smoke oil in the oil storage chamber, smoke oil is adsorbed on the oil guide rope, and the microprocessor is in an operating state, the first probe and the second probe pass the The smoke oil on the oil guiding rope is turned on, and forms a first current loop with the microprocessor; the microprocessor detects that the first current loop is conducting, controls conduction of the atomizing circuit, and The atomization circuit is interrupted when the first current loop is detected to be broken.

[0011] Optionally, the detecting device further includes: a signal output device connected to the microprocessor, configured to output the smoke oil remaining amount indication signal;

[0012] wherein, the signal output device is at least one of an indicator light, an audio output device, and a display screen.

[0013] Optionally, the smoke sensor is a pair of probes, including: a third probe and a fourth probe respectively connected to different pins of the microprocessor; the third probe and the third The four probes are fixed and arranged on the inner wall of the oil storage chamber, and the heights are the same;

[0014] storing, in the microprocessor, a height value of the third probe and the fourth probe in the oil reservoir; when the third probe and the fourth probe are the same as the smoke The oil is in contact with the microprocessor, and the third probe and the fourth probe are electrically connected by the smoke oil and form a second current loop with the microprocessor; Detecting that the second current loop is conducting, determining the storage The level of the smoke oil in the oil chamber is higher than or equal to the height value, and when the second current loop is detected to be broken, it is determined that the level of the smoke oil in the oil reservoir is lower than the height value.

[0015] Optionally, the detecting device further includes: a first indicator light connected to the microprocessor;

[0016] after detecting that the second current loop is turned on, the microprocessor controls the first indicator light to be in a first indication state; and detecting that the second current loop is broken, the micro The processor controls the first indicator to be in a second indication state that is different from the first indication state.

[0017] Optionally, the smoke oil sensor comprises a plurality of pairs of probes fixedly disposed on an inner wall of the oil storage chamber, and the set heights of any two pairs of the plurality of pairs of probes are different, the plurality of pairs Two of the probes in any one of the probes are set up and set to the same height;

[0018] each of the plurality of pairs of probes is connected to the microprocessor, and any two of the pairs of probes are different from the connection of the microprocessor;

[0019] the set heights of the plurality of pairs of probes in the oil reservoir are stored in the microprocessor; when two probes of the pair of probes are in contact with the smoke oil, and the The microprocessor is in an active state, two of the pair of probes are turned on by the smoke oil and form a third current loop with the microprocessor; the microprocessor detects the third The current loop is conducting, determining that the level of the soot oil in the oil reservoir is higher than or equal to a set height of the pair of probes in the oil reservoir, and detecting that the third current loop is broken Determining that the level of the soot oil in the oil reservoir is lower than the set height of the any pair of probes in the oil reservoir.

[0020] Optionally, the detecting device further includes: a plurality of indicator lights connected to the microprocessor and corresponding to the plurality of pairs of probes;

[0021] after detecting that the third current loop is turned on, the microprocessor controls the indicator light corresponding to the any pair of probes in the plurality of indicator lights to be in a third indication state; The third current loop is broken, and the microprocessor controls the indicator light corresponding to the any pair of probes to be in a fourth indication state that is different from the third indication state.

[0022] Optionally, the smoke oil sensor is a plurality of probes fixedly disposed on an inner wall of the oil storage chamber and not connected to each other; the plurality of probes comprise a base point probe and multiple positioning a probe; the set heights of the plurality of positioning probes are different from each other;

[0023] the plurality of probes are connected to the microprocessor, and any two of the plurality of probes are The connection pins of the microprocessor are different;

[0024] the set heights of the plurality of probes in the oil storage chamber are stored in the microprocessor; when any one of the plurality of positioning probes and the base point probe are the same as the smoke oil Contacting, and the microprocessor is in operation 吋, any one of the probes and the base point probe is turned on by the smoke oil, and forms a fourth current loop with the microprocessor; the microprocessor detects The fourth current loop is conductive 吋 determining that the level of the smoke oil in the oil reservoir is higher than or equal to a set height of the any one of the probes in the oil reservoir, and detecting the fourth current loop The breakage determines that the level of the smoke oil in the oil reservoir is lower than the set height of the any one of the probes in the oil reservoir.

[0025] Optionally, the detecting device further includes: a plurality of signal lights connected to the microprocessor and corresponding to the plurality of positioning probes;

[0026] after detecting that the fourth current loop is turned on, the microprocessor controls a signal light corresponding to the any one of the plurality of signal lights to be in a fifth indication state; The current loop is broken, and the microprocessor controls the signal light corresponding to the any one of the probes to be in a sixth indication state that is different from the fifth indication state.

[0027] In a second aspect, the present invention further provides an electronic cigarette, which is internally provided with an oil storage chamber for storing smoke oil, and the electronic cigarette includes: a smoke oil sensor disposed in the oil storage chamber, a microprocessor coupled to the smoke sensor;

[0028] the smoke oil sensor is configured to detect a liquid level of the smoke oil in the oil storage chamber when the tobacco rod of the electronic cigarette is perpendicular to a horizontal plane to generate a detection signal and transmit the detection signal to the microprocessor;

[0029] the microprocessor is configured to control an atomization circuit of the electronic cigarette to be turned on or off based on the detection signal, and/or to process the detection signal to obtain and output a smoke residue The quantity indication signal enables the user to know the current amount of smoke oil of the electronic cigarette based on the smoke remaining amount indication signal.

[0030] Optionally, the electronic cigarette comprises an oil guiding rope and an electric heating wire wound on the oil guiding rope, and the oil guiding rope is used for guiding the oil in the oil storage chamber to the electric heating a wire for causing the heating wire to atomize the smoke oil during heating, the smoke oil sensor comprising: a first probe and a second probe disposed under the oil guiding rope and in direct contact with the oil guiding rope The first probe and the second probe are disconnected from each other and are respectively connected to different pins of the microprocessor;

[0031] when there is smoke oil in the oil storage chamber, smoke oil is adsorbed on the oil guiding rope, and the microprocessor is in work In a state, the first probe and the second probe are turned on by the smoke oil on the oil guiding rope, and form a first current loop with the microprocessor; the microprocessor detects the The first current loop conductance control conducts the atomization circuit, and detects that the first current loop is interrupted to control the atomization circuit.

[0032] Optionally, the smoke sensor is a pair of probes, including: a third probe and a fourth probe respectively connected to different pins of the microprocessor; the third probe and the third The four probes are fixed and arranged on the inner wall of the oil storage chamber, and the heights are the same;

[0033] storing, in the microprocessor, a height value of the third probe and the fourth probe in the oil storage cavity; when the third probe and the fourth probe are the same as the smoke The oil is in contact with the microprocessor, and the third probe and the fourth probe are electrically connected by the smoke oil and form a second current loop with the microprocessor; Detecting that the second current loop is conducting, determining that the level of the smoke oil in the oil reservoir is higher than or equal to the height value, and determining that the second current loop is broken to determine the oil reservoir The middle smoke oil level is lower than the height value.

[0034] Optionally, the electronic cigarette further includes: a first indicator light connected to the microprocessor;

[0035] after detecting that the second current loop is turned on, the microprocessor controls the first indicator light to be in a first indication state; upon detecting that the second current loop is broken, the micro The processor controls the first indicator to be in a second indication state that is different from the first indication state.

[0036] Optionally, the electronic cigarette further includes: an amplifying circuit connected to the pair of probes and the microprocessor, configured to detect the liquid of the oil in the oil storage chamber by the pair of probes The detection signal obtained by the bit is amplified, and the amplified detection signal is sent to the microprocessor.

[0037] Optionally, the smoke oil sensor comprises a plurality of pairs of probes fixedly disposed on an inner wall of the oil storage chamber, and the set heights of any two pairs of the plurality of pairs of probes are different, the plurality of pairs Two of the probes in any one of the probes are set up and set to the same height;

[0038] each of the plurality of pairs of probes is connected to the microprocessor, and any two of the plurality of pairs of probes are different from the connecting pins of the microprocessor;

[0039] storing, in the microprocessor, a first set height of the any pair of probes in the oil reservoir; when two probes of any one of the probes are in contact with the smoke oil, And the microprocessor is in an operating state, two of the pair of probes are turned on by the smoke oil, and the microprocessor is shaped a third current loop; the microprocessor detects that the third current loop is conducting, determines that the oil level in the oil reservoir is higher than or equal to the first set height, and detects The third current loop is broken to determine that the level of the soot oil in the oil reservoir is lower than the first set height.

[0040] Optionally, the electronic cigarette further includes: a plurality of indicator lights connected to the microprocessor and paired with the plurality of pairs of probes;

[0041] after detecting that the third current loop is turned on, the microprocessor controls the indicator light corresponding to the any pair of probes in the plurality of indicator lights to be in a third indication state; The third current loop is broken, and the microprocessor controls the indicator light corresponding to the any pair of probes to be in a fourth indication state that is different from the third indication state.

[0042] Optionally, the smoke oil sensor is a plurality of probes fixedly disposed on an inner wall of the oil storage chamber and not connected to each other; the plurality of probes comprise a base point probe and multiple positioning a probe; the set heights of the plurality of positioning probes are different from each other;

[0043] the plurality of probes are connected to the microprocessor, and any two of the plurality of probes are different from the connection pins of the microprocessor;

[0044] storing, in the microprocessor, a second set height of any one of the plurality of positioning probes in the oil reservoir; when any one of the probes and the base point probe are the same The oil contacts, and the microprocessor is in an operating state, the any one of the probes and the base point probe are turned on by the smoke oil, and forms a fourth current loop with the microprocessor; the microprocessor is detecting Passing to the fourth current loop to determine that the oil level in the oil reservoir is higher than or equal to the second set height, and determining the oil storage after detecting that the fourth current loop is broken The smoke oil level in the cavity is lower than the second set height

[0045] Optionally, the electronic cigarette further includes: a plurality of signal lights connected to the microprocessor and corresponding to the plurality of positioning probes;

[0046] after detecting that the fourth current loop is turned on, the microprocessor controls a signal light corresponding to the any one of the plurality of signal lights to be in a fifth indication state; The current loop is broken, and the microprocessor controls the signal light corresponding to the any one of the probes to be in a sixth indication state that is different from the fifth indication state.

[0047] In a third aspect, the present invention also provides an electronic cigarette control method, which is applied to an electronic cigarette, the electronic An oil storage chamber for storing the oil is disposed inside the smoke, and the method includes the steps of:

[0048] Sl, when a smoking action is detected, obtaining a detection signal generated by the smoke oil sensor detecting the level of the smoke oil in the oil storage chamber;

[0049] S2, acquiring a remaining amount of the soot oil in the oil storage chamber based on the detection signal;

[0050] S3. Controlling, after the remaining amount of the smoke oil is less than a preset value, controlling an atomization circuit that breaks the electronic cigarette, and outputting prompt information for reminding the user that the current smoke oil is too small to replace the smoke oil.

[0051] Optionally, after performing step S2, the control method further includes the following steps:

[0052] S4. Control an atomization circuit that turns on the electronic cigarette when the remaining amount of the smoke oil is greater than or equal to the preset value, and output the remaining amount of the smoke oil.

Advantageous effects of the invention

Beneficial effect

[0053] In the solution of the present invention, the electronic cigarette oil remaining amount detecting device comprises: a smoke oil sensor disposed in the oil storage chamber, a microprocessor connected to the smoke oil sensor; An oil sensor for detecting a liquid level of the smoke oil in the oil storage chamber perpendicular to a horizontal axis of the electronic cigarette to generate a detection signal and transmitting the signal to the microprocessor; An atomizing circuit for controlling the electronic cigarette based on the detection signal to be turned on or off, and/or for processing the detection signal to obtain and output a smoke remaining amount indicating signal to enable a user to The smoke oil remaining amount indicating signal knows the current amount of smoke oil of the electronic cigarette. That is to say, by detecting the amount of the soot oil of the electronic cigarette when the user is going to use or is using the electronic cigarette, the user can know the current amount of the remaining oil of the electronic cigarette, and the amount of the remaining oil is too small.吋Replace the smoke oil; and control the atomization circuit of the electronic cigarette to be turned on or off based on the remaining amount of the smoke oil. Specifically, the control of the electronic cigarette starts when the remaining amount of the smoke oil is sufficient, and the control of the amount of the smoke oil is too small. The e-cigarette stops working to avoid the phenomenon of burning of cotton, thereby improving the user experience.

Brief description of the drawing

DRAWINGS

[0054] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the embodiments or the prior art description will be briefly described below, and obviously, in the following description The drawings are merely examples of the invention, and those skilled in the art can also obtain other drawings based on the drawings provided without any inventive work. 1 is a structural block diagram of a first electronic cigarette fuel remaining amount detecting device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a structural block diagram of a second electronic cigarette smoke remaining amount detecting device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a schematic structural diagram of an atomizer assembly of an electronic cigarette according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a schematic structural diagram of a first electronic cigarette smoke remaining amount detecting device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a circuit schematic diagram of a first electronic cigarette smoke remaining amount detecting device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a schematic structural diagram of a second electronic cigarette smoke remaining amount detecting device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

7 is a circuit schematic diagram of a second electronic cigarette smoke remaining amount detecting device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

8 is a schematic structural diagram of a third electronic cigarette fuel remaining amount detecting device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

9 is a schematic structural diagram of a fourth electronic cigarette smoke remaining amount detecting device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

10 is a flowchart of a first electronic cigarette control method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

11 is a flowchart of a second electronic cigarette control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiments of the invention

[0066] Embodiments of the present invention provide an electronic cigarette smoke remaining amount detecting device, which solves the problem that the electronic cigarette in the prior art cannot let the user know the remaining amount of the smoke oil, and continues to smoke after the smoke oil is reduced or exhausted. The technical problem of burning cotton has realized that the user uses the electronic cigarette, detects and informs the user of the amount of smoke oil, controls the electronic cigarette when the amount of smoke oil is sufficient, and controls the electron when the amount of smoke oil is too small. The smoke stops working to avoid the occurrence of burnt cotton, thereby improving the user experience.

[0067] The technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention is to solve the above technical problem, and the general idea is as follows:

An embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic cigarette smoke remaining amount detecting device, which is disposed in an electronic cigarette, wherein the electronic cigarette is provided with an oil storage chamber for storing the smoke oil, and the detecting device comprises: a smoke oil sensor in the oil storage chamber, a microprocessor connected to the smoke oil sensor; the smoke oil sensor, configured to detect the reservoir when the tobacco rod of the electronic cigarette is perpendicular to a horizontal plane a liquid level of the smoke oil in the oil chamber to generate a detection signal and transmitted to the microprocessor; the microprocessor, configured to control the atomization circuit of the electronic cigarette to be turned on or off based on the detection signal, And/or for processing the detection signal, obtaining and outputting a smoke oil remaining amount indication signal, so that a user can know the current smoke oil remaining amount of the electronic cigarette based on the smoke oil remaining amount indication signal.

[0069] It can be seen that in the embodiment of the present invention, by detecting when the user is going to use or is using the electronic cigarette, Measuring the amount of soot oil of the electronic cigarette, so that the user can know the current amount of the soot oil of the electronic cigarette, and replace the smoke oil after the remaining amount of the soot oil is too small; and the atomization circuit for controlling the electronic cigarette based on the remaining amount of the soot oil Turning on or off, specifically, when the amount of smoke oil is sufficient, the electronic cigarette is controlled to work. When the amount of smoke oil is too small, the electronic cigarette is stopped to prevent the phenomenon of burning, thereby improving the user experience.

[0070] In order to better understand the above technical solutions, the above technical solutions will be described in detail in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments. It should be understood that the specific features of the embodiments and embodiments of the present invention are the technical solutions of the present application. The detailed description, rather than the limitation of the technical solution of the present application, can be combined with each other in the embodiments of the present invention and the technical features in the embodiments without conflict.

Embodiment 1

[0072] Please refer to FIG. 1 , an embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic cigarette smoke remaining amount detecting device, which is disposed in an electronic cigarette, wherein the electronic cigarette is provided with an oil storage chamber for storing the oil, the detecting The device includes: a smoke sensor 10 disposed in the oil reservoir, a microprocessor 20 coupled to the smoke sensor 10;

[0073] The smoke oil sensor 10 is configured to detect the level of the smoke in the oil storage chamber when the tobacco rod of the electronic cigarette is perpendicular to the horizontal plane to generate a detection signal and transmit it to the microprocessor 20;

[0074] The microprocessor 20 is configured to control the atomization circuit of the electronic cigarette to be turned on or off based on the detection signal, and/or to process the detection signal to obtain and output the remaining amount of smoke oil An indication signal is provided to enable a user to know the current amount of smoke oil of the electronic cigarette based on the smoke remaining amount indication signal.

[0075] Specifically, the detection function of the smoke oil remaining amount detecting device can be started by at least the following three methods: 1) by the vertical trigger detection function of the tobacco rod; 2) when the tobacco rod is in a vertical state, by smoking action The trigger detection function is activated; 3) When the tobacco rod is in the vertical state, the trigger detection function is activated by the button control. Among them, for the above three methods, it is possible to detect whether the tobacco rod is in a vertical state by setting a vertical sensor (such as a gravity sensor, a gyroscope, etc.) in the electronic cigarette; in order to save cost, it is not necessary to set the mode 2) and 3) The vertical sensor, mode 2) and 3) mainly trigger the detection function by the trigger action of the button trigger or the smoking action; the smoke bar is in the vertical state as the measurement premise, and the accuracy of the measurement result can be guaranteed, therefore, only The user can perform the triggering operation after placing the tobacco rod in a vertical state. In the specific implementation process, referring to FIG. 2, the electronic cigarette oil remaining amount detecting device further includes: a signal output device 30 connected to the microprocessor 20, configured to output the smoke oil remaining amount indicating signal; wherein, the signal output The device 30 is at least one of an indicator light, an audio output device, and a display screen. The electronic cigarette generally includes an atomizer assembly and a battery assembly. Please refer to FIG. 3 , which is a schematic structural diagram of an atomizer assembly of an electronic cigarette. The atomizer assembly mainly includes an oil storage structure 210 , an atomization structure 220 , and a first power supply structure 2 . (Used to power the atomizing structure 220) The three parts are all disposed on the atomizing base 200 for fixing. A suction nozzle 240 is disposed at one end of the atomizer assembly; an oil storage structure 210 is disposed under the suction nozzle 240, and the suction nozzle 240 and the oil storage structure 210 pass through the sealing ring. 250 spacers, the oil storage structure 210 includes an oil storage chamber 212 for storing the smoke oil 211, and an atomization structure 220 is disposed below the oil storage structure 210. The atomization structure 220 includes an oil guiding rope 221 and is wound around the oil guiding rope. The heating wire 222 on the 221, in order to prevent the heating wire 222 from directly contacting the smoke oil 211 in the oil storage chamber 212, and heating all the oil in the oil storage chamber 212 every time, the atomizing seat 200 is disposed. There is a vertical groove 260 for accommodating the atomizing structure 220, and the atomizing structure 220 is connected to the oil storage chamber 212 through the vertical groove 260, wherein the oil guiding rope 221 is laterally disposed in the oil storage chamber 212, and the oil guiding rope 221 is The two ends can directly contact the smoke oil in the oil storage chamber 212, and adsorb the smoke oil on the rope body in the vertical groove 260, so that the heating wire 222 only heats the smoke oil on the oil guiding rope 21 A vent pipe 270 is connected between the vertical groove 260 and the suction nozzle 240 for fogging the heating wire 222 The smoke formed by the smoke oil is directed to the nozzle portion, and the vent pipe 270 is disposed in the oil storage chamber 212. In order to ensure the sealing property of the connection portion between the vertical groove 260 and the vent pipe 270, the smoke oil in the oil storage chamber 212 is prevented from penetrating into the vertical position. In the groove 260, a seal ring 280 is provided at a joint portion between the vertical groove 260 and the vent pipe 270. The first power supply structure 230 includes three electrodes: a spring electrode 231, an electrode one 232 and an electrode two 233, and the electrode two 233 is a first connecting member provided with an external thread; in order to avoid a short circuit between the electrodes, the electrode one 232 and the spring electrode 231 pass The insulating ring 291 is separated, and the electrode 233 and the electrode 232 are separated by an insulating ring 292; wherein one end of the heating wire 222 is connected to the electrode 233 disposed on the atomizing base 200 through the electron line 222-1. The other end of the heating wire 222 is connected to the electrode one 232 via the electron line 222-2 to form an atomizing circuit of the electronic cigarette. In FIG. 3, a connection diagram of the atomizer assembly and the battery assembly is also shown. The battery assembly is provided with a second power supply structure 310 matching the first power supply structure 230. The second power supply structure 310 includes: an electrode three 311 The electrode three 311 and the electrode five 313, the electrode three 311 and the electrode five 313 are separated by an insulating ring three 320, and the electrode four 312 and the electrode five 313 are separated by an insulating ring four 330, wherein the electrode three 311 is provided with The second connector of the externally threaded internal thread, the electrode three 311, the electrode four 312, and the electrode five 313 are respectively connected to the battery module or controller in the battery assembly (not shown in FIG. 3). An atomizer assembly and a battery assembly are matedly coupled by the first connector and the second connector, when the atomizer assembly and the battery pack The electrode 233 and the electrode 311 are connected to each other and connected to the negative electrode of the battery module. The electrode 232 is connected to the electrode 313 and connected to the positive electrode of the battery module. The spring electrode 231 is connected to the electrode 312 and the controller in the battery assembly. Communication connection.

[0077] In the embodiment of the present application, the smoke oil sensor 10 is disposed in the oil storage chamber 212, and the smoke oil sensor 10 is connected to the first power supply structure 230; the microprocessor 20 is disposed in the battery assembly, the microprocessor 20 Connected to the second power supply structure 310; the microprocessor 20 can be a controller in the battery assembly; the atomizer assembly and the battery assembly are matched by the first and second power supply structures, and the smoke sensor 10 will The detection signal is transmitted to the microprocessor 20. The smoke oil sensor 10 can be a probe sensor, a photosensitive sensor or a metal conductor, etc. The working principle of the smoke oil sensor 10 is to detect the remaining smoke oil by detecting the resistance of the smoke liquid in the oil storage chamber.

[0078] In the following, the smoke oil sensor 10 can be used as a probe sensor as an example to specifically describe the solution of the present application:

[0079] Solution 1: The probe sensor is disposed on the oil guiding rope

[0080] Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the smoke oil sensor 10 includes: a first probe 101 and a second probe 102 disposed under the oil guiding rope 221 and in direct contact with the oil guiding rope 221 (as shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 4)); the first probe 101 and the second probe 102 are not connected to each other, and are respectively connected to different pins of the microprocessor 20 (as shown in FIG. 4). In this embodiment, the first probe 101 and the first probe The two probes 102 are all metal conductors;

[0081] When the oil is present in the oil storage chamber 212, the oil is adsorbed on the oil guiding rope 221, and the microprocessor 20 is in the working state, the first probe 101 and the second probe 102 pass the smoke on the oil guiding rope 221 The oil is turned on, and forms a first current loop with the microprocessor 20; the microprocessor 20 detects that the first current loop is conducting, controls conduction of the atomizing circuit, and detects the first current The circuit breaker controls the atomization circuit. It can be understood that, in other embodiments, the amount of smoke oil on the oil guiding rope 221 can be determined by detecting the magnitude of the electric resistance between the first probe 101 and the second probe 102, thereby controlling the passage of the atomizing circuit. Broken

In FIG. 3, the first probe 101 and the second probe 102 of the smoke oil sensor 10 are respectively connected to the spring electrode 231 and the electrode two 233, and the spring electrode 231 and the electrode two 233 are respectively connected to the electrode four 312 and the electrode. The third 311 docking port transmits the detection signal to the controller (ie, the microprocessor 20) in the battery assembly through the electrode four 312 and the electrode three 311; the above connection relationship can be equivalent to the circuit schematic shown in FIG. 4, the first probe 101 and the second probe 102 are respectively connected to the pins 2 and 4 of the microprocessor 20, and the two ends of the heating wire 222 are divided. Do not connect to the pins 1, 3 of the microprocessor 20; when the oil slinger 221 adsorbs the smoky oil 吋, the first probe 101, the second probe 102 and the microprocessor 20 are turned on to form a first current loop, when storing oil When the smoke oil is exhausted in the cavity 212, there is no smoke oil on the oil guiding rope 221, and the first probe 101 and the second probe 102 are broken (the electrical resistance between the two is infinite), and the first current loop is broken. There is no current signal on the feet 2, 4; further, the microprocessor 20 determines whether the first current loop is conducting by detecting whether there is a current signal on the pins 2, 4, thereby further controlling the atomizing circuit (ie, In 4, the heating wire 222 and the circuit formed by the power supply module thereof are turned on or off. The four pins of the microprocessor 20 in FIG. 4 are for illustration only, and are not specifically limited herein.

[0083] Further, please refer to FIG. 5, the microprocessor 20 adopts a single-chip microcomputer of the type MC32P7010A0I, and the specific meanings and functions of the pins are shown in the manual thereof, and are not described here; Jl and J4 are the first probes 101, respectively. The second probe 102, the first probe 101 (J1) is connected to the pin 2 (P15/Xout) of the microprocessor 20 (U1), and the second probe 102 (J4) is connected to the two transistors Ql, Q2 and the single chip U1 in series. Pin 2 (P15/Xout) connection; Q1 is NPN type triode, Q2 is PNP type triode, after working, and there is a certain amount of smog remaining in the oil reservoir, the first probe 101, the second probe 102 is located in the smoke oil, the smoke oil acts as a conductor, forming a loop. Specifically, Q1 is turned on, the c-collector of Q1 (ie, the b-base of Q2) is low, Q2 is turned on, and the e-collector of Q2 is high, U1 detects a high level through pin 2, and controls pin 5 to output a high level, so that the bypass tube Q3 is turned on, the power supply loop of the heating wire R is turned on, and the heating wire R is energized and heated to atomize the smoke oil; When the first probe 101 and the second probe 102 are broken, Q1 Pass, Q2's b base is extremely high, Q 2's e collector is low, MCU U1 detects low level through pin 2, and control pin 5 outputs low level, so that the switch Q3 is broken, electric heating The power supply circuit of the wire R is broken and the atomization of the oil is not possible. In addition, other electronic components (such as Rl, R7, R8, C2, etc.) are circuit design related resistors and capacitors. J2 and J7 are related test probes, B+ means battery positive, and B- means battery negative.

[0084] Scheme 2: The probe sensor is disposed on the inner wall of the oil storage chamber on the oil guiding rope

[0085] 1) Referring to FIG. 6, the smoke oil sensor 10 is a pair of probes, including: a third probe 103 and a fourth probe 104 respectively connected to different pins of the microprocessor 20; a third probe 103 and a The four probes 104 are fixed and disposed on the inner wall of the oil storage chamber 212, and are disposed at the same height; wherein the set height is the distance of each probe from the bottom of the oil storage chamber 212;

[0086] The height values of the third probe 103 and the fourth probe 104 in the oil reservoir are stored in the microprocessor 20 ( For example, 1/3 of the total height of the oil storage chamber 212; when the third probe 103 and the fourth probe 104 are in contact with the smoke oil, and the microprocessor 20 is in the working state, the third probe 103 and the fourth probe 104 pass The smoke oil is turned on, and forms a second current loop with the microprocessor 20; the microprocessor 20 detects that the second current loop is conducting, determines that the oil level in the oil reservoir is higher than or equal to a height value, and detecting that the second current loop is broken, determining that the oil level in the oil reservoir is lower than the height value. In the present embodiment, the microprocessor 20 determines the principle of the second current loop on and off by the same principle as the above-mentioned determination of the first current loop on and off. The specific circuit schematic diagram is the same as the circuit schematic diagram shown in FIG. In addition, the microprocessor 20 is also coupled to the atomizing structure 220 (shown in Figure 3) for controlling the heating power of the heating wire 222 as needed.

[0087] Further, still referring to FIG. 6, the detecting apparatus further includes: a first indicator light 301 connected to the microprocessor 20; after detecting that the second current loop is turned on, the microprocessor 20 controls the first An indicator light 301 is in a first indication state (as brightened by darkening); upon detecting the second current loop is broken, the microprocessor 20 controls the first indicator light 301 to be different from the first indication state The second indication state is darkened by light; thereby enabling the user to determine the remaining amount of smoke liquid in the oil reservoir 212 by observing the light and dark of the first indicator light 301. In Fig. 6, the first indicator light 301 is a light emitting diode having one end connected to the microprocessor 20 and the other end connected to the battery positive (B+). In the specific implementation process, the circuit diagram with the first indicator light is shown in Figure 7. Based on the circuit shown in Figure 5, the battery positive (B+) and the U1 pin 3 are connected in series. An LED L (ie, an example of the first indicator light 301) is configured to be turned on by the dark (or darkened by the light) when the second current loop is turned on, and is broken in the second current loop Darken from light (or brighter from dark).

[0088] 2) Referring to FIG. 8, the smoke sensor 10 includes a plurality of pairs of probes 40 fixedly disposed on the inner wall of the oil reservoir 212. The set heights of any two pairs of probes 40 are different. Two of the probes of any one of the probes 40 are set in a split setting and have the same height;

[0089] Each of the plurality of pairs of probes 40 is coupled to the microprocessor 20, and any two of the plurality of pairs of probes 40 are different from the connection pins of the microprocessor 20;

[0090] The set heights of the plurality of pairs of probes 40 in the oil reservoir 212 are all stored in the microprocessor 20; when two of the pair of probes are in contact with the smoke oil, and the microprocessor 20 is In the working state, two of the pair of probes are turned on by the smoke oil and form a third current loop with the microprocessor 20; the microprocessor 20 determines that the third current loop is conducting. The oil level in the oil storage chamber is higher than Or equal to the set height of the pair of probes in the oil reservoir, and detecting that the third current loop is broken, determining that the oil level in the oil reservoir is lower than the any pair The set height of the probe in the oil reservoir. In addition, the microprocessor 20 is also coupled to the atomizing structure 220 for controlling the heating power of the heating wire 222 as needed.

[0091] Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, four pairs of probes are disposed on the inner wall of the oil storage chamber 212, and the four pairs of probes include: probe pairs 1-1', 2-2', 3-3', 4 -4'; The height of probe 1 and probe 设置 is the same as hi, the height of probe 2 and probe 2' is the same as h2, the height of probe 3 and probe 3' is the same as h3, the setting of probe 4 and probe 4' The height is the same as M, where hi is equal to or slightly higher than the set height of the oil guiding rope, and hl< h2 < h3 <h4; when the probe pair l-Γ and the probe pair 2-2' are detected, the micro processing The device 20 determines that the smoke oil level is higher than or equal to h2. When the probe pair 3-3' and the probe pair 4-4' are detected to be broken, the microprocessor 20 determines that the smoke liquid level is lower than h3, and other conditions depend on this. By analogy, I won't go into details here.

[0092] Further, still referring to FIG. 8, the detecting apparatus further includes: a plurality of indicator lights 50 connected to the microprocessor 20 and corresponding to the plurality of pairs of probes 40; and detecting the third current loop In the conducting state, the microprocessor 20 controls the indicator light corresponding to the any pair of probes in the plurality of indicator lights 50 to be in the third indication state (eg, brightened by darkening); detecting that the third current loop is broken In other words, the microprocessor 20 controls the indicator light corresponding to the any pair of probes to be in a fourth indication state that is different from the third indication state, such as being dimmed from light.

[0093] In FIG. 8, the plurality of indicator lights 50 are specifically indicator lights 501-504, and the indicator lights 501-504 are respectively associated with the probe pairs 1- 1 ', 2-2', 3-3', 4-4' A correspondence. In the specific implementation process, the initial state of the indicator lights 501-504 is dark, and when the user receives the command for viewing the remaining amount of the smoke oil, according to the liquid level of the liquid in the liquid storage chamber 212 and the probe pair 1-1' The relative positions of 2-2', 3-3', 4-4' determine whether the lights in the indicators 501-504 are bright or dark, such as when the probe pairs 1-1', 2-2' are detected to be turned on.吋, the indicator lights 501, 502 are on. When the probe pair 3 - 3 4 - 4 ' is detected, the indicator lights 503 , 504 are dark, the user can determine the liquid storage chamber by observing the light and dark of the indicator lights 501 - 504 . The level of the smoke oil in 212 is between h2 and h3, and so on, and so on.

3) Referring to FIG. 9, the smoke sensor 10 is a plurality of probes 60 fixedly disposed on the inner wall of the oil reservoir 212 and not connected to each other; the plurality of probes 60 includes a base point probe 601 and a plurality of positioning probes. 602; the positioning heights of the plurality of positioning probes 602 are different from each other; [0095] The plurality of probes 60 are connected to the microprocessor 20, and any two of the plurality of probes 60 are different from the connection pins of the microprocessor 20;

[0096] The set heights of the plurality of probes 60 in the oil storage chamber are all stored in the microprocessor 20; when any one of the plurality of positioning probes 602 and the base point probe 601 are in contact with the smoke oil, The microprocessor 20 is in an active state, and any one of the probes and the base point probe 601 is turned on by the smoke oil and forms a fourth current loop with the microprocessor 20; the microprocessor 20 detects the fourth current loop Conducting 吋 determining that the level of the soot oil in the oil reservoir is higher than or equal to a set height of the any one of the probes in the oil reservoir, and determining that the fourth current loop is broken The level of the soot oil in the oil reservoir is lower than the set height of any one of the probes in the oil reservoir.

[0097] Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9, five probes are disposed on the inner wall of the oil storage chamber 212, including: a base point probe 601 and four positioning probes (602-1~602-4), and the base point probe 601 The set height is h0, and the set heights of the four positioning probes (602-1~602-4) are h5, h6, h7, h8, respectively, where hO is equal to or slightly higher than the set height of the oil guiding rope, and h0≤h5 < h6<h7<h8; When it is detected that the positioning probes 602-1, 602-2 and the base point probe 601 are turned on, and the positioning probes 602-3, 602-4 and the base point probe 601 are broken, the microprocessor 20 determines the smoke. The oil level is higher than or equal to h6 and lower than h7, and so on, and so on.

[0098] Further, please refer to FIG. 9, the detecting device further includes: a plurality of signal lights 70 connected to the microprocessor 20 and corresponding to the plurality of positioning probes 602;

[0099] After detecting that the fourth current loop is turned on, the microprocessor 20 controls the signal light corresponding to the any one of the plurality of signal lamps 70 to be in a fifth indication state (eg, brightened by darkening); Upon detecting the fourth current loop break, the microprocessor 20 controls the signal lamp corresponding to the any one of the probes to be in a sixth indication state that is different from the fifth indication state, such as being dimmed by light.

[0100] In FIG. 9, a plurality of indicator lights 70 are specifically indicator lights 701-704, and indicator lights 701-704 are respectively associated with the positioning probes.

(602-1-602-4) One-to-one correspondence. In the specific implementation process, the initial state of the indicator lights 701-704 is dark, and when the user receives the command for viewing the remaining amount of the smoke oil, according to the liquid level of the liquid in the liquid storage chamber 212 and the five probes (601, The relative position of 602-1-602-4) determines whether the lights of the indicators 701-704 are bright or dark, and when detecting that the positioning probes 602-1, 602-2 are electrically connected to the base point probe 601, and the positioning probe 602- 3, 602-4 and the base point probe 601 are broken, the indicators 701, 702 are on and the indicators 703, 704 are dark, the user can pass Observing the light and dark of the indicator lights 701-704 to determine the level of the smoke oil in the liquid storage chamber 212 is between h6 and h7, and so on, and so on.

[0101] In the specific embodiments of the foregoing solution 2, the specific circuit schematic diagram may be extended on the basis of FIG. 5 and FIG. 7, and details are not described herein again.

[0102] In summary, in the embodiment of the present invention, the remaining amount of the electronic cigarette is detected by the user when the user is about to use or is using the electronic cigarette, so that the user knows the current amount of the electronic cigarette, and If the amount of smoke oil is too small, and the replacement of smoke oil; and the atomization circuit that controls the electronic cigarette based on the amount of smoke oil is turned on or off, specifically, when the amount of smoke oil is sufficient, the electronic cigarette is controlled to work. If the amount of smoke oil is too small, control the electronic cigarette to stop working to avoid the phenomenon of burning cotton, thereby improving the user experience.

Embodiment 2

[0104] Based on the same inventive concept, with reference to FIG. 1 , an embodiment of the present invention further provides an electronic cigarette, which is internally provided with an oil storage chamber for storing smoke oil, and the electronic cigarette includes: a smoke oil sensor 10 in the cavity, a microprocessor 20 connected to the smoke oil sensor 10;

[0105] The smoke oil sensor 10 is configured to detect the liquid level of the smoke in the oil storage chamber when the tobacco rod of the electronic cigarette is perpendicular to the horizontal plane to generate a detection signal and transmit it to the microprocessor 20;

[0106] The microprocessor 20 is configured to control the atomization circuit of the electronic cigarette to be turned on or off based on the detection signal, and/or to process the detection signal to obtain and output the remaining amount of smoke oil An indication signal is provided to enable a user to know the current amount of smoke oil of the electronic cigarette based on the smoke remaining amount indication signal.

[0107] In the specific implementation process, referring to FIG. 2, the electronic cigarette oil remaining amount detecting device further includes: a signal output device 30 connected to the microprocessor 20, configured to output the smoke oil remaining amount indicating signal; The signal output device 30 is at least one of an indicator light, an audio output device, and a display screen.

[0108] The electronic cigarette generally includes an atomizer assembly and a battery assembly. Please refer to FIG. 3 , which is a schematic structural diagram of an atomizer assembly of the electronic cigarette. The atomizer assembly mainly includes an oil storage structure 210 , an atomization structure 220 , and a first power supply. Structure 2 30 (for powering the atomizing structure 220) The three parts, the specific structure of each part is the same as that of FIG. 3 in the first embodiment, and will not be further described herein.

[0109] In the embodiment of the present application, the smoke oil sensor 10 is disposed in the oil storage chamber, the smoke oil sensor 10 is connected to the first power supply structure; the microprocessor 20 is disposed in the battery assembly, the microprocessor 20 and the Two power supply structure connections; the atomizer assembly and the battery assembly are matched by the first and second power supply structures, and the smoke sensor 10 The detection signal is transmitted to the microprocessor 20. The smoke oil sensor 10 can be a probe sensor, a photosensitive sensor, etc. The working principle of the smoke oil sensor 10 is to detect the remaining amount of smoke oil by detecting the resistance of the smoke liquid in the oil storage chamber.

[0110] In the following, the smoke oil sensor 10 can be used as a probe sensor as an example to specifically describe the solution of the present application:

[0111] Solution 1: The probe sensor is disposed on the oil guiding rope

3 and FIG. 4, the electronic cigarette includes an oil guiding rope 221 and a heating wire 22 2 wound on the oil guiding rope 221, and the oil guiding rope 221 is used to guide the oil in the oil storage chamber 212. To the heating wire 222, so that the heating wire 222 atomizes the smoke oil during heating, the smoke oil sensor 10 includes: a first probe 101 and a second probe disposed under the oil guiding rope 221 and in direct contact with the oil guiding rope 221 102; the first probe 101 and the second probe 102 are disconnected from each other, and are respectively connected to different pins of the microprocessor 20;

[0113] when there is smoke oil in the oil storage chamber, smoke oil is adsorbed on the oil guiding rope, and the microprocessor 20 is in an operating state, the first probe 101 and the second probe 102 pass through the oil guiding rope The upper smoky oil is turned on, and forms a first current loop with the microprocessor 20; the microprocessor 20 detects that the first current loop is conducting 吋 control to turn on the atomizing circuit, and after detecting the The first current loop is interrupted to control the atomizing circuit.

[0114] Scheme 2: The probe sensor is disposed on the inner wall of the oil storage chamber on the oil guiding rope

[0115] 1) Referring to FIG. 6, the smoke sensor 10 is a pair of probes, including: a third probe 103 and a fourth probe 104 respectively connected to different pins of the microprocessor 20; a third probe 103 and The four probes 104 are fixed and arranged on the inner wall of the oil storage chamber, and the heights are set to be the same;

[0116] The height values of the third probe 103 and the fourth probe 104 in the oil reservoir are stored in the microprocessor 20; when the third probe 103 and the fourth probe 104 are in contact with the smoke oil, and The processor 20 is in an active state, the third probe 103 and the fourth probe 104 are turned on by the smoke oil, and form a second current loop with the microprocessor 20; the microprocessor 20 detects that the second current loop is turned on. Determining that the level of the soot oil in the oil storage chamber is higher than or equal to the height value, and detecting that the second current loop is broken, determining that the level of the soot oil in the oil storage chamber is lower than the height value.

[0117] Further, still referring to FIG. 6, the electronic cigarette further includes: a first indicator light 3 01 connected to the microprocessor 20; after detecting that the second current loop is turned on, the microprocessor 20 controls The first indicator light 301 is in a first indication state; upon detecting that the second current loop is broken, the microprocessor 20 controls the first indicator light 3 01 is in a second indication state that is different from the first indication state.

[0118] In an implementation, the electronic cigarette further includes: an amplifying circuit (the circuit formed by the two transistors Q1 and Q2 shown in FIG. 5) connected to the pair of probes and the microprocessor 20, A detection signal obtained by detecting the liquid level of the smoke oil in the oil reservoir by the pair of probes is amplified, and the amplified detection signal is sent to the microprocessor 20.

[0119] 2) Referring to FIG. 8, the smoke sensor 10 includes a plurality of pairs of probes fixedly disposed on the inner wall of the oil reservoir

40, multiple pairs of probes 40 pairs of probes are set at different heights, and two of the probes of any pair of probes 40 are set and set to the same height;

[0120] Each of the plurality of pairs of probes 40 is coupled to the microprocessor 20, and any two of the plurality of pairs of probes 40 are different from the connection of the microprocessor 20;

[0121] storing, in the microprocessor 20, a first set height of the any pair of probes in the oil reservoir; when two probes of any one of the probes are in contact with the smoke oil, and The microprocessor 20 is in an operating state, two of the probes are turned on by the smoke oil and form a third current loop with the microprocessor 20; the microprocessor 20 detects the third current The loop conducting 吋 determines that the level of the soot oil in the oil storage chamber is higher than or equal to the first set height, and determines the level of the soot oil in the oil storage chamber when the third current loop is detected to be broken Below the first set height.

[0122] Further, still refer to FIG. 8, the electronic cigarette further includes: a plurality of indicator lights 50 connected to the microprocessor 20 and corresponding to the plurality of pairs of probes 40-one;

[0123] After detecting that the third current loop is turned on, the microprocessor 20 controls the indicator lights corresponding to the any pair of probes in the plurality of indicator lights 50 to be in the third indication state; The three current loops are broken, and the microprocessor 20 controls the indicator light corresponding to the any pair of probes to be in a fourth indication state that is different from the third indication state.

[0124] 3) Referring to FIG. 9, the smoke oil sensor 10 is a plurality of probes 60 fixedly disposed on the inner wall of the oil storage chamber and not connected to each other; the plurality of probes 60 include a base point probe 601 and a plurality of positioning probes 602; the positioning heights of the plurality of positioning probes 602 are different from each other;

[0125] A plurality of probes 60 are connected to the microprocessor 20, and any two of the plurality of probes 60 are different from the connection pins of the microprocessor 20;

[0126] The microprocessor 20 stores a probe of any one of the plurality of positioning probes 602 in the oil reservoir Setting the height; when any one of the probes and the base point probe 601 is in contact with the smoke oil, and the microprocessor 20 is in the working state, the any one of the probes and the base point probe 601 is turned on by the smoke oil, and is micro-processed. The device 20 forms a fourth current loop; the microprocessor 20 determines that the fourth current loop is conducting, determines that the smoke liquid level in the oil reservoir is higher than or equal to the second set height, and detects The fourth current loop is broken to determine that the level of the soot oil in the oil reservoir is lower than the second set height.

[0127] Further, please refer to FIG. 9, the electronic cigarette further includes: a plurality of signal lamps 70 connected to the microprocessor 20 and corresponding to the plurality of positioning probes 602;

[0128] After detecting that the fourth current loop is turned on, the microprocessor 20 controls a signal light corresponding to the any one of the plurality of signal lamps 70 to be in a fifth indication state; and detecting the fourth current loop The microprocessor 20 controls the signal lamp corresponding to any one of the probes to be in a sixth indication state that is different from the fifth indication state.

[0129] According to the above description, the electronic cigarette includes the electronic cigarette fuel remaining amount detecting device, and therefore, the implementation principle of the electronic cigarette is embodied in one or more embodiments of the foregoing smoke oil remaining amount detecting device. This will not be repeated one by one.

[0130] Embodiment 3

[0131] Based on the same inventive concept, with reference to FIG. 10, an embodiment of the present invention further provides an electronic cigarette control method, which is applied to an electronic cigarette, wherein an electronic oil storage chamber for storing smoke oil is disposed inside the electronic cigarette. The method includes the steps:

[0132] Sl, when a smoking action is detected, obtaining a detection signal generated by the smoke oil sensor 10 detecting the level of the smoke oil in the oil storage chamber;

[0133] S2, acquiring a remaining amount of the soot oil in the oil storage chamber based on the detection signal;

[0134] S3. Controlling, after the remaining amount of the smoke oil is less than a preset value, controlling an atomization circuit that breaks the electronic cigarette, and outputting prompt information for reminding the user that the current smoke oil is too small to replace the smoke oil.

[0135] Further, referring to FIG. 11, after performing step S2, the control method further includes the following steps:

[0136] S4, controlling the atomization circuit that turns on the electronic cigarette when the remaining amount of the smoke oil is greater than or equal to the preset value 吋

And outputting the remaining amount of the soot oil.

[0137] According to the above description, the electronic cigarette control method is applied to the electronic cigarette, and therefore, the implementation principle of the electronic cigarette is embodied in one or more embodiments of the smoke remaining amount detecting device. It is noted that the implementation of the method is described in the implementation principle of one or more embodiments of the above-described smoke oil remaining amount detecting device, and will not be further described herein.

[0138] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that embodiments of the present invention can be provided as a method, system, or computer program product. Accordingly, the present invention may take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment, or a combination of software and hardware. Further, the present invention may take the form of a computer program product embodied in one or more of which comprises a computer usable storage medium having computer-usable program code (including but not limited to, disk storage, CD-R 0 _M, optical memory, etc.).

[0139] While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been described, it will be apparent to those skilled in Therefore, the appended claims are intended to be interpreted as including the preferred embodiments and the modifications and

[0140] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and changes can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Thus, it is intended that the present invention cover the modifications and the modifications of the invention

Claims

Claim

An electronic cigarette smoke remaining amount detecting device is disposed in the electronic cigarette, wherein the electronic cigarette is provided with an oil storage chamber for storing the oil, wherein the detecting device comprises: the oil storage chamber a smoke oil sensor (10), a microprocessor (20) connected to the smoke oil sensor (10);

The smoke oil sensor (10) is configured to detect a liquid level of the smoke oil in the oil storage chamber when the tobacco rod of the electronic cigarette is perpendicular to a horizontal plane to generate a detection signal and transmit the signal to the microprocessor ( 20) ;

The microprocessor (20) is configured to control an atomization circuit of the electronic cigarette to be turned on or off based on the detection signal, and/or to process the detection signal to obtain and output a smoke residue The quantity indication signal enables the user to know the current amount of smoke oil of the electronic cigarette based on the smoke remaining amount indication signal.

The smoke oil remaining amount detecting device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic cigarette includes an oil guiding rope and an electric heating wire wound around the oil guiding rope, and the oil guiding rope is used for the storing The smoke oil in the oil chamber is guided to the electric heating wire, so that the electric heating wire atomizes the smoke oil after heating, the smoke oil sensor (10) comprises: disposed under the oil guiding rope, and a first probe (101) and a second probe (10 2) directly contacting the oil wick; the first probe (101) and the second probe (102) are disconnected from each other, and respectively associated with the micro processing Different pins of the device (20) are connected;

When there is smoke oil in the oil storage chamber, smoke oil is adsorbed on the oil guiding rope, and the microprocessor (20) is in an operating state, the first probe (101) and the second probe (102) conducting, by the oil on the oil guiding rope, and forming a first current loop with the microprocessor (20); the microprocessor (20) detecting the first current loop The atomization circuit is turned on by the control, and the atomization circuit is interrupted when the first current loop is detected to be broken.

The smoke oil remaining amount detecting device according to claim 1, wherein the detecting device further comprises: a signal output device (30) connected to the microprocessor (20), The signal output device (30) is at least one of an indicator light, an audio output device, and a display screen.

The smoke oil remaining amount detecting device according to claim 1, wherein the smoke oil sensor (10) is a pair of probes, comprising: respectively connected to different pins of the microprocessor (20) a third probe (103) and a fourth probe (104); the third probe (103) and the fourth probe (104) are fixed and branched and disposed on an inner wall of the oil reservoir, and have the same height ;

Storing a height value of the third probe (103) and the fourth probe (104) in the oil reservoir in the microprocessor (20); when the third probe (103) and The fourth probe (104) is in contact with the smoke oil, and the microprocessor (20) is in operation, and the third probe (103) and the fourth probe (104) pass the smoke guide. And forming a second current loop with the microprocessor (20); the microprocessor (20) determines that the smoke liquid level in the oil reservoir is high after detecting that the second current loop is conducting And equal to the height value, and detecting that the second current loop is broken, determining that the oil level in the oil reservoir is lower than the height value.

The smoke oil remaining amount detecting device according to claim 4, wherein the detecting device further comprises: a first indicator light (301) connected to the microprocessor (20); The second current loop is turned on, the microprocessor (20) controls the first indicator light (301) to be in a first indication state; and when the second current loop is detected to be broken, the microprocessor ( 20) controlling the first indicator light (301) to be in a second indication state that is different from the first indication state.

The smoke oil remaining amount detecting device according to claim 1, wherein the smoke oil sensor (10) comprises a plurality of pairs of probes (40) fixedly disposed on an inner wall of the oil reservoir, Setting heights of any two pairs of probes in the probe (40) are different, and two of the pairs of the probes (40) are set in two branches and have the same height;

Each of the plurality of pairs of probes (40) is coupled to the microprocessor (20), and any two of the plurality of pairs of probes (40) are coupled to the microprocessor (20) ) the connection pins are different;

The set heights of the plurality of pairs of probes (40) in the oil reservoir are all stored in the microprocessor (20); when two of the probes of any one of the probes are in contact with the smoke oil, And the microprocessor (20) is in an active state, two of the probes of any one of the probes are turned on by the smoke oil, and form a third current loop with the microprocessor (20); The processor (20) determines that the third current loop is conducting, determines that the oil level in the oil reservoir is higher than or equal to a set height of the any pair of probes in the oil reservoir, and The third current loop is detected to determine that the level of the smoke oil in the oil reservoir is lower than the set height of the any pair of probes in the oil reservoir.

[Claim 7] The smoke oil remaining amount detecting device according to claim 6, wherein the detecting device further comprises: a connection with the microprocessor (20), and the plurality of pairs of probes (40) One to one corresponding to multiple indicators (50);

After detecting that the third current loop is turned on, the microprocessor (20) controls the indicator light corresponding to the any pair of probes in the plurality of indicator lights (50) to be in a third indication state; The third current loop is detected to be broken, and the microprocessor (20) controls the indicator light corresponding to the any pair of probes to be in a fourth indication state that is different from the third indication state.

[Claim 8] The smoke oil remaining amount detecting device according to claim 1, wherein the smoke oil sensor (10) is fixedly disposed on an inner wall of the oil storage chamber, and the two are not mutually a plurality of connected probes (60); the plurality of probes (60) include a base point probe (601) and a plurality of positioning probes (602); the plurality of positioning probes (602) are disposed at different heights;

The plurality of probes (60) are connected to the microprocessor (20), and any two of the plurality of probes (60) are different from the connection pins of the microprocessor (20);

The set heights of the plurality of probes (60) in the oil reservoir are stored in the microprocessor (20); when any one of the plurality of positioning probes (602) And the base point probe (601) is in contact with the smoke oil, and the microprocessor (20) is in operation, the any one of the probes and the base point probe (601) are turned on by the smoke oil, and The microprocessor (20) forms a fourth current loop; the microprocessor (20) determines that the level of the soot oil in the oil reservoir is higher than or equal to the detection when the fourth current loop is detected Determining a set height of any one of the probes in the oil reservoir, and detecting that the fourth current loop is broken, determining that the oil level in the oil reservoir is lower than the any one of the probes in the reservoir The height of the setting in the oil chamber.

The smoke oil remaining amount detecting device according to claim 8, wherein the detecting device further comprises: a connection with the microprocessor (20), and the plurality of positioning probes

(602) One-to-one correspondence of multiple signal lights (70);

After detecting that the fourth current loop is turned on, the microprocessor (20) controls a signal light corresponding to the any one of the plurality of signal lamps (70) to be in a fifth indication state; The fourth current loop is broken, the microprocessor

(20) controlling the signal lamp corresponding to any one of the probes to be in a sixth indication state different from the fifth indication state.

An electronic cigarette, which is internally provided with an oil storage chamber for storing smoke oil, wherein the electronic cigarette comprises: a smoke oil sensor (10) disposed in the oil storage chamber, and the smoke oil a microprocessor (20) connected to the sensor (10);

The electronic cigarette according to claim 10, wherein the electronic cigarette comprises an oil guiding rope and an electric heating wire wound around the oil guiding rope, wherein the oil guiding rope is used for the oil storage chamber The smoke oil is directed to the heating wire so that the heating wire is heated and atomized Oil, the smoke oil sensor (10) includes: a first probe (101) and a second probe (102) disposed under the oil guiding rope and in direct contact with the oil guiding rope; The probe (101) and the second probe (102) are disconnected from each other and are respectively connected to different pins of the microprocessor (20);

[Claim 12] The electronic cigarette according to claim 10, wherein the smoke sensor (10)

a pair of probes, comprising: a third probe (103) and a fourth probe (104) respectively connected to different pins of the microprocessor (20); the third probe (103) and the first The four probes (104) are fixed and arranged on the inner wall of the oil storage chamber, and the installation height is the same;

The electronic cigarette according to claim 12, wherein the electronic cigarette further comprises: a first indicator light (301) connected to the microprocessor (20);

After detecting that the second current loop is conducting, the microprocessor (20) controls the first indicator light (301) to be in a first indication state; upon detecting that the second current loop is broken, The microprocessor (20) controls the first indicator light (301) And a second indication state that is different from the first indication state.

The electronic cigarette according to claim 12, wherein the electronic cigarette further comprises: an amplifying circuit connected to the pair of probes and the microprocessor (20), for detecting the pair of probes The detection signal obtained by the liquid level of the smoke oil in the oil storage chamber is amplified, and the amplified detection signal is sent to the microprocessor (20).

The electronic cigarette according to claim 10, wherein the smoke sensor (10) comprises a plurality of pairs of probes (40) fixedly disposed on an inner wall of the oil reservoir, the plurality of pairs of probes (40) The height of the setting of any two pairs of probes is different, and two of the pairs of probes of the plurality of pairs of probes (40) are set and set to have the same height;

Each of the plurality of pairs of probes (40) is coupled to the microprocessor (20), and any two of the plurality of pairs of probes (40) are coupled to the microprocessor (20) Different pins;

Storing, in the microprocessor (20), a first set height of the any pair of probes in the oil reservoir; when two of the pair of probes are in contact with the smoke oil, And the microprocessor (20) is in an active state, two of the probes of any one of the probes are turned on by the smoke oil, and form a third current loop with the microprocessor (20); The processor (20) determines that the third current loop is conducting, determines that the oil level in the oil reservoir is higher than or equal to the first set height, and detects that the third current loop is broken幵吋 determining that the level of the soot oil in the oil storage chamber is lower than the first set height.

The electronic cigarette according to claim 15, wherein the electronic cigarette further comprises: a plurality of indicator lights connected to the microprocessor (20) and corresponding to the plurality of pairs of probes (40) (50);

After detecting that the third current loop is turned on, the microprocessor (20) controls the indicator light corresponding to the any pair of probes in the plurality of indicator lights (50) to be in a third indication state; Detecting that the third current loop is broken, the microprocessor (20) controlling the indicator light corresponding to the any pair of probes to be in a fourth indication state that is different from the third indication state.

The electronic cigarette according to claim 10, wherein said smoke sensor (10)

a plurality of probes (60) fixedly disposed on an inner wall of the oil reservoir and not connected to each other; the plurality of probes (60) including a base point probe (601) and a plurality of positioning probes (602) The setting heights of the plurality of positioning probes (602) are different from each other;

Storing, in the microprocessor (20), a second set height of any one of the plurality of positioning probes (602) in the oil reservoir; when any one of the probes and the base point probe ( 601) the peer is in contact with the smoke oil, and the microprocessor (20) is in operation, the any one of the probes and the base point probe (601) is turned on by the smoke oil, and is connected to the microprocessor ( 20) forming a fourth current loop; the microprocessor (20) determining that the fourth current loop is conducting, determining that the level of the soot in the oil reservoir is higher than or equal to the second set height, And detecting that the fourth current loop is broken, determining that the oil level in the oil reservoir is lower than the second set height.

The electronic cigarette according to claim 17, wherein the electronic cigarette further comprises: a plurality of signal lights connected to the microprocessor (20) and corresponding to the plurality of positioning probes (602) (70);

After detecting that the fourth current loop is turned on, the microprocessor (20) controls a signal light corresponding to the any one of the plurality of signal lamps (70) to be in a fifth indication state; The fourth current loop is broken, and the microprocessor (20) controls the signal lamp corresponding to the any one of the probes to be in a sixth indication state that is different from the fifth indication state.

An electronic cigarette control method is applied to an electronic cigarette, and the electronic cigarette is internally provided with An oil storage chamber for storing smoke oil, characterized in that the method comprises the steps of:

51. When a smoking action is detected, obtaining a smoke oil sensor (10) detecting a detection signal generated by detecting a liquid level in the oil storage chamber;

52. Acquire a remaining amount of the soot oil in the oil storage chamber based on the detection signal;

53. After the remaining amount of the smoke oil is less than a preset value, controlling the atomization circuit of the electronic cigarette to be broken, and outputting a prompt message for reminding the user that the current smoke oil is too small to replace the smoke oil.

[Claim 20] The electronic cigarette control method according to claim 19, wherein step S is performed

After 2, the control method further includes the steps of:

54. Control an atomization circuit that turns on the electronic cigarette, and output the remaining amount of the soot oil, when the remaining amount of the smoke oil is greater than or equal to the preset value.