WO2018103097A1

WO2018103097A1 - Electronic cigarette power supply device capable of implementing automatic production

Info

Publication number: WO2018103097A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/109296
Authority: WO
Inventors: 毛爱民; 周波; 黄惠华; 王成; 朱伟; 曾志东; 胡明镜; 沈飞
Original assignee: 昂纳自动化技术（深圳）有限公司
Priority date: 2016-12-09
Filing date: 2016-12-09
Publication date: 2018-06-14

Abstract

An electronic cigarette power supply device (10) capable of implementing automatic production, comprising a sleeve (11), a battery cell (12) mounted inside the sleeve (11), a controller assembly (13) mounted inside a first end of the sleeve (11), and an insertion member (14) and a conductive connection assembly (15) that are mounted on a second end of the sleeve (11). The controller assembly (13) is inserted and fixed to a first end of the battery cell (12) and is electrically connected to a first electrode of the battery cell (12); the insertion member (14) is provided on a second end of the battery cell (12) and is electrically connected to a second electrode of the battery cell (12) and the controller assembly (13) respectively; the conductive connection assembly (15) comprises a first connection member (151) and a second connection member (152) insulated from the first connection member (151); the first connection member (151) and the second connection member (152) are electrically connected to either pole of the insertion member (14). The device does not need wires or soldering, and only needs alignment assembling, thereby reducing the product assembling difficulty, facilitating the automatic production, and improving the assembling efficiency and the consistency.

Description

Electronic cigarette power supply device capable of automatic production

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of electronic cigarette technology, and in particular, to an electronic cigarette power supply device that can be automatically produced.

Background technique

[0002] The existing electronic cigarette power supply device mainly connects the battery core, the airflow switching controller and the connecting member through a wire to realize conduction. In the production of crucibles, it is necessary to manually weld the wires to the cells, the airflow switching controller and the connecting members. This power supply device has the following disadvantages:

[0003] 1, the need for manual assembly, the production process consumes energy and energy, affected by the level of staff operations, poor consistency

[0004] 2, the cloak produced by welding is easy to pierce the battery, causing the risk of burning or explosion;

[0005] 3, the surface of the battery core has an organic coating, the welding of the crucible needs to burn the organic coating, this process is easy to cause the cell to overheat combustion or explosion;

[0006] 4, the flux used in welding, solder, the gas volatilized during the welding process endangers human health;

[0007] 5, the welding operation staff is easily burnt by the sputtered molten tin, electric iron;

[0008] 6, the wire is distributed around the cell, the curved wire can prevent the airflow, there is a risk of helium;

[0009] 7. After welding, the wire is easily worn by the casing during the assembly process, causing the battery to short-circuit burning or exploding.

[0010] 8. After welding, assembly, during the assembly process, the solder joints on the connector are easily cut off by the bushing, causing an open circuit (the power supply device does not work).

technical problem

[0011] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an electronic cigarette power supply device capable of automatic production that improves assembly efficiency and product consistency.

Problem solution

Technical solution

[0012] The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the technical problem thereof is: providing an electronic cigarette power supply device capable of being automatically produced, comprising a sleeve, a battery core installed in the sleeve, and being mounted on the sleeve first Inside a controller assembly, an insert mounted on the second end of the sleeve, and an electrically conductive connection assembly; the controller assembly is plugged and fixed to the first end of the battery and electrically connected to the first electrode of the end of the battery; The plug is disposed at the second end of the battery cell and electrically connected to the second electrode of the battery core and the controller component respectively;

[0013] The conductive connection assembly includes a first connector and a second connector insulated from the first connector

The first connector and the second connector are electrically connected to the two poles of the card, respectively.

[0014] Preferably, the controller component includes a connecting bracket, and a controller fixed on the connecting bracket by a mating structure; the connecting bracket is provided with a connecting post extending toward the battery core, and the connecting post Inserting the battery core, the connecting bracket is fixed to the first end of the battery core.

[0015] Preferably, the connecting bracket is electrically connected to the first electrode of the battery core, the controller is located between the connecting bracket and the battery core, or is located at the connecting bracket facing away from the battery core One side

[0016] the mating structure includes at least one conductive slot disposed on the connecting bracket, and at least one pin protrudingly disposed on the controller; the controller is engaged by the pin The conductive socket is fixed on the connecting bracket and electrically connected to the connecting bracket.

[0017] Preferably, the electronic cigarette power supply device further includes a conductive member, and the conductive member is connected between the connecting bracket and the insert outside the battery core, and the connecting bracket and the insert are turned on.

[0018] Preferably, the controller is electrically connected to the first electrode of the battery cell, and the controller is located between the connection bracket and the battery core; the mating structure includes a direction disposed on the connection bracket a groove on one side of the battery, the controller is fitted in the groove;

[0019] the controller is provided with a first elastic piece and a second elastic piece which are bent and extended to abut the sleeve, and the insert is provided with a first conductive protrusion and a second conductive convex abutting the sleeve The first elastic piece, the sleeve and the first conductive protrusion are electrically connected in sequence, and the second elastic piece, the sleeve and the second conductive protrusion are electrically connected in sequence to electrically connect the controller and the insert.

[0020] Preferably, the sleeve includes an annular first conductive layer, a second conductive layer disposed inside the first conductive layer, and disposed between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer Insulating layer;

[0021] the first elastic piece and the first conductive protrusion respectively abut the first conductive layer and are electrically connected to the first conductive layer, and the second elastic piece and the second conductive protrusion respectively abut the The second conductive layer is electrically connected to the second conductive layer. [0022] Preferably, the second conductive layer is provided with a notch, the notch penetrating the insulating layer to the surface of the first conductive layer, and the first elastic piece and the first conductive protrusion respectively pass through the gap Resisting the first conductive layer; or

[0023] the second conductive layer and the insulating layer have a gradient difference in the axial length, such that a portion of the first conductive layer is exposed in the sleeve, and the first elastic piece and the first conductive protrusion pass through the first The second conductive layer and the insulating layer abut the first conductive layer.

[0024] Preferably, the sleeve includes an insulating tube body, a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer that are insulated from the inner wall surface of the insulating tube; the first elastic piece and the first conductive protrusion respectively abut Connecting the first conductive layer and electrically connecting with the first conductive layer, the second elastic piece and the second conductive protrusion respectively abut the second conductive layer and electrically connected to the second conductive layer; or ,

[0025] the sleeve includes two arcuate insulators, an insulated first conductor and a second conductor that are oppositely disposed

The first conductive body and the second conductive body are respectively connected between the two insulators, and form an annular structure integrally with the insulator; the first elastic piece and the first conductive protrusion respectively abut the The first conductive body is electrically connected to the first conductive body, and the second elastic piece and the second conductive protrusion respectively abut the second conductive body and are electrically connected to the second conductive body.

[0026] Preferably, the first connecting member is a cylindrical structure that fits on an end of the second end of the sleeve and abuts the insert to be electrically connected to the insert; the second connection a member is disposed in the first connecting member and is inserted on the insert, and is electrically connected to the insert;

[0027] the second connecting member is provided with an axially extending vent hole; the venting hole is connected to the inside of the sleeve

, forming a ventilation channel.

[0028] Preferably, the first connecting member and the second connecting member are both conductive members made of a conductive material;

[0029] The conductive connection assembly further includes an insulating ring disposed between the first connecting member and the second connecting member.

[0030] the conductive connection assembly further includes an insulator;

[0031] the first connecting member and the second connecting member are concentrically disposed and embedded on the insulator along an axial direction of the insulator, and the second connecting member is located inside the first connecting member, and Both ends of the first connecting member and the second connecting member respectively expose opposite ends of the insulator; or

[0032] the first connecting member and the second connecting member are juxtaposed and embedded in the insulating along the axial direction of the insulator Body, and two ends of the first connecting member and the second connecting member respectively expose opposite mountains of the insulator

[0033] Preferably, the electronic cigarette power supply device further includes a cap mounted on the first end of the sleeve.

Advantageous effects of the invention

Beneficial effect

[0034] The beneficial effects of the invention: the battery core, the controller and the conductive connection component are fixed by plugging, and are electrically connected by contact, no wires, no welding, only need to be assembled in position, and the product assembly is reduced. Difficulty, easy to automate production, improve assembly efficiency and product consistency.

Brief description of the drawing

DRAWINGS

[0035] The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments, in which:

1 is a schematic cross-sectional structural view of an electronic cigarette power supply device according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic diagram showing the connection structure of a controller component and a conductive connection component in the electronic cigarette power supply device according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a cross-sectional structural view of an electronic cigarette power supply device according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a schematic diagram showing a connection structure of a controller component and a conductive connection assembly in an electronic cigarette power supply device according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a cross-sectional structural view of an electronic cigarette power supply device according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

[0041] FIG. 6 (1) and (2) are respectively a perspective structural view of a controller component and a conductive connection component in an electronic cigarette power supply device according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

7 is a schematic structural view of a first embodiment of a bushing in an electronic cigarette power supply device according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

8 is a schematic structural view of a second embodiment of a bushing in an electronic cigarette power supply device according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

9 is a schematic structural view of a third embodiment of a bushing in an electronic cigarette power supply device according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

10 is a schematic structural view of a fourth embodiment of a bushing in an electronic cigarette power supply device according to a third embodiment of the present invention; 11 is a schematic structural view of a fifth embodiment of a bushing in an electronic cigarette power supply device according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

12 is a schematic structural view of an electrically conductive connection assembly in an electronic cigarette power supply device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention; [0048] FIG. 13 is a schematic structural view of an electrically conductive connection assembly in an electronic cigarette power supply device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiments of the invention

[0049] In order to more clearly understand the technical features, objects and advantages of the present invention, the specific embodiments of the present invention are described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0050] As shown in FIG. 1 and 2, the electronic cigarette power supply device 10 of the first embodiment of the present invention can be automatically produced, including a sleeve 11, a battery core 12 installed in the sleeve 11, and a sleeve 11 installed. A controller assembly 13 at one end, and an insert 14 and a conductive connection assembly 15 mounted at the second end of the sleeve 11.

[0051] The controller assembly 13 is fixedly attached to the first end of the battery cell 12 and electrically connected to the first electrode (positive or negative electrode) in the first end of the battery cell 12; the plug-in 14 is opposite to the controller component 13 and is disposed at The second ends of the cells 12 are electrically connected to the second electrodes (negative or positive) of the second end and the controller assembly 13, respectively. The conductive connecting component 15 includes a first connecting member 151 and a second connecting member 152 insulated from the first connecting member 151; the first connecting member 151 and the second connecting member 152 are electrically connected to the two poles (positive and negative) of the insert 14, respectively .

[0052] In this embodiment, the first connecting member 151 is fitted on the insert 14 and electrically connected to the insert 14; the second connecting member 1 52 is disposed in the first connecting member 151 and is inserted into the insert 14, and the insert 14 electrical connections.

[0053] The controller assembly 13 and the conductive connection assembly 15 and the like are assembled on the sleeve 11 by plug-in fitting, and are electrically connected by the plugged contacts, without wires, without soldering, and only need to be assembled in alignment, which is reduced. Product assembly difficulty, facilitates automated production, thereby improving assembly efficiency and consistency.

[0054] Specifically, the sleeve 11 includes first and second ends that are connected. The controller assembly 13 is located in the first end of the sleeve 11, and includes a connecting bracket 131, and a controller 132 fixed to the connecting bracket 131 by a mating structure. The connecting bracket 131 is provided with a connecting post 1310 extending in the direction of the battery core 12. The connecting post 1310 is inserted into the battery core 12, and the connecting bracket 131 is fixed to the first end of the battery core 12, thereby fixing the controller component 13 to the battery core 12. On one end.

[0055] Alternatively, the mating structure may include a mating conductive slot 133 and a pin 134, and the conductive slot 133 and the pin 134 are respectively provided with at least one. In this embodiment, the conductive slot 133 is disposed on the connection bracket 131. The pin 134 is correspondingly disposed on the controller 132. The assembled cymbal controller 132 is inserted into the conductive slot 133 to be fixed on the connecting bracket 131; the controller 132 is fixed in the conductive slot 133 by the pin 134. The connection bracket 131 is electrically connected to the connection bracket 131.

[0056] The main body of the connecting bracket 131 is made of an insulating material such as plastic, and a conductive slot 133 is formed by embedding a conductor in the slot thereon to electrically connect with the pin 134 to realize the controller 132 and the connecting bracket 131. Electrically connected, and electrically connected to the first electrode of the battery cell 12 via the connection bracket 131.

[0057] It can be understood that the positions of the conductive slots 133 and the pins 134 can also be reversed.

[0058] In this embodiment, the pins 134 on the controller 132 are provided with three pins representing the positive electrode, the negative electrode and the output terminal.

There are three conductive slots 133, and three conductive slots 133 are respectively provided with conductors.

Further, in this embodiment, the connection bracket 131 is electrically connected to the first electrode of the battery cell 12 via a conductor disposed thereon, and the controller 132 is located on a side of the connection bracket 131 facing away from the battery core 12.

[0060] The connecting bracket 131 may be a polygonal body structure having a peripheral dimension smaller than the inner circumference of the sleeve 11, so that there is a gap between the connecting bracket 131 and the inner wall of the sleeve 11 so as not to affect the passage of the airflow. The connection bracket 131 can also be printed with a circuit board.

[0061] The controller 132 is an air flow switching controller or a key switch controller or the like.

[0062] The insert 14 can be fixed to the second end of the battery core 12 in an abutting manner, or can be fixedly connected to the first core of the battery core 12 by plugging.

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[0063] The electronic cigarette power supply device further includes a conductive member 16, and the conductive member 16 is connected between the connecting bracket 131 and the insert 14 outside the battery core 12, and the connecting bracket 131 and the insert 14 are turned on. The conductive member 16 is provided with two mutually insulated electrical conductors for respectively connecting the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the battery core 12. The conductive member 16 may be a structure such as a conductive bar, a conductive sheet or a conductive plate. The conductive member 16 may be integrally formed between the connection bracket 131 and the insert 14, or may be connected between the connection bracket 131 and the insert 14.

[0064] In the conductive connection assembly 15, the first connecting member 151 has a substantially cylindrical structure so that the inside has a longitudinally penetrating passage. The second connecting member 152 is provided with an axially extending venting opening 1520. The venting opening 1520 communicates with the inside of the sleeve 11 to form a venting passage.

[0065] In this embodiment, the first connecting member 141 is fitted (eg, interference fit) on the end of the second end of the sleeve 11 and abuts the insert 14 and is electrically connected to the insert 14. The second connecting member 152 is disposed in the first connecting member 151 and is inserted into the insert 14 to be electrically connected to the insert 14. The second connector 152 and the plug 14 can be inserted through the pin This is achieved in cooperation with the slot; for example, a slot 141 is provided on the card 14 and a pin 142 is provided in the second connector 152. Of course, the setting positions of the slot 141 and the pin 142 can also be reversed.

[0066] The main body of the insert 14 may be made of an insulating material such as plastic or the like, and a conductor is disposed at a position in contact with the battery core 12, the first connecting member 151 and the second connecting member 152, respectively, to achieve a contact electrical connection. The plug-in 14 can also be printed with a circuit board of a circuit.

[0067] The first connector 151 and the second connector 152 are conductive members made of a conductive material. In order to achieve insulation between the first connector 151 and the second connector 152, the conductive connection assembly 15 may further include an insulating ring 153 made of an insulating material such as plastic. The insulating ring 153 is disposed between the first connecting member 151 and the second connecting member 152 to isolate the two. The insulating ring 153 can be disposed between the first connecting member 151 and the second connecting member 152 in a tight fit manner to further position the second connecting member 152 in the first connecting member 151.

[0068] In addition, the first connecting member 151 and the second connecting member 152 may be an integral structure, made of an insulating material such as plastic, and may be provided with two conductive members spaced apart from each other to realize the first connecting member 151 and The second connectors 152 are respectively electrically conductive.

Specifically, in conjunction with FIGS. 1 and 2, in the present embodiment, the first connector 151 includes first connecting portions 1511 and second connecting portions 1512 that are connected. The first connecting portion 1511 is fitted in the second end portion of the sleeve 11. The outer circumference of the first connecting portion 1511 can be provided with a convex portion 1513 to cooperate with the inner peripheral surface of the second end of the sleeve 11 to improve the first connecting portion. The stability of 1511 in the second end of the sleeve 11. The second connecting portion 1512 is located outside the second end of the sleeve 11, and the outer circumference of the second connecting portion 1512 may be provided with a thread 1515 for connection with the atomizing device of the electronic cigarette.

The vent hole 1520 extends from the second connecting member 152 facing away from the one end end of the insert 14 toward the inside of the second connecting member 152 and penetrates the side of the second connecting member 152 to communicate with the inside of the sleeve 11. The vent hole 1520 communicates with the inside of the sleeve 11 to form a venting passage, and the airflow entering the inside of the sleeve 11 can flow through the venting passage to the atomizing device of the electronic cigarette.

Further, the electronic cigarette power supply device further includes a cap 17 mounted on the first end of the sleeve 11 to close the first end of the sleeve 11. The cap 17 can be secured to the first end of the sleeve 11 by one or more of a snap connection, an adhesive connection, an interference fit, a magnetic attraction, and a thread.

[0072] In the electronic cigarette power supply device 10 of the embodiment, the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the battery cell 12 are respectively located at both ends thereof. The electronic cigarette power supply device 10 is taken as an example in which the first electrode on the first end of the battery core 12 is the positive electrode and the second electrode is the negative electrode. The circuit connection is explained: the positive pole of the battery core 12, one conductor of the connection bracket 131, the positive pole of the controller 132, the output end of the controller 132, the other conductor of the connection bracket 131, an electric conductor of the conductive member 16, and the insert 14 One conductor and the second connecting member 152 are electrically connected in sequence to form a positive electrode path; the negative electrode of the battery cell 12, the other conductor of the plug 14, the other conductor of the conductive member 16, the third conductor of the connecting bracket 131, and the controller The negative electrodes of 132 are electrically connected in order to form a negative electrode path. The anode of the controller 132 is electrically coupled to the output of the controller 132 via the processing system of the controller 132.

[0073] As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the automatically-produced electronic cigarette power supply device 20 of the second embodiment of the present invention includes a sleeve 21, a battery core 22 installed in the sleeve 21, and a sleeve 11 installed. A controller assembly 23 in one end, and an insert 24 mounted to the second end of the sleeve 21 and a conductive connection assembly 25.

[0074] The controller component 23 is plugged and fixed on the first end of the battery core 22 and electrically connected to the first electrode (positive or negative electrode) in the first end of the battery core 22; the plug-in 24 is opposite to the controller component 23, and is disposed at The second end of the battery core 22 is electrically connected to the second electrode (negative or positive) of the second end and the controller assembly 23, respectively. The conductive connecting component 25 includes a first connecting member 251 and a second connecting member 252 insulated from the first connecting member 251; the first connecting member 251 and the second connecting member 252 are electrically connected to the two poles (positive and negative) of the insert 24, respectively. .

[0075] In this embodiment, the first connecting member 251 is fitted on the insert 24 and electrically connected to the insert 24; the second connecting member 52 is disposed in the first connecting member 251 and is inserted into the insert 24, and the insert 24 electrical connections.

[0076] The controller assembly 23 and the conductive connection assembly 25 and the like are assembled on the sleeve 21 by plug-in fitting, and are electrically connected by the plugged contacts, without wires, without soldering, and only need to be assembled in alignment, which is reduced. Product assembly difficulty, facilitates automated production, thereby improving assembly efficiency and consistency.

[0077] The electronic cigarette powering device further includes a cap 27 mounted on the first end of the sleeve 21 to close the first end of the sleeve 21. The cap 27 can be secured to the first end of the sleeve 21 by one or more of a snap connection, an adhesive connection, an interference fit, a magnet and a thread.

[0078] Specifically, the sleeve 21 includes first and second ends that are connected. The controller assembly 23 is located within the first end of the sleeve 21 and includes a mounting bracket 231 that is secured to the mounting bracket 231 by a mating structure. The connecting bracket 231 is provided with a connecting post 2310 extending toward the battery core 22, the connecting post 2310 is inserted into the battery core 22, and the connecting bracket 231 is fixed to the first end of the battery core 22, thereby fixing the controller component 23 to the battery core 22 On one end.

[0079] Alternatively, the mating structure may include a mating conductive slot 233 and pins 234, a conductive slot 233 and Pins 234 are respectively provided with at least one. In this embodiment, the conductive socket 233 is disposed on the connection bracket 231, and the pin 234 is correspondingly disposed on the controller 232. The assembly controller 232 is inserted into the conductive slot 233 to be fixed on the connection bracket 231. The controller 232 is fixed to the connection bracket 231 by the pin 234 and is electrically connected to the connection bracket 231.

[0080] The main body of the connecting bracket 231 is made of an insulating material such as plastic, and a conductive slot 233 is formed by embedding a conductor in the slot thereon to electrically connect with the pin 234 to realize the controller 232 and the connecting bracket 231. Electrically connected, and electrically connected to the first electrode of the battery cell 22 via the connection bracket 231.

[0081] It can be understood that the arrangement positions of the conductive slot 233 and the pin 234 can also be reversed.

[0082] The pins 134 on the controller 132 are provided with three, representing the positive pole, the negative pole and the output end respectively; the conductive slot 13

There are three corresponding to three, and three conductive slots 133 are respectively provided with conductors.

[0083] This embodiment is different from the above-described first embodiment in that the controller 132 is located between the connection bracket 231 and the battery core 22. The connection bracket 231 is electrically connected to the first electrode of the battery cell 22 via a conductor provided thereon.

[0084] The outer circumference of the connecting bracket 231 is smaller than the inner circumference of the sleeve 21 so that there is a gap between the connecting bracket 231 and the inner wall of the sleeve 21 so as not to affect the passage of the air current. The connection bracket 231 can also be printed with a circuit board.

. The controller 232 is an air flow switching controller or a key switch controller.

[0085] The insert 24 can be fixed to the second end of the battery core 22 in an abutting manner, or can be fixed to the first core of the battery core 22 by plugging.

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[0086] The electronic cigarette power supply device further includes a conductive member 26, and the conductive member 26 is connected between the connecting bracket 231 and the insert 24 outside the battery core 22, and connects the connecting bracket 231 and the insert 24. The conductive member 26 is provided with two mutually insulated electrical conductors for respectively connecting the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the battery core 22. The conductive member 26 may be a structure such as a conductive bar, a conductive sheet or a conductive plate.

[0087] In this embodiment, the conductive member 26 is integrally connected between the connecting bracket 231 and the insert 24, and the three are integrally formed, and are substantially U-shaped; the integrated structure makes the assembly simpler, and the three components can be assembled in one step. On the battery core 22

[0088] In this embodiment, the arrangement of the first connector 251, the second connector 252, and the like in the plug-in 24 and the conductive connector assembly 25 can be referred to the related description in the foregoing first embodiment, and details are not described herein again.

[0089] In the electronic cigarette power supply device 20 of the embodiment, the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the battery cell 22 are respectively located at both ends thereof. The electronic cigarette power supply device 20 is taken as an example in which the first electrode on the first end of the battery core 22 is the positive electrode and the second electrode is the negative electrode. The circuit connection is described as follows: the positive pole of the battery core 22, one conductor of the connection bracket 232, the positive pole of the controller 232, the output end of the controller 232, the other conductor of the connection bracket 232, an electrical conductor of the conductive member 26, and the insert 24 One conductor and the second connecting member 252 are electrically connected in sequence to form a positive electrode path; the negative electrode of the battery core 22, the other conductor of the plug-in 24, the other conductor of the conductive member 26, the third conductor of the connecting bracket 232, and the controller The negative electrodes of 232 are electrically connected in sequence to form a negative electrode path. The anode of the controller 232 is electrically coupled to the output of the controller 232 via a processing system of the controller 232.

[0090] As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the electronic cigarette power supply device 30 of the third embodiment of the present invention can be automatically produced, including a sleeve 31, a battery core 32 installed in the sleeve 31, and a sleeve 31. A controller assembly 33 in one end, and an insert 34 and a conductive connection assembly 35 mounted at the second end of the sleeve 31.

[0091] The controller assembly 33 is plugged and fixed on the first end of the battery core 32 and electrically connected to the first electrode (positive or negative) in the first end of the battery core 32; the insert 34 is opposite to the controller assembly 33, and is disposed at The second ends of the cells 32 are electrically connected to the second electrodes (negative or positive) of the second end and the controller assembly 33, respectively. The conductive connecting component 35 includes a first connecting member 351 and a second connecting member 352 insulated from the first connecting member 351; the first connecting member 351 and the second connecting member 352 are electrically connected to the two poles (positive and negative) of the insert 34, respectively. .

[0092] In this embodiment, the first connecting member 351 is fitted on the insert 34 and electrically connected to the insert 34. The second connecting member 352 is disposed in the first connecting member 351 and is inserted into the insert 34, and the insert 34 electrical connections.

[0093] The controller assembly 33 and the conductive connection assembly 35 and the like are assembled on the sleeve 31 by plug-in fitting, and are electrically connected by the plugged contacts, without wires, without soldering, and only need to be assembled in alignment, which is reduced. Product assembly difficulty, facilitates automated production, thereby improving assembly efficiency and consistency.

[0094] The electronic cigarette powering device further includes a cap 36 mounted on the first end of the sleeve 31 to close the first end of the sleeve 31. The cap 36 can be secured to the first end of the sleeve 31 by one or more of a snap connection, an adhesive connection, an interference fit, a magnetic attraction, and a thread.

[0095] Specifically, the sleeve 31 includes first and second ends that are connected. The controller assembly 33 is located within the first end of the sleeve 31 and includes a connecting bracket 331 and a controller 332 secured to the connecting bracket 331 by a mating structure. The connecting bracket 331 is provided with a connecting post 3310 extending in the direction of the battery core 32. The connecting post 3310 is inserted into the battery core 32, and the connecting bracket 331 is fixed to the first end of the battery core 32, thereby fixing the controller component 33 to the battery core 32. On one end.

[0096] In this embodiment, the controller 332 is located between the connection bracket 331 and the battery core 32; the controller 332 and the battery core 32 The first electrode is electrically connected. The mating structure may include a recess 330 disposed on a side of the connecting bracket 331 facing the battery core 32, and the controller 332 is fitted in the recess 330. In this embodiment, the connecting bracket 331 is an insulating bracket made of an insulating material such as plastic, and does not need to be electrically connected to the controller 332.

[0097] In the electrical connection between the controller 332 and the first electrode of the battery cell 32, the controller 332 may be provided with a pin 333 extending toward the cell 32, and the cell 32 is correspondingly provided with a concave first slot 321 The pin 333 is fitted in the first slot 321 such that the controller 332 is electrically connected to the first electrode of the battery cell 32, and the controller 332 can be further secured at the first end of the battery cell 32.

[0098] In the conductive connection assembly 35, the first connecting member 351 has a substantially cylindrical structure so that the inside has a longitudinally penetrating passage. The second connecting member 352 is provided with an axially extending vent hole 3520, and the vent hole 3520 communicates with the inside of the sleeve 31 to form a venting passage. The structural form of the first connecting member 351 and the second connecting member 352, the insulating ring 353 therebetween, and the like can be referred to in the above-described first embodiment.

[0099] In this embodiment, the insert 34 is mated (eg, with an interference fit) on the end of the second end of the sleeve 31, and the first connecting member 351 can be mated to the insert 34 and abut the insert 34, The plug-in 34 is electrically connected. The second connector 352 is disposed in the first connector 351 and is inserted into the card 34 to be electrically connected to the card 34. The insertion of the second connector 352 with the insert 34 can be accomplished by mating the pins with the socket; for example, a slot 341 is provided on the insert 34 and a pin 342 is provided at the second connector 352. Of course, the setting positions of the slot 341 and the pin 342 can also be reversed.

[0100] The main body of the insert 34 may be made of an insulating material such as plastic or the like, and a conductor is disposed at a position in contact with the battery core 32, the first connecting member 351 and the second connecting member 352, respectively, to achieve a contact electrical connection. The plug-in 34 can also be printed with a circuit board of a circuit.

Further, in this embodiment, the insert 34 is fixed to the battery core 32 at the second end of the battery cell 32 and through the plug structure. The insert 34 is provided with a conductive pin 343 extending toward the battery core 32. The second core 322 is provided on the battery core 32. The conductive pin 343 is fitted in the second slot 322 to implement the insert 34. The cell 32 is fixed to the side so that the card 34 is electrically connected to the second electrode of the cell 32.

[0102] The difference between this embodiment and the above first and second embodiments is that no conductive member is disposed between the controller 332 and the insert 34, and is not electrically connected through the conductive member, but is electrically connected through the sleeve 31. The sleeve 31 is an electrically conductive sleeve for this purpose.

[0103] wherein, as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 (1), the controller 332 is provided with a first portion that is bent and extended to abut the sleeve 31. The elastic piece 3321 and the second elastic piece 3322, the insert 34 is provided with a first conductive protrusion 344 and a second conductive protrusion 345 abutting the sleeve 31; the first elastic piece 3321, the sleeve 31 and the first conductive protrusion 344 are electrically connected in sequence The second elastic piece 3322, the sleeve 31 and the second conductive protrusion 345 are electrically connected in sequence, and the controller 332 and the insert 34 are turned on. Wherein, the portion of the sleeve 31 electrically connected to the first elastic piece 3321 and the first conductive protrusion 344, the portion where the sleeve 31 is electrically connected to the second elastic piece 3322 and the second conductive protrusion 345, the two portions are insulated and not conductive. .

[0104] As shown in FIG. 7, a first embodiment of the sleeve 31, the sleeve 31 includes an annular first conductive layer 311, a second conductive layer 312 disposed inside the first conductive layer 311, and a setting An insulating layer 313 between the first conductive layer 311 and the second conductive layer 312.

5-7, the first elastic piece 3321 and the first conductive protrusion 344 respectively abut the first conductive layer 311 and are electrically connected to the first conductive layer 311, and the second elastic piece 3322 and the second conductive protrusion 345 respectively The second conductive layer 312 is abutted and electrically connected to the second conductive layer 312.

[0106] The second conductive layer 312 may have a ring shape. As an embodiment, the second conductive layer 312 can be provided with a notch 31 0 . The notch 310 extends through the insulating layer 313 to the surface of the first conductive layer 311 , so that the first elastic piece 3321 and the first conductive protrusion 344 can pass through the notch 310 respectively. The first conductive layer 311 is abutted.

[0107] As another embodiment, the second conductive layer 312 and the insulating layer 313 have a gradient difference in the axial length (the axial length of the second conductive layer 312 and the insulating layer 313 is smaller than the axial length of the first conductive layer 311) A portion of the first conductive layer 311 is exposed in the sleeve 31, and the first elastic piece 3321 and the first conductive protrusion 344 abut the first conductive layer 311 through the second conductive layer 312 and the insulating layer 313.

[0108] wherein, the first conductive layer 311 and the second conductive layer 312 are respectively made of a conductive material (such as a conductive metal); the insulating layer 313 may be an insulating sleeve made of an insulating material such as plastic, or formed by spraying The insulating paint on the first conductive layer 311 and/or the second conductive layer 312 is formed, or is an insulating material filled between the first conductive layer 311 and the second conductive layer 312.

[0109] As shown in FIG. 8, a second embodiment of the sleeve 31, the sleeve 31 includes an annular first conductive layer 311, a second conductive layer 312 disposed inside the first conductive layer 311, and a setting An insulating layer 313 between the first conductive layer 311 and the second conductive layer 312. Different from the first embodiment shown in FIG. 7 , the second conductive layer 312 has a strip shape, and the positions of the second elastic piece 3322 and the second conductive protrusion 345 are disposed inside the first conductive layer 311, so that no gap is needed. Or the gradient is poor. The insulating layer 313 can be disposed inside the first conductive layer 311 by printing or pasting, etc., and the second conductive layer 312 can also be disposed on the insulating layer 3 by printing or pasting. [0110] As shown in FIG. 9, a third embodiment of the sleeve 31, the sleeve 31 includes an insulating tube body 314, a first conductive layer 315 that is insulated from the inner wall surface of the insulating tube body 314, and a second conductive layer. Layer 316.

5, 6, 9, the first elastic piece 3321 and the first conductive protrusion 344 respectively abut the first conductive layer 315 and are electrically connected to the first conductive layer 315, the second elastic piece 3322 and the second conductive protrusion 345 abuts the second conductive layer 316 and is electrically connected to the second conductive layer 316. In this embodiment, the inner wall surface of the insulating tube body 314 is provided with two spaced grooves, and the first conductive layer 315 and the second conductive layer 316 are respectively disposed in the grooves. The first conductive layer 315 and the second conductive layer 316 may be a conductive coating, a conductive metal layer, or the like.

[0112] As shown in FIG. 10, a structural view of a fourth embodiment of the sleeve 31, the sleeve 31 includes an insulating tube body 314, a first conductive layer 315 which is insulated from the inner wall surface of the insulating tube body 314, and a second conductive layer. Layer 316. Different from the third embodiment shown in FIG. 9, in the embodiment, the inner wall surface of the insulating tube body 314 is provided with two spaced apart protrusions, and the first conductive layer 315 and the second conductive layer 316 are respectively disposed on the convex surface. . The first conductive layer 315 and the second conductive layer 316 may be a conductive coating, a conductive metal layer, or the like.

[0113] As shown in FIG. 11, a fifth embodiment of the sleeve 31, the sleeve 31 includes two arc insulators 317, an insulated first conductor 318 and a second conductor 319, which are oppositely disposed. An electric conductor 318 and a second electric conductor 319 are respectively connected (for example, by snapping or bonding) to form an annular structure integral with the insulator 317 between the two insulators 317.

5, 6, and 11, the first elastic piece 3321 and the first conductive protrusion 344 respectively abut the first conductive body 318 and are electrically connected to the first conductive body 318, the second elastic piece 3322 and the second conductive protrusion. 345 respectively abuts the second electrical conductor 319 and is electrically connected to the second electrical conductor 319.

[0115] The insulator 317 may be made of an insulating material such as plastic, and the first conductor 318 and the second conductor 319 may be made of a conductive material such as metal.

[0116] In the electronic cigarette power supply device 30 of the third embodiment, the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the battery cell 32 are respectively located at both ends thereof.

The circuit connection of the electronic cigarette power supply device 30 is described by taking the first electrode on the first end of the battery core 32 as the positive electrode and the second electrode as the negative electrode as an example: the positive electrode of the battery core 32, the controller 232, and the second elastic piece 3322 The second conductive layer 312 (the second conductive layer 316, the second conductive body 319), the second conductive protrusion 345 and the second connecting member 352 on the insert 34 are electrically connected in sequence to form a positive electrode path; the negative electrode of the battery core 32 and the plug-in The first conductive protrusion 344 on the 34, the first conductive layer 311 (the first conductive layer 315, the first conductive body 318), the first elastic piece 332

13 1 and the controller are electrically connected in sequence to form a negative path.

12, an auto-production electronic cigarette power supply device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, wherein the conductive connection assembly 45 includes a first connecting member 451 and a second connecting member insulated from the first connecting member 451 452, further comprising an insulator 453.

[0118] Different from the above first to third embodiments, the insulator 453 may be installed at the second end of the sleeve, and the first connecting member 451 and the second connecting member 452 may be concentrically disposed and embedded in the axial direction of the insulator 453. The insulator 453 is disposed on the opposite ends of the first connector 451 and the second connector 452 to expose opposite ends of the insulator 453. The second connector 452 is located inside the first connector 451.

[0119] The center of the insulator 453 is provided with an axially extending vent 454 that communicates with the inside of the sleeve. The insulator 453 has a cylindrical structure that is placed at both ends.

[0120] As shown in FIG. 13, an auto-production electronic cigarette power supply device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention, wherein the conductive connection assembly 55 includes a first connecting member 551 and a second connecting member insulated from the first connecting member 551 552, further comprising an insulator 553.

[0121] Different from the above-described fourth embodiment, the insulator 553 can be installed at the second end of the sleeve, and the first connecting member 51 and the second connecting member 552 are juxtaposed and embedded in the insulator along the axial direction of the insulator 553. 553, the opposite ends of the first connecting member 551 and the second connecting member 552 respectively expose opposite ends of the insulator 553. The central opening of the first connector 55 1 or the second connector 552 can form a vent 554 that communicates with the interior of the sleeve. The insulator 453 has a cylindrical structure. It can be understood that the automatically-produced electronic cigarette power supply device of the fourth and fifth embodiments further includes a sleeve, a battery core, a controller component, a plug-in, etc., and the specific arrangements and the like can be referred to the first to third embodiments. The relevant description in the example.

The above is only the embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, and the equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation of the present invention and the contents of the drawings may be used directly or indirectly. The related technical fields are all included in the scope of patent protection of the present invention.

Claims

Claim

[Claim 1] An electronic cigarette power supply apparatus that can be automatically produced, comprising: a sleeve, a battery core installed in the sleeve, a controller assembly installed in the first end of the sleeve, and an installation An insert and a conductive connection assembly at the second end of the sleeve; the controller assembly is fixedly coupled to the first end of the battery and electrically connected to the first electrode of the end of the battery; Determining a second end of the battery cell and electrically connecting to the second electrode of the battery core and the controller component;

The conductive connection assembly includes a first connector and a second connector insulated from the first connector; the first connector and the second connector are electrically connected to the two poles of the card, respectively.

[Claim 2] The electronic cigarette power supply device according to claim 1, wherein the controller assembly includes a connection bracket, and a controller fixed to the connection bracket by a mating structure; a connecting post extending toward the battery core, the connecting post is inserted into the battery core, and the connecting bracket is fixed to the first end of the battery core.

[Claim 3] The electronic cigarette power supply device according to claim 2, wherein the connection bracket is electrically connected to the first electrode of the battery cell, and the controller is located at the connection bracket and the battery core Between, or located on a side of the connecting bracket facing away from the battery core;

The mating structure includes at least one conductive slot disposed on the connecting bracket, and at least one pin protrudingly disposed on the controller; the controller is coupled to the conductive plug through the pin The slot is fixed on the connecting bracket and electrically connected to the connecting bracket

[Claim 4] The electronic cigarette power supply device according to claim 3, wherein the electronic cigarette power supply device further includes a conductive member, and the conductive member is connected to the connecting bracket and the plug-in outside the battery core Between the connection bracket and the insert.

[Claim 5] The electronic cigarette power supply device according to claim 2, wherein the controller is electrically connected to the first electrode of the battery cell, and the controller is located at the connection bracket and the battery core The mating structure includes a groove disposed on a side of the connecting bracket facing the battery core, and the controller is fitted in the groove; The controller is provided with a first elastic piece and a second elastic piece which are bent and extended to abut the sleeve, and the insert is provided with a first conductive protrusion and a second conductive protrusion abutting the sleeve; The first elastic piece, the sleeve and the first conductive protrusion are electrically connected in sequence, and the second elastic piece, the sleeve and the second conductive protrusion are electrically connected in sequence to electrically connect the controller and the insert.

[Claim 6] The electronic cigarette power supply device according to claim 5, wherein the sleeve includes an annular first conductive layer, a second conductive layer disposed inside the first conductive layer, and An insulating layer disposed between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer;

The first elastic piece and the first conductive protrusion respectively abut the first conductive layer and are electrically connected to the first conductive layer, and the second elastic piece and the second conductive protrusion respectively abut the second conductive The layer is electrically connected to the second conductive layer.

[Claim 7] The electronic cigarette power supply device according to claim 6, wherein the second conductive layer is provided with a notch, the notch penetrating the insulating layer to the surface of the first conductive layer, The first elastic piece and the first conductive protrusion respectively abut the first conductive layer through the gap; or

The second conductive layer and the insulating layer have a gradient difference in the axial length such that a portion of the first conductive layer is exposed in the sleeve, and the first elastic piece and the first conductive protrusion pass through the second conductive layer And the insulating layer abuts the first conductive layer.

[Claim 8] The electronic cigarette power supply device according to claim 5, wherein the sleeve comprises an insulating tube body, a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer which are insulated from each other on the inner wall surface of the insulating tube The first elastic piece and the first conductive protrusion respectively abut the first conductive layer and are electrically connected to the first conductive layer, and the second elastic piece and the second conductive protrusion respectively abut the first a second conductive layer and electrically connected to the second conductive layer; or, the sleeve includes two arc insulators, an insulated first conductor and a second conductor, which are oppositely disposed, the first conductor and The second electrical conductors are respectively connected between the two insulators and form an annular structure integral with the insulator; the first elastic piece and the first conductive protrusion respectively abut the first electrical conductor and are The first conductive body is electrically connected, and the second elastic piece and the second conductive protrusion respectively abut the second conductive body and are electrically connected to the second conductive body.

[Embodiment 9] The electronic cigarette power supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the first connecting member is a cylindrical structure that fits on an end of the second end of the sleeve And abutting the insert, electrically connected to the insert; the second connecting member is disposed in the first connecting member and is inserted on the insert, and is electrically connected to the insert; The two connecting members are provided with axially extending vent holes; the vent holes communicate with the inside of the sleeve to form a venting passage.

The electronic cigarette power supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the conductive connection assembly further comprises an insulator;

The first connecting member and the second connecting member are concentrically disposed and embedded on the insulator along an axial direction of the insulator, the second connecting member is located inside the first connecting member, and the first Both ends of the connecting member and the second connecting member respectively expose opposite ends of the insulator; or

The first connecting member and the second connecting member are juxtaposed and embedded on the insulator along an axial direction of the insulator, and both ends of the first connecting member and the second connecting member respectively expose the insulator Relative ends.

The electronic cigarette power supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the electronic cigarette power supply device further comprises a cap mounted on the first end of the sleeve.