WO2019179272A1

WO2019179272A1 - Battery device and electronic cigarette

Info

Publication number: WO2019179272A1
Application number: PCT/CN2019/075486
Authority: WO
Inventors: 邱伟华; 王文邦
Original assignee: 常州市派腾电子技术服务有限公司
Priority date: 2018-03-20
Filing date: 2019-02-19
Publication date: 2019-09-26
Also published as: CN208157573U

Abstract

A battery device, comprising: a battery rod, an accommodating cavity that communicates with the outside being formed by a tail part thereof; a tail cover that fits the tail part of the battery rod and that is rotatably accommodated within the accommodating cavity about a rotational axis; and a USB interface that is disposed on the tail cover and that switches between a concealed state in which the same is concealed within the accommodating cavity along with the tail cover and a usage state in which the same is exposed from the accommodating cavity. In the battery device and electronic cigarette of the present invention, the USB interface may switch between the concealed state and usage state according to needs, thus better protecting the USB interface from dust or other foreign contaminants, and extending the service life of the electronic cigarette.

Description

Battery device and electronic cigarette

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of electronic cigarettes, and in particular to a battery device and an electronic cigarette.

Background technique

Nowadays, e-cigarettes are accepted by more and more people because of their health and environmental protection, easy to use and diverse taste experience. Whether it is the pursuit of taste and cool high-power electronic cigarettes, it is still small or one-time pursuit of practicality and convenience. Sexual electronic cigarettes and so on have more and more markets. However, no matter which type of electronic cigarette, whether it is a soft pack battery or a steel shell battery, it must have a recharging function, so you need to set the corresponding USB interface.

However, most of the USB interfaces in traditional electronic cigarettes are directly exposed to the outside, which is easily contaminated by impurities such as dust, and also destroys the overall visual sense of the appearance of the product.

Summary of the invention

Based on this, it is necessary to provide an aesthetically pleasing battery device and electronic cigarette that effectively protects the USB interface.

A battery device comprising:

a battery rod whose tail portion forms a receiving cavity that communicates with the outside;

a tail cap that is coupled to the tail of the battery rod and rotatably received in the receiving cavity about an axis of rotation;

A USB interface is disposed on the tail cover and is switchable between a hidden state of the tail cover hidden in the receiving cavity and a use state exposed to the receiving cavity.

In one of the embodiments, the direction of the rotation axis is perpendicular to the axial direction of the battery rod.

In one embodiment, the tail cover includes a sinking end and a rising end arranged on both sides of the rotation axis in a radial direction thereof, the USB interface is disposed at the rising end; the sinking end is The rising end is configured as a one-sided pressing structure, and the USB interface is switched from the hidden state to the use state only when the sinking end sinks around the rotation axis.

In one embodiment, the tail cap includes an outer surface, an inner surface opposite the outer surface, and a side wall connected between the outer surface and the inner surface and circumferentially surrounding, the outer The surface is flush with the tail of the battery rod when the USB interface is in the hidden state, and the USB interface is disposed at the side wall of the rising end.

In one embodiment, a blocking member is disposed between the rising end and the battery rod, the blocking member preventing the rising end from sinking relative to the battery rod about the axis of rotation.

In one embodiment, the blocking member includes a first blocking portion and a second blocking portion that cooperates with the first blocking portion, the first blocking portion is positioned at the inner surface of the rising end a slot, the second blocking portion is a boss protruding from the wall of the receiving cavity.

In one of the embodiments, the outer surface of the rising end is provided with a pull member that provides for driving the USB interface to be rotated from the hidden state to the use state.

In one embodiment, the accommodating cavity wall is convexly provided with a stopper that limits the maximum rotation angle of the sinking end about the rotation axis.

In one embodiment, one of the tail cap and the battery rod is provided with a rotating shaft having the rotation axis, and the other is provided with a shaft hole corresponding to the rotating shaft.

An electronic cigarette comprising an atomizing device and a battery device, the atomizing device being electrically connected to the battery device, wherein the battery device is the battery device described above.

The invention also provides a battery device comprising:

a battery rod having a receiving cavity formed at a tail thereof;

In the battery device and the electronic cigarette of the invention, the USB interface can be switched between the hidden state and the use state as needed, thereby better protecting the USB interface from being contaminated by dust or other foreign matter, and prolonging the service life of the electronic cigarette.

DRAWINGS

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

2 is an exploded perspective view of the electronic cigarette shown in FIG. 1;

3 is an exploded perspective view of another view of the electronic cigarette shown in FIG. 1;

4 is a schematic view showing the state of use of the electronic cigarette shown in FIG. 1.

电子烟100 Electronic cigarette 100	电池装置10 Battery device 10
电池杆11 Battery rod 11	容纳腔110Accommodating chamber 110
轴孔112 Shaft hole 112	尾盖13 Tail cover 13
转轴130 Rotary shaft 130	下沉端131 Sinking end 131
上升端132Rising end 132	外表面133 Outer surface 133
内表面134 Inner surface 134	侧壁135 Side wall 135
第一阻挡部1361 First blocking portion 1361	第二阻挡部1362 Second blocking portion 1362
吸嘴30 Nozzle 30

detailed description

In order to facilitate the understanding of the present invention, the present invention will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings. Preferred embodiments of the invention are shown in the drawings. However, the invention may be embodied in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that the understanding of the present disclosure will be more fully understood.

It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed" to another element, it can be directly on the other element or the element can be present. When an element is considered to be "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or.

All technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs, unless otherwise defined. The terminology used in the description of the present invention is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments and is not intended to limit the invention. The term "and/or" used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

Referring to FIG. 1, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the electronic cigarette 100 includes an atomizing device (not shown), a battery device 10, and a suction nozzle 30. The atomizing device is electrically connected to the battery device 10 for electrically driving the atomized oil stored in the atomizing device by the battery device 10 to form smoke and flow into the mouth of the occupant through the nozzle 30.

Referring to FIG. 2, the battery device 10 includes a battery rod 11, a tail cover 13, and a USB interface 15. The tail portion of the battery rod 11 forms a housing chamber 110 that communicates with the outside of the battery rod 11 and the outside. The tail cover 13 is coupled to the tail of the battery rod 11 and rotatably received in the accommodating cavity 110 about an axis of rotation S. The USB interface 15 is disposed on the tail cover 13 and can be switched between a hidden state in which the tail cover 13 is hidden in the accommodating cavity 110 and a use state exposed in the accommodating cavity 110, thereby avoiding long-term exposure of the USB interface 15, and better protecting the USB interface. 15 It is not polluted by dust or other foreign matter, and it can also make the appearance of the electronic cigarette 100 more perfect and reasonable.

Reference herein to "hidden state" means that the USB interface 15 on the tail cover 13 is at least partially hidden within the battery rod 11, that is, the appearance of the battery rod 11 cannot be directly visible and the external connector cannot be properly inserted; The reference to "usage state" means that the USB interface 15 on the tail cover 13 is at least partially exposed and can be properly inserted with the external connector without affecting the normal use of the USB interface 15.

Specifically, the direction of the rotation axis S of the tail cover 13 is perpendicular to the axial direction of the battery rod 11, and the rotational connection of the tail cover 13 and the battery rod 11 is such that one of the tail cover 13 and the battery rod 11 is provided with The shaft 130 of the axis S is rotated, and the shaft hole 112 is opened at the position corresponding to the shaft 130.

In the embodiment, the battery rod 11 is substantially tubular in the extending direction at both ends, and the tail cover 13 is in the shape of a disk matching the shape of the battery rod 11. The rotating shaft 130 is convexly disposed on the tail cover 13 along the rotation axis S. The two ends, the connecting line between the two rotating shafts 130 (ie, the axis of rotation S) pass through the center of the circle where the tail cover 13 is located, so that the tail cover 13 is divided into two parts symmetrically disposed on both sides of the rotating axis S to ensure rotation. Balance in the process.

It can be understood that in other embodiments, the rotating shaft 130 can also be disposed only on the tail cover 13 , and the rotation axis S of the rotating shaft 130 can also be a chord length in the circle of the tail cover 13 , that is, rotating. The axis S divides the tail cover 13 asymmetrically and the like. In addition, in other embodiments, the shape of the tail cover 13 can also be set as needed, which is not limited herein. It is only necessary to ensure that the tail cover 13 can rotate relative to the battery rod 11 about the rotation axis S.

Herein, "sub-vertical" as mentioned above means that the two axes are spatially perpendicular to each other, that is, the projection of one of the axes on the plane in which the other axis is located is perpendicular to the other axis. Correspondingly, when the electronic cigarette 100 is placed in the direction shown in Fig. 2, the axial direction of the battery rod 11 is a vertical direction, and the direction of the rotation axis S of the tail cover 13 is a horizontal direction perpendicular to the vertical direction.

Further, the tail cap 13 includes a sinking end 131 and a rising end 132 which are arranged on both sides of the rotation axis S in the radial direction thereof. Wherein, the USB interface 15 is disposed on the rising end 132, and the sinking end 131 and the rising end 132 are rotated in the tail cover 13 about the rotation axis S to switch the USB interface 15 from the hidden state to the use state, and the sinking end 131 is directed to the battery. The rod 11 sinks in the inner direction, and the rising end 132 is tilted upward in the direction in which the battery rod 11 is removed, that is, the two are formed as a fulcrum by the joint of the tail cover 13 and the battery rod 11 as a fulcrum.

In the present embodiment, the tail cap 13 includes an outer surface 133, an inner surface 134 opposite the outer surface 133, and a side wall 135 coupled between the outer surface 133 and the inner surface 134 and circumferentially surrounding, the outer surface 133 being The USB interface 15 is flush with the tail of the battery rod 11 when in the hidden state to maintain the overall aesthetics. The USB interface 15 is disposed on the sidewall 135 of the rising end 132 such that when the rising end 132 is tilted relative to the battery rod 11, the USB interface 15 will be quickly exposed outside the receiving cavity 110 to be visible.

Referring to FIG. 3, preferably, the sinking end 131 and the rising end 132 are disposed such that the sinking end 131 can be sunk about the axis of rotation S to the one-sided pressing structure in which the USB interface 15 is switched from the hidden state to the use state. Specifically, a blocking member for preventing the rising end 132 from sinking relative to the battery rod 11 about the rotation axis S is disposed between the rising end 132 and the battery rod 11 (in the present embodiment, the first blocking portion 1361 and the second blocking portion are described below). Part 1362). That is, if the side of the rising end 132 of the USB interface 15 is pressed, the other side of the sinking end 131 of the tail cap will not be lifted, thereby ensuring the unique directivity when pressing, and the design is more reasonable and user-friendly.

Wherein, the blocking member includes a first blocking portion 1361 and a second blocking portion 1362 that cooperates with the first blocking portion 1361. In the embodiment, the first blocking portion 1361 is a positioning groove formed on the inner surface 134 of the rising end 132, and the second blocking portion 1362 is a boss protruding from the cavity wall of the receiving cavity 110. It can be understood that, in other embodiments, the positioning groove and the boss are interchangeably disposed, or are disposed on the rising end 132 (the inner surface 134 and/or the side wall 135) and the cavity of the receiving cavity 110. For example, it is only necessary to provide a boss for supporting the rising end 132 on the cavity wall of the accommodating cavity 110, and it is only necessary to prevent the rising end 132 from sinking against the battery rod 11 under the action of an external force, which is not limited herein.

In another of the embodiments, the outer surface 133 of the rising end 132 is provided with a pulling member for driving the tail cover 13 to rotate relative to the battery rod 11 about the rotation axis S to rotate the USB interface 15 from the hidden state to the use state (Fig. Not shown), the user can drive the tail cap 13 by pressing the sinking end 131 or pulling up the puller.

In still another embodiment, the cavity of the accommodating cavity 110 is convexly provided with a stopper (not shown) for limiting the maximum rotation angle of the sinking end 131 about the rotation axis. The maximum rotation angle of the sinking end 131 is such that the USB interface 15 is completely exposed. In other embodiments, the angle of rotation of the sinking end 131 can be controlled by increasing the friction between the rotating shaft 130 and the shaft hole 112, which is not limited herein.

In still another embodiment, the outer surface 133 of the sinking end 131 is provided with a pressing mark having a prompting function, such as an arrow pattern or a character or the like.

Referring to FIG. 4, in the normal state, the tail cover 15 is kept in a horizontal state, the USB interface 15 will be completely hidden in a hidden state; when the sinking end 131 of the tail cover 15 is pressed, the rising end 132 on which the USB interface 15 is mounted will be Will be lifted to expose the USB interface 15 for the user to use.

In the battery device 10 and the electronic cigarette 100 of the present invention, the USB interface 15 can be switched between the hidden state and the use state as needed, thereby better protecting the USB interface 15 from being contaminated by dust or other foreign matter, and prolonging the service life of the electronic cigarette 100. . In addition, since the tail cap 13 has a unique directivity when pressed, that is, a one-side pressing structure, the design is more user-friendly and enhances the user's experience.

The above-mentioned embodiments are merely illustrative of several embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but is not to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention. It should be noted that a number of variations and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the invention should be determined by the appended claims.

Claims

A battery device, characterized in that the battery device comprises:

a battery rod whose tail portion forms a receiving cavity that communicates with the outside;

a tail cap that is coupled to the tail of the battery rod and rotatably received in the receiving cavity about an axis of rotation;

A USB interface is disposed on the tail cover and is switchable between a hidden state of the tail cover hidden in the receiving cavity and a use state exposed to the receiving cavity.
A battery device according to claim 1, wherein said rotational axis direction is perpendicular to an axial direction of said battery rod.
The battery device according to claim 1, wherein the tail cover comprises a sinking end and a rising end arranged on both sides of the rotation axis in a radial direction thereof, and the USB interface is disposed at the rising end; The sinking end and the rising end are arranged as a one-side pressing structure, and the USB interface is switched from the hidden state to the use state only when the sinking end sinks around the rotation axis.
A battery device according to claim 3, wherein said tail cap includes an outer surface, an inner surface opposite said outer surface, and is coupled between said outer surface and said inner surface and circumferentially surrounded a sidewall, the outer surface being flush with a tail of the battery rod when the USB interface is in the hidden state, the USB interface being disposed on the sidewall of the rising end.
A battery device according to claim 3, wherein a blocking member is disposed between said rising end and said battery rod, said blocking member preventing said rising end from being lowered under said battery rod about said axis of rotation sink.
The battery device according to claim 5, wherein the blocking member comprises a first blocking portion and a second blocking portion that cooperates with the first blocking portion, the first blocking portion is opened on the rise a positioning groove of the inner surface of the end, the second blocking portion is a boss protruding from the wall of the receiving cavity.
A battery device according to claim 3, wherein said outer surface of said rising end is provided with a pulling member for driving said USB interface to be rotated from said hidden state to said use state.
The battery device according to claim 3, wherein the accommodating cavity wall is convexly provided with a stopper for limiting a maximum rotation angle of the sinking end about the rotation axis.
The battery device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein one of the tail cap and the battery rod is provided with a rotating shaft having the rotation axis, and the other is coupled to the rotating shaft A shaft hole is opened at the corresponding position.
An electronic cigarette, characterized in that the electronic cigarette comprises an atomizing device and a battery device, the atomizing device being electrically connected to the battery device, the battery device being the one according to any one of claims 1-9 Battery device.
A battery device, characterized in that the battery device comprises:

a battery rod, the tail portion of which is provided with a receiving cavity;

a tail cap that is coupled to the tail of the battery rod and rotatably received in the receiving cavity about an axis of rotation;

A USB interface is disposed on the tail cover and is switchable between a hidden state of the tail cover hidden in the receiving cavity and a use state exposed to the receiving cavity.
The battery device according to claim 11, wherein said rotational axis direction is perpendicular to an axial direction of said battery rod.
The battery device according to claim 11, wherein the tail cover comprises a sinking end and an ascending end arranged on both sides of the rotation axis in a radial direction thereof, and the USB interface is disposed at the rising end; The sinking end and the rising end are arranged as a one-side pressing structure, and the USB interface is switched from the hidden state to the use state only when the sinking end sinks around the rotation axis.
The battery device according to claim 13, wherein said tail cap includes an outer surface, an inner surface opposite said outer surface, and is coupled between said outer surface and said inner surface and circumferentially surrounded a sidewall, the outer surface being flush with a tail of the battery rod when the USB interface is in the hidden state, the USB interface being disposed on the sidewall of the rising end.
A battery device according to claim 13, wherein a blocking member is disposed between said rising end and said battery rod, said blocking member preventing said rising end from being lowered under said battery rod about said axis of rotation sink.
The battery device according to claim 15, wherein said blocking member comprises a first blocking portion and a second blocking portion that cooperates with said first blocking portion, said first blocking portion being open to said rise a positioning groove of the inner surface of the end, the second blocking portion is a boss protruding from the wall of the receiving cavity.
A battery device according to claim 13, wherein said outer surface of said rising end is provided with a pulling member for driving said USB interface to be rotated from said hidden state to said use state.
The battery device according to claim 13, wherein the accommodating cavity wall is convexly provided with a stopper for limiting a maximum rotation angle of the sinking end about the rotation axis.
The battery device according to any one of claims 11 to 18, wherein one of the tail cap and the battery rod is provided with a rotating shaft having the rotation axis, and the other is coupled to the rotating shaft A shaft hole is opened at the corresponding position.