WO2023124520A1

WO2023124520A1 - Atomization device

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Publication number: WO2023124520A1
Application number: PCT/CN2022/129436
Authority: WO
Inventors: 李欢喜; 肖俊杰; 褚庆臣; 周宏明
Original assignee: 海南摩尔兄弟科技有限公司
Priority date: 2021-12-28
Filing date: 2022-11-03
Publication date: 2023-07-06
Also published as: CN114223966A

Abstract

An atomization device (100), comprising: a main housing (110) provided with an accommodation cavity (118); an aerosol-generating substrate cartridge (130) detachably accommodated in the accommodation cavity (118), the aerosol-generating substrate cartridge (130) comprising a main cartridge body (131) and an aerosol-generating substrate (1321) accommodated in the main cartridge body (131), and the aerosol-generating substrate (1321) being in a strip shape or a sheet shape; the aerosol-generating substrate (1321) configured to be capable of moving relative to the main cartridge body (131) along a preset path; and a heating assembly (170) provided in the accommodation cavity (118) and located on the movement path of the aerosol-generating substrate (1321).

Description

Atomization device

This application refers to the Chinese patent application No. 202111631681.8 entitled "Atomization Device" submitted on December 28, 2021, which is fully incorporated by reference into this application.

technical field

The present application relates to the technical field of atomization, and more specifically, relates to an atomization device.

Background technique

Aerosol is a colloidal dispersion system formed by dispersing small solid or liquid particles and suspending them in a gas medium. Since aerosol can be absorbed by the human body through the respiratory system, it provides users with a new alternative absorption method, such as medical treatment Aerosol-generating substrates such as drugs produce aerosol-generating nebulizers that are used in different fields such as medical care to deliver inhalable aerosols to users, replacing conventional product forms and absorption methods.

At present, the atomization device needs to heat the atomization bomb equipped with the aerosol generating substrate as a whole, and the atomization bomb needs to absorb a large amount of energy, which not only reduces the utilization rate of energy, but also restricts the corresponding time of aerosol generation. Moreover, the conduction heating method makes the temperature distribution inside the atomizing bomb extremely uneven, which further affects the taste and consistency of the suction.

Contents of the invention

According to various embodiments of the present application, an atomizing device is provided.

An atomizing device, comprising:

a main housing with an accommodating cavity;

The aerosol-generating matrix box is detachably accommodated in the accommodating cavity, the aerosol-generating matrix box includes a main box body and an aerosol-generating matrix accommodated in the main box body, and the aerosol-generating matrix is in the form of a strip shape or sheet; the aerosol-generating substrate is configured to be able to move along a preset path relative to the main box body;

The heating component is arranged in the accommodating cavity and on the moving path of the aerosol generating substrate.

In one of the embodiments, the aerosol-generating substrate is detachably accommodated in the main box.

In one of the embodiments, the aerosol-generating matrix box includes a transmission mechanism, and the atomization device includes a drive assembly that is drive-connected to the transmission mechanism, and the transmission mechanism is driven by the drive assembly to release the an aerosol-generating substrate such that different regions of the aerosol-generating substrate are sequentially passed through the heating assembly.

In one embodiment, the main box body is provided with a heating tank, the heating tank is located on the moving path of the aerosol, and the heating assembly is partially located in the heating tank.

In one of the embodiments, the atomization device further includes a feed detection component, the feed detection component is used to obtain the release length of the aerosol generating matrix, and the drive component drives the A delivery mechanism releases the aerosol-generating substrate.

In one embodiment, the feed detection assembly includes a detection shaft and a detection unit, the detection shaft is attached to one side of the aerosol-generating substrate and rotates driven by the aerosol-generating substrate, so The feed detection unit is used to detect the rotation angle of the rotating shaft to obtain the release length of the aerosol generating matrix.

In one of the embodiments, the heating component includes a heating element, the heating element is configured as a resistance heating element, an electromagnetic induction heating element or a plasma heating element, and the heating element is attached to the aerosol generating substrate to conduct heat to the aerosol-generating substrate; or

The heating assembly is configured as a microwave heating device or an infrared radiation heating device, the heating assembly being adjacent to the aerosol-generating substrate to conduct microwave or infrared radiation to the aerosol-generating substrate.

In one embodiment, the heating assembly includes an electromagnetic heating coil, electromagnetic heating units are evenly distributed in the aerosol generating substrate, and the aerosol generating substrate can sense the magnetic field generated by the electromagnetic heating coil and generate current.

In one of the embodiments, the atomization device further includes a remaining amount detection unit, and the remaining amount detecting unit is used to detect the remaining amount of the unreleased part of the aerosol-generating substrate.

In one of the embodiments, the main housing is provided with an installation detection unit, and the installation detection unit is used to detect whether the aerosol generating matrix cartridge exists in the installation cavity.

In one embodiment, the aerosol-generating matrix box is provided with a sensing element, and the installation detection unit can detect the sensing element to determine whether the aerosol-generating matrix box exists in the installation cavity.

The details of one or more embodiments of the application are set forth in the accompanying drawings and the description below. Other features, objects and advantages of the present application will be apparent from the description, drawings and claims.

Description of drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only It is an embodiment of the present application, and those of ordinary skill in the art can also obtain other drawings according to the disclosed drawings on the premise of not paying creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an atomization device according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the atomization device shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the atomization device shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of another angle of the atomization device shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the aerosol generating matrix box of the atomization device shown in Fig. 1;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of the transmission mechanism of the first embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a transmission mechanism according to a third embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of the stacking of the aerosol-generating substrates of the delivery mechanism shown in Fig. 7;

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural view of an aerosol-generating substrate according to an embodiment of the present application;

Explanation of reference numbers:

100. Atomization device; 110. Main housing; 112. Bottom wall of the housing; 114. Side wall of the housing; 1141. Mounting column; 116. Top wall of the housing; 131. Main box body; 1312. Storage chamber; 1314. Recycling chamber; 1316. Heating tank; 1318. Detection tank; 132. Aerosol generating consumables; 1321. Aerosol generating substrate; layer; 1323, support layer; 1323a, communicating hole; 133, transmission mechanism; 1232, release center wheel; 1334, transmission assembly; 1334a, transmission wheel; 134, transmission mechanism; 1341, release center wheel; 1343, recovery center wheel; 135. Transmission mechanism; 1352. Feed wheel; 1354. Conveying wheel assembly; 1354a, conveying wheel; 136. Lifting mechanism; 1361. Lifting base; 172, heating installation shell; 174, heating element; 190, feed detection component; 192, detection shaft; 194, pressure wheel; 196, pressure wheel bracket; 198, detection unit.

Detailed ways

In order to make the above-mentioned purpose, features and advantages of the present application more obvious and understandable, the specific implementation manners of the present application will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the application. However, the present application can be implemented in many other ways different from those described here, and those skilled in the art can make similar improvements without departing from the connotation of the present application, so the present application is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", " Back", "Left", "Right", "Vertical", "Horizontal", "Top", "Bottom", "Inner", "Outer", "Clockwise", "Counterclockwise", "Axial" , "radial", "circumferential" and other indicated orientations or positional relationships are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the application and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying the referred device or Elements must have certain orientations, be constructed and operate in certain orientations, and thus should not be construed as limiting the application.

In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only, and cannot be interpreted as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the quantity of indicated technical features. Thus, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of these features. In the description of the present application, "plurality" means at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise specifically defined.

In this application, terms such as "installation", "connection", "connection" and "fixation" should be interpreted in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection or a detachable connection, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited. , or integrated; it may be mechanically connected or electrically connected; it may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediary, and it may be the internal communication of two components or the interaction relationship between two components, unless otherwise specified limit. Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand the specific meanings of the above terms in this application according to specific situations.

In the present application, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature being "on" or "under" a second feature may mean that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are indirect through an intermediary. touch. Moreover, "above", "above" and "above" the first feature on the second feature may mean that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply means that the level of the first feature is higher than that of the second feature. "Below", "beneath" and "beneath" the first feature may mean that the first feature is directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is less horizontally than the second feature.

It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being “fixed on” or “disposed on” another element, it may be directly on the other element or there may be an intervening element. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. As used herein, the terms "vertical", "horizontal", "upper", "lower", "left", "right" and similar expressions are for the purpose of illustration only and are not intended to represent the only embodiments.

1 to 4, an embodiment of the present application provides an atomization device 100, the atomization device 100 includes a main housing 110, a suction nozzle 120, an aerosol generating matrix box 130, a power supply assembly 150, a drive assembly 180, The heating assembly 170 and the control unit. The suction nozzle 120 is installed on one end of the main housing 110 and protrudes from the main housing 110, the power supply assembly 150, the heating assembly 170, the driving assembly 180 and the control unit are all installed in the main housing 110, and the aerosol generating matrix box 130 is detachable The aerosol-generating matrix box 130 accommodates the aerosol-generating matrix 132 and the transmission mechanism (133\134\135).

Under the control of the control unit, the driving assembly 180 drives the transmission mechanism (133\134\135) in the aerosol generating matrix box 130 to release the aerosol generating matrix 132 so that the aerosol generating matrix 132 moves along a preset path, and the heating Assembly 170 is located in the path of travel of aerosol-generating substrate 132 . The released aerosol-generating substrate 132 is heated under the electric energy of the power supply component 150 , the aerosol-generating substrate 132 is heated and atomized to form an aerosol, and the aerosol flows out through the mouthpiece 120 for inhalation by the user.

The main housing 110 is a hollow cube-shaped housing structure, including a housing bottom wall 112, a housing side wall 114 extending from the edge of the housing bottom wall 112 in the same direction, and a housing side wall 114 located away from the housing. The housing top wall 116 on one side of the bottom wall 112 , the housing bottom wall 112 , the housing side wall 114 and the housing top wall 116 together form an accommodating cavity 118 for accommodating structures such as the aerosol generating matrix box 130 . In the following embodiments, the length direction of the main housing 110 is the first direction (i.e. the X direction in FIG. 2 ), the width direction of the main housing 110 is the second direction (i.e. the Y direction in FIG. 2 ), and the main housing 110 is The thickness direction of the body 110 is the third direction (ie, the Z direction in FIG. 2 ). It can be understood that the shape of the main housing 110 is not limited thereto, and in some other embodiments, the main housing 110 can be in different shapes such as columnar shape and tower shape to meet different requirements.

The aerosol-generating matrix box 130 is detachably accommodated in the receiving chamber 118, and includes a main box body 131, an aerosol-generating matrix 132, and a transmission mechanism (133\134\135). The strip-shaped or sheet-shaped aerosol-generating substrate 132 is stored in the main box body 131 in a manner such as winding, folding or stacking, and the transmission mechanism (133\134\135) is driven by the drive assembly 180 to release the aerosol in a controlled manner Substrate 132 is generated such that heating element 174 heats different regions of aerosol-generating substrate 132 in sequence.

As shown in Figures 2 to 5, the main box body 131 is a hollow cubic shell structure, the length direction of the main box body 131 extends along the first direction, the width direction of the main box body 131 extends along the second direction, and the main box body 131 extends along the second direction. The thickness direction of the body 131 extends along the third direction. It can be understood that the shape of the main box body 131 is not limited thereto, and the shape of the main box body 131 is adapted to the shape of the main casing 110 to meet different requirements.

The main box body 131 is provided with a storage cavity 1312 and a recycling cavity 1314 which are independent of each other. The storage cavity 1312 is used for storing the unreleased aerosol generating substrate 132 , and the recycling cavity 1314 is used for storing the atomized aerosol generating substrate 132 . In this way, the aerosol-generating substrate 132 in the storage chamber 1312 is gradually conveyed to the recovery chamber 1314 through the conveying mechanism (133\134\135), and the heating element 174 can heat the aerosol-generating substrate 132 in the process of conveying.

Specifically, in one embodiment, the storage cavity 1312 and the recycling cavity 1314 are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the main box body 131 to reduce the size of the main box body 131 in the width direction and the thickness direction. It can be understood that the positional relationship between the storage cavity 1312 and the recovery cavity 1314 is not limited. In some other embodiments, the storage cavity 1312 and the recovery cavity 1314 can also be arranged at intervals along the width direction of the main box body 131. In other embodiments, The storage cavity 1312 and the recovery cavity 1314 can also communicate with each other to simplify the structure of the box body. As a preferred embodiment, in order to prevent the aerosol generating matrix 132 in the storage chamber 1312 from being deteriorated due to moisture, materials or elements with a drying function such as desiccant can be placed in the storage chamber 1312 to absorb moisture in the air, ensuring that the storage chamber 1312's internal environment is dry.

In order to facilitate the heating of the aerosol generating substrate 132 by the heating element 174, one end of the main box body 131 is provided with a heating groove 1316, and the storage chamber 1312 and the recovery chamber 1314 are respectively located on opposite sides of the heating groove 1316 in the second direction. The recycling cavity 1314 communicates with the external environment of the main box body 131 through the heating groove 1316 , and the heating groove 1316 is located on the moving path of the aerosol-generating substrate 132 . In this way, the aerosol-generating substrate 132 released from the storage chamber 1312 enters the recovery chamber 1314 through the heating groove 1316, and one end of the heating element 174 extends into the heating groove 1316 along the third direction to heat the aerosol generated in the heating groove 1316. Matrix132. It can be understood that the openings of the storage chamber 1312 and the recovery chamber 1314 communicating with the heating tank 1316 are as small as possible, and shielding structures such as curtains can also be provided to prevent the aerosol in the heating tank 1316 from entering the storage chamber 1312 and the recovery chamber. In 1314.

Further, the main casing 110 is also provided with an atomizing seal 160, which is fitted to one end of the main box body 131 provided with the heating groove 1316 to cover the outside of the heating groove 1316, thereby defining and forming a communication heating The groove 1316 is connected with the atomizing cavity of the suction nozzle 120, and the atomizing seal 160 is provided with an air inlet connecting the atomizing cavity and the external environment. In this way, the external airflow flows into the atomization chamber through the air inlet hole, and the aerosol generated by the atomization of the aerosol generating substrate 132 can flow into the suction nozzle 120 along with the airflow.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 8 , the aerosol-generating substrate 132 is in the shape of a strip or a sheet. Specifically, the strip-shaped aerosol-generating substrate 132 can be wound layer by layer in the circumferential direction to form a matrix roll and stored in the main box body 131, or can be folded back and forth along a straight line to form a matrix stack and stored in the main box body 131. middle. The sheet-shaped aerosol-generating substrates 132 can be stacked layer by layer along a straight line to form a substrate stack and stored in the main box body 131 . It can be understood that the storage method of the aerosol-generating substrate 132 is not limited, and can be formed into different shapes by different winding and folding methods as required.

The thickness of the aerosol-generating substrate 132 is preferably 0.1mm-0.8mm, and the width is 3mm-10mm. The heating element 174 can heat each part of the aerosol-generating substrate 132 in turn. Compared with the columnar aerosol-generating substrates in the prior art, the thickness of the sheet-shaped and strip-shaped aerosol-generating substrates 132 is very small, so the temperature rises uniformly and quickly during the heating process, and the aerosol-generating substrate 132 is heated by the heated mist. The escape path of the aerosol generated by the chemicalization is short, and no preheating is required. It can be understood that the specific dimensions of the thickness and width of the aerosol-generating substrate 132 are not limited, and can be set according to needs to meet different requirements.

The aerosol generating substrate 132 is composed of one or more of tobacco leaves, expanded tobacco stems, tobacco particles, tea leaves, mint leaves and one or more of smoker propylene glycol, glycerol or other polyols, and flavors and fragrances It is made by mixing and pulping other materials, so it can be heated and atomized to produce aerosol for human inhalation. It can be understood that the material forming the aerosol generating matrix 132 is not limited thereto, and can be set according to needs to meet different requirements.

In some embodiments, electromagnetic heating units are evenly distributed in the aerosol-generating substrate 132, and the electromagnetic heating unit can sense the magnetic field generated by the heating element 174 and generate a current, thereby causing the charges on it to move at high speed and irregularly, resulting in collision and friction The thermal energy heats the aerosol-generating substrate 132 . Specifically, the electromagnetic heating unit is made of ferromagnetic materials, such as one or more of iron, cobalt, nickel and their alloys, rare earth elements and their alloys, and the shape of the electromagnetic heating unit can be granular, powdery, or fibrous Or one or more of flakes.

In some embodiments, the aerosol generating substrate 132 includes at least one atomization layer 1322 and at least one support layer 1323, the atomization layer 1322 and the support layer 1323 are alternately stacked along the thickness direction, and the support layer 1323 is used to control the atomization Layer 1322 acts as a support to increase the tensile and shear resistance of aerosol-generating substrate 132 . Wherein, the atomized layer 1322 between two supporting layers 1323 is defined as one atomized layer 1322 .

Please refer to FIG. 9 , specifically in one embodiment, the aerosol generating substrate 132 includes an atomization layer 1322 and a support layer 1323 , and the support layer 1323 is located on the top or bottom surface of the atomization layer 1322 . Specifically, in another embodiment, the aerosol generating substrate 132 includes two atomization layers 1322 and a support layer 1323 , and the support layer 1323 is located between the two atomization layers 1322 . It can be understood that the number of the atomized layer 1322 and the support layer 1323 is not limited and can be set as required.

Among them, the support layer 1323 can be made of metal materials, such as gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, zinc, nickel, aluminum, tungsten, molybdenum, tantalum, niobium, titanium, nickel-based, cobalt-based, steel and stainless steel metals and their alloy foils One or more forms in materials such as, also can be formed by one or more in materials such as heat-resistant non-metal film belt, such as glass fiber, Teflon, polyimide, the thickness of supporting layer 1323 is preferably 0.01 mm-0.15 mm, the width of the supporting layer 1323 can be equal to the width of the atomized layer 1322 , and can also be smaller or larger than the width of the atomized layer 1322 . In this way, the support layer 1323 has better mechanical properties than the atomization layer 1322, so the tensile and shear resistance of the aerosol-generating substrate 132 can be improved, and the support layer 1323 can transfer heat to heat the air that is not in contact with the heating sheet. Partially preheat and further improve the uniformity of heating.

Further, the support layer 1323 is provided with communication holes 1323a along the thickness direction, and a plurality of communication holes 1323a are arranged in an array at least part of the support layer 1323. The communication holes 1323a are used to allow the aerosol to flow from the current atomization layer 1322 to Adjacent to the atomized layer 1322 or outside. In order to ensure that the aerosol has a sufficiently high spillover rate, the opening ratio of the supporting layer 1323 (ie the ratio of the total area of the communicating holes 1323 a per unit area to the unit area) is above 30%. Specifically, when the aerosol generating substrate 132 includes a layer of atomization layer 1322 and a layer of support layer 1323, the support layer 1323 is located on the upper or lower surface of the atomization layer 1322, and the aerosol generated by the atomization of the atomization layer 1322 passes through. Flow out through the communication hole 1323a opened on the support layer 1323 . When the aerosol generating substrate 132 includes two atomization layers 1322 and one support layer 1323, and the support layer 1323 is located between the two atomization layers 1322, the aerosol generated by the atomization of one layer of atomization layer 1322 can pass through The communication hole 1323 a opened on the support layer 1323 flows to another atomized layer 1323 .

Please refer to FIG. 6 , in the first embodiment of the present application, the aerosol-generating matrix box 130 includes a delivery mechanism 133 for releasing the aerosol-generating matrix 132 , and the delivery mechanism 133 includes a releasing central wheel 1232 and a delivery component 1334 . The release center wheel 1232 is rotatably installed in the storage cavity 1312 , the central axis of the release center wheel 1232 extends along the third direction, and one end of the strip-shaped aerosol generating substrate 132 is wound around the release center wheel 1232 . The transmission component 1334 is located between the storage cavity 1312 and the recovery cavity 1314 and on the side of the heating tank 1316 close to the recovery cavity 1314. The transmission component 1334 is used to apply a pulling force to one end of the aerosol-generating matrix 132, so that the aerosol-generating matrix 132 Different regions enter into the heating tank 1316 sequentially, and at the same time, the release center wheel 1232 is driven to rotate to release the aerosol generating substrate 132 synchronously.

Specifically, the transmission assembly 1334 includes two transmission wheels 1334a arranged at intervals, the two transmission wheels 1334a are rotatably mounted on the main box body 131, and the central axes of the two transmission wheels 1334a extend along the third direction. A clamping gap is defined between the two transmission wheels 1334a for the aerosol-generating substrate 132 to pass through, and the driving assembly 180 is in transmission connection with one of the transmission wheels 1334a to drive the transmission wheel 1334a to rotate, so that the aerosol in the clamping gap The generated matrix 132 is continuously moved forward by the rotation of the transmission wheel 1334 a, so as to pass through the heating tank 1316 and enter the recovery chamber 1314 .

Please refer to Fig. 5, in the second embodiment of the present application, the aerosol generating box includes a delivery mechanism 134 for releasing the aerosol generating matrix 132, the delivery mechanism 134 includes a release center wheel 1341 and a delivery assembly, and the delivery assembly includes a recycling center Wheel 1343. The release center wheel 1341 is rotatably installed in the storage cavity 1312, and the center axis of the release center wheel 1341 extends along the third direction, and the recovery center wheel 1343 is rotatably installed in the recovery cavity 1314, and the center axis of the recovery center wheel 1343 extends along the third direction. Extend in three directions. The two ends of the aerosol-generating matrix 132 are respectively wound on the release center wheel 1341 and the recovery center wheel 1343 . The drive assembly 180 is transmission connected to the recovery center wheel 1343, and the recovery center wheel 1343 rotates under the drive of the drive assembly 180 to recover the aerosol generating matrix 132, and the moving aerosol generating matrix 132 driven by the recovery center wheel 1343 drives the release center wheel 1341 rotate synchronously, thereby synchronously releasing aerosol generating substrate 132 . Furthermore, in some embodiments, the transport assembly further includes a plurality of intermediate pulleys, and each intermediate pulley is disposed at a different position in the main box body 131 to limit the movement path of the aerosol-generating substrate 132 .

Please refer to Fig. 7 and Fig. 8, in the third embodiment of the present application, the aerosol-generating matrix 132 is a sheet-like structure or a belt-like structure folded back and forth along one direction, and the aerosol-generating matrix box 130 includes The transfer mechanism 135 for generating the matrix 132 , the transfer mechanism 135 includes a feed wheel 1352 and a transfer wheel assembly 1354 . The feeding rubbing wheel 1352 and the conveying wheel assembly 1354 are arranged at intervals on opposite sides of the heating tank 1316 in the second direction, and the feeding rubbing wheel 1352 is located above the storage cavity 1312, and the central axis of the feeding rubbing wheel 1352 is along the third direction extension. The delivery wheel assembly 1354 includes two delivery wheels 1354a arranged at intervals in the first direction, the central axis of the delivery wheels 1354a extends along the third direction, and a delivery gap is formed between the two delivery wheels 1354a. The driving assembly 180 is transmission-connected to the feeding rubbing wheel 1352 and one of the delivery wheels 1354a, so as to respectively drive the feeding rubbing wheel 1352 and the delivery wheel 1354a to rotate.

In this way, the feeding rubbing wheel 1352 is driven by the driving assembly 180 to exert a forward force on the aerosol generating substrate 132, and one end of the aerosol generating substrate 132 is released under the push of the feeding rubbing wheel 1352 and enters the heating tank 1316 , and then enter the conveying gap formed by the conveying wheel assembly 1354 and move to the recovery cavity 1314 under the rotation of the conveying wheel 1354a.

Further in the third embodiment, the aerosol-generating substrate box 130 also includes a lifting mechanism 136, and the lifting mechanism 136 is used to push the aerosol-generating substrate 132 close to the feed wheel 1352, so that each piece or section of the aerosol-generating substrate 132 contacts with feeding rubbing wheel 1352 successively, and then enters heating groove 1316 under the promotion of feeding rubbing wheel 1352 .

Specifically, the lifting mechanism 136 is located in the storage chamber 1312, and includes a lifting base 1361 and a lifting driving member 1363. The aerosol generating substrate 132 is used to carry the aerosol generating substrate 132. The lifting driving member 1363 can drive the lifting base 1361 to move along the first direction. , so that the aerosol-generating substrate 132 is always against the feeding rubbing wheel 1352 . As a preferred implementation manner, the lifting driving member 1363 is an elastic member extending along the first direction, and the lifting driving member 1363 can exert a pulling force on the lifting base 1361 toward the feed wheel 1352 . It can be understood that the specific structure of the lifting driving member 1363 is not limited, and in some other embodiments, the lifting driving member 1363 can be a driving structure such as a screw rod.

In some embodiments, the aerosol-generating matrix box 130 also includes a crushing mechanism (not shown in the figure), the crushing mechanism is arranged in the recovery chamber 1314, and the crushing mechanism is used to exert force on the aerosol-generating matrix 132 entering the recycling cavity 1314 , to pulverize the released aerosol-generating matrix 132 . It can be understood that the specific structure of the crushing mechanism is not limited, as long as the crushing of the aerosol generating matrix 132 can be realized. In some other embodiments, an extrusion structure can also be set in the recycling chamber 1314 to squeeze the recycled aerosol generating matrix 132, thereby reducing space occupation, thereby reducing the volume of the recycling chamber 1314, and finally facilitating atomization Miniaturization of the volume of the device 100 .

Please refer to FIG. 2 to FIG. 5 again. In some embodiments, the side surface of the main housing 110 away from the accommodating chamber 118 is protruded with a mounting post 1141 communicating with the atomizing chamber, and one end of the cylindrical suction nozzle 120 is inserted into the mounting post. In the column 1141 , the other end of the suction nozzle 120 extends in a direction away from the housing top wall 116 along the third direction. In this way, the aerosol generated by the aerosol-generating substrate 132 in the aerosol-generating substrate cartridge 130 can flow out through the nozzle 120 .

The power supply assembly 150 is located on one side of the installation cavity in the second direction, and the heating assembly 170 is located on one side of the power supply assembly 150 in the first direction. The heating assembly 170 includes a heating installation shell 172 and a heating element 174 . The heating installation shell 172 is connected to the main box body 131, one end of the heating element 174 is limited in the main box body 131 and electrically connected to the power supply assembly 150, and the other end of the heating element 174 extends into the heating groove 1316 along the third direction to heat Aerosol-generating substrate 132 .

Specifically, in some embodiments, the heating element 174 is configured as a resistance heating element, an electromagnetic induction heating element or a plasma heating element, and the heating element 174 is attached to the aerosol-generating substrate to conduct heat to the aerosol-generating substrate. Specifically, in some embodiments, the heating element 174 heats the aerosol-generating substrate 132 by conduction heating. The heating element 174 is a flat heating sheet, an arc heating sheet or a heating block that can generate heat after being energized. The heating element 174 extends into the The heating tank 1316 is in direct contact with the aerosol-generating substrate 132 to heat the aerosol-generating substrate 132 by conduction heating.

In other embodiments, an electromagnetic heating unit is arranged inside the aerosol generating substrate 132, and the heating element 174 is an electromagnetic heating coil. The heating element 174 extends into the heating groove 1316 and is spaced apart from the aerosol generating substrate 132. After electrification, an alternating magnetic field is generated to excite the aerosol-generating substrate 132 to generate an alternating current to generate heat and atomize. Preferably, the distance between the heating element 174 and the aerosol-generating substrate 132 is 0.5mm-2.0mm.

In some other embodiments, the heating component 170 is configured as a microwave heating device or an infrared radiation heating device, and the heating component 170 is adjacent to the aerosol-generating substrate to transmit microwave or infrared radiation to the aerosol-generating substrate.

The drive assembly 180 is located on one side of the power supply assembly 150 in the second direction of the installation cavity, the drive assembly 180 includes a drive motor, and the drive motor is in transmission connection with the transmission mechanism (133\134\135) to drive the transmission mechanism (133\134\ 135) Release and recovery of the aerosol-generating substrate 132.

In some embodiments, the atomization device 100 further includes a feed detection component 190 communicated with the control unit, the feed detection component 190 is used to obtain the release length of the aerosol generating substrate 132, thereby controlling the working state of the drive component 180, And then make the transmission mechanism (133\134\135) periodically release the aerosol generating matrix 132, that is, the control unit controls the transmission mechanism (133\134\135) to release the aerosol generating matrix 132 regularly and quantitatively, thereby updating the heating tank in time The aerosol-generating substrate 132 in 1316 avoids excessive heating of the aerosol-generating substrate 132 while ensuring maximum energy utilization. Preferably, the release length of each cycle is not less than the length of the heating groove 1316, so as to avoid repeated heating of the heated part.

Specifically, one end of the main box body 131 of the aerosol-generating substrate box 130 is provided with a heating groove 1316 and is provided with a detection groove 1318 communicating with the storage chamber 1312 and the heating groove 1316, and the aerosol-generating substrate 132 released from the storage chamber 1312 is detected. After the detection of the tank 1318, it enters the heating tank 1316 for heating. The feed detection assembly 190 includes a detection shaft 192 , a pressing wheel 194 and a detection unit 198 . The detection shaft 192 extends into the detection groove 1318 along the third direction to fit on one side surface of the aerosol generating substrate 132 , and the detection shaft 192 can rotate by itself driven by the moving aerosol generating substrate 132 . The pressure wheel 194 is located on one side of the detection shaft 192 in the first direction, and the pressure wheel 194 is used to apply pressure to the aerosol-generating substrate 132 to ensure that the aerosol-generating substrate 132 is closely attached to the detection shaft 192 . The feed detection unit 198 is connected to the detection rotating shaft 192 and is located outside the main box body 131. The feed detection unit 198 is used to detect the rotation angle of the rotating shaft 192 to obtain the release length of the aerosol generating substrate 132, and then feed back the control signal to the drive assembly 180 To control the working state of the driving assembly 180 .

Further, the detection assembly also includes a pressure wheel bracket 196, one end of the pressure wheel bracket 196 is fitted to the pressure wheel 194, and the other end of the pressure wheel bracket 196 is fitted to the outside of the main housing 110, and the user can push the pressure wheel along the first direction. The wheel bracket 196 is used to adjust the gap between the pressure wheel 194 and the detection shaft 192 , so as to facilitate the replacement of the aerosol generating box or the aerosol generating matrix 132 .

It can be understood that the detection method of the feed detection component 190 is not limited thereto. In some other embodiments, the feed detection component 190 can also control the working state of the drive component 180 by detecting the number of rotations of the drive motor of the drive component 180 . In some other embodiments, detection marks are arranged at intervals along the length direction on the aerosol generating substrate 132, and the detection marks are formed by mechanical structural features, optical features or magnetic features, and the feed detection component 190 can detect the number of detection marks to obtain aerosol The release length of the sol-forming matrix 132. Specifically, in one embodiment, when the aerosol-generating substrate 132 is provided with a support layer 1323, metering holes arranged at intervals along its length direction can be provided on opposite sides of the support layer 1323 in the width direction, so as to pass through the feed through detection. The number of metering holes of the detection assembly 190 captures the release length of the aerosol-generating substrate 132 .

In some embodiments, the atomizing device 100 further includes a remaining amount detection unit 198 communicated with the control unit, and the remaining amount detecting unit 198 is used to detect the remaining amount of the unreleased part of the aerosol generating substrate 132, thereby reminding the user to timely Check to replace the aerosol-generating substrate cartridge 130 or aerosol-generating substrate 132 . Specifically, the remaining amount detection unit 198 can detect the change of the motor blocking current of the drive assembly 180 or the temperature curve change of the heating element 174, so as to obtain the remaining amount of the aerosol generating substrate 132 in the storage chamber 1312 and feed it back to the control unit, so that Outputs include, but are not limited to, displays, vibrations, and sounds to prompt the user to check and replace the aerosol-generating matrix cartridge 130 .

In some embodiments, the atomizing device 100 is further provided with a sensor communicated with the control unit, and the sensor is used to obtain the number of puffs and the use time, so as to remind the user of the usage of the atomizing device 100 .

In some embodiments, the main housing 110 is provided with an installation detection unit 198, the aerosol generating matrix box 130 is provided with an induction element 137 that matches the installation detection unit 198, and the installation detection unit 198 can detect the induction element 137 to determine the installation cavity Whether there is an aerosol generating matrix box 130 inside. Specifically, the installation detection unit 198 includes but not limited to a Hall sensor and a photoelectric sensor, and the sensing element 137 includes but not limited to a magnetic element matching the Hall sensor or a light shield matching the photoelectric sensor. The Hall sensor can determine whether there is an aerosol-generating matrix box 130 in the installation cavity by detecting whether there is a magnetic element, and the photoelectric sensor can determine whether there is an aerosol-generating matrix box 130 in the installation cavity by detecting whether there is a light shield.

In the above-mentioned atomizing device 100, different regions of the strip-shaped or sheet-shaped aerosol-generating substrate 132 are sequentially heated by the heating element 174. Since the thickness of the aerosol-generating substrate 132 heated each time is very thin, the heating rate is fast and the aerosol The overflow time is short, and the different regions of the aerosol-generating substrate 132 can heat up evenly, so that there is a high energy efficiency and a high mouthfeel consistency.

The technical features of the above-mentioned embodiments can be combined arbitrarily. To make the description concise, all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-mentioned embodiments are not described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, should be considered as within the scope of this specification.

The above-mentioned embodiments only express several implementation modes of the present application, and the description thereof is relatively specific and detailed, but should not be construed as limiting the scope of the patent application. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make several modifications and improvements without departing from the concept of the present application, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the scope of protection of the patent application should be based on the appended claims.

Claims

An atomization device, characterized in that it comprises:

a main housing with an accommodating cavity;

The aerosol-generating matrix box is detachably accommodated in the accommodating cavity, the aerosol-generating matrix box includes a main box body and an aerosol-generating matrix accommodated in the main box body, and the aerosol-generating matrix is in the form of a strip shape or sheet; the aerosol-generating substrate is configured to be able to move along a preset path relative to the main box body;

The heating component is arranged in the accommodating cavity and on the moving path of the aerosol generating substrate.
The atomizing device according to claim 1, wherein the aerosol-generating substrate is detachably accommodated in the main box.
The atomizing device according to claim 1, wherein the aerosol-generating matrix box includes a transmission mechanism, the atomization device includes a driving assembly that is transmission-connected to the transmission mechanism, and the transmission mechanism is in the The aerosol-generating substrate is driven by the driving component to release the aerosol-generating substrate, so that different regions of the aerosol-generating substrate pass through the heating component in sequence.
The atomization device according to claim 3, wherein the main box body is provided with a heating tank, the heating tank is located on the moving path of the aerosol, and the heating assembly is partially located in the heating tank .
The atomization device according to claim 3, characterized in that, the atomization device further comprises a feed detection component, the feed detection component is used to acquire the release length of the aerosol generating substrate, and the drive component The delivery mechanism is driven to release the aerosol-generating substrate according to the release length.
The atomization device according to claim 5, wherein the feed detection assembly includes a detection shaft and a detection unit, and the detection shaft is attached to one side of the aerosol generating substrate and is positioned on the side of the aerosol The generating matrix is driven to rotate, and the feed detection unit is used to detect the rotation angle of the rotating shaft to obtain the release length of the aerosol generating matrix.
The atomizing device according to claim 1, wherein the heating assembly includes a heating element, the heating element is configured as a resistance heating element, an electromagnetic induction heating element or a plasma heating element, and the heating element is attached to the the aerosol-generating substrate to conduct heat to the aerosol-generating substrate; or

The heating assembly is configured as a microwave heating device or an infrared radiation heating device, the heating assembly being adjacent to the aerosol-generating substrate to conduct microwave or infrared radiation to the aerosol-generating substrate.
The atomizing device according to claim 1, wherein the heating assembly comprises an electromagnetic heating coil, electromagnetic heating units are evenly distributed in the aerosol generating substrate, and the aerosol generating substrate can induce the electromagnetic heating coil The magnetic field generated generates an electric current.
The atomization device according to claim 1, characterized in that, the atomization device further comprises a remaining amount detection unit, and the remaining amount detecting unit is used to detect the remaining amount of the unreleased part of the aerosol generating substrate.
The atomization device according to claim 1, wherein the main housing is provided with an installation detection unit, and the installation detection unit is used to detect whether the aerosol generating matrix box exists in the installation cavity.
The atomization device according to claim 10, wherein the aerosol generating matrix box is provided with an induction element, and the installation detection unit can detect the induction element to determine whether there is the Aerosol-generating matrix cartridges.