CN105684211A - Battery components and electronic cigarettes - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a battery assembly and an electronic cigarette, wherein the battery assembly is used for being combined with an atomization assembly to form the electronic cigarette, and comprises an outer sleeve and a battery; the battery comprises a first electrode and a second electrode; the battery assembly further includes a first charging electrode electrically connected to the first electrode, and a second charging electrode electrically connected to the second electrode; the first charging electrode and the second charging electrode are used for being connected with an external charger; the first charging electrode is an end cover arranged at the end part of the outer sleeve; the lamp is arranged on one side of the end cover close to the inner part of the outer sleeve, and a plurality of through holes for emitting light of the lamp are formed in the end face of the end cover. The beneficial effects of the implementation of the invention are as follows: the battery component adopts a structure that the first charging electrode is an end cover arranged at the end part of the outer sleeve, and only the end cover and the second charging electrode are inserted into the charger when the battery component is charged, so that the charging operation time is saved.

Description

Battery components and electronic cigarettes technical field

The invention relates to the field of daily electronic products, more specifically, to a battery assembly and an electronic cigarette.

Background technique

Electronic cigarettes include battery components and atomization components. Electronic cigarettes in the prior art include disposable electronic cigarettes and non-disposable electronic cigarettes. Disposable e-cigarettes usually do not have a charging function, and the e-liquid inside is often not fully used when in use, resulting in waste. The battery assembly in the non-disposable electronic cigarette is detachably connected to the atomization assembly, and the charging port of the battery assembly is an electrode connector connected to the atomization assembly in the battery assembly. When charging the battery pack, it is necessary to disassemble the atomizer pack from the battery pack, and then charge the battery pack. Please refer to Figure 1 for the charging principle. However, using the above-mentioned charging method is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it is easy to cause wear and loosening of the connection after a long time; moreover, it is easy to cause the loss of the atomization component after the atomization component is removed, which brings a lot of inconvenience to the user.

Contents of the invention

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a battery assembly and an electronic cigarette with convenient charging operation for the above-mentioned defects of the prior art.

The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the technical problem is: construct a battery assembly for combining with an atomizing assembly to form an electronic cigarette, the battery assembly includes a battery sleeve and a battery installed in the battery sleeve; The battery includes a first electrode and a second electrode; the battery assembly further includes a first charging electrode electrically connected to the first electrode, and a second charging electrode electrically connected to the second electrode; the first The charging electrode and the second charging electrode are used to connect with an external charger; the first charging electrode is an end cap installed at the end of the battery casing; the end cap is close to the inside of the battery casing A lamp is provided on one side, and a plurality of through holes for emitting light from the lamp are opened on the end surface of the end cover.

In the battery assembly according to the present invention, the end cap includes a cover inserted into the end of the battery sleeve; the plurality of through holes are evenly distributed on the cover.

In the battery assembly according to the present invention, the end surface of the cover away from the battery sleeve is provided with a mark setting area; the plurality of through holes are evenly distributed around the mark setting area.

In the battery assembly according to the present invention, the marking setting area is located at the center of the end surface of the cover away from the battery sleeve.

In the battery assembly of the present invention, the end cap further includes an identification layer disposed on the identification setting area.

In the battery assembly of the present invention, the marking layer is concave-convex.

In the battery assembly of the present invention, the plurality of through holes form characters and/or patterns.

In the battery assembly according to the present invention, the second charging electrode is inserted at the end of the battery sleeve and abuts against the inner wall of the battery sleeve; The second charging electrode is electrically insulated from the second charging electrode.

In the battery assembly according to the present invention, the battery assembly further includes an insulating sleeve installed between the end cover and the second charging electrode; the end cover, the second charging electrode and the insulating sleeve Set all three coplanar with the end face away from the battery.

In the battery assembly according to the present invention, the end cover further includes an electrical connection part extending from the cover body to the battery and electrically connecting with the battery.

In the battery assembly of the present invention, the cover is made of any one of metal, conductive rubber and conductive silicone.

The present invention also constructs an electronic cigarette, including a battery assembly and an atomizing assembly; the battery assembly includes a battery casing and a battery installed in the battery casing; the battery includes a first electrode and a second electrode; The battery assembly also includes a first charging electrode electrically connected to the first electrode, and a second charging electrode electrically connected to the second electrode; the first charging electrode and the second charging electrode are used to communicate with The external charger is connected; the first charging electrode is an end cover installed at the end of the battery sleeve; a lamp is provided on the side of the end cover close to the inside of the battery sleeve, and the end surface of the end cover A plurality of through holes for the light of the lamp to emit are opened on the top.

In the electronic cigarette of the present invention, the atomization assembly includes an atomization sleeve integrally formed with the battery sleeve or detachably connected to the battery sleeve; the end cap is mounted on the The battery casing is far from the end of the atomizing casing.

In the electronic cigarette of the present invention, the end cap includes a cover inserted into the end of the battery sleeve; the plurality of through holes are evenly distributed on the cover.

In the electronic cigarette according to the present invention, the end surface of the cover away from the battery sleeve is provided with a logo setting area; the plurality of through holes are evenly distributed around the logo setting area.

In the electronic cigarette of the present invention, the plurality of through holes form characters and/or patterns.

In the electronic cigarette of the present invention, the second charging electrode is inserted into the end of the battery sleeve and abuts against the inner wall of the battery sleeve; the end cap is inserted into the first The second charging electrode is electrically insulated from the second charging electrode.

In the electronic cigarette of the present invention, the battery assembly further includes an insulating sleeve installed between the end cap and the second charging electrode; the end cap, the second charging electrode and the insulating sleeve Set all three coplanar with the end face away from the battery.

In the electronic cigarette of the present invention, the shape of the through hole is tobacco shred.

In the electronic cigarette according to the present invention, the electronic cigarette further includes a control module for controlling the operation of the atomization component; the first electrode and the second electrode are respectively electrically connected to the control module;

When the charger is charging the battery, the control module disconnects the battery from supplying power to the atomizing assembly.

The battery assembly and the electronic cigarette implementing the present invention have the following beneficial effects: the battery assembly adopts a structure in which the first charging electrode is an end cap installed at the end of the outer casing, and only the end cap is required to charge the battery assembly. The cover and the second charging electrode can be plugged into the charger, thereby saving the time of charging operation, and its external structure is simple and compact, which can avoid the inconvenience of assembly and the increase in cost caused by the installation of additional charging electrodes; The battery casing is separated from the atomizing casing to ensure a reliable connection between the battery casing and the atomizing casing, which brings a lot of convenience to the user and improves the user experience; There are several through holes emitted by the light, and the end cap can produce various bright light effects when smoking, which more realistically imitates tobacco burning, meets the psychological and behavioral needs of smokers, and greatly improves the user experience.

Description of drawings

The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with accompanying drawing and embodiment, in the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of the charging principle of a battery assembly in an electronic cigarette in the prior art;

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of one of the preferred embodiments of the battery assembly provided by the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a block diagram of the charging principle when the battery assembly shown in Fig. 2 is connected to the atomizing assembly;

Fig. 4 is an exploded view of the battery assembly shown in Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a schematic perspective view of the three-dimensional structure of the end cap in the battery assembly shown in Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of the second preferred embodiment of the battery assembly provided by the present invention;

Fig. 7 is an exploded view of the end cap, the second charging electrode and the insulating sleeve in the battery assembly shown in Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is a schematic perspective view of the three-dimensional structure of the end cap in the battery assembly shown in Fig. 6;

Fig. 9 is another perspective view of the end cap in the battery assembly shown in Fig. 6;

Fig. 10 is a schematic structural view of the third preferred embodiment of the battery assembly provided by the present invention;

Fig. 11 is an exploded view of the end cap, the second charging electrode and the insulating sleeve in the battery assembly shown in Fig. 10;

Fig. 12 is a schematic perspective view of the end cap in the battery assembly shown in Fig. 11;

Fig. 13 is another perspective view of the end cap in the battery assembly shown in Fig. 11;

Fig. 14 is a schematic structural view of one of the preferred embodiments of the electronic cigarette provided by the present invention;

Fig. 15 is a schematic structural view of the electronic cigarette shown in Fig. 14 when the end cap is changed;

Fig. 16 is a schematic structural diagram of the second preferred embodiment of the electronic cigarette provided by the present invention.

detailed description

In order to have a clearer understanding of the technical features, purposes and effects of the present invention, the specific implementation manners of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , in one of the preferred embodiments of the battery assembly provided by the present invention, the battery assembly is used to be combined with an atomizing assembly 10 to form an electronic cigarette. The battery assembly includes a battery casing 1 , a battery 2 , a first charging electrode, a second charging electrode 4 , an insulating case 5 , a control module 6 and an air flow sensor 7 .

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4 , the battery casing 1 is roughly a hollow cylindrical structure. The battery 2 includes a first electrode (not shown) and a second electrode (not shown), and the battery 2 is installed inside the battery sleeve 1 . In this embodiment, the first electrode is the positive pole of the battery 2 , and the second electrode is the negative pole of the battery 2 . The first electrode and the second electrode can respectively be electrically connected to the atomizing assembly 10 of the electronic cigarette, so as to drive the atomizing assembly 10 to generate smoke for the user to inhale.

As shown in FIG. 5 and referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 4 , the first charging electrode is an end cap 3 installed at the end of the battery casing 1 , and the end cap 3 is electrically connected to the first electrode. The end cover 3 includes a cover body 31 , a through hole 32 and an electrical connection portion 35 . The cover body 31 is generally a circular arc sheet structure, which is installed at the end of the battery casing 1 . A lamp for simulating tobacco burning is provided on the side of the cover body 31 close to the inside of the battery sleeve 1 , and the light generated when the lamp works is emitted through the through hole 32 to more realistically simulate tobacco burning. In other embodiments of the present invention, the lamp can also produce lights of other colors, and the end cap 3 can produce various bright light effects when smoking to meet the psychological and behavioral needs of smokers. In this embodiment, the cover body 31 is a sheet made of metal material. In other embodiments of the present invention, the cover body 31 can also be made of any one of conductive rubber and conductive silicone. When the atomization assembly 10 is in working state, the end cap 3 outputs light to indicate that the atomization assembly 10 is in working state.

As shown in Fig. 5 and referring to Fig. 2 and Fig. 4, the through hole 32 is arranged on the end face of the end cover 3, that is, the through hole 32 is set on the end face of the cover body 31, and the extension of the through hole 32 The direction is roughly parallel to the axial direction of the battery casing 1 . Several through holes 32 are provided, and the several through holes 32 are evenly distributed on the cover body 31 . In this embodiment, several through holes 32 fill the entire cover body 31 , roughly forming an arrangement distribution, and the distance between two adjacent through holes 32 is equal. The through hole 32 adopts a circular through hole structure. In other embodiments of the present invention, the through hole 32 may also adopt a square, polygonal or tobacco shred shape. Providing the through hole 32 in the form of tobacco shreds can make the electronic cigarette more realistically imitate the burning of tobacco.

As shown in FIG. 5 and referring to FIG. 2 , the electrical connection portion 35 extends from the cover 31 to the battery 2 , and the electrical connection portion 35 is electrically connected to the first electrode. In this embodiment, the electrical connection portion 35 is disposed on the edge of the cover 31 , and the electrical connection portion 35 is electrically connected to the first electrode through a welding wire.

As shown in FIG. 4 , the second charging electrode 4 is electrically connected to the second electrode. The second charging electrode 4 is roughly ring-shaped, which is adapted to the inner diameter of the battery sleeve 1 . The second charging electrode 4 is inserted at the end of the battery sleeve 1 and abuts against the inner wall of the battery sleeve 1 . The inner wall of the battery sleeve 1 is made of conductive material, and when the second charging electrode 4 abuts against the inner wall of the battery sleeve 1, the electrical connection between the two is realized. The second electrode is electrically connected to the inner wall of the battery sleeve 1 , so that the second charging electrode 4 is electrically connected to the second electrode. In other embodiments of the present invention, the second charging electrode 4 can also be electrically connected to the second electrode by welding wires.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4 , the insulating sleeve 5 is roughly a hollow cylindrical structure, which is installed between the end cap 3 and the second charging electrode 4 to achieve electrical insulation between the two. The end faces of the end cap 3 , the second charging electrode 4 and the insulating sleeve 5 away from the battery 2 are coplanar, that is, the end faces of the end cap 3 , the second charging electrode 4 and the insulating sleeve 5 away from the battery 2 together form a smooth surface . In this embodiment, one end of the end cap 3 located outside the battery sleeve 1 has an arc-shaped structure. Correspondingly, the ends of the second charging electrode 4 and the insulating sleeve 5 located outside the battery sleeve 1 have an arc-shaped structure, and the end cap 3. The second charging electrode 4 and the insulating sleeve 5 are in the same plane and jointly form a smooth arc-shaped surface.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , the output terminal of the control module 6 is connected to the atomization assembly 10 and can be used to control the operation of the atomization assembly 10 . The first electrode and the second electrode are respectively electrically connected to the control module 6 to realize power supply to the control module 6 . When the external charger 100 is charging the battery 2, the control module 6 can disconnect the electrical connection between the battery 2 and the atomizing assembly 10, so as to prevent the atomizing assembly 10 from producing smoke during charging. The airflow sensor 7 is connected to the control module 6. When the battery assembly is connected to the atomization assembly 10 and is working normally, the control module 6 controls the battery 2 to supply power to the atomization assembly 10 according to the airflow signal sensed by the airflow sensor 7, so as to control the mist The smoke assembly 10 produces smoke.

When using the battery assembly as described above, since the battery assembly adopts the structure that the first charging electrode is the end cap 3 installed at the end of the battery casing 1, it is only necessary to put the end cap on when the battery assembly is charged. 3. The second charging electrode 4 can be inserted into the external charger 100 , thus saving the time of charging operation.

As shown in FIG. 6 , FIG. 7 , FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 , in the second preferred embodiment of the battery assembly provided by the present invention, the difference between the battery assembly and the first embodiment lies in the structure of the end cover 3 . In this embodiment, the end cap 3 further includes a logo setting area 33 and a logo layer 34 . The logo setting area 33 is set on the end face of the cover body 31 away from the battery sleeve 1 . The marking setting area 33 is roughly circular, and several through holes 32 are evenly distributed around the marking setting area 33 . In this embodiment, the marking setting area 33 is located at the center of the end face of the cover body 31 away from the battery sleeve 1 . The logo layer 34 is arranged on the logo setting area 33 , and the logo setting area 33 can be designed according to the size of the logo layer 34 . The logo layer 34 can be connected to the logo setting area 33 by bonding or coating, and the logo layer 34 is concave-convex, and the logo (also called LOGO) of the logo layer 34 can be a product trademark. In other embodiments of the present invention, the marking layer 34 may also adopt a smooth surface structure.

As shown in FIG. 10 , FIG. 11 , FIG. 12 and FIG. 13 , in the third preferred embodiment of the battery assembly provided by the present invention, the difference between the battery assembly and the first embodiment also lies in the structure of the end cover 3 . In this embodiment, several through holes 32 form characters and/or patterns, that is, several through holes 32 form individual characters, or individual patterns, or form a combination of characters and patterns. With the above structure, several through holes 32 can be designed into different shapes according to the needs of users, so that the end caps can produce different lighting effects to meet the diverse needs of customers.

As shown in FIG. 14 and FIG. 15 and referring to FIG. 2 , based on the structure of the above-mentioned battery assembly, the present invention also provides an electronic cigarette, which includes an atomizing assembly 10 and the battery assembly. The atomization assembly 10 includes an atomization sleeve 8 integrally formed with the battery sleeve 1 or detachably connected to the battery sleeve 1 . In one of the preferred embodiments of the electronic cigarette provided by the present invention, in this embodiment, the battery sleeve 1 is detachably connected to the atomization sleeve 8 . The battery casing 1 and the atomizing casing 8 are connected by threaded connection. The battery 2 is installed in the battery sleeve 1 , and the end cap 3 is installed at the end of the battery sleeve 1 away from the atomizing sleeve 8 . In other embodiments of the present invention, the battery casing 1 and the atomizing casing 8 may also adopt other detachable connection methods, such as buckle connection and the like.

As shown in FIG. 16 , in the second preferred embodiment of the electronic cigarette provided by the present invention, the difference between the electronic cigarette and the first embodiment of the electronic cigarette lies in the structure of the battery sleeve 1 . The electronic cigarette includes the battery assembly and the atomization assembly 10 described in the above embodiments, the battery casing 1 of the battery assembly and the atomization casing 8 of the atomization assembly 10 are integrally formed. The electronic cigarette in this embodiment is a common disposable electronic cigarette.

When using the electronic cigarette as described above, since the battery assembly adopts the structure in which the first charging electrode is the end cap 3 installed at the end of the battery casing 1, only the end cap 3 needs to be inserted when charging the electronic cigarette. 1. The second charging electrode 4 can be inserted into the charger 100, thereby saving the time of the charging operation; since the battery casing 1 and the atomizing casing 8 do not need to be separated during the charging operation, it is ensured that the battery casing 1 and the atomizing casing 8 are separated. The reliable connection between the atomizing sleeves 8 brings a lot of convenience to the user; moreover, the end cover 3 is provided with a number of through holes 32 for the light of the lamp to emit, and the end cover 3 can produce various bright lights when smoking. Lighting effects to meet the diverse needs of customers.

Embodiments of the present invention have been described above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned specific implementations, and the above-mentioned specific implementations are only illustrative, rather than restrictive, and those of ordinary skill in the art will Under the enlightenment of the present invention, many forms can also be made without departing from the gist of the present invention and the protection scope of the claims, and these all belong to the protection of the present invention.

Claims (20)

A battery assembly for forming an electronic cigarette in combination with an atomizing assembly (10), the battery assembly comprising a battery sleeve (1) and a battery (2) installed in the battery sleeve (1); the The battery (2) includes a first electrode and a second electrode; it is characterized in that the battery assembly further includes a first charging electrode electrically connected to the first electrode, and a second charging electrode electrically connected to the second electrode. An electrode (4); the first charging electrode and the second charging electrode (4) are used to connect with an external charger (100); the first charging electrode is installed on the battery sleeve (1) The end cover (3); the side of the end cover (3) close to the inside of the battery casing (1) is provided with a lamp, and the end surface of the end cover (3) is provided with a lamp for the lamp A plurality of through holes (32) from which the light emits. The battery assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: the end cover (3) includes a cover (31) inserted at the end of the battery sleeve (1); the plurality of through holes (32) ) are evenly distributed on the cover (31). The battery assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that: the end surface of the cover (31) away from the battery sleeve (1) is provided with a marking setting area (33); the plurality of through holes (32) Evenly distributed around the mark setting area (33). The battery assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that: the marking setting area (33) is located at the center of the end face of the cover (31) away from the battery sleeve (1). The battery assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that: the end cover (3) further comprises an identification layer (34) arranged on the identification setting area (33). The battery assembly according to claim 5, characterized in that: the marking layer (34) is concave-convex. The battery assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: the several through holes (32) form characters and/or patterns. The battery assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: the second charging electrode (4) is inserted at the end of the battery sleeve (1) and interacts with the inner wall of the battery sleeve (1) abutting; the end cap (3) is inserted on the second charging electrode (4) and electrically insulated from the second charging electrode (4). The battery assembly according to claim 8, characterized in that: the battery assembly further comprises an insulating sleeve (5) installed between the end cover (3) and the second charging electrode (4); the The end faces of the end cover (3), the second charging electrode (4) and the insulating sleeve (5) away from the battery (2) are in the same plane. The battery assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that: the end cover (3) further includes a cover extending from the cover (31) to the battery (2) and electrically connected to the first electrode. Electrical connection part (35). The battery assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that: the cover (31) is made of any one of metal, conductive rubber and conductive silicone. An electronic cigarette, comprising a battery assembly and an atomizing assembly (10); the battery assembly includes a battery casing (1) and a battery (2) installed in the battery casing (1); the battery (2 ) includes a first electrode and a second electrode; it is characterized in that: the battery assembly further includes a first charging electrode electrically connected to the first electrode, and a second charging electrode electrically connected to the second electrode (4 ); the first charging electrode and the second charging electrode (4) are used to connect with an external charger (100); the first charging electrode is installed at the end of the battery sleeve (1) The end cover (3); the side of the end cover (3) close to the inside of the battery sleeve (1) is provided with a lamp, and the end surface of the end cover (3) is provided with a hole for the light of the lamp to emit Several through holes (32). The electronic cigarette according to claim 12, characterized in that: the atomization assembly (10) includes a device integrally formed with the battery sleeve (1) or detachably connected to the battery sleeve (1). An atomizing sleeve (8); the end cap (3) is installed on the end of the battery sleeve (1) away from the atomizing sleeve (8). The electronic cigarette according to claim 13, characterized in that: the end cover (3) includes a cover (31) inserted at the end of the battery sleeve (1); the plurality of through holes (32) ) are evenly distributed on the cover (31). The electronic cigarette according to claim 14, characterized in that: the end surface of the cover (31) away from the battery sleeve (1) is provided with a logo setting area (33); the plurality of through holes (32) Evenly distributed around the mark setting area (33). The electronic cigarette according to claim 12, characterized in that: the several through holes (32) form characters and/or patterns. The electronic cigarette according to claim 12, characterized in that: the second charging electrode (4) is inserted at the end of the battery sleeve (1) and is connected to the inner wall of the battery sleeve (1) abutting; the end cap (3) is inserted on the second charging electrode (4) and electrically insulated from the second charging electrode (4). The electronic cigarette according to claim 17, characterized in that: the battery assembly further includes an insulating sleeve (5) installed between the end cap (3) and the second charging electrode (4); the The end faces of the end cover (3), the second charging electrode (4) and the insulating sleeve (5) away from the battery (2) are in the same plane. The electronic cigarette according to claim 12, characterized in that the shape of the through hole (32) is shredded tobacco. The electronic cigarette according to claim 12, characterized in that: the electronic cigarette further comprises a control module (6) for controlling the operation of the atomization assembly (10); the first electrode and the second electrode respectively electrically connected to the control modules (6); When the charger (100) is charging the battery (2), the control module (6) disconnects the battery (2) to supply power to the atomization assembly (10).