CN106418699B - Electronic cigarette - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides an electronic cigarette, which comprises a shell, an atomizer and a battery, wherein the atomizer and the battery are arranged in the shell, an air inlet channel which is communicated with an electronic cigarette suction end from the electronic cigarette air inlet end is arranged in the shell, the electronic cigarette further comprises a smoke storage cavity which is arranged at the electronic cigarette suction end and used for storing smoke and a smoke release cavity which is arranged at the electronic cigarette air inlet end, the smoke storage cavity and the smoke release cavity are communicated through a smoke return channel, the front end of the smoke storage cavity is provided with an air inlet hole and an air outlet hole which are communicated in one way, the rear end of the smoke storage cavity is provided with a pushing mechanism which pushes the stored smoke out of the smoke storage cavity, and the smoke release cavity is provided with a smoke overflow hole. The electronic cigarette of the present invention can form smoke having an external shape.

Description

e-cigarette

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of electronic cigarette production, and in particular to an electronic cigarette that can form smoke with a specific external shape.

Background technique

There are currently about 300 million smokers in the world, and their daily consumption is burning cigarettes. Cigarette products produce thousands of toxic and harmful substances due to combustion, which cause great harm to human health after entering the human body. E-cigarettes are one of the existing alternatives to cigarettes. Due to their non-burning, small size, large smoke output, and ease of use, e-cigarettes have gained favor among a large number of cigarette consumers in recent years. Many users of traditional cigarettes have begun to Switch to e-cigarettes as your daily nicotine intake.

The smoke formed by existing e-cigarettes is generally released directly from the suction end of the e-cigarette, which is similar to current ordinary cigarettes. The smoke formed is a dispersed mist with no specific external shape. For example, China CN201410843457.9 discloses an electronic cigarette, which includes a cartridge tube, an atomization device, and a cartridge fixture for detachably connecting the cartridge tube to the atomization device. The smoke formed by the electronic cigarette of the present invention is dispersed and has no shape.

As people have higher and higher requirements for the quality of life, their taste in daily necessities is also getting higher and higher. If e-cigarettes allow consumers to smoke while also having entertainment properties, it will attract more consumers' attention. Therefore, developing an electronic cigarette that can release smoke with a certain external shape has become a research direction.

Contents of the invention

In view of the above shortcomings of the prior art, the purpose of the present invention is to provide an electronic cigarette to solve the problem of the lack of entertainment performance of the electronic cigarette itself in the prior art.

In order to achieve the above objects and other related objects, the present invention provides an electronic cigarette. The electronic cigarette includes a shell, an atomizer and a battery placed in the shell. The shell is provided with an air inlet connected to the electronic cigarette. The air inlet channel at the suction end also includes a smoke storage chamber placed at the suction end of the electronic cigarette for storing smoke and a smoke release chamber placed at the air inlet end of the electronic cigarette, the smoke storage chamber and the smoke release chamber The chambers are connected through a smoke return channel. The smoke storage chamber is provided with a one-way air inlet and an air outlet. The rear end of the smoke storage chamber is provided with a pushing mechanism for pushing the stored smoke out of the smoke storage chamber. , the smoke release cavity is provided with a smoke overflow hole. In the present invention, an atomizer refers to a component that electrically heats and atomizes e-liquid, including an electric heating body and an e-liquid transmission part; the air inlet end of the electronic cigarette refers to the end of the e-cigarette that is provided with an air inlet for convenience Air enters; the suction end of the e-cigarette is set downstream of the atomizer, which can include a filter or just an opening on the end of the shell. When a user smokes an e-cigarette, air enters from the air inlet end of the e-cigarette, and the electric heater is activated to heat the e-liquid, volatilize the smoke, and the air and smoke are mixed, come out of the atomizer, and enter the suction end of the e-cigarette.

Preferably, the smoke storage cavity is surrounded by a fixed front partition and a sliding rear partition as well as the inner wall of the housing, the air inlet and outlet are provided on the front partition, and the rear partition and a push spring located behind the rear partition to push the rear partition forward to form the pushing mechanism, and the rear partition is provided with a one-way through hole for the smoke to be released from the suction end of the electronic cigarette, and the air intake The hole and the one-way through hole are connected to make the flue gas storage cavity become a part of the air inlet passage.

Preferably, the smoke storage cavity is a tubular member with both ends closed. The front end of the tubular member is provided with the air inlet hole and the air outlet hole. The rear end of the tubular member is sealed by a slidable wall plate. A spring is provided at the rear, and the wall plate and the spring constitute the pushing mechanism.

Preferably, the outer shell is provided with an inner shell for accommodating the battery. The cavity enclosed by the inner shell not only houses the battery but also serves as a part of the air inlet channel. The inner shell and the outer shell are The gap existing between them serves as part of the flue gas return channel.

Preferably, the atomizer is provided with a flue gas pipe connected to the flue gas storage chamber, and the flue gas pipe is connected to the air outlet and serves as another part of the flue gas return channel.

Preferably, the outer wall of the inner shell has a corrugated structure, and a part of the flue gas return channel is formed by a groove cavity in the corrugated structure.

Preferably, the smoke overflow hole is a hole with a geometric shape or a non-geometric shape, such as a polygon, a letter, a Chinese character or a picture.

Preferably, the smoke release chamber is provided with a plurality of smoke overflow holes, and all the smoke overflow holes are combined to form a preset geometric or non-geometric shape, such as a polygon, a letter, a Chinese character or a picture.

As mentioned above, the electronic cigarette of the present invention has the following beneficial effects: when used, the electronic cigarette can not only smoke normally, but also store a part of the smoke, so that it can produce smoke with a certain external shape, so that the electronic cigarette can provide consumers with While enjoying sensory enjoyment, e-cigarettes also give e-cigarettes a certain sense of entertainment and novelty.

Description of the drawings

Figure 1 shows a schematic diagram of the electronic cigarette of the present invention.

Figure 2 shows a schematic diagram of the inner shell of the present invention.

Figure 3 shows a schematic diagram of the air inlet channel of the present invention.

Figure 4 shows a schematic diagram of the flue gas return channel of the present invention.

Figure 5 shows a schematic diagram of the smoke release chamber of the present invention.

Figure 6 shows a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the smoke overflow hole of the present invention.

Component label description

1 shell

2 batteries

3 inner shell

4 atomizer

41 flue gas pipe

42 air pipe

5 flue gas storage chamber

51 front bulkhead

52 rear partition

53 push spring

54 air inlet

55 air outlet

6 gas sensor

7 Smoke release chamber

71 Smoke escape hole

8 Flue gas return channel

9 air intake channel

Detailed ways

The implementation of the present invention is described below with specific embodiments. Those familiar with this technology can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present invention from the content disclosed in this specification.

See Figure 1 to Figure 6. It should be noted that the structures, proportions, sizes, etc. shown in the drawings attached to this specification are only used to coordinate with the content disclosed in the specification for the understanding and reading of those familiar with this technology, and are not used to limit the implementation of the present invention. Restrictive conditions, so they have no technical substantive significance. Any structural modifications, changes in proportions, or adjustments in size should still fall within the scope of the present invention as long as they do not affect the effects that the present invention can produce and the purposes that can be achieved. The technical content disclosed must be within the scope that can be covered. At the same time, terms such as "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "middle" and "one" cited in this specification are only for convenience of description and are not used to limit the scope of this specification. The scope of the invention that can be implemented, and changes or adjustments in their relative relationships, as long as there is no substantial change in the technical content, shall also be regarded as the scope of the invention that can be implemented.

In this manual, the air inlet end of the e-cigarette is the front end of the e-cigarette, and the suction end of the e-cigarette is the back end of the e-cigarette. A complete airflow path can be formed from the air inlet end of the e-cigarette to the suction end of the e-cigarette. The left and right directions in the drawings are the front and rear directions indicated in this manual.

As shown in Figure 1, the present invention provides an electronic cigarette, which includes a housing 1, an atomizer 4 and a battery 2 placed in the housing 1. The housing 1 is provided with an air inlet channel 9 (shown in Figure 3) connected from the air inlet end of the electronic cigarette to the suction end of the electronic cigarette, and also includes a smoke storage cavity 5 placed at the suction end of the electronic cigarette for storing smoke. The smoke release chamber 7 is placed at the air inlet end of the electronic cigarette. The smoke storage chamber 5 and the smoke release chamber 7 are connected through the smoke return channel 8 (see Figure 4). The smoke storage chamber 5 has The front end or the front side wall is provided with one-way air inlet holes and air outlet holes (both the air inlet holes and air outlet holes can use one-way exhaust valves), and the rear end of the flue gas storage chamber 5 is provided with a flue gas to be stored The pushing mechanism pushes out the smoke storage chamber 5, and the smoke release chamber 7 is provided with a smoke overflow hole 71 (see Figures 5 and 6). When the electronic cigarette of the present invention is used, part of the smoke generated can be collected through the smoke storage cavity provided in the electronic cigarette, and then the smoke can enter the smoke return channel and overflow from the specific smoke overflow hole. The shape of the overflow hole can form smoke with a specific external shape, bringing visual beauty to the user.

An embodiment of the flue gas storage cavity of the present invention will be described in detail below. The flue gas storage cavity in this embodiment serves as a part of the air inlet passage. As shown in Figures 1, 3 and 4, the above-mentioned flue gas storage chamber 5 is surrounded by a fixed front partition 51 and a sliding rear partition 52 as well as the inner wall of the casing. The air inlet 54 and the air outlet 55 are provided in On the front partition 51, the rear partition 52 and the push spring 53 located behind the rear partition to push the rear partition forward together form a pushing mechanism, and the rear partition 52 is provided with a mechanism for the smoke to be released from the suction end of the electronic cigarette. The one-way through hole, the air inlet hole and the one-way through hole are connected to make the flue gas storage chamber 5 become a part of the air inlet channel 9.

When this electronic cigarette is smoked, air enters from the air inlet end of the electronic cigarette, triggering the gas sensor 6, thereby making the electronic cigarette work. The generated smoke enters the smoke storage chamber 5 with the air through the air inlet channel 9, and then passes through the rear partition. The one-way through hole on the board is released from the suction end of the electronic cigarette, but part of the smoke is also stored in the smoke storage chamber. The smoke generated during the smoking process jointly compresses the above-mentioned push spring 53. In this embodiment The push spring is a light spring, which can be compressed by slight pressure. After the suction is completed, the push spring 53 stretches under its own elastic force, pushing the rear partition 52 forward to press the smoke into the smoke return channel through the air outlet 55. 8, until it enters the smoke release chamber 7 and overflows from the smoke overflow hole 71. The pushing mechanism of the present invention is implemented by using a spring to push the movement of the partition. It can also be of other structures, as long as it can press the smoke into the smoke return channel after the suction is completed.

Another embodiment of the flue gas storage cavity of the present invention will be described in detail below. The flue gas storage cavity in this embodiment is an independent cavity and is not part of the air inlet channel and is not shown in the figure. The above-mentioned flue gas storage cavity can be a tubular member with both ends closed. The front end of the tubular member is provided with the above-mentioned one-way air inlet and outlet, and the rear end of the tubular member is sealed by a slidable wall plate behind the wall plate. A spring is provided, and the wall plate and the spring constitute a pushing mechanism. The push spring in this implementation is a lightweight spring, which can be compressed by a small pressure. In this embodiment, there is no one-way through hole on the wall of the smoke storage cavity, which is only used to collect part of the smoke, and then push the stored smoke into the smoke return channel through the pushing mechanism, and then enter the smoke release channel. The cavity overflows from the smoke overflow hole.

The electronic cigarette of the present invention can form a variety of shapes of smoke. The above-mentioned smoke overflow hole 71 can be one or multiple. If there is one, the shape of the smoke overflow hole 71 must be consistent with the external shape of the smoke that needs to be formed. The shapes are consistent, for example, heart-shaped smoke can be formed, as shown in Figure 5, that is, the above-mentioned smoke overflow hole 71 is designed as a heart-shaped hole; it can also be a five-pointed star-shaped smoke, as shown in Figure 6, that is, the smoke overflows. Hole 71 is designed as a pentagonal hole. When the above-mentioned smoke release chamber 7 is provided with multiple smoke overflow holes, all the smoke overflow holes 71 are densely distributed into a certain geometric or non-geometric shape, that is, the smoke released by all the smoke overflow holes 71 is combined to form a specific appearance. Smoke in shapes, such as a polygon, or a letter, a Chinese character, or a picture.

In order to realize the independence and non-interference of the incoming and returning smoke gases, and to increase the atomization effect of the electronic cigarette, the above-mentioned outer shell 1 is provided with an inner shell 3 for accommodating the battery 2, and the cavity surrounded by the inner shell 3 is placed The battery 2 serves as a part of the air inlet channel 9 , and the gap existing between the inner shell 3 and the outer shell 1 serves as a part of the smoke return channel 8 . The atomizer 4 is provided with a smoke pipe 41 connected with the smoke storage chamber 5. The smoke pipe 41 is connected with the air outlet 55 and serves as another part of the smoke return channel 8. The atomizer 4 may also be provided with a smoke pipe 41. The air pipe 42 communicates with the air inlet 54 and serves as another part of the air inlet passage 9 .

In order to better introduce the smoke from the smoke return channel of the atomizer part into the smoke return channel of the battery part, the outer wall of the above-mentioned inner shell 3 has a corrugated structure. The corrugated structure specifically refers to: the outer wall of the inner shell has a double The double-layer wall is divided into a plurality of grooves, as shown in Figure 2. A part of the flue gas return channel 8 is formed by a groove 31 formed of a corrugated structure. When the atomizer part is threadedly connected to the inner shell, it is ensured that there is a groove cavity 31 communicating with the flue gas pipe 41.

To sum up, the electronic cigarette of the present invention can release smoke with a specific external shape. Therefore, the present invention effectively overcomes various shortcomings in the prior art and has high industrial utilization value.

The above embodiments only illustrate the principles and effects of the present invention, but are not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone familiar with this technology can modify or change the above embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, all equivalent modifications or changes made by those with ordinary knowledge in the technical field without departing from the spirit and technical ideas disclosed in the present invention shall still be covered by the claims of the present invention.

Claims (8)

1. An electronic cigarette. The electronic cigarette includes a shell (1), an atomizer (4) and a battery (2) placed in the shell. The air inlet channel (9) of the e-cigarette suction end is characterized in that it also includes a smoke storage chamber (5) placed at the e-cigarette suction end for storing smoke and a smoke release chamber placed at the inlet end of the e-cigarette. (7), the smoke storage chamber (5) and the smoke release chamber (7) are connected through the smoke return channel (8), and the smoke storage chamber (5) is provided with a one-way air inlet. and an air outlet. The rear end of the smoke storage chamber (5) is provided with a pushing mechanism for pushing the stored smoke out of the smoke storage chamber (5). The smoke release chamber (7) is provided with a smoke overflow hole (71). . 2. The electronic cigarette according to claim 1, characterized in that the smoke storage chamber (5) is surrounded by a fixed front partition (51) and a sliding rear partition (52) as well as the inner wall of the housing. The air inlet (54) and the air outlet (55) are provided on the front partition (51), the rear partition (52) and the push spring provided behind the rear partition to push the rear partition forward. (53) together constitute the pushing mechanism, and the rear partition is provided with a one-way through hole for the smoke to be released from the smoking end of the electronic cigarette. The air inlet hole (54) and the one-way through hole are connected to make the The flue gas storage cavity (5) becomes a part of the air inlet channel (9). 3. The electronic cigarette according to claim 1, characterized in that: the smoke storage cavity (5) is a tubular member with both ends closed, and the front end of the tubular member is provided with the air inlet (54) and the The rear end of the air outlet (55) and the tubular member is sealed by a slidable wall plate. A spring is provided behind the wall plate. The wall plate and the spring constitute the pushing mechanism. 4. The electronic cigarette according to claim 1, characterized in that: the outer shell (1) is provided with an inner shell (3) for accommodating the battery (2), and the inner shell (3) surrounds The cavity not only houses the battery (2) but also serves as a part of the air inlet channel (9). The gap existing between the inner shell (3) and the outer shell (1) serves as the smoke return channel (8) )a part of. 5. The electronic cigarette according to claim 4, characterized in that: the atomizer (4) is provided with a smoke tube (41) connected to the smoke storage chamber (5), The air pipe (41) communicates with the air outlet (55) and serves as another part of the flue gas return channel (8). 6. The electronic cigarette according to claim 4, characterized in that: the outer wall of the inner shell (3) has a corrugated structure, and a part of the smoke return channel (8) is formed by a groove (cavity) in the corrugated structure. 31) formed. 7. The electronic cigarette according to claim 1, characterized in that the smoke overflow hole (71) is a hole with a geometric shape or a non-geometric shape. 8. The electronic cigarette according to claim 1, characterized in that: the smoke release chamber (7) is provided with a plurality of smoke overflow holes (71), and all the smoke overflow holes (71) are combined to form a geometric or Non-geometric shapes.