CN111329118A - Electronic cigarette - Google Patents

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention discloses an electronic cigarette, which comprises: the heating device comprises a shell, a sleeve for placing a smoking article, a heating element for heating the smoking article, a switch assembly and a power supply, wherein the sleeve is connected with the shell, and the heating element, the switch assembly and the power supply are all arranged in the shell; the heating element is electrically connected with the switch component, and the switch component is electrically connected with the power supply; the sleeve can move to first position and second position for the casing, and when the sleeve was located the first position, the sleeve drive switch subassembly was in the off-state to make the electric connection disconnection between heating element and the power, when the sleeve was located the second position, the sleeve drive switch subassembly was in the on-state, thereby made the electric connection between heating element and the power switch on. The invention uses the movement of the sleeve as the action of turning on or turning off the power supply, replaces the operation of starting the power supply by pressing the key for a long time in the prior art, saves the waiting time of pressing the key for a long time, simplifies the operation steps and is more convenient to use.

Description

e-cigarette

technical field

The present invention relates to the field of electronic cigarettes, and more particularly, to an electronic cigarette.

Background technique

In the technical field of electronic cigarettes, especially the technical field of electronic cigarettes that are heated without burning at low temperature, electronic cigarettes mainly make smoking products smoke by heating without burning.

In the existing electronic cigarette, when smoking, the user needs to first place the smoking product in the sleeve of the electronic cigarette, and then press the power button to connect the power supply and start the heating. In this operation, the power is usually turned on by pressing and holding the power button for a few seconds, which requires the user to wait for a long time, the operation is cumbersome, and the experience is not good.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The purpose of the present invention is to overcome the above-mentioned defects in the prior art, and provide an electronic cigarette, which eliminates the setting of the power button and saves the time for connecting the power.

For achieving the above object, technical scheme of the present invention is as follows:

An electronic cigarette, comprising: a casing, a sleeve for placing smoking articles, a heating element for heating the smoking articles, a switch assembly and a power source, the sleeve is connected to the casing, the heating element , the switch assembly and the power supply are all arranged in the housing;

The heating element is electrically connected to the switch assembly, and the switch assembly is electrically connected to the power supply;

The sleeve can move relative to the housing to a first position and a second position, and when the sleeve is in the first position, the sleeve drives the switch assembly to be in an off state, so that all The electrical connection between the heating element and the power supply is disconnected, and when the sleeve is in the second position, the sleeve drives the switch assembly to be in a conducting state, so that the heating element and the power supply are in an on state. The electrical connection between the power sources is turned on.

Preferably, the sleeve moves along the axial direction of the sleeve.

Preferably, when the smoking article is inserted, the sleeve moves to the second position under the thrust of the inserted smoking article; when the smoking article is removed, the frictional force between the smoking article and the sleeve The sleeve is moved to the first position.

Preferably, it also includes a control element and a displacement sensor, the control element is electrically connected to the displacement sensor, and the control element is used to receive a signal from the displacement sensor, and to disconnect or turn on the heating according to the signal The electrical connection between the element and the power supply, the displacement sensor is used to detect the relative displacement of the smoking article and the heating element, when the displacement sensor detects that the smoking article is far away from the heating element, the control The element disconnects the electrical connection between the heating element and the power supply, and when the displacement sensor detects that the smoking article is close to the heating element, the control element communicates the electrical connection between the heating element and the power supply. electrical connection.

Preferably, it also includes a magnetic assembly, the magnetic assembly is connected with the sleeve, and when the sleeve moves to the first position, the magnetic assembly and the housing are connected together by magnetic force , moving the sleeve away from the second position.

Preferably, the switch assembly is a magnetic switch assembly, an elastic switch assembly, a photoelectric sensor switch assembly or a voice-activated switch assembly.

Preferably, a fixing frame is also included, and the fixing frame is used to fix the heating element and the switch assembly.

Preferably, the fixing frame is a cylindrical structure, the cylindrical structure has a side wall and a bottom, the other end opposite to the bottom is an opening, and the switch assembly is located on the side wall and close to the bottom , the bottom end of the sleeve enters the inside of the barrel-shaped structure from the opening, and the sleeve can move inside the barrel-shaped structure.

Preferably, a bracket is also included, and the bracket is used to fix the fixing frame and the power supply.

Preferably, it also includes a power conversion device, and the end of the power conversion device is provided with a charging interface.

Implementing the embodiment of the present invention will have the following beneficial effects:

The invention uses the movement of the sleeve as the action of turning on or off the power supply, replacing the operation of long pressing the button to start the power supply in the prior art, saving the waiting time of long pressing the button, simplifying the operation steps, and making it more convenient to use.

Description of drawings

In order to explain the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art more clearly, the following briefly introduces the accompanying 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 These are some embodiments of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can also be obtained according to these drawings without creative efforts.

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FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional structural diagram of an electronic cigarette in an embodiment when no smoking article is installed.

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional structural diagram of the electronic cigarette shown in FIG. 1 when a smoking article is installed.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the electronic cigarette shown in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an explosion structure of each component of the electronic cigarette shown in FIG. 1 .

Detailed ways

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, but not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

In the following specific embodiments of the present invention, please refer to FIGS. 1 to 4 . The present invention discloses an electronic cigarette, comprising: a casing 10, a sleeve 20 for placing the smoking article 1, a heating element 30 for heating the smoking article 1, switch assemblies 42/44, and a power source 50, the sleeve The cartridge 20 is connected to the housing 10 , and the heating element 30 , the switch assemblies 42 / 44 and the power source 50 are all arranged in the housing 10 . The heating element 30 is electrically connected to the switch assemblies 42 / 44 , and the switch assemblies 42 / 44 are electrically connected to the power source 50 .

The sleeve 20 can move to the first position and the second position relative to the housing 10. When the sleeve 20 is in the first position, the sleeve 20 drives the switch assembly 42/44 to be in a disconnected state, so that the heating element 30 is connected to the power supply 50. The electrical connection between them is disconnected, and when the sleeve 20 is in the second position, the sleeve 20 drives the switch assemblies 42/44 to be in a conducting state, so that the electrical connection between the heating element 30 and the power source 50 is conducted.

The sleeve 20 can move relative to the housing 10 , and the movement may be a rotation around the axis of the sleeve 20 or a movement along the axis of the sleeve 20 . The sleeve 20 may be located inside the casing 10 , or may be partially located inside the casing 10 , and the rest of the sleeve 20 may be located outside the casing 10 .

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4 , in this embodiment, the sleeve 20 moves along the axial direction of the sleeve 20 . Preferably, when the smoking article 1 is inserted, the sleeve 20 moves to the second position under the thrust of the inserted smoking article 1; when the smoking article 1 is removed, the frictional force between the smoking article 1 and the sleeve 20 The sleeve 20 is moved to the first position, so that the switch assembly can be turned on while the smoking article 1 is placed, which saves the waiting time for long pressing the button to start the power supply, simplifies the operation steps, and is more convenient to use.

There are a number of options for switch assemblies capable of making or breaking an electrical circuit through the movement of the sleeve 20 . Preferably, the switch assembly is a magnetic switch assembly, which realizes the disconnection or conduction of the circuit through the action of magnetic force. Specifically, in this embodiment, referring to FIGS. 1 to 4 , the magnetic switch assembly includes a magnetic switch 42 and a magnetic member 44 , the magnetic member 44 is connected to the sleeve 20 , the magnetic switch 42 is connected to the housing 10 , and the magnetic switch 42 is Refers to a switching element controlled by a magnetic field signal. When there is no magnetism, the circuit is disconnected, and when there is magnetism, the circuit is connected. The magnetic switch 42 may be an electromagnetic switch, that is, a switch controlled by an electromagnet. In this case, the magnetic member 44 used in conjunction with the electromagnetic switch may be a magnetic conductor, such as a magnetic ring. The magnetic switch 42 can also be a proximity switch, which includes a magnet and a switch. In this case, the magnetic member 44 can be a magnet. When the magnetic member 44 and the magnetic switch 42 are close to each other, the two magnets attract each other, so that the switch is connected to the circuit. Of course, the magnetic member 44 may not be used, as long as the material of the sleeve 20 is a magnetic material (permanent magnet or soft magnet).

Of course, the switch assembly may not be a magnetic switch. For example, it may be an elastic switch assembly. When the sleeve 20 presses the elastic switch assembly, the switch is closed and the circuit is connected. When the sleeve 20 leaves and does not press the elastic switch assembly, the switch is disconnected. Circuit disconnected. The switch assembly can also be a photoelectric sensor switch assembly, which uses the shielding or reflection of the light beam by the sleeve 20 to realize the opening of the circuit. The receiving end and the transmitting end of the photoelectric sensor switch assembly can be fixed on the housing 10. When the receiving end receives the induction After the signal, the circuit between the heating element and the power supply can be directly connected, or the control element can control the switch of the circuit between the heating element and the power supply by transmitting the induction signal to the control element. And the switch assembly can also be a voice-activated switch assembly, and the voice-activated switch assembly is also fixed on the housing 10 , and the circuit is controlled by sensing the sound coming in and out of the sleeve 20 . The switch assemblies listed above are only preferred embodiments, and all existing switch assemblies capable of realizing the above functions should fall within the protection scope of the present application.

When the sleeve 20 turns on the power by rotating, the switch assembly can be arranged on the outer side wall or the bottom end face of the sleeve 20. When the sleeve 20 turns on the power through the axial movement, the switch assembly can be arranged on the sleeve 20. The bottom end face of the tube, or the side surface close to the bottom end.

When the sleeve is turned on by axial movement, when the smoking article 1 is taken out, if the frictional force between the smoking article 1 and the sleeve 20 is too small, it is not enough to drive the sleeve 20 to move from the second position When the first position is reached, the sleeve 20 can be partially located outside the housing 10, and the sleeve 20 can be directly pulled out. Preferably, the electronic cigarette may further include a control element 60 and a displacement sensor (not shown in the figure, the displacement sensor is located on the movement path of the sleeve 20 ), the control element is electrically connected with the displacement sensor, and the control element is used to receive the signal of the displacement sensor , and disconnect or conduct the electrical connection between the heating element 30 and the power supply 50 according to the signal, the displacement sensor is used to detect the relative displacement of the smoking article 1 and the heating element 30, when the displacement sensor detects that the smoking article 1 is far away from the heating element 30, the control element 60 disconnects the electrical connection between the heating element 30 and the power source 50, and when the displacement sensor detects that the smoking article 1 is close to the heating element 30, the control element connects the electrical connection between the heating element and the power source.

In addition to solving the problem that the friction force is too small to drive the sleeve 20 to move from the second position to the first position by disposing the displacement sensor and the control element, the second method can also be adopted. The sleeve 20 is connected. When the sleeve 20 moves to the first position, the magnetic attraction assembly and the housing 10 are connected together by magnetic force, so that the sleeve 20 is away from the second position. Preferably, the magnetic attraction component is located at the top end of the sleeve 20 . Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4 , in this embodiment, the magnetic attraction assembly includes two magnetic attraction members 72 / 74 that attract each other, one magnetic attraction member 72 is located at the top end of the sleeve 20 , and the other magnetic attraction member 74 passes through The inner bracket 76 is fixed on the casing 10. Of course, the magnetic attraction component can also be composed of magnets and iron, or the magnetic attraction component only includes magnets, and the material of the casing 10 is set to be iron.

The above two methods can be combined to solve the problem that the friction force is too small to drive the sleeve 20 to move from the second position to the first position.

The electronic cigarette of the present invention further includes a fixing frame 80, and the fixing frame 80 is used for fixing the heating element 30 and the switch assembly. Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4 , in this embodiment, the fixing frame 80 is a barrel-shaped structure, the barrel-shaped structure has a side wall and a bottom, the other end opposite to the bottom is an opening, and the switch assembly is located on the side wall and close to the bottom, The bottom end of the sleeve 20 enters the interior of the barrel-like structure from the opening, and the sleeve can move inside the barrel-like structure.

The electronic cigarette of the present invention further includes a bracket 90 , and the bracket 90 is used to fix the fixing frame 80 and the power supply 50 . Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4 , in this embodiment, the upper part of the bracket 90 is fixed to the fixing frame 80 , the lower part of the bracket 90 is fixed to the power supply 50 , and the control element 60 is fixed to the middle of the bracket 90 . The upper part of the bracket 90 and the side bracket 94 are connected together by plugging. A bracket cap 92 is also included between the housing 10 and the bracket 90 .

The electronic cigarette of the present invention further includes a power conversion device 102, and an end of the power conversion device is provided with a charging interface 104. The power conversion device 102 can convert the commercial power 220V into a DC voltage of 3.7V-4.4V required by the power source 50, which is used to charge the power source 50. The power source 50 can be a rechargeable battery/battery pack, such as a 18650 lithium-ion battery/battery pack . The charging interface 104 may be a USB interface, a Type-C interface, a Lightning interface, or the like, and a decoration piece 16 is fixed on the bottom of the casing for decoration of the charging interface 104 .

The casing 10 includes an upper casing 12 and a lower casing 14 , the power supply 50 and the power conversion device 102 are located inside the lower casing 14 , the sleeve 20 , the switch assembly, the fixing frame 80 , the bracket 90 , the bracket cap 92 , the magnetic attraction assembly, etc. located inside the upper casing.

The smoking article 1 may be a traditional cigarette, or a cartridge made of tobacco or tea leaves.

The heating element 30 can be any heating element in the prior art. The heating element can be inserted into the smoking article to heat the smoking article, or can surround the outer side wall of the sleeve 20 to heat the smoking article, or the sleeve 20 can heat the smoking article. The smoking article is also heated for the heating element. In this embodiment, the heating element 30 is inserted into the smoking article to heat the smoking article. The heating element 30 can be cylindrical, sheet or annular, such as a heating rod, a heating sheet, a heating wire or a heating ring, etc. Preferably , in this embodiment, the heating element 30 is a ceramic rod with a heating circuit printed inside, and one end of the ceramic rod has a sharp part, which is easy to insert into the pod, which can ensure full contact between the heating element and the pod, and increase the contact area. Effectively improve heating efficiency.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , the principle of controlling the heating of the electronic cigarette through the switch assembly of the present invention is as follows: before the smoking article 1 is not inserted, the magnetic suction assemblies 72/74 attract each other, and the sleeve 20 and the magnetic member 44 are simultaneously close to the casing. The end of the smoking article 1 is fixed, and the magnetic member 44 is far away from the magnetic switch 42; after the smoking article 1 is inserted, since the smoking article 1 is in contact with the heating element 30, the smoking article 1 exerts a continuous pushing force on the sleeve 20, The sleeve 20 will move downward, the magnetic member 44 will be close to the magnetic switch 42, and the power source 50 will be turned on, and the power source 50 will supply power to the heating element 30; when the user takes out the smoking article 1 after smoking, the smoking article 1 will drive the The sleeve 20 moves upward. Under the frictional force and the attractive force of the magnetic components 72/74, the sleeve 20 moves away from the magnetic switch 42, the power supply 50 stops supplying power to the heating element 30, and the electronic cigarette is turned off.

The above disclosures are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and of course, the scope of the rights of the present invention cannot be limited by this. Therefore, equivalent changes made according to the claims of the present invention are still within the scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. An electronic cigarette, characterized in that, comprising: a casing, a sleeve for placing a smoking article, a heating element for heating the smoking article, a switch assembly and a power supply, the sleeve and the casing connected, the heating element, the switch assembly and the power supply are all arranged in the housing; The heating element is electrically connected to the switch assembly, and the switch assembly is electrically connected to the power supply; The sleeve can move relative to the housing to a first position and a second position, and when the sleeve is in the first position, the sleeve drives the switch assembly to be in an off state, so that all The electrical connection between the heating element and the power supply is disconnected, and when the sleeve is in the second position, the sleeve drives the switch assembly to be in a conducting state, so that the heating element and the power supply are in an on state. The electrical connection between the power sources is turned on. 2 . The electronic cigarette according to claim 1 , wherein the sleeve moves along the axial direction of the sleeve. 3 . 3. The electronic cigarette according to claim 2, wherein when the smoking article is inserted, the sleeve moves to the second position under the thrust of inserting the smoking article; when the smoking article is taken out, Friction between the smoking article and the sleeve moves the sleeve to the first position. 4. The electronic cigarette according to claim 3, further comprising a control element and a displacement sensor, the control element is electrically connected with the displacement sensor, and the control element is used for receiving the signal of the displacement sensor, And according to the signal to disconnect or conduct the electrical connection between the heating element and the power supply, the displacement sensor is used to detect the relative displacement of the smoking article and the heating element, when the displacement sensor detects When the smoking article is far away from the heating element, the control element disconnects the electrical connection between the heating element and the power supply, and when the displacement sensor detects that the smoking article is close to the heating element, the control element The element communicates the electrical connection between the heating element and the power source. 5. The electronic cigarette according to claim 3 or 4, further comprising a magnetic attracting component, the magnetic attracting component is connected with the sleeve, and when the sleeve moves to the first position, The magnetic attraction assembly and the housing are connected together by magnetic force, so that the sleeve is away from the second position. 6 . The electronic cigarette according to claim 1 , wherein the switch component is a magnetic switch component, an elastic switch component, a photoelectric sensor switch component or a voice-activated switch component. 7 . 7 . The electronic cigarette according to claim 1 , further comprising a fixing frame, and the fixing frame is used to fix the heating element and the switch assembly. 8 . 8. The electronic cigarette according to claim 7, wherein the fixing frame is a barrel-shaped structure, the barrel-shaped structure has a side wall and a bottom, and the other end opposite to the bottom is an opening, so The switch assembly is located on the side wall and close to the bottom, the bottom end of the sleeve enters the interior of the cylindrical structure from the opening, and the sleeve can move inside the cylindrical structure. 9 . The electronic cigarette according to claim 7 or 8 , further comprising a bracket for fixing the fixing frame and the power source. 10 . 10 . The electronic cigarette according to claim 1 , further comprising a power conversion device, and an end of the power conversion device is provided with a charging interface. 11 .

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