CN111449306A - Liquid injection equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a liquid injection device, which is used for injecting liquid into a cartridge of an electronic cigarette. The liquid injection device comprises: a vibrating plate feeding mechanism, which is used for sorting the cartridge so that the first end is located at the second end by means of vibration. The liquid injection mechanism includes the liquid injection needle and the exhaust needle; during liquid injection, the liquid injection needle and the exhaust needle are used to pierce the liquid injection seal and exhaust respectively. After the seal is connected to the liquid storage cavity, the liquid in the liquid storage cavity is discharged from the exhaust needle when the smoke liquid is injected into the liquid storage cavity through the liquid injection needle, and after the liquid injection is completed, the liquid injection needle and the exhaust needle head Pulled out from the liquid injection seal and the exhaust seal respectively, after the liquid injection needle and the exhaust needle are pulled out, the liquid injection seal and the exhaust seal form self-sealing at their respective piercing positions. The liquid injection device of the present invention is convenient for liquid injection and avoids the leakage of smoke liquid.

Description

Liquid injection equipment

technical field

The present invention relates to the technical field of electronic cigarettes, and in particular, to a liquid injection device.

Background technique

At present, electronic cigarettes have become a relatively mature smoking substitute in the market. They supply power to the heating element in the atomizing head through the battery, so that the heating element heats the smoke liquid adsorbed on the liquid-conducting element under electric drive to generate smoke. Thus, the user can obtain a smoking experience.

At present, there are two types of cartridges for electronic cigarettes on the market. The first is a cartridge that does not include an atomizing head, and the second is a cartridge that includes an atomizing head. For the first type of pod, this type of pod needs to assemble the seal that seals the liquid storage chamber after the liquid is filled. Liquid leakage is prone to occur during the process of assembling the seal. For the second type of pod, this type of pod Liquid leakage is easy to occur when assembling the atomizer head after filling the e-liquid.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Based on this, the present invention provides a liquid injection method that can avoid liquid leakage during liquid injection of the cartridge;

A liquid injection mechanism for implementing the liquid injection method is also provided.

The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the technical problem is: a liquid injection method for injecting liquid into a cartridge of an electronic cigarette, the cartridge includes an exhaust seal and a liquid injection seal, and the cartridge includes an exhaust seal and a liquid injection seal. A liquid storage cavity for storing smoke liquid is formed inside, the cartridge includes a first end and a second end oppositely arranged, and the exhaust seal is arranged on the first end, or the exhaust seal The component is arranged close to the first end, and the liquid injection method includes:

During the liquid injection process, the first end is located above the second end;

The liquid injection needle and the exhaust needle communicate with the liquid storage chamber after piercing the liquid injection seal and the exhaust seal respectively;

The smoke liquid is injected into the liquid storage cavity of the cartridge through the liquid injection needle, and at the same time, the air in the liquid storage cavity is discharged from the exhaust needle;

After the liquid injection is completed, the liquid injection needle and the exhaust needle are pulled out, and the liquid injection seal and the exhaust seal respectively form self-sealing at their respective piercing positions.

Further, the cartridge further includes an atomization head provided with an atomization cavity, and during the liquid injection process, the atomization cavity and the liquid storage cavity are isolated from each other.

Further, the cartridge further includes a sealing member disposed at the first end, and the sealing member serves as the liquid injection sealing member and the exhaust sealing member at the same time, and the cartridge further includes a pulling rod, so One end of the lifting rod extends into the liquid storage chamber through the seal, and the other end of the lifting rod is located outside the cartridge. When the cartridge is used, by moving the other end of the lifting rod. One end opens the liquid storage chamber, so that the atomization chamber communicates with the liquid storage chamber.

Further, the cartridge further includes a cartridge housing with the liquid storage cavity formed therein and a sleeve, and the end face of the cartridge housing located at the first end extends downward along the axial direction of the cartridge housing. A vent tube is formed, the vent tube and the atomizing head are both located in the liquid storage cavity, a liquid inlet is opened on the outer surface of the atomizing head, and one end of the sleeve is sleeved on the Outside the atomizing head and close the liquid inlet, the other end of the sleeve is sleeved outside the ventilation pipe, and one end of the lifting rod passes through the seal and the lumen of the ventilation pipe in turn. In connection with the sleeve, the sleeve can be moved upward by pulling the other end of the pulling rod to open the liquid inlet, so that the liquid storage cavity is communicated with the atomization cavity.

Further, the first end is located above the second end by means of vibration.

Further, the liquid injection method also includes:

After the first end is located above the second end, the cartridge is transported to the liquid injection position by means of vibration, and at the liquid injection position, the liquid injection needle and the liquid injection seal Oppositely, the exhaust needle is opposite to the exhaust seal;

When the cartridge moves to the liquid injection position, it stops moving, the liquid injection needle and the exhaust needle pierce the liquid injection seal and the exhaust seal respectively, and the liquid injection needle is used to inject the liquid. At the same time as the liquid is discharged, the air in the liquid storage chamber is exhausted by the exhaust needle.

Further, the liquid injection method also includes:

When the cartridge moves to the liquid injection position, the cartridge is clamped and fixed by a clamping mechanism, so as to facilitate the liquid injection operation.

Further, the liquid injection method also includes:

After the liquid injection is completed and the liquid injection needle and the exhaust needle are pulled out, the clamping mechanism releases the pod, and the pod after liquid injection continues to move by vibration to realize the suction of the pod. After receiving the material, the next cartridge without liquid injection moves to the liquid injection position by means of vibration.

A liquid injection method is used to inject liquid into a cartridge of an electronic cigarette, the cartridge includes an exhaust seal and a liquid injection seal, and a liquid storage cavity for storing smoke liquid is formed inside the cartridge, Injection methods include:

During the liquid injection process, the exhaust seal is located above the pod, or the exhaust seal is close to the top of the pod;

The liquid injection needle and the exhaust needle communicate with the liquid storage chamber after piercing the liquid injection seal and the exhaust seal respectively;

The smoke liquid is injected into the liquid storage cavity of the cartridge through the liquid injection needle, and at the same time, the air in the liquid storage cavity is discharged from the exhaust needle;

After the liquid injection is completed, the liquid injection needle and the exhaust needle are pulled out, and the liquid injection seal and the exhaust seal respectively form self-sealing at their respective piercing positions.

Further, the cartridge further includes an atomization head provided with an atomization cavity, and during the liquid injection process, the atomization cavity and the liquid storage cavity are isolated from each other.

Further, the pod also includes a seal, and the seal serves as the liquid injection seal and the exhaust seal at the same time, and the pod also includes a pull rod, one end of the pull rod passes through the The seal extends into the liquid storage cavity, and the other end of the lifting rod is located outside the cartridge. When using the cartridge, the liquid storage cavity is opened by moving the other end of the lifting rod, The atomization chamber is communicated with the liquid storage chamber.

Further, the cartridge further includes a cartridge housing and a casing with the liquid storage cavity formed therein, the seal is provided at one end of the cartridge housing, and the cartridge housing is provided with the seal. A vent tube is formed on the end surface of the component extending downward along the axial direction of the cartridge housing, the vent tube and the atomizing head are both located in the liquid storage cavity, and the outer surface of the atomizing head is provided with There is a liquid inlet, one end of the sleeve is sleeved outside the atomizing head and the liquid inlet is closed, the other end of the sleeve is sleeved outside the ventilation pipe, and one end of the lifting rod After passing through the lumen of the seal and the ventilation tube in turn, it is connected to the casing, and the casing can be moved upward by pulling the other end of the pulling rod to open the liquid inlet, so that the liquid inlet is opened. The liquid storage chamber communicates with the atomization chamber.

Further, the exhaust seal is located above the pod by means of vibration.

Further, the liquid injection method also includes:

After the exhaust seal is positioned above the pod, the pod is transported to the liquid injection position by means of vibration, and at the liquid injection position, the liquid injection needle is sealed with the liquid injection The exhaust needle is opposite to the exhaust seal;

When the cartridge moves to the liquid injection position, it stops moving, the liquid injection needle and the exhaust needle pierce the liquid injection seal and the exhaust seal respectively, and the liquid injection needle is used to inject the liquid. At the same time as the liquid is discharged, the air in the liquid storage chamber is exhausted by the exhaust needle.

Further, the liquid injection method also includes:

When the cartridge moves to the liquid injection position, the cartridge is clamped and fixed by a clamping mechanism, so as to facilitate the liquid injection operation.

Further, the liquid injection method also includes:

After the liquid injection is completed and the liquid injection needle and the exhaust needle are pulled out, the clamping mechanism releases the pod, and the pod after liquid injection continues to move by vibration to realize the suction of the pod. After receiving the material, the next cartridge without liquid injection moves to the liquid injection position by means of vibration.

A liquid injection mechanism for implementing the liquid injection method described in any one of the foregoing, the liquid injection mechanism includes a liquid injection needle and an exhaust needle.

Further, the liquid injection mechanism further includes a liquid injection pump, one end of the liquid injection needle is in communication with the liquid injection pump, and one end of the exhaust needle is in communication with the outside atmosphere.

Further, the liquid injection mechanism further includes a column, a first motor, a first screw rod and a movable plate, the first motor is mounted on the column, and the output of the first screw rod and the first motor shaft connection, the movable plate is slidably connected to the upright column, the first screw rod passes through the movable plate and is threadedly connected with the movable plate, the liquid injection needle and the exhaust needle are both mounted on the movable plate.

The beneficial effects of the present invention are: in the liquid injection method of the pod of the present invention, during the liquid injection process, the first end is located above the second end, or the exhaust seal is located above the pod or close to the top of the pod, Then, the liquid injection needle and the exhaust needle are respectively pierced through the liquid injection seal and the exhaust seal, and then communicated with the liquid storage cavity, so that the liquid in the liquid storage cavity is discharged while the liquid is injected, and the smoke liquid cannot be discharged from the liquid storage cavity. The leakage of the exhaust needle avoids the leakage of smoke liquid, and the operation is simple and convenient to use.

The present invention also provides a cartridge that can be easily assembled for liquid injection and is convenient to use;

An electronic cigarette with the cartridge is also provided.

The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the technical problem is as follows: a pod, the pod includes a liquid injection seal and an exhaust seal, the pod is provided with a liquid storage cavity and an atomization cavity, and the The pod also includes a first end and a second end that are oppositely arranged, and the exhaust seal is arranged on the first end, or the exhaust seal is arranged close to the first end; during the liquid injection process , the atomization chamber and the liquid storage chamber are isolated from each other, the first end is located above the second end, and the liquid injection needle and the exhaust needle respectively pierce the liquid injection seal and the exhaust seal It is connected to the liquid storage chamber after the component is installed, and the liquid is injected into the liquid storage chamber of the cartridge through the liquid injection needle. At the same time, the air in the liquid storage chamber is discharged by the exhaust needle. After liquid injection, the liquid injection needle and the exhaust needle are pulled out, and the liquid injection seal and the exhaust seal form self-sealing at their respective piercing positions.

Further, the cartridge further includes a partition assembly, which is located between the liquid storage cavity and the atomization cavity, so that the liquid storage cavity and the atomization cavity are isolated from each other during the liquid injection process. , and when the cartridge is used, by moving the partition assembly, the liquid storage chamber and the atomization chamber can be communicated, so that the liquid storage chamber supplies smoke liquid to the atomization chamber.

Further, the cartridge further includes a sealing member disposed at the first end, the sealing member serves as the liquid injection sealing member and the exhaust sealing member at the same time, the separation assembly includes a lifting rod, the One end of the lifting rod extends into the liquid storage chamber through the seal, and the other end of the lifting rod is located outside the cartridge, and the liquid storage chamber can be moved by moving the other end of the lifting rod communicated with the atomizing chamber.

Further, the cartridge further includes a cartridge housing with the liquid storage cavity formed therein and an atomizing head provided with the atomizing chamber, the partition assembly further includes a sleeve, and the cartridge housing is located at the end of the cartridge. The end surface of the first end extends downward along the axial direction of the cartridge housing to form a ventilation tube, the ventilation tube and the atomizing head are both located in the liquid storage cavity, and the outer surface of the atomizing head is A liquid inlet is opened on the upper part, one end of the sleeve is sleeved outside the atomizing head and the liquid inlet is closed, the other end of the sleeve is sleeved outside the ventilation pipe, and the lifting rod is sleeved. One end of the tube passes through the seal and the lumen of the ventilation tube in turn and is connected to the casing, and the other end of the pull rod can drive the casing to move upward to open the liquid inlet , so that the liquid storage chamber communicates with the atomization chamber.

Further, the end face of the cartridge shell located at the first end is recessed downward to form a receiving groove, the bottom wall of the receiving groove is provided with a through opening that communicates with the liquid storage cavity, and the sealing member is inserted into the cavity. It is arranged in the receiving groove and closes the through opening. There are two through openings. The two through openings are located on opposite sides of the ventilation pipe and are symmetrical along the central axis of the cartridge housing. It is arranged that one of the through ports is used as a liquid injection port, and the other of the through ports is used as an exhaust port.

Further, the sealing member is provided with two blind holes, the two blind holes are symmetrically arranged with respect to the central axis of the cartridge housing, and one of the blind holes corresponds to one of the through holes, so the The liquid injection needle pierces the sealing member through one of the blind holes and communicates with the liquid storage cavity through the corresponding through hole, and the exhaust needle pierces the liquid storage cavity through the other blind hole. The seal is then communicated with the liquid storage chamber through the corresponding through port.

Further, the cartridge further includes a sealing plug, the sealing plug is accommodated in the cartridge housing relative to the sealing member, the sealing plug closes the liquid storage cavity, and the atomizing head includes an atomizing tube, The atomization cavity is formed by the inner cavity of the atomization tube, the atomization tube is connected with the sealing plug and is accommodated in the liquid storage cavity, and the liquid inlet is opened at the end of the atomization tube. On the side wall, one end of the sleeve is sleeved outside the atomizing tube and closes the liquid inlet.

Further, the cartridge further includes a base, the base is arranged at the second end and is located outside the liquid storage cavity, the base is relatively fixed to the sealing plug, and a first An electrode is in contact with the second electrode, the atomizing head further includes a heating structure arranged in the atomizing cavity, the heating structure has two pins, and one of the two pins is connected to the heating structure. The first electrode is in contact and electrically connected, and the other one of the two pins is in contact and electrically connected with the second electrode.

An electronic cigarette, the electronic cigarette comprises any one of the aforementioned cartridges.

Further, the electronic cigarette further includes a battery assembly, and the battery assembly includes a battery casing. When in use, the cartridge is at least partially detachably accommodated in the battery casing.

The beneficial effects of the present invention are: in the cartridge or electronic cigarette provided by the present invention, after the liquid injection is completed, the liquid injection needle and the exhaust needle are pulled out, and the liquid injection seal and the exhaust seal are respectively at their respective piercing positions Self-sealing is formed to prevent the leakage of smoke liquid. In addition, when using, only need to move the partition component, the liquid storage chamber can be connected with the atomization chamber, so that the liquid storage chamber can supply smoke liquid to the atomization chamber, and the operation is simple and convenient In the process of storage and transportation, the liquid storage cavity and the atomization cavity are isolated from each other, which can prevent the leakage or deterioration of the smoke liquid. .

The invention also provides a liquid injection device, which has a high degree of automation and is favorable for large-scale liquid injection of the cartridge.

The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the technical problem is: a liquid injection device for injecting liquid into a cartridge of an electronic cigarette. The cartridge includes an exhaust seal and a liquid injection seal. A liquid storage cavity for storing smoke liquid is formed inside, the cartridge includes a first end and a second end oppositely arranged, and the exhaust seal is arranged on the first end, or the exhaust seal The component is disposed near the first end, and the liquid injection device includes:

A vibrating plate feeding mechanism, used for sorting the cartridge into a state in which the first end is located above the second end by means of vibration, and transporting the cartridge to the liquid injection position;

Liquid injection mechanism, including liquid injection needle and exhaust needle;

In the liquid injection position, the liquid injection needle is opposite to the liquid injection seal, and the exhaust needle is opposite to the exhaust seal. When the cartridge is delivered to the liquid injection position , the liquid injection needle and the exhaust needle are respectively used to pierce the liquid injection seal and the exhaust seal and then communicate with the liquid storage cavity, and the liquid injection needle is used to communicate with the liquid storage chamber through the liquid injection needle. At the same time when the smoke liquid is injected into the cavity, the air in the liquid storage cavity is discharged from the exhaust needle, and after the liquid injection is completed, the liquid injection needle and the exhaust needle are respectively discharged from the liquid injection seal. After the liquid injection needle and the exhaust needle are pulled out, the liquid injection seal and the exhaust seal form self-sealing at their respective piercing positions.

Further, the liquid injection device also includes:

A clamping mechanism for clamping the cartridge delivered to the liquid injection position to facilitate the liquid injection operation, and when the liquid injection is completed, the liquid injection needle and the exhaust needle are respectively removed from the liquid injection The pod is released after the seal and the exhaust seal are pulled out.

Further, the liquid injection equipment also includes: a packaging bag reclaiming mechanism and a sealing mechanism;

The packaging bag reclaiming mechanism is used to grab and open the packaging bag;

The vibrating plate feeding mechanism is also used for conveying the cartridge that has been filled with liquid, so that the cartridge enters the packaging bag;

The sealing mechanism is used for sealing the packaging bag containing the pod.

Further, the vibrating plate feeding mechanism includes circular vibration and direct vibration, the front end of the circular vibration is connected to the direct vibration, and the circular vibration arranges the cartridge so that the first end is located at the second end. The state above the end is transported to the direct vibration, and the direct vibration transports the cartridge to the liquid injection position.

Further, the vibrating plate feeding mechanism further includes a first sensor, the first sensor is arranged above the end of the direct vibration close to the circular vibration, when the direct vibration stops working, the first sensor The sensor is used to detect whether there is a pod at the position opposite to the first sensor in the direct vibration, when it is detected that there is no pod at the position opposite to the first sensor in the direct vibration, the circle Vibration works, when it is detected that there is a cartridge at the position opposite to the first sensor in the direct vibration, the circular vibration stops working.

Further, the vibrating plate feeding mechanism further includes a second sensor, the liquid injection position is set on the end of the direct vibration away from the circular vibration, and the second sensor is set on the liquid injection position corresponding to the liquid injection position. Above the direct vibration, the second sensor is used to detect whether the cartridge moves to the liquid injection position under the vibration of the direct vibration. When the cartridge moves to the liquid injection position, the The direct vibration stops working.

Further, the liquid injection mechanism further includes a column, a first motor, a first screw rod and a movable plate, the first electrode is mounted on the column, and the output of the first screw rod and the first motor shaft connection, the movable plate is slidably connected to the upright column, the first screw rod passes through the movable plate and is threadedly connected with the movable plate, the liquid injection needle and the exhaust needle are both mounted on the movable plate.

Further, the clamping mechanism includes a clamping cylinder and a positioning fixture, the vibrating plate feeding mechanism is provided with a guide groove for the cartridge to move, and the clamping cylinder is located on one side of the guide groove, The positioning fixture is connected to the extension end of the clamping cylinder, a communication groove is formed on the groove wall of the guide groove close to the clamping cylinder, and the positioning fixture is driven by the clamping cylinder to pass through. After passing through the communication groove, the cartridge delivered to the liquid injection position is clamped between the positioning fixture and the groove wall of the guide groove opposite to the communication groove.

Further, the packaging bag reclaiming mechanism includes a storage bin for storing packaging bags, a slide rail, a second motor, a second screw rod, a slider, a first adsorption part and a second adsorption part, and the sealing mechanism There is a feeding port on the top, the second motor is installed on one end of the slide rail, the second screw rod is connected to the output shaft of the second motor, and the slider and the slide rail are slidable The second screw rod passes through the slider and is threadedly connected with the slider, the first adsorption part is arranged on the slider, and the second adsorption part is arranged on the blanking material Above the opening, the first adsorption part is used to move the packaging bag in the storage bin to the upper part of the discharge opening, and cooperate with the second adsorption part to open the packaging bag.

Further, the packaging bag reclaiming mechanism further includes a fixing block, a guide rod, a pressing block and an elastic piece, the guide rod is connected to the fixing block, and the pressing block is slidably installed on the guide. On the rod, the elastic piece is telescopically arranged between the fixing block and the extrusion block, and the extrusion block squeezes the packaging bag in the storage bin under the elastic force of the elastic piece .

Further, the packaging bag reclaiming mechanism further includes a third sensor, the third sensor is arranged above the feeding port, and the third sensor is used to detect whether the cartridge that has been filled with liquid enters the opened cartridge. In the packaging bag, when it is detected that the cartridge that has been filled with liquid enters the opened packaging bag, the first adsorption member and the second adsorption member release the packaging bag.

Further, the sealing mechanism includes a guide plate, a sealing knife, a limit plate, a sealing cylinder, a limit cylinder and a fourth sensor, the guide plate is inclined and is provided with a guide chute, and the sealing cylinder is used Drive the sealing knife to move up and down, and the limit cylinder is used to drive the limit plate to extend through the bottom of the guide plate into the guide chute or move out to the outside of the guide chute. Four sensors are located between the sealing knife and the limit plate. The fourth sensor is used to detect whether the packaging bag containing the pod is in place. When the fourth sensor detects that the pod is loaded When the packaging bag is in place, the sealing knife moves downward under the driving of the sealing cylinder to seal the packaging bag containing the pod to complete the sealing, and the sealing knife moves upward under the driving of the sealing cylinder , the limiting plate is moved out to the outside of the guide chute under the driving of the limiting cylinder.

The beneficial effects of the present invention are: in the liquid injection device provided by the present invention, the vibrating plate feeding mechanism arranges the cartridge into a state where the first end is located above the second end by means of vibration, and transports the cartridge to the liquid injection position, and injects the cartridge into the liquid injection position. The liquid injection needle and the exhaust needle on the liquid mechanism pierce the liquid injection seal and the exhaust seal respectively and communicate with the liquid storage cavity to inject the liquid into the liquid storage cavity of the cartridge. It will leak liquid, reduce the difficulty of liquid injection of the cartridge, and improve the production efficiency.

The invention also provides a liquid injection device, which has a high degree of automation and is favorable for large-scale liquid injection of the cartridge.

The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the technical problem is: a liquid injection device for injecting liquid into a cartridge of an electronic cigarette. The cartridge includes an exhaust seal and a liquid injection seal. A liquid storage cavity for storing smoke liquid is formed inside, and the liquid injection device includes:

A vibrating plate feeding mechanism is used to organize the pods into a state where the exhaust seal is located above the pods or close to the top of the pods by vibrating and transport the pods to Injection location;

Liquid injection mechanism, including liquid injection needle and exhaust needle;

In the liquid injection position, the liquid injection needle is opposite to the liquid injection seal, and the exhaust needle is opposite to the exhaust seal. When the cartridge is delivered to the liquid injection position , the liquid injection needle and the exhaust needle are respectively used to pierce the liquid injection seal and the exhaust seal and then communicate with the liquid storage cavity, and the liquid injection needle is used to communicate with the liquid storage chamber through the liquid injection needle. At the same time when the smoke liquid is injected into the cavity, the air in the liquid storage cavity is discharged from the exhaust needle, and after the liquid injection is completed, the liquid injection needle and the exhaust needle are respectively discharged from the liquid injection seal. After the liquid injection needle and the exhaust needle are pulled out, the liquid injection seal and the exhaust seal form self-sealing at their respective piercing positions.

Further, the liquid injection device also includes:

The clamping mechanism is used for clamping the cartridge delivered to the liquid injection position to facilitate the liquid injection operation, and after the liquid injection is completed, the liquid injection needle and the exhaust needle are respectively removed from the liquid injection The pod is released after the seal and the exhaust seal are pulled out.

Further, the liquid injection equipment also includes: a packaging bag reclaiming mechanism and a sealing mechanism;

The packaging bag reclaiming mechanism is used to grab and open the packaging bag;

The vibrating plate feeding mechanism is also used for conveying the cartridge that has been filled with liquid, so that the cartridge enters the packaging bag;

The sealing mechanism is used for sealing the packaging bag containing the pod.

Further, the vibrating plate feeding mechanism includes a circular vibration and a direct vibration, the front end of the circular vibration is connected to the direct vibration, and the circular vibration arranges the cartridge so that the exhaust seal is located in the smoke cartridge. The state of the top of the cartridge or the state close to the top of the cartridge is then transferred to the direct vibration, and the direct vibration transports the cartridge to the liquid injection position.

Further, the vibrating plate feeding mechanism further includes a first sensor, the first sensor is arranged above the end of the direct vibration close to the circular vibration, when the direct vibration stops working, the first sensor The sensor is used to detect whether there is a pod at the position opposite to the first sensor in the direct vibration, when it is detected that there is no pod at the position opposite to the first sensor in the direct vibration, the circle Vibration works, when it is detected that there is a cartridge at the position opposite to the first sensor in the direct vibration, the circular vibration stops working.

Further, the vibrating plate feeding mechanism further includes a second sensor, the liquid injection position is set on the end of the direct vibration away from the circular vibration, and the second sensor is set on the liquid injection position corresponding to the liquid injection position. Above the direct vibration, the second sensor is used to detect whether the cartridge moves to the liquid injection position under the vibration of the direct vibration. When the cartridge moves to the liquid injection position, the The direct vibration stops working.

Further, the liquid injection mechanism further includes a column, a first motor, a first screw rod and a movable plate, the first electrode is mounted on the column, and the output of the first screw rod and the first motor shaft connection, the movable plate is slidably connected to the upright column, the first screw rod passes through the movable plate and is threadedly connected with the movable plate, the liquid injection needle and the exhaust needle are both mounted on the movable plate.

Further, the clamping mechanism includes a clamping cylinder and a positioning fixture, the vibrating plate feeding mechanism is provided with a guide groove for the cartridge to move, and the clamping cylinder is located on one side of the guide groove, The positioning fixture is connected to the extension end of the clamping cylinder, a communication groove is formed on the groove wall of the guide groove close to the clamping cylinder, and the positioning fixture is driven by the clamping cylinder to pass through. After passing through the communication groove, the cartridge transported to the liquid injection position is clamped between the positioning fixture and the groove wall of the guide groove opposite to the communication groove.

Further, the packaging bag reclaiming mechanism includes a storage bin for storing packaging bags, a slide rail, a second motor, a second screw rod, a slider, a first adsorption part and a second adsorption part, and the sealing mechanism There is a feeding port on the top, the second motor is installed on one end of the slide rail, the second screw rod is connected to the output shaft of the second motor, and the slider and the slide rail are slidable The second screw rod passes through the slider and is threadedly connected with the slider, the first adsorption part is arranged on the slider, and the second adsorption part is arranged on the blanking material Above the opening, the first adsorption part is used to move the packaging bag in the storage bin to the upper part of the discharge opening, and cooperate with the second adsorption part to open the packaging bag.

Further, the packaging bag reclaiming mechanism further includes a fixing block, a guide rod, a pressing block and an elastic piece, the guide rod is connected to the fixing block, and the pressing block is slidably installed on the guide. On the rod, the elastic piece is telescopically arranged between the fixing block and the extrusion block, and the extrusion block squeezes the packaging bag in the storage bin under the elastic force of the elastic piece .

Further, the packaging bag reclaiming mechanism further includes a third sensor, the third sensor is arranged above the feeding port, and the third sensor is used to detect whether the cartridge that has been filled with liquid enters the opened cartridge. In the packaging bag, when it is detected that the cartridge that has been filled with liquid enters the opened packaging bag, the first adsorption member and the second adsorption member release the packaging bag.

Further, the sealing mechanism includes a guide plate, a sealing knife, a limit plate, a sealing cylinder, a limit cylinder and a fourth sensor, the guide plate is inclined and is provided with a guide chute, and the sealing cylinder is used Drive the sealing knife to move up and down, and the limit cylinder is used to drive the limit plate to extend through the bottom of the guide plate into the guide chute or move out to the outside of the guide chute. Four sensors are located between the sealing knife and the limit plate. The fourth sensor is used to detect whether the packaging bag containing the pod is in place. When the fourth sensor detects that the pod is loaded When the packaging bag is in place, the sealing knife moves downward under the driving of the sealing cylinder to seal the packaging bag containing the pod to complete the sealing, and the sealing knife moves upward under the driving of the sealing cylinder , the limiting plate is moved out to the outside of the guide chute under the driving of the limiting cylinder.

The beneficial effects of the present invention are: in the liquid injection device provided by the present invention, the vibrating plate feeding mechanism arranges the cartridge into a state in which the exhaust seal is located above the cartridge or close to the top of the cartridge by vibrating, and the cartridge is placed It is transported to the liquid injection position, and the liquid injection needle and exhaust needle on the liquid injection mechanism pierce the liquid injection seal and the exhaust seal respectively and communicate with the liquid storage cavity, so as to inject smoke liquid into the liquid storage cavity of the cartridge. Therefore, there will be no leakage when filling the cigarette liquid, which reduces the difficulty of filling the pod and improves the production efficiency.

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The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

1 is a perspective view of a cartridge according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a partially exploded view of the cartridge shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a partially exploded view of the cartridge shown in Figure 1 from another perspective;

Fig. 4 is the top view of the base in the cartridge shown in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is the bottom view of the base in the cartridge shown in Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is the sectional view of the cartridge shown in Fig. 1;

7 is a perspective view of the liquid injection device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of the liquid injection device shown in FIG. 7 (the hood is omitted);

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of the liquid injection equipment shown in FIG. 7 (the hood and part of the frame are omitted);

Fig. 10 is a structural schematic diagram of the liquid injection equipment shown in Fig. 7 (circular vibration, frame and hood are omitted);

Fig. 11 is the structural representation of the vibrating plate feeding mechanism in the liquid injection equipment shown in Fig. 8;

Fig. 12 is the structural representation of the liquid injection mechanism in the liquid injection equipment shown in Fig. 8;

Figure 13 is a schematic diagram of the positional relationship between the clamping mechanism and the direct vibration in the liquid injection device shown in Figure 8;

Fig. 14 is the structural schematic diagram of the packing bag reclaiming mechanism in the liquid injection equipment shown in Fig. 9;

FIG. 15 is a schematic structural diagram of the sealing mechanism in the liquid injection device shown in FIG. 10 .

The names and numbers of the parts in the figure are:

Cartridge 10 Cartridge Shell 11 Liquid Storage Chamber 110

Breather tube 111 Through port 112 Seal 17

Card slot 113 Snap-in protrusion 115 Sealing plug 12

Through hole 121 groove 122 atomizing head 13

Atomization tube 131 Atomization cavity 130 Liquid inlet 1312

Liquid guide member 132 Heating member 133 Base 14

Protrusion 141 Buckle 142 Connection Tube 143

The first installation slot 144 The second installation slot 145 The first through hole 1431

Second through hole 1432 Induction through hole 146 Air intake hole 147

Air gap 148 Air gap 149 First electrode contact 15

Second electrode contact 16 Sleeve 18 Pull rod 19

Vibrating plate feeding mechanism 20 Circular vibration 21 Direct vibration 22

First sensor 23 Second sensor 24 Communication groove 221

Baffle plate 222 Liquid injection mechanism 30 Upright column 33

The first motor 34 The first screw rod 35 The movable plate 36

Liquid injection needle 31 Exhaust needle 32 Clamping mechanism 40

Clamping cylinder 41 Positioning fixture 42 Adapter slot 421

Bag reclaiming mechanism 50 Storage bin 51 Slide rail 52

Second motor 53 Slider 55 First suction member 56

The second suction member 57 The grabbing cylinder 551 The third sensor 58

Fixed block 511 Guide rod 512 Squeeze block 513

Elastic part 514 Sealing mechanism 60 Discharge port 61

Guide plate 62 Sealing knife 63 Limiting plate 64

Sealing cylinder 65 Limiting cylinder 66 Fourth sensor 67

Guide chute 621 Rack 70 Outlet 71

Hood 80

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The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. This figure is a simplified schematic diagram, and only illustrates the basic structure of the present invention in a schematic manner, so it only shows the structure related to the present invention.

Example 1

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 6 , in the first embodiment of the present invention, a cartridge 10 for storing smoke liquid is provided, which is suitable for use in electronic cigarettes. The cartridge 10 includes a cartridge case 11 with a liquid storage chamber 110, a sealing plug 12 for sealing the liquid storage chamber 110, an atomizing head 13 installed on the sealing plug 12 and accommodated in the liquid storage chamber 110, The base 14 at one end of the bullet casing 11 and the first electrode contact 15 and the second electrode contact 16 mounted on the base 14 .

The cartridge housing 11 is roughly in the form of a hollow cylindrical structure with an opening at the lower end, and the cartridge housing 11 is a flat structure. As the outline of the cartridge 10 , it can effectively prevent the cartridge 10 from rolling and prevent the cartridge 10 from falling. The liquid storage cavity 110 is formed by the inner cavity of the cartridge housing 11 , and the liquid smoke is stored in the liquid storage cavity 110 . The sealing plug 12 seals the lower end opening of the cartridge housing 11 . The cartridge housing 11 is made of transparent or translucent material, so that the user can observe the amount of smoke liquid in the liquid storage chamber 110 through the cartridge housing 11 , which is convenient for the user to inject liquid in time. In this embodiment, the cartridge housing 11 is made of translucent plastic.

Referring to FIG. 6 , a ventilation tube 111 is formed at the center of the upper end surface of the cartridge housing 11 and extends downward along the axial direction of the cartridge housing 11 . the upper end face of the body 11 . The upper end of the cartridge housing 11 is recessed downward to form a receiving groove (not shown in the figure). The bottom wall of the receiving groove is provided with a through port 112 that communicates with the liquid storage chamber 110. There are two through ports 112, two The through ports 112 are located on opposite sides of the ventilation pipe 111, and are symmetrically arranged along the central axis of the cartridge housing 11. One through port 112 is used as a liquid injection port, and the other through port 112 is used as an exhaust port. The through-hole 112 injects the liquid into the liquid storage chamber 110 .

In addition, the cartridge 10 further includes a sealing member 17 . The sealing member 17 is embedded in the receiving groove and closes the through opening 112 . A ventilation hole (not shown in the figure) is opened in the center of the sealing member 17 , the upper end of the ventilation hole penetrates the upper end surface of the sealing member 17 , and the lower end of the ventilation hole communicates with the ventilation pipe 111 . Specifically, the sealing member 17 can be made of a soft material with elastic deformation ability, which can be a high elastic polymer, such as rubber or silicone, and the sealing member 17 can also be made of a self-healing material. Therefore, the sealing member 17 It can be pierced by sharp objects, and after the sharp objects are pulled out, it can automatically recover and seal again. The function of the sealing member 17 is to seal the liquid storage chamber 110 to prevent the e-liquid in the liquid storage chamber 110 from leaking during transportation, storage or use. Moreover, the sealing member 17 is also used to pierce the sealing member 17 through the liquid injection needle 31 after the cartridge 10 is assembled, inject the liquid smoke into the liquid storage cavity 110, and automatically recover after the liquid injection needle 31 is pulled out, and then again The reservoir chamber 110 is sealed.

In this embodiment, the sealing member 17 is provided with a blind hole (not shown in the figure) on both sides of the ventilation hole. The blind hole corresponds to a through hole 112, and the blind hole can reduce the thickness of the sealing member 17 at the piercing position, so that the liquid injection needle 31 can pierce the sealing member 17 more easily. The remaining part still retains a relatively large thickness, so that the sealing connection between the sealing member 17 and the upper end of the cartridge housing 11 is more stable. In order to ensure the air pressure balance in the liquid storage chamber 110, that is, to ensure that the air in the liquid storage chamber 110 is automatically discharged during the liquid injection operation, during liquid injection, after the exhaust needle 32 pierces the sealing member 17, the exhaust needle 32 pierces Through one of the through holes 112, it communicates with the liquid storage chamber 110, and the exhaust needle 32 is also communicated with the outside world, so that the air in the liquid storage chamber 110 can be discharged in time. However, when the exhaust needle 32 is pulled out, the sealing member 17 can be restored again to seal the liquid storage chamber 110 again, so that the leakage of smoke liquid will not occur. During the liquid injection operation, the liquid injection needle 31 pierces the seal 17 through one of the blind holes and then passes through the corresponding through-hole 112 to communicate with the liquid storage cavity 110 , and the exhaust needle 32 pierces the seal through the other blind hole. The component 17 is then communicated with the liquid storage chamber 110 through the corresponding through port 112 .

The sealing plug 12 has a substantially block-like structure. The sealing plug 12 is accommodated in the lower end of the cartridge housing 11. The sealing plug 12 is used to close the liquid storage chamber 110. Specifically, the liquid storage chamber 110 is composed of the inner wall of the cartridge housing 11 and the ventilation pipe The space enclosed between the outer wall of 111 and the upper end surface of the sealing plug 12 is formed. The center of the sealing plug 12 is provided with a through hole 121 along the axial direction of the sealing plug 12 . The material of the sealing plug 12 includes, but is not limited to, silicone or rubber, so as to improve the sealing performance of the liquid storage chamber 110 and prevent the leakage of the smoke liquid. In addition, two grooves 122 are defined on the lower end surface of the sealing plug 12 , and the two grooves 122 are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the through hole 121 .

The atomizing head 13 includes an atomizing tube 131 with an atomizing cavity 130 and a heating structure (not shown in the figure) accommodated in the atomizing cavity 130. The heating structure has two pins. When the two pins are respectively When connected to the positive and negative poles of the power supply device 200, the heating structure can generate heat to heat the smoke liquid when the atomizing circuit is triggered and turned on.

The atomizing tube 131 is roughly in the form of a hollow cylindrical structure with two ends passing through. The atomizing cavity 130 is formed by the inner cavity of the atomizing tube 131. The lower end of the atomizing tube 131 is inserted into the through hole 121, and the upper end of the atomizing tube 131 is accommodated in Inside the liquid storage cavity 110 , and the atomization cavity 130 communicates with the inner cavity of the ventilation tube 111 . A liquid inlet 1312 is opened on the side wall of the atomizing tube 131, and the liquid inlet 1312 is connected to the liquid storage chamber 110 and the atomizing chamber 130. In order to prevent the smoke liquid in the liquid storage chamber 110 from flooding into the atomizing chamber 130, causing fogging There is too much smoke liquid in the atomizing head 13 and cannot be effectively atomized. A liquid guide member 132 is provided in the atomizing chamber 130 corresponding to the liquid inlet 1312 to prevent the smoke liquid in the liquid storage chamber 110 from entering the atomizing chamber 130 excessively. In this embodiment, the heating structure includes a liquid guide member 132 and a heating member 133 that are in contact with each other, the liquid guide member 132 has the ability to absorb smoke liquid, and the heating member 133 can generate heat after being energized. The liquid guide member 132 is attached to the inner wall of the atomizing tube 131 corresponding to the liquid inlet 1312, so as to absorb the smoke liquid entering the atomization cavity 130 through the liquid inlet 1312. The heating member 133 is accommodated in the liquid guide member 132. The smoke liquid adsorbed on the liquid guiding member 132 is heated. In this embodiment, the liquid guide member 132 is cotton, and the heating member 133 is a heating wire. It is understood that in other unshown embodiments, the liquid guide member 132 can also be sponge, fiber rope, porous ceramic or porous graphite etc., the heating element 133 may also be a heating sheet, a heating mesh, or a heating rod.

It can be understood that, in other non-illustrated embodiments, the heating structure may also be a ceramic heating body, that is, the ceramic heating body has the ability to absorb the smoke liquid and also has the ability to heat the smoke liquid. It is also understood that the heating structure may also be an ultrasonic heating device or a heating tube, etc., which is not limited here.

Please refer to FIG. 6 again. In this embodiment, the cartridge 10 further includes a partition assembly (not shown in the figure), and the partition assembly includes a sleeve 18 and a lifting rod 19. The sleeve 18 has a hollow cylindrical structure with an opening at the lower end. , the sleeve 18 is slidably sleeved on the outside of the atomizing tube 131 along the axial direction of the atomizing head 13; Connected with the upper end of the sleeve 18 , the upper end of the pulling rod 19 extends to the outside of the cartridge housing 11 through the ventilation hole. When the cartridge 10 leaves the factory, the casing 18 is sleeved on the outside of the atomizing tube 131 corresponding to the liquid inlet 1312 to close the liquid inlet 1312 to prevent the liquid in the liquid storage chamber 110 from entering the atomizing head 13 through the liquid inlet 1312. In this way, the smoke liquid is isolated from the outside air, preventing the smoke liquid from entering the atomizing head 13 due to changes in temperature and air pressure during transportation and being in contact with the air to deteriorate, and further preventing the atomizing head 13 from entering too much smoke liquid. And the leakage of smoke liquid occurs. When the user pulls the lifting rod 19 upwards, the sleeve 18 can move upward together under the driving of the lifting rod 19 to open the liquid inlet 1312 , so that the liquid storage chamber 110 passes through the liquid inlet 1312 and the atomization chamber 130 Connected, when the lifting rod 19 is continuously pulled upward until the upper end face of the sleeve 18 abuts against the lower end face of the ventilation pipe 111, the lifting rod 19 can be detached from the sleeve 18, and then can be removed from the ventilation pipe 111. When it is pulled out, the ventilation tube 111 is opened, and at this time, the atomization cavity 130 is communicated with the inner cavity of the ventilation tube 111 through the sleeve 18 . Understandably, the sleeve 18 is made of silicone or rubber material, so as to facilitate the sealing of the liquid inlet 1312 when the cartridge 10 is shipped from the factory, and to facilitate the deformation of the sleeve 18 to make it detached from the pull rod 19 . In this embodiment, the sleeve 18 and the lift rod 19 are integrally formed, and the connection part of the sleeve 18 with the lift rod 19 is broken and separated from the lift rod 19 . In addition, due to the sealing effect of the sleeve 18 on the liquid inlet 1312, during the liquid injection operation, the air in the liquid storage chamber 110 cannot be discharged through the liquid inlet 1312, but can only be discharged by the exhaust needle 32 that pierces the seal 17 . That is, during liquid injection, the liquid storage chamber 110 is not communicated with the atomization chamber 130, so that when the liquid injection is about to end, the smoke liquid in the liquid storage chamber 110 is pressed into the atomization chamber 130 due to pressure. Liquid leakage can also prevent the air from disturbing the liquid guiding member 132 during the liquid injection process, so that the position of the liquid guiding member 132 is displaced, so that the smoke liquid leaks. In this embodiment, the upper end surface of the sleeve 18 extends upward along the axial direction of the sleeve 18 to form a connecting portion, and the connecting portion is sleeved on the ventilation pipe 111, so that the sleeve 18 is connected with the ventilation pipe 111, which can The smoke liquid is prevented from leaking through the gap between the sleeve 18 and the ventilation pipe 111 , and plays a guiding role during the movement of the sleeve 18 .

Please refer to FIG. 4 to FIG. 6 , the base 14 is covered on the lower end of the cartridge housing 11 and is located outside the liquid storage chamber 110 , and the upper end surface of the base 14 is protruded with a protrusion 141 corresponding to the groove 122 . When the base 14 is installed in place, the protrusions 141 and the grooves 122 are correspondingly matched, so that the base 14 and the sealing plug 12 are relatively fixed. In addition, a buckle 142 is protruded on the outer wall of the base 14 , a slot 113 is formed on the side wall of the cartridge housing 11 corresponding to the buckle 142 , and the buckle 142 and the slot 113 are engaged with each other, so as to realize the connection between the base 14 and the cartridge case. The fixed connection relationship between the bodies 11. It can be understood that, in other embodiments not shown, the base 14 and the cartridge housing 11 may also be connected in a detachable manner such as plug connection, screw connection or magnetic connection. It can be understood that, in other embodiments not shown, the arrangement positions of the clip 142 and the clip slot 113 can be interchanged.

Please refer to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 at the same time, the center of the upper end surface of the base 14 extends upward along the axial direction of the base 14 with a hollow connecting cylinder 143 , and the connecting cylinder 143 is inserted into the lower end of the atomizing tube 131 and connected to the atomizing cavity 130 Pass. A first installation groove 144 and a second installation groove 145 are formed on the lower end surface of the base 14 . The first installation groove 144 and the second installation groove 145 are recessed upward. . The connecting cylinder 143 is also provided with a first through hole 1431 and a second through hole 1432, wherein one end of the first through hole 1431 penetrates the upper end surface of the connecting cylinder 143, and the other end of the first through hole 1431 is communicated with the first installation groove 144. One end of the two through holes 1432 penetrates through the upper end surface of the connecting cylinder 143 , and the other end of the second through holes 1432 communicates with the second installation groove 145 . In this embodiment, one pin of the heating element 133 extends into the first installation groove 144 after passing through the first through hole 1431 , and is pressed and fixed on the groove wall of the first installation groove 144 by the first electrode contact 15 . The other pin of the heating element 133 extends into the second installation groove 145 after passing through the second through hole 1432, and is pressed and fixed on the groove wall of the second installation groove 145 by the second electrode contact 16. The first electrode contacts 15 and the second electrode contact 16 are both electrical conductors. In this way, while the two pins of the heating element 133 are electrically connected to the first electrode contact 15 and the second electrode contact 16, the heating element 133 is also electrically connected. fixed effect. Understandably, the first electrode contact 15 and the second electrode contact 16 are both made of conductive materials such as stainless steel or copper. In order to achieve electrical isolation and avoid short circuit, the base 14 is made of insulating material. In this embodiment, the base 14 is made of plastic. The first electrode contact 15 constitutes the first electrode terminal of the cartridge 10 , and the second electrode contact 16 constitutes the second electrode terminal of the cartridge 10 .

When the user needs to disassemble or replace the heating element 133, he only needs to remove the first electrode contact 15 and the second electrode contact 16, so as to release the pressing effect on the heating element 133, and thus the heating element 133 can be easily removed. The operation is simple and convenient, which improves the user experience.

In addition, the lower end surface of the base 14 is respectively provided with an induction through hole 146 and an air intake hole 147 along the axial direction of the base 14 . . In this embodiment, there is one sensing through hole 146 located at the center of the base 14 , and there are two air inlet holes 147 , which are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the sensing through hole 146 . The air inlet holes 147 are symmetrically arranged to ensure that the outside air can enter into the atomizing chamber 130 uniformly. In addition, referring to FIG. 5 , the first installation groove 144 and the second installation groove 145 are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the sensing through hole 146 .

It can be understood that, in other embodiments not shown, the atomizing head 13 may be disposed outside the liquid storage chamber 110 or the cartridge 10 does not include the atomizing head 13 . Correspondingly, the ventilation pipe 111 and the sleeve 18 are also omitted. The lifting rod 19 blocks the through hole 121, and the through hole 121 serves as a liquid outlet. When the lifting rod 19 is pulled upward, the through hole 121 is opened, so that the liquid storage chamber 110 is opened, and the storage chamber 110 is opened. The smoke liquid in the liquid chamber 110 flows out into the atomizing head 13 through the through hole 121 . It should be noted that, in this arrangement, a part of the lifting rod 19 is always used to block the ventilation holes on the sealing member 17 before and after pulling, so as to prevent the leakage of smoke liquid from the ventilation holes. Further, when the cartridge 10 does not include the atomizing head 13, the first electrode contact 15 and the second electrode contact 16 are correspondingly omitted. At this time, the sealing member 17 can also be omitted, and two communication ports are provided on the base 14, and the liquid injection needle 31 and the exhaust needle 32 respectively pierce the sealing plug 12 through the corresponding communication ports for liquid injection and exhaust. It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the cartridge 10 needs to be turned upside down, so that the sealing plug 12 serving as the liquid injection seal and the exhaust seal is located above, so as to prevent the e-liquid from leaking through the exhaust needle 32 . In this embodiment, however, the cartridge 10 is placed upright, so that the sealing member 17 serving as the liquid injection sealing member and the exhaust sealing member is located above. It can be understood that in other embodiments not shown, the liquid injection seal and the exhaust seal can be two independent of each other. When injecting liquid, it is only necessary to ensure that the exhaust seal is located above the pod 10 or close to the pod. Above the bomb 10, it is enough to prevent the leakage of the smoke liquid through the exhaust needle 32, and it is not limited whether the liquid injection seal is located above.

Embodiment 2

In the second embodiment of the present invention, an electronic cigarette is provided, including the cartridge 10 described in the first embodiment and a battery assembly electrically connected to the cartridge 10 . The battery assembly includes a battery case (not shown in the figure) and a battery body (not shown in the figure) accommodated in the battery case. The cartridge 10 is detachably connected to the battery case and is electrically connected to the battery body. For example, the pod 10 may be at least partially housed in the battery case and electrically connected to the battery body. The opposite sides of the cartridge housing 11 are provided with snap-in protrusions 115, and a snap-in groove (not shown in the figure) is correspondingly provided on the battery case. When the cartridge 10 is inserted into the cartridge case, the cartridge is inserted The protrusions 115 are matched with the engaging grooves to stabilize the connection between the cartridge 10 and the battery assembly.

The battery assembly further includes a first electrode column (not shown in the figure), a second electrode column (not shown in the figure) and a sensing cavity (not shown in the figure), the first electrode column and the second electrode column It is electrically connected to the positive and negative electrodes of the battery body, and is symmetrically arranged on both sides of the induction cavity. When the cartridge 10 is connected to the battery assembly, the first electrode column is in contact with the first electrode. 15 is in contact and is electrically connected, the second electrode post is in contact with and electrically connected with the second electrode contact 16 , and the sensing cavity is communicated with the sensing through hole 146 . The battery assembly further includes an air pressure sensor (not shown in the figure) installed in the sensing cavity, and the air pressure sensor is used to detect and sense the pressure change generated by inhalation when the user uses the electronic cigarette to perform a smoking action, Then, it is fed back to the controller (not shown in the figure) connected to the signal, and the controller judges whether the user smokes according to the signal. The heating structure atomizes the smoke liquid to generate smoke; or, the controller judges the strength of the user's suction according to the signal, and adjusts the power output to the cartridge 10 according to the strength of the suction, thereby adjusting the amount of smoke. size. It can be understood that, in other embodiments, an air flow sensor can also be set to replace the air pressure sensor, and the air flow sensor is used to detect the air flow change generated during suction, and then feed it back to the controller, and the controller judges whether the user smokes according to the signal. The strength of suction or suction. The sensor types of the air pressure sensor and airflow sensor are not limited.

Embodiment 3

In the third embodiment of the present invention, a liquid injection method is also provided, which is used to inject liquid into the cartridge of the electronic cigarette. In one of the embodiments, the pod is the pod 10 in the first embodiment. The cartridge includes an exhaust seal and a liquid injection seal, a liquid storage cavity for storing the smoke liquid is formed inside the cartridge, the cartridge includes a first end and a second end arranged oppositely, and the exhaust seal is arranged on the On the first end, or the exhaust seal is disposed near the first end, the liquid injection method includes:

During the liquid injection process, the first end is located above the second end; or, during the liquid injection process, the exhaust seal is located above the pod or close to the top of the pod;

The liquid injection needle and the exhaust needle respectively pierce the liquid injection seal and the exhaust seal and communicate with the liquid storage chamber;

The smoke liquid is injected into the liquid storage cavity of the cartridge through the liquid injection needle, and at the same time, the air in the liquid storage cavity is discharged from the exhaust needle;

After the liquid injection is completed, the liquid injection needle and the exhaust needle are pulled out, and the liquid injection seal and the exhaust seal respectively form self-sealing at their respective piercing positions.

The pod also includes a sealing member disposed at the first end, the sealing member serves as the liquid injection sealing member and the exhaust sealing member at the same time, and the sealing member can be made of high elastic polymer, such as Rubber or silicone, or can also be made of free-healing material, after the injection needle and the exhaust needle are pulled out, the seal will form an automatic sealing effect at the puncture position, leaving no holes, Therefore, no leakage will occur. The cartridge also includes a lift rod, one end of the lift rod extends into the liquid storage chamber through the seal, and the other end of the lift rod is located outside the cartridge, and the other end of the lift rod is located outside the cartridge. The other end can open the liquid storage chamber.

The cartridge also includes an atomizing head provided with an atomizing cavity. During the liquid injection process, the atomizing chamber and the liquid storage chamber are isolated from each other, and when the cartridge is used, the lifting rod is moved by moving the cartridge. When the other end of the liquid storage chamber is opened, the atomization chamber communicates with the liquid storage chamber. The cartridge further includes a cartridge housing with the liquid storage cavity formed therein and a sleeve, and the end face of the cartridge housing located at the first end extends downward along the axial direction of the cartridge housing to form a through-hole. The air pipe, the ventilation pipe and the atomizing head are all located in the liquid storage cavity, the outer surface of the atomizing head is provided with a liquid inlet, and one end of the sleeve is sleeved on the atomizing head outside and close the liquid inlet, the other end of the sleeve is sleeved outside the ventilation pipe, and one end of the lifting rod passes through the seal and the lumen of the ventilation pipe in sequence and then communicates with the ventilation pipe. The casing is connected, and pulling the other end of the pulling rod can drive the casing to move upward to open the liquid inlet, so that the liquid storage cavity is communicated with the atomization cavity.

When adjusting the position of the cartridge, the first end is positioned above the second end by means of vibration. After the first end is located above the second end, the cartridge is transported to the liquid injection position by means of vibration, and at the liquid injection position, the liquid injection needle and the liquid injection seal Oppositely, the exhaust needle is opposite to the exhaust seal;

When the cartridge moves to the liquid injection position, it stops moving, the liquid injection needle and the exhaust needle pierce the liquid injection seal and the exhaust seal respectively, and the liquid injection needle is used to inject the liquid. At the same time as the liquid is discharged, the air in the liquid storage chamber is exhausted by the exhaust needle. When the cartridge moves to the liquid injection position, the cartridge is clamped and fixed by a clamping mechanism, so as to facilitate the liquid injection operation.

After the liquid injection is completed and the liquid injection needle and the exhaust needle are pulled out, the clamping mechanism releases the pod, and the pod after liquid injection continues to move by vibration to realize the suction of the pod. After receiving the material, the next cartridge without liquid injection moves to the liquid injection position by means of vibration.

This embodiment also provides a liquid injection mechanism for implementing the liquid injection method of the pod, wherein the liquid injection mechanism includes a liquid injection needle and an exhaust needle. The liquid injection mechanism further includes a liquid injection pump, one end of the liquid injection needle is in communication with the liquid injection pump, and one end of the exhaust needle is in communication with the outside atmosphere.

According to the liquid injection method of the cartridge according to the third embodiment of the present invention, it is only necessary to adjust the exhaust seal to be located above the cartridge or close to the top of the cartridge to ensure that the e-liquid will not flow out of the cartridge during liquid injection. The exhaust needle leaks; or the first end only needs to be adjusted above the second end to ensure that the smoke liquid will not leak from the exhaust needle during liquid injection.

Embodiment 4

In the fourth embodiment of the present invention, a liquid injection device is also provided, which is used to inject liquid into the cartridge of the electronic cigarette. In one of the embodiments, the pod is the pod 10 in the first embodiment. The pod includes an exhaust seal and a liquid injection seal, a liquid storage cavity for storing cigarette liquid is formed inside the pod, the pod includes a first end and a second end arranged oppositely, and the The exhaust seal is arranged on the first end, or the exhaust seal is arranged close to the first end, and the liquid injection device includes:

The vibrating plate feeding mechanism 20 is used for sorting the cartridge into a state where the first end is located above the second end by means of vibration and transporting the cartridge to the liquid injection position; or, for The pod is arranged in a state where the exhaust seal is located above the pod or close to the top of the pod by means of vibration, and the pod is transported to the liquid injection position; in one of the implementations In the method, when the cartridge is the cartridge 10 in the first embodiment, the vibrating plate feeding mechanism 20 arranges the cartridge 10 into an upright state by vibrating, and transports the cartridge 10 to the liquid injection position;

The liquid injection mechanism 30 includes a liquid injection needle 31 and an exhaust needle 32;

In the liquid injection position, the liquid injection needle 31 is opposite to the liquid injection seal, and the exhaust needle 32 is opposite to the exhaust seal. When the cartridge is transported to the liquid injection position, the liquid injection needle 31 and the exhaust needle 32 are respectively used to pierce the liquid injection seal and the exhaust seal and then communicate with the liquid storage cavity, and simultaneously inject smoke liquid into the liquid storage cavity through the liquid injection needle 31 , the air in the liquid storage chamber is exhausted by the exhaust needle 32, and after the liquid injection is completed, the liquid injection needle 31 and the exhaust needle 32 are respectively pulled out from the liquid injection seal and the exhaust seal , after the liquid injection needle 31 and the exhaust needle 32 are pulled out, the liquid injection seal and the exhaust seal form self-sealing at their respective piercing positions.

Further, in this embodiment, the liquid injection device further includes:

The clamping mechanism 40 is used to clamp the cartridge delivered to the liquid injection position, so as to facilitate the liquid injection operation, and after the liquid injection is completed, the liquid injection needle and the exhaust needle are respectively removed from the device. The cartridge is released after the liquid injection seal and the exhaust seal are pulled out.

The liquid injection device further includes a packaging bag reclaiming mechanism 50 and a sealing mechanism 60 .

The packaging bag reclaiming mechanism 50 is used to grab and open the packaging bag;

The vibrating plate feeding mechanism 20 is also used to transport the pod that has been filled with liquid, so that the pod enters the packaging bag;

The sealing mechanism 60 is used for sealing the packaging bag containing the pods.

Specifically, please refer to FIG. 11 , the vibrating plate feeding mechanism 20 includes a circular vibration 21 , a direct vibration 22 and a first sensor 23 . The front end of the circular vibration 21 is connected to the direct vibration 22, and the first sensor 23 is arranged above the end of the direct vibration 22 close to the circular vibration 21. When the direct vibration 22 stops working, the first sensor 23 is used to detect the direct vibration 22 and the first sensor. Whether there is a cartridge at the opposite position of 23, when it is detected that there is no cartridge in the position opposite to the first sensor 23 in the direct vibration 22, the circular vibration 21 works; When there is a pod at the position, the circular vibration 21 stops working. When the cartridge is loaded through the circular vibration 21, the circular vibration 21 arranges the cartridge into a state where the first end is located above the second end, and then is transported to the direct vibration 22, and the direct vibration 22 sends the cartridge to the direct vibration 22. The cartridge is delivered to the liquid injection position. In one embodiment, when the cartridge is the cartridge 10 in Example 1, since the mass of the end of the cartridge 10 where the atomizing head 13 is provided is larger than the mass of the end where the seal 17 is provided, the circular vibration 21 can pass through The cartridge 10 is arranged in a uniform upright state by means of vibration, that is, in a state in which the atomizing head 13 is down and the sealing member 17 is up. In this embodiment, the first sensor 23 is an optical sensor.

In addition, the vibrating plate feeding mechanism 20 further includes a second sensor 24, the liquid injection position is set on the end of the direct vibration 22 away from the circular vibration 21, and the second sensor 24 is set above the direct vibration 22 corresponding to the liquid injection position , the second sensor 24 is used to detect whether the cartridge moves to the liquid injection position under the vibration of the direct vibration 22 . When the cartridge moves to the liquid injection position, the direct vibration 22 stops working, and the liquid injection mechanism 30 injects liquid into the cartridge 10; when the liquid injection mechanism 30 completes the liquid injection operation for the cartridge 10, the direct vibration 22 is activated, so that the cartridge 10 that has completed the liquid injection operation continues to move and then enters the packaging bag, and the next cartridge to be injected moves synchronously to the liquid injection position, and then the direct vibration 22 stops working to perform the liquid injection operation. The second sensor 24 is a light sensor.

Specifically, please refer to FIG. 13 , the clamping mechanism 40 includes a clamping cylinder 41 and a positioning fixture 42 . The clamping cylinder 41 is installed on one side of the direct vibration 22 , the positioning fixture 42 is connected to the extension end of the clamping cylinder 41 , and the clamping cylinder 41 drives the positioning fixture 42 to move. In this embodiment, the moving direction of the positioning fixture 42 and the moving direction of the cartridge 10 on the direct vibration 22 are perpendicular to each other. When the extension end of the clamping cylinder 41 extends, it can drive the positioning fixture 42 to move in a direction close to the direct vibration 22 , and when the extension end of the clamping cylinder 41 retracts, it can drive the positioning fixture 42 to move away from the direct vibration 22 . move. The direct vibration 22 has a guide groove (not shown in the figure) for the pod 10 to move, and a communication groove 221 is formed on the groove wall close to the clamping cylinder 41 on the guide groove, and the communication groove 221 is set corresponding to the positioning fixture 42 , the end face of the positioning fixture 42 away from the clamping cylinder 41 is provided with an adapter groove 421 , and the adapter groove 421 matches the outer contour of the cartridge.

When the cartridge moves to the liquid injection position, the clamping cylinder 41 is activated, and the positioning fixture 42 passes through the communication groove 221 under the driving of the clamping cylinder 41 to clamp the cartridge delivered to the liquid injection position Between the matching groove 421 of the positioning fixture 42 and the groove wall of the guide groove opposite the communicating groove 221, the cartridge is clamped and fixed, so as to facilitate the liquid injection mechanism 30 to perform the liquid injection operation on the cartridge. By arranging the fitting groove 421, the contact area between the positioning fixture 42 and the cartridge is increased, thereby improving the clamping stability of the cartridge. When the liquid injection operation is completed, the positioning fixture 42 is reset under the driving of the clamping cylinder 41 to release the pod and then move the pod into the packaging bag.

Referring to FIG. 12 , the liquid injection mechanism 30 is disposed on the side of the direct vibration 22 opposite the clamping mechanism 40 , that is, the liquid injection mechanism 30 and the clamping mechanism 40 are located on opposite sides of the direct vibration 22 away from the circular vibration 21 . The liquid injection mechanism 30 further includes a column 33 , a first motor 34 , a first screw rod 35 , a movable plate 36 and a liquid injection pump (not shown in the figure). The first motor 33 is installed above one side of the upright column 33 , the first screw rod 35 is arranged in the vertical direction and is connected to the output shaft of the first motor 33 , and the movable plate 36 is slidably connected to the side of the upright column 33 in the vertical direction. On the wall, the first screw rod 35 passes through the movable plate 36 and is threadedly connected with the movable plate 36 . Both the liquid injection needle 31 and the exhaust needle 32 are installed on the movable plate 36. The liquid injection needle 31 and the exhaust needle 32 are both hollow tubular structures. The end of the gas needle 32 opposite to the punctured end communicates with the outside world. It should be noted that the lower ends of the liquid injection needle 31 and the exhaust needle 32 correspond to the respective puncturing ends. A liquid injection hole (not shown in the figure) is provided on the side wall of the puncture end of the liquid injection needle 31 , and an exhaust hole (not shown in the figure) is provided on the side wall of the puncture end of the exhaust needle 32 . For the pod 10 in the first embodiment, the pod 10 includes two first side walls (not shown) arranged oppositely and two second side walls (not shown) arranged oppositely. The two first side walls and The two second side walls together form a liquid storage chamber 110, and the distance between the two first side walls is smaller than the distance between the two second side walls. In order to facilitate the injection of smoke liquid and the discharge of air, when the injection needle 31 . When the exhaust needle 32 penetrates into the liquid storage chamber 110, the liquid injection hole and the exhaust hole are opposite to the second side wall, so as to prevent the air in the liquid storage chamber 110 from being discharged smoothly, which may cause the liquid injection needle 31. The smoke liquid cannot be fully injected into the liquid storage cavity 110 , which will cause the situation that the liquid injection needle 31 leaks when the liquid injection needle 31 is pulled out.

Specifically, the side wall of the upright column 33 is provided with a snap-fit groove (not shown in the figure) along the vertical direction, and the movable plate 36 is provided with a snap-fit protrusion (not shown in the figure) that is slidably connected with the snap-fit slot. , so as to realize the slidably snap-fit connection relationship between the movable plate 36 and the upright column 33 . It can be understood that, in other implementations not shown, the positions of the snap-fit groove and the snap-fit protrusion can be exchanged, which is not limited here.

Taking the cartridge 10 of the first embodiment as an example, when the cartridge to be injected moves to the liquid injection position and is fixed by the clamping mechanism 40 , the cartridge is located directly below the liquid injection needle 31 and the exhaust needle 32 . , in this position, one of the blind holes is located directly under the liquid injection needle 31, and the other blind hole is located directly under the exhaust needle 32. At this time, the first motor 33 is started, and the first motor 33 drives the first motor 33. The first screw rod 35 rotates, because the first screw rod 35 has a threaded connection with the movable plate 36, and the movable plate 36 and the column 33 are slidably snap-connected, forcing the movable plate 36 to move downward, thereby driving the liquid injection needle 31 and The exhaust needle 32 moves downward together, so that both the liquid injection needle 31 and the exhaust needle 32 penetrate the seal 17 and then extend into the liquid storage chamber 110 , and then the liquid injection pump starts to move into the liquid storage chamber 110 During the liquid filling process, the air in the liquid storage chamber 110 is discharged through the exhaust needle 32 . In one embodiment, the volume of the liquid storage chamber 110 is 2ml, the liquid injection time is 2s, and the liquid injection rate is 1ml/s. After the liquid injection is completed, the first motor 33 reversely drives the liquid injection needle 31 and the exhaust needle 32 to move upward, so as to pull out the liquid injection needle 31 and the exhaust needle 32, and pull out the liquid injection needle 31 and the exhaust needle 32 After exiting, the seal 17 forms a self-sealing at the pierced position without leaking liquid.

The liquid injection pump may specifically be an HB (Hybrid Stepper Motor) liquid injection pump, and the HB liquid injection pump can precisely control the liquid injection amount. The connection between the liquid injection needle 31 and the exhaust needle 32 and the movable plate 36 is detachable, which is convenient for cleaning after the liquid injection needle 31 and the exhaust needle 32 are disassembled. The liquid injection device can inject e-liquid of one composition at a time. When the e-liquid of different composition needs to be replaced, the liquid injection needle 31 and the liquid injection pump need to be disassembled and cleaned.

In addition, since there are two blind holes and the left and right are symmetrically arranged, it is only necessary to ensure that all the pods 10 are upright during the entire liquid injection process, and there is no need to distinguish the left and right directions of each pod 10, thereby simplifying the material arrangement process. , and speed up the liquid injection process.

Please refer to FIG. 8 , the sealing mechanism 60 is provided with a feeding opening 61, the packaging bag reclaiming mechanism 50 is set on one side of the feeding opening 61, and the end of the direct vibration 22 away from the circular vibration 21 is located above the feeding opening 61, During operation, the pod filled with liquid is dropped from the end of the direct vibration 22 away from the circular vibration 21 into the packaging bag grasped by the packaging bag reclaiming mechanism 50, and then the packaging bag containing the pod enters the sealing mechanism through the unloading port 61. Inside 60, the sealing mechanism 60 seals the packaging bag.

Please refer to FIG. 11 again, a baffle plate 222 is installed on the end of the direct vibration 22 away from the circular vibration 21, and one end of the guide groove away from the circular vibration 21 is provided with a drop opening through the upper and lower end surfaces of the guide groove (not marked in the figure). out), the baffle 222 is set close to the drop port, and when the cartridge that has completed the liquid injection moves to the position of the drop port under the vibration of the direct vibration 22, the cartridge is dropped from the drop port, and at the same time, The pod is stopped by the baffle 222, which plays a role in righting the pod, which can effectively prevent the pod from being inclined when it falls into the packaging bag, which is not conducive to the sealing of the packaging bag, and can also effectively prevent the pod from falling into the packaging bag. outside.

Specifically, please refer to FIG. 14 , the packaging bag reclaiming mechanism 50 includes a storage bin 51 , a slide rail 52 , a second motor 53 , a second screw rod (not shown in the figure), a slider 55 , a first suction member 56 and The second suction member 57, the storage bin 51 is used to store the packaging bags. In this embodiment, the packaging bags are packaging bags with an upper end open. The second motor 53 is installed at one end of the slide rail 52 , the second screw rod is connected to the output shaft of the second motor 53 , the slide block 55 is slidably connected to the slide rail 52 , and the second screw rod passes through the slide block 55 And it is screwed with the slider 55 , the first suction member 56 is installed on the slider 55 , the second suction member 57 is arranged above the discharge port 61 , and the first suction member 56 is used for packing bags in the storage bin 51 . Move to the top of the unloading port 61, and cooperate with the second adsorption member 57 to adsorb and open the packaging bag. In this embodiment, the slide rail 52 is provided with an engaging groove (not shown in the figure), and the sliding block 55 is provided with an engaging protrusion (not shown in the figure) that cooperates with the engaging groove. The above-mentioned connection relationship between the slider 55 and the slide rail 52 is realized by being slidably engaged with the engaging groove. It can be understood that, in other embodiments not shown, the positions of the engaging groove and the engaging protrusion can also be exchanged, which is not limited here.

The process of the packaging bag reclaiming mechanism 50 from grabbing the packaging bag to catching the pod is as follows: the first adsorption member 56 works to suck out the packaging bag located at the front end of the storage bin 51, so that one side of the packaging bag is adsorbed on the first On the suction member 56, the second motor 53 is activated. Since the slider 55 is slidably connected to the slide rail 52, and the slider 55 is threadedly connected to the second screw rod, the slider 55 is forced to drive the first suction member 56 together with the packaging. The bag moves in the direction close to the feeding opening 61 until it moves directly above the feeding opening 61. At this time, the second adsorption member 57 works, so that the other side of the packaging bag is adsorbed on the second adsorption member 57. So far, The packaging bag is opened, and the cartridges dropped from the direct vibration 22 fall into the packaging bag.

In order to enable the first suction member 56 to suck the packaging bag smoothly, a grab cylinder 551 is also installed on the slider 55, and the first suction member 56 is connected to the extension end of the grab cylinder 551. During operation, the first suction member 56 Driven by the grabbing cylinder 551 to move to contact with the packaging bag, at this time, the first adsorption member 56 is activated to adsorb the packaging bag, and then the first adsorption member 56 is reset under the action of the grabbing cylinder 551, so as to remove the packaging bag. The bags are removed from the storage bin 51 .

In order to open the packaging bag smoothly, the first suction member 56 is driven by the grab cylinder 551 to move to the other side of the packaging bag to contact the second suction member 57, and the second suction member 57 works to absorb the other side of the packaging bag Hold, and then the first suction member 56 is reset under the action of the grabbing cylinder 551. During the reset process, one side of the packaging bag moves with the first suction member 56, so that the packaging bag is opened.

In addition, the first suction member 56 and the second suction member 57 are both connected to negative pressure devices, one negative pressure device corresponds to one suction member, and starting the corresponding negative pressure device can make the corresponding suction member generate negative pressure, thereby generating suction function to facilitate the grabbing of the packaging bag. The first suction member 56 and the second suction member 57 may both be suction cups, and the negative pressure device is a vacuum pump.

In addition, the packaging bag reclaiming mechanism 50 further includes a third sensor 58 located above the discharge opening 61 , and the third sensor 58 is used to detect whether the pod that has been filled with liquid enters the opened packaging bag. When it is detected that the pod that has been filled with liquid enters the opened packaging bag, the negative pressure device is turned off, and the packaging bag loses the adsorption effect of the first adsorption member 56 and the second adsorption member 57, that is, the first adsorption member 56 and the second adsorption member 57 to release the packaging bag, so that the packaging bag containing the cartridges that have been filled with liquid falls into the sealing mechanism 60 through the feeding opening 61 . When the packaging bag containing the pod 10 falls, the second motor 53 works to drive the slider 55 to move to be opposite to the storage bin 51, and the first adsorption member 56 adsorbs the next packaging bag again for receiving the next cigarette bomb. The third sensor 58 is a light sensor.

In order to facilitate grasping of the packaging bags in the storage bin 51, the packaging bag reclaiming mechanism 50 further includes a fixing block 511, a guide rod 512, a pressing block 513 and an elastic member 514. The guide rod 512 is connected to the fixing block 511 and squeezes The block 513 is slidably installed on the guide rod 512, and the elastic piece 514 is telescopically arranged between the fixed block 511 and the pressing block 513, and the pressing block 513 squeezes the storage bin 51 under the elastic force of the elastic piece 514. packaging bag. When in use, the pressing block 513 at least partially extends into the storage bin 51, and squeezes the packaging bag at the rear end of the storage bin 51 under the elastic force of the elastic member 514, so that the packaging bag at the front end is grasped and sucked out At the same time, the rear packaging bags can be replenished in time to ensure the continuous supply of packaging bags. In this embodiment, the elastic member 514 is a spring. It is understood that in other embodiments not shown, the elastic member 514 can also be an elastic and rigid element such as a stainless steel elastic sheet, a copper elastic sheet, etc., which is not limited here. . The front end of the storage bin 51 is provided with a limiting plate (not shown in the figure), which can prevent the packaging bag from being squeezed out of the storage bin 51 under the action of the extrusion block 513 . The limiting plate is provided with a through opening (not shown in the figure), and under the adsorption action of the first adsorption member 56 , the packaging bag can be deformed and removed from the storage bin 51 through the through opening.

Specifically, please refer to FIG. 15 , the sealing mechanism 60 includes a guide plate 62 , a sealing knife 63 , a limit plate 64 , a sealing cylinder 65 , a limit cylinder 66 and a fourth sensor 67 . The guide plate 62 is inclined and provided with a guide plate 62 . The chute 621, the feeding port 61 is formed by the upper port of the guide chute 621, the feeding port 61 is communicated with the guide chute 621, the sealing knife 63 is located at the end of the guide chute 621 close to the feeding port 61, and the sealing knife 63 is located on the guide plate 62 and is connected with the extension end of the sealing cylinder 65, the sealing cylinder 65 is used to drive the sealing knife 63 to move up or down, the limit plate 64 is connected with the extension end of the limit cylinder 66, and the limit cylinder 66 is used for The limit plate 64 is driven to extend through the bottom of the guide plate 62 into the guide chute 621 or move out to the outside of the guide chute 621. The limit plate 64 is located on the side of the sealing knife 63 away from the discharge opening 61, and the fourth sensor 67 is located at The space between the sealing knife 63 and the limiting plate 64 is used to detect whether the packaging bag containing the pod is in place, so as to facilitate subsequent sealing of the packaging bag. The fourth sensor 67 is a light sensor.

The working process of the sealing mechanism 60 is as follows: the packaging bag containing the cartridges entered through the discharge opening 61 enters the guide chute 621 and slides along the guide chute 621, and when it slides to abut against the limit plate 64, the first The four sensors 67 detect that the packaging bag is in place, the sealing cylinder 65 is activated and drives the sealing knife 63 to move downward to seal the packaging bag with the cartridges. The plate 64 is moved out of the guide chute 621 under the driving of the limiting cylinder 65 , and the packaging bag containing the pod loses the blocking effect of the limiting plate 64 and continues to slide along the guide chute 621 , and finally slides out of the guide chute 621 After being collected, material collection is realized.

In this embodiment, a heating rod (not shown in the figure) is provided on the sealing knife 63 for sealing. The heating rod can generate heat after being energized, and the heating rod can squeeze and melt the packaging bag after being energized. After cooling, the melted parts of the package fuse with each other to form a seal.

Please refer to FIG. 7 again. The liquid injection device of this embodiment further includes a frame 70 and a cover 80. The frame 70 has a substantially cuboid box structure, and the cover 80 is covered on the top of the frame 70. The mechanism 30 , the clamping mechanism 40 and the packaging bag reclaiming mechanism 50 are all installed on the upper end surface of the frame 70 and housed in the hood 80 . , the sealing mechanism 60 is accommodated in the rack 70 . A discharge port 71 is opened on the side wall of the rack 70, and the discharge port 71 communicates with the lower port of the guide chute 621. The sealed packaging bag slides out to the outside of the rack 70 through the discharge port 71 and is collected. , to achieve receipt.

The working process of the liquid injection device of the present invention will be described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings: the cartridge to be injected is placed in the circular vibration 21, and the cartridge is sent to the direct vibration through the annular tangential material arrangement and feeding of the circular vibration 21. 22, the cartridge continues to move forward under the vibration of the direct vibration 22 until the second sensor 24 detects the cartridge, that is, after the cartridge is delivered to the liquid injection position, the direct vibration 22 suspends the delivery, and The circular vibration 21 also suspends feeding to the direct vibration 22. The positioning fixture 42 on the clamping mechanism 40 extends out under the driving of the clamping cylinder 41 to squeeze and fix the cartridge. At this time, the liquid injection mechanism 30 and the packaging bag reclaiming mechanism 50 operate simultaneously. The first motor 34 on the liquid injection mechanism 30 drives the liquid injection needle 31 and the exhaust needle 32 to move downward to pierce the liquid injection seal and the exhaust seal of the cartridge, so as to inject liquid into the liquid storage chamber and complete the injection. After the liquid is filled, the liquid injection mechanism 30 and the clamping mechanism 40 are reset to release the cartridge. The direct vibration 22 is started, and the next unfilled cartridge is sent to the liquid injection position. The cartridge that has just been filled with liquid moves under the vibration of the direct vibration 22, and then falls to the packaging bag reclaiming mechanism 50 to be grabbed. and open the bag. After the cartridge enters the packaging bag, the first adsorption member 56 and the second adsorption member 57 release the adsorption effect on the packaging bag, and the packaging bag containing the cartridge enters the guide chute 621 from the feeding port 61. After sliding until detected by the fourth sensor 67, the sealing knife 63 seals the packaging bag under the driving of the sealing cylinder 65. After the sealing is completed, the sealing knife 63 and the limit plate 64 are reset, and the sealed packaging bag is finally sealed by the outlet. The material port 71 slides out and is collected to realize the material collection. Wherein, the packaging bag reclaiming mechanism 50 may also run before the liquid injection mechanism 30, or run after the liquid injection mechanism 30 completes the liquid injection.

In the cartridge, the liquid injection method and the liquid injection device provided by the present invention, the atomizing head 13 and the sealing member 17 can be assembled on the cartridge housing 11 first, and after the assembly is completed, the liquid injection needle 31 and the exhaust needle 32 can be assembled. The seal 17 is pierced, and while the smoke liquid is injected through the liquid injection needle 31, the air in the liquid storage chamber 110 is discharged from the exhaust needle 32. After the liquid injection is completed, the liquid injection needle 31 and the exhaust needle 32 are pulled out. The sealing member 17 forms a self-sealing at the piercing position, which can effectively avoid the problem of liquid leakage when assembling the atomizing head 13 after the liquid injection is completed, which can greatly reduce the difficulty of liquid injection of the cartridge, improve the production efficiency, and automate high degree. In addition, when injecting liquid, it is not necessary to exhaust through the atomizing head 13, so that the setting flexibility of the atomizing head 13 is higher, and the atomizing head 13 can even be omitted, which reduces the replacement cost of the cartridge 10; When it is about to be completed, part of the smoke liquid leaks through the atomizing head 13 under the action of pressure; the liquid guiding member 132 will not be disturbed, so that the position of the liquid guiding member 132 will be offset. The pod 10 after liquid injection is sealed and packaged by a packaging bag, which is convenient for storage and transportation of the pod 10, and can protect the pull rod 19 and prevent the pull rod 19 from being arbitrarily broken, so that the user cannot open the liquid storage chamber 110.

Taking the above ideal embodiments according to the present invention as inspiration, and through the above description, relevant personnel can make various changes and modifications without departing from the scope of the present invention. The technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the contents in the specification, and the technical scope must be determined according to the scope of the claims.

Claims (12)

1. The utility model provides a annotate liquid equipment for annotate liquid for the cigarette bullet of electron cigarette, a serial communication port, the cigarette bullet includes the exhaust sealing member and annotates the liquid sealing member, the inside stock solution chamber that is used for saving the tobacco juice that is formed with of cigarette bullet, the cigarette bullet includes relative first end and the second end that sets up, just the exhaust sealing member sets up first serving, perhaps the exhaust sealing member is close to first end sets up, annotate liquid equipment includes:

the vibrating disc feeding mechanism is used for arranging the cigarette cartridges in a vibrating mode to enable the first ends to be located above the second ends and conveying the cigarette cartridges to a liquid injection position;

the liquid injection mechanism comprises a liquid injection needle head and an exhaust needle head;

when annotating the liquid position, annotate the liquid syringe needle with it is relative to annotate the liquid sealing member, the exhaust syringe needle with the exhaust sealing member is relative, works as the cigarette bullet is carried to when annotating the liquid position, annotate the liquid syringe needle with the exhaust syringe needle is used for impaling respectively annotate the liquid sealing member with behind the exhaust sealing member with stock solution chamber intercommunication, through annotate the liquid syringe needle to when stock solution intracavity injects the cigarette liquid, the air in stock solution intracavity by the exhaust syringe needle discharges to after the completion is annotated liquid, annotate the liquid syringe needle and the exhaust syringe needle is followed respectively annotate the liquid sealing member with extract in the exhaust sealing member annotate the liquid syringe needle with after the exhaust syringe needle extracts, annotate the liquid sealing member with the exhaust sealing member forms the self sealedly in respective impaling position.

2. The priming apparatus of claim 1, wherein the priming apparatus further comprises:

and the clamping mechanism is used for clamping the smoke cartridge conveyed to the liquid injection position so as to be beneficial to liquid injection operation, and the liquid injection needle and the exhaust needle respectively follow the liquid injection sealing piece and the exhaust sealing piece to release the smoke cartridge after being pulled out.

3. The priming apparatus of claim 1, wherein the priming apparatus further comprises: the packaging bag taking mechanism and the sealing mechanism;

the packaging bag taking mechanism is used for grabbing and opening packaging bags;

the vibrating disc feeding mechanism is also used for conveying the cigarette cartridges which are injected with liquid, so that the cigarette cartridges enter the packaging bag;

the sealing mechanism is used for sealing the packaging bag filled with the cartridge.

4. The liquid injection device according to claim 1, wherein the vibration tray feeding mechanism comprises a circular vibration and a straight vibration, the front end of the circular vibration is connected with the straight vibration, the circular vibration arranges the smoke cartridge into a state that the first end is positioned above the second end and then conveys the smoke cartridge into the straight vibration, and the straight vibration conveys the smoke cartridge to the liquid injection position.

5. The liquid injection device according to claim 4, wherein the vibration plate feeding mechanism further comprises a first sensor, the first sensor is disposed above one end of the direct vibration close to the circular vibration, when the direct vibration stops working, the first sensor is used for detecting whether a smoke bomb exists at a position opposite to the first sensor in the direct vibration, when no smoke bomb exists at a position opposite to the first sensor in the direct vibration, the circular vibration works, and when a smoke bomb exists at a position opposite to the first sensor in the direct vibration, the circular vibration stops working.

6. The liquid injection device according to claim 4, wherein the vibration tray feeding mechanism further comprises a second sensor, the liquid injection position is arranged at one end of the straight vibration, which is far away from the circular vibration, the second sensor is arranged above the straight vibration corresponding to the liquid injection position, the second sensor is used for detecting whether the smoke cartridge moves to the liquid injection position under the vibration effect of the straight vibration, and when the smoke cartridge moves to the liquid injection position, the straight vibration stops working.

7. The liquid injection device according to claim 1, wherein the liquid injection mechanism further comprises a column, a first motor, a first lead screw, and a movable plate, the first electrode is mounted on the column, the first lead screw is connected to an output shaft of the first motor, the movable plate is slidably connected to the column, the first lead screw passes through the movable plate and is in threaded connection with the movable plate, and the liquid injection needle and the air exhaust needle are both mounted on the movable plate.

8. The liquid injection device according to claim 2, wherein the holding mechanism comprises a holding cylinder and a positioning fixture, the vibrating tray feeding mechanism is provided with a guide groove for moving the cigarette cartridge, the holding cylinder is located on one side of the guide groove, the positioning fixture is connected to an extending end of the holding cylinder, a communicating groove is formed in a groove wall of the guide groove close to the holding cylinder, and the positioning fixture is driven by the holding cylinder to pass through the communicating groove and then clamp the cigarette cartridge conveyed to the liquid injection position between the positioning fixture and a groove wall of the guide groove opposite to the communicating groove.

9. The liquid injection device according to claim 3, wherein the packaging bag taking mechanism comprises a storage bin for storing packaging bags, a slide rail, a second motor, a second screw rod, a sliding block, a first absorbing part and a second absorbing part, the sealing mechanism is provided with a discharging opening, the second motor is installed at one end of the slide rail, the second screw rod is connected to an output shaft of the second motor, the sliding block is slidably connected with the slide rail, the second screw rod penetrates through the sliding block and is in threaded connection with the sliding block, the first absorbing part is arranged on the sliding block, the second absorbing part is arranged above the discharging opening, and the first absorbing part is used for moving the packaging bags in the storage bin to the upper side of the discharging opening and is matched with the second absorbing part to open the packaging bags.

10. The liquid injection device according to claim 9, wherein the package bag taking mechanism further comprises a fixing block, a guide rod, an extruding block and an elastic member, the guide rod is connected to the fixing block, the extruding block is slidably mounted on the guide rod, the elastic member is telescopically arranged between the fixing block and the extruding block, and the extruding block extrudes the package bag in the storage bin under the elastic force of the elastic member.

11. The priming apparatus of claim 9, wherein said pouch extracting mechanism further comprises a third sensor disposed above said feed opening, said third sensor being configured to detect the entry of a filled cartridge into an opened pouch, said first and second sorbent members releasing said pouch upon detection of the entry of a filled cartridge into an opened pouch.

12. The liquid injection device according to claim 3, wherein the sealing mechanism comprises a guide plate, a sealing knife, a limiting plate, a sealing cylinder, a limiting cylinder and a fourth sensor, the guide plate is arranged obliquely, a guide chute is arranged on the guide plate, the sealing cylinder is used for driving the sealing knife to move up and down, the limiting cylinder is used for driving the limiting plate to pass through the bottom of the guide plate and extend into the guide chute or move out of the guide chute, the fourth sensor is located between the sealing knife and the limiting plate, the fourth sensor is used for detecting whether the packaging bag containing the cigarette bomb is in place or not, when the fourth sensor detects that the packaging bag containing the cigarette bomb is in place, the sealing knife is driven by the sealing cylinder to move down to seal the packaging bag containing the cigarette bomb so as to complete sealing, the sealing cutter is driven by the sealing cylinder to move upwards, and the limiting plate is driven by the limiting cylinder to move out of the guide sliding groove.

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