CN213819843U

CN213819843U - Aerosol Generation System and Charging Case

Info

Publication number: CN213819843U
Application number: CN202022223395.5U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 龙景福; 徐中立; 李永海
Original assignee: Shenzhen FirstUnion Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen FirstUnion Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-09-30
Filing date: 2020-09-30
Publication date: 2021-07-30
Anticipated expiration: 2030-09-30
Also published as: EP4223158A1; US20240023636A1; CA3197646A1; WO2022068734A1; EP4223158A4

Abstract

The utility model discloses an aerosol generation system, comprising at least one vaporization device, including an evaporator and an airflow sensor for evaporating an aerosol generating substrate to generate aerosol, the vaporization device has at least one vaporization device in airflow communication with the airflow sensor an air flow detection port; a charging box, which includes a housing; a bracket located in the housing, the bracket defines at least one opening and a receiving cavity communicated with the opening, at least a part of the vaporization device can be automatically The opening is accommodated in the accommodating cavity; wherein an exhaust channel is opened on the bracket, and the exhaust channel is used to communicate the accommodating cavity and the outside, so that at least a part of the vaporization device is accommodated from the opening During the process of the accommodating cavity, the air in the accommodating cavity is discharged to the outside in time. By setting the exhaust channel, it is possible to avoid accidental activation of the vaporization device when it is inserted into the charging box.

Description

Aerosol generating system and charging cartridge

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an electron smoking set field relates to an aerosol generation system and box that charges particularly.

Background

Many vaporization devices, such as electronic cigarettes or other electronic nicotine delivery systems, are formed from two main components, a nebulizer and a power supply device. A typical atomizer generally functions itself to store a liquid matrix, which includes a reservoir for storing liquid and an atomizing element for evaporating the liquid. The atomizing element is typically implemented as a resistive heater, such as a coil of a heating wire. The power supply device typically includes a battery for supplying power to the atomizing element and a control section for controlling the output power of the battery, and in the existing products, the power supply device typically further includes an airflow sensor. In operation, the power supply means may activate the operation of the nebulizer, for example by an airflow sensor detecting when a user inhales on the inhaler, to control the battery to provide power to the nebulizing element. This activation causes the atomizing element to evaporate a small amount of liquid from the reservoir, which is inhaled by the user with the airflow following aerosol generation.

A typical vaporization device is not portable due to size limitations and therefore is often used in conjunction with a charging box that provides a charging session for the vaporization device, a known problem is that when the vaporization device is placed in the charging box, it tends to compress the gas in the cavity and thereby trigger the sensor of the vaporization device, causing the vaporization device to malfunction.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims to solve the technical problem that overcome prior art not enough, provide an aerosol generation system and the box that charges that can avoid vaporization equipment mistake to start.

In order to solve the technical problem, the utility model provides an aerosol generating system, include:

at least one vaporisation device comprising a vaporiser for vaporising an aerosol-generating substrate to generate an aerosol and an airflow sensor, the vaporisation device having at least one airflow detecting port in airflow communication with the airflow sensor;

a charging cartridge comprising:

a housing;

a support within the housing, the support defining at least one opening and a receiving cavity in communication with the opening, at least a portion of the vaporization apparatus being receivable within the receiving cavity from the opening;

the support is provided with an exhaust passage which is used for communicating the accommodating cavity with the outside so as to timely exhaust the air in the accommodating cavity out of the outside when at least one part of the vaporization equipment is accommodated in the accommodating cavity from the opening.

Preferably, the receiving cavity is defined by the holder in a shape that matches at least a portion of an outer surface of the vaporizing device.

Preferably, the airflow detecting port is located on at least a portion of the vaporizing device that can be received in the receiving chamber.

Preferably, the exhaust passage includes a hole or a notch formed on the bracket, and the hole or the notch is adjacent to the bottom of the accommodating cavity opposite to the opening.

Preferably, the bracket is provided with a first conductive contact and a second conductive contact which at least partially extend into the accommodating cavity, and the hole or the gap is located near the first conductive contact or the second conductive contact.

Preferably, the bracket comprises a first bracket and a second bracket which define the opening, the second bracket is connected to one end of the first bracket far away from the opening and defines the accommodating cavity together with the first bracket, and the hole or the gap is defined on the second bracket.

Preferably, the exhaust passage includes a plurality of grooves recessed in an inner wall of the receiving chamber, and the grooves extend from a vicinity of a bottom of the receiving chamber to the opening.

Preferably, the charging cartridge further comprises a cover pivoted to the housing, the cover having a first position closing the opening and a second position opening the opening, the cover defining a cavity for receiving a portion of the vaporizing device not received in the receiving cavity.

Preferably, the charging cartridge further includes a holding mechanism for holding the lid body in the first position or the second position.

The utility model also provides an embodiment of the box that charges for use with vaporization equipment cooperation, this box that charges includes: a housing; a support within the housing, the support defining at least one opening and a receiving cavity in communication with the opening, at least a portion of the vaporization apparatus being receivable within the receiving cavity from the opening; the support is provided with an exhaust passage which is used for communicating the accommodating cavity with the outside so as to timely exhaust the air in the accommodating cavity out of the outside when at least one part of the vaporization equipment is accommodated in the accommodating cavity from the opening.

The beneficial effects of the utility model reside in that: the utility model provides an exhaust passage has been seted up in the box that charges, this exhaust passage is used for the intercommunication accept chamber and external world, with work as vaporization equipment's at least partly certainly the opening is accomodate in the in-process that should accept the chamber in time with the air escape external world that should accept the intracavity, can avoid vaporization equipment to insert the mistake when charging the box and start through setting up exhaust passage, promotes user and uses experience.

Drawings

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of an aerosol-generating system provided by some embodiments of the present application.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a lid open state of a charging cartridge in an aerosol-generating system provided in an embodiment of the present application.

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the internal structure of an aerosol-generating system provided in an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view of a vaporization apparatus provided in an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the internal structure of the vaporization apparatus provided in the embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 6 is a configuration diagram of a vaporization cartridge in a vaporization apparatus provided in an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 7 is an internal configuration diagram of a charging cartridge provided in an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 8 is a schematic view of a holding mechanism on a charging box provided in an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 9 is a schematic view of another perspective of a holding mechanism on a charging box provided in an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

The structure of the aerosol-generating system provided in the present invention and the principle of use thereof will be further elucidated by the following specific embodiments. An aerosol-generating system includes a charging cartridge and a vaporisation device housed within the charging cartridge, both having a power source, and the charging cartridge being operable to power the vaporisation device to supplement the endurance energy, the vaporisation device being such as a nebulizer or other nicotine delivery device for use on an electronic cigarette, or other nebulisation device containing a volatile component which can be inhaled by a human being.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the present application provides an embodiment of an aerosol-generating system 10. The aerosol-generating system 10 includes a charging cartridge 100 and at least one vaporization device 200a/200b disposed within the charging cartridge 100. The charging cartridge 100 includes a housing 101 and a holder 105 disposed in the housing 101, and at least one opening for receiving the vaporizing device 200a/200b to at least partially receive the vaporizing device 200a/200b in the holding cavity and a receiving cavity are defined on the holder 105.

In the present embodiment, two

openings

106a and 106b with the same size are opened on the end surface of the bracket 105, the housing chamber includes two housing chambers for respectively housing the vaporizing device 200a and the vaporizing device 200b, the vaporizing device 200a and the vaporizing device 200b are only partially housed in the housing chambers, and a part of the vaporizing device is exposed from the

openings

106a and 106 b.

Referring to fig. 1, the overall charging box 100 is axially extended and configured in a flat shape, and the housing 101 includes two upper and lower end surfaces 1012, one of which is located on the cover 102, and the other end surface 1012 is provided with the charging interface 107. Two axially extending opposing sides 1011 extend between two end faces 1012 of the housing 100, at least one of said sides 1011 and at least one of said end faces 1012 being flat such that the aerosol-generating system can be placed on its side or on its floor. In the standing state, the housing 100 has a height of 70-80mm, for example 73 mm; a width of between 45 and 55, for example 50 mm; a thickness of between 20 and 25mm, for example 24mm, the box being of such a size that it can be handled by the consumer with one hand and the lid opened.

Referring to fig. 2, the charging box 100 includes a cover 102, the cover 102 is pivotally connected to the housing 101, and the cover 102 has a first position for closing the

openings

106a and 106b and a second position for opening the

openings

106a and 106b relative to the housing 101. Specifically, the charging box 100 includes a hinge mechanism 103, and the cover 102 is rotatably coupled to one side of the housing 100 by the hinge mechanism 103. The cover 102 includes a housing 1021 and a cover support 1022, the cover support 1022 has a cavity 1023, and the cavity 1023 is used for accommodating a portion of the vaporization apparatus not accommodated by the accommodating cavity, that is, a nozzle portion exposed from the vaporization apparatus, when the cover 102 is located at the first position.

As shown in fig. 3 and 7, the receiving cavity 105b is defined by the bracket 105 to match at least a portion of the outer surface of the vaporizing device 200b, and the outer surface of the vaporizing device 200b has a small gap with the inner wall surface after being inserted into the receiving cavity 105b, so that the entire aerosol-generating system 10 can be kept small in volume. The bracket 105 is provided with an exhaust passage for communicating the accommodating cavity 105b with the outside, so that when at least a part of the vaporization apparatus 200b is accommodated in the accommodating cavity 105b from the opening 106, the air in the accommodating cavity 105b is exhausted to the outside in time.

In one embodiment, the exhaust channel includes a hole 108 or a notch formed on the bracket 105, the hole 108 or the notch is adjacent to a bottom of the receiving cavity 105b opposite to the opening 106b, and the hole 108 penetrates through a solid portion of the bracket 105 and a circuit board on the bracket and is communicated with the outside through the charging interface 104. Charging interface 107 may be a USB interface, such as a TYPE-C charging interface. The vaporizing device comprises an airflow sensor, and the vaporizing device is provided with at least one airflow detecting port which is in airflow communication with the airflow sensor, when the vaporizing device is inserted into the accommodating cavity 105b, air in the accommodating cavity 105b can be discharged out of the outside through the hole 108 at the bottom, so that excessive and untimely discharged air is prevented from entering the vaporizing device from the airflow detecting port to trigger the airflow sensor, and the vaporizing device is prevented from being started by mistake.

In a preferred embodiment, the bracket 105 is provided with a first conductive contact 151 and a second conductive contact 152 that at least partially extend into the receiving cavity 105b, and the hole 108 or the gap is located near the first conductive contact 151 or the second conductive contact 151. The first conductive contact 151 and the second conductive contact 152 are arranged to be elastically stretchable and extendable to the receiving cavity 105b, and the vaporizing device can be contracted against the first conductive contact 151 and the second conductive contact 152, thereby ensuring good conductive contact.

In a preferred embodiment, the bracket 150 includes a first bracket 1051 and a second bracket 1052 defining the

openings

106a and 106b, the second bracket 1052 is connected to an end of the first bracket 1051 away from the openings and defines a receiving cavity 105b together with the first bracket 1051, and the hole 108 or the gap is defined in the second bracket 1052. The hole 108 or the gap may be formed on the inner side wall of the second bracket 1052, and is not limited to one. In this embodiment, the receiving cavities include a first receiving cavity 105a and a second receiving cavity 105b defined on the bracket 105 and arranged in parallel, and a depth of the first receiving cavity 105a along the axial direction of the charging box 100 is greater than a depth of the second receiving cavity 105 b. Furthermore, a first power supply 109 is defined on the first stand 1051.

Referring to fig. 7, as another embodiment of the air vent channel, the air vent channel includes a plurality of grooves 108b recessed in the inner wall of the receiving cavity 105b, and the grooves 108b extend from the vicinity of the bottom of the receiving cavity 105b to the opening 106 b.

Referring to fig. 4, 5, and 6, the present application provides an embodiment of a vaporization apparatus 200b, wherein the vaporization apparatus 200a may be an integral part of the vaporization apparatus 200 b. The vaporizing device 200b comprises a vaporizing cartridge 200a with a substrate chamber 212 and a main apparatus 200, the vaporizing cartridge 200a comprising a vaporizer 300 for vaporizing an aerosol-generating substrate, the main apparatus 200 having a second power supply 110 for powering the vaporizer 300. The main device 200 has a chamber 204, an electrode 207 and a magnetic member 208 are disposed in the chamber 204, a portion of the vaporization cartridge 200a is inserted into the chamber 204, two electrodes 215 of the vaporization cartridge 200a are made of ferromagnetic material and coated with a conductive coating, and the magnetic member 208 attracts the electrodes 215 and makes the

electrodes

215 and 207 conductive, so that the vaporization cartridge 200a is held in the chamber 204. It will be appreciated that the vaporization apparatus may also be of unitary construction.

The main device 200 is further provided with an air inlet 201 and an indicator light display port 202 for displaying the smoking status, and the indicator light display port 202 displays the internal LED light through the micro-holes. The end of the vaporizing device 200b is provided with a first electric contact 203a, a second electric contact 203b, and a third electric contact 203c side by side, the first electric contact 203a and the third electric contact 203c being symmetrically arranged with respect to the second electric contact 203 b. Thus, the vaporization apparatus 200b can be inserted into the charging box from both the front and back orientations with an axial rotation of 180 degrees and the two conductive contacts in each charging box remain closed.

The vaporizing device 200b includes an airflow sensor 205, an airflow detecting port 206, an airflow detecting port 256, the airflow detecting port 256 is connected to the smoking channel 213 in the vaporizing cartridge 200a from one side of the airflow sensor 205, and the airflow detecting port 206 is connected to the outside, so that when a user smokes, negative pressure is generated in the smoking channel 213, and the airflow sensor 205 senses the pressure difference between the two sides through the airflow detecting port 206 and the airflow detecting port 256, thereby generating a trigger signal to start the vaporizing device.

Referring to fig. 6, the vaporizing cartridge 200a comprises a cartridge body 210 and a nozzle cover 211 covering one end of the cartridge body 210, the nozzle cover 211 has an air suction port 214, a substrate chamber 212 for storing an aerosol-generating substrate is formed inside the cartridge body 210, a vaporizer 300 is installed inside the vaporizing cartridge 200a, the vaporizer 300 preferably comprises a heat generating element 301 and a liquid guiding element 302, and the liquid guiding element 302 preferably adopts a microporous substrate or fiber. The vaporization cassette 200a is provided with a substrate injection port 216 and a blocking member that can open or close the substrate injection port.

It will be appreciated that the aerosol-generating substrate described above may be a liquid, the liquid state may be a liquid comprising a tobacco-containing material containing volatile tobacco flavour components, and may also be a liquid comprising a non-tobacco material. For example, the liquid may include water, solvents, ethanol, plant extracts, flavors, fragrances, or vitamin mixtures. The flavoring agent may include menthol, peppermint, spearmint oil, various fruit flavor components, and the like, but is not limited thereto. The flavoring agent may include ingredients that provide a variety of flavors or fragrances to the user. The vitamin mixture may be a mixture of at least one of vitamin a, vitamin B, vitamin C, and vitamin E, but is not limited thereto. Additionally, the liquid may include aerosol formers such as glycerin and propylene glycol.

Preferably, the blocking member includes a rigid body 217 partially insertable into the substrate injection port 216 and a flexible body 218, such as silicone, surrounding the inserted portion of the rigid body 217, the flexible body 218 being adapted to seal the substrate injection port 216. One end of the rigid body 217 is confined and fixed between the case 210 and the nozzle cover 211, and the other end is suspended, and the rigid body 217 includes a weak portion 2171, and the weak portion 2171 can be bent so that the inserted portion of the rigid body 217 is pulled out, for the purpose of opening the substrate injection port 216.

Referring to fig. 8 and 9, the charging box 100 includes a first indicator 130 for indicating the amount of charge of the first power supply 109; and a controller on the main circuit board, the main circuit board being located between the bracket 105 and the light shielding sheet 140, the controller being configured to control the first indicator 130 to activate to indicate the amount of power of the first power supply 109 when the cover 102 is in the second position, and to control the first indicator 130 to deactivate when the cover 102 is in the first position. The first indicator 130 may be a display device such as an LED or a display screen. In this embodiment, the first indicator 130 includes at least three LED lamps for displaying different levels of power, such as 30%, 60%, and 90% or more of power.

A position sensor is further disposed in the housing 101, and the position sensor is used for sensing whether the cover 102 is at the first position or the second position. Preferably, the position sensor includes a hall sensor 170 mounted on the bracket 105 or the housing 101, and the cover 102 is provided with a magnet 160 movable with the position of the cover 102. It will be appreciated that the position sensor may also be an opto-electronic switch or a micro-touch switch. A second indicator 131 is further disposed in the housing 101, and the second indicator 131 is used for indicating a charging status of the first power source 109 for charging the vaporizing device 200, for example, the second indicator 131 displays a red color and a flashing mark as a charging status, and displays a green mark as a full status. In contrast to the control logic of the first indicator, the controller is configured to activate the second indicator 131 when the cover 102 is in the first position.

The charging cartridge 100 further includes a retaining mechanism for retaining the cover 102 in either the first position or the second position, which provides a resistance to rotation of the cover 102 from the first position toward the second position, or to rotation of the cover from the second position toward the first position. The retaining mechanism may be a torsion spring or other resilient mechanism. Preferably, the cover 102 has a biased position between the first position and the second position, the biased position being configured such that rotation of the cover 102 from the first position into the biased position resists resistance and is driven from the biased position into the second position upon crossing the biased position.

In this embodiment, the holding mechanism includes a first magnetic element, a second magnetic element 182b, located on the cover 102, and a third magnetic element, a fourth magnetic element 184b, located on the bracket 105, the first and third magnetic elements being adjacent to the hinge mechanism 103 and configured to repel each other, and the second and fourth magnetic elements being remote from the hinge mechanism 103 and configured to attract each other. The number of the first magnetic elements is two, and the first magnetic elements comprise a first magnetic element 181a and a first magnetic element 181 b; the number of the third magnetic elements is two, and the third

magnetic elements

183a and 183b are included. The charging box 100 further includes a pair of magnetic elements, namely a magnetic element 182a located on the cover 102 and a magnetic element 184a located on the bracket, which provide magnetic retention, and the magnetic element 184a is located between the third magnetic element 183a and the third magnetic element 183 b.

The first indicator 130 includes at least one LED, the housing 101 is made of a light-permeable material, the first indicator 130 is visible from the outside through the housing 101 when activated, and the first indicator 130 is not displayed from the outside when deactivated. The light shielding sheet 140 is disposed between the housing 101 and the bracket 105, the light shielding sheet 140 defines a window 1401, the first indicator 130 and the second indicator 131 are positioned in the window 1401, and the light shielding sheet 140 can provide the LED light source to pass through the window 1401 from the housing 101.

The above examples are only some embodiments listed in the present specification for facilitating understanding of the disclosure, and are not intended to limit the technical solution of the present invention, and are not exhaustive of all possible embodiments, so that any minor modifications or equivalent substitutions made to the structure, process or steps of the present invention should be included in the scope of protection.

Claims

1. An aerosol-generating system, comprising:

a charging cartridge comprising:

a housing;

2. An aerosol-generating system according to claim 1, wherein: the receiving cavity is defined by the holder in a shape that matches at least a portion of an exterior surface of the vaporization apparatus.

3. An aerosol-generating system according to claim 2, wherein: the airflow detection port is positioned on at least one part of the vaporization equipment which can be accommodated in the accommodating cavity.

4. An aerosol-generating system according to claim 1, wherein: the exhaust passage comprises a hole or a notch formed on the bracket, and the hole or the notch is adjacent to the bottom of the accommodating cavity opposite to the opening.

5. An aerosol-generating system according to claim 4, wherein: the bracket is provided with a first conductive contact piece and a second conductive contact piece which at least partially extend into the accommodating cavity, and the hole or the gap is positioned near the first conductive contact piece or the second conductive contact piece.

6. An aerosol-generating system according to claim 4 or 5, wherein: the bracket comprises a first bracket and a second bracket which are limited with the opening, the second bracket is connected to one end of the first bracket far away from the opening and is limited with the first bracket to form the containing cavity, and the hole or the gap is limited on the second bracket.

7. An aerosol-generating system according to claim 1, wherein: the exhaust channel comprises a plurality of grooves sunken on the inner wall of the containing cavity, and the grooves extend to the opening from the position near the bottom of the containing cavity.

8. An aerosol-generating system according to claim 1, wherein: the charging box further includes a cover pivotally attached to the housing, the cover having a first position closing the opening and a second position opening the opening, the cover defining a cavity for receiving a portion of the vaporization apparatus not received in the receiving cavity.

9. An aerosol-generating system according to claim 8, wherein: the charging box further includes a holding mechanism for holding the cover in the first position or the second position.

10. A charging box for use with a vaporizing device, the charging box comprising:

a housing;