TWI698285B - Aerosol generating device and aerosol generator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure discloses an aerosol generating device and an aerosol generator. The aerosol generating device includes an aerosol generator and a plug. The aerosol generator includes a container and an atomizing module arranged in the container. The container has a liquid chamber, an aerosol chamber, and an inserting slot defining an inserting direction. The liquid chamber and the aerosol chamber are respectively arranged at two opposite sides of the atomizing module, and are in spatial communication with each other through the atomizing module. The atomizing module includes two electrode segments having the same polarity and electrically connected to each other. The plug is detachably inserted into the inserting slot of the container along the inserting direction, and a conductive terminal of the plug contacts the two electrode segments. Therefore, the atomizing module of the present disclosure is configured to allow that the single conductive terminal can contact the two electrode segments to establish a multi-point connection, thereby enabling an electrical connection between the atomizing module and the conductive terminal to be more stable.

Description

Micro mist generating device and micro mist generator

The present invention relates to a micro mist generator, in particular to a micro mist generator and a micro mist generator suitable for multi-point contact conduction.

The atomization module in the existing micro-mist generator includes a vibration plate and a plurality of terminals fixed in the atomization module, and each of the above-mentioned terminals is directly pressed against the vibration plate in the atomization module. They are electrically connected to each other, and there is a single-point contact between the vibration plate and the terminal of the existing atomization module. Therefore, when the conventional micro-mist generator is in operation, the vibration plate will vibrate, which makes the electrical connection between the vibration plate and each terminal more likely to be in an unstable state.

Therefore, the inventor believes that the above-mentioned shortcomings can be improved, and with great concentration of research and the application of scientific principles, we finally propose an invention with reasonable design and effective improvement of the above-mentioned shortcomings.

The embodiment of the present invention is to provide a micro mist generating device and a micro mist generator, which can effectively eliminate the defects that may be generated by the existing micro mist generator.

The embodiment of the present invention discloses a micro-mist generating device, including: a micro-mist generator, including: a container formed with a liquid collection chamber, an atomization chamber, and a slot, and the slot defines There is a plug-in direction; and an atomization module installed in the container, the liquid collection chamber and the atomization chamber are located on opposite sides of the atomization module, and pass through the mist The atomization modules are in communication with each other; wherein the atomization module includes at least one conductive portion, and at least one of the conductive portions has the same polarity and is electrically connected to each other Two electrode areas connected; and a plug that can be detachably inserted into the slot of the container along the plugging direction, and at least one conductive terminal of the plug abuts against two The electrode area.

Preferably, both of the electrode regions are located on a plane, and the central axis of the atomization chamber is substantially perpendicular to the plane.

Preferably, one of the electrode regions of the two electrode regions is located on a plane substantially perpendicular to the central axis of the atomization chamber, and the other electrode region is located on the other plane, and the two electrode regions An angle is formed.

Preferably, the included angle is between 70 degrees and 110 degrees.

Preferably, the atomization module includes an electronic component, and the two electrode regions are respectively located on a plane substantially perpendicular to the central axis of the atomization chamber and the outer surface of the electronic component, so that the two The electrode area is formed with an included angle between 70 degrees and 110 degrees.

Preferably, a plane on which at least one of the two electrode areas is located is at an acute angle with the insertion and removal direction of the socket.

Preferably, the acute angle is between 30 degrees and 60 degrees.

Preferably, the central axis of the liquid collection chamber overlaps the central axis of the atomization chamber.

Preferably, the container is formed with a receiving chamber located between the liquid collection chamber and the atomizing chamber, the atomizing module is arranged in the receiving chamber, and the slot has a communication A perforation to the receiving chamber, and the perforation is projected along the plugging direction to a projection area formed by the atomization module, which covers two electrode areas; and at least the plug One of the conductive terminals can detachably pass through the through hole and elastically abuts against the two electrode regions.

Preferably, the number of at least one conductive part included in the atomization module is two, and the polarities of the two conductive parts are different from each other, and the number of at least one conductive terminal of the plug is two. And the two conductive terminals respectively abut against the two conductive parts.

Preferably, a pressing force of at least one of the conductive terminals borne by each of the electrode regions can be decomposed into a horizontal vector and a vertical vector.

Preferably, the atomization module includes: a vibrating ring formed with a first hole, and the vibrating ring sequentially defines an inner ring area and an inner ring area with substantially equal width outward from the first hole A middle ring area and an outer ring area; wherein the two electrode areas abutting on at least one of the conductive terminals are substantially above at least one of the middle ring area and the outer ring area; A hole, which is arranged on the vibration ring and covers the first hole, and the liquid collection chamber and the atomization chamber are communicated with each other through the micro hole; a circuit board is located on the On one side of the vibrating ring, at least one of the electrode regions is located on the surface of the circuit board away from the vibrating ring; and a buffer member, one end of which is connected to the circuit board, and the other end of the buffer member is connected to the At least one of the outer loop region and the middle loop region.

Preferably, 3% to 30% of the total area of the surface of the middle ring area and the surface of the outer ring area facing the vibrating ring is covered by the buffer member.

Preferably, an annular gap is formed between the inner ring area of the vibrating ring and the circuit board, the buffer is located outside the gap, and at least part of the buffer is located in two Below the electrode area.

Preferably, the atomization module includes: a vibrating ring formed with a first hole; a microporous member disposed on the vibrating ring and covering the first hole, and the liquid collection chamber And the atomization chamber communicate with each other via the microporous member; a circuit board located on one side of the vibrating ring; and an electronic component disposed on the surface of the circuit board away from the vibrating ring, And the two electrode regions are respectively located on the outer surface of the electronic component and on the surface of the circuit board away from the vibration ring.

Preferably, the atomization module includes a bottom gasket, and the bottom gasket includes a ring-shaped sheet body and a plurality of ring-shaped ribs extending from the surface of the ring-shaped sheet body, abutting on two of the at least one conductive terminal Each of the electrode regions is substantially located above the plurality of annular ribs, so that the plurality of annular ribs can be used to absorb the compression force of the two electrode regions.

The embodiment of the present invention also discloses a micro mist generator, including: a container formed with a liquid collection chamber, an atomization chamber, and a slot, and the slot defines a plug-in direction; and an atomizer The module is installed in the container, the liquid collection chamber and the atomization chamber are located on opposite sides of the atomization module and communicate with each other through the atomization module; wherein The atomization module includes two electrode areas with the same polarity and electrically connected to each other, and at least one of the two electrode areas is located on a plane where the electrode area is connected to the insertion and removal of the slot There is an acute angle between the directions.

Preferably, the central axis of the atomization chamber is substantially perpendicular to the plane, and both of the electrode regions are located on the plane.

Preferably, the central axis of the atomization chamber is substantially perpendicular to the plane, the atomization module includes an electronic component, and the two electrode regions are respectively located on the plane and the outer surface of the electronic component , So that the two electrode regions form an included angle between 70 degrees and 110 degrees.

Preferably, the acute angle is between 30 degrees and 60 degrees.

Preferably, the central axis of the liquid collection chamber overlaps the central axis of the atomization chamber, and the central axis of the liquid collection chamber is substantially perpendicular to the plane.

Preferably, the container is formed with a receiving chamber located between the liquid collection chamber and the atomizing chamber, the atomizing module is arranged in the receiving chamber, and the slot has a communication A perforation to the receiving chamber, and the perforation is projected along the plugging direction to a projection area formed by the atomization module, which covers the two electrode areas.

Preferably, the atomization module includes: a vibrating ring formed with a first hole, and the vibrating ring sequentially defines an inner ring area and an inner ring area with substantially equal width outward from the first hole A middle ring area and an outer ring area; wherein at least part of the two electrode areas is approximately located above at least one of the middle ring area and the outer ring area; a microporous member is disposed on the The vibration ring covers the first hole, and the liquid collection chamber and the atomization chamber communicate with each other via the microporous member; a circuit board is located on one side of the vibration ring, the The circuit board includes at least one of the electrode regions located on the plane, and the surface of the circuit board far from the vibration ring is located on the plane; and a buffer member, one end of which is connected to the circuit board, and the The other end of the buffer member connects at least one of the outer ring area and the middle ring area.

Preferably, 3% to 30% of the total area of the surface of the middle ring area and the surface of the outer ring area facing the circuit board is covered by the buffer member.

Preferably, an annular gap is formed between the inner ring area of the vibrating ring and the circuit board, the buffer is located outside the gap, and at least part of the buffer is located in two Below the electrode area.

Preferably, the atomization module includes: a vibrating ring formed with a first hole; a microporous member disposed on the vibrating ring and covering the first hole, and the liquid collection chamber The atomization chamber communicates with each other via the microporous member; a circuit board, which is located on one side of the vibration ring, and the surface of the circuit board away from the vibration ring is located on the plane; and An electronic component is arranged on the surface of the circuit board far away from the vibration ring, and the two electrode regions are respectively located on the outer surface of the electronic component and the surface of the circuit board far away from the vibration ring.

Preferably, the atomization module includes a bottom gasket, and the bottom gasket includes a ring-shaped sheet body and a plurality of ring-shaped ribs extending from the surface of the ring-shaped sheet body, and abutting against two of the at least one conductive terminal. The electrode area is approximately located above the plurality of annular ribs, so that the plurality of annular ribs can be used to absorb the compression force of the two electrode areas.

In summary, the micro-mist generating device and the micro-mist generator disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention are provided with two electrode areas of the same polarity and electrically connected to each other to provide a single conduction The terminals can abut on the two electrode regions at the same time to form multi-point contacts, thereby providing stable electrical connections.

In order to further understand the features and technical content of the present invention, please refer to the following detailed descriptions and drawings about the present invention, but these descriptions and drawings are only used to illustrate the present invention, and do not make any claims about the protection scope of the present invention. limit.

1000‧‧‧Micro mist generator

100‧‧‧Atomization Module

1‧‧‧Vibration ring

11‧‧‧The first hole

12‧‧‧Inner Ring District

13‧‧‧Central District

14‧‧‧Outer Ring District

15a, 15b‧‧‧electrical contact

2‧‧‧Microporous parts

21‧‧‧Atomization hole

3‧‧‧Circuit board

31‧‧‧Conductive part

311a, 311b, 311c‧‧‧electrode area

32‧‧‧Conductive circuit

33‧‧‧External arm

34‧‧‧Positioning Department

4‧‧‧Welding body

5‧‧‧Buffer

6‧‧‧Carrier sheet

61‧‧‧Second hole

7‧‧‧Electronic components

8‧‧‧Bottom washer

81‧‧‧Annular plate

82‧‧‧Annular rib

83‧‧‧Annular rib

9‧‧‧Inner gasket

91‧‧‧Main ring body

92‧‧‧Abutting ring body

200‧‧‧Container

200a‧‧‧Cup body

200b‧‧‧Cover body

201‧‧‧Liquid chamber

202‧‧‧Atomization chamber

203‧‧‧Containment Chamber

204‧‧‧Slot

2041‧‧‧Perforation

2000‧‧‧Plug

2001‧‧‧Insulator

2002‧‧‧Conductive terminal

C1‧‧‧Central axis

C2‧‧‧Central axis

S‧‧‧plugging direction

G‧‧‧Gap

α ‧‧‧Included angle

σ ‧‧‧ acute angle

W1, W2, W3‧‧‧Width

F‧‧‧Pressure

Fx‧‧‧Horizontal component

Fy‧‧‧Vertical component

Figure 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the micro mist generating device of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic sectional view of Fig. 1 along the section line II-II.

Fig. 3 is an exploded schematic diagram of Fig. 1.

4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of FIG. 3 along the line IV-IV.

Fig. 5 is an exploded schematic diagram of the micro mist generator of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the atomization module of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a schematic top view of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is an exploded schematic diagram of Fig. 6.

9 is a partial enlarged schematic diagram of the vibration ring in the atomization module of the present invention.

Fig. 10 is a partial enlarged schematic diagram of the X part in Fig. 4.

Fig. 11 is a partial enlarged schematic diagram of the XI part in Fig. 4.

FIG. 12 is a schematic perspective view of another aspect of the micro mist generator of the present invention.

Fig. 13 is a partial enlarged schematic diagram of part XIII in Fig. 2.

Fig. 14 is a partial enlarged schematic diagram of the XIV part in Fig. 2.

15 is a schematic diagram of the pressing force exerted by the conductive terminal in FIG. 14.

Please refer to FIGS. 1 to 15, which are embodiments of the present invention. It should be noted that the relevant quantities and appearances mentioned in the accompanying drawings in this embodiment are only used to specifically illustrate the implementation of the present invention. In order to understand the content of the present invention, but not to limit the protection scope of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, this embodiment discloses a micro mist generating device, especially a micro mist generating device suitable for medical use, but the present invention is not limited to this. Wherein, the micro mist generating device includes a micro mist generator 1000 and a plug 2000 detachably plugged into the micro mist generator 1000, and the plug 2000 can be electrically coupled to an external power source (in the figure Not shown) to provide the power required for the operation of the micro mist generator 1000. It should be noted that the present embodiment is described by using the micro mist generator 1000 with the plug 2000, but in other embodiments not shown in the present invention, the micro mist generator 1000 can also be used alone or With other components.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the micro mist generator 1000 includes a container 200 and an atomization module 100 installed in the container 200. It should be noted that in this embodiment, the above-mentioned atomization module 100 is used in combination with the container 200. However, in other embodiments not shown in the present invention, the atomization module 100 may also be used separately Or with other components.

Furthermore, the container 200 is formed with a liquid collection chamber 201, an atomization chamber 202, a storage chamber 203 located between the liquid collection chamber 201 and the atomization chamber 202, and is connected to the storage chamber A slot 204 of the chamber 203. From another perspective, the container 200 of this embodiment is composed of a cup 200a and a lid 200b installed in the cup 200a, and the atomization module 100 is clamped and positioned between the lid 200b and the cup. Between the body 200a, but the present invention is not limited to this. In this embodiment, the cup body 200a forms the liquid collection chamber 201 and the slot 204, and the cup body 200a and the cover body 200b jointly form the atomization chamber 202 and the receiving chamber 203.

Wherein, the atomization module 100 is arranged in the receiving chamber 203 of the container 200, that is, the liquid collection chamber 201 and the atomization chamber 202 are located on opposite sides of the atomization module 100 ( For example, the upper and lower sides of the atomization module 100 in FIG. 4), and the above-mentioned liquid collection chamber 201 and the atomization chamber 202 can communicate with each other through the atomization module 100. The slot 204 is used for inserting the plug 2000, so that the atomization module 100 can be driven by the power supply of the plug 2000.

Furthermore, the liquid collection chamber 201 is used to contain liquid medicine (not shown in the figure), so that the liquid medicine passes through the atomization module 100 and is deposited in the atomization chamber 202. Atomized into a mist-like medicine (for example, the above-mentioned mist-like medicine means that the particle size is between 3.5 μm and 6.5 μm), so that the user can inhale the mist-like medicine into the body. The specific structure of the container 200 can be changed according to design requirements, and the present invention is not limited here.

In this embodiment, the central axis C1 of the liquid collection chamber 201 overlaps the central axis C2 of the atomization chamber 202, and the shape of the liquid collection chamber 201 faces the atomization chamber 202. The direction is tapered (for example, bullet-shaped). Accordingly, the structure of the liquid collection chamber 201 can facilitate the smooth flow of the liquid medicine, thereby effectively avoiding bubbles in the liquid medicine.

Furthermore, the slot 204 of this embodiment defines a plug-in direction S (that is, the direction in which the plug 2000 is inserted into the slot 204), and the plug-in direction S is aligned with the central axis C1 of the liquid collection chamber 201 The sandwich forms an acute angle. Wherein, the slot 204 has a through hole 2041 connected to the receiving chamber 203, and (the through hole 2041 of the slot 204) of this embodiment is preferably not fixedly provided with any conductive terminals. Accordingly, when the container 200 of the present embodiment is discarded after being used, the discarded container 200 does not contain any conductive terminals, which can effectively avoid resource waste, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in other embodiments not shown in the present invention, at least one conductive terminal may also be fixed in the slot 204.

As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the atomization module 100 in this embodiment includes a vibrating ring 1, a microporous member 2 disposed on the vibrating ring 1, and electrically coupled to the vibrating ring 1 a circuit board 3, a welding body 4 electrically connecting the vibrating ring 1 and the circuit board 3, a buffer member 5 clamped between the vibrating ring 1 and the circuit board 3, and carrying the vibrating ring 1 A carrier sheet 6, an electronic component 7 mounted on the circuit board 3, a bottom gasket 8 clamped between the carrier sheet 6 and the container 200 (such as the cover 200b of FIG. 4), and The inner gasket 9 between the vibrating ring 1 and the container 200 (such as the cup body 200a of FIG. 4) is described.

It should be noted that the atomization module 100 of this embodiment is described by including the above-mentioned multiple components, but in other embodiments not shown in the present invention, the atomization module 100 may also be designed according to As required, the number, structure, or connection relationship of the above-mentioned multiple components are adjusted; or, the atomization module 100 is further used with other components not described in this embodiment.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the vibrating ring 1 is a circular piezoelectric sheet (PZT sheet) in this embodiment, and a circular first hole 11 is formed on the inner edge. Wherein, the vibrating ring 1 sequentially defines an inner ring area 12, a middle ring area 13, and an outer ring area 14 with approximately equal widths outward from the first hole 11 thereof. The width ratio of the inner ring area 12, the middle ring area 13, and the outer ring area 14 in the radial direction corresponding to the vibration ring 1 (that is, W1:W2:W3) is 1:3:3, but the present invention does not Limited by this.

Furthermore, the vibrating ring 1 includes two electrical contacts 15a, 15b on the same surface (for example, the top surface of the vibrating ring 1 in FIG. 8). Among them, since the above-mentioned electrical contacts 15a and 15b belong to the parts where the vibration ring 1 does not vibrate, any one of the electrical contacts 15a, 15b is preferably located in the middle ring zone 13 and the outer ring zone 14 of the vibration ring 1. At least one of them is to avoid affecting the vibration performance of the vibration ring 1. Furthermore, although the vibrating ring 1 is described in this embodiment with two electrical contacts 15a, 15b, in other embodiments not shown in the present invention, the vibrating ring 1 may also include There is an electrical contact.

In addition, the forming methods of the two electrical contacts 15a, 15b can be adjusted according to design requirements, and the present invention is not limited here. However, in this embodiment (as shown in Figure 9), the vibrating ring 1 has an electrical connection part on the top and bottom surfaces of the outer part, and the electrical connection part located on the top surface of the vibrating ring 1 is defined as the aforementioned electrical connection. The sexual contact 15b is located at the electrical connection part of the bottom surface of the vibrating ring 1 (for example, the dotted line on the bottom of the vibrating ring 1 in Figure 9) is further extended with a conductor layer, so that the conductor layer is along the corresponding side edge of the vibrating ring 1 The portion of the conductor layer that extends to the top surface and is located on the top surface of the vibrating ring 1 is defined as the other electrical contact 15a.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 10, in this embodiment, the microporous member 2 is a circular sheet made of a metal material or a polymer material, and the microporous member 2 is formed approximately in the center. There are a plurality of atomization holes 21 in a penetrating shape, and the number and structure of the plurality of atomization holes 21 can be changed according to the particle size of the atomized medicine required by the designer, and the present invention is not limited herein.

Furthermore, the microporous member 2 is disposed on the vibrating ring 1 and covers the first hole 11 thereof, and the microporous member 2 of this embodiment is sandwiched between the vibrating ring 1 and the carrier sheet 6. Accordingly, the liquid collection chamber 201 and the atomization chamber 202 of the container 200 can communicate with each other via the aforementioned microporous member 2.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the carrier sheet 6 is annular in shape and its inner edge is formed with a second hole 61 with a diameter smaller than the first hole 11, and the microporous member 2 covers the second hole 61 of the carrier sheet 6. Two holes 61 (that is, the first hole 11 and the second hole 61 to separate the microporous member 2), so that the liquid collection chamber 201 and the atomization chamber 202 are covered by the second hole The microporous parts of 61 are connected to each other. Wherein, the multiple atomization holes 21 of the microporous member 2 are preferably located at the location of the microporous member 2 covering the second hole 61.

As shown in FIG. 7, FIG. 8, and FIG. 11, the circuit board 3 is located on one side of at least part of the vibrating ring 1, and a gap G is formed between the circuit board 3 and the at least part of the vibrating ring 1. Wherein, the circuit board 3 faces a projection area formed by orthographic projection on a plane where the electrical contacts 15a and 15b of the vibrating ring 1 are located (such as the top surface of the vibrating ring 1 in FIG. 11), part of which falls on the vibration Said at least part of ring 1. In other words, the circuit board 3 is roughly spaced apart on the side of the vibrating ring 1 away from the carrier sheet 6 (or the atomization chamber 202) (for example, the upper side of the vibrating ring 1 in FIG. 11).

Furthermore, the spacing setting between the circuit board 3 and the vibrating ring 1 of this embodiment can be realized by at least one of the welding body 4 and the buffer member 5 (the specific method will be described later). Furthermore, the circuit board 3 is provided with a positioning portion 34, and the positioning portion 34 is assembled to the container 200, so that the circuit board 3 is arranged on the vibration ring 1 at intervals through the cooperation of the container 200 and the positioning portion 34 However, the present invention is not limited to the above.

For example, in other embodiments not shown in the present invention, the circuit board 3 and the vibrating ring 1 may not need to be mechanically connected and supported, that is, the circuit board 3 only passes through the container The cooperation between 200 and the positioning portion 34 can be hung on one side of the at least part of the vibration ring 1.

In addition, the shape of the circuit board 3 is described as a substantially circular ring in this embodiment, but the shape and size of the circuit board 3 can also be adjusted according to design requirements. For example, the shape and size of the circuit board 3 may also be as shown in FIG. 12.

As shown in Figures 7, 8, and 11, the circuit board 3 is electrically coupled to the electrical contacts 15a, 15b of the vibrating ring 1, and the circuit board 3 is electrically connected to the electrical contacts 15a, 15b. In this embodiment, the electrical coupling is implemented by fixing the soldering body 4 (such as two solder balls) and electrically coupling the electrical contacts 15a, 15b and the circuit board 3, but it is not shown in the present invention. In other embodiments shown, the circuit board 3 may also be electrically coupled to the electrical contacts 15a and 15b of the vibrating ring 1 through cables.

Wherein, the circuit board 3 includes two conductive parts 31 that are separated and arranged adjacently and two conductive lines 32 respectively connected to the two conductive parts 31. The polarities of the two conductive portions 31 are different from each other, and each conductive portion 31 includes two electrode regions 311a, 311b of the same polarity and electrically connected to each other, and two electrode regions 311a, 311b of any conductive portion 31 The two electrode regions 311a and 311b are respectively adjacent to the other conductive portion 31. Each of the conductive portions 31 (or electrode regions 311a, 311b) can be electrically coupled to the corresponding electrical contacts 15a, 15b via the corresponding conductive lines 32 and the welding body 4, and the two parts of this embodiment The conductive lines 32 preferably have different lengths.

However, the number of conductive portions 31 (or electrode regions 311a, 311b) and the number of conductive lines 32 of the circuit board 3 of this embodiment can be adjusted and changed according to design requirements, and is not limited to the above. For example, in other embodiments not shown in the present invention, the circuit board 3 may include a conductive portion 31 and a conductive circuit 32 connected to the conductive portion 31; or, the circuit board 3 may also It includes one electrode area 311a, 311b and a conductive circuit 32 connected to the above-mentioned electrode area 311a, 311b; or, the circuit board 3 includes one electrode area 311a, 311b, and the above-mentioned electrode area 311a, 311b is, for example, a wire ( cable) or directly electrically coupled to the corresponding electrical contacts 15a, 15b.

In more detail, as shown in FIG. 7, FIG. 8, and FIG. 11, each of the above-mentioned electrode regions 311a, 311b is located on the surface of the circuit board 3 away from the vibrating ring 1 (for example, the top of the circuit board 3 in FIG. On the surface); and in the projection area formed by the orthographic projection of the circuit board 3 toward the plane where the electrical contacts 15a, 15b of the vibrating ring 1 (such as the top surface of the vibrating ring 1 in Figure 7) are formed, by The projection area formed by each electrode area 311a, 311b is preferably outside the electrical contact 15a, 15b. To put it another way, at least part of each of the above-mentioned electrode regions 311a, 311b is approximately located (without the electrical contacts 15a, 15b) of at least one of the middle ring region 13 and the outer ring region 14 of the vibrating ring 1. Above (Figure 11).

The circuit board 3 includes two external arms 33. The two external arms 33 are suspended and located above at least one of the outer ring area 14 and the middle ring area 13 of the vibrating ring 1, and the two external arms 33 of this embodiment The free ends of the two external arms 33 are roughly located above the two electrical contacts 15a and 15b of the vibrating ring 1 respectively. In other words, the free end of each external arm 33 has the function of slightly elastic swing. In addition, in other embodiments not shown in the present invention, the circuit board 3 may include only one external arm 33 or not include any external arm 33.

Furthermore, one ends of the two conductive lines 32 are respectively connected to the two conductive portions 31 of the circuit board 3, and the other ends of the two conductive lines 32 respectively extend to the two external arms 33 (the free ends) . The two welding bodies 4 connected to the two electrical contacts 15a and 15b are respectively welded to the two external arms 33 to form electrical connections with the conductive lines 32 on the external arms 33. Thereby, the circuit board 3 can absorb the error that may be generated by the welding body 4 during the welding process through the elastic swing function of the external arm 33, thereby effectively avoiding the problem of empty welding.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 11, the two electrode regions 311a, 311b of each conductive portion 31 are located on the same plane (for example: the top surface of the circuit board 3 in FIG. 11), and the atomization chamber The central axis C2 of 202 is substantially perpendicular to the above-mentioned plane (for example, FIG. 2 and FIG. 11). Furthermore, each conductive portion 31 may further include another electrode area 311c, and among the two electrode areas 311a, 311c of each conductive portion 31, one of the electrode areas 311a is located in a substantially vertical atomization chamber 202 is a plane of the central axis C2 (for example, the top surface of the circuit board 3 in FIG. 11), and the other electrode area 311c is located on another plane. Wherein, the two electrode regions 311a, 311c are formed with an included angle α between 70 degrees and 110 degrees.

It should be noted that the specific arrangement of the electrode area 311c can be adjusted according to design requirements, and in this embodiment, the electrode area 311c of each conductive portion 31 is arranged on the outer surface of the electronic component 7. . Specifically, the electronic component 7 is arranged on the surface of the circuit board 3 away from the vibrating ring 1 (such as the top surface of the circuit board 3 in FIG. 8), and the electronic component 7 is arranged across two conductive The two electrode regions 311b of the portion 31 and the two electrode regions 311c on the electronic component 7 can be respectively connected to the two electrode regions 311b on the top surface of the circuit board 3 to achieve electrical connection. Accordingly, the two electrode regions 311a and 311c that are not covered by each conductive portion 31 are respectively located on the top surface of the circuit board 3 (located on a plane perpendicular to the central axis C2 of the atomization chamber 202) and outside the electronic component 7. On the surface, so that the two electrode regions 311a, 311c are formed with an included angle α between 70 degrees and 110 degrees, and the above included angle α is represented by 90 degrees in this embodiment, and the present invention is not limited to this.

In addition, although the electrode regions 311a, 311b, and 311c of this embodiment are described as being located on the circuit board 3 and the electronic component 7, the positions and numbers of the electrode regions 311a, 311b, and 311c can be adjusted according to design requirements. For example, in other embodiments not shown in the present invention, the atomization module 100 may not include the above-mentioned electronic component 7, so that the two electrode regions 311a, 311b of each conductive portion 31 are both Are located on the same plane; or, each conductive portion 31 of the atomization module 100 may also only include two electrode regions 311a, 311c located on different planes; or, the atomization module 100 may not include the above The circuit board 3 and the electrical contacts 15a, 15b of the vibrating ring 1 can be used as electrode areas.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 11, the top surface of the circuit board 3 (that is, the plane where at least one of the electrode regions 311a, 311b in each conductive portion 31 is located) is in the direction of insertion and removal from the slot 204 of the container 200. The S phase has an acute angle σ between 30 degrees and 60 degrees. Wherein, the through hole 2041 of the slot 204 is projected to a projection area formed by the atomization module 100 along the insertion and removal direction S, which covers the two electrode regions 311a, 311c of each conductive portion 31 (such as: Two electrode regions 311a, 311c not covered by each conductive portion 31).

However, the insertion and removal direction S of the slot 204 in this embodiment is described by forming an acute angle σ between 30 degrees and 60 degrees with respect to the top surface of the circuit board 3. However, in other embodiments not shown in the present invention, The insertion and removal direction S of the slot 204 can also form other angles (such as 90 degrees) with the top surface of the circuit board 3.

As shown in FIG. 7, FIG. 8, and FIG. 11, the cushioning member 5 is illustrated as a cured gel in this embodiment, but the type of the cushioning member 5 of the present invention can also be adjusted or changed according to design requirements. For example, in other embodiments not shown in the present invention, the buffer member 5 may also be a sponge, a spring, or other members with a buffer effect.

The buffer member 5 is clamped between the circuit board 3 and a part of the vibrating ring 1, so that the gap G is further defined and formed between another part of the vibrating ring 1 and the circuit board 3, and the gap G Connected to an external space. Wherein, one end of the buffer member 5 of this embodiment is connected to the circuit board 3, and the other end of the buffer member 5 is connected to at least one of the outer ring area 14 and the middle ring area 13 of the vibrating ring 1 described above. In other words, an annular gap G is formed between the inner ring region 12 of the vibrating ring 1 and the circuit board 3, and the buffer member 5 is located outside the gap G.

Further, at least part of the buffer member 5 is located below the two electrode regions 311a, 311c (not covered by each conductive portion 31) (for example, at least part of the buffer member 5 is located in the electrode regions 311a, 311c). 311c and the vibrating ring 1), so as to provide a buffer function to the vibrating ring 1 and the circuit board 3 where the electrode regions 311a, 311c are provided through the buffer member 5, so that the electrode regions 311a, 311c of the circuit board 3 can bear Greater pressure. Wherein, the surface of the middle ring region 13 and the surface of the outer ring region 14 facing the vibrating ring 1 are preferably covered by the buffer member 5 by 3% to 30% of the total area.

However, in other embodiments not shown in the present invention, the circuit board 3 and the vibrating ring 1 may also be designed according to design requirements without including the buffer member 5, including a plurality of buffer members 5, or being filled with Buffer 5.

As shown in Figures 8 and 13, the bottom gasket 8 in this embodiment is an annular structure made of an elastic material (such as rubber), and the hole formed by the inner edge of the bottom gasket 8 , The aperture is larger than the aperture of the first hole 11 of the vibrating ring 1. Wherein, the bottom gasket 8 includes an annular sheet 81, a plurality of annular ribs 82 extending from the surface of the annular sheet 81, and an annular rib 83 extending from the outer edge of the annular sheet 81.

When viewed from the top view of the bottom gasket 8, the plurality of annular ribs 82 and the annular convex ribs 83 are roughly concentrically constructed, and the distance between any two adjacent annular ribs 82 is equal, and each The height of the annular rib 82 is smaller than the height of the aforementioned annular rib 83, but the present invention is not limited to this.

Furthermore, the bottom gasket 8 is arranged on the lid 200b of the container 200, and the plurality of annular ribs 82 are clamped between the carrying sheet 6 and the lid 200b of the container 200 (or, the carrying sheet 6 is arranged on a plurality of The annular ribs 83 are clamped between the cup body 200a and the lid body 200b of the container 200, and form a substantially seamless connection, and the center of the bottom gasket 8 is substantially located on the mist On the central axis C2 of the chemical chamber 202 (e.g., FIG. 2).

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 11, a projection area formed by the orthographic projection of the plurality of annular ribs 82 toward the vibrating ring 1 roughly falls on at least one of the middle ring area 13 and the outer ring area 14. Accordingly, the bottom gasket 8 can provide a cushioning function to the vibrating ring 1 and the circuit board 3 where the electrode regions 311a, 311b, 311c are provided through its plurality of annular ribs 82, thereby making the electrode region 311a of the circuit board 3 , 311b, 311c can withstand greater pressure.

As shown in Figures 8 and 10, the inner gasket 9 in this embodiment is an annular structure made of elastic material (such as rubber), and the inner edge of the inner gasket 9 is formed The aperture of the hole is smaller than the aperture of the first hole 11 of the vibration ring 1. The inner gasket 9 includes a main ring body 91 and an abutting ring body 92 extending obliquely from the main ring body 91.

Furthermore, the main ring body 91 is arranged on a part of the inner ring area 12 of the vibrating ring 1 (for example, the part of the inner ring area 12 protruding from the circuit board 3 in FIG. 10), and the part of the main ring body 91 is Located in the hole inside the circuit board 3. The main ring body 91 of this embodiment is clamped between the cup body 200a of the container 200 and the vibrating ring 1, so that the main ring body 91 and the cup body 200a of the container 200 are substantially connected to each other without a gap. The abutting ring 92 is located in the first hole 11 of the vibrating ring 1, and the end of the abutting ring 92 abuts against the microporous member 2.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 14, the plug 2000 can be detachably inserted into the slot 204 of the container 200 along the plugging direction S, so that the plug 2000 can be electrically coupled to the circuit board 3. The plug 2000 of this embodiment includes an insulator 2001 and two conductive terminals 2002 embedded in the insulator 2001, and the two conductive terminals 2002 abut against the two conductive portions 31 of the circuit board 3 respectively.

Furthermore, each of the aforementioned conductive terminals 2002 can detachably pass through the through hole 2041 of the slot 204 and elastically abut the two electrode regions 311a, 311c of the corresponding conductive portion 31 that are not covered. Accordingly, the plug 2000 of this embodiment simultaneously abuts the two corresponding electrode regions 311a, 311c through each conductive terminal 2002, so as to improve the stability of the electrical connection between the conductive terminal 2002 and the circuit board 3; and The plug 2000 is electrically coupled to the vibrating ring 1 through the circuit board 3 to prevent the stability of the electrical connection between the plug 2000 and the vibrating ring 1 from being affected by the vibration generated by the vibrating ring 1.

Wherein, as shown in FIG. 15, a pressing force F of the corresponding conductive terminal 2002 borne by the electrode regions 311a and 311c can be decomposed into a horizontal vector Fx and a vertical vector Fy. The part of any electrode area 311a, 311c contacting the conductive terminal 2002 is approximately located above at least one of the central ring area 13 and the outer ring area 14 of the vibrating ring 1, and approximately located on the plurality of bottom gaskets 8. Above the annular rib 82, the buffer member 5 and the plurality of annular ribs 82 can be used to absorb the pressing force (such as the vertical vector Fy) that the electrode region 311a bears.

The number of conductive terminals 2002 of the plug 2000 is described as two in this embodiment, but in other embodiments not shown in the present invention, the number of conductive terminals 2002 of the plug 2000 can also be one for It detachably passes through the through hole 2041 of the slot 204 and elastically abuts the two corresponding electrode regions 311a and 311c.

It should be additionally noted that the micro mist generating device described in this embodiment and the content described in other embodiments not shown in the present invention can be used in any combination according to design requirements. In other words, the scope of the embodiments covered by the present invention includes any combination between the micro mist generating device described in this embodiment and the content described in other embodiments not shown in the present invention.

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In summary, the micro mist generator and atomization module disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention are provided with electrically coupled circuit boards spaced apart on one side of the vibrating ring to make the conductive terminals contact On the circuit board, and then electrically coupled to the vibration ring. Accordingly, the electrical connection between the vibrating ring and the conductive terminal is less susceptible to the vibration of the vibrating ring, and thus is in a relatively stable state.

Furthermore, the micro-mist generating device and the micro-mist generator disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention are provided with two electrode regions of the same polarity and electrically connected to each other on the atomization module to provide a single conductive terminal energy At the same time, it abuts on the two electrode regions to form multiple points of contact, so that the electrical connection between the vibrating ring (or circuit board) and the conductive terminal is in a relatively stable state.

The above descriptions are only preferred and feasible embodiments of the present invention, and are not used to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. All equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the patent scope of the present invention should fall within the protection scope of the claims of the present invention.

100‧‧‧Atomization Module

1‧‧‧Vibration ring

12‧‧‧Inner Ring District

13‧‧‧Central District

14‧‧‧Outer Ring District

3‧‧‧Circuit board

31‧‧‧Conductive part

311a, 311b, 311c‧‧‧electrode area

5‧‧‧Buffer

6‧‧‧Carrier sheet

7‧‧‧Electronic components

8‧‧‧Bottom washer

81‧‧‧Annular plate

82‧‧‧Annular rib

83‧‧‧Annular rib

9‧‧‧Inner gasket

200‧‧‧Container

200a‧‧‧Cup body

200b‧‧‧Cover body

202‧‧‧Atomization chamber

203‧‧‧Containment Chamber

204‧‧‧Slot

2041‧‧‧Perforation

S‧‧‧plugging direction

G‧‧‧Gap

α ‧‧‧Included angle

σ ‧‧‧ acute angle

Claims (23)

A micro-mist generating device, comprising: a micro-mist generator, including: a container formed with a liquid collection chamber, an atomization chamber, and a slot, and the slot defines a plug-in direction; And an atomization module installed in the container, the liquid collection chamber and the atomization chamber are located on opposite sides of the atomization module, and are mutually connected via the atomization module Wherein, the atomization module includes at least one conductive portion, and at least one of the conductive portions is provided with two electrode regions of the same polarity and electrically connected to each other; and a plug that can be inserted and removed along the It is detachably inserted into the slot of the container, and at least one conductive terminal of the plug abuts against the two electrode regions. The micro mist generating device according to claim 1, wherein the two electrode regions are both located on a plane, and the central axis of the atomization chamber is substantially perpendicular to the plane. The micro mist generating device according to claim 1, wherein one of the two electrode areas is located on a plane substantially perpendicular to the central axis of the atomization chamber, and the other electrode area is located Another plane, and the two electrode regions form an included angle. The micro mist generating device according to claim 3, wherein the included angle is between 70 degrees and 110 degrees. The micro mist generating device according to claim 1, wherein the atomization module includes an electronic component, and the two electrode regions are respectively located on a plane substantially perpendicular to the central axis of the atomization chamber and the electron On the outer surface of the element, an included angle between 70 degrees and 110 degrees is formed between the two electrode regions. The micro mist generating device according to claim 1, wherein a plane on which at least one of the two electrode regions is located is connected to the insertion and removal of the slot There is an acute angle between the directions. The micro mist generating device according to claim 6, wherein the acute angle is between 30 degrees and 60 degrees. The micro mist generating device according to claim 1, wherein the central axis of the liquid collection chamber overlaps the central axis of the atomization chamber. The micro mist generating device according to claim 1, wherein the container is formed with a containing chamber located between the liquid collection chamber and the atomization chamber, and the atomization module is disposed in the In the containing chamber, the slot has a through hole communicating with the containing chamber, and the through hole is projected along the plugging and unplugging direction to a projection area formed by the atomization module, which covers two The electrode area; and at least one of the conductive terminals of the plug can detachably pass through the through hole, and elastically abut the two electrode areas. The micro mist generating device according to claim 1, wherein the number of at least one conductive portion included in the atomization module is two, and the polarities of the two conductive portions are different from each other, the The number of at least one conductive terminal of the plug is two, and the two conductive terminals abut against the two conductive parts respectively. The micro mist generating device according to claim 1, wherein a pressing force of at least one of the conductive terminals borne by each of the electrode regions can be decomposed into a horizontal vector and a vertical vector. The micro-mist generating device according to claim 1, wherein the atomization module includes: a vibration ring formed with a first hole, and the vibration ring is sequentially defined outward from the first hole There are an inner ring area, a middle ring area, and an outer ring area with approximately the same width; wherein, the two electrode areas abutting at least one of the conductive terminals are approximately located between the middle ring area and the outer ring Above at least one of the regions; a microporous member, which is arranged on the vibration ring and covers the first hole, and the liquid collection chamber and the atomization chamber are formed through the microporous member Communicate with each other; a circuit board located on one side of the vibrating ring, at least one of the electrode regions is located on the surface of the circuit board away from the vibrating ring; and a buffer member, one end of which is connected to the circuit board, The other end of the buffer member is connected to at least one of the outer ring area and the middle ring area. The micro mist generating device according to claim 12, wherein 3% to 30% of the total area of the surface of the middle ring area and the surface of the outer ring area facing the vibrating ring is covered by the buffer member. The micro mist generating device according to claim 12, wherein a ring-shaped gap is formed between the inner ring area of the vibrating ring and the circuit board, the buffer member is located outside the gap, and At least part of the buffer member is located below the two electrode regions. The micro-mist generating device according to claim 1, wherein the atomization module includes: a vibrating ring formed with a first hole; a microporous member disposed on the vibrating ring and covering the The first hole, and the liquid collection chamber and the atomization chamber are in communication with each other through the microporous member; a circuit board located on one side of the vibration ring; and an electronic component located far away The surface of the circuit board of the vibrating ring and the two electrode regions are respectively located on the outer surface of the electronic component and on the surface of the circuit board away from the vibrating ring. The micro mist generating device according to claim 1, wherein the atomization module includes a bottom gasket, and the bottom gasket includes an annular plate and a plurality of annular ribs extending from the surface of the annular plate, The two electrode regions abutting on at least one of the conductive terminals are substantially located above the plurality of annular ribs, so that the plurality of annular ribs can be used to absorb the compression of the two electrode regions force. A micro-mist generator includes: a container formed with a liquid collection chamber, an atomization chamber, and a slot, and the slot defines a plug-in direction; and an atomization module installed in the In the container, the liquid collection chamber and the atomization chamber are located on opposite sides of the atomization module and communicate with each other through the atomization module; wherein, the atomization module includes There are two electrode areas with the same polarity and electrically connected to each other, and at least one of the electrode areas of the two electrode areas is located on a plane that intersects the insertion and removal direction of the socket at an acute angle. The micro mist generator according to claim 17, wherein the central axis of the atomization chamber is substantially perpendicular to the plane, and the two electrode regions are both located on the plane. The micro mist generator according to claim 17, wherein the central axis of the liquid collection chamber overlaps the central axis of the atomization chamber, and the central axis of the liquid collection chamber is substantially perpendicular to The plane. The micro mist generator according to claim 17, wherein the atomization module includes: a vibration ring formed with a first hole, and the vibration ring is sequentially defined outward from the first hole There are an inner ring area, a middle ring area, and an outer ring area with approximately equal widths; wherein at least part of the two electrode areas is approximately located above at least one of the middle ring area and the outer ring area A microporous part, which is arranged in the vibration ring and covers the first hole, and the liquid collection chamber and the atomization chamber communicate with each other through the microporous part; a circuit board, which Located on one side of the vibrating ring, the circuit board includes at least one of the electrode regions located on the plane, and the surface of the circuit board far from the vibrating ring is located on the plane; and a buffer member, One end of the buffer member is connected to the circuit board, and the other end of the buffer member is connected to at least one of the outer ring area and the middle ring area. The micro mist generator according to claim 20, wherein a ring-shaped gap is formed between the inner ring area of the vibrating ring and the circuit board, and the buffer is located outside the gap, and At least part of the buffer member is located below the two electrode regions. The micro mist generator according to claim 17, wherein the atomization module includes: a vibrating ring formed with a first hole; a microporous member disposed on the vibrating ring and covering the The first hole, and the liquid collection chamber and the atomization chamber are in communication with each other via the microporous member; a circuit board is located on one side of the vibration ring and far away from all of the vibration ring The surface of the circuit board is located on the plane; and an electronic component is disposed on the surface of the circuit board away from the vibration ring, and the two electrode regions are respectively located on the outer surface of the electronic component and away from the The surface of the circuit board of the vibration ring. The micro mist generator according to claim 17, wherein the atomization module includes a bottom gasket, and the bottom gasket includes an annular plate body and a plurality of annular ribs extending from the surface of the annular plate body, The two electrode regions abutting at least one conductive terminal are substantially located above the plurality of annular ribs, so that the plurality of annular ribs can be used to absorb the compression force of the two electrode regions.

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