WO2019113975A1 - Electronic cigarette, power supply device, power supply device kit and decorative cover - Google Patents

Abstract

A power supply device (300), comprising a body (310) and a decorative cover (350). a circuit board and a battery compartment (311), which is used for accommodating a battery, are formed within the body (310); the body (310) comprises an operation panel (312) and an installation frame (313); the operation panel (312) is provided thereon with an input element and/or an output element; the input element and/or the output element being electrically connected to the circuit board; the decorative cover (350) may be detachably mounted on the installation frame (313).

Description

Electronic cigarette, power supply device, power supply kit and decorative cover Technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of smoking articles, in particular to an electronic cigarette, a power supply device, a power supply device kit and a decorative cover.

Background technique

Electronic cigarettes are also known as virtual cigarettes. As an alternative cigarette, e-cigarettes are used to quit smoking. E-cigarettes have a similar appearance and taste to cigarettes, but they do not contain other harmful components such as tar, aerosols, etc. in cigarettes, and are therefore widely welcomed by users.

Conventional electronic cigarettes generally include a power supply device for supplying power to the atomizer, and an atomizer for storing the liquid and atomizing the liquid. At present, there are many types of electronic cigarettes on the market, and they mainly attract consumers through appearance changes. However, after each electronic cigarette is launched for a period of time, users will experience aesthetic fatigue, and frequent replacement of electronic cigarettes will increase consumption. The cost of the person.

Summary of the invention

Based on this, it is necessary to provide an electronic cigarette, a power supply device, a power supply device kit, and a decorative cover that can satisfy various aesthetics of the user.

A power supply device comprising:

a body in which a circuit board and a battery compartment for accommodating a battery are formed, the body includes an operation panel and a mounting frame, and the operation panel is provided with an input component and/or an output component, and the input component and/or Or the output component is electrically connected to the circuit board; and

A decorative cover is detachably mounted on the mounting bracket.

An electronic cigarette comprising:

The above power supply device; and

An atomizer is electrically connected to the power supply device.

A power supply device kit includes a body and a plurality of decorative covers, and the body is formed with a port for connecting with an atomizer of an electronic cigarette, the plurality of decorative covers having different patterns, and the plurality of decorative covers are selected One piece is detachably mounted on the body.

A decorative cover for mounting on a body of a power supply device in an electronic cigarette and detachably coupled to the body.

Details of one or more embodiments of the invention are set forth in the accompanying drawings and description below. Other features, objects, and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the description and appended claims.

DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only It is a certain embodiment of the present invention, and those skilled in the art can obtain drawings of other embodiments according to the drawings without any creative work.

1 is a schematic view of an electronic cigarette according to an embodiment;

2 is an exploded view of a power supply device in the electronic cigarette shown in FIG. 1;

3 is a schematic view showing another perspective of a power supply device in the electronic cigarette shown in FIG. 1;

Fig. 4 is an exploded view of the power supply device shown in Fig. 3.

Detailed ways

In order to facilitate the understanding of the present invention, the present invention will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings. Preferred embodiments of the invention are given in the drawings. However, the invention may be embodied in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and comprehensive.

All technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs, unless otherwise defined. The terminology used in the description of the present invention is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments and is not intended to limit the invention. This article The term "and/or" used includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

As shown in FIG. 1, an electronic cigarette 10 of an embodiment includes an atomizer 100 and a power supply device 300. The power supply device 300 is detachably connected to the atomizer 100, and the power supply device 300 is used to supply power to the atomizer 100, and the atomizer 100 can atomize the liquid for smoking.

As shown in FIG. 2 to FIG. 4, in one embodiment, the power supply device 300 includes a body 310, a bottom cover 330, and a decorative cover 350. A battery compartment 311 for accommodating a battery is formed in the body 310. The battery compartment 311 has an opening for detaching the battery. The bottom cover 330 is disposed at an opening of the battery compartment 311 to limit the battery to the battery compartment 311. Alternatively, the battery compartment 311 does not have an opening, and the battery is detachably housed in the battery compartment 311. The main body 310 includes an operation panel 312 and an installation frame 313. The operation panel 312 is provided with an input component and/or an output component. The input component can be a button, a touch screen or the like, and the output component can be a display screen or the like. In this embodiment, the operation panel 312 is provided with a switch button 380 and a display screen 390. A circuit board is also formed in the body 310, and the circuit board is electrically connected to the button 380 and the display screen 390. The decorative cover 350 has a thin-walled structure, and the decorative cover 350 is detachably mounted on the mounting bracket 313 for mounting the decorative cover 350. The decorative cover 350 is used for decorating the surface of the body 310. After the user experiences aesthetic fatigue, the decorative cover 350 can be quickly removed from the mounting frame 313, and the decorative cover 350 of different styles is replaced to bring a novelty to the user. Aesthetic experience, so as to avoid frequent electronic cigarette replacement 10 by users. At the same time, the replacement cost of the decorative cover 350 is lower than that of the electronic cigarette 10, so that the consumer's overhead can be reduced to a large extent.

In one embodiment, the body 310 has a first bottom wall 314 and a second bottom wall 315 disposed opposite to each other, and the operation panel 312 and the mounting bracket 313 are located between the first bottom wall 314 and the second bottom wall 315. The main body 310 includes a back surface opposite to the operation panel 312 and two sides between the operation panel 312 and the back surface. The decorative cover 350 includes a main board 351 and side plates 352, and a side plate 352 is formed on each of opposite sides of the main board 351. The main plate 351 of the decorative cover 350 covers the back of the body 310, and the two side plates 352 of the decorative cover 350 cover the two sides of the body 310, respectively. Alternatively, it can be said that the mounting frame 313 includes a back plate 313a on the back side and a connecting plate 313b on the side surface. The main plate 351 of the decorative cover 350 covers the back plate 313a, and the side plate 352 covers the connecting plate 313b.

In one embodiment, the body 310 has a columnar structure, and two ends of the operation panel 312 are respectively connected to the first bottom wall 314 and the second bottom wall 315. The two ends of the mounting frame 313 are respectively connected to the first bottom wall 314 and the second bottom. The walls 315 are connected, and opposite sides of the operation panel 312 are butted against opposite sides of the mounting frame 313. The mounting bracket 313 and the operation panel 312 may be an integral structure, or the partial mounting bracket 313 and the operation panel 312 may be an integral structure. The atomizer 100 is threadedly coupled to a threaded bore formed in the second bottom wall 315.

Further, in one embodiment, the mounting bracket 313 extends along the circumferential direction of the body 310 and occupies at least half of the area of the sidewall of the body 310, and the decorative cover 350 covers the mounting bracket 313 to enable removal from the sidewall of the body 310. Other areas than the operation panel 312 are decorated.

In one embodiment, the decorative cover 350 and the body 310 form an interfitting chute and a block, and the block is introduced into the chute to engage the decorative cover 350 with the body 310. The snap-fit and snap-fit connection can not only achieve a quick connection between the decorative cover 350 and the body 310, but also avoid providing a special connecting member between the mounting frame 313 and the decorative cover 350 to reduce the complexity of the structure. It should be noted that the above-mentioned card block and the sliding slot are engaged with each other, that is, the card block can only be introduced or exported in a direction consistent with the extending direction of the chute, and cannot be matched or matched with the chute in other directions. Separation.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, in one embodiment, the decorative cover 350 includes a main plate 351 and a side plate 352. The opposite sides of the main plate 351 form a side plate 352, and the two side plates 352 are co-extensive with the main plate 351. As the sliding slot 353, the mounting bracket 313 includes a backing plate 313a opposite to the operation panel 312 and two connecting plates 313b between the operation panel 312 and the backboard. The two connecting plates 313b are arc-shaped. When the backing plate 313a and the operation panel 312 are connected, the card block 316 formed by the mounting frame 313 can be respectively introduced into the sliding slot 353, and the two connecting plates 313b can be respectively decorated with the decorative plate 313b. The two side plates 352 of the cover 350 abut, thereby achieving the engagement of the mounting frame 313 with the decorative cover 350. The decorative cover 350 can be engaged with the body 310 by being introduced into the sliding groove 353 surrounded by the decorative cover 350 by the block 316 formed by the mounting frame 313. In one embodiment, a narrow strip of tabs 316 may be formed on the decorative cover 350, and a narrow strip-shaped sliding slot 353 is formed on the body 310 to cooperate with the latching block 316. The latching block 316 is from the sliding slot 353. One end is introduced into the chute 353 and engaged with the chute 353 to connect the decorative cover 350 to the body 310. Alternatively, in one embodiment, it may also be shaped on the decorative cover 350 A narrow strip-shaped chute 353 is formed, and a narrow strip-shaped block 316 is formed on the body 310. The back plate 313a and the connecting plate 313b may be integrally formed, or the mounting frame 313 may be obtained in a spliced form.

In one embodiment, the block 316 and the sliding slot 353 extend from the first bottom wall 314 toward the second bottom wall 315, and the decorative cover 350 and the body 310 can slide relative to each other along the extending direction of the block 316 and the sliding slot 353. And achieve the engagement or separation. In one embodiment, the opening of the battery compartment 311 is formed on the first bottom wall 314, that is, the bottom cover 330 covers the first bottom wall 314. After the slider 316 is introduced into the sliding slot 353, the bottom cover 330 and the decorative cover One end of the 350 abuts, and at least one of the decorative cover 350 and the body 310 forms a limit portion 317. The bottom cover 330 cooperates with the limiting portion 317 to lock the decorative cover 350 and the body 310, so as to prevent the block 316 from being led out of the chute. 353. Prevent the decorative cover 350 from being separated from the body 310. At this time, the bottom cover 330 not only functions to limit the battery to the battery compartment 311, but also functions to lock the decorative cover 350 and the body 310 without additionally designing components for specifically locking the decorative cover 350 and the body 310. The structural complexity of the power supply device 300 is greatly reduced. When the decorative cover 350 needs to be replaced, only the bottom cover 330 needs to be removed, and the decorative cover 350 is slid relative to the main body 310 to remove the decorative cover 350, which improves the ease of assembly and disassembly of the decorative cover 350.

Further, in one embodiment, the limiting portion 317 is formed on the side of the body 310 adjacent to the second bottom wall 315. At this time, the decorative cover 350 is opposite to the body 310 from the first bottom wall 314 to the second bottom wall 315. When sliding, the limiting portion 317 can abut against an end of the decorative cover 350 that is away from the bottom cover 330. In this way, the limiting portion 317 and the bottom cover 330 can respectively abut against the two ends of the decorative cover 350, thereby locking the decorative cover 350 and the body 310.

Alternatively, in one embodiment, the limiting portion 317 may be formed at one end of the decorative cover 350. At this time, the decorative cover 350 slides from the first bottom wall 314 side to the second bottom wall 315 side relative to the body 310, and the limiting portion The 317 can abut the first bottom wall 314. So that the first bottom wall 314 cooperates with the bottom cover 330 to clamp the limiting portion 317, thereby locking the decorative cover 350 and the body 310.

Alternatively, in conjunction with FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, in one embodiment, a limit portion 317 may be formed on one side of the body 310 adjacent to the second bottom wall 315 and one end of the decorative cover 350, and the limit on the body 310 The portion 317 can abut the end of the decorative cover 350 away from the bottom cover 330. The limiting portion 317 on the decorative cover 350 can abut the first bottom wall, and the first bottom wall 314 is engaged with the bottom cover 330 to clamp The limiting portion 317 can also achieve the locking of the decorative cover 350 and the body 310. Moreover, the body 310 extends at the second bottom wall 315 and extends beyond the mounting bracket 313 to form the limiting portion 317, which can not only abut against the decorative cover 350 but also limit the decorative cover 350, and can also shield the mounting frame 313. A gap between the decorative cover 350 and the decorative cover 350 is used to improve the structural aesthetics of the power supply device 300.

As shown in FIG. 2 to FIG. 4 , in one embodiment, the bottom cover 330 is rotatably coupled to the body 310 to keep the bottom cover 330 connected to the body 310 to prevent the bottom cover 330 from being separated from the body 310 to form the bottom cover 330. Lost. In the present embodiment, the bottom cover 330 is rotatably coupled to the body 310 at a position close to the operation panel 312, so that the bottom cover 330 can achieve position avoidance when the decorative cover 350 needs to be disassembled. In one embodiment, the bottom cover 330 is formed with a latching protrusion 331, and the mounting bracket 313 is formed with a card slot 318, and the latching protrusion 331 can be locked in the slot 318, thereby quickly locking the bottom cover 330 to the first A bottom wall 314. In this embodiment, the bottom cover 330 extends toward the second bottom wall 315 at a position away from the operation panel 312 to form a rib 332. The card protrusion 331 is formed on the rib 332, and the rib 332 is disposed not only on the card. The position projections 331 provide a mounting position and form a shield against the card slot 318, and can also form a barrier to the trim cover 350, preventing the decorative cover 350 from separating from the body 310 in a direction parallel to the first bottom wall 314.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, in one embodiment, the power supply device 300 further includes a light-emitting component 370 formed between the body 310 and the decorative cover 350, and the light emitted by the light-emitting component 370 can pass through the decorative cover. 350. In one embodiment, the light-emitting assembly 370 includes a light bar 371 and a light guide plate 372. The light bar 371 can emit light, and the light guide plate 372 can uniformly conduct the light emitted by the light bar 371, so as to emit the light on the decorative cover 350. The brightness of the light remains the same.

In one embodiment, the light guide plate 372 is a side light-introducing light guide plate, and the light bar 371 can be disposed on one side of the light guide plate 372. The light emitted by the light bar 371 can be incident from the side of the light guide plate 372 through the light guide plate 372. Conduct uniform conduction. Such an arrangement not only enables high-efficiency light-emitting requirements, but also enables installation of the light-emitting assembly 370 with a small gap between the mounting frame 313 and the decorative cover 350. In one embodiment, the light bar 371 is disposed adjacent to the second bottom wall 315. Since the bottom cover 330 needs to be continuously disassembled on the side of the first bottom wall 314 to satisfy the installation of the decorative cover 350 and the mounting bracket 313, the light bar 371 is easily attached to the side of the first bottom wall 314 during the disassembly process of the decorative cover 350. Middle Damaged, the light bar 371 is mounted close to the side of the second bottom wall 315, and the light bar 371 can be effectively protected. In one embodiment, a reinforcing plate 319 for supporting the light bar 371 is formed on the body 310. Since the light bar 371 is specifically an illuminant composed of a flexible circuit board and an LED mounted on the flexible circuit board, the light bar 371 also has a certain flexibility, and in order to prevent the light bar 371 from being deformed and affecting the light output effect, the body is in the body A reinforcing plate 319 is formed on a side of the 310 near the second bottom wall 315, and the light bar 371 is mounted on the reinforcing plate 319 to support and fix the light bar 371.

In one embodiment, the decorative cover 350 is formed with a light-transmitting hole 354 corresponding to the light-emitting component 370 and a light-transmitting plate 355. The light emitted by the light-emitting component 370 is emitted through the light-transmitting hole 354 and the light-transmitting plate 355. In one embodiment, the main board 351 of the decorative cover 350 is formed with a light-transmitting plate 355 to facilitate the emission of more light. Since the light-transmitting plate 355 can be arbitrarily colored, it can present a certain color when the light is not emitted, so as to attract the user, and the light emitted from the light-emitting component 370 can be obtained not only by the light-transmitting plate 355 but also by the colorful light. The light is emitted, and the light emitted is strong, which can give the user a visual impact to overcome the user's aesthetic fatigue. A light-transmitting hole 354 is formed on the side plate 352 of the decorative cover 350 and the joint between the side plate 352 and the main plate 351 to serve as an embellishment. A plurality of light transmission holes 354 are formed in the side plate 352, and the plurality of light transmission holes 354 are evenly arranged from the first bottom wall 314 side to the second bottom wall 315 side. In addition, the light-transmitting hole 354 and the light-transmitting plate 355 can be designed into various shapes such as a circular shape, an elliptical shape, a pentagonal star shape, an animal shape, a character shape, or the like, or by coating the decorative cover 350 with a color. The painted pattern is changed to obtain a variety of decorative covers 350 having different styles for the user to purchase and replace the decorative cover 350 to provide visual enjoyment to the user.

As shown in FIG. 4, in an embodiment, a power supply device kit is further provided, which includes a body 310 and a plurality of decorative covers 370. The plurality of decorative covers 370 have different styles, and the plurality of decorative covers 370 can be selected. The ground is detachably mounted on the body 310.

The technical features of the above-described embodiments may be arbitrarily combined. For the sake of brevity of description, all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are not described. However, as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of these technical features, All should be considered as the scope of this manual.

The above described embodiments only express several embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed. It is not to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention patent. It should be noted that a number of variations and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the invention should be determined by the appended claims.

Claims (23)

A power supply device, comprising: a body in which a circuit board and a battery compartment for accommodating a battery are formed, the body includes an operation panel and a mounting frame, and the operation panel is provided with an input component and/or an output component, and the input component and/or Or the output component is electrically connected to the circuit board; and A decorative cover is detachably mounted on the mounting bracket. The power supply device according to claim 1, wherein the body has opposite first and second bottom walls, and the operation panel and the mounting frame are located at the first bottom wall and Between the second bottom walls. The power supply device according to claim 2, wherein the body comprises a back surface opposite to the operation panel and two sides between the operation panel and the back surface, the decorative cover including a main board and a side Forming a side panel on each of the opposite sides of the main board, a main board of the decorative cover covers the back of the main body, and two side panels of the decorative cover respectively cover the two sides of the main body side. The power supply device according to claim 2, wherein the decorative cover forms an interfitting chute and a block on the body, and the block is introduced into the chute to cover the decorative cover The body is engaged. The power supply device according to claim 4, wherein the decorative cover comprises a main board and side panels, and one side panel is formed on opposite sides of the main board, and the two side boards and the main board Forming the chute together, the mounting bracket includes a back plate opposite to the operation panel and two connecting plates between the operation panel and the backboard, the backboard and the connecting board are common Enclosing a block that cooperates with the chute. The power supply device according to claim 4, wherein the slider and the chute extend from the first bottom wall toward the second bottom wall. The power supply device according to claim 6, wherein said power supply device further comprises a bottom cover, said battery compartment having an opening for detaching a battery, and an opening of said battery compartment is formed at said first bottom wall The bottom cover is disposed at an opening of the battery compartment. The power supply device according to claim 7, wherein the bottom cover abuts against one end of the decorative cover, and the decorative cover forms a limit portion with at least one of the body, the bottom cover The decorative cover is locked with the body in cooperation with the limiting portion. The power supply device according to claim 8, wherein a side of the body adjacent to the second bottom wall is formed with the limiting portion, and the limiting portion is capable of being separated from the decorative cover. One end of the bottom cover abuts; and/or One end of the decorative cover is formed with the limiting portion, the limiting portion can abut the first bottom wall, and the first bottom wall cooperates with the bottom cover to clamp the limit unit. The power supply device according to claim 7, wherein said bottom cover is rotatably coupled to said body. The power supply device according to claim 10, wherein the bottom cover is formed with a latching protrusion, and the mounting bracket is formed with a card slot, and the latching protrusion can be stuck in the card slot. . The power supply device according to claim 3, wherein the power supply device further comprises a light emitting component, the light emitting component is formed between the body and the decorative cover, and the decorative cover is provided with a light transmitting hole And/or having a light transmissive plate made of a transparent material. The power supply device according to claim 12, wherein the light-emitting assembly comprises a light bar and a light guide plate, and the light emitted by the light bar is transmitted through the light guide plate and then emitted. The power supply device according to claim 13, wherein the light guide plate is a side light-introducing light guide plate, and the light bar is located on a side of the light guide plate adjacent to the second bottom wall. The power supply device according to claim 13, wherein a reinforcing plate for supporting the light bar is formed on the body. An electronic cigarette characterized by comprising: A power supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 15; An atomizer is electrically connected to the power supply device. A power supply device kit, comprising: a body and a plurality of decorative covers, the body is formed with a port for connecting with an atomizer of an electronic cigarette, the plurality of decorative covers having different patterns, the plurality of A decorative cover is detachably mounted on the body. A decorative cover for mounting on a body of a power supply device in an electronic cigarette and detachably coupled to the body. The decorative cover according to claim 18, wherein the body comprises an operation panel, a back surface opposite to the operation panel, and two sides between the operation panel and the back surface, the decorative cover comprising a main board and a side panel, each of the opposite sides of the main board is formed with one of the side panels, a main board of the decorative cover covers the back of the main body, and two side panels of the decorative cover respectively cover the main body Both sides. The decorative cover according to claim 18, wherein the decorative cover forms an interfitting chute and a block on the body, and the block is introduced into the chute to cover the decorative cover The body is engaged. The decorative cover according to claim 20, wherein the decorative cover comprises a main board and a side panel, and one side panel is formed on each of opposite sides of the main board, and the two side boards and the main board Cooperating into a chute that can engage with the mounting bracket. The decorative cover according to claim 21, wherein a finite portion is formed on one end of the decorative cover, and the limiting portion is capable of abutting against a bottom wall of the body. The decorative cover according to claim 18, wherein the decorative cover is formed with a light-transmitting hole corresponding to the light-emitting assembly of the power supply device and/or a light-transmitting plate made of a transparent material.

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