WO2023137949A1 - Atomizer and electronic cigarette - Google Patents

Abstract

An atomizer and an electronic cigarette. The atomizer comprises an oil storage device main body, the oil storage device main body is provided with an oil storage cavity (301), the oil storage device main body is provided with an oil injection and air discharging structure corresponding to the oil storage cavity (301), the oil injection and air discharging structure is used for injecting oil into the oil storage cavity (301), and air in the oil storage cavity (301) can be discharged while oil is injected. According to the atomizer and the electronic cigarette, by providing the oil injection and air discharging structure, the occurrence of a phenomenon of an e-liquid overflowing the atomizer due to the fact that air in the oil storage cavity (301) cannot be quickly discharged during oil injection can be prevented, and a pressure difference occurring in the oil storage cavity (301) during vaping is eliminated, so that an air pressure balance in the oil storage cavity (301) can be maintained, and oil leakage or insufficient oil supply of the atomizer is prevented.

Description

Atomizers and Electronic Cigarettes technical field

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of atomizers, in particular to an atomizer and an electronic cigarette.

Background technique

At present, when the conventional atomizer is filled with oil, it will be accompanied by pollution and waste caused by the overflow of e-liquid.

Contents of the invention

The purpose of the present disclosure is to provide an atomizer and an electronic cigarette that can be filled with oil and exhausted, which solves the problem of oil overflowing when the atomizer is filled with oil in the related art.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides an atomizer. The atomizer includes a main body of an oil reservoir, the main body of the oil reservoir has an oil storage cavity, and an oil filling and exhaust structure corresponding to the oil storage cavity is provided on the main body of the oil storage.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides an electronic cigarette, including the above-mentioned atomizer.

Implementing the atomizer and electronic cigarette of the present disclosure has the following beneficial effects: the atomizer with oil filling and exhaust of the present disclosure can solve the problem that when oil is injected into the oil storage cavity, the air in the oil storage cavity cannot be quickly discharged from the oil storage cavity, and the smoke oil overflows the atomizer from the oil storage cavity.

Description of drawings

The present disclosure will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, so as to make the above advantages of the present disclosure clearer. in,

Figure 1 is an exploded view of an atomizer in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 2 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of an atomizer in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 3 is a schematic front sectional view of the atomizer in use in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 4 is a schematic side sectional view of the atomizer in use in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 5 is a diagram of the air flow of the atomizer in the embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 6 is a flow diagram of supply air and exhaust air flow of the nebulizer in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed ways

The implementation of the present disclosure will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments, so as to fully understand and implement the implementation process of how the present disclosure uses technical means to solve technical problems and achieve technical effects. It should be noted that, as long as there is no conflict, each embodiment and each feature in each embodiment in the present disclosure can be combined with each other, and the formed technical solutions are all within the protection scope of the present disclosure.

It should be noted that a large number of technical features are recorded in the description of the application, which are distributed in various technical solutions. If all possible combinations of technical features (ie technical solutions) of the application are to be listed, the description will be too lengthy. In order to avoid this problem, the various technical features disclosed in the above disclosure of the present application, the technical features disclosed in the following various embodiments and examples, and the various technical features disclosed in the accompanying drawings can be freely combined with each other to form various new technical solutions (these technical solutions are all considered to have been described in this specification), unless the combination of such technical features is technically infeasible. For example, feature A+B+C is disclosed in one example, and feature A+B+D+E is disclosed in another example, and features C and D are equivalent technical means that perform the same function. Technically, only one of them can be used, and it is impossible to use them at the same time. Technically, feature E can be combined with feature C. The solution of A+B+C+D should not be regarded as having been recorded because it is technically infeasible, while the solution of A+B+C+E should be considered as having been recorded.

In the related technology, when the atomizer is filled with oil, the air in the oil storage chamber will be discharged from the oil injection hole, and will be accompanied by the overflow of smoke oil, resulting in pollution and waste, and during the smoking process or under high and low temperature conditions, there will be a pressure difference in the oil storage chamber. The pressure difference can not be balanced, resulting in insufficient oil supply, dry burning, and oil leakage in the atomizer.

In order to solve at least one of the above problems, the present disclosure provides an atomizer and an electronic cigarette. By setting the oil filling and exhaust structure, it can prevent the air in the oil storage chamber from being discharged quickly during oil filling, which will cause the smoke oil to overflow the atomizer from the oil storage chamber.

Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

As shown in Figures 1-6, the present disclosure provides an atomizer, which includes a main body of an oil reservoir. The main body of the oil reservoir has an oil storage chamber 301. The main body of the oil reservoir is provided with an oil injection and exhaust structure corresponding to the oil storage chamber 301. The oil injection and exhaust structure is used for injecting oil into the oil storage chamber 301, and can discharge the air in the oil storage chamber 301 while injecting oil.

It should be noted that the design of the oil filling and exhaust structure can prevent the phenomenon that the air in the oil storage chamber 301 cannot be quickly discharged during oil filling, which will cause the smoke oil to overflow the atomizer from the oil storage chamber 301, and there will be a pressure difference in the oil storage chamber 301 when smoking.

There may be various oil injection and exhaust structures. In some embodiments, the oil injection and exhaust structure includes at least one of a through hole, a groove, a gap, a channel or a conduit. Wherein, the number of through holes, grooves, gaps, passages or conduits can also be one or more, which can be set according to actual conditions.

In some embodiments, the oil injection and exhaust structure includes at least one through hole 305 communicating with the oil storage cavity 301 .

The through hole 305 can communicate with the oil storage chamber 301 and the external environment, so as to facilitate oil filling and exhaust, and the structure of the through hole 305 is relatively simple.

It can be understood that if the oil injection and exhaust structure has a through hole, the through hole can have at least two sub-channels inside, and the adjacent two sub-channels are separated. Each sub-channel can communicate with the oil storage chamber 301 and the external environment. At least one sub-channel can be used for oil filling, and the remaining sub-channels can be used for exhausting air during oil filling, or at least one sub-channel can be used for exhausting air during oil filling, and the remaining sub-channels are used for oil injection. When there is a pressure difference in the oil storage chamber when smoking, it can maintain the air pressure balance in the oil storage chamber and prevent the atomizer from leaking or insufficient oil supply.

In addition, if the oil filling and venting structure includes at least two through holes 305, at least one through hole 305 is used to inject oil into the oil storage chamber 301, and the remaining through holes 305 are used to discharge the air in the oil storage chamber 301 during oil filling, or at least one channel 305 is used to discharge the air in the oil storage chamber 301 during oil filling, and the remaining through holes 305 are used to inject oil into the oil storage chamber 301.

In some embodiments, the oil injection and exhaust structure further includes at least one conduit 1 respectively disposed in at least one through hole 305 .

The number of through holes 305 can be the same as the number of conduits 1, so that one conduit 1 is inserted and fixed in each through hole 305. The conduit 1 is made of metal or glass, hard, not easy to deform, and its inner diameter can be less than 1mm. The conduit 1 allows the oil storage chamber 301 to communicate with the outside atmosphere, and the smoke oil cannot pass through the conduit 1, so that the oil storage chamber 301 can be replenished and exhausted.

In some embodiments, each through hole 305 is provided with a sealing plug 2 for sealing the through hole 305. The sealing plug 2 is located between the inner wall of the through hole 305 and the outer wall of the conduit 1, wherein the conduit 1 penetrates the sealing plug 2 and extends into the oil storage chamber 301, so that the conduit 1 can be installed conveniently, and the seal between the wall of the through hole 305 and the conduit 1 can be realized to prevent leakage of e-liquid. In addition, the sealing plug 2 is made of silicone material, which is soft, has a large deformation coefficient, and has a good sealing effect; the inner diameter of the conduit 1 can be less than 1mm, so that the conduit 1 can be pierced through the sealing plug 2 and extended into the oil storage chamber 301 conveniently.

In some embodiments, the end of the sealing plug 2 facing the oil storage chamber 301 is provided with a first groove 201, and the notch of the first groove 201 is arranged facing the oil storage chamber 301. The distance between the end of the conduit 1 extending into the oil storage chamber 301 and the bottom wall of the first groove 201 is smaller than the depth of the first groove 201, so that in the state shown in FIG.

Continuing to refer to FIG. 3 , the oil storage chamber 301 is provided with an oil storage cotton 4 for oil absorption and oil locking. The oil storage cotton 4 fills the oil storage chamber 301 , and the oil storage cotton 4 corresponds to the oil injection and exhaust structure. It should be noted that the smoke oil injected into the oil storage chamber 301 from the oil injection and exhaust structure can be absorbed by the oil storage cotton 4 and locked in the oil storage cotton 4 for heating and atomization. By arranging the oil storage cotton 4, it is also possible to further prevent the smoke oil from overflowing from the oil injection and exhaust structure.

The main body of the oil reservoir is provided with a smoke exhaust channel 304. One end of the smoke exhaust channel 304 has a smoking port 302 communicating with the smoke exhaust channel 304. The end of the smoke exhaust channel 304 away from the smoking port 302 is connected to an atomizing chamber 501. A heating core 6 is arranged in the atomizing chamber 501. Both ends of the heating core 6 protrude from the atomizing chamber 501, and the two ends of the heating core 6 are in contact with the oil storage cotton 4 respectively.

It should be noted that the smoke oil in the oil-absorbing cotton 7 can be absorbed by the heating core 6 and heated and atomized to produce smoke. Wherein, the heating core 6 includes an oil-conducting component and an electric heating component, wherein the oil-conducting component includes but not limited to cotton, ceramics, mica, oil-absorbing fiber, etc.; the electric heating component is made of conductive metal. The electric heating element is arranged outside the oil guiding part or placed in the oil absorbing part. For example, the electric heating wire is wound around the outer periphery of the oil-conducting cotton, or the electric heating wire is placed inside the oil-conducting cotton, or the oil-conducting cotton is wrapped outside the electric heating wire. Alternatively, the ceramic core is covered with oil-conducting cotton, the ceramic core has a hollow area, and the electric heating wire is built in the hollow area. Ceramics, mica, and oil-absorbing fibers can be assembled with electric heating elements in a similar structure, and details will not be repeated here.

The heating core 6 is in abutting contact with the oil storage cotton 4, and can conveniently absorb smoke oil for heating from the oil storage cotton 4.

In some embodiments, an oil leakage collection space 801 corresponding to the atomization chamber 501 and the oil storage chamber 301 is also provided in the main body of the oil reservoir. It should be noted that the condensate generated in the atomizing chamber 501 and the oil leakage generated in the oil storage chamber 301 can flow into the oil leakage collecting space 801 to be collected.

In some embodiments, the main body of the oil storage tank includes an oil storage bin 3, an oil storage chamber 301 is formed in the oil storage bin 3, and a smoking port 302 for smoking is provided at one end of the oil storage bin 3, and a smoke exhaust pipe 303 protrudes from the smoking port 302 to the oil storage chamber 301 to form a smoke exhaust pipe 303, the smoke exhaust pipe 303 runs through the oil storage cotton 4, and a smoke exhaust channel 304 is formed inside the smoke exhaust pipe 303. The bin 3 is provided with one end of the smoking port 302, so that the top of the oil storage bin 3 can be used to set an oil filling and exhaust structure to reduce the volume of the atomizer.

Specifically, the oil injection and exhaust structure includes a through hole 305, a sealing plug 2 and a conduit 1. The oil storage tank 3 is provided with a smoking port 302 at one end and is provided with at least one through hole 305 communicating with the oil storage chamber 301. Each through hole 305 is provided with a sealing plug 2 for sealing the through hole 305. The conduit 1 runs through each sealing plug 2 and extends into the oil storage chamber 301.

In some embodiments, the main body of the oil reservoir further includes an air guiding member 8, which is arranged in the end of the oil storage bin 3 away from the smoking port 302, and one end of the air guiding member 8 is recessed to form a second groove 802 corresponding to the oil storage cotton 4, and the bottom wall of the second groove 802 is recessed to form an oil leakage collection space 801, so that the oil leakage collection space 801 can be set by using the air guide, and the structure is simple.

In addition, the second groove 802 may be provided with oil-absorbing cotton 7 for oil-absorbing, the heating core 6 is mounted on the oil-absorbing cotton 7 in a horizontal direction, and the oil-absorbing cotton 7 is in contact with the oil-storing cotton 4 . Wherein, the oil-absorbing cotton 7 can absorb excessive smoke oil absorbed in the heating core 6, and can be used for standby heating of the heating core 6, so as to prevent the heating core 6 from burning dry.

In some embodiments, the main body of the oil reservoir further includes a sealing tube 5, which is connected to the end of the exhaust pipe 303 away from the smoking port 302. The sealing tube 5 corresponds to the oil-absorbing cotton 7, and the heating core 6 is located between the oil-absorbing cotton 7 and the sealing tube 5. An atomizing chamber 501 is formed between the oil-absorbing cotton 7 and the sealing tube 5. A first channel 701 for conducting the atomizing chamber 501 and the oil leakage collection space 801 is opened on the oil-absorbing cotton 7. It should be noted that the oil droplets generated by the heating core 6 can drop into the oil leakage collection space 801 through the first channel 701 on the oil-absorbing cotton 7 for collection.

The sealing tube 5 can seal the oil storage chamber 301 and the atomization chamber 501 to prevent smoke oil from entering the atomization chamber 501 from between the exhaust pipe 303 and the oil-absorbing cotton 7 .

In some embodiments, an air guide space 805 is formed between the outer wall of the air guide member 8 and the inner wall of the oil storage bin 3, and the top and bottom ends of the air guide space 805 can be sealed. The outer wall of the air guide member 8 is provided with a first air guide hole 803 and a second air guide hole 804 communicating with the air guide space 805. 1, one end of the air guiding member 8 is provided with an air intake channel 806 for intake air, and the air guiding space 805 communicates with the air intake channel 806 through the first air guiding hole 803 .

It should be noted that when smoking, the airflow can enter from the air intake channel 806, then enter the airguiding space 805 through the first airguiding hole 803, then enter the oil leakage collection space 801 through the second airguiding hole 804, and then enter the atomizing chamber 501 to realize the flow of airflow.

In addition, in order to heat the heating core 6 , the end of the air guide 8 away from the second groove 802 may be provided with a first conductive connection 10 and a second conductive connection 11 electrically connected to the heating core 6 .

In some embodiments, a seal ring 9 for sealing the air guide space 805 is provided between the outer wall of the air guide member 8 and the inner wall of the oil storage bin 3 . The number of seal rings 9 can be one or more, and can be set according to the situation.

Embodiments of the present disclosure also provide an electronic cigarette, including the atomizer described in each embodiment above.

Example 1

As shown in Figures 1-4, the oil-filled and exhaustable atomizer of this embodiment includes: a conduit 1, a sealing plug 2, an oil storage bin 3, an oil storage cotton 4, a sealing tube 5, a heating core 6, an oil-absorbing cotton 7, an air guide 8, a sealing ring 9, a first conductive connector 10, and a second conductive connector 11, wherein an oil storage cavity 301 is formed in the oil storage tank 3 for oil storage, and an oil storage cotton 4 is installed in the oil storage cavity 301. The oil storage tank 3 protrudes from the smoking opening 302 to the oil storage chamber 301 to form a smoke exhaust pipe 303 for exhausting smoke. The smoke exhaust pipe 303 runs through the oil storage cotton 4, and a smoke exhaust channel 304 is formed inside the smoke exhaust pipe 303 for the passage of smoke. The top of the oil storage tank 3 is also provided with two through holes 305 communicating with the oil storage chamber 301. A sealing plug 2 for sealing the through hole 305 is installed in each through hole 305, and the conduit 1 runs through each sealing plug 2 and extend into the oil storage chamber 301, wherein there are two conduits 1, one for oil filling and the other for air supply or exhaust. The air guide 8 is installed in the bottom of the oil storage tank 3. The top of the air guide 8 is concaved to form a second groove 802 corresponding to the oil storage cotton 4. The bottom wall of the second groove 802 is concave to form an oil leakage collection space 801 for collecting oil leakage. The second groove 802 is installed with an oil absorption cotton 7 for oil absorption. The cotton 7 is in contact with the oil storage cotton 4, wherein the oil-absorbing cotton 7 can absorb the excessive smoke oil absorbed in the heating core 6, and can be used for heating the heating core 6 to prevent the heating core 6 from drying out. The oil-absorbing cotton 7 is provided with a first channel 701 for connecting the atomization chamber 501 and the oil leakage collection space 801. The oil droplets produced by the heating core 6 can be collected in the oil leakage collection space 801 through the first channel 701 on the oil-absorbing cotton 7. The outer wall of the air guide 8 is provided with a first air guide hole 803 and a second air guide hole 804. Between the outer wall of the air guide 8 and the inner wall of the oil storage tank 3, an upper and lower air guide space 805 is formed, and the first air guide hole 80 3 and the second air guide hole 804 are located in the air guide space 805, the air guide space 805 communicates with the oil leakage collection space 801 through the second air guide hole 804, a sealing ring 9 for sealing the air guide space 805 is provided between the outer wall of the air guide member 8 and the inner wall of the oil storage tank 3, the bottom of the air guide member 8 is provided with an air intake channel 806 for intake air, the air guide space 805 communicates with the air intake channel 806 through the first air guide hole 803, the first conductive connector 10 and the second conductive connector 11 are installed At the bottom of the air guide 8 , the first conductive connector 10 and the second conductive connector 11 are used for electrical connection with the heating core 6 .

As shown in Figure 5, in a specific embodiment of the present disclosure, the airflow direction of the oil-filled and exhaustable atomizer is specifically implemented. When smoking, the airflow can enter from the air intake channel 806, and then enter the air guide space 805 through the first air guide hole 803, and then enter the oil leakage collection space 801 through the second air guide hole 804, and then enter the atomization chamber 501, driving the heating core 6 in the atomization chamber 501. Smoking mouth 302 places are sucked.

As shown in FIG. 6 , in a specific embodiment of the present disclosure, the principle of air entering and exiting the oil storage chamber 301 from an atomizer that can be vented after filling oil is explained.

Finally, it should be noted that the above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present disclosure, and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. Although the present disclosure has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or perform equivalent replacements for some of the technical features. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present disclosure shall be included within the protection scope of the present disclosure.

Claims (20)

An atomizer, comprising an oil storage main body, the oil storage main body has an oil storage cavity, characterized in that the oil storage main body is provided with an oil injection and exhaust structure corresponding to the oil storage cavity, the oil injection and exhaust structure is used to inject oil into the oil storage cavity, and can discharge the air in the oil storage cavity while filling oil. The atomizer according to claim 1, wherein the oil injection and exhaust structure includes at least two through holes communicating with the oil storage cavity. The atomizer according to claim 2, wherein the oil injection and exhaust structure further includes conduits, the number of the conduits is the same as the number of the through holes, one of the conduits passes through one of the through holes, and the conduits are used to communicate with the outside world and the oil storage chamber. The atomizer according to claim 3, wherein the oil injection and exhaust structure further includes sealing plugs, the number of the sealing plugs is the same as the number of the through holes, one sealing plug is provided in each of the through holes, the sealing plugs are located between the inner side wall of the through hole and the outer side wall of the conduit, and are used to seal the through holes. The atomizer according to claim 4, wherein the end of the sealing plug facing the oil storage chamber is provided with a notch facing the first groove of the oil storage chamber, and the distance between the end of the conduit extending into the oil storage chamber and the bottom wall of the first groove is smaller than the depth of the first groove. The atomizer according to claim 2, wherein at least one through hole is used to inject oil into the oil storage cavity, and at least one through hole is used to discharge air in the oil storage cavity during oil injection. The atomizer according to claim 1, wherein the oil injection and exhaust structure comprises a through hole communicating with the oil storage chamber, and the through hole has at least two isolated sub-channels. The atomizer according to claim 7, wherein at least one of the sub-channels is used to inject oil into the oil storage cavity, and at least one of the sub-channels is used to discharge the air in the oil storage cavity during oil injection. The atomizer according to claim 1, wherein the oil injection and exhaust structure comprises at least one of a through hole, a groove, a gap, a channel or a conduit. The atomizer according to any one of claims 1-9, characterized in that, the oil storage cavity is provided with oil storage cotton for oil absorption and oil locking, the oil storage cotton fills the oil storage cavity, and the oil storage cotton corresponds to the oil injection and exhaust structure. The atomizer according to claim 10, wherein a smoke exhaust channel is provided in the main body of the oil reservoir, and one end of the smoke exhaust channel has a smoking port communicating with the smoke exhaust channel, and the end of the smoke exhaust channel away from the smoking port is connected to an atomizing cavity, and a heating core is arranged in the atomizing cavity, both ends of the heating core protrude from the atomizing cavity, and both ends of the heating core are respectively in contact with the oil storage cotton. The atomizer according to claim 11, wherein the main body of the oil reservoir includes an oil storage bin, the oil storage cavity is formed in the oil storage bin, the smoking port for smoking is provided at one end of the oil storage bin, a smoke exhaust pipe protrudes from the smoking port to the oil storage cavity, the smoke exhaust pipe runs through the oil storage cotton, and the smoke exhaust channel is formed inside the smoke exhaust pipe, and the oil injection and exhaust structure is provided at the end of the oil storage bin where the smoking port is opened. The atomizer according to claim 12, wherein an oil leakage collecting space corresponding to the atomizing chamber and the oil storage chamber is further provided in the main body of the oil reservoir. The atomizer according to claim 13, wherein the main body of the oil reservoir further includes an air guide, the air guide is arranged in the end of the oil storage bin away from the smoking port, one end of the air guide is recessed to form a second groove corresponding to the oil storage cotton, and the bottom wall of the second groove is recessed to form the oil leakage collection space. The atomizer according to claim 14, wherein an oil-absorbing cotton for absorbing oil is arranged in the second groove, the heating core is installed laterally on the oil-absorbing cotton, and the oil-absorbing cotton abuts against the oil-storing cotton. The atomizer according to claim 15, wherein the main body of the oil reservoir further includes a sealing tube, the sealing tube is connected to the end of the exhaust pipe away from the smoking port, the sealing tube corresponds to the oil-absorbing cotton, the heating core is located between the oil-absorbing cotton and the sealing tube, the atomization chamber is formed between the oil-absorbing cotton and the sealing tube, and a first channel for conducting the atomization chamber and the oil leakage collection space is opened on the oil-absorbing cotton. The atomizer according to claim 16, wherein an air guide space is formed between the outer wall of the air guide member and the inner wall of the oil storage bin, the outer wall of the air guide member is provided with a first air guide hole and a second air guide hole communicating with the air guide space, and the air guide space communicates with the oil leakage collection space through the second air guide hole; An air intake channel for intake air is provided at one end of the air guide member, and the air guide space communicates with the air intake channel through the first air guide hole. The atomizer according to claim 14, wherein a first conductive connection piece and a second conductive connection piece electrically connected to the heating core are provided at the end of the air guiding member away from the second groove. The atomizer according to claim 17, wherein a sealing ring for sealing the air guiding space is provided between the outer wall of the air guiding member and the inner wall of the oil storage tank. An electronic cigarette, characterized by comprising the atomizer according to any one of claims 1-19.

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