Disclosure of Invention
The invention solves the technical problem of preventing the atomizer from generating liquid leakage.
The utility model provides an atomizer, the atomizer includes atomizing core and bottom, the air suction passageway has been seted up to the atomizer, at least part the atomizing core is located in the air suction passageway, the atomizing core is used for buffering liquid and forms the smog of discharging to in the air suction passageway with liquid atomizing, set up air inlet channel on the bottom, air inlet channel has the delivery outlet that air supplied gas flows, air suction channel has the input port that air supplied gas flowed in, gets into external gas in the air inlet channel is in proper order through delivery outlet, input port get into air suction passageway carries smog, the input port is in orthographic projection on the bottom is covered is located outside the profile of delivery outlet.
In one embodiment, the bottom cover is further provided with an air guide cavity, the bottom cover is provided with a mounting surface which defines a boundary of the air guide cavity and faces the input port, the bottom cover further comprises a convex column positioned in the air guide cavity, one end of the convex column is connected with the mounting surface, the other end of the convex column protrudes relative to the mounting surface and is provided with a free end face, the free end face is arranged at intervals with the mounting surface, the air inlet channel is arranged in the convex column, the output port is positioned on the free end face, and external air sequentially enters the input port through the output port and the air guide cavity. Therefore, the output port on the free end face is higher than the mounting surface by a certain distance, so that the liquid level of leakage liquid is prevented from being flush with the free end face, and leakage liquid is prevented from flowing out of the whole atomizer through the output port into the air inlet channel, and the atomizer is prevented from leaking.
In one embodiment, the bottom cover further comprises a raised line, wherein the raised line is connected with the mounting surface and protrudes relative to the mounting surface, a liquid storage tank capable of storing liquid is formed between the raised lines, and/or the liquid storage tank capable of storing liquid is concavely formed on the mounting surface. By providing the liquid storage tank, the space for storing the leakage liquid of the bottom cover can be increased.
In one embodiment, the inlet is closer to the mounting surface than the outlet. Leakage liquid which is formed by shifting the straight-line drop track fall can be effectively prevented from entering the input hole, so that leakage is prevented.
In one embodiment, the device further comprises a sealing element, the sealing element seals the air guide cavity, the air suction channel comprises a first air passage formed in the sealing element, the input port is located in the first air passage, the sealing element is provided with an upper surface arranged towards the atomizing core, and the upper surface is provided with a sink groove capable of storing liquid. The sink can store leakage liquid, and further increases the space for storing leakage liquid in the whole atomizer.
In one embodiment, the sealing element comprises an upper boss, one end of the upper boss is connected with the upper surface, the other end of the upper boss protrudes relative to the upper surface and is provided with an upper end face, the upper end face and the upper surface are arranged at intervals, a part of the first air passage is located in the upper boss and is provided with an outlet for outputting air, and the outlet is arranged on the upper end face. The outlet on the upper end face can be enabled to be higher than the upper surface by a certain distance, so that the liquid level of leakage liquid is prevented from being leveled with the upper end face, and the leakage liquid is prevented from dripping into the liquid storage tank of the bottom cover from the first air channel through the outlet.
In one embodiment, the sealing member has a lower surface disposed toward the bottom cover, the sealing member includes a lower boss, one end of the lower boss is connected to the lower surface, the other end of the lower boss protrudes with respect to the lower surface, a portion of the first air passage is located in the lower boss, the number of the protruding columns is two, and the lower boss is sandwiched between the two protruding columns. By sandwiching the lower boss between the two bosses, the stability of the seal installation can be improved.
In one embodiment, the other end of the lower boss is provided with a lower end face, the lower end face is arranged at intervals with the lower surface, and the input port is positioned on the lower end face. So that the input port is closer to the mounting surface than the output port, thereby effectively preventing the leakage liquid which deviates from the straight-line drop track to form fall from entering the input hole to avoid leakage
In one embodiment, the distance between the two convex columns and the cross-sectional dimension of the lower boss are gradually reduced along the direction that the atomizing core points to the bottom cover. By the guiding action of the wedge-shaped lower boss, the installation efficiency and stability of the sealing element can be improved.
In one embodiment, the device further comprises a housing assembly, the sealing member and the atomizing core are both positioned in the housing assembly, the air suction channel comprises a second air passage which is formed in the housing assembly and communicated with the first air passage, the smoke of the atomizing core is discharged to the second air passage, and a suction nozzle opening is formed on the housing assembly. The shell component can protect the atomizing core, and is convenient for a user to suck smoke at the suction nozzle opening.
In one embodiment, the seal comprises a silicone seal. The silicone seal has a flexibility such that the sealing effect of the seal can be improved.
An electronic atomising device comprising a power source and an atomiser according to any of the preceding claims, the atomiser being detachably connected to the power source. When the liquid consumption of the atomizer is finished, a new atomizer can be replaced to be matched with the power supply, so that the power supply can be recycled.
The technical effect of one embodiment of the invention is that for the leakage liquid formed by the liquid leaked on the atomization core and the condensate in the whole air suction channel, when the leakage liquid flows out from the input port of the air suction channel, the front projection of the input port on the bottom cover is completely positioned outside the outline of the output port, so that the leakage liquid can be effectively prevented from entering the air suction channel from the input port through the output port, and finally the leakage liquid is prevented from flowing out of the whole atomizer from the air suction channel, thereby preventing the atomizer from leaking.
Detailed Description
In order that the invention may be readily understood, a more complete description of the invention will be rendered by reference to the appended drawings. The drawings illustrate preferred embodiments of the invention. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete.
It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "inner", "outer", "left", "right" and the like are used herein for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only embodiment.
Referring to fig. 1,2 and 3, in addition, an embodiment of the present invention provides an atomizer 10 for atomizing an aerosol-generating substrate such as a liquid to form a aerosol for inhalation by a user, the atomizer 10 comprising an atomizing core 100, a bottom cap 200, a seal 300 and a housing assembly 400. The bottom cap 200 is disposed at an end of the housing assembly 400, and both the seal 300 and the atomizing core 100 are disposed inside the housing assembly 400. The atomizing core 100 is located above the bottom cap 200, and the seal 300 is located between the bottom cap 200 and the atomizing core 100. The housing assembly 400 and the seal 300 define a suction passage 600, the suction passage 600 having an inlet 611, and gas flowing from the inlet 611 into the entire suction passage 600 during operation of the atomizer 10. The bottom cover 200 is provided with an air inlet channel 500, the air inlet channel 500 is communicated with the air inlet channel 600 and the outside, the air inlet channel 500 is provided with an output port 510 corresponding to the input port 611, and when the atomizer 10 works, the air in the air inlet channel 500 finally flows out of the output port 510.
The suction channel 600 includes a first air passage 610 and a second air passage 620, the first air passage 610 is opened on the sealing member 300, and the second air passage 620 is opened on the housing assembly 400. The second air passage 620 penetrates through the outer surface of the housing assembly 400, thereby forming a suction nozzle 621 on the outer surface, the suction nozzle 621 being located at an end of the housing assembly 400 remote from the bottom cover 200, and the second air passage 620 communicates with the outside through the suction nozzle 621. The user can suck the smoke generated from the atomizer 10 by touching the nozzle 621. A liquid storage chamber is also provided in the housing assembly 400 for storing liquid.
In some embodiments, at least a portion of the atomizing wick 100 is positioned within the second air passage 620, and a liquid reservoir is capable of supplying liquid to the atomizing wick 100. The atomizing core 100 includes a heat generating member, which may be a wire, a resistive material, or the like, and a liquid permeable member, which may be a ceramic material, various fiber materials, cotton, or a non-woven material, or the like. The atomizing wick 100 is capable of atomizing the liquid provided by the liquid reservoir to form a mist which can be drawn out by the user through the second air passage 620.
Referring to fig. 4, 6 and 8, in some embodiments, the bottom cover 200 is provided with a gas-guiding cavity 230, and the gas-guiding cavity 230 is an open cavity. The bottom cap 200 has a mounting surface 210, the mounting surface 210 being disposed toward the atomizing core 100, and the mounting surface 210 being, in a popular sense, a bottom wall surface of the air guide chamber 230. The bottom cover 200 further includes a protrusion 220, wherein the protrusion 220 is received in the air guide cavity 230, the protrusion 220 is vertically disposed with respect to the mounting surface 210, one end of the protrusion 220 (hereinafter, referred to as a lower end of the protrusion 220) is fixedly connected to the mounting surface 210, and the other end of the protrusion 220 (hereinafter, referred to as an upper end of the protrusion 220) protrudes a certain height with respect to the mounting surface 210. The upper end of the boss 220 has a free end surface 223, and the free end surface 223 is spaced apart from the mounting surface 210 in the vertical direction of the boss 220 such that the free end surface 223 is located above the mounting surface 210. The air inlet channel 500 is disposed in the boss 220, the lower end of the air inlet channel 500 penetrates through the outer surface of the bottom cover 200 to be directly communicated with the outside, and the upper end of the air inlet channel 500 penetrates through the free end surface 223, so that the above-mentioned output port 510 is formed on the free end surface 223, and obviously, the output port 510 of the air inlet channel 500 is disposed above the mounting surface 210 and higher than the mounting surface 210. After the external air enters the intake passage 500, the external air sequentially enters the input port 611 of the intake passage 600 through the output port 510 and the air guide chamber 230.
The bottom cover 200 is formed with a liquid storage groove 241, and the liquid storage groove 241 is formed in various manners. For example, the bottom cover 200 may further include a protrusion 240, where the protrusion 240 is connected to the mounting surface 210, the protrusion 240 protrudes a certain height from the mounting surface 210, the protrusion 240 protrudes a height from the mounting surface 210 that is smaller than the protrusion 220 protrudes from the mounting surface 210, and the liquid storage groove 241 is formed between two adjacent protrusions 240. As another example, a portion of the mounting surface 210 may be recessed a certain depth to form the reservoir 241. For another example, the liquid storage groove 241 may be formed by both providing the protruding strip 240 and recessing the mounting surface 210.
Referring to fig. 7, the number of the protrusions 220 may be two, the sizes of the two protrusions 220 may be substantially the same, and each of the protrusions 220 is provided with the air inlet channel 500, so that the number of the air inlet channels 500 is two, and the air inlet channels 500 may be round holes. The two posts 220 are respectively identified as a first post and a second post, the first post being provided with a first bevel 221, the first bevel 221 being connected to a free end surface 223 on the first post to form a blunt angle. Accordingly, the distance from the first inclined surface 221 to the central axis of the first post internal intake passage 500 gradually increases in the direction in which the atomizing core 100 is directed toward the bottom cover 200, i.e., in the top-down direction. Similarly, the second boss is provided with a second inclined surface 222, the second inclined surface 222 is connected with a free end surface 223 on the second boss to form a blunt angle, and the distance from the second inclined surface 222 to the central axis of the air inlet channel 500 in the second boss gradually increases along the direction from top to bottom. The first inclined plane 221 and the second inclined plane 222 are arranged at intervals in the horizontal direction, the distance between the first inclined plane 221 and the second inclined plane 222 is the distance between the first convex column and the second convex column, and the distance H between the first inclined plane 221 and the second inclined plane 222 is gradually reduced along the direction from top to bottom, so that the distance between the first convex column and the second convex column is gradually reduced. The number of the protruding columns 220 may be increased or decreased appropriately according to the actual situation, for example, the number of the protruding columns 220 may be one, three, four, or the like.
Referring to fig. 3 and 5, in some embodiments, the seal 300 comprises a silicone seal, i.e., the seal 300 is made of a silicone material, which may provide the seal 300 with a certain flexibility. The sealing member 300 may be sleeved on the bottom cover 200, and the sealing member 300 is simultaneously pressed between the bottom cover 200 and the housing assembly 400, so that the sealing member 300 plays a capping role on the air guide cavity 230.
Referring to fig. 7 and 9 together, the seal 300 has an upper surface 310 and a lower surface 320, both of which are oppositely facing, the upper surface 310 being disposed toward the atomizing core 100 and the lower surface 320 being disposed toward the bottom cover 200. The sealing member 300 includes an upper boss 330 and a lower boss 340, the upper boss 330 being coupled to the upper surface 310, the upper boss 330 protruding upward from the upper surface 310 by a certain height. For example, the lower end of the upper boss 330 is fixedly connected with the upper surface 310, the upper end of the upper boss 330 protrudes a certain height relative to the upper surface 310, the upper end of the upper boss 330 has an upper end surface 331, the upper end surface 331 is also disposed towards the atomizing core 100, so that the upper end surface 331 and the upper surface 310 are disposed at intervals in the vertical direction, and the upper end surface 331 is located above the upper surface 310. The cross-sectional dimension of the upper boss 330 may be gradually increased to be in a mesa shape in the top-down direction, and of course, the cross-sectional dimension of the upper boss 330 may be maintained to be in a column shape. A portion of the first air channel 610 is located in the upper boss 330, and the first air channel 610 penetrates through the upper end face 331 to form an outlet 612, i.e. the outlet 612 is located in the upper end face 331. The first air channel 610 is communicated with the second air channel 620 through the outlet 612, and the air entering the first air channel 610 finally flows out from the outlet 612, so that the air in the first air channel 610 flows into the second air channel 620 through the outlet 612.
The seal 300 may have a sink 311 formed thereon, the sink 311 being for storing a liquid, and the sink 311 may be formed in various manners. For example, a portion of the upper surface 310 may be recessed downward by a certain depth to form the countersink 311. For another example, the sealing member 300 may further include a protrusion connected to the upper surface 310, the protrusion protruding a certain height with respect to the upper surface 310, the protrusion protruding a height with respect to the upper surface 310 smaller than that of the upper boss 330 protruding with respect to the upper surface 310, and the recess 311 is formed between two adjacent protrusions. For another example, the countersink 311 may be formed by both providing a protrusion and recessing the upper surface 310.
The lower boss 340 is connected to the lower surface 320, and the lower boss 340 protrudes downward by a certain height with respect to the lower surface 320. For example, the upper end of the lower boss 340 is fixedly connected with the lower surface 320, the lower end of the lower boss 340 protrudes a certain height with respect to the lower surface 320, the lower end of the lower boss 340 has a lower end surface 341, the lower end surface 341 is disposed toward the bottom cover 200 such that both the lower end surface 341 and the lower surface 320 are disposed at intervals in the vertical direction, and the lower end surface 341 is located below the lower surface 320. The cross-sectional dimension h of the lower boss 340 may be gradually reduced to be in a mesa shape along the top-down direction, and of course, the cross-sectional dimension of the lower boss 340 may be maintained to be in a column shape. Another portion of the first air passage 610 is located in the lower boss 340, the first air passage 610 penetrates the lower end surface 341 to form the input port 611, and the first air passage 610 is communicated with the air guiding cavity 230 of the bottom cover 200 through the input port 611.
The number of the upper boss 330 and the lower boss 340 may be one, and the lower boss 340 is interposed in a gap between the two bosses 220 during the installation of the sealing member 300 and the bottom cover 200 such that the lower boss 340 is simultaneously abutted against the first inclined surface 221 and the second inclined surface 222. Therefore, the two bosses 220 play a good role in positioning the installation of the sealing member 300, and also improve the stability and reliability of the installation of the sealing member 300. Meanwhile, the cross-sectional dimension of the lower boss 340 gradually decreases in the top-down direction, and the distance between the first inclined surface 221 and the second inclined surface 222 decreases, so that the lower boss 340 can be smoothly inserted into the gap between the first inclined surface 221 and the second inclined surface 222 during the installation process, thereby ensuring that the two bosses 220 smoothly form a clamping effect on the lower boss 340. When the seal 300 is installed, the inlet port 611 is closer to the mounting face 210 than the outlet port 510, in other words, the inlet port 611 is located below the outlet port 510. Meanwhile, the front projection of the input port 611 on the bottom cover 200 is located outside the outline of the output port 510, so that both the input port 611 and the output port 510 are in a completely dislocated state in the horizontal direction. Of course, referring to fig. 12, the distance R between the front projection 611a of the input port 611 on the bottom cover 200 and the front projection 510a of the output port 510 on the bottom cover 200 is greater than zero, and at this time, the front projection 611a of the input port 611 and the front projection 510a of the output port 510 are in a "separated" state. Referring to fig. 13, the distance R between the front projection 611a of the input port 611 on the bottom cover 200 and the front projection 510a of the output port 510 on the bottom cover 200 is equal to zero, and at this time, the front projection 611a of the input port 611 is in a "tangential" state with respect to the front projection 510a of the output port 510. The "apart" and "tangential" states described above also enable both the input port 611 and the output port 510 to be horizontally offset. In other embodiments, both the inlet 611 and the outlet 510 may be at the same height relative to the mounting surface 210, and the inlet 611 may be above the outlet 510.
Referring to fig. 3, 6 and 7, when the user sucks at the nozzle 621, the external air first enters the air inlet channel 500, then sequentially enters the first air channel 610 through the output port 510, the air guiding cavity 230 and the input port 611, and then enters the second air channel 620 from the output port 612 to carry the smoke out of the nozzle 621, so that the flow path of the air is approximately a "labyrinth" path. As for the leakage liquid formed by the liquid leaked from the atomizing core 100 and the condensate in the whole air suction channel 600, when the leakage liquid flows out from the input port 611 of the first air channel 610, since the orthographic projection of the input port 611 on the bottom cover 200 is completely located outside the outline of the output port 510, the leakage liquid can be effectively prevented from entering the air suction channel 500 from the input port 611 through the output port 510, and finally the leakage liquid can be prevented from flowing out of the whole atomizer 10 from the air suction channel 500, thereby preventing the atomizer 10 from leaking. Of course, when the front projection 611a of the input port 611 and the front projection 510a of the output port 510 are in the above-described "separated" state or "tangential" state, the nebulizer 10 can be prevented from leaking as well.
Since the liquid storage tank 241 is formed on the bottom cover 200, the leakage liquid dropped from the input port 611 will be stored in the liquid storage tank 241, and when the leakage liquid in the liquid storage tank 241 reaches saturation, the leakage liquid can overflow into the air guide chamber 230, so that both the liquid storage tank 241 and the air guide chamber 230 can store the leakage liquid. And, the free end surface 223 of the boss 220 is located above the mounting surface 210, so that the output port 510 on the free end surface 223 is higher than the mounting surface 210 by a certain distance, thereby preventing the liquid level of the leakage liquid in the liquid storage tank 241 and the air guide cavity 230 from being flush with the free end surface 223, and preventing the leakage liquid from entering the air inlet channel 500 through the output port 510 and flowing out of the whole atomizer 10, thereby preventing the atomizer 10 from leaking.
In the case where the leak drop trajectory of the leak liquid dropped from the input port 611 is a straight line extending in the vertical direction, it is apparent that the leak liquid will directly fall into the liquid reservoir 241 due to the complete misalignment of the input port 611 and the output port 510. When the leakage liquid deviates from the straight drop trajectory to form fall, since the lower boss 340 is sandwiched between the two bosses 220 and the input port 611 is located below the output port 510, the bosses 220 will form a blocking effect on the leakage liquid, so that the leakage liquid of fall cannot enter the output port 510 and flow into the liquid storage tank 241 along the outer surface of the boss 220, and finally leakage liquid of fall is prevented from entering the air inlet channel 500 from the output port 510.
Therefore, a part of the leakage liquid drops from the first air passage 610 to the liquid storage tank 241 through the output port 510, and the liquid storage tank 241 stores the part of the leakage liquid to prevent leakage. Meanwhile, since the upper surface 310 of the sealing member 300 is concavely formed with the sink 311, another portion of the leakage liquid will not drop into the first air passage 610, and the portion of the leakage liquid will drop directly into the sink 311, so that the sink 311 stores the portion of the leakage liquid. And, the upper end surface 331 of the upper boss 330 is located above the upper surface 310, so that the outlet 612 on the upper end surface 331 is higher than the upper surface 310 by a certain distance, so as to prevent the liquid level of the leakage liquid in the sink 311 from being level with the upper end surface 331, and prevent the leakage liquid from dripping from the first air channel 610 into the liquid storage tank 241 through the outlet 612. Thus, the leakage liquid stored in the liquid storage tank 241 and the air guide cavity 230 can not be excessive, the liquid level of the leakage liquid is prevented from being flush with the free end surface 223 due to the excessive leakage liquid, and finally the leakage liquid is prevented from entering the air inlet channel 500 from the output port 510. Therefore, a part of leakage liquid is stored in the sinking groove 311 on the sealing member 300, and the liquid storage groove 241 does not store all leakage liquid, so that the storage pressure of the liquid storage groove 241 on the leakage liquid is greatly reduced, and the leakage prevention capability of the atomizer 10 is further improved.
Referring to fig. 10 and 11, the present invention further provides an electronic atomization device 20, where the electronic atomization device 20 includes a power supply 30 and the atomizer 10, and the atomizer 10 is detachably connected to the power supply 30. Since the atomizer 10 has a good leakage preventing capability, on the one hand, waste of liquid due to leakage can be avoided. On the other hand, the leakage liquid can be prevented from invading the power supply 30 to erode the battery and electronic components, and the service life of the electronic atomizing device 20 can be prolonged.
The technical features of the above-described embodiments may be arbitrarily combined, and all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-described embodiments are not described for brevity of description, however, as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features, they should be considered as the scope of the description.
The above examples illustrate only a few embodiments of the invention, which are described in detail and are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention. It should be noted that it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, which are all within the scope of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of protection of the present invention is to be determined by the appended claims.