Invention content
Based on this, it is necessary to provide a kind of better electronic cigarette of atomizing effect.
A kind of electronic cigarette, including:
Liquid storage device, for storing tobacco juice;
Atomizing component is housed in the shell, and the atomizing component includes:
Imbibition element is connected with the liquid storage device, and the material of the imbibition element is porous ceramics, the imbibition element toolIt is useful for absorbing imbibition face and the atomization surface of tobacco juice;And
Heater element, the heater element are embedded in the inside of the imbibition element, the edge of the heater element with it is describedAtomization surface inscribe, the heater element are used to convert the tobacco juice that the imbibition element is adsorbed to smog;And
Power supply module is housed in the shell and is connected with the atomizing component, for being provided to the heater elementPower supply.
A kind of manufacturing method of atomizing component, including:
Locating piece is provided, the locating piece includes fixed column;
Heater element is spirally wrapped around around the fixed column;
The fixed column for being wound with the heater element is put into mold, first layer is molded on the surface of the heater elementThen ceramic material cures;
The fixed column is taken out from cured first layer ceramic material, and
The first layer ceramic material of sintering curing, to obtain the imbibition element being made of porous ceramics and be embedded in describedHeater element inside imbibition element.
A kind of electronic cigarette, including:
Liquid storage device is housed in the shell, for storing tobacco juice;
Atomizing component is housed in the shell, and the atomizing component includes:
The inside of support element, the supporter forms nebulization channel, is offered and the mist on the side wall of the support elementChange two opposite through holes that channel communicates,
The material of imbibition element, the imbibition element is porous ceramics, and the both ends of the imbibition element are arranged in described pass throughThrough-hole simultaneously stretches into the liquid storage device, and the imbibition element has imbibition face for absorbing tobacco juice and is located at the nebulization channelInterior atomization surface;
Heater element, the inside of the embedded imbibition element, and in the edge of the heater element and the atomization surfaceIt cuts;And
Power supply module is housed in the shell and is connected with the atomizing component, for being provided to the heater elementPower supply.
Compared with the existing technology, since heater element is completely embedded in inside imbibition element, and be made of porous ceramicsTobacco juice is filled with inside imbibition element, therefore, entire heater element is contacted with tobacco juice completely, and atomizing effect is preferable.
Specific implementation mode
In order to make the foregoing objectives, features and advantages of the present invention clearer and more comprehensible, below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings to the present inventionSpecific implementation mode be described in detail.Many details are elaborated in the following description in order to fully understand this hairIt is bright.But the invention can be embodied in many other ways as described herein, those skilled in the art can be notSimilar improvement is done in the case of violating intension of the present invention, therefore the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.
It should be noted that when element is referred to as " being fixed on " another element, it can be directly on another elementOr there may also be elements placed in the middle.When an element is considered as " connection " another element, it can be directly connected toTo another element or it may be simultaneously present centering elements.Term as used herein " vertical ", " horizontal ", " left side "," right side " and similar statement are for illustrative purposes only.
Unless otherwise defined, all of technologies and scientific terms used here by the article and belong to the technical field of the present inventionThe normally understood meaning of technical staff is identical.Used term is intended merely to description tool in the description of the invention hereinThe purpose of the embodiment of body, it is not intended that in the limitation present invention.Term " and or " used herein includes one or more phasesAny and all combinations of the Listed Items of pass.In addition, in the case of no clearly negative, one of embodimentTechnical characteristic can also valuably be combined with each other with other one or more embodiments.
Please refer to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, the electronic cigarette 100 of embodiment one includes shell 120, cigarette holder cover 140, liquid storage device150, atomizing component 160 and power supply module 180.
The hollow cylinder of the substantially strip of shell 120.Cigarette holder cover 140 is arranged in one end of shell 120, atomizing component160 and power supply module 180 be contained in the inside of shell 120.It is appreciated that shell 120 or rectangular or other shapes.
The outside of cigarette holder cover 140 is equipped with screw thread, and the top of shell 120 is fixed on by the threads.Cigarette holder cover 140Middle part be further opened with a venthole 142.It is appreciated that cigarette holder cover 140 can also omit.
The substantially hollow round tubular body of liquid storage device 150 is mainly used for storing tobacco juice.The inside edge of liquid storage device 150Axially offer roughly cylindrical flue 151.Flue 151 is corresponding with venthole 142.It is additionally provided with use in liquid storage device 150In the liquid storage medium 153 for absorbing tobacco juice.Liquid storage medium 153 may be used the materials such as fiber and be made, it is preferable that using modified fibreDimension is made.The peculiar smell of tobacco juice can be removed by modification, in order to avoid influence the taste of smog.
Atomizing component 160 includes imbibition element 164 and heater element 166.
Imbibition element 164 is connected with liquid storage device 150.In the present embodiment, imbibition element 164 be generally shaped like and flue151 matched pipes.Therefore, imbibition element 164 is inserted into the inside of the flue 151 of liquid storage device 150, thus and liquid storageMedium 153 is in direct contact.Imbibition element 164 can be used the porous ceramic film material with liquid storage, heat resistance and be made.Come as a result,The inside and surface of imbibition element 164 can be evenly dispersed by capillarity from the tobacco juice of liquid storage medium 153.It constitutesThe porosity of the porous ceramics of imbibition element 164 is 30%~60%, preferably 35%~45%.Porosity is too high to be caused to leakThe risk of liquid improves;Porosity is too low, will appear the problems such as feed flow is insufficient.Imbibition element 164 axially inside offer withThe nebulization channel 165 that flue 151 communicates.Imbibition element 164 has the imbibition for absorbing tobacco juice contacted with liquid storage medium 153Face 1642, in the present embodiment, imbibition face 1642 is the outer circumference surface of imbibition element 164.Imbibition element 164, which also has, is located at atomizationThe atomization surface 1652 of the side wall in channel 165.
Heater element 166 is embedded in the inside of imbibition element 164.In the present embodiment, heater element 166 is that shape is helix tubeThe heating wire of shape, and the edge of heater element 166 and 1652 inscribe of atomization surface (concordant).Heater element 166 is using with bulletThe conductive materials such as the metal or alloy of property are made, preferably nichrome wire.When heater element 166 is powered, heater element 166Imbibition element 164 can be heated so that the tobacco juice being stored in inside imbibition element 164 can thermally equivalent and be converted intoEven atomizing particle (i.e. smog).The smog can enter nebulization channel 165 from atomization surface 1652, enter back into flue 151,And enter finally by venthole 142 in the mouth of user.
In existing electronic cigarette, since helical form heating wire inner surface is not in direct contact with tobacco juice, only have one thereonPoint is through capillary action or the modes such as surface tension climb to tobacco juice thereon, and it is as follows that there are problems:A. once being powered, inside temperatureIt moment can rise to high temperature, be contacted with tobacco juice and will produce cracker (because tobacco juice temperature is low, temperature is too high on the inside of heating wire);b.In atomization process, this tobacco juice is very little, causes the temperature difference in outside in helical form heating wire larger, and inside temperature is excessive, and oneDenier tobacco tar touches the high thermal region, it may appear that atomization temperature is excessively high and generates cracking, chemically reacts, or even generate formaldehyde gasBody;C. when user aspirates, since air-flow is in direct contact inside heating wire, cause gas flow temperature higher, while inside heating wireHeat waste causes nebulization efficiency relatively low.And in the present embodiment, since heater element 166 is completely embedded in imbibition element 164Inside, and be filled with tobacco juice inside the imbibition element 164 being made of porous ceramics, therefore, entire heater element 166 is completely and cigaretteLiquid contacts.This can be produced the advantage that:A. helical form heating wire surfaces externally and internally uniformity of temperature profile;B. heat waste is few;C. do not haveThere are tobacco tar cracker or cracker few;D. it not will produce or generate the harmful substances such as less formaldehyde.
Also referring to Fig. 3 A, in one embodiment, heater element 166 is looped around nebulization channel 165 in the shape of a spiralAround, and the distance d of heater element 166 to atomization surface 1652 is less than heater element 166 to the imbibition face of imbibition element 1641642 distance D.So as to allow the imbibition face 1642 of the imbibition element 164 made of porous ceramics that there is lower temperature,Excessive heat will not be conducted to the tobacco juice in liquid storage device 150, the tobacco juice temperature not being atomized is avoided to increase, otherwise one is wasteEnergy, second is that the gripping to user is made troubles.In another embodiment, the heat transfer efficiency of imbibition element 164 by it is interior toIt is radially gradually reduced outside, also can reach the effect for reducing surface temperature in this way.
In one embodiment, the manufacturing method of above-mentioned atomizing component, includes the following steps:
Step 1: providing locating piece, the locating piece includes fixed column;
Step 2: heater element is spirally wrapped around around the fixed column;
Step 3: the fixed column for being wound with the heater element is put into mold, noted on the surface of the heater elementFirst layer ceramic material is moulded, is then cured;
Step 4: the fixed column is taken out from cured first layer ceramic material, and
Step 5: the first layer ceramic material of sintering curing, to obtain the imbibition element being made of porous ceramics and embeddingEnter the heater element inside the imbibition element.
Heating wire is sintered to fix in the imbibition element that porous ceramics is constituted using the above method, is had following beneficial to effectFruit:Heating wire can be supported by imbibition element, and therefore, itself diameter can be smaller, due to same resistance value in the case of,Diameter is smaller, and length is shorter, and therefore, overall volume can very little.This aspect is to save material, it is often more important that can be small-sizedChange.In this way cladding heating wire imbibition element volume can do it is small, so as to improve the heating rate of entire imbibition element.
Fig. 3 B are please referred to, in another embodiment, imbibition element 164 includes the first layer close to nebulization channel 165The second layer 164b of 164a and separate nebulization channel 165.The material of first layer 164a and second layer 164b is different, first layer 164aHeat transfer efficiency be higher than second layer 164b heat transfer efficiency.Heater element 166 is embedded in the first layer 164a of imbibition element 164.ThisKind of design can also allow the temperature in the imbibition face for reducing imbibition element 164, save the energy and improve the user experience of user.
In one embodiment, the manufacturing method of above-mentioned atomizing component, includes the following steps:
Step 1: providing locating piece, the locating piece includes fixed column;
Step 2: heater element is spirally wrapped around around the fixed column;
Step 3: the fixed column for being wound with the heater element is put into mold, noted on the surface of the heater elementFirst layer ceramic material is moulded, is then cured;
Step 4: being molded second layer ceramic material on the surface of the first layer ceramic material, then cure, described firstThe heat transfer efficiency of layer ceramic material is higher than the heat transfer efficiency of the second layer ceramic material;
Step 5: the fixed column is taken out from cured first layer ceramic material and second layer ceramic material, and
Step 6: the first layer ceramic material and second layer ceramic material of sintering curing, to obtain by porous ceramics structureAt imbibition element and the heater element that is embedded in inside the imbibition element.
Referring to Fig. 1, power supply module 180 includes electrode tip holder 184 and battery (not shown).The two of heater element 166End is respectively connected with by the electrode tip holder 184 of two conducting wires 182 and power supply module 180.Battery is used to provide electricity to heater element 166Source.It is appreciated that power supply module 180 can also include the customary components such as microphone, indicator light, details are not described herein.
Please refer to Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, the electronic cigarette 200 of embodiment two and the electronic cigarette 100 of embodiment one are more similar,Including shell 220, cigarette holder cover 240, liquid storage device 250, atomizing component 260 and power supply module 280, difference lies in:The present embodimentIn, imbibition element 264 is generally shaped like and 220 matched pipe of shell.Imbibition element 264 is contained in shell 220, andPositioned at one end of liquid storage device 250.Imbibition element 264 has the imbibition face 2642 for being used to absorb tobacco juice towards liquid storage device 250.It comes fromThe tobacco juice of liquid storage device 250 can be evenly dispersed into through capillary action through imbibition face 2642 imbibition element 264 inside andSurface.The inside of imbibition element 264 offers the nebulization channel 265 communicated with flue 251, and heater element 266 is embedded imbibitionThe shape of the inside of element 264 is the heating wire of helix.Heater element 266 is looped around nebulization channel 265 in the shape of a spiralAround, and the edge of heater element 266 and atomization surface inscribe (concordant).Compared with embodiment one, the imbibition member of the present embodimentPart 264 is located at 250 one end of liquid storage device, consequently facilitating installation.
Please refer to Fig. 6 and Fig. 7, the electronic cigarette 300 of embodiment three and the electronic cigarette 200 of embodiment two are more similar,Including shell 320, cigarette holder cover 340, liquid storage device 350, atomizing component 360 and power supply module 380, difference lies in:Electronic cigarette 300It further include the lid 37 being set between liquid storage device 362 and imbibition element 364.The substantially tubular of lid 37 is arranged in liquid storageOne end of device 350 is for sealing liquid storage device 350.The middle part of lid 37 offers the exhaust duct 372 communicated with flue 351.Lid37 are located at around exhaust duct 372 and are further opened with and are uniformly distributed four liquid-conveying ducts 374.It is not provided with liquid storage in liquid storage device 350Medium, in tobacco juice can be flowed into imbibition element 364 by four liquid-conveying ducts 374.The inside of imbibition element 364The nebulization channel 365 communicated with exhaust duct 372 is offered, heater element 366 is that the shape of the inside of embedded imbibition element 364 isThe heating wire of helix.Compared with embodiment two, the tobacco juice of the present embodiment is flowed into imbibition element by liquid-conveying ducts 374In 364, therefore it can more accurately control the flow of tobacco juice.It is appreciated that the quantity of liquid-conveying ducts 374 may be threeIt is a, five or more.
Please refer to Fig. 8 and Fig. 9, the electronic cigarette 400 of example IV and the electronic cigarette 200 of embodiment two are more similar,Including shell 420, cigarette holder cover 440, liquid storage device 450, atomizing component 460 and power supply module 480, difference lies in:Atomization surface4642 be end face of the imbibition element 464 far from liquid storage device 450.Heater element 466, which is planar spiral, (has Archimedes's spiral shellLine) heating wire.Heater element 466 is embedded in the inside of imbibition element 464, and set on imbibition element 464 far from liquid storage device 462One end.Heater element 466 is looped around in the shape of a spiral around nebulization channel 465, and the edge and atomization surface of heater element 4664642 inscribes (concordant).When heater element 466 is powered, heater element 466 can from heating one end imbibition element 464, toEnable the tobacco juice thermally equivalent being stored in inside imbibition element 464 and is converted into uniform atomizing particle (i.e. smog).It shouldSmog can enter back into flue 451, and make finally by venthole entrance from the entrance nebulization channel 465 of atomization surface 4642In the mouth of user.
In one embodiment, the manufacturing method of above-mentioned atomizing component, includes the following steps:
Step 1: providing locating piece, the locating piece has positioning plane and the fixed column in the positioning plane;
Step 2: heater element is placed on the positioning plane in snail shape, and it is looped around the week of the fixed columnIt encloses;
Step 3: the locating piece for being placed with the heater element is put into mold, noted on the surface of the heater elementFirst layer ceramic material is moulded, is then cured;
Step 4: the locating piece is taken out from cured ceramic material, and
Step 5: the ceramic material of sintering curing, to obtain the imbibition element being made of porous ceramics and be embedded in instituteState the heater element of imbibition element one end.
Referring to Fig. 10, the electronic cigarette 500 of embodiment five includes shell 510, liquid storage device 520, atomizing component 530, and electricitySource component 540.Liquid storage device 520, atomizing component 530 and power supply module 540 are housed in shell 510.Power supply module 540 is for givingAtomizing component 530 provides power supply.
510 generally cylindrical body shape of shell, i.e. cross section are circle, form each internal member for accommodating electronic cigarette 500The cavity of part.Shell 510 is made of plastic material.In other embodiments, in other embodiments, the cross section of shell 510It may be rectangular, ellipse etc..One end of shell 510 offers venthole 512, and the other end offers air admission hole, and (figure is notShow).Shell 510 is in hollow structure.A filtering suction nozzle can be arranged close to one end of venthole 512 in shell 510, for filtering cigaretteNicotine and nicotine in mist etc..
Liquid storage device 520 is housed in shell 510, and is set in the outside of atomizing component 530.In the present embodiment, liquid storage device520 be cylindrical shape, and middle part is provided in the axial direction with the flue 521 communicated with air admission hole and venthole 512.In liquid storage device 520Portion is filled with the liquid storage medium 522 for storing tobacco juice.Liquid storage medium 522 can be by fiber, foam, sponge, foamed ceramics, softThe preferable material of the absorbencys such as rubber or silicon tree is made, and the material of the liquid storage device 520 of formation can have elasticity, in an assembling processLiquid storage device 520 and the surface of atomizing component 530 can be made to come into full contact with by external force such as extruding.According to concentration balance principle, depositThe tobacco juice stored up on liquid storage device 520 can be delivered on the atomizing component 530 with imbibition ability.
Atomizing component 530 is housed in shell 510.Atomizing component 530 includes support element 532, imbibition element 533 and feverElement 534.Imbibition element 533 is threaded through on support element 132.
Support element 532 is in hollow cylindrical configuration and within flue 521.The inside of support element 532 is formed and flue 521The nebulization channel 536 being connected circulates for supplied gas.There are two position on the side wall of support element 532 positioned at centre opens upThe through hole 538 being oppositely arranged is used to support and fixes imbibition element 533.Through hole 538 is communicated with nebulization channel 536.It can be withUnderstand, the quantity of through hole 538 may be more than one or two.
Also referring to Figure 11, imbibition element 533 is generally shaped like and 538 matched solid cylinder of through hole.CauseThis, the both ends of imbibition element 533 can be arranged in the through hole 538 of support element 532 respectively, and stretch into the inside of liquid storage device 520,To be in direct contact with liquid storage medium 522.The middle part of imbibition element 533 is located in nebulization channel 536, and logical with atomization is located atAtomization surface 5332 in road 536.Imbibition element 533 can be used the porous ceramic film material with liquid storage, heat resistance and be made.ThisIn embodiment, the imbibition face of imbibition element 533 is located at the both ends of imbibition element 533, including two end face and part excircleFace.
Heater element 534 is that the shape of the inside of embedded imbibition element 533 is the heating wire of helix, the heating wireIn the shape of a spiral around the axis of imbibition element 533.In the present embodiment, edge and 5332 inscribe of atomization surface of heater element 534(concordant).Heater element 534 is made of conductive materials such as flexible metal or alloy, preferably nichrome wire.WhenWhen heater element 534 is powered, heater element 534 can heat imbibition element 533, so that being stored in imbibition element 533The tobacco juice in portion can thermally equivalent and be converted into uniform atomizing particle (i.e. smog), the smog can from atomization surface 5332 intoEnter nebulization channel 536, enters back into flue 521, and enter in the mouth of user finally by venthole 512.
Referring to Figure 10, power supply module 540 is electrically connected with heater element 534, for providing power to heater element534.In the present embodiment, power supply module 540 includes electrode 542, conducting wire 544 and electrode fixed seat 546 and battery (not shown).ElectricityPole 542 is electrically connected by conducting wire 544 with heater element 534.Electrode 542 is fixed in electrode fixed seat 546, electrode fixed seat546 offer stomata 548, pass through for supplying stream.In other embodiments, electrode fixed seat 546 can also be omitted.
Also referring to Figure 12 and Figure 13, the electronic cigarette 600 of embodiment six and the more phase of electronic cigarette 500 of embodiment fiveSeemingly, including shell 610, liquid storage device 620, atomizing component 630 and power supply module 640.Its difference lies in:
(1) without filling liquid storage medium in liquid storage device 620, but it is directly loaded up tobacco juice;
(2) imbibition element 633 is set on support element 632 close to the position of power supply module 640;
(3) imbibition element 633 is circular tube shaped, axially inside offers tobacco juice channel 635.Atomization surface is imbibition memberThe outer circumference surface of part 633, imbibition face are the inner peripheral surface of imbibition element 633, the i.e. side wall in tobacco juice channel 635.