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ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE
FIELD
[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of vaporization, and
more specifically,
to an electronic vaporization device.
BACKGROUND
[0002] When a baking-type electronic vaporization device is operating, an
aerosol-generating substrate (such as herb leaves, tobacco paste, shag, and
other vaporization
medium) filled in a heating pot is heated to generate vapor. A user sucks on a
suction nozzle,
and external air is drawn into the electronic vaporization device and passes
through the
heating pot to drive an aerosol into the user's mouth. Some dirt may be stuck
to the heating
pot after repeated use, and the user needs to clean the heating pot. The
heating pot in the
related art is usually fixedly connected to a power supply device, resulting
in very
inconvenient cleaning.
SUMMARY
[0003] The technical problem to be resolved by the present disclosure is to
provide an
improved electronic vaporization device in view of the foregoing deficiencies
in the related
art.
[0004] To resolve the foregoing technical problem, the technical solutions
adopted by the
present disclosure is to provide an electronic vaporization device, the
electronic vaporization
device including a vaporization body that includes a heating pot configured to
heat and
vaporize an aerosol-generating substrate, a vaporization seat configured to
accommodate the
heating pot, and a power supply device configured to supply electrical energy
to the heating
pot, wherein the vaporization seat includes an electrode device electrically
connecting the
heating pot and the power supply device, and the heating pot is detachably
embedded in the
vaporization seat and is detachably electrically connected to the electrode
device.
[0005] In some embodiments, the heating pot includes a cylindrical pot body
and a
heating element arranged on an outer surface of the pot body, the heating
element includes an
electrode portion being detachably electrically connected to the electrode
device.
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[0006] In some embodiments, the heating element includes at least one
heating circuit
and at least two electrode portions arranged at two ends of the at least one
heating circuit, and
the at least two electrode portions are detachably electrically connected to
the electrode
device.
[0007] In some embodiments, the heating element includes an infrared
radiating coating
formed on the outer surface of the pot body or an electric heating wire
arranged on the outer
surface of the pot body.
[0008] In some embodiments, the pot body is made of a quartz material.
[0009] In some embodiments, the heating pot includes a pot bottom
detachably arranged
in a lower end opening of the pot body.
[0010] In some embodiments, the pot bottom includes a sheet-shaped body
portion and a
plurality of elastic arm portions; the body portion includes at least one
first air inlet hole; and
the arm portions are distributed on a circumference of the body portion at
intervals and
protrude radially outward and downward.
[0011] In some embodiments, the heating pot includes a soft sealing seat
detachably
sealed in the lower end opening of the pot body and supporting the pot bottom,
the sealing
seat includes a second air inlet hole running through longitudinally, and the
second air inlet
hole is in communication with the at least one first air inlet hole.
[0012] In some embodiments, the vaporization seat includes a thermal
insulation device,
the thermal insulation device includes a first bottom wall and a cylindrical
first side wall
connected to the first bottom wall, and the heating pot is detachably embedded
in the thermal
insulation device in an axial direction; and the thermal insulation device
further includes a
first opening, and the electrode device is detachably electrically connected
to the heating pot
through the first opening.
[0013] In some embodiments, the first opening is formed at a joint portion
of the first
bottom wall and the first side wall.
[0014] In some embodiments, the vaporization seat further includes a fixing
device, the
fixing device includes a second bottom wall and a cylindrical second side wall
connected to
the second bottom wall, and the heating pot is embedded in the fixing device
in the axial
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direction; and the fixing device further includes a second opening
corresponding to the first
opening, and the electrode device is detachably electrically connected to the
heating pot
through the second opening and the first opening in sequence.
[0015] In some embodiments, the thermal insulation device includes an
embedded
portion arranged on an upper surface of the first bottom wall, the embedded
portion is
detachably embedded in a lower end of the heating pot and includes a third air
inlet hole
running through longitudinally, and the third air inlet hole is in
communication with an inner
cavity of the heating pot; the thermal insulation device includes a flange
arranged on an outer
wall surface of the first side wall and close to an upper end opening, and the
flange is erected
on an upper end surface of the second side wall; and an interval is formed
between a lower
surface of the first bottom wall and an upper surface of the second bottom
wall, and the
interval communicates the third air inlet hole and the second opening.
[0016] In some embodiments, the second opening is formed at a joint portion
of the
second bottom wall and the second side wall.
[0017] In some embodiments, the fixing device further includes an electrode
fixing
portion arranged on an outer wall surface of the second side wall, and the
electrode device is
mounted on the electrode fixing portion.
[0018] In some embodiments, the electrode device includes at least one
electrode, and the
at least one electrode is electrically connected to the power supply device
and is elastic; the at
least one electrode includes a fixing portion fixed on the electrode fixing
portion, a contact
portion, and a connecting portion connecting the fixing portion and the
contact portion; and
the contact portion is in elastic contact with the heating pot through the
second opening and
the first opening in sequence to implement a detachable electrical connection
between the
electrode device and the heating pot.
[0019] In some embodiments, the at least one electrode is integrally formed
with a metal
elastic sheet, and the connecting portion has a V shape.
[0020] In some embodiments, the electrode fixing portion has an arc strip
shape and is
horizontally wound around an outer wall surface of the first side wall; and
the electrode
fixing portion is located on an upper side of the second opening, and the
fixing portion of the
at least one electrode is fixed on a lower surface of the electrode fixing
portion.
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[0021] Beneficial effects of the present disclosure are as follows: a
heating pot is
detachably electrically connected to an electrode device to allow quick
disassembly and
assembly of the heating pot, so that the heating pot can be conveniently
disassembled for
cleaning.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0022] Subject matter of the present disclosure will be described in even
greater detail
below based on the exemplary figures. All features described and/or
illustrated herein can be
used alone or combined in different combinations. The features and advantages
of various
embodiments will become apparent by reading the following detailed description
with
reference to the attached drawings, which illustrate the following:
[0023] FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic structural diagram of an
electronic
vaporization device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
[0024] FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional structural view in an A-A
direction of the
electronic vaporization device shown in FIG. 1.
[0025] FIG. 3 is a three-dimensional schematic structural exploded view of
the electronic
vaporization device shown in FIG. 1.
[0026] FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional structural view in an A-A
direction of the
electronic vaporization device shown in FIG. 1 in a disassembled state.
[0027] FIG. 5 is a three-dimensional schematic structural exploded view of
a vaporization
body of the electronic vaporization device shown in FIG. 1.
[0028] FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional structural view in an A-A
direction of the
vaporization body shown in FIG. 5.
[0029] FIG. 7 is a three-dimensional schematic structural exploded view of
a heating pot
shown in FIG. 5.
[0030] FIG. 8 is a schematic planar structural view of a heating element of
the heating pot
shown in FIG. 5.
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[0031] FIG. 9 is a three-dimensional schematic structural exploded view of
the
vaporization body shown in FIG. 5 after the heating pot is hidden.
[0032] FIG. 10 is a three-dimensional schematic structural exploded view of
a
vaporization seat of the vaporization body shown in FIG. 5.
[0033] FIG. 11 is a schematic cross-sectional structural view in an A-A
direction of the
vaporization seat shown in FIG. 10 in a disassembled state.
[0034] FIG. 12 is a three-dimensional schematic structural diagram of the
vaporization
body shown in FIG. 5 when the bottom of the vaporization seat faces upward.
[0035] FIG. 13 is a three-dimensional schematic structural exploded view of
the
vaporization seat shown in FIG. 12.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0036] In order to have a clearer understanding of the technical features,
the objectives,
and the effects of the present disclosure, specific implementations of the
present disclosure
are now illustrated in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0037] FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 show an electronic vaporization device 1 according
to some
embodiments of the present disclosure. The electronic vaporization device 1
may be used for
heating an aerosol-generating substrate such as herb leaves, tobacco paste,
shag or the like, to
generate an aerosol for a user to inhale. As shown in the figure, the
electronic vaporization
device 1 may have a columnar shape and may include a columnar vaporization
body 10 and a
suction nozzle assembly 20 detachably connected to an end of the vaporization
body 10 in an
axial direction. The vaporization body 10 is used for heating an aerosol-
generating substrate
to generate an aerosol and introducing air to take out the aerosol. The
suction nozzle
assembly 20 is used for guiding a mixture of the air and the aerosol generated
by the
vaporization body 10 out for the user to inhale.
[0038] As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, the vaporization body 10 includes a
cylindrical
housing 11, a fixing device 12 mounted in the cylindrical housing 11, a
thermal insulation
device 13, a heating pot 14, an electrode device 15, a main control board 16,
a microphone
assembly 17, and a power supply device 18. The housing 11 is used as a carrier
for electronic
components of the vaporization body 10 and protects the electronic components
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therein. The fixing device 12 is configured to carry the thermal insulation
device 13, the
heating pot 14, and the electrode device 15. The thermal insulation device 13
is arranged in
the fixing device 12, and is configured to accommodate the heating pot 14 to
prevent
excessive heat released by the heating pot 14 from being transferred to
surrounding electronic
components. The heating pot 14 is arranged in the thermal insulation device 13
and is used
for heating an aerosol-generating substrate to generate an aerosol. The
electrode device 15 is
mounted on the fixing device 12 and is respectively electrically connected to
the power
supply device 18 and the main control board 16 to detachably electrically
connect the heating
pot 14 and the power supply device 18. The main control board 16 is configured
to control
the operation of the entire vaporization body 10. The microphone assembly 17
is electrically
connected to the main control board 16 to turn on the power supply device 18
upon the
suction and passage of air.
[0039] Referring to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 together, in some embodiments, the
heating pot 14
may be detachably embedded in the thermal insulation device 13 in the axial
direction, to
facilitate the removal of dirt in the heating pot 14 or the replacement of the
heating pot 14. In
some embodiments, the heating pot 14 is further detachably electrically
connected to the
electrode device 15, so that the heating pot 14 can be quickly electrically
connected during
frequent disassembly and assembly.
[0040] Referring to FIG. 7 together, in some embodiments, the heating pot
14 may have a
cylindrical shape, and may include a cylindrical pot body 141, a pot bottom
142 detachably
arranged in a lower end opening of the pot body 141, a sealing seat 143 for
detachably fixing
the pot bottom 142 on the pot body 141, and a sealing member 144 detachably
sleeved on an
upper end opening of the pot body 141. In some embodiments, the pot body 141
may be
made of a cylindrical quartz material. A heating element 145 (as shown in FIG.
8) is arranged
on an outer surface of the pot body 141. In some embodiments, the heating
element 145 may
be an infrared radiating coating printed on the outer surface of the pot body
141 and/or an
electric heating wire arranged on the outer surface of the pot body 141. The
electric heating
wire here can be replaced by other heating film layers. In some embodiments,
the pot bottom
142 may be an integrally formed metal elastic sheet, and include a sheet-
shaped body portion
1421 and a plurality of elastic arm portions 1422. The arm portions 1422 are
distributed on a
circumference of the body portion 1421 at intervals and protrude radially
outward and
downward. The body portion 1421 is provided with a plurality of air inlet
holes 1420 running
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through vertically. It may be understood that, the pot body 141 is not limited
to a cylindrical
shape, and in some embodiments, may have another shape such as a square
cylinder shape or
an elliptical cylinder shape.
[0041] In some embodiments, the sealing seat 143 may be made of a high
temperature
resistant and non-toxic soft material such as silicone, and may include a
cylindrical body
1431 and a flange 1432 formed on an outer wall surface of a lower end of the
cylindrical
body 1431. An outer diameter of the cylindrical body 1431 is adapted to an
inner diameter of
a lower end of the pot body 141, so that the cylindrical body 1431 can be
tightly plugged on
the lower end of the pot body 141. The pot bottom 142 is sleeved on the
cylindrical body
1431, and the arm portions 1422 are distributed around the cylindrical body
1431. The flange
1432 is used for abutting against a lower end surface of the pot body 141. The
cylindrical
body 1431 defines an axial air inlet hole 1430.
[0042] In some embodiments, the sealing member 144 may be made of a high
temperature resistant and non-toxic soft material such as silicone, and
include an annular
body 1441 and a pair of limiting portions 1442 formed on two opposite sides of
an outer wall
surface at an upper end of the annular body 1441. The annular body 1441 is
tightly sleeved at
an upper end of the pot body 141, and the pair of limiting portions 1442 are
used for limiting
a relative position of the heating pot 14 in the thermal insulation device 13,
so that the
electrode portions 1451, 1452, and 1453 of the pot body 141 can be better
aligned with the
electrode device 15.
[0043] As shown in FIG. 8, in some embodiments, the heating element 145 may
include a
first electrode portion 1451, a second electrode portion 1452, a third
electrode portion 1453, a
first heating circuit 1454 connected between the first electrode portion 1451
and the third
electrode portion 1453, and a second heating circuit 1455 connected between
the second
electrode portion 1452 and the third electrode portion 1453. The first
electrode portion 1451
and the second electrode portion 1452 are used for being electrically
connected to one of a
positive electrode and a negative electrode of the power supply device 18, and
the third
electrode portion 1453 is used for being electrically connected to the other
of the positive and
negative electrodes of the power supply device 18. It may be understood that,
the heating
element 145 is not limited to being provided with two heating circuits, and
may be provided
with only one heating circuit. When the heating element 145 is provided with
only one
heating circuit, the pot body may be provided with only two electrode
portions. The heating
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element 145 may include more than two heating circuits, and correspondingly, a
quantity of
the electrode portions of the pot body may be increased.
[0044] As shown in FIG. 9, in some embodiments, the housing 11 includes a
lower
housing 111, a holder 112 integrally combined with the lower housing 111, and
an upper
housing 113 detachably sleeved on the holder 112. One end of the holder 112
away from the
lower housing 111 is provided with a horizontally arranged end cap 1121. The
end cap 1121
includes a through hole 1120 running through vertically for embedding the
heating pot 14 and
a pair of limiting grooves 1120 formed on a top surface of the end cap 1121.
The pair of
limiting grooves 1120 are in communication with the through hole 1120 for
embedding the
limiting portions 1442 of the sealing member 144 of the heating pot 14
respectively, to limit a
relative position of the heating pot 14 relative to the holder 112.
[0045] In some embodiments, the fixing device 12, the thermal insulation
device 13, and
the electrode device 15 are combined to form a vaporization seat for
accommodating the
heating pot 14. In some embodiments, the vaporization seat may be laterally
mounted on the
holder 112 and located on a lower side of the end cap 1121. The thermal
insulation device 13
may be clamped and fixed by the fixing device 12 and the end cap 1121. In some
embodiments, the upper housing 113 may have a cylindrical shape and may be
provided with
a plurality of air inlet holes 1130 to allow external air to enter the housing
11.
[0046] Referring to 10 to FIG. 13 together, the fixing device 12 may have a
cylindrical
shape in some embodiments, and include a planar bottom wall 121, a cylindrical
side wall
122 integrally connected to a circumference of the bottom wall 121, a pair of
fixing lugs 123
integrally connected to an outer surface of the side wall 122, and an
electrode fixing portion
124 integrally connected to the outer surface of the side wall 122. A joint
portion of the
bottom wall 121 and the side wall 122 may be formed with an opening 120 in
some
embodiments. The opening 120 is used for allowing the extension of an
electrode 151 of the
electrode device 15 and the entry of external air. The pair of fixing lugs 123
are respectively
arranged on two opposite sides of a side of the side wall 122 close to the
holder 112, and are
fixedly connected to the holder 112 by fasteners such as screws (not shown in
the drawings).
In some embodiments, the electrode fixing portion 124 may have an arc strip
shape and may
be horizontally arranged on an outer wall surface of the side wall 122 and
located on an upper
side of the opening 120. In some embodiments, the electrode fixing portion 124
may include
three fixing holes 1240 running through vertically, and fix the electrode
device 15 on a lower
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side of the electrode fixing portion 124 through fasteners such as screws (not
shown in the
drawings). It may be understood that, the electrode fixing portion 124 is not
limited to being
integrally formed on the side wall 122, and may be detachably mounted on the
side wall 122
in some embodiments.
[0047] In some embodiments, the thermal insulation device 13 may have a
cylindrical
shape, and may include a bottom wall 131, a cylindrical side wall 132
integrally connected to
a circumference of the bottom wall 131, an embedded portion 133 integrally
connected to an
upper surface of the bottom wall 131, and a flange 134 formed on an outer wall
surface of the
side wall 132 and close to the upper end opening. In some embodiments, an
opening 130 may
be formed at a joint portion of the bottom wall 131 and the side wall 132, and
the opening
130 is directly opposite to the opening 120 of the fixing device 12, so that
the electrode 151
of the electrode device 15 may pass through the opening 120 and the opening
130 in
sequence and extend into an inner cavity of the thermal insulation device 13
to be in electrical
contact with the heating pot 14 arranged in the thermal insulation device 13.
A middle portion
of the bottom wall 131 is provided with one air inlet hole 1310 running
through vertically.
The embedded portion 133 is used for embedding the sealing seat 143 of the
heating pot 14
and is provided with one air inlet hole 1330 running through longitudinally.
The air inlet hole
1330 is in communication with the air inlet hole 1310 of the bottom wall 131.
The flange 134
is erected on an upper end surface of the side wall 122 of the fixing device
12, so that a lower
end of the thermal insulation device 13 is suspended from the fixing device
12. An interval is
formed between a lower surface of the bottom wall 131 of the thermal
insulation device 13
and an upper surface of the bottom wall 121 of the fixing device 12, to form
an air inlet
channel connecting the air inlet hole 1330 and the opening 120 of the fixing
device 12.
[0048] The electrode device 15 includes three electrodes 151 in some
embodiments. The
three electrodes 151 are respectively used for being electrically connected to
the first
electrode portion 1451, the second electrode portion 1452, and the third
electrode portion
1453 of the heating pot 14. Each electrode 151 may be integrally formed by a
longitudinal
metal elastic sheet, and may include a plate-shaped fixing portion 1511 fixed
to a bottom
surface of the electrode fixing portion 124 of the fixing device 12, a contact
portion 1513 for
elastically contacting the heating pot 14, and a connecting portion 1512 used
for connecting
the fixing portion 1511 and the contact portion 1513, and the connecting
portion 1512 has a
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V shape in some embodiments, so as to increase an elastic deformation stroke
of the contact
portion 1513.
[0049] As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, in some embodiments, the suction
nozzle assembly
20 may include a suction nozzle holder 21 with an air guide channel 210, a
bowl-shaped air
guide member 22 protruding from a bottom of the suction nozzle holder 21, and
a suction
nozzle 23 rotatably connected to a top of the suction nozzle holder 21. The
suction nozzle 23
includes an air guide channel 230 in communication with the air guide channel
210. In some
embodiments, the air guide member 22 may include a bottom wall 221 and a side
wall 222
integrally combined with a circumference of the bottom wall 221. A lower end
of the air
guide member 22 may be embedded in the sealing member 144 of the heating pot
14, to
air-tightly communicate an inner cavity of the heating pot 14 and the air
guide channel 210 of
the suction nozzle holder 21. The bottom wall 221 of the air guide member 22
is provided
with a plurality of air inlet holes 220 running through vertically. An upper
end of the side
wall 222 is fixed on a bottom wall of the suction nozzle holder 21.
[0050] It may be understood that, the foregoing technical features can be
used in any
combination without limitation.
[0051] The foregoing descriptions are merely embodiments of the present
disclosure, and
the patent scope of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. All
equivalent structure or
process changes made according to the content of this specification and
accompanying
drawings of the present disclosure or direct or indirect application to other
related technical
fields shall fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.
[0052] While the invention has been illustrated and described in detail in
the drawings
and foregoing description, such illustration and description are to be
considered illustrative or
exemplary and not restrictive. It will be understood that changes and
modifications may be
made by those of ordinary skill within the scope of the following claims. In
particular, the
present invention covers further embodiments with any combination of features
from
different embodiments described above and below. Additionally, statements made
herein
characterizing the invention refer to an embodiment of the invention and not
necessarily all
embodiments.
[0053] The terms used in the claims should be construed to have the
broadest reasonable
interpretation consistent with the foregoing description. For example, the use
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"a" or "the" in introducing an element should not be interpreted as being
exclusive of a
plurality of elements. Likewise, the recitation of "or" should be interpreted
as being
inclusive, such that the recitation of "A or B" is not exclusive of "A and B,"
unless it is clear
from the context or the foregoing description that only one of A and B is
intended. Further,
the recitation of "at least one of A, B and C" should be interpreted as one or
more of a group
of elements consisting of A, B and C, and should not be interpreted as
requiring at least one
of each of the listed elements A, B and C, regardless of whether A, B and C
are related as
categories or otherwise. Moreover, the recitation of "A, B and/or C" or "at
least one of A, B
or C" should be interpreted as including any singular entity from the listed
elements, e.g., A,
any subset from the listed elements, e.g., A and B, or the entire list of
elements A, B and C.
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