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ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE ATOMIZER
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present disclosure relates to a technical field of atomizers, and
in particular to
an electronic cigarette atomizer.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Electronic cigarettes are electronic products that mimics cigarettes
and have same
appearance, smoke, taste and feeling as the cigarettes. The electronic
cigarettes are
products that turns nicotine into vapor through atomization and other means
for users to
smoke.
[0003] Currently, on the market, cigarette cartridges are generally installed
into atomizers
of the electronic cigarettes, and when the users smoke, the atomizers control
the cigarette
cartridges to atomize to generate smoke. However, in order to facilitate
installation and
replacement of the cigarette cartridges, the cigarette cartridges are
generally exposed
outside the atomizers and may not be prevented from falling.
SUMMARY
[0004] The present disclosure provides an electronic cigarette atomizer to
solve above
technical problems.
[0005] The electronic cigarette atomizer includes a housing body, a cigarette
holder, and
a base.
[0006] A battery bin and a cigarette cartridge bin are respectively disposed
in the housing
body. A battery is detachably disposed in the battery bin. A first opening is
defined at a first
end of the housing body. The first opening is communicated with the battery
bin and the
cigarette cartridge bin. A second opening is defined at a second end of the
housing body.
The second opening is communicated with the cigarette cartridge bin.
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[0007] The cigarette holder is disposed at one end, close to the second
opening, of the
housing body. The cigarette holder is communicated with the second opening.
[0008] A printed circuit board (PCB) is disposed in the base. An ejector pin
is connected
to the PCB. The ejector pin protrudes out of the base. A mounting hole is
further defined
on the base. The mounting hole is configured to mount a cigarette cartridge.
An air inlet
hole is further defined on the base. The air inlet hole is communicated with
the mounting
hole.
[0009] When the cigarette cartridge is disposed in the mounting hole, the
cigarette
cartridge is in contact with the PCB.
[0010] When the base is disposed at one end, close to the first opening, of
the housing
body, the ejector pin is in contact with the battery, and the cigarette
cartridge is just located
in the cigarette cartridge bin.
[0011] According to the electronic cigarette atomizer, the base and the
housing body are
detachably disposed, and the mounting hole is defined on the base to
detachably mount the
cigarette cartridge, so as to fix the cigarette cartridge. The cigarette
cartridge bin is disposed
in the housing body to contain the cigarette cartridge, so as to hidden and
protect the
cigarette cartridge. Therefore, according to above mode, the cigarette
cartridge is fixed
through the base, and the cigarette cartridge is protected through the housing
body, so that
the cigarette cartridge is conveniently replaced and is further prevented from
falling off.
[0012] Furthermore, a magnet is disposed on the housing body and/or the base.
The base
is detachably connected to the housing body through the magnet.
[0013] Furthermore, a cavity is defined in the base. The cavity is
communicated with the
air inlet hole and the mounting hole. The electronic cigarette atomizer
further includes a
microphone. The microphone is disposed in the cavity. The microphone is
electrically
connected to the PCB. The microphone is configured to sense airflow entering
the air inlet
hole.
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[0014] Furthermore, a mounting groove is defined in the cavity of the base.
The
microphone is disposed in the mounting groove. An air outlet hole is defined
on the base.
The air outlet hole is communicated with the mounting groove. When the base is
disposed
on the housing body, the air outlet hole is communicated with the first
opening with respect
to the cigarette cartridge bin. A part of the airflow entering from the air
inlet hole is
discharged out of the base from the air outlet hole after passing through the
microphone. A
gap is defined between a side wall of the cigarette cartridge and an inner
wall of the
cigarette cartridge bin. The gap is communicated with the first opening and
the second
opening.
[0015] Furthermore, an extending portion opening is further defined in a
position, with
respect to the cigarette cartridge bin, of the first opening. The extending
portion opening is
communicated with the cigarette cartridge bin. When the base is disposed on
the housing
body, the air outlet hole is communicated with the extending portion opening,
and the
airflow exhausted by the air outlet hole enters the gap through the extending
portion
opening.
[0016] Furthermore, the housing body includes a support and a housing. The
battery bin
and the cigarette cartridge bin are respectively disposed on the support. The
cigarette
cartridge bin is of a full-surrounding structure. The battery bin is of a semi-
surrounding
structure. The housing is sleeved on the support, and the housing is
configured to surround
the support.
[0017] Furthermore, a sealing ring is disposed on an outer wall of the base.
When the
base is disposed on the housing body, the sealing ring is located between the
outer wall of
the base and an inner wall of the housing.
[0018] Furthermore, a charging port and/or a key are further disposed on the
base. The
charging port and/or the key are respectively electrically connected to the
PCB.
[0019] Furthermore, the air inlet hole is defined between an outer wall of the
charging
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port and/or the key and the base.
[0020] Furthermore, the cigarette holder is connected to the housing body in a
buckled
mode.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0021] In order to More clearly illustrate technical solutions in embodiments
of the
present disclosure, drawings required in description of the embodiments or
prior art are
briefly described below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description
are merely
some embodiments of the present disclosure, and for a person with ordinary
skill in the
prior art, other drawings are obtained according to the drawings without
creative efforts.
[0022] FIG. 1 is an exploded schematic diagram of a housing body and a base in
an
electronic cigarette atomizer according to one embodiment of the present
disclosure.
[0023] FIG. 2 is a sectional schematic diagram of the electronic cigarette
atomizer
according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0024] Reference number in the drawings: 100. housing body; 110. battery bin;
120.
cigarette cartridge bin; 130. battery; 140. cigarette cartridge; 150. first
opening; 160.
second opening; 170. gap; 180 extending portion opening; 190a. support; 190b.
housing; ,
[0025] 200. base; 210. PCB; 220. ejector pin; 230. mounting hole; 240. air
inlet hole; 250.
microphone; 260. mounting groove; 270. air outlet hole; 280. sealing ring;
290a. charging
port; 290b. key;
[0026] 300. cigarette holder; 400. atomizing airflow; 500. switch airflow.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0027] In order to make technical problems to be solved, technical solutions
and
beneficial effects of the present disclosure clearer, the present disclosure
is further
described in details below with reference to accompanying drawings and
embodiments. It
should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely
configured
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to explain the present disclosure, and are not intended to limit the present
disclosure.
[0028] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed
to" or
"disposed on" another element, it is directly on the other element or
indirectly on the other
element. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another
element, it is
directly connected to the other element or indirectly connected to the other
element.
[0029] It should be understood that an orientation or a positional
relationship indicated
by terms "length", "width", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left",
"right", "vertical",
"horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc., is based on the
orientation or the
positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and is merely for
convenience of describing the present disclosure and simplifying description,
rather than
indicating or implying that an indicated apparatus or an element has a
specific orientation,
is constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, the terms
cannot be
understood as a limitation to the present disclosure.
[0030] In addition, terms "first" and "second" are merely configured to
describe purposes
and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or
implicitly
indicating the number of indicated technical features. Thus, the features
defined with "first"
and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features.
In the
description of some embodiments, "a plurality of' means two or more than two,
unless
specified otherwise.
[0031] The present disclosure provides an electronic cigarette atomizer.
Electronic
cigarettes are configured to atomize tobacco tar to generate smoke for users
to smoke.
[0032] In some electronic cigarettes capable of replacing cigarette
cartridges, smoke
generated by working atomization of the cigarette cartridge is controlled
through an
electronic cigarette atomizer, including a battery, a PCB, etc., and after the
tobacco tar in
the cigarette cartridge is atomized, the cigarette cartridge should be
replaced with a new
cigarette cartridge.
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[0033] Referring to FIGS. 1-2, the electronic cigarette atomizer includes a
housing body
100, a cigarette holder 300, and a base 200. The cigarette holder 300 and the
base 200 are
respectively disposed on the housing body 100.
[0034] Furthermore, a battery bin 110 and a cigarette cartridge bin 120 are
disposed in
the housing body 100. A battery 130 is detachably disposed in the battery bin
110. A first
opening 150 is defined in a first end of the housing body 100. The first
opening 150 is
communicated with the battery bin 110 and the cigarette cartridge bin 120. A
second
opening 160 is defined in a second end of the housing body 100. The second
opening 160
is communicated with the cigarette cartridge bin 120.
[0035] The embodiment further provides two first openings 150, one of the two
first
openings 150 is communicated with the battery bin 110, the other one of the
two first
openings 150 is communicated with the cigarette cartridge bin 120, and sizes
and shapes
of the two first openings 150 are inconsistent.
[0036] Of course, in some embodiments, one first opening 150 is provided, and
the first
opening 150 is simultaneously communicated with the cigarette cartridge bin
120 and the
battery bin 110.
[0037] The cigarette holder 300 is disposed at one end, close to the second
opening 160,
of the housing body 100. When the cigarette holder 300 is disposed on the
housing body
100, a channel in the cigarette holder 300 is communicated with the second
opening 160.
[0038] The cigarette holder 300 and the housing body 100 are connected through
buckles.
[0039] A PCB (Printed Circuit Board) 210 is disposed in the base 200. An
ejector pin 220
is disposed on the PCB 210. The ejector pin 220 protrudes out of the base 200.
In addition,
a mounting hole 230 is defined on the base 200. A cigarette cartridge 140 is
detachably
mounted in the mounting hole 230. An air inlet hole 240 is further defined on
the base 200.
The air inlet hole 240 is communicated with the mounting hole 230.
[0040] The mounting hole 230 is a threaded through hole, and the cigarette
cartridge 140
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is detachably connected to the mounting hole 230 in a threaded connection
mode.
[0041] Specifically, when the cigarette cartridge 140 is disposed in the
mounting hole 230,
the cigarette cartridge 140 is in contact with the PCB 210, and the PCB 210
controls
opening or closing of the cigarette cartridge 140.
[0042] When the base 200 is disposed at one end, close to the first opening
150, of the
housing body 100, the ejector pin 220 is just in contact with the battery 130
in the battery
bin 110, and the cigarette cartridge 140 is just located in the cigarette
cartridge bin 120.
[0043] During actual use, first detaching the base 200 from the housing body
100, and
then connecting an air inlet end of the cigarette cartridge 140 to the
mounting hole 230, so
that the cigarette cartridge 140 is fixed on the base 200 and is in contact
with the PCB 210.
The cigarette cartridge 140 is in contact with the PCB 210 through
conventional means,
such as through positive and negative elastic needles, which is not described
in details
herein. Then, extending the cigarette cartridge 140 into the cigarette
cartridge bin 120 in
the housing body 100, and the base 200 is connected to the housing body 100 to
complete
.. installation or replacement of the cigarette cartridge 140.
[0044] When a user inhales, external airflow sequentially enters the cigarette
cartridge
140 through the air inlet hole 240 and the mounting hole 230, and smoke
generated in the
cigarette cartridge 140 is sucked by the user along with the airflow through
the second
opening 160 and the cigarette holder 300.
[0045] According to the electronic cigarette atomizer, the base 200 and the
housing body
100 are detachably disposed, and the mounting hole 230 is defined on the base
200 to
detachably mount the cigarette cartridge 140, so as to fix the cigarette
cartridge 140. The
cigarette cartridge bin 120 is disposed in the housing body 100 to contain the
cigarette
cartridge 140, so as to hidden and protect the cigarette cartridge 140.
Therefore, according
to above mode, the cigarette cartridge 140 is fixed through the base 200, and
the cigarette
cartridge 140 is protected through the housing body 100, so that the cigarette
cartridge 140
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=
is conveniently replaced and is further prevented from falling off.
[0046] Furthermore, a detachable connection between the housing body 100 and
the base
200 is specifically achieved by providing a magnet on the housing body 100
and/or the
base 200, where the magnet is not shown in the figures. The base 200 is
detachably
connected to the housing body 100 through the magnet, so that the base 200 is
more
convenient to disassemble.
[0047] Of course, in other embodiments, the base 200 and the housing body 100
are
further detachably connected through threads or buckles.
[0048] Referring to FIG. 2, a cavity is defined in the base 200, and the
cavity is
respectively communicated with the air inlet hole 240 and the mounting hole
230.
[0049] It can be understood that an interior of the base 200 is made into a
cavity structure,
on one hand, the PCB 210 is convenient to accommodate, on the other hand, the
air inlet
hole 240 is convenient to communicate with the mounting hole 230, and an air
channel
does not need to be additionally disposed. The air inlet hole 240 and the
mounting hole 230
are connected only through a structure such as the gap between the PCB 210 and
an inner
wall of the base 200, which makes structure of the whole base 200 simpler.
[0050] Furthermore, the electronic cigarette atomizer further includes a
microphone 250.
The microphone 250 is disposed in the cavity. The microphone 250 is
electrically
connected to the PCB 210. The microphone 250 is configured to sense airflow
entering the
air inlet hole 240.
[0051] When the user sucks, the external airflow enters the cavity through the
air inlet
hole 240, and after the microphone 250 senses the airflow, the PCB 210
controls the
cigarette cartridge 140 to work.
[0052] Furthermore, a mounting groove 260 is defined in the cavity of the base
200. The
microphone 250 is disposed in the mounting groove 260. An air outlet hole 270
is defined
on the base 200. The air outlet hole 270 is communicated with the mounting
groove 260.
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When the base 200 is disposed on the housing body 100, the air outlet hole 270
is
communicated with the first opening 150 with respect to the cigarette
cartridge bin 120.
[0053] Specifically, a part of the airflow entering from the air inlet hole
240 is discharged
out of the base 200 from the air outlet hole 270 after passing through the
microphone 250
and enters the first opening 150, and other airflow enters the cigarette
cartridge 140 through
the mounting hole 230.
[0054] In addition, when the cigarette cartridge 140 is located in the cavity
of the cigarette
cartridge 140, a gap 170 is reserved between a side wall of the cigarette
cartridge 140 and
an inner wall of the cigarette cartridge bin 120. The gap 170 is communicated
with the first
opening 150 and the second opening 160.
[0055] Specifically, the part of the airflow entering the air inlet hole 240
is discharged out
of the base 200 from the air outlet hole 270 after passing through the
microphone 250 and
enters the gap 170 through the first opening 150, and then the part of the
airflow is
discharged through the second opening 160. The other airflow enters the
cigarette cartridge
140 through the mounting hole 230. Smoke generated in the cigarette cartridge
140 is
discharged through the second opening 160. Size and structure of the gap 170
are not
limited herein, and the gap 170 only needs to Meet requirements that the
airflow can pass
through.
[0056] It can be seen that, in the mode, the gap 170 is defined between the
cigarette
cartridge 140 and the inner wall of the cigarette cartridge bin 120 to enable
the airflow to
pass through, so that atomizing airflow 400 passing through the cigarette
cartridge 140 and
switch airflow 500 passing through the microphone 250 respectively flow out
from two
independent airflow channels. According to the mode, after the air channel in
the cigarette
cartridge 140 is blocked by the tobacco tar, the switch airflow 500 of the
microphone 250
still flows out from the channel of the switch airflow 500 generated by the
gap 170, so that
the microphone 250 further senses the airflow, and then the PCB 210 still
controls the
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cigarette cartridge 140 to work to atomize the tobacco tar to open the blocked
channel. In
other words, the mode well ensures that the cigarette cartridge 140 cannot be
blocked by
the tobacco tar, and the atomizer will not stop working after the air channel
in the cigarette
cartridge 140 is blocked by the tobacco tar.
[0057] Furthermore, in order to enable the airflow discharged by the air
outlet hole 270
to enter the gap 170 and guarantee smoothness of the switch airflow 500. An
extending
portion opening 180 is further extended to one side of a position, with
respect to the
cigarette cartridge bin 120, of the first opening 150. The extending portion
opening 180 is
communicated with the cigarette cartridge bin 120.
[0058] Specifically, when the base 200 is disposed on the housing body 100,
the air outlet
hole 270 is communicated with the extending portion opening 180, and the
airflow
exhausted by the air outlet hole 270 enters the gap 170 through the extending
portion
opening 180.
[0059] Referring to FIG. 2, the housing body 100 includes a support 190a and a
housing
190b. The battery bin 110 and the cigarette cartridge bin 120 are respectively
disposed on
the support 190a. The housing 190b is sleeved on the support 190a, and the
housing 190b
is configured to surround the support 190a.
[0060] According to the above mode, the housing body 100 is divided into the
independent support 190a and the independent housing 190b, on one hand,
processing of
structures such as the battery bin 110, a cabin of the cigarette cartridge
140, the first
opening 150, and the second opening 160 are facilitated, and on the other
hand, integrity
of the housing body 100 with the cigarette holder 300 and the base 200 after
installation is
guaranteed.
[0061] Furthermore, the cigarette cartridge bin 120 and/or the battery bin 110
are
disposed as semi-surrounding structures. On one hand, the semi-surrounding
structures
facilitate formation of the gap 170, and on the other hand, the semi-
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facilitate installation of the battery 130. Meanwhile, the semi-surrounding
structures enable
the battery bin 110 and the cigarette cartridge bin 120 to be compatible with
the batteries
130 or the cigarette cartridges 140 of different sizes and models.
[0062] Referring to FIG. 2, a sealing ring 280 is disposed on an outer wall of
the base
.. 200. When the base 200 is disposed on the housing body 100, the sealing
ring 280 is located
between the outer wall of the base 200 and an inner wall of the housing 190b,
which plays
a role in sealing a joint of the base 200 and the housing body 100, prevents
oil leakage and
prevents water or other impurities from entering the cavity. And the sealing
ring 280 is
located between the outer wall of the base 200 and the inner wall of the
housing 190b,
which plays a role in horizontally extruding the sealing ring 280, and
improves sealing
effects.
[0063] Referring to FIG. 2, a charging port 290a and/or a key 290b are further
disposed
on the base 200. The charging port 290a and/or the key 290b are respectively
electrically
connected to the PCB 210. The charging port 290a is configured to charge the
battery 130,
and the key 290b is configured to control the PCB 210.
[0064] Furthermore, the air inlet hole 240 is defined between an outer wall of
the charging
port 290a and/or the key 290b and the base 200.
[0065] That is, a gap is defined between the outer wall of the charging port
290a and/or
the key 290b and the base 200, and the gap serves as the air inlet hole 240.
According to
.. the structure, a through hole does not need to be additionally defined on
the base 200 to
serve as the air inlet hole 240, which achieves a function of hiding the air
inlet hole 240.
[0066] The above descriptions are merely preferred embodiments of the present
disclosure, and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. Any
modification,
equivalent replacement, improvement and the like made within spirit and
principle of the
present disclosure shall fall within a scope of protection of the present
disclosure.
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