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Granted Patent B2
US 11,109,623 · App. 16/264,316 · Granted Sep 7, 2021

Driver circuit for electronic cigarette and electronic cigarette

Inventor: Weihua Qiu (Jiangsu, CN)
Assignee: Joyetech Europe Holding GmbH
A24F40/50A24F40/40H02M3/1582
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Patent No.
US 11,109,623
App. No.
16/264,316
Granted
Sep 7, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A driver circuit for electronic cigarettes includes an MCU, a power source, a first sampling circuit, a second sampling circuit, and a buck-boost driver circuit electrically connected to the MCU, the boosting circuit and MCU are respectively electrically connected the power source. The buck-boost driver circuit comprises a first half bridge drive circuit and a second half bridge drive circuit respectively connected to the MCU. One end of the first sampling circuit is electrically connected to an input terminal of the first half bridge drive circuit, through which the power source supplies power to the first half bridge drive circuit; the other end of the first sampling circuit is electrically connected to the MCU; one end of the second sampling circuit is electrically connected to the output terminal of the second half bridge drive circuit, and the other end of the second sampling circuit is electrically connected to the MCU.

Claims (36)

1. A driver circuit for electronic cigarettes, comprising:

an MCU;

a power source;

a first sampling circuit;

a second sampling circuit, and

a buck-boost driver circuit electrically connected to the MCU, a boosting circuit and MCU are respectively electrically connected the power source; the buck-boost driver circuit comprises a first half bridge drive circuit and a second half bridge drive circuit respectively electrically connected to the MCU, the first half bridge drive circuit is electrically connected to the second half bridge drive circuit through an inductor; one end of the first sampling circuit is electrically connected to an input terminal of the first half bridge drive circuit, through which the power source supplies power to the first half bridge drive circuit; the other end of the first sampling circuit is electrically connected to the MCU; one end of the second sampling circuit is electrically connected to the output terminal of the second half bridge drive circuit, and the other end of the second sampling circuit is electrically connected to the MCU.

2. The driver circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the driver circuit further comprises the boosting circuit, the first half bridge drive circuit comprises a first half bridge driving chip, two first N-type MOS transistors, the second half bridge drive circuit comprises a second bridge driving chip and two second N-type MOS transistors; the first half bridge driving chip and the second half bridge driving chip are respectively electrically connected to the MCU; the first half bridge driving chip and the second half bridge driving chip are further respectively electrically connected to the output terminal of the boosting circuit; the output terminal of the first half bridge driving chip is respectively electrically connected to two first N-type MOS transistors, one of the first N-type MOS transistors is electrically connected to the power source; the output terminal of the second half-bridge driving chip is respectively electrically connected to two second N-type MOS transistors, an output terminal of one of the second N-type MOS transistor supplies a voltage to a load, the first N-type MOS transistors connected in series and the second N-type MOS transistors connected in series are electrically connected together through the inductor.

3. The driver circuit according to claim 2 , wherein the model of the first half bridge driving chip and the model of the second half bridge driving chip are the same.

4. The driver circuit according to claim 2 , wherein the first N-type MOS transistors and the second N-type MOS transistors are the same model of MOS transistors.

5. The driver circuit according to claim 1 , wherein a model of the inductor is MS1004-R68M.

6. The driver circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the driver circuit further comprises voltage stabilizing circuit, the voltage stabilizing circuit is respectively electrically connected to the MCU and power source.

7. The driver circuit according to claim 2 , wherein the model of the first half bridge driving chip and the model of the second half bridge driving chip are both ADP3110A.

8. The driver circuit according to claim 2 , wherein the model of the first N-type MOS transistors and the model of the second N-type MOS transistors are SIRA04DP.

9. An electronic cigarette comprising:

a driver circuit, the driver circuit comprises:

a MCU;

a power source;

a first sampling circuit;

a second sampling circuit, and

a buck-boost driver circuit electrically connected to the MCU, a boosting circuit and MCU are respectively electrically connected the power source; the buck-boost driver circuit comprises a first half bridge drive circuit and a second half bridge drive circuit respectively electrically connected to the MCU, the first half bridge drive circuit is electrically connected to the second half bridge drive circuit through an inductor; one end of the first sampling circuit is electrically connected to an input terminal of the first half bridge drive circuit, through which the power source supplies power to the first half bridge drive circuit; the other end of the first sampling circuit is electrically connected to the MCU; one end of the second sampling circuit is electrically connected to the output terminal of the second half bridge drive circuit, and the other end of the second sampling circuit is electrically connected to the MCU.

10. The electronic cigarette according to claim 9 , wherein the driver circuit further comprises the boosting circuit, the first half bridge drive circuit comprises a first half bridge driving chip, two first N-type MOS transistors, the second half bridge drive circuit comprises a second bridge driving chip and two second N-type MOS transistors; the first half bridge driving chip and the second half bridge driving chip are respectively electrically connected to the MCU; the first half bridge driving chip and the second half bridge driving chip are further respectively electrically connected to the output terminal of the boosting circuit; the output terminal of the first half bridge driving chip is respectively electrically connected to two first N-type MOS transistors, one of the first N-type MOS transistors is electrically connected to the power source; the output terminal of the second half-bridge driving chip is respectively electrically connected to two second N-type MOS transistors, an output terminal of one of the second N-type MOS transistor supplies a voltage to a load, the first N-type MOS transistors connected in series and the second N-type MOS transistors connected in series are electrically connected together through the inductor.

11. The electronic cigarette according to claim 10 , wherein the model of the first half bridge driving chip and the model of the second half bridge driving chip are the same.

12. The electronic cigarette according to claim 10 , wherein the first N-type MOS transistors and the second N-type MOS transistors are the same model of MOS transistors.

13. The electronic cigarette according to claim 9 , wherein a model of the inductor is MS1004-R68M.

14. The electronic cigarette according to claim 9 , wherein the driver circuit further comprises voltage stabilizing circuit, the voltage stabilizing circuit are respectively electrically connected to the MCU and power source.

15. The electronic cigarette according to claim 10 , wherein the model of the first half bridge driving chip and the model of the second half bridge driving chip are both ADP3110A.

16. The electronic cigarette to claim 10 , wherein the model of the first N-type MOS transistors and the model of the second N-type MOS transistors is SIRA04DP.

17. A driver circuit for electronic cigarettes, comprising:

an MCU;

a power source;

a first sampling circuit;

a second sampling circuit, and

a buck-boost driver circuit electrically connected to the MCU, a boosting circuit and MCU are respectively electrically connected the power source; the buck-boost driver circuit comprises a first half bridge drive circuit and a second half bridge drive circuit respectively electrically connected to the MCU, the first half bridge drive circuit is electrically connected to the second half bridge drive circuit through an inductor; one end of the first sampling circuit is electrically connected to the power source; the other end of the first sampling circuit is electrically connected to the MCU; one end of the second sampling circuit is electrically connected to the second half bridge drive circuit, and the other end of the second sampling circuit is electrically connected to the MCU.

18. The driver circuit according to claim 17 , wherein the first half bridge drive circuit comprises a first half bridge driving chip and two first N-type MOS transistors, the second half bridge drive circuit comprises a second bridge driving chips and two second N-type MOS transistors; one end of the first half bridge driving chip is electrically connected to the MCU, the other end of the first half bridge driving chip is respectively electrically connected to the first N-type MOS transistors; one end of the second half bridge driving chip is electrically connected to the MCU, the other end of the second half bridge driving chip is respectively electrically connected to the second N-type MOS transistors.

19. The driver circuit according to claim 18 , wherein the driver circuit further comprises the boosting circuit, the first half bridge driving chip and the second half bridge driving chip are respectively electrically connected to the output terminal of the boosting circuit.

20. The driver circuit according to claim 17 wherein the driver circuit further comprises voltage stabilizing circuit, one end of the voltage stabilizing circuit is electrically connected to the MCU, the other end of the voltage stabilizing circuit is electrically connected to the power source.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE TITLE OF INVENTION ON THE EXECUTED ASSIGNMENT PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 048213 FRAME 0583. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST. Recorded Jun 16, 2021
From: QIU, WEIHUA
To: JOYETECH EUROPE HOLDING GMBH
Reel/Frame 056611/0550 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2019
From: QIU, WEIHUA
To: JOYETECH EUROPE HOLDING GMBH
Reel/Frame 048213/0583 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201620864293.2 · Aug 10, 2016 · national
Continuity (2)
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