IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,075,836
Granted Patent B2
US 12,075,836 · App. 17/414,936 · Granted Sep 3, 2024

Atomizing sheet assembly, atomizer and electronic cigarette

Inventors: Jianfu Liu (Hunan, CN); Kejun Zhong (Hunan, CN); Xiaoyi Guo (Hunan, CN); Wei Huang (Hunan, CN); Xinqiang Yin (Hunan, CN); Jianhua Yi (Hunan, CN); Yongquan Zhou (Hunan, CN)
Assignee: CHINA TOBACCO HUNAN INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
A24F40/485A24F7/00A24F40/05A24F40/10A24F40/49B05B17/0676
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Patent No.
US 12,075,836
App. No.
17/414,936
Granted
Sep 3, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An atomizing sheet assembly, an atomizer, and an electronic cigarette are disclosed. The atomizing sheet assembly comprises an e-liquid guide member, an atomizing sheet, and an atomizing seat. The atomizing sheet is fixed on the atomizing seat. The e-liquid guide member is in contact with an atomizing surface of the atomizing sheet. The atomizing seat is made of an elastic material. The e-liquid guide member is flaky. The atomizing seat is provided with a through hole. The flaky e-liquid guide member passes through the through hole and is in contact with the atomizing sheet. The atomizing sheet assembly can effectively adjust the e-liquid guide rate.

Claims (67)

1. An atomizer, comprising:

a shell ( 4 ) in which an e-liquid compartment ( 5 ) is arranged, an atomizing sheet assembly, wherein the atomizing sheet assembly comprises:

an e-liquid guide member ( 1 ), an atomizing sheet ( 2 ), and an atomizing seat ( 3 ), wherein:

the atomizing sheet ( 2 ) is fixed on the atomizing seat ( 3 ), and

the e-liquid guide member ( 1 ) is in contact with an atomizing surface of the atomizing sheet ( 2 );

the atomizing seat ( 3 ) is made of an elastic material;

the e-liquid guide member ( 1 ) is flaky,

the atomizing seat ( 3 ) is provided with a through hole ( 301 ), and

the flaky e-liquid guide member ( 1 ) passes through the through hole ( 301 ) and is in contact with the atomizing sheet ( 2 );

wherein an atomizing upper cover ( 6 ) is arranged at a bottom of the shell ( 4 ), and the atomizing upper cover ( 6 ) is provided with an e-liquid outlet ( 601 ) communicating the e-liquid compartment ( 5 ) with the e-liquid guide member ( 1 );

wherein an atomizing bottom cover ( 17 ) is further arranged at a bottom of the atomizing upper cover ( 6 ), and the atomizing seat ( 3 ) is fixed on the atomizing bottom cover ( 17 ) through a ring electrode ( 18 ); wherein a support ( 7 ) is further arranged above the atomizing seat ( 3 ), one end of the support ( 7 ) is in contact with the atomizing seat ( 3 ); which is characterized in that either the ring electrode ( 18 ) or the support ( 7 ) is movable in an axial direction of the shell to squeeze the e-liquid guide member ( 1 ).

2. The atomizer according to claim 1 , wherein:

the support ( 7 ) and a cavity ( 8 ) are further arranged in the shell ( 4 ),

one end of the support ( 7 ) is fixedly connected to the shell ( 4 ),

another end of the support ( 7 ) passes through the atomizing upper cover ( 6 ) and is opposite to the atomizing surface of the atomizing sheet ( 2 ), and

a gap ( 9 ) communicating the e-liquid guide member ( 1 ) with the cavity ( 8 ) is formed between an outer wall of the support ( 7 ) and an inner wall of the atomizing upper cover ( 6 ); and

an air outlet channel ( 23 ) of the atomizer is arranged in the support ( 7 ).

3. The atomizer according to claim 2 , further comprising a spring ( 10 ), wherein one end of the spring ( 10 ) is connected to the support ( 7 ), and another end of the spring ( 10 ) abuts against the e-liquid guide member ( 1 ).

4. The atomizer according to claim 1 , further comprising a mouthpiece base ( 11 ) detachably connected to a top of the shell ( 4 ), wherein the top of the shell ( 4 ) is provided with an inserting portion ( 401 ), and the mouthpiece base ( 11 ) is provided with an inserted portion ( 1101 ) corresponding to the inserting portion ( 401 ).

5. The atomizer according to claim 4 , further comprising a mouthpiece cover ( 12 ), and wherein:

the mouthpiece cover ( 12 ) is fixedly connected to the mouthpiece base ( 11 ) and forms a rotating assembly ( 13 ) rotatable around the inserting portion ( 401 );

the inserting portion ( 401 ) is arranged at a central axis of the shell ( 4 );

the shell ( 4 ) is further provided with an e-liquid filling hole ( 402 ) for filling e-liquid into the e-liquid compartment ( 5 ), and

a sealing ring ( 14 ) is arranged at the e-liquid filling hole ( 402 ); and

when the rotating assembly ( 13 ) rotates around the inserting portion ( 401 ) and opens or closes the e-liquid filling hole ( 402 ), the mouthpiece base ( 11 ) always abuts against an edge of the sealing ring ( 14 ).

6. The atomizer according to claim 1 , further comprising a mouthpiece base ( 11 ) detachably connected to a top of the shell ( 4 ), wherein:

the mouthpiece base ( 11 ) is fixedly connected to the mouthpiece cover ( 12 ) and forms a rotating assembly ( 13 ) rotatable about the axis of the shell ( 4 ); and

the one end of the support ( 7 ) has a squeezing portion ( 701 ) corresponding to the through hole ( 301 ),

another end face of the support ( 7 ) has an abutting portion ( 702 ) that abuts against the mouthpiece base ( 11 ), and

the mouthpiece base ( 11 ) has concave-convex surfaces ( 1103 ) corresponding to the abutting portion ( 702 ).

7. The atomizer according to claim 1 , wherein:

the support ( 7 ) is provided with guide slots ( 703 ) for guiding axial movement of the support ( 7 ), and

guide raised ribs used to prevent circumferential rotation of the support ( 7 ) are arranged in the shell ( 4 ), and

the guide raised ribs are connected with the guide slots ( 703 ).

8. The atomizer according to claim 6 , wherein:

the shell ( 4 ) is provided with an e-liquid filling hole ( 402 ) for filling e-liquid into the e-liquid compartment ( 5 ); and

when the rotating assembly ( 13 ) is rotated to open the e-liquid filling hole ( 402 ), the rotating assembly ( 13 ) drives the support ( 7 ) to move toward the atomizing seat ( 3 ) and squeeze the through hole ( 301 ).

9. The atomizer according to claim 1 , wherein:

the shell ( 4 ) is provided with an e-liquid filling hole ( 402 ) for filling e-liquid into the e-liquid compartment ( 5 );

a top of the shell ( 4 ) is provided with a rotating assembly ( 13 ) capable of opening or closing the e-liquid filling hole ( 402 ),

a limit ring ( 15 ) is fixed on the shell ( 4 ), the limit ring ( 15 ) has a cylindrical extension portion ( 1501 );

the rotating assembly ( 13 ) comprises a lock ring ( 24 ),

the lock ring ( 24 ) has an accommodating cavity ( 2401 ), and

the accommodating cavity ( 2401 ) has a rotating cavity ( 24011 ) matched with the extension portion ( 1501 );

the atomizer further comprises an unlocking mechanism capable of locking or unlocking the connection relationship between the lock ring ( 24 ) and the limit ring ( 15 ); and

when the unlocking mechanism unlocks the connection relationship between the lock ring ( 24 ) and the limit ring ( 15 ), the extension portion ( 1501 ) is placed in the rotating cavity ( 24011 ), and the rotating assembly ( 13 ) rotates around the extension portion ( 1501 ) and opens the e-liquid filling hole ( 402 ).

10. The atomizer according to claim 9 , wherein the unlocking mechanism comprises:

a first limit surface ( 15011 ) arranged on an outer wall of the extension portion ( 1501 ), and

a second limit surface ( 24012 ) arranged on an inner wall of the accommodating cavity ( 2401 ) and matched with the first limit surface ( 15011 ).

11. The atomizer according to claim 9 , wherein the unlocking mechanism comprises:

a first raised rib ( 15012 ) on an outer wall of the extension portion ( 1501 ), and

a groove ( 24014 ) enclosed by two second raised ribs ( 24013 ) arranged on an inner wall of the accommodating cavity ( 2401 ) and matched with the first raised rib ( 15012 ).

12. The atomizer according to claim 9 , wherein the rotating assembly ( 13 ) further comprises a mouthpiece base ( 11 ) and a mouthpiece cover ( 12 ), wherein the mouthpiece base ( 11 ) is fixed around the limit ring ( 15 ), and the mouthpiece cover ( 12 ) is fixed on a top of the mouthpiece base ( 11 ).

13. The atomizer according to claim 8 , wherein:

a sealing ring ( 14 ) is arranged at the e-liquid filling hole ( 402 ); and

when the rotating assembly ( 13 ) rotates and opens or closes the e-liquid filling hole ( 402 ), the mouthpiece base ( 11 ) always abuts against an edge of the sealing ring ( 14 ).

14. An electronic cigarette, comprising a power supply unit ( 22 ), wherein the electronic cigarette further comprises the atomizer according to claim 1 , wherein:

the atomizer is detachably connected to the power supply unit ( 22 ), and

the power supply unit ( 22 ) is electrically connected to the atomizing sheet ( 2 ).

15. The atomizer according to claim 1 , wherein the through hole ( 301 ) comprises an upper hole surface ( 3011 ) and a lower hole surface ( 3012 ), and the lower hole surface ( 3012 ) is flush with or higher than or lower than the atomizing surface of the atomizing sheet ( 2 ).

16. The atomizer according to claim 6 , wherein:

the support ( 7 ) is provided with guide slots ( 703 ) for guiding axial movement of the support ( 7 ), and

guide raised ribs used to prevent circumferential rotation of the support ( 7 ) are arranged in the shell ( 4 ), and

the guide raised ribs are connected with the guide slots ( 703 ).

17. The atomizer according to claim 12 , wherein:

a sealing ring ( 14 ) is arranged at the e-liquid filling hole ( 402 ); and

when the rotating assembly ( 13 ) rotates and opens or closes the e-liquid filling hole ( 402 ), the mouthpiece base ( 11 ) always abuts against an edge of the sealing ring ( 14 ).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 8, 2021
From: LIU, JIANFU; ZHONG, KEJUN; GUO, XIAOYI; HUANG, WEI; YIN, XINQIANG; YI, JIANHUA; ZHOU, YONGQUAN
To: CHINA TOBACCO HUNAN INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057741/0764 →
Priority Claims (3)
CN 201811548248.6 · Dec 18, 2018 · national
CN 201811548264.5 · Dec 18, 2018 · national
CN 201822129910.6 · Dec 18, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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