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US 12,232,528 · App. 18/053,381 · Granted Feb 25, 2025

Cartridge and atomizer having same

Inventors: Yunkai Zhang (Guangdong, CN); Zhengfa Li (Guangdong, CN); Zhongli Xu (Guangdong, CN); Yonghai Li (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: Shenzhen First Union Technology Co., Ltd.
A24F40/44A24F40/46A61M11/042A24F40/10
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Patent No.
US 12,232,528
App. No.
18/053,381
Granted
Feb 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cartridge and an atomizer having the cartridge are provided. The cartridge includes a micro-porous body with an absorption surface and an atomization surface; a heating element is embedded in the micro-porous body; the heating element is disposed between the absorption surface and the atomization surface; the heating element includes a first surface and a second surface; the heating element is bored with multiple spaced through holes, the through holes are extending from the first surface to the second surface. The heating element includes a tube-shaped or a flake-shaped structure with an even thickness. An axial direction of the through holes is parallel with a direction of liquid conduction between the absorption surface and the atomization surface.

Claims (36)

1. A cartridge, comprising:

a micro-porous body with an absorption surface and an atomization surface;

a heating element embedded in the micro-porous body; the heating element disposed between the absorption surface and the atomization surface;

wherein the heating element comprises a first surface and a second surface;

the heating element is bored with multiple spaced through holes; the through holes are extending from the first surface to the second surface;

wherein the heating element comprises a tube-shaped or a flake-shaped structure with an even thickness; and

wherein an axial direction of the through holes is parallel with a direction of liquid conduction between the absorption surface and the atomization surface.

2. The cartridge according to claim 1 , wherein diameters of the through-holes are in a range of 0.1˜0.5 mm.

3. The cartridge according to claim 1 , wherein a distance from the heating element to the atomization surface is in a range of 0.2˜2 mm along a direction of the absorption surface towards the atomization surface.

4. The cartridge according to claim 1 , wherein the heating element comprises a strip-shaped structure to be wound as a spiral.

5. The cartridge according to claim 1 , wherein the micro-porous body comprises a first micro-porous body and a second micro-porous body.

6. The cartridge according to claim 5 , wherein the heating element is disposed between the first micro-porous body and the second micro-porous body.

7. The cartridge according to claim 5 , wherein the absorption surface is formed on the first micro-porous body and the atomization surface is formed on the second micro-porous body.

8. The cartridge according to claim 5 , wherein a heat conductive rate of the first micro-porous body is higher than that of the second micro-porous body.

9. The cartridge according to claim 5 , wherein the first micro-porous body comprises a first micro-porous material and the second micro-porous body comprises a second micro-porous material; a heat conductive rate of the first micro-porous material is higher than that of the second micro-porous material.

10. The cartridge according to claim 5 , wherein the first micro-porous body comprises a first porosity, the second micro-porous body comprises a second porosity; the first porosity is less than the second porosity.

11. The cartridge according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the heating element is in a range of 0.1 mm˜0.15 mm.

12. The cartridge according to claim 1 , wherein along a radial direction an outer surface of the microporous body is the absorption surface, and wherein an inner surface of the micro-porous body is the atomization surface.

13. The cartridge according to claim 1 , wherein the heating element and the micro-porous body has thermal contact for preventing dry burn.

14. The cartridge according to claim 1 , wherein the heating element is embedded in the micro-porous body at a depth in a range of 0.2-2 mm.

15. The cartridge according to claim 1 , wherein distances between the heating element and the atomization surface are in a range of 0.2-2 mm.

16. The cartridge according to claim 1 , wherein an air flow path is formed inside the micro-porous body configured to output aerosol generated by the heating element.

17. An atomizer comprising:

an atomizing conductive sleeve;

the conductive sleeve comprising a reservoir formed therein; the conductive sleeve

comprising a cartridge therein configured for atomizing the liquid;

wherein the cartridge comprises

a micro-porous body with an absorption surface and an atomization surface;

a heating element embedded in the micro-porous body; the heating element disposed between the absorption surface and the atomization surface;

wherein the heating element comprises a first surface and a second surface;

the heating element is bored with multiple spaced through holes; the through holes are extending from the first surface to the second surface;

wherein the heating element comprises a tube-shaped or a flake-shaped structure with an even thickness; and

wherein an axial direction of the through holes is parallel with a direction of liquid conduction from the absorption surface to the atomization surface.

18. The atomizer according to claim 17 , wherein a contour of the micro-porous body is matched with a chamber of the conductive sleeve.

19. The atomizer according to claim 17 , wherein a periphery of the conductive sleeve is bored with liquid conductive holes for allowing liquid to flow into the conductive sleeve.

20. The atomizer according to claim 19 , configured to allow the liquid that flows into the conductive sleeve to be absorbed by the absorption surface of the micro-porous body.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2022
From: ZHANG, YUNKAI; LI, ZHENGFA; XU, ZHONGLI; LI, YONGHAI
To: SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062134/0585 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201821763876.1 · Oct 26, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16664623 · Oct 25, 2019
Related Publication 20230062406A1 · Mar 2, 2023
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