Electronic cigarette provided with accumulated E-liquid removal function, and method therefor

1. An electronic cigarette provided with an accumulated e-liquid removal function, comprising an atomization assembly ( 2 ) configured for atomizing an e-liquid to produce smoke and a battery rod assembly ( 1 ) configured for supplying power to the atomization assembly ( 2 ), the electronic cigarette is provided with a smoke channel for smoke to flow through, wherein the electronic cigarette further comprises:

a heating assembly ( 3 ) provided in the smoke channel and controlled by a control assembly ( 4 ) to produce heat to allow e-liquid accumulated in the smoke channel to be re-atomized;

wherein the control assembly ( 4 ) comprises:

a smoking switch ( 41 ) is configured for sending an inhalation signal;

a microprocessor control module ( 42 ) is configured for receiving the inhalation signal and controlling the battery rod assembly ( 1 ) to supply power to the atomization assembly ( 2 );

the microprocessor control module ( 42 ) is further configured for counting smoking times based on the inhalation signal and controlling the battery rod assembly ( 1 ) to supply power to the heating assembly ( 3 ) when the smoking times reach a default value, at the same time resetting the smoking times;

the atomization assembly ( 2 ) comprises a first electric wire ( 21 ), the heating assembly ( 3 ) comprises a second electric wire ( 31 ).

2. The electronic cigarette provided with an accumulated e-liquid removal function according to claim 1 , wherein the control assembly ( 4 ) further comprises a first switch (K 1 ) electrically connected to the microprocessor control module ( 42 );

the microprocessor control module( 42 ) is further configured for controlling the battery rod assembly ( 1 ) charging for the heating assembly ( 3 ) and resetting the smoking times when the first switch(K 1 ) was triggered.

3. The electronic cigarette provided with an accumulated e-liquid removal function according to claim 1 , wherein the smoking switch ( 41 ) comprises an airflow sensor, a key switch or a touch switch.

4. The electronic cigarette provided with an accumulated e-liquid removal function according to claim 1 , wherein the smoking switch ( 41 ) is an airflow sensor (M 1 ), the battery rod assembly ( 1 ) comprises a battery ( 11 );

the microprocessor control module ( 42 ) comprises a microcontroller (U 1 ) whose type is SN8P2711B, a first MOS transistor (Q 1 ) configured for controlling an electrical connection between the first electric wire ( 21 ) and the battery ( 11 ), a second MOS transistor (Q 2 ) configured for controlling an electrical connection between the second electric wire ( 31 ) and the battery ( 11 ), and a zener diode (D 1 );a VDD pin of the microcontroller (U 1 ) is electrically connected to a negative electrode of the zener diode (D 1 ), and a positive electrode of the zener diode (D 1 ) is electrically connected to a positive electrode of the battery ( 11 ), a signal output end of the airflow sensor (M 1 ) is electrically connected to a P0.2 pin of the microcontroller (U 1 ), two ends of the first electric wire ( 21 ) are electrically connected to the positive electrode of the battery ( 11 ) and a drain electrode of the first MOS transistor (Q 1 ) respectively, two ends of the second electric wire ( 31 ) are electrically connected to the positive electrode of the battery ( 11 ) and a drain electrode of the second MOS transistor (Q 2 ) respectively, both source electrodes of the first MOS transistor (Q 1 ) and the second MOS transistor (Q 2 ) are electrically connected to a negative electrode of the battery ( 11 ), grid electrodes of the first MOS transistor (Q 1 ) and the second MOS transistor (Q 2 ) are connected to a P5.3 pin and a P4.1 pin of the microcontroller (U 1 ), respectively.

5. The electronic cigarette provided with an accumulated e-liquid removal function according to claim 4 , wherein the microprocessor control module ( 42 ) further comprises a capacitance (C 1 ), a resistance (R 1 ) and a light-emitting diode (D 2 ) configured for smoking indication;

a VSS pin of the microcontroller (U 1 ) is further grounded through the capacitance (C 1 ), a positive electrode of the light-emitting diode (D 2 ) is electrically connected to the positive electrode of the battery ( 11 ), a negative electrode of the light-emitting diode (D 2 ) is electrically connected to a P5.4 pin of the microcontroller (U 1 ) through the resistance (R 1 );

the microcontroller (U 1 ) is configured for controlling a conducting of the light-emitting diode (D 2 ) to light when receiving a triggering electrical signal, the capacitance (C 1 ) is configured for supplying a working voltage to the microcontroller (U 1 ) with an emergency power off.

6. The electronic cigarette provided with an accumulated e-liquid removal function according to claim 1 , wherein the heating assembly ( 3 ) comprises:

a liquid guiding rope ( 32 );

the second electric wire ( 31 ) twined round an outside surface of the liquid guiding rope ( 32 );

a ventilating pipe component ( 33 ) configured for fixed the liquid guiding rope ( 32 ).

7. The electronic cigarette provided with an accumulated e-liquid removal function according to claim 6 , wherein the ventilating pipe component ( 33 ) comprises a first ventilating pipe ( 332 ) configured for fixing the liquid guiding rope ( 32 ), the first ventilating pipe ( 332 ) is defined with at least two mounting holes ( 30 ) configured for allowing the liquid guiding rope ( 32 ) to pass through.

8. The electronic cigarette provided with an accumulated e-liquid removal function according to claim 7 , wherein the ventilating pipe component ( 33 ) further comprises:

a second ventilating pipe ( 331 ) defined at one end of the first ventilating pipe ( 332 ) and configured for avoiding an e-liquid adhesion,

a third ventilating pipe ( 333 ) and a fixed pipe ( 334 ) defined outside the first ventilating pipe ( 332 ) in sequence.

9. The electronic cigarette provided with an accumulated e-liquid removal function according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic cigarette further comprises an e-liquid reservoir ( 7 ) configured for accommodating the e-liquid, the electronic cigarette is provided with a smoking end ( 6 ), the e-liquid reservoir ( 7 ) is provided at an end opposite to the smoking end ( 6 ).

10. The electronic cigarette provided with an accumulated e-liquid removal function according to claim 9 , wherein the smoking end ( 6 ) is a suction nozzle detachably connected to the battery rod assembly ( 1 ), the smoke channel comprises:

a first inlet port ( 53 ) arranged on an outer surface of the electronic cigarette,

a first channel ( 51 ) arranged in the suction nozzle;

a second channel ( 52 ) arranged in the battery rod assembly ( 1 ) and communicated with the first inlet port ( 53 ) and the first channel ( 51 ),

wherein, the heating assembly ( 3 ) is arranged at a joint of the first channel ( 51 ) and the second channel ( 52 ).

11. The electronic cigarette provided with an accumulated e-liquid removal function according to claim 9 , wherein the atomization assembly ( 2 ) is defined with the battery rod assembly ( 1 ) coaxially, the e-liquid reservoir ( 7 ) is detachably connected to the atomization assembly ( 2 ),

and/or,

the atomization assembly ( 2 ) is detachably connected to the battery rod assembly ( 1 ).

12. A method of removing accumulated e-liquid in an electronic cigarette, used for the electronic cigarette, the electronic cigarette comprises an atomization assembly ( 2 ) configured for atomizing an e-liquid to produce smoke and a battery rod assembly ( 1 ) configured for supplying power to the atomization assembly ( 2 ), the electronic cigarette is provided with a smoke channel for smoke to flow through, wherein the method comprises providing a heating assembly ( 3 ) in the smoke channel to re-atomize non-atomized e-liquid accumulated in the smoke channel by controlling working of the heating assembly ( 3 );

wherein a method controlling the heating assembly ( 3 ) to generate heat comprises the following steps:

S 0 , a smoking switch ( 41 ) sends an inhalation signal;

S 1 , a microprocessor control module ( 42 ) receives the inhalation signal and controls the battery rod assembly ( 1 ) to supply power to the atomization assembly ( 2 ), at the same time, the microprocessor control module ( 42 ) plus one to smoking times;

S 2 , the microprocessor control module ( 42 ) determines whether the smoking times reach a default value, if yes, controls the battery rod assembly ( 1 ) to supply power to the heating assembly ( 3 ), at the same time resets the smoking times, if no, then waits for the step S 0 .

13. The method of removing accumulated e-liquid in electronic cigarette according to claim 12 , wherein the method further comprises:

when a manual removal of the e-liquid is needed, at any moment, manually trigger a first switch (K 1 ) of the electronic cigarette so that the microprocessor control module ( 42 ) controls the battery rod assembly ( 1 ) to supply power to the heating assembly ( 3 ) and resets the smoking times.

14. The method of removing accumulated e-liquid in electronic cigarette according to claim 13 , wherein after controlling the battery rod assembly ( 1 ) to supply power to the heating assembly ( 3 ), further comprises:

after a presetting time, the microprocessor control module ( 42 ) controls the battery rod assembly ( 1 ) to stop supplying power for the heating assembly ( 3 ).

15. The method of removing accumulated e-liquid in electronic cigarette according to claim 13 , wherein in the step S 2 , if the smoking times reach the default value, the microprocessor control module ( 42 ) firstly controls the battery rod assembly ( 1 ) to supply power to the atomization assembly ( 2 ), and when finishing that, the microprocessor control module ( 42 ) controls the battery rod assembly ( 1 ) to supply power to the heating assembly ( 3 ).

16. The method of removing accumulated e-liquid in electronic cigarette according to claim 13 , wherein, in the step S 2 , if the smoking times reach the default value, the microprocessor control module ( 42 ) controls the battery rod assembly ( 1 ) to supply power to the heating assembly ( 3 ) and the atomization assembly ( 2 ) together, a sum of an output power of the atomization assembly ( 2 ) and the heating assembly ( 3 ) is equal to an output power of the atomization assembly ( 2 ) when individually working.

17. The method of removing accumulated e-liquid in electronic cigarette according to claim 12 , wherein a specific method is: when a manual removal of the accumulated e-liquid is needed, a user turns on a second switch (K 2 ) of the electronic cigarette so that the heating assembly ( 3 ) is electrically connected to a battery ( 11 ) inside the battery rod assembly ( 1 ) through the second switch (K 2 ), and then an atomizing of the accumulated e-liquid begins, with finishing removing the accumulated e-liquid, the heating assembly ( 3 ) is stopped atomizing when the user turns off the second switch (K 2 ).

18. An electronic cigarette provided with an accumulated e-liquid removal function, comprising an atomization assembly ( 2 ) configured for atomizing an e-liquid to produce smoke and a battery rod assembly ( 1 ) configured for supplying power to the atomization assembly ( 2 ), the electronic cigarette is provided with a smoke channel for smoke to flow through, wherein the electronic cigarette further comprises:

a heating assembly ( 3 ) provided in the smoke channel and controlled by a control assembly ( 4 ) to produce heat to allow e-liquid accumulated in the smoke channel to be re-atomized;

wherein the control assembly ( 4 ) comprises:

a smoking switch ( 41 ) is configured for sending an inhalation signal;

a microprocessor control module ( 42 ) is configured for receiving the inhalation signal and controlling the battery rod assembly ( 1 ) to supply power to the atomization assembly ( 2 );

the microprocessor control module ( 42 ) is further configured for counting smoking times based on the inhalation signal and controlling the battery rod assembly ( 1 ) to supply power to the heating assembly ( 3 ) when the smoking times reach a default value, at the same time resetting the smoking times;

the atomization assembly ( 2 ) comprises a first electric wire ( 21 ), the heating assembly ( 3 ) comprises a second electric wire ( 31 );

wherein the control assembly ( 4 ) comprises a second switch (K 2 ), the heating assembly ( 3 ) is electrically connected to a battery ( 11 ) in the battery rod assembly ( 1 ) through the second switch (K 2 );

the heating assembly ( 3 ) comprises:

a liquid guiding rope ( 32 );

the second electric wire ( 31 ) twined round an outside surface of the liquid guiding rope ( 32 );

a ventilating pipe component ( 33 ) configured for fixed the liquid guiding rope ( 32 );

wherein the ventilating pipe component ( 33 ) comprises a first ventilating pipe ( 332 ) configured for fixing the liquid guiding rope ( 32 ), the first ventilating pipe ( 332 ) is defined with at least two mounting holes ( 30 ) configured for allowing the liquid guiding rope ( 32 ) to pass through;

wherein the ventilating pipe component ( 33 ) further comprises:

a second ventilating pipe ( 331 ) defined at one end of the first ventilating pipe ( 332 ) and configured for avoiding an e-liquid adhesion, a third ventilating pipe ( 333 ) and a fixed pipe ( 334 ) defined outside the first ventilating pipe ( 332 ) in sequence.