Aerosol generator
The present invention provides an aerosol generator, including an atomizing device, the aerosol generator further includes a gas-electric hybrid junction and a gas source device. The atomizing device is provided with an air passage located at the bottom of the atomizing device, the atomizing device is connected to a power supply through the gas-electric hybrid junction, and the gas source device is in communication with the air passage through the gas-electric hybrid junction and provides a cooling gas. The aerosol generator is modularized, miniaturized, and with a light weight, has the advantages of low power, low power consumption, and simple replacement and maintenance. Therefore, the problems of temperature control, oil leakage, and oil ejection are effectively solved.
1. An aerosol generator, comprising:
an atomizing device, wherein
the aerosol generator further comprises a gas-electric hybrid junction and a gas source device, wherein
the atomizing device is provided with an air passage located at the bottom of the atomizing device,
the atomizing device is connected to a power supply through the gas-electric hybrid junction, and
the gas source device is in communication with the air passage through the gas-electric hybrid junction and provides a cooling gas.
2. The aerosol generator according to claim 1 , wherein the atomizing device comprises an upper frame, a liquid storage chamber, an atomizing member, and a lower frame, wherein
the atomizing member is installed in the liquid storage chamber,
the atomizing member and the liquid storage chamber are hermetically fixed between the upper frame and the lower frame;
the atomizing member comprises an atomizing chamber, an atomizing wire, and an oil-guiding member that are located at a lower part of the atomizing member; and
the air passage comprises a cooling channel located at the bottom of the atomizing chamber and an atomizing outlet channel located at the top of the atomizing chamber, wherein
the atomizing wire is located in the atomizing chamber and is fixed at an entrance of the atomizing outlet channel;
an atomizing agent in the liquid storage chamber penetrates to the atomizing wire through the oil-guiding member for heating and vaporization, and
the cooling gas is fed into the atomizing chamber through the cooling channel.
3. The aerosol generator according to claim 2 , wherein a liquid-guiding chamber is arranged at a top of the lower frame, and the liquid-guiding chamber is in communication with the liquid storage chamber and is located at the bottom of the liquid storage chamber, and
a top of the cooling channel is higher than a top of the liquid-guiding chamber.
4. The aerosol generator according to claim 3 , wherein an outside surface at a bottom of the liquid-guiding chamber is inverted cone-shaped or arc inclined plane-shaped,
the atomizing wire is made of metal with good heat resistance, a resistance value of the atomizing wire is in a range of 0.05-25 ohms, and
a middle part of the oil-guiding member is fixed in the atomizing wire, and two ends of the oil-guiding member fill the bottom of the liquid-guiding chamber.
5. The aerosol generator according to claim 2 , wherein the atomizing wire is in a shape of a spiral, a tube, a mesh, or a sheet, and
the oil-guiding member is made of a flexible fiber fabric material with good temperature resistance or a solid material with tiny voids.
6. The aerosol generator according to claim 2 , wherein a mounting hole is arranged in the middle of the lower frame,
the gas-electric hybrid junction passes through the mounting hole and is hermetically connected to the lower frame, and
the atomizing wire is connected to the power supply through the gas-electric hybrid junction.
7. The aerosol generator according to claim 2 , wherein an air passage is also arranged inside the gas-electric hybrid junction, and
the cooling gas is fed into the cooling channel through the gas-electric hybrid junction;
the gas-electric hybrid junction comprises a fixed joint and a movable joint, wherein
the movable joint is connected to the fixed joint, and
the fixed joint and the movable joint are used to turn on or off positive and negative electrodes of the power supply and a gas source of the cooling gas.
8. The aerosol generator according to claim 7 , wherein the movable joint is connected to the fixed joint employing a thread, a buckle, an external force pressing, or a magnetic suction,
the atomizing wire is located directly below the atomizing outlet channel,
the cooling channel is located directly below the atomizing wire, and
a top of the atomizing chamber on both sides of the atomizing outlet channel is designed to be arc-shaped, inverted cone-shaped, or cylindrical.
9. The aerosol generator according to claim 7 , wherein the movable joint comprises a first insulating ring, a positive base, and a negative fixing head, wherein
the positive base is fixed in a mounting hole in the lower frame, and the first insulating ring is located between the negative fixing head and the positive base; and
a positive end of the atomizing wire is connected with the positive base, and a negative end of the atomizing wire is connected with the negative fixing head;
the fixing joint comprises a second insulating ring, a positive connecting seat, and a negative connecting head, wherein
the second insulating ring is located between the positive connecting seat and the negative connecting head;
when the fixed joint is connected with the movable joint, the air passage is in communication with the cooling channel,
the atomizing wire is connected with the power supply through the movable joint and the fixed joint in sequence,
the negative fixing head is arranged on the lower frame,
the lower frame is fixed on the negative connecting head by a thread, a buckle, an external force pressing, or a magnetic suction, and
the positive base is tightly attached to the positive connecting seat.
10. The aerosol generator according to claim 9 , wherein the aerosol generator further comprises an installing seat installed at the bottom of the atomizing chamber and connected with an inner side of the atomizing member;
the installing seat is provided with an oil-guiding hole, a positive connector, and a negative connector, wherein
one end of the atomizing wire is connected with the positive base through the positive connector, and the other end of the atomizing wire is connected with the negative fixing head through the negative connector.
11. The aerosol generator according to claim 7 , wherein the aerosol generator further comprises a gas-electric extension cable, wherein
one end of the gas-electric extension cable is connected to the fixed joint, and
the other end of the gas-electric extension cable is connected to the movable joint;
the cooling gas is fed into the atomizing chamber through the air passage, the gas-electric extension cable, the gas-electric hybrid junction, and the cooling channel in sequence, and
the atomizing wire is connected to the power supply through the movable joint, the gas-electric extension cable, and the fixed joint in sequence.
12. The aerosol generator according to claim 11 , wherein the gas-electric extension cable comprises two or more wires, one or more inlet tubes, and one or more outlet tubes, wherein
the atomizing wire is connected to the power supply through the movable joint, the two or more wires, and the fixed joint in sequence;
the insides of the inlet tube and the outlet tube are both provided with vent holes, wherein the vent holes are in communication with the air passage,
the inlet tube is connected with the fixed joint, and
the outlet tube is connected to the movable joint.
13. The aerosol generator according to claim 12 , wherein the aerosol generator is provided with a plurality of the atomizing devices,
the gas-electric extension cable is provided with one inlet tube and a plurality of outlet tubes, and
the gas-electric hybrid junction is provided with one fixed joint and a plurality of movable joints, wherein
the fixed joint is connected to the inlet tube, the plurality of outlet tubes are connected to the inlet tube, and each outlet tube is connected to a corresponding atomizing device.
14. The aerosol generator according to claim 11 , wherein the cooling gas is selected from air, inert gas, and carbon dioxide,
a pressure of the cooling gas is in a range of 0.002-0.7 MPa,
a resistance value of two wires is 1-200 ohm/km, and
a diameter of the wires is 0.2-10 mm.
15. The aerosol generator according to claim 2 , wherein the aerosol generator further comprises an outlet return element, the outlet return element is located in the atomizing outlet channel.
16. The aerosol generator according to claim 2 , wherein the aerosol generator further comprises a top cover, the top cover is arranged on the upper frame.
17. The aerosol generator according to claim 16 , wherein the aerosol generator further comprises an atomizing outlet nozzle arranged on the upper frame, and the atomizing outlet nozzle and the top cover are connected as a whole.
18. The aerosol generator according to claim 17 , wherein the aerosol generator further comprises an atomizing nozzle or/and an atomizing outlet tube, the atomizing nozzle or/and the atomizing outlet tube is connected with the atomizing outlet nozzle.
19. The aerosol generator according to claim 2 , wherein the aerosol generator is provided with a power control device connected to the power supply, wherein
the power control device is used to regulate an operating voltage of the atomizing wire.
20. The aerosol generator according to claim 2 , wherein after the atomizing agent forms an aerosol, a particle size and a concentration of the aerosol are adjusted by controlling a velocity of the cooling gas, and
a temperature of the aerosol is adjusted by controlling a heating power of the atomizing wire, a heat dissipation power of the cooling gas, and a viscosity of the atomizing agent.
21. The aerosol generator according to claim 1 , wherein the aerosol generator further comprises a cooling gas nozzle, the cooling gas nozzle is located in the air passage and is capable of changing the aperture or/and structure of the air passage.
22. The aerosol generator according to claim 1 , wherein the atomizing device comprises a atomizing member, an upper frame, a liquid storage chamber, and a lower frame, wherein
the atomizing member is located in the liquid storage chamber,
the atomizing member and the liquid storage chamber are hermetically fixed between the upper frame and the lower frame,
the air passage and a heating member are arranged in the atomizing member, and
a liquid-guiding hole is set on a side of the atomizing member, wherein
the heating member is located around the air passage,
an atomizing agent in the liquid storage chamber penetrates to the heating member through the liquid-guiding hole for heating and vaporization,
the upper frame is provided with an atomizing outlet hole, wherein the gas-electric hybrid junction and the atomizing outlet hole are respectively connected with the air passage, and
the gas source device sends the cooling gas to the air passage through the gas-electric hybrid junction.
23. The aerosol generator according to claim 22 , wherein the aerosol generator further comprises an outlet return element, an atomizing outlet nozzle, an atomizing nozzle or/and an atomizing outlet tube, wherein
the atomizing outlet nozzle is fixed on the upper frame,
the outlet return element is located in the air passage,
the atomizing outlet nozzle is connected with the atomizing nozzle or/and the atomizing outlet tube;
the atomizing member further comprises an atomizing core and a rack, wherein
two ends of the rack are hermetically connected with the upper frame and the lower frame respectively,
the air passage is located in the rack,
the atomizing core is fixed under the rack,
the heating member is fixed in the atomizing core, and
the liquid-guiding hole is located outside the atomizing core; the atomizing device is further provided with a shell hermetically connected with the upper frame and the lower frame respectively, wherein
the liquid storage chamber is formed by the surround of an inner wall of the shell and outer walls of the upper frame, the lower frame, and the rack.
24. The aerosol generator according to claim 23 , wherein the aerosol generator further comprises a gas tube,
an air passage is also provided in the middle of the gas-electric hybrid junction, wherein
one end of the gas tube is connected to the gas source device, and the other end of the gas tube is in communication with the air passage; the heating member is connected to the power supply through the gas-electric hybrid junction;
a mounting hole is arranged in the middle of the lower frame made of a conductive material;
the gas-electric hybrid junction comprises a fixed joint and a movable joint, wherein
the fixed joint comprises a first insulating ring, a positive base, and a negative fixing head,
the positive base is fixed in the mounting hole,
a lower end of the rack is fixed on the positive base, and the first insulating ring is located between the negative fixing head and the positive base;
the positive electrode of the heating member is tightly attached to the positive base through an outer side of the first insulating ring, and
the negative electrode of the heating member is tightly attached to the negative fixing head through an inner side of the first insulating ring;
the movable joint comprises a second insulating ring, a positive connecting seat, and a negative connecting head, wherein
the second insulating ring is located between the positive connecting seat and the negative connecting head;
when the fixed joint is connected with the movable joint, the positive connecting seat is fixed below the lower frame, and the negative connecting head is tightly attached to the negative fixing head.
25. The aerosol generator according to claim 24 , wherein an aperture size of the air passage at the connection of the negative fixing head and the atomizing core is smaller than an aperture size of the air passage in the atomizing core, so that a pressure of the air passage in the atomizing core is smaller than a pressure in the liquid storage chamber.
26. The aerosol generator according to claim 24 , wherein the aerosol generator further comprises a gas-electric extension cable, wherein
one end of the gas-electric extension cable is connected to the fixed joint, and the other end of the gas-electric extension cable is connected to the movable joint,
the cooling gas is fed into the atomizing core through the air passage, the fixed joint, the gas-electric extension cable, and the movable joint in sequence, and
the heating member is connected to the power supply through the movable joint, the gas-electric extension cable, and the fixed joint in sequence.
27. The aerosol generator according to claim 22 , wherein a power of the atomizing device is in a range of 5-200 W,
the cooling gas is selected from air, inert gas, and carbon dioxide, a pressure of the cooling gas provided by the gas source device is in a range of 0.002-0.7 MPa;
after the atomizing agent forms an aerosol, a particle size and a concentration of the aerosol are adjusted by controlling a velocity of the cooling gas, and
a temperature of the aerosol is adjusted by controlling a heating power of the atomizing wire, a heat dissipation power of the cooling gas, and a viscosity of the atomizing agent.
28. The aerosol generator according to claim 1 , wherein the gas source device comprises a gas pump, an outlet of the gas pump is in communication with the air passage, and a voltage of the gas pump is adjustable.