VAPORIZER AND ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE
This application provides a vaporizer and an electronic vaporization device. The vaporizer includes a porous body, including a liquid channel running through the porous body in a length direction; a support frame, configured to accommodate and hold the porous body, where at least one air channel is provided on the support frame, the air channel includes an air inlet end and an air outlet end, and the air outlet end is close to the liquid channel; a flexible seal element, positioned between the support frame and the porous body, where the seal element includes a block portion that blocks or seals the air outlet end of the air channel, and the block portion is configured to bend or deform in response to a negative pressure change in the liquid storage cavity to open the air channel for external air to enter the liquid channel.
This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202022360789.5, entitled “VAPORIZER AND ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE” and filed with the China National Intellectual Property Administration on Oct. 21, 2020, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
TECHNICAL FIELDEmbodiments of this application relate to the technical field of electronic vaporization devices, and in particular, to a vaporizer and an electronic vaporization device.
BACKGROUNDThere are aerosol-providing articles, for example, electronic vaporization devices. These devices generally include e-liquid. The e-liquid is heated to be vaporized, thereby generating an inhalable vapor or aerosol. The e-liquid may include nicotine and/or aromatics and/or an aerosol-generation article (for example, glycerol), except for the aromatics in the e-liquid.
An existing electronic vaporization device generally includes a porous ceramic body that has a large amount of micropores provided inside and is configured to absorb and conduct the e-liquid, and a heating element is arranged on a surface of the porous ceramic body and configured to heat and vaporize the absorbed e-liquid. The micropores in the porous body are used as channels for the e-liquid to infiltrate and flow to a vaporization surface, and are also used as air exchange channels for air to be supplemented from the outside and enter an e-liquid storage cavity to maintain air pressure balance in the e-liquid storage cavity after the e-liquid in the e-liquid storage cavity is consumed. In this way, bubbles are generated in the porous ceramic body when the e-liquid is heated, vaporized, and consumed, and then the bubbles emerge from an e-liquid absorbing surface and then enter the e-liquid storage cavity.
For the existing electronic vaporization device, as the e-liquid in the liquid storage cavity arranged inside is consumed, the liquid storage cavity is gradually in a negative pressure state, to prevent fluid transmission to a certain extent, so that the e-liquid is less conveyed to the vaporization surface through micropore channels of the porous ceramic body for vaporization. Particularly, when the existing electronic vaporization device is in a continuous inhaling and use state, the air outside the liquid storage cavity is difficult to pass through the micropore channels of the porous ceramic body to enter the liquid storage cavity in a short time, thereby slowing down a speed of conveying the e-liquid to the vaporization surface. Insufficient e-liquid supplied to the heating element causes the temperature of the heating element to be excessively high, resulting in decomposition and volatilization of e-liquid components to generate harmful substances such as formaldehyde.
SUMMARYEmbodiments of this application provide a vaporizer, configured to vaporize a liquid substrate to generate an aerosol. The vaporizer includes:
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- a liquid storage cavity, configured to store a liquid substrate;
- a porous body, including a liquid channel running through the porous body in a length direction and being in fluid communication with the liquid storage cavity through the liquid channel to absorb the liquid substrate of the liquid storage cavity;
- a heating element, combined with the porous body and configured to heat at least a part of the liquid substrate in the porous body to generate an aerosol;
- a support frame, configured to hold the porous body, where at least one air channel is provided on the support frame, and the air channel includes an air inlet end and an air outlet end close to the liquid channel; and
- a flexible seal element, positioned between the support frame and the porous body, where the seal element includes a block portion that blocks or seals the air outlet end, and the block portion is configured to bend or deform in response to a negative pressure change in the liquid storage cavity to open the air channel for air to enter the liquid channel.
In a preferred embodiment, the support frame includes a holding cavity, and the porous body is accommodated and held in the holding cavity; and the at least one air channel extends from an inner surface of the holding cavity to an outer surface of the support frame.
In a preferred embodiment, the block portion is configured to be located between the liquid channel and the air channel.
In a preferred embodiment, the at least one air channel is configured to extend in the length direction of the porous body.
In a preferred embodiment, the block portion is suspended relative to other parts of the seal element.
In a preferred embodiment, a notch or a slit is provided on the block portion; and the notch or the slit is configured to open or enlarge in response to the negative pressure change in the liquid storage cavity, thereby opening the air channel.
In a preferred embodiment, the porous body includes a liquid absorbing surface adjacent to the liquid channel for absorbing the liquid substrate, and a vaporization surface for the aerosol to release and escape; and the vaporizer includes a vaporization cavity that is in airflow communication with external air, where at least a part of the vaporization cavity is defined by the vaporization surface, and the air channel is in airflow communication with the vaporization cavity and then is in communication with the external air.
In a preferred implementation, a recessed structure is arranged on the block portion to reduce strength of the block portion, so that the block portion is easier to bend or deform.
In a preferred embodiment, the seal element is configured in the holding cavity and wraps at least a part of an outer surface of the porous body.
In a preferred embodiment, the air channel extends in a substantially same direction as the liquid channel, and the air outlet end of the air channel is configured to face the liquid channel.
This application further provides an electronic vaporization device, including a vaporization device configured to vaporize a liquid substrate to generate an aerosol, and a power supply assembly configured to supply power to the vaporization device. The vaporization device includes the foregoing vaporizer.
One or more embodiments are described by way of example with reference to the corresponding figures in the accompanying drawings, and the exemplary descriptions are not to be construed as limiting the embodiments. Elements/modules and steps in the accompanying drawings that have same reference numerals are represented as similar elements/modules and steps, and unless otherwise particularly stated, the figures in the accompanying drawings are not drawn to scale.
For ease of understanding of this application, this application is described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific implementations.
An embodiment of this application provides an electronic vaporization device. Referring to
In an optional implementation, as shown in
According to a preferred implementation shown in
A seal member 260 is arranged inside the power supply assembly 200, and at least a part of an inner space of the power supply assembly 200 is separated through the seal member 260 to form the receiving cavity 270. In the preferred implementation shown in
In the preferred implementation shown in
During use, the power supply assembly 200 includes a sensor 250, configured to sense an inhalation airflow generated by a suction nozzle cap 20 of the vaporizer 100 during inhalation, so that the controller 220 controls, according to a detection signal of the sensor 250, the battery cell 210 to output the current to the vaporizer 100.
Further, in the preferred implementation shown in
Embodiments in
a main housing 10. As shown in
Further, in the embodiment shown in
Further, referring to
Referring to a structure of the porous body 30 shown in
Further, referring to
In some implementations, the porous body 30 may be made of a material of a hard capillary structure such as a porous ceramic, a porous glass ceramic, or a porous glass. The heating element 40 is preferably formed on the vaporization surface 320 by mixing conductive raw material powder with a printing assistant to form a slurry and then sintering after printing, so that an entire surface or most of the surface of the heating element is closely attached to the vaporization surface 320, and the heating element has effects such as high vaporization efficiency, less heat loss, and dry-burn prevention or dry-burn reduction. In some embodiments, the heating element 40 may be made of a material such as stainless steel, nickel chromium alloy, iron chromium aluminum alloy, or metal titanium.
Further, referring to
The rigid support frame 60 holds the porous body 30 sleeved with the flexible silicone sleeve 50. In some embodiments, the rigid support frame may be substantially in a ring shape with a lower end being an opening, and an inner space thereof is configured to accommodate and hold the flexible silicone sleeve 50 and the porous body 30. On one hand, the flexible silicone sleeve 50 can seal a gap between the porous body 30 and the support frame 60 to prevent the liquid substrate from seeping out of the gap between the porous body 30 and the support frame 60. On the other hand, the flexible silicone sleeve 50 is located between the porous body 30 and the support frame 60, which is advantageous for the porous body 30 to be stably accommodated in the support frame 60 to avoid loosening.
The flexible seal element 70 is arranged on an end portion of the liquid storage cavity 12 facing the far end 120, and a shape thereof matches a cross section of an inner contour of the main housing 10, thereby sealing the liquid storage cavity 12 and preventing the liquid substrate from seeping from the liquid storage cavity 12. Further, to prevent shrinkage and deformation of a flexible silicone base 53 made of a flexible material from affecting sealing tightness, the rigid support frame 60 is accommodated in the flexible seal element 70 to support the flexible silicone base.
After mounting, to ensure smooth conveying of the liquid substrate and output of the aerosol, a first liquid guide hole 71 for the liquid substrate to flow through is provided on the flexible seal element 70, a second liquid guide hole 61 is correspondingly provided on the rigid support frame 60, and a third liquid guide hole 51 is provided on the flexible silicone sleeve During use, the liquid substrate in the liquid storage cavity 12 sequentially passes through the first liquid guide hole 71, the second liquid guide hole 61, and the third liquid guide hole 51 and flows to the liquid channel 33 of the porous body 30 held in the flexible silicone sleeve and then is absorbed by the liquid absorbing surface 310. Further, as shown by arrow R1 in
During inhalation, for an output structure of the aerosol, referring to
In the preferred embodiments shown in
With reference to the shape of the porous body 30 shown in
In a specific implementation, with reference to examples shown in
In addition, to prevent the air pressure balance channel 64 from directly communicating with the liquid channel 33 of the porous body 30, causing the conveyed liquid substrate to be leaked out from the air pressure balance channel 64, a block portion 53 extending in the length direction of the main housing 10 is arranged on an end portion of the flexible silicone sleeve 50 in the width direction shown in
As the liquid substrate in the liquid storage cavity 12 is gradually consumed, a negative pressure in the liquid storage cavity 12 gradually increases. When the negative pressure exceeds a certain threshold, the block portion 53 bends or deforms in a direction away from the air pressure balance channel 64, thereby opening the air pressure balance channel 64. As shown in
In other feasible implementations, a specific form of the air channel provided on the support frame 60 may be diversified. For example, the air channel includes a groove provided on the inner wall surface of the holding space 66. An end of the groove extends outside the holding space 66 to facilitate air to enter the groove, and another end of the groove terminates at a position on the inner wall surface of the holding space 66, and the position is close to the liquid channel on the porous body. The groove may be partially covered by the flexible silicone sleeve 50, a termination end of the groove is configured as the air outlet end of the air channel, and the termination end is covered by the block portion 53 on the flexible silicone sleeve 50, so that an air pressure of the groove can push the block portion 53 to deform toward the liquid channel, thereby causing the termination end of the groove to be in fluid communication with the liquid channel.
In the preferred embodiment shown in
Further, in a preferred embodiment, the notch or the slit 531a is in a shape of a cross.
The notch or the slit 531a in
Further, as shown in
It should be noted that, the specification of this application and the accompanying drawings thereof illustrate preferred embodiments of this application, but this application is not limited to the embodiments described in this specification. Further, a person of ordinary skill in the art may make improvements or modifications according to the foregoing description, and all the improvements and modifications shall fall within the protection scope of the attached claims of this application.
Claims
1. A vaporizer, comprising:
- a liquid storage cavity, configured to store a liquid substrate;
- a porous body, comprising a liquid channel running through the porous body in a length direction and being in fluid communication with the liquid storage cavity through the liquid channel to absorb the liquid substrate of the liquid storage cavity;
- a heating element, combined with the porous body and configured to heat at least a part of the liquid substrate in the porous body to generate an aerosol;
- a support frame, configured to hold the porous body, wherein at least one air channel is provided on the support frame, and the air channel comprises an air inlet end and an air outlet end close to the liquid channel; and
- a flexible seal element, positioned between the support frame and the porous body, wherein the seal element comprises a block portion that blocks or seals the air outlet end, and the block portion is configured to bend or deform in response to a negative pressure change in the liquid storage cavity to open the air channel for air to enter the liquid channel.
2. The vaporizer according to claim 1, wherein the support frame comprises a holding cavity, and the porous body is accommodated and held in the holding cavity; and
- the at least one air channel extends from an inner surface of the holding cavity to an outer surface of the support frame.
3. The vaporizer according to claim 1, wherein the block portion is configured to be located between the liquid channel and the air channel.
4. The vaporizer according to claim 1, wherein the at least one air channel is configured to extend in the length direction of the porous body.
5. The vaporizer according to claim 1, wherein the block portion is suspended relative to other parts of the seal element.
6. The vaporizer according to claim 1, wherein a notch or a slit is provided on the block portion; and the notch or the slit is configured to open or enlarge in response to the negative pressure change in the liquid storage cavity, thereby opening the air channel.
7. The vaporizer according to claim 1, wherein a recessed structure is arranged on the block portion to reduce strength of the block portion, so that the block portion is easier to bend or deform.
8. The vaporizer according to claim 1, wherein the porous body comprises a liquid absorbing surface adjacent to the liquid channel for absorbing the liquid substrate, and a vaporization surface for the aerosol to release and escape; and
- the vaporizer comprises a vaporization cavity that is in airflow communication with external air, wherein at least a part of the vaporization cavity is defined by the vaporization surface, and the air channel is in airflow communication with the vaporization cavity and then is in communication with the external air.
9. The vaporizer according to claim 2, wherein the seal element is configured in the holding cavity and wraps at least a part of an outer surface of the porous body.
10. The vaporizer according to claim 1, wherein the air outlet end of the air channel is configured to face the liquid channel.
11. An electronic vaporization device, comprising a vaporizer for vaporizing a liquid substrate to generate an aerosol, and a power supply assembly for supplying power to the vaporizer, wherein the electronic vaporization device comprises the vaporizer according to claim 1.
12. The vaporizer according to claim 2, wherein the block portion is configured to be located between the liquid channel and the air channel.
13. The vaporizer according to claim 2, wherein the at least one air channel is configured to extend in the length direction of the porous body.
14. The vaporizer according to claim 2, wherein the block portion is suspended relative to other parts of the seal element.
15. The vaporizer according to claim 2, wherein a notch or a slit is provided on the block portion; and the notch or the slit is configured to open or enlarge in response to the negative pressure change in the liquid storage cavity, thereby opening the air channel.
16. The vaporizer according to claim 2, wherein a recessed structure is arranged on the block portion to reduce strength of the block portion, so that the block portion is easier to bend or deform.
17. The vaporizer according to claim 2, wherein the porous body comprises a liquid absorbing surface adjacent to the liquid channel for absorbing the liquid substrate, and a vaporization surface for the aerosol to release and escape; and
- the vaporizer comprises a vaporization cavity that is in airflow communication with external air, wherein at least a part of the vaporization cavity is defined by the vaporization surface, and the air channel is in airflow communication with the vaporization cavity and then is in communication with the external air.
18. The vaporizer according to claim 2, wherein the air outlet end of the air channel is configured to face the liquid channel.
Type: Application
Filed: Oct 21, 2021
Publication Date: Dec 7, 2023
Inventors: FUYI LI (Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province), ZHONGLI XU (Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province), YONGHAI LI (Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province)
Application Number: 18/033,304