CN108201176B - Atomizer and electronic cigarette thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses an atomizer and an electronic cigarette thereof, wherein the atomizer comprises an atomization component, the atomization component comprises a heating element and a wiring terminal connected with the heating element, the atomization component further comprises a heating element fixing device, the heating element is fixed on the wiring terminal by the heating element fixing device, the heating element fixing device comprises a clamping part, the clamping part is movably arranged on the wiring terminal, the clamping part is separated from or closed with the wiring terminal by the movable clamping part, and when the clamping part is closed with the wiring terminal, the heating element is clamped between the clamping part and the wiring terminal; the electronic cigarette comprises the atomizer. The invention ensures that a user can fix the heating element by using the heating element fixing device without external installation tools and by only manual operation, thereby realizing the rapid installation or replacement of the heating element and having simple and easy operation.

Description

Atomizer and electronic cigarette thereof

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of electronic cigarettes, in particular to an atomizer and an electronic cigarette thereof.

Background

The existing electronic cigarette comprises an atomizer and a battery, and a liquid storage component and a heating component are arranged in the atomizer. The heating component is electrically driven by the battery, and the smoke liquid in the liquid storage component is heated to form smoke for users.

The heating component of the existing atomizer comprises a heating wire and a liquid guide element, wherein the heating wire is generally wound on the liquid guide element to heat smoke liquid adsorbed on the liquid guide element, so that smoke is generated. Screw holes are formed in positive and negative poles of an existing atomizer, a user carries out threaded fixation on the positive pole and the negative pole of a heating wire through the screw holes, under the general condition, the user carries out threaded fixation on the heating wire by means of an external tool, the operation is troublesome, and the installation efficiency is low.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to solve the technical problem of providing an atomizer and an electronic cigarette thereof, and a heating element can be quickly installed and fixed or replaced by a user only by manual operation without using an installation tool.

In order to solve the technical problems, the technical scheme provided by the invention is as follows:

the utility model provides an atomizer, includes atomizing subassembly, atomizing subassembly include heating element and with the binding post that heating element is connected, atomizing subassembly still includes heating element fixing device, heating element is by heating element fixing device is in on the binding post, heating element fixing device includes clamping part, clamping part movably sets up on the binding post, the activity clamping part makes clamping part with binding post separation or closure, works as clamping part with when binding post is closed, heating element presss from both sides in clamping part with between the binding post.

In one embodiment, the heating element fixing device further includes a first elastic member, one end of the first elastic member elastically abuts against the other side of the clamping portion opposite to the connection terminal, and the clamping portion and the connection terminal tend to be in a closed state due to the first elastic member.

In one embodiment, the heating element fixing device further comprises a guide post, one end of the guide post is fixedly connected with the wiring terminal, a limiting part is arranged at the other end of the guide post, the clamping part is sleeved on the guide post and can slide along the axial direction of the guide post, and the other end of the first elastic piece elastically abuts against the limiting part.

In one embodiment, the clamping part comprises a mounting part extending along the axial direction of the atomizer and a wire pressing part arranged at one end of the mounting part and perpendicular to the mounting part, a guide groove penetrating through the mounting part and the wire pressing part is formed in the clamping part along the axial direction, the guide post penetrates through the guide groove at one end of the limiting part and is fixedly connected with the wiring terminal, the other side of the clamping part opposite to the wiring terminal is a groove bottom wall of the guide groove, a groove slideway is formed in the wiring terminal, and when the clamping part is closed with the wiring terminal, the mounting part is contained in the groove slideway, and the wire pressing part is tightly attached to the wiring terminal.

In one embodiment, the heating element fixing device further includes a third elastic member, the clamping portion is rotatably disposed on the connecting terminal, two ends of the third elastic member respectively elastically support against the connecting terminal and the clamping portion, and the clamping portion and the connecting terminal tend to be in a closed state due to the third elastic member.

In one embodiment, the heating element fixing device further includes a fourth elastic member and a pulling block, the clamping portion is rotatably disposed on the connection terminal, two ends of the fourth elastic member respectively elastically abut against the connection terminal and the clamping portion, the fourth elastic member makes the clamping portion and the connection terminal tend to be in an open state, and when the heating element is clamped between the clamping portion and the connection terminal, the pulling block is used for fixing the clamping portion and the connection terminal.

In one embodiment, the binding post with the clamping part has the curb plate of mutual overlapping, be equipped with first adjustment tank on the curb plate of clamping part, first adjustment tank is including being close to the clamping part with the first adjustment tank wide end of binding post junction with keep away from near the clamping part with the first adjustment tank narrow end of binding post junction, first adjustment tank wide end with first adjustment tank narrow end intercommunication each other, the second adjustment tank has been seted up to corresponding on the curb plate of binding post the first adjustment tank, when the shifting block wears to establish in the bottom of first adjustment tank wide end with the second adjustment tank, clamping part with the binding post separation, when rotating the clamping part to first adjustment tank narrow end with the top of second adjustment tank is aimed at, and makes the shifting block wear to establish in the first adjustment tank narrow end with the top of second adjustment tank, the clamping part with binding post is closed.

In one embodiment, the atomizer further comprises a liquid guiding element, the atomization assembly further comprises a base and a rotary fixing ring arranged on the base, a fixing groove is formed in the base, a baffle plate for covering/opening the fixing groove is arranged on the rotary fixing ring, the end portion of the liquid guiding element is inserted into the fixing groove, and the end portion of the liquid guiding element is fixed between the side wall of the baffle plate and the groove wall corresponding to the fixing groove through rotating the rotary fixing ring.

In one embodiment, the atomizer further comprises a second elastic piece, a stop block is arranged on one side of the baffle, the lower end of the stop block is inserted into the fixing groove, the upper end of the stop block protrudes out of the upper end of the rotary fixing ring, one end of the second elastic piece elastically abuts against the lower end of the stop block, and the other end of the second elastic piece elastically abuts against the groove wall of the fixing groove far away from the stop block.

An electronic cigarette comprising the atomizer of any one of the above.

The invention has the following beneficial effects: through heating element fixing device for the user need not to operate with the help of external mounting tool, only need the hand, just can realize heating element's fixed, thereby can realize heating element's quick installation or change, easy operation.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a nebulizer of the first embodiment;

FIG. 2 is an exploded schematic view of the atomizer shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the atomizer of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the atomizer of FIG. 1 at another angle;

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of the atomizing assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an exploded schematic view of a nebulizer of the second embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a nebulizer of the second embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of an atomization assembly when the liquid guiding element is unlocked in the second embodiment;

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of an atomization assembly when the liquid guiding element is locked in the second embodiment;

FIG. 10 is an exploded view of a heating element fixing device of the third embodiment;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view showing the structure of a heating element fixing device according to the third embodiment;

FIG. 12 is a schematic view showing the structure of a heating element fixing device according to the third embodiment when not locked;

fig. 13 is a schematic structural view of a nebulizer of the fourth embodiment;

FIG. 14 is a schematic view of the atomizing assembly shown in FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is an exploded schematic view of the atomizing assembly shown in FIG. 14;

FIG. 16 is an exploded view of the first clip and the second clip of FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is a schematic view of the atomizing assembly of FIG. 14 with the heat generating element and the liquid directing element removed;

FIG. 18 is a schematic view of a mounting base and heating element fixture;

fig. 19 is a schematic view of the first clip and the second clip in a closed state.

In the figure: 1. the atomizing assembly, 2, the housing, 11, the insulating ring, 12, the first positive electrode contact, 13, the first fastener, 14, the base screw ring, 141, the air intake groove, 15, the air adjusting ring, 151, the air adjusting ring, 152, the positioning boss, 16, the positive electrode post, 161, the terminal, 162, the lead terminal, 163, the lead post, 164, the second mounting hole, 17, the second fastener, 18, the positive electrode insulating base, 19, the base, 191, the connection post, 192, the mounting groove, 193, the vent hole, 194, the fixing groove, 110, the negative electrode post, 1101, the first mounting hole, 111, the rotary fixing ring, 1111, the baffle plate, 1112, the first stopper, 1113, the second stopper, 112, the heating element, 113, the cover plate, 1131, the mounting portion, 1132, the pressing portion 1133, the guide groove, 114, the first elastic member, 115, the guide post, 1151, the limit portion 116, the second elastic member, 117, heating element fixing base, 118, first fixing shaft, 119, third elastic piece, 120, liquid guiding element, 31, mounting base, 311, air inlet, 312, negative electrode clamping piece assembly positioning groove, 313, first insulating base positioning groove, 314, assembly groove, 3141, arc-shaped end, 32, second insulating base, 33, second positive electrode contact, 34, first insulating base, 341, positive electrode base positioning groove, 35, positive electrode base, 351, positioning hole, 352, positive electrode clamping piece assembly positioning groove, 36, fixing piece, 37, second fixing shaft, 38, first clamping piece, 381, first adjusting groove, 3811, first adjusting groove wide end, 3812, first adjusting groove narrow end, 382, first clamping piece opening groove, 39, second clamping piece, 391, second adjusting groove, 392, second clamping piece opening groove, 40, fourth elastic piece, 41 and shifting block.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific examples, which are not intended to be limiting, so that those skilled in the art will better understand the invention and practice it.

Example 1

As shown in fig. 1, an atomizer convenient for fixing a heating element comprises a shell 2 and an atomization assembly 1, wherein one end of the atomization assembly 1 is installed in the shell 2, and the other end of the atomization assembly 1 is exposed out of the shell 2.

As shown in fig. 2-5, the atomizing assembly 1 includes an insulating ring 11, a first positive contact 12, a base threaded ring 14, and a gas regulating ring 15. The first positive electrode contact 12 is sleeved in the insulating ring 11, the first positive electrode contact 12 and the insulating ring 11 are installed at the center of the bottom end of the base threaded ring 14, and the air regulating ring 15 is rotatably sleeved outside the base threaded ring 14. An air inlet groove 141 is formed in the side wall of the base threaded ring 14, an air regulating groove 151 is formed in the side wall of the air regulating ring 15 corresponding to the air inlet groove 141, and the communication area between the air regulating groove 151 and the air inlet groove 141 can be adjusted by rotating the air regulating ring 15, so that the air quantity entering the atomizer can be adjusted. The inner wall of the air conditioning ring 15 is further provided with a positioning protrusion 152, when the air conditioning ring 15 is rotated to the position where the positioning protrusion 152 is stopped by the groove wall on one side of the air inlet groove 141, the communication area between the air conditioning groove 151 and the air inlet groove 141 is maximum, and when the air conditioning ring 15 is rotated to the position where the positioning protrusion 152 is stopped by the groove wall on the other side of the air inlet groove 151, the communication area between the air conditioning groove 151 and the air inlet groove 141 is minimum.

The atomizing assembly 1 further comprises a base 19, a heating element 112, a connection terminal and a heating element fixing device, wherein the base 19 is mounted on the base threaded ring 14, the connection terminal is mounted on the base 19, and the heating element 112 is fixed on the connection terminal by the heating element fixing device. In this embodiment, the heating element 112 is a heating wire. It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the heating element 112 may also be a heating rod or a heating sheet. When the heating element 112 is a heating rod, leads may be provided at both ends of the heating rod, and the leads may be used as lead-out ends, so that the heating element fixing device is clamped and fixed.

The atomizing assembly 1 further comprises two first fasteners 13, and the base screw ring 14 is connected to the base 19 by the two first fasteners 13. Specifically, the lower surface of the base 19 extends downward in the axial direction of the base 19 with two connection posts 191, and the first fastener 13 penetrates from the bottom end of the base screw ring 14 into the inner cavity of the base screw ring 14 and is connected with the corresponding connection post 191, thereby fixing the base 19. In this embodiment, the two first fasteners 13 are pins, and the two first fasteners 12 are in interference fit with the corresponding connecting posts 191. It will be appreciated that the number of the connecting posts 191 is not limited, and the first fastener 13 is only required to be engaged to fix the base 19. In other embodiments, the number of the connecting posts 191 may be one or more than two, and the number of the first fasteners 13 may be corresponding to the number of the connecting posts 191. It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the first fastener 13 may also be coupled to the corresponding coupling post 191 by other means, such as a threaded connection.

In this embodiment, there are two connection terminals, namely, the positive electrode post 16 and the negative electrode post 110, respectively, one lead-out end of the heating element 112 is fixed to the positive electrode post 16 by a heating element fixing device, and the other lead-out end of the heating element 112 is fixed to the negative electrode post 110 by another heating element fixing device. Positive electrode terminal 16 and negative electrode terminal 110 are each mounted on base 19.

The atomizing assembly 1 further includes a positive insulator 18 and a second fastener 17. A vent hole 193 is formed in the center of the base 19, and two mounting grooves 192 are formed in the base 19 on opposite sides of the vent hole 193. The positive electrode post 16 is substantially L-shaped, one end of the positive electrode post 16 extending upward along the axial direction of the atomizer is a terminal 161, one end of the positive electrode post 16 extending inward along the radial direction of the atomizer is a lead-in end 162, the terminal 161 extends into one of the mounting grooves 192 from the bottom end of the base 19 and extends out from the top end of the base 19, the lead-in end 162 is aligned with the first positive electrode contact 12, and the other side of the lead-in end 162 opposite to the terminal 161 extends downward along the axial direction of the atomizer to form a lead-in post 163 electrically connected with the first positive electrode contact 12. The positive electrode insulating base 18 is disposed between the positive electrode 16 and the base 19 so as to insulate the positive electrode 16 and the base 19 from each other. The bottom end of the negative electrode column 110 is inserted into the other mounting groove 192 from the top end of the base 19, a first mounting hole 1101 penetrating through two ends of the negative electrode column 110 is formed in the negative electrode column 110 along the axial direction of the negative electrode column 110, and the second fastener 17 extends into the other mounting groove 192 from the bottom end of the base 19 and reaches the bottom end of the first mounting hole 1101 to fix the negative electrode column 110. In this embodiment, the second fastening member 17 is a screw, and the bottom end of the first mounting hole 1101 is provided with an internal thread, and the second fastening member 17 is screwed to the bottom end of the first mounting hole 1101, so as to fix the negative electrode post 110. It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the second fastener 17 may also be secured to the bottom end of the first mounting hole 1101 by other means, such as an interference fit.

In this embodiment, the heating element fixing device includes a cover plate 113 (i.e. a clamping portion), a guide post 115, and a first elastic member 114. The cover plate 113 is substantially T-shaped and includes a mounting portion 1131 extending in the axial direction of the atomizer, and a pressing portion 1132 disposed at one end of the mounting portion 1131 and perpendicular to the mounting portion 1131. The cover plate 113 is provided with a guide groove 1133 penetrating through the mounting portion 1131 and the pressing line portion 1132 along the axial direction, the guide post 115 penetrates through the guide groove 1133 and is fixedly connected with the wiring terminal, and one end, far away from the wiring terminal, of the guide post 115 is provided with a limiting portion 1151. The diameter of the guide post 115 < the diameter of the bottom of the guide groove 1133 < the diameter of the stopper 1151 of the guide post 115, and the diameter of the rest of the guide groove 1133 > the diameter of the stopper 1151 of the guide post 115, thereby allowing the cover plate 113 to slide in the axial direction of the guide post 115 and not to be separated from the guide post 115. The first elastic member 114 is sleeved on the outer periphery of the guide post 115, and one end of the first elastic member 114 elastically abuts against the limiting portion 1151 of the guide post 115, and the other end of the first elastic member 114 elastically abuts against the bottom wall of the guide groove 1133. In this embodiment, the first elastic member 114 is a compression spring. The guide post 115 is a pin, and the limiting portion 1151 is a nut of the pin.

In a heating element fixing device, a guide post 115 is fixed to a positive electrode post 16. Specifically, the cover plate 113 is sleeved on the guide post 115 through a guide groove 1133 and can slide along the axial direction of the guide post 115, the terminal 161 of the positive pole 16 is provided with a second mounting hole 164 along the axial direction, the bottom end of the guide post 115 is in interference fit with the top end of the second mounting hole 164, a first elastic piece 114 is arranged between the bottom wall of the guide groove 1133 and a limiting part 1151 of the guide post 115, and when the cover plate 113 slides relative to the guide post 115, the wire pressing part 1132 is far away from or abuts against the terminal 161 of the positive pole 16.

In another heating element fixing device, the guide post 115 is fixed to the negative electrode post 110. Specifically, the cover plate 113 is sleeved on the guide post 115 through a guide groove 1133 and can slide along the axial direction of the guide post 115, the bottom end of the guide post 115 is in interference fit with the top end of the first mounting hole 1101, a first elastic piece 114 is arranged between the bottom wall of the guide groove 1133 and the limiting part 1151 of the guide post 115, and when the cover plate 113 slides relative to the guide post 115, the wire pressing part 1132 is far away from or presses against the negative pole post 110.

In this embodiment, the positive electrode column 16 and the negative electrode column 110 are further provided with groove slideways for accommodating the mounting portions 1131, so that the mounting portions 1131 of the cover plate 113 are accommodated in the corresponding groove slideways in a natural state, and the pressing portions 1132 can be tightly attached to the positive electrode column 16 and the negative electrode column 110.

The working principle of the heating element fixing device of the embodiment is as follows:

when the heating element 112 needs to be fixed, the cover plate 113 is lifted, the cover plate 113 is far away from the positive pole 16, one leading-out end of the heating element 112 is placed on the positive pole 16, the cover plate 113 is loosened, the cover plate 113 automatically resets under the action of the elastic force of the first elastic piece 114, and one leading-out end of the heating element 112 is pressed.

Similarly, the other leading-out end of the heating element 112 is fixed by the other heating element fixing device, that is, the cover plate 113 is lifted, the cover plate 113 is far away from the negative pole 110, the other leading-out end of the heating element 112 is placed on the negative pole 110, the cover plate 113 is loosened, the cover plate 113 is automatically reset under the elastic force of the first elastic piece 114, and the other leading-out end of the heating element 112 is pressed.

It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the cover plate 113 may also be flat. The cover plate 113 is provided with a guide hole penetrating through the upper surface and the lower surface of the cover plate 113, the diameter of the guide column 115 is smaller than the diameter of the guide hole and smaller than the diameter of the limit part 1151 of the guide column 115, the guide column 115 penetrates through the guide hole and is fixedly connected with the wiring terminal, the first elastic piece 114 is sleeved on the periphery of the guide column 115, one end of the first elastic piece 114 elastically abuts against the limit part 1151 of the guide column 115, and the other end of the first elastic piece 114 elastically abuts against the upper surface of the cover plate 113. Thereby, the cover plate 113 is lifted, the lower surface of the cover plate 113 is far away from the wiring terminal, the first elastic piece 114 is compressed between the upper surface of the cover plate 113 and the limiting part of the guide post 115, after the leading-out end of the heating element 112 is placed on the wiring terminal, the cover plate 113 is loosened, the cover plate 113 is automatically reset under the elastic force of the first elastic piece 114, and the lower surface of the cover plate 113 compresses the leading-out end of the heating element 112.

The atomizer further includes a liquid guiding element (not shown), and in this embodiment, the heating element 112 is a heating wire, and the heating wire is wound around the periphery of the liquid guiding element. The user takes down shell 2, drops the cigarette on the drain component, covers shell 2 again, and is connected with the battery device (not shown) of electron cigarette electricity with the atomizer, can use. In use, ambient air flows through the air conditioning tank 151, the air inlet tank 141 and the air vent 193 to the heating element 112, mixes with smoke generated by the aerosol of the heating element 112, and flows out of the opening at the top end of the housing 2.

In this embodiment, to fix two ends of the liquid guiding element, a rotating fixing ring 111 is further installed on the base 19, two fixing grooves 194 are further formed in the base 19, two baffles 1111 are disposed on the rotating fixing ring 111 corresponding to the two fixing grooves 194, and the user manually rotates the rotating fixing ring 111 to fix the liquid guiding element. The specific process is as follows: after winding the heating wire on the liquid guiding element, the user manually rotates the rotary fixing ring 111, so that the baffle 1111 of the rotary fixing ring 111 is far away from the fixing groove 194, the exposed opening of the fixing groove 194 is increased, two ends of the liquid guiding element are respectively placed in the corresponding fixing grooves 194 on the base 19, and then manually rotates the rotary fixing ring 111, so that the baffle 1111 gradually covers the fixing grooves 194, the exposed opening of the fixing groove 194 is gradually reduced, and finally the liquid guiding element is clamped through the side wall of the baffle 1111 and the groove wall corresponding to the fixing groove 194.

The embodiment also provides an electronic cigarette comprising the atomizer.

Example two

The second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that,

as shown in fig. 6 to 9, two stoppers, a first stopper 1112 and a second stopper 1113, are provided on the inner wall of the rotation fixing ring 111. The first stopper 1112 is fixed to one side wall of one of the baffles 1111, the second stopper 1113 is fixed to one side wall of the other baffle 1111, the lower end of the first stopper 1112 is inserted into one of the fixing grooves 194 of the base 19, and the lower end of the second stopper 1113 is inserted into the other fixing groove 194 of the base 19. The upper ends of the first stopper 1112 and the second stopper 1113 protrude beyond the upper end of the rotation fixing ring 111. In this embodiment, the fixing groove 194 is a fan-shaped groove.

The second elastic member 116 is disposed in both fixing grooves 194. One end of the second elastic piece 116 in one fixing groove 194 elastically abuts against the lower end of the first stop block 1112, and the other end elastically abuts against the wall of the fixing groove 194 far away from the first stop block 1112; similarly, one end of the second elastic member 116 in the other fixing groove 194 elastically abuts against the lower end of the second block 1113, and the other end elastically abuts against the groove wall of the fixing groove 194 away from the second block 1113. In this embodiment, the two second elastic members 116 are springs.

The embodiment can realize automatic resetting of the rotary fixing ring 111, and further realize automatic fixing and clamping of the liquid guiding element 120, and the specific principle is as follows: after the heating wire is wound on the liquid guiding element 120, the rotary fixing ring 111 is rotated through the upper end of the first stop block 1112 or the upper end of the second stop block 1113, so that openings of the two fixing grooves 194 on the base 9 covered by the baffle 1111 of the rotary fixing ring 111 are increased, two ends of the liquid guiding element 120 are respectively placed in the corresponding fixing grooves 194, the rotary fixing ring 111 is loosened, and then the rotary fixing ring 111 is automatically reset under the action of elastic force of the two second elastic pieces 116, so that the liquid guiding element 120 is clamped, and the fixing of the liquid guiding element 120 is realized. The state after the fixing of the liquid guiding element 120 is shown in fig. 9, and the state before the fixing of the liquid guiding element 120 is shown in fig. 8.

Example III

As shown in fig. 10-12, the third embodiment provides another way of matching the heating element fixing device with the connection terminal.

In this embodiment, the connection terminal is a heating element fixing base 117 for indicating a positive electrode post or a negative electrode post. The heating element fixing device includes a cover plate 113 (i.e., a clamping portion), a first fixing shaft 118, and a third elastic member 119. The cover plate 113 is rotatably arranged on the heating element fixing seat 117 through a first fixing shaft 118, a third elastic piece 119 is sleeved on the first fixing shaft 118, two ends of the third elastic piece 119 respectively elastically abut against the heating element fixing seat 117 and the cover plate 113, and the heating element fixing seat 117 and the cover plate 113 are enabled to be in a closed state by the third elastic piece 119. In this embodiment, the third elastic member 119 is a torsion spring. In the present embodiment, the cover plate 113 is rotatably provided on the heating element fixing base 117 by being hinged to the heating element fixing base 117.

The closed state of the heating element fixing device when the heating element is locked is shown in fig. 11, and the open state of the heating element fixing device when the heating element is unlocked is shown in fig. 12.

The working principle of the heating element fixing device of the embodiment is as follows:

when the heating element 112 needs to be fixed, the cover plate 113 is rotated, the cover plate 113 rotates relative to the heating element fixing seat 117, the leading-out end of the heating element 112 is placed on the heating element fixing seat 117, the cover plate 113 is loosened, the cover plate 113 automatically resets under the elastic action of the third elastic piece 119, and the leading-out end of the heating element 112 is pressed.

Example IV

As shown in fig. 13, an atomizer for facilitating fixing of a heating element includes a housing 2 and an atomizing assembly 1, the atomizing assembly 1 being mounted in the housing 2.

As shown in fig. 14 to 15, the atomizing assembly 1 includes a mounting seat 31, a heating element 112, a connection terminal, a heating element fixing device, and a liquid guiding element 120, the connection terminal is provided on the mounting seat 31, the heating element 112 is at least partially provided in contact with the liquid guiding element 120, and a lead-out end of the heating element 112 is fixed on the connection terminal by the heating element fixing device. In this embodiment, the heating element 112 is a heating wire, and the heating wire is wound around the liquid guiding element 120. It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the heating element 112 may also be a heating rod or a heating sheet. When the heating element 112 is a heating rod, leads may be provided at both ends of the heating rod, and the leads may be used as lead-out ends, so that the heating element fixing device is clamped and fixed.

As shown in fig. 16 to 17, the heating element fixing device includes a first clamping piece 38, a fourth elastic piece 40 and a pulling block 41, wherein the first clamping piece 38 is a clamping portion. The terminal is a second clip 39. The first jaw 38 is rotatably mounted on the second jaw 39. The two ends of the fourth elastic member 40 respectively elastically abut against the inner wall of the first clamping piece 38 and the inner wall of the second clamping piece 39, so that the first clamping piece 38 and the second clamping piece 39 tend to be in an open state. After the leading-out end of the heating element 112 is placed between the first clamping piece 38 and the second clamping piece 39, the first clamping piece 38 is rotated to the first clamping piece 38 and the second clamping piece 39 to clamp the heating element 112, and then the first clamping piece 38 and the second clamping piece 39 are fixed through the shifting block 41 to prevent the first clamping piece 38 and the second clamping piece 39 from being separated, so that the fixing of the heating element is completed. In this embodiment, the fourth elastic member 40 is a torsion spring.

In this embodiment, the first clamping piece 38 and the second clamping piece 39 are respectively provided with two side plates, the side plates of the first clamping piece 38 and the side plates of the second clamping piece 39 are arranged opposite to each other, and the side plates of the second clamping piece 39 are coated outside the corresponding side plates of the first clamping piece 38. The heating element fixing device further includes a second fixing shaft 37. The second fixing shaft 37 sequentially penetrates the bottom ends of the four side plates to hinge the first and second jaws 38 and 39. The fourth elastic member 40 is sleeved on the second fixing shaft 37, and two ends of the fourth elastic member 40 respectively elastically abut against the inner wall of the first clamping piece 38 and the inner wall of the second clamping piece 39, so that the first clamping piece 38 and the second clamping piece 39 tend to be in an open state.

A first adjusting groove 381 is formed on one side plate of the first clamping piece 38, and the first adjusting groove 381 includes a first adjusting groove wide end 3811 close to the hinge and a first adjusting groove narrow end 3812 far away from the hinge, and the first adjusting groove wide end 3811 and the first adjusting groove narrow end 3812 are mutually communicated to form an inclined L shape. The side plate of the second clamping piece 39 is provided with a second adjusting groove 391 corresponding to the first adjusting groove 381. The width of the first adjustment groove wide end 3811 is greater than the width of the first adjustment groove narrow end 3812, and the width of the first adjustment groove narrow end 3812 and the width of the second adjustment groove 391 are both comparable to the diameter of the dial block 41. The pulling block 41 sequentially passes through the bottom end of the second adjustment groove 391 and the first adjustment groove wide end 3811, and since the first and second clips 38 and 39 tend to be opened, the top end of the second adjustment groove 391 is in a staggered state from the first adjustment groove narrow end 3812. After the leading-out end of the heating element 112 is placed between the first clamping piece 38 and the second clamping piece 39, the first clamping piece 38 is rotated, and the first narrow adjustment groove end 3812 is also rotated toward the second clamping piece 39, so that the first narrow adjustment groove end 3812 is finally aligned with the upper end of the second adjustment groove 391, at this time, the pulling block 41 can be slid upward into the upper end of the second adjustment groove 391 and the first narrow adjustment groove end 3812, thereby preventing the upper end of the second adjustment groove 391 from being separated from the first narrow adjustment groove end 3812, i.e., preventing the first clamping piece 38 from being separated from the second clamping piece 39. Thus, the fixation of the heating element is completed.

The first clip 38 and the second clip 39 are also each provided with an open slot for receiving a heating element. The opening groove provided on the first clip 38 is a first clip opening groove 382 shown in fig. 16, the opening groove provided on the second clip 39 is a second clip opening groove 392 shown in fig. 16, and the first clip opening groove 382 and the second clip opening groove 392 clamp the heating element 112 when the first clip 38 and the second clip 39 are closed.

In this embodiment, the first clip opening 382 is disposed on two side plates of the first clip 38, and two side plates are disposed on each side plate, so that there are four first clip opening 382. The second clip opening grooves 392 are provided on two side plates of the second clip 39, and two are provided on each side plate, so that there are four second clip opening grooves 392 in total. Each first clip opening 382 and each second clip opening 392 form a ring-like structure for receiving the heating element 112 when the first clip 38 and the second clip 39 are closed, so as to fix the heating element 112.

In this embodiment, each of the leading-out ends of the heating element 112 passes through two annular structures at the same height, and one of the leading-out ends of the heating element 112 is fixed by the two annular structures, so that the fixing is more reliable. It can be appreciated that the number of the first clip opening slots 382 and the second clip opening slots 392 is not limited, and the number of the annular structures formed by the first clip opening slots 382 and the corresponding second clip opening slots 392 is only required to be greater than or equal to the number of the outlets of the heating element 112. In this embodiment, there are two terminals, namely, a positive terminal and a negative terminal, respectively, so there are two second clamping pieces 39, one second clamping piece 39 is used as the positive terminal, and the other second clamping piece 39 is used as the negative terminal.

The second clamping piece 39 as the negative electrode wiring terminal is integrally formed with one heating element fixing device and connected with the mounting seat 31 through the negative electrode clamping piece assembly positioning groove 312, and the second clamping piece 39 as the positive electrode wiring terminal is integrally formed with the other heating element fixing device and connected with the mounting seat 31 through the positive electrode clamping piece assembly positioning groove 352.

Specifically, the mounting seat 31 is generally in a disc-shaped structure, the upper surface of the mounting seat 31 is convexly provided with a negative electrode clamping piece assembly positioning groove 312, and the upper surface of the mounting seat 31 is also provided with a first insulating seat positioning groove 313 opposite to the negative electrode clamping piece assembly positioning groove 312. The atomizer further comprises a first insulating seat 34, a positive electrode seat 35 and a fixing member 36. The first insulating seat 34 is installed in the first insulating seat positioning groove 313 of the mounting seat 31, and the first insulating seat 34 insulates the positive electrode connection terminal from the mounting seat 31. The first insulating base 34 is provided with a positive electrode base positioning groove 341, and the positive electrode base 35 is installed in the positive electrode base positioning groove 341. The upper surface of the positive electrode base 35 is provided with a positive electrode clamping piece assembly positioning groove 352.

The negative clip assembly locating slot 312 has a set of opposing slot walls each provided with a locating hole 351. After the second clamping piece 39 serving as the negative electrode binding post and the heating element fixing device are integrally placed in the negative electrode clamping piece assembly positioning groove 312, the second fixing shaft 37 passes through the positioning hole 351 on one side wall of the negative electrode clamping piece assembly positioning groove 312, passes through the first clamping piece 38 and the second clamping piece 39, passes through the positioning hole 351 on the other side wall of the negative electrode clamping piece assembly positioning groove 312, and is locked by the fixing piece 36.

Similarly, the positive clip assembly locating slot 352 has a set of opposing slot walls each provided with a locating hole 351. After the second clamping piece 39 serving as the positive electrode binding post and the other heating element fixing device are integrally placed in the positive electrode clamping piece assembly positioning groove 352, the second fixing shaft 37 passes through the positioning hole 351 of the groove wall on one side of the positive electrode clamping piece assembly positioning groove 352, passes through the first clamping piece 38 and the second clamping piece 39, passes through the positioning hole 351 of the groove wall on the other side of the positive electrode clamping piece assembly positioning groove 352, and is locked by the fixing piece 36.

In this embodiment, the fixing member 36 is a nut, and the second fixing shaft 37 is a screw, and the two are locked by screw-fit.

The state before the mounting seat 31 and the heating element fixing device and the wiring terminal are mounted is shown in fig. 18; the state of the mounting base 31 and the heating element fixing device and the connection terminal after mounting is shown in fig. 17.

The second clamping piece 39 serving as the negative electrode wiring terminal is tightly matched with the negative electrode clamping piece assembly positioning groove 312, so that the whole clamping piece assembly is reliably fixed and does not shake; the second clamping piece 39 serving as the positive electrode binding post is tightly matched with the positive electrode clamping piece assembly positioning groove 352, so that the whole clamping piece assembly is reliably fixed, and shaking does not occur.

The working principle of the heating element fixing device of the embodiment is as follows:

the bottom end of the first adjusting groove 381 is a first adjusting groove wide end 3811, the rest is a first adjusting groove narrow end 3812, the width of the first adjusting groove wide end 3811 is larger than the width of the first adjusting groove narrow end 3812, the width of the first adjusting groove narrow end 3812 and the width of the second adjusting groove 391 are equal to the diameter of the shifting block 41, when the shifting block 41 is placed at the bottom end of the first adjusting groove 381, the shifting block 41 is located at the bottom ends of the first adjusting groove wide end 3811 and the second adjusting groove 391, and the first clamping piece 38 and the second clamping piece 39 are in a V shape under the elastic action of the fourth elastic piece 40 due to the fact that the width of the first adjusting groove wide end 3811 is larger than the width of the second adjusting groove 391.

When the heating element 112 needs to be fixed, in a heating element fixing device, one leading-out end of the heating element 112 is placed in the first clamping piece opening slot 382, the first clamping piece 38 and the second clamping piece 39 are tightly pressed with force, after the first clamping piece 38 and the second clamping piece 39 are closed together, the shifting block 41 is slid upwards to the top ends of the first clamping piece 38 and the second clamping piece 39, as the width of the first clamping piece 3812 and the width of the second clamping piece 391 are equal to the diameter of the shifting block 41, after the external force is removed, the shifting block 41 is clamped under the elastic force of the fourth elastic piece 40 after the second clamping piece 391 and the first clamping piece 381 are slightly displaced, so that the shifting block 41 cannot slide down, and the first clamping piece 38 and the second clamping piece 39 are fixed, and the shifting block 41 is prevented from being separated. At this time, the second clip opening 392 and the first clip opening 382 clamp one lead-out terminal of the heating element 112. Likewise, the other leading end of the heating element 112 may be placed in the other heating element fixture and clamped with the other second clip 39. The first clip 38 and the second clip 39 are closed as shown in fig. 19.

As shown in fig. 14, in this embodiment, the atomizer includes two heating elements 112 and two liquid guiding elements 120, and two outlets of each heating element 112 are fixed by the above principle.

As shown in fig. 15, the atomizer further comprises a second positive electrode 33 and a second insulating base 32. The second positive electrode contact 33 is sleeved in the second insulating seat 32, and the second positive electrode contact 33 and the second insulating seat 32 are installed at the bottom center of the installation seat 31 together, and the second positive electrode contact 33 is electrically connected with the positive electrode wiring terminal.

The side wall of the mounting seat 31 is provided with an air inlet hole 311, and the shell 2 is provided with a through hole corresponding to the air inlet hole 311, so that the outside air is communicated with the inside of the atomization assembly through the through hole and the air inlet hole 311. The mounting seat 31 is further provided with an assembly groove 314, both ends of the assembly groove 314 are provided with arc-shaped ends 3141, and the arc-shaped ends 3141 extend towards the center direction of the mounting seat 31. After the heating element 112 is wound around the liquid-guiding member 120, both ends of the liquid-guiding member 120 are placed in the arc-shaped ends 3141 of the fitting groove 314 and fixed.

It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the first adjustment slot 381 may be provided on the second clip 39, and correspondingly, the second adjustment slot 391 may be provided on the first clip 38.

The embodiment also provides an electronic cigarette comprising the atomizer.

The above-described embodiments are merely preferred embodiments for fully explaining the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Equivalent substitutions and modifications will occur to those skilled in the art based on the present invention, and are intended to be within the scope of the present invention. The protection scope of the invention is subject to the claims.

Claims (9)

1. The atomizer comprises an atomization assembly, wherein the atomization assembly comprises a heating element and a wiring terminal connected with the heating element, and is characterized by further comprising a heating element fixing device, wherein the heating element is fixed on the wiring terminal through the heating element fixing device, the heating element fixing device comprises a clamping part, the clamping part is movably arranged on the wiring terminal, the clamping part is moved to enable the clamping part to be separated from or closed with the wiring terminal, and when the clamping part is closed with the wiring terminal, the heating element is clamped between the clamping part and the wiring terminal; the atomizer still includes the drain component, the atomizing subassembly still includes the base and installs rotatory solid fixed ring on the base, be provided with the fixed slot on the base, be provided with on the rotatory solid fixed ring and cover/open the baffle of fixed slot, the tip of drain component inserts in the fixed slot.

2. The atomizer of claim 1 wherein said heating element fixing means further comprises a first elastic member, one end of said first elastic member elastically abuts against the other side of said holding portion opposite to said terminal, said first elastic member causing said holding portion and said terminal to be brought to a closed state.

3. The atomizer of claim 2 wherein said heating element fixing means further comprises a guide post, one end of said guide post is fixedly connected to said terminal, the other end of said guide post is provided with a stopper, said holding portion is sleeved on said guide post and is slidable in an axial direction of said guide post, and the other end of said first elastic member is elastically biased against said stopper.

4. The atomizer of claim 3 wherein said clamping portion comprises a mounting portion extending axially along said atomizer and a wire pressing portion disposed at one end of said mounting portion and perpendicular to said mounting portion, a guide slot extending through said mounting portion and said wire pressing portion is axially formed in said clamping portion, one end of said guide post opposite said limiting portion is fixedly connected with said terminal after passing through said guide slot, the other side of said clamping portion opposite said terminal is a bottom wall of said guide slot, said terminal is provided with a recessed slide, said mounting portion is received in said recessed slide when said clamping portion is closed with said terminal, and said wire pressing portion is tightly adhered to said terminal.

5. The atomizer of claim 1 wherein said heating element fixing means further comprises a third elastic member, said holding portion is rotatably provided on said terminal, both ends of said third elastic member are elastically abutted against said terminal and said holding portion, respectively, and said third elastic member makes said holding portion and said terminal tend to be in a closed state.

6. The atomizer of claim 1 wherein said heating element fixing means further comprises a fourth elastic member and a pulling block, said holding portion is rotatably provided on said terminal, both ends of said fourth elastic member are elastically abutted against said terminal and said holding portion, respectively, said fourth elastic member causes said holding portion and said terminal to be brought to an open state, and said pulling block is for fixing said holding portion and said terminal when said heating element is sandwiched between said holding portion and said terminal.

7. The atomizer of claim 6 wherein said terminal and said clamping portion have overlapping side plates, said clamping portion side plates having a first adjustment slot, said first adjustment slot including a first adjustment slot wide end adjacent said clamping portion and said terminal connection and a first adjustment slot narrow end distal from said clamping portion and said terminal connection, said first adjustment slot wide end and said first adjustment slot narrow end being in communication with each other, said terminal side plates having a second adjustment slot corresponding to said first adjustment slot, said clamping portion being spaced from said terminal when said paddle is disposed in said first adjustment slot wide end and said second adjustment slot bottom end, said terminal being closed when said clamping portion is rotated into alignment with said second adjustment slot top end and said paddle is disposed in said first adjustment slot narrow end and said second adjustment slot top end.

8. The atomizer of claim 1 further comprising a second elastic member, wherein a stopper is provided at one side of said baffle plate, a lower end of said stopper is inserted into said fixing groove, an upper end of said stopper protrudes out of an upper end of said rotating fixing ring, one end of said second elastic member is elastically abutted against a lower end of said stopper, and the other end of said second elastic member is elastically abutted against a wall of said fixing groove remote from said stopper.

9. An electronic cigarette comprising the atomizer of any one of claims 1-8.