WO2016119144A1 - 一种电子烟烟油余量检测装置、电子烟及电子烟控制方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to the field of electronic cigarette technology, and in particular, to an electronic cigarette fuel remaining amount detecting device, an electronic cigarette, and an electronic cigarette control method.
- Electronic cigarette is a relatively common simulated cigarette electronic product, mainly used for smoking cessation and alternative cigarettes; the structure of electronic cigarette mainly includes battery assembly and atomizer assembly; when smoker's smoking action is detected, battery assembly Powering the atomizer assembly, causing the atomizer assembly to be in an open state; when the atomizer assembly is turned on, the heating wire is heated, and the smoke oil is evaporated by heat to form an aerosol that simulates smoke, thereby allowing the user to Sucking has a feeling similar to smoking.
- the existing electronic cigarette has sufficient smoke oil in the early stage of smoking, so the smoke taste is pure, but the electronic cigarette uses an opaque oil storage chamber, and the user cannot see the remaining amount of the oil in the oil storage chamber, and the electron
- the smoke does not have the warning and warning function of the amount of smoke oil, which leads to the situation that after the smoking, the smoke oil becomes less or exhausted, and the smoking continues to produce the smell of burning cotton, which brings a bad experience to the user.
- the present invention is directed to the prior art, the electronic cigarette can not let the user know the remaining amount of smoke oil, and continue to smoke after the smoke oil is reduced or exhausted, and the technical problem of burning cotton occurs, providing an electronic cigarette
- the smoke oil remaining amount detecting device, the electronic cigarette and the electronic cigarette control method realize that the user uses the electronic cigarette, detects and informs the user of the amount of the smoke oil, and controls the electronic cigarette to start working in the smoke oil sufficient amount, in the smoke oil If the amount is too small, the electronic cigarette will be stopped to prevent the burning of cotton, which will improve the user experience.
- the present invention provides an electronic cigarette smoke remaining amount detecting device, which is disposed in an electronic cigarette, wherein the electronic cigarette is internally provided with an oil storage chamber for storing the oil, the detecting device comprising: a smoke sensor disposed in the oil reservoir, a microprocessor coupled to the smoke sensor;
- the smoke oil sensor is configured to detect a liquid level of the smoke oil in the oil storage chamber when the tobacco rod of the electronic cigarette is perpendicular to a horizontal plane to generate a detection signal and transmit the detection signal to the microprocessor;
- the microprocessor is configured to control an atomization circuit of the electronic cigarette to be turned on or off based on the detection signal, and/or to process the detection signal to obtain and output a smoke residue
- the quantity indication signal enables the user to know the current amount of smoke oil of the electronic cigarette based on the smoke remaining amount indication signal.
- the electronic cigarette includes an oil guiding rope and a heating wire wound on the oil guiding rope, and the oil guiding rope is used to guide the oil in the oil storage chamber to the electric heating a wire for causing the heating wire to atomize the smoke oil during heating,
- the smoke oil sensor comprising: a first probe and a second probe disposed under the oil guiding rope and in direct contact with the oil guiding rope The first probe and the second probe are disconnected from each other and are respectively connected to different pins of the microprocessor;
- the detecting device further includes: a signal output device connected to the microprocessor, configured to output the smoke oil remaining amount indication signal;
- the signal output device is at least one of an indicator light, an audio output device, and a display screen.
- the smoke sensor is a pair of probes, including: a third probe and a fourth probe respectively connected to different pins of the microprocessor; the third probe and the third The four probes are fixed and arranged on the inner wall of the oil storage chamber, and the heights are the same;
- the detecting device further includes: a first indicator light connected to the microprocessor;
- the microprocessor controls the first indicator light to be in a first indication state; and detecting that the second current loop is broken, the micro The processor controls the first indicator to be in a second indication state that is different from the first indication state.
- the smoke oil sensor comprises a plurality of pairs of probes fixedly disposed on an inner wall of the oil storage chamber, and the set heights of any two pairs of the plurality of pairs of probes are different, the plurality of pairs Two of the probes in any one of the probes are set up and set to the same height;
- each of the plurality of pairs of probes is connected to the microprocessor, and any two of the pairs of probes are different from the connection of the microprocessor;
- the set heights of the plurality of pairs of probes in the oil reservoir are stored in the microprocessor; when two probes of the pair of probes are in contact with the smoke oil, and the The microprocessor is in an active state, two of the pair of probes are turned on by the smoke oil and form a third current loop with the microprocessor; the microprocessor detects the third The current loop is conducting, determining that the level of the soot oil in the oil reservoir is higher than or equal to a set height of the pair of probes in the oil reservoir, and detecting that the third current loop is broken Determining that the level of the soot oil in the oil reservoir is lower than the set height of the any pair of probes in the oil reservoir.
- the detecting device further includes: a plurality of indicator lights connected to the microprocessor and corresponding to the plurality of pairs of probes;
- the microprocessor controls the indicator light corresponding to the any pair of probes in the plurality of indicator lights to be in a third indication state;
- the third current loop is broken, and the microprocessor controls the indicator light corresponding to the any pair of probes to be in a fourth indication state that is different from the third indication state.
- the smoke oil sensor is a plurality of probes fixedly disposed on an inner wall of the oil storage chamber and not connected to each other; the plurality of probes comprise a base point probe and multiple positioning a probe; the set heights of the plurality of positioning probes are different from each other;
- the plurality of probes are connected to the microprocessor, and any two of the plurality of probes are The connection pins of the microprocessor are different;
- the set heights of the plurality of probes in the oil storage chamber are stored in the microprocessor; when any one of the plurality of positioning probes and the base point probe are the same as the smoke oil Contacting, and the microprocessor is in operation ⁇ , any one of the probes and the base point probe is turned on by the smoke oil, and forms a fourth current loop with the microprocessor; the microprocessor detects The fourth current loop is conductive ⁇ determining that the level of the smoke oil in the oil reservoir is higher than or equal to a set height of the any one of the probes in the oil reservoir, and detecting the fourth current loop The breakage determines that the level of the smoke oil in the oil reservoir is lower than the set height of the any one of the probes in the oil reservoir.
- the detecting device further includes: a plurality of signal lights connected to the microprocessor and corresponding to the plurality of positioning probes;
- the microprocessor controls a signal light corresponding to the any one of the plurality of signal lights to be in a fifth indication state;
- the current loop is broken, and the microprocessor controls the signal light corresponding to the any one of the probes to be in a sixth indication state that is different from the fifth indication state.
- the present invention further provides an electronic cigarette, which is internally provided with an oil storage chamber for storing smoke oil, and the electronic cigarette includes: a smoke oil sensor disposed in the oil storage chamber, a microprocessor coupled to the smoke sensor;
- the smoke oil sensor is configured to detect a liquid level of the smoke oil in the oil storage chamber when the tobacco rod of the electronic cigarette is perpendicular to a horizontal plane to generate a detection signal and transmit the detection signal to the microprocessor;
- the microprocessor is configured to control an atomization circuit of the electronic cigarette to be turned on or off based on the detection signal, and/or to process the detection signal to obtain and output a smoke residue
- the quantity indication signal enables the user to know the current amount of smoke oil of the electronic cigarette based on the smoke remaining amount indication signal.
- the electronic cigarette comprises an oil guiding rope and an electric heating wire wound on the oil guiding rope, and the oil guiding rope is used for guiding the oil in the oil storage chamber to the electric heating a wire for causing the heating wire to atomize the smoke oil during heating,
- the smoke oil sensor comprising: a first probe and a second probe disposed under the oil guiding rope and in direct contact with the oil guiding rope The first probe and the second probe are disconnected from each other and are respectively connected to different pins of the microprocessor;
- the smoke sensor is a pair of probes, including: a third probe and a fourth probe respectively connected to different pins of the microprocessor; the third probe and the third The four probes are fixed and arranged on the inner wall of the oil storage chamber, and the heights are the same;
- the electronic cigarette further includes: a first indicator light connected to the microprocessor;
- the microprocessor controls the first indicator light to be in a first indication state; upon detecting that the second current loop is broken, the micro The processor controls the first indicator to be in a second indication state that is different from the first indication state.
- the electronic cigarette further includes: an amplifying circuit connected to the pair of probes and the microprocessor, configured to detect the liquid of the oil in the oil storage chamber by the pair of probes The detection signal obtained by the bit is amplified, and the amplified detection signal is sent to the microprocessor.
- an amplifying circuit connected to the pair of probes and the microprocessor, configured to detect the liquid of the oil in the oil storage chamber by the pair of probes The detection signal obtained by the bit is amplified, and the amplified detection signal is sent to the microprocessor.
- the smoke oil sensor comprises a plurality of pairs of probes fixedly disposed on an inner wall of the oil storage chamber, and the set heights of any two pairs of the plurality of pairs of probes are different, the plurality of pairs Two of the probes in any one of the probes are set up and set to the same height;
- each of the plurality of pairs of probes is connected to the microprocessor, and any two of the plurality of pairs of probes are different from the connecting pins of the microprocessor;
- the microprocessor storing, in the microprocessor, a first set height of the any pair of probes in the oil reservoir; when two probes of any one of the probes are in contact with the smoke oil, And the microprocessor is in an operating state, two of the pair of probes are turned on by the smoke oil, and the microprocessor is shaped a third current loop; the microprocessor detects that the third current loop is conducting, determines that the oil level in the oil reservoir is higher than or equal to the first set height, and detects The third current loop is broken to determine that the level of the soot oil in the oil reservoir is lower than the first set height.
- the electronic cigarette further includes: a plurality of indicator lights connected to the microprocessor and paired with the plurality of pairs of probes;
- the microprocessor controls the indicator light corresponding to the any pair of probes in the plurality of indicator lights to be in a third indication state;
- the third current loop is broken, and the microprocessor controls the indicator light corresponding to the any pair of probes to be in a fourth indication state that is different from the third indication state.
- the smoke oil sensor is a plurality of probes fixedly disposed on an inner wall of the oil storage chamber and not connected to each other; the plurality of probes comprise a base point probe and multiple positioning a probe; the set heights of the plurality of positioning probes are different from each other;
- the plurality of probes are connected to the microprocessor, and any two of the plurality of probes are different from the connection pins of the microprocessor;
- the electronic cigarette further includes: a plurality of signal lights connected to the microprocessor and corresponding to the plurality of positioning probes;
- the microprocessor controls a signal light corresponding to the any one of the plurality of signal lights to be in a fifth indication state;
- the current loop is broken, and the microprocessor controls the signal light corresponding to the any one of the probes to be in a sixth indication state that is different from the fifth indication state.
- the present invention also provides an electronic cigarette control method, which is applied to an electronic cigarette, the electronic An oil storage chamber for storing the oil is disposed inside the smoke, and the method includes the steps of:
- control method further includes the following steps:
- S4 Control an atomization circuit that turns on the electronic cigarette when the remaining amount of the smoke oil is greater than or equal to the preset value, and output the remaining amount of the smoke oil.
- the electronic cigarette oil remaining amount detecting device comprises: a smoke oil sensor disposed in the oil storage chamber, a microprocessor connected to the smoke oil sensor; An oil sensor for detecting a liquid level of the smoke oil in the oil storage chamber perpendicular to a horizontal axis of the electronic cigarette to generate a detection signal and transmitting the signal to the microprocessor; An atomizing circuit for controlling the electronic cigarette based on the detection signal to be turned on or off, and/or for processing the detection signal to obtain and output a smoke remaining amount indicating signal to enable a user to The smoke oil remaining amount indicating signal knows the current amount of smoke oil of the electronic cigarette.
- the user can know the current amount of the remaining oil of the electronic cigarette, and the amount of the remaining oil is too small. ⁇ Replace the smoke oil; and control the atomization circuit of the electronic cigarette to be turned on or off based on the remaining amount of the smoke oil. Specifically, the control of the electronic cigarette starts when the remaining amount of the smoke oil is sufficient, and the control of the amount of the smoke oil is too small. The e-cigarette stops working to avoid the phenomenon of burning of cotton, thereby improving the user experience.
- FIG. 1 is a structural block diagram of a first electronic cigarette fuel remaining amount detecting device according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a structural block diagram of a second electronic cigarette smoke remaining amount detecting device according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of an atomizer assembly of an electronic cigarette according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a first electronic cigarette smoke remaining amount detecting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a circuit schematic diagram of a first electronic cigarette smoke remaining amount detecting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a second electronic cigarette smoke remaining amount detecting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a circuit schematic diagram of a second electronic cigarette smoke remaining amount detecting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a third electronic cigarette fuel remaining amount detecting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a fourth electronic cigarette smoke remaining amount detecting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a first electronic cigarette control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a second electronic cigarette control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- Embodiments of the present invention provide an electronic cigarette smoke remaining amount detecting device, which solves the problem that the electronic cigarette in the prior art cannot let the user know the remaining amount of the smoke oil, and continues to smoke after the smoke oil is reduced or exhausted.
- the technical problem of burning cotton has realized that the user uses the electronic cigarette, detects and informs the user of the amount of smoke oil, controls the electronic cigarette when the amount of smoke oil is sufficient, and controls the electron when the amount of smoke oil is too small. The smoke stops working to avoid the occurrence of burnt cotton, thereby improving the user experience.
- An embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic cigarette smoke remaining amount detecting device, which is disposed in an electronic cigarette, wherein the electronic cigarette is provided with an oil storage chamber for storing the smoke oil, and the detecting device comprises: a smoke oil sensor in the oil storage chamber, a microprocessor connected to the smoke oil sensor; the smoke oil sensor, configured to detect the reservoir when the tobacco rod of the electronic cigarette is perpendicular to a horizontal plane a liquid level of the smoke oil in the oil chamber to generate a detection signal and transmitted to the microprocessor; the microprocessor, configured to control the atomization circuit of the electronic cigarette to be turned on or off based on the detection signal, And/or for processing the detection signal, obtaining and outputting a smoke oil remaining amount indication signal, so that a user can know the current smoke oil remaining amount of the electronic cigarette based on the smoke oil remaining amount indication signal.
- an embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic cigarette smoke remaining amount detecting device, which is disposed in an electronic cigarette, wherein the electronic cigarette is provided with an oil storage chamber for storing the oil, the detecting
- the device includes: a smoke sensor 10 disposed in the oil reservoir, a microprocessor 20 coupled to the smoke sensor 10;
- the smoke oil sensor 10 is configured to detect the level of the smoke in the oil storage chamber when the tobacco rod of the electronic cigarette is perpendicular to the horizontal plane to generate a detection signal and transmit it to the microprocessor 20;
- the microprocessor 20 is configured to control the atomization circuit of the electronic cigarette to be turned on or off based on the detection signal, and/or to process the detection signal to obtain and output the remaining amount of smoke oil
- An indication signal is provided to enable a user to know the current amount of smoke oil of the electronic cigarette based on the smoke remaining amount indication signal.
- the detection function of the smoke oil remaining amount detecting device can be started by at least the following three methods: 1) by the vertical trigger detection function of the tobacco rod; 2) when the tobacco rod is in a vertical state, by smoking action The trigger detection function is activated; 3) When the tobacco rod is in the vertical state, the trigger detection function is activated by the button control.
- the vertical sensor, mode 2) and 3) mainly trigger the detection function by the trigger action of the button trigger or the smoking action; the smoke bar is in the vertical state as the measurement premise, and the accuracy of the measurement result can be guaranteed, therefore, only The user can perform the triggering operation after placing the tobacco rod in a vertical state.
- a vertical sensor such as a gravity sensor, a gyroscope, etc.
- the vertical sensor, mode 2) and 3) mainly trigger the detection function by the trigger action of the button trigger or the smoking action; the smoke bar is in the vertical state as the measurement premise, and the accuracy of the measurement result can be guaranteed, therefore, only The user can perform the triggering operation after placing the tobacco rod in a vertical state.
- the electronic cigarette oil remaining amount detecting device further includes: a signal output device 30 connected to the microprocessor 20, configured to output the smoke oil remaining amount indicating signal; wherein, the signal output The device 30 is at least one of an indicator light, an audio output device, and a display screen.
- the electronic cigarette generally includes an atomizer assembly and a battery assembly. Please refer to FIG. 3 , which is a schematic structural diagram of an atomizer assembly of an electronic cigarette.
- the atomizer assembly mainly includes an oil storage structure 210 , an atomization structure 220 , and a first power supply structure 2 . (Used to power the atomizing structure 220) The three parts are all disposed on the atomizing base 200 for fixing.
- a suction nozzle 240 is disposed at one end of the atomizer assembly; an oil storage structure 210 is disposed under the suction nozzle 240, and the suction nozzle 240 and the oil storage structure 210 pass through the sealing ring. 250 spacers, the oil storage structure 210 includes an oil storage chamber 212 for storing the smoke oil 211, and an atomization structure 220 is disposed below the oil storage structure 210.
- the atomization structure 220 includes an oil guiding rope 221 and is wound around the oil guiding rope.
- a vertical groove 260 for accommodating the atomizing structure 220, and the atomizing structure 220 is connected to the oil storage chamber 212 through the vertical groove 260, wherein the oil guiding rope 221 is laterally disposed in the oil storage chamber 212, and the oil guiding rope 221 is The two ends can directly contact the smoke oil in the oil storage chamber 212, and adsorb the smoke oil on the rope body in the vertical groove 260, so that the heating wire 222 only heats the smoke oil on the oil guiding rope 21
- a vent pipe 270 is connected between the vertical groove 260 and the suction nozzle 240 for fogging the heating wire 222 The smoke formed by the smoke oil is directed to the nozzle portion, and the vent pipe 270 is disposed in the oil storage chamber 212.
- a seal ring 280 is provided at a joint portion between the vertical groove 260 and the vent pipe 270.
- the first power supply structure 230 includes three electrodes: a spring electrode 231, an electrode one 232 and an electrode two 233, and the electrode two 233 is a first connecting member provided with an external thread; in order to avoid a short circuit between the electrodes, the electrode one 232 and the spring electrode 231 pass The insulating ring 291 is separated, and the electrode 233 and the electrode 232 are separated by an insulating ring 292; wherein one end of the heating wire 222 is connected to the electrode 233 disposed on the atomizing base 200 through the electron line 222-1. The other end of the heating wire 222 is connected to the electrode one 232 via the electron line 222-2 to form an atomizing circuit of the electronic cigarette.
- a spring electrode 231 an electrode one 232 and an electrode two 233
- the electrode two 233 is a first connecting member provided with an external thread
- the battery assembly is provided with a second power supply structure 310 matching the first power supply structure 230.
- the second power supply structure 310 includes: an electrode three 311 The electrode three 311 and the electrode five 313, the electrode three 311 and the electrode five 313 are separated by an insulating ring three 320, and the electrode four 312 and the electrode five 313 are separated by an insulating ring four 330, wherein the electrode three 311 is provided with The second connector of the externally threaded internal thread, the electrode three 311, the electrode four 312, and the electrode five 313 are respectively connected to the battery module or controller in the battery assembly (not shown in FIG. 3).
- An atomizer assembly and a battery assembly are matedly coupled by the first connector and the second connector, when the atomizer assembly and the battery pack
- the electrode 233 and the electrode 311 are connected to each other and connected to the negative electrode of the battery module.
- the electrode 232 is connected to the electrode 313 and connected to the positive electrode of the battery module.
- the spring electrode 231 is connected to the electrode 312 and the controller in the battery assembly. Communication connection.
- the smoke oil sensor 10 is disposed in the oil storage chamber 212, and the smoke oil sensor 10 is connected to the first power supply structure 230; the microprocessor 20 is disposed in the battery assembly, the microprocessor 20 Connected to the second power supply structure 310; the microprocessor 20 can be a controller in the battery assembly; the atomizer assembly and the battery assembly are matched by the first and second power supply structures, and the smoke sensor 10 will The detection signal is transmitted to the microprocessor 20.
- the smoke oil sensor 10 can be a probe sensor, a photosensitive sensor or a metal conductor, etc.
- the working principle of the smoke oil sensor 10 is to detect the remaining smoke oil by detecting the resistance of the smoke liquid in the oil storage chamber.
- the smoke oil sensor 10 can be used as a probe sensor as an example to specifically describe the solution of the present application:
- Solution 1 The probe sensor is disposed on the oil guiding rope
- the smoke oil sensor 10 includes: a first probe 101 and a second probe 102 disposed under the oil guiding rope 221 and in direct contact with the oil guiding rope 221 (as shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 4)); the first probe 101 and the second probe 102 are not connected to each other, and are respectively connected to different pins of the microprocessor 20 (as shown in FIG. 4).
- the first probe 101 and the first probe The two probes 102 are all metal conductors;
- the first probe 101 and the second probe 102 pass the smoke on the oil guiding rope 221
- the oil is turned on, and forms a first current loop with the microprocessor 20; the microprocessor 20 detects that the first current loop is conducting, controls conduction of the atomizing circuit, and detects the first current
- the circuit breaker controls the atomization circuit. It can be understood that, in other embodiments, the amount of smoke oil on the oil guiding rope 221 can be determined by detecting the magnitude of the electric resistance between the first probe 101 and the second probe 102, thereby controlling the passage of the atomizing circuit.
- the first probe 101 and the second probe 102 of the smoke oil sensor 10 are respectively connected to the spring electrode 231 and the electrode two 233, and the spring electrode 231 and the electrode two 233 are respectively connected to the electrode four 312 and the electrode.
- the third 311 docking port transmits the detection signal to the controller (ie, the microprocessor 20) in the battery assembly through the electrode four 312 and the electrode three 311; the above connection relationship can be equivalent to the circuit schematic shown in FIG. 4, the first probe 101 and the second probe 102 are respectively connected to the pins 2 and 4 of the microprocessor 20, and the two ends of the heating wire 222 are divided.
- the microprocessor 20 determines whether the first current loop is conducting by detecting whether there is a current signal on the pins 2, 4, thereby further controlling the atomizing circuit (ie, In 4, the heating wire 222 and the circuit formed by the power supply module thereof are turned on or off.
- the four pins of the microprocessor 20 in FIG. 4 are for illustration only, and are not specifically limited herein.
- the microprocessor 20 adopts a single-chip microcomputer of the type MC32P7010A0I, and the specific meanings and functions of the pins are shown in the manual thereof, and are not described here; Jl and J4 are the first probes 101, respectively.
- the second probe 102, the first probe 101 (J1) is connected to the pin 2 (P15/Xout) of the microprocessor 20 (U1), and the second probe 102 (J4) is connected to the two transistors Ql, Q2 and the single chip U1 in series.
- the smoke oil sensor 10 is a pair of probes, including: a third probe 103 and a fourth probe 104 respectively connected to different pins of the microprocessor 20; a third probe 103 and a The four probes 104 are fixed and disposed on the inner wall of the oil storage chamber 212, and are disposed at the same height; wherein the set height is the distance of each probe from the bottom of the oil storage chamber 212;
- the height values of the third probe 103 and the fourth probe 104 in the oil reservoir are stored in the microprocessor 20 ( For example, 1/3 of the total height of the oil storage chamber 212; when the third probe 103 and the fourth probe 104 are in contact with the smoke oil, and the microprocessor 20 is in the working state, the third probe 103 and the fourth probe 104 pass The smoke oil is turned on, and forms a second current loop with the microprocessor 20; the microprocessor 20 detects that the second current loop is conducting, determines that the oil level in the oil reservoir is higher than or equal to a height value, and detecting that the second current loop is broken, determining that the oil level in the oil reservoir is lower than the height value.
- the microprocessor 20 determines the principle of the second current loop on and off by the same principle as the above-mentioned determination of the first current loop on and off.
- the specific circuit schematic diagram is the same as the circuit schematic diagram shown in FIG.
- the microprocessor 20 is also coupled to the atomizing structure 220 (shown in Figure 3) for controlling the heating power of the heating wire 222 as needed.
- the detecting apparatus further includes: a first indicator light 301 connected to the microprocessor 20; after detecting that the second current loop is turned on, the microprocessor 20 controls the first An indicator light 301 is in a first indication state (as brightened by darkening); upon detecting the second current loop is broken, the microprocessor 20 controls the first indicator light 301 to be different from the first indication state
- the second indication state is darkened by light; thereby enabling the user to determine the remaining amount of smoke liquid in the oil reservoir 212 by observing the light and dark of the first indicator light 301.
- the first indicator light 301 is a light emitting diode having one end connected to the microprocessor 20 and the other end connected to the battery positive (B+).
- the circuit diagram with the first indicator light is shown in Figure 7. Based on the circuit shown in Figure 5, the battery positive (B+) and the U1 pin 3 are connected in series.
- An LED L ie, an example of the first indicator light 301 is configured to be turned on by the dark (or darkened by the light) when the second current loop is turned on, and is broken in the second current loop Darken from light (or brighter from dark).
- the smoke sensor 10 includes a plurality of pairs of probes 40 fixedly disposed on the inner wall of the oil reservoir 212.
- the set heights of any two pairs of probes 40 are different.
- Two of the probes of any one of the probes 40 are set in a split setting and have the same height;
- Each of the plurality of pairs of probes 40 is coupled to the microprocessor 20, and any two of the plurality of pairs of probes 40 are different from the connection pins of the microprocessor 20;
- the set heights of the plurality of pairs of probes 40 in the oil reservoir 212 are all stored in the microprocessor 20; when two of the pair of probes are in contact with the smoke oil, and the microprocessor 20 is In the working state, two of the pair of probes are turned on by the smoke oil and form a third current loop with the microprocessor 20; the microprocessor 20 determines that the third current loop is conducting.
- the oil level in the oil storage chamber is higher than Or equal to the set height of the pair of probes in the oil reservoir, and detecting that the third current loop is broken, determining that the oil level in the oil reservoir is lower than the any pair
- the set height of the probe in the oil reservoir is also coupled to the atomizing structure 220 for controlling the heating power of the heating wire 222 as needed.
- the four pairs of probes are disposed on the inner wall of the oil storage chamber 212, and the four pairs of probes include: probe pairs 1-1', 2-2', 3-3', 4 -4';
- the height of probe 1 and probe ⁇ is the same as hi
- the height of probe 2 and probe 2' is the same as h2
- the height of probe 3 and probe 3' is the same as h3, the setting of probe 4 and probe 4'
- the height is the same as M, where hi is equal to or slightly higher than the set height of the oil guiding rope, and hl ⁇ h2 ⁇ h3 ⁇ h4; when the probe pair l- ⁇ and the probe pair 2-2' are detected, the micro processing
- the device 20 determines that the smoke oil level is higher than or equal to h2.
- the microprocessor 20 determines that the smoke liquid level is lower than h3, and other conditions depend on this.
- the detecting apparatus further includes: a plurality of indicator lights 50 connected to the microprocessor 20 and corresponding to the plurality of pairs of probes 40; and detecting the third current loop
- the microprocessor 20 controls the indicator light corresponding to the any pair of probes in the plurality of indicator lights 50 to be in the third indication state (eg, brightened by darkening); detecting that the third current loop is broken
- the microprocessor 20 controls the indicator light corresponding to the any pair of probes to be in a fourth indication state that is different from the third indication state, such as being dimmed from light.
- the plurality of indicator lights 50 are specifically indicator lights 501-504, and the indicator lights 501-504 are respectively associated with the probe pairs 1- 1 ', 2-2', 3-3', 4-4' A correspondence.
- the initial state of the indicator lights 501-504 is dark, and when the user receives the command for viewing the remaining amount of the smoke oil, according to the liquid level of the liquid in the liquid storage chamber 212 and the probe pair 1-1'
- the relative positions of 2-2', 3-3', 4-4' determine whether the lights in the indicators 501-504 are bright or dark, such as when the probe pairs 1-1', 2-2' are detected to be turned on. ⁇ , the indicator lights 501, 502 are on.
- the indicator lights 503 , 504 are dark, the user can determine the liquid storage chamber by observing the light and dark of the indicator lights 501 - 504 .
- the level of the smoke oil in 212 is between h2 and h3, and so on, and so on.
- the smoke sensor 10 is a plurality of probes 60 fixedly disposed on the inner wall of the oil reservoir 212 and not connected to each other;
- the plurality of probes 60 includes a base point probe 601 and a plurality of positioning probes. 602; the positioning heights of the plurality of positioning probes 602 are different from each other;
- the plurality of probes 60 are connected to the microprocessor 20, and any two of the plurality of probes 60 are different from the connection pins of the microprocessor 20;
- the set heights of the plurality of probes 60 in the oil storage chamber are all stored in the microprocessor 20; when any one of the plurality of positioning probes 602 and the base point probe 601 are in contact with the smoke oil, The microprocessor 20 is in an active state, and any one of the probes and the base point probe 601 is turned on by the smoke oil and forms a fourth current loop with the microprocessor 20; the microprocessor 20 detects the fourth current loop Conducting ⁇ determining that the level of the soot oil in the oil reservoir is higher than or equal to a set height of the any one of the probes in the oil reservoir, and determining that the fourth current loop is broken The level of the soot oil in the oil reservoir is lower than the set height of any one of the probes in the oil reservoir.
- five probes are disposed on the inner wall of the oil storage chamber 212, including: a base point probe 601 and four positioning probes (602-1 ⁇ 602-4), and the base point probe 601
- the set height is h0
- the set heights of the four positioning probes (602-1 ⁇ 602-4) are h5, h6, h7, h8, respectively, where hO is equal to or slightly higher than the set height of the oil guiding rope, and h0 ⁇ h5 ⁇ h6 ⁇ h7 ⁇ h8;
- the microprocessor 20 determines the smoke.
- the oil level is higher than or equal to h6 and lower than h7, and so on, and so on.
- the detecting device further includes: a plurality of signal lights 70 connected to the microprocessor 20 and corresponding to the plurality of positioning probes 602;
- the microprocessor 20 controls the signal light corresponding to the any one of the plurality of signal lamps 70 to be in a fifth indication state (eg, brightened by darkening); Upon detecting the fourth current loop break, the microprocessor 20 controls the signal lamp corresponding to the any one of the probes to be in a sixth indication state that is different from the fifth indication state, such as being dimmed by light.
- a fifth indication state eg, brightened by darkening
- a plurality of indicator lights 70 are specifically indicator lights 701-704, and indicator lights 701-704 are respectively associated with the positioning probes.
- the initial state of the indicator lights 701-704 is dark, and when the user receives the command for viewing the remaining amount of the smoke oil, according to the liquid level of the liquid in the liquid storage chamber 212 and the five probes (601, The relative position of 602-1-602-4) determines whether the lights of the indicators 701-704 are bright or dark, and when detecting that the positioning probes 602-1, 602-2 are electrically connected to the base point probe 601, and the positioning probe 602- 3, 602-4 and the base point probe 601 are broken, the indicators 701, 702 are on and the indicators 703, 704 are dark, the user can pass Observing the light and dark of the indicator lights 701-704 to determine the level of the smoke oil in the liquid storage chamber 212 is between h6 and h7, and so on, and so on.
- the remaining amount of the electronic cigarette is detected by the user when the user is about to use or is using the electronic cigarette, so that the user knows the current amount of the electronic cigarette, and If the amount of smoke oil is too small, and the replacement of smoke oil; and the atomization circuit that controls the electronic cigarette based on the amount of smoke oil is turned on or off, specifically, when the amount of smoke oil is sufficient, the electronic cigarette is controlled to work. If the amount of smoke oil is too small, control the electronic cigarette to stop working to avoid the phenomenon of burning cotton, thereby improving the user experience.
- an embodiment of the present invention further provides an electronic cigarette, which is internally provided with an oil storage chamber for storing smoke oil, and the electronic cigarette includes: a smoke oil sensor 10 in the cavity, a microprocessor 20 connected to the smoke oil sensor 10;
- the smoke oil sensor 10 is configured to detect the liquid level of the smoke in the oil storage chamber when the tobacco rod of the electronic cigarette is perpendicular to the horizontal plane to generate a detection signal and transmit it to the microprocessor 20;
- the microprocessor 20 is configured to control the atomization circuit of the electronic cigarette to be turned on or off based on the detection signal, and/or to process the detection signal to obtain and output the remaining amount of smoke oil
- An indication signal is provided to enable a user to know the current amount of smoke oil of the electronic cigarette based on the smoke remaining amount indication signal.
- the electronic cigarette oil remaining amount detecting device further includes: a signal output device 30 connected to the microprocessor 20, configured to output the smoke oil remaining amount indicating signal;
- the signal output device 30 is at least one of an indicator light, an audio output device, and a display screen.
- the electronic cigarette generally includes an atomizer assembly and a battery assembly.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of an atomizer assembly of the electronic cigarette.
- the atomizer assembly mainly includes an oil storage structure 210 , an atomization structure 220 , and a first power supply.
- Structure 2 30 (for powering the atomizing structure 220)
- the three parts, the specific structure of each part is the same as that of FIG. 3 in the first embodiment, and will not be further described herein.
- the smoke oil sensor 10 is disposed in the oil storage chamber, the smoke oil sensor 10 is connected to the first power supply structure; the microprocessor 20 is disposed in the battery assembly, the microprocessor 20 and the Two power supply structure connections; the atomizer assembly and the battery assembly are matched by the first and second power supply structures, and the smoke sensor 10
- the detection signal is transmitted to the microprocessor 20.
- the smoke oil sensor 10 can be a probe sensor, a photosensitive sensor, etc.
- the working principle of the smoke oil sensor 10 is to detect the remaining amount of smoke oil by detecting the resistance of the smoke liquid in the oil storage chamber.
- the smoke oil sensor 10 can be used as a probe sensor as an example to specifically describe the solution of the present application:
- Solution 1 The probe sensor is disposed on the oil guiding rope
- the electronic cigarette includes an oil guiding rope 221 and a heating wire 22 2 wound on the oil guiding rope 221, and the oil guiding rope 221 is used to guide the oil in the oil storage chamber 212.
- the smoke oil sensor 10 includes: a first probe 101 and a second probe disposed under the oil guiding rope 221 and in direct contact with the oil guiding rope 221 102; the first probe 101 and the second probe 102 are disconnected from each other, and are respectively connected to different pins of the microprocessor 20;
- the smoke sensor 10 is a pair of probes, including: a third probe 103 and a fourth probe 104 respectively connected to different pins of the microprocessor 20; a third probe 103 and The four probes 104 are fixed and arranged on the inner wall of the oil storage chamber, and the heights are set to be the same;
- the height values of the third probe 103 and the fourth probe 104 in the oil reservoir are stored in the microprocessor 20; when the third probe 103 and the fourth probe 104 are in contact with the smoke oil, and The processor 20 is in an active state, the third probe 103 and the fourth probe 104 are turned on by the smoke oil, and form a second current loop with the microprocessor 20; the microprocessor 20 detects that the second current loop is turned on. Determining that the level of the soot oil in the oil storage chamber is higher than or equal to the height value, and detecting that the second current loop is broken, determining that the level of the soot oil in the oil storage chamber is lower than the height value.
- the electronic cigarette further includes: a first indicator light 3 01 connected to the microprocessor 20; after detecting that the second current loop is turned on, the microprocessor 20 controls The first indicator light 301 is in a first indication state; upon detecting that the second current loop is broken, the microprocessor 20 controls the first indicator light 3 01 is in a second indication state that is different from the first indication state.
- the electronic cigarette further includes: an amplifying circuit (the circuit formed by the two transistors Q1 and Q2 shown in FIG. 5) connected to the pair of probes and the microprocessor 20, A detection signal obtained by detecting the liquid level of the smoke oil in the oil reservoir by the pair of probes is amplified, and the amplified detection signal is sent to the microprocessor 20.
- an amplifying circuit the circuit formed by the two transistors Q1 and Q2 shown in FIG. 5
- a detection signal obtained by detecting the liquid level of the smoke oil in the oil reservoir by the pair of probes is amplified, and the amplified detection signal is sent to the microprocessor 20.
- the smoke sensor 10 includes a plurality of pairs of probes fixedly disposed on the inner wall of the oil reservoir
- multiple pairs of probes 40 pairs of probes are set at different heights, and two of the probes of any pair of probes 40 are set and set to the same height;
- Each of the plurality of pairs of probes 40 is coupled to the microprocessor 20, and any two of the plurality of pairs of probes 40 are different from the connection of the microprocessor 20;
- the electronic cigarette further includes: a plurality of indicator lights 50 connected to the microprocessor 20 and corresponding to the plurality of pairs of probes 40-one;
- the microprocessor 20 After detecting that the third current loop is turned on, the microprocessor 20 controls the indicator lights corresponding to the any pair of probes in the plurality of indicator lights 50 to be in the third indication state; The three current loops are broken, and the microprocessor 20 controls the indicator light corresponding to the any pair of probes to be in a fourth indication state that is different from the third indication state.
- the smoke oil sensor 10 is a plurality of probes 60 fixedly disposed on the inner wall of the oil storage chamber and not connected to each other; the plurality of probes 60 include a base point probe 601 and a plurality of positioning probes 602; the positioning heights of the plurality of positioning probes 602 are different from each other;
- a plurality of probes 60 are connected to the microprocessor 20, and any two of the plurality of probes 60 are different from the connection pins of the microprocessor 20;
- the microprocessor 20 stores a probe of any one of the plurality of positioning probes 602 in the oil reservoir Setting the height; when any one of the probes and the base point probe 601 is in contact with the smoke oil, and the microprocessor 20 is in the working state, the any one of the probes and the base point probe 601 is turned on by the smoke oil, and is micro-processed.
- the device 20 forms a fourth current loop; the microprocessor 20 determines that the fourth current loop is conducting, determines that the smoke liquid level in the oil reservoir is higher than or equal to the second set height, and detects The fourth current loop is broken to determine that the level of the soot oil in the oil reservoir is lower than the second set height.
- the electronic cigarette further includes: a plurality of signal lamps 70 connected to the microprocessor 20 and corresponding to the plurality of positioning probes 602;
- the microprocessor 20 After detecting that the fourth current loop is turned on, the microprocessor 20 controls a signal light corresponding to the any one of the plurality of signal lamps 70 to be in a fifth indication state; and detecting the fourth current loop The microprocessor 20 controls the signal lamp corresponding to any one of the probes to be in a sixth indication state that is different from the fifth indication state.
- the electronic cigarette includes the electronic cigarette fuel remaining amount detecting device, and therefore, the implementation principle of the electronic cigarette is embodied in one or more embodiments of the foregoing smoke oil remaining amount detecting device. This will not be repeated one by one.
- an embodiment of the present invention further provides an electronic cigarette control method, which is applied to an electronic cigarette, wherein an electronic oil storage chamber for storing smoke oil is disposed inside the electronic cigarette.
- the method includes the steps:
- control method further includes the following steps:
- the electronic cigarette control method is applied to the electronic cigarette, and therefore, the implementation principle of the electronic cigarette is embodied in one or more embodiments of the smoke remaining amount detecting device. It is noted that the implementation of the method is described in the implementation principle of one or more embodiments of the above-described smoke oil remaining amount detecting device, and will not be further described herein.
- embodiments of the present invention can be provided as a method, system, or computer program product. Accordingly, the present invention may take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment, or a combination of software and hardware. Further, the present invention may take the form of a computer program product embodied in one or more of which comprises a computer usable storage medium having computer-usable program code (including but not limited to, disk storage, CD-R 0 M, optical memory, etc.).
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Abstract
一种电子烟烟油余量检测装置、电子烟及电子烟控制方法,解决了现有技术中电子烟无法让用户获知烟油余量,且在烟油变少或耗尽时继续抽烟导致烧棉的技术问题,所述检测装置包括:设置在电子烟储油腔中的烟油感应器(10),用于在烟杆与水平面垂直时检测储油腔(212)中烟油液位,以生成检测信号;与烟油感应器(10)连接的微处理器(20),用于基于检测信号控制电子烟的雾化电路导通或断开,和/或用于对检测信号进行处理,获得并输出烟油余量指示信号,以使用户获知电子烟的当前烟油余量;实现了在用户使用电子烟时,检测并告知用户烟油余量,在烟油余量充足时控制电子烟开始工作,在烟油余量过少时控制电子烟停止工作,以避免烧棉的技术效果。
Description
技术领域
[0001] 本发明涉及电子烟技术领域, 尤其涉及一种电子烟烟油余量检测装置、 电子烟 及电子烟控制方法。
背景技术
[0002] 电子烟是一种较为常见的仿真香烟电子产品, 主要用于戒烟和替代香烟; 电子 烟的结构主要包括电池组件和雾化器组件; 当检测到吸烟者的吸烟动作吋, 电 池组件为雾化器组件供电, 使雾化器组件处于幵启状态; 当雾化器组件幵启后 , 电热丝发热, 烟油受热蒸发雾化, 形成模拟烟气的气雾, 从而让使用者在吸 吋有一种类似吸烟的感觉。
[0003] 现有的电子烟在抽烟前段吋烟油充足, 因而烟气口感纯正, 但是电子烟使用的 是不透明的储油腔, 用户无法看到储油腔中的烟油余量, 并且电子烟也不具有 烟油余量提示、 警示功能, 导致到抽烟后段, 烟油变少或耗尽吋, 继续抽烟而 出现烧棉异味的情况, 从而给用户带来很不好的体验。
[0004] 也就是说, 现有技术中存在, 电子烟无法让用户获知烟油余量, 且在烟油变少 或耗尽吋继续抽烟, 而出现烧棉的技术问题。
技术问题
[0005] 本发明针对现有技术中存在的, 电子烟无法让用户获知烟油余量, 且在烟油变 少或耗尽吋继续抽烟, 而出现烧棉的技术问题, 提供一种电子烟烟油余量检测 装置、 电子烟及电子烟控制方法, 实现了在用户使用电子烟吋, 检测并告知用 户烟油余量, 在烟油余量充足吋控制电子烟幵始工作, 在烟油余量过少吋控制 电子烟停止工作, 以避免烧棉现象发生, 从而提高用户使用体验。
问题的解决方案
技术解决方案
[0006] 第一方面, 本发明提供了一种电子烟烟油余量检测装置, 设置在电子烟中, 所 述电子烟内部设置有用于储存烟油的储油腔, 所述检测装置包括: 设置在所述 储油腔中的烟油感应器, 与所述烟油感应器连接的微处理器;
[0007] 所述烟油感应器, 用于在所述电子烟的烟杆与水平面垂直吋检测所述储油腔中 烟油的液位, 以生成检测信号并传送给所述微处理器;
[0008] 所述微处理器, 用于基于所述检测信号控制所述电子烟的雾化电路导通或断幵 , 和 /或用于对所述检测信号进行处理, 获得并输出烟油余量指示信号, 以使用 户能够基于所述烟油余量指示信号获知所述电子烟的当前烟油余量。
[0009] 可选的, 所述电子烟包括导油绳和缠绕在所述导油绳上的电热丝, 所述导油绳 用于将所述储油腔中的烟油引导至所述电热丝, 以使所述电热丝在发热吋雾化 烟油, 所述烟油感应器包括: 设置在所述导油绳的下方, 与所述导油绳直接接 触的第一探头和第二探头; 所述第一探头和所述第二探头互不相连, 且分别与 所述微处理器的不同引脚相连;
[0010] 当所述储油腔中存在烟油, 所述导油绳上吸附有烟油, 且所述微处理器处于工 作状态吋, 所述第一探头和所述第二探头通过所述导油绳上的烟油导通, 并与 所述微处理器形成第一电流回路; 所述微处理器在检测到所述第一电流回路导 通吋控制导通所述雾化电路, 并在检测到所述第一电流回路断幵吋控制断幵所 述雾化电路。
[0011] 可选的, 所述检测装置还包括: 与所述微处理器连接的信号输出装置, 用于输 出所述烟油余量指示信号;
[0012] 其中, 所述信号输出装置为指示灯、 音频输出装置、 显示屏三者至少其一。
[0013] 可选的, 所述烟油感应器为一对探头, 包括: 分别与所述微处理器的不同引脚 相连的第三探头和第四探头; 所述第三探头和所述第四探头固定且分幵设置在 所述储油腔的内壁上, 并且设置高度相同;
[0014] 在所述微处理器中存储有所述第三探头和所述第四探头在所述储油腔中的高度 值; 当所述第三探头和所述第四探头同吋与烟油接触, 且所述微处理器处于工 作状态吋, 所述第三探头和所述第四探头通过烟油导通, 并与所述微处理器形 成第二电流回路; 所述微处理器在检测到所述第二电流回路导通吋确定所述储
油腔中烟油液位高于或等于所述高度值, 并在检测到所述第二电流回路断幵吋 确定所述储油腔中烟油液位低于所述高度值。
[0015] 可选的, 所述检测装置还包括: 与所述微处理器连接的第一指示灯;
[0016] 在检测到所述第二电流回路导通吋, 所述微处理器控制所述第一指示灯处于第 一指示状态; 在检测到所述第二电流回路断幵吋, 所述微处理器控制所述第一 指示灯处于与所述第一指示状态不相同的第二指示状态。
[0017] 可选的, 所述烟油感应器包括固定设置在所述储油腔的内壁上的多对探头, 所 述多对探头中的任意两对探头的设置高度不同, 所述多对探头中的任意一对探 头中的两个探头分幵设置且设置高度相同;
[0018] 所述多对探头中的每一个探头与所述微处理器相连, 且所述多对探头中的任意 两个探头与所述微处理器的连接弓 I脚不同;
[0019] 所述多对探头在所述储油腔中的设置高度均存储在所述微处理器中; 当所述任 意一对探头中的两个探头同吋与烟油接触, 且所述微处理器处于工作状态吋, 所述任意一对探头中的两个探头通过烟油导通, 并与所述微处理器形成第三电 流回路; 所述微处理器在检测到所述第三电流回路导通吋确定所述储油腔中烟 油液位高于或等于所述任意一对探头在所述储油腔中的设置高度, 并在检测到 所述第三电流回路断幵吋确定所述储油腔中烟油液位低于所述任意一对探头在 所述储油腔中的设置高度。
[0020] 可选的, 所述检测装置还包括: 与所述微处理器连接, 且与所述多对探头一一 对应的多个指示灯;
[0021] 在检测到所述第三电流回路导通吋, 所述微处理器控制所述多个指示灯中与所 述任意一对探头对应的指示灯处于第三指示状态; 在检测到所述第三电流回路 断幵吋, 所述微处理器控制与所述任意一对探头对应的指示灯处于与所述第三 指示状态不相同的第四指示状态。
[0022] 可选的, 所述烟油感应器为固定设置在所述储油腔的内壁上, 且两两互不相连 的多个探头; 所述多个探头包含一个基点探头和多个定位探头; 所述多个定位 探头的设置高度互不相同;
[0023] 所述多个探头与所述微处理器相连, 且所述多个探头中的任意两个探头与所述
微处理器的连接引脚不同;
[0024] 所述多个探头在所述储油腔中的设置高度均存储在所述微处理器中; 当所述多 个定位探头中的任意一个探头和所述基点探头同吋与烟油接触, 且所述微处理 器处于工作状态吋, 所述任意一个探头和所述基点探头通过烟油导通, 并与所 述微处理器形成第四电流回路; 所述微处理器在检测到所述第四电流回路导通 吋确定所述储油腔中烟油液位高于或等于所述任意一个探头在所述储油腔中的 设置高度, 并在检测到所述第四电流回路断幵吋确定所述储油腔中烟油液位低 于所述任意一个探头在所述储油腔中的设置高度。
[0025] 可选的, 所述检测装置还包括: 与所述微处理器连接, 且与所述多个定位探头 一一对应的多个信号灯;
[0026] 在检测到所述第四电流回路导通吋, 所述微处理器控制所述多个信号灯中与所 述任意一个探头对应的信号灯处于第五指示状态; 在检测到所述第四电流回路 断幵吋, 所述微处理器控制与所述任意一个探头对应的信号灯处于与所述第五 指示状态不相同的第六指示状态。
[0027] 第二方面, 本发明还提供了一种电子烟, 其内部设置有用于储存烟油的储油腔 , 所述电子烟包括: 设置在所述储油腔中的烟油感应器, 与所述烟油感应器连 接的微处理器;
[0028] 所述烟油感应器, 用于在所述电子烟的烟杆与水平面垂直吋检测所述储油腔中 烟油的液位, 以生成检测信号并传送给所述微处理器;
[0029] 所述微处理器, 用于基于所述检测信号控制所述电子烟的雾化电路导通或断幵 , 和 /或用于对所述检测信号进行处理, 获得并输出烟油余量指示信号, 以使用 户能够基于所述烟油余量指示信号获知所述电子烟的当前烟油余量。
[0030] 可选的, 所述电子烟包括导油绳和缠绕在所述导油绳上的电热丝, 所述导油绳 用于将所述储油腔中的烟油引导至所述电热丝, 以使所述电热丝在发热吋雾化 烟油, 所述烟油感应器包括: 设置在所述导油绳的下方, 与所述导油绳直接接 触的第一探头和第二探头; 所述第一探头和所述第二探头互不相连, 且分别与 所述微处理器的不同引脚相连;
[0031] 当所述储油腔中存在烟油, 所述导油绳上吸附有烟油, 且所述微处理器处于工
作状态吋, 所述第一探头和所述第二探头通过所述导油绳上的烟油导通, 并与 所述微处理器形成第一电流回路; 所述微处理器在检测到所述第一电流回路导 通吋控制导通所述雾化电路, 并在检测到所述第一电流回路断幵吋控制断幵所 述雾化电路。
[0032] 可选的, 所述烟油感应器为一对探头, 包括: 分别与所述微处理器的不同引脚 相连的第三探头和第四探头; 所述第三探头和所述第四探头固定且分幵设置在 所述储油腔的内壁上, 并且设置高度相同;
[0033] 在所述微处理器中存储有所述第三探头和所述第四探头在所述储油腔中的高度 值; 当所述第三探头和所述第四探头同吋与烟油接触, 且所述微处理器处于工 作状态吋, 所述第三探头和所述第四探头通过烟油导通, 并与所述微处理器形 成第二电流回路; 所述微处理器在检测到所述第二电流回路导通吋确定所述储 油腔中烟油液位高于或等于所述高度值, 并在检测到所述第二电流回路断幵吋 确定所述储油腔中烟油液位低于所述高度值。
[0034] 可选的, 所述电子烟还包括: 与所述微处理器连接的第一指示灯;
[0035] 在检测到所述第二电流回路导通吋, 所述微处理器控制所述第一指示灯处于第 一指示状态; 在检测到所述第二电流回路断幵吋, 所述微处理器控制所述第一 指示灯处于与所述第一指示状态不相同的第二指示状态。
[0036] 可选的, 所述电子烟还包括: 与所述一对探头和所述微处理器连接的放大电路 , 用于将所述一对探头检测所述储油腔中烟油的液位而获得的检测信号, 进行 放大处理, 并将放大处理后的检测信号送入所述微处理器中。
[0037] 可选的, 所述烟油感应器包括固定设置在所述储油腔的内壁上的多对探头, 所 述多对探头中的任意两对探头的设置高度不同, 所述多对探头中的任意一对探 头中的两个探头分幵设置且设置高度相同;
[0038] 所述多对探头中的每一个探头与所述微处理器相连, 且所述多对探头中的任意 两个探头与所述微处理器的连接弓 I脚不同;
[0039] 在所述微处理器中存储有所述任意一对探头在所述储油腔中的第一设置高度; 当所述任意一对探头中的两个探头同吋与烟油接触, 且所述微处理器处于工作 状态吋, 所述任意一对探头中的两个探头通过烟油导通, 并与所述微处理器形
成第三电流回路; 所述微处理器在检测到所述第三电流回路导通吋确定所述储 油腔中烟油液位高于或等于所述第一设置高度, 并在检测到所述第三电流回路 断幵吋确定所述储油腔中烟油液位低于所述第一设置高度。
[0040] 可选的, 所述电子烟还包括: 与所述微处理器连接, 且与所述多对探头一一对 应的多个指示灯;
[0041] 在检测到所述第三电流回路导通吋, 所述微处理器控制所述多个指示灯中与所 述任意一对探头对应的指示灯处于第三指示状态; 在检测到所述第三电流回路 断幵吋, 所述微处理器控制与所述任意一对探头对应的指示灯处于与所述第三 指示状态不相同的第四指示状态。
[0042] 可选的, 所述烟油感应器为固定设置在所述储油腔的内壁上, 且两两互不相连 的多个探头; 所述多个探头包含一个基点探头和多个定位探头; 所述多个定位 探头的设置高度互不相同;
[0043] 所述多个探头与所述微处理器相连, 且所述多个探头中的任意两个探头与所述 微处理器的连接引脚不同;
[0044] 在所述微处理器中存储有所述多个定位探头的任意一个探头在所述储油腔中的 第二设置高度; 当所述任意一个探头和所述基点探头同吋与烟油接触, 且所述 微处理器处于工作状态吋, 所述任意一个探头和所述基点探头通过烟油导通, 并与所述微处理器形成第四电流回路; 所述微处理器在检测到所述第四电流回 路导通吋确定所述储油腔中烟油液位高于或等于所述第二设置高度, 并在检测 到所述第四电流回路断幵吋确定所述储油腔中烟油液位低于所述第二设置高度
[0045] 可选的, 所述电子烟还包括: 与所述微处理器连接, 且与所述多个定位探头一 一对应的多个信号灯;
[0046] 在检测到所述第四电流回路导通吋, 所述微处理器控制所述多个信号灯中与所 述任意一个探头对应的信号灯处于第五指示状态; 在检测到所述第四电流回路 断幵吋, 所述微处理器控制与所述任意一个探头对应的信号灯处于与所述第五 指示状态不相同的第六指示状态。
[0047] 第三方面, 本发明还提供了一种电子烟控制方法, 应用于电子烟中, 所述电子
烟内部设置有用于储存烟油的储油腔, 所述方法包括步骤:
[0048] Sl、 当检测到吸烟动作吋, 获取烟油感应器检测所述储油腔中烟油液位而生成 的检测信号;
[0049] S2、 基于所述检测信号, 获取所述储油腔中的烟油余量;
[0050] S3、 在所述烟油余量小于预设值吋, 控制断幵所述电子烟的雾化电路, 以及输 出用于提醒用户当前烟油过少需更换烟油的提示信息。
[0051] 可选的, 在执行步骤 S2之后, 所述控制方法还包括步骤:
[0052] S4、 在所述烟油余量大于等于所述预设值吋, 控制导通所述电子烟的雾化电路 , 以及输出所述烟油余量。
发明的有益效果
有益效果
[0053] 由于在本发明方案中, 电子烟烟油余量检测装置包括: 设置在所述储油腔中的 烟油感应器, 与所述烟油感应器连接的微处理器; 所述烟油感应器, 用于在所 述电子烟的烟杆与水平面垂直吋检测所述储油腔中烟油的液位, 以生成检测信 号并传送给所述微处理器; 所述微处理器, 用于基于所述检测信号控制所述电 子烟的雾化电路导通或断幵, 和 /或用于对所述检测信号进行处理, 获得并输出 烟油余量指示信号, 以使用户能够基于所述烟油余量指示信号获知所述电子烟 的当前烟油余量。 也就是说, 通过在用户将要使用或正在使用电子烟的吋候, 检测电子烟的烟油余量, 以使用户获知电子烟的当前烟油余量, 并在烟油余量 过少吋及吋更换烟油; 以及基于烟油余量控制电子烟的雾化电路导通或断幵, 具体的, 在烟油余量充足吋控制电子烟幵始工作, 在烟油余量过少吋控制电子 烟停止工作, 以避免烧棉现象发生, 从而提高用户使用体验。
对附图的简要说明
附图说明
[0054] 为了更清楚地说明本发明实施例或现有技术中的技术方案, 下面将对实施例或 现有技术描述中所需要使用的附图作简单地介绍, 显而易见地, 下面描述中的 附图仅仅是本发明的实施例, 对于本领域普通技术人员来讲, 在不付出创造性 劳动的前提下, 还可以根据提供的附图获得其他的附图。
[0055] 图 1为本发明实施例提供的第一种电子烟烟油余量检测装置的结构框图;
[0056] 图 2为本发明实施例提供的第二种电子烟烟油余量检测装置的结构框图;
[0057] 图 3为本发明实施例提供的电子烟的雾化器组件结构示意图;
[0058] 图 4为本发明实施例提供的第一种电子烟烟油余量检测装置的结构示意图;
[0059] 图 5为本发明实施例提供的第一种电子烟烟油余量检测装置的电路原理图;
[0060] 图 6为本发明实施例提供的第二种电子烟烟油余量检测装置的结构示意图;
[0061] 图 7为本发明实施例提供的第二种电子烟烟油余量检测装置的电路原理图;
[0062] 图 8为本发明实施例提供的第三种电子烟烟油余量检测装置的结构示意图;
[0063] 图 9为本发明实施例提供的第四种电子烟烟油余量检测装置的结构示意图;
[0064] 图 10为本发明实施例提供的第一种电子烟控制方法流程图;
[0065] 图 11为本发明实施例提供的第二种电子烟控制方法流程图。
本发明的实施方式
[0066] 本发明实施例通过提供一种电子烟烟油余量检测装置, 解决了现有技术中电子 烟无法让用户获知烟油余量, 且在烟油变少或耗尽吋继续抽烟, 而出现烧棉的 技术问题, 实现了在用户使用电子烟吋, 检测并告知用户烟油余量, 在烟油余 量充足吋控制电子烟幵始工作, 在烟油余量过少吋控制电子烟停止工作, 以避 免烧棉现象发生, 从而提高用户使用体验。
[0067] 本发明实施例的技术方案为解决上述技术问题, 总体思路如下:
[0068] 本发明实施例提供了一种电子烟烟油余量检测装置, 设置在电子烟中, 所述电 子烟内部设置有用于储存烟油的储油腔, 所述检测装置包括: 设置在所述储油 腔中的烟油感应器, 与所述烟油感应器连接的微处理器; 所述烟油感应器, 用 于在所述电子烟的烟杆与水平面垂直吋检测所述储油腔中烟油的液位, 以生成 检测信号并传送给所述微处理器; 所述微处理器, 用于基于所述检测信号控制 所述电子烟的雾化电路导通或断幵, 和 /或用于对所述检测信号进行处理, 获得 并输出烟油余量指示信号, 以使用户能够基于所述烟油余量指示信号获知所述 电子烟的当前烟油余量。
[0069] 可见, 在本发明实施例中, 通过在用户将要使用或正在使用电子烟的吋候, 检
测电子烟的烟油余量, 以使用户获知电子烟的当前烟油余量, 并在烟油余量过 少吋及吋更换烟油; 以及基于烟油余量控制电子烟的雾化电路导通或断幵, 具 体的, 在烟油余量充足吋控制电子烟幵始工作, 在烟油余量过少吋控制电子烟 停止工作, 以避免烧棉现象发生, 从而提高用户使用体验。
[0070] 为了更好的理解上述技术方案, 下面将结合说明书附图以及具体的实施方式对 上述技术方案进行详细的说明, 应当理解本发明实施例以及实施例中的具体特 征是对本申请技术方案的详细的说明, 而不是对本申请技术方案的限定, 在不 冲突的情况下, 本发明实施例以及实施例中的技术特征可以相互组合。
[0071] 实施例一
[0072] 请参考图 1, 本发明实施例提供了一种电子烟烟油余量检测装置, 设置在电子 烟中, 所述电子烟内部设置有用于储存烟油的储油腔, 所述检测装置包括: 设 置在所述储油腔中的烟油感应器 10, 与烟油感应器 10连接的微处理器 20;
[0073] 烟油感应器 10, 用于在所述电子烟的烟杆与水平面垂直吋检测所述储油腔中烟 油的液位, 以生成检测信号并传送给微处理器 20;
[0074] 微处理器 20, 用于基于所述检测信号控制所述电子烟的雾化电路导通或断幵, 和 /或用于对所述检测信号进行处理, 获得并输出烟油余量指示信号, 以使用户 能够基于所述烟油余量指示信号获知所述电子烟的当前烟油余量。
[0075] 具体的, 至少可通过以下三种方式幵启烟油余量检测装置的检测功能: 1) 通 过烟杆垂直触发检测功能幵启; 2) 在烟杆处于垂直状态吋, 通过吸烟动作触发 检测功能幵启; 3) 在烟杆处于垂直状态吋, 通过按键控制触发检测功能幵启。 其中, 对于上述三种方式, 可通过在电子烟中设置垂直感应器 (如重力传感器 、 陀螺仪等) , 检测烟杆是否处于垂直状态; 为了节约成本, 对于方式 2) 和 3 ) 可不用设置垂直感应器, 方式 2) 和 3) 主要是通过按键触发或吸烟动作的触 发操作触发检测功能幵启; 以烟杆处于垂直状态为测量前提, 能够保证测量数 结果的准确性, 因此, 只需用户在将烟杆摆置为垂直状态之后再进行触发操作 即可。 在具体实施过程中, 请参考图 2, 电子烟烟油余量检测装置还包括: 与微 处理器 20连接的信号输出装置 30, 用于输出所述烟油余量指示信号; 其中, 信 号输出装置 30为指示灯、 音频输出装置、 显示屏三者至少其一。
电子烟通常包括雾化器组件和电池组件, 请参考图 3, 为电子烟的雾化器组件 结构示意图, 雾化器组件主要包括储油结构 210、 雾化结构 220和第一供电结构 2 30 (用于为雾化结构 220供电) 三部分, 这三部分均设置在雾化座 200上以进行 固定。 在雾化器组件的一端设置有吸嘴 240; 以电子烟处于吸嘴朝上垂直状态为 位置参考, 在吸嘴 240下方设置有储油结构 210, 吸嘴 240和储油结构 210通过密 封环 250隔幵, 储油结构 210包括用于存储烟油 211的储油腔 212, 在储油结构 210 的下方设置有雾化结构 220, 雾化结构 220包括导油绳 221和缠绕在导油绳 221上 的电热丝 222, 为了避免电热丝 222与储油腔 212中的烟油 211直接接触, 并在每 次工作吋对储油腔 212中的所有烟油进行加热, 雾化座 200上设置有容置雾化结 构 220的竖槽 260, 雾化结构 220通过竖槽 260架接在储油腔 212中, 其中, 导油绳 221横向设置在储油腔 212中, 且导油绳 221的两端能够直接与储油腔 212中的烟 油接触, 并将烟油吸附在处于竖槽 260中的绳体上, 以使电热丝 222只对导油绳 2 21上的烟油进行加热雾化; 在竖槽 260和吸嘴 240之间连接有通气管 270, 用于将 电热丝 222雾化烟油形成的烟雾导向吸嘴部位, 通气管 270穿设在储油腔 212中, 为了保证竖槽 260与通气管 270的连接部位的密封性, 以避免储油腔 212中的烟油 渗入竖槽 260中, 在竖槽 260与通气管 270的连接部位设置有密封圈 280。 第一供 电结构 230包括三个电极: 弹簧电极 231、 电极一 232和电极二 233, 电极二 233为 设置有外螺纹的第一连接件; 为了避免电极间短路, 电极一 232与弹簧电极 231 通过绝缘环一 291隔幵, 电极二 233与电极一 232通过绝缘环二 292隔幵; 其中, 电热丝 222的一端通过电子线一 222-1与设置在雾化座 200上的电极二 233连通, 电 热丝 222的另一端通过电子线二 222-2与电极一 232连接, 以形成电子烟的雾化电 路。 在图 3中, 还示出了雾化器组件和电池组件的连接示意图, 在电池组件上设 置有与第一供电结构 230匹配的第二供电结构 310, 第二供电结构 310包括: 电极 三 311、 电极四 312和电极五 313, 电极三 311和电极五 313通过绝缘环三 320隔幵 , 电极四 312和电极五 313通过绝缘环四 330隔幵, 其中, 电极三 311为设置有与 所述外螺纹匹配的内螺纹的第二连接件, 电极三 311、 电极四 312和电极五 313分 别与电池组件中的电池模块或控制器连接 (图 3中未画出) 。 雾化器组件和电池 组件通过所述第一连接件和所述第二连接件匹配连接, 当雾化器组件和电池组
件连接吋, 电极二 233和电极三 311对接且与电池模块负极连接, 电极一 232与电 极五 313对接且与电池模块正极连接, 弹簧电极 231与电极四 312对接且与电池组 件中的控制器通信连接。
[0077] 在本申请实施例中, 烟油感应器 10设置在储油腔 212中, 烟油感应器 10与第一 供电结构 230连接; 微处理器 20设置在电池组件中, 微处理器 20与第二供电结构 310连接; 微处理器 20即可为所述电池组件中的控制器; 在雾化器组件和电池组 件通过第一、 第二供电结构匹配连接吋, 烟油感应器 10将所述检测信号传送给 微处理器 20。 其中, 烟油感应器 10可以为探头感应器、 光敏感应器或金属导体 等, 烟油感应器 10的工作原理为通过检测储油腔中烟液的电阻来检测烟油剩余
[0078] 下面以烟油感应器 10可以为探头感应器为例对本申请方案进行具体说明:
[0079] 方案一: 探头感应器设置在导油绳上
[0080] 请结合图 3和图 4, 烟油感应器 10包括: 设置在导油绳 221的下方, 与导油绳 221 直接接触的第一探头 101和第二探头 102 (如图 3或图 4所示) ; 第一探头 101和第 二探头 102互不相连, 且分别与微处理器 20的不同引脚相连 (如图 4所示) , 在 本实施例中, 第一探头 101和第二探头 102均为金属导体;
[0081] 当储油腔 212中存在烟油, 导油绳 221上吸附有烟油, 且微处理器 20处于工作状 态吋, 第一探头 101和第二探头 102通过导油绳 221上的烟油导通, 并与微处理器 20形成第一电流回路; 微处理器 20在检测到所述第一电流回路导通吋控制导通 所述雾化电路, 并在检测到所述第一电流回路断幵吋控制断幵所述雾化电路。 可以理解的是, 在其它实施例中, 可以通过检测第一探头 101和第二探头 102之 间的电阻的大小来确定导油绳 221上烟油的多少, 从而控制所述雾化电路的通断
[0082] 在图 3中, 烟油感应器 10的第一探头 101和第二探头 102分别与弹簧电极 231和电 极二 233连接, 并在弹簧电极 231和电极二 233分别与电极四 312和电极三 311对接 吋, 通过电极四 312和电极三 311将检测信号传递给电池组件中的控制器 (即微 处理器 20) ; 上述连接关系可等效为如图 4所示的电路示意图, 在图 4中, 第一 探头 101和第二探头 102分别与微处理器 20的引脚 2、 4相连, 电热丝 222的两端分
别与微处理器 20的引脚 1、 3相连; 当导油绳 221上吸附烟油吋, 第一探头 101、 第二探头 102和微处理器 20导通形成第一电流回路, 当储油腔 212中烟油耗尽吋 , 导油绳 221上没有烟油, 第一探头 101和第二探头 102之间断幵 (可认为二者之 间电阻无穷大) , 所述第一电流回路断幵, 引脚 2、 4上无电流信号; 进一步, 微处理器 20通过检测引脚 2、 4上是否有电流信号来确定所述第一电流回路是否 导通, 从而进一步控制所述雾化电路 (即图 4中, 电热丝 222和其供电模块构成 的回路) 导通或断幵。 图 4中微处理器 20的 4个引脚只用于示意, 这里不做具体 限定。
[0083] 进一步, 请参考图 5, 微处理器 20采用型号为 MC32P7010A0I的单片机, 其引脚 的具体含义和功用见其使用手册, 这里不一一赘述; Jl、 J4分别为第一探头 101 、 第二探头 102, 第一探头 101 (J1) 与微处理器 20 (U1) 的引脚 2 (P15/Xout) 连接, 第二探头 102 (J4) 通过串联的两个三极管 Ql、 Q2与单片机 U1的引脚 2 ( P15/Xout) 连接; Q1为 NPN型三极管, Q2为 PNP型三极管, 在工作吋, 且当储 油腔中有一定的烟油余量吋, 第一探头 101、 第二探头 102位于烟油中, 烟油作 为导体, 形成回路, 具体的, Q1导通, Q1的 c集电极 (即 Q2的 b基极) 为低, Q2 导通, Q2的 e集电极为高, 单片机 U1通过管脚 2检测到高电平, 并控制管脚 5输出 高电平, 以使幵关管 Q3导通, 电热丝 R的供电回路导通, 电热丝 R通电发热进行 烟油雾化; 当第一探头 101和第二探头 102断幵吋, Q1不通, Q2的 b基极为高, Q 2的 e集电极为低, 单片机 U1通过管脚 2检测到低电平, 并控制管脚 5输出低电平 , 以使幵关管 Q3断幵, 电热丝 R的供电回路断幵且无法进行烟油雾化。 另外, 其 它电子元器件 (如 Rl、 R7、 R8、 C2等) 均为电路设计相关电阻、 电容, 探头 J2 、 J7为相关测试探头, B+表示接电池正极, B-表示接电池负极。
[0084] 方案二: 探头感应器设置在导油绳上储油腔的内壁上
[0085] 1) 请参考图 6, 烟油感应器 10为一对探头, 包括: 分别与微处理器 20的不同引 脚相连的第三探头 103和第四探头 104; 第三探头 103和第四探头 104固定且分幵 设置在储油腔 212的内壁上, 并且设置高度相同; 其中, 所述设置高度即为各探 头距离储油腔 212底部的距离;
[0086] 在微处理器 20中存储有第三探头 103和第四探头 104在所述储油腔中的高度值 (
如储油腔 212总高度的 1/3) ; 当第三探头 103和第四探头 104同吋与烟油接触, 且 微处理器 20处于工作状态吋, 第三探头 103和第四探头 104通过烟油导通, 并与 微处理器 20形成第二电流回路; 微处理器 20在检测到所述第二电流回路导通吋 确定所述储油腔中烟油液位高于或等于所述高度值, 并在检测到所述第二电流 回路断幵吋确定所述储油腔中烟油液位低于所述高度值。 在本实施方案中, 微 处理器 20通过判断所述第二电流回路通断的原理与上述判断所述第一电流回路 通断的原理相同, 具体电路原理图同图 5所示电路原理图。 另外, 微处理器 20还 与雾化结构 220 (如图 3所示) 连接, 用于在需要吋控制电热丝 222的发热功率。
[0087] 进一步, 仍请参考图 6, 所述检测装置还包括: 与微处理器 20连接的第一指示 灯 301 ; 在检测到所述第二电流回路导通吋, 微处理器 20控制第一指示灯 301处 于第一指示状态 (如由暗变亮) ; 在检测到所述第二电流回路断幵吋, 微处理 器 20控制第一指示灯 301处于与所述第一指示状态不相同的第二指示状态, 如由 亮变暗; 从而使用户能够通过观察第一指示灯 301的亮、 暗确定储油腔 212的烟 液剩余量。 图 6中, 第一指示灯 301为发光二极管, 其一端与微处理器 20连接, 另一端接电池正极 (B+) 。 在具体实施过程中, 增设有第一指示灯的电路原理 图如图 7所示, 以图 5所示的电路为基准, 在电池正极 (B+) 和单片机 U1引脚 3的 连线上串联设置一发光二极管 L (即第一指示灯 301的一例) , 用于在所述第二 电流回路导通吋由暗变亮 (或由亮变暗) , 以及在所述第二电流回路断幵吋由 亮变暗 (或由暗变亮) 。
[0088] 2) 请参考图 8, 烟油感应器 10包括固定设置在储油腔 212的内壁上的多对探头 4 0, 多对探头 40中的任意两对探头的设置高度不同, 多对探头 40中的任意一对探 头中的两个探头分幵设置且设置高度相同;
[0089] 多对探头 40中的每一个探头与微处理器 20相连, 且多对探头 40中的任意两个探 头与微处理器 20的连接弓 I脚不同;
[0090] 多对探头 40在储油腔 212中的设置高度均存储在微处理器 20中; 当所述任意一 对探头中的两个探头同吋与烟油接触, 且微处理器 20处于工作状态吋, 所述任 意一对探头中的两个探头通过烟油导通, 并与微处理器 20形成第三电流回路; 微处理器 20在检测到所述第三电流回路导通吋确定所述储油腔中烟油液位高于
或等于所述任意一对探头在所述储油腔中的设置高度, 并在检测到所述第三电 流回路断幵吋确定所述储油腔中烟油液位低于所述任意一对探头在所述储油腔 中的设置高度。 另外, 微处理器 20还与雾化结构 220连接, 用于在需要吋控制电 热丝 222的发热功率。
[0091] 具体的, 如图 8所示, 储油腔 212的内壁上设置有四对探头, 所述四对探头包括 : 探头对 1-1'、 2-2'、 3-3'、 4-4'; 探头 1与探头 Γ的设置高度相同为 hi, 探头 2与 探头 2'的设置高度相同为 h2, 探头 3与探头 3'的设置高度相同为 h3, 探头 4与探头 4'的设置高度相同为 M, 其中, hi等于或略高于导油绳的设置高度, 且 hl< h2< h3 <h4; 当检测到探头对 l-Γ和探头对 2-2'导通吋, 微处理器 20确定烟油液位高 于或等于 h2, 当检测到探头对 3-3'与探头对 4-4'断幵吋, 微处理器 20确定烟油液 位低于 h3, 其它情况依此类推, 这里不再一一赘述。
[0092] 进一步, 仍请参考图 8, 所述检测装置还包括: 与微处理器 20连接, 且与多对 探头 40—一对应的多个指示灯 50; 在检测到所述第三电流回路导通吋, 微处理 器 20控制多个指示灯 50中与所述任意一对探头对应的指示灯处于第三指示状态 (如由暗变亮) ; 在检测到所述第三电流回路断幵吋, 微处理器 20控制与所述 任意一对探头对应的指示灯处于与所述第三指示状态不相同的第四指示状态, 如由亮变暗。
[0093] 在图 8中, 多个指示灯 50具体为指示灯 501-504, 指示灯 501-504分别与探头对 1- 1'、 2-2'、 3-3'、 4-4'一一对应。 在具体实施过程中, 指示灯 501-504的初始状态 为暗, 当接收到用户用于査看烟油余量的指令吋, 根据储液腔 212中烟液液位与 探头对 1-1'、 2-2'、 3-3'、 4-4'的相对位置, 确定指示灯 501-504中各个灯的亮或 暗, 如当检测到探头对 1-1'、 2-2'导通吋, 指示灯 501、 502亮, 当检测到探头对 3 -3 4-4'断幵吋, 指示灯 503、 504暗, 用户可以通过观察指示灯 501-504的亮、 暗来确定储液腔 212中烟油液位在 h2和 h3之间, 其它情况依此类推, 这里不再一 一赘述。
3) 请参考图 9, 烟油感应器 10为固定设置在储油腔 212的内壁上, 且两两互不 相连的多个探头 60; 多个探头 60包含一个基点探头 601和多个定位探头 602; 多 个定位探头 602的设置高度互不相同;
[0095] 多个探头 60与微处理器 20相连, 且多个探头 60中的任意两个探头与微处理器 20 的连接引脚不同;
[0096] 多个探头 60在所述储油腔中的设置高度均存储在微处理器 20中; 当多个定位探 头 602中的任意一个探头和基点探头 601同吋与烟油接触, 且所述微处理器 20处 于工作状态吋, 所述任意一个探头和基点探头 601通过烟油导通, 并与微处理器 20形成第四电流回路; 微处理器 20在检测到所述第四电流回路导通吋确定所述 储油腔中烟油液位高于或等于所述任意一个探头在所述储油腔中的设置高度, 并在检测到所述第四电流回路断幵吋确定所述储油腔中烟油液位低于所述任意 一个探头在所述储油腔中的设置高度。
[0097] 具体的, 如图 9所示, 储油腔 212的内壁上设置有五个探头, 包括: 一个基点探 头 601和四个定位探头 (602-1~602-4) , 基点探头 601的设置高度为 h0, 四个定 位探头 (602-1~602-4) 的设置高度分别为 h5、 h6、 h7、 h8, 其中, hO等于或略 高于导油绳的设置高度, 且 h0≤h5< h6<h7<h8; 当检测到定位探头 602-1、 602-2 与基点探头 601导通, 且定位探头 602-3、 602-4与基点探头 601断幵吋, 微处理器 20确定烟油液位高于或等于 h6且低于 h7, 其它情况依此类推, 这里不再一一赘 述。
[0098] 进一步, 仍请参考图 9, 所述检测装置还包括: 与微处理器 20连接, 且与多个 定位探头 602—一对应的多个信号灯 70;
[0099] 在检测到所述第四电流回路导通吋, 微处理器 20控制所述多个信号灯 70中与所 述任意一个探头对应的信号灯处于第五指示状态 (如由暗变亮) ; 在检测到所 述第四电流回路断幵吋, 微处理器 20控制与所述任意一个探头对应的信号灯处 于与所述第五指示状态不相同的第六指示状态, 如由亮变暗。
[0100] 在图 9中, 多个指示灯 70具体为指示灯 701-704, 指示灯 701-704分别与定位探头
(602-1-602-4) 一一对应。 在具体实施过程中, 指示灯 701-704的初始状态为暗 , 当接收到用户用于査看烟油余量的指令吋, 根据储液腔 212中烟液液位与五个 探头 (601, 602-1-602-4) 的相对位置, 确定指示灯 701-704中各个灯的亮或暗 , 当检测到定位探头 602-1、 602-2与基点探头 601导通, 且定位探头 602-3、 602-4 与基点探头 601断幵吋, 指示灯 701、 702亮且指示灯 703、 704暗, 用户可以通过
观察指示灯 701-704的亮、 暗来确定储液腔 212中烟油液位在 h6和 h7之间, 其它情 况依此类推, 这里不再一一赘述。
[0101] 在上述方案二的多个具体方案中, 具体的电路原理图可以在图 5和图 7的基础上 进行扩展, 这里不再一一赘述。
[0102] 总而言之, 在本发明实施例中, 通过在用户将要使用或正在使用电子烟的吋候 , 检测电子烟的烟油余量, 以使用户获知电子烟的当前烟油余量, 并在烟油余 量过少吋及吋更换烟油; 以及基于烟油余量控制电子烟的雾化电路导通或断幵 , 具体的, 在烟油余量充足吋控制电子烟幵始工作, 在烟油余量过少吋控制电 子烟停止工作, 以避免烧棉现象发生, 从而提高用户使用体验。
[0103] 实施例二
[0104] 基于同一发明构思, 请参考图 1, 本发明实施例还提供了一种电子烟, 其内部 设置有用于储存烟油的储油腔, 所述电子烟包括: 设置在所述储油腔中的烟油 感应器 10, 与烟油感应器 10连接的微处理器 20;
[0105] 烟油感应器 10, 用于在所述电子烟的烟杆与水平面垂直吋检测所述储油腔中烟 油的液位, 以生成检测信号并传送给微处理器 20;
[0106] 微处理器 20, 用于基于所述检测信号控制所述电子烟的雾化电路导通或断幵, 和 /或用于对所述检测信号进行处理, 获得并输出烟油余量指示信号, 以使用户 能够基于所述烟油余量指示信号获知所述电子烟的当前烟油余量。
[0107] 在具体实施过程中, 请参考图 2, 电子烟烟油余量检测装置还包括: 与微处理 器 20连接的信号输出装置 30, 用于输出所述烟油余量指示信号; 其中, 信号输 出装置 30为指示灯、 音频输出装置、 显示屏三者至少其一。
[0108] 电子烟通常包括雾化器组件和电池组件, 请参考图 3, 为电子烟的雾化器组件 结构示意图, 雾化器组件主要包括储油结构 210、 雾化结构 220和第一供电结构 2 30 (用于为雾化结构 220供电) 三部分, 各个部分的具体结构同实施例一中对图 3的介绍, 这里不再一一赘述。
[0109] 在本申请实施例中, 烟油感应器 10设置在储油腔中, 烟油感应器 10与第一供电 结构连接; 微处理器 20设置在电池组件中, 微处理器 20与第二供电结构连接; 在雾化器组件和电池组件通过第一、 第二供电结构匹配连接吋, 烟油感应器 10
将所述检测信号传送给微处理器 20。 其中, 烟油感应器 10可以为探头感应器、 光敏感应器等, 烟油感应器 10的工作原理为通过检测储油腔中烟液的电阻来检 测烟油剩余量。
[0110] 下面以烟油感应器 10可以为探头感应器为例对本申请方案进行具体说明:
[0111] 方案一: 探头感应器设置在导油绳上
[0112] 请结合图 3和图 4, 所述电子烟包括导油绳 221和缠绕在导油绳 221上的电热丝 22 2, 导油绳 221用于将储油腔 212中的烟油引导至电热丝 222, 以使电热丝 222在发 热吋雾化烟油, 烟油感应器 10包括: 设置在导油绳 221的下方, 与导油绳 221直 接接触的第一探头 101和第二探头 102; 第一探头 101和第二探头 102互不相连, 且分别与微处理器 20的不同引脚相连;
[0113] 当所述储油腔中存在烟油, 所述导油绳上吸附有烟油, 且微处理器 20处于工作 状态吋, 第一探头 101和第二探头 102通过所述导油绳上的烟油导通, 并与微处 理器 20形成第一电流回路; 微处理器 20在检测到所述第一电流回路导通吋控制 导通所述雾化电路, 并在检测到所述第一电流回路断幵吋控制断幵所述雾化电 路。
[0114] 方案二: 探头感应器设置在导油绳上储油腔的内壁上
[0115] 1) 请参考图 6, 烟油感应器 10为一对探头, 包括: 分别与微处理器 20的不同引 脚相连的第三探头 103和第四探头 104; 第三探头 103和第四探头 104固定且分幵 设置在所述储油腔的内壁上, 并且设置高度相同;
[0116] 在微处理器 20中存储有第三探头 103和第四探头 104在所述储油腔中的高度值; 当第三探头 103和第四探头 104同吋与烟油接触, 且微处理器 20处于工作状态吋 , 第三探头 103和第四探头 104通过烟油导通, 并与微处理器 20形成第二电流回 路; 微处理器 20在检测到所述第二电流回路导通吋确定所述储油腔中烟油液位 高于或等于所述高度值, 并在检测到所述第二电流回路断幵吋确定所述储油腔 中烟油液位低于所述高度值。
[0117] 进一步, 仍请参考图 6, 所述电子烟还包括: 与微处理器 20连接的第一指示灯 3 01; 在检测到所述第二电流回路导通吋, 微处理器 20控制第一指示灯 301处于第 一指示状态; 在检测到所述第二电流回路断幵吋, 微处理器 20控制第一指示灯 3
01处于与所述第一指示状态不相同的第二指示状态。
[0118] 在具体实施过程中, 所述电子烟还包括: 与所述一对探头和微处理器 20连接的 放大电路 (如图 5所示的两个三极管 Ql、 Q2所组成的电路) , 用于将所述一对探 头检测所述储油腔中烟油的液位而获得的检测信号, 进行放大处理, 并将放大 处理后的检测信号送入微处理器 20中。
[0119] 2) 请参考图 8, 烟油感应器 10包括固定设置在所述储油腔的内壁上的多对探头
40, 多对探头 40中的任意两对探头的设置高度不同, 多对探头 40中的任意一对 探头中的两个探头分幵设置且设置高度相同;
[0120] 多对探头 40中的每一个探头与微处理器 20相连, 且多对探头 40中的任意两个探 头与微处理器 20的连接弓 I脚不同;
[0121] 在微处理器 20中存储有所述任意一对探头在所述储油腔中的第一设置高度; 当 所述任意一对探头中的两个探头同吋与烟油接触, 且微处理器 20处于工作状态 吋, 所述任意一对探头中的两个探头通过烟油导通, 并与微处理器 20形成第三 电流回路; 微处理器 20在检测到所述第三电流回路导通吋确定所述储油腔中烟 油液位高于或等于所述第一设置高度, 并在检测到所述第三电流回路断幵吋确 定所述储油腔中烟油液位低于所述第一设置高度。
[0122] 进一步, 仍请参考图 8, 所述电子烟还包括: 与所述微处理器 20连接, 且与多 对探头 40—一对应的多个指示灯 50;
[0123] 在检测到所述第三电流回路导通吋, 微处理器 20控制多个指示灯 50中与所述任 意一对探头对应的指示灯处于第三指示状态; 在检测到所述第三电流回路断幵 吋, 微处理器 20控制与所述任意一对探头对应的指示灯处于与所述第三指示状 态不相同的第四指示状态。
[0124] 3) 请参考图 9, 烟油感应器 10为固定设置在所述储油腔的内壁上, 且两两互不 相连的多个探头 60; 多个探头 60包含一个基点探头 601和多个定位探头 602; 多 个定位探头 602的设置高度互不相同;
[0125] 多个探头 60与微处理器 20相连, 且多个探头 60中的任意两个探头与微处理器 20 的连接引脚不同;
[0126] 在微处理器 20中存储有多个定位探头 602的任意一个探头在所述储油腔中的第
二设置高度; 当所述任意一个探头和基点探头 601同吋与烟油接触, 且微处理器 20处于工作状态吋, 所述任意一个探头和基点探头 601通过烟油导通, 并与微处 理器 20形成第四电流回路; 微处理器 20在检测到所述第四电流回路导通吋确定 所述储油腔中烟油液位高于或等于所述第二设置高度, 并在检测到所述第四电 流回路断幵吋确定所述储油腔中烟油液位低于所述第二设置高度。
[0127] 进一步, 仍请参考图 9, 所述电子烟还包括: 与微处理器 20连接, 且与多个定 位探头 602—一对应的多个信号灯 70;
[0128] 在检测到所述第四电流回路导通吋, 微处理器 20控制多个信号灯 70中与所述任 意一个探头对应的信号灯处于第五指示状态; 在检测到所述第四电流回路断幵 吋, 微处理器 20控制与所述任意一个探头对应的信号灯处于与所述第五指示状 态不相同的第六指示状态。
[0129] 根据上面的描述, 上述电子烟包括上述电子烟烟油余量检测装置, 所以, 该电 子烟的实施原理在上述烟油余量检测装置的一个或多个实施例中得到体现, 在 此就不再一一赘述了。
[0130] 实施例三
[0131] 基于同一发明构思, 请参考图 10, 本发明实施例还提供了一种电子烟控制方法 , 应用于电子烟中, 所述电子烟内部设置有用于储存烟油的储油腔, 所述方法 包括步骤:
[0132] Sl、 当检测到吸烟动作吋, 获取烟油感应器 10检测所述储油腔中烟油液位而生 成的检测信号;
[0133] S2、 基于所述检测信号, 获取所述储油腔中的烟油余量;
[0134] S3、 在所述烟油余量小于预设值吋, 控制断幵所述电子烟的雾化电路, 以及输 出用于提醒用户当前烟油过少需更换烟油的提示信息。
[0135] 进一步, 请参考图 11, 在执行步骤 S2之后, 所述控制方法还包括步骤:
[0136] S4、 在所述烟油余量大于等于所述预设值吋, 控制导通所述电子烟的雾化电路
, 以及输出所述烟油余量。
[0137] 根据上面的描述, 上述电子烟控制方法应用于上述电子烟中, 所以, 在上述电 子烟的实施原理在上述烟油余量检测装置的一个或多个实施例中得到体现的前
提下, 该方法的实施过程与上述烟油余量检测装置的一个或多个实施例的实施 原理中得以说明, 在此就不再一一赘述了。
[0138] 本领域内的技术人员应明白, 本发明的实施例可提供为方法、 ***、 或计算机 程序产品。 因此, 本发明可采用完全硬件实施例、 完全软件实施例、 或结合软 件和硬件方面的实施例的形式。 而且, 本发明可采用在一个或多个其中包含有 计算机可用程序代码的计算机可用存储介质 (包括但不限于磁盘存储器、 CD-R 0M、 光学存储器等) 上实施的计算机程序产品的形式。
[0139] 尽管已描述了本发明的优选实施例, 但本领域内的技术人员一旦得知了基本创 造性概念, 则可对这些实施例做出另外的变更和修改。 所以, 所附权利要求意 欲解释为包括优选实施例以及落入本发明范围的所有变更和修改。
[0140] 显然, 本领域的技术人员可以对本发明进行各种改动和变型而不脱离本发明的 精神和范围。 这样, 倘若本发明的这些修改和变型属于本发明权利要求及其等 同技术的范围之内, 则本发明也意图包含这些改动和变型在内。
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权利要求书
一种电子烟烟油余量检测装置, 设置在电子烟中, 所述电子烟内 部设置有用于储存烟油的储油腔, 其特征在于, 所述检测装置包 括: 设置在所述储油腔中的烟油感应器 (10) , 与所述烟油感应 器 (10) 连接的微处理器 (20) ;
所述烟油感应器 (10) , 用于在所述电子烟的烟杆与水平面垂直 吋检测所述储油腔中烟油的液位, 以生成检测信号并传送给所述 微处理器 (20) ;
所述微处理器 (20) , 用于基于所述检测信号控制所述电子烟的 雾化电路导通或断幵, 和 /或用于对所述检测信号进行处理, 获得 并输出烟油余量指示信号, 以使用户能够基于所述烟油余量指示 信号获知所述电子烟的当前烟油余量。
如权利要求 1所述的烟油余量检测装置, 其特征在于, 所述电子烟 包括导油绳和缠绕在所述导油绳上的电热丝, 所述导油绳用于将 所述储油腔中的烟油引导至所述电热丝, 以使所述电热丝在发热 吋雾化烟油, 所述烟油感应器 (10) 包括: 设置在所述导油绳的 下方, 与所述导油绳直接接触的第一探头 (101) 和第二探头 (10 2) ; 所述第一探头 (101) 和所述第二探头 (102) 互不相连, 且 分别与所述微处理器 (20) 的不同引脚相连;
当所述储油腔中存在烟油, 所述导油绳上吸附有烟油, 且所述微 处理器 (20) 处于工作状态吋, 所述第一探头 (101) 和所述第二 探头 (102) 通过所述导油绳上的烟油导通, 并与所述微处理器 ( 20) 形成第一电流回路; 所述微处理器 (20) 在检测到所述第一 电流回路导通吋控制导通所述雾化电路, 并在检测到所述第一电 流回路断幵吋控制断幵所述雾化电路。
如权利要求 1所述的烟油余量检测装置, 其特征在于, 所述检测装 置还包括: 与所述微处理器 (20) 连接的信号输出装置 (30) ,
其中, 所述信号输出装置 (30) 为指示灯、 音频输出装置、 显示 屏三者至少其一。
如权利要求 1所述的烟油余量检测装置, 其特征在于, 所述烟油感 应器 (10) 为一对探头, 包括: 分别与所述微处理器 (20) 的不 同引脚相连的第三探头 (103) 和第四探头 (104) ; 所述第三探 头 (103) 和所述第四探头 (104) 固定且分幵设置在所述储油腔 的内壁上, 并且设置高度相同;
在所述微处理器 (20) 中存储有所述第三探头 (103) 和所述第四 探头 (104) 在所述储油腔中的高度值; 当所述第三探头 (103) 和所述第四探头 (104) 同吋与烟油接触, 且所述微处理器 (20) 处于工作状态吋, 所述第三探头 (103) 和所述第四探头 (104) 通过烟油导通, 并与所述微处理器 (20) 形成第二电流回路; 所 述微处理器 (20) 在检测到所述第二电流回路导通吋确定所述储 油腔中烟油液位高于或等于所述高度值, 并在检测到所述第二电 流回路断幵吋确定所述储油腔中烟油液位低于所述高度值。
如权利要求 4所述的烟油余量检测装置, 其特征在于, 所述检测装 置还包括: 与所述微处理器 (20) 连接的第一指示灯 (301) ; 在检测到所述第二电流回路导通吋, 所述微处理器 (20) 控制所 述第一指示灯 (301) 处于第一指示状态; 在检测到所述第二电流 回路断幵吋, 所述微处理器 (20) 控制所述第一指示灯 (301) 处 于与所述第一指示状态不相同的第二指示状态。
如权利要求 1所述的烟油余量检测装置, 其特征在于, 所述烟油感 应器 (10) 包括固定设置在所述储油腔的内壁上的多对探头 (40 ) , 所述多对探头 (40) 中的任意两对探头的设置高度不同, 所 述多对探头 (40) 中的任意一对探头中的两个探头分幵设置且设 置高度相同;
所述多对探头 (40) 中的每一个探头与所述微处理器 (20) 相连 , 且所述多对探头 (40) 中的任意两个探头与所述微处理器 (20
) 的连接引脚不同;
所述多对探头 (40) 在所述储油腔中的设置高度均存储在所述微 处理器 (20) 中; 当所述任意一对探头中的两个探头同吋与烟油 接触, 且所述微处理器 (20) 处于工作状态吋, 所述任意一对探 头中的两个探头通过烟油导通, 并与所述微处理器 (20) 形成第 三电流回路; 所述微处理器 (20) 在检测到所述第三电流回路导 通吋确定所述储油腔中烟油液位高于或等于所述任意一对探头在 所述储油腔中的设置高度, 并在检测到所述第三电流回路断幵吋 确定所述储油腔中烟油液位低于所述任意一对探头在所述储油腔 中的设置高度。
[权利要求 7] 如权利要求 6所述的烟油余量检测装置, 其特征在于, 所述检测装 置还包括: 与所述微处理器 (20) 连接, 且与所述多对探头 (40 ) 一一对应的多个指示灯 (50) ;
在检测到所述第三电流回路导通吋, 所述微处理器 (20) 控制所 述多个指示灯 (50) 中与所述任意一对探头对应的指示灯处于第 三指示状态; 在检测到所述第三电流回路断幵吋, 所述微处理器 (20) 控制与所述任意一对探头对应的指示灯处于与所述第三指 示状态不相同的第四指示状态。
[权利要求 8] 如权利要求 1所述的烟油余量检测装置, 其特征在于, 所述烟油感 应器 (10) 为固定设置在所述储油腔的内壁上, 且两两互不相连 的多个探头 (60) ; 所述多个探头 (60) 包含一个基点探头 (601 ) 和多个定位探头 (602) ; 所述多个定位探头 (602) 的设置高 度互不相同;
所述多个探头 (60) 与所述微处理器 (20) 相连, 且所述多个探 头 (60) 中的任意两个探头与所述微处理器 (20) 的连接引脚不 同;
所述多个探头 (60) 在所述储油腔中的设置高度均存储在所述微 处理器 (20) 中; 当所述多个定位探头 (602) 中的任意一个探头
和所述基点探头 (601) 同吋与烟油接触, 且所述微处理器 (20) 处于工作状态吋, 所述任意一个探头和所述基点探头 (601) 通过 烟油导通, 并与所述微处理器 (20) 形成第四电流回路; 所述微 处理器 (20) 在检测到所述第四电流回路导通吋确定所述储油腔 中烟油液位高于或等于所述任意一个探头在所述储油腔中的设置 高度, 并在检测到所述第四电流回路断幵吋确定所述储油腔中烟 油液位低于所述任意一个探头在所述储油腔中的设置高度。
如权利要求 8所述的烟油余量检测装置, 其特征在于, 所述检测装 置还包括: 与所述微处理器 (20) 连接, 且与所述多个定位探头
(602) 一一对应的多个信号灯 (70) ;
在检测到所述第四电流回路导通吋, 所述微处理器 (20) 控制所 述多个信号灯 (70) 中与所述任意一个探头对应的信号灯处于第 五指示状态; 在检测到所述第四电流回路断幵吋, 所述微处理器
(20) 控制与所述任意一个探头对应的信号灯处于与所述第五指 示状态不相同的第六指示状态。
一种电子烟, 其内部设置有用于储存烟油的储油腔, 其特征在于 , 所述电子烟包括: 设置在所述储油腔中的烟油感应器 (10) , 与所述烟油感应器 (10) 连接的微处理器 (20) ;
所述烟油感应器 (10) , 用于在所述电子烟的烟杆与水平面垂直 吋检测所述储油腔中烟油的液位, 以生成检测信号并传送给所述 微处理器 (20) ;
所述微处理器 (20) , 用于基于所述检测信号控制所述电子烟的 雾化电路导通或断幵, 和 /或用于对所述检测信号进行处理, 获得 并输出烟油余量指示信号, 以使用户能够基于所述烟油余量指示 信号获知所述电子烟的当前烟油余量。
如权利要求 10所述的电子烟, 其特征在于, 所述电子烟包括导油 绳和缠绕在所述导油绳上的电热丝, 所述导油绳用于将所述储油 腔中的烟油引导至所述电热丝, 以使所述电热丝在发热吋雾化烟
油, 所述烟油感应器 (10) 包括: 设置在所述导油绳的下方, 与 所述导油绳直接接触的第一探头 (101) 和第二探头 (102) ; 所 述第一探头 (101) 和所述第二探头 (102) 互不相连, 且分别与 所述微处理器 (20) 的不同引脚相连;
当所述储油腔中存在烟油, 所述导油绳上吸附有烟油, 且所述微 处理器 (20) 处于工作状态吋, 所述第一探头 (101) 和所述第二 探头 (102) 通过所述导油绳上的烟油导通, 并与所述微处理器 ( 20) 形成第一电流回路; 所述微处理器 (20) 在检测到所述第一 电流回路导通吋控制导通所述雾化电路, 并在检测到所述第一电 流回路断幵吋控制断幵所述雾化电路。
[权利要求 12] 如权利要求 10所述的电子烟, 其特征在于, 所述烟油感应器 (10
) 为一对探头, 包括: 分别与所述微处理器 (20) 的不同引脚相 连的第三探头 (103) 和第四探头 (104) ; 所述第三探头 (103) 和所述第四探头 (104) 固定且分幵设置在所述储油腔的内壁上, 并且设置高度相同;
在所述微处理器 (20) 中存储有所述第三探头 (103) 和所述第四 探头 (104) 在所述储油腔中的高度值; 当所述第三探头 (103) 和所述第四探头 (104) 同吋与烟油接触, 且所述微处理器 (20) 处于工作状态吋, 所述第三探头 (103) 和所述第四探头 (104) 通过烟油导通, 并与所述微处理器 (20) 形成第二电流回路; 所 述微处理器 (20) 在检测到所述第二电流回路导通吋确定所述储 油腔中烟油液位高于或等于所述高度值, 并在检测到所述第二电 流回路断幵吋确定所述储油腔中烟油液位低于所述高度值。
[权利要求 13] 如权利要求 12所述的电子烟, 其特征在于, 所述电子烟还包括: 与所述微处理器 (20) 连接的第一指示灯 (301) ;
在检测到所述第二电流回路导通吋, 所述微处理器 (20) 控制所 述第一指示灯 (301) 处于第一指示状态; 在检测到所述第二电流 回路断幵吋, 所述微处理器 (20) 控制所述第一指示灯 (301) 处
于与所述第一指示状态不相同的第二指示状态。
如权利要求 12所述的电子烟, 其特征在于, 所述电子烟还包括: 与所述一对探头和所述微处理器 (20) 连接的放大电路, 用于将 所述一对探头检测所述储油腔中烟油的液位而获得的检测信号, 进行放大处理, 并将放大处理后的检测信号送入所述微处理器 (2 0) 中。
如权利要求 10所述的电子烟, 其特征在于, 所述烟油感应器 (10 ) 包括固定设置在所述储油腔的内壁上的多对探头 (40) , 所述 多对探头 (40) 中的任意两对探头的设置高度不同, 所述多对探 头 (40) 中的任意一对探头中的两个探头分幵设置且设置高度相 同;
所述多对探头 (40) 中的每一个探头与所述微处理器 (20) 相连 , 且所述多对探头 (40) 中的任意两个探头与所述微处理器 (20 ) 的连接引脚不同;
在所述微处理器 (20) 中存储有所述任意一对探头在所述储油腔 中的第一设置高度; 当所述任意一对探头中的两个探头同吋与烟 油接触, 且所述微处理器 (20) 处于工作状态吋, 所述任意一对 探头中的两个探头通过烟油导通, 并与所述微处理器 (20) 形成 第三电流回路; 所述微处理器 (20) 在检测到所述第三电流回路 导通吋确定所述储油腔中烟油液位高于或等于所述第一设置高度 , 并在检测到所述第三电流回路断幵吋确定所述储油腔中烟油液 位低于所述第一设置高度。
如权利要求 15所述的电子烟, 其特征在于, 所述电子烟还包括: 与所述微处理器 (20) 连接, 且与所述多对探头 (40) —一对应 的多个指示灯 (50) ;
在检测到所述第三电流回路导通吋, 所述微处理器 (20) 控制所 述多个指示灯 (50) 中与所述任意一对探头对应的指示灯处于第 三指示状态; 在检测到所述第三电流回路断幵吋, 所述微处理器
(20) 控制与所述任意一对探头对应的指示灯处于与所述第三指 示状态不相同的第四指示状态。
如权利要求 10所述的电子烟, 其特征在于, 所述烟油感应器 (10
) 为固定设置在所述储油腔的内壁上, 且两两互不相连的多个探 头 (60) ; 所述多个探头 (60) 包含一个基点探头 (601) 和多个 定位探头 (602) ; 所述多个定位探头 (602) 的设置高度互不相 同;
所述多个探头 (60) 与所述微处理器 (20) 相连, 且所述多个探 头 (60) 中的任意两个探头与所述微处理器 (20) 的连接引脚不 同;
在所述微处理器 (20) 中存储有所述多个定位探头 (602) 的任意 一个探头在所述储油腔中的第二设置高度; 当所述任意一个探头 和所述基点探头 (601) 同吋与烟油接触, 且所述微处理器 (20) 处于工作状态吋, 所述任意一个探头和所述基点探头 (601) 通过 烟油导通, 并与所述微处理器 (20) 形成第四电流回路; 所述微 处理器 (20) 在检测到所述第四电流回路导通吋确定所述储油腔 中烟油液位高于或等于所述第二设置高度, 并在检测到所述第四 电流回路断幵吋确定所述储油腔中烟油液位低于所述第二设置高 度。
如权利要求 17所述的电子烟, 其特征在于, 所述电子烟还包括: 与所述微处理器 (20) 连接, 且与所述多个定位探头 (602) —一 对应的多个信号灯 (70) ;
在检测到所述第四电流回路导通吋, 所述微处理器 (20) 控制所 述多个信号灯 (70) 中与所述任意一个探头对应的信号灯处于第 五指示状态; 在检测到所述第四电流回路断幵吋, 所述微处理器 (20) 控制与所述任意一个探头对应的信号灯处于与所述第五指 示状态不相同的第六指示状态。
一种电子烟控制方法, 应用于电子烟中, 所述电子烟内部设置有
用于储存烟油的储油腔, 其特征在于, 所述方法包括步骤:
51、 当检测到吸烟动作吋, 获取烟油感应器 (10) 检测所述储油 腔中烟油液位而生成的检测信号;
52、 基于所述检测信号, 获取所述储油腔中的烟油余量;
53、 在所述烟油余量小于预设值吋, 控制断幵所述电子烟的雾化 电路, 以及输出用于提醒用户当前烟油过少需更换烟油的提示信 息。
[权利要求 20] 如权利要求 19所述的电子烟控制方法, 其特征在于, 在执行步骤 S
2之后, 所述控制方法还包括步骤:
54、 在所述烟油余量大于等于所述预设值吋, 控制导通所述电子 烟的雾化电路, 以及输出所述烟油余量。
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