Pneumatic sensor and electronic cigarette having same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11844376-B2
Application number	US-201816148878-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 1, 2018
Priority date	Jul 5, 2018
Publication date	Dec 19, 2023
Grant date	Dec 19, 2023

Abstract

The invention discloses a pneumatic sensor and an electronic cigarette having same, wherein the pneumatic sensor comprises a main body, a trigger component and a waterproof and breathable membrane, wherein the main body is provided with an internal cavity and at least one suction hole communicated with the internal cavity, the waterproof and breathable membrane is mounted in the main body and covers each of the suction holes, and the triggering component is mounted in the internal cavity and is triggered when the airflow is sucked from the suction hole to the outside. The technical solution of the invention effectively prevents the phenomenon that tobacco liquid and condensed water penetrate into the sensor, thereby causing damage to the sensor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vaping device comprising:
an atomizer;
an airflow passage between an air inlet and an air outlet, and configured to carry an atomized liquid from the atomizer to the air outlet; and
a pneumatic sensor, the pneumatic sensor comprising:
a main body having an internal cavity and a suction hole in communication with the internal cavity,
a trigger component mounted in the internal cavity and configured to activate the atomizer when triggered;
a waterproof and breathable membrane mounted to the main body and covering the suction hole, the waterproof and breathable membrane comprising a ring and a substrate having waterproof and breathable property, the ring is configured to cover an edge of the substrate such that a middle part of the substrate not covered by the ring covers the suction hole;
an air collecting space; and
a plurality of air inlet holes communicated with the air collecting space and the outside,
wherein the waterproof and breathable membrane is disposed between the airflow passage and the suction hole, and
the trigger component is configured to be triggered when air is drawn from the plurality of air inlet holes through the air collecting space and air is drawn out from the suction hole to an air outlet through the waterproof and breathable membrane.

2. The vaping device according to claim 1 , wherein the waterproof and breathable membrane further comprises an adhesive layer, the adhesive layer is provided on a surface of the substrate so that the substrate is adhered to the main body, and the adhesive layer is provided to avoid the middle part of the substrate.

3. The vaping device according to claim 1 , wherein the trigger component comprises
a circuit board,
a first conductive member,
a second conductive member and
a trigger diaphragm which are housed in the internal cavity, the first conductive member and the second conductive member are both electrically connected to the circuit board, the trigger diaphragm is electrically connected to the first conductive member; when the airflow is sucked from the suction hole through the waterproof and breathable membrane to the outside, the trigger diaphragm partially vibrates until being in contact with the second conductive member to establish an electrical connection, so that the first conductive member is communicated with the second conductive member through a circuit.

4. The vaping device according to claim 3 , wherein the trigger component further comprises an annular insulating member, the first conductive member has a hollow tubular shape, both ends of the first conductive member abut against the circuit board and the trigger diaphragm, respectively, so that the inside of the first conductive member encircles the air collecting space, the insulating member is provided between the second conductive member and the trigger diaphragm so that the second conductive member is spaced apart from the trigger diaphragm, a hollow portion of the second conductive member corresponding to the insulating member is further provided with at least one air passing hole, and the air passing hole is communicated with the cavity and the suction hole.

5. The vaping device according to claim 4 , wherein the plurality of air inlet holes are disposed in the circuit board.

6. The vaping device according to claim 5 , wherein a sum of venting areas of the air passing holes is greater than a sum of venting areas of the air inlet holes.

7. The vaping device according to claim 4 , wherein the main body comprises a top plate, a bottom plate and a connecting plate connecting the top plate and the bottom plate, the top plate, the bottom plate and the connecting plate encircle the internal cavity, the top plate and the bottom plate clamp opposite surfaces of the second conductive member and the circuit board, the connecting plate is spaced apart from the first conductive member, and the top plate is provided with the suction hole.

8. The vaping device according to claim 7 , wherein an insulator is further provided between the connecting plate and the first conductive member.

9. The vaping device of claim 1 , wherein:
the atomizer is configured to atomize stored tobacco liquid.

10. The vaping device according to claim 1 , wherein the trigger component comprises a trigger diaphragm and a conductive member having at least one air passing hole, the conductive member disposed between the trigger diaphragm and the suction hole.

11. The vaping device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a control board configured to supply power to the atomizer based on a signal received from the pneumatic sensor, wherein the control board is disposed in a first plane that is perpendicular to the waterproof and breathable membrane.

12. The vaping device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the trigger component is not penetrated by the air flow passage.

13. An electronic cigarette, comprising:
an atomizer; and
a pneumatic sensor that comprises:
a main body having an internal cavity and a suction hole;
a trigger component mounted in the internal cavity and configured to activate the atomizer when triggered;
an air collecting space;
a plurality of air inlet holes communicated with the air collecting space and the outside; and
a waterproof and breathable membrane mounted in the main body and covering the suction hole, the waterproof and breathable membrane comprising:
a substrate having waterproof and breathable property and a thickness value in a range from 0.02 mm to 0.11 mm; and
a ring covering an edge of the substrate so that when the substrate is mounted in the main body, a middle part of the substrate which is not covered by the ring covers the suction hole, and forms a breathable part in communication with the suction hole through an air channel, wherein

the trigger component is configured to be triggered when air is drawn from the plurality of air inlet holes through the air collecting space and air is drawn out from the suction hole to an air outlet through the waterproof and breathable membrane.

14. The electronic cigarette of claim 13 , wherein
the thickness value of the substrate is in a range from 0.02 mm to 0.06 mm.

15. The electronic cigarette of claim 13 , wherein
the ring comprises a polymeric material that is polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene plastics, polypropylene plastics, fluoroplastics, polyvinyl chloride, or polyperfluoroethylene propylene.

16. The electronic cigarette of claim 13 , wherein
the substrate comprises TPU or EPTFE composite.

17. The electronic cigarette of claim 13 , wherein
The electronic cigarette is configured to execute a command upon an indication from the trigger component that airflow is sucked outside of the internal cavity via the suction hole.

18. The electronic cigarette of claim 17 , wherein
the trigger component comprises a circuit board, a first conductive member, a second conductive member and a trigger diaphragm which are housed in the internal cavity, the first conductive member and the second conductive member are both electrically connected to the circuit board, the trigger diaphragm is electrically connected to the first conductive member; when the airflow is sucked from the suction hole through the waterproof and breathable membrane to the outside, the trigger diaphragm is configured to partially vibrate until being in contact with the second conductive member to establish an electrical connection.

19. An electronic cigarette, comprising:
an atomizer; and
a pneumatic sensor that comprises:
a main bo

Assignees

• Shenzhen Ivps Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ouyang Junwei

Classifications

• A24F40/51 Primary

  Arrangement of sensors · CPC title

• G01L9/0051

  using variations in ohmic resistance · CPC title

• G01L19/0654

  against moisture or humidity · CPC title

• A24F40/10

  Devices using liquid inhalable precursors · CPC title