Atomizer identifier of electronic atomization device and related device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11877601-B2
Application number	US-202017118621-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 11, 2020
Priority date	Dec 24, 2019
Publication date	Jan 23, 2024
Grant date	Jan 23, 2024

Abstract

The atomizer identifier is configured to identify an atomizer connected to a battery pole. The atomizer includes a first contact structure and an atomizer identification circuit, and the battery pole further includes a second contact structure matching the first contact structure. The atomizer identifier includes: an identifier chip, configured to determine whether to provide an identification voltage; and a peripheral circuit, configured to connect the identifier chip and the second contact structure, for being connected to the atomizer identification circuit via the second contact structure and the first contact structure of the atomizer connected to the battery pole in a first connection manner or the atomizer connected to the battery pole in a second connection manner, so that the atomizer identification circuit is driven according to the identification voltage determined to be provided by the identifier chip to read information of the atomizer identification circuit to the identifier chip.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An atomizer identifier, applied to an electronic atomization device for identifying an atomizer connected to a battery pole, wherein the atomizer comprises a first contact structure and an atomizer identification circuit, and the battery pole comprises a second contact structure matching the first contact structure, and the atomizer identifier comprises:
an identifier chip, configured to determine whether an identification voltage is to be provided;
a peripheral circuit, configured to connect the identifier chip and the second contact structure, wherein
the peripheral circuit is connected to the atomizer identification circuit via the second contact structure and the first contact structure of the atomizer, the atomizer is connected to the battery pole in a first connection manner or in a second connection manner; and
the atomizer identification circuit is driven based on the identification voltage determined to be provided by the identifier chip to read and input information of the atomizer identification circuit to the identifier chip.

2. The atomizer identifier according to claim 1 , wherein the first contact structure of the atomizer comprises a first electrode contact, a first identification contact, and a second electrode contact; the atomizer identification circuit is connected between the first identification contact and the second electrode contact; and the second contact structure of the battery pole comprises a positive electrode contact, a second identification contact, and a negative electrode contact;
wherein the atomizer identifier is connected to the first identification contact and the second electrode contact of the first contact structure connected in the first connection manner, or the first identification contact and the first electrode contact of the first contact structure connected in the second connection manner, via the second identification contact and the negative electrode contact of the second contact structure, to further be connected to the atomizer identification circuit to form a pathway;
the atomizer identification circuit is driven based on the identification voltage determined to be provided by the identifier chip to read and input the information of the atomizer identification circuit to the identifier chip.

3. The atomizer identifier according to claim 2 , wherein
the identifier chip comprises an identification voltage output port and an information acquisition port;
the identification voltage output port is configured to output the identification voltage, and the information acquisition port is connected to the second identification contact for acquiring the information of the atomizer identification circuit.

4. The atomizer identifier according to claim 2 , wherein the identifier chip comprises: an identification voltage output and information acquisition port connected to the second identification contact to output the identification voltage and to acquire the information of the atomizer identification circuit.

5. The atomizer identifier according to claim 2 , wherein
the identifier chip comprises an identification voltage control port and an information acquisition port, the identification voltage control port is configured to output an identification voltage control signal to determine whether to output the identification voltage, and the information acquisition port is connected to the second identification contact to acquire the information of the atomizer identification circuit;
the peripheral circuit comprises an identification voltage source, a primary resistor, and a control switch, wherein the identification voltage source, the control switch, and the primary resistor are connected in series to the second identification contact, and the control switch receives the identification voltage control signal to determine whether to open a pathway between the identification voltage source and the second identification contact based on the identification voltage control signal; and
the information acquisition port is connected to the second identification contact.

6. The atomizer identifier according to claim 2 , wherein the atomizer identification circuit comprises an identification resistor or an identification chip; and
wherein the atomizer identifier is connected to the identification resistor or identification chip in the atomizer identification circuit via the second identification contact and further via the first identification contact of the atomizer connected in the first connection manner or the second connection manner; and
the atomizer identifier is connected to the negative electrode contact of the battery pole via the second electrode contact of the atomizer connected in the first connection manner to receive a ground voltage; or
the atomizer identifier is connected to the negative electrode contact of the battery pole via a heating element and the first electrode contact of the atomizer connected in the second connection manner to receive the ground voltage.

7. The atomizer identifier according to claim 6 , wherein
the atomizer identification circuit further comprises a diode connected between the identification chip and the second electrode contact; and
the atomizer identifier realizes unidirectional conduction from the provided identification voltage to the ground voltage via the diode.

8. A battery pole of an electronic atomization device, comprising an atomizer identifier, wherein the atomizer identifier is configured to identify an atomizer connected to the battery pole, the atomizer comprises a first contact structure and an atomizer identification circuit, the battery pole further comprises a second contact structure matching the first contact structure, and the atomizer identifier comprises:
an identifier chip, configured to determine whether an identification voltage is to be provided;
a peripheral circuit, configured to connect the identifier chip and the second contact structure, wherein
the peripheral circuit is connected to the atomizer identification circuit via the second contact structure and the first contact structure of the atomizer, the atomizer is connected to the battery pole in a first connection manner or in a second connection manner; and
the atomizer identification circuit is driven based on the identification voltage determined to be provided by the identifier chip to read and input information of the atomizer identification circuit to the identifier chip.

9. The battery pole according to claim 8 , wherein the first contact structure of the atomizer comprises a first electrode contact, a first identification contact, and a second electrode contact; the atomizer identification circuit is connected between the first identification contact and the second electrode contact; and the second contact structure of the battery pole comprises a positive electrode contact, a second identification contact, and a negative electrode contact;
wherein the atomizer identifier is connected to the first identification contact and the second electrode contact of the first contact structure connected in the first connection manner, or the first identification contact and the first electrode contact of the first contact structure connected in the second connection manner, via the second identification contact and the negative electrode contact of the second contact structure, to further be connected to the atomizer identification circuit to form a pathway;
the atomizer identification circuit is driven based on the identification voltage determined to be provided by the identifier chip, so as to read and input the information of the atomizer identification circuit to the identifier chip.

10. The battery pole accordi

Assignees

• Shenzhen Smoore Technology Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Shengli
• Mo Rongbin

Classifications

• H02J7/855

  with circuits adapted for supplying loads from the battery · CPC title

• H02J7/47

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• A24F40/53 Primary

  Monitoring, e.g. fault detection · CPC title

• H02J7/0063

  Electricity · mapped topic

• A24F40/42

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