Electronic cigarette and atomizer thereof with heating assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12016378-B2
Application number	US-202117199828-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 12, 2021
Priority date	Feb 13, 2018
Publication date	Jun 25, 2024
Grant date	Jun 25, 2024

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an electronic cigarette atomizer, including an atomization assembly and a liquid reservoir engaging with the atomization assembly; the liquid reservoir includes a liquid storage cavity; wherein the atomization assembly includes a lower holder, an upper holder installed on the lower holder, and a heating assembly clamped between the lower and the upper holders; the heating assembly includes a porous body and at least one heater engaging with the porous body, and the porous body has an atomizing surface and a liquid-absorbing surface; and the liquid-absorbing surface communicates with the liquid storage cavity, and an atomization cavity is formed between the atomizing surface and the lower holder. In the present disclosure, the heating assembly is a porous body and is clamped by the upper holder and the lower holder, thus, the structure is stable and the assembly of the heating assembly is facilitated.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic cigarette atomizer, comprising an atomization assembly and a liquid reservoir engaging with the atomization assembly; the liquid reservoir comprising a liquid storage cavity;
wherein the atomization assembly comprises a lower holder, an upper holder, and a heating assembly located between the lower holder and the upper holder in a height direction of the atomization assembly; the heating assembly comprises a porous body and at least one heater engaging with the porous body, and
wherein the porous body has an atomizing surface and a liquid-absorbing surface which is in fluid communication with the liquid storage cavity; an atomization cavity is formed between the atomizing surface and the lower holder, the atomizing surface and the liquid-absorbing surface are located at opposite sides of the porous body in the height direction, and the atomizing surface faces away from the liquid storage cavity.

2. The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 1 , wherein the lower holder supports the upper holder.

3. The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 1 , wherein the lower holder supports the heating assembly.

4. The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 1 , wherein the lower holder comprises a first supporting arm and a second supporting arm which extend upward and are arranged oppositely.

5. The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 4 , wherein the heating assembly is supported between the first supporting arm and the second supporting arm.

6. The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 4 , wherein inner sides of top ends of the first supporting arm and the second supporting arm are respectively recessed to form containing grooves, and the containing grooves respectively form steps on the first supporting arm and the second supporting arm, and the heating assembly is disposed on the steps.

7. The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 4 , wherein the lower holder has a length direction and a width direction, and the first supporting arm and the second supporting arm are arranged in the length direction of the lower holder.

8. The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 4 , wherein the first supporting arm and the second supporting arm are respectively clamped with the upper holder.

9. The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 4 , wherein outer sides of the first supporting arm and the second supporting arm are respectively provided with clamping portions used for being clamped to the upper holder.

10. The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 4 , wherein the lower holder comprises two electrodes arranged between the first supporting arm and the second supporting arm.

11. The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 4 , wherein the upper holder comprises an embedded portion which extends downward and is sleeved outside the heating assembly.

12. The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 11 , wherein the embedded portion is received between the first supporting arm and the second supporting arm.

13. The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 4 , wherein the upper holder further comprises a base; the first supporting arm and the second supporting arm extend upward from two opposite sides of a top surface of the base respectively.

14. The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 1 , wherein the lower holder is clamped with the upper holder.

15. The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 1 , wherein the lower holder is clamped with the liquid reservoir.

16. The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 1 , wherein the lower holder comprises a base, and a space is formed between the atomizing surface and the base.

17. The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 16 , wherein the base is clamped with the liquid reservoir.

18. The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 16 , wherein the base has a length direction and a width direction, and two ends along the length direction of the base are respectively clamped with the liquid reservoir.

19. The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 1 , wherein the lower holder comprises at least one electrode electrically connected with the heating assembly.

20. The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 19 , wherein the at least one electrode is arranged below the atomizing surface and perpendicular to the atomizing surface.

21. The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 1 , wherein the lower holder comprises a base and at least one supporting structure arranged on the base.

22. The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 21 , wherein the heating assembly has a length direction and a width direction, and the at least one supporting structure supports two ends of the length direction of the heating assembly.

23. The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 1 , wherein the upper holder is sleeved outside the heating assembly.

24. The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 1 , wherein the upper holder comprises an embedded portion which extends downward and is sleeved outside the heating assembly.

25. The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 24 , wherein the upper holder further comprises two hooks extending downwards and arranged oppositely, and the embedded portion is arranged between the two hooks.

26. An electronic cigarette atomizer, comprising an atomization assembly and a liquid reservoir engaging with the atomization assembly; the liquid reservoir comprising a liquid storage cavity;
wherein the atomization assembly comprises a lower holder, an upper holder, and a heating assembly located between the lower holder and the upper holder; the heating assembly comprises a porous body and at least one heater engaging with the porous body, and
wherein the porous body has an atomizing surface and a liquid-absorbing surface which is in fluid communication with the liquid storage cavity; an atomization cavity is formed between the atomizing surface and the lower holder, and the atomizing surface faces away from the liquid storage cavity; and
wherein the upper holder is provided with at least one liquid channel fluidly communicating the liquid-absorbing surface with the liquid storage cavity, and an exhaust channel fluidly communicating the atomization cavity with the outside.

27. The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 26 , wherein the upper holder is provided with two liquid channels respectively located on two opposite sides of the exhaust channel.

28. The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 26 , wherein the upper holder has a length direction and a width direction, and the at least one liquid channel and the exhaust channel are arranged along the length direction of the upper holder.

29. The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 1 , wherein the atomization assembly further comprises a seal cartridge sleeved on the heating assembly, and the upper holder is sleeved outside the seal cartridge.

30. The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 1 , wherein the atomization assembly further comprises a sleeving cover sleeved on the upper holder.

31. An electronic cigarette, comprising an electronic cigarette atomizer which comprises an atomization assembly and a liquid reservoir engaging with the atomization assembly; the liquid reservoir comprising a liquid storage cavity;
wherein the atomization assembly comprises a lower holder, an upper holder, and a heating assembly located between the lower holder and the upper holder in a height direction of the atomization

Assignees

• Shenzhen Smoore Technology Ltd

Inventors

• Li Xiaoping
• Yi Changyong
• Jiang Zhenlong

Classifications

• H05B2203/021

  Heaters specially adapted for heating liquids · CPC title

• H05B2203/003

  using serpentine layout · CPC title

• H05B3/22

  non-flexible · CPC title

• H05B3/12

  characterised by the composition or nature of the conductive material · CPC title

• A24F47/00

  Smokers' requisites not otherwise provided for · CPC title