SUCTION-TYPE PORTABLE ATOMIZER

• US 20120199663A1
• Filed: 03/20/2012
• Published: 08/09/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Joyetech (Changzhou) Electronics Co. Ltd. (Joyetech Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Joyetech (Changzhou) Electronics Co. Ltd. (Joyetech Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: QIU, Weihua
• Granted Patent: US 9,132,248 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 239/8
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/10 Devices using liquid inhalable precursors
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/42 Cartridges or containers for inhalable precursors
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/44 Wicks
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/53 Monitoring, e.g. fault detection
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 11/005 using ultrasonics spraying or atomising liquids using ultrasonic vibrations in general B05B17/06
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 11/041 using heaters
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 11/042 electrical
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 15/0081 Locking means
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 15/06 Inhaling appliances shaped like cigars, cigarettes or pipes
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/276 preventing unwanted use
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3653 by Joule effect, i.e. electric resistance
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/70 with testing or calibration facilities
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/8268 Fuel storage cells

Abstract

The present invention relates to a suction-type portable atomizer A suction nozzle is disposed at one end of a casing; and a liquid storage case with a storage cavity is disposed within the casing; one end of the liquid storage case is connected with an atomizing device. The atomizing device comprises an atomizing assembly including a suction nozzle holder and a heater; one end of the suction nozzle holder is provided with an atomizing cavity, and the other end of the suction nozzle holder is provided with an air vent intercommunicated with the atomizing cavity; the heater is fixed into the atomizing cavity. The present invention enables to guide the stored medicinal liquid uniformly onto the heater, providing an easy access to fresh medicinal liquid for a user.

Claims

1. A suction-type portable atomizer, wherein a suction nozzle is disposed at one end of a casing;

and a liquid storage case with a storage cavity is disposed within the casing;

one end of the liquid storage case is connected with an atomizing device which is connected with a power supply;

the power supply comprises a housing and a fuel cell, a control circuit and a contact probe disposed in the housing;

an output end of the control circuit is connected with the contact probe which is plugged into the contact conductor;

the atomizing device comprises an atomizing assembly which includes a suction nozzle holder and a heater;

one end of the suction nozzle holder is provided with an atomizing cavity, and the other end of the suction nozzle holder is provided with an air vent intercommunicating with the atomizing cavity;

the heater is fixed into the atomizing cavity;

characterized in that;

the atomizing device further comprises a liquid guiding assembly which includes a suction nozzle and a liquid guiding rope;

one end of the suction nozzle is inserted into the storage cavity of the liquid storage case, such that liquid seal is formed at a contact part of the suction nozzle and liquid storage case;

the other end of the suction nozzle intercommunicates with the atomizing cavity of the suction nozzle holder;

the liquid guiding rope is wound onto the heater, and two ends of the liquid guiding rope are guided into the suction nozzle.

2. The suction-type portable atomizer according to claim 1, characterized in that:

the liquid guiding assembly further comprises a liquid guiding sleeve that can store large-diameter suspended droplets;

the liquid guiding sleeve is sleeved on the suction nozzle holder;

a liquid guiding hole intercommunicating with the atomizing cavity is disposed on a side wall of the suction nozzle holder;

the atomizing assembly further comprises a sleeving disposed on the liquid guiding sleeve.

3. The suction-type portable atomizer according to claim 1, characterized in that:

the liquid storage case comprises a casing body and a casing cover connected with the casing body;

a through-hole is disposed on the casing cover for insertion of the suction nozzle;

a liquid isolating membrane that can be punctured through is disposed at the through-hole, such that after the liquid isolating membrane is punctured through by the suction nozzle, liquid seal is formed between the liquid isolating membrane and the suction nozzle.

4. The suction-type portable atomizer according to claim 1, characterized in that:

the suction nozzle comprises a liquid guiding pipe and a base body;

one end of the liquid guiding pipe is connected with the base body, and the other end of the liquid guiding pipe is a free end with an inclined or triangular end face.

5. The suction-type portable atomizer according to claim 1, characterized in that:

the atomizing device further comprises a connector assembly fixed at the other end of the casing;

the connector assembly comprises a main body of the atomizer and a contact conductor wired with the heater;

a cavity for accommodating and retaining the atomizing assembly is formed at one end of the main body of the atomizer in the casing;

the contact conductor is fixed at the other end of the main body of the atomizer exposed out of the casing;

an air inlet intercommunicated with the cavity is disposed on a side wall of the main body of the atomizer.

6. The suction-type portable atomizer according to claim 5, characterized in that:

the control circuit comprises;

a keying switch adapted to send out a signal for turning on or turning off the control circuit;

a single chip microprocessor with locking function connected with the keying switch, which is locked without signal output or unlocked after receiving a signal from the keying switch; and

a transistor connected with an output end of the single chip microprocessor for signal amplification.

7. The suction-type portable atomizer according to claim 6, characterized in that:

the control circuit further comprises a detector for checking voltage of a fuel cell and whether an output is short circuited, and an LED for indicating working state of the control circuit;

the detector and the LED are respectively connected with the single chip microprocessor.

8. A method for controlling the atomizer according to claim 1, characterized by comprising the following steps:

step (1), initializing a system, in which a single chip microprocessor configures a locking time and an unlocking time of a circuit;

step (2), the single chip microprocessor detecting a signal output from a keying switch, in which, when the single chip microprocessor in a locked state receives Y-times switching signals from the keying switch within Q seconds, the single chip microprocessor is unlocked;

next, when the single chip microprocessor receives a signal from the keying switch once more, the circuit is turned on and the single chip microprocessor outputs an electrical signal to a transistor; and

step (3), the transistor amplifying the signal from the single chip microprocessor and then supplying power to a load;

if the atomizer is not to be used, when the single chip microprocessor receives X-times switching signals from the keying switch within P seconds, the single chip microprocessor is locked without signal output.

9. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that the atomizer is further provided with a detector and an LED respectively connected with the single chip microprocessor and conducts the following steps:

step (20), checking whether the circuit is turned on;

step (21), if a checking result in step (20) is true, the single chip microprocessor outputting an acquired voltage of the fuel cell to the detector, the detector judging whether the voltage of the fuel cell is lower than 3.3V and transmitting a judgment result to the single chip microprocessor;

step (210), if the judgment results in three consecutive times in step (21) are true, the single chip microprocessor enters low-voltage protection state, and at the same time controls LED to flash for 40-times.

10. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that:

step (22), if the judgment result in step (21) is false, the detector judges if the circuit is short circuited, and transmits a judgment result to the single chip microprocessor;

step (220), if the judgment result in step (22) is true, the single chip microprocessor enters short-circuit protection state, and at the same time controls LED to flash for 3 times;

if the judgment result is false, the single chip microprocessor outputs a signal to LED, such that LED is highlighted gradually, meanwhile power is supplied to the load in step (3).

11. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that:

step (4), the single chip microprocessor checks if the keying switch is turned off;

step (41), if the judgment result in step (4) is false, the single chip microprocessor checks if the circuit is continuously turned on for 10 s;

if a judgment result is false, it'"'"'s required to return to step (4) for further checking;

step (42), if the judgment result in step (41) is true, LED is controlled to flash for 10 times, and then the single chip microprocessor enters a standby state;

step (43), if the judgment result in step (4) is true, the single chip microprocessor enters the standby state without signal output to the transistor.

12. The method according to claim 8, characterized by comprising the following steps:

step (1), initializing a system, in which a single chip microprocessor configures a locking time and an unlocking time of a circuit;

step (2), the single chip microprocessor detecting a signal output from a keying switch, in which, when the single chip microprocessor in a locked state receives a first consecutive signal output from the keying switch within N seconds, the single chip microprocessor is unlocked;

next, when the single chip microprocessor receives a signal from the keying switch once more, the circuit is turned on and the single chip microprocessor outputs an electrical signal to a transistor; and

step (3), the transistor amplifying the signal from the single chip microprocessor and then output an amplified signal to a load;

if the atomizer is not to be used, when the single chip microprocessor receives a second consecutive signal from the keying switch within M seconds, the single chip microprocessor is locked without signal output.