ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE CASE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING BATTERY ROD INSERTION INTO OR REMOVAL FROM ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE CASE
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Abstract
An electronic cigarette and a method for detecting battery rod insertion into or removal from an electronic cigarette case. The electronic cigarette case is used for charging an electronic cigarette battery rod having a built-in magnet. The electronic cigarette case comprises: a microprocessor, a Hall sensor module, a battery rod charging interface and a charging circuit. The Hall sensor module is connected to the microprocessor. The charging circuit is connected to the microprocessor. The battery rod charging interface is connected to the charging circuit. The beneficial effect is that insertion or removal of a battery rod can be accurately identified on the basis of changes in a magnetic field, thus controlling the turning-on or turning-off of the charging circuit, providing a user with a novel charging scheme, better meeting customer needs, and enhancing user experience.
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32 Claims
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16. An electronic cigarette case for charging an electronic cigarette battery rod, including a microprocessor (100), a Hall sensor module (200), a battery rod charging interface (400), and a charging circuit (300);
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the Hall sensor module (200) is connected to the microprocessor (100), the charging circuit (300) is connected to the microprocessor (100), the battery rod charging interface (400) is connected to the charging circuit (300); the battery rod charging interface (400) is used for receiving the electronic cigarette battery rod having a built-in magnet;
whereinthe Hall sensor module (200) is used for detecting magnetic signals generated by inserting the electronic cigarette battery rod into the battery rod charging interface (400) or removing the electronic cigarette battery rod from the battery rod charging interface (400), and for outputting different level signals to the microprocessor (100) according to different magnetic signals; the microprocessor (100) is used for controlling the charging circuit (300) to switch on or off according to the level signals from the Hall sensor module (200), so as to charge the electronic cigarette battery rod inserted into the battery rod charging interface (400) or stop charging the electronic cigarette battery rod removed from the battery rod charging interface (400). - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for detecting insertion of a battery rod into or removal of the battery rod from an electronic cigarette case comprising:
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S1. arranging a Hall sensor module in the electronic cigarette case; S2. detecting magnetic signals generated by inserting the battery rod into a battery rod charging interface or removing the battery rod from the battery rod charging interface by the Hall sensor module; S3. outputting different level signals according to different magnetic signals by the Hall sensor module; S4. controlling a charging circuit of the electronic cigarette case to switch on or off according to the level signals from the Hall sensor module, so as to charge the battery rod inserted into the battery rod charging interface or stop charging the battery rod removed from the battery rod charging interface by a microprocessor (100) of the electronic cigarette case. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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