A method for assembling an atomizing component

Abstract

This invention relates to an assembly method for an atomizing component, comprising the following steps: S10, providing a full-plate heating element; S20, simultaneously fixing multiple heating elements on the full-plate heating element to multiple bottom components one-to-one; S30, assembling the bottom components with the fixed heating elements onto a top component pre-loaded with an oil guide, wherein the heating element is pressed tightly against the oil guide by two electrodes. According to the assembly method of the atomizing component of this invention, there is no need to wrap the heating element with cotton, nor is it necessary to bend or trim the conductive leads. This solves the problem of the softness of the oil guide and heating element, which makes it difficult for robotic arms to operate. It enables automated, batch assembly, improves production efficiency, and significantly reduces costs. Furthermore, it prevents the heating element from being subjected to excessive assembly tension, resulting in better consistency between the oil guide and the heating element, ensuring the atomization effect of the heating element, and making the generated aerosol taste more stable.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention belongs to the field of electronic atomization technology, and particularly relates to an assembly method for an atomization component. Background Technology

[0002] Existing electronic atomizers typically use a cotton wick and heating wire as the atomizing core. The advantages of this are that the liquid is fully atomized, with a large atomization volume, high flavor reproduction, strong throat hit, and good taste. However, during assembly, manual operations such as wrapping the cotton, bending the conductive leads, and trimming the leads are often required. Since the cotton wick and heating wire are both soft or easily deformable materials, it is difficult for robotic arms to handle them in automated assembly, making it difficult to achieve automated production and greatly reducing production efficiency. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The purpose of this invention is to at least partially address the shortcomings of the prior art and provide a method for assembling an atomizing component.

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides a method for assembling an atomizing component, comprising the following steps:

[0005] S10. Provide a full-size heating element; the heating element includes a frame and a plurality of heating elements located within the frame, each of the heating elements being connected to the frame at least at its opposite ends via connection points;

[0006] S20. Simultaneously fix multiple heating elements on the entire heating plate to multiple bottom components one by one; wherein, the bottom component includes a base and two electrodes spaced apart inside the base, and the conductive parts at both ends of the heating element are respectively fixed to the same side of the two electrodes protruding from the base.

[0007] S30. The bottom assembly with the heating element fixed is assembled onto the top assembly with the pre-installed oil guide body. At this time, the heating element is pressed and attached to the oil guide body by the two electrodes.

[0008] Optionally, step S10 specifically includes:

[0009] S11. Provide a single piece of metal.

[0010] S12. The entire metal sheet is processed into the entire heating element by stamping, chemical etching or laser cutting.

[0011] Optionally, the base has two parallel mounting holes, and the two electrodes are respectively inserted and fixed in the two mounting holes. The cross-sectional shape of the electrodes is rectangular, and the conductive parts at both ends of the heating element are respectively attached and fixed to the side of the two electrodes on the same side.

[0012] Optionally, in step S20, the conductive part is fixed to the electrode by welding or stamping, and the connection point between the heating element and the frame is cut off by corresponding laser cutting or stamping.

[0013] Optionally, the top assembly includes a support and an air passage, with a recessed receiving space on one side of the support, and the oil guide is a flexible oil guide that is compressible and deformable along its thickness direction; step S30 specifically includes:

[0014] S31. The oil guide body is installed vertically or at an angle on one side of the receiving space;

[0015] S32. Install the bottom assembly with the heating element fixed on it onto the bracket, and make the side of the heating element opposite to the electrode fit against the oil guide body;

[0016] S33. Install the air passage component in the receiving space, so that the air passage component presses the electrode and the heating element toward the oil guide body; wherein, an atomizing cavity is formed between the air passage component and the oil guide body, and the heating element connected in series between the two conductive parts is located in the atomizing cavity.

[0017] Optionally, the air passage component also protrudes to form two abutting portions on the side facing the oil guide body, and the two abutting portions respectively press the two conductive portions of the heating element tightly against the oil guide body.

[0018] Optionally, the other side of the bracket shown is provided with an inlet for supplying atomizing fluid to the oil guide body.

[0019] Optionally, the bracket has vertical positioning slots recessed on both sides of the receiving space, and the two positioning slots extend through the bottom of the bracket, with positioning blocks protruding from the positioning slots.

[0020] The base has two positioning posts extending upward from both ends, and each of the two positioning posts has a slot that cooperates with the positioning block.

[0021] When the bottom component is installed on the bracket, the two positioning posts engage in the two positioning slots, and the positioning block engages in the slot to fix the base and the bracket vertically.

[0022] Optionally, the bottom assembly further includes a partition stacked on top of the base, with an air intake channel formed between the partition and the base. The partition has a first air passage that communicates with the air intake channel and the atomizing chamber, and the base has an air intake hole that communicates with the air intake channel.

[0023] Optionally, the separator is further provided with a second air passage, and the first air passage and the second air passage are symmetrically arranged at both ends of the separator in the short axis direction; when the bottom component is installed on the bracket, one of the first air passage and the second air passage is blocked by the bracket, and the other communicates with the atomizing chamber.

[0024] According to the assembly method of the atomizing component of the present invention, there is no need to wrap the heating element with cotton, nor is it necessary to bend or trim the conductive leads. This solves the problem that the softness of the oil guide and the heating element makes it difficult for robotic arms to operate. It enables automated and batch assembly, improves production efficiency, and significantly reduces costs. In addition, it prevents the heating element from being subjected to excessive assembly tension, resulting in better consistency between the oil guide and the heating element, ensuring the atomization effect of the heating element, and making the generated aerosol taste more stable. Attached Figure Description

[0025] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0026] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the mass assembly of the bottom component and the heating element in this invention;

[0027] Figure 2 for Figure 1 An enlarged schematic diagram of part A in the middle;

[0028] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the heating element after it has been fixed to the bottom assembly in this invention;

[0029] Figure 4 This is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the atomizing component of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the assembly of the bracket and the oil guide body in this invention;

[0031] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the bottom component being mounted on the bracket in this invention;

[0032] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the atomizing component of the present invention;

[0033] Figure 8 This is a partial three-dimensional cross-sectional view of the atomizing component of the present invention;

[0034] Figure 9This is a schematic diagram of the assembly of the atomizing component and the oil cup of the present invention;

[0035] Figure 10 for Figure 9 The diagram shows the overall structure of the atomizer.

[0036] Main component description:

[0037] 100. Atomizer; 200. Atomizing assembly;

[0038] 10. Oil cup; 14. Open end;

[0039] 20. Top component;

[0040] 21. Support; 211. Reception space; 212. Liquid inlet; 213. Vent; 215. Positioning slot; 216. Positioning block;

[0041] 22. Sealing element; 222. Liquid inlet channel;

[0042] 23. Airway component; 231. Atomizing chamber; 233. Supporting part;

[0043] 31. Oil guide body; 32. Heating element; 321. Conductive part; 322. Heating part; 301. Etched area; 302. Frame area; 303. Connection point;

[0044] 40. Bottom component;

[0045] 41. Base; 412. Air inlet; 413. Positioning post; 414. Bayonet; 415. Air inlet channel;

[0046] 42. Electrode; 43. Separator; 431. First vent; 432. Second vent. Detailed Implementation

[0047] Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below. Examples of these embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and intended to explain the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without inventive effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0048] In the description of this invention, it should be understood that the terms "center," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "circumferential," and "radial," etc., indicating orientation or positional relationships based on the orientation or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, are only for the convenience of describing this invention and simplifying the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this invention.

[0049] Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of this invention, "a plurality of" means two or more, unless otherwise explicitly specified.

[0050] See Figures 1 to 10 As shown, this embodiment of the invention provides an assembly method for an atomizing component 200, comprising the following steps:

[0051] S10. Provide a complete heating element; the heating element includes a frame and a plurality of heating elements 32 located within the frame, each heating element 32 being connected to the frame at least at its opposite ends via connection points 303;

[0052] Step S10 specifically includes: S11, providing a whole metal sheet; S12, processing the whole metal sheet into a whole heating element by stamping, chemical etching or laser cutting.

[0053] Among them, such as Figure 2 As shown, the metal sheet can preferably be a flat sheet made of materials such as nickel-chromium, iron-chromium-aluminum, or stainless steel. The metal sheet is divided into etching areas 301, and the etching areas 301 form a forming area corresponding to the heating element 32. A border area 302 surrounds each forming area and the etching area 301. When the etching area 301 is removed, each forming area forms a heating element 32. Each heating element 32 is connected to the border through a connection point 303. The border is preferably a rectangular border.

[0054] Each heating element 32 includes two conductive parts 321 and a heating part 322 connected in series between the two conductive parts 321. In this embodiment, the shape of the heating part 322 is not particularly limited. For example, it can be grid-shaped, striped, S-shaped, zigzag-shaped, wavy, sawtooth-shaped, spiral, circular or rectangular, as long as it can achieve planar heating.

[0055] S20. The multiple heating elements 32 on the entire heating plate are simultaneously fixed one by one to multiple bottom components 40; wherein, the bottom component 40 includes a base 41 and two electrodes 42 that are spaced apart and pass through the base 41, and the conductive parts 321 at both ends of the heating element 32 are respectively fixed to the same side of the part of the two electrodes 42 that protrudes from the base 41.

[0056] The conductive part 321 is fixed to the electrode 42 by welding or stamping. Laser welding is preferred to weld the conductive part 321 of the heating element 32 to the electrode 42. After all heating elements 32 are welded and fixed, the connection point 303 between each heating element 32 and the frame can be cut by laser cutting. This allows multiple heating elements 32 to be welded to multiple bottom components 40 in one go using a single machine, greatly improving production efficiency. Alternatively, when the conductive part 321 is fixed to the electrode 42 by stamping, the connection point 303 between each heating element 32 and the frame is also cut during the stamping process, completing the rapid assembly and fixing of the heating element 32 to the bottom component 40.

[0057] like Figure 3 As shown, in this embodiment, two parallel mounting holes are provided through the base 41. Two electrodes 42 are respectively inserted and fixed in the two mounting holes. The cross-sectional shape of the electrodes 42 is rectangular. The conductive parts 321 at both ends of the heating element 32 can be respectively attached and fixed to the side of the same side of the two electrodes 42, or respectively attached and fixed to the opposite side of the two electrodes 42. That is to say, the heating element 32 can be welded and fixed to both sides of the bottom component 40, so that the bottom component 40 can be alternately rotated 180 degrees to achieve the effect of welding with the heating element 32.

[0058] S30. The bottom assembly 40 with the heating element 32 fixed is assembled onto the top assembly 20 with the oil guide body 31 pre-installed. At this time, the heating element 32 is pressed and attached to the oil guide body 31 by the two electrodes 42.

[0059] Specifically, the top assembly 20 includes a bracket 21 and an air passage 23. One side of the bracket 21 is recessed to form a receiving space 211. The oil guide 31 is a flexible oil guide 31 that can be compressed and deformed along the thickness direction. During assembly, the oil guide 31 is first vertically installed into one side of the receiving space 211. At this time, the periphery of the oil guide 31 is press-fitted with the receiving space 211 to achieve a seal. Then, the bottom assembly 40, to which the heating element 32 is welded, is horizontally fastened and fixed to the bracket 21. The heating element 32 is pressed against the atomizing surface of the oil guide body 31 on the other side of the electrode 42. Finally, the air passage 23 is installed in the receiving space 211, so that the air passage 23 presses the electrode 42 and the heating element 32 against the oil guide body 31. An atomizing cavity 231 is formed between the air passage 23 and the oil guide body 31. The heating part 322 of the heating element 32 is located in the atomizing cavity 231. The top of the bracket 21 is provided with an air outlet 213 that communicates with the atomizing cavity 231.

[0060] In this way, there is no need to wrap the heating element 32 with cotton, nor is it necessary to bend or trim the conductive pins. This solves the problem that the robotic arm is not easy to operate because the oil guide body 31 and the heating element 32 are soft. Furthermore, the components of the atomizing assembly 200 are assembled in a vertical or horizontal stacking manner, which facilitates automated and batch assembly, improves production efficiency, and greatly reduces costs.

[0061] In addition, this embodiment adopts a method of welding and fixing the heating element 32 to the two electrodes 42 before attaching the oil guide body 31 to the heating element 32. This method can prevent the heating element 32 from being subjected to excessive assembly tension, improve the consistency of the combination between the oil guide body 31 and the heating element 32, ensure the atomization effect of the heating element 32, and make the generated aerosol taste more stable.

[0062] In this embodiment, the oil guide 31 is at a 90° angle to the bottom surface of the atomizing component 200. In other embodiments, the oil guide 31 may also be inclined. Preferably, the angle between the oil guide 31 and the bottom surface of the atomizing component 200 is between 60° and 120°. It should be understood that the bottom surface of the atomizing component 200 is a plane perpendicular to its central axis.

[0063] In practical applications, the atomizing component 200 needs to be assembled into the open end 14 of the oil cup 10 to form a complete atomizer 100. For example... Figure 4As shown, an inlet channel is formed between the atomizing component 200 and the inner wall of the oil cup 10, which communicates with the liquid storage chamber inside the oil cup 10. Correspondingly, the support 21 is provided with an inlet 212 on the other side of the receiving space 211. The inlet 212 is connected to the lower end of the inlet channel, so that the atomizing liquid in the storage chamber can be guided into the oil guide body 31 through the inlet channel and the inlet 212. The oil guide body 31 conducts the absorbed atomizing liquid to the atomizing surface to contact the heating element 32. When the heating element 32 is energized and heats up, it heats and atomizes the contacted atomizing liquid, thereby generating an inhalable aerosol in the atomizing chamber 231.

[0064] Specifically, the top assembly 20 also includes a seal 22, which is sleeved on the top of the bracket 21 and sealed to the inner wall of the oil cup 10. A liquid inlet groove 222 is provided on the side wall of the seal 22, which together with the inner wall of the oil cup 10 forms a liquid inlet channel.

[0065] The bracket 21 has vertical positioning slots 215 recessed on both sides of the receiving space 211. The two positioning slots 215 extend through the bottom of the bracket 21, and positioning blocks 216 protrude from the positioning slots 215. The base 41 has two positioning posts 413 protruding upward from both ends along its long axis. The two positioning posts 413 are provided with slots 414 that cooperate with the positioning blocks 216. The two positioning posts 413 are engaged in the two positioning slots 215 in the horizontal direction. The positioning blocks 216 are inserted into the slots 414 to fix the base 41 and the bracket 21 vertically. This allows the oil guide 31 and the heating element 32 to be clamped and fixed between the two electrodes 42 and one side of the receiving space 211, which can facilitate automated assembly.

[0066] In one embodiment, the bottom assembly 40 further includes a partition 43 stacked on top of the base 41 and located between the base 41 and the bracket 21. An air intake channel 415 is formed between the partition 43 and the base 41. The partition 43 has a first air passage 431 that communicates with the air intake channel 415 and the atomizing chamber 231 respectively. The base 41 has an air intake hole 412 that communicates with the air intake channel 415. When the user performs suction, the outside air first enters the air intake channel 415 between the partition 43 and the base 41, and then enters the atomizing chamber 231 through the first air passage 431.

[0067] Specifically, the separator 43 is a flat plate structure made of silicone or rubber, which is sealed on the upper end of the base 41 and seals the lower end of the atomizing chamber 231. When the bottom component 40 is snapped onto the bracket 21 in the horizontal direction, the separator 43 is clamped between the bracket 21 and the base 41, and the upper and lower ends of the separator 43 elastically abut against the bracket 21 and the base 41 respectively, so that the bracket 21 and the base 41 are fixedly connected with a certain strength by the abutting force of the separator 43 in the vertical direction. This facilitates the installation of the air passage component 23 and the overall assembly of the atomizing component 200 into the oil cup 10 without the need for other fasteners to connect and fix the bracket 21 and the base 41, thus making it easy to achieve automated assembly.

[0068] Furthermore, a second vent hole 432 is also provided on the separator 43. The first vent hole 431 and the second vent hole 432 are symmetrically arranged at both ends of the separator 43 in the short axis direction. After the bottom assembly 40 is installed on the bracket 21, one of the first vent hole 431 and the second vent hole 432 is blocked by the bracket 21 and becomes inactive, while the other communicates with the atomizing chamber 231. In this way, the heating element 32 can be arbitrarily welded to one side of the two electrodes 42, and assembly can still be achieved, making automated assembly more convenient. Preferably, in this embodiment, there are two first vent holes 431 and two vent holes 432, but of course, there can also be one, three or more.

[0069] The air passage 23 protrudes from the side facing the heating element, forming two supporting portions 233. These supporting portions 233 press the two conductive portions 321 of the heating element 32 tightly against the oil guide body 31, making the heating element 322 more closely fit the atomizing surface of the oil guide body 31. Simultaneously, the supporting portions 233 act on the oil guide body 31 to restrict the position of the air passage 23, facilitating automated assembly. Preferably, the two supporting portions 233 are located inside the two electrodes 42, thereby using the air passage 23 and the heating element to jointly form the atomizing chamber 231, and keeping the two electrodes 42 outside the atomizing chamber 231 to prevent the generated aerosol from forming condensate on the electrodes 42.

[0070] In summary, the specific assembly process of the atomizing component 200 of the present invention is roughly as follows:

[0071] like Figure 3 and Figure 5 As shown, the two conductive parts 321 of the heating element 32 are welded and fixed to the same side of the two electrodes 42 of the bottom assembly 40, and the oil guide 31 is installed in the receiving space 211 of the bracket 21, and the oil guide 31 is tightly attached to the side surface with the liquid inlet 212, and the edge of the oil guide 31 is interference-fitted with the inner wall of the receiving space 211.

[0072] like Figure 6 As shown, the bottom component 40 is fastened to the bracket 21 in the horizontal direction, so that the heating element 32 and the two electrodes 42 are pressed tightly onto the oil guide body 31.

[0073] like Figure 7 As shown, the air passage component 23 is assembled into the receiving space 211 of the bracket 21. At this time, an atomizing chamber 231 is formed between the heating component and the air passage component 23. The first air passage 431 or the second air passage 432 on the separator 43 is connected to the atomizing chamber 231. Finally, the sealing component 22 is fitted onto the top of the bracket 21, thereby completing the assembly of the atomizing component 200 and forming a whole.

[0074] After the atomizing component 200 is assembled, it can be installed into the open end 14 of the oil cup 10. At this time, the sealing component 22 and the separator 43 are sealed to the inner wall of the oil cup 10, and the base 41 is snapped to the oil cup 10, thus completing the assembly of the atomizer 100.

[0075] In the above embodiments, the descriptions of each embodiment have different focuses. For parts not described in detail in a certain embodiment, please refer to the relevant descriptions of other embodiments.

[0076] The above is a description of the technical solution provided by the present invention. For those skilled in the art, based on the ideas of the embodiments of the present invention, there will be changes in the specific implementation methods and application scope. Therefore, the content of this specification should not be construed as a limitation of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for assembling an atomizing component, characterized in that, Includes the following steps: S10. Provide a full-size heating element; the heating element includes a frame and a plurality of heating elements located within the frame, each of the heating elements being connected to the frame at least at its opposite ends via connection points; S20. Simultaneously fix multiple heating elements on the entire heating plate to multiple bottom components one by one; wherein, the bottom component includes a base and two electrodes spaced apart and passing through the base, the conductive parts at both ends of the heating element are respectively fixed to the same side of the two electrodes protruding from the base; the base has two parallel mounting holes, the two electrodes are respectively fixed through the two mounting holes, the cross-sectional shape of the electrodes is rectangular, the conductive parts at both ends of the heating element are respectively attached to the side of the same side of the two electrodes, the conductive parts are fixed to the electrodes by welding or stamping, and the connection point between the heating element and the frame is cut by corresponding laser cutting or stamping. S30. The bottom assembly with the heating element fixed is assembled onto the top assembly with the pre-installed oil guide body. At this time, the heating element is pressed and attached to the oil guide body by the two electrodes.

2. The assembly method of the atomizing component according to claim 1, characterized in that, Step S10 specifically includes: S11. Provide a single piece of metal. S12. The entire metal sheet is processed into the entire heating element by stamping, chemical etching or laser cutting.

3. The assembly method of the atomizing component according to claim 1, characterized in that, The top assembly includes a support and an air passage component. One side of the support is recessed to form a receiving space. The oil guide is a flexible oil guide that is compressible and deformable along its thickness direction. Step S30 specifically includes: S31. The oil guide body is installed vertically or at an angle on one side of the receiving space; S32. Install the bottom assembly with the heating element fixed on it onto the bracket, and make the side of the heating element opposite to the electrode fit against the oil guide body; S33. Install the air passage component in the receiving space, so that the air passage component presses the electrode and the heating element toward the oil guide body; wherein, an atomizing cavity is formed between the air passage component and the oil guide body, and the heating element connected in series between the two conductive parts is located in the atomizing cavity.

4. The assembly method of the atomizing component according to claim 3, characterized in that, The air passage component also protrudes to form two abutting parts on the side facing the oil guide body, and the two abutting parts respectively press the two conductive parts of the heating element tightly against the oil guide body.

5. The assembly method of the atomizing component according to claim 3, characterized in that, The other side of the bracket shown is provided with an inlet for supplying atomizing fluid to the oil guide body.

6. The assembly method of the atomizing component according to claim 3, characterized in that, The bracket has vertical positioning slots recessed on both sides of the receiving space, and the two positioning slots extend through the bottom of the bracket, with positioning blocks protruding inside the positioning slots. The base has two positioning posts extending upward from both ends, and each of the two positioning posts has a slot that cooperates with the positioning block. When the bottom component is installed on the bracket, the two positioning posts engage in the two positioning slots, and the positioning block engages in the slot to fix the base and the bracket vertically.

7. The assembly method of the atomizing component according to claim 6, characterized in that, The bottom component also includes a partition stacked on top of the base, with an air intake channel formed between the partition and the base. The partition has a first air passage that communicates with the air intake channel and the atomizing chamber respectively. The base has an air intake hole that communicates with the air intake channel.

8. The assembly method of the atomizing component according to claim 7, characterized in that, The separator is also provided with a second air passage. The first air passage and the second air passage are symmetrically arranged at both ends of the separator in the short axis direction. When the bottom component is installed on the bracket, one of the first air passage and the second air passage is blocked by the bracket, and the other is connected to the atomizing chamber.

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