Electronic atomization device

Abstract

The invention relates to an electronic atomization device, and belongs to the technical field of electronic atomization devices. The invention relates to an electronic atomization device. The electronic atomization device comprises a shell; an atomization assembly is arranged in the shell; the electronic atomization device further comprises a light-emitting array, an interaction element and a controller. The light-emitting array is arranged on the shell and is provided with more than two sub-regions; at least part of the interaction element is located outside the shell, and the interaction element is used for sensing movement of the interaction contact from the first position to the second position and outputting a corresponding first electric signal; the controller is arranged in the shell, responds to the first electric signal, determines one or more to-be-lightened sub-areas on the light-emitting array based on the first electric signal, and lightens the one or more to-be-lightened sub-areas. According to the electronic atomization device provided by the invention, the interaction element senses the movement of the interaction contact and outputs the corresponding electric signal, and the controller lightens the corresponding sub-region according to the electric signal, so that the light emitting effect of the light emitting array is controlled, and the interaction experience and the sense of science and technology are improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of electronic atomization devices, and in particular to an electronic atomization device. Background Art

[0002] An electronic atomizer is a device that atomizes an atomized matrix into an aerosol through an atomizer component. In some application scenarios, the electronic atomizer is small and portable to meet the needs of users. How to improve the user experience has become a direction for the improvement of electronic atomizer technology. Summary of the invention

[0003] The present application aims to provide an electronic atomization device that supports interactive functions, so that when a user uses it, the device can output feedback signals in response to user operations, thereby improving the user experience.

[0004] The electronic atomization device provided by one or more embodiments of the present application includes a shell; an atomization component is arranged in the shell, and the atomization component is used to atomize the atomization matrix into an aerosol; the electronic atomization device also includes a light-emitting array, an interactive element and a controller; the light-emitting array is arranged on the shell and has more than two sub-areas; at least part of the interactive element is located outside the shell, and is used to sense the movement of the interactive contact from the first position to the second position and output a corresponding first electrical signal; the first electrical signal is related to one or more of the following: the first position, the second position, and the movement trajectory from the first position to the second position; the controller is arranged in the shell, responds to the first electrical signal and determines one or more sub-areas to be lit on the light-emitting array based on the first electrical signal, and lights up the one or more sub-areas to be lit. The electronic atomization device provided by some embodiments of the present application senses the movement of the interactive contact through the interactive element and outputs the corresponding electrical signal, and the controller lights up the corresponding sub-area according to the aforementioned electrical signal, thereby controlling the light-emitting effect of the light-emitting array, thereby enhancing the interactive experience and sense of technology.

[0005] The electronic atomization device provided according to some embodiments of the present application also includes an airflow sensor. A nozzle is provided on the shell to discharge the aerosol. The airflow sensor is used to detect whether there is aerosol flowing through the nozzle and output a corresponding second electrical signal; the controller responds to the second electrical signal and determines one or more sub-areas to be illuminated on the light-emitting array based on the second electrical signal and lights them up.

[0006] According to the electronic atomization device provided in some embodiments of the present application, the user's sliding operation is sensed through the interactive element, and the corresponding sub-area of ​​the light-emitting array is illuminated based on the user's sliding operation, so that the illuminated sub-area can correspond to the user's sliding operation, thereby improving the interactive experience and sense of technology. On the other hand, the illuminated sub-area in the light-emitting array can also correspond to the state of the aerosol flowing through the nozzle, and the aerosol state information during the atomization process is fed back to the user in a timely manner, thereby improving the user experience. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0007] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of an electronic atomization device shown in some embodiments;

[0008] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the internal structure (partial) of an electronic atomization device shown in some embodiments;

[0009] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of an electronic atomization device supporting interactive functions shown in some embodiments of the present application;

[0010] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of an interactive circuit structure shown in some embodiments of the present application;

[0011] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of an interactive circuit structure shown in some other embodiments of the present application;

[0012] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of an electronic atomization device with a trackball interactive element shown in some embodiments of the present application;

[0013] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of the trackball structure shown in some embodiments of the present application (front view);

[0014] Figure 8 A schematic diagram (stereoscopic diagram) of the trackball structure shown in some embodiments of the present application;

[0015] Fig. 9 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a slide assembly shown in some embodiments of the present application;

[0016] Fig.10 A schematic diagram of a light emitting array sub-region shown in some embodiments of the present application;

[0017] Fig.11 A schematic diagram of the installation position of the airflow sensor shown in some embodiments of the present application;

[0018] Fig.12 Schematic diagram of light-emitting array sub-regions shown in other embodiments of the present application.

[0019] Component markings in the figure: 110 shell; 111 first through hole; 120 nozzle; 130 atomization assembly; 131 atomizer; 132 matrix chamber; 133 aerosol channel; 140 interactive element; 141 ball; 142 ball receiving portion; 143 light source; 144 light detection element; 145 connecting rod; 146 slide; 147 Hall sensor; 148 slide receiving portion; 150 light emitting array; 20 controller; 21 encoder; 22 drive circuit; 50 circuit board; 51 first button; 61 mounting ring; 62 elastic element; 70 airflow sensor. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] The present application is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Wherein similar elements in different embodiments have adopted associated similar element numbers. In the following embodiments, many details are described in order to enable the present application to be better understood. However, those skilled in the art can recognize without difficulty that some features can be omitted in different situations, or can be replaced by other elements, materials, methods.

[0021] In addition, the features, operations or characteristics described in the specification can be combined in any appropriate manner to form various implementations. At the same time, the steps or actions in the method description can also be interchanged or adjusted in a manner that is obvious to those skilled in the art. Therefore, the various sequences in the specification and the drawings are only for the purpose of clearly describing a certain embodiment and are not meant to be a required sequence, unless otherwise specified that a certain sequence must be followed.

[0022] The serial numbers assigned to components in this application, such as "first", "second", etc., are only used to distinguish the objects described and do not have any order or technical meaning. The "connection" and "coupling" mentioned in this application, unless otherwise specified, include direct and indirect connections (couplings).

[0023] An electronic atomization device is a device that atomizes an atomization matrix into an aerosol through an atomization component. Figure 1 Schematic diagram of an electronic atomization device shown in some embodiments. Figure 1 As shown, the electronic atomization device has a housing 110. An atomization component is provided in the housing 110, and the atomization component can atomize the atomization matrix into an aerosol when powered on. In some embodiments, a nozzle 120 is provided on the housing 110, and the atomized aerosol can be exported through the nozzle 120. Alternatively, in some other electronic atomization devices, the atomization component can be a heating plate or a heating needle or a ring electromagnetic heater, etc., and the atomization matrix can be a tobacco segment, and the atomization component heats the tobacco segment to generate an aerosol. In this way, the electronic atomization device does not include a nozzle, and a part of the tobacco segment itself can also be used as a nozzle.

[0024] In some embodiments, the housing 110 and the nozzle 120 are two different components. In other words, the nozzle 120 can be arranged on the housing 110 by means of snap connection, bonding, etc. In other embodiments, a portion of the housing 110 can protrude outward and a through hole can be provided thereon to form the nozzle 120. It can be understood that in this case, the nozzle 120 and the housing 110 are integrally formed, and the difference between the two lies mainly in function or use. For example, the nozzle 120 is used to guide the aerosol, and the housing 110 provides a housing or installation area for components such as the atomizer assembly.

[0025] Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the internal structure (partial) of the electronic atomization device shown in some embodiments. Figure 2 As shown, in some embodiments, the atomization assembly 130 may include an atomizer 131, a matrix bin 132, and an aerosol channel 133. Among them, the atomizer 131 may be an electrothermal atomizer, a vibrating atomizer, a pressure atomizer, and the like. In some embodiments, the atomized matrix may be in a liquid form or a solid form, and may form an aerosol under physical effects such as heating, high-frequency vibration, or pressure. The inside of the matrix bin 132 may accommodate the atomized matrix, and at least a portion of the atomizer 131 may be located in the matrix bin 132 so as to contact the atomized matrix. Taking the liquid atomized matrix and the electrothermal atomizer as examples, the electrothermal atomizer may further include a ceramic core and a heating wire or a heating net attached to the ceramic core, the ceramic core being immersed in the atomized matrix, the ceramic core having fine holes, and when the heating wire or the heating net is energized, the temperature rises, so that the atomized matrix in the fine holes of the ceramic core is heated and atomized to form an aerosol. In some embodiments, one end of the aerosol channel 133 can be located in the matrix chamber 132, and the other end can be connected to the through hole of the nozzle 120 through the airway in the nozzle 120, or the other end of the aerosol channel 133 can be directly connected to the through hole of the nozzle 120.

[0026] In some application scenarios, the electronic atomization device can be carried by the user. In order to improve the user experience, the interactive function of the electronic atomization device can be increased so that the electronic atomization device can output feedback information in time in response to the user operation.

[0027] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of an electronic atomization device supporting interactive functions shown in some embodiments of the present application. Figure 3 As shown, the electronic atomization device provided in some embodiments of the present application may further include a light emitting array 150, an interactive element 140 and a controller.

[0028] The light array 150 is disposed on the housing 110. In some embodiments, the housing 110 may have more than one side surface, such as Figure 3As shown, in one embodiment, the housing 110 is roughly in the shape of a cuboid, having four side surfaces: front, rear, left, and right, wherein the front side surface may be the side of the electronic atomization device that often faces the user when in use, and may also be referred to as the first surface. The light-emitting array 150 may be arranged on the front side surface of the housing 110 (such as covering a portion of the front side surface), or the main part of the light-emitting array 150 (such as more than 50%) is arranged on the front side surface, and the rest is distributed on the left side surface or the right side surface, or the light-emitting array 150 may be distributed on the aforementioned four side surfaces. In some embodiments, the light-emitting array 150 may be composed of a plurality of point light sources (such as light-emitting diodes LED), or may be composed of a plurality of surface light sources (such as a light board with a light-emitting surface larger than that of LED), wherein a single point light source or surface light source may be regarded as a light-emitting unit. Exemplarily, the light-emitting array 150 may be an LED display screen, an OLED display screen, and the like. The light-emitting array 150 may have more than two sub-areas. In some embodiments, the light-emitting array 150 may be divided into more than two sub-areas, each of which may include a plurality of point light sources, or each of which may include more than one surface light source. It can be understood that in some embodiments, these sub-areas will not have obvious demarcations in physical structure, and different sub-areas are mainly reflected in control independence. For example, when the first sub-area is lit, the second sub-area can remain unlit. For another example, the brightness of the first sub-area can be controlled to be higher than that of the second sub-area. For another example, the light-emitting units in the first sub-area are controlled to light up from top to bottom in sequence, and the light-emitting units in the second sub-area are controlled to light up from left to right in sequence. For another example, the first sub-area remains lit, and the second sub-area switches between lit and unlit states, and so on.

[0029] In some embodiments, the light emitting array can be divided into two or more sub-areas along different directions. Figure 3 In the vertical direction shown, the light emitting array 150 is divided into a plurality of transverse (or horizontal) sub-regions, or the light emitting array 150 is divided into a plurality of longitudinal (parallel to the vertical direction) sub-regions along the horizontal direction. In some embodiments, the light emitting array may be divided into two or more sub-regions along two or more directions, and the obtained two or more sub-regions may have common light emitting units. For example, along the vertical direction, the light emitting array 150 is divided into a first transverse sub-region, a second transverse sub-region, and a third transverse sub-region from bottom to top, and along the horizontal direction, the light emitting array 150 is divided into a first longitudinal sub-region and a second longitudinal sub-region from left to right, for example, the first longitudinal sub-region has common light emitting units with the first transverse sub-region, the second transverse sub-region, and the third transverse sub-region, respectively.

[0030] In some embodiments, the light-emitting unit of the light-emitting array 150 can be a monochromatic (such as white) point light source or a surface light source. For example, the same monochromatic light source is set in the first sub-region and the second sub-region, and different types of filters or filter films can be set on the light-emitting units of different sub-regions, so that the sub-regions can emit more than one color of light when they are lit. As an example, a red filter is set in the first sub-region and a purple filter is set in the second sub-region. When the first sub-region is lit, red light can be emitted, and when the second sub-region is lit, purple light can be emitted. When the light-emitting array is a display screen, different types of driving signals can be used to make the corresponding sub-regions emit light of a specific color.

[0031] Continue to refer Figure 3 , at least part of the interactive element 140 is located outside the housing 110, for sensing the movement of the interactive contact from the first position to the second position and outputting a corresponding first electrical signal. The first position and the second position may be different positions in space. The interactive contact may be a contact part or contact area between a user's body part (such as a finger) or other tool (such as a stylus, etc.) and the interactive element. In some embodiments, the interactive contact may be relatively stationary relative to the part of the interactive element located outside the housing, or may move relative to the aforementioned part. As an example, when a user's finger slides on the interactive element, it can be considered that the interactive contact moves from the first position to the second position relative to the interactive element. For another example, the user's finger can drive the local movement of the interactive element 140, and it can be considered that the interactive contact is stationary relative to the aforementioned local part, and drives or follows it to move from the first position to the second position. The first electrical signal may be related to one or more of the following: the first position, the second position, and the movement trajectory from the first position to the second position. In some embodiments, the process of the aforementioned body part or tool continuously contacting the interactive element 140 may be regarded as a complete interaction, the first position may be the starting position of the interactive contact in the interactive process, and the second position may be the end position of the interactive contact in the interactive process. In other embodiments, the first position and the second position may be intermediate positions reached by the interactive contact point during the aforementioned interaction process, the first position being the position reached earlier by the interactive contact point, and the second position being the position reached later by the interactive contact point. In some embodiments, the movement trajectory may be a straight line, an arc, a broken line, etc.

[0032] The controller may be disposed in the housing, and configured to receive the first electrical signal, determine one or more sub-areas to be illuminated on the light-emitting array based on the first electrical signal, and illuminate these areas. Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the interactive circuit structure shown in some embodiments of the present application, such as Figure 4As shown, the interactive circuit may include an interactive element 140, a controller 20, and a light array 150, and the interactive element 140 and the light array 150 are respectively connected to the controller 20 by signals. The controller 20 may receive and identify a first electrical signal from the interactive element 140, thereby determining one or more information of a first position, a second position, and a moving track therebetween, and based on the information, determine and light up one or more sub-areas on the light array 150.

[0033] In some embodiments, the controller 20 may be a programmable hardware circuit such as a single-chip microcomputer, a field programmable gate array FPGA, a complex programmable logic device CPLD, or the controller may be a processor such as a CPU or a GPU. Taking the controller 20 as a single-chip microcomputer as an example, the controller 20 may receive a first electrical signal through an ADC (analog-to-digital conversion) port, encode the first electrical signal, and then output a driving signal on a preset number of I / O (input / output) ports. The preset number of I / O ports may correspond to the sub-regions of the light-emitting array 150 one by one, and be used to output a driving signal to the corresponding sub-region. For example, when a certain I / O port outputs a driving signal with a logic of "1", the corresponding sub-region is illuminated, and when the output is a driving signal with a logic of "0", the corresponding sub-region is extinguished. Taking the preset number of 8 as an example, after the controller 20 processes the first electrical signal, it can output drive signals of different logics on the 8 I / O ports, such as [0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0]. When the 8 I / O ports are regarded as a whole, it can be considered that the controller outputs a drive sequence, such as [0 0 1 1 11 0 0] can be regarded as a drive sequence. Correspondingly, among the 8 sub-areas of the light-emitting array, 4 are lit and the other 4 are extinguished. Taking the controller 20 as a processor as an example, the processor can convert the first electrical signal into a digital signal through an ADC circuit, and process the digital signal to obtain a drive sequence. In some optional embodiments, the interactive circuit may also include a drive circuit, and the drive sequence output by the controller 20 is electrically adapted by the drive circuit (such as converting the drive signal corresponding to each bit of the drive sequence into an electrical signal that meets the drive voltage or current index of the light-emitting unit), and then output to each sub-area.

[0034] Figure 5 Schematic diagram of interactive circuit structure shown in other embodiments of the present application. Figure 4 Compared to the interactive circuit shown, Figure 5 The interactive circuit shown uses an encoder 21 and a driving circuit 22 instead of a controller. The encoder 21 is used to encode the first electrical signal into a driving sequence of a preset number of bits, the preset number of bits being the same as the number of sub-regions of the light-emitting array 150, and each bit of the driving sequence corresponds one-to-one to a sub-region of the light-emitting array 150. Each signal output by the encoder 21 is output to each sub-region through the driving circuit 22.

[0035] In some embodiments, the controller may also light up one or more sub-areas to be lighted based on a preset timing sequence. Specifically, the driving sequence output by the controller may change over time.

[0036] In some embodiments, the controller may sequentially arrange one or more sub-regions to be illuminated based on the first electrical signal on the light-emitting array along a first direction, wherein the first direction corresponds to a moving track, or corresponds to a path from the first position to the second position other than the moving track. Further, the controller may sequentially illuminate the sub-regions according to the arrangement order of the above-mentioned one or more sub-regions along the first direction. Figure 3 To give an example, the light-emitting array 150 is divided into a first longitudinal sub-region, a second longitudinal sub-region, ..., and an eighth longitudinal sub-region along the horizontal direction. When the controller determines, based on the first electrical signal, that the interactive contact moves in a straight line from a first position on the left to a second position on the right, the controller can determine that the first direction is a horizontal rightward direction on the light-emitting array 150 (the first direction can be considered to be parallel to the moving trajectory), and can output a driving sequence [0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0], [0 0 1 1 0 0 0 ], [0 01 1 1 00 0], [0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0], [0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0] in sequence over time, thereby controlling the third to sixth longitudinal sub-regions to light up in sequence. For another example, when the controller determines based on the first electrical signal that the interactive contact moves from the first position further to the left to the second position further to the right along a straight line (it can be considered that the moving trajectory at this time is longer than the moving trajectory in the aforementioned example), the driving sequence [1 0 0 0 00 0 0], [0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0], [0 0 1 0 0 00 0], [0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0], …, [0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0], [0 0 0 0 0 0 0], can be output in sequence over time, thereby controlling the first longitudinal sub-area to the eighth longitudinal sub-area to light up in sequence for a certain period of time and then turn off. In some alternative embodiments, when the interactive contact moves from the first position to the second position along the S-shaped trajectory on the interactive element, the first direction can still be determined to be a direction parallel to the straight line path from the first position to the second position.

[0037] In some embodiments of the present application, in response to user interaction operations, sub-areas to be illuminated are determined based on one or more of the first position, the second position, and the moving trajectory between the interactive contact points, and these sub-areas are illuminated in a certain sequence. This can form light effects or light and shadow trajectories on the electronic atomization device that respond to user operations, thereby increasing the fun and technological sense of the product.

[0038] Continue to refer Figure 3 In some embodiments, the housing 110 is provided with a first through hole 111 , and the interactive element 140 includes an operating portion, at least a portion of which is exposed outside the housing 110 through the first through hole 111 . Figure 3 The portion exposed from the first through hole 111 may be the operating portion of the interactive element 140 or a part thereof. The user may perform interactive operations on the operating portion exposed outside the housing 110. For example, the user may slide a finger in the area. When the operating portion is fixed relative to the housing, the interactive contact may move relative to the surface of the operating portion. When the operating portion is a movable component, the interactive contact may move with the operating portion. Regardless of how the operating portion is set, the interactive element may output a first electrical signal when it senses the movement of the interactive contact.

[0039] In some embodiments, the operation part of the interactive element may be a touch sensing part. For example, the touch sensing part may be a resistive touch element, a capacitive touch element, a surface acoustic wave touch element, an optical touch element, etc. The touch sensing part may sense the position of the interactive contact and output a corresponding electrical signal. In some embodiments, the interactive element may further include a processing circuit so as to filter, amplify, and process the electrical signal output by the touch sensing part and output it as a first electrical signal. In other embodiments, the interactive element may only include a touch sensing part, and the electrical signal output by the touch sensing part may be used as the first electrical signal. In some embodiments, the touch sensing part may be hemispherical, and may protrude from the first through hole 111 to the outside of the housing 110 and be fixed relative to the housing. When the user's finger slides on the touch sensing part, the interactive contact may move from the first position to the second position relative to the surface of the touch sensing part. It should be noted that in the present application, the operation part of the interactive element and the light emitting array 150 are not two parts of the same component. The operation part of the interactive element and the light emitting array 150 are independent of each other or separately arranged, and the two only transmit signals through the circuit. Therefore, the operation gesture on the operation part of the interactive element will not block the display of the light-emitting array 150, ensuring that the light-emitting array 150 has a larger response light-emitting area.

[0040] In some embodiments, the interactive element may be a trackball. Figure 6 Schematic diagram of an electronic atomization device with a trackball interactive element shown in some embodiments of the present application. In this embodiment, the operating part of the interactive element can be a rolling ball 141 included in the trackball. The rolling ball 141 can move relative to the housing 110, such as rolling or rotating relative to the housing. A part of the rolling ball 141 can be located outside the housing 110 through the first through hole 111. When the user moves the rolling ball 141, the interactive contact can follow the rolling ball 141 from the first position to the second position. In some embodiments, the diameter of the rolling ball 141 is not less than the diameter of the first through hole 111 to prevent the rolling ball 141 from falling out of the first through hole 111.

[0041] Figure 7 , Figure 8 The trackball structures shown in some embodiments of the present application are shown from different angles. Figure 7 and Figure 8 As shown, in addition to the rolling ball 141, the trackball may also include a rolling ball receiving portion 142, a light source 143, and a light detection element 144. The rolling ball 141 is located in the rolling ball receiving portion 142 and can rotate therein. The light source 143 is used to emit a first light beam to the rolling ball 141. The light detection element 142 is used to detect a second light beam reflected by the rolling ball 141 and obtain a first electrical signal based on the second light beam. The rolling ball receiving portion 142 may be bowl-shaped, and a second through hole is provided on the rolling ball receiving portion 142. The light emitting side of the light source 143 and the detection side of the light detection element 144 are both facing the second through hole and located outside the rolling ball receiving portion 142. In some embodiments, the light emitting side of the light source may be the side that emits the first light beam, for example, the light emitting side may be the side where the light outlet of the light source is located. The detection side of the light detection element may be the side that receives the second light beam, for example, the detection side may be the side where the light inlet of the light detection element is located. The light emitting side of the light source 143 and the detecting side of the light detecting element 144 are both facing the second through hole, so that the first light beam can irradiate the rolling ball through the second through hole, and the second light beam can be reflected by the rolling ball 141 through the second through hole into the light detecting element 144 .

[0042] In some embodiments, the light source 143 may be an infrared light diode. When a forward voltage is applied to the infrared light diode (such as when the anode voltage is higher than the cathode voltage), the infrared light diode can emit infrared light. The infrared light irradiates the rolling ball. As the rolling ball moves, the reflection state of the infrared light changes (such as the reflection direction). The light detection element 144 may be an infrared light receiver. The infrared light receiver may convert the received infrared light into a first electrical signal. The intensity of the first electrical signal may be related to the intensity of the light entering the infrared light receiver. The intensity of the second light beam entering the infrared light receiver after reflection is related to the area where the first light beam acts on the rolling ball. Thus, the first electrical signal may reflect the movement state of the rolling ball and carry information about the first position, second position or movement trajectory of the interactive contact. In other alternative embodiments, the light source 143 may be any light-emitting element. The light detection element 144 may be an image sensor, such as a CCD image sensor, a CMOS image sensor, etc. The image sensor may form a computer-recognizable image signal based on the second light beam, which may be regarded as a first electrical signal. The controller may determine the texture change of the area on the rolling ball illuminated by the first light beam based on the image signal, and thus determine the movement state of the rolling ball. In some alternative embodiments, the installation positions of the light source 143 and the light detection element 144 can be interchanged. Alternatively, in a possible implementation, the light source can also be infrared invisible light, so that when the ball is operated, no red light will overflow from the gap to affect the appearance.

[0043] Continue to refer Figure 7 In some embodiments, the housing 110 is further provided with a first button 51, which can be located below the rolling ball receiving portion 142. The rolling ball receiving portion 142 has a connecting rod 145 facing the first button 51. When the rolling ball 141 is pressed, the rolling ball receiving portion 142 moves downward and triggers the first button 51 through the connecting rod 145. In some embodiments, the rolling ball receiving portion 142 can be fixed in the housing by an elastic element, and when the pressing on the rolling ball 141 is released, the rolling ball receiving portion 142 can be reset. Figure 7 As an example, the ball receiving portion 142 can be connected to the mounting ring 61 through an elastic element 62, wherein the elastic element 62 can be a spring, a flexible hinge or other structures, and the mounting ring 61 can be fixedly connected to the edge of the first through hole 111 of the housing 110 by means of snap connection, bonding, screw connection or other methods. When the ball 141 is pressed, the ball receiving portion 142 moves downward accordingly, and the elastic element 62 deforms and converts mechanical energy into elastic potential energy. When the pressing is released, the elastic potential energy of the elastic element 62 is converted into mechanical energy and reset, driving the ball receiving portion 142 and the ball 141 to reset together. In some embodiments, in order to increase the structural stability, the number of elastic elements 62 can be multiple, and they are circumferentially distributed along the mounting ring 61 and the edge of the bowl-shaped ball receiving portion 142, so that the ball receiving portion 142 is stably connected to the mounting ring 61.

[0044] The first button 51 can be arranged on the circuit board 50 in the housing 110, and coupled with other electronic components (such as a controller, a power supply, etc.) on the circuit board 50. When the first button 51 is triggered, a corresponding electrical signal can be generated to turn on or off the light array. Alternatively, when the first button 51 is triggered, the atomization component can be turned on or off, or when the first button 51 is triggered, a corresponding electrical signal can be generated to turn on or off the power supply, so that the light array and the atomization component are turned on or off at the same time.

[0045] Some embodiments of the present application simultaneously implement different interactive operations such as sliding, clicking and pressing through interactive elements, thereby enriching the interactive functions of the electronic atomization device while simplifying the product appearance.

[0046] In some alternative embodiments, the interactive element may be a slide assembly. Fig. 9 Schematic diagram of the structure of the sliding plate assembly shown in some embodiments of the present application. Fig. 9As shown, the slide assembly may include a slide 146 having magnetism, a Hall sensor 147, and a slide receiving portion 148. The slide 146 may serve as an operating portion of an interactive element. The slide receiving portion 148 and the Hall sensor 147 are disposed inside the housing 110, the slide 146 is located in the slide receiving portion 148, and the slide 146 can move in the slide receiving portion 148. A portion of the slide 146 may be exposed to the outside of the housing through a first through hole on the housing 110, and when the user's finger moves the slide 147, the interactive contact may follow the slide 147 to move from a first position to a second position. Fig. 9 As an example, the slide receiving portion 148 can be fixed on the inner side of the front surface of the housing 110, and the slide 146 is pressed against the inner side of the front surface of the housing 110, and the slide 146 can move relative to the housing 110 in a plane parallel to the front surface of the housing. In some embodiments, the slide receiving portion 148 has a sheet-shaped main body and a raised edge portion relative to the main body, and the raised edge portion can be fixed to the inner side of the front surface of the housing by bonding, welding, etc., and the slide 146 can be placed between the main body of the slide receiving portion and the front surface of the housing. In some embodiments, the shape of the main body of the slide receiving portion 148 can be consistent with the shape of the slide 146, such as both are rectangular, circular, etc., and the area of ​​the main body of the slide receiving portion 148 is larger than the slide 146, so that the slide 146 placed between the main body of the receiving portion and the front surface of the housing can translate.

[0047] In some embodiments, the magnetic slide 146 may be made of a permanent magnet material, and for example, the permanent magnet material may include rare earth permanent magnet material, samarium cobalt, aluminum nickel cobalt, ferrite permanent magnet material, etc. In other embodiments, the magnetic slide 146 may include a sheet structure of any material and a permanent magnet element fixedly disposed on the sheet structure.

[0048] The Hall sensor is used to sense the change in magnetic field strength caused by the movement of the slider 146 and generate the first electrical signal. Fig. 9As shown, the Hall sensor 147 can be arranged inside the housing 110 and below the slide 146. When the slide 146 is translated, the magnetic field strength sensed by the Hall sensor can change, and then output a first electrical signal that can reflect the information such as the first position, the second position, or the moving trajectory from the first position to the second position of the interactive contact. Specifically, the Hall sensor 147 can be arranged on the circuit board 50 and coupled to other electronic devices on the circuit board 50, such as a controller or an encoder, to output the first electrical signal. In some embodiments, the slide receiving portion 148 can be made of a non-magnetic material, and the non-magnetic material has the characteristic of not changing the magnetic field strength. The magnetic field strength generated by the slide 146 can penetrate the guide slide receiving portion 148 without deformation to reach the Hall sensor 147. In other embodiments, the material of the slide receiving portion 148 is not limited, and the main body thereof is provided with a third through hole, so that at least part of the magnetic field generated by the slide 146 can be not interfered or shielded by the material of the slide receiving portion 148, and then sensed by the Hall sensor 147.

[0049] The interactive function of the electronic atomization device shown in some embodiments of the present application is further described below by taking the interactive element as a trackball as an example. Fig.10 Schematic diagram of the light emitting array sub-area shown in some embodiments of the present application. Fig.10 As shown, the light emitting array may have two or more radial sub-regions arranged along the circumference of the first through hole 111, and the radial sub-regions extend radially along the first through hole 111. Specifically, the two or more radial sub-regions may be radial sub-region 1501, radial sub-region 1502, radial sub-region 1503, ..., and radial sub-region 1507. It should be understood that Fig.10 The dashed lines shown are only for illustrating the boundaries between adjacent sub-areas, and these dividing lines may not exist in the actual product.

[0050] Combination Figure 6 In some embodiments, the user can move the ball 141 in the trackball in any direction to make it rotate relative to the housing 111. For example, the user can move the ball 141 so that the interactive contact point moves from a first position to a second position following the ball 141 around the first ball axis of the ball 141, where the ball axis is an axis or a straight line passing through the center of the ball, and the first ball axis is perpendicular to the first surface or the front side surface of the housing (or understood as perpendicular to the first surface of the housing). Figure 6 In this case, the moving trajectory of the interactive contact from the first position to the second position can be considered as follows: Fig.10As shown by the double-arrow arc (dotted line). When the control unit receives the first electrical signal output by the trackball, it processes the first electrical signal to determine that the interactive contact moves from the first position to the second position following the rolling ball around its first center ball axis, and then controls the radial sub-area 1501, radial sub-area 1502, ..., and radial sub-area 1507 to light up in sequence and last for the first duration. This embodiment can make the radial sub-areas on the light-emitting array light up in sequence when the user moves the rolling ball circumferentially along the first through hole 111, and the overall light track presents a "sweeping" shape. In some embodiments, the first duration can be relatively small, so that after the previous radial sub-area is extinguished, the next radial sub-area adjacent to it is lit, or the first duration can be relatively large, so that when the next radial sub-area is lit, the previous radial sub-area adjacent to it is still lit. By adjusting the first duration, the light-emitting array can produce a variety of light effects.

[0051] In some embodiments, the user can move the rolling ball 141 so that the interactive contact point moves from the first position to the second position following the rolling ball 141 around the second ball axis of the rolling ball 141, and the second ball axis is parallel to the first surface. When the rolling ball 141 is moved in this way, the interactive contact point has a Fig.10 The moving track shown by the straight line with double arrows (short dashed line), the projection of which on the first plane can be parallel to the third ball axis, and the third ball axis is coplanar and perpendicular to the second ball axis. When the control unit receives the first electrical signal output by the trackball, it processes the first electrical signal to determine that the interactive contact moves from the first position to the second position following the rolling ball around its second ball axis, and then controls the radial sub-areas 1501, 1502, ..., and 1507 corresponding to the third ball axis (such as radial sub-area 1504) to light up. The radial sub-area corresponding to the third ball axis may include a radial sub-area that can cover the projection of the third ball axis on the first surface. This embodiment can make it possible for the user to light up the corresponding radial sub-area on the light-emitting array when the user radially moves the rolling ball along the first through hole 111, presenting a light track in a "push-pull" form. In some embodiments, multiple light-emitting units in the radial sub-area corresponding to the third spherical axis can be lit up in a certain sequence and last for a third time period, such as lighting up first and then down or first in the middle and then the periphery in sequence and last for a third time period, which can further present rich and diverse light trajectories in the corresponding radial sub-area.

[0052] It is not difficult to understand that when the interactive element includes a hemispherical touch sensing portion, it can respond to the user's interactive operation in a manner similar to a trackball. Specifically, the control unit is used to control the two or more radial sub-regions arranged along the circumference of the first through hole on the light-emitting array to light up in sequence and last for a first duration when the first electrical signal output by the touch sensing portion reflects that the interactive contact moves from a first position relative to the surface of the hemispherical touch sensing portion around the first ball axis of the hemispherical touch sensing portion to a second position. Alternatively, the control unit is used to control the radial sub-region corresponding to the third ball axis of the hemispherical touch sensing portion among the two or more radial sub-regions arranged along the circumference of the first through hole on the light-emitting array to light up when the first electrical signal reflects that the interactive contact moves from a first position relative to the surface of the hemispherical touch sensing portion around the second ball axis of the hemispherical touch sensing portion to a second position.

[0053] In other embodiments, the light effect of the light array can also reflect the working state of the electronic atomization device. For example, different sub-areas on the light array can be controlled to be lit based on the aerosol state at the mouthpiece of the electronic atomization device. Specifically, the aerosol state at the mouthpiece can be sensed by an airflow sensor. Fig.11 This is a schematic diagram of the installation position of the airflow sensor shown in some embodiments of the present application. Fig.11 As shown, the airflow sensor 70 can be disposed in the aerosol channel 133 of the atomizer assembly. When the user inhales, the aerosol can be discharged from the mouthpiece 120 through the aerosol channel 133 at a certain flow rate or flow rate. At this time, the airflow sensor 70 can output a second electrical signal reflecting whether aerosol flows through the mouthpiece 120. The controller can receive the second electrical signal and determine one or more sub-areas to be illuminated on the light-emitting array based on the second electrical signal, and illuminate these sub-areas.

[0054] In some embodiments, the airflow sensor 70 may specifically be a flow sensor or a pressure sensor, and the second electrical signal may further reflect the flow rate of the aerosol or the air pressure generated. The number and timing of the illuminated sub-areas may be related to the flow rate or air pressure. Taking the flow rate as an example, when the second electrical signal reflects that the flow rate of the aerosol flowing through the nozzle is large, it can be determined that more sub-areas are illuminated, or each illuminated sub-area can be illuminated and extinguished at a faster speed, thereby causing the light track on the light-emitting array to change at a faster speed. When the second electrical signal reflects that the flow rate of the aerosol flowing through the nozzle is small, it can be determined that fewer sub-areas are illuminated, or each illuminated sub-area can be illuminated and extinguished at a slower speed, thereby causing the light track on the light-emitting array to change at a slower speed. By associating the light track of the light-emitting array with the aerosol flow rate or pressure, the amount of aerosol inhaled can be fed back to the user so that the user can adjust the amount consumed.

[0055] Fig.12Schematic diagram of the light emitting array sub-area shown in some other embodiments of the present application. Fig.12 As shown, the light emitting array may have more than two circumferential sub-regions arranged along the direction from the first through hole 111 to the nozzle (or along the radial direction of the first through hole 111), and the circumferential sub-regions extend along the circumference of the first through hole 111. Specifically, the more than two circumferential sub-regions may be circumferential sub-region 1508, circumferential sub-region 1509, circumferential sub-region 1510, ..., and radial sub-region 1512. It should be understood that Fig.12 The dashed lines shown are only for illustrating the boundaries between adjacent sub-areas, and these dividing lines may not exist in the actual product.

[0056] In some embodiments, the user inhales the aerosol so that the aerosol flows through the mouthpiece. When the controller receives the second electrical signal output by the airflow sensor, the second electrical signal is processed to determine that the aerosol flows through the mouthpiece, and then the circumferential sub-area 1508, the circumferential sub-area 1509, ..., and the circumferential sub-area 1512 are lit in sequence and last for a second duration. This embodiment can make the circumferential sub-areas on the light-emitting array be lit in sequence when the user inhales the aerosol, and the whole presents a light track consistent with the flow direction of the aerosol. In some embodiments, the second duration can be small, so that after the current circumferential sub-area is extinguished, the next circumferential sub-area adjacent to it is lit, or the second duration can be large, so that when the next circumferential sub-area is lit, the previous circumferential sub-area adjacent to it is still lit. In some embodiments, the second duration can be adjusted based on the flow rate or air pressure reflected by the second electrical signal, so that the light-emitting array can produce a variety of light effects following the inhalation speed or flow rate of the aerosol.

[0057] The beneficial effects that may be brought about by the embodiments of the present application include but are not limited to: (1) An interactive element and a light array are set on the electronic atomization device, and a rich variety of light tracks are generated on the light array by sensing the user's interactive operation, thereby enhancing the fun and technological sense of the product; (2) The state of the aerosol flowing through the nozzle is sensed by the airflow sensor, and based on this, the light array is controlled to present a light track of a corresponding form, which can accurately feedback the aerosol consumption amount to the user so that the user can adjust it according to actual needs; (3) The interactive element adopts a spherical or hemispherical structure, which effectively expands the moving track of the interactive contact and enriches the interactive light effect; (4) The light array and / or the atomization component can also be turned on or off at the same time through the interactive element, enriching the interactive function; (5) More than one sub-area division and control method of the light array are provided, realizing smooth light effects in multiple modes, and providing a better user experience. It should be noted that different embodiments may produce different beneficial effects. In different embodiments, the beneficial effects that may be produced may be any one or a combination of the above, or any other beneficial effects that may be obtained.

[0058] The above specific examples are used to illustrate the technical solution of the present application, which is only used to help understand the present application and is not intended to limit the technical solution disclosed in the present application. For technicians in the technical field to which the technical solution disclosed in the present application belongs, they can also make some simple deductions, deformations or substitutions based on the ideas of the present application.

Claims

1. An electronic atomization device, characterized in that: It comprises a shell; an atomizing assembly is arranged in the shell, and the atomizing assembly is used to atomize the atomizing matrix into an aerosol; The electronic atomization device also includes a light emitting array, an interactive element and a controller; The light emitting array is arranged on the housing and has more than two sub-areas; At least part of the interactive element is located outside the housing and is used to sense the movement of the interactive contact from the first position to the second position and output a corresponding first electrical signal; The first electrical signal is related to one or more of: the first position, the second position, and a movement trajectory from the first position to the second position; The controller is disposed in the housing, and determines one or more sub-regions to be illuminated on the light-emitting array in response to and based on the first electrical signal, and illuminates the one or more sub-regions to be illuminated.

2. The electronic atomization device according to claim 1, characterized in that: In order to determine one or more sub-areas to be illuminated on the light-emitting array based on the first electrical signal, the controller is further configured to: determining a first direction corresponding to the movement trajectory based on the first electrical signal, or determining a first direction corresponding to a path from the first position to the second position other than the movement trajectory; Determine one or more sub-regions in the light-emitting array arranged sequentially along the first direction as the one or more sub-regions to be illuminated; In order to light up the one or more sub-areas to be lighted, the controller is further used to: According to the arrangement order of the one or more sub-regions to be illuminated along the first direction, the one or more sub-regions to be illuminated are illuminated in sequence.

3. The electronic atomization device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The interactive element includes an operating portion; A first through hole is formed on the housing, and at least a portion of the operating portion is exposed outside the housing through the first through hole; When the interactive contact follows the movement of the operating portion, or when the interactive contact moves relative to the surface of the operating portion, the interactive element outputs the first electrical signal.

4. The electronic atomization device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The interactive element is a trackball; the operating part is a rolling ball included in the trackball, and the trackball also includes a rolling ball accommodating part, a light source and a light detection element arranged in the housing; The rolling ball is located in the rolling ball receiving portion and is rotatable therein; The light source is used to emit a first light beam to the rolling ball, and the light detection element is used to detect a second light beam reflected by the rolling ball, and obtain the first electrical signal based on the second light beam.

5. The electronic atomization device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The roller ball accommodating portion is bowl-shaped and is provided with a second through hole. The light emitting side of the light source and the detection side of the light detection element are both facing the second through hole and are located outside the roller ball accommodating portion, so that the first light beam is irradiated onto the roller ball through the second through hole, and the second light beam is reflected by the roller ball into the light detection element through the second through hole.

6. The electronic atomization device according to claim 4, characterized in that: A first button is also provided in the housing; The first button is located below the rolling ball accommodating portion; The ball accommodating portion is fixed in the shell by an elastic element, and the ball accommodating portion has a connecting rod facing the first button. When the ball is pressed, the ball accommodating portion moves downward and triggers the first button through the connecting rod. When the pressing is released, the ball accommodating portion is reset.

7. The electronic atomization device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The first button is used to turn on or off the light array, and / or the first button is used to turn on or off the atomization component.

8. The electronic atomization device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The first through hole is opened on the first surface of the housing, and at least a part of the light-emitting array is disposed on the first surface; In order to determine one or more sub-areas to be illuminated on the light-emitting array based on the first electrical signal, the controller is further configured to: When the first electrical signal reflects that the interactive contact moves from the first position to the second position following the rolling ball around the first ball axis of the rolling ball, determining that two or more radial sub-areas arranged along the circumference of the first through hole on the light-emitting array are the one or more sub-areas to be illuminated; In order to light up the one or more sub-areas to be lighted, the controller is further used to: Control the two or more radial sub-areas of the light-emitting array arranged circumferentially along the first through hole to light up in sequence and last for a first duration; Wherein, the first ball passing axis is perpendicular to the first surface; and the radial sub-region extends along the radial direction of the first through hole.

9. The electronic atomization device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The first through hole is opened on the first surface of the housing, and at least a part of the light-emitting array is disposed on the first surface; In order to determine one or more sub-areas to be illuminated on the light-emitting array based on the first electrical signal, the controller is further configured to: When the first electrical signal reflects that the interactive contact moves from the first position to the second position following the rolling ball around the second ball axis of the rolling ball, a radial sub-region corresponding to the third ball axis of the rolling ball among the two or more radial sub-regions arranged along the circumference of the first through hole on the light-emitting array is determined as the one or more sub-regions to be illuminated; Among them, the second ball passing axis is parallel to the first surface, and the third ball passing axis is coplanar and perpendicular to the second ball passing axis; the radial sub-region extends along the radial direction of the first through hole, and the radial sub-region corresponding to the third ball passing axis includes a radial sub-region that can cover the projection of the third ball passing axis on the first surface.

10. The electronic atomization device according to claim 1 or 3, characterized in that: It also includes an airflow sensor, the housing is provided with a nozzle, the nozzle is used to guide the aerosol out, and the airflow sensor is used to detect whether aerosol flows through the nozzle and output a corresponding second electrical signal; The controller determines one or more sub-areas on the light emitting array to be illuminated and illuminates them in response to the second electrical signal and based on the second electrical signal.

11. The electronic atomization device according to claim 10, characterized in that: The first through hole is opened on the first surface of the housing, and at least a part of the light-emitting array is disposed on the first surface; In order to determine and light up one or more sub-areas to be lit on the light emitting array based on the second electrical signal, the controller is further used to: When the second electrical signal reflects that aerosol flows through the nozzle, two or more circumferential sub-areas of the light-emitting array arranged along the direction from the first through hole to the nozzle are controlled to light up in sequence and last for a second time period; The circumferential sub-region extends along the circumference of the first through hole.

12. The electronic atomization device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The interactive element is a slide assembly; the operating part is a magnetic slide included in the slide assembly; the slide assembly also includes a slide accommodating part and a Hall sensor arranged in the housing; The slide is located in the slide accommodating portion, and the slide can move in the slide accommodating portion; The Hall sensor is used to sense the change in magnetic field intensity caused by the movement of the slider and generate the first electrical signal.

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