Electronic cigarette
By introducing electrical connectors into the charging port of the electronic cigarette and switching the dormant state with its on or off pins, the problem of increasing costs in the existing technology of children's lock design is solved, effective children's lock function is realized and the device is improved efficiency.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202420272032.6
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-02-01
- Publication Date
- 2025-01-14
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-02-01
AI Technical Summary
The children's lock design of existing electronic cigarettes is realized through children's lock buttons or wireless control, which increases costs and is difficult to effectively reduce the risk of children's aspiration and contact.
By introducing an electrical connection into the charging port of the electronic cigarette, it is used to turn on or off the first pin and the second pin to switch the dormant state of the electronic cigarette, thereby realizing the child lock function and reusing the pins in the charging port , improves device utilization efficiency and reduces cost.
It realizes the function of effectively preventing children from aspirating and touching without adding additional costs, while improving the efficiency of the device and simplifying the structural design.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present application relates to the field of electronic devices, and more specifically to an electronic cigarette. Background Art
[0002] By adding a child lock design to the electronic cigarette, the electronic cigarette user can open the child lock when not smoking, preventing children nearby from using it and preventing children from accidentally inhaling or touching it. In the related art, the child lock design of the electronic cigarette is mainly implemented through child lock buttons, wireless control, etc., which requires the addition of corresponding devices and increases the cost. Utility Model Content
[0003] The utility model is proposed to solve at least one of the above problems. According to the first aspect of the present application, an electronic cigarette is provided, the electronic cigarette comprising: a charging port and an electrical connector; wherein the charging port has at least two pins; wherein at least two of the pins comprise: a first pin and a second pin; the first pin and the second pin are electrically connected and disconnectable through the electrical connector; when the electrical connector connects the first pin and the second pin, the electronic cigarette switches to a first state; when the electrical connector disconnects the first pin and the second pin, the electronic cigarette switches to a second state; wherein one of the first state and the second state is entering a dormant state, and the other state is exiting a dormant state.
[0004] In one embodiment of the present application, the electrical connector is used to be pluggably arranged in the charging port; wherein, the electrical connector is used to be inserted into the charging port to connect the first pin and the second pin; the electrical connector is also used to be unplugged from the charging port to disconnect the first pin and the second pin.
[0005] In one embodiment of the present application, the electrical connector includes: a connector for plugging into the charging port, and including a third pin and a fourth pin that are electrically connected; wherein, when the connector is inserted into the charging port, the third pin is electrically connected to the first pin, and the fourth pin is electrically connected to the second pin.
[0006] In one embodiment of the present application, the electrical connector further includes: a circuit board, the connector is disposed on the circuit board, and the circuit board is provided with a wiring electrically connecting the third pin and the fourth pin.
[0007] In one embodiment of the present application, the surface of the circuit board is wrapped with insulating material.
[0008] In one embodiment of the present application, the electronic cigarette further includes: a cigarette rod, the charging port is arranged at one end of the cigarette rod; and when the connector is inserted into the charging port, the circuit board abuts against the end surface of the cigarette rod close to the charging port.
[0009] In one embodiment of the present application, the size of the circuit board is the same as the size of the end surface of the cigarette rod close to the charging port.
[0010] In one embodiment of the present application, the charging port is a USB interface, and the connector is a USB plug.
[0011] In one embodiment of the present application, at least two of the pins include a ground pin, a positive power pin, a positive voltage data line pin, a negative voltage data line pin and an identification pin; one of the first pin and the second pin is the ground pin, and the other pin is the positive voltage data line pin, the negative voltage data line pin or the identification pin; or, one of the first pin and the second pin is the positive power pin, and the other pin is the positive voltage data line pin, the negative voltage data line pin or the identification pin; or, the first pin and the second pin are respectively: any two pins of the positive voltage data line pin, the negative voltage data line pin and the identification pin.
[0012] In one embodiment of the present application, the electronic cigarette further includes: a detection circuit, the detection circuit is electrically connected to the first pin and the second pin, and the detection circuit is used to detect the conduction and disconnection of the first pin and the second pin.
[0013] In one embodiment of the present application, the electronic cigarette also includes: a controller, which is connected to the detection circuit; wherein, when the detection circuit detects that the first pin and the second pin are turned on, the detection circuit sends a first electrical signal to the controller, so that the controller controls the electronic cigarette to switch to the first state; when the detection circuit detects that the first pin and the second pin are disconnected, the detection circuit sends a second electrical signal to the controller, so that the controller controls the electronic cigarette to switch to the second state.
[0014] According to the electronic cigarette provided in the embodiment of the present application, a new solution is provided, which switches the electronic cigarette between entering a dormant state and exiting a dormant state by using an electrical connector to connect or disconnect the first pin and the second pin in the charging port. The first pin and the second pin in the charging port are reused, which improves the utilization efficiency of the device and reduces the cost. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0015] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.
[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the appearance of an electronic cigarette shown in one embodiment of the utility model;
[0017] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the appearance of a charging port shown in one embodiment of the utility model;
[0018] Figure 3 This is a pin diagram of a charging port according to an embodiment of the utility model;
[0019] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an electrical connector according to an embodiment of the present utility model;
[0020] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the pins of a plug connector according to an embodiment of the present utility model;
[0021] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the connection between the detection circuit and the pins shown in one embodiment of the utility model;
[0022] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the connection between the detection circuit and the pins according to another embodiment of the present utility model.
[0023] Reference numerals:
[0024] 10-charging port 11-cigarette rod 12-cigarette cartridge 13-first end surface
[0025] 21-connector 22-circuit board 23-wiring DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0026] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the utility model more obvious, the exemplary embodiments according to the utility model will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than all the embodiments of the utility model, and it should be understood that the utility model is not limited to the exemplary embodiments described here. Based on the embodiments of the utility model described in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work should fall within the protection scope of the utility model.
[0027] In the following description, a large number of specific details are given to provide a more thorough understanding of the utility model. However, it is obvious to those skilled in the art that the utility model can be implemented without one or more of these details. In other examples, in order to avoid confusion with the utility model, some technical features known in the art are not described.
[0028] It should be understood that the utility model can be implemented in different forms and should not be interpreted as being limited to the embodiments proposed herein. On the contrary, providing these embodiments will make the disclosure thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the utility model to those skilled in the art.
[0029] In order to thoroughly understand the present invention, a detailed structure will be presented in the following description to illustrate the technical solution proposed by the present invention. The optional embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, but in addition to these detailed descriptions, the present invention may also have other implementations.
[0030] In conjunction with the accompanying drawings, some embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below. In the absence of conflict, the following embodiments and features in the embodiments can be combined with each other.
[0031] The child lock design of electronic cigarettes is mostly for the same purpose, that is, for safety reasons, to prevent children from accidentally inhaling or touching the electronic cigarette, and then turn off the child lock when using it yourself. In other words, the usage scenario of the electronic cigarette child lock is that the electronic cigarette user turns on the child lock when not smoking to prevent children nearby from using it. It can be seen that by adding a child lock design to the electronic cigarette, the electronic cigarette user can turn on the child lock when not smoking to prevent children nearby from using it and prevent children from accidentally inhaling or touching the electronic cigarette. In the related art, the child lock design of the electronic cigarette is mainly implemented by child lock buttons, wireless control, etc., which requires the addition of corresponding devices, which increases the cost. The above-mentioned technical problems existing in the related art can be solved by the technical solutions shown in some embodiments of the present application.
[0032] The present application embodiment provides an electronic cigarette, referring to Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 and Figure 6 The electronic cigarette includes: a charging port 10 and an electrical connector; wherein the charging port 10 has at least two pins; wherein the at least two pins include: a first pin and a second pin; the first pin and the second pin are electrically connected and disconnectable through the electrical connector; when the electrical connector connects the first pin and the second pin, the electronic cigarette switches to a first state; when the electrical connector disconnects the first pin and the second pin, the electronic cigarette switches to a second state; wherein one of the first state and the second state is entering a dormant state, and the other state is exiting a dormant state.
[0033] In the above scheme, a new scheme is provided, by using an electrical connector to connect or disconnect the first pin and the second pin in the charging port 10, so that the electronic cigarette can switch between entering the dormant state and exiting the dormant state. The first pin and the second pin in the charging port 10 are reused, which improves the utilization efficiency of the device and reduces the cost. The above structures are described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
[0034] When setting the charging port 10, any interface that can be plugged and connected to an external charging device can be used. Exemplarily, the charging port 10 can be a USB interface. Specifically, the charging port 10 can be a USB interface type such as but not limited to a USB Type A interface, a USB Type B interface, a USB Type C interface, a USB Mini interface, a USB Micro interface, a USB OTG interface, etc.
[0035] refer to Figure 3 , there are at least two pins in the charging port 10. Among them, the at least two pins in the charging port 10 include a first pin and a second pin. The first pin and the second pin are electrically connected and disconnectable through an electrical connector, that is, the electrical connector can turn on or off the electrical connection between the first pin and the second pin. In the related art, the pins in the normal charging port 10 are disconnected from each other at the position of the charging port 10 and the position near the charging port 10. Compared with the charging port 10 in the related art, the embodiment of the present application can turn on or off the first pin and the second pin in the charging port 10 through an electrical connector. And the state of the electrical connector turning on or off the first pin and the second pin is associated with the electronic cigarette entering or exiting a dormant state.
[0036] Specifically, when the electrical connector connects the first pin and the second pin, the electronic cigarette switches to the first state. When the electrical connector disconnects the first pin and the second pin, the electronic cigarette switches to the second state. Among them, one of the first state and the second state is entering a dormant state, and the other state is exiting a dormant state. It should be explained that when the electronic cigarette enters a dormant state, it cannot be triggered to enter a standby state (waiting to work state) or a working state without exiting the dormant state. That is, only after the electronic cigarette exits the dormant state can it enter the standby state or the working state.
[0037] For example, the first state may be a dormant state, and the second state may be an exit dormant state. At this time, when the electrical connector connects the first pin and the second pin, the electronic cigarette enters the dormant state; when the electrical connector disconnects the first pin and the second pin, the electronic cigarette exits the dormant state. At this time, the electronic cigarette user, after not using the electronic cigarette, can connect the first pin and the second pin through the electrical connector, thereby triggering the electronic cigarette to enter the dormant state, that is, the electronic cigarette user can turn on the child lock when not smoking, and the electronic cigarette is in the child lock locked state to prevent children nearby from using it and prevent children from accidentally inhaling or touching it. When the electronic cigarette user needs to use the electronic cigarette, the first pin and the second pin can be disconnected through the electrical connector to make the electronic cigarette exit the dormant state. After exiting the dormant state, the electronic cigarette can enter the standby state or the working state.
[0038] For example, the first state may be an exit from a dormant state, and the second state may be an entry into a dormant state. At this time, when the electrical connector disconnects the first pin and the second pin, the electronic cigarette enters a dormant state; when the electrical connector connects the first pin and the second pin, the electronic cigarette exits a dormant state. At this time, the electronic cigarette user, after not using the electronic cigarette, can disconnect the first pin and the second pin through the electrical connector, thereby triggering the electronic cigarette to enter a dormant state, that is, the electronic cigarette user can turn on the child lock when not smoking, and the electronic cigarette is in a child lock locked state to prevent children nearby from using it and to prevent children from accidentally inhaling or touching it. When the electronic cigarette user needs to use the electronic cigarette, the first pin and the second pin can be connected through the electrical connector to make the electronic cigarette exit the dormant state. After exiting the dormant state, the electronic cigarette can enter a standby state or a working state.
[0039] In the above manner, a new solution is provided, which switches the electronic cigarette between entering a dormant state and exiting a dormant state by using an electrical connector to connect or disconnect the first pin and the second pin in the charging port 10. The first pin and the second pin in the charging port 10 are reused, which improves the utilization efficiency of the device and reduces the cost.
[0040] When setting the electrical connector, various methods can be used. For example, refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5, the electrical connector is used to be pluggably arranged in the charging port 10, that is, the electrical connector can be inserted into the charging port 10 or pulled out from the charging port 10. Among them, the electrical connector is used to be inserted into the charging port 10 to conduct the first pin and the second pin. The electrical connector is also used to be pulled out from the charging port 10 to disconnect the first pin and the second pin. That is, when the electrical connector is inserted into the charging port 10, the electrical connector can conduct the first pin and the second pin. When the electrical connector is pulled out from the charging port 10, the first pin and the second pin can be disconnected. With this setting, the first state is triggered by the insertion of the electrical connector into the charging port 10, so that when the first state is to enter the dormant state, the insertion of the electrical connector into the charging port 10 can not only trigger the electronic cigarette to enter the dormant state, but also protect the charging port 10 to prevent dust or water from entering the charging port 10. When the first state is to exit the dormant state, the insertion of the electrical connector into the charging port 10 can not only trigger the electronic cigarette to exit the dormant state, but also protect the charging port 10 to prevent dust or water from entering the charging port 10. It should be understood that in addition to the above-mentioned method of connecting or disconnecting the first pin and the second pin by inserting or unplugging from the charging port 10, the electrical connector can also be implemented in other ways. For example, the electrical connector can also be implemented by a switch electrically connected between the first pin and the second pin. Exemplarily, a button can be correspondingly set to control the connection or disconnection of the switch, thereby controlling the connection or disconnection of the first pin and the second pin. That is, the electrical connector at this time includes a key switch, and the key switch includes a button and a switch, wherein the button is used for the user to press, and the switch is connected between the first pin and the second pin. Exemplarily, when the button is in a pop-up state, the switch is turned on to connect the first pin and the second pin; when the button is in a pressed state, the switch is disconnected to disconnect the first pin and the second pin.
[0041] Exemplary, reference Figure 4 and Figure 5, the electrical connector may include: a plug connector 21, the plug connector 21 is used to plug with the charging port 10. That is, the plug connector 21 and the charging port 10 are connectors capable of plugging and matching, and the plug connector 21 and the charging port 10 use the same interface protocol. For example, the plug connector 21 and the charging port 10 are USB connectors capable of plugging and matching, and the plug connector 21 and the charging port 10 use the same USB interface protocol. Exemplarily, the USB interface protocol may be a USB interface protocol type such as but not limited to USBType A interface protocol, USB Type B interface protocol, USB Type C interface protocol, USB Mini interface protocol, USBMicro interface protocol, USB OTG interface protocol, etc. And the plug connector 21 includes a third pin and a fourth pin that are electrically connected. Among them, when the plug connector 21 is inserted into the charging port 10, the third pin is electrically connected to the first pin, and the fourth pin is electrically connected to the second pin. That is, the electrical connector includes a plug connector 21 that is plugged and matched with the charging port 10. And the plug connector 21 also has a third pin and a fourth pin that are opposite to the first pin and the second pin. Therefore, when the connector 21 is inserted into the charging port 10, the first pin just contacts and is electrically connected to the third pin, and the second pin just contacts and is electrically connected to the fourth pin. And the third pin and the fourth pin in the connector 21 are electrically connected. Therefore, when the connector 21 is inserted into the charging port 10, the first pin and the second pin can be connected through the electrically connected third pin and fourth pin. When the connector 21 is pulled out of the charging port 10, the first pin and the second pin can be disconnected. It should be understood that in addition to using the connector 21 shown above for plugging and connecting to the charging port 10, other methods can also be used to achieve the connection between the first pin and the second pin when inserted into the charging port 10.
[0042] When realizing the electrical connection between the third pin and the fourth pin, various methods may be used. Figure 4 and Figure 5 , the electrical connector may further include: a circuit board 22, the connector 21 is arranged on the circuit board 22, and the circuit board 22 is provided with a trace 23 electrically connecting the third pin and the fourth pin. That is, the third pin and the fourth pin in the connector 21 are electrically connected through the trace 23 provided on the circuit board 22. Of course, in other embodiments, the electrical connection between the third pin and the fourth pin in the connector 21 may also be achieved in other ways. Exemplarily, the circuit board 22 may be a printed circuit board 22 (PCB) or other types of circuit boards 22. The trace 23 may be a printed trace on the printed circuit board 22 to electrically connect the third pin and the fourth pin on the connector 21.
[0043] Exemplary, reference Figure 4 and Figure 5, the connector 21 can be like the charging port 10, in addition to the third pin and the fourth pin, it can also have other pins. At this time, the pins on the connector 21 except the third pin and the fourth pin can be left hanging. That is, after the connector 21 is inserted into the charging port 10, and each pin on the connector 21 contacts and electrically connects with the corresponding pin on the charging port 10, since the pins on the connector 21 except the third pin and the fourth pin are left hanging, the pins on the charging port 10 except the first pin and the second pin are also in a disconnected state, and their states do not change.
[0044] For example, the surface of the circuit board 22 may be wrapped with an insulating material to insulate the circuit board 22 from the outside. When providing the insulating material, any type of insulating material such as but not limited to plastic, rubber, ceramic, etc. may be used. For example, the electrical connector composed of the circuit board 22 and the connector 21 may serve as a protective cover for the charging port 10 to protect the charging port 10 from dust and water.
[0045] Exemplary, reference Figure 1 The electronic cigarette may also include: a cigarette rod 11, and a charging port 10 is arranged at one end of the cigarette rod 11. Exemplarily, the cigarette rod 11 has a first end and a second end opposite to each other, and the charging port 10 may be arranged at the first end or the second end. Exemplarily, when the connector 21 is inserted into the charging port 10, the circuit board 22 abuts against the end surface of the cigarette rod 11 close to the charging port 10, so as to provide a larger coverage of the charging port 10 and improve the protection effect of the charging port 10. For example, refer to Figure 2 and Figure 4 The end face of the cigarette rod 11 close to the charging port 10 may be the first end face 13. When the plug-in 21 is inserted into the charging port 10, the circuit board 22 abuts against the first end face 13 to provide a larger coverage of the charging port 10 and improve the protection effect of the charging port 10. When setting the circuit board 22, various methods can be used. For example, refer to Figure 2 and Figure 4 The size of the circuit board 22 can be the same as the size of the end face of the cigarette rod 11 close to the charging port 10. For example, the size of the circuit board 22 can be the same as the size of the first end face 13, so that when the connector 21 is inserted into the charging port 10, the edge of the circuit board 22 is flush with the edge of the end face close to the charging port 10, which does not take up additional space while better protecting the charging port 10 from dust and water.
[0046] Exemplarily, the charging port 10 may be a USB interface, and the connector 21 may be a USB plug. That is, the connector 21 is also a plug that is plugged and connected to the charging port 10. Exemplarily, the connector 21 and the charging port 10 are USB connectors that can be plugged and matched, and the connector 21 and the charging port 10 use the same USB interface protocol. Exemplarily, the USB interface protocol may be a USB interface protocol type such as, but not limited to, a USB Type A interface protocol, a USB Type B interface protocol, a USB Type C interface protocol, a USB Mini interface protocol, a USB Micro interface protocol, a USB OTG interface protocol, and the like.
[0047] Exemplarily, when the charging port 10 is a USB Type A interface, the connector 21 is a USB Type A connector; when the charging port 10 is a USB Type B interface, the connector 21 is a USB Type B connector; when the charging port 10 is a USB Type C interface, the connector 21 is a USB Type C connector; when the charging port 10 is a USB Mini interface, the connector 21 is a USB Mini connector; when the charging port 10 is a USB Micro interface, the connector 21 is a USB Micro connector; when the charging port 10 is a USB OTG interface, the connector 21 is a USB OTG connector. Exemplarily, the USB interface can be a Micro USB female charging port 10. The connector 21 can be a Micro USB male. Of course, in other embodiments, the charging port 10 and the connector 21 can also be plugs and interfaces of other types of plug connections.
[0048] Exemplary, reference Figure 2 and Figure 3 , at least two pins in the charging port 10 may include a ground pin, a positive power pin, a positive voltage data line pin, a negative voltage data line pin, and an identification pin. At this time, one of the first pin and the second pin may be a ground pin, and the other pin may be a positive voltage data line pin, a negative voltage data line pin, or an identification pin. Exemplarily, the first pin is a ground pin, and the second pin may be a positive voltage data line pin, a negative voltage data line pin, or an identification pin; or, the first pin is a positive voltage data line pin, a negative voltage data line pin, or an identification pin, and the second pin is a ground pin.
[0049] Exemplary, reference Figure 2 and Figure 3, when at least two pins in the charging port 10 may include a ground pin, a positive power pin, a positive voltage data line pin, a negative voltage data line pin, and an identification pin, one of the first pin and the second pin may be a positive power pin, and the other may be a positive voltage data line pin, a negative voltage data line pin, or an identification pin. Exemplarily, the first pin may be a positive power pin, and the second pin may be a positive voltage data line pin, a negative voltage data line pin, or an identification pin; or, the first pin may be a positive voltage data line pin, a negative voltage data line pin, or an identification pin, and the second pin may be a positive power pin.
[0050] Exemplary, reference Figure 2 and Figure 3 , the first pin and the second pin can also be any two pins selected from the positive voltage data line pin, the negative voltage data line pin and the identification pin. For example, one of the first pin and the second pin can be a positive voltage data line pin, and the other pin can be a negative voltage data line pin. For example, one of the first pin and the second pin can be a positive voltage data line pin, and the other pin can be an identification pin. For example, one of the first pin and the second pin can be a negative voltage data line pin, and the other pin can be an identification pin.
[0051] The selection method of the first pin and the second pin shown above can avoid the situation where the positive power pin and the ground pin are used as the first pin and the second pin respectively, thereby avoiding the situation where the positive power pin and the ground pin are directly connected to cause a large current short circuit and cause device damage.
[0052] Exemplary, reference Figure 6 and Figure 7 The electronic cigarette may also include: a detection circuit, the detection circuit is electrically connected to the first pin and the second pin, and the detection circuit is used to detect the conduction and disconnection of the first pin and the second pin. By setting the detection circuit in the electronic cigarette, the conduction and disconnection between the first pin and the second pin are specifically detected, so that the conduction and disconnection state between the first pin and the second pin can be obtained. And the electronic cigarette can switch the electronic cigarette to the first state or the second state according to the detection result of the detection circuit. Exemplarily, the detection circuit can determine whether the first pin and the second pin are conductive by detecting the resistance between the first pin and the second pin.
[0053] Exemplary, reference Figure 6 and Figure 7, the electronic cigarette may also include: a controller, which is connected to the detection circuit. When the detection circuit detects that the first pin and the second pin are turned on, the detection circuit sends a first electrical signal to the controller, so that the controller controls the electronic cigarette to switch to the first state according to the first electrical signal sent by the detection circuit. When the detection circuit detects that the first pin and the second pin are disconnected, the detection circuit sends a second electrical signal to the controller, so that the controller controls the electronic cigarette to switch to the second state according to the second electrical signal sent by the detection circuit. Exemplarily, the above-mentioned first electrical signal and the second electrical signal may be a high-level signal and a low-level signal, respectively, thereby simplifying the complexity of the electrical signal. Exemplarily, the first electrical signal may be a high-level signal, and the second electrical signal may be a low-level signal. Alternatively, the first electrical signal may be a low-level signal, and the second electrical signal may be a high-level signal. Exemplarily, the controller may be a device with a control function such as, but not limited to, an MCU (microcontroller unit).
[0054] Exemplary, reference Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 4 , the electronic cigarette may include a cigarette rod 11 and a cigarette cartridge 12. Only when the connector 21 inserted into the charging port 10 at the bottom of the cigarette rod 11 is unplugged, the electronic cigarette can work normally, otherwise the electronic cigarette will always be in a dormant state, achieving the purpose of the child lock. Among them, the connector 21 is mounted on the circuit board 22. Preferably, the circuit board 22 should be consistent with the shape of the bottom of the cigarette rod 11, and the circuit board 22 should have insulation measures, such as rubber packaging. Regardless of the position of the charging port 10, as long as the ideas mentioned in the embodiments of the present application are used to implement the child lock function, it is within the protection scope of the embodiments of the present application.
[0055] Exemplary, reference Figure 3 , at least two pins in the charging port 10 at the bottom of the cigarette rod 11 may include: a ground pin (GND), a positive power pin (VBUS), a positive voltage data line pin (D+), a negative voltage data line pin (D-) and an identification pin (ID). Among them, the ground pin (GND) and the positive power pin (VBUS) are used to charge the electronic cigarette. In this embodiment, the identification pin (ID) and the ground pin (GND) are used to realize the switching control of the electronic cigarette entering the dormant state and exiting the dormant state, and in this embodiment, they are used to realize the child lock function.
[0056] Exemplary, reference Figure 5, the connector 21 on the circuit board 22 also includes: a ground pin (GND), a positive power pin (VBUS), a positive voltage data line pin (D+), a negative voltage data line pin (D-) and an identification pin (ID). Among them, the positive power pin (VBUS), the positive voltage data line pin (D+), and the negative voltage data line pin (D-) on the circuit board 22 are suspended, and the ground pin (GND) and the identification pin (ID) are short-circuited through the wiring 23 on the circuit board 22. When the connector 21 is inserted into the charging port 10, the ground pin (GND) and the identification pin (ID) on the charging port 10 are also short-circuited together due to the short circuit of the ground pin (GND) and the identification pin (ID) on the connector 21. When the connector 21 is unplugged from the charging port 10, the ground pin (GND) and the identification pin (ID) on the charging port 10 are also restored to the disconnected state because the connector 21 with the ground pin (GND) and the identification pin (ID) short-circuited is unplugged.
[0057] Exemplary, reference Figure 6 and Figure 7 The detection circuit of the electronic cigarette can be an identification pin grounding detection circuit (ID pin grounding detection circuit). The detection circuit is connected to the identification pin on the charging port 10 to detect whether the identification pin on the charging port 10 is grounded, thereby detecting whether the identification pin is connected to the ground pin. When the detection circuit detects that the identification pin on the charging port 10 is connected to the ground pin, that is, the connector 21 is not unplugged from the charging port 10, the controller controls the electronic cigarette to enter a dormant state, and the electronic cigarette is unavailable, thereby achieving the purpose of a child lock. When the controller detects that the identification pin on the charging port 10 is disconnected from the ground pin, that is, the connector 21 is unplugged from the charging port 10, the controller controls the electronic cigarette to exit the dormant state. Specifically, it can be in a waiting state (standby state), and the electronic cigarette can be used.
[0058] In the various embodiments shown above, a new solution is provided, which switches the electronic cigarette between entering a dormant state and exiting a dormant state by using an electrical connector to connect or disconnect the first pin and the second pin in the charging port 10. The first pin and the second pin in the charging port 10 are reused, which improves the utilization efficiency of the device and reduces the cost.
[0059] In some of the above-mentioned embodiments, whether the identification pin on the charging port 10 is connected to the ground pin (that is, whether the pin is grounded) is used, and the grounding status of the identification pin is collected to control the electronic cigarette to enter the dormant state or exit the dormant state. In the above-mentioned embodiments, the original structure of the electronic cigarette is not changed, but an electrical connector is added to realize the child lock function, and the electronic cigarette is controlled to switch between entering the dormant state and exiting the dormant state. The implementation method is simple and feasible. In some embodiments, when the electrical connector is inserted into the charging port 10, the charging port 10 can also play a role in waterproofing and dustproofing. It can be seen that the scheme of the embodiment of the present application has the advantages of simple principle, simple structure, and simple implementation. It will not change the original structure of the electronic cigarette and can be used as an alternative to a child lock.
[0060] The utility model has been described through the above embodiments, but it should be understood that the above embodiments are only for the purpose of example and description, and are not intended to limit the utility model to the scope of the described embodiments. In addition, it can be understood by those skilled in the art that the utility model is not limited to the above embodiments, and more variations and modifications can be made according to the teachings of the utility model, and these variations and modifications all fall within the scope of protection claimed by the utility model. The protection scope of the utility model is defined by the attached claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. An electronic cigarette, characterized in that: include: A charging port having at least two pins; wherein the at least two pins include: a first pin and a second pin; An electrical connector, through which the first pin and the second pin are electrically connected in a disconnectable manner; When the electrical connector connects the first pin and the second pin, the electronic cigarette switches to a first state; when the electrical connector disconnects the first pin and the second pin, the electronic cigarette switches to a second state; one of the first state and the second state is entering a dormant state, and the other is exiting a dormant state.
2. The electronic cigarette according to claim 1, characterized in that: The electrical connector is used to be pluggably arranged on the charging port; The electrical connector is used to be inserted into the charging port to connect the first pin and the second pin; the electrical connector is also used to be pulled out from the charging port to disconnect the first pin and the second pin.
3. The electronic cigarette according to claim 2, characterized in that: The electrical connector includes: a plug connector, which is used to be plugged into the charging port and includes a third pin and a fourth pin that are electrically connected; Wherein, when the connector is inserted into the charging port, the third pin is electrically connected to the first pin, and the fourth pin is electrically connected to the second pin.
4. The electronic cigarette according to claim 3, characterized in that: The electrical connector also includes a circuit board, the connector is arranged on the circuit board, and the circuit board is provided with a wiring electrically connecting the third pin and the fourth pin.
5. The electronic cigarette according to claim 4, characterized in that: The surface of the circuit board is wrapped with insulating material.
6. The electronic cigarette according to claim 4, characterized in that: Also includes: A cigarette holder, wherein the charging port is arranged at one end of the cigarette holder; When the connector is inserted into the charging port, the circuit board abuts against the end surface of the cigarette rod close to the charging port.
7. The electronic cigarette according to claim 6, characterized in that: The size of the circuit board is the same as the size of the end surface of the cigarette rod close to the charging port.
8. The electronic cigarette according to claim 3, characterized in that: The charging port is a USB interface, and the connector is a USB plug.
9. The electronic cigarette according to claim 1, characterized in that: At least two of the pins include a ground pin, a positive power pin, a positive voltage data line pin, a negative voltage data line pin and an identification pin; One of the first pin and the second pin is the ground pin, and the other pin is the positive voltage data line pin, the negative voltage data line pin or the identification pin; or, One of the first pin and the second pin is the positive power pin, and the other pin is the positive voltage data line pin, the negative voltage data line pin or the identification pin; or, The first pin and the second pin are respectively any two pins among the positive voltage data line pin, the negative voltage data line pin and the identification pin.
10. The electronic cigarette according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: The detection circuit is electrically connected to the first pin and the second pin, and is used to detect whether the first pin and the second pin are turned on or off.
11. The electronic cigarette according to claim 10, characterized in that: Also includes: A controller connected to the detection circuit; Wherein, when the detection circuit detects that the first pin and the second pin are turned on, the detection circuit sends a first electrical signal to the controller, so that the controller controls the electronic cigarette to switch to the first state; When the detection circuit detects that the first pin and the second pin are disconnected, the detection circuit sends a second electrical signal to the controller, so that the controller controls the electronic cigarette to switch to the second state.