Electronic cigarette with light guide mechanism

Abstract

The electronic cigarette with the light guide mechanism comprises a shell, a liquid storage assembly, an atomizing core, a battery, an elastic sealing seat, an elastic light guide piece, an airflow sensor and a light source, the shell comprises a battery sleeve and a bottom cover, the bottom cover is arranged at the first end of the battery sleeve in a covering mode, and a light guide hole is formed in the side wall of the bottom cover. And a first air inlet hole is formed in the end wall of the bottom cover. The elastic sealing seat is located in the bottom cover and provided with a mounting groove and a trigger air hole, and the trigger air hole is communicated with the atomizing core and the mounting groove. The elastic light guide piece covers the notch of the mounting groove and extends into the light guide hole, the elastic light guide piece is provided with a second air inlet hole, and the second air inlet hole corresponds to the mounting groove and the first air inlet hole in position. And the airflow sensor is mounted at the mounting groove. The light source is installed on the surface, facing the elastic light guide piece, of the airflow sensor. The utility model has the advantages of high reliability and convenient assembly.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of electronic cigarettes, and more specifically, to an electronic cigarette with a light guiding mechanism. Background Art

[0002] With the progress of society and the development of technology, people pay more and more attention to the harm of smoking to health. Therefore, many people choose to use electronic cigarettes to replace cigarettes because an electronic cigarette is an electronic product that imitates a cigarette and has the same appearance, smoke, taste and feeling as a cigarette. The electronic cigarette is not only harmless, but also can produce a large amount of smoke, can simulate smoking a cigarette, and can experience the pleasure of smoking from it. In order to improve the appearance effect of the electronic cigarette product and let users better understand the working state of the electronic cigarette, existing electronic cigarettes usually set multiple light sources and multiple light guiding parts that cooperate with each other to conduct light in the electronic cigarette, so that the electronic cigarette emits colorful lights when in use, thereby enhancing the appearance beauty effect. However, when assembling multiple light guiding parts, it is not easy to assemble them in place, and during use, due to accidental impacts and other reasons, they are prone to displacement, so the reliability is low and it is not conducive to light conduction. Summary of the Utility Model

[0003] The purpose of the utility model is to provide an electronic cigarette with a light guiding mechanism and high reliability.

[0004] In a first aspect, the solution of the utility model to solve the above problems is to construct an electronic cigarette with a light guiding mechanism, which includes a housing, a liquid storage component, an atomization core, a battery, an elastic sealing seat, an elastic light guiding sheet, an air flow sensor and a light source. The housing includes a battery sleeve and a bottom cover. The bottom cover covers the first end of the battery sleeve. A light guiding hole is provided on the side wall of the bottom cover, and a first air inlet hole is provided at the end wall of the bottom cover. The liquid storage component is inserted into the second end of the battery sleeve. The atomization core is located in the liquid storage component and is used for atomizing the e-liquid in the liquid storage component. The battery is located between the liquid storage component and the elastic sealing seat.

[0005] The elastic sealing seat is located in the bottom cover. The elastic sealing seat is provided with an installation groove and a trigger air hole. The trigger air hole is communicated with the atomization core and the installation groove. The elastic light guiding sheet covers the notch of the installation groove and extends into the light guiding hole. The elastic light guiding sheet is provided with a second air inlet hole. The second air inlet hole is located between the installation groove and the first air inlet hole and corresponds to the positions of the installation groove and the first air inlet hole. The air flow sensor is installed at the installation groove. The light source is installed on the surface of the air flow sensor facing the elastic light guiding sheet.

[0006] Preferably, the elastic light guide sheet includes a substrate portion which covers the notch of the mounting groove. A light guide strip portion is formed by extending the first end of the substrate portion towards the light guide hole, and the light guide strip portion extends into the light guide hole. A limiting arm portion is formed by extending the second end of the substrate portion in a direction away from the light guide hole, and the limiting arm portion is elastically abutted against the side wall of the bottom cover. The first end and the second end of the substrate portion are arranged in opposite positions.

[0007] Preferably, a blocking convex portion is provided on the surface of the first end of the substrate portion facing the elastic sealing seat, and the blocking convex portion is elastically abutted against the side wall of the bottom cover.

[0008] Preferably, the second air inlet hole is located at the substrate portion, the second air inlet hole is coaxially arranged with the first air inlet hole, and the diameter of the second air inlet hole is larger than that of the first air inlet hole.

[0009] Preferably, an avoidance groove is provided at the orifice of the second air inlet hole facing the elastic sealing seat, and the avoidance groove is arranged around the orifice of the second air inlet hole.

[0010] Preferably, the elastic sealing seat is further provided with a third air inlet hole which is communicated with the atomization core; the bottom cover is provided with a fourth air inlet hole which is communicated with the third air inlet hole.

[0011] Preferably, a positioning ring is formed by extending the orifice of the fourth air inlet hole facing the third air inlet hole towards the third air inlet hole, and the positioning ring is arranged around the orifice of the fourth air inlet hole and extends into the third air inlet hole.

[0012] Preferably, the elastic sealing seat is further provided with a wire passing hole and a wire passing groove. The wire passing groove is located on the surface of the elastic sealing seat facing the elastic light guide sheet. The first end of the wire passing groove is communicated with the mounting groove, and the second end of the wire passing groove is communicated with the wire passing hole. The air flow sensor is connected with a wire, and the wire is connected with the battery via the wire passing groove and the wire passing hole.

[0013] Preferably, the elastic sealing seat is further provided with a plurality of isolation protrusions which are located on the surface of the elastic sealing seat facing the battery. The isolation protrusions are abutted against the battery, and exhaust grooves are formed between the isolation protrusions and are communicated with the atomization core.

[0014] Preferably, the liquid storage assembly includes an oil storage tube, an oil blocking seat, a ventilation tube, a smoking cotton column and a sealing plug. The first end of the oil storage tube is inserted into the battery sleeve, the second end of the oil storage tube extends outside the battery sleeve, a smoke exhaust hole is provided at the second end of the oil storage tube, and an oil storage cavity is formed in the oil storage tube.

[0015] The oil-blocking seat cover is provided at the first end of the oil storage pipe. The oil-blocking seat is provided with an oil filling hole, and the oil filling hole communicates with the oil storage cavity; the first end of the ventilation pipe is connected to the oil-blocking seat, the second end of the ventilation pipe is connected to the second end of the oil storage pipe, and the smoke exhaust hole communicates with the ventilation pipe; the atomization core is located in the ventilation pipe; the smoking cotton column is located in the oil storage cavity and is used for adsorbing e-liquid; the sealing plug is detachably inserted into the oil filling hole.

[0016] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: Since the elastic sealing seat of the present invention is located in the bottom cover, the elastic sealing seat is provided with an installation groove and a trigger air hole, and the trigger air hole communicates with the atomization core and the installation groove. The elastic light guide plate covers the notch of the installation groove and extends into the light guide hole. The elastic light guide plate is provided with a second air inlet hole, and the position of the second air inlet hole corresponds to that of the installation groove and the first air inlet hole. The air flow sensor is installed at the installation groove, and the light source is installed on the surface of the air flow sensor facing the elastic light guide plate. Therefore, during operation, the light of the light source can not only be emitted from the first air inlet hole on the end face of the bottom cover, but also be guided by the elastic light guide plate and emitted from the light guide hole. The light guide path is simple and the reliability is high. In addition, since the elastic light guide plate is directly installed in the bottom cover, it is convenient for assembly and the fixation is reliable. Description of the Drawings

[0017] The present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, where:

[0018] Figure 1 is a perspective view of an electronic cigarette with a light guide mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 2 is Figure 1 a cross-sectional view of the electronic cigarette with a light guide mechanism of the present invention shown from one perspective;

[0020] Figure 3 is Figure 1 a cross-sectional view of the electronic cigarette with a light guide mechanism of the present invention shown from another perspective;

[0021] Figure 4 is Figure 2 an enlarged view of the A area shown;

[0022] Figure 5 is Figure 1 a perspective view of the elastic light guide plate of the electronic cigarette with a light guide mechanism of the present invention shown;

[0023] Figure 6 is Figure 1 a perspective view of the elastic sealing seat of the electronic cigarette with a light guide mechanism of the present invention shown from one perspective;

[0024] Figure 7 For Figure 1 Shown is a perspective view of another angle of the elastic seal seat of the electronic cigarette with a light guiding mechanism according to the present utility model. Specific embodiments

[0025] The present utility model will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0026] Please refer to Figures 1 to 7 , the present utility model provides an electronic cigarette with a light guiding mechanism, which includes a housing 1, a liquid storage component 2, an atomization core 3, a battery 4, an elastic seal seat 5, an elastic light guiding sheet 6, an air flow sensor 7 and a light source 8. The housing 1 includes a battery sleeve 11 and a bottom cover 12. The bottom cover 12 is covered on the first end of the battery sleeve 11. A light guiding hole 121 is provided on the side wall of the bottom cover 12, and a first air inlet hole 122 and a fourth air inlet hole 123 are provided at the end wall of the bottom cover 12. The first air inlet hole 122 and the fourth air inlet hole 123 are arranged at intervals.

[0027] The liquid storage component 2 is inserted into the second end of the battery sleeve 11. The liquid storage component includes an oil storage pipe 21, an oil blocking seat 22, a ventilation pipe 23, a smoking cotton column 24 and a sealing plug 25. The first end of the oil storage pipe 21 is inserted into the battery sleeve 11, and the second end of the oil storage pipe 21 extends outside the battery sleeve 11. A smoke exhaust hole 211 is provided at the second end of the oil storage pipe 21. The smoke atomized by the atomization core 3 is discharged from the smoke exhaust hole 211. The second end of the oil storage pipe 21 forms a smoking end. When a user smokes, the user's mouth can be clamped on the smoking end to smoke. An oil storage cavity 212 is formed in the oil storage pipe 21 for storing e-liquid.

[0028] The oil blocking seat 22 is covered on the first end of the oil storage pipe 21. The oil blocking seat 22 is provided with an oil filling hole 221, and the oil filling hole 221 is communicated with the oil storage cavity 212. The first end of the ventilation pipe 23 is connected to the oil blocking seat 22, the second end of the ventilation pipe 23 is connected to the second end of the oil storage pipe 21, and the smoke exhaust hole 211 is communicated with the ventilation pipe 23. The smoking cotton column 24 is located in the oil storage cavity 212 for adsorbing e-liquid. The sealing plug 25 is detachably inserted into the oil filling hole 221. During production, after adding e-liquid into the oil storage cavity 212 through the oil filling hole 221, the sealing plug 25 is then plugged into the oil filling hole 221, thus reducing the production process.

[0029] The atomization core 3 is located in the ventilation pipe 23 of the liquid storage component 2 for atomizing the e-liquid in the liquid storage component 2. It includes an oil guiding member 31 and an electrothermal element 32. The oil guiding member 31 is located in the ventilation pipe 23 for adsorbing the e-liquid in the oil storage cavity 212. The electrothermal element 32 is attached to the oil guiding member 31 for atomizing the e-liquid at the oil guiding member 31. Among them, the oil guiding member 31 can be made of cotton or porous ceramics. The electrothermal element 32 can be an electrothermal wire or an electrothermal sheet, etc.

[0030] The battery 4 is located between the liquid storage assembly 2 and the elastic sealing seat 5 and is used to provide electrical energy. The elastic sealing seat 5 is located inside the bottom cover 12. The elastic sealing seat 5 is provided with an installation groove 51, a trigger air hole 52, a third air inlet hole 53, a wire passing hole 54, a wire groove 55 and a plurality of isolation protrusions 56. The trigger air hole 52 communicates with the atomization core 3 and the installation groove 51. The third air inlet hole 53 communicates with the atomization core 3; the fourth air inlet hole 123 communicates with the third air inlet hole 53. A positioning ring 124 is formed by the orifice of the fourth air inlet hole 123 facing the third air inlet hole 53 extending towards the third air inlet hole 53. The positioning ring 124 is arranged around the orifice of the fourth air inlet hole 123 and extends into the third air inlet hole 53. Therefore, not only is air leakage better avoided, but also the elastic sealing seat 5 is fixed more stably and reliably.

[0031] The wire groove 55 is located on the surface of the elastic sealing seat 5 facing the elastic light guide plate 6. The first end of the wire groove 55 communicates with the installation groove 51, and the second end of the wire groove 55 communicates with the wire passing hole 54. The isolation protrusions 56 are located on the surface of the elastic sealing seat 5 facing the battery 4. The isolation protrusions 56 are in contact with the battery 4, and an exhaust groove 57 is formed between the isolation protrusions 56. The exhaust groove 57 communicates with the atomization core 3. Therefore, the airflow is relatively smooth during smoking and the airway is not easily blocked.

[0032] The airflow sensor 7 is installed at the installation groove 51. The airflow sensor 7 is connected with a wire (not shown in the figure). The wire is connected to the battery 4 and the heating element 32 via the wire groove 55 and the wire passing hole 54, so it is better to avoid being crushed during assembly. The light source 8 is installed on the surface of the airflow sensor 7 facing the elastic light guide plate 6. The light source 8 can be an LED lamp bead. During operation, the light source 8 emits light towards the elastic light guide plate 6 and the first air inlet hole 122 to represent the working state of the electronic cigarette.

[0033] The elastic light guide plate 6 covers the orifice of the installation groove 51 and extends into the light guide hole 121. The elastic light guide plate 6 is provided with a second air inlet hole 601. The second air inlet hole 601 is located between the installation groove 51 and the first air inlet hole 122, and the positions of the second air inlet hole 601, the installation groove 51 and the first air inlet hole 122 correspond to each other. The airflow sensor 7 communicates with the outside of the electronic cigarette through the second air inlet hole 601 and the first air inlet hole 122. Since the elastic light guide plate 6 has elasticity, it is not only convenient for assembly but also easy to be assembled in place. It can be understood that the elastic light guide plate 6 serves as the light guiding mechanism of the electronic cigarette.

[0034] The elastic light guide sheet 6 includes a substrate portion 61, the substrate portion 61 is covered at the notch of the installation groove 51, a light guide strip portion 62 is formed by extending the first end of the substrate portion 61 towards the light guide hole 121, and the light guide strip portion 62 extends into the light guide hole 121. The second end of the substrate portion 61 extends towards the direction away from the light guide hole 121 to form a limiting arm portion 63, the limiting arm portion is elastically abutted against the side wall of the bottom cover 12, and the first end and the second end of the substrate portion 61 are arranged in opposite positions. This structure not only facilitates the installation of the elastic light guide sheet 6 into the bottom cover 12, but also is not easy to fall off during use.

[0035] A blocking convex portion 64 is arranged on the surface of the first end face of the substrate portion 61 facing the elastic sealing seat 5, and the blocking convex portion 64 is elastically abutted against the side wall of the bottom cover 12. Therefore, during assembly, the light guide strip portion 62 is relatively easy to be assembled in place. In addition, the second air inlet hole 601 is located at the substrate portion 61, the second air inlet hole 601 is coaxially arranged with the first air inlet hole 122, and the diameter of the second air inlet hole 601 is larger than that of the first air inlet hole 122. Therefore, during production, it is not necessary to carefully align the second air inlet hole 601 with the first air inlet hole 122, which is convenient for assembly and improves production efficiency. An avoidance groove 65 is arranged at the orifice of the second air inlet hole 601 facing the elastic sealing seat 5, and the avoidance groove 65 is arranged around the orifice of the second air inlet hole 601. Therefore, it can preferably avoid the elastic light guide sheet 6 from squeezing the wire and improve the product yield. Among them, the elastic sealing seat 5 and the elastic light guide sheet 6 can be made of elastic materials such as silica gel or rubber. The light guide sheet 6 is a silica gel sheet, so the light is relatively soft and the user experience is good.

[0036] In summary, since the elastic sealing seat 5 of the present utility model is located in the bottom cover 12, the elastic sealing seat 5 is provided with an installation groove 51 and a trigger air hole 52, the trigger air hole 52 is communicated with the atomization core 3 and the installation groove 51, the elastic light guide sheet 6 is covered at the notch of the installation groove 51 and extends into the light guide hole 121, the elastic light guide sheet 6 is provided with a second air inlet hole 601, and the second air inlet hole 601 corresponds to the positions of the installation groove 51 and the first air inlet hole 122. The air flow sensor 7 is installed at the installation groove 51, and the light source 8 is installed on the surface of the air flow sensor 7 facing the elastic light guide sheet 6. Therefore, during operation, the light of the light source 8 can not only be emitted from the first air inlet hole 122 on the end face of the bottom cover 12, but also be guided by the elastic light guide sheet 6 and emitted from the light guide hole 121, and its light guide path is simple and the reliability is high. In addition, since the elastic light guide sheet 6 is directly installed in the bottom cover 12, it is convenient for assembly and the fixation is reliable.

[0037] For those skilled in the art, it is obvious that the present utility model is not limited to the details of the above-described exemplary embodiments, and the present utility model can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or basic characteristics of the present utility model. Therefore, from any point of view, the embodiments should be regarded as exemplary and non-limiting. The scope of the present utility model is defined by the appended claims rather than the above description. Therefore, all changes falling within the meaning and scope of the equivalent elements of the claims are intended to be embraced within the present utility model. Any reference signs in the claims should not be construed as limiting the claims involved.

[0038] In addition, it should be understood that although this specification is described in terms of embodiments, not every embodiment only contains an independent technical solution. This narrative manner of the specification is only for clarity. Those skilled in the art should regard the specification as a whole, and the technical solutions in each embodiment can also be appropriately combined to form other embodiments that can be understood by those skilled in the art.

Claims

1. An electronic cigarette with a light guide mechanism, characterized in that: The invention comprises a shell, a liquid storage component, an atomizer core, a battery, an elastic sealing seat, an elastic light guide sheet, an airflow sensor and a light source. The shell comprises a battery sleeve and a bottom cover. The bottom cover is arranged at the first end of the battery sleeve. A light guide hole is arranged on the side wall of the bottom cover. A first air inlet hole is arranged at the end wall of the bottom cover. The liquid storage component is inserted at the second end of the battery sleeve. The atomizer core is located in the liquid storage component and is used to atomize the tobacco oil in the liquid storage component. The battery is located between the liquid storage component and the elastic sealing seat. The elastic sealing seat is located in the bottom cover, and the elastic sealing seat is provided with a mounting groove and a trigger air hole, and the trigger air hole is communicated with the atomizer core and the mounting groove; the elastic light guide cover is arranged at the notch of the mounting groove and extends into the light guide hole, and the elastic light guide is provided with a second air inlet hole, which is located between the mounting groove and the first air inlet hole and corresponds to the positions of the mounting groove and the first air inlet hole; the airflow sensor is installed at the mounting groove; and the light source is installed on the surface of the airflow sensor facing the elastic light guide.

2. The electronic cigarette with a light guide mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The elastic light guide sheet includes a substrate portion, which is covered at the notch of the mounting groove, and the first end of the substrate portion extends toward the light guide hole to form a light guide strip portion, and the light guide strip portion extends into the light guide hole; the second end of the substrate portion extends in a direction away from the light guide hole to form a limiting arm portion, and the limiting arm portion is elastically abutted against the side wall of the bottom cover, and the first end of the substrate portion and the second end of the substrate portion are arranged opposite to each other.

3. The electronic cigarette with a light guide mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that: A blocking convex portion is disposed on a surface of the first end of the base plate facing the elastic sealing seat, and the blocking convex portion elastically abuts against a side wall of the bottom cover.

4. The electronic cigarette with a light guide mechanism according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that: The second air inlet hole is located at the substrate portion, the second air inlet hole is coaxially arranged with the first air inlet hole, and the diameter of the second air inlet hole is greater than the diameter of the first air inlet hole.

5. The electronic cigarette with a light guide mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that: An escape groove is arranged on the opening of the second air inlet hole facing the elastic sealing seat, and the escape groove is arranged around the opening of the second air inlet hole.

6. The electronic cigarette with a light guide mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The elastic sealing seat is further provided with a third air inlet hole, and the third air inlet hole is communicated with the atomizer core; the bottom cover is provided with a fourth air inlet hole, and the fourth air inlet hole is communicated with the third air inlet hole.

7. The electronic cigarette with a light guide mechanism according to claim 6, characterized in that: The fourth air inlet hole faces the opening of the third air inlet hole and extends toward the third air inlet hole to form a positioning ring, and the positioning ring is arranged around the opening of the fourth air inlet hole and extends into the third air inlet hole.

8. The electronic cigarette with a light guide mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The elastic sealing seat is also provided with a wire hole and a wire groove. The wire groove is located on the surface of the elastic sealing seat facing the elastic light guide plate. The first end of the wire groove is connected to the installation groove, and the second end of the wire groove is connected to the wire hole. The airflow sensor is connected to a wire, and the wire is connected to the battery via the wire groove and the wire hole.

9. The electronic cigarette with a light guide mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The elastic sealing seat is further provided with a plurality of isolation protrusions, the isolation protrusions are located on the surface of the elastic sealing seat facing the battery, the isolation protrusions are in contact with the battery, exhaust grooves are formed between the isolation protrusions, and the exhaust grooves are connected to the atomizer core.

10. The electronic cigarette with a light guide mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The liquid storage assembly comprises an oil storage pipe, an oil blocking seat, a vent pipe, a smoking cotton column and a sealing plug, the first end of the oil storage pipe is inserted into the battery casing, the second end of the oil storage pipe extends to the outside of the battery casing, the second end of the oil storage pipe is provided with a smoke exhaust hole, and an oil storage cavity is formed in the oil storage pipe; The oil-blocking seat cover is arranged at the first end of the oil storage pipe, the oil-blocking seat is provided with a refueling hole, and the refueling hole is communicated with the oil storage cavity; the first end of the ventilation pipe is connected to the oil-blocking seat, the second end of the ventilation pipe is connected to the second end of the oil storage pipe, and the smoke exhaust hole is communicated with the ventilation pipe; the atomizing core is located in the ventilation pipe; the smoking cotton column is located in the oil storage cavity, and is used to absorb smoke oil; The sealing plug is detachably inserted into the refueling hole.

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