Electronic cigarette assembled from top to bottom

By designing top-down assembled e-cigarettes, the components and assembly process of the product are simplified, the problems of complex design and cumbersome assembly of existing e-cigarette products are solved, the production efficiency and cost reduction is achieved, and the recycling of resources is promoted.

CN222997439UActive Publication Date: 2025-06-20廖志冰
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Application Number
CN202421811359.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-07-30
Publication Date
2025-06-20
Estimated Expiration
2034-07-30

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Technical Problem

The existing electronic cigarette products are complex in design, many components and complicated in assembly, resulting in low production efficiency, high cost and increased failure rate.

Method used

Design a top-down electronic cigarette assembly, including an electronic cigarette case, a battery unit with an integrated control board and an umbrella sensor, an oil cup unit with an integrated atomization core and an electrode connection end, and a nozzle upper cover. This design simplifies the components of the electronic cigarette and simplifies the assembly process through top-down assembly.

Benefits of technology

The components of electronic cigarettes are streamlined, the assembly process is simplified, the production costs are reduced, the production efficiency is improved, and the failure rate is reduced. At the same time, the design facilitates the disassembly and recycling of product components, reducing resource waste and environmental pollution.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses an electronic cigarette assembled from top to bottom, which comprises an electronic cigarette shell, a battery, a control panel, a microphone sensor, an oil cup, an atomizing core and a suction nozzle upper cover, the battery, the control panel, the microphone sensor, the oil cup and the atomizing core are arranged in the shell, the suction nozzle upper cover is arranged at the upper end of the shell, and the atomizing core is arranged in the oil cup to form a through atomizing channel and provided with a heating element. Electrode pins of the heating element are led out from the lower end of the oil cup. The electronic cigarette shell is a hollow straight-tube-shaped shell with the upper end open and the lower end closed, the control panel and the microphone sensor are integrated at the upper end of the battery, the battery is arranged at the inner bottom of the electronic cigarette shell, the lower end of the oil cup is in butt joint with the upper end of the battery, and an electrode pin of a heating element of the atomization core is electrically connected with the control panel in a contact mode. The electronic cigarette shell is provided with an air inlet channel structure for external air to enter the atomization channel, the electronic cigarette shell does not need to be provided with a bottom cover, the electronic cigarette is designed into four parts which are assembled in the electronic cigarette shell from top to bottom, assembly is easy, cost reduction is facilitated, and disassembly is convenient.
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Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of electronic cigarettes, in particular to an electronic cigarette assembled from top to bottom. Background Art

[0002] An electronic cigarette is an electronic product that heats a heating element electrically, atomizes the e-liquid introduced by a wicking element through the heating element at high temperature, and forms aerosol vapor for the user to inhale. In recent years, with the rapid development of electronic cigarettes, electronic cigarettes have gradually developed into two main types: refillable cartridge e-cigarettes and cotton-wicked integrated e-cigarettes. For both types of electronic cigarettes, there are problems of many components and complicated assembly steps. For example, a cotton-wicked integrated e-cigarette includes a housing, an oil cup body arranged inside the housing, a wicking integrated cotton and an atomization core arranged inside the oil cup body. Upper and lower silica gel parts are respectively arranged at the upper and lower ends of the oil cup body. The pins of the atomization core pass through the lower silica gel part and are connected to a main control board through a power cord. The main control board is connected to a battery. A silica gel base is also provided, and a microphone sensor is installed on the silica gel base. The housing usually has an opening at the lower end and a lower cover. The complicated product design results in low production efficiency, high cost, and increased failure rate. Therefore, this technical solution aims to propose a structural solution for an electronic cigarette that simplifies the design of the electronic cigarette product, makes its assembly simple, and reduces production costs. Summary of the Utility Model

[0003] To achieve the above object, this application proposes an electronic cigarette assembled from top to bottom, which solves the problems of many components, complicated assembly, and high production cost existing in the existing electronic cigarettes.

[0004] The technical solution of this application is to provide an electronic cigarette assembled from top to bottom, including an electronic cigarette housing, a battery, a control board, a microphone sensor, an oil cup, and an atomization core arranged inside the housing, a mouthpiece upper cover arranged at the upper end of the housing, the atomization core is arranged inside the oil cup to form a through atomization channel, the atomization core is provided with a heating element, and the electrode pins of the heating element extend out from the lower end of the oil cup. The electronic cigarette housing is a hollow straight tube-shaped housing with an opening at the upper end and a closed lower end. The control board and the microphone sensor are integrated on the upper end of the battery. The battery is placed at the bottom inside the electronic cigarette housing. The lower end of the oil cup is butted against the upper end of the battery, and the electrode pins of the heating element of the atomization core are in contact electrical connection with the control board. The mouthpiece upper cover is connected to the upper end of the electronic cigarette housing, and an air intake channel structure for external air to enter the atomization channel is provided between the mouthpiece upper cover, the oil cup, and the electronic cigarette housing.

[0005] Further, the battery includes a battery housing with an upper opening and a hollow straight tube shape, and a battery cell disposed within the battery housing. The control board covers the upper end of the battery housing. The positive and negative electrodes of the battery cell are connected to the control board. A copper deposition through-hole is provided at the center of the control board, and a battery positive cap is provided on the copper deposition through-hole. The copper deposition through-hole connects the control board and the positive electrode circuit of the battery cell. An air intake through-hole is provided at the center of the battery positive cap. A protruding negative terminal is further provided on the top surface of the control board. The microphone sensor is disposed on the bottom surface of the control board.

[0006] Further, the oil cup includes an oil cup housing with openings at both ends and a hollow straight tube shape, and an integrated oil storage cotton disposed within the oil cup housing. A through-hole penetrating the upper and lower ends is provided at the center of the integrated oil storage cotton. A silica gel plug is provided at the lower end of the oil cup housing. A groove is formed at the upper edge and the inner side of the upper end of the silica gel plug. Two upwardly protruding hollow connecting columns are provided on both sides within the groove. A transverse groove is provided at the bottom of the silica gel plug corresponding to the lower ends of the hollow connecting columns. A circular groove is provided at the central position of the bottom of the silica gel plug. A compression spring is provided within the circular groove. The electrode leads of the heating element respectively pass through the two hollow connecting columns and extend to the transverse groove. Among them, the positive electrode lead of the electrode leads of the heating element is bent to contact the compression spring, and the compression spring abuts against the battery positive cap. The negative electrode lead of the electrode leads of the heating element is bent from the transverse groove to the outer wall of the silica gel plug. A conductive cover ring is sleeved at the lower end of the silica gel plug. The conductive cover ring conducts the negative electrode lead of the heating element and the negative terminal of the control board.

[0007] Further, the e-cigarette housing, the battery housing, and the oil cup housing are all cylindrical. The upper end of the mouthpiece upper cover is a mouthpiece part communicating with the interior, and the lower end of the mouthpiece upper cover is a plug-in part inserted into the upper end of the e-cigarette housing. The plug-in part is circular. The inner wall of the plug-in part is sleeved on the upper end of the oil cup housing. A circumferential gap is maintained between the outer walls of the oil cup housing and the conductive cover ring and the inner wall of the e-cigarette housing. And the conductive cover ring abuts through the compression spring. A bottom gap is formed between the conductive cover ring and the upper surface of the control board. Air intake ports are provided in the circumferential gap, the bottom gap, and the plug-in part of the mouthpiece upper cover to form the air intake channel structure.

[0008] Further, at least two clamping grooves are provided on the outer wall of the plug-in part of the mouthpiece upper cover, and at least two inner protruding parts are provided on the inner wall of the e-cigarette housing near the upper opening. The clamping grooves are engaged with the inner protruding parts.

[0009] Furthermore, the clamping groove is a "┏"-shaped groove, wherein the groove in the vertical direction extends downward to the lower edge of the insertion part, and the lower edge at the rear side of the groove in the horizontal direction forms a hook part, so as to enable the groove in the vertical direction of the insertion part to enter the inner convex part, then rotate the upper cover of the mouthpiece, enable the inner convex part to enter the groove in the horizontal direction, and realize the clamping connection between the inner convex part and the hook part by the elasticity of the compression spring.

[0010] Furthermore, the air inlet of the insertion part is that an air inlet groove extends upward from the groove in the vertical direction of the "┏"-shaped groove, and the upper part of the air inlet groove extends to the lower edge of the mouthpiece part to form the air inlet.

[0011] Furthermore, the control board is also provided with a charging interface, and a through hole exposing the charging interface is arranged corresponding to the position of the battery housing.

[0012] The electronic cigarette designed by this technical solution has the following beneficial effects: By designing the electronic cigarette to be composed of four parts: an electronic cigarette housing, a battery unit integrating a control board and a microphone sensor into the battery, an oil cup unit integrating an atomization core and an electrode connection end, and an upper cover of the mouthpiece, the components of the electronic cigarette are streamlined. Its assembly is assembled into the electronic cigarette housing from top to bottom in sequence. The electronic cigarette housing adopts an integrated design with an open upper end and a closed bottom, without setting a bottom cover. The connection between the atomization core and the electrode pins of the heating element at the lower end of the oil cup and the silicone plug, as well as the sleeved conductive cover ring, are assembled from top to bottom, which is convenient to be placed downward with the lower end facing down, and is pushed downward by the upper components, which is beneficial for the lower components to be assembled more stably and not easy to shift or fall off. It is beneficial to solve the problems of many components, complicated assembly and low efficiency of existing electronic cigarette products.

[0013] On the other hand, for the disassembly of the product components of the electronic cigarette designed by this solution, the battery integrates a control board and a microphone sensor to form a special battery unit for the electronic cigarette, which is convenient for disassembly, recycling and reuse of the battery unit, and is beneficial to reduce resource waste and environmental protection. Description of the Drawings

[0014] Figure 1 It is an exploded view of the overall structure of an embodiment of the electronic cigarette of the present invention.

[0015] Figure 2 It is an exploded view of the structure of the oil cup and the atomization core of the present invention.

[0016] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the bottom structure of the oil cup of the present invention.

[0017] Figure 4 It is an exploded view of the overall structure of the electronic cigarette of the present invention from another perspective.

[0018] Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the upper cover structure of the nozzle of the present utility model.

[0019] Figure 6 Schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of the overall structure of the electronic cigarette of the present utility model. Specific embodiments

[0020] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be clearly and completely described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, rather than all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts also belong to the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

[0021] Please refer to Figures 1 to 6 A specific embodiment of an electronic cigarette assembled from top to bottom provided by the present technical solution. The electronic cigarette includes an electronic cigarette housing 1, a battery 2, a control board 22, a microphone sensor, an oil cup 3, and an atomization core disposed inside the electronic cigarette housing 1. A nozzle upper cover 4 is disposed at the upper end of the electronic cigarette housing 1. The atomization core is disposed in the oil cup 3 to form a through atomization channel. The atomization core is provided with a heating element 33, and the electrode pins of the heating element 33 are led out from the lower end of the oil cup 3. The electronic cigarette housing 1 is a hollow straight tube-shaped housing with an open upper end and a closed lower end. The control board 22 and the microphone sensor are integrated on the upper end of the battery 2. The battery 2 is placed at the bottom inside the electronic cigarette housing 1. The lower end of the oil cup 3 is docked with the upper end of the battery 2, and the electrode pins of the heating element of the atomization core are in contact electrical connection with the control board 22. The nozzle upper cover 4 is connected to the upper end of the electronic cigarette housing 1, and the nozzle upper cover 4, the oil cup 3, and the electronic cigarette housing 1 are provided with an air intake channel structure for external air to enter the atomization channel.

[0022] Through the present technical solution, the electronic cigarette is designed to be composed of four parts: an electronic cigarette housing 1, a battery unit integrating a control board 22 and a microphone sensor into a battery 2, an oil cup 3 unit integrating an atomization core and an electrode connection end, and a nozzle upper cover 4, so that the components of the electronic cigarette are streamlined. Its assembly is assembled in the electronic cigarette housing 1 from top to bottom in sequence. The electronic cigarette housing 1 adopts an integrated design with an open upper end and a closed bottom, and there is no need to set a bottom cover. The connection between the atomization core and the electrode pins of the heating element 33 at the lower end of the oil cup 3, and a conductive cover ring 35 is sleeved. The assembly is from top to bottom, which is convenient for placing the lower end downward, and is pushed downward by the upper components, which is beneficial to the more stable assembly of the lower components and is not easy to shift or fall off.

[0023] Furthermore, the battery 2 includes a battery housing 21 with an upper opening and a hollow straight tube shape, and an electric core disposed within the battery housing 21. The control board 22 covers the upper end of the battery housing 21. The positive and negative electrodes of the electric core are connected to the control board 22. A copper deposition through-hole is provided at the center of the control board 22, and a battery positive cap 23 is provided on the copper deposition through-hole. The copper deposition through-hole connects the control board 22 and the positive electrode circuit of the electric core. An air intake through-hole 231 is provided at the center of the battery positive cap 23. A raised negative terminal 24 is further provided on the top surface of the control board 22. The microphone sensor is disposed on the bottom surface of the control board 22. In this solution, the battery 2 integrates the control board 22 and the microphone sensor to form a dedicated battery unit for electronic cigarettes, which facilitates the disassembly, recycling, and reuse of the battery unit, is conducive to reducing resource waste, and is environmentally friendly.

[0024] Please refer to Figures 1 to 4 Furthermore, the oil cup 3 includes an oil cup housing 31 with two open ends and a hollow straight tube shape, and an integrated oil storage cotton 32 disposed within the oil cup housing 31. A through-hole penetrating the upper and lower ends is provided at the center of the integrated oil storage cotton 32. A silicone plug 34 is provided at the lower end of the oil cup housing 31. A groove is formed at the upper edge and the inner side of the upper end of the silicone plug 34. Two upwardly protruding hollow connecting columns 341 are provided on both sides within the groove. A transverse groove 342 is provided at the bottom of the silicone plug 34 corresponding to the lower ends of the hollow connecting columns 341. A circular groove 343 is provided at the central position of the bottom of the silicone plug 34. A compression spring 36 is provided within the circular groove 343. The electrode pins of the heating element 33 respectively pass through the two hollow connecting columns and extend to the transverse groove 342. Among them, the positive electrode pin 331 of the electrode pins of the heating element 33 is bent and contacts the compression spring 36. The compression spring 36 abuts against the battery positive cap 23. The negative electrode pin 332 of the electrode pins of the heating element 33 is bent from the transverse groove 342 to the outer wall of the silicone plug 34. A conductive cover ring 35 is sleeved at the lower end of the silicone plug 34. The conductive cover ring 35 conducts the negative electrode pin 332 of the heating element 33 and is conducted with the negative terminal 24 of the control board 22.

[0025] Please refer to Figures 1 to 6 The e-cigarette housing 1, the battery housing 21, and the oil cup housing 31 are all cylindrical. The upper end of the mouthpiece upper cover 4 is a mouthpiece part 42 communicating with the interior, and the lower end of the mouthpiece upper cover 4 is a plug-in part 41 inserted into the upper end of the e-cigarette housing 1. The plug-in part 41 is circular. The inner wall of the plug-in part 41 is sleeved on the upper end of the oil cup housing 31. There is a circumferential gap between the outer walls of the oil cup housing 31 and the conductive cover ring 35 and the inner wall of the e-cigarette housing 1. And the conductive cover ring 35 abuts through the compression spring 36. A bottom gap is formed between the conductive cover ring 35 and the upper surface of the control board 22. The circumferential gap, the bottom gap, and the plug-in part 41 of the mouthpiece upper cover 4 are provided with air inlets 412 to form the air intake channel structure.Figure 6 The arrow shown indicates the schematic airflow direction of the intake passage.

[0026] Please refer to Figure 1 、 Figure 5 , at least two clamping grooves are provided on the outer wall of the insertion part 41 of the upper cover 4 of the mouthpiece, and at least two inner convex parts 101 are provided on the inner wall of the electronic cigarette housing 1 near the upper end opening, and the clamping grooves are clamped with the inner convex parts 101.

[0027] Further, the clamping groove is a "┏"-shaped groove 411, wherein the groove in the vertical direction extends downward to the lower edge of the insertion part 41, and the lower edge of the rear side of the groove in the horizontal direction forms a hook part 4110, so that the groove in the vertical direction of the insertion part 41 enters the inner convex part 101, and then the upper cover 4 of the mouthpiece is rotated, so that the inner convex part 101 enters the groove in the horizontal direction, and due to the elasticity of the compression spring, the inner convex part 101 is clamped with the hook part 4110.

[0028] Further, the air inlet 412 of the insertion part 41 is provided with an air inlet groove 4120 extending upward in the vertical groove of the "┏"-shaped groove 411, and the air inlet groove 4120 extends upward to the lower edge of the mouthpiece part 42 to form the air inlet 412.

[0029] Further, the control board 22 is also provided with a charging interface, and the charging interface adopts a Micro usb or Type-c interface. Correspondingly, a through hole for exposing the charging interface is provided on the battery housing 21. Through the designed integrated electronic cigarette special battery unit with the control board 22 and the microphone sensor, after the e-liquid in the oil cup 3 of the electronic cigarette is used up, it can be disassembled, recycled and reused, reducing waste of resources.

[0030] The embodiments of the present disclosure have been described above. The above description is exemplary and not exhaustive, and is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. Many modifications and variations are obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art in the technical field without departing from the scope and spirit of the described embodiments. The choice of terms used herein is intended to best explain the principles of the embodiments, practical applications, or improvements to the technologies in the market, or to enable other ordinary skill in the art in the technical field to understand the embodiments disclosed herein.

Claims

1. An electronic cigarette assembled from top to bottom, comprising an electronic cigarette housing (1), a battery (2) arranged in the electronic cigarette housing (1), a control panel (22), a microphone sensor, an oil cup (3), an atomizing core, a mouthpiece upper cover (4) arranged at the upper end of the electronic cigarette housing (1), the atomizing core arranged in the oil cup (3) to form a through atomizing channel, the atomizing core is provided with a heating element (33), and an electrode pin of the heating element (33) is led out from the lower end of the oil cup (3), characterized in that: The electronic cigarette shell (1) is a hollow straight tube-shaped shell with an open upper end and a closed lower end. The control board (22) and the microphone sensor are integrated at the upper end of the battery (2). The battery (2) is placed at the bottom of the electronic cigarette shell (1). The lower end of the oil cup (3) is connected to the upper end of the battery (2), and the electrode pins of the heating element (3) of the atomization core are electrically connected to the control board (22). The mouthpiece cover (4) is connected to the upper end of the electronic cigarette shell (1), and the mouthpiece cover (4), the oil cup (3) and the electronic cigarette shell (1) are provided with an air intake channel structure for external air to enter the atomization channel.

2. The top-down assembled electronic cigarette according to claim 1, characterized in that: The battery (2) comprises a battery casing (21) with an upper opening and a hollow straight tube shape, and a battery cell arranged in the battery casing (21); the control board (22) is covered on the upper end of the battery casing (21); the positive and negative electrodes of the battery cell are connected to the control board (22); a copper-plated through hole is provided at the center of the control board (22); a battery positive electrode cap (23) is provided on the copper-plated through hole; the copper-plated through hole connects the control board (22) and the positive electrode circuit of the battery cell; an air intake through hole (231) is provided at the center of the battery positive electrode cap (23); a raised negative terminal (24) is also provided on the top surface of the control board (22); and the microphone sensor is provided on the bottom surface of the control board (22).

3. The top-down assembled electronic cigarette according to claim 2, characterized in that: The oil cup (3) comprises an oil cup shell (31) with openings at both ends and a hollow straight tube shape, and an integrated oil storage cotton (32) arranged in the oil cup shell (31). The center of the integrated oil storage cotton (32) is provided with a through hole penetrating the upper and lower ends. The lower end of the oil cup shell (31) is provided with a silicone plug (34). The upper edge of the silicone plug (34) and the inner side form a groove position. Two hollow connecting columns (341) protruding upward are provided on both sides of the groove position. The bottom of the silicone plug (34) corresponding to the lower end of the hollow connecting column (341) is provided with a transverse groove (342). The bottom center of the silicone plug (34) is provided with a circular groove (343). The circular groove (343) is provided with a There is a compression spring (36), and the electrode pins of the heating element (33) are respectively extended from the two hollow connecting columns to the transverse groove (342), wherein the positive electrode pin (331) of the electrode pins of the heating element (33) is bent and contacts the compression spring (36), and the compression spring (36) abuts against the positive electrode cap (23) of the battery; the negative electrode pin (332) of the electrode pins of the heating element (33) is bent from the transverse groove (342) to the outer side wall of the silicone plug (34), and a conductive cover ring (35) is sleeved on the lower end of the silicone plug (34), and the conductive cover ring (35) conducts the negative electrode pin (332) of the heating element (33) and conducts with the negative terminal (24) of the control board (22).

4. The top-down assembled electronic cigarette according to claim 3, characterized in that: The electronic cigarette housing (1), the battery housing (21) and the oil cup housing (31) are all cylindrical; the upper end of the suction nozzle upper cover (4) is a suction nozzle portion (42) connected to the interior; the lower end of the suction nozzle upper cover (4) is a plug-in portion (41) plugged into the upper end of the electronic cigarette housing (1); the plug-in portion (41) is circular; the inner wall of the plug-in portion (41) is sleeved on the upper end of the oil cup housing (31); the outer walls of the oil cup housing (31) and the conductive cover ring (35) maintain a circumferential gap with the inner wall of the electronic cigarette housing (1); the conductive cover ring (35) is abutted by the compression spring (36); the conductive cover ring (35) forms a bottom gap with the upper surface of the control panel (22); the circumferential gap, the bottom gap and the plug-in portion (41) of the suction nozzle upper cover (4) are provided with an air inlet (412) to form the air inlet channel structure.

5. The top-down assembled electronic cigarette according to claim 4, characterized in that: The outer wall of the plug-in portion (41) of the upper cover (4) of the mouthpiece is provided with at least two clamping grooves, and the inner wall of the electronic cigarette housing (1) near the upper opening is provided with at least two inner protrusions (101), and the clamping grooves are clamped with the inner protrusions (101).

6. The top-down assembled electronic cigarette according to claim 5, characterized in that: The engaging groove is a "┏"-shaped groove (411), wherein the groove in the vertical direction extends downward to the lower edge of the plug-in portion (41), and the lower edge of the rear side of the groove in the transverse direction forms a hook portion (4110) to enable the groove in the vertical direction of the plug-in portion (41) to enter the inner protrusion (101), and then the nozzle cover (4) is rotated to enable the inner protrusion (101) to enter the groove in the transverse direction, and the elasticity of the compression spring () enables the inner protrusion (101) to be engaged with the hook portion (4110).

7. The top-down assembled electronic cigarette according to claim 6, characterized in that: The air inlet (412) of the plug-in portion (41) is an air inlet groove (4120) extending upward from the groove in the vertical direction of the "┏"-shaped groove (411), and the air inlet groove (4120) extends above to the lower edge of the suction nozzle portion (42) to form the air inlet (412).

8. The top-down assembled electronic cigarette according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The control panel (22) is also provided with a charging interface.

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