KR101963192B1 - An Electric Heating Type of an Apparatus for Inhaling Device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electronic heating and suction apparatus, and more particularly to an electronic heating and suction apparatus for heating a material which generates a gas-like substance suckable by heating. The electronic heating and suction apparatus includes a heating housing (11) having a cylinder shape as a whole while a heater unit for heating a suction material is fixed; An operation control unit (12) for controlling the operation of the heater unit; A battery unit (13) for supplying power to the operation control unit (12); A charge control unit (14) connected to the battery unit (13) and having a charge port (143) for charging the battery (131); And a suction piece 15 coupled to the heating housing 11 in such a manner that the heating housing 11 is received therein. A positioning groove 113 is formed on an outer circumferential surface of the heating housing 11, (15) is determined.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to an electronic heating /

The present invention relates to an electronic heating and suction apparatus, and more particularly to an electronic heating and suction apparatus for heating a material which generates a gas-like substance suckable by heating.

Various types of suction tools are known in the art and may include, for example, electronic cigarettes or cigarette pipes that atomize the liquid into a suctionable state. E-cigarettes are made of liquid material, which can be made into aerosol, vapor, or gas by heating. In another form, devices are being developed that heat a solid material to create a breathable gas or similar form.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2016-0114743 discloses a heating assembly for an aerosol generation system consisting of a heater including an electric resistance heating element and a heater substrate, and a heater installation coupled to the heater. Also, Patent Publication No. 10-2016-0145838 discloses an aerosol generation system comprising a nicotine source, a lactic acid source, and a single heater configured to heat both the nicotine source and the lactic acid source.

Prior art or known heating suction devices are characterized by heating the material for the supply of a nicotine supply material or similar inhalable material into an inhalable gas or aerosol. However, it is necessary to supply air appropriately during the heating process of the material, and the heating temperature of the material needs to be appropriately controlled. However, the prior art does not disclose such a structure.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art and has the following purpose.

Prior Art 1: Patent Publication No. 10-2016-0114743 (Philip Morris Products, Inc., published October 5, 2016) A heating assembly for an aerosol generation system Prior Art 2: Patent Publication No. 10-2016-0145838 (Philip Morris Products, Inc., published December 20, 2016) An aerosol generating system for delivering nicotine salt particles

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic heating / suctioning apparatus which can be easily sucked because material heating is stably performed.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the electronic heating and suction apparatus includes a heating housing having a generally cylindrical shape while a heater unit for heating a suction material is fixed; An operation control unit for controlling the operation of the heater unit; A battery unit that supplies power to the operation control unit; A charge control unit connected to the battery unit and having a charge port for charging the battery disposed therein; And a suction piece coupled to the heating housing so as to be received therein, wherein a positioning groove is formed on an outer circumferential surface of the heating housing to determine a coupling position of the heating housing and the suction piece.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an air conditioner, further comprising an inner housing of an insulating material disposed inside the suction piece, wherein the heating housing is coupled along the outer circumferential surface of the inner housing, Is formed.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, a fixing connector to which the heater unit is fixed is coupled to a lower portion of the heating housing, and an induction hole is formed in the fixing connector to allow external air to flow into the heating housing.

The suction device according to the present invention facilitates the suction of the gas or similar type of suctionable substance generated by forming the air flow path while stably heating the material. Further, the suction device according to the present invention can stably start or stop operation by a multi-stage start operation structure or a multi-stage operation end structure. In addition, the suction device according to the present invention ensures a stable suction by an effective air flow path.

1 shows an embodiment of an electronic heating and suction apparatus according to the present invention.
2 shows an embodiment of a heater unit and an air induction structure applied to an electronic heating and suction apparatus according to the present invention.
Fig. 3 shows an embodiment of the operating structure of the electronic heating and suction apparatus according to the present invention.
4 shows an embodiment of a suction material fixed to an electronic heating and suction apparatus according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In the following description, components having the same reference numerals in different drawings have similar functions, so that they will not be described repeatedly unless necessary for an understanding of the invention, and the known components will be briefly described or omitted. However, It should not be understood as being excluded from the embodiment of Fig.

1 shows an embodiment of an electronic heating and suction apparatus according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the electronic heating and suction apparatus includes a heating housing 11 having a heater-unit for heating a suction material and having a cylindrical shape as a whole; An operation control unit (12) for controlling the operation of the heater unit; A battery unit (13) for supplying power to the operation control unit (12); A charge control unit (14) connected to the battery unit (13) and having a charge port (143) for charging the battery (131); And a suction piece 15 coupled to the heating housing 11 in such a manner that the heating housing 11 is received therein. A positioning groove 113 is formed on an outer circumferential surface of the heating housing 11, (15) is determined.

The heating housing (11) has an accommodating body (111) having a generally hollow cylinder shape and an open upper side; And a fixing connector 114 coupled to the lower portion of the receiving body 111. The receiving body 111 can be made of a material such as stainless steel, for example, and the heater unit can be fixed inside. The heater unit may have a structure in which one end is fixed to the fixing connector 114 and extends along the longitudinal center of the receiving body 111 to form a free end. At least one penetrating slit 112 may be formed on the peripheral surface of the receiving body 111. The through slit 112 may be shaped to extend along the length direction from the fixed connector 114, for example, by a length of 1/2 to 4/5 of the entire length of the receiving body 111. The through slits 112 may be formed in the shape of a slit, for example, 4 to 12 in the same or similar shape along the peripheral surface of the receiving body 111. The through-slit 112 may have a function to prevent a gas, an aerosol or a similar type of heated suction material generated from the suction material heated by the heater unit from being directly sucked into the mouth.

In this specification, the suction material refers to a solid-state nicotine-containing material or another suctionable component-containing material, and the suction material can generate a heated suction material by heating. The heated inhalation material may include nicotine or similar components in a gas, aerosol or similar form of material. The suction material applied to the electronic heating and suction apparatus according to the present invention may include, but is not limited to, for example, steamed cigarettes.

A positioning groove 113 is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the receiving body 111 so that the position of engagement between the heating housing 11 and the suction piece 15 is determined.

Specifically, the positioning groove 113 may have a circular groove or a well-like shape with a small radius, and a plurality of the positioning grooves 113 may be linearly separated from the upper end of the receiving body 111. In the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 (a), an embodiment in which three positioning grooves 113 are arranged linearly is shown, but is not limited thereto. When the suction piece 15 is coupled to the heating housing 11, the suction piece 15 along the positioning groove 113 may be coupled with a predetermined mark. If the suction piece 15 is attempted to be coupled in a direction in which the preset indication and the positioning groove 113 do not coincide with each other, the heating housing 11 is not received and coupled to the suction piece 15. [ The positioning groove 113 can be made in various structures, and is not limited to the illustrated embodiment.

The fixed connector 114 may be coupled to the battery case 16 and the battery case 16 may be coupled to the housing case 161 and the housing case 161, And a cover 163. In addition, the operation control unit 12, the battery unit 13, And the charge control unit 14 can be accommodated.

The operation control unit 12 includes a microprocessor having a circuit board shape; Heater operating software; And a heater power supply regulating unit. The operation control unit 12 can be electrically connected to the heater unit disposed above the housing case 161 and electrically connected to the switch unit 162 disposed in the housing case 161 at the same time. And can also be operated by the power supplied from the battery 131. [

The battery unit 13 includes a battery 131 for power supply; And a coupling connector 132 coupled to the lower side of the battery 131. The battery 131 may be a rechargeable secondary battery and may be charged by various charging means connected to the charging port 143 formed in the charging control unit 14. [ The charge control unit 14 is coupled to the coupling connector 132 and can be fixed inside the housing case 161 and includes a circuit board 141; A microprocessor 142 fixed to the circuit board 141; Battery detection unit; Or charge control software. The charge control unit 14 may have a function of controlling the charging of the battery from the charging means connected to the charging port 143 coupled to the circuit board 141 while detecting the battery condition. The charging port 143 may be, for example, a USB connection port or a similar dedicated charging port, so that power supplied through the various electrical supplyable electrical devices is transferred to the battery. And the charging port 143 may be connected through the outside of the sealing lid 163.

The suction piece 15 may be connected to the heating housing 11 and the suction piece 15 may be inserted into the inside of the heating housing 11 while being shaped like a cylinder as a whole, It can be made into a structure having an insertion hole. As described above, the suction piece 15 can be engaged with the heating housing 11 in a preformed position, and a coupling mark CD can be formed on the circumferential surface of the suction piece 15 for this purpose. The coupling mark CD can be formed in a triangular shape and the heating housing 11 and the suction piece 15 can be engaged at a position where the end portion of the triangle coincides with the positioning groove 113. [ The suction piece 15 may be made of an outer housing made of a material such as a metal and an inner housing made of an insulator, and the heating suction material generated in the heating housing 11 can be stably guided.

2 shows an embodiment of a heater unit and an air induction structure applied to an electronic heating and suction apparatus according to the present invention.

2, it further includes an inner housing 152 of an insulating material disposed inside the suction piece 15, the heating housing 11 is coupled along the outer circumferential surface of the inner housing 152, A fixing tab 22 having a separation groove 223 formed at one end of the housing 152 is formed.

2 (a), 2 (b), 3 (c) and 4 (d) respectively show a heater unit 21 disposed inside the heating housing; The suction piece 15, and the sealing lid 163, which are in contact with the fixed connector 114, respectively.

2, one end of the heater unit 21 may be fixed to a fixed connector 114 made of an insulating material, and may be electrically connected to the operation control unit 13 described above . The heater unit 21 may be made of various metal or alloy materials capable of generating heat by electric power supply, and may be made of, for example, nichrome, tungsten, or a material that is abortive, but is not limited thereto. The heater unit 21 may be formed into a thin plate shape, and the end portion may have a sharp shape. The overall shape of the heater unit 21 can be determined according to the resistance heat generation level according to the power supply, and is not limited to the illustrated embodiment. The sharp end portion of the heater unit 21 may have a function of allowing the suction material to be easily coupled and fixed. The lower portion of the heater unit 21 can form the restriction region 21a made of a material or structure having a relatively small resistance heat generation as compared with other portions. The restriction region 21a may have a function of reducing the heat transmitted to the fixed connector 114 made of an insulating material, and may be made structurally or by material selection.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a fixing connector 114 to which the heater unit 21 is fixed is coupled to a lower portion of the heating housing, and external air is introduced into the suction member 15 through the fixing connector 114 The induction holes 114a and 114b can be formed. At least one of the induction holes 114a and 114b may be formed through the fixing connector 114 and may be formed in the form of a tube having a diameter capable of air flow on both sides of the heater unit 21. [ have. The induction holes 114a and 114b may have a function of guiding the air introduced into the housing case to the inside of the heating housing 11. [ 2 (D), an air inlet hole 25 for introducing outside air is formed in the sealing lid 163, and the air introduced through the air inlet hole 25 is guided And can be led to the heating housing through holes 114a and 114b. The induction holes 114a and 114b may be formed in various structures and are not limited to the illustrated embodiments.

2 (B) is a plan view of the outer surface of the fixing tab 22, which is formed below the inner housing 152 of the suction piece 15 shown in FIG. 2 (C) and through which the heater unit 21 passes, FIG. The fixing tab 22 forms an end portion of the inner housing 151 and an insertion gap may be formed between the inner housing 152 and the outer housing 151. And the heating housing can be inserted and fixed through the insertion gap. The outer surface or the outer surface of the fixing tab 22 may have a disk shape, and a separation groove 223 having a cross shape with respect to the central portion of the disk shape may be formed. Circular connection grooves 224 may be formed in the separation grooves 223 facing each other and the connection grooves 224 may coincide with the positions of the guide holes 114a and 114b. Concretely, the guide holes 114a and 114b are located inside the connection groove 224, and the separation groove 223 forms an induction path. The air introduced through the induction holes 114a and 114b may be introduced into the connection groove 224 and guided through the separation groove 223 to the inside of the heating housing.

The end of the separation groove 223 protrudes outside the circumferential surface of the inner housing 152 to form the rotation preventing protrusion 222b. The rotation preventing protrusion 222b may have a function of preventing the relative rotation of the suction piece 15 in a state where the suction piece 15 is coupled to the heating housing. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 (b), the rotation preventing protrusions 222b are formed at the ends of the pair of separation grooves 223 facing each other. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, And may be formed at the end of the separation groove 223. The position fixing protrusions 222a may be formed on the outer circumferential surface of the inner housing 151. The position fixing protrusions 222a may be formed outside the pair of separation grooves 223 facing each other while the rotation preventing protrusions 222b As shown in FIG. And the position fixing protrusion 222a may be formed into a shape starting from the lower portion of the fixing tab 22. [ The position fixing protrusion 222a may have a function of determining a coupling position of the suction piece 15 and the heating housing described above, and may be formed to face each other. The fixing tab 22 may be formed with an insertion fixing hole 225 through which the heater unit 21 is inserted and fixed.

2, the suction piece 15 includes an outer housing 151 made of a metal or the like and an inner housing 151 made of synthetic resin or the like having a low thermal conductivity inside the outer housing 151 152). Further, the inner housing 22 may be made of a material having a high surface friction coefficient, or may have a structure in which, for example, the fine protrusions are uniformly distributed on the outer surface so that the surface friction coefficient is high. A suction material such as a steamed cigarette made in a cylinder shape can be inserted into the suction piece 15 from the inlet and fixed. And the heater unit 21 can be inserted along the center of the suction material. The intake material needs to be firmly fixed to the inside of the suction piece 15 so that the inlet part of the suction piece 15 can be formed relatively narrow as compared with other parts and the inner housing 152 The convex fixing hill 221a may be formed on the inner circumferential surface of the convex hill 221a. The suction piece 15 can be made in various structures that can fix the inserted suction material, and is not limited to the illustrated embodiment.

2 (D) shows an embodiment of the sealing lid 163, and the end portion of the charging port 143 may be exposed on the surface of the sealing lid 163. Further, an inlet hole 25 may be formed so as to be connected to the outside of the sealing lid 163. The inlet hole 25 may have a function of allowing the outside air to flow in the suction process.

The sealing lid 163 can be made in various configurations and is not limited to the embodiments shown.

Fig. 3 shows an embodiment of the operating structure of the electronic heating and suction apparatus according to the present invention.

Referring to Fig. 3, a control unit 31 for controlling the operation of the heating suction device may be provided, and the control unit 31 may include, for example, an operation control unit and a charge control unit. The start unit 321 can detect the operation of the switch and transmit it to the control unit 31 when the switch is activated for operation of the heating suction apparatus. The heating suction device may have a multi-stage start operating structure, and the start-up unit 321 may continuously transmit a signal to the control unit 31 depending on whether the switch is operated or not. For example, if the operation of the switch is detected once by the start unit 321, and the operation of the switch is not detected again within the predetermined 0.1 to 5 seconds, the control unit 31 will not operate the operation unit 34 . If the two switch operations are detected by the initiation unit 321 and transmitted to the control unit 31 within a predetermined time period, the control unit 31 activates the operation unit 34, Power can be supplied to the unit. The control unit 31 can detect the state of the battery based on the battery detection signal transmitted from the battery detection unit 331. [ It is also possible to detect whether or not the suction material is inserted by the contact sensor 332 installed in the heating housing or the heater unit and determine whether the operation unit 34 is operated. The operating state of the operation unit 34 can be transmitted to and displayed on the display unit 35 and the display unit 35 can include the LED light emitting element. For example, when the switch is operated once to start operation, the display unit 35 can be displayed in red. Then, when the switch is pressed again and the operation of the heater unit is started, the display unit 35 can be displayed in blue. Also, when the state of the battery detected by the battery detection unit 331 reaches a predetermined discharge level, the display unit 35 can display it in various ways.

The heating suction apparatus according to the present invention may have a multi-stage operation termination structure, for example, when the switch is operated twice successively within a predetermined time, the operation of the heater unit may be stopped.

The heating suction device can be operated in various ways and is not limited to the embodiments shown.

4 shows an embodiment of a suction material fixed to an electronic heating and suction apparatus according to the present invention.

4, a suction material 40 such as a steamed cigarette can be inserted and fixed through the inlet of the suction piece 15, and the heater unit is operated by the operation of the switch unit 162, ) Can be generated. The engaging marks 165a and 165b indicating the engaging position of the suction piece 15 and the heating housing can be displayed on the outer circumferential surface of the suction piece 15 and the circumferential surface of the battery case 16, respectively. The peripheral portion of the switch unit 162 may have the function of the display unit.

4, the inlets 151a and 152a of the outer housing 151 and the inner housing 152 can form an outward convex curved surface, and the ends of the inlets 151a and 152a are inwardly It can be bent. Thus, the ends of the inlets 151a and 152a may have a small radius of curvature or a large inclination with respect to the horizontal direction as compared with the lower portion. With this structure, the suction material 40 can be securely fixed to the suction piece 15.

The suction piece 15 can be made in various configurations and is not limited to the embodiments shown.

The suction device according to the present invention facilitates the suction of the gas or similar type of suctionable substance generated by forming the air flow path while stably heating the material. Further, the suction device according to the present invention can stably start or stop operation by a multi-stage start operation structure or a multi-stage operation end structure. In addition, the suction device according to the present invention ensures a stable suction by an effective air flow path.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention . The invention is not limited by these variations and modifications, but is limited only by the claims appended hereto.

11: heating housing 12: operation control unit
13: Battery unit 14: Charge control unit
15: Suction piece 16: Battery case
21: heater unit 21a: restriction area
22: fixing tab 25: inflow hole
31: control unit 34: operation unit
35: display unit 36: heater connecting unit
40: suction material 111: receiving body
112: penetrating slit 113: positioning groove
114: fixed connector 114a, 114b: guide hole
131: Battery 132: Coupling connector
141: circuit board 142: microprocessor
143: charging port 151: outer housing
151a, 152a: inlet 152: inner housing
161: accommodating case 162: switch unit
163: sealing lid 165a, 165b: coupling mark
221a: convex fixing hill 222a: position fixing projection
222b: rotation preventing projection 223: separation groove
224: connection groove 225: insertion fixing hole
321: Initiation unit 331: Battery detection unit
332: Contact sensor CD: Coupling indication

Claims (3)

A heating housing (11) having a cylinder shape as a whole while a heater unit for heating the suction material is fixed;
An operation control unit (12) for controlling the operation of the heater unit;
A battery unit (13) for supplying power to the operation control unit (12);
A charge control unit (14) connected to the battery unit (13) and having a charge port (143) for charging the battery (131); And
And a suction piece (15) coupled to receive the heating housing (11)
A positioning groove 113 is formed on an outer circumferential surface of the heating housing 11 to determine a coupling position of the heating housing 11 and the suction piece 15,
The heating housing 11 is coupled along the outer circumferential surface of the inner housing 152 and the inner housing 152 of the insulating housing 152 is disposed inside the suction piece 15, A fixing tab 22 having a separation groove 223 formed at an end thereof,
The heater unit 21 extends in a thin plate shape and the fixing tab 22 includes an insertion fixing hole 225 into which the heater unit 21 is inserted and fixed,
And a rotation preventing protrusion 222b protruding outward from a peripheral surface of the inner housing 152 of the separation groove 223 so that the relative movement of the suction piece 14 in the state where the suction piece 15 is coupled to the heating housing And the engagement position of the suction piece (15) and the heating housing is determined by the position fixing protrusion (222a) formed on the outer circumferential surface of the inner housing (152). delete The induction heating device according to claim 1, wherein a fixing connector (114) to which the heater unit is fixed is coupled to a lower portion of the heating housing (11), and induction holes (114a, 114b are formed on the upper surface of the housing.

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