Patent Description:
The present invention relates to a technical field of electronic cigarettes, particularly relates to a porous heating body and an atomizer having the porous heating body.

The core component of the electronic cigarette product is the atomizer that evaporates the electronic cigarette oil. The function realization of the atomizer is mainly based on a porous body and a heating element. Among them, the porous body is a component with capillary pores inside, which can infiltrate, absorb and conduct e-liquid through the internal pores; and the heating element has a heating part for heating and a conductive pin part, which is used for the heating part. To heat and evaporate the smoke oil conducted from the porous body to form smoke aerosol for smoking.

At present, porous bodies usually include porous fibers, porous ceramics, foamed metals, etc.; these rigid-structured porous bodies usually adopt hollow columnar/or block-shaped designs in use, and the heating element is embedded in the ceramic body, and then the whole is installed in a fixed-size atomizer housing.

The porous body of the above shape and structure, on the one hand, under the premise that the outer diameter of the porous body is constant, the hollow columnar structure infiltration and oil conduction speed is relatively slow, and it is easy to cause insufficient oil conduction, causing the decomposition of flavors and fragrances, resulting in insufficient reduction in the taste experience, or heating filament Dry burning produces a paste smell; and the cylindrical shape with a constant outer diameter is inconvenient to install structural parts fixed and connected to the atomizer housing, and it is inconvenient to realize stable assembly and sealing. Chinese patent application publication <CIT> relates to a heating element for use in an electronic cigarette.

In order to solve the problems of oil conduction and assembly of porous oil conductors in the prior art, the present invention provides a porous heating body, or porous heating element, according to independent claim <NUM> and an atomizer with the porous heating body disposed therein according to claim <NUM>. Various improvement and embodiments are recited in the dependent claims. The porous heating element of the present invention has better oil conduction properties and is easy to assemble and seal.

The porous heating element provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the porous heating element, includes a porous body for conducting liquid, and the porous body includes a first porous part, a second porous part, and a second porous part arranged in sequence along the length direction of the porous body. Third porous portion; and along the width direction of the porous body, the cross-sectional area of the first porous portion and the third porous portion are both larger than the second porous portion;.

The porous body is provided with a heating element extending along the length of the porous body, the heating element has a heating part for atomizing liquid to generate aerosol; at least a part of the extension length of the heating part in the length direction of the porous body It overlaps with the extension length of the second porous part.

Preferably, the cross-sectional area of the first porous part in the width direction of the porous body is constant; and/or the cross-sectional area of the second porous part in the width direction of the porous body is constant; and/or, the first The cross-sectional area of the three porous parts in the width direction of the porous body is constant.

Preferably, along the length direction of the porous body and in the direction of the second porous portion, the cross-sectional area of the first porous portion in the width direction of the porous body gradually decreases.

Preferably, along the length direction of the porous body and in the direction of the second porous portion, the first porous portion includes a first oil guiding section and a second oil guiding section arranged in sequence; wherein,.

The cross-sectional area of the first oil guide section in the width direction is constant;.

Along the length direction of the porous body and in the direction of the second porous portion, the cross-sectional area of the second oil guiding section in the width direction gradually decreases.

Preferably, along the length direction of the porous body and in the direction of the second porous portion, the cross-sectional area of the third porous portion in the width direction of the porous body gradually decreases.

Preferably, along the length direction of the porous body and in the direction of the second porous portion, the third porous portion includes a third oil guiding section and a fourth oil guiding section arranged in sequence; wherein,.

The cross-sectional area of the third oil guide section in the width direction is constant;.

Along the length direction of the porous body and in the direction of the second porous portion, the cross-sectional area of the fourth oil guiding section in the width direction gradually decreases.

On the basis of the above porous heating element, the present disclosure further proposes an atomizer product containing the above porous heating element; the specific atomizer includes a hollow outer shell with an oil storage cavity for storing e-liquid; The casing body is also provided with a porous heating element for sucking e-liquid from the oil storage cavity and atomizing the e-liquid; the porous heating element is the above-mentioned porous heating element.

Preferably, the porous body is further provided with at least one through hole that sequentially penetrates the first porous part, the second porous part and the third porous part along the length direction of the porous body.

Preferably, the inner wall of the through hole includes a first e-liquid working surface; and along the radial direction of the through-hole, the second porous portion has a second e-liquid working surface corresponding to the first e-liquid working surface;.

And when the number of the through holes is more than two, along the radial direction of the through holes, the distance between the first e-liquid working surface and the second e-liquid working surface is the same.

Preferably, the through hole is used to lead out aerosol; the first e-liquid working surface is configured as an atomizing surface for atomizing e-liquid, and the heating part of the heating element is provided on the atomizing surface; The second e-liquid working surface is configured as a liquid contact surface in contact with the e-liquid.

Preferably, the inner wall of the through hole has two opposite atomizing surfaces, and the two atomizing surfaces are provided with a first heating portion and a second heating portion correspondingly, and the first heating portion and the second heating portion are connected in parallel or connected in series.

Preferably, the through hole is communicated with the oil storage cavity, the first e-liquid working surface is configured as a liquid contact surface in contact with the e-liquid, and the second e-liquid working surface is configured as an atomized smoke. The atomizing surface of the oil, and the heating part is arranged on the atomizing surface.

Preferably, the shortest conduction distance of the e-liquid from the liquid contact surface to the corresponding atomization surface is smaller than the distance between the inner wall of the through hole and the outer surface of the first porous portion or the third porous portion the distance between.

Preferably, the through hole includes a first through hole and a second through hole that sequentially penetrate the first porous portion, the second porous portion, and the third porous portion along the length direction of the porous body;.

The heating element includes a first heating portion provided on the atomizing surface of the first through hole, and a second heating portion provided on the atomizing surface of the second through hole; and the first heating portion and the second heating part is configured to have different heating temperatures.

Preferably, the housing body is provided with a smoke transmission tube for outputting the smoke aerosol generated by the atomization of the porous heating element to the outside of the atomizer, a fixing seat for fixing the porous heating element, and a connecting seat. The connecting piece of the porous heating element and the flue gas transmission pipe; wherein,.

The fixing seat is provided with a first receiving part adapted to the first porous part;.

The connecting piece has a second receiving part adapted to the third porous part, and a connecting part connected with the smoke transmission pipe;.

The porous heating element is connected with the fixing seat through the cooperation of the first porous part and the first accommodating part, and connected with the connecting member through the cooperation of the third porous part and the second accommodating part.

By adopting the above porous heating element of the present invention, by adopting the porous body in a dumbbell-like shape with a small middle and thick ends, the middle part has a relatively shorter e-liquid conduction distance, and the e-liquid conducts more quickly, which is beneficial to improve the e-liquid mist. Oil conduction during chemical conversion. On the one hand, the protruding parts at both ends can play the role of oil storage to supplement the e-liquid consumption in the middle part, thereby improving the efficiency of e-liquid replenishment during atomization; on the other hand, it is convenient for fixing and sealing connection with other parts; at the same time, it can reduce heat the parts connected to the porous heating element at both ends conduct conduction.

Based on the concept of higher oil conduction efficiency of the porous body, the present disclosure also proposes, although not covered by the appended claims, a method for preparing a porous body with high smoke yield and efficiency and a porous body product prepared according to the method. The method includes the following steps:.

The raw materials are obtained according to the following ingredients in each mass percentage: diatomaceous earth <NUM>%-<NUM>%, alumina <NUM>%-<NUM>%, pore former <NUM>%-<NUM>%, clay <NUM>%-<NUM>%, glass powder <NUM>%-<NUM>%;.

The raw material and paraffin wax are evenly mixed to form a raw material wax block;.

Pressing the raw wax block into a shape according to the required shape to obtain a green embryo;.

The green embryo is firstly incubated at <NUM>-<NUM> for <NUM>-<NUM> hours, and then sintered at <NUM>-<NUM> for <NUM>-<NUM> hours to obtain a porous body.

Preferably, the pore former is selected from at least one of sucrose, starch, wood fiber and short carbon fiber.

Preferably, before the step of making the raw material wax block after mixing the raw material and paraffin uniformly, it further includes:.

The raw materials are subjected to wet ball milling treatment in a medium of deionized water or absolute ethanol.

Preferably, in the step of pressing the raw wax block into a desired shape,.

The compression molding is performed under the conditions of a temperature of <NUM>-<NUM>° C. and a pressure of <NUM>-<NUM> MPa.

One or more embodiments are exemplified by the pictures in the corresponding drawings. These exemplified descriptions do not constitute a limitation on the embodiments. The elements with the same reference numerals in the drawings are denoted as similar elements. Unless otherwise stated, the figures in the attached drawings do not constitute a scale limitation.

In order to facilitate the understanding of the present invention, the present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

The porous heating element of the embodiment of the present invention is mainly suitable for the atomizer of electronic cigarette products. Of course, based on the same oil guiding atomization function, it can also be extended to be used in liquid medicine component volatilization devices or other aromatic component release devices. In the following embodiments of the present invention, an electronic cigarette is taken as an example for description.

An outline perspective structural view of a porous heating body in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention can be referred to <FIG>. A whole shape of the porous heating body is substantially shaped as a dumbbell. All kinds of similar variety can be proceeded based on the shape of the heating body shown in <FIG>. An integrated structural principle of shape design for the porous heating body can be illustrated via referring to <FIG>. The porous heating body in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a cylindrical porous body extending lengthwise, and a heating element in contact with the porous body. An interior of the porous body is a structure with micropores which are used to permeantly conduct liquid tobacco to the heating element. The heating element is used to heat the liquid tobacco for generating aerosol. A first porous portion <NUM>, a second porous portion <NUM> and a third porous portion <NUM> are successively coaxially disposed in the porous body along a lengthwise direction of the porous body.

Along a widthwise direction of the porous body, an outer diameter of the first porous portion <NUM> and an outer diameter of the third porous portion <NUM> are both larger than an outer diameter of the second porous portion <NUM>.

The porous body having the above mentioned structure is divided into three portions along its lengthwise direction, successively including the first porous portion <NUM>, the second porous portion <NUM> and the third porous portion <NUM>. Meanwhile, the outer diameter of the second porous portion <NUM> are smaller than the outer diameter of the first porous portion <NUM> and the outer diameter of the third porous portion <NUM> along the widthwise direction of the porous body. A concave cavity <NUM> is formed on an outer surface of the porous body corresponding to the second porous portion <NUM>. As a result, the whole porous body is shaped as a dumbbell. The heating element can be formed on the porous body via a manufacturing process such as sintering, printing, coating and etching, etc. In the meantime, the heating element can be alternatively disposed on the porous body as an independent part in advance. The heating element has a structure having two parts. The two parts are respectively an independent heating portion <NUM> and electrode pins electrically connecting the heating portion <NUM> with electrodes of a power supply to power the heating portion <NUM> (or called as electrically conducting connection portions, no such electrode pins being shown in the heating elements of embodiments of <FIG> while such electrode pins are shown in <FIG>). The heating portion <NUM> extends along the lengthwise direction of the porous body, and is disposed in a position corresponding to the second porous portion <NUM>. In other words, at least one portion of an extension length of the heating portion <NUM> along the lengthwise direction of the porous body is overlapped with an extension length of the second porous portion <NUM>. As a result, efficiency of conductivity of liquid tobacco and a quantity of aerosol generation are enhanced. A practically connective way of the heating portion <NUM> and the second porous portion <NUM> can be either in such a way that the heating portion <NUM> is coil wound around an outer surface of the second porous portion <NUM> as shown in <FIG>, or in a similar way that the heating portion <NUM> is attached to an inner surface of the second porous portion <NUM> as shown in <FIG>.

Referring to <FIG>, when the porous heating body is installed in a liquid tobacco storage cavity C, the above mentioned porous hearing body contributes to enhancement of conductivity of liquid tobacco and atomizing efficiency due to the following reason(s). The inner surface and the outer surface of the second porous portion <NUM> defined along a widthwise direction of the second porous portion <NUM> are respectively used as a liquid tobacco absorbing face a and an atomizing face b. In other words, the outer surface of the second porous portion <NUM> is defined as the liquid tobacco absorbing face a for contacting liquid tobacco. A surface of an inner wall of a through hole of the porous body is defined as the atomizing face b. The heating portion <NUM> is disposed on the atomizing face b. A shortest conductive distance d for liquid tobacco between the liquid tobacco absorbing face a and the atomizing face b along the widthwise direction of the second porous portion <NUM> is smaller than a conductive distance D for liquid tobacco between an outer surface of the first porous portion <NUM> or the third porous portion <NUM> and the surface of the inner wall of the through hole. Hence, in comparison with the first porous portion <NUM> and the third porous portion <NUM> at two ends of the porous body, the second porous portion <NUM> corresponding to the position of the heating portion <NUM> has higher liquid tobacco conductive efficiency. The first porous portion <NUM> and the third porous potion <NUM> at the two ends of the porous body are respectively shaped as two bulge ends. On the one hand, the first and third porous portions <NUM>, <NUM> can have an effect to store liquid tobacco therein and to replenish liquid tobacco in the second porous portion <NUM> in a middle of the porous body due to liquid tobacco consumption of the second porous portion <NUM>. As a result, liquid tobacco replenishing efficiency is enhanced when liquid tobacco in the second porous portion <NUM> is atomized. On the other hand, the shape of the porous body facilitates use of two fixing connective parts A, B as shown in <FIG> to respectively connect the two ends of the porous body. Fixation and sealing connection inside an atomizer are therefore conveniently achieved. Meanwhile, a volume of the first porous portion <NUM> or the third porous portion <NUM> are larger than a volume of the second porous portion <NUM>. Heat generated by the heating portion <NUM> which is conducted toward the first and third porous portions <NUM>, <NUM> can be absorbed by the first and third porous portions <NUM>, <NUM> themselves. Therefore, heat conducted from the second porous portion <NUM> toward the above mentioned two fixing connective parts A, B respectively at its two ends along the lengthwise direction of the porous body can be reduced.

Furthermore, in the porous body as shown in drawings, the heating portion <NUM> can be a heating coil, a slice-shaped heating net or a cylindrical heating tube, etc. When the heating portion <NUM> is installed onto the porous body, the heating portion <NUM> is installed in a way that the heating portion <NUM> extends along the lengthwise direction of the porous body. Meanwhile, the heating portion <NUM> of the heating element corresponds to the second porous portion <NUM> along the widthwise direction of the porous body. In other words, at least a portion of the heating portion <NUM> is assured to be overlapped with an extensive length of the second porous portion <NUM> along the lengthwise direction of the porous body in order to have a better atomizing efficiency for liquid tobacco.

Of course, the second porous portion <NUM> is column-shaped based on product structures and function requirements of usual shape specifications, preferable to be cylinder-shaped or prism-shaped, etc. The first porous portion <NUM> and the third porous portion <NUM> can also be adjusted in shapes correspondingly. For example, in an embodiment shown in <FIG>, the first porous portion <NUM> and the third porous portion <NUM> is designed to be prism-shaped, and a through hole <NUM> is correspondingly disposed inside the porous body. An inner wall of the through hole <NUM> has two opposite atomizing faces. A first heating portion 50a and a second heating portion 50b are respectively disposed correspondingly onto the two atomizing faces. The first heating portion 50a and the second heating portion 50b are electrically connected with a power source assembly in parallel or in series.

Furthermore, the porous body of every embodiment shown in all drawings except <FIG> further has the through hole <NUM> successively penetrates the first porous portion <NUM>, the second porous portion <NUM> and the third porous portion <NUM> along the lengthwise direction of the porous body based on requirements that the porous heating body needs to adapt to the need of internal atomization of the atomizer when the porous heating body is in use. The through hole <NUM> is disposed for the following functions and purposes. On the one hand, the through hole <NUM> is disposed to provide space for installation of the heating portion <NUM> such as a heating coil, a cylindrical heating tube or a heating wire, etc. On the other hand, the through hole <NUM> is used as a transferring channel of aerosol formed from liquid tobacco so that the aerosol formed from liquid tobacco via internal atomization is transferred to an aerosol channel of the atomizer.

Furthermore, in the porous body in accordance with embodiments shown in <FIG>, the outer diameter of the first porous portion <NUM> along the widthwise direction of the porous body is gradually decreased along a forwarding direction of the lengthwise direction of the porous body toward the second porous portion <NUM>. A transitional shape of the porous body via a shape design of the first porous portion <NUM> having a gradually decreased outer diameter transiting toward the second porous portion <NUM> facilitates wetting and conducting efficiencies of liquid tobacco from the two ends of the porous body toward the middle of the porous body, and facilitates enhancing quantity efficiency of generated aerosol and efficiency of generating aerosol. In a transitional design of the first porous portion <NUM> as depicted above, a surface of the first porous portion <NUM> is shaped to be tilted toward the second porous portion <NUM>. Such shape usually adopts a plurality of design ways to proceed, such as a convex face as shown in <FIG>, a concave face as shown in <FIG> or a flat face as shown in <FIG>, etc..

Meanwhile, further referring to <FIG>, in order to smoothly snugly fix the porous body with a silica gel seat inside an outer shell subsequently, the first porous portion <NUM> can be designed by sections. The sectional design, as shown in <FIG>, includes two sections, a first conductive section <NUM> and a second conductive section. The first and second conductive sections <NUM>, <NUM> are successively disposed along a forwarding direction of a lengthwise direction of the porous heating body toward the second porous portion <NUM>.

The first conductive section <NUM> is prism-shaped having a constant outer diameter. An outer diameter of the second conductive section <NUM> is gradually decreased along the forwarding direction of the lengthwise direction of the porous body toward the second porous portion <NUM>. As a result, the sectional shape design has advantages that, in one way, the first conductive section <NUM> is used as the above mentioned two bulge ends for being conveniently installed with other parts, and in another way, the second conductive section <NUM> is transition-shaped to contribute enhancing wetting and conduction of liquid tobacco in the porous body.

Of course, in the above mentioned transitional designs, a surface of the second conductive section <NUM> can be shaped to be tilted toward the second porous portion <NUM>. A variety of methods including using convex faces, concave faces, flat faces or any combination thereof respectively shown in <FIG> can be adopted for design of the second conductive section <NUM>.

Furthermore, the porous body can be made by porous material such as porous ceramics, porous glass ceramics, porous glass or foamed metal, etc. For example, the porous body can be made by hard capillarity structures such as beehive-typed ceramics made by material including aluminum oxide, silicon carbide or diatomaceous earth, etc..

In view of the above mentioned structure of the porous body, the third porous portion <NUM> exists correspondingly to the first porous portion <NUM>. Hence, any structure and shape for the third porous portion <NUM> such as transitional tilting or separated sections are correspondingly designed to the first porous portion <NUM>. The third porous section <NUM> can also adopt similar designs to the first porous portion <NUM> as mentioned above. Repeated descriptions for the third porous portion <NUM> is herein omitted.

At the same time, the above porous body and heating element can be obtained separately, and then assembled and combined as shown in each figure to form a complete porous heating element; and in more implementation scenarios and uses, the heating element can also be directly used The raw materials are sintered and molded on the surface of the porous body. This sintering molding method specifically includes: mixing the raw materials of the heating element (such as nickel metal powder) with a certain amount of sintering aids to form a mixed slurry; then using a brushing method to mix the slurry according to the required shape The heating element formed on the porous body is formed by painting a printing layer on the porous body/outer surface, and then firing. Alternatively, the heating element is a heating circuit provided on the surface of the porous body, and the heating circuit includes, but is not limited to, a heating material coating, a resistive paste printed circuit, and the like. The porous body and the heating element are made into an integral structure, which can prevent the heating element from being deformed or broken and affecting the heating performance.

Moreover, in addition to the above surface arrangement, the internal embedding method shown in <FIG> can also be used to install the heating element heating part <NUM>; by embedding all the heating part <NUM> in the porous body, the smoke oil atomization does not need to be conducted to Only when the surface of the heating part <NUM> is in contact, it starts to be heated and atomized at the part near the heating part <NUM> in the porous body; When the smoke oil is atomized, it does not directly contact the heating part <NUM>, which can avoid the metal pollution caused by the heating element contained in the aerosol.

On the basis of the same idea above, the present invention also proposes another preferred embodiment of the porous heating element. For the structure of the porous heating element of this preferred embodiment, refer to <FIG>; compared with the structure of the above embodiment, The number of through holes inside the porous heating element has been correspondingly increased, and the corresponding change of the structure has been designed in combination with the atomization efficiency; the porous structure includes two holes that sequentially penetrate the first porous part <NUM> and the second porous part along the length direction. The through holes of the hole portion <NUM> and the third porous portion <NUM> are the first through hole 40a and the second through hole 40b, respectively.

Referring to <FIG>, due to the structure of the first through hole 40a and the second through hole 40b, the surface of the overall porous body is divided into four parts, which are the first inner surface n of the first through hole 40a and the first through hole 40a. The first outer surface m corresponding to the hole 40a, the second inner surface k of the second through hole 40b, and the second outer surface j corresponding to the second through hole 40b.

For the two corresponding surfaces m and n of the first through hole 40a, the first inner surface n can be configured as an atomizing surface/oil-absorbing surface, and the first outer surface m can be configured as an oil-absorbing surface/atomizing surface, respectively. , One of them is used for oil absorption and the other is used for atomization; at the same time, a heating part <NUM> is provided on the surface configured as the atomization surface (it can be embedded in the surface or attached to the surface), as shown in <FIG> As shown, when the first inner surface n is an atomizing surface, the first heating portion 50a is provided thereon. In addition, the two corresponding surfaces k and j of the second through hole 40b can also be used for absorbing oil and the other for atomization respectively, and the second heating part 50b corresponding to the atomization surface is installed.

Of course, it should be noted that the embodiment in <FIG> is a preferred design when the number of through holes is two; and in other variant implementations, if the volume of the porous body is sufficient, the through holes can be increased accordingly. The number of holes is <NUM>/<NUM> or more, and the heating part is installed correspondingly, so that the porous heating element has faster oil conduction and atomization efficiency. At the same time, the atomizing surface/heating surface in <FIG> can be configured in reverse, so that the first outer surface m and the second outer surface j are the atomizing surface, and the first inner surface n and the second inner surface k are used as the oil absorbing surface. ; Then correspondingly adjust the first heat generating portion 50a/second heat generating portion 50b to be respectively located near the first outer surface m/second outer surface j. The specific installation method of the heating part <NUM> attached to the outer surface can be carried out by surface attachment similar to those in <FIG>, or by embedding on the surface (technical personnel can easily understand and implement, so there is no detailed description of the drawings).

The method of forming the first heating part 50a and the second heating part 50b and the porous body in the implementation can also be formed on the porous body by the sintering, printing, coating, etching and other methods described above.

At the same time, the porous body is further provided with a flue gas mixing chamber <NUM> communicating with the first through hole 40a and the second through hole 40b at the same time. The smoke aerosols generated in the first through hole 40a and the second through hole 40b respectively , Along the conveying direction, will be collected and mixed in the flue gas mixing chamber <NUM>, and then output from the flue gas mixing chamber <NUM> to the flue gas pipe of the atomizer. Two or more extended functions can be realized through the flue gas mixing chamber <NUM>. On the one hand, it can be used as a mixing space for flue gas aerosol, which has the function of diversion and concentrated output of flue gas dispersed in each through hole; On the one hand, the flue gas mixing function of the flue gas mixing chamber <NUM> can be further used to adjust the taste of the flue gas. Specifically, it can be performed by setting different heating temperatures for the first heating portion 50a and the second heating portion 50b, for example, setting the heating temperature of the first heating portion 50a to be lower than that of the second heating portion 50b. Because the essence of e-liquid (in addition to nicotine, there are mainly vegetable glycerin, propylene glycol and flavor) in the flavor components due to the low boiling point, high boiling point of vegetable glycerin, and propylene glycol in the middle; the heating temperature of the first heating part 50a When the setting is lower than the second heating part 50b, the flavor of the smoke generated in the first through hole 40a will be heavier than the smoke generated in the second through hole 40b, and the vegetable glycerin component will be higher than the second through hole. 40b is less; then through different heating power, the aerosol taste after mixing can be made to produce a different taste from the smoke generated in the respective through holes. Furthermore, by controlling more changes of the first heating part 50a and the second heating part 50b according to the output power of different power supplies, the end user can inhale more smoke with different flavors.

Further corresponding to the structure of multiple through holes, the shape design of the porous outer surface is illustrated by taking the first through hole 40a/second through hole 40b in <FIG> as an example; The shape of the first outer surface m and the second outer surface j corresponding to the second through hole 40b is a longitudinal arc surface coaxially arranged with the through hole. The purpose is to make the distances from everywhere on the first outer surface m to the first inner surface n along the radial direction of the first through hole 40a equal; and along the radial direction of the second through hole 40b, the second outer The distance between each part on the surface j and the second inner surface k is equal; the shape of the porous outer surface is designed to make the oil conduction rate in each through hole uniform and stable.

And when the outer surface design of the above shape is adopted, a groove <NUM> will be formed at the junction of the first outer surface m and the second outer surface j. The groove <NUM> is beneficial to the first through hole 40a and the second through hole 40b. The middle part f conducts oil conduction to compensate for the lack of slow oil conduction when the thickness of the part f between the first through hole 40a and the second through hole 40b is greater than the two side parts e.

At the same time, when the first through hole 40a/second through hole 40b is round holes, the first through hole 40a/second through hole 40b can also be made by using the square hole in the embodiment of <FIG>, which uses a square hole. When designing the shape of the porous body, refer to <FIG> and <FIG>; in this case, when the inner wall of the through hole is configured as the atomization surface to install the heating part, in order to ensure the conduction of smoke oil on each atomization surface, corresponding Two methods are described in <FIG> and <FIG>.

The first through hole 40a of the porous body having a square shape will form four inner wall surfaces. In <FIG>, two side walls of the porous body are oppositely provided with a first heat generating portion 50a and a first heat generating portion 50a extending in the axial direction of the first through hole 40a. Two heating parts 50b; a pair of inner wall surface L1 and inner wall surface L2 where the first heating part 50a and the second heating part 50b are located, and the outer surface L3 and the outer surface opposite to the outer surface of the second porous part <NUM>, respectively L4 is parallel and opposite; the inner wall surface L1 and the outer surface L3, and the inner wall surface L2 and the outer surface L4 are respectively configured as the atomizing surface/suction surface, so that the distance of the e-liquid conduction is uniform and the same to ensure the uniformity and stability of the conduction rate.

From <FIG>, the third heating portion 50c and the fourth heating portion 50d of the second through hole 40b are respectively located on a pair of inner wall surface L5 and inner wall surface L6, and the inner wall surface L6 can be parallel to the outer surface L8 of the porous body. When the inner wall surface L6 is configured as an atomizing surface, the outer surface L8 is an oil-absorbing surface for good smoke oil conduction; while the inner wall surface L5 does not have a porous outer surface that can conduct relatively good oil; a third channel can be further provided on the porous body The hole 40c and the third through hole 40c exist only for oil absorption, so that the inner wall surface L5 of the second through hole 40b has an opposite inner wall L7 located in the third through hole 40c for configuring the inner wall surface L5 as an atomizing surface Correspondingly as the oil-absorbing surface. Under various circumstances, the conduction distance of the smoke oil from the oil suction surface to the atomization surface is uniform, so as to ensure the uniform and stable oil conduction rate, and the porous heating element can emit smoke well.

In addition, it should be noted that the heat generating parts in the above embodiments (such as the first heat generating part 50a, the second heat generating part 50b, the third heat generating part 50c and the fourth heat generating part 50d above) can each be equipped with electrode pins. Form independent heating elements; it is also possible to make the above heating parts belong to the same heating element, and finally share a set of pins for power supply by means of parallel/series connection during installation.

The above structural design makes the second porous portion <NUM> have an e-liquid working surface corresponding to the inner side wall of the first through hole 40a/second through-hole 40b (that is, the above used for e-liquid atomization or e-liquid contact One; through the above description of the third through hole 40c, the e-liquid working surface is not necessarily limited to be formed by the surface of the second porous portion <NUM>), and the inner side wall of the first through hole 40a/the second through hole 40b and The corresponding e-liquid working surfaces have the same distance in the respective radial directions, so that when they are respectively configured as one of the atomizing surface and the oil-absorbing surface, both can have uniform and good e-liquid conduction and stable smoke emission efficiency.

Of course, the second porous portion <NUM> may not be provided with the above third through hole 40c, so based on the use requirements of high oil conductivity and smoke rate, the heating portion can be set on the inner wall surface other than the inner wall surface L5; Or when the second porous part <NUM> does not have the structure of the third through hole 40c, the atomized smoke oil on the inner wall surface L5 is separated from the second porous part <NUM> when the second porous part <NUM> does not have the requirement of high smoke emission rate. Relatively far away, the conduction is slightly lower than the efficiency of oil and smoke.

On the basis of the above, when the shape of the through holes is deformed into other polygonal shapes/or the number of through holes is increased to <NUM>/<NUM> or more, the second porous part <NUM> still uses the surface or additional structure to form and communicate with each other. The inner wall of the hole corresponds to the smoke oil working surface with the same spacing, and then one of them is configured as an atomizing surface/oil suction surface for use to ensure uniform and stable oil conduction rate, and good smoke emission from the porous heating element.

With the above porous heating element of the present invention, by changing the porous body into a dumbbell shape, the middle part has a relatively shorter e-liquid conduction distance, which is beneficial to improve the oil-conductivity of e-liquid during atomization. On the one hand, the protruding parts at both ends can play the role of oil storage to supplement the consumption of e-liquid in the middle part, thereby improving the efficiency of e-liquid replenishment during atomization; on the other hand, it is convenient to fix and seal with other components; at the same time, it can reduce heat external heat dissipation.

Based on the above mentioned content regarding the porous heating body, a product of an atomizer includes the above mentioned porous heating body in accordance with the present invention is further provided. A structure of the atomizer can be exemplified by a flat electronic cigarette for detailed illustrations. The exemplified structure can be referred to an embodiment shown in <FIG>.

The structure of the atomizer as shown in <FIG> includes a hollow outer shell <NUM>. An outline of the outer shell <NUM>, according to shape requirements of different products, can be designed as regular geometric cylindrical shapes (such as a circular cylinder shape, a prism tube shape, etc.), or a flat shape having a thickness size of the flat shape smaller than a width size of the flat shape as shown in <FIG>. The hollow outer shell <NUM> has an opening at a lower end of the outer shell <NUM>. The opening is designed for use to refill liquid tobacco and to conveniently install necessary atomizing structures, such as the above mentioned porous heating body <NUM>, a sealing piece, a bottom seat or electrode terminals, etc., inside the hollow outer shell <NUM>.

An aerosol conductive tube <NUM> is disposed inside the outer shell <NUM> along an axial direction of the outer shell <NUM> to conduct aerosol atomized from liquid tobacco. Hence, based on usual designs of electronic cigarette products, the aerosol conductive tube <NUM> has an upper end opening used as a suction nozzle for user inhaling, and a lower end connected with an atomizing assembly. As a result, aerosol atomized from liquid tobacco and generated by the atomizing assembly can be conducted toward smoker for inhaling through the aerosol conductive tube <NUM>. Meanwhile, a liquid tobacco storage cavity <NUM> used for storing liquid tobacco is formed in a hollow portion between an outer wall of the aerosol conductive tube <NUM> and the outer shell <NUM>.

It is understood as shown in drawings, a porous heating body <NUM> is installed at the lower end of the aerosol conductive tube <NUM>. The porous heating body <NUM> can adopt the porous heating body shaped as a dumbbell and having a through hole therein as shown in an embodiment of <FIG>. A heating element is installed inside the porous heating body <NUM>. The heating element has a heating portion <NUM> extending along an axial direction of the porous heating body <NUM>. Meanwhile, the porous heating body <NUM> and the aerosol conductive tube <NUM> are coaxially installed during installation of the atomizer to assure significantly smooth connection between the through hole in a middle of the porous heating body <NUM> and the aerosol conductive tube <NUM>. Besides, in order to assure subsequent connection of the heating portion <NUM> with a power source assembly of an electronic cigarette to perform electrically heating, the heating element further has electrically conducting pins <NUM> respectively disposed at two ends of the heating portion <NUM>. Two electrode terminals <NUM> are installed on a plastic end cover <NUM>. The electrically conducting pins <NUM> are correspondingly respectively soldered onto or connected in contact with the two electrode terminals <NUM>. As a result, the two electrode terminals <NUM> are conveniently respectively electrically connected with positive and negative electrodes of the power supply assembly after the atomizer is assembled with the power supply assembly in order to power the heating portion <NUM>.

In the meantime, a silica gel seat <NUM> is disposed at a lower end of the liquid tobacco storage cavity <NUM> along the axial direction of the outer shell. The silica gel seat <NUM> is used to seal the lower end of the liquid tobacco storage cavity <NUM> in order for avoiding leakage of liquid tobacco.

At the same time, the plastic end cover <NUM> is further disposed at the opening of the lower end of the outer shell <NUM> in order to cover and seal the opening of the lower end of the outer shell <NUM>. Technical personnel in the art can design and adopt variously different shapes and connections of the plastic end cover <NUM> based on design purposes of the plastic end cover <NUM>. Meanwhile, a stainless steel shell <NUM> is further disposed at the lower end of the hollow outer shell <NUM> to cover the lower end and a portion of an outer surface of the outer shell <NUM>. The stainless steel shell <NUM> can be used, on one hand, to strengthen steady installation of inner parts of the atomizer, and on the other hand, to facilitate aesthetic feeling about an outer shape of products due to effect of metal color.

Based on the above structure, installation and fixing of the porous heating body <NUM> in accordance with the present invention in a conventional atomizer product become much inconvenient. In view of the above shortcoming, the atomizer in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention provides a corresponding design of installing structures to fix and hermetically seal the porous heating body <NUM> according to shape characteristics of the porous heating body <NUM> shaped as a dumbbell. The installing and connecting structure can be referred to <FIG>. A silicon connective piece <NUM> and the silica gel seat <NUM> are commonly used to perform and achieve as the installing and connecting structure. The porous heating body as shown in an embodiment of <FIG> is exemplified for illustrations of fixing and installation of the porous heating body <NUM>.

The silicone connector <NUM> is used to connect the flue gas transmission tube <NUM> and the porous heating element <NUM>. Since the porous heating element <NUM> is dumbbell-shaped, it includes the first porous part <NUM> and the second porous part which are coaxially arranged in the length direction above. <NUM>, and the third porous portion <NUM>; and the outer diameters of the first porous portion <NUM> and the third porous portion <NUM> are both larger than the second porous portion <NUM>.

Based on the protruding shape of the first porous portion <NUM> and the third porous portion <NUM> at both ends compared to the second porous portion <NUM>, a first receiving portion <NUM> for receiving the third porous portion <NUM> is provided on the silica gel seat <NUM>; silica gel the connecting member <NUM> is provided with a second receiving portion <NUM> for receiving the first porous portion <NUM>.

Further, since the third porous portion <NUM> has a transitional outer surface with a gradually decreasing outer diameter, the shape of the first receiving portion <NUM> can be adapted to the third porous portion <NUM>, and the shape can be adapted to It forms a snap connection with the third porous portion <NUM>; and for the second receiving portion <NUM>, a shape-fitting design with the first porous portion <NUM> can also be adopted, and it can be snap-connected with the first porous portion <NUM>. The way of accommodating and engaging can be clearly seen from the cross-sectional view of <FIG>. At the same time, the silicone connector <NUM> and the silicone seat <NUM> are made of flexible silicone material, which is also very convenient for assembly.

The silicone connector <NUM> is further provided with a connecting portion <NUM> connected to the flue gas transmission tube <NUM>. As shown in the embodiment of <FIG> and <FIG>, this <NUM> adopts a slot adapted to the shape of the flue gas transmission tube <NUM> Design: When connecting and assembling, insert the lower end of the flue gas transmission tube <NUM> into the slot to stabilize the interference fit and form a sealed connection. It should be noted that in addition to the simplest slot design mentioned above, the connecting portion <NUM> can also be connected by hooks, pipe clamps, pins and other commonly used tubular structure connection methods. Of course, these structural technicians are very easy to obtain. I will not list them one by one in detail.

Then through the silicone connector <NUM> and the silicone seat <NUM> corresponding to the protruding shape of the two ends of the porous heating element <NUM>, they can be designed to connect and assemble the receiving part respectively, so as to realize the fixed assembly of the porous heating element <NUM>; Better sealing effect.

At the same time, according to further requirements to ensure the smooth flow of the flue gas circulation, a flue gas flow through hole needs to be provided on the silicone connector <NUM>. One end of the flue gas through hole is connected with the lower end of the flue gas transmission tube <NUM>, and the other end is connected with the porous heating element The axial through hole <NUM> of the <NUM> is connected; the silicone seat <NUM> is provided with an air inlet through hole according to the existing conventional method to ensure that the external air can enter and realize the smooth circulation of the airflow in the atomizer.

At the same time, the silicone seat <NUM> is used as the fixed base of the porous heating element <NUM> and needs to be fixed. In the figure, it can be directly pressed with the plastic end cap <NUM>/and the inner wall of the outer casing <NUM> is fixed by abutting; When the plastic end cap <NUM> and the outer casing <NUM> are integrated, it can be considered that the outer casing <NUM> as a whole has an abutting portion for abutting/installing the silicone seat <NUM>, and then the silicone seat <NUM> is fixed by abutting against the abutting portion can.

In the above embodiment, the outer surface of the porous heating element <NUM> in the atomizer can be covered with a layer of fiber cotton/non-woven fabric to prevent the porous heating element made of ceramics and other materials from being soaked in the smoke oil for a long time to remove the powder and being mixed in the atomization. The generated aerosol affects the taste of smoking.

In the example of fixing and assembling the porous heating element shown in <FIG> in the above embodiment, the deformed porous heating element with multiple through holes shown in <FIG> can also be assembled according to the above structure in the same way.

Adopting the atomizer of the above embodiments of the present invention, aiming at the protruding parts of both ends of the porous heating element, the connection and assembly parts made of silica gel are used for corresponding connection and assembly to realize convenient installation and sealing; at the same time, the porous heating element the dumbbell shape of the body, this structure is beneficial to enhance the oil conductivity of the middle part. After the heating element is installed in this part, the smoke output and the smoke efficiency can be enhanced.

Based on the above structure, based on the concept of improving the overall pores and smoke output, the present invention further proposes a method for preparing a porous body with higher e-liquid conduction and smoke generation efficiency. The preparation method includes the following steps:.

In the above preparation process of the present invention, in step S10, specific matching and selected components are used as the original porous body, diatomaceous earth is used as the main material of the ceramic, and the pore former is used to form pores during the sintering process; it is adjusted with glass powder and alumina. And change the rigidity, hardness and other properties, and finally form a more suitable porous body. The pore-forming agent is selected from at least one of sucrose, starch, wood fiber and short carbon fiber; these starch, sucrose, wood fiber and short carbon fiber are used as the pore-forming agent with large particle size and complex organic matter or inorganic matter. The pore size and porosity of the finally formed porous ceramic are controlled to obtain a connected pore structure suitable for storing, conducting liquid and generating smoke.

Among them, based on the combination of the components in the final sintering process and the properties of the final porous body, the glass powder uses high temperature glass powder (melting point of <NUM>-<NUM>) instead of low temperature glass powder (melting point of <NUM>-<NUM>).

In step S20, paraffin wax is used as the forming binder medium, and the raw materials are mixed and bonded with paraffin to form a raw wax block, and then the subsequent sintering is performed; wherein, when step S20 is implemented, the materials of step S10 can be mixed first After forming a mixture, the paraffin wax is melted into a liquid at <NUM>, and the mixed powder is poured into the mixed powder while stirring and cooling, so that the mixed powder and the paraffin are evenly wrapped to form a raw wax block.

In step S30, the raw wax block is further pressed into a shape to form the preliminary shape of the final product; the compression molding process can be carried out by using a molding machine. During implementation, the raw wax block is converted into a wax cake at <NUM>-<NUM> and a pressure of <NUM>-<NUM> MPa The slurry is then injected into the mold to obtain a porous body molded green body of the desired shape.

The firing process of the final step S40 is divided into two steps. Firstly, debinding at <NUM> ~ <NUM> to remove the paraffin binder in the body, and then adjust the temperature to <NUM> ~ <NUM> for sintering to obtain the desired shape , Pores and pore size of the porous body.

At the same time, in the implementation of the above steps, in order to make the quality of the final preparation better, some detailed processing steps can be added to promote the quality;.

Before step S20, it includes:
S <NUM>: Pour diatomaceous earth, alumina, pore former, clay, and glass powder into a planetary ball mill according to the above ratio and wet ball mill for <NUM> hours. Use deionized water or anhydrous ethanol as the ball milling medium. Uniform, and finally get a uniform mixed powder.

In order to make the details of the preparation method of the above porous body of the present invention more conducive to the understanding and implementation of those skilled in the art, and to highlight the performance and quality improvement effect of the porous body prepared in this case, the following specific examples are used to compare the content of the above method Give an example.

In S40, the formed green body is first kept at <NUM> for <NUM> hours, and then sintered at <NUM> for <NUM> hours to obtain a sintered porous body.

S10: Obtain the following raw materials in various mass percentages: <NUM> diatomaceous earth, <NUM> alumina, <NUM> sucrose pore former, <NUM> clay, and <NUM> high-temperature glass powder;
The remaining steps were performed in the same manner as in Example <NUM> to obtain a final sintered porous body.

In order to verify the properties of the porous bodies prepared in the above examples, the pores and pore diameters of the porous bodies were tested by scanning electron microscopy. The results are as follows:.

Therefore, it can be seen from the detection results of the above micropore pore size and porosity that the porosity of the porous body prepared in the embodiment of the present invention can basically reach <NUM>%, which is <NUM>-<NUM>% compared with ordinary ceramic rods; The cross-sections of the porous body of Example <NUM> and the ordinary ceramic rod were analyzed under microscope. The result is shown in <FIG> at a magnification of <NUM> times. In <FIG>, the left half is the porous body of Example <NUM>, and the right half is the common ceramic rod on the market. From the results, it can be seen that the pore diameter of Example <NUM> is <NUM>, and the microscopic analysis result of the common ceramic rod is <NUM>. Compared with ordinary ceramic rods, the porous body prepared by the invention is embodied in the electronic cigarette to emit smoke easily and quickly, and the amount of smoke is relatively large.

Claim 1:
A porous heating body, comprising a porous body for conducting liquid tobacco, wherein the porous body comprises a first porous portion (<NUM>), a second porous portion (<NUM>) and a third porous portion (<NUM>) successively disposed in the porous body along a lengthwise direction of the porous body, an outer diameter of the first porous portion (<NUM>) and an outer diameter of the third porous portion (<NUM>) are both larger than an outer diameter of the second porous portion (<NUM>) along a widthwise direction of the porous body, a heating element extending along the lengthwise direction of the porous body is disposed on the porous body, the heating element comprises a heating portion (<NUM>) for atomizing the liquid tobacco to generate aerosol, at least one portion of an extension length of the heating portion (<NUM>) along the lengthwise direction of the porous body is overlapped with an extension length of the second porous portion (<NUM>);
wherein the porous body further comprises a through hole (<NUM>) disposed therein and successively penetrating the first porous portion (<NUM>), the second porous portion (<NUM>) and the third porous portion (<NUM>) along the lengthwise direction of the porous body; and
characterized in that the heating portion (<NUM>) is arranged on an inner wall of the through hole (<NUM>).