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| (54) | ATOMIZATION ROD |
| (57) The present invention provides an atomizing stick. The atomizing stick includes:
roll paper wrapping a cardboard tube and at least part of a soft mouthpiece, where
the soft mouthpiece includes a filter and is placed near a first end of the cardboard
tube; a vapor agent, where the vapor agent is fixedly connected to or accommodated
in an inner wall of a second end of the cardboard tube at a far end of the soft mouthpiece;
and a cooling and fixing part, where the cooling and fixing part is fixedly connected
to or accommodated in an inner wall of the cardboard tube between the soft mouthpiece
and the vapor agent. The present invention further provides a method for manufacturing
an atomizing stick having a composite tube including a soft mouthpiece. The present
disclosure provides various advantages. For instance, an existing electronic cigarette
has a hard mouthpiece that is difficultly chewed by users, and the hard mouthpiece
is likely to bring discomfort to the users, especially those having a habit of chewing
a mouthpiece of an electronic cigarette. Many electronic cigarettes also contain tobacco
as payload, which are harmful to people desiring to use electronic cigarettes. The
patent avoids potential harmful influences of tobacco. |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of electronic cigarettes, and particularly relates to an atomizing stick having a composite tube including a soft mouthpiece.
BACKGROUND
[0002] As an electronic product simulating a cigarette, an electronic cigarette generally has the same appearance, vapor and smell as the cigarette. A typical electronic cigarette mainly consists of four parts: electronic cigarette liquid (including nicotine, essence, propylene glycol solvent, etc.), a heating system, a power supply, and a filter tip.
[0003] A filter tip of an existing electronic cigarette has a hard structure. Some users habitually bite a mouthpiece of a filter when using electronic cigarettes, which will offer the users unsatisfactory experiences (including discomfort).
[0004] Therefore, there is a need to provide an atomizing stick that is more conducive to user experiences.
SUMMARY OF THE APPLICATION
[0005] An objective of the present invention is to provide an atomizing stick, so as to solve defects of an existing atomizing stick mentioned in the background art. The atomizing stick of the present invention includes:
roll paper, where the roll paper wraps a cardboard tube and at least part of a soft mouthpiece, and the soft mouthpiece includes a filter and is positioned near a first end of the cardboard tube;
a vapor agent, where the vapor agent is fixedly connected to an inner wall of the cardboard tube or accommodated in the inner wall at a second end of the cardboard tube away from the soft mouthpiece; and
a cooling and fixing part, where the cooling and fixing part is fixedly connected to or accommodated in an inner wall of the cardboard tube between the soft mouthpiece and the vapor agent.
[0006] Preferably, the atomizing stick further includes sealing paper, where the sealing paper is fixedly connected to the second end of the cardboard tube.
[0007] Preferably, the sealing paper includes one or more air inlet holes configured to allow air to enter the atomizing stick, the number of layers of the sealing paper is greater than one, and the one or more air inlet holes are provided on an outer layer of the sealing paper.
[0008] Preferably, the atomizing stick further includes an impermeable membrane covering the outer layer of the sealing paper.
[0009] Preferably, the impermeable membrane is adhesively connected to the outer layer of the sealing paper and the inner wall of the cardboard tube.
[0010] Preferably, the cooling and fixing part includes a ceramic material, a plastic material, a fiber material, a silicon dioxide material, a cardboard material, or a combination thereof.
[0011] Preferably, an outer wall of the cooling and fixing part is attached to the inner wall of the cardboard tube.
[0012] Preferably, the soft mouthpiece includes cotton, wool, flax, polyester, cellulose acetate, rayon, cellulose, or a combination thereof.
[0014] Preferably, the soft mouthpiece includes one or more vent holes configured to allow aerosol to be inhaled by a user, the one or more vent holes provide a channel penetrating the soft mouthpiece, and a shape of the one or more vent holes is defined as a pentagram prism, a cylinder, a cuboid, a cone, a pyramid, a triangular prism, a pentagonal prism, a hexagonal prism, or a combination thereof.
[0015] Preferably, the vapor agent is composed of particles, pellets, particles, tubes, pulp, tablets, porous materials or any combination thereof, the vapor agent is composed of one or more non-tobacco herb materials, and the vapor agent further includes cannabidiol (CBD).
[0016] Preferably, the one or more non-tobacco herb materials include herba menthae, radix astragali, liquorice, litchi, ginseng, ginger, radix puerariae, wax gourds, schisandra chinensis, sambucus williamsii hance, rooibos, coconuts, cortex cinnamomi, apples, fructus amomi rotundus, oranges, grapefruit, rose, barley, rice, tea, cannabis sativa, dandelions, chrysanthemum, a tea mixture, a herbal mixture, cannabinoid, caffeine, nicotine, ephedrine, or a combination thereof. A concentration of the nicotine is about 1% (w/v)-about 5% (w/v).
[0017] Preferably, the vapor agent further includes one or more pharmaceutically active agents, one or more additives, or a combination thereof, the one or more additives include propylene glycol, vegetable glycerin, edible essence or a combination thereof, and the edible essence provides flavor.
[0018] Preferably, the atomizing stick is configured to generate aerosol through actuation of an external heating element, the actuation of the external heating element includes heating air around a second end of the atomizing stick, and the actuation of the external heating element includes heating at a temperature of about 200 °C -about 400 °C.
[0019] Further, a method for manufacturing an atomizing stick includes:
connecting sealing paper to a first end of a cardboard tube;
inserting a vapor agent into the cardboard tube, such that the vapor agent is fixedly connected to an inner wall of the cardboard tube or accommodated in the inner wall at the first end or around the first end;
inserting a cooling and fixing part into the cardboard tube, such that the cooling and fixing part is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the cardboard tube or accommodated in the inner wall of the cardboard tube at a position of the vapor agent away from the first end;
positioning a soft mouthpiece at a second end of the cardboard tube, where the second end is opposite the first end; and
winding roll paper around the soft mouthpiece, the cardboard tube accommodating the vapor agent and the cooling and fixing part, so as to manufacture the atomizing stick.
[0020] The present invention has the beneficial effects: an existing electronic cigarette has a hard mouthpiece that is difficultly chewed by users, the hard mouthpiece is likely to bring discomfort to the users, especially those having a habit of chewing a mouthpiece of an electronic cigarette, many electronic cigarettes also contain tobacco as their payload, which are harmful to people desiring to use electronic cigarettes, and the patent avoids potential harmful influences of tobacco.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0021] The accompanying drawings, which are used to provide further understanding of the present invention and constitute a part of the description, together with examples of the present invention, serve to explain the present invention instead of limiting the present invention. In the drawings:
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an atomizing stick according to some examples of the present invention, showing a far end, including several air inlets, of a soft mouthpiece in an example;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an atomizing stick according to some examples of the present invention, showing a tail end of a soft mouthpiece having a single air outlet in a shape of a pentagram prism;
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an exploded view of an atomizing stick according to some examples of the present invention, showing a cooling and fixing part internally positioned;
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a cutaway view of an example of a cooling and fixing part according to the present invention; and
FIG. 5 is a flow diagram of steps of a method for manufacturing an atomizing stick according to the present invention.
[0022] In the figures: 1-roll paper; 2-cardboard tube; 3-soft mouthpiece; 4-vapor agent; 5-cooling and fixing part; 6-sealing paper; 7-air outlet.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0023] Technical solutions of examples of the present invention are clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the examples of the present invention. Obviously, the described examples are merely some examples rather than all examples of the present invention. All other examples obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the examples of the present invention without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
[0024] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meanings as commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosure belongs. Although any methods and materials similar or equivalent to those described herein can be used in the practice or tests of the present disclosure, suitable methods and materials will be described below.
[0025] The examples of the present disclosure relate to an atomizing stick having a composite tube including a soft mouthpiece. In some implementation solutions, a unique vapor agent and a unique heating element are involved. Further, a method for manufacturing the atomizing stick is provided.
[0026] Compared with the prior art, the present disclosure provides various advantages. For instance, an existing electronic cigarette has a hard mouthpiece that is difficultly chewed by users, and the hard mouthpiece is likely to bring discomfort to the users, especially those having a habit of chewing a mouthpiece of an electronic cigarette.
[0027] Many electronic cigarettes also contain tobacco as their payload, which are harmful to people desiring to use electronic cigarettes. The patent avoids potential harmful influences of tobacco.
[0028] Advantageously, a product and a method of the present disclosure provide a novel and improved atomizing stick, and some implementation solutions offer comfortable biting experience, and provide a tobacco-free vapor agent.
[0029] In some implementation solutions, the present invention discloses an atomizing stick. The atomizing stick includes: roll paper wrapping a cardboard tube and at least part of a soft mouthpiece, where the soft mouthpiece includes a filter and is positioned near a first end of the cardboard tube; a vapor agent, where the vapor agent is fixedly connected to or accommodated in an inner wall of the cardboard tube of a second end of the cardboard tube at a far end of the soft mouthpiece; and a cooling and fixing part, where the cooling and fixing part is fixedly connected to or accommodated in an inner wall of the cardboard tube between the soft mouthpiece and the vapor agent.
[0030] FIG. 1 shows an example of external parts of an atomizing stick. The example includes roll paper 1 having a plurality of air inlets and sealing paper 6. In the example, the sealing paper 6 may be covered with an impermeable membrane.
[0031] FIG. 2 shows a schematic diagram of an illustrative example of an atomizing stick. The roll paper 1 wraps a cardboard tube 2 and a soft mouthpiece 3. As shown in FIG. 2, the soft mouthpiece 3 is provided with an air outlet 7 in a shape of a pentagram prism. As shown in FIG. 2, the cardboard tube 2 is shorter than the entire atomizing stick, and the roll paper 1 covers the cardboard tube 2 and the adjacent soft mouthpiece 3, so as to form the atomizing stick. In some examples, the roll paper 1 wraps the entire cardboard tube 2 and the entire soft mouthpiece 3.
[0032] The "cardboard tube" refers to any cylindrical structure that forms a tube having an inner cavity extending from one end (that is, a first end) to the other end (that is, a second end). As used herein, the "first end" or "second end" referred to is only described in an order of operations, and either of the ends of the cardboard tube 2 may be the first end or the second end, which depends on contents and usage or terms of a first end and a second end. The "cardboard tube" may be made of any paper material. The term "cardboard tube" indicates that a thickness of a tube is great enough such that the tube cannot be easily deformed or bent if no sufficient force is applied to the tube.
[0033] The "roll paper" refers to any paper that may cover outside of the cardboard tube 2 or the soft mouthpiece 3. In the context of the present disclosure, the term "roll paper" refers to small waste paper or all other similar paper. The roll paper 1 may be made of any suitable material, which includes any natural fiber extracted from plants and/or any synthetic fiber or similar materials, for instance. For instance, the roll paper 1 may include, but is not limited to, wood fiber, flax fiber, straw fiber, hemp fiber, esparto fiber, sisal fiber, vinyl acetate, or a combination thereof. In the example, the roll paper 1 contains wood fiber.
[0034] The roll paper 1 may be attached to the outside of the cardboard tube 2 and/or the soft mouthpiece 3 in any suitable ways, for instance, by means of an adhesion agent. In the example, although the cardboard tube 2 does not span the full length of the atomizing stick, the roll paper 1 does span the full length of the atomizing stick. Therefore, the cardboard tube 2 is shorter than the roll paper 1.
[0035] In the context of the present disclosure, structural arrangement of the cardboard tube and the roll paper provides a unique composite tube for the atomizing stick. The soft mouthpiece may be located near one end of the cardboard tube in the roll paper, such that advantageous soft biting experience is provided for a user.
[0036] Therefore, as used herein, the "composite tube" refers to any combination of the cardboard tube 2 and the roll paper 1. The roll paper wraps the cardboard tube and at least part of the soft mouthpiece 3 adjacent to the cardboard tube. A structure of the cardboard tube 2 is shorter than that of the roll paper 1, and the roll paper 1 is wound around the full length of the soft mouthpiece 3 and the cardboard tube 2, so as to be assembled into the atomizing stick. The roll paper 1 may be attached to the soft mouthpiece 3 and/or the cardboard tube 2 in any suitable ways, for instance, by means of an adhesion agent.
[0037] In some embodiments of the atomizing stick herein, the roll paper 1 may include one or more pieces of individual roll paper 1. In some implementation solutions, the roll paper 1 may include one, two, three, four or more pieces of individual roll paper 1 wrapping the cardboard tube 2 and/or the soft mouthpiece 3. In the example, the roll paper 1 includes a piece of roll paper 1 that spans the full length of the cardboard tube 2 and the soft mouthpiece 3.
[0038] In some examples, the roll paper 1 includes two or more pieces of roll paper 1, each of which is wound around the full length of the cardboard tube 2 and the soft mouthpiece 3.
[0039] In another embodiment, the roll paper 1 includes two or more pieces of roll paper 1, where at least one piece of roll paper 1 only spans part of the full length of the atomizing stick, but at least one piece of roll paper 1 covers a joint between the cardboard tube 2 and the soft mouthpiece 3.
[0040] The "sealing paper" refers to any paper that may cover a tail end of the atomizing stick and be located at a far end of the soft mouthpiece 3. The sealing paper 6 may be made of any suitable material, which includes any natural fiber extracted from plants and/or any synthetic fiber or similar materials, for instance. The sealing paper 6 may include, but is not limited to, wood fiber, flax fiber, straw fiber, hemp fiber, esparto fiber, sisal fiber, or a combination thereof. In the example, the sealing paper 6 contains wood fiber.
[0041] According to the sealing paper 6, the sealing paper 6 may be provided on one end of the cardboard tube 2 by means of any suitable apparatus, so as to be connected to one end of the atomizing stick.
[0042] In the example, the sealing paper 6 is fixedly connected to a tail end of the cardboard tube, which may be achieved in various ways. In the example, the atomizing stick may include an impermeable membrane (not shown in the figure) covering an outer layer (an outward layer) of the sealing paper 6. In the example, the impermeable membrane may be adhesively connected to the outer layer of the sealing paper 6 or the inner wall of the cardboard tube 2, so as to fixedly connect the sealing paper 6 to the tail end of the cardboard tube 2.
[0043] As shown in FIG. 1, the sealing paper 6 may include one or more air inlets configured to allow air to enter the atomizing stick.
[0044] In the example, the sealing paper 6 is a single layer of material, and one or more air inlets penetrate the single layer. In the example, the sealing paper 6 is of a multi-layer structure, and one or more air inlets penetrate all layers. In the example, the sealing paper 6 is of a multi-layer structure, and one or more air inlets only penetrate some layers. In the example, one or more air inlets only penetrate the outer layer. One or more inlet holes may be of any size and shape. In the example, the inlet holes are circular.
[0045] In the example, the atomizing stick further includes the impermeable membrane attached to the sealing paper 6 and/or the cardboard tube 2. The "impermeable membrane" refers to any membrane or material that may prevent moisture from passing and/or prevent color change of the roll paper 1. Since moisture in the vapor agent may evaporate with the passage of time, color change of the peripheral roll paper 1 caused by evaporation of the moisture in the vapor agent 4 is prevented advantageously by providing the impermeable membrane. The impermeable membrane may include, but is not limited to, butcher paper, freezer paper, parchment, foil, or a combination thereof. In the example, the impermeable membrane includes butcher paper. The impermeable membrane may be attached to the sealing paper 6 and/or the cardboard tube 2 in any suitable ways, for instance, by means of an adhesion agent.
[0046] In the atomizing stick of the present disclosure, the soft mouthpiece 3 is allowed to be deformed during biting of a user. In the selected implementation solutions, the soft mouthpiece 3 may automatically return to its original shape or a substantially similar shape after being released from a bite of a user.
[0047] In the example, at least part of the soft mouthpiece 3 bit by the user is located outside the cardboard tube 2. In the example, the entire soft mouthpiece 3 is located outside the cardboard tube 2. For instance, the cardboard tube 2 is shorter than the roll paper 1 wound around the cardboard tube 2, and the extra-long roll paper 1 wraps the soft mouthpiece 3, so as to assemble an assembly into the atomizing stick disclosed herein.
[0048] In some implementation solutions of the atomizing stick of the present disclosure, the soft mouthpiece 3 includes a filter configured to prevent a user from inhaling a non-atomizing vapor agent 4. For instance, the soft mouthpiece 3 may include, but is not limited to, cotton, wool, flax, polyester, cellulose acetate, rayon, cellulose, or a combination thereof. In a specific embodiment, the soft mouthpiece 3 includes cotton. In the example, the soft mouthpiece 3 is detachably connected to one end of the cardboard tube 2. In some implementation solutions, the soft mouthpiece 3 is arranged at the tail end of the cardboard tube 2 and the far end of the vapor agent 4 in any suitable ways, and is fixed in place, for instance, through wrapping of the roll paper 1 with an adhesion agent.
[0049] In some specific embodiments, the soft mouthpiece 3 includes one or more air outlets 7 penetrating the soft mouthpiece and configured to allow the atomized vapor agent 4 to be inhaled by a user. The air outlets define an opening at the tail end of the soft mouthpiece 6. The one or more air outlets 7 may be in any suitable shape. In the example, a shape of one or more air outlets 7 is defined as a pentagonal prism, a cylinder, a cuboid, a cone, a pyramid, a triangular prism, a pentagonal prism, a hexagonal prism, or a combination thereof. In a particular embodiment, a shape of one or more air outlets 7 is defined as a pentagram prism. In the example, the atomizing stick includes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, or more air outlets 7.
[0051] Those skilled in the art may understand that although an illustrative example of the atomizing stick as shown in the figure is provided with several air inlets and one air outlet 7, any number of holes, for instance, one air inlet and several air outlets 7, may be considered. A shape of one or more air outlets 7 also does not need to be defined as a pentagram prism as shown in the figure. As shown in FIG. 2, the shape may also be a cylinder, a cuboid, a cone, a pyramid, a triangular prism, a pentagonal prism, a hexagonal prism, or any other suitable shape.
[0052] In some implementation solutions of the present disclosure, the vapor agent 4 is in the form of particles, filter cartridges, pulp, chips, porous materials, or any combination thereof. In a particular implementation solution, the vapor agent 4 is in the form of particles. In the implementation solution, a size of the particles is about 0.7 mm-about 1.5 mm, and the vapor agent 4 may be fixedly connected to or accommodated in the inner wall of the cardboard tube 2 at the far end of the soft mouthpiece 3. Through "fixed connection", the vapor agent 4 may be applied to the inner wall of the cardboard tube 2 or attached or connected to the inner wall in some other ways, for instance. In other implementation solutions, the vapor agent 4 may be separated from the inner wall and simply accommodated in the cardboard tube 2 at the far end of the soft mouthpiece 3.
[0053] The vapor agent 4 includes one or more non-tobacco plant materials, and especially non-tobacco herbal plant materials in the embodiment. "Non-tobacco" indicates that the vapor agent 4 is not composed of tobacco plant materials. The "herb" refers to a plant having at least some aroma or aromatic characteristics, including taste and/or smell. In the implementation solution, for instance, one or more non-tobacco herb materials may include, but are not limited to, herba menthae, radix astragali, liquorice, lycium chinensis, ginseng, ginger, radix puerariae, angelica sinensis, schisandra chinensis, elder berries, rooibos, coconuts, cortex cinnamomi, apples, fructus amomi rotundus, oranges, grapefruit, rose, barley, rice, tea, cannabis sativa, dandelions, chrysanthemum, or a combination thereof.
[0054] In the implementation solution, the one or more non-tobacco herb materials include a tea mixture, a herbal mixture, or a combination thereof. The "tea mixture" refers to a mixture of different types of tea. The "herbal mixture" refers to a mixture of different non-tea herbs. Therefore, the combination of the tea mixture and the herbal mixture may include one or more types of tea and one or more non-tea herbs.
[0055] In the implementation solution, the one or more non-tobacco herb materials are camellia japonica.
[0056] In the implementation solution, the vapor agent 4 is composed of the one or more non-tobacco herb materials. The above description indicates that the vapor agent 4 contains nothing other than the non-tobacco herb materials. In the implementation solution, the vapor agent 4 is composed of plant materials from camellia.
[0057] In the implementation solution, the vapor agent 4 further includes one or more pharmaceutically active agents, one or more additives, or a combination thereof. The "pharmaceutically active agent" is intended to include any compound or substance that has a physiological or psychological influence on a subject (for instance, a human).
[0058] In the implementation solution, one or more pharmaceutically active agents may be, but is not limited to, cannabinoid, caffeine, nicotine, ephedrine, or a combination thereof, for instance.
[0059] As used herein, the "cannabinoid" may include any compound that acts on cannabinoid receptors. The cannabinoid may include plant cannabinoid, which exists in cannabis sativa or other plants. The cannabinoid may include man-made synthetic cannabinoid. The cannabinoid may include endocannabinoid, which is naturally produced by animals. The animals include, but are not limited to, vertebrates and invertebrates.
[0060] The cannabinoid may include, but is not limited to, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), including 9-THC and 8-THC, cannabidiol (CBD), cannabigerol (CBG), cannabichromene (CBC), cannabinol (CBN), cannabicyclol (CBL), cannabielsoin (CBE), cannabinoid (CBV), cannabinofuran (CBF), cannabitron (CBT) and cannabinol (CBR), which include their acidic forms (such as THCA, CBDA, CBGA, and CBCA) and neutral or acidic cannabinoid forms (such as THCV, THCVA, CBDV, CBVA, CBGV, CBGVA, CBCV, and CBCVA). In the implementation solution, the cannabinoid is CBD, CBDA, THC, or THCA. In the implementation solution, the cannabinoid is CBD.
[0061] In some implementation solutions, the vapor agent 4 may include nicotine. In some implementation solutions, the vapor agent 4 contains nicotine of about 0% (w/v)-5% (w/v), which is more specifically still about 1% (w/v)-about 2% (w/v). In some implementation solutions, the vapor agent 4 contains nicotine of 1.5% (w/v).
[0062] For instance, the one or more additives may be, but are not limited to, propylene glycol, vegetable glycerin, edible essence, or a combination thereof. The flavor provided by the edible essence may include, but is not limited to, mojito, menthol, strawberry, coffee, blueberry, lemon, lime, orange, mint, spearmint, apple, watermelon, cinnamon, or a combination thereof.
[0063] In the specific embodiment, the vapor agent 4 includes one or more plant materials, one or more chemicals, and one or more additives. In a more specific implementation solution, the vapor agent 7 includes herba menthae, tea, edible essence, propylene glycol, and vegetable glycerin. In a more specific implementation solution, the vapor agent 7 includes herba menthae, tea, nicotine, edible essence, propylene glycol, and vegetable glycerin.
[0064] FIG. 4 shows an illustrative cooling and fixing part 5 used in an example of an atomizing stick of the present disclosure. The "cooling and fixing part" refers to any structure that may assist in preventing the cardboard tube 2 from being deformed by force and reducing a temperature of the atomized vapor agent 4 when the vapor agent passes the cooling and fixing part and faces a user. The cooling and fixing part 5 may be, but is not limited to, a ceramic material, a plastic material, a fiber material, a silicon dioxide material, a cardboard material, or a combination thereof, for instance.
[0065] As shown in FIG. 4, the cooling and fixing part 5 may define a semi-hollow cylinder, which includes an outer ridge and several small holes provided in the cylinder. Many adjustments, changes or variations may be made to a configuration of the cooling and fixing part 5 and are included herein. For example, the cooling and fixing part 5 may be manufactured to define any size and number of holes, so as to allow the atomized vapor agent 4 to move from one end of the atomizing stick to the other end at a low temperature. In the example, the cooling and fixing part 5 includes 1-10 holes. In a particular embodiment, the cooling and fixing part 5 includes about 7 holes.
[0066] In the example, the hole of the cooling and fixing part 5 may have a similar shape to the air outlet 7 in the soft mouthpiece 3. For instance, the cooling and fixing part 5 may include holes or channels in a shape of a pentagram prism, a cuboid, a cone, a pyramid, a triangular prism, a pentagonal prism, a hexagonal prism, or any other suitable shapes. In a particular embodiment, an outer surface of the cooling and fixing part 5 is cylindrical, so as to accommodate and engage the inner wall of the cardboard tube 2 in an optimum manner. The shapes and configurations may preferably be used in supporting of the cardboard tube 2 and delivery of the cooled atomized vapor agent 4, and other configurations may also be used.
[0067] The cooling and fixing part 5 may be arranged or maintained in the cardboard tube 2 between the vapor agent 4 and the soft mouthpiece 3 in any suitable ways. In the example, the cooling and fixing part 5 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the cardboard tube 2 by means of an adhesion agent, for instance. In other embodiments, the cooling and fixing part 5 is accommodated in the inner wall of the cardboard tube 2, and is not necessarily connected to the inner wall of the cardboard tube 2 by means of other apparatuses, for instance, only by means of back pressure from the inner wall of the cardboard tube 2 or other apparatuses.
[0068] In some specific embodiments, the atomizing stick is configured to generate aerosol through actuation of an external heating element. For instance, the external heating element may work through non-contact heating, contact heating or a combination thereof, which is not limited herein. The contact heating may include penetration of the atomizing stick and a heating blade (for instance, by entering and making contact with the vapor agent 4), external contact of the atomizing stick with a heated surface, or a combination thereof. The non-contact heating may include heating of air around the atomizing stick.
[0069] In a particular example, the external heating element functions through non-contact air heating. In a more specific embodiment, the non-contact air heating further includes electrical stimulation of a wire contact material and further heating of surrounding air. For instance, the contact material is, but not limited to, a ceramic material, a metal material, an alloy material, a silicon dioxide material, or a combination thereof. In the example, the tail end of the atomizing stick is arranged at a far end of the soft mouthpiece 3 or near the external heating element to be actuated.
[0070] In the example, the external heating element is located in a heating apparatus or a vape apparatus. For instance, the heating apparatus or the vape apparatus may be, but is not limited to, a reusable device, which is configured as required by a user and/or enhances user experience.
[0071] In some specific embodiments, the atomizing stick is configured to generate aerosol without being burned by the external heating element. In the example, driving by the external heating element includes heating at a temperature of about 200 °C-about 400°C. In a particular embodiment, actuation by the external heating element includes heating at a temperature of about 250 °C, 300°C, or 350 °C. In a more specific embodiment, driving by the external heating element includes heating at a temperature of about 350°C.
[0072] As shown in FIG. 5, in other implementation solutions, the present disclosure further relates to a method for manufacturing an atomizing stick. The method include the steps that sealing paper is connected to a first end of a cardboard tube (20); a vapor agent is inserted into the cardboard tube, such that the vapor agent is fixedly connected to or accommodated in the first end of the cardboard tube or an inner wall around the first end (30); a cooling and fixing part is inserted into the cardboard tube, such that the cooling and fixing part is fixedly connected to or accommodated in the inner wall of the cardboard tube, and a position of the cooling and fixing part is located at a farther end than the vapor agent (40); a soft mouthpiece is positioned at a second end of the cardboard tube, where the second end is opposite the first end (50); and roll paper is wound around the soft mouthpiece and the cardboard tube accommodating the vapor agent and the cooling and fixing part, so as to provide the atomizing stick (60).
[0073] In the implementation solution, the method further includes the step that an adhesion agent is applied to the roll paper before the roll paper is wound around the soft mouthpiece and the cardboard tube.
[0074] In an embodiment, the method further includes the step that an outer layer of the sealing paper is coated with an impermeable membrane.
[0075] In an embodiment of the method herein, the step that the sealing paper is connected to the first end of the cardboard tube includes the step that the impermeable membrane is adhesively connected to the outer layer of the sealing paper and the inner wall of the cardboard tube at the second end.
[0076] Those skilled in the art may understand that an operating order of the steps of the method for manufacturing an atomizing stick may be adjusted in a various ways.
[0077] In the present disclosure, all terms cited in the singular form are intended to include the same plural form. Similarly, all terms cited in the plural form are intended to include the same singular form. Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meanings as commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosure relates.
[0078] As used herein, the term "about" refers to a variation of about +/-10% of a given value. It should be understood that such a variation is always involved in any given value provided herein, regardless of whether it is specifically mentioned.
[0079] It should be understood that compositions and methods are described as "including", "containing" or "comprising" various components or steps, and the compositions and methods can also "basically" consist of various components and steps.
[0080] Therefore, the present disclosure is very suitable for achieving the objective and advantages mentioned above and inherent objective and advantages. The specific embodiments disclosed above are merely illustrative. The present disclosure can be modified and implemented in different but equivalent ways, which is obvious to those skilled in the art having benefits teached herein. Although some examples are dispersed, the present disclosure covers all combinations of all the examples. In addition, details of construction or designs shown herein are not limited, except contents described in the following claims. Terms in the claims have their simple and ordinary meanings, unless otherwise defined by the patentee. Therefore, it is obvious that the specific illustrative examples disclosed above can be changed or modified, and all such changes are considered within the scope and spirit of the present disclosure. If there is any conflict between usage of a word or term in the description and that of the word or term in one or more patents or other documents that may be cited in the description, a definition consistent with that in the description shall be employed.
[0081] Finally, it should be noted that the above descriptions are merely the preferred examples of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention, and although the present invention is described in detail with reference to the above examples, those skilled in the art can still make modifications to the technical solutions described in all the above examples, or make equivalent substitutions to part of its technical features. Any modification, equivalent substitution, improvement, etc. within the spirit and principles of the present invention shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
1. An atomizing stick, comprising:
roll paper, wherein the roll paper wraps a cardboard tube and at least part of a soft mouthpiece, and the soft mouthpiece comprises a filter and is positioned near a first end of the cardboard tube;
a vapor agent, wherein the vapor agent is fixedly connected to an inner wall of the cardboard tube or accommodated in the inner wall at a second end of the cardboard tube away from the soft mouthpiece; and
a cooling and fixing part, wherein the cooling and fixing part is fixedly connected to or accommodated in an inner wall of the cardboard tube between the soft mouthpiece and the vapor agent.
2. The atomizing stick according to claim 1, further comprising sealing paper, wherein
the sealing paper is fixedly connected to the second end of the cardboard tube.
3. The atomizing stick according to claim 2, wherein the sealing paper comprises one
or more air inlet holes configured to allow air to enter the atomizing stick, the
number of layers of the sealing paper is greater than one, and the one or more air
inlet holes are provided on an outer layer of the sealing paper.
4. The atomizing stick according to claim 3, further comprising an impermeable membrane
covering the outer layer of the sealing paper.
5. The atomizing stick according to claim 4, wherein the impermeable membrane is adhesively
connected to the outer layer of the sealing paper and the inner wall of the cardboard
tube.
6. The atomizing stick according to claim 1, wherein the cooling and fixing part comprises
a ceramic material, a plastic material, a fiber material, a silicon dioxide material,
a cardboard material, or a combination thereof.
7. The atomizing stick according to claim 6, wherein an outer wall of the cooling and
fixing part is attached to the inner wall of the cardboard tube.
8. The atomizing stick according to claim 1, wherein the soft mouthpiece comprises cotton,
wool, flax, polyester, cellulose acetate, rayon, cellulose, or a combination thereof.
9. The atomizing stick according to claim 8, wherein the soft mouthpiece is wrapped by
the roll paper.
10. The atomizing stick according to either of claims 8-9, wherein the soft mouthpiece
comprises one or more vent holes configured to allow aerosol to be inhaled by a user,
the one or more vent holes provide a channel penetrating the soft mouthpiece, and
a shape of the one or more vent holes is defined as a pentagram prism, a cylinder,
a cuboid, a cone, a pyramid, a triangular prism, a pentagonal prism, a hexagonal prism,
or a combination thereof.
11. The atomizing stick according to claim 1, wherein the vapor agent is composed of particles,
pellets, tubes, pulp, tablets, porous materials or any combination thereof, the vapor
agent is composed of one or more non-tobacco herb materials, and the vapor agent further
comprises cannabidiol (CBD).
12. The atomizing stick according to claim 11, wherein the one or more non-tobacco herb
materials comprise herba menthae, radix astragali, liquorice, litchi, ginseng, ginger,
radix puerariae, wax gourds, schisandra chinensis, sambucus williamsii hance, rooibos,
coconuts, cortex cinnamomi, apples, fructus amomi rotundus, oranges, grapefruit, rose,
barley, rice, tea, cannabis sativa, dandelions, chrysanthemum, a tea mixture, a herbal
mixture, cannabinoid, caffeine, nicotine, ephedrine, or a combination thereof, wherein
a concentration of the nicotine is about 1% (w/v)-about 5% (w/v).
13. The atomizing stick according to claim 1, wherein the vapor agent further comprises
one or more pharmaceutically active agents, one or more additives, or a combination
thereof, the one or more additives comprise propylene glycol, vegetable glycerin,
edible essence or a combination thereof, and the edible essence provides flavor.
14. The atomizing stick according to claim 1, wherein the atomizing stick is configured
to generate aerosol through actuation of an external heating element, the actuation
of the external heating element comprises heating air around a second end of the atomizing
stick, and the actuation of the external heating element comprises heating at a temperature
of about 200 °C -about 400 °C.
15. A method for manufacturing an atomizing stick, comprising:
connecting sealing paper to a first end of a cardboard tube;
inserting a vapor agent into the cardboard tube, such that the vapor agent is fixedly connected to an inner wall of the cardboard tube or accommodated in the inner wall at the first end or around the first end;
inserting a cooling and fixing part into the cardboard tube, such that the cooling and fixing part is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the cardboard tube or accommodated in the inner wall of the cardboard tube at a position of the vapor agent away from the first end;
positioning a soft mouthpiece at a second end of the cardboard tube, wherein the second end is opposite the first end; and
winding roll paper around the soft mouthpiece, the cardboard tube accommodating the vapor agent and the cooling and fixing part, so as to manufacture the atomizing stick.