Aerosol generation assembly, mechanism, device, and apparatus

Abstract

An aerosol generation assembly ( 10 ) includes an upright ceramic ( 100 ) and a heating element ( 200 ). The upright ceramic ( 100 ) includes a solid post ( 110 ) and at least one liquid-conducting projection ( 120 ) arranged on the solid post ( 110 ). A gas channel zone ( 101 ) is formed between a side wall of the liquid-conducting projections ( 120 ) and an outside wall of the solid post ( 110 ). A liquid passage zone ( 102 ) is formed on the liquid-conducting projection ( 120 ). The heating element ( 200 ) is at least partly arranged in the outside wall of the solid post ( 110 ) and located in the gas channel zone ( 101 ).

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An aerosol generation assembly, comprising:
 an upright ceramic, the upright ceramic comprising a solid post and at least one liquid-conducting projection arranged on the solid post, a gas channel zone being formed between a side wall of the liquid-conducting projection and an outside wall of the solid post, the at least one liquid-conducting projection being provided with a liquid passage zone; and   a heating element, the heating element being at least partly arranged in the outside wall of the solid post and located in the gas channel zone.   
     
     
         2 . The aerosol generation assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the heating element comprises a direct heating portion and an embedded portion;
 the direct heating portion is attached to, partly embedded in, or fully embedded in the outside wall of the solid post;   the direct heating portion is located in the gas channel zone and connected to the embedded portion; and   the embedded portion is embedded in the liquid-conducting projection.   
     
     
         3 . The aerosol generation assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein the heating element further comprises an electrical conducting member, the electrical conducting member extending through the solid post or the liquid-conducting projection and being electrically connected with the direct heating portion and the embedded portion. 
     
     
         4 . The aerosol generation assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein the heating element comprises a heating filament;
 a portion of the heating filament that is attached to, partly embedded, or fully embedded in the outside wall of the solid post serves as the direct heating portion;   a portion of the heating filament that is embedded in the liquid-conducting projection serves as the embedded portion; and   the direct heating portion and the embedded portion are made as an integrally formed structure.   
     
     
         5 . The aerosol generation assembly according to  claim 4 , wherein the heating filament comprises a spiral heating filament which is spirally wound around the side wall of the solid post, and a portion of the spiral heating filament extends through the liquid-conducting projection. 
     
     
         6 . The aerosol generation assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the solid post and the liquid-conducting projection are made as an integrally formed structure;
 and/or the heating element comprises a heating rack, a heating net, or a heating plate, and the heating element is arranged on the outside wall of the solid post and located in the gas channel zone; and/or   the solid post comprises a cylinder, and the liquid-conducting projection comprises a fan-shaped projection block, a top portion of the liquid-conducting projections being connected to the solid post.   
     
     
         7 . The aerosol generation assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one liquid-conducting projection comprises two liquid-conducting projections and the two liquid-conducting projections are arranged in axial symmetry about a central axis of the solid post to form two gas channel zones; or
 the at least one liquid-conducting projection comprises M liquid-conducting projections which are arranged to distribute in a circumference about a central axis of the solid post to define M gas channel zones, M being an integer greater than two.   
     
     
         8 . An aerosol generation mechanism, comprising a liquid guiding member and the aerosol generation assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the liquid guiding member comprises an end attaching portion and a projection attaching portion connected to the end attaching portion, the end attaching portion being attached to an end portion of the solid post, the projection attaching portion being attached to the liquid passage zone of the liquid-conducting projection, the end attaching portion comprising a hollowed region, the hollowed region being arranged to correspond to the gas channel zone. 
     
     
         9 . The aerosol generation mechanism according to  claim 8 , wherein an end portion of the solid post is provided with a positioning portion, and the end attaching portion comprises a positioning region, the positioning portion being connected to the positioning region. 
     
     
         10 . The aerosol generation mechanism according to  claim 9 , wherein the positioning portion comprises a positioning projection, and the positioning region comprises a positioning hole, the positioning projection being received in the positioning hole. 
     
     
         11 . The aerosol generation mechanism according to  claim 8 , wherein the end attaching portion and the projection attaching portion are made as an integrally formed cotton structure. 
     
     
         12 . An aerosol generation device, comprising a base and the aerosol generation mechanism according to  claim 8 , wherein the base is formed with a liquid ingress hole and an aerosol generation compartment, the aerosol generation mechanism being disposed in the aerosol generation compartment, a compartment wall of the aerosol generation compartment enclosing the gas channel zone, the projection attaching portion being in contact engagement with the compartment wall of the aerosol generation compartment, the liquid ingress hole being in communication with the liquid passage zone. 
     
     
         13 . The aerosol generation device according to  claim 12 , wherein a liquid blocking step is arranged at an end portion of the compartment wall of the aerosol generation compartment, and the liquid blocking step corresponds to the gas channel zone. 
     
     
         14 . An aerosol generation apparatus, comprising an aerosol generation medium storage member and the aerosol generation device according to  claim 12 , wherein the aerosol generation medium storage member is connected to the base, and the aerosol generation medium storage member is in communication with the liquid ingress hole. 
     
     
         15 . The aerosol generation apparatus according to  claim 14 , wherein the aerosol generation apparatus further comprises an electrical power bar and an inhalation mouth, the electrical power bar being electrically connected with the heating element, the inhalation mouth being in communication with the gas channel zone, the inhalation mouth being connectable to the aerosol generation medium storage member and/or the base. 
     
     
         16 . The aerosol generation apparatus according to  claim 15 , wherein the inhalation mouth is formed with a liquid filling void area; and
 the base and the aerosol generation medium storage member are connected to form a liquid chamber, the base being formed with a liquid filling hole, the liquid filling hole being in communication with the liquid chamber, the liquid chamber being in communication with the liquid ingress hole, the liquid filling hole being also in communication with the liquid filling void area, the liquid chamber being configured for storing and holding therein the atomizable cigarette liquid.   
     
     
         17 . The aerosol generation apparatus according to  claim 15 , wherein the aerosol generation apparatus further comprises a mouth cap, the mouth cap being set on and covering the inhalation mouth, the mouth cap being connectable to the inhalation mouth in a detachable manner.