US2025325036A1PendingUtilityA1

Control method for heating atomization, electronic atomization device, and storage medium

Assignee: SMOORE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTDPriority: Dec 30, 2022Filed: Jun 30, 2025Published: Oct 23, 2025
Est. expiryDec 30, 2042(~16.4 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Abstract

A control method for controlling an atomizer to perform heating atomization includes: providing the atomizer, the atomizer including: a plurality of liquid storage cavities, media to be atomized being stored in the plurality of liquid storage cavities, with different media to be atomized being stored in at least some liquid storage cavities of the plurality of liquid storage cavities, and a heating assembly including a substrate and a heating element, the heating element being arranged on an atomization surface of the substrate; or the heating assembly including a substrate, the substrate being at least partially electrically conductive so as to serve as a heating element, the substrate having a plurality of atomization regions, the plurality of atomization regions and the plurality of liquid storage cavities being arranged in a one-to-one correspondence manner; receiving a heating start signal; and in response to receiving the heating start signal, controlling the heating element.

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         1 . A control method for controlling an atomizer to perform heating atomization, the method comprising:
 providing the atomizer, the atomizer comprising:
 a plurality of liquid storage cavities, media to be atomized being stored in the plurality of liquid storage cavities, with different media to be atomized being stored in at least some liquid storage cavities of the plurality of liquid storage cavities, and 
 a heating assembly, comprising a substrate and a heating element, the heating element being arranged on an atomization surface of the substrate; or the heating assembly comprising a substrate, the substrate being at least partially electrically conductive so as to serve as a heating element, the substrate having a plurality of atomization regions, the plurality of atomization regions and the plurality of liquid storage cavities being arranged in a one-to-one correspondence manner; 
   receiving a heating start signal; and   in response to receiving the heating start signal, controlling, based on a predetermined strategy, the heating element to perform heating atomization on the media to be atomized in the plurality of liquid storage cavities,   wherein the predetermined strategy is related to the media to be atomized stored in the liquid storage cavities corresponding to the atomization regions.   
     
     
         2 . The control method of  claim 1 , wherein parameters of parts of the substrate corresponding to different atomization regions are different, and
 wherein the predetermined strategy is related to the media to be atomized stored in the liquid storage cavities corresponding to the atomization regions and the parameters of the parts of the substrate corresponding to the atomization regions.   
     
     
         3 . The control method of  claim 2 , wherein the substrate has a plurality of liquid guide holes, liquid guide holes of the plurality of liquid guide holes located in different atomization regions having different diameters, and the predetermined strategy comprises controlling the heating element to heat the plurality of atomization regions to different atomization temperatures, the atomization temperatures of the plurality of atomization regions being in positive correlation with boiling points of the media to be atomized corresponding to the plurality of atomization regions, the atomization temperatures of the plurality of atomization regions being in negative correlation with the diameters of the liquid guide holes in the plurality of atomization regions, or
 wherein the substrate has a plurality of liquid guide holes, and liquid guide holes of the plurality of liquid guide holes located in different atomization regions having different lengths, and the predetermined strategy comprises controlling the heating element to heat the plurality of atomization regions to different atomization temperatures, the atomization temperatures of the plurality of atomization regions being in positive correlation with boiling points of the media to be atomized corresponding to the plurality of atomization regions, the atomization temperatures of the plurality of atomization regions being in positive correlation with lengths of the liquid guide holes in the plurality of atomization regions.   
     
     
         4 . The control method of  claim 3 , wherein the atomizer comprises a first liquid storage cavity and a second liquid storage cavity,
 wherein a first medium to be atomized is stored in the first liquid storage cavity,   wherein a second medium to be atomized is stored in the second liquid storage cavity, a boiling point of the first medium to be atomized being lower than a boiling point of the second medium to be atomized,   wherein the substrate has a first atomization region and a second atomization region, the first atomization region being arranged corresponding to the first liquid storage cavity, the second atomization region being arranged corresponding to the second liquid storage cavity,   wherein the substrate has a plurality of first liquid guide holes located in the first atomization region and a plurality of second liquid guide holes located in the second atomization region,   wherein a diameter of the first liquid guide holes is greater than a diameter of the second liquid guide holes, and/or a length of the first liquid guide holes is less than a length of the second liquid guide holes, and   wherein the predetermined strategy comprises:
 heating the first atomization region to a first atomization temperature to atomize the first medium to be atomized, and 
 heating the second atomization region to a second atomization temperature to atomize the second medium to be atomized, the first atomization temperature being lower than the second atomization temperature. 
   
     
     
         5 . The control method of  claim 4 , wherein the predetermined strategy comprises:
 in response to determining a time at which the heating start signal is received reaches first preset time, starting to continuously heat the first atomization region to atomize the first medium to be atomized for first atomization time; and   in response to determining the time at which the heating start signal is received reaches second preset time, starting to continuously heat the second atomization region to atomize the second medium to be atomized for second atomization time,   wherein the first preset time is equal to the second preset time, or the first preset time is greater than the first preset time, and/or the first atomization time is equal to the second atomization time or not.   
     
     
         6 . The control method of  claim 5 , wherein the first atomization time is a fixed value, or the first atomization time is a time from a start of atomization in the first atomization region to an end of inhaling, and/or
 wherein the second atomization time is a fixed value, or the second atomization time is a time from a start of atomization in the second atomization region to an end of inhaling.   
     
     
         7 . The control method of  claim 4 , wherein the predetermined strategy comprises:
 in response to determining a time at which the heating start signal is received reaches first preset time, starting to discontinuously heat the first atomization region to atomize the first medium to be atomized, and controlling the first atomization region to perform atomization for first atomization time at a first time interval; and   in response to determining the time at which the heating start signal is received reaches second preset time, starting to discontinuously heat the second atomization region to atomize the second medium to be atomized, and controlling the second atomization region to perform atomization for second atomization time at a second time interval,   wherein the first preset time is equal to the second preset time, or the first preset time is greater than the first preset time, and/or   wherein the first atomization time is equal to the second atomization time or not, and/or   wherein the first time interval is equal to the second time interval or not.   
     
     
         8 . The control method of  claim 5 , wherein the first preset time and the second preset time are both 0, or
 wherein the second preset time is equal to the first preset time, the second preset time is greater than 0 and less than a first time threshold, and the first time threshold ranges from 2 s to 5 s, or   wherein the second preset time is greater than 0 and less than a first time threshold, the first preset time is greater than the second preset time period and less than the first time threshold, and the first time threshold ranges from 2 s to 5 s.   
     
     
         9 . The control method of  claim 3 , wherein the atomizer comprises a first liquid storage cavity, a second liquid storage cavity, and a third liquid storage cavity,
 wherein a first medium to be atomized is stored in the first liquid storage cavity, a second medium to be atomized is stored in the second liquid storage cavity, a third medium to be atomized is stored in the third liquid storage cavity, a boiling point of the first medium to be atomized is lower than a boiling point of the second medium to be atomized, and the boiling point of the second medium to be atomized is lower than a boiling point of the third medium to be atomized,   wherein the substrate has a first atomization region, a second atomization region, and a third atomization region, the first atomization region being arranged corresponding to the first liquid storage cavity, the second atomization region being arranged corresponding to the second liquid storage cavity, and the third atomization region being arranged corresponding to the third liquid storage cavity,   wherein the substrate has a plurality of first liquid guide holes located in the first atomization region, a plurality of second liquid guide holes located in the second atomization region, and a plurality of third liquid guide holes located in the third atomization region, a diameter of the first liquid guide holes is greater than a diameter of the second liquid guide holes, and a diameter of the second liquid guide holes is greater than a diameter of the third liquid guide holes, and/or a length of the first liquid guide holes is less than a length of the second liquid guide holes, and a length of the second liquid guide holes is less than a length of the third liquid guide holes, and   wherein the predetermined strategy comprises:
 heating the first atomization region to a first atomization temperature to atomize the first medium to be atomized, 
 heating the second atomization region to a second atomization temperature to atomize the second medium to be atomized, and 
 heating the third atomization region to a third atomization temperature to atomize the third medium to be atomized, 
   wherein the first atomization temperature is lower than the second atomization temperature, and the second atomization temperature is lower than the third atomization temperature.   
     
     
         10 . The control method of  claim 9 , wherein the predetermined strategy comprises:
 in response to determining a time at which the heating start signal is received reaches first preset time, starting to continuously heat the first atomization region to atomize the first medium to be atomized for first atomization time;   in response to determining the time at which the heating start signal is received reaches second preset time, starting to continuously heat the second atomization region to atomize the second medium to be atomized for second atomization time; and   in response to determining the time at which the heating start signal is received reaches third preset time, starting to continuously heat the third atomization region to atomize the third medium to be atomized for third atomization time,   wherein the first preset time, the second preset time, and the third preset time are equal; or the first preset time is equal to the second preset time, and the second preset time is greater than the third preset time; or the first preset time is greater than the second preset time, and the second preset time is greater than the third preset time, and/or   wherein at least two of the first atomization time, the second atomization time, and the third atomization time are different; or the first atomization time, the second atomization time, and the third atomization time are equal.   
     
     
         11 . The control method of  claim 10 , wherein the first atomization time is a fixed value, or the first atomization time is a time from a start of atomization in the first atomization region to an end of inhaling, and/or
 wherein the second atomization time is a fixed value, or the second atomization time is a time from a start of atomization in the second atomization region to an end of inhaling, and/or   wherein the third atomization time is a fixed value, or the third atomization time is a time from a start of atomization in the third atomization region to an end of inhaling.   
     
     
         12 . The control method of  claim 9 , wherein the predetermined strategy comprises:
 in response to determining a time at which the heating start signal is received reaches first preset time, starting to discontinuously heat the first atomization region to atomize the first medium to be atomized, and controlling the first atomization region to perform atomization for first atomization time at a first time interval;   in response to determining the time at which the heating start signal is received reaches second preset time, starting to discontinuously heat the second atomization region to atomize the second medium to be atomized, and controlling the second atomization region to perform atomization for second atomization time at a second time interval; and   in response to determining the time at which the heating start signal is received reaches third preset time, starting to discontinuously heat the third atomization region to atomize the third medium to be atomized, and controlling the third atomization region to perform atomization for third atomization time at a third time interval,   wherein the first preset time, the second preset time, and the third preset time are equal; or the first preset time is equal to the second preset time, and the second preset time is greater than the third preset time; or the first preset time is greater than the second preset time, and the second preset time is greater than the third preset time, and/or   wherein at least two of the first atomization time, the second atomization time, and the third atomization time are different, or the first atomization time, the second atomization time, and the third atomization time are equal, and/or   wherein at least two of the first time interval, the second time interval, and the third time interval are different, or the first time interval, the second time interval, and the third time interval are equal.   
     
     
         13 . The control method of  claim 10 , wherein the first preset time, the second preset time, and the third preset time are all 0, or
 wherein the third preset time is 0, the second preset time is greater than 0 and less than a first time threshold, the first preset time is greater than the second preset time period and less than the first time threshold, and the first time threshold ranges from 2 s to 5 s, or   wherein the third preset time is 0, the second preset time is equal to the first preset time, and the second preset time is greater than 0 and less than a first time threshold, and the first time threshold ranges from 2 s to 5 s.   
     
     
         14 . The control method of  claim 1 , wherein the atomizer comprises a first liquid storage cavity, a second liquid storage cavity, and a third liquid storage cavity,
 wherein a first medium to be atomized is stored in the first liquid storage cavity, a second medium to be atomized is stored in the second liquid storage cavity, a third medium to be atomized is stored in the third liquid storage cavity, a boiling point of the first medium to be atomized is lower than a boiling point of the second medium to be atomized, and the boiling point of the second medium to be atomized is lower than a boiling point of the third medium to be atomized,   wherein the first medium to be atomized and the second medium to be atomized both comprise propylene glycol and glycerol,   wherein contents of the propylene glycol and the glycerol in the first medium to be atomized are different from those in the second medium to be atomized,   wherein the third medium to be atomized comprises a sweetening agent,   wherein the substrate has a first atomization region, a second atomization region, and a third atomization region, the first atomization region being arranged corresponding to the first liquid storage cavity, the second atomization region being arranged corresponding to the second liquid storage cavity, and the third atomization region being arranged corresponding to the third liquid storage cavity,   wherein the substrate has a plurality of first liquid guide holes located in the first atomization region, a plurality of second liquid guide holes located in the second atomization region, and a plurality of third liquid guide holes located in the third atomization region, a diameter of the first liquid guide holes is greater than a diameter of the second liquid guide holes, and/or a length of the first liquid guide holes is less than a length of the second liquid guide holes, and   wherein the predetermined strategy comprises:
 heating the first atomization region to a first atomization temperature to atomize the first medium to be atomized, 
 heating the second atomization region to a second atomization temperature to atomize the second medium to be atomized, and 
 heating the third atomization region to a third atomization temperature to atomize the third medium to be atomized, 
   wherein the first atomization temperature is lower than the second atomization temperature, and the third atomization temperature is lower than the first atomization temperature; or the first atomization temperature is lower than the third atomization temperature, and the third atomization temperature is higher than the first atomization temperature and lower than the second atomization temperature.   
     
     
         15 . The control method of  claim 1 , wherein the heating element comprises a plurality of micro heating components arranged on the atomization surface of the substrate;
 wherein the plurality of micro heating components are arranged in each atomization region, and   wherein the predetermined strategy comprises:
 controlling a number of micro heating components of the plurality of micro heating components starting to generate heat in the plurality of micro heating components corresponding to different atomization regions. 
   
     
     
         16 . An electronic atomization device, comprising:
 a plurality of liquid storage cavities, media to be atomized being stored in the liquid storage cavities, with the media to be atomized stored in different liquid storage cavities being different;   a heating assembly comprising a substrate and a heating element, the heating element being arranged on the atomization surface of the substrate; or the heating assembly comprises a substrate, and the substrate is at least partially electrically conductive to serve as a heating element, the substrate having a plurality of atomization regions, the plurality of atomization regions and the plurality of liquid storage cavities being arranged in a one-to-one correspondence manner;   a memory storing program instructions; and   a processor calling the program instructions from the memory to perform the control method of  claim 1 .   
     
     
         17 . One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums having processor-executable instructions stored thereon, wherein the processor-executable instructions, when executed. facilitate the control method of  claim 1 .

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