Liquid supply method and apparatus

Abstract

Disclosed are a liquid supply method and apparatus, belonging to the technical field of vaping simulation. The method is applied to an electronic cigarette. The method includes: obtaining a working parameter of the electronic cigarette, wherein the working parameter includes at least one of an output power of an atomizer, a temperature in an atomizing chamber and an output voltage of the electronic cigarette (110); determining a consumption rate of at least one liquid according to the working parameter (120); and according to the consumption rate of each liquid, controlling a microflow liquid supply assembly to use a microchannel to supply each liquid to an atomization assembly for atomization (130). The method solves the problem in the related art of liquid leakage or dry burning being easily caused since it is difficult to balance e-liquid supply and e-liquid consumption in an actual use process of an electronic cigarette.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A liquid supply method, wherein the method is applied to an electronic cigarette, the electronic cigarette is provided with a microfluidic liquid supply assembly and a liquid storing assembly, the liquid storing assembly is configured to store at least one liquid, the method comprises:
 obtaining a working parameter of the electronic cigarette, wherein the working parameter of the electronic cigarette comprise at least one of an output power of an atomizer, a temperature in an atomizing chamber and an output voltage of the electronic cigarette;   determining a consumption rate of at least one liquid according to the working parameter;   controlling the microfluidic liquid supply assembly to use a microchannel to supply each liquid to an atomizing assembly for atomization according to the consumption rate of each liquid;   wherein, at least one of the liquid can be e-liquid, or, at least one of the liquid are e-liquid ingredient.   
     
     
         2 . The liquid supply method according to  claim 1 , wherein the microchannel is provided with a microvalve, controlling the microfluidic liquid supply assembly to use a microchannel to supply each liquid to an atomizing assembly for atomization according to the consumption rate of each liquid, comprises:
 controlling opening degree of the microvalve in the corresponding microchannel for transporting the liquid, according to the consumption rate of each liquid, and suppling each liquid to the atomizing assembly through the corresponding microchannel for atomization.   
     
     
         3 . The liquid supply method according to  claim 2 , wherein the microchannel is provided with a microflow sensor therein, controlling opening degree of the microvalve in the corresponding microchannel for transporting the liquid, according to the consumption rate of each liquid, comprises:
 obtaining a flow velocity value detected by the microflow sensor in each microchannel;   adjusting the opening degree of the internal microvalve according to the flow velocity value of each microchannel and the consumption rate of the liquid transported by the microchannel.   
     
     
         4 . The liquid supply method according to  claim 1 , wherein the electronic cigarette comprises at least one guiding member, a groove communicated with the liquid storing assembly is defined on the guiding member, the grooves is the microchannel, a liquid outlet of each microchannel is provided with a microvalve, controlling the microfluidic liquid supply assembly to use a microchannel to supply each liquid to an atomizing assembly for atomization according to the consumption rate of each liquid, comprises:
 determining a liquid supply frequency of each liquid according to the consumption rate of each liquid and a volume of the groove;   closing the microvalve at the outlet of the groove each time firstly, according to the liquid supply frequency of each groove, and filling the groove with the corresponding liquid and powering on the liquid in the groove, and then opening the microvalve.   wherein, when the microvalve located at the outlet of each groove is opened, the liquid contained in the groove is transported to the atomizing assembly by the force between the charges.   
     
     
         5 . The liquid supply method according to  claim 1 , wherein controlling the microfluidic liquid supply assembly to use a microchannel to supply each liquid to an atomizing assembly for atomization according to the consumption rate of each liquid, comprises:
 determining an injection frequency and single injection amount of each liquid according to the consumption rate of each liquid;   for each liquid, according to the injection frequency of each liquid, injecting the liquid corresponding to a single injection amount into a liquid inlet of the microchannel corresponding to the liquid each time.   injecting a separator after inject an injection amount liquid into each microchannel each time, wherein the injection amount corresponding to a single injection;   wherein, the separator is a gas or the separator is a liquid, and the liquid is a e-liquid ingredient.   
     
     
         6 . The liquid supply method according to  claim 1 , wherein determining a consumption rate of at least one liquid according to the working parameter, comprises:
 determining a heat generation rate of the electronic cigarette according to the output power or the output voltage of the atomizer;   determining the consumption rate of each of the liquids according to the heat generation rate.   
     
     
         7 . The liquid supply method according to  claim 6 , wherein determining the consumption rate of each of the liquids according to the heat generation rate, comprises:
 if the at least one liquid is the e-liquid ingredient, determining the rate of consumption of the liquid delivered by each microchannel according to the heat generation rate, an atomization ratio of the at least one liquid, and a consumption rate of the liquid corresponding to the unit output power or unit output voltage;   if the at least one liquid is e-liquid, determining a consumption rate of the e-liquid according to the heat generation rate.   
     
     
         8 . The liquid supply method according to  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of atomizing chambers are provided in the electronic cigarette, the microfluidic liquid supply assembly comprises a plurality of microchannels, a liquid outlet of each microchannel extends into one atomizing chamber, determining a consumption rate of the at least one liquid according to the working parameter, comprises:
 determining the output power of the atomizing assembly in each atomizing chamber, according to the output power of the atomizer or the output voltage of the atomizer, an atomization ratio of the at least one liquid, and a type of liquid delivered to each atomization chamber;   determining the rate of consumption of liquid delivered to the atomizing chamber, according to an output power of the atomizing assembly in each atomization chamber and a consumption rate of the liquid corresponding to an unit output power.   
     
     
         9 . The liquid supply method according to  claim 1 , wherein a liquid inlet of each microchannel is communicated with a liquid storage member, a liquid outlet of each of the microchannels extends into the atomizing chamber, the atomizing assembly is arranged in the atomizing chamber; or,
 the liquid inlet of each microchannel is communicated with the liquid storing member, the middle part of the microchannel or one end of the microchannel away from the liquid inlet opens a plurality of ventilation holes, the microchannel is communicated with a cigarette holder through the ventilation hole; the microchannel is a heating member of the atomizing assembly; when the microchannel is heated, a atomized aerosol flows out of the microchannel through at least one of the ventilation holes, but any liquid in the microchannel is difficult to overflow from the ventilation holes.   
     
     
         10 . The liquid supply method according to  claim 1 , wherein the atomizing assembly comprises a heating member, can atomize at least one described liquid when the heating member is heated; and/or,
 the atomizing assembly comprises ceramic atomizing sheet, the ceramic atomizing sheet can atomize at least one liquid when it resonates at a predetermined frequency, and/or   the atomizing assembly comprises at least one nozzle and air supply device, each nozzle is in communication with the liquid outlet of a microchannel; the air supply device is configured to apply high pressure air flow to the nozzle side to atomize the liquid sprayed from the nozzle.   
     
     
         11 . A computer-readable storage medium, one or more instructions are stored in the computer-readable storage medium, when the one or more instructions are executed by the processor in the electronic cigarette, the liquid supply method involved in  claim 1  is implemented. 
     
     
         12 . A liquid supply device apparatus, comprising:
 a memory and a processor;   at least one program instruction is stored in the memory;   the processor, by loading and executing the at least one program instruction, implements the liquid supply method involved in  claim 1 .