Atomizer, housing therefor and electronic atomizing apparatus

Abstract

An atomizer may include a housing and an atomizing assembly. The housing may include a nozzle and a liquid storage pipe. The nozzle may be located at an end of the liquid storage pipe and integrated with the liquid storage pipe. At least a portion of an outer surface of the nozzle away from the liquid storage pipe may include a matte surface having a first rugosity. At least a portion of an outer surface of the housing may be a polished surface through which aerosol-generating substrate stored in the liquid storage pipe can be observed. The atomizing assembly may be configured to heat and atomize the aerosol-generating substrate to generate smoke.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An atomizer, comprising:
 a housing comprising a nozzle and a liquid storage pipe, wherein the nozzle is located at an end of the liquid storage pipe and integrated with the liquid storage pipe, the nozzle and the liquid storage pipe are an integrated structure consisting of only one material, at least a portion of an outer surface of the nozzle away from the liquid storage pipe comprises a matte surface having a first rugosity, at least a portion of an outer surface of the housing is a polished surface through which aerosol-generating substrate in the liquid storage pipe is observed; and   an atomizing assembly configured to heat and atomize the aerosol-generating substrate to generate aerosol.   
     
     
         2 . The atomizer of  claim 1 , wherein the entire outer surface of the nozzle is a matte surface having the first rugosity, and at least a portion of an outer surface of the liquid storage pipe is a polished surface. 
     
     
         3 . The atomizer of  claim 1 , wherein the entire outer surface of the liquid storage pipe is a polished surface. 
     
     
         4 . The atomizer of  claim 2 , wherein the outer surface of the liquid storage pipe comprises at least a first surface and a second surface;
 the first surface is arranged between the outer surface of the nozzle and the second surface;   the first surface is a polished surface, and the second surface is a matte surface having a second rugosity.   
     
     
         5 . The atomizer of  claim 4 , wherein the first rugosity is equal to the second rugosity. 
     
     
         6 . The atomizer of  claim 1 , wherein the outer surface of the nozzle further comprises a polished surface, the polished surface of the nozzle is arranged on at least one side of the matte surface having a first rugosity, and the polished surface of the nozzle is closer to the liquid storage pipe than the matte surface having a first rugosity. 
     
     
         7 . The atomizer of  claim 1 , wherein the housing is made of translucent material, a light transmittance of the matte surface ranges from 10% to 80%, and a light transmittance of the polished surface ranges from 30% to 100%. 
     
     
         8 . The atomizer of  claim 1 , wherein an outer surface of the nozzle and an outer surface of the liquid storage pipe are an outer surface of the housing; and the nozzle and the liquid storage pipe are made by a forming die in only one injection process to obtain the integrated structure, the forming die defines a first die cavity configured to form the nozzle of the housing and a second die cavity configured to form the liquid storage pipe of the housing;
 the first die cavity communicates with the second die cavity;   a portion of an outer side wall of the first die cavity away from the second die cavity comprises a surface having a first rugosity such that a portion of the outer surface of the nozzle away from the liquid storage pipe formed by using the forming die comprises the matte surface having the first rugosity;   at least a portion of the outer side walls of the first die cavity and an outer side wall of the second die cavity comprises a polished surface such that at least a portion of the outer surface of the housing formed by using the forming die is the polished surface.   
     
     
         9 . The atomizer of  claim 1 , wherein the nozzle defines an accommodation cavity inside configured to store aerosol-generating substrate, and the accommodation cavity is in fluid communication with a reservoir of the liquid storage pipe; and
 the portion of the housing corresponding to the polished surface is thinner than the portion corresponding to the matte surface.   
     
     
         10 . The atomizer of  claim 1 , wherein the area of a cross-section of the nozzle gradually decreases in a direction away from the liquid storage pipe; and the end of the nozzle away from the liquid storage pile has a rectangular or an oval configuration. 
     
     
         11 . The atomizer of  claim 10 , wherein at a predefined distance from the end of the nozzle away from the liquid storage pipe, a length of the nozzle in a first direction ranges from 17.1 to 26.1 mm, a width of the nozzle in a second direction ranges from 8.1 to 11.3 mm;
 a length of the nozzle at the end of the nozzle away from the liquid storage pipe in the first direction ranges from 8.8 to 18.2 mm, and a width of the nozzle at the end of the nozzle away from the liquid storage pipe in the second direction ranges from 4.4 to 7.7 mm;   the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.   
     
     
         12 . The atomizer of  claim 11 , wherein the predefined distance ranges from 10 to 15 mm. 
     
     
         13 . The atomizer of  claim 11 , wherein the end of the nozzle away from the liquid storage pipe has a rectangular configuration;
 at the predefined distance from the end of the nozzle away from the liquid storage pipe, the length of the nozzle in the first direction ranges from 17.1 to 19 mm, the width of the nozzle in the second direction ranges from 8.1 to 9 mm;   the length of the nozzle at the end of the nozzle away from the liquid storage pipe in the first direction ranges from 13 to 17 mm, and the width of the nozzle at the end of the nozzle away from the liquid storage pipe in the second direction ranges from 6 to 7 mm.   
     
     
         14 . The atomizer of  claim 11 , wherein the end of the nozzle away from the liquid storage pipe has an oval configuration;
 at the predefined distance from the end of the nozzle away from the liquid storage pipe, the width of the nozzle in the first direction ranges from 19 to 20 mm, the width of the nozzle in the second direction ranges from 9 to 10.5 mm;   the length of the nozzle at the end of the nozzle away from the liquid storage pipe in the first direction ranges from 16.5 to 18.2 mm, and the width of the nozzle at the end of the nozzle away from the liquid storage pipe in the second direction ranges from 6.5 to 7.5 mm.   
     
     
         15 . The atomizer of  claim 1 , wherein the nozzle defines a gas exiting hole at an end away from the liquid storage pipe;
 the housing further comprises a gas exiting pipe, the gas exiting pipe is located inside the liquid storage pipe and is connected to a fringe of the gas exiting hole, the gas exiting pipe and the nozzle are formed of a single piece.   
     
     
         16 . The atomizer of  claim 15 , wherein an oleophobic layer is provided on an inner side wall of the gas exiting pipe, to prevent aerosol-generating substrate which has not been vaporized from leaking from the gas exiting pipe. 
     
     
         17 . The atomizer of  claim 1 , wherein an inner surface of the nozzle and an inner surface of the liquid storage pipe are polished surfaces. 
     
     
         18 . A housing adapted for an atomizer, comprising a side wall and an end wall connected to the side wall, wherein the side wall and the end wall are an integral structure consisting of only one material;
 wherein a chamber is defined by the side wall and the end wall, the chamber is configured to receive an atomizing assembly of the atomizer and store aerosol-generating substrate;   a gas exiting hole is defined in the end wall;   a portion of an outer surface of the side wall comprises a first matte surface, the first matte surface is adjacent to the end wall and configured to contact with user when the atomizer is being used; and   the outer surface of the side wall except for the portion of the outer surface comprises a polished surface through which aerosol-generating substrate in the chamber is observed.   
     
     
         19 . The housing of  claim 18 , wherein the side wall and the end wall are made of only PCTG in an only one injection process to obtain the integrated structure; and
 an outer surface of the side wall and an outer surface of the end wall are an outer surface of the housing.   
     
     
         20 . An electronic atomizing apparatus, comprising:
 an atomizer, comprising:   a housing comprising a nozzle and a liquid storage pipe, wherein the nozzle is located at an end of the liquid storage pipe and integrated with the liquid storage pipe, the nozzle and he liquid storage pipe are an integrated structure consisting of only one material, at least a portion of an outer surface of the nozzle away from the liquid storage pipe comprises a matte surface having a first rugosity, at least a portion of an outer surface of the housing is a polished surface through which aerosol-generating substrate in the liquid storage pipe is observed   an atomizing assembly configured to heat and atomize the aerosol-generating substrate to generate aerosol; and   a battery assembly connected to the atomizer and configured to power the atomizer.