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CN-122004528-A - Cleaning device, cleaning system and cleaning method thereof

CN122004528ACN 122004528 ACN122004528 ACN 122004528ACN-122004528-A

Abstract

The embodiment of the application provides a cleaning device, a cleaning system and a cleaning method thereof, wherein the cleaning device is used for being matched with a heating component and cleaning the surface of the heating component, and the cleaning device comprises a first electrode. The first electrode is electrically connected with the high-voltage output end of the power supply component to generate plasma, and the plasma forms jet flow to clean the surface of the heating component. The cleaning device provided by the embodiment of the application has a good cleaning effect.

Inventors

  • LI HUANXI
  • CHEN LEWEN
  • WANG SHUAI
  • ZHOU HONGMING

Assignees

  • 思摩尔国际控股有限公司

Dates

Publication Date
20260512
Application Date
20241111

Claims (20)

  1. 1. A cleaning device for cleaning a surface of a heat generating component, the cleaning device comprising: and the first electrode is electrically connected with the high-voltage output end of the power supply assembly to generate plasma, and the plasma forms jet flow to clean the surface of the heating assembly.
  2. 2. The cleaning device of claim 1, wherein the voltage at the high voltage output is greater than or equal to 1000V.
  3. 3. The cleaning device of claim 1, further comprising an insulating housing having a receiving cavity, wherein when the heat generating component is inserted into the receiving cavity, a space between a cavity wall of the receiving cavity and the heat generating component forms a jet channel, and wherein the plasma can enter the jet channel and clean a surface of the heat generating component.
  4. 4. A cleaning device according to claim 3, further comprising an air flow generating assembly for generating an air flow and driving the plasma to move directionally within the jet channel.
  5. 5. The cleaning apparatus of claim 4, wherein the jet channel has first and second opposing openings, at least a portion of the area of the airflow generating assembly and the first electrode are disposed at an end proximate the first opening, and the plasma flows from the first opening in a direction toward the second opening.
  6. 6. The cleaning device of claim 5, further comprising a mounting base on which at least a portion of the air flow generating assembly is disposed, the insulating housing being a tube in which the receiving chamber is formed, the first and second openings being located at opposite ends of the tube, respectively, and the mounting base being disposed at the first opening.
  7. 7. The cleaning device of claim 6, wherein a side of the mounting base facing the first opening is provided with a stopper for limiting a maximum length of insertion of the heat generating component into the cleaning device.
  8. 8. The cleaning device according to claim 7, wherein the first electrode is provided on a wall of the pipe body in a circumferential direction of the pipe body, or the first electrode is a ring electrode provided on a wall of the pipe body.
  9. 9. The cleaning device of claim 8, further comprising a second electrode, wherein the second electrode and the first electrode are respectively and correspondingly electrically connected with two poles of the power supply assembly, the second electrode is arranged on the limiting member, and the second electrode and the first electrode are arranged at intervals and can generate plasma therebetween.
  10. 10. The cleaning device of claim 9, wherein projections of the first and second electrodes onto the axis of the tube body along a radial direction of the tube body at least partially coincide.
  11. 11. The cleaning device according to claim 6, wherein the cleaning device comprises a second electrode, the second electrode and the first electrode are respectively and correspondingly electrically connected with two poles of the power supply assembly, the second electrode is arranged on the mounting seat, the second electrode is positioned on one side of the first electrode away from the second opening along the axial extension direction of the pipe body, and the distance between the second electrode and the first electrode is smaller than or equal to 10mm.
  12. 12. The cleaning device of claim 9, further comprising an insulator, at least a portion of the insulator disposed within the spaced-apart space between the first and second electrodes such that a dielectric barrier discharge is generated upon energizing the first and second electrodes, or the second electrode disposed within the limiter, the limiter at least partially disposed between the first and second electrodes such that a dielectric barrier discharge is generated upon energizing the first and second electrodes.
  13. 13. The cleaning device of claim 9, further comprising an insulator that covers at least the opposing faces of the first electrode and the second electrode, and/or that covers at least the opposing faces of the second electrode and the first electrode, such that dielectric barrier discharge occurs upon energizing the first electrode and the second electrode.
  14. 14. The cleaning device of claim 11, wherein an end of the second electrode facing the second opening is pointed.
  15. 15. The cleaning apparatus defined in any one of claims 6-14, wherein the airflow generating assembly comprises a blower disposed at the first opening, the blower being disposed on the mount such that airflow generated by the blower flows past the first electrode and/or such that airflow generated by the blower flows toward the receiving chamber.
  16. 16. The cleaning device of claim 15, comprising a baffle member having a baffle chamber, the baffle member disposed between the mount and the tube body, and the baffle chamber in communication with the first opening, the baffle chamber having a cross-sectional area that decreases progressively from a side proximate the fan to a side distal from the fan.
  17. 17. The cleaning apparatus of claim 4, wherein the cleaning apparatus comprises a plurality of nozzle assemblies, a plurality of nozzle assemblies are arranged on the cavity wall of the accommodating cavity at intervals, one first electrode is arranged in each nozzle assembly, and the nozzle assemblies can spray plasma generated by the first electrodes to the accommodating cavity.
  18. 18. The cleaning device of any one of claims 9, 10, 12 or 13, wherein a spacing between the first electrode and the second electrode is greater than or equal to 0.2mm and less than or equal to 3mm.
  19. 19. A cleaning method of a cleaning device, characterized in that the cleaning method comprises the steps of: Penetrating at least part of the area of the heating component into the accommodating cavity of the cleaning device; controlling the power supply assembly to supply power to the first electrode so as to generate plasma; And controlling the airflow generating assembly to start, and guiding the plasma to directionally move in the accommodating cavity so as to drive the plasma to clean the surface of the heating assembly.
  20. 20. A cleaning system comprising an aerosol-generating device comprising a heat generating component and a cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 18, the cleaning device generating a plasma jet and cleaning a surface of the heat generating component.

Description

Cleaning device, cleaning system and cleaning method thereof Technical Field The application relates to the technical field of aerosol generating devices, in particular to a cleaning device, a cleaning system and a cleaning method thereof. Background In the related art, an aerosol-generating article for use with an aerosol-generating device includes an aerosol-forming substrate, a heat-generating component of the aerosol-generating device employs central heating, a central heat-generating body is inserted into the aerosol-generating substrate for heating, and when the aerosol-forming substrate is heated to generate an aerosol, non-volatile organic residues from the aerosol-forming substrate remain and accumulate on the surface of a heating element. Therefore, it is necessary to clean the surface of the central heating element, and the cleaning of the central heating element is mainly performed by physical brushing or the like, but the cleaning effect of the above-described cleaning method is poor. The heating element of the heating component is easily damaged by physical brushing, and the heating element is difficult to clean, so that the cleaning process of a user is very inconvenient. Disclosure of Invention Accordingly, a primary object of the embodiments of the present application is to provide a cleaning device, a cleaning system and a cleaning method thereof with good cleaning effect. In order to achieve the above object, the technical solution of the embodiment of the present application is as follows: an aspect of an embodiment of the present application provides a cleaning device for cleaning a surface of a heat generating component, the cleaning device including: and the first electrode is electrically connected with the high-voltage output end of the power supply assembly to generate plasma, and the plasma forms jet flow to clean the surface of the heating assembly. In one embodiment, the voltage at the high voltage output is greater than or equal to 1000V. In one embodiment, the cleaning device further comprises an insulating housing having a receiving cavity, wherein when the heating element is inserted into the receiving cavity, a jet channel is formed between a cavity wall of the receiving cavity and the heating element, and the plasma can enter the jet channel and clean the surface of the heating element. In one embodiment, the cleaning device further comprises an air flow generating assembly for generating an air flow and driving the plasma to move directionally within the jet channel. In one embodiment, the jet channel has a first opening and a second opening opposite to each other, at least a partial region of the gas flow generating assembly and the first electrode are disposed at one end near the first opening, and the plasma flows from the first opening in the direction of the second opening. In one embodiment, the cleaning device further comprises a mounting seat, at least a partial area of the airflow generating assembly is arranged on the mounting seat, the insulating shell is a tube body, the accommodating cavity is formed in the tube body, the first opening and the second opening are respectively positioned at two opposite ends of the tube body, and the mounting seat is arranged at the first opening. In one embodiment, a limiting member is disposed on a side of the mounting seat facing the first opening, and the limiting member is used for limiting a maximum length of the heating component inserted into the cleaning device. In one embodiment, the first electrode is disposed on the wall of the pipe body along the circumferential direction of the pipe body, or the first electrode is an annular electrode, and the annular electrode is disposed on the wall of the pipe body. In one embodiment, the cleaning device further comprises a second electrode, the second electrode and the first electrode are respectively and correspondingly and electrically connected with two poles of the power supply assembly, the second electrode is arranged on the limiting piece, and the second electrode and the first electrode are arranged at intervals and can generate plasma therebetween. In one embodiment, the projections of the first and second electrodes on the axis of the tube body are at least partially coincident along the radial direction of the tube body. In one embodiment, the cleaning device comprises a second electrode, the second electrode and the first electrode are respectively and correspondingly electrically connected with two poles of the power supply assembly, the second electrode is arranged on the mounting seat and is positioned on one side, deviating from the second opening, of the first electrode along the axial extension direction of the tube body, and the distance between the second electrode and the first electrode is smaller than or equal to 10mm. In one embodiment, the cleaning device further comprises an insulating member, wherein at least part of the area of the insulating member