US 12,582,172 B2 · Liquid storage assembly, electronic vaporization apparatus, and remaining volume detection method

Abstract

A liquid storage assembly includes: a liquid storage cavity for storing to-be-vaporized liquid; a reference element at least partially located in the liquid storage cavity and including a reference electrode; at least one detection element at least partially located in the liquid storage cavity, the at least one detection element being spaced apart from the reference element and including a detection electrode; and a detection circuit electrically connected to the reference element and the at least one detection element, the detection circuit detecting capacitance between the reference element and the at least one detection element or resistance of the to-be-vaporized liquid, and determining a remaining volume of the to-be-vaporized liquid according to the detected capacitance or resistance.

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Dependent claims

A liquid storage assembly, comprising:

a liquid storage cavity configured to store to-be-vaporized liquid;
a reference element at least partially located in the liquid storage cavity and comprising a reference electrode;
at least one detection element at least partially located in the liquid storage cavity, the at least one detection element being spaced apart from the reference element and comprising a detection electrode;
and
a detection circuit electrically connected to the reference element and the at least one detection element, the detection circuit being configured to detect capacitance between the reference element and the at least one detection element or resistance of the to-be-vaporized liquid, and to determine a remaining volume of the to-be-vaporized liquid according to the detected capacitance or resistance,
wherein the reference element is configured as a heating element.

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A remaining volume detection method for to-be-vaporized liquid, applicable to an electronic vaporization apparatus comprising a liquid storage cavity, the liquid storage cavity being configured to store to-be-vaporized liquid, the remaining volume detection method comprising:

detecting capacitance between a reference element and at least one detection element as detected capacitance or resistance of the to-be-vaporized liquid;
wherein the reference element is at least partially located in the liquid storage cavity and comprises a reference electrode, and wherein the reference element is configured as a heating element;
wherein the at least one detection element is at least partially located in the liquid storage cavity, the at least one detection element is-being spaced apart from the reference element and comprising a detection electrode;
and
determining a remaining volume of the to-be-vaporized liquid according to the detected capacitance or resistance.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Liquid storage assembly, electronic vaporization apparatus, and remaining volume detection method

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Liquid storage assembly, electronic vaporization apparatus, and remaining volume detection method

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