1. A lens module comprising:
a first lens array comprising a plurality of first lenses;
a second lens array comprising a plurality of second lenses, an optical axis of each second lens being aligned with that of the corresponding first lens;
an electrostrictive member made from an artificial muscle material spacing the first lens array and the second lens array, the electrostrictive member having a first surface and a second surface on an opposite side thereof to the first surface, the first surface directly adhered to the first lenses, and the second surface directly adhered to the second lenses, a thickness direction of the electrostrictive member parallel to optical axes of the first lenses and second lenses, the electrostrictive member being deformable along the thickness direction thereof when an electric current is applied thereto, thereby driving the first and second lens arrays to move toward or away from each other; and
a power supply being electrically connected to the electrostrictive member to provide the electric current to the electrostrictive member.
2. The lens module of claim 1, wherein the electrostrictive member has a plurality of through holes defined therein, the through holes being aligned with the respective first lenses and second lenses.
3. The lens module of claim 1, wherein the artificial muscle material is selected from a group consisting of ferroelectric polymers and dielectric elastomers.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An electronic cigarette, comprising:
a power supply battery;
a microcontroller connected with said power supply battery;
an atomizer connected with said power supply battery;
wherein said microcontroller contains a first timing module, a comparison module and a control module;
said first timing module is configured to timing;
said comparison module is configured to compare said first timing module’s timing period with a presetting period;
said control module is configured to control said power supply module being disconnected with said atomizer when said comparison module’s comparison result is that said timing period is equal to or greater than said presetting period;
said presetting period is equal to a expiration date of said electronic cigarette; said presetting period is set and stored by said microcontroller.
2. The electronic cigarette according to claim 1, wherein said first timing module is a calculagraph and its timing period is equal to said expiration date of said electronic cigarette.
3. The electronic cigarette according to claim 1, wherein said first timing module is a timer and its timing period is equal to said expiration date of said electronic cigarette.
4. The electronic cigarette according to claim 1, wherein said electronic cigarette further comprises a prompt module connected with said microcontroller; said prompt module is configured to output and display if said first timing module’s timing period is passing said presetting period, and outputs reminding information to users when said comparison module’s comparison result is that said timing period is equal to or greater than said presetting period.
5. The electronic cigarette according to claim 4, wherein said reminding information is outputted from said prompt module by way of voice andor display.
6. The electronic cigarette according to claim 1, wherein said electronic cigarette further comprises:
a smoking sensor andor a input module connected with said microcontroller respectively,
said smoking sensor is configured to detect a smoking signal and transmit the signal to said microcontroller; said input module is configured to receive signals inputted from external then transmit the signals to said microcontroller;
if comparison result of the comparison module is that said first timing module’s timing period is less than said presetting period, said microcontroller controls said power supply battery to provide power to said atomizer according to the signal detected from said smoking sensor or input signals from said input module;
If comparison result of comparison module is that said first timing module’s timing period is equal to or greater than said presetting period, said microcontroller controls said power supply battery being disconnected with said atomizer.
7. The electronic cigarette according to claim 6, wherein said input module is a key input module or a touch screen input module.
8. The electronic cigarette according to claim 1, wherein said electronic cigarette further comprises a switch circuit configured to control said power supply battery being connected or disconnected with said atomizer; said switch circuit is a semiconductor switch.
9. The electronic cigarette according to claim 1, wherein said microcontroller can be a MCU, a CPU, a GPU or an ASIC chip.
10. An electronic cigarette comprises:
a power supply battery;
a microcontroller connected with said power supply battery;
an atomizer connected with said power supply battery;
said electronic cigarette further comprises a second timing module which is respectively connected with said microcontroller and said power supply battery; said second timing module is configured to timing and transmitting the timing signals to said microcontroller;
said microcontroller contains a comparison module and a control module;
said comparison module is configured to compare said second timing module’s timing period with said presetting period;
said control module is configured to control said power supply module being disconnected with said atomizer when said comparison module’s comparison result is that said timing period is equal to or greater than said presetting period;
said presetting period is equal to a expiration date of said electronic cigarette; said presetting period is set and stored by said microcontroller.
11. The electronic cigarette according to claim 10, wherein when said timing period is equal to or greater than said presetting period, said microcontroller controls said second timing module stopping timing.
12. The electronic cigarette according to claim 10, wherein said second timing module is a calcuagraph chip with the type of RX8025.
13. The electronic cigarette according to claim 10, wherein said microcontroller can be a MCU, a CPU, a GPU or an ASIC chip.
14. A method for detecting an expiration date of an electronic cigarette, said electronic cigarette comprises a microcontroller, a power supply battery connected with said microcontroller and an atomizer connected with said power supply battery; said microcontroller includes a first timing module, a comparison module and a control module; wherein said method comprising the steps of:
setting a presetting period according to said expiration date of said electronic cigarette;
beginning timing by said first timing module;
comparing said presetting period with said timing period from said first timing module by said comparison module;
when said timing period is equal to or greater than said presetting period, said control module of said microcontroller controls said power supply battery being disconnected with said atomizer.
15. The method for detecting an expiration date of an electronic cigarette according to claim 14, wherein said method further comprises: when said first timing module’s timing period is equal to or greater than said presetting period, said microcontroller controls said prompt module to output reminding information to users; said reminding information is outputted by way of voice andor display.
16. The method for detecting an expiration date of an electronic cigarette according to claim 14, wherein said prompt module comprises a LED displayer andor a speaker.
17. The method for detecting an expiration date of an electronic cigarette according to claim 14, wherein said prompt module comprises a light-emitting diodes andor a speaker.
18. A method for detecting an expiration date of an electronic cigarette, said electronic cigarette comprises a microcontroller, a power supply battery connected with said microcontroller, an atomizer connected with said power supply battery, a second timing module which is respectively connected with said microcontroller and said power supply battery; said microcontroller includes a comparison module and a control module; wherein said method comprising the steps of:
setting a presetting period according to said expiration date of said electronic cigarette;
beginning timing by said second timing module;
obtaining said timing period from said second timing module by said microcontroller and comparing said presetting period with said timing period by said comparison module;
when said second timing module’s timing period is equal to or greater than said presetting period, said control module of said microcontroller controls said power supply battery being disconnected with said atomizer.
19. The method for detecting an expiration date of an electronic cigarette according to claim 18, wherein said method further comprises: when said second timing module’s timing period is equal to or greater than said presetting period, said microcontroller controls said prompt module outputting reminding information to users; said reminding information is outputted by way of voice andor display.