Electronic cigarette

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10117461-B2
Application number	US-201614992045-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 11, 2016
Priority date	Mar 10, 2015
Publication date	Nov 6, 2018
Grant date	Nov 6, 2018

Abstract

The present invention provides an electronic cigarette, including an atomizer device and a battery device. The atomizer device includes an electrically-conductive air flowing pipe and an atomizer assembly disposed on the air flowing pipe. A liquid reservoir room is defined outside of the air flowing pipe. The atomizer assembly includes a liquid delivery wick and a heating member arranged on the liquid delivery wick. The liquid delivery wick is arranged across the air flowing pipe with at least one end thereof to be extended into the liquid reservoir room. The heating member electrically connects with the air flowing pipe, the air flowing pipe electrically connects with an electrode of the battery device, and the heating member electrically connects with the other electrode of the battery device by a conductor penetrating through the air flowing pipe.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electronic cigarette, comprising an atomizer device and a battery device; wherein the atomizer device comprises an electrically-conductive air flowing pipe and an atomizer assembly disposed on the electrically-conductive air flowing pipe; a liquid reservoir room is defined outside of the electrically-conductive air flowing pipe; the atomizer assembly comprises a liquid delivery wick and a heating member arranged on the liquid delivery wick; the liquid delivery wick is arranged across the electrically-conductive air flowing pipe with at least one end thereof to be extended into the liquid reservoir room; wherein the heating member electrically connects with the electrically-conductive air flowing pipe, the electrically-conductive air flowing pipe electrically connects with an electrode of the battery device, and the heating member electrically connects with another electrode of the battery device by a conductor penetrating through the electrically-conductive air flowing pipe; the atomizer device further comprises an atomizer holder comprising an annular baseplate; the electrically-conductive air flowing pipe is an electrically-conductive tubular structure that is made of electrically-conductive material; a spacer is defined between an inner ring of the annular baseplate and the electrically-conductive air flowing pipe to have insulated isolation between the conductor and the electrically-conductive air flowing pipe; the atomizer device also comprises a pressing ring; an outer ring of the pressing ring coordinates with an inner ring of the spacer, to press-fix the conductor between the pressing ring and the spacer; and a gap for laterally leading out the conductor is arranged on a side wall of the electrically-conductive air flowing pipe.

2. The electronic cigarette of claim 1 , wherein the electrically-conductive air flowing pipe is arranged on the annular baseplate, and is in communication with a through hole of the annular baseplate.

3. The electronic cigarette of claim 2 , wherein the electrically-conductive air flowing pipe is embedded on the annular baseplate.

4. The electronic cigarette of claim 1 , wherein the atomizer holder further comprises a connection pipe section extending from the annular baseplate towards the battery device; the connection pipe section is provided with a lead-out slot that is located corresponding to the gap for laterally leading out the conductor; a width of the gap is larger than that of the lead-out slot, and a portion of the lead-out slot facing the gap falls within a range of the gap.

5. The electronic cigarette of claim 4 , wherein there are two said gaps on the electrically-conductive air flowing pipe, and the two gaps are respectively arranged on two opposite sides of the side wall of the electrically-conductive air flowing pipe.

6. The electronic cigarette of claim 1 , furthering comprising a cartridge; the cartridge includes a liquid reservoir chamber and at least one liquid outlet(s) for communicating an internal of the liquid reservoir chamber with an outside; the atomizer device comprises the liquid reservoir room and at least one liquid inlet(s) for communicating an internal of the liquid reservoir room with the outside; the cartridge is mounted to the atomizer device, and is capable of rotating relative to the atomizer device between a first position and a second position; when the cartridge is located at the first position, the at least one liquid outlet(s) misalign(s) with the at least one liquid inlet(s) to disconnect the liquid reservoir chamber with the liquid reservoir room; when the cartridge is located at the second position, the at least one liquid outlet(s) aligns with the at least one liquid inlet(s) to communicate the liquid reservoir chamber with the liquid reservoir room; the atomizer device is capable of rotating relative to the battery device between a third position and a fourth position; when the atomizer device is located at the third position, the atomizer device disconnects with the battery device; when the atomizer device is located at the fourth position, the atomizer device connects with the battery device; wherein a rotation direction from the first position to the second position is consistent with that from the third position to the fourth position.

7. An electronic cigarette, comprising an atomizer device and a battery device; wherein the atomizer device comprises an electrically-conductive air flowing pipe and an atomizer assembly disposed on the electrically-conductive air flowing pipe; a liquid reservoir room is defined outside of the electrically-conductive air flowing pipe; the atomizer assembly comprises a liquid delivery wick and a heating member arranged on the liquid delivery wick; the liquid delivery wick is arranged across the electrically-conductive air flowing pipe with at least one end thereof to be extended into the liquid reservoir room; wherein the heating member electrically connects with the electrically-conductive air flowing pipe, the electrically-conductive air flowing pipe electrically connects with an electrode of the battery device, and the heating member electrically connects with the other electrode of the battery device by a conductor; the conductor is arranged in an air flowing passage defined in the electrically-conductive air flowing pipe, one end of the conductor is connected to the heating member, and another end of the conductor extends out of the electrically-conductive air flowing pipe by penetrating through a side wall of the electrically-conductive air flowing pipe; the atomizer device further comprises an atomizer holder; the atomizer holder comprises an annular baseplate, wherein the electrically-conductive air flowing pipe is arranged on the annular baseplate, and is in communication with a through hole of the annular baseplate; a gap for laterally leading out the conductor is arranged on a side wall of the electrically-conductive air flowing pipe; the atomizer holder further comprises a connection pipe section extending from the annular baseplate towards the battery device; the connection pipe section is provided with a lead-out slot that is located corresponding to the gap for laterally leading out the conductor; a width of the gap is larger than that of the lead-out slot, and a portion of the lead-out slot facing the gap falls within a range of the gap.

8. The electronic cigarette of claim 7 , wherein the electrically-conductive air flowing pipe is embedded on the annular baseplate.

9. The electronic cigarette of claim 7 , wherein the electrically-conductive air flowing pipe is an electrically-conductive tubular structure that is made of electrically-conductive material.

10. The electronic cigarette of claim 9 , wherein a spacer is defined between an inner ring of the annular baseplate and the electrically-conductive air flowing pipe to have insulated isolation between the conductor and the electrically-conductive air flowing pipe.

11. The electronic cigarette of claim 10 , wherein the atomizer device also comprises a pressing ring; an outer ring of the pressing ring coordinates with an inner ring of the spacer, to press-fix the conductor between the pressing ring and the spacer.

12. The electronic cigarette of claim 7 , wherein there are two said gaps on the electrically-conductive air flowing pipe, and the two gaps are respectively arranged on two opposite sides of the side wall of the electrically-conductive air flowing pipe.

13. The electronic cigarette of claim 7 , furthering comprising a cartridge; the cartridge includes a liquid reservoir chamber and at least one liquid outlet(s) for communicating an internal of the liquid reservoir c

Assignees

• Shenzhen Smoore Technology Ltd

Inventors

• Chen Zhiping

Classifications

• A24F47/008 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A24F40/40 Primary

  Constructional details, e.g. connection of cartridges and battery parts · CPC title

• A24F40/10

  Devices using liquid inhalable precursors · CPC title