Battery box for electronic cigarette

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10679809-B2
Application number	US-201815860653-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 2, 2018
Priority date	Nov 4, 2016
Publication date	Jun 9, 2020
Grant date	Jun 9, 2020

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an electronic cigarette. The electronic cigarette includes a battery box. The battery box includes a support, a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) accommodated in the support, and a button assembly connected to the support. The button assembly includes a first casing, a first magnet arranged in the first casing, and a second magnet abutting against the first magnet. The support defines a limiting hole configured for accommodating the second magnet. The second magnet is connected to the PCB. The electronic cigarette is simple in overall structure and is convenient to carry, and the button has a long service life.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A battery box for an electronic cigarette, wherein the battery box comprises a support, a PCB accommodated in the support, and a button assembly connected to the support, wherein the PCB is provided with a start switch;
wherein the button assembly comprises a first casing, a first magnet arranged in the first casing, and a second magnet abutting against the first magnet; wherein the support defines a limiting hole configured for accommodating the second magnet; and the second magnet is connected to the PCB such that the second magnet abuts against the start switch.

2. The battery box according to claim 1 , wherein the first casing defines a first groove, and the first magnet is accommodated in the first groove.

3. The battery box according to claim 2 , wherein the button assembly further comprises a third magnet connected to the first casing, and the support is provided with a connector configured for accommodating the third magnet.

4. The battery box according to claim 3 , wherein the first casing defines a second groove, the third magnet and the connector are both accommodated in the second groove.

5. The battery box according to claim 3 , wherein the battery box further comprises a housing configured for accommodating the support, the housing is provided with a plurality of locating columns, the support defines a plurality of first through holes, and each locating column is connected to each first through hole through a connecting rod.

6. The battery box according to claim 1 , wherein the button assembly further comprises a limiting element configured for accommodating the second magnet, the limiting element is accommodated in the limiting hole and abuts against the first magnet.

7. The battery box according to claim 1 , wherein the PCB is provided with a contact terminal, and the second magnet abuts against the contact terminal.

8. The battery box according to claim 7 , wherein the battery box further comprises an elastic element, and the elastic element has two ends connected to the second magnet and the contact terminal respectively.

9. The battery box according to claim 8 , wherein the elastic element is a silicone element.

Assignees

• Shenzhen Ivps Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chen Wen

Classifications

• H01M2220/30

  Batteries in portable systems, e.g. mobile phone, laptop · CPC title

• H01H36/02 Primary

  actuated by movement of a float carrying a magnet · CPC title

• A24F47/00

  Smokers' requisites not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• H01M2/1055

  Electricity · mapped topic

• A24F47/008

  Human Necessities · mapped topic