Refill adapter cap for a refill receptacle to refill liquid in an electronic smoking device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11058151-B2
Application number	US-201716330331-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 6, 2017
Priority date	Sep 6, 2016
Publication date	Jul 13, 2021
Grant date	Jul 13, 2021

Abstract

A refill adapter cap (100) is provided for a refill receptacle adapted to refill the liquid reservoir of an electronic smoking device via the refill adapter cap, wherein the refill adapter cap comprises a first end (101) with an opening (110) and a connection portion (120), adapted for the connection to a refill receptacle. Furthermore, the refill adapter cap comprises a second end (102) with an injection portion (130) that protrudes from the second end and defines a liquid outlet hole (131). Moreover, the refill adapter cap comprises a liquid flow channel (140) interconnecting the first end and the second end, allowing for liquid to flow through the refill adapter cap. The liquid flow channel comprises a slope section (160) adapted to reduce the flow rate of liquid passing the liquid flow channel.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A refill adapter cap for a refill receptacle adapted to refill a liquid reservoir of an electronic smoking device via the refill adapter cap, wherein the refill adapter cap comprises:
a first end with an opening and a connection portion, adapted for the connection to a refill receptacle;
a second end with an injection portion that protrudes from an edge end surface of second end and comprises a liquid outlet hole;
a liquid flow channel interconnecting the first end and the second end, allowing for liquid to flow through the refill adapter cap;
wherein the liquid flow channel comprises a slope section adapted to reduce the flow rate of liquid passing the liquid flow channel.

2. The refill adapter cap of claim 1 , wherein the slope section extends from the first end along a part of the liquid flow channel and has a tapering cross-section.

3. The refill adapter cap of claim 2 , wherein the slope section of the liquid flow channel at the first end has a diameter that is at least as great as the diameter of the opening.

4. The refill adapter cap of claim 1 , wherein the liquid flow channel at least in part extends along a line that is displaced in parallel with respect to a centerline of the refill adapter cap.

5. The refill adapter cap of claim 1 , wherein the slope section of the liquid flow channel includes the shape of a funnel.

6. The refill adapter cap of claim 1 , wherein the connection portion comprises a screw-fit connection element.

7. The refill adapter cap of claim 1 , further comprising an inlay cap adapted to be arranged within an opening of an electronic smoking device, wherein the inlay cap comprises an insertion hole for the reception of the injection portion of the refill adapter cap, allowing for liquid to flow through the inlay cap.

8. The refill adapter cap of claim 7 , wherein the inlay cap further comprises an airflow channel allowing for air to flow through the inlay cap.

9. The refill adapter cap of claim 1 , wherein the first end comprises a needle with the opening of the first end being arranged at the tip of the needle, wherein the needle is protruding from the first end, away from the refill adapter cap, along a direction that is parallel to a centerline of the refill adapter cap.

10. The refill adapter cap of claim 9 , further comprising an additional collar that comprises an attachment portion for the separate attachment of the additional collar to a refill receptacle or a piercing portion adapted to be pierced by the needle of the refill adapter cap.

11. The refill adapter cap of claim 10 , wherein the attachment portion comprises an engagement element adapted to engage with a corresponding engagement element of a refill receptacle.

12. The refill adapter cap of claim 11 , wherein the engagement element comprises a screw thread.

13. The refill adapter cap of claim 10 , wherein the piercing portion comprises a membrane.

14. The refill adapter cap of claim 13 , wherein the membrane comprises silicone.

15. The refill adapter cap of claim 1 , wherein the liquid flow channel at least in part extends along a line that is displaced in parallel with respect to a centerline of the refill adapter cap.

16. A refill system for an electronic smoking device, comprising:
a refill adapter cap for a refill receptacle adapted to refill a liquid reservoir of an electronic smoking device via the refill adapter cap, wherein the refill adapter cap comprises:
a first end with an opening and a connection portion, adapted for the connection to a refill receptacle;
a second end with an injection portion that protrudes from an edge end surface of second end and comprises a liquid outlet hole;
a liquid flow channel interconnecting the first end and the second end, allowing for liquid to flow through the refill adapter cap, wherein the liquid flow channel comprises a slope section adapted to reduce the flow rate of liquid passing the liquid flow channel;
a needle at the first end, wherein the opening of the first end being arranged at the tip of the needle, and wherein the needle is protruding from the first end, away from the refill adapter cap, along a direction that is parallel to a centerline of the refill adapter cap; and

a refill receptacle with a refill outlet portion and an outlet collar attached to the refill outlet portion, wherein the outlet collar comprises an outlet piercing portion adapted to be pierced by the needle of the refill adapter cap.

17. The refill adapter cap of claim 16 , wherein the slope section extends from the first end along a part of the liquid flow channel and has a tapering cross-section.

18. The refill adapter cap of claim 16 , further comprising an additional collar that comprises an attachment portion for the separate attachment of the additional collar to a refill receptacle or a piercing portion adapted to be pierced by the needle of the refill adapter cap.

19. The refill adapter cap of claim 18 , wherein the piercing portion comprises a membrane.

20. The refill adapter cap of claim 18 , wherein the attachment portion comprises an engagement element adapted to engage with a corresponding engagement element of a refill receptacle.

Assignees

• Fontem Holdings 1 Bv

Inventors

• Biel Stefan
• Beer Andreas

Classifications

• A24F40/10

  Devices using liquid inhalable precursors · CPC title

• A61M2209/045

  for filling, e.g. for filling reservoirs · CPC title

• A24F40/00

  Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor · CPC title

• B67B7/26 Primary

  combined with spouts · CPC title

• A24F15/015 Primary

  with means for refilling of liquid inhalable precursors · CPC title