Electronic vaporizer, electronic vaporizer device body, and electronic vaporizer device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11516886-B2
Application number	US-201916579880-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 24, 2019
Priority date	Jun 27, 2019
Publication date	Nov 29, 2022
Grant date	Nov 29, 2022

Abstract

The present application relates to an electronic vaporizer, an electronic vaporizer device body, and an electronic vaporizer device. An electronic vaporizer is used in combination with an electronic vaporizer device body, wherein the electronic vaporizer device body at least comprises a power supply, a first pin and a second pin; and the electronic vaporizer comprises: a storage compartment, storing a vaporizable substance; and a heating circuit, comprising: a heating component, configured for heating; and a first and second contact pad, wherein the heating circuit changes a voltage or current between the first pin and the second pin after the first and second contact pad being electrically contacting with the first and second pin respectively; and after detecting the voltage or the current changes, the electronic vaporizer device body controls the power supply to supply power to the heating component via the first and second contact pad.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic vaporizer, configured to be used in combination with an electronic vaporizer device body, wherein the electronic vaporizer device body at least comprises a power supply, a first pin and a second pin and is configured to control, after being combined to the electronic vaporizer, the power supply to supply power to the electronic vaporizer through the first pin and the second pin; and the electronic vaporizer comprises:
a storage compartment, storing a vaporizable substance; and
a heating circuit, comprising:
a heating component, configured to heat the vaporizable substance; and
a first contact pad and a second contact pad, electrically connected to the heating component,

wherein the heating circuit changes a voltage or current between the first pin and the second pin after the first contact pad and the second contact pad being electrically contacting with the first pin and the second pin respectively; and
after detecting that the voltage or the current changes, the electronic vaporizer device body controls the power supply to supply power to the heating component via the first contact pad and the second contact pad;
wherein the electronic vaporizer further comprises an authentication circuit, and the authentication circuit comprises a third contact pad and an encryption chip configured to store encrypted data information of the electronic vaporizer, and the authentication circuit is configured to provide the encrypted data information to the electronic vaporizer device body via the third contact pad.

2. The electronic vaporizer according to claim 1 , wherein the third contact pad is in electrical contact with a third pin of the electronic vaporizer device body after the electronic vaporizer is combined with the electronic vaporizer device body.

3. The electronic vaporizer according to claim 2 , wherein the authentication circuit further comprises a first resistor electrically connected to the third contact pad,
wherein a resistance of the first resistor is detected and obtained by the electronic vaporizer device body via at least the third contact pad.

4. The electronic vaporizer according to claim 1 , wherein the data information at least comprises an identification (ID) number of the electronic vaporizer.

5. The electronic vaporizer according to claim 2 , wherein the first contact pad, the second contact pad and the third contact pad are integrated in a printed circuit board (PCB) module.

6. An electronic vaporizer device body, configured to be used in combination with the electronic vaporizer, wherein the electronic vaporizer comprises:
a storage compartment, storing a vaporizable substance; and
a heating circuit, comprising:
a heating component, configured to heat the vaporizable substance; and
a first contact pad and a second contact pad, electrically connected to the heating component; and

wherein the electronic vaporizer device body comprises:
a power supply, configured to supply power; and
a main control circuit, comprising a first pin and a second pin; wherein the main control circuit is configured to control the power supply to supply power via the first pin and the second pin, after the first pin and the second pin electrically contacting with the first contact pad and the second contact pad respectively and a change of a voltage or a current between the first pin and the second pin is detected;
wherein the main control circuit further comprises a decryption module configured to obtain the encrypted data information from the authentication circuit via at least a third pin of the main control circuit and decrypt the encrypted data information; and wherein the decryption module is further configured to send decryption failure information when the decryption fails and send decryption success information when the decryption is successful.

7. The electronic vaporizer device body according to claim 6 , further comprising an airflow sensor, wherein the main control circuit is configured to activate the airflow sensor after detecting that the voltage or the current changes.

8. The electronic vaporizer device body according to claim 7 , wherein the airflow sensor is configured to detect an airflow and output level information having a logical level; and after receiving the level information having the logical level, the main control circuit controls the power supply to supply power via the first pin and the second pin.

9. The electronic vaporizer device body according to claim 8 , wherein the logical level is a high level or a low level.

10. The electronic vaporizer device body according to claim 6 , wherein the third pin is in electrical contact with the third contact pad.

11. The electronic vaporizer device body according to claim 10 , wherein the main control circuit is configured to detect the resistance of the first resistor via the third pin.

12. The electronic vaporizer device body according to claim 6 , wherein the main control circuit is configured not to respond to the change of the voltage or the current between the first pin and the second pin after receiving the decryption failure information.

13. The electronic vaporizer device body according to claim 6 , wherein the main control circuit is configured not to respond to the level information after receiving the decryption failure information.

14. The electronic vaporizer device body according to claim 6 , wherein the main control circuit is configured to respond to the change of the voltage or the current between the first pin and the second pin after receiving the decryption success information.

15. The electronic vaporizer device body according to claim 6 , wherein the main control circuit is configured to respond to the level information after receiving the decryption success information.

16. An electronic vaporizer device, comprising an electronic vaporizer and an electronic vaporizer device body; wherein
the electronic vaporizer comprises:
a storage compartment, storing a vaporizable substance; and
a heating circuit, comprising:
a heating component, configured to heat the vaporizable substance; and
a first contact pad and a second contact pad, electrically connected to the heating component; and

the electronic vaporizer device body comprises:
a power supply, configured to supply power; and
a main control circuit, comprising a first pin and a second pin; and

wherein the electronic vaporizer is inserted into the electronic vaporizer device body to be combined with the electronic vaporizer device, and at least the first pin and the second pin in the electronic vaporizer device body are in electrical contact with the first contact pad and the second contact pad of the electronic vaporizer respectively; and
wherein the main control circuit is configured to control the power supply to supply power via the first pin and the second pin, after the first pin and the second pin electrically contacting with the first contact pad and the second contact pad respectively and a change of a voltage or a current between the first pin and the second pin is detected;
wherein the electronic vaporizer further comprises an authentication circuit, and the authentication circuit comprises a third contact pad and an encryption chip configured to store encrypted data information of the electronic vaporizer, and the authentication circuit is configured to provide the encrypted data information to the electronic vaporizer device body via the third contact pad; and
wherein the main control circuit further comprises a decryption module configured to obtain the encrypted data information from

Assignees

• Shenzhen Relx Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chen Chen
• Wang Hui
• Fu Yao
• Chen Weifeng
• Feng Shuting
• Yang Zugang
• Zhang Jin

Classifications

• H05B1/0202

  Switches · CPC title

• H05B1/0297 Primary

  Heating of fluids for non specified applications · CPC title

• A24F40/53 Primary

  Monitoring, e.g. fault detection · CPC title

• A24F40/40

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