Electronic cigarette with magnetic connection

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9332787-B2
Application number	US-201213820505-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 27, 2012
Priority date	Sep 27, 2012
Publication date	May 10, 2016
Grant date	May 10, 2016

Abstract

The present invention relates an electronic cigarette with magnetic connection, comprising an inhaling shell and a power shell, a connection end of the inhaling shell coupled to the power shell is set with a first connector, the first connector comprises a first seat and a first terminal post, the first seat wholly or partly forms a first magnetic-attraction part; a connection end of the power shell is set with a second connector, the second connector comprises a second seat and a second terminal post, the second seat wholly or partly forms a second magnetic-attraction part which can magnetically attracts the first magnetic-attraction part; the first magnetic-attraction part and the second magnetic-attraction part attracts each other; which makes the electronic cigarette assembling and disassembling conveniently and quickly, the electronic cigarette appearance attract, forming a special air passage, air in and out of the electronic cigarette circulates smoothly.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic cigarette with magnetic connection, comprising an inhaling shell and a power shell, wherein, a connection end of the inhaling shell coupled to the power shell is set with a first connector, the first connector comprises a first seat and a first terminal post respectively used as a first and a second electrodes of the first connector, the first seat wholly or partly forms a first magnetic-attraction part; a connection end of the power shell coupled to the inhaling shell is set with a second connector, the second connector comprises a second seat and a second terminal post respectively used as a first and a second electrodes of the second connector, the second seat wholly or partly forms a second magnetic-attraction part which can magnetically attracts the first magnetic-attraction part; the first magnetic-attraction part and the second magnetic-attraction part attracts each other, which makes the first seat and the second seat contacted and makes the first terminal post and the second terminal post contacted;
the first connector further comprises a first insulation sleeve for spacing the first seat and the first terminal post, the first seat is shaped as a cylinder, the first terminal post is inserted in center of the first seat via the first insulation sleeve; the second connector further comprises a second insulation sleeve for spacing the second seat and the second terminal post, the second seat is shaped as a cylinder, and the second terminal post is inserted in center of the second seat via the second insulation sleeve;
the second terminal post is inserted in the second insulation sleeve, the second insulation sleeve is mounted in an insulation base and is inserted in center of the second seat via the insulation base, an end of the second terminal post within the insulation base is set with a stop flange, and the end of the second terminal post within the insulation base is inserted in a spring, both ends of the spring respectively abut against the stop flange and an inner end wall of the insulation base so as to keep the second terminal post extending; a lower section of the second terminal post extends out of a bottom wall of the second seat, the second terminal post defines an air hole axially through its center.

2. The electronic cigarette with magnetic connection of claim 1 , wherein, the insulation seat is shaped as a cup, comprises a sidewall, a bottom wall and a protruding bar longitudinally extending outsides from the bottom wall; the sidewall and the bottom wall enclose a first inner cavity for accommodating the second terminal post, and the bottom wall further defines a first terminal hole for passing the second terminal post.

3. The electronic cigarette with magnetic connection of claim 2 , wherein, the second insulation sleeve is shaped as a cup, comprises a sidewall and a bottom wall, the sidewall and the bottom wall of the second insulation sleeve enclose a second inner cavity for accommodating the second terminal post.

4. The electronic cigarette with magnetic connection of claim 3 , wherein, the second insulation sleeve further comprises a flange radially extending outwards from the sidewall of the second insulation sleeve, and a guiding part axially extending from the bottom wall of the second insulation sleeve, the guiding part further defines a second terminal hole axially through center of the guiding part and communicating with the second inner cavity; the second insulation sleeve is mounted with interference fit in an inner wall of the first inner cavity of the insulation base via the sidewall of the second insulation sleeve, and is axially fixed via the flange abutting against an open end of the first inner cavity of the insulation base.

5. The electronic cigarette with magnetic connection of claim 1 , wherein, the first magnetic absorption part is wholly made from conductive magnetic iron or magnetic materials, or the first magnetic absorption part is partly made from conductive materials; the second magnetic absorption part is wholly made from conductive magnetic iron or magnetic materials, or the second magnetic absorption part is partly made from conductive materials.

6. The electronic cigarette with magnetic connection of claim 1 , wherein, the inhaling shell is set with a tobacco-liquid cup and an atomizer therein, the power shell is set with a storage battery therein; the first electrode and the second electrode of the first connector respectively connect with positive and negative electrodes of the atomizer; and the first electrode and the second electrode of the second connector respectively connect with positive and negative electrodes of the storage battery.

7. An electronic cigarette with magnetic connection, comprising an inhaling shell and a power shell, wherein, a connection end of the inhaling shell coupled to the power shell is set with a first connector, the first connector comprises a first seat and a first terminal post respectively used as a first and a second electrodes of the first connector, the first seat wholly or partly forms a first magnetic-attraction part; a connection end of the power shell coupled to the inhaling shell is set with a second connector, the second connector comprises a second seat and a second terminal post respectively used as a first and a second electrodes of the second connector, the second seat wholly or partly forms a second magnetic-attraction part which can magnetically attracts the first magnetic-attraction part; the first magnetic-attraction part and the second magnetic-attraction part attracts each other, which makes the first seat and the second seat contacted and makes the first terminal post and the second terminal post contacted;
the first connector further comprises a first insulation sleeve for spacing the first seat and the first terminal post, the first seat is shaped as a cylinder, the first terminal post is inserted in center of the first seat via the first insulation sleeve; the second connector further comprises a second insulation sleeve for spacing the second seat and the second terminal post, the second seat is shaped as a cylinder, and the second terminal post is inserted in center of the second seat via the second insulation sleeve;
wherein, the second seat defines an air passage therein for receiving the first seat, the second magnetic absorption part is a permanent magnet, the permanent magnet is fixed in the air passage of the second seat, and one end of the first seat is inserted in the second seat and keeps a preset distance from the permanent magnet.

8. The electronic cigarette with magnetic connection of claim 7 , wherein, the air passage of the second seat is an axially-thorough hole, an inner wall of the air passage forms a positioning step, the second terminal post is inserted in the second seat and abuts against one end of the permanent magnet so that the other end of the permanent magnet abuts against the positioning step, therefore the permanent magnet is fixed in the air passage of the second seat.

9. The electronic cigarette with magnetic connection of claim 8 , wherein, the second seat has a shape adapted to an inner wall of the connection end of the power shell, has a cylindrical structure, fixed with interference fit in the inner wall of the connection end of the power shell via its outer wall; a fixed flange adapted to the connection end of the power shell radially extends outwards from an end wall of the second seat, and the fixed flange radially defines a thorough air inlet.

10. The electronic cigarette with magnetic connection of claim 7 , wherein, the first seat comprises a cylindrical upper section and a cylindrical lower section, the upper section is used for coupling the connect

Assignees

• Liu Qiuming
• Huizhou Kimree Technology Co Ltd Shenzhen Branch

Inventors

• Liu Qiuming

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