Atomizing device and electronic cigarette using the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9456633-B2
Application number	US-201213992736-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 14, 2012
Priority date	Apr 1, 2012
Publication date	Oct 4, 2016
Grant date	Oct 4, 2016

Abstract

The present invention provides an atomizing device and an electronic cigarette using the same. The atomizing device includes an outer sleeve, a liquid storage layer, a heating assembly, an atomizing elastic seat and a hard connecting assembly. The hard connecting assembly is inserted in the atomizing seat to elastically squeeze and tensioningly engage. The atomizing seat is adapted for the outer sleeve, and elastically expanded as a result of the connecting assembly being inserted in the elastic atomizing seat to be tightly sealed in the inner wall of the outer sleeve. The electronic lines are respectively tensioningly fixed in the elastic atomizing seat and electrically connect to the connecting assembly. The strength of the atomizing device is highly enhanced and assures further assembly. The atomizing seats is squeezed and sealed by the connecting head.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An atomizing device, comprising an outer sleeve, a liquid storage layer, a heating assembly, an atomizing seat and a connecting assembly, the liquid storage layer, the heating assembly and the atomizing seat being assembled in the outer sleeve; wherein the atomizing seat is an elastic atomizing seat, the connecting assembly is inserted in the elastic atomizing seat to elastically squeeze and tensioningly engage with the elastic atomizing seat;
the connecting assembly comprises a conductive connecting head and a top electrode, the conductive connecting head and the top electrode are insulatively engaged with each other; the elastic atomizing seat defines a slot, and the conductive connecting head is tensioningly inserted into the slot; the elastic atomizing seat defines an air channel therein, and the top electrode is inserted into the air channel to tensioningly engage with the inner wall of the elastic atomizing seat;
the heating assembly comprises a heating element and two electronic lines respectively connected to two ends of the heating element; one electronic line is tensioningly fixed between the elastic atomizing seat and the connecting head to electrically connect to the connecting head; the other electronic line is tensioningly fixed between the air channel wall of the elastic atomizing seat and the top electrode to electrically connect to the top electrode; and the conductive connecting head is metallic.

2. The atomizing device defined according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic atomizing seat is adapted for the outer sleeve, and the elastic atomizing seat is elastically expanded as a result of the connecting assembly being inserted in the elastic atomizing seat to be tightly sealed in the inner wall of the outer sleeve.

3. The atomizing device defined according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic atomizing seat comprises a main body and an axial extending portion formed on a center of the main body; the air channel of the atomizing seat runs through the main body and the axial extending portion; the main body forms an annular flange on an outer edge thereof; the outer diameter of the annular flange is adapted to an inner diameter of the outer sleeve, and tightly latches the inner wall of the outer sleeve to achieve seal; and the annular flange and the outer wall of the main body cooperatively define the slot.

4. The atomizing device defined according to claim 3 , wherein the outer wall of the connecting head forms an annular flange adapted to the inner diameter of the outer sleeve, and the connecting head forms a stepped hole therein; when the connecting head is inserted into the slot, the annular flange of the connecting head longitudinally resists the annular flange of the atomizing seat, and the main body of the atomizing seat is tensioningly latched in the stepped hole of the connecting head; the top electrode is latched the stepped hole of the connecting head via an insulating ring, and longitudinally extends and tensioningly latches in the inner wall of the air channel of the main body of the atomizing seat.

5. The atomizing device defined according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic atomizing seat forms a pair of line holes used for the electronic lines passing through; each of the line holes has a thin neck, when the atomizing seat is squeezed, the thin neck elastically deforms to tightly clamp the electronic lines therein.

6. The atomizing device defined according to claim 5 , wherein the line holes longitudinally pass through the main body of the elastic atomizing device, and one line hole communicates with the air channel; one electronic line passes through a corresponding line hole and bypasses a bottom edge of the main body to stretch into the slot and is latched in the inner wall of the slot by the connecting head; the other electronic line passes through the other corresponding line hole to go back the inner wall of the air channel and is clamped by the top electrode.

7. The atomizing device defined according to claim 1 , wherein the atomizing device further comprises a glass fiber tube; the glass fiber tube defines assembling holes to fix the heating assembly; the glass fiber tube is a double-layer tube; an inner layer tube of the glass fiber tube forms a supporting ear corresponding to the assembling hole to fix the heating assembly; and the elastic atomizing seat is made of silicone.

8. The atomizing device defined according to claim 7 , wherein the liquid storage layer is cotton packaging on an outer of the glass fiber tube for storing liquid.

9. The atomizing device defined according to claim 8 , wherein the glass fiber tube is packaged by a cloth layer, and then is packaged by the storage cotton.

10. An electronic cigarette, comprising an atomizing device and a battery assembly, the atomizing device comprising an outer sleeve, liquid storage layer, a heating assembly, an atomizing seat and a connecting assembly, the liquid storage layer, the heating assembly and the atomizing seat being assembled in the outer sleeve, wherein the atomizing seat is an elastic atomizing seat, the connecting assembly is inserted in the elastic atomizing seat to elastically squeeze and tensioningly engage with the elastic atomizing seat, positive and negative electrodes of the battery assembly respectively electrically connect with the connecting assembly;
the connecting assembly comprises a conductive connecting head and a top electrode, the conductive connecting head and the top electrode are insulatively engaged with each other; the elastic atomizing seat defines a slot, and the conductive connecting head is tensioningly inserted into the slot; the elastic atomizing seat defines an air channel therein, and the top electrode is inserted into the air channel to tensioningly engage with the inner wall of the elastic atomizing seat;
the heating assembly comprises a heating element and two electronic lines respectively connected to two ends of the heating element; one electronic line is tensioningly fixed between the elastic atomizing seat and the connecting head to electrically connect to the connecting head; the other electronic line is tensioningly fixed between the air channel wall of the elastic atomizing seat and the top electrode to electrically connect to the top electrode; and the conductive connecting head is metallic.

11. The electronic cigarette defined according to claim 10 , wherein the battery assembly is assembled in the outer sleeve.

12. The electronic cigarette defined according to claim 10 , wherein the elastic atomizing seat is adapted for the outer sleeve, the elastic atomizing seat is elastically expanded as a result of the connecting assembly being inserted in the elastic atomizing seat to be tightly sealed in the inner wall of the outer sleeve.

13. An electronic cigarette comprising an atomizing device, and a power source pole, the power source pole connecting with the atomizing device, the atomizing device comprising an outer sleeve, a liquid storage layer, a heating assembly, an atomizing seat and a connecting assembly, the liquid storage layer, the heating assembly and the atomizing seat being assembled in the outer sleeve, wherein the atomizing seat is an elastic atomizing seat, the connecting assembly is inserted in the elastic atomizing seat to elastically squeeze and tensioningly engage with the elastic atomizing seat, positive and negative electrodes of the power source pole respectively electrically connect with the connecting assembly;
the connecting assembly comprises a conductive connecting head and a top electrode, the conductive connecting head and the top electrode are insulatively engaged with each other; the elast

Assignees

• Liu Qiuming
• Huizhou Kimree Technology Co Ltd Shenzhen Branch

Inventors

• Liu Qiuming

Classifications

• A61M11/041 Primary

  using heaters · CPC title

• H05B3/03

  Electrodes · CPC title

• H05B3/026

  Electricity · mapped topic

• A24F47/008 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61M16/06

  Respiratory or anaesthetic masks · CPC title