Electronic cigarette and its soft sucking rod

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9603387-B2
Application number	US-201213884953-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 28, 2012
Priority date	Dec 28, 2012
Publication date	Mar 28, 2017
Grant date	Mar 28, 2017

Abstract

The present invention relates to a soft sucking rod for electronic cigarette, the soft sucking rod includes a sucking rod sleeve and a liquid smoke cup configured within the sucking rod sleeve and an atomizer; the sucking rod sleeve is made of soft materials, the liquid smoke cup is configured with a liquid storage component therein for accommodating liquid smoke, the liquid storage component defines a through hole coaxially extended therethrough as a smog channel, the atomizer is configured in the smog channel of the liquid smoke cup, the atomizer atomizes the liquid smoke which is near the atomizer and stored in the liquid storage component. The soft sucking rod has good touch feel and mouth feel when hold in hand, and has simple and compact internal structure and low manufacturing cost.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A soft sucking rod for an electronic cigarette, comprising a sucking rod sleeve with hollow inner chamber, a liquid smoke cup configured within the sucking rod sleeve for reserving liquid smoke and an atomizer for transforming the liquid smoke into smog; wherein the sucking rod sleeve is made of soft materials, the liquid smoke cup is configured with a liquid storage component therein for reserving the liquid smoke, the liquid storage component defines a through hole in its central portion as a smog channel, the atomizer is configured in the smog channel of the liquid smoke cup, the atomizer atomizes the liquid smoke which is near the atomizer and stored in the liquid storage component;
the sucking rod sleeve has its opposite ends to be respectively configured with a nozzle and a power rod connector for connecting with an external power supply, the liquid smoke cup comprises the nozzle and a cup holder which are opposite to and separate from each other in a certain distance and tightly engaged with an inner wall of the sucking rod sleeve by expansion, and a liquid storage component fixed between the nozzle and the cup holder, and a liquid storage space of the liquid smoke cup is defined jointly by the nozzle, the cup holder and the sucking rod sleeve;
the liquid storage component is cylindrical and configured with the through hole coaxially extended therethrough;
the nozzle comprises a cylindrical cover body and a first positioning post coaxially extended from an end of the cover body, the nozzle defines a nozzle vent coaxially extended through the cover body and the first positioning post, the nozzle is made of soft materials;
the cup holder has a cylinder cup-shaped structure, and enclosed by a side wall and a bottom wall, the cup holder is configured with a second positioning post axially extended from its bottom wall, an annular inner chamber is defined between the second positioning post and an inner wall of the cup holder for accommodating the liquid storage component, the cup holder defines a cup holder vent coaxially extended through the second positioning post and the bottom wall, the first positioning post of the nozzle and the second positioning post of the cup holder is corresponded to each other, and both of them are inserted into the through hole of the liquid storage component and respectively fix opposite ends of the liquid storage component and support the liquid storage component;
the atomizer comprises a heating wire and a fiber member for supporting the heating wire and absorbing the liquid smoke, the fiber member is fixed within the through hole in a radial direction of the liquid storage component and its opposite ends abut against the liquid storage component to absorb the liquid smoke for the heating wire to atomize it the heating wire is wound around the fiber member, opposite ends of the heating wire are respectively attached on a side wall of the through hole and pass out of the cup holder and are electrically connected with the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the power rod connector; the cup holder of the liquid smoke cup further defines perforations axially extended through the bottom wall of the cup holder for extension of the heating wire, and junctions between the heating wire and the perforations are circumferentially sealed.

2. The sucking rod as described in claim 1 , wherein, the liquid storage component further defines a stepped groove at its end engaged with the cup holder for insertion of the cup holder.

3. The sucking rod as described in claim 1 , wherein, the cup holder is cylinder-shaped, and defines a venthole coaxially extended therethrough, and two perforations axially extended therethrough at opposite sides of the venthole, and the cup holder is further configured with an annular hermetical ring on its side wall for sealing and tightly engaging by expansion with the sucking rod sleeve.

4. The sucking rod as described in claim 1 , wherein, the liquid storage component is non-woven cloth, wood pulp cotton, chemical fiber cotton or PVA, which have liquid-absorbent and liquid barrier properties.

5. A soft sucking rod for an electronic cigarette, comprising a sucking rod sleeve with hollow inner chamber, a liquid smoke cup configured within the sucking rod sleeve for reserving liquid smoke and an atomizer for transforming the liquid smoke into smog; wherein the sucking rod sleeve is made of soft materials, the liquid smoke cup is configured with a liquid storage component therein for reserving the liquid smoke, the liquid storage component defines a through hole in its central portion as a smog channel, the atomizer is configured in the smog channel of the liquid smoke cup, the atomizer atomizes the liquid smoke which is near the atomizer and stored in the liquid storage component;
the sucking rod sleeve has its opposite ends to be respectively configured with a nozzle and a power rod connector for connecting with an external power supply, the liquid smoke cup comprises the nozzle and a cup holder which are opposite to and separate from each other in a certain distance and tightly engaged with an inner wall of the sucking rod sleeve by expansion, and a liquid storage component fixed between the nozzle and the cup holder, and a liquid storage space of the liquid smoke cup is defined jointly by the nozzle, the cup holder and the sucking rod sleeve;
the liquid storage component is cylindrical and configured with the through hole coaxially extended therethrough;
the nozzle comprises a cylindrical cover body and a first positioning post coaxially extended from an end of the cover body, the nozzle defines a nozzle vent coaxially extended through the cover body and the first positioning post, the nozzle is made of soft materials;
the cup holder is cylinder-shaped, and defines a venthole coaxially extended therethrough, and two perforations axially extended therethrough at opposite sides of the venthole, and the cup holder is further configured with an annular hermetical ring on its side wall for sealing and tightly engaging by expansion with the sucking rod sleeve;
wherein, the atomizer is a heating wire, and comprises a spiral main part and a first electronic wire and a second electronic wire disposed at opposite ends of the main part and respectively serving as positive and negative electrodes, the main part is affixed onto an inner wall of the through hole of the liquid storage component and is coaxial with the liquid storage component, and the first electronic wire and the second electronic wire pass through the through hole and further go out of the cup holder to be electrically connected with the positive and negative electrodes of the power rod connector.

6. The sucking rod as described in claim 5 , wherein, the first electronic wire extends along the inner wall of the through hole beyond a first end surface of the liquid storage component adjacent to the nozzle and extends along the first end surface after a first bending, and then extends along the outer wall of the liquid storage component to a second end surface of the liquid storage component adjacent to the cup holder after a second bending, then continues to extend along the second end surface of the liquid storage component to a corresponding perforation of the cup holder after a third bending, and passes through the perforation after a fourth bending to be electrically connected with the first electrode of the power rod connector; the second electronic wire extends along the inner wall of the through holes beyond the second end surface of the liquid storage component adjacent the cup holder and extends to a corresponding perforation along the second end surface after a first bending, and passes through the perforation after a second bending to be electrically connected wit

Assignees

• Kimree Hi Tech Inc
• Huizhou Kimree Technology Co Ltd Shenzhen Branch

Inventors

• Liu Qiuming

Classifications

• H05B2203/022

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• H05B3/44 Primary

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• H05B3/03

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