Electronic cigarette

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9675116-B2
Application number	US-201314098101-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 5, 2013
Priority date	Jul 31, 2013
Publication date	Jun 13, 2017
Grant date	Jun 13, 2017

Abstract

This present application discloses an electronic cigarette, comprising an atomizer and a battery rod, a connecting structure, and an elastic structure; the connecting structure includes a first connecting member and a second connecting member; the first connecting member is provided with at least one engaging portion, the second connecting member defines a butt-jointed groove, a wall of the butt-jointed groove extends away from a rabbet of the butt-jointed groove to form at least one channel structure, the channel includes an inserting guide channel, a taking-out guide channel, and a bending channel, and the bending channel forms a buckled portion; the elastic structure is configured for supplying elasticity towards the rabbet of the butt-jointed groove to the first connecting member, so that the engaging portion is engaged with the buckled portion. The non-threaded connecting structure is simple and is convenient to operate, which improves users' experience.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic cigarette, comprising an atomizer, a battery rod, and a connecting structure disposed at a butt-jointed position between the atomizer and the battery rod to connect the atomizer with the battery rod; the connecting structure including a first connecting member and a second connecting member;
wherein, the electronic cigarette further comprises an elastic structure disposed on an end of the connecting structure;
wherein, a side surface of the first connecting member is provided with at least one engaging portion, the second connecting member defines a butt-jointed groove configured for receiving the first connecting member, and at least one channel structure is defined on an inner sidewall of the second connecting member along an axial direction of the second connecting member, the channel structure extends toward an opposite direction of a rabbet of the butt-jointed groove and is communicated with the butt-jointed groove; the channel structure includes an inserting guide channel, a taking-out guide channel, and a bending channel communicating with both a first bottom of the inserting guide channel and a second bottom of the taking-out guide channel respectively; the bending channel bends towards the rabbet of the butt-jointed groove and forms a buckled portion at a bending part of the bending channel; the elastic structure is configured for supplying elasticity towards the rabbet of the butt-jointed groove to the first connecting member, so that the engaging portion is engaged with the buckled portion to realize a connection between the atomizer and the battery rod.

2. The electronic cigarette of claim 1 , wherein, the electronic cigarette further includes an electrode sleeve axially inserted in the second connecting member and a second electrode inserted in a central position of the electrode sleeve.

3. The electronic cigarette of claim 2 , wherein, the elastic structure is a spring, and the spring is sheathed on the second electrode and is abutted against the second electrode and the electrode sleeve respectively.

4. The electronic cigarette of claim 2 , wherein, the side surface of the first connecting member is provided with a pair of the engaging portions, and the second connecting member defines a pair of the channel structures corresponding to the pair of the engaging portions.

5. The electronic cigarette of claim 4 , wherein, both the inserting guide channel and the taking-out guide channel lean relative to an axis of the second connecting member, and the taking-out guide channel and the inserting guide channel lean to two opposite directions respectively.

6. The electronic cigarette of claim 5 , wherein, the inserting guide channel and the taking-out guide channel are formed symmetrically based on the axis of the second connecting member.

7. The electronic cigarette of claim 4 , wherein, a first top of the inserting guide channel communicates with a second top of the taking-out guide channel, and a first middle portion of the inserting guide channel is separated from a second middle portion of the taking-out guide channel.

8. The electronic cigarette of claim 7 , wherein, the first middle portion of the inserting guide channel extends away from the axis of the second connecting member along a distal end of the first top, and the first bottom of the inserting guide channel extends towards the axis of the second connecting member along a distal end of the first middle portion.

9. The electronic cigarette of claim 8 , wherein, the second middle portion of the taking-out guide channel extends away from the axis of the second connecting member along a distal end of the second top, and the second bottom of the taking-out guide channel extends towards the axis of the second connecting member along a distal end of the second middle portion.

10. The electronic cigarette of claim 4 , wherein, a distal end of the engaging portion has a spherical shape.

11. The electronic cigarette of claim 10 , wherein, the first connecting member and the engaging portion are integrally formed.

12. The electronic cigarette of claim 1 , wherein, the first connecting member and the second connecting member are disposed coaxially with each other.

13. The electronic cigarette of claim 12 , wherein, the second connecting member is disposed on one end of the battery rod facing the atomizer or on one end of the atomizer facing the battery rod.

14. The electronic cigarette of claim 13 , wherein, the first connecting member is disposed on one end of the atomizer facing the battery rod or on one end of the battery rod facing the atomizer.

15. The electronic cigarette of claim 1 , wherein, the electronic cigarette further includes a first insulation sleeve axially inserted in the first connecting member and a first electrode inserted in a central position of the first insulation sleeve.

16. The electronic cigarette of claim 1 , wherein, the connecting structure defines an airflow passage communicating the first connecting member with the second connecting member.

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