Electronic cigarette

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9713346-B2
Application number	US-201615091296-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 5, 2016
Priority date	Apr 29, 2003
Publication date	Jul 25, 2017
Grant date	Jul 25, 2017

Abstract

An electronic cigarette comprises nicotine without harmful tar. The cigarette includes a shell, a cell, nicotine solution, control circuit, and an electro-thermal vaporization nozzle installed in the air suction end of the shell. The advantages of the present invention are smoking without tar, reducing the risk of cancer, the user still gets a smoking experience, the cigarette is not lit, and there is no fire danger.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vaporizing device comprising:
a liquid storage container;
a pump positioned for pumping liquid from the liquid storage container into a tube of a vaporization nozzle having a heating wire;
a control circuit electrically connected to a sensor, the pump and the heating wire;
with the control circuit activating the pump and the heating wire when the sensor senses inhalation, the pump pumping liquid from the liquid storage container onto the heating wire, and the heating wire vaporizing the liquid.

2. The vaporizing device of claim 1 further including vaporization cavities formed between the heating wire and the tube.

3. The vaporizing device of claim 1 wherein the heating wire comprises a spiral wire between a first end and a second end of the tube.

4. The vaporizing device of claim 1 further including a metering cavity between the liquid storage container and the vaporization nozzle.

5. The vaporizing device of claim 1 wherein the heating wire is inside of the tube.

6. The vaporizing device of claim 1 with the control circuit turning on the heating wire before the pump and the control circuit turning off the pump before turning off the heating wire.

7. The vaporizing device of claim 1 wherein the heating wire is a spiral and the tube is longer than the heating wire.

8. The device of claim 1 with at least part of the heating wire in physical contact with the tube.

9. A vaporizing device comprising:
a housing;
a liquid storage container and a battery in the housing;
a pump in the housing adapted to pump liquid from the liquid storage container into a tube of a vaporization nozzle having a spiral wire heating element;
at least one air inlet in the housing at a first end of the tube;
a sensor in the housing for sensing inhalation;
a control circuit in the housing electrically connected to the battery, the sensor, the pump and the spiral wire heating element;
with the control circuit activating the pump and the spiral wire heating element when the sensor senses inhalation, the pump pumping liquid from the liquid storage container onto the spiral wire heating element, and the spiral wire heating element vaporizing the liquid.

10. The vaporizing device of claim 9 further including a cylindrical battery in the housing coaxial with the housing and electrically connected to the control circuit.

11. The vaporizing device of claim 9 wherein the vaporization nozzle includes a straight tube 3-20 mm long.

12. The vaporizing device of claim 11 wherein the straight tube has an inside diameter of 0.05 to 2 mm.

13. The vaporizing device of claim 9 wherein the spiral wire heating element is between a first end and a second end of the tube.

14. The vaporizing device of claim 9 further including a one-way valve between the liquid storage container and the vaporization nozzle.

15. The vaporizing device of claim 9 further including vaporization cavities formed between the heating element and the tube.

16. The vaporizing device of claim 9 wherein the heating element comprises a single spiral wire.

17. The vaporizing device of claim 9 wherein the heating element is inside of the tube.

18. The vaporizing device of claim 9 with the control circuit turning on the heater element before the pump, and turning off the pump before turning off the heating element.

19. The device of claim 9 wherein the housing is cylindrical and the tube is straight.

20. A vaporizing device, comprising:
a housing;
a liquid storage container in the housing;
a pump in the housing positioned for pumping liquid from the liquid storage container into a vaporization nozzle having a first end and a second end;
at least one air inlet in the housing adjacent to the vaporization nozzle;
a heating element between the first end and the second end of the vaporization nozzle, with liquid pumped into the vaporization nozzle contacting the heating element, wherein at least part of the heating element is in physical contact with the vaporization nozzle;
a sensor in the housing for sensing inhalation;
a control circuit in the housing electrically connected to the sensor, the pump and the heating element; and
a battery in the housing electrically connected to the control circuit.

Assignees

• Fontem Holdings 1 Bv

Inventors

• Hon Lik

Classifications

• H02J7/751

  concerning the insertion or the connection of the batteries · CPC title

• H02J7/00

  Circuit arrangements for charging or discharging batteries or for supplying loads from batteries · CPC title

• A24B15/167

  in liquid or vaporisable form, e.g. liquid compositions for electronic cigarettes · CPC title

• H05B1/0244

  Heating of fluids (H05B1/0247 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H05B1/0202

  Switches · CPC title