Atomizer and electronic cigarette having same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9801417-B2
Application number	US-201414566702-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 10, 2014
Priority date	Dec 13, 2013
Publication date	Oct 31, 2017
Grant date	Oct 31, 2017

Abstract

An exemplary atomizer for an electronic cigarette includes an atomizing sleeve, a liquid chamber sealed in the atomizing sleeve, and an atomizing assembly arranged at a bottom end of the sleeve. The atomizing sleeve defines an air outlet at a top end thereof. The atomizing assembly includes a hollow fixing holder, a transmission component, a seal cover, an elastic element, an air pipe, and a heating component. The seal cover is movable with the transmission component between a first position where a liquid passage is formed between the seal cover and the fixing holder, and a second position where the liquid passage is closed. The elastic element is configured for storing energy when the liquid passage is open, and for driving the transmission component to move downwards and bringing the seal cover to move downwards to close the liquid passage.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An atomizer for an electronic cigarette comprising:
an atomizing sleeve, the atomizing sleeve defining an air outlet at a top end thereof;
a liquid chamber with tobacco liquid stored therein sealed in the atomizing sleeve; and
an atomizing assembly arranged at a bottom end of the atomizing sleeve, the atomizing assembly comprising:
a hollow fixing holder fixedly connected the bottom end of the atomizing sleeve;
a transmission component, extending through the fixing holder, and being movable inside the fixing holder along an axial direction of the transmission component relative to the fixing holder;
a seal cover fixedly connected with the transmission component and positioned outside the fixing holder, the seal cover being movable together with the transmission component between a first position where a liquid passage is formed between the seal cover and the fixing holder, and a second position where the liquid passage is closed;
an elastic element sandwiched between the transmission component and the fixing holder, the elastic element being configured for storing energy when the liquid passage is formed in the first position of the seal cover, and configured for driving the transmission component to move from the first position to the second position of the seal cover using the stored energy and bringing the seal cover to move and close the liquid passage in the second position of the seal cover;
an air pipe, a first end of the air pipe being fixedly connected with the seal cover, an opposite second end of the air pipe connectively extending to the air outlet; and
a heating component residing between the seal cover and the fixing holder, and having a liquid conducting element and a heating element, the liquid conducting element being configured for absorbing tobacco liquid out of the liquid chamber flowing via and from the liquid passage, the heating element being configured for heating the absorbed tobacco liquid to vaporize.

2. The atomizer according to claim 1 , further comprising a flexible seal element arranged between the fixing holder and the seal cover, wherein the flexible seal element nests the fixing holder.

3. The atomizer according to claim 1 , wherein the transmission component comprises:
a tubular electrode having a protruding stage on an outer surface;
an insulated piece having a through hole, the tubular electrode extending through the through hole, the insulated piece resting on the protruding stage; and
a bracket held to be insulated from the tubular electrode by the insulated piece, the bracket having a supporting part at a top part of the bracket and an assembly part at a bottom part of the bracket, the supporting part being adapted for supporting the elastic element, and the assembly part being configured for engaging with the heating component.

4. The atomizer according to claim 3 , wherein the seal cover defines a first step hole and a second step hole, the assembly part of the bracket is fixedly engaged in the first step hole, an inner wall of the second step hole and an outer wall of the bracket cooperatively define a receiving space for receiving the tobacco liquid, which flows into the atomizing assembly via the liquid passage.

5. The atomizer according to claim 3 , further comprising a hollow liquid blocking component, wherein the liquid conducting element is supported by the liquid blocking component, and the heating component is received in the liquid blocking component.

6. The atomizer according to claim 3 , further comprising a metallic sleeve arranged in the fixing holder, and an insulated ring sandwiched between the metallic sleeve and the tubular electrode.

7. The atomizer according to claim 1 , further comprising a seal ring between the fixing holder and the atomizing sleeve.

8. The atomizer according to claim 1 , further comprising a fastening sleeve wrapped around the fixing holder, wherein the bottom end of the atomizing sleeve is clamped between the fastening sleeve and the fixing holder.

9. The atomizer according to claim 1 , further comprising a sealing plug arranged between the air outlet and the air pipe, wherein the sealing plug defines a hole, the air pipe inserts into the hole, and the air pipe is slidable along an axis thereof relative to the sealing plug.

10. An electronic cigarette, comprising:
an atomizer according to claim 1 ; and
a battery assembly having a casing and a pushing element arranged at one end of the casing, wherein the transmission component is held against the pushing element when the battery assembly is connected with the atomizer.

Assignees

• Shenzhen First Union Tech Co

Inventors

• Li Yonghai
• Xu Zhongli
• Song Laizhi
• Liao Jianbing

Classifications

• H05B3/04

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• A24F47/008 Primary

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• A24F40/485 Primary

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• A24F40/10

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