Charging device of electronic cigarette and charging method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9906056-B2
Application number	US-201315033118-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 31, 2013
Priority date	Oct 31, 2013
Publication date	Feb 27, 2018
Grant date	Feb 27, 2018

Abstract

This present application relates to a charging device of an electronic cigarette and a charging method thereof. The charging device including a charging base, in which a first charging electrode assembly and a second charging electrode assembly are arranged separately for connecting with a first and a second electrode of the electronic cigarette, wherein in the charging base, a charging slot is defined in the charging base. The first charging electrode assembly, the second charging electrode assembly and the charging base are coaxially sheathed, and both the first charging electrode assembly and the second charging electrode assembly extend into the charging slot. By implementing this structure, the electronic cigarette has a simplified and compact structure and an easy assembly, also facilitates a steady electrical connection with the electronic cigarette. When charging, it is only needed to insert the electronic cigarette into the charging slot.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A charging device of an electronic cigarette, including a charging base ( 10 ), in which a first charging electrode assembly ( 11 ) and a second charging electrode assembly ( 13 ) are arranged separately for electrically connecting with a first electrode and a second electrode of the electronic cigarette characterized in that, a charging slot ( 1 ) is defined in the charging base ( 10 ), the charging slot ( 1 ) is configured for the electronic cigarette to be inserted in; and
wherein the first charging electrode assembly ( 11 ), the second charging electrode assembly ( 13 ) and the charging base ( 10 ) are coaxially sheathed, and both the first charging electrode assembly ( 11 ) and the second charging electrode assembly ( 13 ) extend into the charging slot ( 1 ); and
wherein the first charging electrode assembly ( 11 ) includes a first charging electrode ( 24 ) and a first elastic piece ( 14 ) abutting against the first charging electrode ( 24 ) and providing resilience in a direction opposite to an inserting direction of the electronic cigarette to the first charging electrode ( 24 ); the second charging electrode assembly ( 13 ) includes a second charging electrode ( 25 ) and a second elastic piece ( 15 ) abutting against the second charging electrode ( 25 ) and providing resilience in the direction opposite to the inserting direction of the electronic cigarette to the second charging electrode ( 25 ).

2. The charging device of the electronic cigarette of claim 1 , characterized in that both the first charging electrode assembly ( 11 ) and the second charging electrode assembly ( 13 ) are resilient electrode assembly; wherein the first charging electrode assembly ( 11 ) and second charging electrode assembly ( 13 ) resiliently abut against the first electrode and the second electrode during charging process, and provide resilience in a direction opposite to an inserting direction of the electronic cigarette, respectively.

3. The charging device of the electronic cigarette of claim 1 , characterized in that the first charging electrode assembly ( 11 ) is movably connected with the charging base ( 10 ) and sheathes outer periphery of the charging base ( 10 ).

4. The charging device of the electronic cigarette of claim 1 , characterized in that an abutment slope ( 42 ) sloping towards an inner surface of the charging base ( 10 ), is configured on an end surface of the first charging electrode assembly ( 11 ), and the end surface electrically contacts with the electronic cigarette.

5. The charging device of the electronic cigarette of claim 1 , characterized in that at least one resilient resisting piece ( 20 ) used for clamping the electronic cigarette is protruded from and embedded in an inner surface of the charging slot ( 1 ).

6. The charging device of the electronic cigarette of claim 5 , characterized in that at least one first through hole ( 12 ) communicating with the charging slot ( 1 ) is defined on a lateral surface of the charging base ( 10 ), and the at least one resilient resisting piece ( 20 ) is embedded into the at least first through hole ( 12 ) and further partially extends into the charging slot ( 1 ).

7. The charging device of the electronic cigarette of claim 1 , characterized in that arranging holes ( 19 ) communicating with the charging slot ( 1 ) are also defined on a lateral surface of the charging base ( 10 ), and the first charging electrode ( 24 ) partially runs through the arranging holes ( 19 ) and protrudes from a surface of the charging slot ( 1 ).

8. The charging device of the electronic cigarette of claim 7 , characterized in that the first charging electrode ( 24 ) includes an annular sleeve part ( 21 ) which is sleeved in the charging base ( 10 ) and griping parts ( 22 ) which at least partially perpendicularly extend along sides of the annular sleeve part ( 21 ); the gripping parts ( 22 ) are embedded in the arranging holes ( 19 ) and protrude from an inner surface of the charging slot ( 1 ); the annular sleeve part ( 21 ) abuts against the first elastic piece ( 14 ); and the gripping parts ( 22 ) and the annular sleeve part ( 21 ) are retractable in an axial direction of the charging slot ( 1 ).

9. The charging device of the electronic cigarette of claim 8 , characterized in that the first elastic piece ( 14 ) is a spring sheathing the charging base ( 10 ).

10. The charging device of the electronic cigarette of claim 8 , characterized in that a receiving cavity ( 37 ) is defined at an end of the charging base ( 10 ); the receiving cavity ( 37 ) communicates with the charging slot ( 1 ); the second charging electrode ( 25 ) is retractably arranged in the receiving cavity ( 37 ) and further extends into the charging slot ( 1 ).

11. The charging device of the electronic cigarette of claim 10 , characterized in that a charging control panel ( 16 ) is arranged at end of the receiving cavity ( 37 ) away from the charging base ( 10 ), for electrically connecting to the first charging electrode assembly ( 11 ) and the second charging electrode assembly ( 13 ) respectively; one end of the first elastic piece ( 14 ) abuts against the first charging electrode ( 24 ), while the other end of the first elastic piece ( 14 ) abuts against the charging control panel ( 16 ).

12. The charging device of the electronic cigarette of the claim 11 , characterized in that the second charging electrode ( 25 ) is a conductive column, which runs out from a bottom of the charging slot ( 1 ), with an annular limiting part ( 23 ) protruding from an outer surface of the conductive column; a second elastic piece ( 15 ) sleeves between the annular limiting part ( 23 ) and the charging control panel ( 16 ), wherein one end of the second elastic piece ( 15 ) abuts against the annular limiting part ( 23 ), and the other end of the second elastic piece ( 15 ) abuts against the charging control panel ( 16 ).

13. The charging device of the electronic cigarette of claim 12 , characterized in that the second elastic piece ( 15 ) is a spring.

14. The charging device of the electronic cigarette of claim 11 , characterized in that the charging device of the electronic cigarette also includes a housing ( 2 ) for fixing the charging base ( 10 ), an USB joint ( 3 ) for connecting an external power source is configured on the housing ( 2 ), and the USB joint ( 3 ) is electrically connected to the charging control panel ( 16 ).

15. The charging device of the electronic cigarette of claim 14 , characterized in that the housing ( 2 ) includes an upper cover ( 33 ) and a base cover ( 35 ) fitted to each other.

16. The charging device of the electronic cigarette of claim 14 , characterized in that an indicator is arranged on the charging control panel ( 16 ), for indicating charging states, a second through hole ( 36 ) is defined at a position corresponding to the indicator on the housing ( 2 ), and a light guiding column ( 18 ) is embedded in the second through hole ( 36 ).

17. A charging method of a charging device of an electronic cigarette, characterized in that, the charging method comprises steps as follows:
inserting step: by applying an external force, inserting the electronic cigarette into a charging slot ( 1 ) of a charging base ( 10 ), and the electronic cigarette resiliently abutting against a first charging electrode assembly ( 11 ) and a second charging electrode assembly ( 13 ), the first charging electrode assembly ( 11 ), the second charging electrode assembly ( 13 ) and the charging base ( 10 ) are coaxially sheathed;
charging step: by releasing the external force, t

Assignees

• Huizhou Kimree Technology Co Ltd Shenzhen Branch

Inventors

• Liu Qiuming

Classifications

• H02J7/751

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

• H02J7/731

  specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries (H02J7/751 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H02J7/00

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

• H02J7/0021

  Electricity · mapped topic

• A24F47/008

  Human Necessities · mapped topic