Refillable electronic cigarette clearomizer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9993025-B2
Application number	US-201615219161-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 25, 2016
Priority date	Jul 25, 2016
Publication date	Jun 12, 2018
Grant date	Jun 12, 2018

Abstract

Aspects of the instant disclosure relate to electronic cigarettes; more particularly, to electronic cigarettes including a clearomizer. Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a clearomizer with a refillable electronic cigarette juice tank with a first fill aperture, and a mouthpiece including a second fill aperture. The mouthpiece and the refillable tank rotate relative to one another along a common longitudinal axis to align the fill apertures, and facilitate filling of the refillable tank.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An eCig clearomizer comprising:
a refillable tank comprising
a tank proximal portion and a tank distal portion,
a first fill aperture, and
a first annular channel around the proximal portion of the tank; and

a mouthpiece comprising
a mouthpiece proximal portion and a mouthpiece distal portion,
a second fill aperture,
a first annular protuberance around the distal portion of the mouthpiece,
wherein the first annular protuberance is slidably retained in the first annular channel to facilitate rotation of the mouthpiece relative to the refillable tank;

wherein the refillable tank and the mouthpiece are thereby configured and arranged to rotate relative to one another and thereby selectably align and misalign the first and second fill apertures.

2. The clearomizer of claim 1 , wherein the refillable tank and the mouthpiece are rotatably coupled by the first annular channel and the first annular protuberance such that the mouthpiece is configured and arranged to rotate relative to the refillable tank about a common longitudinal axis.

3. The clearomizer of claim 1 , wherein the refillable tank includes a first vent aperture, and the mouthpiece includes a second vent aperture; the mouthpiece further configured and arranged to rotatably align the first and second vent apertures concurrently with the alignment of the first and second fill apertures.

4. The clearomizer of claim 3 , wherein the fill and vent apertures are configured and arranged to facilitate filling of the refillable tank with the eCig juice.

5. The clearomizer of claim 3 , wherein the vent apertures of the refillable tank and the mouthpiece are configured and arranged to be rotatably alignable to alleviate pressure build up in the refillable tank associated with filling the refillable tank with the eCig juice.

6. The clearomizer of claim 3 , wherein the mouthpiece includes a nozzle, and an vapor chamber, the vapor chamber located between the nozzle and the second vent aperture.

7. The clearomizer of claim 6 , wherein the first and second vent apertures are configured and arranged, when rotatably aligned, to alleviate pressure build up in the refillable tank associated with filling the refillable tank with the eCig juice by exhausting the pressurized gas through the first and second vent apertures, into the vapor chamber, and out the nozzle.

8. The clearomizer of claim 1 , wherein the refillable tank further includes a pressure release valve.

9. The clearomizer of claim 1 , further including complementary stopping features on both the mouthpiece and the refillable tank, the complementary stopping features configured and arranged to
limit the rotation of the refillable tank relative to the mouthpiece along a common longitudinal axis, and
provide at least one of an audible indication and a tactile indication in response to reaching the rotational limit of the refillable tank relative to the mouthpiece.

10. An eCig clearomizer comprising:
a refillable tank configured and arranged to contain eCig juice;
a heater coil configured and arranged to atomize eCig juice in response to a current draw across the heater coil;
a wick configured and arranged to draw the eCig juice from the refillable tank to the heater coil by capillary action; and
a mouthpiece coupled to a proximal portion of the refillable tank and configured and arranged to rotate relative to the refillable tank along a common longitudinal axis; and
wherein the refillable tank and the mouthpiece both include a fill aperture and a vent aperture, the fill and vent apertures configured and arranged to be rotatably, relative to one another, alignable to facilitate filling of the refillable tank with the eCig juice.

11. The clearomizer of claim 10 , wherein the fill and vent apertures are further configured and arranged to be rotatably mis-alignable to prevent escape of the eCig juice from within the refillable tank.

12. The clearomizer of claim 10 , wherein the fill apertures of the refillable tank and the mouthpiece are configured and arranged, when rotatably aligned, to fluidly couple the refillable tank with an external environment for refilling the refillable tank with the eCig juice.

13. The clearomizer of claim 10 , wherein the vent apertures of the refillable tank and the mouthpiece are configured and arranged, when rotatably aligned, to alleviate pressure build up in the refillable tank associated with filling the refillable tank with the eCig juice.

14. The clearomizer of claim 10 , wherein the mouthpiece includes a nozzle, and a vapor chamber, the vapor chamber located between the nozzle and the mouthpiece vent aperture.

15. The clearomizer of claim 14 , wherein the vent apertures of the refillable tank and the mouthpiece are configured and arranged, when rotatably aligned, to alleviate pressure build up in the refillable tank, associated with filling the refillable tank with the eCig juice, by exhausting pressurized gas through the vent apertures and the vapor chamber, and out the nozzle.

16. An eCig clearomizer comprising:
a hemicylindrical port including
fluid inlet, and
electrical pads, at least one of the electrical pads electrically coupled to a heater coil within the clearomizer;

a refillable tank configured and arranged to hold eCig juice;
a mouthpiece opposite the hemicylindrical port; and
wherein the hemicylindrical port is configured and arranged to
electrically couple the heater coil with electrical circuitry of a power supply portion, and
transfer a fluid from the power supply portion to the clearomizer in response to a vacuum pressure within the clearomizer.

17. The clearomizer of claim 16 , wherein the at least one of the electrical pads are electrically coupled to memory circuitry within the clearomizer.

18. The clearomizer of claim 16 , wherein the electrical pads are located on a flat surface of the hemicylindrical port.

19. The clearomizer of claim 16 , wherein the hemicylindrical port is further configured and arranged to be mechanically and electrically coupled to a mating hemicylindrical port on a power supply portion of an eCig.

Assignees

• Alarcon Ramon
• Rasmussen Dennis
• Fontem Holdings 1 Bv

Inventors

• Alarcon Ramon
• Rasmussen Dennis

Classifications

• F16K17/02

  opening on surplus pressure on one side; closing on insufficient pressure on one side (check valves F16K15/00) · CPC title

• F16K24/06

  for aerating only (F16K24/02 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H05B3/03

  Electrodes · CPC title

• A24F47/008 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• H05B1/0227

  Applications · CPC title