Electronic cigarette
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1. An electronic vaping article comprising:
- an outer casing extending in a longitudinal direction;
a tank reservoir in the outer casing, the tank reservoir including,a discrete, hollow body configured to contain a liquid;
a heater adjacent the tank reservoir, the heater configured to vaporize liquid supplied to the heater from the tank reservoir to produce a vapor;
an air flow diverter comprising a diverter wall at least partially disposed about the heater, the diverter wall and the heater at a location along the tank reservoir; and
a power supply electrically connected to the heater, the heater connected to the power supply by an electrical connection established at an electrical contact at a location along the diverter wall.
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Abstract
An electronic cigarette includes a liquid supply including liquid material, a heater operable to heat the liquid material to a temperature sufficient to vaporize the liquid material and form an aerosol, a wick in communication with the liquid material and in communication with the heater such that the wick delivers the liquid material to the heater, at least one air inlet operable to deliver air to a central air passage upstream of the heater, and a mouth end insert having at least two diverging outlets. The electronic cigarette can also include an air flow diverter which directs incoming air away from a heating zone of the heater.
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1. An electronic vaping article comprising:
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an outer casing extending in a longitudinal direction; a tank reservoir in the outer casing, the tank reservoir including, a discrete, hollow body configured to contain a liquid; a heater adjacent the tank reservoir, the heater configured to vaporize liquid supplied to the heater from the tank reservoir to produce a vapor; an air flow diverter comprising a diverter wall at least partially disposed about the heater, the diverter wall and the heater at a location along the tank reservoir; and a power supply electrically connected to the heater, the heater connected to the power supply by an electrical connection established at an electrical contact at a location along the diverter wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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