Aerosol Electronic Cigarette

• US 20090095311A1
• Filed: 05/15/2007
• Published: 04/16/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fontem Ventures BV (Imperial Tobacco Group PLC)
• Original Assignee: Ruyan Investment Holdings Limited
• Inventors: Han, Li
• Granted Patent: US 8,156,944 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 131/194
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/10 Devices using liquid inhalable precursors
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/40 Constructional details, e.g. connection of cartridges and battery parts
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/46 Shape or structure of electric heating means
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/90 Arrangements or methods specially adapted for charging batteries thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 15/0015 located upstream of the dispenser, i.e. not traversed by the product
• CPC Class Codes: F22B 1/284 with water in reservoirs
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/0525 Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodes; Lithium-ion batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/425 Structural combination with electronic components, e.g. electronic circuits integrated to the outside of the casing printed circuits H05K1/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/46 Accumulators structurally combined with charging apparatus circuits for charging H02J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/488 Cells or batteries combined with indicating means for external visualization of the condition, e.g. by change of colour or of light density
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2220/30 Batteries in portable systems, e.g. mobile phone, laptop
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/202 Casings or frames around the primary casing of a single cell or a single battery
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/213 adapted for cells having curved cross-section, e.g. round or elliptic H01M50/209, H01M50/216 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/224 Metals
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/247 specially adapted for portable devices, e.g. mobile phones, computers, hand tools or pacemakers
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/284 with incorporated circuit boards, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00 Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 1/0244 Heating of fluids H05B1/0247 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 1/0291 Tubular elements
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 1/0297 : Heating of fluids for non specified applications
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 3/03 : Electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 3/06 : Heater elements structurally combined with coupling elements or holders
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 3/42 : non-flexible
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 : Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

An aerosol electronic cigarette includes a battery assembly, an atomizer assembly and a cigarette bottle assembly and also includes a shell (a) which is hollow and integrally formed. Said battery assembly connects with said atomizer assembly and both are located in said shell (a). Said cigarette bottle assembly is located in one end of the shell (a), which is detachable. Said cigarette bottle assembly fits with said atomizer assembly. Said shell (a) has through-air-inlets (a1).

Claims

1. An aerosol electronic cigarette includes a battery assembly, an atomizer assembly and a cigarette bottle assembly, wherein further including a shell (a) that is hollow and integrally formed;

the said battery assembly connects with the said atomizer assembly and both are located in the said shell (a);

the said cigarette bottle assembly is located in one end of the shell (a), which is detachable;

the said cigarette bottle assembly fits with the said atomizer assembly;

the said shell (a) has through-air-inlets (a1).

2. The aerosol electronic cigarette of claim 1, wherein the said battery assembly includes the battery, and the operating indicator (1), electronic circuit board (4), and airflow sensor (5), which are connected with the said battery;

the signal output of the said airflow sensor (5) is connected with the said electronic circuit board (4).

3. The aerosol electronic cigarette of claim 2, further including a check valve (7);

the said battery is a rechargeable battery (3), which has a flexibly connected charging plug (2);

the blades (21) of the said charging plug (2) come out of the other end of the said shell (a).

4. The aerosol electronic cigarette of claim 3, wherein a spring (6) between the said charging plug (2) and rechargeable battery (3), which lies against the body of the said rechargeable battery (3) on one end, and its free end lies against the said charging plug (2).

5. The aerosol electronic cigarette of claim 2, wherein the said battery is a rechargeable battery (3), which has a charging slot on it;

the said operating indicator (1) is a LED.

6. The aerosol electronic cigarette of claim 2, wherein the said airflow sensor (5) may be alternatively a semiconductor force-sensitive chip capacitance sensor or an inductance sensor.

7. The aerosol electronic cigarette of claim 2, wherein the said electronic circuit board (4) includes an electronic switch circuit.

8. The aerosol electronic cigarette of claim 2, wherein the airflow sensor (5) has a silica gel corrugated membrane (53), which connects with magnetic steel (54) with a reed relay (52) on one of its ends, both ends of the said reed relay (52) correspond to the relay electrodes (51) respectively.

9. The aerosol electronic cigarette of claim 2, wherein the said airflow sensor (5) has a silica gel corrugated membrane (53), which connects with magnetic steel (54) with a Hall element (52) or a magneto-diode or a magneto-triode on one of its ends.

10. The aerosol electronic cigarette of claim 3, wherein the atomizer assembly is an atomizer (8), which includes a porous component (81) and a heating body.

11. The aerosol electronic cigarette of claim 10, wherein the said atomizer (8) includes an electric heating rod (82);

the body of the said porous component (81) has a run-through atomizing chamber (811);

the diameter of the said electric heating rod (82) is less than the diameter of the said atomizing chamber (811);

the said electric heating rod (82) enters into the said atomizing chamber (811), and there is a clearance between the said electric heating rod (82) and interior wall of the atomizing chamber (811);

the said clearance forms a negative pressure cavity (83);

one end of the said porous component (81) fits with the said cigarette bottle assembly.

12. The aerosol electronic cigarette of claim 11, wherein the said electric heating rod (82) includes a cylinder (821);

the said heating body is heating wire (822), which is wound on the wall of the cylinder (821);

on the wall of both ends of the cylinder (821), there are mandrils (823) respectively;

the said porous component (81) has a protuberance (812) on one end, and the protuberance (812) fits with the cigarette bottle assembly;

the said protuberance (812) is a protruding half sphere, on the side of which there is a run-through hole (813) connecting to the atomizing chamber (811).

13. The aerosol electronic cigarette of claim 11, wherein the said electric heating rod (82) includes a cylinder (821);

the said heating body is made of electrically conductive ceramic PTC material;

the said heating body is set on the wall of the said cylinder (821);

on the wall of both ends of the said cylinder (821), there are mandrils (823) respectively;

the said porous component (81) has a protuberance (812) on one end, and the said protuberance (812) fits with the said cigarette bottle assembly;

the said protuberance (812) is a protruding half sphere, on the side of which there is a run-through hole (813) connecting to the said atomizing chamber (811).

14. The aerosol electronic cigarette of claim 10, wherein the said heating body is heating wire;

the said atomizer (8) includes a frame (82);

the said porous component (81) is set on the frame (82);

the heating wire (83) is wound on the porous component (81);

the frame (82) has a run-through hole (821) on it;

the porous component (81) is wound with heating wire (83) in the part that is on the side in the axial direction of the run-through hole (821);

one end of the porous component (81) fits with the cigarette bottle assembly.

15. The aerosol electronic cigarette of claim 10, wherein the said porous component (81) is made of foamed nickel, stainless steel fiber felt, macromolecular polymer foam or foamed ceramics.

16. The aerosol electronic cigarette of claim 10, wherein the said heating wire is made of platinum wire, nickel-chromium alloy wire or iron-chromium alloy wire containing rare earth, or is flaked.

17. The aerosol electronic cigarette described in claim 11 features that a restriction component, which is detachable, is set on one end of the said porous component (81);

there is a restriction hole on the body of the said restriction component;

the said restriction hole corresponds to the said atomizing chamber (811);

the pore diameter of the said restriction hole is less than the inner diameter of the atomizing chamber (811).

18. The aerosol electronic cigarette of claim 12, wherein the said cigarette bottle assembly includes a hollow cigarette holder shell (b), and a perforated component for liquid storage (9) inside the shell (b);

one end of the said cigarette holder shell (b) plugs into the shell (a), and the outer peripheral surface of the said cigarette holder shell (b) has an inward ventilating groove (b2);

on one end surface of the cigarette holder shell (b), there is an air channel (b1) extending inward.

19. The aerosol electronic cigarette of claim 18, wherein the said air channel (b1) is located in the center on one end surface of the said cigarette holder shell (b).

20. The aerosol electronic cigarette of claim 18, wherein one end of the porous component (81) lies against one end surface of the said perforated component for liquid storage (9), and contacts the perforated component for liquid storage (9).

21. The aerosol electronic cigarette of claim 18, wherein the said perforated component for liquid storage (9) is made of such materials as PLA fiber, terylene fiber or nylon fiber.

22. The aerosol electronic cigarette of claim 18, wherein the said perforated component for liquid storage (9) is plastic foam molding or column of multi-layer plates made through plastic injection with polyvinyl chloride, ploypropylene and polycarbonate.

23. The aerosol electronic cigarette of claim 11, wherein the said aerosol electronic cigarette (5) is located in a charging device.

24. The aerosol electronic cigarette of claim 23, wherein the said charging device includes a case (1), which contains an auxiliary charging storage battery (2) inside it, and holds the electronic cigarette (5) and the charger (3) for the rechargeable battery embedded in the electronic cigarette (5);

the power inputs of the auxiliary charging storage battery (2) and charger (3) are connected with the power supply respectively.

25. The aerosol electronic cigarette of claim 24, wherein the said case (1) has a spare liquid supply bottle in it.

26. The aerosol electronic cigarette of claim 24, wherein the said power output of the auxiliary charging storage battery (2) is connected with the power input of the charger (3).

27. The aerosol electronic cigarette of claim 24, wherein the power output of the said charger (3) is a charging slot (31), which fits with the charging plug of the rechargeable battery inside the electronic cigarette, or a charging plug, which fits with the charging slot of the rechargeable battery.

28. The aerosol electronic cigarette of claim 26, wherein the said charger (3) is a constant voltage &

current charger.

29. The aerosol electronic cigarette of claim 24, wherein, on the body of the said shell (1), there is a pair of slide ways (12) corresponding to the position of the said electronic cigarette, and on the slide ways (12), there is a slide cover (11).

30. The aerosol electronic cigarette of claim 5, wherein the atomizer assembly is an atomizer (8), which includes a porous component (81) and a heating body.

31. The aerosol electronic cigarette of claim 14, wherein the said cigarette bottle assembly includes a hollow cigarette holder shell (b), and a perforated component for liquid storage (9) inside the shell (b);

one end of the said cigarette holder shell (b) plugs into the shell (a), and the outer peripheral surface of the said cigarette holder shell (b) has an inward ventilating groove (b2);

on one end surface of the cigarette holder shell (b), there is an air channel (b1) extending inward.

32. The aerosol electronic cigarette of claim 14, wherein the said aerosol electronic cigarette (5) is located in a charging device.