Electronic Cigarette Casing and Electronic Cigarette Device

• US 20140083443A1
• Filed: 09/21/2012
• Published: 03/27/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huizhou Kimree Technology Co., Ltd
• Original Assignee: Huizhou Kimree Technology Co., Ltd
• Inventors: Liu, Qiuming
• Granted Patent: US 9,427,024 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 131/329
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/95 structurally associated with cases
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 15/06 Inhaling appliances shaped like cigars, cigarettes or pipes
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0044 specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/342 The other DC source being a battery actively interacting with the first one, i.e. battery to battery charging with circuits for polarity protection H02J7/0034
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/345 using capacitors as storage or buffering devices

Abstract

The invention provides an electronic cigarette casing and an electronic cigarette device, the electronic cigarette casing comprises a case body for accommodating electronic cigarettes, a first power supply configured in the case body and a charging control system for controlling the first power supply to charge the electronic cigarettes, the first power supply comprises a farad capacitor. The electronic cigarette casing using the farad capacitor instead of the traditional batteries to supply electrical power, can achieve the technical effects of safe and reliable charging/discharging, rapid charging, and more charging and discharging times.

Claims

1. An electronic cigarette casing, comprising a case body for accommodating electronic cigarettes, a first power supply configured in the case body and a charging control system for controlling the first power supply to charge the electronic cigarettes, wherein the first power supply comprises a farad capacitor.

2. The electronic cigarette casing as described in claim 1, wherein the charging control system further comprises:

a charging socket built in the electronic cigarette casing;

a switch module built in electronic cigarette casing, and generating a triggering signal when an electronic cigarette is connected to the charging socket; and

a first charging control module connected to the charging socket, the switch module and the first farad capacitor, and conducting the first farad capacitor with the electronic cigarette.

3. The electronic cigarette casing as described in claim 2, wherein the first power supply further comprises a first rechargeable battery built in the electronic cigarette casing and connected to the first charging control module for charging the electronic cigarettes or the first farad capacitor.

4. The electronic cigarette casing as described in claim 3, wherein the charging control system further comprises:

a storage module connected to the first charging control module, and storing a predetermined state parameter, a first charging parameter and a second charging parameter; and

a state detecting module connected to the first charging control module and the storage module, and judging the current charging state is a first state or a second state according to the predetermined state parameter;

wherein the first charging control module conducts the first farad capacitor with the electronic cigarette and selects the first charging parameter to charge in the first state, and keeps the first farad capacitor conducted with the electronic cigarette or conducts the first rechargeable battery with the electronic cigarette and selects the second charging parameter to charge.

5. The electronic cigarette casing as described in claim 4, wherein the charging control system further comprises a second charging control module connected to the first farad capacitor, the first rechargeable battery and the switch module, and conducting the first rechargeable battery with the first farad capacitor when the switch module does not generate the triggering signal.

6. The electronic cigarette casing as described in claim 5, wherein the first charging control module, the storage module, the state detecting module and the second charging control module are integrated on one integrated circuit.

7. The electronic cigarette casing as described in claim 6, wherein the charging control system further comprises a state indicating module configured on an outer surface of the case body and connected to the integrated circuit, for indicating the work state of the electronic cigarette casing.

8. The electronic cigarette casing as described in claim 6, wherein the electronic cigarette casing further comprises a bracket module and a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) board located in the case body, and the bracket module comprises a sucking rod tray, a sucking rod frame and a base support;

wherein, the sucking rod tray works in coordination with the sucking rod frame to accommodate the sucking rods of the electronic cigarettes;

the integrated circuit is configured on the PCB board, and the PCB board is fixed to the base support.

9. The electronic cigarette casing as described in claim 8, wherein the first farad capacitor and the first rechargeable battery are fixed on the base support and electrically connected to the PCB board.

10. The electronic cigarette casing as described in claim 8, wherein the PCB board is configured with a charging port thereon for connecting with an outer power supply to charge the first farad capacitor and the first rechargeable battery.

11. The electronic cigarette casing as described in claim 1, wherein the case body comprises a base box and a box cover movably connected to the base box.

12. An electronic cigarette device, wherein the electronic cigarette device comprises:

an electronic cigarette casing comprising a case body for accommodating electronic cigarettes, a first power supply configured in the case body and a charging control system for controlling the first power supply to charge the electronic cigarettes, wherein the first power supply comprises a farad capacitor; and

electronic cigarettes accommodated in the electronic cigarette casing.

13. The electronic cigarette device as described in claim 12, wherein the electronic cigarettes each comprises mutually connected sucking rod and power rod, and the sucking rod is configured with atomizers therein, and the power rod is configured with a second power supply therein for energizing the atomizers, and the second power supply at least comprises any one of a second farad capacitor and a second rechargeable battery.

14. The electronic cigarette device as described in claim 12, wherein the charging control system further comprises:

a charging socket built in the electronic cigarette casing;

a switch module built in electronic cigarette casing, and generating a triggering signal when an electronic cigarette is connected to the charging socket; and

a first charging control module connected to the charging socket, the switch module and the first farad capacitor, and conducting the first farad capacitor with the electronic cigarette.

15. The electronic cigarette device as described in claim 14, wherein the first power supply further comprises a first rechargeable battery built in the electronic cigarette casing and connected to the first charging control module for charging the electronic cigarettes or the first farad capacitor.

16. The electronic cigarette device as described in claim 15, wherein the charging control system further comprises:

a storage module connected to the first charging control module, and storing a predetermined state parameter, a first charging parameter and a second charging parameter; and

a state detecting module connected to the first charging control module and the storage module, and judging the current charging state is a first state or a second state according to the predetermined state parameter;

wherein, the first charging control module conducts the first farad capacitor with the electronic cigarette and selects the first charging parameter to charge in the first state, and keeps the first farad capacitor conducted with the electronic cigarette or conducts the first rechargeable battery with the electronic cigarette and selects the second charging parameter to charge.

17. The electronic cigarette device as described in claim 16, wherein the charging control system further comprises a second charging control module connected to the first farad capacitor, the first rechargeable battery and the switch module, and conducting the first rechargeable battery with the first farad capacitor when the switch module does not generate the triggering signal.

18. The electronic cigarette device as described in claim 17, wherein the first charging control module, the storage module, the state detecting module and the second charging control module are integrated on one integrated circuit.

19. The electronic cigarette device as described in claim 18, wherein the charging control system further comprises a state indicating module configured on an outer surface of the case body and connected to the integrated circuit, for indicating the work state of the electronic cigarette casing.

20. The electronic cigarette device as described in claim 18, wherein the electronic cigarette casing further comprises a bracket module and a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) board located in the case body, and the bracket module comprises a sucking rod tray, a sucking rod frame and a base support;

wherein, the sucking rod tray works in coordination with the sucking rod frame to accommodate the sucking rods of the electronic cigarettes;

the integrated circuit is configured on the PCB board, and the PCB board is fixed to the base support.