ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE

• US 20140261496A1
• Filed: 05/08/2013
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kimree Hi-tech Inc.
• Original Assignee: Kimree Hi-tech Inc.
• Inventors: Liu, Qiuming
• Application Number:
  US13/889,830
• Publication Number:
  US 20140261496A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 131/329
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/10 Devices using liquid inhalable precursors
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/485 Valves; Apertures

Abstract

An electronic cigarette, comprising a tube body, a suction nozzle cover, an oil-absorbing cotton and a supporting tube received in the tube body, the supporting tube defines a center hole therein, the suction nozzle cover includes a cover cap and a cover body, the cover cap defines at least one smoking hole(s), the axial projection on the cover cap of the smoking hole(s) partially overlaps or is separated from the axial projection on the cover cap of the center hole of the supporting tube, which makes the smoke flowing through the center hole of the supporting tube to turn flow direction and is exhausted from the smoking hole(s) for users to imbibe. So that smoke oil particles fixed in the smoke is obstructed inside the electronic cigarette effectively, users are prevented from imbibition of smoke oil particles, smoking taste and user experience are improved accordingly.

Claims

1. An electronic cigarette, comprising:

a tube body, a suction nozzle cover, an oil-absorbing cotton and a supporting tube received inside the tube body, the oil-absorbing cotton covered on an outer surface of the supporting tube, a center hole defined in the supporting tube and configured to guide smoke, wherein, the suction nozzle cover comprises a cover cap covered on the tube body and a cover body extending along a bottom surface of the cover cap and inserted into the tube body, the cover cap defines at least one smoking hole(s) therein, an axial projection on the cover cap of the smoking hole is separated from or partially overlaps with an axial projection on the cover cap of the center hole of the supporting tube, and the smoke flowing through the center hole of the supporting tube is forced to turn and is exhausted from the smoking hole for users to inhale.

2. According to the electronic cigarette of claim 1, wherein, the smoke outlet extends inwards the cover body along the cover cap, and the smoke hole is a through hole.

3. According to the electronic cigarette of claim 2, wherein, an axial projection on the cover cap of the center hole of the supporting tube is defined as a projection area on the cove cap of the center hole of the supporting tube, the smoking hole(s) is/are defined in an opening area formed between the peripheral edge of the projection area and the exterior edge of the cover cap, and the axial projection of the smoking hole is separated from the axial projection on the cover cap of the center hole of the supporting tube.

4. According to the electronic cigarette of claim 3, wherein, the opening area of the cover cap defines at least two smoking holes, and the smoking holes are all separated from each other.

5. According to the electronic cigarette of claim 4, wherein, the smoking hole(s) are all separated from each other and are positioned equidistantly in a same radial direction of the cover cap.

6. According to the electronic cigarette of claim 4, wherein, a total cross sectional area of parts of the smoking holes located on an outer surface of the cover cap is ranged from two square millimeter to six square millimeter.

7. According to the electronic cigarette of claim 1, wherein, shapes of the smoking holes includes at least one of circular, polygon and ellipse.

8. According to the electronic cigarette of claim 1, wherein, the cover cap and the cover body are formed integrally.

9. According to the electronic cigarette of claim 1, wherein, each smoke hole is a straight hole.

10. According to the electronic cigarette of claim 1, wherein, each smoke hole is an inclined hole.

11. According to the electronic cigarette of claim 10, wherein, each smoking hole corresponds to the oil-absorbing cotton.

12. According to the electronic cigarette of claim 10, wherein, the cover cap defines at least two inclined holes therein, and all of the inclined holes have a same angle of inclination relative to a centre line of the cover cap.

13. According to the electronic cigarette of claim 11, wherein, the angles of inclination relative to the centre line of the cover cap of each of the inclined holes is ranged from twenty degrees to forty degrees.

14. According to the electronic cigarette of claim 1, wherein, the cover body includes bulge(s) formed thereon, the tube body defines slot(s) corresponding to the bulge(s) therein, and the bulge(s) and the slot(s) form clip connection(s).

15. According to the electronic cigarette of claim 1, wherein, the cover body defines slot(s) therein, the tube body includes bulge(s) corresponding to the slot(s) thereon, the slot(s) and the bulge(s) form clip connection(s).