ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE CASE

• US 20140299492A1
• Filed: 08/05/2013
• Published: 10/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huizhou Kimree Technology Co., Ltd
• Original Assignee: Huizhou Kimree Technology Co., Ltd
• Inventors: Liu, Qiuming
• Granted Patent: US 9,198,464 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/264
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 15/01 specially adapted for simulated smoking devices or cigarettes therefor battery charging means structurally associated with the case A24F40/95

Abstract

An electronic cigarette case is provided, comprising a case body and a case lid hinged with the case body via a rotating axis, a control unit configured in the case body, a driving motor and a switch which are electrically connected with the control unit, and a flipping mechanism. The switch is configured on the outside of the case body. One end of the flipping mechanism is connected to an output shaft of the driving motor, and the other end of the flipping mechanism is embedded into the case lid slidably. The driving motor is controlled by the control unit to drive the flipping mechanism to rotate towards the opening or closing direction, so as to open or close the case lid, thus automatically opening or closing the electronic cigarette case via the flipping mechanism and the control unit.

Claims

1. An electronic cigarette case comprising a case body and a case lid hinged with the case body via a rotating axis, a control unit configured in the case body and a switch configured on the outside of the case body, and the switch is electrically connected with the control unit, wherein, the electronic cigarette also comprises a flipping mechanism, and a driving motor electrically connected with the control unit, and herein:

one end of the flipping mechanism is connected to an output shaft of the driving motor, and the other end of the flipping mechanism is embedded into the case lid slidably;

the driving motor is controlled by the control unit to drive the flipping mechanism to rotate towards the opening or closing direction, so as to open or close the case lid.

2. The electronic cigarette case of claim 1, wherein, the flipping mechanism comprises a worm screw mounted on the output shaft of the driving motor, a gear engaged with the worm screw, and a curved bar, and the gear includes a gear rotating axis, a first end of the curved bar is sheathed on the gear rotating axis and will rotate along with the rotation of the gear, and a second end of the curved bar is attached to the inner side of the case lid slidably.

3. The electronic cigarette case of claim 2, wherein, a curved bar chute is defined in the inner side of the case lid close to the rotating axis, and the second end of the curved bar is attached to the curved bar chute slidably and location-limited by the curved bar chute.

4. The electronic cigarette case of claim 3, wherein, the curved bar includes a crank and a crank arm formed with the crank integrally;

the crank is close to the first end and the terminal of the crank is sheathed on the gear rotating axis;

the crank arm is close to the second end, configured as an arc whose radius is the crank, while the terminal of the crank arm is mounted in and attached to the curved bar chute.

5. The electronic cigarette case of claim 2, wherein, a groove for limiting the location of the gear rotating axis is provided in the lid body, and the gear rotating axis is attached to the groove so as to prevent the location of the gear deviated during rotation.

6. The electronic cigarette case of claim 2, wherein, a location-limited switch electrically connected to the control unit is configured in the case body, which can be triggered by the crank when the case lid is closed and then the driving motor can be controlled to stop rotating by the control unit.

7. The electronic cigarette case of claim 1, wherein, the control unit is configured as a control printed circuit board with timing function, which can be used to control the driving motor to operate during a predetermined period when the case lid is opened and to stop rotating after the period has been exceeded.

8. The electronic cigarette case of claim 1, wherein, a first hinge part is configured on the case lid, a second hinge part is configured on the case body;

a first through hole is defined in the first hinge part, and, a second through hole which has a same axis with the first through hole is defined in the second hinge part;

the rotating axis is inserted into the first and second through holes.

9. The electronic cigarette case of claim 8, wherein, the first and second through holes are both matched with the rotating axis with gaps.

10. The electronic cigarette case of claim 8, wherein, the first hinge part comprises an arc-shaped structure, and the first hinge part is contacted with the case body slidably when the case lid is opened or closed.

11. The electronic cigarette case of claim 9, wherein, the first hinge part comprises an arc-shaped structure, and the first hinge part is contacted with the case body slidably when the case lid is opened or closed.

12. The electronic cigarette case of claim 2, wherein, the gear is mounted between the worm screw and the inner surface of the case lid close to the worm screw.

13. The electronic cigarette case of claim 7, wherein, the gear is mounted between the worm screw and the inner surface of the case lid close to the worm screw.