ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE WITH MULTIPLE ATOMIZER ASSEMBLIES

• US 20160015081A1
• Filed: 06/15/2015
• Published: 01/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huizhou Kimree Technology Co., Ltd
• Original Assignee: Huizhou Kimree Technology Co., Ltd
• Inventors: LIU, Qiuming
• Granted Patent: US 9,687,029 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/10 Devices using liquid inhalable precursors
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/46 Shape or structure of electric heating means
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/485 Valves; Apertures
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 2203/021 Heaters specially adapted for heating liquids
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 3/16 the conductor being mounted on an insulating base

Abstract

An electronic cigarette with multiple atomizing assemblies is provided. The atomizing assembly includes a first atomizing device and a second atomizing device. When the cigarette liquid is atomized by the first atomizing device, the smoke generated by the first atomizing device generally contains large particles of the cigarette liquid that have been not sufficiently. The large particles of the cigarette liquid that have been not sufficiently atomized are delivered by the smoke towards the second atomizing device. When passing through the second atomizing device, the cigarette liquid that have been not sufficiently atomized is atomized again by the second atomizing device, thereby enabling the smoke to be more soft and smooth, subtly increasing the amount of the smoke, and preventing the user from sucking in large particles of the cigarette liquid that have been not sufficiently atomized.

Claims

1. An electronic cigarette with a plurality of atomizing assemblies, comprising an atomizer and a battery rod connected to each other, wherein the atomizer comprises a suction nozzle assembly, an atomizing core, and a connecting sleeve;

the suction nozzle assembly is provided with a liquid storage sleeve, an air pipe arranged in the liquid storage sleeve in an axial direction of the liquid storage sleeve, and a suction nozzle arranged at an end of the liquid storage sleeve;

a liquid storage chamber for storing cigarette liquid is defined by the liquid storage sleeve, and an air channel allowing airflow to flow to the suction nozzle is defined by the air pipe;

two ends of the connecting sleeve are configured to be detachably connected to the suction nozzle assembly and the battery rod, respectively;

two ends of the atomizing core are configured to be detachably connected to the connecting sleeve and the air pipe, respectively;

the atomizing core and the air pipe are elastically abutted against each other or are insertedly connected, to fix the atomizing core between the suction nozzle assembly and the connecting sleeve; and

the atomizing core is arranged in the liquid storage chamber and is hermetically connected to the air pipe;

the atomizing core is provided with an atomizing sleeve, a cigarette liquid locking part made of liquid-absorbing material, an atomizing seat, and an atomizing assembly;

the atomizing sleeve is provided for wrapping and protecting elements inside the atomizing core, and the atomizing sleeve is provided with a liquid guiding hole which is in communication with the liquid storage chamber;

the cigarette liquid locking part is inserted in the atomizing sleeve and covers an outer circumferential surface of the atomizing seat, and the cigarette liquid locking part fits closely with an inner circumferential surface of the atomizing sleeve, and is configured to deliver, via the liquid guiding hole on the atomizing sleeve, the cigarette liquid in the liquid storage chamber to the atomizing assembly to be atomized;

the atomizing seat is provided with an atomizing chamber, and the atomizing chamber is in communication with the air channel, and is configured to accommodate the atomizing assembly and deliver smoke, which is atomized by the atomizing assembly, to the air channel;

the atomizing assembly comprises a first atomizing device and a second atomizing device which are arranged in a radial direction of the electronic cigarette and abut against the cigarette liquid locking part;

the first atomizing device comprises at least two heat generating devices for atomizing the cigarette liquid, the heat generating devices of the first atomizing device are arranged in parallel, a liquid guiding part made of a liquid-absorbing material is provided between the heat generating devices and is arranged in parallel with the heat generating devices and abuts against the heat generating devices, two ends of the liquid guiding part both abut against the cigarette liquid locking part; and

the second atomizing device comprises at least one heat generating device; and

the first atomizing device and the second atomizing device are crossed with each other, and the second atomizing device is arranged close to the suction nozzle, and is spaced from the second atomizing device by a certain space interval.

2. The electronic cigarette with the plurality of atomizing assemblies according to claim 1, wherein,

each of the heat generating devices is provided with a heater for atomizing the cigarette liquid, and a liquid guiding wick which is configured to be winded and fixed by the heater and to deliver the cigarette liquid to the heater to be atomized.

3. The electronic cigarette with the plurality of atomizing assemblies according to claim 1, wherein, the liquid guiding part is a glass fiber rope.

4. The electronic cigarette with the plurality of atomizing assemblies according to claim 1, wherein,

an accommodating groove with one end open and configured to fix the atomizing assembly is provided at a wall of the atomizing chamber of the atomizing seat;

the accommodating groove comprises a first accommodating groove, a second accommodating groove, a third accommodating groove, and a fourth accommodating groove;

the first accommodating groove and the second accommodating groove are arranged opposite to each other, have the same groove depth, and are jointly configured to accommodate the first atomizing device; and

the third accommodating groove and the fourth accommodating groove are arranged opposite to each other, have the same groove depth, and are jointly configured to accommodate the second atomizing device; and

the groove depth of each of the first accommodating groove and the second accommodating groove is greater than the groove depth of each of the third accommodating groove and the fourth accommodating groove.

5. The electronic cigarette with the plurality of atomizing assemblies according to claim 1, wherein,

the air pipe is inserted into the atomizing sleeve, and is hermetically connected to the atomizing sleeve,

a snap ring is provided at one end of the atomizing sleeve;

and

a sealing gasket is sleeved on the air pipe and hermetically abuts against the snap ring.

6. The electronic cigarette with the plurality of atomizing assemblies according to claim 1, wherein,

a connection portion of the atomizing sleeve and the air pipe is provided with an accommodating groove for accommodating the sealing gasket;

and

an end of the air pipe hermetically abuts against the accommodating groove in which the sealing gasket is accommodated, to form a sealing connection with the atomizing sleeve.

7. The electronic cigarette with the plurality of atomizing assemblies according to claim 1, wherein,

a battery assembly for powering the atomizing assembly is arranged in the battery rod;

an inner electrode and an outer electrode which are electrically connected to the atomizing assembly are further provided at an end of the atomizing core away from the air pipe;

the inner electrode and the outer electrode are configured to be electrically connected to the battery assembly, to allow the battery assembly to power the atomizing assembly;

a snap ring is provided at one end of the atomizing sleeve;

a retaining collar is provided on the outer electrode; and

the snap ring and the retaining collar are configured to fix the atomizing seat between the snap ring and the retaining collar.

8. The electronic cigarette with the plurality of atomizing assemblies according to claim 7, wherein,

the connecting sleeve is provided with internal threads;

and

the outer electrode is provided with external threads configured to cooperate with the internal threads of the connecting sleeve, and a threaded connection portion of the outer electrode and the connecting sleeve is provided with a first sealing ring, and the first sealing ring is configured to seal the threaded connection portion of the outer electrode and the connecting sleeve, to prevent the cigarette liquid in the liquid storage chamber from flowing into the battery rod.

9. The electronic cigarette with the plurality of atomizing assemblies according to claim 1, wherein,

the connecting sleeve is threadedly connected to the suction nozzle assembly;

and

a sealing groove is provided at a threaded connection portion of the connecting sleeve and the suction nozzle assembly, and a second sealing ring is accommodated in the sealing groove, and is configured to seal the threaded connection portion of the connecting sleeve and the suction nozzle assembly, to prevent the cigarette liquid in the liquid storage chamber from flowing out of the suction nozzle assembly; and

at least two sealing grooves are provided, and at least two second sealing rings are provided.

10. The electronic cigarette with the plurality of atomizing assemblies according to claim 1, wherein the cigarette liquid locking part is non-woven cloth or liquid storage cotton.

11. The electronic cigarette with the plurality of atomizing assemblies according to claim 2, wherein,

the heater is an electric heating wire;

and

the electric heating wire is made of nickel-chromium alloy.

12. The electronic cigarette with the plurality of atomizing assemblies according to claim 1, wherein,

the electronic cigarette further comprises a decorating part made of metal;

the decorating part is configured to be detachably connected to the connecting sleeve, and the decorating part wraps a connection portion of the connecting sleeve and the suction nozzle assembly; and

a concave portion is provided on the liquid storage sleeve at a position close to the connection portion of the connecting sleeve and the suction nozzle assembly, a thickness of the liquid storage sleeve at the concave portion is smaller than a wall thickness of the liquid storage sleeve, and in the case that the decorating part wraps the connection portion of the connecting sleeve and the suction nozzle assembly, the decorating part is accommodated in the concave portion, to allow the electronic cigarette have a smooth appearance.

13. The electronic cigarette with the plurality of atomizing assemblies according to claim 1, wherein the first atomizing device is perpendicular to the second atomizing device.

14. The electronic cigarette with the plurality of atomizing assemblies according to claim 1, wherein the liquid storage sleeve is transparent.