ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE

• US 20170208868A1
• Filed: 01/18/2017
• Published: 07/27/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Shenzhen First Union Technology Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Shenzhen First Union Technology Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: ZHU, YIKUAN, ZHONG, YUNPING, LI, YONGHAI, XU, ZHONGLI
• Granted Patent: US 9,999,255 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/10 Devices using liquid inhalable precursors
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/485 Valves; Apertures
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/60 Devices with integrated user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 81/264 for absorbing liquids
• CPC Class Codes: F16J 15/022 characterised by structure or material
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 1/0244 Heating of fluids H05B1/0247 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 2203/021 Heaters specially adapted for heating liquids

Abstract

An electronic cigarette is disclosed. The electronic cigarette comprises a sleeve, a battery module, an atomizing unit and a blocking module arranged in the sleeve and a reservoir formed in the sleeve. The atomizing unit is electrically connected to the battery module, the blocking module is configured to isolate the battery module and the reservoir, a ventilation hole is disposed on the blocking module for achieving air communication between the atomizing unit and the battery module; wherein the ventilation hole is in the closed state before a first use of the electronic cigarette; when the electronic cigarette is used, the blocking module is switched to make the ventilation hole in the open state, so as to allow air to enter the ventilation hole and pass through the atomizing unit to carry the aerosol generated by the atomizing unit.

Claims

1. An electronic cigarette, comprising:

a sleeve, an end of which is provided with a mouthpiece, and the other end of which is provided with an analog cigarette end;

a battery module, arranged in the sleeve;

a reservoir, formed in the sleeve and configured to contain tobacco liquid;

an atomizing unit, arranged in the sleeve, wherein the atomizing unit is electrically connected to the battery module, and is configured to atomize the tobacco liquid to form aerosol; and

a blocking module, arranged in the sleeve and configured to isolate the battery module and the reservoir, wherein a ventilation hole is disposed on the blocking module for achieving air communication between the atomizing unit and the battery module;

wherein the blocking module is switchable so as to switch the ventilation hole between a closed state and an open state, the ventilation hole is in the closed state before a first use of the electronic cigarette;

when the electronic cigarette is used, the blocking module is switched to make the ventilation hole in the open state, so as to allow air to enter the ventilation hole and pass through the atomizing unit to carry the aerosol generated by the atomizing unit.

2. The electronic cigarette of claim 1, wherein the blocking module comprises:

a sealing stopper, configured to isolate the battery module and the reservoir, wherein the ventilation hole is disposed on the sealing stopper; and

a plugging block, plugged in the ventilation hole such that the ventilation hole is in the closed state before the first use of the electronic cigarette;

wherein the ventilation hole is switched to be in the open state when the plugging block is removed from the ventilation hole.

3. The electronic cigarette of claim 2, wherein the electronic cigarette further comprises a thimble, and the sleeve further comprises a pinhole disposed at a place thereof corresponding to the plugging block, the thimble is configured to insert into the pinhole and push the plugging block away from the ventilation hole.

4. The electronic cigarette of claim 3, wherein the ventilation hole is a stepped hole, an end of the plugging block is plugged in the stepped hole, the other end of the plugging block is abutted against the battery module or spaced away from the battery module;

the plugging block comprises a blocking portion matching with the stepped hole and an extending portion extending outward from the blocking portion, and the blocking portion has a size smaller than that of the extending portion.

5. The electronic cigarette of claim 2, wherein the sleeve comprises a first sub-sleeve and a second sub-sleeve which are detachably connected to each other;

the reservoir, the atomizing unit and the block module are assembled in the first sub-sleeve, the battery module is assembled in the second sub-sleeve; and

the plugging block is removable under a condition of the first sub-sleeve and the second sub-sleeve being separated from each other.

6. The electronic cigarette of claim 2, wherein the reservoir, the atomizing unit and the sealing block are assembled to form an integral atomizing assembly, the atomizing assembly is detachably arranged in the sleeve such that the atomizing assembly can be taken out from the sleeve to unplug the plugging block from the ventilation hole when using the electronic cigarette.

7. The electronic cigarette of claim 6, wherein the atomizing unit is electrically connected to the battery module via a wire, the wire has a length larger than an axial length of the atomizing assembly.

8. The electronic cigarette of claim 7, wherein the length of the wire is 1.2 to 2 times of the axial length of the atomizing assembly.

9. The electronic cigarette of claim 2, wherein the sealing block is made of elastic silica gel, and the plugging block is made of elastic silica gel or metal.

10. The electronic cigarette of claim 1, wherein the atomizing unit is electrically connected to the battery module via an electrode terminal.

11. The electronic cigarette of claim 1, wherein the sleeve comprises a first sub-sleeve and a second sub-sleeve which are connected rotatably to each other, the blocking module comprises a first sub-block having a first through-hole and a second sub-block having a second through-hole, the first through-hole of the first sub-block and the second through-hole of the second sub-block compose the ventilation hole, the first sub-block is arranged in the first sleeve, and the second sub-block is arranged in the second sleeve;

the first through-hole of the first sub-block and the second through-hole of the second sub-block are deviated from each other before the first use of the electronic cigarette so that the ventilation hole is in the closed state; and

when using the electronic cigarette, the first sleeve and the second sleeve are rotated relatively to each other, to align the first through-hole of the first sub-block and the second through-hole of the second sub-block with each other, such that the ventilation hole is in the open state.

12. The electronic cigarette of claim 1, wherein the atomizing unit comprises an absorption element and a heating element in contact with the absorption element, at least one end of the absorption element extends to the reservoir to suck the tobacco liquid therein and is configured to provide the tobacco liquid for being atomized by the heating element.

13. The electronic cigarette of claim 12, wherein the liquid absorbing element is a micro-porous ceramic rod, and the heating element is a heating wire wrapping around the micro-porous ceramic rod.

14. The electronic cigarette of claim 13, wherein the electronic cigarette further comprises a ventilation tube arranged in the sleeve, an end of the ventilation tube is mounted on the blocking module and communicated with the ventilation hole, and the other end of the ventilation tube is communicated with the mouthpiece;

the ventilation tube, the sleeve and the blocking module define an annular space as the reservoir, and the heating element is arranged in the ventilation tube.

15. The electronic cigarette of claim 13, wherein the electronic cigarette further comprises an oil cup, a connecting base and a ventilation tube;

the oil cup is detachably arranged in an end of the sleeve near the mouthpiece, the blocking module is tightly mounted on an end of the oil cup far away from the mouthpiece;

the connecting base is arranged in the oil cup, and is mounted on the blocking module;

the ventilation tube is arranged in the oil cup, an end of the ventilation tube is mounted on the connecting base, and is communicated with the ventilation hole, and the other end of the ventilation tube is mounted on the end of the oil cup near the mouthpiece, and is communicated with the mouthpiece;

the heating element is arranged in the ventilation tube; and

the connecting base, ventilation tube, oil cup and the blocking module define an annular space as the reservoir.

16. The electronic cigarette of claim 15, wherein the connecting base is hollow, in which a locking ring is disposed, the end of the ventilation tube is inserted into the connecting base and is limited by the locking ring;

the end of the oil cup near the mouthpiece extends inward to form a hollow protrusion, the other end of the ventilation tube is stuck by the protrusion.

17. The electronic cigarette of claim 1, wherein the reservoir further comprises a carrier configured to absorb the tobacco liquid, wherein the carrier has a tubular shape and is inserted into the sleeve.

18. The electronic cigarette of claim 17, wherein the carrier is an oil-storing cotton.

19. The electronic cigarette of claim 1, wherein the analog cigarette end comprises a light-emitting element and a transparent cover, and the light-emitting element is arranged between the transparent cover and the battery module.

20. The electronic cigarette of claim 19, wherein the battery module comprises:

a battery; and

a controller electrically connected to the battery, wherein the controller is configured to light the light-emitting element and control the atomizing unit to atomize the tobacco liquid when sensing an action of smoking.