Aerosol electronic cigarette

• US 8,365,742 B2
• Filed: 04/05/2011
• Issued: 02/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fontem Ventures BV (Imperial Tobacco Group PLC)
• Original Assignee: Ruyan Investment Holdings Limited
• Inventors: Hon, Lik
• Primary Examiner(s): Crispino, Richard
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mayes, Dionne Walls
• Application Number:
  US13/079,937
• Publication Number:
  US 20110209717A1
• Time in Patent Office: 672 Days
• Field of Search: 131/360, 131/194, 131/273, 128/202.21
• US Class Current: 131/273
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/10 Devices using liquid inhalable precursors
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/40 Constructional details, e.g. connection of cartridges and battery parts
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/46 Shape or structure of electric heating means
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/90 Arrangements or methods specially adapted for charging batteries thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 15/0015 located upstream of the dispenser, i.e. not traversed by the product
• CPC Class Codes: F22B 1/284 with water in reservoirs
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/0525 Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodes; Lithium-ion batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/425 Structural combination with electronic components, e.g. electronic circuits integrated to the outside of the casing printed circuits H05K1/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/46 Accumulators structurally combined with charging apparatus circuits for charging H02J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/488 Cells or batteries combined with indicating means for external visualization of the condition, e.g. by change of colour or of light density
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2220/30 Batteries in portable systems, e.g. mobile phone, laptop
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/202 Casings or frames around the primary casing of a single cell or a single battery
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/213 adapted for cells having curved cross-section, e.g. round or elliptic H01M50/209, H01M50/216 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/224 Metals
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/247 specially adapted for portable devices, e.g. mobile phones, computers, hand tools or pacemakers
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/284 with incorporated circuit boards, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00 Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 1/0244 Heating of fluids H05B1/0247 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 1/0291 Tubular elements
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 1/0297 : Heating of fluids for non specified applications
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 3/03 : Electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 3/06 : Heater elements structurally combined with coupling elements or holders
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 3/42 : non-flexible
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 : Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

An aerosol electronic cigarette includes a battery assembly, an atomizer assembly and a cigarette bottle assembly and also includes a shell (a) which is hollow and integrally formed. Said battery assembly connects with said atomizer assembly and both are located in said shell (a). Said cigarette bottle assembly is located in one end of the shell (a), which is detachable. Said cigarette bottle assembly fits with said atomizer assembly. Said shell (a) has through-air-inlets (a1).

Claims

1. An aerosol electronic cigarette, comprising:

a battery assembly, an atomizer assembly and a cigarette bottle assembly, and a shell that is hollow and integrally formed;

the battery assembly electrically connected with the atomizer assembly, and both are located in the shell;

the cigarette bottle assembly is detachably located in one end of the shell, and fits with the atomizer assembly inside it;

the shell has through-air-inlets;

the atomizer assembly is an atomizer, which includes a porous component and a heating body;

the heating body is heating wire;

the atomizer includes a frame;

the porous component is supported by the frame;

the heating wire is wound on the porous component;

the frame has a run-through hole;

a heating wire wound on a part of the porous component that is substantially aligned with the run-through hole; and

with the porous component also positioned substantially within the cigarette bottle assembly.

2. An electronic cigarette, comprising:

a battery assembly and an atomizer assembly within a housing with the battery assembly electrically connected to the atomizer assembly;

a liquid storage component in the housing;

with the housing having one or more through-air-inlets;

the atomizer assembly including a porous component supported by a frame having a run-through hole;

a heating wire wound on a part of the porous component in the path of air flowing through the run-through hole; and

the porous component substantially surrounded by the liquid storage component.

3. An electronic cigarette, comprising:

a battery assembly and an atomizer assembly within a housing with the battery assembly electrically connected to the atomizer assembly;

with the housing having one or more through-air-inlets and an outlet;

the atomizer assembly includes a frame having a run through hole, and a porous component between the frame and the outlet;

a heating wire wound on a part of the porous component which is substantially aligned with the run-through hole; and

with the porous component in contact with a liquid supply in the housing.