CN117813125A - Portable gasification device - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a portable electronic gasification device for gasification of a substance. Methods of using such devices and removably attachable gasification modules compatible with such devices are also provided.
Description
Cross Reference to Related Applications
The present application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 63/185,458 filed on 5/7 of 2021 and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/407,446 filed on 8/20 of 2021. The entire contents of both applications are incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein.
Technical Field
Aspects of the invention relate to portable electronic gasification devices for use with vaporizable products.
Background
Electronic vaporisers are common and are commonly used for fragrance and/or inhalation therapy purposes. In this regard, the gasifier heats substances, e.g., herbs such as tobacco, lavender, chamomile, and many other types of plant material. The gasifier may operate by heating the material with direct heat or with hot air. There are three common methods of heating a substance. The first is heat conduction, in which the substance is placed directly on a heating element, such as a ceramic or metal plate. The second is thermal radiation, in which light is used to heat the substance. The third is convection, in which hot air is passed through the substance. Yet another suitable mechanism for vaporizing a substance may be via induction heating.
At lower levels of heat, vapors extracted from substances such as plant material are primarily aromatherapy agents (inactive fragrances) and generally do not contain the active ingredients of the substance. If no active ingredient is present, there is no physiological response. At higher levels of heat, the active ingredient will be increasingly contained in the vapor released during heating. Typically, the fragrance vapor has been released and is not always present at higher heat levels. For certain substances, the active ingredient may appear at different caloric levels.
After the substance is heated, a mist or vapor containing some aspect of the substance is released and either enjoyed as a fragrance or inhaled to obtain a physiological response. Warm air containing the product may irritate the throat and bronchi. Thus, some gasifiers use a cooling process that allows moisture to be contained in the vapor produced. These gasifiers enable the user to inhale relatively less unpleasant and irritating cool wet vapors. Gasifiers are often favored over traditional heating methods or smoking materials due to reduced serious side effects. Some of these side effects include the inhalation of tar, carbon monoxide and other carcinogens, either directly or through secondhand smoke. Gasifiers have become a popular alternative as many states implement smoking bans in public places.
Accordingly, there is a need for improved gasifiers that provide an enhanced gasification experience, including gasifiers having improved quality of vapor generated for inhalation and improved ease of use.
Disclosure of Invention
Aspects of the present invention relate to a portable electronic gasification device that includes a removably attachable gasification module and a mouthpiece configured to receive an airflow having gasification product entrained therein from the removably attachable gasification module. The mouthpiece includes: a mouthpiece housing at least partially defining an interior chamber, a suction outlet formed in the mouthpiece housing, and a receiving area in the interior chamber of the mouthpiece housing for receiving a removably attachable battery-powered gasification module. The removably attachable gasification module includes: a base portion and a gasification assembly. The base portion includes: a module housing having an insertion portion configured to be received at least partially within a receiving area of the mouthpiece housing, the insertion portion having one or more sealing areas configured to form a seal/seal between the module housing and the mouthpiece housing, and a battery receiving area disposed within the insertion portion and configured to receive a battery for powering the removably attachable gasification module; and an airflow channel having an input opening and an output opening, the output opening being positioned to output airflow from the removably attachable gasification module to the receiving area of the mouthpiece at an inner side of the seal between the module housing and the mouthpiece housing. The gasification assembly includes: a gasification assembly housing; a refillable container configured to receive a vaporizable product within the vaporization assembly housing; a heating device configured to be electrically connected to the battery and to transfer energy to the vaporizable product in the refillable container to heat the vaporizable product and form a vaporized product therefrom; an inlet configured to introduce a gas into the refillable container; one or more refillable container outlets configured to receive a flow of gas from the refillable container with vaporized product entrained therein; and one or more gasification assembly outlets configured to provide a flow of gas received from the refillable container outlet to an input opening of the gas flow channel in the base portion. In operation of the portable electronic gasification device, an air stream with gasification product entrained therein passes through the air flow channel and is received into the receiving area of the mouthpiece from the output opening of the air flow channel and is conveyed along the interior chamber of the mouthpiece to the suction outlet.
According to another aspect of the present invention, a method of using the portable electronic gasification device disclosed herein is provided. The method comprises the following steps: inserting a removably attachable gasification module into a receiving area of the mouthpiece; providing a vaporizable product to a refillable container of a removably attachable vaporization module; activating the heating means to heat the vaporisable product in the refillable container to at least partially vaporise the product; and sucking the gas entrained with the vaporizable product from the suction port of the mouthpiece.
According to yet another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a removably attachable base portion of a gasification module for gasifying a vaporizable product in a portable gasification device having a receiving body to receive the removably attachable base portion in a receiving area of the receiving body. The removably attachable base portion includes: a housing having an insertion portion configured to be at least partially received within the receiving area of the receiving body, the insertion portion having one or more sealing areas configured to form a seal between the housing and one or more walls of the receiving body, and a battery receiving area disposed within the insertion portion and configured to receive a battery for powering the gasification module; and an air flow channel having an outlet opening positioned to output an air flow from the removably attachable base portion to the receiving area of the receiving body at an inner side of the seal between the housing and the one or more walls of the receiving body.
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FIG. 1 illustrates an embodiment of a portable electronic gasification device comprising a removably attachable gasification module and a mouthpiece;
FIG. 2 is an exploded side view of an embodiment of the device;
FIG. 3A is an exploded front view of the device of FIG. 2;
FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional side view of FIG. 3A;
FIGS. 4A-4E illustrate embodiments of gasification assemblies in various views;
FIG. 5A is a perspective view of the gasification assembly of FIGS. 4A-4E, and FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 5A;
FIGS. 6A-6E illustrate various views of an embodiment of a base;
fig. 7A is a perspective view of the base portion of fig. 6A-6E, and fig. 7B is a cross-sectional view of fig. 7A;
figures 8A-8E illustrate various views of one embodiment of a mouthpiece;
fig. 9A is a perspective view of the mouthpiece of fig. 8A-8E, and fig. 9B is a cross-sectional view of fig. 9A;
fig. 10A is a perspective view and fig. 10B is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the device, wherein fig. 10B provides a representative gas flow path within the device 1, the gas flow path being shown via dashed lines and arrows;
FIGS. 11A-11E illustrate various views of another embodiment of a gasification assembly;
FIG. 12A is a top view of an embodiment of the gasification assembly of FIGS. 11A-11E, and FIG. 12B is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 12A;
13A-13E illustrate various views of an embodiment of an assembled device;
fig. 14A is a front view of an embodiment of the assembled device of fig. 13A-13E, and fig. 14B is a cross-sectional view of fig. 14A.
Detailed Description
Aspects of the invention as described herein are directed to an improved portable electronic vaporizing/vaporizing device for inhalation of vaporizable substances, such as aromatic substances, therapeutic substances, and/or substances having physiological effects. Examples of such substances may include herbs such as tobacco, lavender, chamomile, and other types of plant material. In some embodiments, the vaporizable material may be in the form of an oil and/or wax product comprising the vaporizable material, e.g., extracted from plant material containing the material, and may optionally be provided in combination with a carrier or other additive.
Referring to fig. 1, one embodiment of a portable electronic gasification device 1 in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure is shown. The portable electronic vaporisation device 1 comprises a vaporisation module 2 and a mouthpiece 3 which can be removably attached. The removably attachable gasification module 2 is configured to receive a vaporizable product therein and heat the vaporizable product to form a vapor therefrom. The mouthpiece 3 includes a mouthpiece outlet 305 where a user may inhale the vapour generated by the removably attachable vaporisation module 2, optionally with water or other substances entrained therein. The mouthpiece 3 may be provided in various forms including, but not limited to, a tube or a variety of forms, and optionally with water filtration.
Referring to fig. 2, one embodiment of the device 1 is shown in an exploded view, wherein the removably attachable gasification module 2 is removed from the mouthpiece 3. The removably attachable gasification module 2 further comprises (and is shown separated into) a gasification assembly 4 and a base portion 5. The base portion 5 provides an air flow connection between the vaporizing assembly 4 and the mouthpiece 3 to deliver vaporized product from the vaporizing assembly 4 to the mouthpiece 3 for delivery to a user via inhalation thereof. The base portion 5 may also include a housing for one or more components for powering and/or controlling the device 1. For example, the base may contain a compartment therein for storing a power source, such as a battery, for powering elements of the device 1 (e.g., heating elements used in the gasification assembly 4 or other heating devices). Where the device is powered by a rechargeable battery (e.g. a lithium ion battery), the base portion 5 may also include a charging port connectable to a battery charger (not shown). The base may also have a compartment door to allow access to a battery or other component held within the housing. The base portion 5 may also house additional control circuitry for controlling the device, for example to provide a predetermined heating cycle or heating program, and may also allow a user to interact with the device via control buttons and/or control interfaces, displays and/or lights to signal the user, and/or other control and operational functions.
In one embodiment, the mouthpiece 3 can be removably attached to the base portion 5, for example, to allow a user to easily remove the mouthpiece for cleaning and/or replacement, as described in further detail herein. For example, according to one embodiment, the base portion 5 and the mouthpiece may be removed from each other by exerting a force on the base portion 5 that exceeds the retention force of a sealing region (described below) that forms a seal between the base portion and portions of the mouthpiece to extract the base portion 5 from the mouthpiece. The base portion 5 may be reattached to the mouthpiece by inserting an insertion portion (described below) into the receiving area of the mouthpiece and engaging the sealing area to keep the base portion 5 inserted within the mouthpiece. Other mechanisms for removably attaching the base portion 5 to the attachment mouthpiece may also be provided. In yet another embodiment, the gasification assembly 4 may be removably attached to the base portion 5, for example, to allow a user to replace the gasification assembly 4 when the gasification assembly 4 is no longer available, to clean the gasification assembly 4, and/or to more easily allow access to a container (e.g., a bowl) in which a vaporizable product may be loaded into the gasification assembly 4. For example, the gasification assembly may be received in the gasification assembly receiving area 506 of the base portion 5 and may be attached to the base portion 5 by twisting to engage the cavity bayonet 514 securing the gasification assembly in the receiving area 506. The gasification assembly may be removed by untwisting to release from the cavity bayonet. Other mechanisms for removably attaching the gasification assembly to the base portion may also be provided. In one embodiment, both the gasification assembly 4 and the mouthpiece 3 may be removably attached to the base portion 5. In yet another version, the gasification assembly 4 may be independently removable from the base portion 5. That is, the gasification assembly 4 may be configured to be removably attached to the base such that it may be removed from the base without the need to previously remove the mouthpiece 3 and/or base section 5 from one another. An exploded view of a cross-sectional view of the device 1 can be seen in fig. 3B (fig. 3A shows an exploded front view).
Referring to fig. 4A-4E, one embodiment of a gasification assembly 4 is shown. The structure of the gasification assembly 4 and the airflow path therethrough are shown in front and cross-sectional views in more detail in fig. 5A-5B. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, the gasification assembly 4 as shown in fig. 4A-4E and 5A-5B is adapted to inhale a vaporizable substance in the form of an oil and/or wax product comprising, for example, a vaporizable substance extracted or otherwise obtained from plant material comprising the substance, and may optionally be provided in combination with a carrier or other additive. Thus, the vaporization assembly 4 includes a vaporization assembly housing 401, a refillable container 402 configured to receive a vaporizable product within the vaporization assembly housing 401, a heating device 409 configured to electrically connect to a power source, such as a battery, and transfer energy to the vaporizable product in the refillable container 402 to heat and form the vaporizable product therefrom, an inlet 403 configured to introduce gas into the refillable container 402, one or more refillable container outlets 404 configured to receive a gas flow from the refillable container 402 with the vaporized product entrained therein, and one or more vaporization assembly outlets 406 configured to provide the gas flow received from the refillable container outlets to the input opening 510 of the gas flow channel 505 in the base portion. In one embodiment, the refillable container 402 itself includes a heating device such that the refillable container 402 can be directly heated to transfer energy to the vaporizable product therein, thus eliminating the need for a separate heating device. For example, the sidewall 418 of the refillable container 402 may include a resistive heating element (heater trace, as shown by the dashed line in fig. 5B) embedded therein, such as by wrapping the heating element with a soft ceramic material and forming a tube, attaching a thin ceramic bottom (no trace) to the tube, and then firing the soft ceramic with the heating element embedded therein to obtain the refillable container 402. In another embodiment, the bottom of the refillable container 402 may also include a heating element (heater trace) embedded therein.
In one embodiment, a heating device 409 (heating element or heater trace) is attached to a conductive element, such as a wire leading to a power source (e.g., a battery) in the base part 5, to provide an applied voltage for resistive heating. For example, in operation, two wires come from the bottom of the gasification assembly 4: one of the wires may be held (pressed) between the electrode 417 and the insulator 416, connected to the heating device 409 embedded in the side wall 418, and the other wire may be held between the insulator 416 and the housing 401, run along the housing wall and spot welded to the housing 401. To apply the voltage, the plurality of base electrodes 517 contact the vaporization assembly housing 401 and the electrode 417, thus creating a current path into and out of the heating device 409. Grooves may also be cut into the inner surface of the gasification assembly housing to locate the wires.
In yet another embodiment, the heating device is provided separately and/or in any suitable form (e.g., a heater plate or coil) from the container and may be placed in thermal contact with the refillable container 402 in any desired location/at any desired angle (e.g., below the bottom of the container). For example, the heating device may comprise at least one of a heating plate, a heating ring, and a heating element, and be capable of conductively heating the vaporizable product in the refillable container. As another example, the heating device may comprise an induction heating device capable of inductively heating the container, and/or may be capable of radiatively heating the container and/or a product disposed within the container. In one embodiment, the heating element comprises a ceramic heating plate, such as an alumina plate, and may also comprise, for example, a wire, coil, or other element capable of resistive heating, and may also be embedded in a ceramic or glass heating plate or used alone. Additional embodiments of heating elements, heating plates, and any other heating structures that may be used to form all or a portion of heating device 409 have been described in U.S. patent No.10,517,334, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
In yet another embodiment, the inlet 403 and the one or more refillable container outlets 404 of the gasification assembly 4 are positioned toward the top of the refillable container 402 and the one or more refillable container outlets 404 of the gasification assembly 4 are located radially outside of the inlet 403 of the refillable container 402.
In one embodiment, an internal gas flow path 405 is defined between the gasification assembly housing 401 and the wall of the refillable container 402, radially outward of the refillable container 402, and the internal gas flow path 405 redirects the gas flow received from the one or more refillable container outlets 404 in a direction toward the base portion 5 of the battery powered removably attachable gasification module 2. As shown in fig. 5B, the dashed lines illustrate exemplary gas flow paths within gasification assembly 4. Ambient air flows through inlet 403 into vaporization assembly 4, carrying vapor formed from the heated vaporizable product in refillable container 402, then through one or more refillable container outlets 404 located near the top edge of refillable container 402 and into internal airflow path 405, and finally out of vaporization assembly 4 through one or more vaporization assembly outlets 406. In one embodiment, one or more gasification assembly outlets 406 are located in a lower region (e.g., bottom) of gasification assembly housing 401. In yet another embodiment, at least one of the one or more gasification assembly outlets 406 is aligned with an input opening 510 of the airflow channel 505 in the base portion 5.
According to embodiments herein, as shown in fig. 5B, the gasification assembly 4 may include a thermal spacer 410, a retaining ring 411, an O-ring 412, a sheath 413, a bowl spacer 414, a gasket 415, an insulator 416, and an electrode 417 for conducting electrical power to the heating device 409.
Referring to fig. 6A-6E, one embodiment of the base portion 5 is shown. Fig. 7B shows a cross-sectional view of the gasification assembly 4 and the base portion 5 and the structure of the gas flow path therethrough in more detail. The base portion 5 includes a side wall 507 and a bottom wall 508 defining a gasification assembly receiving area 506, the gasification assembly receiving area 506 being configured to receive the gasification assembly 4 therein. As shown in fig. 7B, the base portion 5 may further include a chamber air seal 513, a chamber bayonet 514, a chamber sensing spring pin 515, a Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) 516, a base electrode 517, and an optional battery 518. In one embodiment, the base portion 5 comprises: a module housing 501 having an insertion portion 502, the insertion portion 502 configured to be at least partially received within the receiving area 306 of the mouthpiece housing, the insertion portion 502 having one or more sealing areas 503 configured to form a seal between the module housing 501 and the mouthpiece housing; and a battery receiving region 504 disposed within the insertion portion and configured to receive a battery to power the removably attachable gasification module 2. The embodiment of the base portion 5 comprises an air flow channel 505 with an output opening 509, which output opening 509 is positioned to output air flow from the removably attachable gasification module 2 to a receiving area of the mouthpiece at the inside of the seal 503 between the module housing 501 and the mouthpiece housing. In one embodiment, the airflow channel 505 has an input opening 510 formed in a bottom wall 508 of the gasification assembly receiving area 506 of the base portion 5 and is configured to directly engage and/or align with at least one of the one or more gasification assembly outlets 406 of the gasification assembly 4 (not shown). One embodiment of the gas flow path is depicted via dashed lines. In yet another embodiment, the airflow channels 505 extend from an input opening formed in the bottom wall 508 of the gasification assembly receiving area 506 to an output opening 509, and as shown in fig. 6B and 6C, the output opening 509 of the airflow channels 505 is formed on the outer surface 512 of the insert portion 502 of the module housing 501 and radially outside the input opening 510.
Referring to fig. 8A-8E, different views of one embodiment of the mouthpiece 3 are shown. Front and cross-sectional views are also provided in fig. 9A-9B. According to one embodiment, the mouthpiece 3 includes a mouthpiece housing 301 at least partially defining an interior chamber 302 having a first end 303 and a second end 304, an aspiration port 305 formed in the mouthpiece housing 301 at the first end 303 of the interior chamber 302, and a receiving region 306 at the second end of the interior chamber 304 within the mouthpiece housing 301 for receiving a battery powered removably attachable gasification module 2. According to embodiments herein, in operation of the portable electronic vaporisation device 1, an air flow with vaporised product entrained therein passes through the air flow channel 505 of the base portion 5, is received from an output opening of the air flow channel 505 into the receiving region 306 of the mouthpiece 3 and along the internal chamber 302 of the mouthpiece 3 to the mouthpiece 305. While the mouthpiece is depicted herein as being tubular, it should be understood that other mouthpiece shapes and forms are also contemplated herein.
In one embodiment, the battery receiving region 504 of the insert portion is configured to be fully received within the receiving region 306 of the mouthpiece 3 such that a battery received in the battery receiving region 504 is surrounded by the wall of the mouthpiece 3. In another embodiment, at least a portion of the gasification assembly 4 is connected to the base portion 5 outside of the seal formed between the module housing 501 and the mouthpiece housing 301. For example, the gasification assembly 4 may be attached to the base portion 5 at a location above the sealing region 503, the sealing region 503 sealing the base portion of the removably attachable gasification module 2 to the mouthpiece such that the gasification assembly is located above the mouthpiece. In yet another embodiment, at least a portion of the battery receiving region 504 of the removably attachable gasification module 2 is configured to be received in the receiving region 306 inside of the seal formed between the module housing 501 and the mouthpiece housing 301. For example, the battery receiving region 504 may be partially or fully contained within the mouthpiece housing.
Referring to fig. 7A-7B and 9A-9B, according to embodiments herein, one or more sealing regions 503 of a removably attachable gasification module 2 include one or more sealing rings 511 disposed about the circumference of an outer surface 512 of an insert portion 502 and which engage an inner surface 307 of a mouthpiece housing 301 in a receiving region 306 to form a seal between the insert portion 502 of the module housing 501 and the inner surface 307 of the mouthpiece housing 301. In yet another embodiment, the seal formed between the module housing 501 and the mouthpiece housing 301 at least partially defines the interior chamber 302 of the mouthpiece 3 for the gas with vaporized product entrained therein to flow from the receiving region 306 to the aspiration port 305.
Referring to fig. 10B, a representative gas flow path within the device 1 is shown in cross-section. Ambient air flows through the inlet into the vaporizing assembly 4, carrying vapor formed from the heated vaporizable product in the refillable container, then through one or more refillable container outlets located near the top edge of the refillable container and into the internal air flow path, then exits the vaporizing assembly 4 through one or more vaporizing assembly outlets, then through the air flow path of the base part and into the space between the module housing and the mouthpiece housing, which space is also below the one or more sealing areas. The vapor travels along the interior chamber toward the aspiration port and may be inhaled by the user.
In one embodiment, at least a portion of the interior chamber 302 of the mouthpiece 3 is defined by a passageway formed between a portion of the mouthpiece housing 301 and a surface of the insert 502. In yet another embodiment, in operation of device 1, the gas stream with the vaporized product entrained therein flows through at least a portion of battery receiving region 504 of insertion portion 502 before reaching suction port 305. For example, when an insert portion including a battery receiving region is disposed within the mouthpiece housing and between the gasification assembly and the suction port, gas exiting the gasification assembly flows through the battery receiving region of the insert portion as it travels toward the suction port.
In one embodiment, the output opening 509 of the airflow channel 505 is positioned to output airflow from the removably attachable gasification module to one or more of: (i) A region 308 of the receiving region adjacent the module housing 501 and between the module housing 501 and the mouthpiece housing 301; and (ii) a region 309 of the receiving region below the module housing 501.
In one particular embodiment of the device disclosed herein, the refillable container is disposed over the battery receiving area of the insertion part; the inlet diameter of the refillable container is at least 5mm; and/or the inlet of the refillable container is disposed over the receiving area of the mouthpiece.
In one embodiment, to increase gasification efficiency, an alternative design of gasification assembly may be used. As shown in fig. 11A-11E and 12A-12B, the gasification assembly 4a has a cap 408 to form an enclosed space with the refillable container 402. Instead of a relatively wide open inlet 403, ambient air enters the vaporization assembly through a smaller air inlet 403a on the cap 408, carries vapor formed from the heated vaporizable product in the refillable container 402, then passes through one or more refillable container outlets 404 located near the top edge of the refillable container 402 and into the internal air flow path 405, and finally exits the vaporization assembly 4 through the air flow path 406. One embodiment of the airflow path within gasification assembly 4 is shown in dashed lines. In fig. 14A-14B a cross-sectional view of an assembled device 1 equipped with a gasification assembly 4A is shown. In some embodiments, the gas flow path through the base portion and the mouthpiece in sequence within the device 1 is substantially the same as that shown in figures 10A-10B and therefore not shown in detail.
According to embodiments herein, one or more gas-tight seals are formed between the base portion 5 and/or the gasification assembly 4 (4 a) and the mouthpiece 3 so as to form a gas-tight gas flow path from the gasification assembly 4 (4 a) through the gas flow channel 505 in the base portion 5 to the mouthpiece 3. In the embodiment shown, the airflow channel 505 in the base portion separates the gasification assembly internal airflow path from the mouthpiece internal flow path.
In one embodiment, the gasification assembly may be removably attached to the base portion via a fastening feature that allows repeated removal and reinsertion of the gasification assembly into the base portion. For example, the gasification assembly may be removed by simply lifting or twisting. In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 2 and 3A-3B, the gasification assembly 4 may be attached/removed by simply inserting into the base portion 5 or lifting from the base portion 5. In yet another embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 4A-4E, 5A-5B, and 11A-11E, the gasification assembly 4 (4A) has a fastening feature 407 that is threaded and may be complementary to a threaded socket in the base portion 5 so that the gasification assembly may be screwed into the threaded socket of the base portion. In yet another embodiment, the gasification assembly may be connected to the base portion via a magnet, a snap-fit (span) mechanism, or other fastening feature. According to embodiments herein, the fastening features may be located on the base portion, and/or the fastening features may be located on one or more of the gasification assembly and the mouthpiece component, and/or the components may have mutually complementary fastening features to allow for repeatable removal and reattachment of the gasification assembly and/or the mouthpiece component to the base portion.
According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a method of using the portable electronic gasification device disclosed herein is provided. For example, the method may include: inserting a removably attachable gasification module into a receiving area of the mouthpiece; providing a vaporizable product to a refillable container of a removably attachable vaporization module; activating the heating means to heat the vaporisable product in the refillable container to at least partially vaporise the product; and sucking the gas entrained with the vaporizable product from the suction port of the mouthpiece. In another embodiment, the method may further comprise: the removably attachable gasification module is assembled by inserting the removably attachable atomizer assembly into the receiving area of the base portion and aligning the one or more gasification assembly outlets with the airflow channel before or after inserting the base portion of the removably attachable gasification module into the receiving area of the mouthpiece.
According to a further aspect of the invention, there is provided a removably attachable base portion of a gasification module for gasifying a vaporizable product in a portable gasification device having a receiving body to receive the removably attachable base portion in a receiving area of the receiving body. The removably attachable base portion includes: a housing having an insertion portion configured to be at least partially received within the receiving area of the receiving body, the insertion portion having one or more sealing areas configured to form a seal between the housing and one or more walls of the receiving body, and a battery receiving area disposed within the insertion portion and configured to receive a battery for powering the gasification module; and an air flow channel having an output opening positioned to output an air flow from the removably attachable base portion to the receiving area of the receiving body inside the seal between the housing and the one or more walls of the receiving body.
In one embodiment, the removably attachable gasification module may further comprise a gasification assembly. The vaporization assembly may include a vaporization assembly housing, a refillable container configured to receive a vaporizable product within the vaporization assembly housing, a heating device configured to be electrically connected to a battery and transfer energy to the vaporizable product in the refillable container to heat the vaporizable product and form a vaporized product therefrom, an inlet configured to introduce a gas into the refillable container, one or more refillable container outlets configured to receive a gas flow from the refillable container with the vaporized product entrained therein, and one or more vaporization assembly outlets configured to provide the gas flow received from the refillable container outlets to an input opening of a gas flow channel in the base portion. Optionally, the gasification assembly is removably attached to the base portion. According to yet another embodiment, a removably attachable gasification module is configured to be removably attached to a receiving body comprising a mouthpiece of a portable gasification device.
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While specific embodiments have been discussed, the above description is illustrative and not restrictive. Many variations will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading this specification. The full scope of the embodiments should be determined by reference to the claims and their full scope of equivalents, and the specification and such variations.
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1. A portable electronic gasification device comprising a removably attachable gasification module and a mouthpiece configured to receive an air stream having a vaporizable product entrained therein from the removably attachable gasification module, wherein,
the mouthpiece includes:
a mouthpiece housing at least partially defining an interior chamber;
a suction outlet formed in the mouthpiece housing; and
a receiving area for receiving the removable gasification module powered by a battery in an interior chamber of the mouthpiece housing and,
the removably attachable gasification module comprises:
a base portion, the base portion comprising:
a module housing having an insertion portion configured to be at least partially received within the receiving area of the mouthpiece housing, the insertion portion having one or more sealing areas configured to form a seal between the module housing and the mouthpiece housing, and a battery receiving area disposed within the insertion portion and configured to receive a battery for powering the gasification module; and
an airflow channel having an input opening and an output opening, the output opening being positioned to output an airflow from the removably attachable gasification module to a receiving area of the mouthpiece at an inner side of a seal between the module housing and the mouthpiece housing, and
a gasification assembly, the gasification assembly comprising;
a gasification assembly housing;
a refillable container configured to receive a vaporizable product within the vaporization assembly housing;
a heating device configured to be electrically connected to the battery and transfer energy to the vaporizable product in the refillable container to heat the product and form a vapor therefrom;
an inlet configured to introduce a gas into the refillable container;
one or more refillable container outlets configured to receive from the refillable container a flow of gas with vaporized product entrained therein; and
one or more gasification assembly outlets configured to provide a flow of gas received from the refillable container outlet to an inlet opening of a gas flow channel in the base portion,
wherein, in operation of the portable electronic vaporisation device, an air flow with vaporised product entrained therein passes through the air flow channel and is received from an output opening of the air flow channel into a receiving region of the mouthpiece and along an interior chamber of the mouthpiece to the suction outlet.
2. The portable electronic vaporisation device of claim 1 in which the battery receiving region is configured to be fully received within the receiving region of the mouthpiece such that a battery received in the battery receiving region is surrounded by a wall of the mouthpiece.
3. The portable electronic atomizing device of claim 1, wherein the mouthpiece housing at least partially defines an internal passage having a first end and a second end, the aspiration port being formed in the mouthpiece housing in the first end of the internal chamber, and a receiving region for receiving the removable gasification module powered by a battery is located at the second end of the internal chamber within the mouthpiece housing.
4. The portable electronic gasification device of claim 1, wherein the gasification assembly comprises an internal airflow pathway within the gasification assembly housing configured to provide an airflow with gasified product entrained therein from the one or more refillable container outlets to the one or more gasification assembly outlets.
5. The portable electronic gasification device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more gasification assembly outlets is aligned with an input opening of an airflow channel in the base portion.
6. The portable electronic vaporisation device of claim 1 in which at least a portion of the vaporisation assembly is connected to the base portion outside of the seal formed between the module housing and the mouthpiece housing.
7. The portable electronic gasification device of claim 1, wherein the gasification assembly is removably attachable to the base portion.
8. The portable electronic gasification device of claim 7, wherein the base portion comprises side walls and a bottom wall defining a gasification assembly receiving area configured to receive the gasification assembly therein.
9. The portable electronic gasification device of claim 8, wherein the one or more gasification assembly outlets are located at a lower region of the assembly housing configured to engage with an input opening of the airflow channel formed in a bottom wall of a gasification assembly receiving region of the base portion.
10. The portable electronic gasification device of claim 9, wherein the airflow channel extends from an input opening formed in a bottom wall of the gasification assembly receiving area to the output opening, and wherein the output opening of the airflow channel is formed on an outer surface of the insertion portion of the module housing and radially outward of the input opening.
11. The portable electronic gasification device of claim 1, wherein the inlet of the gasification assembly and the one or more refillable container outlets are positioned toward a top of the refillable container, and wherein the one or more refillable container outlets of the gasification assembly are located radially outward of the inlet of the refillable container.
12. The portable electronic gasification device of claim 4, wherein the internal gas flow path is defined between the gasification assembly housing and a wall of the refillable container, radially outward of the refillable container, and wherein the internal gas flow path redirects the gas flow received from the one or more refillable container outlets in a direction toward a base portion of a battery powered gasification module.
13. The portable electronic gasification device of claim 1, wherein the one or more sealing regions comprise one or more sealing rings disposed about a circumference of an outer surface of the insert portion and the sealing rings engage an inner surface of the mouthpiece housing in the receiving region to form a seal between the insert portion of the module housing and the inner surface of the mouthpiece housing.
14. The portable electronic vaporisation device of claim 1 in which a seal formed between the module housing and the mouthpiece housing at least partially defines an internal chamber of the mouthpiece for the flow of air from the receiving area to the suction outlet with vaporised product entrained therein.
15. The portable electronic vaporisation device of claim 1 in which at least a portion of a battery receiving area of the removably attachable vaporisation module is configured to be received in the receiving area inside a seal formed between the module housing and the mouthpiece housing.
16. The portable electronic vaporisation device of claim 1 in which the heating device includes at least one of a heating plate, a heating ring and a heating element and is capable of conductively heating the vaporisable product in the refillable container.
17. The portable electronic vaporisation device of claim 1 in which at least a portion of the internal chamber of the mouthpiece is defined by a passageway formed between portions of the mouthpiece housing and a surface of the insert portion.
18. The portable electronic vaporisation device of claim 1 in which, in operation of the device, an air stream with vaporised product entrained therein flows through at least a portion of the battery receiving area of the insertion portion before reaching the suction port.
19. The portable electronic gasification device of claim 1, wherein the output opening of the airflow channel is positioned to output airflow from the removably attachable gasification module to one or more of: (i) A region of the receiving region adjacent to the module housing and between the module housing and the mouthpiece housing; and (ii) a region of the receiving region below the module housing.
20. The portable electronic gasification device of claim 1 wherein,
the refillable container is disposed over a battery receiving area of the insertion portion;
the inlet of the refillable container has a diameter of at least 5mm; and/or
The inlet of the refillable container is disposed over the receiving area of the mouthpiece.
21. A method of using the portable electronic gasification device of claim 1, comprising:
inserting the removably attachable gasification module into a receiving area of the mouthpiece;
providing a vaporizable product to a product receiving chamber of the removably attachable vaporization module;
activating the heating means to heat the vaporizable product in the product receiving chamber to at least partially vaporize the product; and
and sucking the gas with the gasified product from the sucking-out port of the nozzle component.
22. The method of claim 21, further comprising: the removably attachable gasification module is assembled by inserting a removably attachable atomizer assembly into the receiving area of the base portion and aligning one or more gasification assembly outlets with the airflow channel before or after inserting the base portion of the removably attachable gasification module into the receiving area of the mouthpiece.
23. A removably attachable base portion of a gasification module for gasifying a vaporizable product in a portable gasification device having a receiving body to receive the removably attachable base portion in a receiving area of the receiving body, the removably attachable base portion comprising:
a housing having an insertion portion configured to be at least partially received within a receiving area of the receiving body, the insertion portion having one or more sealing areas configured to form a seal between the housing and one or more walls of the receiving body, and a battery receiving area disposed within the insertion portion and configured to receive a battery for powering the gasification module; and
an airflow channel having an output opening positioned to output airflow from the removably attachable base portion to a receiving area of the receiving body at an inner side of a seal between the housing and one or more walls of the receiving body.
24. A removably attachable gasification module comprising a removably attachable base portion according to claim 23, the removably attachable gasification module further comprising:
a gasification assembly, the gasification assembly comprising;
a gasification assembly housing;
a refillable container configured to receive a vaporizable product within the vaporization assembly housing;
a heating device configured to be electrically connected to the battery and transfer energy to the vaporizable product in the refillable container to heat the product and form a vapor therefrom;
an inlet configured to introduce a gas into the refillable container;
one or more refillable container outlets configured to receive from the refillable container a flow of gas with vaporized product entrained therein;
one or more gasification assembly outlets configured to provide a flow of gas received from the refillable container outlet to an input opening of a gas flow channel in the base portion, and
optionally, wherein the gasification assembly is removably attached to the base portion.
25. The removably attachable gasification module of claim 24 configured to be removably attached to a receiving body comprising a mouthpiece component of a portable gasification device.
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