EP3750429A1 - Electronic cigarette with push actuating arrangement - Google Patents

Electronic cigarette with push actuating arrangement Download PDF

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EP3750429A1
EP3750429A1 EP19181882.2A EP19181882A EP3750429A1 EP 3750429 A1 EP3750429 A1 EP 3750429A1 EP 19181882 A EP19181882 A EP 19181882A EP 3750429 A1 EP3750429 A1 EP 3750429A1
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housing assembly
electronic cigarette
supporting frame
actuating
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Yushui Chen
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Priority claimed from CN201910508240.5A external-priority patent/CN110179165B/zh
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
    • A24F40/40—Constructional details, e.g. connection of cartridges and battery parts
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F9/00—Accessories for smokers' pipes
    • A24F9/16—Protective coverings or cases for pipes or parts thereof
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F7/00—Mouthpieces for pipes; Mouthpieces for cigar or cigarette holders
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
    • A24F40/10—Devices using liquid inhalable precursors

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  • the present invention relates to an electronic cigarette, and more particularly to an electronic cigarette comprising a pushing actuating arrangement which is capable of normally retaining an atomizer and a mouthpiece within a housing assembly when the electronic cigarette is not in use, and allowing the atomizer and the mouthpiece to be exposed out of the housing assembly for use by a user.
  • An electronic cigarette usually comprises a main housing, a cigarette cartridge accommodated in the main housing for storing a predetermined liquid solution, a heating element supported in the main housing for heating or vaporizing the liquid solution stored in the cartridge, and a display screen provided on the main housing for displaying the various operational parameters of the electronic cigarette.
  • a major disadvantage of the above-mentioned conventional electronic cigarette is that the mouthpiece is usually exposed to ambient environment so that it poses a serious hygienic problem when the electronic cigarette is used for an extended period of time.
  • Some sorts of caps may be used to cover the mouthpiece. However, when the caps are used over an extended period of time, they also pose hygienic problem.
  • Another disadvantage is that when the mouthpiece and atomizer altogether may make the entire electronic cigarette inconvenient to carry.
  • Various components of an electronic cigarette may be configured in elongated structure so that a user may need extra space in carrying it.
  • An objective of the present invention is to provide an electronic cigarette comprising a pushing actuating arrangement which is capable of normally retaining an atomizer and a mouthpiece within a housing assembly when the electronic cigarette is not in use, and allowing the atomizer and the mouthpiece to be exposed out of the housing assembly for use by a user.
  • Another objective of the present invention is to provide an electronic cigarette comprising an actuating member movably mounted on the housing assembly to operate between an idle position and an actuated position, wherein in the idle position, the actuating member is moved to retain the atomizer and the mouth piece in the housing assembly, wherein in the actuated position, the actuating member is driven to move with respect to the housing assembly so as to expose the mouth piece to an exterior of the housing assembly for user's smoking.
  • An objective of the present invention is to provide an electronic cigarette comprising a pushing actuating arrangement which may reduce the electronic cigarette to a relatively compact size when it is not in use.
  • an electronic cigarette comprising:
  • the electronic cigarette comprises a housing assembly 10, a cartridge 20, a control circuitry 30, and a push actuating arrangement 40.
  • the cartridge 20 is supported in the housing assembly 10 for storing a predetermined amount of liquid solution.
  • the control circuitry 30 comprises a main microprocessor 31 and electrically connected to the cartridge 20 for controlling a vaporization of the liquid solution.
  • the push actuating arrangement 40 comprises an atomizer 41, a mouth piece 42 and an actuating member 43.
  • the atomizer 41 is movably supported in the housing assembly 10 for vaporizing the liquid solution retrieved from the cartridge 20.
  • the mouth piece 42 is connected to the atomizer 41 and movably supported in the housing assembly 10.
  • the actuating member 43 is movably mounted on the housing assembly 10 to operate between an idle position and an actuated position, wherein in the idle position, the actuating member 43 is moved to retain the atomizer 41 and the mouth piece 42 in the housing assembly 10, wherein in the actuated position, the actuating member 43 is driven to move with respect to the housing assembly 10 so as to expose at least the mouth piece 42 to an exterior of the housing assembly 10 for user's smoking.
  • the electronic cigarette comprises the housing assembly 10 which comprises a main housing 11 having an elongated structure to resemble an elongated structure of a cigarette.
  • the cartridge 20 is accommodated in the main housing 11 to store a predetermined amount of liquid solution which will then be atomized to produce vapor for inhalation.
  • the housing assembly 10 further comprises a plurality of end covers 12 provided on a free end portion 112 of the main housing 11.
  • the main housing 11 has a receiving cavity 111 formed therein, wherein the end covers 112 are arranged to selectively open and close the receiving cavity 111.
  • the cartridge 20 and the control circuity 30 are normally received in the receiving cavity 111 and protected by the housing assembly 10.
  • the housing assembly 10 further comprises a plurality of (but at least one) resilient elements 14 for normally exerting a urging force toward the end covers 12 so as to normally retain the end covers 12 to close the receiving cavity 111.
  • the end covers 12 may be pivotally moved to open the receiving cavity 111 for allowing the atomizer 41 and the mouth piece 42 to be exposed out of the housing assembly 10.
  • the housing assembly 10 further comprises a retention frame 15 received in the main housing 11.
  • the retention frame 15 comprises a plurality of retention members 151 connected to the end covers 12 while the resilient elements 14 are connected to the retention members 151 respectively.
  • the retention members 151 are arranged to slide with respect to the main housing 11 and normally pulled to retain the end covers 12 to close the receiving cavity 111.
  • the resilient elements 14 are provided at a lower portion of the main housing 11 while the retention members 151 are provided between the end covers 12 and the resilient elements 14. Thus, when the resilient elements 14 exert a normal pulling force toward the retention members 151, the retention members 151 pull the end covers 12 to close the receiving cavity 111.
  • the electronic cigarette further comprises a supporting frame 50 received in the receiving cavity 111 of the housing assembly 10, wherein at least some of the cartridge 20, the control circuitry 30 and the push actuating arrangement 40 are supported by the supporting frame 50.
  • the cartridge 20 and the control circuitry 30 are also supported by the supporting frame 50 which is received in the receiving cavity 111 of the housing 10.
  • the push actuating arrangement 40 further comprises a plurality of sliding members 44 slidably mounted on the supporting frame 50, wherein the sliding members 44 are engaged with the actuating member 43 in such a manner that when the actuating member 43 slides with respect to the supporting frame 50, the actuating member 43 is arranged to drive the sliding members 44 to slide in the same direction with respect to the supporting frame 50.
  • the supporting frame 50 has a plurality of sliding tracks 51 arranged to slidably engage with the sliding members 44 respectively.
  • the sliding members 44 may therefore slide along the sliding tracks 51 of the supporting frame 50 when they are driven by the actuating member 43.
  • the sliding tracks 51 are formed along a longitudinal axis of the supporting frame 50, so that the sliding members 44 may also be driven to slide along a longitudinal axis of the supporting frame 50.
  • the cartridge 20 is connected to the atomizer 41 which is then connected to the mouth piece 42.
  • the actuating member 43 When the actuating member 43 is in the idle position, they are all received in the receiving cavity 111 of the main housing 11.
  • the sliding members 44 are connected to the atomizer 41 and arranged to actuate the operation thereof when the sliding members 44 are slid to a predetermined position along the sliding tracks 51.
  • the supporting frame 50 may be received in the receiving cavity 111.
  • the actuating member 43 is movably connected to a front side 53 of the supporting frame 50.
  • the supporting frame 50 further has an actuating slot 54 while the actuating member 43 has a driving latch 431 arranged to engage in the actuating slot 54 in such a manner that when the actuating member 43 is driven to slide with respect to the housing assembly 10, the supporting frame 50 is also driven to slide with respect to the housing assembly 10.
  • the sidewalls of the sliding tracks 51 of the supporting frame 50 are arranged to exert biasing force against the sliding members 44 so that when the supporting frame 50 is driven to slide, the sliding members 44 are also driven to slide along the sliding tracks 51.
  • the main housing 11 of the housing assembly 10 further has an access slot 13 aligning with the driving latch 431 so that the driving latch 431 is arranged to engage with the actuating slot 54 of the supporting frame 50 by penetrating through the access slot 13.
  • Each of the sliding members 44 is elongated in shape and has a stopper 441 protruded at a mid-portion of the corresponding sliding member 44. Moreover, each of the sliding members 44 has a depressing portion 442 arranged to normally depress a switch of the atomizer 41 when the actuating member 41 is in the idle position.
  • the main housing 11 has a plurality of restriction grooves 55 aligned with the sliding tracks 51 respectively for restricting a further sliding movement of the sliding members 44 in the sliding tracks 51.
  • the restriction grooves 55 are formed on a front portion 112 of the main housing 11 wherein the stoppers 441 are arranged to protrude from the sliding members 44 to slidably engage with the restriction grooves 55 respectively.
  • the stoppers 441 will also slide until the stoppers 441 hit an end of the restriction grooves 55.
  • the stoppers 441 reach the end of the restriction grooves 55, further sliding movement on the part of the sliding members 44 with respect to the housing assembly 10 will be restricted.
  • the supporting frame 50 may further be slid so as to expose the atomizer 41 and the mouth piece 42 to an exterior of the housing assembly 10.
  • the actuating member 43 is normally in idle position so that the sliding members 44 are arranged to depress a switch 411 of the atomizer 41.
  • the switch 411 When the switch 411 is depressed, the atomizer 41 is switched off.
  • a user wishes to actuate the electronic cigarette of the present invention, he or she needs to manually push the actuating member 43 so as to drive the supporting frame 50 and the sliding members 44 to slide toward the end covers 12.
  • the stoppers 441 the ends (such as upper ends) of the restriction grooves 55, the sliding members 44 are prevented from further sliding along the sliding tracks 51.
  • the supporting frame 50 may continue to slide with respect to the housing assembly 10 and the retention frame 15 can eventually push the end covers 12 to open.
  • the mouth piece 42 and the atomizer 41 may therefore partially expose out of the housing assembly 10. Furthermore, when the atomizer 41 is pushed to partially expose out of the housing assembly 10, the switch 411 is arranged to be released because further sliding movements of the sliding members 44 are prevented and the sliding members 44 are kept stationary in the sliding tracks 51. The depressing portions 442 of the sliding members 44 are disengaged from the atomizer 41 so as to release the switch 411. The atomizer 41 will then be switched on for atomizing the liquid in the cartridge 20.
  • the actuating member 43 When the user has finished using the electronic cigarette, he or she may manually slide the actuating member 43 back to the original idle position.
  • the supporting frame 50, the atomizer 41 and the mouth piece 42 will retract back to the housing assembly 10 and the end covers 12 will close again due to the normal pulling force exerted by the resilient element 14 through the retention frame 15.
  • the sliding members 44 when the supporting frame 50 is slid back to the original position, the sliding members 44 will also slide along the sliding tracks 51 until the depressing portions 442 depress against the switch 411 of the atomizer 41 again. At this position, the atomizer 41 will then be switch off again.
  • the actuating member 43 and the supporting frame 50 may keep sliding with respect to the housing assembly 10 until the actuating member 43 is back to the original idle position. Further sliding movement of the sliding members 44 will also be restricted by another end (such as lower ends) of the restriction grooves 55.
  • a user may be able to actuate a well-covered mouth piece 42 by using his single hand and whenever necessary.
  • the mouth piece 42 and the atomizer 41 are protected in the housing assembly 10.

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CN201920880862.6U CN210695962U (zh) 2019-06-12 2019-06-12 一种具有推动装置的电子烟
CN201910508240.5A CN110179165B (zh) 2019-06-12 2019-06-12 一种具有推动装置的电子烟

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