ES160530U - A liquefied gas cigarette lighter. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

A liquefied gas cigarette lighter comprising: a piezoelectric powered high voltage generating device as a fuel ignition source; a box, a tank for the fuel gas disposed inside said box for receiving and discharging the fuel gas; a fuel gas outlet valve disposed within said tank and in fuel transfer relationship therewith; a lid pivotable with respect to said box and adapted to open said outlet valve when the lid is brought to its open position and to close the valve when the lid is returned to its closed position; a pair of separate and opposite electrodes located directly above said outlet valve, a high voltage electric generating device including piezoelectric elements electrically connected to said electrodes, a striker member arranged to strike said piezoelectric elements when the striker member is actuated ; an accumulator spring of the shock energy supporting one of its ends against said striker member and the other end against a finger piece that is operatively connected and surrounds said striker member; and a cam member that normally retains said striker member in its inoperative position and adapted to compress said spring when said finger piece is depressed to cause the spring to accumulate an energy to drive the striker and then, upon releasing said finger piece, it triggers rapidly the striker member against said piezoelectric elements leading to the generation of a momentary potential difference between said electrodes that produces a spark between them to ignite the fuel exiting said tank through said valve as a result of the pivotal movement of said cover to its opening position. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)