KR20230095345A - Disposable electronic cigarette - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a disposable electronic cigarette which comprises: an external housing (10) including a built-in battery pack having an atomizer pack and an LED; a drip tip (20) connected to one end part of the external housing, which is an atomizer pack side; and a housing end cap (30) connected to the other end part of the external housing, which is a battery pack side, and having an external aperture on one side. The external housing has a light-transmitting body receiving part (13) formed on the other end part connected to the housing end cap to expose the LED and have a bottom surface with an internal through-hole on the other side. A colored light-transmitting body (40) is disposed between the housing end cap and the light-transmitting body receiving part so that the light emitted from the LED is transmitted and emits a predetermined color light to the outside of the exterior housing. In addition, since a light-transmitting body receiving groove is provided on one side of the housing end cap shielding one end part of the external housing in which the battery pack with the LED is built-in and a separate color light emitting body is installed in the light-transmitting body receiving groove, the light of the LED can be emitted in a specific color through the colored light-transmitting body, such that the location of a smoker can be easily checked in places without light to prevent unexpected accidents and beauty can be provided through luminescence, thereby providing an effect of promoting user satisfaction in smoking.

Description

Disposable electronic cigarette {DISPOSABLE ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE}

The present invention relates to a disposable electronic cigarette, and more particularly, to a disposable electronic cigarette in which the light of the LED is emitted to the outside through a housing end cap shielding one end of an external housing in which a battery pack having an LED is embedded.

In general, tobacco refers to perennial plants of the dicotyledonous plant solanaceae, but recently, the tobacco leaves are wrapped in cigarette paper and a filter part is configured on one side to collectively refer to products manufactured for smoking.

There are thousands of such cigarettes worldwide, and they are released in various shapes and forms.

On the other hand, in recent years, a disposable electronic cigarette has been proposed and widely used as a substitute for general cigarettes, which sucks in ambient air through electronic heating rather than general combustion, and allows smokers to inhale to smoke.

As an example, schematically looking at the disposable electronic cigarette of the prior art, the disposable electronic cigarette has a structurally hollow shell, a tobacco tar storage device located in the shell, a suction nozzle connected to the upper end of the shell, and the It includes a tobacco tar guide sheet connected to the lower end of the shell and a tobacco tar guide body installed on the tobacco tar guide sheet; The tobacco tar guide body extends into the tobacco tar storage device, an air passage is arranged in the shell, one end of the air passage communicates with the suction nozzle, and the other end of the air passage communicates with the heating surface of the tobacco tar guide body. is made up of

However, the disposable electronic cigarette of the prior art is monotonous to the extent that smokeless is inhaled through the suction nozzle when smokeless is formed simply by the inflow of outside air during smoking, and no lighting means or the like indicating a separate smoking situation is provided. Therefore, in the case of a dark place without light, for example, the position of a smoker is not properly known, and there is a risk of safety accidents.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2019-0034636

The present invention has been made to solve this problem, and a light projector receiving groove is provided on one side of a housing end cap that shields one end of an external housing in which a battery pack having an LED is built in, and a separate light projector receiving groove is provided in the housing end cap. An object of the present invention is to provide a disposable electronic cigarette in which a color light emitting body is mounted so that the light of the LED can be emitted in a specific color through the color light emitting body.

As such, the disposable electronic cigarette according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an external housing in which a battery pack having an atomizer pack and an LED is built-in; A drip tip connected to one end of the exterior housing, which is the atomizer pack side; and a housing end cap connected to the other end of the exterior housing, which is the battery pack side, and having an external through hole at one side, wherein the exterior housing is recessed inward at the other end to which the housing end cap is connected, and has one side The LED is exposed, and the other side is provided with a light projector receiving part having a bottom surface having an inner hole to guide the outside air introduced through the external hole to the atomizer pack, and receiving the housing end cap and the light projector It is characterized in that a color light emitting material is interposed between the units so that the light emitted from the LED is transmitted while emitting a predetermined color light material to the outside of the exterior housing.

In addition, in the disposable electronic cigarette according to an embodiment of the present invention, the housing end cap has a separate outside air flow path at one side for guiding the outside air introduced through the external through hole to the inner through hole of the light transmitting body accommodating part. There may be more available.

In addition, in the disposable electronic cigarette according to an embodiment of the present invention, the bottom surface of the housing end cap is spaced apart from the bottom surface at a predetermined interval in a state in which the bottom surface and the bottom surface of the light transmitting body accommodating part are in contact with one side of the bottom surface. A first gap forming bridge forming an outside air inlet communicating with the outside air passage may be further provided.

In addition, in the disposable electronic cigarette according to an embodiment of the present invention, the housing end cap may be further provided with a light projector receiving groove in which the color light projector is inserted and accommodated by being concave inwardly.

In addition, in the disposable electronic cigarette according to an embodiment of the present invention, the color light emitting body has an even surface thickness so that the light of the LED is evenly distributed and emitted over the entire surface of the color light emitting body. A uniform diverging groove may be further provided.

In addition, in the disposable electronic cigarette according to an embodiment of the present invention, the bottom surface of the color light transmitting body is spaced apart from the bottom surface at a predetermined interval in a state in which the bottom surface and the bottom surface of the light transmitting body accommodating part are in contact with one side of the bottom surface. A second gap forming bridge may be further provided to form an auxiliary inlet to communicate with the outside air inlet.

In addition, in the disposable electronic cigarette according to an embodiment of the present invention, a locking groove is provided on one side of the inner surface of the outer housing, and the housing end cap corresponding thereto is caught in the locking groove on one side of the outer surface of the housing. A locking protrusion may be provided to enable the cap to be detachable from the exterior housing in a one-touch manner.

In addition, in the disposable electronic cigarette according to an embodiment of the present invention, the color light emitting body is further provided with a multi-color light emitting means for complexly emitting various colors while the light of the LED passes through the color light emitting body. can

In addition, in the disposable electronic cigarette according to an embodiment of the present invention, the multi-color light emitting means includes: a light transmitting body case having an inner space, one side of which is open, and a partition wall provided on the inner surface; and a plurality of unit color light-transmitting pieces disposed in the inner space of the light-transmitting body case with the partition wall interposed therebetween.

In addition, in the disposable electronic cigarette according to an embodiment of the present invention, the light-transmitting piece support ring is further provided on the bottom surface of the light-transmitting body case to support the lower end of the unit color light-transmitting piece inserted into the inner space of the light-transmitting piece. can

In addition, in the disposable electronic cigarette according to an embodiment of the present invention, the light transmitting body case has a light blocking wall on one side so that the multi-color diverging light emitted from each of the unit color light transmitting pieces can be separated from each other and emitted. There may be more available.

In addition, in the disposable electronic cigarette according to an embodiment of the present invention, the light blocking wall blocks the light emitted from the ends of each of the unit color light-transmitting pieces from mixing with each other so that they can be individually emitted. It may be disposed inside the light-transmitting knitted support ring.

In addition, in the disposable electronic cigarette according to an embodiment of the present invention, the light blocking wall may include a main straight wall crossing the central portion of the inner surface of the light transmitting body case between the plurality of unit color light transmitting pieces; and a plurality of branching upright walls branching from both ends of the main upright wall to both sides and extending toward the inner wall of the light transmitting body case.

In the disposable electronic cigarette, which is an embodiment of the present invention described above, a light projector receiving groove is provided on one side of a housing end cap that shields one end of an external housing in which a battery pack having an LED is built-in, and the light projector receiving groove is provided in the disposable electronic cigarette. By mounting a separate color light emitter so that the light of the LED can be emitted in a specific color through the color light emitter, it is basically possible to easily check the location of a smoker in a place without light, and unexpected It is possible to prevent unexpected safety accidents in advance, as well as to provide beauty according to light emission, so that users can obtain effects such as improving satisfaction with smoking.

1 is an assembled and exploded perspective view showing a disposable electronic cigarette according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is an assembled and exploded perspective view showing a disposable electronic cigarette according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is an exploded perspective view showing a disposable electronic cigarette according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a perspective view showing a state in which a color light transmitting body is coupled to a housing end cap of a disposable electronic cigarette according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a perspective view showing a state in which a color light transmitting body is coupled to a housing end cap of a disposable electronic cigarette according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is an exploded perspective view schematically showing a color light transmitting body of a disposable electronic cigarette according to another embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 5, a disposable electronic cigarette according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an exterior housing 10, a drip tip 20, and a housing end cap 30. is made up of

The external housing 10 has a long elliptical cylinder structure in which a battery pack 12 having an atomizer pack 11 and an LED 12a is embedded.

The drip tip 20 is connected to one end of the exterior housing 10 on the side of the atomizer pack 11 and has a cover structure having a smokeless suction port 21 on one side.

The housing end cap 30 is connected to the other end of the external housing 10 on the side of the battery pack 12 and has a cap structure having an external through hole 31 on one side.

In addition, the external housing 10 is recessed inwardly at the other end to which the housing end cap 30 is connected, the LED 12a is exposed on one side, and flows in through the external through hole 31 on the other side. A transparent body receiving portion 13 having a bottom surface 13b having an internal through hole 13a through which the outside air is guided to the atomizer pack 11 is provided, and the housing end cap 30 and the light transmitting unit 13 are provided. It has a structure in which a color light emitting body 40 is interposed between the body accommodating parts 13 so that the light emitted from the LED 12a transmits a predetermined color light body and is emitted to the outside of the exterior housing 10. there is.

In addition, the housing end cap 30 is concave inward to guide the outside air introduced through the external through hole 31 to the inner through hole 13a of the light transmitting member accommodating part 13 at one side. A separate air flow path 32 is provided.

In addition, the housing end cap 30 has the bottom surface 33 of the bottom surface 33 in a state in which the bottom surface 13b of the light transmitting object accommodating portion 13 and the bottom surface of the bottom surface come into contact with one side of the bottom surface 33. A first gap forming bridge 35 is provided to form an outdoor air inlet 34 concavely cut upward from one side of the bottom surface 33 to communicate with the outdoor air passage 32 at a predetermined interval.

Here, the first gap forming leg 35 protrudes a certain length from the bottom surface 33 of the housing end cap 30 toward the bottom surface 13b of the light projecting body accommodating portion 13, especially on the bottom surface ( 33) is provided at each of the four corners and consists of a plurality of them having a predetermined distance between each other (the outside air inlet 34).

Further, the housing end cap 30 is provided with a light projector receiving groove 36 that is concavely recessed inward and allows the color light projector 40 to be inserted and accommodated.

In addition, the color light emitting body 40 has an even surface thickness of the color light emitting body 40 so that the light of the LED 12a is evenly distributed over the entire surface of the color light emitting body 40 at the same concentration and diverges. A uniform diverging groove 41 is provided.

In addition, the color light transmitting body 40 has the bottom surface 42 of the bottom surface 42 in a state where the bottom surface 13b of the light transmitting body accommodating part 13 and the bottom surface of the bottom surface come into contact with one side of the bottom surface 42. A second gap forming bridge 44 is provided to form an auxiliary inlet 43 spaced apart from the outside air inlet 34 to communicate with the outside air inlet 34.

Here, the second gap forming leg 44 protrudes a certain length from the bottom surface 33 of the color light transmitting body 40 toward the bottom surface 13b of the light transmitting body accommodating portion 13, especially on the bottom surface ( 33) is provided at each of the four corners and consists of a plurality of pieces having a predetermined interval between each other (the auxiliary inlet 43).

In addition, the outer housing 10 is provided with a catching groove 13c on one side of the inner surface of the light transmitting member accommodating portion 13, and the housing end cap 30 corresponding thereto is provided with the catching groove on one side of the outer surface ( 13c), a locking protrusion 37 is provided so that the housing end cap 30 can be detached from the exterior housing 10 in a one-touch manner.

A use example of a disposable electronic cigarette, which is an embodiment of the present invention according to this configuration, is as follows.

First, before installing the housing end cap 30 to the light projector receiving portion 13 of the exterior housing 100, a separate color light projector 40 is placed in the light projector receiving groove 36 of the housing end cap 30. After insertion and mounting, the housing end cap 30 in a state where the color light emitting body 40 is mounted is coupled to the light emitting body accommodating portion 13 of the exterior housing 10 for the color light emitting body 40. A series of assembly processes are completed.

In this state, when the smoker smokes, the outside air travels through the outside air flow path 32 through the outer through hole 31 of the housing end cap 30, passes through the outside air inlet 34, and enters the light projecting body receiving groove 36. After being guided to the light projector receiving portion 13 through the auxiliary inlet 43 of the color light transmitting body 40 built in, the inner through hole 13a of the bottom surface 13b of the light transmitting body receiving portion 13 The smoker is guided to the atomizer pack 11 disposed on the other side of the exterior housing 10 through a series of processes in which smokeless is formed by the smokeless device (not shown) of the atomizer pack 11. to enable smoking.

At this time, the external air inlet 34 between the first gap forming leg 35 of the housing end cap 30 and the auxiliary inlet 43 between the second gap forming leg 44 of the color light projector 40 While being placed on the same line, external air through the external through hole 31 is guided to the inner through hole 13a of the light projecting body accommodating part 13, so that external air is supplied to the atomizer pack 11 stably.

Meanwhile, during the smoking, the LED 12a of the battery pack 12 of the housing end cap 30 emits light by itself, and the light of the LED 12a is emitted from the color light emitting body 40 and Brilliant light is emitted to the outside through the housing end cap 30.

Here, it is preferable that the color light emitting body 40 has a color according to the user's taste, and the housing end cap 30 is used to make the color of the color light emitting body 40 show its natural color It would be preferable to be made of a transparent material.

In addition, the battery pack 12 may include a separate air inflow detection sensor so that the LED 12a emits light only while external air for smoking is introduced so that brilliant colors are emitted to the surroundings.

On the other hand, as another embodiment of the present invention, referring to FIG. 6, the color light emitting body 50 allows the light of the LED 12a to pass through the color light emitting body 50 so that various colors can be emitted in a complex manner. A multi-color light emitting means is provided.

Here, the multi-color light emitting means has an upwardly open container-shaped light-transmitting body case 51 having an inner space and having an opening 51a with one side open and having a thin and long rectangular plate-shaped partition wall 51b on the inner surface. ) and a plurality of unit color light-transmitting pieces 52 in the shape of a curved plate body disposed in the inner space of the light-transmitting body case 51 with the partition wall 51b interposed therebetween.

In addition, the light transmitting body case 51 is in a state in which the lower end of the unit color light transmitting piece 52 introduced into the inner space of the light transmitting body case 51 is in close contact with the inner wall surface of the light transmitting body case 51. An elliptical light-transmitting piece support ring 53 is provided to be supported.

Here, there is a gap between the outer surface of the rim of the light-transmitting piece support ring 53 and the inner surface of the lower end of the light-transmitting piece case 51 so that the lower end of the light-transmitting piece support ring 53 can be inserted.

In addition, the light transmitting body case 51 on one side of the unit color light transmitting piece 52 emits multi-color divergent light that is not combined with each other in the center, but is separated from each other and moves toward the outside of the light transmitting body case 51. A light blocking wall 54 is provided so that the light can be diverged.

Here, the light blocking wall 54 is inside the light-transmitting piece support ring 53 in order to prevent the light emitted from the end of each unit color light-transmitting piece 52 from being mixed with each other so that the light can be emitted individually. structured to be placed.

Further, the light blocking wall 54 includes a main direct wall 54a crossing the central portion of the inner surface of the light transmitting body case 51 between the plurality of unit color light transmitting pieces 52 and the main direct wall ( It has a structure including a plurality of branched vertical walls 54b branching from both ends of 54a) to both sides and extending in the direction of the inner wall of the light transmitting body case 51.

Through the use example of the disposable electronic cigarette, which is another embodiment of the present invention according to this configuration, the user can produce a splendid brilliance while selectively and variously replacing and mounting a plurality of unit color light transmitting pieces 52 having different colors. do.

As such, in the disposable electronic cigarette according to an embodiment of the present invention, a light projector receiving groove is provided on one side of a housing end cap that shields one end of an external housing in which a battery pack having an LED is embedded, and the light projector receiving groove is By mounting a separate color light emitter so that the light of the LED can be emitted in a specific color through the color light emitter, it is basically possible to easily check the location of a smoker in a place without light, and unexpected It is possible to prevent unexpected safety accidents in advance, as well as to provide beauty according to light emission, so that users can improve their satisfaction with smoking.

As described above, one embodiment of the present invention has been described, but based on this, those skilled in the art can add, change, Various modifications and changes may be made to the present invention by deletion or addition, and this will also be included within the scope of the present invention.

10: external housing 11: atomizer pack
12: battery pack 12a: LED
13: light transmitter receiving portion 13a: internal through hole
13b: bottom surface 13c: locking groove
20: drip tip 21: smokeless inlet
30: housing end cap 31: external through hole
32: outside air passage 33: bottom
34: outside air inlet 35: first gap forming bridge
36: projection receiving groove 37: stumbling block
40: color light emitter 41: uniform radiating groove
42: bottom 43: auxiliary inlet
44: second gap forming bridge 50: color projection body
51: light transmitting body case 51a: opening
51b: partition wall 52: unit color transmission piece
53: light transmitting letter support ring 54: light blocking wall
54a: main vertical wall 54b: branch vertical wall

Claims (7)

An external housing with a built-in battery pack having an atomizer pack and an LED;
A drip tip connected to one end of the exterior housing, which is the atomizer pack side; and
a housing end cap connected to the other end of the exterior housing, which is the battery pack side, and having an external through hole at one side;
including,
The exterior housing is recessed inward at the other end to which the housing end cap is connected, the LED is exposed on one side, and an internal through hole through which external air introduced through the external through hole is guided to the atomizer pack on the other side. A light transmitting body accommodating portion having a bottom surface having is provided,
Disposable electronic cigarette, characterized in that a color light emitter is interposed between the housing end cap and the light transmitter receiving portion so that the light emitted from the LED is transmitted and emitted to the outside of the exterior housing with a predetermined color light body. According to claim 1,
Disposable electronic cigarette, characterized in that the housing end cap is further provided with a separate outside air passage for guiding the external air introduced through the external through hole to be guided to the inner through hole of the light transmitting body accommodating part. According to claim 2,
The housing end cap has a first gap-forming bridge forming an outside air inlet at one side of the bottom surface so that the bottom surface of the light projecting body accommodating part is in contact with the bottom surface at a predetermined distance from the bottom surface to communicate with the outside air flow path. A disposable electronic cigarette, characterized in that further provided. According to claim 3,
The disposable electronic cigarette, characterized in that the housing end cap is further provided with a light projector receiving groove for inserting and accommodating the color light projector by being concave inward. According to claim 4,
Disposable electronic cigarette, characterized in that the color light-transmitting body is further provided with a uniform diverging groove portion that makes the entire surface thickness of the color light-transmitting body even so that the light of the LED is evenly distributed and emitted over the entire surface of the color light-transmitting body. According to claim 4,
The color light transmitting body is a second gap forming bridge forming an auxiliary inlet so that the bottom surface and the lower surface of the light transmitting body accommodating part are in contact with each other on one side of the bottom surface and the bottom surface is spaced apart from the bottom surface at a predetermined interval to communicate with the outside air inlet port. A disposable electronic cigarette, characterized in that further provided. According to claim 1,
The outer housing is provided with a locking groove on one side of the inner surface, and the housing end cap corresponding thereto is hooked in the locking groove on one side of the outer surface, and a locking protrusion is provided so that the housing end cap can be detached from the outer housing in a one-touch manner. A disposable electronic cigarette, characterized in that provided.

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