US20140283823A1

US20140283823A1 - Electronic cigarette

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Publication number: US20140283823A1
Application number: US14/131,905
Authority: US
Inventors: Qiuming Liu
Original assignee: Kimree Hi-Tech Inc
Current assignee: Kimree Hi-Tech Inc
Priority date: 2013-03-22
Filing date: 2013-03-22
Publication date: 2014-09-25
Also published as: CN204861162U; WO2014146298A1

Abstract

The present invention provides an electronic cigarette device includes an inhalation pole and a power supply pole. The inhalation pole includes an inhalation tube and an atomizer disposed in the inhalation tube for producing smoke. Wall of the inhalation tube defines at least three ventilation holes as inlets of channel of smoke. utilizing the wall of the inhalation tube defining at least three ventilation holes as inlets of channel of smoke, the user' finger will not press on all the ventilation holes simultaneously when smoking, and no dust or impurities will block all the ventilation holes, then it achieves the technical effect of ensuring smooth ventilation.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to an electronic cigarette.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Electronic cigarette is a simulating cigarette which utilizes heating wire to heat and atomize flavor-containing substance to produce smoke for users smoking. Outer tube of current electronic cigarette defines only one or two air ventilation holes. When smokers use the electronic cigarette for smoking, the air ventilation hole always is blocked by fingers pressing or impurity.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic cigarette for smooth smoking.
To achieve the above-mention object, the present invention provides an electronic cigarette includes an inhalation pole and a power supply pole. The inhalation pole includes an inhalation tube and an atomizer disposed in the inhalation tube for producing smoke. Wall of the inhalation tube defines at least three ventilation holes as inlets of channel of smoke.
In a further embodiment, the ventilation holes are arranged in the wall of the inhalation tube along the axial direction of the inhalation tube.
In a further embodiment, the ventilation holes are arranged linearly.
In a further embodiment, the ventilation holes are arranged in the wall of the inhalation tube along circumferential direction of the inhalation tube.
In a further embodiment, the center axis of the ventilation holes are arranged in the same cross-section of the inhalation tube.
In a further embodiment, the ventilation holes are arranged to be pattern-shaped or word-shaped.
In a further embodiment, the ventilation holes are one or more of circular, oval, triangular, rectangular and polygonal.
In a further embodiment, the number of the ventilation holes is three to ten.
In a further embodiment, the inhalation pole further includes an inhalation cover disposed at one end of the inhalation tube, and a first connector disposed at another end of the inhalation tube and connected with the power supply pole.
In a further embodiment, the power supply pole includes a power supply tube and a power supply disposed in the power supply tube one end of the power supply tube has a second connector matched with the first connector, and another end of the power supply tube has a switch module and light cap assembly.
In a further embodiment, the first connector and the second connector are all formed by an outer electrode ring, an insulating ring, and the inner electrode orderly nested with each other.
In a further embodiment, the atomizer includes an atomizer chamber, which is formed by an liquid storage element and a guiding tube orderly nested with each other, and both ends thereof is sealed, and a heater disposed in the atomizer chamber, the two ends of the atomizing chamber are sealed by the inhalation cover and the outer electrode ring.
In a further embodiment, the heater includes a liquid guiding element, both ends of which extend out of the outer sidewall of the guiding tube and abuts with the liquid storage element, and a heating wire coiled around the outer surface of the liquid storage element, the two ends of the heating wire are respectively electrically connected with an inner electrode and the outer electrode ring.
The electronic cigarette of the present invention has the following advantage: utilizing the wall of the inhalation tube defining at least three ventilation holes as inlets of channel of smoke, the user' finger will not press on all the ventilation holes simultaneously when smoking, and no dust or impurities will block all the ventilation holes, then it achieves the technical effect of ensuring smooth ventilation.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the electronic cigarette according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the inhalation pole of the electronic cigarette according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of an inhalation cover at one end of the inhalation pole of FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the inhalation pole of FIG. 2.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of the electronic cigarette of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the inhalation pole of the electronic cigarette according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B of the inhalation pole of FIG. 6.

FIG. 8 is schematic view of the inhalation pole of the electronic cigarette according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is schematic view of the inhalation pole of the electronic cigarette according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line C-C of the inhalation pole of FIG. 9.

FIG. 11 is schematic view of the inhalation pole of the electronic cigarette according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is schematic view of the inhalation pole of the electronic cigarette according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

It is needed to state that embodiments and all element limitations in all embodiments may be combined in the case of no conflicts. The present invention will be described in detail in the following combining figures and embodiments.
Referring to FIG. 1, the present invention provide a smooth ventilation electronic cigarette, will not be blocked even if finger pressing or dust and impurities inside. The electronic cigarette includes mutual butted inhalation pole 10 and power pole 20.
Referring to FIG. 2 to FIG. 5, the inhalation pole 10 includes an inhalation tube 11, an atomizer 12 disposed in the inhalation tube 11 and producing smoking, an inhalation cover 13 disposed at one end of the inhalation tube 11, and a first connector disposed at other end of the inhalation tube 11 and connected with the power pole 20. In this embodiment, an outer surface of the inhalation tube 11 is sleeved a sticker 14.
Referring to FIG. 6 and FIG. 12, the inhalation tube 11 is sleeve-shaped. The wall of the inhalation tube 11 defines at least three ventilation holes 110 as inlets of ventilation channel of smoke. Specifically, the number of the ventilation hole 110 is three to ten. Referring to FIG. 8 and FIG. 11, the number of the ventilation holes 110 is three or four, which are all axially arranged the inhalation tube wall. As an embodiment, the ventilation holes 110 are arranged linearly in the wall of the inhalation tube 11. Referring to FIG. 6, FIG. 7, and also referring to FIG. 9, FIG. 10, the number of the ventilation holes 110 are respectively three and four, which are arranged in the wall of the inhalation tube 11 along circumferential direction of the inhalation tube 11. As an embodiment, the center axes of the ventilation holes 110 are arranged in the same cross-section of the inhalation tube 11. Thereby, by using of the plurality of ventilation holes 110 and the above-mentioned arrangement mode, the user' finger will not press on all the ventilation holes 110 simultaneously when smoking, and no dust or impurities will block all the ventilation holes 110, then it achieves the technical effect of ensuring smooth ventilation.
Referring to FIG. 12, the plurality of ventilation holes 110 are arranged to be pattern-shaped or word-shaped. As an embodiment, the plurality of ventilation holes 110 are arranged irregularly. As an embodiment, the shape of the ventilation hole is one or more of circular, oval, triangular, rectangular and polygonal. Thereby, by using the above-mentioned arrangement and the above-mentioned shape of the plurality of ventilation holes 110, it achieves and ensures the technical effects of smooth ventilation on the one hand, and it plays a decorative role to meet users aesthetic needs on the other hand.
The atomizer 12 includes an atomizer chamber which is formed by an liquid storage element 120 and a guiding tube 121 in turn nested and sealed at both ends , and a heater 122 disposed in the atomizer chamber. The two ends of the atomizing chamber are respectively sealed by the inhalation cover 13 and an outer electrode ring 31. The heater 122 includes a liquid guiding element 1220, both ends of which extend out of the outer sidewall of the guiding tube 121 and abut with the liquid storage element 120, and a heating wire 1221 coiled around the outer surface of the liquid storage element 1220. The two ends of the heating wire 1221 are respectively electrically connected with an inner electrode 33 and the outer electrode ring 31. In this embodiment, the liquid storage element 120 is a liquid storage cotton. The guiding tube 121 is yellow nanotube. The liquid guiding element 1220 is liquid guiding rope.
Referring to FIG. 5, the power supply pole 20 includes a power supply tube 21 and a power supply 22 disposed in the power supply tube 21. One end of the power supply tube 21 has a second connector matched with the first connector. Another end of the power supply tube 21 has a switch module 23 and light cap assembly 24. The switch module 23 includes a support 230 and airflow sensor 231 securely disposed on the support 230. The light cap assembly 24 includes light cap 240 and LED light 241 disposed in the light cap 240. The LED light 241 is red and used for simulate burning smoke for state indication.
Both the first connector and the second connector are composed of the outer electrode ring 31, an insulating ring 32, and the inner electrode 33 in turn nested with each other. The insulating ring 32 is used to insulate the outer electrode ring 31 and the inner electrode 33.
The above-mentioned is embodiments of the present invention. It is pointed out that various improvements and modifications can be made to the embodiments by those skilled in the art without departing from the true spirit and scope of the disclosure as defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An electronic cigarette comprising:

an inhalation pole, the inhalation pole including an inhalation tube and an atomizer disposed in the inhalation tube for producing smoke; and

a power supply pole;

wherein wall of the inhalation tube defines at least three ventilation holes as inlets of channel of smoke.

2. According to the electronic cigarette in claim 1, wherein the ventilation holes are arranged in the wall of the inhalation tube along the axial direction of the inhalation tube.

3. According to the electronic cigarette in claim 2, wherein the ventilation holes are arranged linearly.

4. According to the electronic cigarette in claim 1, wherein the ventilation holes are arranged in the wall of the inhalation tube along circumferential direction of the inhalation tube.

5. According to the electronic cigarette in claim 4, wherein the center axis of the ventilation holes are arranged in the same cross-section of the inhalation tube.

6. According to the electronic cigarette in claim 1, wherein the ventilation holes are arranged to be pattern-shaped or word-shaped.

7. According to the electronic cigarette in claim 1, wherein the ventilation holes are one or more of circular, oval, triangular, rectangular and polygonal.

8. According to the electronic cigarette in claim 1, wherein the number of the ventilation holes is three to ten.

9. According to the electronic cigarette in claim 1, wherein the inhalation pole further includes an inhalation cover disposed at one end of the inhalation tube, and a first connector disposed at another end of the inhalation tube and connected with the power supply pole.

10. According to the electronic cigarette in claim 9, wherein the power supply pole includes a power supply tube and a power supply disposed in the power supply tube, one end of the power supply tube has a second connector matched with the first connector, and another end of the power supply tube has a switch module and light cap assembly.

11. According to the electronic cigarette in claim 10, wherein the first connector and the second connector are all formed by an outer electrode ring, an insulating ring, and the inner electrode orderly nested with each other.

12. According to the electronic cigarette in claim 11, wherein the atomizer includes an atomizer chamber, which is formed by an liquid storage element and a guiding tube orderly nested with each other, and both ends thereof is sealed, and a heater disposed in the atomizer chamber, the two ends of the atomizing chamber are sealed by the inhalation cover and the outer electrode ring.

13. According to the electronic cigarette in claim 12, wherein the heater includes a liquid guiding element, both ends of which extend out of the outer sidewall of the guiding tube and abuts with the liquid storage element, and a heating wire coiled around the outer surface of the liquid storage element, the two ends of the heating wire are respectively electrically connected with an inner electrode and the outer electrode ring.