Patent Grant
9814272
The present invention relates to electronic cigarettes, and particularly to an atomizer and an electronic cigarette using same.
A typical atomizer for an electronic cigarette defines a liquid chamber inside for storing tobacco liquid. The atomizer includes a first end and an opposite second end. The mouthpiece is arranged at the first end. The second end defines at least one air inlet. However, the tobacco liquid may leak from the at least one air inlet in use or transportation, thus rendering user experience unsatisfactory.
What are needed, therefore, are an atomizer and an electronic cigarette using same, which can overcome the above shortcomings.
An exemplary atomizer includes a liquid supply, a mouthpiece at a first end of the liquid supply, an air pipe, a liquid supply, and an atomizing device at an opposite second end. The atomizing device includes a main body, a liquid conducting element, and a heating element. The main body has an atomizing chamber. The liquid supply defines at least one air inlet at the first end. The air pipe and the liquid supply cooperatively define an annular air passage. The main body defines at least one liquid inlet and at least one air hole. The air passage is in communication with the atomizing chamber via the at least one air hole. The liquid supply has a housing, and the housing defines liquid outlets. The liquid outlets communicates with the at least one liquid inlet, and the liquid conducting element is configured for absorbing the tobacco liquid.
Many aspects of the present disclosure can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the present disclosure. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.
It will be appreciated that for simplicity and clarity of illustration, where appropriate, reference numerals have been repeated among the different figures to indicate corresponding or analogous elements. In addition, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments described herein. However, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the embodiments described herein can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, methods, procedures and components have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the related relevant feature being described. Also, the description is not to be considered as limiting the scope of the embodiments described herein. The drawings are not necessarily to scale and the proportions of certain parts have been exaggerated to better illustrate details and features of the present disclosure.
The disclosure is illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings in which like references indicate similar elements. It should be noted that references to “an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean at least one.
Several definitions that apply throughout this disclosure will now be presented.
The term “outside” refers to a region that is beyond the outermost confines of a physical object. The term “inside” indicates that at least a portion of a region is partially contained within a boundary formed by the object. The term “substantially” is defined to be essentially conforming to the particular dimension, shape or other word that substantially modifies, such that the component need not be exact. For example, substantially cylindrical means that the object resembles a cylinder, but can have one or more deviations from a true cylinder. The term “comprising,” when utilized, means “including, but not necessarily limited to”; it specifically indicates open-ended inclusion or membership in the so-described combination, group, series and the like.
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In the present embodiment, the mouthpiece 10 and the air inlets 21 are arranged at the same end of the liquid supply, and the atomizing device 30 is positioned at the other end of the liquid supply 20. Therefore, air from outside enters the air inlets 21, passes the annular air passage 25, and then reaches the atomizing device 30. Finally, the air and aerosol in the atomizing device 30 are expelled from the air pipe 23 via the mouthpiece 10. Accordingly, tobacco liquid, which leaks out from the atomizing device 30 or remains in the atomizing device 30, will not leak easily from the air inlets 21.
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It is noted that, in other embodiments, the heating element 33 may be oriented in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the main body 31.
It is to be understood that, in other embodiments, a casing tube 40 may be further provided for ornament use. The liquid supply 20 and the atomizing device 30 are nested in the casing tube 40.
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It is understood that the above-described embodiments are intended to illustrate rather than limit the disclosure. Variations may be made to the embodiments and methods without departing from the spirit of the disclosure. Accordingly, it is appropriate that the appended claims be construed broadly and in a manner consistent with the scope of the disclosure.
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