Patent Grant
11832650
The present application generally relates to electronic cigarettes, and more particularly, to a heat not burn electronic cigarette device, or a non-combusted cigarette device.
Most of the heat-not-burn electronic cigarette devices, or non-combusted cigarette device have the opened airway. Users would have to take off either the top cap or the bottom cap to do their maintenance when a cigarette is broken inside the device, or their is heavy carbon build-up on the heating component. The opening is usually on the opposite end of the cigarette inlet. Although the above structure is a simple orientation, there are still some disadvantages:
The opening is at top: in most of heat not burn electronic cigarette devices, the opening is at the top. However, the tobacco or carbon would gather around the opening and forms liquid drops. In addition, the sealing could be easy to leak since the hot vapor rises vertically. Once the sealing is loose, vapor and liquid will permeate out of the airway, causing damage to electronic components.
The opening is at bottom: it means that the cigarette is inserted from the top. However, users may have to either use the cigarette filter as mouth-piece since the cigarette filters are proved as not being capable of standing the temperature of heat-not-burn process, or cut the filter off every time when they insert the cigarette, which is not a user-friendly using experience.
The openings are at both top and bottom: in this case, the openable components are too close to the heating components. In the long term, high temperature may make the parts aging faster, increasing the possibility of deformation or break. Therefore, there is still a need for a heat not burn electronic cigarette device to provide an improved quality and solve the problem caused from the top and/or bottom opening.
The present application discloses a heat not burn electronic cigarette device, or a non-combusted cigarette device to provide an improved quality and solve the problem caused from the top and/or bottom opening.
The heat not burn electronic cigarette device comprises a cap, an air tube, a connector and a heating tube. The cap may include a mouthpiece, the air tube is coupled to the cap, the connector is coupled to the air tube, and the heating tube is coupled to the connector.
In various exemplary embodiments, the connector may include an opening and a connector cap removably covering the opening. A diameter of the opening is ½ to ⅓ of a height of the connector.
In various exemplary embodiments, wherein the cap further comprises a fixer, the mouthpiece is coupled to the fixer. The fixer comprises at least one latching member. More specifically, the fixer comprises three latching members.
In various exemplary embodiments, wherein the cap further comprises a fixer, the mouthpiece is coupled to the fixer. The fixer comprises a recess, the mouthpiece is located inside the recess. More specifically, the recess comprises a same shape as the mouthpiece.
In various exemplary embodiments, wherein the connector comprises a base and a plug, and the base is coupled to the heating tube while plug is coupled to the base. In one embodiment, the plug comprises a plate and an insert that is coupled to the plate and is inserted into the base.
Based on the above, the present application provides a heat not burn electronic cigarette device with a side opened airway, allowing the user to clean the airway while couple the charger to the cap and the connector at the same time. Specifically, the opening of the connector allows the user to clean the airway while the top and bottom end are sealed. Users just need to remove the connector cap and insert the cleaning brush into the opening and it will reach the whole inner surface area of the airway and the heating tube.
Although there still may be a small amount of liquid drops will go to the airway, the liquid drops will be easily cleaned. As such, the side-opened airway design of the connector of the heat not burn electronic cigarette device has solved the leaking and aging problem.
Numerous other advantages and features of the present application will become readily apparent from the following detailed description of disclosed embodiments, from the claims and from the accompanying drawings.
The objects, features and advantages of the present application will be more readily appreciated upon reference to the following disclosure when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used to identify identical components in the various views, and wherein reference numerals with alphabetic characters are utilized to identify additional types, instantiations or variations of a selected component embodiment in the various views, in which:
Reference will now be made in detail to the present representative embodiments of the present application, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers are used in the drawings and the description to refer to the same or like parts.
The fixer 114 of the present application may include a plurality of latching members 114b, and two of the latching members 114b are located at left side and right side of the fixer 114 while the last one of the latching member 114b is located at the front side of the fixer 114. It is noted that the location and the amount of the latching member 114b are not limited as shown in
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In a further embodiment, the connector 130 may include a base 132, a plug 134 and a connector cap 136. The base 132 comprises a first opening 132a and a second opening 132b. The first opening 132a is configured to couple the plug 134 and the heating tube 140, while the second opening 132b is configured to allow the connector cap 136b to be removably coupled.
The plug 134 comprises a plate 134a and an insert 134b. The charger 200 is coupled to the plate 134a. That is to say, the plate 134a of the plug 134 supports the charger 200. The insert 134b is inserted into the base 132 for fixing the plug 134 is a specific location.
The connector cap 136 removably covers to the second opening 132b. Specifically, a diameter of the second opening 132b is ½ to ⅓ of a height of the base 132 of the connector 130. A diameter of the connector cap 136 is larger than the diameter of the second opening 132b.
The heating tube 140 is configured to accommodate a cigarette unit 300. More specifically, the cigarette unit 300 for heat not burn electronic cigarette device 100 can be inserted into the heating tube 140 and removed after heating.
By the structure stated above, the cigarette smoke generated by the heat not burn electronic cigarette device in the present invention is from the cigarette unit 300 heated by the heating tube 140, and the smoke can then pass through an airway including the connector 130, the air tube 120, the fixer 114, and eventually to the mouthpiece 112.
In summary, the present application provides a heat not burn electronic cigarette device with a side opened airway, allowing the user to clean the airway while couple the charger to the cap and the connector at the same time. More specifically, the opening of the connector allows the user to clean the airway while the top and bottom end are sealed. Users just need to remove the connector cap and insert the cleaning brush into the opening and it will reach the whole inner surface area of the airway and the heating tube.
Although there still may be a small amount of liquid drops will go to the airway, the liquid drops will be easily cleaned. As such, the side-opened airway design of the connector of the heat not burn electronic cigarette device has solved the leaking and aging problem. In addition, the side-opened airway structure may also solve the problem of stagnant water.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the structure of the present application without departing from the scope or spirit of the present application. In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the present application cover modifications and variations of this application provided they fall within the scope of the following claims and their equivalents.
| Number | Name | Date | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20210015175 | Jackson | Jan 2021 | A1 |
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20220183363 A1 | Jun 2022 | US |
