Electronic vaporiser system
A case for an electronic cigarette vaporiser, the case including an automatic lifting mechanism that lifts the vaporiser up a few mm from the case to enable a user to easily grasp the vaporiser and withdraw it from the case. The lifting mechanism can be spring-based. The case both re-fills the vaporiser with liquid and also re-charges a battery in the vaporiser.
1 . A vaping system that includes an electronic vaporiser that comprises
a vaporiser body, and a user-replaceable liquid cartridge;
and in which the vaporiser includes (i) a heating or atomising element in an atomizing chamber and (ii) a child liquid reservoir separate from but connected to the atomizing chamber and configured to provide an atomisable liquid to the heating or atomising element;
and the vaporiser includes a gravity-based fluid transfer system that is configured to deliver atomisable liquid from the user-replaceable liquid cartridge to the child liquid reservoir in the vaporiser to re-fill the child liquid reservoir with atomisable liquid from the user-replaceable liquid cartridge;
and in which the vaporiser includes a membrane or other form of seal that is designed to be penetrated or punctured by a needle or stem to enable the atomisable liquid to pass under gravity from the user-replaceable liquid cartridge to the child liquid reservoir.
2 . The vaping system of claim 1 in which the user-replaceable cartridge is not user-refillable.
3 . The vaping system of claim 1 in which the user-replaceable cartridge is a parent reservoir, and the parent reservoir is at least three times larger in capacity than the child reservoir in the vaporiser.
4 . The vaping system of claim 1 in which the vaporiser is not disassembled for filling with liquid.
5 . The vaping system of claim 1 in which the vaporiser is approximately 9.7 cm in length.
6 . The vaping system of claim 1 in which the user re-placeable cartridge is, prior to use, an air-tight, closed unit that cannot be re-filled by a user.
7 . The vaping system of claim 1 in which the user re-placeable cartridge is configured to remain inside or attached to the vaporiser whilst the vaporiser is being vaped.
8 . The vaping system of claim 1 in which the capacity of the child reservoir is approximately 2 mL.
9 . The vaping system of claim 1 in which the user-replaceable cartridge is a parent reservoir and the capacity of the parent reservoir is approximately 10 mL.
10 . The vaping system of claim 1 in which the user-replaceable liquid cartridge includes a septum or membrane or other form of seal that is designed to be penetrated or punctured by a needle or stem that withdraws liquid from the user-replaceable liquid cartridge.
11 . The vaping system of preceding claim 1 in which the membrane or other form of seal is a circular silicone disc.
12 . The vaping system of claim 1 in which the user-replaceable liquid cartridge includes an air pressure valve.
13 . The vaping system of claim 1 in which the user-replaceable liquid cartridge includes an air hole to allow air to enter and leave the liquid cartridge.
14 . The vaping system of claim 1 in which the user-replaceable liquid cartridge is shaped, when viewed from the top, as having one flat surface and an opposing surface that that is curved.
15 . The vaping system of claim 1 in which the user-replaceable liquid cartridge is shaped, when viewed from the top, as having one flat surface and an opposing surface that that is curved, and when the liquid cartridge is positioned to deliver atomisable liquid, then the flat surface is an internal surface and the curved surface is an external surface.
16 . The vaping system of claim 1 in which the user-replaceable liquid cartridge is shaped, when viewed from the top, as generally rectangular, with flat rear and side surfaces and a cylindrically curved surface opposite the flat rear surface.
17 . The vaping system of claim 1 which can be locked to prevent use by children.
18 . The vaping system of claim 1 in which the user re-placeable cartridge is configured to form a part of the vaporiser.
19 . The vaping system of claim 1 in which the system has a power mode to increase the amount of vapour produced by the vaporiser.
20 . The vaping system of claim 1 in which the system has a power mode that is configured to be activated by a button or sensor on the vaporiser.
21 . The vaping system of claim 1 in which the liquid cartridge is positioned below a rechargeable battery, when the vaping system is oriented with a mouthpiece uppermost.
22 . The vaping system of claim 1 in which the liquid cartridge includes a chip or memory.
23 . The vaping system of claim 1 in which the liquid cartridge includes a chip or memory that stores data related to the batch number of the e-liquid stored in the liquid cartridge.
24 . The vaping system of claim 1 in which the liquid cartridge includes a chip or memory that stores and outputs a unique identity for the cartridge and/or data defining the e-liquid stored in the liquid cartridge.
25 . The vaping system of claim 1 in which the liquid cartridge includes a chip or memory that is a security or authenticator chip.
26 . The vaping system of claim 1 in which the liquid cartridge includes a chip or memory that is programmed with data including one or more of: the data of filling, batch number of e-liquid, source of e-liquid, tax or duty paid, e-liquid flavor, e-liquid nicotine strength, date of manufacture.
27 . The vaping system of claim 1 in which a microcontroller in the vaporiser is configured to write data to a chip or memory in the liquid cartridge.
28 . The vaping system of claim 1 in which the liquid cartridge includes a chip or memory that stores a record of the estimated e-liquid left in the liquid cartridge.
29 . The vaping system of claim 1 in which the user re-placeable liquid cartridge includes a data transfer contact or contacts.
30 . The vaping system of claim 1 in which the user re-placeable cartridge is removably attached to the vaporiser.
31 . The vaping system of claim 1 in which the user re-placeable cartridge forms a part of an external surface of the vaporiser.
32 . The vaping system of claim 1 in which the system includes a display panel to show system information using graphics.
33 . The vaping system of claim 1 in which the system includes a display panel to indicate battery charge state.
34 . The vaping system of claim 1 in which the system includes a display panel to indicate liquid fill state.
35 . The vaping system of claim 1 in which the system includes a display panel that is configured to be activated through a touch input.