IP Library Granted Patent US 9,693,586
Granted Patent B2
US 9,693,586 · App. 13/895,726 · Granted Jul 4, 2017

Anti-tamper atomizer and electronic cigarette

Inventor: Qiuming Liu (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SHENZHEN BRANCH
A24F47/008A61M15/06A61M2205/273
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Patent No.
US 9,693,586
App. No.
13/895,726
Granted
Jul 4, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to an anti-tamper atomizer and electronic cigarette. Wherein the anti-tamper atomizer comprises a protective sleeve, a suction nozzle cap fixed on a first end of the protective sleeve, and a battery cartridge connector fixed on a second end of the protective sleeve; a vent pipe, a heater strip component and an oil storage cotton coated outside of the vent pipe and the heater strip component are arranged in the protective sleeve, the battery cartridge connector comprises a protective sleeve connecting part and a battery cartridge connecting part connected with each other, wherein the battery cartridge connector has a center hole extending along the axis of the protective sleeve, and a groove is formed at the adjacency of the protective sleeve connecting part and the battery cartridge connecting part.

Claims (22)

1. An anti-tamper atomizer, comprising a protective sleeve, a suction nozzle cap fixed on a first end of the protective sleeve, and a battery cartridge connector fixed on a second end of the protective sleeve, a vent pipe, a heater strip component and an oil storage cotton coated outside of the vent pipe and the heater strip component are arranged in the protective sleeve, the battery cartridge connector comprises a protective sleeve connecting part and a battery cartridge connecting part connected with each other, wherein the battery cartridge connector has a center hole extending along the axis of the protective sleeve, and a groove formed by cutting an outer surface of the battery cartridge connector is formed at an adjacency of the protective sleeve connecting part and the battery cartridge connecting part;

wherein a peripheral surface of a cross section of battery cartridge connector at the groove in a direction perpendicular to an axis of the protective sleeve comprises multiple recesses arranged alternately, and a bulge is formed between every two adjacent recesses;

wherein the recesses are positioned uniformly on a same circumference around the axis of the protective sleeve; depths of the recesses are the same, and height of each bulge is same with each other;

wherein the battery cartridge connector has a wall thickness of 0.05 mm to 0.1 mm at the recesses and a wall thickness of 0.1 mm to 0.2 mm at the bulge; and

wherein the battery cartridge connector groove is broken at the groove when a force is applied on the battery cartridge connector at a direction perpendicular to the protective sleeve to bend the battery cartridge connector.

2. The anti-tamper atomizer as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the protective sleeve connecting part is fixed in the protective sleeve by interference fit;

wherein a chamfer for assisting inserting into the protective sleeve is formed on one end of protective sleeve connecting part which away from the battery cartridge connecting part;

wherein a flange is formed on an out surface of the protective sleeve connecting part, when the protective sleeve connecting part is fixed in the second end of the protective sleeve, the flange presses against an end surface on the second end of the protective sleeve so as to limit a position of the battery cartridge connector and facilitate the assembling;

wherein a male screw is formed on the battery cartridge connecting part;

wherein the anti-tamper atomizer further comprises a first insulating ring fixed in the battery cartridge connector and a first electrode fixed in the first insulating ring, wherein the first insulating ring is made of elastic material; a first retaining groove is formed on a peripheral surface of the first insulating ring, a first protrudent ring extending along a radial direction of the protective sleeve is formed in the protective sleeve connecting part, and the first retaining groove is engaged with the first protrudent ring;

wherein the suction nozzle cap comprises a cover plate with a center hole, an outer cylinder wall extending perpendicularly from the cover plate and fixed in the first end of the of the protective sleeve by interference fit, and an inner cylinder wall extending perpendicularly from the periphery of the center hole on the cover plate; and

wherein oil storage cotton is in cylindric shape, with one end supported on the end of the outer cylinder wall of the suction nozzle cap and another end sleeved by the protective sleeve connecting part of the battery cartridge connector.

3. An electronic cigarette, comprising a battery cartridge and the anti-tamper atomizer and an anti-tamper atomizer connected with each other, wherein the anti-tamper atomizer comprises a protective sleeve, a suction nozzle cap fixed on a first end of the protective sleeve, and a battery cartridge connector fixed on a second end of the protective sleeve, a vent pipe, a heater strip component and an oil storage cotton coated outside of the vent pipe and the heater strip component are arranged in the protective sleeve, the battery cartridge connector comprises a protective sleeve connecting part and a battery cartridge connecting part connected with each other, wherein the battery cartridge connector has a center hole extending along the axis of the protective sleeve, and a groove formed by cutting an outer surface of the battery cartridge connector is formed at an adjacency of the protective sleeve connecting part and the battery cartridge connecting part;

wherein a peripheral surface of a cross section of battery cartridge connector at the groove in a direction perpendicular to an axis of the protective sleeve comprises multiple recesses arranged alternately, and a bulge is formed between every two adjacent recesses;

wherein the recesses are positioned uniformly on a same circumference around the axis of the protective sleeve; depths of the recesses are the same, and height of each bulge is same with each other;

wherein the battery cartridge connector has a wall thickness of 0.05 mm to 0.1 mm at the recesses and a wall thickness of 0.1 mm to 0.2 mm at the bulge; and

wherein the battery cartridge connector groove is broken at the groove when a force is applied on the battery cartridge connector at a direction perpendicular to the protective sleeve to bend the battery cartridge connector.

4. The electronic cigarette as set forth in claim 3 , wherein the protective sleeve connecting part is fixed in the protective sleeve by interference fit;

wherein a chamfer for assisting inserting into the protective sleeve is formed on one end of protective sleeve connecting part which away from the battery cartridge connecting part;

wherein a flange is formed on an out surface of the protective sleeve connecting part, when the protective sleeve connecting part is fixed in the second end of the protective sleeve, the flange presses against an end surface on the second end of the protective sleeve so as to limit a position of the battery cartridge connector and facilitate the assembling;

wherein a male screw is formed on the battery cartridge connecting part; and

wherein the anti-tamper atomizer further comprises a first insulating ring fixed in the battery cartridge connector and a first electrode fixed in the first insulating ring, wherein the first insulating ring is made of elastic material; a first retaining groove is formed on a peripheral surface of the first insulating ring, a first protrudent ring extending along a radial direction of the protective sleeve is formed in the protective sleeve connecting part, and the first retaining groove is engaged with the first protrudent ring.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2017
From: KIMREE HI-TECH INC.
To: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SHENZHEN BRANCH
Reel/Frame 041804/0566 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 26, 2014
From: LIU, QIUMING
To: KIMREE HI-TECH INC
Reel/Frame 033830/0772 →
Continuity (2)
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