IP Library Granted Patent US 11,812,784
Granted Patent B2
US 11,812,784 · App. 17/129,988 · Granted Nov 14, 2023

Electronic cigarette

Inventor: Tuanfang Liu (Shenzhen, CN)
A24F40/10A24F40/42A24F40/465
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Patent No.
US 11,812,784
App. No.
17/129,988
Granted
Nov 14, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic cigarette includes a squeezing module. The squeezing module includes a first seal ring, a movable part, a spring, and a fixed base. The movable part is disposed in the fixed base and the outer wall of the movable part is slidable along the inner wall of the fixed base. The first seal ring is disposed between the outer wall of the movable part and the inner wall of the fixed base. The spring is disposed in the fixed base and below the movable part to reset the movable part when a pressure force on the movable part is withdrawn.

Claims (19)

1. An electronic cigarette comprising a squeezing module, the squeezing module comprising a first seal ring, a movable part, a spring, a fixed base, a sleeve, a linkage part, and a stopper; wherein:

the movable part is disposed in the fixed base, and an outer wall of the movable part is slidable along an inner wall of the fixed base;

the first seal ring is disposed between the outer wall of the movable part and the inner wall of the fixed base;

the spring is disposed in the fixed base and below the movable part to reset the movable part when a pressure force on the movable part is withdrawn;

an inner wall of the movable part is slidable along an outer wall of the sleeve;

the linkage part is disposed in the stopper;

the stopper is disposed on a bottom end of the movable part;

a section of the stopper is a step structure; and

when the movable part resets under the resilience force of the spring, the stopper pushes the linkage part to move upwards.

2. The electronic cigarette of claim 1 , wherein the squeezing module further comprises a third seal ring; the third seal ring is in contact with an upper surface and an inner surface of the linkage part; when the movable part is pressed down, the third seal ring, the movable part, and the linkage part are pressed together to form a seal to prevent air leakage; when the movable part is reset, the movable part is separated from the third seal ring to form a gap for air circulation.

3. The electronic cigarette of claim 1 , wherein the sleeve comprises an air passage; when the movable part is pressed down, air enters the air passage.

4. The electronic cigarette of claim 3 , wherein a built-in spring and a steel ball are disposed in the air passage; in the presence of air pressure, the steel ball moves upwards to open the air passage; when the air pressure is released, under the action of the built-in spring, the steel ball moves downward to close the air passage.

5. The electronic cigarette of claim 4 , wherein the squeezing module further comprises a pinhead and a contact pin; the pinhead is disposed on a top end of the contact pin and one end of the pinhead extends into an e-liquid tank; the contact pin is fixed on a top end of the sleeve; the contact pin comprises an air duct; the air passes through the air passage, the air duct, and an inner air passage of the pinhead to enter the e-liquid tank.

6. The electronic cigarette of claim 5 , wherein the squeezing module further comprises a guide tube and a dropper; one end of the guide tube is transversally disposed in the contact pin; the dropper is fixedly disposed around the other end of the guide tube; in the presence of air flow, e-liquid in the e-liquid tank flows into the contact pin via an inlet of the contact pin, through the guide tube, and flows out from the dropper.

7. The electronic cigarette of claim 6 , wherein the squeezing module further comprises a tank cover; a bottom end of the tank cover is disposed on the movable part; whereby pressing the tank, cover causes the movable part to slide in the fixed base.

8. The electronic cigarette of claim 7 , wherein the squeezing module further comprises a second seal ring disposed between the outer wall of the movable part and an inner wall of the tank cover.

9. The electronic cigarette of claim 8 , further comprising a heating module, wherein the heating module comprises a heater, a ceramic core, and a first base; the heater is fixed in the ceramic core and the ceramic core is fixed in the first base.

10. The electronic cigarette of claim 9 , wherein the heater is a cylinder comprising a concave inner surface and a metal wire in the shape of a spiral disc.

11. The electronic cigarette of claim 10 , wherein the electronic cigarette further comprises a second base; the squeezing module and the heating module are side by side disposed on the second base; the dropper of the squeezing module transversally extends into one side of the heating module and is disposed above the heater; the e-liquid drips into the heater for atomization.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 23, 2022
From: SHENZHEN EIGATE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: ASPIRE NORTH AMERICA LLC
Reel/Frame 061509/0503 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 23, 2020
From: COSMAN, STEPHEN; DUROCHER, ALEXIS HUGO LOUIS; LEONOV, ANDREY; CHIANG, TAI YING
To: APPLE INC.
Reel/Frame 054743/0281 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 22, 2020
From: LIU, TUANFANG
To: SHENZHEN EIGATE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054717/0241 →
Priority Claims (2)
CN 202021230341.5 · Jun 29, 2020 · national
CN 202010979171.9 · Sep 17, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210401037A1 · Dec 30, 2021
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