IP Library Granted Patent US 11,903,423
Granted Patent B2
US 11,903,423 · App. 17/197,076 · Granted Feb 20, 2024

Atomizer and electronic cigarette

Inventors: Weihua Qiu (Jiangsu, CN); Hengcong Su (Jiangsu, CN)
Assignee: CHANGZHOU PATENT ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
A24F40/485A24F40/46
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Patent No.
US 11,903,423
App. No.
17/197,076
Granted
Feb 20, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An atomizer includes a housing, an atomizing assembly and a movable assembly. The housing defines a mounting opening. The atomizing assembly includes an inner tube detachably mounted in the housing through the mounting opening. The inner tube is provided with a smoke outlet. The movable assembly includes a dustproof cover movably disposed on the housing and a locking member. The dustproof cover is rotatable relative to the locking member, rotating the dustproof cover can open the mounting opening to expose the smoke outlet or close the mounting opening to cover the smoke outlet. The inner tube is provided with a locking groove engaged with the locking member. When the dustproof cover opens the mounting opening and the dustproof cover is caused to slide, the locking member moves under the driving of the dustproof cover to disengage from the locking groove, such that the inner tube can be taken out.

Claims (29)

1. An atomizer, comprising:

a housing defining a mounting opening;

an atomizing assembly mounted in the housing, the atomizing assembly comprising an inner tube detachably mounted in the housing through the mounting opening, the inner tube being provided with a smoke outlet; and

a movable assembly mounted to the housing, the movable assembly comprising a dustproof cover movably disposed on the housing and a locking member;

wherein the dustproof cover is rotatable relative to the locking member, rotating the dustproof cover can open the mounting opening to expose the smoke outlet or close the mounting opening to cover the smoke outlet, the inner tube is provided with a locking groove engaged with the locking member, when the dustproof cover opens the mounting opening and the dustproof cover is caused to slide, the locking member moves under the driving of the dustproof cover to disengage from the locking groove, such that the inner tube can be taken out from the housing.

2. The atomizer according to claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises an upper cover, the mounting opening is defined in the upper cover, the upper cover further comprises a guiding groove, a connecting column is formed by extending downward from the lower surface of the dustproof cover, the connecting column extends through the guiding groove and is slidable in the guiding groove.

3. The atomizer according to claim 2 , wherein the lower surface of the upper cover extends downward to form a baffling plate located at one side of the guiding groove away from the mounting opening, the locking member is a deformable member, one end of the locking member is protruded to provide an abutting portion capable of abutting against the baffling plate, the locking member is provided with a deformation groove adjacent to the abutting portion.

4. The atomizer according to claim 2 , wherein the movable assembly further comprises a rotating member and a torsion spring, the connecting column extends through the guiding groove and the locking member in sequence and then connects with the rotating member, the rotating member comprises a boss located between two torsion arms of the torsion spring, the boss has a substantially waist-shaped structure, the boss has two oppositely arranged side planes and two oppositely arranged arc surfaces, the two torsion arms of the torsion spring are arranged parallel to the side planes.

5. The atomizer according to claim 4 , wherein the lower surface of the upper cover extends downward to form a fixing column, the torsion spring is sleeved on the fixing column, the movable assembly further comprises a spring member sleeved on the fixing column, the rotating member further comprises a base seat connected to the boss, the base seat abuts against the spring member.

6. The atomizer according to claim 2 , wherein the lower surface of the upper cover extends downward to form a connecting pipe that is open at both ends, the upper end of the connecting pipe extends through the upper surface of the upper cover, the mounting opening is formed by the opening of the upper end of the connecting pipe, the locking member extends through the connecting pipe to be engaged in the locking groove.

7. The atomizer according to claim 6 , wherein the inner wall of the connecting pipe protrudes inwardly along the radial direction of the connecting pipe to form a first abutting edge, the upper end of the inner tube protrudes outwardly along the radial direction of the inner tube to form a second abutting edge, the second abutting edge abuts against the first abutting edge, the locking groove is defined at the outer side wall of the second abutting edge along the radial direction of the inner tube.

8. The atomizer according to claim 7 , wherein the atomizing assembly further comprises a heating member, the inner tube is provided with an atomizing chamber, the atomizing chamber is in communication with the smoke outlet, the heating member is at least partially received in the atomizing chamber.

9. The atomizer according to claim 7 , wherein the housing further comprises an outer casing, the upper cover is detachably provided at one end of the outer casing, a partition member is mounted in the outer casing, the atomizing assembly further comprises an outer tube and an elastic member, the outer tube is clamped between the partition member and the first abutting edge, the inner tube is movably received in the outer tube, the side wall of the outer tube is provided with a sliding slot along the axial direction of the outer tube, a clamping protrusion is provided at the side wall of the inner tube, the clamping protrusion is slidably received in the sliding slot, the elastic member is compressible and located between the clamping protrusion and the partition member.

10. An electronic cigarette, comprising an atomizer according to claim 1 .

11. An atomizer, comprising:

a housing defining a mounting opening and a guiding groove located at one side of the mounting opening;

an atomizing assembly comprising an inner tube detachably mounted into the housing through the mounting opening; and

a movable assembly comprising a dustproof cover mounted outside the housing and a locking member mounted inside the housing, a connecting column extending downward from the dustproof cover and inserted into the guiding groove, the inner tube being provided with a locking groove, the locking member being engaged in the locking groove to mount the inner tube in the housing;

wherein the dustproof cover is rotatable around the connecting column between a first state in which the mounting opening is exposed so that the inner tube is able to be detached from the housing through the mounting opening and a second state in which the mounting opening is covered by the dustproof cover;

wherein the connecting column is slidable in the guiding groove, when the dustproof cover is rotated to the first state to expose the mounting opening, the dustproof cover is caused to slide along the guiding groove in a direction away from the mounting opening and the dustproof cover drives the locking member to move and disengage from the locking groove, whereby the inner tube is capable of being taken out from the housing.

12. The atomizer according to claim 11 , wherein the housing comprises an outer casing and an upper cover mounted at an upper end of the outer casing, the mounting opening and the guiding groove are defined in the upper cover.

13. The atomizer according to claim 12 , wherein a baffling plate extends downward from the upper cover and is located at one side of the guiding groove away from the mounting opening, the locking member is deformable, one end of the locking member is engaged in the locking groove, and the other end of the locking member is provided with an abutting portion abutting against the baffling plate, the locking member is provided with a deformation groove located adjacent to the abutting portion.

14. The atomizer according to claim 12 , wherein the movable assembly further comprises a rotating member and a torsion spring, the connecting column extends through the locking member and connects with the rotating member, a fixing column extends downward from the upper cover, the torsion spring is sleeved on the fixing column, the rotating member comprises a boss located between two torsion arms of the torsion spring, the boss has two oppositely arranged side planes and two oppositely arranged arc surfaces, the two torsion arms of the torsion spring are arranged parallel to the side planes.

15. The atomizer according to claim 14 , wherein the movable assembly further comprises a spring member sleeved on the fixing column, the rotating member further comprises a base seat connected to the boss, the base seat abuts against the spring member.

16. The atomizer according to claim 12 , wherein a connecting pipe extends downward from the upper cover and the connecting pipe is open at both ends, the mounting opening is formed by the opening of the upper end of the connecting pipe, the inner tube is received in the connecting pipe and the locking member extends through the connecting pipe to be engaged in the locking groove.

17. The atomizer according to claim 16 , wherein the inner wall of the connecting pipe protrudes inwardly along the radial direction of the connecting pipe to form a first abutting edge, the upper end of the inner tube protrudes outwardly along the radial direction of the inner tube to form a second abutting edge, the second abutting edge abuts against the first abutting edge, the locking groove is defined at the outer side wall of the second abutting edge along the radial direction of the inner tube.

18. The atomizer according to claim 17 , wherein a partition member is mounted in the outer casing, the atomizing assembly further comprises an elastic member, the elastic member is compressible with one end thereof being abutting against the inner tube and the other end thereof being abutting against the partition member.

19. The atomizer according to claim 18 , wherein the atomizing assembly further comprises an outer tube clamped between the partition member and the first abutting edge, the inner tube is received in the outer tube, the side wall of the outer tube is provided with a sliding slot along the axial direction of the outer tube, a clamping protrusion is provided at the side wall of the inner tube, the clamping protrusion is received in the sliding slot, the elastic member is sandwiched between the clamping protrusion and the partition member.

20. The atomizer according to claim 11 , wherein an upper end of the inner tube is provided with a smoke outlet, an inner cavity of the inner tube forms an atomizing chamber in communication with the smoke outlet, and a heating member is at least partially received in the atomizing chamber.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 11, 2021
From: QIU, WEIHUA; SU, HENGCONG
To: CHANGZHOU PATENT ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 055556/0413 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201821477370.4 · Sep 10, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2019104758 · Sep 6, 2019
Related Publication 20210282462A1 · Sep 16, 2021
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