Vaporizer device with subassemblies
A vaporizer device includes an outer shell and a skeleton forming a rigid tray located within the outer shell of the vaporizer device. The rigid tray includes a back wall, a first side wall extending from a first side of the back wall, and a second side wall extending from a second side of the back wall. The second side wall is approximately parallel to the first side wall, wherein the back wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall define an interior volume. The vaporizer device includes a power source and electrical circuitry electrically coupled to the power source for supplying power to a vaporizer cartridge coupled to the vaporizer device. The power source and the electrical circuitry are secured to the skeleton and at least partially positioned within the interior volume.
1 . A vaporizer device, comprising:
an outer shell;
a skeleton forming a rigid tray configured to be located within the outer shell, the rigid tray comprising:
a back wall;
a first side wall extending from a first side of the back wall; and
a second side wall extending from a second side of the back wall, the second side wall approximately parallel to the first side wall, wherein the back wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall define an interior volume;
a power source; and
electrical circuitry electrically coupled to the power source, wherein the electrical circuitry is configured to supply power to a vaporizer cartridge coupled to the vaporizer device, and wherein the power source and the electrical circuitry are secured to the skeleton and at least partially positioned within the interior volume.
2 . The vaporizer device of claim 1 , wherein the vaporizer cartridge comprises:
a reservoir configured to store vaporizable material;
a wicking element configured to wick the vaporizable material stored within the reservoir; and
a heating element in thermal contact with the wicking element and configured to vaporize the vaporizable material when supplied with power via the electrical circuitry.
3 . The vaporizer device of claim 1 , further comprising a cartridge receptacle configured to receive the vaporizer cartridge, the outer shell at least partially defining the cartridge receptacle, and at least a portion of the electrical circuitry disposed within the cartridge receptacle to electrically couple to the vaporizer cartridge.
4 . The vaporizer device of claim 1 , further comprising a cartridge connector configured to mechanically secure the vaporizer cartridge to the vaporizer device such that the vaporizer cartridge is electrically coupled to the electrical circuitry.
5 . The vaporizer device of claim 4 , wherein the first side wall comprises a first retainer spring at a first end portion of the first side wall, the first retainer spring configured to secure the cartridge connector to the skeleton at a first end of the skeleton.
6 . The vaporizer device of claim 5 , wherein the second side wall comprises a second retainer spring at a second end portion of the second side wall, the second retainer spring configured to secure the cartridge connector to the skeleton.
7 . The vaporizer device of claim 6 , wherein the first retainer spring and the second retainer spring extend towards the interior volume.
8 . The vaporizer device of claim 6 , wherein the first retainer spring and the second retainer spring are biased towards the interior volume.
9 . The vaporizer device of claim 6 , wherein the first retainer spring and the second retainer spring are each securable to the cartridge connector via a snap-fit arrangement.
10 . The vaporizer device of claim 4 , wherein the cartridge connector comprises a cartridge connector body and at least two receptacle contacts coupled to the cartridge connector body, the at least two receptacle contacts configured to electrically communicate with at least two cartridge contacts of the vaporizer cartridge and supply power to the vaporizer cartridge via the electrical circuitry.
11 . The vaporizer device of claim 4 , wherein the outer shell comprises metal.
12 . The vaporizer device of claim 11 , further comprising an end cap module configured to mechanically couple with the skeleton, wherein the end cap module comprises:
an antenna configured to wirelessly communicate with an external device; and
an antenna carrier configured to isolate the antenna from the outer shell to improve antenna performance, wherein the antenna carrier is disposed outside of the outer shell when the skeleton is located within the outer shell.
13 . The vaporizer device of claim 12 , wherein the antenna carrier comprises plastic and is configured to support the antenna.
14 . The vaporizer device of claim 12 , wherein the skeleton comprises a first end and a second end, wherein the end is opposite the second end, and wherein the end cap module is configured to be coupled to the second end of the skeleton.
15 . The vaporizer device of claim 12 , wherein at least a portion of the end cap module is positioned within the outer shell.
16 . The vaporizer device of claim 12 , wherein at least a portion of the end cap module is positioned outside of the outer shell.
17 . The vaporizer device of claim 4 , wherein the skeleton further comprises a first end and a second end opposite the first end, and wherein the cartridge connector is configured to be coupled to the first end, the cartridge connector being coupleable to the vaporizer cartridge.
18 . The vaporizer device of claim 1 , wherein the skeleton further comprises a securement member, the securement member extending from the first side wall and the second side wall to at least partially surround the interior volume.
19 . The vaporizer device of claim 18 , wherein the securement member is configured to surround at least a portion of the cartridge connector that is located within the interior volume.