U.S. patent application number 13/523360 was filed with the patent office on 2013-06-20 for battery replacement type e-cigarette.
This patent application is currently assigned to Janty Asia Co. Ltd. The applicant listed for this patent is HONG SUN YOUN. Invention is credited to HONG SUN YOUN.
Application Number | 20130152954 13/523360 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 46142122 |
Filed Date | 2013-06-20 |
United States Patent
Application |
20130152954 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
YOUN; HONG SUN |
June 20, 2013 |
BATTERY REPLACEMENT TYPE E-CIGARETTE
Abstract
Therefore, the technological essential point of the invention is
that it is aimed at providing e-cigarette with battery replacement
type that allows a quick recharge and replacement of a battery when
the battery is dead or out of order by making a condition that only
battery could be separately drawn out in the inside of power supply
part in which opening and closing members are formed in e-cigarette
that a user inhales the smoke that is generated by burning liquid
containing nicotine.
Inventors: |
YOUN; HONG SUN; (Seoul,
KR) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
YOUN; HONG SUN |
Seoul |
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KR |
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Assignee: |
Janty Asia Co. Ltd
Seoul
KR
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Family ID: |
46142122 |
Appl. No.: |
13/523360 |
Filed: |
June 14, 2012 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
131/273 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A24F 47/008 20130101;
A61M 11/042 20140204; A61M 11/041 20130101; A61M 2205/8206
20130101; A61M 15/06 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
131/273 |
International
Class: |
A24F 47/00 20060101
A24F047/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Dec 16, 2011 |
KR |
10-2011-0136057 |
Claims
1. An electronic cigarette with exchangeable battery comprising of:
an inlet built for a user to inhale through by contact of the
user's mouth, a cartridge (10) that is located below said inlet
having a storage part in which the liquid containing nicotine is
stored, a combustion part (20) that is formed to have the storage
part of said cartridge (10) be interpolated into its upper part
while housing an atomizer to burn the liquid in said storage part,
and a power supply part (30) that is connected to the base of said
combustion part in order to supply the power; said power supply
part (30) that is equipped with threads (110) on the outside of its
upper portion for conjoining with said combustion part (20), has a
power connection terminal (120) in its upper center, is equipped
with a switch (130) protruding outward and located on the upper
side of perimeter to authorize the power supply, and has at the
bottom portion, a main body (100) that has a plurality of coupling
holes (140) directed to face each other; a control part (200)
located at the base of said power connection terminal (120) of said
main body (100) connected to said switch (130) through electrical
signals; a battery (300) formed at the base of said control part;
and an opening/closing part (400) equipped with protruding docking
buttons (420) on the sides that correspond to said coupling holes
(140), and a grounding spring (410) on the upper side, while
conjoining with the lower portion of said main body (100).
2. An electronic cigarette with exchangeable battery according to
claim 1, wherein said main body (100), on the lower inside part of
which is further comprised of negative screw threads (150) and to
correspond to said negative screw threads (150), positive screw
threads (430) are formed on the outside of the opening/closing part
(400) such that the main body and the opening/closing part are
conjoined and tightened together by means of screw action.
Description
TECHNOLOGICAL FIELD
[0001] The subject invention relates to an electronic cigarette
(e-cigarette) with exchangeable battery, more specifically,
regarding e-cigarettes that, like cigarettes, generate smoke for
the user to inhale by burning the liquid containing nicotine, the
subject invention relates to an e-cigarette that is built to allow
the battery contained therein to be quickly and efficiently
replaced and/or recharged when such battery dies or becomes out of
order because the battery is separately housed inside the power
supply part with an opening/closing part.
BACKGROUND TECHNOLOGY
[0002] Generally, as described in Utility Model Patent Reg. No.
0456813, the e-cigarette is for creating an effect of smoking the
real cigarette by vaporizing liquefied nicotine or liquid with
cigarette flavor, and consists of a storage part (10), a combustion
part (20), and a power supply part (30), such that when a user
starts to inhale, the liquefied nicotine or liquid with cigarette
flavor stored in the storage part (10) is sent to the combustion
part (20), and said combustion part (20) which receives the power
from the power supply part (30) generates heat to vaporize said
liquid so the smoke in the vapor form could be atomized, but unlike
the existing real cigarette, only pure nicotine without the other
substances that are harmful to human body is inhaled, therefore it
is used mainly as an assistant device to quit smoking.
[0003] The conventional e-cigarette, as shown in FIG. 1, is
operated by the battery (300) built-in the power supply part (30),
and after a certain period of time of use a separate charger must
be used in order to recharge this battery.
[0004] However, such conventional e-cigarettes are not built for
the battery (300) that is built in the power supply part (30) to be
separately detachable, and also the size of the charger to recharge
said battery varies for each manufacturer, so there has been a
problem of having to carry a separate charger when one is moving
long distance or traveling.
[0005] In addition, when the battery (300) life ends, the entire
power supply part (30) must be replaced, which has caused an
increased economic burden on the consumer.
BRIEF SUMMARY
Brief Summary
[0006] The subject invention relates to electronic cigarette
(e-cigarette) with exchangeable battery.
Objective
[0007] The technological essence of the subject invention, with
respect to the e-cigarettes for which the user inhales, like the
real cigarettes, the smoke generated by burning of the liquid
containing nicotine, is aiming to provide an e-cigarette that is
structured to have a power supply part with an opening/closing part
thereto that houses the battery and allows the battery to be
separately taken out when it dies or becomes out of order for a
quick and efficient recharging and/or replacement. Accordingly, the
objective of the invention is to provide an e-cigarette having such
an exchangeable battery unit.
Composition
[0008] In order to achieve the objective, the subject invention
relates to an e-cigarette consisting of an inlet built for a user
to inhale through by contact of the user's mouth, a cartridge (10)
that is located below said inlet having a storage part in which the
liquid containing nicotine is stored, a combustion part (20) that
is formed to have the storage part of said cartridge (10) be
interpolated into its upper part while housing an atomizer to burn
the liquid in said storage part, and a power supply part (30) that
is connected to the base of said combustion part in order to supply
the power, and is consisted of
[0009] said power supply part (30) equipped with threads (110) on
the outside of its upper portion for conjoining with said
combustion part (20), having a power connection terminal (120) in
its upper center, equipped with a switch (130) protruding outward
and located on the upper side of perimeter to authorize the power
supply, and having at the bottom portion, a main body (100) that
has a plurality of coupling holes (140) directed to face each
other; a control part (200) located at the base of said power
connection terminal (120) of said main body (100) connected to said
switch (130) through electrical signals; a battery (300) formed at
the base of said control part; and an opening/closing part (400)
equipped with protruding docking buttons (420) on the sides that
correspond to said coupling holes (140), and a grounding spring
(410) on the upper side while conjoining with the lower portion of
said main body (100).
[0010] At this time, negative screw threads (150) are formed on the
inside of lower part of said main body (100), and to correspond to
said negative screw threads (150), positive screw threads (430) are
formed on the outside of the opening/closing part (400) such that
the main body and the opening/closing part are conjoined and
tightened together by means of screw action.
Effect
[0011] Therefore, the subject invention has the advantages of easy
and simple battery recharge and/or replacement because taking out
the battery from the power supply part is made possible, as well as
not having to buy separate chargers that are different in size by
manufacturers but simply using the existing charger for easy
recharge.
[0012] In addition, since only the battery needs to be replaced
when it dies or is not working, it has the effect of lessening
economic burden on the consumer.
DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION
Problems to be Resolved
[0013] The subject invention is to resolve the problems mentioned
above, with the essential technological point of the invention,
with respect to the e-cigarettes for which the user inhales, like
the real cigarettes, the smoke generated by burning of the liquid
containing nicotine, aiming to provide an e-cigarette that is
structured to have a power supply part with an opening/closing part
thereto that houses the battery and allows the battery to be
separately taken out when it dies or becomes out of order for a
quick and efficient recharging and/or replacement. Accordingly, the
objective of the invention is to provide an e-cigarette having such
an exchangeable battery unit.
Solutions to the Problems
[0014] In order to achieve the objective, the subject invention
relates to the e-cigarette consisting of an inlet built for a user
to inhale through by contact of the user's mouth, a cartridge (10)
that is located below said inlet having a storage part in which the
liquid containing nicotine is stored, a combustion part (20) that
is formed to have the storage part of said cartridge (10) be
interpolated into its upper part while housing an atomizer to burn
the liquid in said storage part, and a power supply part (30) that
is connected to the base of said combustion part in order to supply
the power, and is consisted of:
[0015] Said power supply part (30) equipped with threads (110) on
the outside of its upper portion for conjoining with said
combustion part (20), having a power connection terminal (120) in
its upper center, equipped with a switch (130) protruding outward
and located on the upper side of perimeter to authorize the power
supply, and having at the bottom portion, a main body (100) that
has a plurality of coupling holes (140) directed to face each
other; a control part (200) located at the base of said power
connection terminal (120) of said main body (100) connected to said
switch (130) through electrical signals; a battery (300) formed at
the base of said control part; and an opening/closing part (400)
equipped with protruding docking buttons (420) on the sides that
correspond to said coupling holes (140), and a grounding spring
(410) on the upper side, while conjoining with the lower portion of
said main body (100).
[0016] At this time, negative screw threads (150) are formed on the
inside of lower part of said main body (100), and to correspond to
said negative screw threads (150), positive screw threads (430) are
formed on the outside of the opening/closing part (400) such that
the main body and the opening/closing part are conjoined and
tightened together by means of screw action.
Effects of Invention
[0017] Therefore, the subject invention has the advantages of easy
and simple battery recharge and/or replacement because taking out
the battery from the power supply part is made possible, as well as
not having to buy separate chargers that are different in size by
manufacturers but simply using the existing charger for easy
recharge.
[0018] In addition, since only the battery needs to be replaced
when it dies or is not working, it has the effect of lessening
economic burden on the consumer.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES
[0019] FIG. 1 shows the existing e-cigarette.
[0020] FIG. 2 shows the section of the power supply part according
to the invention.
[0021] FIG. 3 shows the oblique view of the dismantled power supply
part according to the invention.
[0022] FIG. 4 shows an example of the power supply part according
to the invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INVENTION
[0023] The subject invention will be explained in more detail with
reference to the attached figures.
[0024] FIG. 1 shows the existing e-cigarette, FIG. 2 shows the
section of the power supply part according to the invention, FIG. 3
shows the oblique view of the dismantled power supply part
according to the invention, and FIG. 4 shows an example of the
power supply part according to the invention.
[0025] The subject invention relates to the e-cigarette consisting
of an inlet built for a user to inhale through by contact of the
user's mouth, a cartridge (10) that is located below said inlet
having a storage part in which the liquid containing nicotine is
stored, a combustion part (20) that is formed to have the storage
part of said cartridge (10) be interpolated into its upper part
while housing an atomizer to burn the liquid in said storage part,
and a power supply part (30) that is connected to the base of said
combustion part in order to supply the power, and as shown in FIG.
2 or FIG. 3, the power supply part (30) largely consists of the
main body (100), control part (200), battery (300), and the
opening/closing part (400).
[0026] At this time, said main body (100) is equipped with threads
(110) on the outside of its upper portion for conjoining with said
combustion part (20), has a power connection terminal (120) in its
upper center, is equipped with a switch (130) protruding outward
and located on the upper side of perimeter to authorize the power
supply, and has at the bottom portion a plurality of coupling holes
(140) formed to face each other.
[0027] At this time, said switch (130) has a transparent or
translucent luminous part (131) around the outer perimeter, and it
is preferable to have it indicated by lighting of LED member (not
show in Fig) that is built in the control part (200) as the switch
(130) operates on or off.
[0028] In other words, it is intended that the user is able to
check not only whether the switch (130) is in operation, but also
to check when to recharge the battery (300) based on its
consumption level.
[0029] Meanwhile, said control part (200) is to perform the same
role as in the existing standard cigarettes so the detailed
description will be omitted.
[0030] In addition, said battery (300) is electrically connected
with said control part (200) and functions to selectively supply
the power to the combustion part (20) through said power connecting
terminal (120) based on said switch's (130) operation.
[0031] Meanwhile, said opening/closing part (400) is conjoined at
the base of said main body (100) and has a grounding spring (419)
on its upper side and protrusion docking buttons (420) on the sides
that correspond to said coupling holes (140).
[0032] At this time, the preferred form of said protrusion docking
buttons (420) is to have them always project outward by equipping
within the body of the opening/closing part (400) an elastic spring
(421).
[0033] In other words, when conjoining the main body (100) and the
opening/closing part (400), said protrusion docking buttons (420)
penetrate through the coupling holes (140) and protrude outward of
the main body (100), which brings about a firm tightening of these
parts together.
[0034] At this time, it is preferred to have a plurality of said
coupling holes (140) and protrusion docking buttons (420) that are
facing each other in corresponding direction.
[0035] In other words, since e-cigarettes are usually kept in a
case or are always carried on the person by placing separate neck
strings on them for wearing, placing the protrusion docking buttons
(420) on both sides to keep the opening/closing part (400) from
being separated by user error helps to bring about a firm
tightening of the parts together and also prevent losing the
opening/closing part (400).
[0036] Also, as shown in FIG. 4, negative screw threads (150) are
formed on the inside of lower part of said main body (100), and to
correspond to said negative screw threads (150), positive screw
threads (430) are formed on the outside of the opening/closing part
(400) such that the main body and the opening/closing part are
conjoined and tightened together by means of screw action.
[0037] Since such opening/closing part (400) does not have a part
protruding towards the external of the main body (100), there is an
advantage of likely increasing the esthetic appeal of the
e-cigarette.
[0038] Therefore, the subject invention is built have the structure
of the aforementioned main body (100) and opening/closing part
(400) which allows the battery (300) to be taken out, so it gives
an advantage of simple and easy recharge and/or replacement of the
battery (300).
[0039] In addition, when one is on the move for an extended period
of time, such as traveling, there is no need for a separate charger
as a means of power supply for the e-cigarette but simply having
the relatively easy to carry spare batteries to replace the dead
battery will allow one continually use the e-cigarette.
[0040] The subject invention is not limited to the above-described
preferred methods, and anyone who has common knowledge in the
relevant technology field to which the subject invention belongs is
capable to implement various modified methods of practicing the
subject invention, without falling outside of the scope of what is
essentially claimed in the claim section of the subjection
invention, and any such modifications in practice are well within
the scope of what is claimed by the subjection invention.
DESCRIPTION OF CODE
TABLE-US-00001 [0041] 100 Main Body 110 Thread 120 Power Connection
Terminal 130 Switch 131 Luminous Part 140 Coupling Hole 150
Negative Thread 200 Control Part 300 Battery 400 Opening/Closing
Part 410 Grounding Spring 420 Protrusion Docking Button 421 Elastic
Spring 430 Positive Thread Representative Figure FIG. 3
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