U.S. patent application number 17/160344 was filed with the patent office on 2021-07-01 for vacuum packaging product.
This patent application is currently assigned to CHANGZHOU PATENT ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. The applicant listed for this patent is CHANGZHOU PATENT ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Invention is credited to Weihua QIU, Chang WANG.
Application Number | 20210198026 17/160344 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 1000005386320 |
Filed Date | 2021-07-01 |
United States Patent
Application |
20210198026 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
QIU; Weihua ; et
al. |
July 1, 2021 |
VACUUM PACKAGING PRODUCT
Abstract
The disclosure provides a vacuum packaging product. The vacuum
packaging product includes an outer packaging member and a
cartridge configured for use in an electronic cigarette. The
cartridge is filled with an aerosol-forming substrate. The
cartridge is packed and hermetically sealed in the outer packaging
member in a vacuum state. Since the outer packaging member is in a
vacuum state, a pressure difference exists between the inside and
the outside of the outer packaging member due to the vacuum state
of the outer packaging member, and the outer packaging member is
contracted, so as to better seal the cartridge that has been filled
with the aerosol-forming substrate, and to avoid leakage caused by
possible high temperature, high pressure or negative pressure
during transportation.
Inventors: |
QIU; Weihua; (Changzhou,
CN) ; WANG; Chang; (Changzhou, CN) |
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Applicant: |
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CHANGZHOU PATENT ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD |
Changzhou |
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CN |
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Assignee: |
CHANGZHOU PATENT ELECTRONIC
TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
Changzhou
CN
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Family ID: |
1000005386320 |
Appl. No.: |
17/160344 |
Filed: |
January 27, 2021 |
Related U.S. Patent Documents
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Application
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Filing Date |
Patent Number |
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PCT/CN2019/094205 |
Jul 1, 2019 |
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17160344 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D 17/40 20180101;
B65D 81/2007 20130101; B65D 2585/68 20130101; B65D 25/14 20130101;
B65D 85/00 20130101 |
International
Class: |
B65D 81/20 20060101
B65D081/20; B65D 85/00 20060101 B65D085/00; B65D 17/40 20060101
B65D017/40; B65D 25/14 20060101 B65D025/14 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Jul 27, 2018 |
CN |
201821214278.9 |
Claims
1. A vacuum packaging product, comprising an outer packaging member
and a cartridge configured for use in an electronic cigarette,
wherein the cartridge is filled with an aerosol-forming substrate,
the cartridge is packed and hermetically sealed in the outer
packaging member in a vacuum state.
2. The vacuum packaging product according to claim 1, wherein an
inner wall of the outer packaging member is provided with a
reactive coating layer capable of reacting physically or chemically
with the aerosol-forming substrate.
3. The vacuum packaging product according to claim 2, wherein the
reactive coating layer is a color-changing coating layer.
4. The vacuum packaging product according to claim 3, wherein the
reactive coating layer is coated on the inner wall of the outer
packaging member in a manner of dipping, depositing, spraying, or
pasting.
5. The vacuum packaging product according to claim 3, wherein a
pattern or a character is provided on the reactive coating
layer.
6. The vacuum packaging product according to claim 1, wherein the
outer packaging member is made of a transparent or translucent
material.
7. The vacuum packaging product according to claim 1, wherein the
outer packaging member comprises a receiving portion, the receiving
portion is in a vacuum state, and the cartridge is packed and
hermetically sealed in the receiving portion.
8. The vacuum packaging product according to claim 7, wherein the
outer packaging member further comprises a hanging portion
connected with the receiving portion, the hanging portion and the
receiving portion are integrally formed to form the outer packaging
member, the vacuum packaging product is capable of being hung in a
fixed position through the hanging portion.
9. The vacuum packaging product according to claim 8, wherein a
junction is provided between the hanging portion and the receiving
portion, the junction is provided with at least one tearing
opening, the junction is capable of being destroyed along the
tearing opening to open the receiving portion and then take out the
cartridge.
10. The vacuum packaging product according to claim 9, wherein the
junction is provided with a sealing strip, the sealing strip seals
an opening of the receiving portion, and after the junction is
destroyed along the tearing opening, the sealing of the sealing
strip on the opening of the receiving portion is removed.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application is a continuation-in-part of
international application No. PCT/CN2019/094205 filed on Jul. 1,
2019, and claims priority to Chinese patent application No.
201821214278.9 filed on Jul. 27, 2018, and the entire disclosures
of the foregoing applications are incorporated herein by
reference.
FIELD OF TECHNOLOGY
[0002] The disclosure relates to the technical field of smoking
simulation, and more particularly, relates to a vacuum packaging
product.
BACKGROUND
[0003] Electronic cigarettes generally include a cartridge and a
battery that can be connected to the cartridge. The cartridge is
generally filled with an aerosol-forming substrate by manufacturer
and then shipped with the battery to a sales company for sale. The
aerosol-forming substrate is a nicotine-containing e-liquid or
nicotine-free e-liquid. In the prior art, the cartridge is filled
with an aerosol-forming substrate without other protection
measures. During the transportation of the cartridge, an
environment of high temperature, negative pressure or high pressure
may cause the aerosol-forming substrate in the cartridge to leak,
causing deterioration or pollution.
SUMMARY
[0004] Accordingly, it is necessary to provide a vacuum packaging
product to solve at least one technical problem existed in the
prior art.
[0005] This disclosure provides a vacuum packaging product, the
vacuum packaging product includes an outer packaging member and a
cartridge configured for use in an electronic cigarette, the
cartridge is filled with an aerosol-forming substrate, the
cartridge is packed and hermetically sealed in the outer packaging
member in a vacuum state.
[0006] In one embodiment, an inner wall of the outer packaging
member is provided with a reactive coating layer capable of
reacting physically or chemically with the aerosol-forming
substrate.
[0007] In one embodiment, the reactive coating layer is a
color-changing coating layer.
[0008] In one embodiment, the reactive coating layer is coated on
the inner wall of the outer packaging member in a manner of
dipping, depositing, spraying, or pasting.
[0009] In one embodiment, a pattern or a character is provided on
the reactive coating layer.
[0010] In one embodiment, the outer packaging member is made of a
transparent or translucent material.
[0011] In one embodiment, the outer packaging member includes a
receiving portion, the receiving portion is in a vacuum state, and
the cartridge is packed and hermetically sealed in the receiving
portion.
[0012] In one of the embodiments, the outer packaging member
further includes a hanging portion connected with the receiving
portion, the hanging portion and the receiving portion are
integrally formed to form the outer packaging member, and the
vacuum packaging product is capable of being hung in a fixed
position through the hanging portion.
[0013] In one embodiment, a junction is provided between the
hanging portion and the receiving portion, the junction is provided
with at least one tearing opening, the junction is capable of being
destroyed along the tearing opening to open the receiving portion
and then take out the cartridge.
[0014] In one embodiment, the junction is provided with a sealing
strip, the sealing strip seals an opening of the receiving portion,
and after the junction is destroyed along the tearing opening, the
sealing of the sealing strip on the opening of the receiving
portion is removed.
[0015] Compared with the prior art, the vacuum packaging product of
this disclosure includes an outer packaging member and a cartridge
packed therein, and the outer packaging member is in a vacuum
state, so that the cartridge packed therein has a reduced internal
pressure due to the outer packaging member. Therefore, there is a
pressure difference between the inside and the outside of the outer
packaging member, and the outer packaging member is contracted, so
that the cartridge that has been filled with the aerosol-forming
substrate can be better sealed.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] Exemplary embodiments of the disclosure are described in
more details hereinafter with reference to the accompanying
drawings.
[0017] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vacuum packaging product
according to one embodiment of the disclosure;
[0018] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the cartridge of one
embodiment of the disclosure;
[0019] FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the cartridge shown in FIG.
2;
[0020] FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing the effect after the
reactive coating layer of the vacuum packaging product has
reacted.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0021] In order to facilitate understanding of the present
application, the present application will be described more fully
below with reference to the related drawings. The drawings show the
preferred embodiments of the present application. However, the
present application can be implemented in many different forms and
is not limited to the embodiments described herein. Rather, these
embodiments are provided to provide a thorough understanding of the
disclosure of the present application.
[0022] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as
being "fixed to" another element, it may be directly on the other
element or there may be an intervening element. When an element is
referred to be "connected to" another element, it can be directly
connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be
present.
[0023] Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms
used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of
ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. The
terms used herein in the description of the present application are
only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments, and are
not intended to limit the present application. The term "and/or" as
used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the
associated listed items.
[0024] Referring to FIGS. 1-2, the embodiment provides a vacuum
packaging product 100. The vacuum packaging product 100 includes a
cartridge 101 and an outer packaging member 102. The cartridge 101
is pre-filled with an aerosol-forming substrate. In this
embodiment, the aerosol-forming substrate is in a liquid state, and
may be a nicotine-containing e-liquid or a nicotine-free
e-liquid.
[0025] In order to better hermetically seal the cartridge 101 that
has been filled with the aerosol-forming substrate, and to avoid
the leakage of the aerosol-forming substrate due to an environment
of high pressure, negative pressure (such as, during air
transportation) or high temperature that may exist during
transportation, in this embodiment, the cartridge 101 that has been
filled with the aerosol-forming substrate is packed in the outer
packaging member 102 in a vacuum state. Therefore, the outer
packaging member 102 is in a vacuum state. Since the internal
pressure of the outer packaging member 102 is reduced, a pressure
difference is generated between the inside and the outside of the
outer packaging member 102, and the outer packaging member 102 is
contracted, so that the cartridge 101 that has been filled with the
aerosol-forming substrate can be better sealed.
[0026] The cartridge 101 is used for electronic cigarettes.
Specifically, the cartridge 101 is used, when it is energized, to
sense the user's smoking operation, such as triggering a sensor or
a smoking button. The stored aerosol-forming substrate is heated by
a heating element 1013, and when the user inhales, the smoke formed
due to heating the aerosol-forming substrate is mixed with external
air and then is sucked by the user, thereby producing a simulated
smoking effect.
[0027] Specifically, referring to FIG. 2, one end of the cartridge
101 is provided with a liquid storage cavity 1011, and the
aerosol-forming substrate is filled in the liquid storage cavity
1011. With reference to FIG. 3, the cartridge 101 is further
provided with a heating element 1013 and a liquid absorption
element 1012. The liquid absorption element 1012 absorbs the
aerosol-forming substrate from the liquid storage cavity 1011 and
supplies it to the heating element 1013 for heating and atomizing.
The generated smoke flows out from the smoke outlet 1017 along the
internal passage of the vent pipe 1016, and is inhaled by the user.
It is understandable that in other cases, the cartridge 101 may
also not include the heating element 1013 and the liquid absorbing
element 1012.
[0028] Referring to FIG. 3, a mouthpiece cover 1014 is provided on
one end of the cartridge 101 opposite to the liquid storage cavity
1011, and the liquid storage cavity 1011 is also provided with a
sealing rubber plug 1015 at one end thereof near the mouthpiece
cover 1014. When filling liquid, the protection of the liquid
storage cavity 1011 by the mouthpiece cover 1014 is removed, the
sealing rubber plug 1015 is pulled out, and then the
aerosol-forming substrate can be filled into the liquid storage
cavity 1011. It is understandable that in other embodiments, the
cartridge 101 may also be a disposable cartridge or a
non-repeatable liquid injection cartridge.
[0029] In one embodiment, the inner wall of the outer packaging
member 102 is provided with a reactive coating layer 103 that can
physically or chemically react with the aerosol-forming substrate.
The reactive coating layer 103 is coated on the inner wall of the
outer packaging member 102 by dipping, depositing, spraying or
pasting. When the vacuum state inside the outer packaging member
102 is destroyed during transportation, causing the aerosol-forming
substrate stored in the cartridge 101 to leak, the reactive coating
layer 103 physically or chemically reacts with the leaked
aerosol-forming substrate, so as to achieve the effect of
intuitively remind the leakage of the aerosol-forming
substrate.
[0030] The reactive coating layer 103 may include silica gel
desiccant, which is insoluble in water or other common solvents, is
non-toxic, odorless, has stable chemical properties and strong
moisture absorption performance, and is a highly active adsorption
material. Once the aerosol-forming substrate leaks from the
cartridge 101, the aerosol-forming substrate can be absorbed by and
concentrated around the reactive coating layer 103 as soon as
possible, so as to ensure a sufficient response to produce a
reminder effect.
[0031] In another embodiment not shown, the reactive coating layer
103 is a color-changing coating layer. In a normal state, that is,
when the aerosol-forming substrate does not leak, the
color-changing coating layer has the same color as the outer
packaging member 102. In an abnormal state, that is, when the
aerosol-forming substrate leaks, the color-changing coating layer
reacts physically or chemically with the leaked aerosol-forming
substrate, turning into striking colors such as green, yellow or
red, so as to achieve the effect of intuitive reminder. Referring
to FIG. 4, the reactive coating layer 103 may also include a
pattern or a character. For example, in FIG. 4, when the
aerosol-forming substrate leaks, the reactive coating layer 103
changes color and displays "warning" character to remind the user.
In this embodiment, the outer periphery of the reactive coating
layer 103 is further provided with an oval pattern, and the oval
pattern encloses the "warning" character as a whole, so that the
"warning" character is surrounded by the boundary of the oval
pattern. It is understandable that, in order to highlight the
display effect, the material of the outer packaging member 102 may
be a transparent or translucent material, so that the effect of the
leakage reminder display is not excessively blocked.
[0032] Referring to FIG. 1, the outer packaging member 102 is
composed of a hanging portion 1021 and a receiving portion 1022
connected to each other, and the cartridge 101 is packed in the
receiving portion 1022. The vacuum packaging product can be hung in
a fixed position through the hanging portion 1021, for example, it
can be hung on a hook in a supermarket or a convenience store for
sales and so on. In this embodiment, the hanging portion 1021 and
the receiving portion 1022 can be integrally formed to form the
outer packaging member 102, and then a junction 1023 similar to a
dashed line is formed by a cutting knife. Therefore, an opening of
the receiving portion 1022 can be opened relatively easily from the
junction 1023. In another embodiment, the junction 1023 may also be
provided with a sealing strip 1025 as shown in FIG. 4, opening the
sealing strip 1025 from the junction 1023 can remove the sealing
effect of the sealing strip 1025 on the opening of the receiving
portion 1022. In this way, the outer packaging member 102 can be
recycled after being cleaned and disinfected to avoid waste and
environmental pollution.
[0033] Referring to FIG. 4, in one embodiment, only the receiving
portion 1022 is provided, that is, no hanging portion 1021 is
provided, as long as the cartridge 101 is packed in the receiving
portion 1022 of the outer packaging member 102 and the receiving
portion 1022 is vacuumed, the technical effect as described above
can also be achieved, namely preventing the leakage of the
aerosol-forming substrate during the transportation of the
cartridge 101.
[0034] At least one tearing opening 1024 is provided at the
junction 1023 between the hanging portion 1021 and the receiving
portion 1022. Referring to FIG. 1, in one embodiment, there are two
tearing openings 1024, and they are symmetrically arranged on the
outer wall of the outer packaging member 102, the junction 1023 can
be torn along the tearing opening 1024 to open the receiving
portion 1022 and take out the cartridge 101. In another embodiment,
the junction 1023 is provided with creases along the two opposite
tearing openings 1024, and the creases can guide the user to tear
or cut along the creases from the tearing openings 1024.
[0035] The embodiments described above are merely preferred
embodiments, but not intended to limit the present application. Any
modifications, alternatives or improvements made within the
principle and spirit of the present application should be
interpreted as falling within the protection scope of the present
application. The claims are not limited to the features or acts
described above. Rather, the proper scope of the present
application is defined by the appended claims.
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