WO2017007252A1 - Electronic cigarette - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic cigarette comprises: a main body portion comprising a main body cover; an intake portion, detachably coupled to the main body portion, for generating an aerosol by means of power and allowing the aerosol to be inhaled; and a sliding portion coupled to the main body portion, so as to slide back and forth, and comprising a slide cover. The electronic cigarette may comprise a sliding close state in which the main body portion and the sliding portion are pulled toward each other, and a sliding open state in which the main body portion and the sliding portion are pushed away from each other.

Description

Electronic cigarette

Electronic cigarettes are provided.

E-cigarettes include storage, heating or vaporization devices containing processed or extracted extracts of nicotine-containing leaf tobacco, nicotine-free liquid materials, and the like. It includes a battery. After heating or vaporizing the leaf tobacco processed product, leaf tobacco extract, and nicotine liquid substance stored inside the electronic cigarette to generate an aerosol, the user can inhale the generated aerosol through the intake of the electronic cigarette. Can be. When the user holds the e-cigarette in his hand and inhales the intake by the mouth, an aerosol is generated inside the e-cigarette and discharged through the intake by the user, so that the user may feel similar to the smoking of the actual cigarette.

However, the conventional e-cigarette uses a lot of methods to operate the e-cigarette by pressing a switch such as a button at a specific position with a finger, the size, the length of the user's hand, the way the user holds the e-cigarette by hand Therefore, using the electronic cigarette in this manner can be inconvenient for the user. In addition, the user may feel inconvenient to carry the e-cigarette since the user should always carry the e-cigarette even after using the e-cigarette. And the suction port of the electronic cigarette in contact with the user can be easily contaminated. For example, in general, the user stores the electronic cigarette in a clothes pocket after using the electronic cigarette. At this time, the suction port of the electronic cigarette may be contaminated so that the suction port may be contaminated. In addition, the switch of the e-cigarette may be turned on or the e-cigarette lock function may be released in an undesired state, in which case the user may be injured due to a fire.

One embodiment of the present invention is for the user to use and carry the electronic cigarette intuitively and conveniently.

One embodiment of the present invention is for the user to use the electronic cigarette hygienically and safely.

In addition to the above object, embodiments according to the present invention can be used to achieve other objects not specifically mentioned.

The electronic cigarette includes a main body portion including a main body cover, generates an aerosol by power supply, sucks the aerosol, a suction portion detachably coupled to the main body portion, and slides in a reciprocating manner coupled to the main body portion, and slides. It includes a slide including a cover.

The electronic cigarette may include a sliding close state in which the main body part and the slide part are pulled from each other, and a sliding open state in which the main body part and the slide part are pushed together.

The electronic cigarette has a switching on state in which the main body part and the slide part are pressed in the sliding open state, and a switching off state in which the main body part and the slide part are not pressed in the sliding open state. Electronic cigarettes included.

In the electronic cigarette, the aerosol may be generated in the switched on state, and the aerosol may not be generated in the switched off state.

 The electronic cigarette may include a locking state in which a switching off state is maintained.

In the electronic cigarette, the upper part of the suction part may be covered by the main body cover in a sliding close state.

 The electronic cigarette may include a protrusion located below the main body cover, and a switch located below the protrusion to turn on or off a power supply to the suction unit.

In the sliding open state, the protrusion and the switch may be in a position overlapping each other.

 In the sliding close state, the protrusion and the switch may be in positions not overlapping each other.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the user can carry the electronic cigarette intuitively and conveniently, can be used hygienically and conveniently, and can be used safely.

1 is a perspective view of an electronic cigarette according to one embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a view showing that the e-cigarette is changed to a smoking state by sliding according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3A and 3B are diagrams illustrating a method in which a user holds and uses an electronic cigarette according to one embodiment of the present invention.

4 is an exploded perspective view of an electronic cigarette according to one embodiment of the present invention.

5 to 11 is a view showing an inhalation portion of the electronic cigarette according to an embodiment of the present invention.

12 to 18 are views illustrating a main body portion and a slide portion of the electronic cigarette according to one embodiment of the present invention.

19 is a view showing a cradle (cradle) through which the electronic cigarette according to an embodiment of the present invention.

20 is a view showing a combination of an electronic cigarette and a cradle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” include plural forms as well, unless the phrases clearly indicate the opposite. As used herein, the term "comprising" embodies a particular characteristic, region, integer, step, operation, element, and / or component, and other specific characteristics, region, integer, step, operation, element, component, and / or group. It does not exclude the presence or addition of.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms including technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. Commonly defined terms used are additionally interpreted to have a meaning consistent with the related technical literature and the presently disclosed contents, and are not interpreted in an ideal or very formal sense unless defined.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the electronic cigarette 10 generates aerosol by heating or vaporizing a leaf tobacco processed product, an extract, a nicotine liquid substance, etc. by a power supply such as a battery. The electronic cigarette 10 includes a main body portion 100 and a sliding portion 110 coupled to the main body to slide in a reciprocating manner. The main body 100 and the slide unit 110 may be pulled together such that the electronic cigarette 10 may be in a sliding close state. The electronic cigarette 10 is in a sliding closed state and at the same time in a locked state.

Referring to FIG. 2, the main body 100 and the slide 110 of the electronic cigarette 10 may be pushed to each other so that the electronic cigarette 10 may be in a sliding open state. When the 100 and the slide unit 110 are pressed, the electronic cigarette 10 may be switched on while the main body unit 100 slightly enters the slide unit 110. When the main body 100 and the slide 110 are not pressed in the sliding open state, the electronic cigarette 10 is in a switching off state. When the electronic cigarette 10 is in the sliding open state, the edge of the upper surface of the body cover 102 protrudes above the end portion of the slide cover 112. There is a gap h with a predetermined length between the two. When the body portion 100 and the slide portion 110 is pressed, the length of the gap h is reduced, the electronic cigarette 10 is switched on. For example, a switching function may be implemented by connecting an electric circuit such that a current is supplied by providing two opposing metal plates between the main body part 100 and the slide part 110 where the slide part 110 is pressed. Can be.

When the user pushes and presses the main body 100 and the slide 110, the electronic cigarette 10 is switched from the switched off state to the switched on state and maintained in the switched on state. An aerosol is generated in the switched on state, and the user may smoke through the electronic cigarette 10.

When the user performs the switching on operation, since the main body part 100 and the slide part 110 itself are pressed, the switchable area is expanded. Accordingly, even when the user catches the electronic cigarette 10 in various ways, or the size or length of the user's hand varies, the user conveniently presses the body part 100 and the slide part 110 by the electronic cigarette. (10) can be switched on. Similar to the method of holding a general cigarette by hand when a user normally smokes a general cigarette, holding the general electronic cigarette 10 with a few fingers and then pressing the main unit 100 and the slide unit 110 as they are caught. , The electronic cigarette 10 is switched on.

However, in the case of the conventional electronic cigarette, since the switch button has a specific shape at a specific position and protrudes to the outside, it is inconvenient for the user to accurately locate the switch button and press or move the switch button with a finger. In addition, when the shape of the user pressing the switch button of the conventional electronic cigarette is different from the shape of the hand that the user usually takes a normal cigarette, the user may feel uncomfortable. In addition, in the case of the conventional electronic cigarette, since the user finds the switch button and performs the switching on operation, the user re-holds the electronic cigarette for smoking, so that the user has to change the shape of the hand.

After the user pushes the electronic cigarette 10 to make the sliding open state, the electronic cigarette 10 is in a switched off state when the main body 100 or the slide 110 is not pressed, and no aerosol is generated.

When the user pulls the main body 100 and the slide unit 110 of the electronic cigarette 10 into a sliding close state, the electronic cigarette 10 is locked at the same time the switching off state is maintained It is in a state. The locking state of the electronic cigarette 10 is a state in which the main body 100 or the slide 110 is difficult to be physically pressed to each other, and even when slightly pressed, the protrusion 105 is in a position where the switch 195 does not overlap. , The electronic cigarette 10 can not be turned on. Accordingly, unlike the intention of the user, occurrence of a dangerous situation in which the electronic cigarette is turned on can be prevented. When the electronic cigarette 10 is in the sliding closed state, the gap h may disappear while the edge of the upper surface of the body cover 102 enters the end portion of the slide cover 112. . The user can easily and conveniently slide the e-cigarette 10 in a closed state by simply pulling the main body 100 and the slide 110 of the e-cigarette 10 while keeping the shape of the hand using the e-cigarette 10. Can be made with In addition, when the user carries in a pocket or the like, the electronic cigarette 10 may be prevented from being switched on unlike the user's intention, thereby increasing the safety of the electronic cigarette 10. Since the safety is increased and the intake portion 120 of the electronic cigarette 10 enters the slide 110, foreign matter may be stored in the suction unit 120 when the electronic cigarette 10 is stored or carried. By preventing the electronic cigarette 10 can be hygienically managed.

However, in the case of the conventional electronic cigarette, the user is inconvenient to find the locking button that has a specific shape and fixed at a specific position, and after pressing the locking button one or more times to find the locking button or move the user's hand You may feel inconvenient to change. In addition, in the case of the conventional electronic cigarette, since the size of the locking button is small, the user may feel uncomfortable when operating the locking button.

Referring to Figure 1, through the gauge groove (gauge groove) 1201 located in the longitudinal direction of the electronic cigarette 10 in the suction unit 120, the user can easily know how much tobacco leaves, extracts, etc. remain have. The gauge groove 1201 may be omitted from the electronic cigarette 10.

Referring to Figure 2, the electronic cigarette 10 is in a smoking open sliding state. Protrusion portion 1021 at the bottom of the e-cigarette 10 is a structure that helps the user to easily open and close the sliding, and at the same time to make the e-cigarette easy to stand on the floor of the desk. Due to the protrusion 1021, the e-cigarette does not tilt left and right, and the suction part 104 does not touch the floor, which is sanitary. In the electronic cigarette 10, the protrusion 1021 may be omitted.

The string is hooked through a string hole 1022 of the protrusion 1021 so that the user can comfortably store or carry the electronic cigarette 10 in which the string is caught. The string hole 1022 in the protrusion 1021 may be omitted.

Referring to FIG. 2, the suction part 120 may include a supporting groove 1202 positioned in the middle. The support groove 1202 is facing up. When the electronic cigarette 10 is in a sliding close state, since the suction part 120 is completely covered, foreign matter adhesion can be prevented. Since the electronic cigarette 10 can be supported only by the upper teeth using the support groove 1202 positioned above the suction part 120, the user does not use his or her hand in the unavoidable situation while using the electronic cigarette 10 to the user. It can be convenient. The support groove 1202 may be omitted from the suction part 120.

3A and 3B are views exemplarily illustrating an operation of creating a slide open state and a slide closed state after a user holds the electronic cigarette 10 with one hand. The user touches the thumb on the upper surface of the body cover 102 of the body part 100 and the other four fingers surround the slide cover 112 of the slide part 110, and the body part (with the thumb) After sliding 100, the electronic cigarette 10 is switched on when the main body 100 is slightly pressed with a thumb. In order to terminate the use of the electronic cigarette 10, the sliding of the main body 100 with the thumb as it is the hand using the electronic cigarette 10, the electronic cigarette 100 is immediately locked. The side shape of the electronic cigarette 10 is a slope shape that narrows toward the suction part 120 from the middle of the body portion 100, and along the slope shape, the user places a thumb on the body cover 102. After laying comfortably, the sliding operation can be easily performed by reciprocating. As such, since the electronic cigarette 10 has a sliding structure, the user may use the locking function, the switching on / off function, and the pollution prevention function of the suction part 120 in an intuitive and simple manner.

However, in the case of the conventional electronic cigarette, since the user must use the locking function, the switching on-off function, and the intake contamination prevention function by individual accessories, such a function may not be intuitive to the user and may be inconvenient to use. .

Referring to Figure 4, the suction unit 120 is detachably coupled to the electronic cigarette (10). The top guide 1285 positioned on the upper surface of the suction unit 120 is coupled to a cover groove 1025 positioned at the right end of the main body cover 102 to move left and right. Suction unit 120 may be detachably coupled by a magnetic force. For example, a magnet may be installed in a cap 129 of the suction part 120, and a magnet may be installed in a portion of the slide part 110 that faces the lid 129. Alternatively, a magnet may be installed at one of the lid 129 and a portion facing the lid 129, and metal may be installed at the other. The top cover 103 is positioned on the left side of the main body cover 102 with the suction unit 120. The electronic cigarette 10 may be supplied with power through a connection terminal 109. For example, the connection terminal may be a micro USB terminal, a normal USB terminal, or the like. In addition, the battery 150 built in the electronic cigarette 10 may be charged by the power supplied from the outside.

Referring to FIG. 5, the suction part 120 includes a container 128 containing leaf tobacco products, leaf tobacco extract, a nicotine liquid substance, and a lid 129 blocking the container 128. The suction unit 120 includes an intake hole 1281 through which a user can inhale the aerosol generated in the suction unit 120. The suction part 120 includes two intake electrodes 122, and power is supplied through the two intake electrodes 122. The suction electrode 122 may protrude.

6 and 7, outside air may be sucked through a through hole 1291 in the center of the lid 129. In addition, a pair of connection electrodes 123 connected to each suction electrode 122 may be connected to both ends of the coil 124.

Referring to FIG. 8, a wick 127 on which the coil 124 is wound is located between the housing 125 and the lid 129. Both ends of the wick 127 absorb liquid such as leaf tobacco processed material, leaf tobacco extract, and nicotine liquid substance stored in the container 128 of the suction unit 120.

Referring to FIG. 9, since the pair of connection electrodes 123 are covered by a cover 1292, an electric shock accident may be prevented. A cover hole 1293 is positioned in the center of the plug 1292, and the plug hole 1293 and the through hole 1291 overlap each other, whereby external air may be sucked in.

Referring to FIGS. 10 and 11, current flows through a pair of suction electrodes 122 and a coil 124 connected to a pair of connection electrodes 123 to generate heat. Both ends of the wick 127 in which the coil 124 is wound absorb liquid in the vessel 128, and the absorbed liquid is vaporized in the housing 125 by the generated heat to produce an aerosol. The resulting aerosol is sucked into the user's mouth through a hollow pipe 126 located in the vessel 128.

Referring to FIG. 12, two slide electrodes 191 on the right side connected to a printed circuit board 190 contact a pair of suction electrodes 122 of the suction unit 120. Circuit elements are mounted on the printed circuit board 190, and the electrical operation of the electronic cigarette is controlled by these circuit elements, and an electronic function is realized. Referring to FIG. 18, the printed circuit board 190 includes a pair of metals spaced apart from each other, and includes a switch 195 for turning on and off a power supply to the suction unit 120. The projecting portion 105 presses the switch 195 by a press motion from the outside, so that a current flows while the pair of metals of the switch 195 come into contact with each other. Power is supplied to the printed circuit board 190 by switching on, and a current flows through the pair of slide electrodes 191. The printed circuit board 190 is connected to the battery 150 and may receive power from the battery 150 or from an external power source connected to the connection terminal 109.

Referring to FIG. 12, the slide unit 110 includes a slide body 113 and a slide cover 112 surrounding the slide body 113. There is a first slide 114 at the top left side of the slide body 113 and a second slide 116 at the top center.

Referring to FIG. 13, a first guide 104 is positioned on the left side of the main body cover 102. 12 to 14, the first guide 104 moves left and right in combination with the first slide 114. The first guide 104 with a pair of first side surfaces 1141 of the first slide 114 fitted into the pair of concave portions 1041 of the first guide 104. ) And the first slide 114 are moved left and right.

Referring to FIG. 13, a second guide 106 having a hoof shape is positioned in the center of the body cover 102. The second guide 106 is made of a material having elasticity, and moves to the left and right in combination with the second slide 116. A pair of first slide grooves 1161 and a pair of second slide grooves 1162 are formed at both ends of the second slide 116, respectively. A pair of convex portions 1061 positioned at both ends of the second guide 106 may be coupled through the first slide groove 1161 or the pair of second slide grooves 1162. The second guide 106 is a pair of first slide grooves 1161 of the second slide 116 and a pair of second slide grooves in a state where the pair of convex portions 1061 are pressed in the direction of closer distance. The pair of second surfaces of the second slide 116 located between 1162 reciprocate.

When the electronic cigarette 10 is slidingly closed, the pair of protrusions 1061 of the second guide 106 are positioned in the pair of first slide grooves 1161 of the second slide 116. When the electronic cigarette 10 is slid open, the pair of protrusions 1061 of the second guide 106 are positioned in the pair of second slide grooves 1162 of the second slide 116. Since the pair of convex portions 1061 of the second guide 106 are located in the pair of the first slide grooves 1161 or the pair of the second slide grooves 1162, the sliding close of the electronic cigarette 10 is performed. The action can be locked or a sliding open action can be held. According to the locking operation and the holding operation, the user can be prevented from accidentally sliding the electronic cigarette 10 in a sliding open or sliding closed state, and the user's convenience can be increased by controlling the slide operation as the user intends. Can be.

Referring to FIG. 13, a third guide 108 having a concave shape and extending in the longitudinal direction of the electronic cigarette 10 is positioned on the right side of the main body cover 102. The third guide 108 guides the two slide electrodes 191.

Referring to FIG. 13, the protrusion 105 is positioned between the pair of convex portions 1061 of the second guide 106. When the electronic cigarette 10 is slid open, the protrusion 105 is in a position overlapping the switch 195 of the printed circuit board 190 connected to both ends of the two slide electrodes 191. If the main body cover 102 and the slide cover 112 of the e-cigarette 10 are pressed while the e-cigarette 10 is in the sliding open state, the protrusion 105 presses the switch 195, thereby providing two slide electrodes. Current flows to 191. If the main body cover 102 and the slide cover 112 of the electronic cigarette 10 are not pressed, the protrusion 105 is spaced apart from the switch 195 so that the switch 195 is not pressed, thereby providing two slide electrodes ( 191) no current flows. While the e-cigarette 10 is moved from the sliding open state to the sliding closed state, and also in the sliding closed state, the protrusion 105 also escapes from the position overlapping the switch 195, so that the user slides with the main body 100. Even if the unit 120 is pressed, the switch 195 is not pressed.

Referring to FIG. 15, the e-cigarette 10 is in a closed state in a locked state.

Referring to FIG. 16, the electronic cigarette 10 is in a state of changing from a sliding closed state to a sliding open state or in a state of changing from a sliding open state to a sliding closed state.

Referring to FIG. 17, the electronic cigarette 10 is in a sliding open state.

19 and 20, the cradle 20 that houses the electronic cigarette 10 is shown. Cradle 20 includes a cradle body 200. The shape of the top surface of the cradle body 200 has an intaglio shape corresponding to the shape of the bottom surface of the electronic cigarette 10. Accordingly, the electronic cigarette 10 and the cradle 20 has a structure that is superimposed on each other.

The cradle 20 may have a built-in battery, and thus may be used as an external auxiliary battery of the electronic cigarette 10. The cradle 20 may be connected to an external power source through the first USB connection terminal 210 to supply power to a battery embedded in the cradle 20. In addition, the cradle 20 may be connected to another mobile device through a second USB connection terminal to be used as an external auxiliary battery. When the external power source is not connected to the cradle 20, when the power button 210 is turned on, the electronic cigarette 10 may be charged by a battery built in the cradle 20.

The cradle 20 and the electronic cigarette 10 may be charged in a contact manner or wirelessly.

The cradle 20 and the electronic cigarette 10 may have a built-in magnet, thereby allowing the user to more easily detach the cradle 20 and the electronic cigarette 10 by the magnetic force of the magnet.

Referring to FIG. 20, a plurality of light holes 1129 are positioned on the surface of the slide cover 112 of the electronic cigarette 10. The plurality of light holes 1129 may transmit a sense of unity without having to harm the external image by the perforation method. The slide cover 112 may be made of aluminum.

Surface-emitting film is coated on the inside of the slide cover 112 of the electronic cigarette 10, it can be implemented to be written in a wide surface with a small number of LEDs. Lighting may be implemented using monochromatic LEDs, and various colors may be implemented using RGB LEDs. The lighting may be driven in such a way that it flashes slowly in a certain color, persists in a certain color, disappears after a single light, and so on.

For example, the writing operation program may be implemented as follows by circuit elements mounted on the printed circuit board 190.

In the case of the sliding closed state, the lighting may be basically off. In the case of the sliding open state, the lighting may be driven in a manner of slowly disappearing after writing once to indicate that the sliding is open.

When the user presses the main body part 100 and the slide part 110 of the electronic cigarette in the sliding open state to make the switching on state, the lighting may be driven in an appropriate manner to indicate that the switching on state. By detecting the magnitude of the suction force of the user, the lighting motion that is sequentially turned on or off in the longitudinal direction of the cigarette in accordance with the magnitude of the suction force may be driven in a manner that is faster or slower.

When the e-cigarette 10 is in the slide open state, the amount of battery charge of the e-cigarette 10 may be displayed by lighting in an appropriate manner. For example, when the battery 150 of the electronic cigarette 10 is less than 20%, it may be displayed in red. When the battery 150 of the electronic cigarette 10 is 20% or more, it may be displayed in white. When the battery 150 of the electronic cigarette 10 is 100%, it may be displayed in green.

When the battery 150 of the electronic cigarette 10 is being charged by being connected to an external power source through the connection terminal 109, the lighting may be driven in an appropriate manner. For example, when charging while the battery is low, the lighting may be driven in such a way that it slowly flashes red. When the battery 150 is fully charged, the lighting can be driven in a way that continues green.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improvements of those skilled in the art using the basic concepts of the present invention defined in the following claims are also provided. It belongs to the scope of rights.

Claims (8)

A body part including a body cover, An inhalation unit that generates an aerosol by power supply, inhales the aerosol, and is detachably coupled to the body portion, and A slide unit coupled to the main body to perform a sliding operation in a reciprocating manner, including a slide cover Including, And a sliding close state in which the main body part and the slide part are pulled to each other, and a sliding open state in which the main body part and the slide part are pushed to each other. In claim 1, The electronic cigarette has a switching on state in which the main body part and the slide part are pressed in the sliding open state, and a switching off state in which the main body part and the slide part are not pressed in the sliding open state. Electronic cigarettes included. In claim 2, The e-cigarette is an electronic cigarette in which the aerosol is generated in the switched on state, and the aerosol is not generated in the switched off state. In claim 3, The electronic cigarette includes a locking state in which the switching off state is maintained. In claim 4, The electronic cigarette is an electronic cigarette in which the upper portion of the suction part is covered by the body cover in the sliding close state. In claim 1, A protrusion located below the main body cover, and Located under the projection, the switch for turning on and off the power supply to the suction E-cigarettes, including more. In claim 6, The cigarette and the switch in the sliding open state is an electronic cigarette in a position overlapping each other. In claim 7, The cigarette and the switch in the sliding close state is an electronic cigarette in a position that does not overlap each other.

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