KR200448259Y1 - Electronic cigarette - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electronic cigarette.

The present invention incorporates a light emitting element on the front end side, a smoke generating unit on the rear end side, a battery, a suction detection switch, a circuit board on the middle side, and the smoke generation unit built on the rear end side with a liquid absorption derivative and a vaporization element. And the liquid absorbing derivative is used as a body housing having a rear protrusion projecting more rearward from a rear end side, and an open front end side connected to the rear end of the body housing and having an inlet formed and replaced on a closed rear side. In an electronic cigarette provided with a cartridge housing, an open inlet on the tip side is sealed with a stick that can be easily ruptured in a state in which it is embedded as a cylinder which is inserted and embedded tightly in the cartridge housing, and inside the space for generating smoke The liquid essence is stored and inside the adjoining foil, Liquid being provided with a cotton wad to prevent the outflow of the liquid in essence heat reservoir conditions; And the rear protrusion of the liquid absorbing derivative is inserted into the liquid reservoir while rupturing the foil of the liquid reservoir as the front end of the cartridge housing is fitted to the rear end of the body housing. .

Therefore, since the liquid essence is not absorbed by the absorbent material but exists only in the liquid reservoir, the liquid essence can be sufficiently supplied to the smoke generating unit, so that the amount of smoke generated and the amount of smoke intake can be satisfied to satisfy the user. There is an effect that can facilitate the inhalation of.

Electronic, Tobacco, Non-Smoking

Description

Electronic cigarette {ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE}

The present invention relates to an electronic cigarette, and more particularly, the amount of smoke generation and intake is abundant, the user is easy to inhale, can prevent the leakage or exhaustion of the liquid essence when storing the cartridge, and use the liquid essence without leaving And an electronic cigarette which can be completely excluded from the liquid essence spilling back and entering the user's mouth when mounted.

Generally, tobacco is a favorite food and is used by many people. Common tobacco tobacco is made of dried tobacco leaf powder rolled with thin paper, which is provided with a filter that reduces various harmful substances including nicotine. When the end of the cigarette light is lit, tobacco leaf is burned to generate unique smoke, and the user inhales the cigarette smoke from the filter to enjoy the cigarette.

However, tobacco tobacco contains a lot of harmful ingredients such as nicotine, tar, which is a carcinogenic substance, not only causes various diseases and death, but also damages secondhand smoke to people around.

As a result, smokers are becoming increasingly narrower as they seek to quit smoking throughout the society, but smokers can easily do it because of their old habits, addictions and practices, even though they know that cigarettes are an unfavorable choice. I can't.

In recent years, various assistive devices have been developed to help quit smoking more easily, and one of them is an electronic cigarette developed according to the latest technology.

Electronic cigarettes are similar in appearance and use to tobacco cigarettes, that is, when the user bites the rear end and inhales, a light shaped like a cigarette burns at the tip end and smoke is generated and sucked inside. Thus, the user can be provided with a feeling similar to smoking a real cigarette.

The smoke generated may not contain any toxic substances harmful to the human body, such as nicotine and tar, and are usually vaporized by heating or ultrasonic vibration of a liquid essence in which a flavor component is added to enhance flavor. It can not harm you at all.

Fig. 1 is a schematic view showing the structure of a conventional electronic cigarette, Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the main part, and Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the main part.

The e-cigarette 100 has a length and a circular cross section like a real cigarette and a cartridge housing corresponding to a filter housing and a body housing 110a corresponding to a tobacco section, such that the actual cigarette is visually divided into a tobacco and a filter section. It consists of a combination of (110b).

The front end of the main body housing 110a is closed by the light-permeable stopper 120 made of a light-transmitting material, and the light emitting element 130, the battery 140, and sequentially from the front end side to the rear end side in the inner space of the main body housing 110a. The circuit board 150, the suction detection switch 160, the smoke generator 170, and the like are embedded. Of course, the light emitting element 130 is provided on the front end side and the smoke generating unit 170 on the rear end side is almost common in any electronic cigarette, other battery 140, circuit board 150, suction detection switch The location of the other embedded elements, such as 160, may vary depending on the design.

The main body housing 110a is mostly made of a metal material to protect the internal parts while exhibiting a high quality exterior beauty, and a fitting coupling part 110a- which can be fitted into the front end side of the cartridge housing 110b at its rear end. 2) is formed. That is, the user may be connected to each other by forcibly pressing the cartridge housing 110b with respect to the fitting coupling part 110a-2, and may be separated if the user is forcibly pulled apart from each other.

Of course, the body housing 110a may also be divided into two or more, and may be connected to each other while embedding different internal components.

The cartridge housing 110b is a part which is replaced by the user's change or exhaustion of the liquid essence because the user receives the suction on the rear end of the cartridge housing and accommodates the liquid essence for generating smoke therein.

Therefore, the cartridge housing 110b is mainly made of a synthetic resin material so that it can be manufactured at a low price according to the replacement product without feeling the hardness or the cold when the user bites the mouth, and in particular, the user's mouth is in contact with the bar. Among plastics, it is made harmless to the human body.

As such, the cartridge housing 110b having a liquid essence therein is referred to as a 'cartridge', and a plurality of cartridge housings 110a are provided together with one body housing 110a when the product is sold.

The cartridge housing 110b is a circular tube whose front end is opened and the rear end is closed. A suction port 110b-1 for inhaling smoke is formed on the rear end closed surface of the cartridge housing 110b. The moisture barrier 190 is embedded together with the ash 180.

Hereinafter, embedded components will be described.

LED is mainly used for the light emitting element 130, the light emitted by the power supplied from the built-in battery 140 in accordance with the user's suction, the emission light (mainly red) is transmitted to the light emitting plug 120 of the tip By being seen outside, it produces a cigarette when you smoke.

The battery 140 supplies power for operation to the light emitting element 130 and the smoke generator 170, and may be recharged.

The circuit board 150 performs various controls and boosts the power supplied.

The suction detection switch 160 is turned on by the internal air flow according to the user's suction and is automatically restored and turned off by elastic force when the user's suction is stopped. The power is supplied to the light emitting element 130 and the smoke generating unit 170 from.

The smoke generating unit 170 has a liquid in the cartridge housing 110b through its rear protrusion 172a which protrudes rearward from the rear end of the body housing 110a as the body housing 110a is engaged with the cartridge housing 110b. The liquid absorbing derivative 172 which absorbs the liquid essence absorbed by the liquid absorbing storage material 180 by the pressure contact with the absorbent storage material 180 and delivers it to the tip side, and is transferred to the tip side by the liquid absorbing derivative 172. A heating element 174 that generates smoke by heating and vaporizing the liquid essence.

Therefore, the smoke generating unit 170 receives the liquid essence from the liquid absorbent storage material 180 in the cartridge housing 110b and heats it to generate smoke, and the generated smoke moves to the rear side according to the user's suction. Then, it is discharged through the suction port 110b-1 and sucked into the user's body.

Of course, the smoke generating unit 170 may use an ultrasonic vibration method without using a heating method as a vaporization method, or may use them together.

The liquid absorbing derivative 172 is attached to the surface of the support to easily absorb the liquid, part of which is embedded inside the rear end side of the main housing 110a, and part of the rear projection 172a protruding toward the rear Is formed.

The heating element 174 heats and vaporizes a liquid essence that is exothermic upon power supply and delivered to the tip side by the liquid absorbing derivative 172.

The liquid absorbent storage material 180 is formed of a foam member such as a fiber member, a porous material, or a sponge to absorb and maintain a liquid essence, and is inserted into the cartridge housing 110b and embedded therein, and absorbs and absorbs the liquid essence. The liquid essence is continuously supplied to the liquid absorbing derivative 172 which is present and in contact.

The liquid absorbent storage material 180 is formed so that a portion of the outer surface may be spaced apart from the inner circumferential surface of the cartridge housing 110b without completely blocking the inside of the cartridge housing 110b, so that smoke may pass through the spaced space portion. have.

Liquid essences are mostly referred to as essences to which flavor components are added to enhance flavor, but can be referred to as a dedicated drug.

The moisture barrier 190 is provided in the cartridge housing 110b corresponding to the liquid absorbent reservoir 180 and the suction port 110b-1, and flows out of the liquid absorbent reservoir 180 and flows to the rear side. Blocking prevents the liquid essence from entering the user's mouth through the inlet 110b-1.

In addition, an air inlet hole 110a-1 is formed on the body housing 110a at a position corresponding to the front side of the smoke generating unit 170 and at a position corresponding to the front side of the suction detection switch 160. According to the suction of the outside air is introduced into the inside through the air inlet (110a-1).

As a result, when the user carries the electronic cigarette 100 and sucks the mouth of the rear end of the electronic cigarette 100 at the time when the user feels the desire to smoke, the user passes through the air inlet hole 110a-1 on the body housing 110b. Outside air flows in and flows to the rear side in the inner space, and the air flow switches the suction detection switch 160 so that power from the battery 140 is supplied to the light emitting element 130 so that the light emitting element 130 emits light. At the same time, power is also supplied to the smoke generating unit 170 so that the heating element 174 of the smoke generating unit 170 generates heat, and in accordance with the heating of the heating element 174, the liquid phase is always discharged from the liquid absorbing storage material 180. The liquid essence of the liquid absorbing derivative 172, which is receiving and absorbing the essence, is heated and vaporized, and the smoke generated by the vaporization is moved to the rear side together with the outside air, and then discharged from the inlet 110b-1 to the user. The body It is drawn.

Thus, the user can obtain the same soothing effect and satisfaction as the actual smoking.

However, the conventional electronic cigarette 100 as described above has the following problems.

First, the amount of smoke generated is very insufficient to satisfy the user sufficiently, and the user is inconvenient to inhale more times so strongly.

This is because the liquid essence is stored and retained as absorbed by the liquid absorbent storage material 180, so that a sufficient amount of liquid essence even if the rear protrusion 172a of the liquid absorbing derivative 172 contacts the front end of the liquid absorbent storage material 180. Is not able to quickly exit the liquid absorbent reservoir 180 and be delivered to the liquid absorbent derivative 172.

Second, the liquid essence stored in the liquid absorption storage material 180 can not be used without leaving, and waste of the liquid essence is generated accordingly.

This is because if only a small amount of liquid essence remains in the liquid absorption storage material 180, the remaining liquid essence cannot be smoothly supplied to the liquid absorption derivative 172.

Third, a plurality of cartridge housings 110b are provided together, and the user replaces the cartridge housing 110b with the liquid essence flowing out of the liquid absorbent storage material 180 inside during the storage and is discharged from the outside to dirty the cartridges. There is a problem to be asked, and also there is a problem that the liquid essence can be exhausted in advance at the time of storage.

Fourth, in addition to using a liquid absorbing storage material 180 of a certain size to store an appropriate amount of liquid essence, and provided with a separate moisture barrier (190), the manufacturing cost of the cartridge is increased, the replacement cost is also high There is a problem to be taken.

The present invention has been devised to solve the above problems, the amount of smoke generation and intake can be abundant, can completely prevent the outflow or exhaustion of the liquid essence when the cartridge is stored, the maximum without leaving the liquid essence It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic cigarette which can be used, can reduce the cost of the cartridge by not using the liquid absorbent storage material and the moisture barrier, and can completely eliminate the possibility of the liquid essence spilling out into the inlet.

The above object and various advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the preferred embodiments of the present invention by those skilled in the art.

The electronic cigarette of the present invention for achieving the above object is a built-in light emitting element on the front end, a smoke generating unit on the rear end, a battery, a suction detection switch, a circuit board on the middle side and the rear end embedded The smoke generating portion is composed of a liquid absorbing derivative and a vaporizing element, and the liquid absorbing derivative is connected to the rear end of the main body housing with a main housing having a rear protrusion protruding more rearward from the rear end, and the rear end being closed. In an electronic cigarette having a cartridge housing which is used while the suction port is formed and replaced, the elongated inlet on the tip side of the cartridge housing is inserted into the cartridge housing. Sealed and liquid essence to generate smoke Inside the liquid adjacent to the anchorage where the fluffy wad to prevent the outflow of the liquid from the ruptured state of the essence having the foil storage bin; And the rear protrusion of the liquid absorbing derivative is inserted into the liquid reservoir while rupturing the foil of the liquid reservoir as the front end of the cartridge housing is fitted to the rear end of the body housing. .

Preferably, the liquid reservoir is made of a transparent or translucent synthetic resin material, and is circular so as to be inserted into the cartridge housing closely, the outer surface of the angular range in the circumferential direction is formed as a flat portion spaced apart from the inner peripheral surface of the cartridge housing To form a separation space for the smoke to pass through, and the cartridge housing may have a support structure for supporting the rear surface of the liquid reservoir on the inner surface spaced forwardly from the closed rear surface.

Also preferably, the foil may be a silver foil.

According to the present invention, since the liquid essence is not absorbed by the absorbent material and is present only in the liquid reservoir, the liquid essence can be sufficiently supplied to the smoke generating unit. Can be achieved and effect can be facilitated by the user.

In addition, according to the present invention, even if only a small amount of the liquid essence is exhausted according to the use, it can be supplied and used without leaving the remaining amount, the effect of preventing the waste of the liquid essence can also be achieved.

And, according to the present invention, since the liquid reservoir is kept sealed when the cartridge is stored before use, the loss due to the external outflow of the liquid essence during the storage can be blocked and the effect of preventing the cartridge from being dirty can also be achieved. Can be.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, since the liquid essence is accommodated in the liquid reservoir, the effect that the liquid essence can be discharged to the rear side and sucked into the user's mouth when mounted and used can be completely excluded.

Furthermore, since the cartridge is not provided with the liquid absorbent storage material and the moisture barrier, the effect of reducing the manufacturing cost of the cartridge and reducing its replacement cost can also be achieved.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of the main portion of the electronic cigarette according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of the main portion.

Prior to the description, the same components as in the prior art will be omitted.

The electronic cigarette 100 according to the present invention has a light emitting element 130 at the front end, a smoke generator 170 at the rear end, a battery 140, a suction detection switch 160, a circuit board at an intermediate side. The smoke generating unit 170 having the built-in 150 and built in the rear end side includes a liquid absorbing derivative 172 and a vaporizing element (eg, the heating element 174), and the liquid absorbing derivative 172 protrudes rearward. The cartridge housing used with the main housing 110a having the rear protrusion 172a and the open front end connected to the rear end of the main housing 110a by the inlet 110b-1 being formed and replaced on the closed rear surface. 110b and the inlet of the tip side in the state of being embedded as a cylinder which is inserted and embedded in the cartridge housing 110b tightly, are sealed by a stick 182 'which can be easily ruptured. 200 is stored and adjacent to foil 182 ' Portion, foil include "cotton wad (184 to prevent leakage of liquid essences 200 in the burst state) the liquid reservoir (180 ') which is provided (182).

Accordingly, as the front end of the cartridge housing 110b is fitted to the rear end of the main body housing 110a, the rear protrusion 172a of the smoke generating unit 170 on the side of the main body housing 110a causes the liquid in the cartridge housing 110b to pass through. The essence 200 in the liquid reservoir 180 ′ is partially inserted into the liquid reservoir 180 ′ while rupturing the inlet side pedestal 182 ′ of the reservoir 180 ′, and then through the inserted rear protrusion 172a. Can be absorbed and delivered.

That is, in the related art, as the main housing 110a and the cartridge housing 110b are connected to each other, the rear protrusion 172a simply presses and contacts the liquid absorbing storage material 180 in the cartridge housing 110b. According to the present invention, the rear protrusion 172a is inserted into the liquid reservoir 180 'while rupturing the foil 182' which is blocking the inlet side of the liquid reservoir 180 '.

Thus, when the cartridge is stored before use, the inlet side of the liquid reservoir 180 'is kept sealed by the foil 182', so that the liquid essence 200 is externally leaked or naturally exhausted at the time of storage of the cartridge. It can be prevented at the source.

In addition, the liquid reservoir 180 ′ opens only the inlet side to which the foil 182 ′ is coupled, and the other side and the rear side are closed. The liquid essence 200 flows out to the rear side and is discharged toward the inlet 110b-1. The likelihood of the liquid essence 200 may be completely prevented, and thus, the possibility of the user inhaling the liquid essence 200 may be prevented at the source, and the moisture barrier 190 that is conventionally provided to prevent the backflow of the liquid essence 200 may be prevented. ) May be omitted.

In addition, the liquid essence 200 is not stored in the liquid absorbing storage material 180, such as a sponge as it is conventionally stored in the liquid storage container 180 'is stored in a state that is stored, compared to the conventional liquid storage container Although the 180 'is additionally provided, the liquid absorbing storage material 180 and the moisture barrier 190 may be omitted, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost of the cartridge and thus reducing the replacement cost.

The liquid reservoir 180 'may be a small-sized plastic container and has a small-sized cotton ball 184' therein and the inlet side is sealed with a foil 182 '. Can be.

Preferably, the liquid reservoir 180 ′ may be made of a transparent or translucent synthetic resin material to visually check the liquid essence 200 and the cotton ball 184 ′ accommodated therein from the outside.

In addition, since the liquid essence 200 is stored in the liquid reservoir 180 ′ in a state of being stored, and the cotton ball 184 ′ of a small size is embedded only at the inlet side, the stored liquid essence 200 is sufficiently absorbed by the liquid. It can be delivered to the derivative 172 side can be abundant smoke generation amount and the smoke intake amount, so that the user can be easily inhaled while satisfying the user.

In addition, the stored liquid essence 200 is exhausted according to the use, even if only a small amount can be absorbed and used as the liquid absorbing derivative 172 without leaving the remaining amount, it is possible to prevent waste of the liquid essence 200.

As the main body housing 110a and the cartridge housing 110b are connected, the rear protrusion 172a of the liquid absorbing derivative 172 penetrates through the center of the foil 182 'of the liquid reservoir 180', so that the foil 182 ' Most of the foil 182 'is intact and the center of the liquid reservoir 180' is intact, and only the center of the paper 182 'is intact, and the rear protrusion 172a is inserted and maintained in the center. Bar, even if the cotton ball 184 'is provided in a small size on the inlet side of the liquid reservoir 180' can smoothly block the outflow of the liquid essence 200 through the center of the perforated foil 182 '.

The foil 182 'is attached to and sealed at the opening of the liquid reservoir 180', and is not wetted by the liquid essence 200, thereby blocking the outflow of the liquid essence 200, and being inserted into the rear protrusion ( 172a) should be readily rupturable, preferably silver foil. Of course, it is also possible to use a variety of sheets coated with waterproof paper, vinyl paper of an appropriate thickness, etc. in place of the silver foil paper.

The liquid reservoir 180 'is circularly inserted into the cartridge housing 110b, which is basically circular, so as to be posture fixed therein, and the outer surface corresponding to some angular range along the circumferential direction is the flat portion 180a'. And spaced apart from the inner circumferential surface of the cartridge housing 110b to allow the smoke to pass through the space. That is, the liquid reservoir 180 'is raised with the inner diameter of the cartridge housing 110b having an outer diameter along the circular shape.

In addition, a support structure 110b-2 may be appropriately formed to support the rear side of the liquid reservoir 180 'on its inner side spaced forward by a suitable distance from the closed rear side of the cartridge housing 110b. .

The vaporization element of the smoke generating unit 170 may be a conventional heating element 174 or ultrasonic vibration element.

As described above, the above description merely illustrates a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and those skilled in the art should recognize that modifications and changes can be made to the present invention without changing the subject matter of the present invention.

1 is a view schematically showing a configuration of a conventional electronic cigarette,

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the main portion of the conventional electronic cigarette,

3 is a cross-sectional view of the main portion of a conventional electronic cigarette,

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of the main portion of the electronic cigarette according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,

5 is a cross-sectional view of main parts of an electronic cigarette according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100 electronic cigarette 102a side plate

110a: body housing 110a-1: air inlet hole

110a-2: fitting portion 110b: cartridge housing

110b-1: suction port 110b-2: support structure

120: floodlight 130: light emitting element

140: battery 150: circuit board

160: suction detection switch 170: smoke generator

172: liquid absorbing derivative 172a: rear projection

174 heating element 180 liquid absorbing storage material

180 ': liquid reservoir 180a': flat

182 ': Park Ji 184': Bundle of Cotton

190: moisture barrier 200: liquid essence

Claims (3)

The smoke generating unit includes a light emitting element at the front end, a smoke generating unit at the rear end, a battery, a suction detection switch, and a circuit board at the middle side, and a smoke absorbing unit built in the rear end. The absorbent derivative has a main body housing having a rear protrusion protruding more rearward from the rear end side, and an open front end side fitted into the rear end of the main body housing and having a cartridge housing used while the inlet is formed and replaced on the closed rear side. In the electronic cigarette to say, The inlet on the tip side is sealed with a ruptured foil that is easily ruptured in a state of being inserted into the cartridge housing and inserted into the cartridge housing. A liquid essence for generating smoke is stored in the inner space and adjacent to the foil. A liquid reservoir provided with a cotton ball for preventing the outflow of the liquid essence in the ruptured state of the foil; Including; And the rear protrusion of the liquid absorbing derivative is inserted into the liquid reservoir while rupturing the foil of the liquid reservoir as the front end of the cartridge housing is fitted to the rear end of the body housing. The method of claim 1, The liquid reservoir, Made of transparent or translucent synthetic material, The outer surface of the angular range along the circumferential direction is rounded so as to be closely inserted into the cartridge housing, and is formed as a flat portion to be spaced apart from the inner circumferential surface of the cartridge housing to form a space for passing smoke therethrough. The cartridge housing, And a support structure for supporting the rear face of the liquid reservoir on an inner side spaced forward from the closed rear face. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The foil is Electronic cigarette, characterized in that the foil.

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