# US 11,077,262 B2 · Mouthpiece assembly, atomizer and electronic cigarette having same

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- Number: US 11,077,262 B2
- Document ID: US11077262B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/614,604
- Filed: 2017-06-05
- Published: 2017-09-21
- Granted: 2021-08-03
- Earliest claimed: 2016-06-07
- Assignees: Shenzhen First Union Technology Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Shenzhen First Union Technology Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Yonghai Li; Zhongli Xu; Yikuan Zhu
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11077262B2

## CPC

- A61M 15/0021: {Mouthpieces therefor}
- A24F 7/00: Mouthpieces for pipes; Mouthpieces for cigar or cigarette holders
- A24F 40/485: Valves; Apertures
- A24F 40/10: Devices using liquid inhalable precursors
- A61M 11/042: {electrical}
- A61M 15/06: Inhaling appliances shaped like cigars, cigarettes or pipes
- A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)}
- A24F: SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES (inhaling appliances for medical purposes, shaped like cigars, cigarettes or pipes A61M15/06)

## Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a mouthpiece assembly for an electronic cigarette. The mouthpiece assembly includes a mouthpiece, and a base defining an air inlet. The mouthpiece includes a sucking end, a connecting end, and an air passage. The sucking end defines an air outlet, and the air outlet is in communication with the air passage. The air inlet is in communication with the air passage. The mouthpiece assembly further includes a blocking element on the base. The blocking element is capable of preventing air from flowing through. The blocking element defines at least one through hole. The mouthpiece is capable of driving the blocking element to rotate relative to the base, so that an area of at least one opening formed by the at least one through hole and the air inlet can be changed.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A mouthpiece assembly for an electronic cigarette, comprising:
a mouthpiece, the mouthpiece is movable to expand and contract along an axial direction of the mouthpiece between a first position and a second position in reaction to an external force, the mouthpiece comprising a sucking end, a connecting end, and an air passage, the sucking end defining an air outlet, the air outlet being in communication with the air passage;
a base defining an air inlet, the air inlet being in communication with the air passage;
wherein, and the mouthpiece assembly comprises a blocking element on the base, the blocking element is capable of preventing air from flowing through, the blocking element defines at least one through hole, the mouthpiece assembly further comprises a protrusion and a notch, the protrusion is formed on one of the connecting end and the blocking element, the notch is defined in the other of the connecting end and the blocking element, an elastic element is provided between the blocking element and the mouthpiece, the mouthpiece is capable of driving the blocking element to rotate relative to the base along a rotating direction, which is not parallel to the axial direction, via engagement between the protrusion and the notch along the rotating direction when the mouthpiece is moved by the external force from the first position to the second position along the axial direction to engage the mouthpiece with the blocking element by conquering an elastic force of the elastic element, so that an area of at least one opening formed by the at least one through hole and the air inlet can be changed, and the mouthpiece is unable to drive the blocking element to rotate when the mouthpiece is located in the first position and disengages from the blocking element.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The mouthpiece assembly according to claim 1, wherein the protrusion has a buckle structure, the base defines a recess matching with the protrusion, when the at least one through hole is aligned with the air inlet, the protrusion is engaged in the recess, thus limiting an axial movement between the mouthpiece and the base.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The mouthpiece assembly according to claim 1, further comprising a stop means between the mouthpiece and the base, wherein the stop means is configured for limiting a rotating angle of the mouthpiece relative to the base, the stop means comprises a protruding rod and a sliding slot matching with the protruding rod, the protruding rod is formed on one of the mouthpiece and the base, and the sliding slot is defined in the other of the mouthpiece and the base.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The mouthpiece assembly according to claim 1, wherein the connecting end and the base are coupled by snap fit.

### Claim 5

An atomizer for an electronic cigarette, comprising:
a housing;
a mouthpiece assembly, the mouthpiece assembly being arranged at an end of the housing, comprising:
a mouthpiece, the mouthpiece is movable to expand and contract along an axial direction of the mouthpiece between a first position and a second position in reaction to an external force, the mouthpiece comprising a sucking end, a connecting end, and an air passage, the sucking end defining an air outlet, the air outlet being in communication with the air passage;
a base defining an air inlet, the air inlet being in communication with the air passage;
wherein the mouthpiece assembly further comprises a blocking element on the base, the blocking element is capable of preventing air from flowing through, the blocking element defines at least one through hole and a notch, the mouthpiece comprises a protrusion movable into the notch along the axial direction when the mouthpiece is moved from the first position to the second position and movable out of the notch along a reverse direction of the axial direction when the mouthpiece is moved from the second position to the first position, the mouthpiece is capable of driving the blocking element to rotate relative to the base along a rotating direction not parallel to the axial direction when the mouthpiece is moved by the external force from the first position to the second position along the axial direction to engage the mouthpiece with the blocking element via the protrusion engaging with a sidewall of the notch along the rotating direction, so that an area of at least one opening formed by the at least one through hole and the air inlet can be changed, and the mouthpiece is unable to drive the blocking element to rotate when the mouthpiece is located in the first position and disengages from the blocking element and the protrusion stays out of the notch;
a liquid chamber in the housing, the liquid chamber being configured for storing tobacco liquid;
an atomizing element in the housing, the atomizing element being configured for atomizing the tobacco liquid to form aerosol; and
an aerosol passage allowing the aerosol to pass through;
wherein the base is connected to the end of the housing, and the air passage is in communication with the aerosol passage via the air inlet.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The atomizer according to claim 5, further comprising a flexible element on the base, wherein the flexible element is arranged at an end of the base with the air inlet, the flexible element keeps the air inlet in communication with the aerosol passage, the flexible element is configured for achieving an airtight connection between the air inlet and the aerosol passage.

### Claim 7

An electronic cigarette, comprising:
an atomizer comprising:
a housing;
a mouthpiece assembly, the mouthpiece assembly being arranged at an end of the housing, comprising:
a mouthpiece, the mouthpiece is movable to expand and contract along an axial direction of the mouthpiece between a first position and a second position in reaction to an external force, the mouthpiece comprising a sucking end, a connecting end, and an air passage, the sucking end defining an air outlet, the air outlet being in communication with the air passage;
a base defining an air inlet, the air inlet being in communication with the air passage;
wherein, and the mouthpiece assembly comprises a blocking element on the base, the blocking element is capable of preventing air from flowing through, the blocking element defines at least one through hole, the mouthpiece assembly further comprises a protrusion and a notch, the protrusion is formed on one of the connecting end and the blocking element, the notch is defined in the other of the connecting end and the blocking element, the mouthpiece is capable of driving the blocking element to rotate relative to the base along a rotating direction non-parallel to the axial direction when the mouthpiece is moved by the external force from the first position to the second position along the axial direction to engage the mouthpiece with the blocking element via the protrusion engaging with the notch along the rotating direction, so that an area of at least one opening formed by the at least one through hole and the air inlet can be changed, and the mouthpiece is unable to drive the blocking element to rotate when the mouthpiece is located in the first position and disengages from the blocking element;
a liquid chamber in the housing, the liquid chamber being configured for storing tobacco liquid;
an atomizing element in the housing, the atomizing element being configured for atomizing the tobacco liquid to form aerosol; and
an aerosol passage allowing the aerosol to pass through;
wherein the base is connected to the end of the housing, and the air passage is in communication with the aerosol passage via the air inlet; and
a power supply configured for supplying the atomizer power.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The electronic cigarette according to claim 7, wherein the atomizer is detachably connected with the power supply.