# US 2014/0190503 A1 · Atomizer and electronic cigarette having same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0190503 A1 - Document ID: US20140190503A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/152,572 - Filed: 2014-01-10 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-10 - Assignees: Shenzhen First Union Technology Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Shenzhen First Union Technology Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Yonghai LI; Zhongli XU; Hepeng HONG; Laizhi SONG; Xingbing ZOU - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140190503A1 ## CPC - A61M 15/06: Inhaling appliances shaped like cigars, cigarettes or pipes - A24F 40/46: Shape or structure of electric heating means - A24F 40/60: Devices with integrated user interfaces - A61M 11/044: {with electrodes immersed in the liquid} - A24F 40/10: Devices using liquid inhalable precursors - A61M 2205/3653: by Joule effect, i.e. electric resistance - A61M 2205/8206: battery-operated - 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 An exemplary atomizer includes a mouthpiece assembly, two heating assemblies, a fixing assembly, an atomizing sleeve, a switching assembly. The two heating assemblies are configured for heating and atomizing oils of two different tastes respectively. One end of each heating assembly is engaged with the mouthpiece assembly. The fixing assembly is hermetically coupled to the mouthpiece assembly, and is configured for securing the two heating assemblies. The atomizing sleeve is hermetically connected to the fixing assembly, with the two heating assemblies nested therein. The switching assembly is coupled to ends of the two heating assemblies away from the mouthpiece assembly. The switching assembly is configured for enabling one of two heating assemblies selectively. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An atomizer comprising: a mouthpiece assembly; two heating assemblies configured for heating and atomizing oils of two different tastes respectively, one end of each heating assembly being engaged with the mouthpiece assembly; a fixing assembly hermetically coupled to the mouthpiece assembly, the fixing assembly being configured for securing the two heating assemblies; an atomizing sleeve hermetically connected to the fixing assembly, and nesting the two heating assemblies therein; and a switching assembly coupled to ends of the two heating assemblies away from the mouthpiece assembly, the switching assembly being configured for enabling one of two heating assemblies selectively. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The atomizer of claim 1, wherein the fixing assembly comprises an upper holder, the upper holder is hermetically coupled to the mouthpiece assembly, the two heating assemblies each comprise an air tube, the upper holder defines two fixing holes therein, and the two air pipes are detachably coupled in the two fixing holes respectively. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The atomizer of claim 2, wherein each air pipe comprises a first part, a second part, and a middle part detachably interconnected between the first part and the second part, one end of the first part is detachably coupled to the fixing hole. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The atomizer according to claim 1, wherein the switching assembly comprises a rotary table, two positive beads electrically connected to a positive electrode of a battery, two insulative beads, the rotary table is rotatable relative to the fixing assembly around a central axis thereof, each positive bead is corresponding to an insulative bead, each positive bead and a corresponding insulative bead are arranged spatially corresponding to the two heating assemblies, when one heating assembly aligns with one of the positive beads and electrically contacts the one of the positive beads, the other heating assembly aligns with the other of the insulative beads, contacts the other of the insulative beads, and is disconnected from the positive electrode, the rotary table is capable of rotating between a first position and a second position, when the rotary table is in the first position, one heating assembly is in contact with one of the positive beads, and is powered on; when the rotary table is in the second position, the other heating assembly is in contact with the other of the positive beads, and is powered on. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The atomizer of claim 4, wherein a distance between each positive bead and the corresponding insulative bead is substantially equal to that between the two heating assemblies. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The atomizer of claim 4, wherein the switching assembly further comprises a switching base, a screwed sleeve, the switching base is fixedly coupled to the fixing assembly, the screwed sleeve is fixed with the rotary table, and is configured for threadedly coupling to a battery assembly. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The atomizer of claim 6, wherein the switching assembly further comprises a spring and an engaging portion, the spring is connected to one end of the engaging portion, the engaging portion is slidable along a longitudinal direction of the spring on the rotary table, the shifting base defines a first recess and a second recess in an inner surface thereof, when the rotary table is in a first position, the engaging portion is pushed by the spring to engage into the first recess, and oil of a first taste is heated and atomized; when the rotary table is rotated to a second position, the engaging portion is pushed by the spring to engage into the second recess, and oil of a second taste is heated and atomized. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The atomizer of claim 6, wherein the switching assembly further comprises an ornament ring engaged with the switching base for indicating information about smoke of current taste provided by the atomizer. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) An electronic cigarette, comprising: an atomizer according to claim 1; and a battery assembly configured for providing the atomizer power. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The electronic cigarette of claim 9, wherein the fixing assembly comprises an upper holder, the upper holder is hermetically coupled to the mouthpiece assembly, the two heating assemblies each comprise an air tube, the upper holder defines two fixing holes therein, and the two air pipes are detachably coupled in the two fixing holes respectively. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The electronic cigarette of claim 10, wherein each air pipe comprises a first part, a second part, and a middle part detachably interconnected between the first part and the second part, one end of the first part is detachably coupled to the fixing hole. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The electronic cigarette according to claim 9, wherein the switching assembly comprises a rotary table, two positive beads electrically connected to a positive electrode of a battery, two insulative beads, the rotary table is rotatable relative to the fixing assembly around a central axis thereof, each positive bead is corresponding to an insulative bead, each positive bead and a corresponding insulative bead are arranged spatially corresponding to the two heating assemblies, when one heating assembly aligns with one of the positive beads and electrically contacts the one of the positive beads, the other heating assembly aligns with the other of the insulative beads, contacts the other of the insulative beads, and is disconnected from the positive electrode, the rotary table is capable of rotating between a first position and a second position, when the rotary table is in the first position, one heating assembly is in contact with one of the positive beads, and is powered on; when the rotary table is in the second position, the other heating assembly is in contact with the other of the positive beads, and is powered on. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The electronic cigarette of claim 12, wherein a distance between each positive bead and the corresponding insulative bead is substantially equal to that between the two heating assemblies. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The electronic cigarette of claim 12, wherein the switching assembly further comprises a switching base, a screwed sleeve, the switching base is fixedly coupled to the fixing assembly, the screwed sleeve is fixed with the rotary table, and is configured for threadedly coupling to a battery assembly. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The electronic cigarette of claim 14, wherein the switching assembly further comprises a spring and an engaging portion, the spring is connected to one end of the engaging portion, the engaging portion is slidable along a longitudinal direction of the spring on the rotary table, the shifting base defines a first recess and a second recess in an inner surface thereof, when the rotary table is in a first position, the engaging portion is pushed by the spring to engage into the first recess, and oil of a first taste is heated and atomized; when the rotary table is rotated to a second position, the engaging portion is pushed by the spring to engage into the second recess, and oil of a second taste is heated and atomized. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The electronic cigarette of claim 14, wherein the switching assembly further comprises an ornament ring engaged with the switching base for indicating information about smoke of current taste provided by the atomizer. ### Claim 17 An atomizer comprising: a mouthpiece assembly; two heating assemblies configured for heating and atomizing oil, one end of each heating assembly being engaged with the mouthpiece assembly; a fixing assembly hermetically coupled to the mouthpiece assembly, the fixing assembly being configured for securing the two heating assemblies; an atomizing sleeve hermetically connected to the fixing assembly, and nesting the two heating assemblies therein; and a switching assembly coupled to ends of the two heating assemblies away from the mouthpiece assembly, the switching assembly being configured for enabling one of two heating assemblies selectively. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The atomizer of claim 17, wherein the two heating assemblies are configured for heating and atomizing oil of identical taste. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The atomizer of claim 17, wherein the fixing assembly comprises an upper holder, the upper holder is hermetically coupled to the mouthpiece assembly, the two heating assemblies each comprise an air tube, the upper holder defines two fixing holes therein, and the two air pipes are detachably coupled in the two fixing holes respectively. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The atomizer of claim 19, wherein each air pipe comprises a first part, a second part, and a middle part detachably interconnected between the first part and the second part, one end of the first part is detachably coupled to the fixing hole.