US 2016/0242468 A1Published application

Electronic cigarette

AssigneeHuizhou Kimree Technology Co., Ltd. Shenzhen Branch

InventorQIUMING LIU

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Abstract

An electronic cigarette includes a power rod, an atomizer, and a connecting structure. The connecting structure includes a first connecting member and a second connecting member. The first connecting member includes a rotary buckle device, the rotary buckle device defines a butt-jointed slot and includes at least one buckle-jointed portion extending into the butt-jointed slot; the second connecting member defines a groove and a guide surface. In assembly, the buckle-jointed portion is aligned with the guide surface, the rotary buckle device is sheathed on the second connecting member and axially moved to the groove, the rotary buckle device is rotated to buckle the buckle-jointed portion with the groove. The connection mode is simple and novelty, can improve the production efficiency and facilitate users to change the atomizer, and meets users' personalized needs.

Claims15

Dependent claims

An electronic cigarette, comprising a power rod, an atomizer, and a connecting structure disposed at a butt-jointed position between the power rod and the atomizer to connect the power rod with the atomizer;

the connecting structure including a first connecting member and a second connecting member;
wherein, the first connecting member includes a rotary buckle device that is capable of rotating, and the rotary buckle device defines a butt-jointed slot and includes at least one buckle-jointed portion extending into an interior of the butt-jointed slot;
the second connecting member defines a groove extending along a radial direction of the second connecting member and a guide surface matching the buckle-jointed portion and axially extending to the groove;
wherein, in assembly of the electronic cigarette, the buckle-jointed portion is aligned with the guide surface, the rotary buckle device is sheathed on the second connecting member and axially moved to the groove, and the rotary buckle device is rotated to buckle the buckle-jointed portion with the groove.

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Facts

Application: 15/142,394Filed 29 Apr 2016
Priority: CN 201320461753.330 Jul 2013
Published: 25 Aug 2016
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

A24F 40/40
Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially…:…
H01M 50/213
Characterised by their shape: adapted for cells having curved cross-section, e.g. round or elliptic
H01M 50/50
Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the non-active parts of electrochemical cells other than fuel cells, e.g. hybrid cells:…
A24F 40/10
Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially…:…

Family

Application14/030,752Continuation · filed 18 Sep 2013
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