Cigarette lighter with spring biased contact member enabling switching between battery charging and heating

Abstract

Disclosed is a charging electric lighter including a cylindrical body comprised of a DC external power supply to which power is supplied from the outside and a fixed housing coated by a first conductor on the internal surface thereof and having a space portion into which a portable body is inserted, and the portable body comprised of an ignition part in which a resistance heating body such as, for example, a filament is installed, a partition part formed on the bottom portion of the ignition part, an internal power supply having a circular projection on the external surface thereof and a groove formed on the internal side thereof, into which a tension spring is compressed and expanded in accordance with the assembly/disassembly with/from the cylindrical body, the internal power supply coated by a second conductor on the external surface thereof, a charging part into which a charger is received to be charged/discharged by the power supplied through contact points on the both ends thereof and protruded contact points, and a separated housing for supporting the ignition part, the partition part, the internal power supply and the charging part and having a hole into which the circular projection is protruded, the separated housing coated by a third conductor on the internal surface thereof and separated into two stages.

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