US 8,963,725 B2Granted

Tester and test method for smoke amount of electronic cigarette

AssigneeKimree Hi-Tech Inc.

InventorZhiyong Xiang

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Abstract

The invention relates to a tester and test method for smoke amount of electrical cigarette. The tester includes a collect device, a testing device, a control device as well as an input and output device. The input and output device is used to set test parameters, alarm and display a value of smoke amount and a test result whether qualified. The collect device, used to collect smoke, can precisely control a pumping smoke time and a pumping smoke capacity by introducing a step motor. The testing device, utilizing a light emitter and receiver, test a smoke amount. If the smoke amount tested is less than a predetermined smoke amount, an alarm system alarms by way of display and/or sound. The invention quantifies smoke amount of electronic cigarette, which can be adopted in the manufacture field of electronic cigarette to test smoke amount.

Claims13

Dependent claims

A tester for smoke amount of electronic cigarette, comprising a collect device, a testing device, a control device, and an input and output device,

wherein the collect device is connected to a test port of an electronic cigarette through an air tube;
the control device is electrically connected to the collect device, the testing device, and the input and output device;
wherein the control device, according to control parameters inputted, controls the collect device to pump a smoke amount from an electronic cigarette, receives a test result from the testing device, analyzes the test result and obtains a value of the pumped smoke amount, further compares the value of the pumped smoke amount with a value of minimum smoke amount, and controls display and/or an alarm according to a comparison result;
wherein the collect device is used to collect a smoke amount from an electronic cigarette;
and
wherein the testing device, used to test a transparency of a transparent test chamber of the collect device, comprises a light emitter and a light receiver, and the light emitter and the light receiver are correspondingly set in sides or top and bottom of the transparent test chamber of the collect device.

3 more elements

A test method for smoke amount of electronic cigarettes, comprising following steps:

S1:
presetting control parameters and a value of minimum smoke amount;
S2:
according to the control parameters, pumping a smoke amount from an electronic cigarette;
S3:
testing the pumped smoke amount and receiving a test result, and analyzing the test result and obtaining a value of the pumped smoke amount, then comparing the value of the pumped smoke amount with the value of minimum smoke amount and generating a comparison result;
and
S4:
displaying the value of the pumped smoke amount and whether the comparison result is qualified, and alarming if the comparison result is not qualified.

6 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 13/900,294Filed 22 May 2013 · continuation
Priority: 3 Apr 2013
Published: US 2014/0300480 A19 Oct 2014
Granted: 24 Feb 2015
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

A24F 40/80
Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially…:…
G01N 21/534
Within a flowing fluid, e.g. smoke: by measuring transmission alone, i.e. determining opacity
G08B 17/10
Fire alarms; Alarms responsive to explosion: actuation by presence of smoke or gases , e.g. automatic alarm devices for analysing flowing fluid…
A24F
Smokers' requisites