CN104106843B - Cigarette holder of electronic cigarette and electronic cigarette - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to an electronic cigarette mouthpiece, which includes a connecting pipe and a sleeve pipe. The connecting pipe includes a connected connecting portion and a socket portion, the socket portion includes a locking piece, and the connecting portion includes a connecting piece. The socket pipe is sheathed on the socket part, and the socket pipe includes an elastic engaging arm, which can be movably combined with or separated from the engaging part. When the engaging arm is combined with the engaging part, the socket pipe can drive the connecting pipe to rotate, and when the engaging arm is separated from the engaging part, the socket pipe can rotate relative to the connecting pipe. The mouthpiece of the electronic cigarette is sleeved on the connecting pipe by a sleeve pipe, and the engaging arm can be combined with or separated from the engaging part. When rotating the mouthpiece of the electronic cigarette, it is necessary to combine the engaging arm with the engaging part to use the socket pipe to rotate the connecting pipe to remove the mouthpiece of the electronic cigarette from the parts of the electronic cigarette. Therefore, it is not easy to cause people to misoperate to remove the cigarette holder of the electronic cigarette and cause the cigarette holder to be lost, especially for children, it is not easy to cause the situation of accidentally ingesting the e-cigarette liquid. The invention also relates to an electronic cigarette.

Description

Electronic cigarette mouthpiece and electronic cigarette

technical field

The invention relates to the field of electronic atomization, in particular to an electronic cigarette mouthpiece and an electronic cigarette.

Background technique

Electronic cigarettes are also known as virtual cigarettes and electronic atomizers. As an alternative to cigarettes, electronic cigarettes are mostly used for smoking cessation. Electronic cigarettes have similar appearance and taste to cigarettes, but generally do not contain other harmful components such as tar and suspended particles in cigarettes.

Electronic cigarettes generally include a mouthpiece for the user to suck on. The cigarette holder is screwed tightly on the electronic cigarette. When the user needs to change the e-liquid or the cigarette holder, he only needs to rotate the cigarette holder to remove the cigarette holder. However, this unloading method is also easy to cause people to misoperate to remove the cigarette holder, resulting in the loss of the cigarette holder, especially for children, it is easy to cause the situation of accidentally ingesting the e-liquid.

Contents of the invention

Based on this, it is necessary to provide an electronic cigarette holder and an electronic cigarette that are less likely to cause misoperation and children's accidental ingestion of e-liquid.

An electronic cigarette mouthpiece includes a connecting pipe and a sleeve pipe. The connecting pipe includes a connected connecting portion and a socket portion, the socket portion includes a locking member, and the connecting portion includes a connecting member for connecting with the cartridge tube of the electronic cigarette. The socket tube is sleeved on the socket part, and the socket tube includes an elastic engaging arm, and the engaging arm can be movably combined with or separated from the engaging part. When the engaging arm is combined with the engaging part, the socket pipe can drive the connecting pipe to rotate, and when the engaging arm is separated from the engaging part, the socket pipe can rotate relative to the connecting pipe.

In one of the embodiments, the connection part includes a pipe body, the connection part is a screw part, and the screw part is sheathed on the pipe body.

In one of the embodiments, the connection part includes a pipe body, and the connection piece is integrally formed with the pipe body.

In one embodiment, the engaging member includes a first protrusion, the engaging arm includes a second protrusion, the first protrusion has a first side, the second protrusion has a second side, and the engaging When the arm is combined with the engaging part, the first side is in contact with the second side, and when the engaging arm is separated from the engaging part, the first side is separated from the second side.

In one of the embodiments, the mouthpiece of the electronic cigarette further includes a sealing ring, and the sleeve portion is provided with an annular groove, and the sealing ring is accommodated in the annular groove and abutted between the sleeve tube and the sleeve portion.

In one of the embodiments, a first limiting portion is provided on the periphery of the sleeve portion, a second limiting portion is provided on the inner wall of the sleeve tube, and the second limiting portion is mated with the first limiting portion.

In one of the embodiments, the connecting pipe includes a third limiting part, the third limiting part is connected between the connecting part and the socket part, the inner wall of the socket pipe is provided with a fourth limiting part, The fourth limiting portion interferes with the third limiting portion.

In one embodiment, the third limiting portion includes a first stepped surface and a second stepped surface, the first stepped surface is connected to the connecting portion, the second stepped surface is connected to the sleeve portion, and the fourth stepped surface is connected to the connecting portion. The limiting part is in conflict with the second stepped surface.

In one embodiment, the engaging part is a tooth-shaped bone located on the periphery of the socket part.

An electronic cigarette includes a pod tube and the above-mentioned electronic cigarette mouthpiece, the electronic cigarette mouthpiece is connected to the pod tube, and the connecting piece is connected to the pod tube.

The above-mentioned electronic cigarette mouthpiece and electronic cigarette are sleeved on the connecting pipe by a sleeve pipe, and the engaging arm of the sleeve pipe can be combined with or separated from the engaging part. When rotating the mouthpiece of the electronic cigarette, it is necessary to combine the engaging arm with the engaging part to use the socket pipe to rotate the connecting pipe to remove the mouthpiece of the electronic cigarette from the cartridge tube of the electronic cigarette. Therefore, it is not easy to cause people to misoperate to remove the cigarette holder of the electronic cigarette and cause the cigarette holder to be lost, especially for children, it is not easy to cause the situation of accidentally ingesting the e-cigarette liquid.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a mouthpiece for an electronic cigarette provided by the first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an exploded schematic diagram of the mouthpiece of the electronic cigarette in FIG. 1 .

Fig. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the electronic cigarette holder in Fig. 1 along the line III-III.

Fig. 4 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of an electronic cigarette provided by the second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a partially exploded schematic diagram of the electronic cigarette in FIG. 4 .

Fig. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an electronic cigarette mouthpiece provided by the third embodiment.

detailed description

In order to facilitate the understanding of the present invention, the present invention will be described more fully below with reference to the associated drawings. Preferred embodiments of the invention are shown in the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention can be embodied in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. On the contrary, these embodiments are provided to make the understanding of the disclosure of the present invention more thorough and comprehensive.

It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed" on another element, it can be directly on the other element or there can also be an intervening element. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," "upper," "lower," and similar expressions are used herein for purposes of illustration only.

Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the technical field of the invention. The terms used herein in the description of the present invention are for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only, and are not intended to limit the present invention. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

Referring to FIGS. 1-3 , an electronic cigarette mouthpiece 10 provided by the first embodiment includes a connecting pipe 101 , a socket pipe 102 and a sealing ring 103 . The socket pipe 102 is sleeved on the connecting pipe 101, and the connecting pipe 101 is used to connect with electronic cigarette parts, such as the cartridge tube of the electronic cigarette. The sleeve 102 can be sucked on by the user. The connecting pipe 101 defines an air outlet hole 110 . The smoke of the electronic cigarette can enter the user's mouth from the interior of the electronic cigarette through the air outlet hole 110 .

The connecting pipe 101 includes a connected connecting portion 111 , a middle limiting portion 112 and a sleeve portion 113 . The connecting portion 111 includes a tube body 114 and a connecting piece 115 sleeved on the tube body 114 . The tube body 114 is roughly cylindrical, and when assembled into the electronic cigarette, the tube body 114 is located inside the electronic cigarette. The connecting piece 115 is used to connect with parts of the electronic cigarette, such as the cartridge tube of the electronic cigarette, and then fix the mouthpiece 10 of the electronic cigarette on the electronic cigarette. In this embodiment, the connecting part 115 is a threaded part, such as a metal threaded ring, which can be threadedly connected with the cartridge tube of the electronic cigarette. The threaded ring can be sleeved on the tube body 114 through but not limited to interference fit, so as to The tube body 114 is tightly combined to ensure the synchronous rotation of the tube body 114 and the connecting piece 115 . The material of the connecting piece 115 is brass. The connecting piece 115 made of this material has good plasticity and is easy to process and shape. In other embodiments, the connecting member 115 can also be made of other materials. In this embodiment, except for the connecting piece 115, the material of the connecting pipe 101 is a food-grade plastic material, such as a food-grade PC material or ABS material. The connecting pipe 101 made of this material has better toughness, which ensures a longer service life of the product. In other embodiments, the connecting pipe 101 can also be made of other materials. It can be understood that, in other embodiments, the connecting member 115 may also be an L-shaped connecting arm capable of rotating and engaging with the cartridge tube of the electronic cigarette.

The middle limiting part 112 is in the shape of a convex ring, and its outer diameter is larger than the outer diameter of the connecting part 111 and the outer diameter of the socket part 113, so a first stepped surface 116 and a first stepped surface 116 are formed on the connecting part 111 and the socket part 113 The second step surface 117 . The first stepped surface 116 is connected to the connecting portion 111 , and the second stepped surface 117 is connected to the sleeve portion 113 . The first step surface 116 is in conflict with the connecting piece 115, thereby ensuring that the connecting pipe 101 extends into the electronic cigarette to the maximum extent, so that the connecting pipe 101 can collect the smoke earlier, which can make the smoke enter the outlet vent more quickly The hole 110 improves the user's smoking experience. At the same time, the position of the connecting piece 115 on the pipe body 114 can also be limited, ensuring that the actual assembly position of the connecting piece 115 is consistent with the designed position.

The socket portion 113 is roughly funnel-shaped. The sleeve part 113 has a larger end 118 and a smaller end 119, the larger end 118 is connected to the middle limiting part 112, the larger end 118 is roughly in the shape of a circular cone, and its outer diameter is away from the middle limiting part 112. direction gradually decreases. The smaller end portion 119 has a free end and is close to the user when the electronic cigarette is in use. The smaller end portion 119 is substantially cylindrical, and its outer diameter is equivalent to the smallest outer diameter of the larger end portion 118 . The funnel-shaped socket portion 113 facilitates the installation of the socket pipe 102 on the socket portion 113 .

The sleeve portion 113 includes an engaging member 120 . The engaging member 120 is located at the larger end portion 118 . In this embodiment, the engaging member 120 is a ring of tooth-shaped bone positions disposed along the periphery of the larger end portion 118 , and includes a plurality of first protrusions 121 . The first protrusion 121 has a first side 122 .

The socket portion 113 defines an annular groove 123 and a socket limiting portion 124 . An annular groove 123 is defined at the smaller end 119 . The sleeve limiting portion 124 is disposed at the smaller end portion 119 . The sealing ring 103 is accommodated in the annular groove 123 . The sleeve limiting portion 124 is closer to the free end than the annular groove 123 . In this embodiment, the sleeve limiting portion 124 is an annular engagement groove defined at the smaller end portion 119 .

The socket pipe 102 is sleeved on the socket portion 113 . The socket tube 102 is made of food-grade plastic material, such as food-grade PC material or ABS material, and the socket tube 102 of these materials can provide users with better smoking taste when using the electronic cigarette.

The socket tube 102 includes an elastic engaging arm 210 , and the engaging arm 210 can be movably combined with or separated from the engaging member 120 . The engaging arm 210 is located at an end of the socket tube 102 close to the middle limiting portion 112 . In this embodiment, there are two engaging arms 210, which are symmetrically arranged on the socket tube 102, so that the user can press them conveniently. It can be understood that, in other embodiments, the number of the engaging arms 210 can be 1, 3, 4 or more, as long as the engaging arms 210 can be movably combined with or separated from the engaging member 120 .

The engaging arm 210 includes a plurality of second protrusions 211 disposed on the inner side of the engaging arm 210 . In this embodiment, the plurality of second protrusions 211 form tooth-shaped bone positions, and the second protrusions 211 can cooperate with the first protrusions. The second protrusion 211 has a second side 212 . When the engaging arm 210 is combined with the engaging member 120, the first side 122 is in contact with the second side 212 corresponding to the first side 122 (due to the positional relationship of the cross-section of the drawings, the labels of "first side" and " The labels of the "second side" corresponding to the first side are respectively marked on the two surfaces in contact, but the specific positions of the "first side" and "second side" have been clearly marked in the drawings). When the engaging arm 210 is separated from the engaging member 120 , the first side 122 is separated from the second side 212 corresponding to the first side 122 . When the user presses the engaging arm 210, the first protrusion 121 and the second protrusion 211 corresponding to the first protrusion 121 contact to form mutual blocking in the rotation direction, and the user then rotates the socket pipe 102 so that the connecting pipe 101 also rotates accordingly. When the user releases the engaging arm 210, under the action of the elastic restoring force, the engaging arm 210 returns to the position before pressing, so that the first protrusion 121 is separated from the second protrusion 211, and the above-mentioned rotation in the direction of rotation is released. mutually blocking. In this case, if only the socket pipe 102 is rotated, the socket pipe 102 will rotate relative to the connecting pipe 101 without driving the connecting pipe 101 to rotate, then the mouthpiece 10 will only rotate idly, so that the effect of turning the mouthpiece 10 will not be unscrewed .

The inner wall of the socket pipe 102 is provided with an upper limit portion 213 and a lower limit portion 214. The upper limit portion 213 is connected with the socket limit portion 124 so that the socket pipe 102 can be positioned at a predetermined position of the socket portion 113. In this embodiment, The upper limit portion 213 is a plurality of buckling parts arranged at intervals along the inner wall, and the plurality of buckling parts are accommodated in the engaging slots.

The lower limiting portion 214 is in conflict with the middle limiting portion 112 . In this embodiment, the lower limiting portion 214 is a stepped structure disposed on the inner wall of the socket tube 102 , and has a resisting surface 215 . The conflict surface 215 conflicts with the second stepped surface 117 . Therefore, the upper limit portion 213 and the lower limit portion 214 form an acting force in opposite directions, thereby preventing the sleeve tube 102 from loosening after being assembled with the connecting tube 101 . It should be noted that, for the convenience of description, only the lower limit portion 214 and the contact surface 215 that need to be explained are shown in FIG. The bit portion 214 and the contact surface 215 .

The sealing ring 103 is accommodated in the annular groove 123 and resisted between the sleeve tube 102 and the sleeve portion 113 . The material of the sealing ring 103 can be selected from elastic materials such as silica gel and rubber. During the use of the electronic cigarette, the sealing ring 103 can prevent the smoke in the user's mouth from flowing back to the outside of the electronic cigarette mouthpiece 10 through the gap between the socket tube 102 and the socket part 113 , thereby affecting the user's smoking experience.

The above-mentioned electronic cigarette mouthpiece 10 adopts the sleeve tube 102 to sleeve on the connection tube 101 , and the engaging arm 210 of the sleeve tube 102 can be combined with or separated from the engaging member 120 . When rotating the mouthpiece 10 of the electronic cigarette, it is necessary to combine the engaging arm 210 with the engaging member 120 to use the socket pipe 102 to rotate the connecting pipe 101 to remove the mouthpiece 10 of the electronic cigarette from the electronic cigarette parts. Therefore, it is not easy for people to misoperate to remove the electronic cigarette holder 10 and cause the cigarette holder 10 to be lost. Especially for children, it is not easy to accidentally eat the e-liquid or pour the e-liquid on the skin or in the eyes. Potential poisoning has occurred.

Please refer to FIGS. 4-5 , an electronic cigarette 40 provided by the second embodiment includes a pod tube 41 and the aforementioned electronic cigarette mouthpiece 10 . The mouthpiece 10 of the electronic cigarette is connected to the cartridge tube 41 , and the connecting piece 115 is connected to the cartridge tube 41 .

Specifically, the pod tube 41 defines a receiving cavity 410 . The receiving cavity 410 forms an opening 411 on one end surface of the pod tube 41 . The inner wall of the pod tube 41 is provided with an internal thread 412 close to the opening 411 . The internal thread 412 is screwed to the connecting piece 115 to connect the mouthpiece 10 of the electronic cigarette to the cartridge tube 41 .

Please refer to Figure 1-3, when the electronic cigarette mouthpiece 10 needs to be removed, the user presses the engaging arm 210 to make the first bump 121 and the second bump 211 contact each other to form mutual blocking in the direction of rotation, the user then Rotating the socket tube 102 in the direction of removing the electronic cigarette holder 10 (eg, counterclockwise) makes the connecting pipe 101 also rotate accordingly, and then the electronic cigarette holder 10 can be removed from the pod tube 41 .

When the engaging arm 210 is not pressed, under the action of the elastic force, the engaging arm 210 maintains the position so that the first protrusion 121 is separated from the second protrusion 211 , and the above-mentioned mutual blocking in the rotation direction is released. In this case, if the user only rotates the socket pipe 102, the socket pipe 102 will rotate relative to the connecting pipe 101 without driving the connecting pipe 101 to rotate, so the mouthpiece 10 is only idling, so that the mouthpiece 10 will not be twisted out even when the mouthpiece is rotated. Effect.

The above-mentioned electronic cigarette 10 adopts the socket pipe 102 to be set on the connecting pipe 101, and the engaging arm 210 of the socket pipe 102 can be combined with or separated from the engaging part 120. When rotating the electronic cigarette mouthpiece 10, the engaging arm 210 needs to be engaged Only when the parts 120 are combined can the sleeve tube 102 be used to rotate the connecting tube 101 to remove the mouthpiece 10 of the electronic cigarette from the pod tube 41 . Therefore, it is not easy to cause people to misoperate to remove the electronic cigarette holder 10 and cause the holder to be lost, especially for children, it is not easy to cause the situation of eating the e-liquid by mistake.

Please refer to FIG. 6 , an electronic cigarette mouthpiece 50 provided by the third embodiment. The electronic cigarette mouthpiece 50 of this embodiment is basically the same as the electronic cigarette mouthpiece 10 of the first embodiment, except that: in the electronic cigarette mouthpiece 50 of this embodiment, the tube body 514 and the connecting piece 515 are integrally formed. The entire connecting pipe 501 can be made of food-grade plastic material, such as food-grade PC material or ABS material. Therefore, the electronic cigarette mouthpiece 50 is quick to assemble and has a simple structure.

It can be understood that the present invention also includes other embodiments, such as the electronic cigarette including the electronic cigarette holder of the third embodiment, and for another example, in another embodiment, the sleeve limiting part is a buckle and the upper limit part is a ring The engaging slots and the like will not be described in detail here.

The above-mentioned embodiments only express several embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is relatively specific and detailed, but it should not be construed as limiting the patent scope of the present invention. It should be pointed out that those skilled in the art can make several modifications and improvements without departing from the concept of the present invention, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the patent for the present invention should be based on the appended claims.

Claims (9)

1. An electronic cigarette mouthpiece, characterized in that it comprises: A connecting pipe, the connecting pipe includes a connected connecting part and a socket part, the socket part includes a snap-fitting part, and the connecting part includes a connecting part for connecting with the electronic cigarette pod tube; and a socket pipe, the socket pipe is sleeved on the socket part, the socket pipe includes an elastic engaging arm, the engaging arm can be movably combined with or separated from the engaging part, the engaging When the arm is combined with the engaging part, the socket pipe can drive the connecting pipe to rotate, and when the engaging arm is separated from the engaging part, the socket pipe can rotate relative to the connecting pipe; The engaging member includes a first protrusion, the engaging arm includes a second protrusion, the first protrusion has a first side, the second protrusion has a second side, and the engaging arm and When the engaging part is combined, the first side is in contact with the second side, and when the engaging arm is separated from the engaging part, the first side is separated from the second side. 2 . The mouthpiece of the electronic cigarette according to claim 1 , wherein the connection part comprises a tube body, the connection part is a screw part, and the screw part is sleeved on the tube body. 3 . The mouthpiece for electronic cigarette according to claim 1 , wherein the connection part comprises a pipe body, and the connection piece is integrally formed with the pipe body. 4 . 4. The electronic cigarette mouthpiece according to claim 1, characterized in that, the electronic cigarette mouthpiece further comprises a sealing ring, and the socket part is provided with an annular groove, and the sealing ring is accommodated in the annular groove and abuts against Between the socket pipe and the socket part. 5. The electronic cigarette mouthpiece according to claim 1, wherein a first limiting portion is provided on the periphery of the sleeve portion, a second limiting portion is provided on the inner wall of the sleeve tube, and the second limiting portion is The limiting part is matched with the first limiting part. 6. The mouthpiece of the electronic cigarette according to claim 5, wherein the connecting pipe includes a third limiting part, and the third limiting part is connected between the connecting part and the sleeve part, The inner wall of the socket pipe is provided with a fourth limiting part, and the fourth limiting part is in conflict with the third limiting part. 7. The electronic cigarette mouthpiece according to claim 6, wherein the third limiting portion includes a first stepped surface and a second stepped surface, the first stepped surface is connected to the connecting portion, and the The second step surface is connected to the socket part, and the fourth limiting part is in conflict with the second step surface. 8 . The mouthpiece of the electronic cigarette according to claim 1 , wherein the engaging member is a tooth-shaped bone disposed on the periphery of the sleeve portion. 9 . 9. An electronic cigarette, characterized in that it comprises a pod tube and the electronic cigarette mouthpiece according to any one of claims 1-8, the electronic cigarette mouthpiece is connected to the pod tube, and the connecting piece is connected to the pod tube. The pod tube is connected.