KR200469513Y1 - Portable electronic cigarette case having sterilization function - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electronic cigarette case, and in detail, a portable electronic device that is easy to carry in a state in which an electronic cigarette is stored and that can effectively sterilize various germs that may exist inside and on the surface of the electronic cigarette using ultraviolet rays. It relates to a cigarette case.
According to the present invention, by providing an electronic cigarette case provided with an ultraviolet lamp inside the main body of the various kinds of bacteria (e.g., E. coli, Salmonella, caries, yellow staphylococcus, etc.) of the electronic cigarette stored in the interior of the main body; Sterilization is possible, so that users who use e-cigarettes can provide cleaner and safer electronic cigarettes.

Description

Portable electronic cigarette case with sterilization function {PORTABLE ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE CASE HAVING STERILIZATION FUNCTION}

The present invention relates to an electronic cigarette case, and in detail, a portable electronic device that is easy to carry in a state in which an electronic cigarette is stored and that can effectively sterilize various germs that may exist inside and on the surface of the electronic cigarette using ultraviolet rays. It relates to a cigarette case.

Tobacco is a favorite food used by many people, but it contains a large amount of various harmful substances such as nicotine, which is harmful to the human body. Accordingly, in recent years, electronic cigarettes have been developed and marketed to provide similar effects to actual smoking for smoking cessation.

In general, an electronic cigarette is a type of electronic device that allows the inhalation of vaporized nicotine solution contained in an exchangeable cartridge. A cartridge containing propylene glycol and nicotine extracted from tobacco leaves together with a cotton and liquid inside the cartridge It consists of a vaporizer, a rechargeable battery, and an electronic circuit.

The electronic cigarette is a device that uses the oral cavity, and should pay particular attention to bacterial infection of the user due to bacteria in the oral cavity or bacteria introduced from the outside. However, conventionally, since the use and storage of the e-cigarette is not easy to carry and carry the e-cigarette in the pocket, various bacteria were easily present inside and on the surface of the e-cigarette.

In order to solve this problem, the electronic cigarette case that can stably store and carry the electronic cigarette is published in Republic of Korea 20-2012-0003872 (public date: 06. 01. 2012), Republic of Korea 20-0448273 (registration date) : March 22, 2010).

In the above-mentioned prior arts, the electronic cigarette is basically contained in the electronic housing, and the cover including a cover for opening and closing the main body of the electronic cigarette in a stable storage and storage state in the user's pocket or bag by storing the portability Could improve. In addition, instead of storing the e-cigarette in an unsanitary bag, the hygienic aspect is partially improved by storing the e-cigarette in the e-cigarette case.

However, in the above-described prior art, when various bacteria are introduced into the inside and the surface of the electronic cigarette by the person or another person in the process of repeatedly using the user's electronic cigarette, the sealed environment of the electronic cigarette case is easy to pick up various bacteria. Problems such as the user is exposed to various germs by providing an environment for breeding still had to occur.

Accordingly, the Korean Utility Model 20-2009-0008911 (published: 2009. 09. 02), the Korean Utility Model 20-2011-0009632 (published: October 12, 2011) are sterilizers for sterilizing electronic cigarettes. An electronic cigarette case for sterilizing the electronic cigarette housed inside is proposed.

In the sterilizer or the electronic cigarette case according to the prior art to install a germicidal lamp or ultraviolet lamp for irradiating ultraviolet rays inside the case to irradiate the ultraviolet light to the electronic cigarette stored in the case through the lamp to effectively sterilize various germs It was.

However, in the sterilizer or the e-cigarette case according to the prior art, as the ultraviolet rays are irradiated in one direction from the lamp, the ultraviolet rays are irradiated only on a part of the e-cigarette, and the irradiation angle is also small, so that the entire suction cup of the e-cigarette inserted into the oral cavity of the user. The sterilization effect was limited only to a limited area of the area, so the sterilization effect was limited.

KR 20-2012-0003872 U, 2012. 06. 01. KR 20-0448273 Y1, 2010. 03. 22. KR 20-2009-0008911 U, 2009. 09. 02. KR 20-2011-0009632 U, October 12, 2011.

Accordingly, the present invention has been proposed to solve the problems of the prior art, and is easy to carry in a state in which an electronic cigarette is stored, and effectively sterilizes various bacteria that may exist inside and on the surface of the electronic cigarette by irradiating UV light at various angles. At the same time, the purpose is to provide a portable electronic cigarette case that can charge a spare battery.

The present invention according to one aspect for achieving the above object is a main body provided with a storage space including a first region in which the electronic cigarette is stored, a second region in which the spare battery and the battery is stored, and one side of the main body A lid coupled to the side to open and close an upper portion of the main body, and having a storage space for storing a dedicated liquid container, an electronic cigarette holder installed at one side of the first region and into which the main body of the electronic cigarette is inserted and fixed; It is installed in the center of the second area, and the one side and the other side, the spare battery and the battery are electrically coupled to each other to charge the spare battery, and the second to face the suction table of the electronic cigarette It is installed on one side of the area and receives power from the battery or the power port installed in the main body and irradiates ultraviolet rays to the suction port of the electronic cigarette. Is installed on at least one inner surface of at least one of a lamp housing provided with at least one ultraviolet lamp, an inner surface of the body facing the ultraviolet lamp, and an inner surface of the body facing the suction table of the electronic cigarette; It provides a portable electronic cigarette case having a sterilization function, characterized in that it comprises a reflecting member for reflecting the ultraviolet rays irradiated from the ultraviolet lamp back to the suction of the electronic cigarette.

Preferably, the fixing member is installed to cross the storage space of the cover in the width direction so as to secure the dedicated liquid container so as not to be separated from the dedicated liquid container accommodated in the storage space of the cover, and the storage space of the body Further comprising: an auxiliary cover for dividing the first and second areas, wherein the auxiliary cover divides the storage space of the main body into the first and second areas in the width direction, and a vertical direction from the partition. It may be characterized in that it comprises a top plate bent to cover the lamp housing, the charging adapter, the spare battery and the battery installed in the second region.

Preferably, the fastening member for fastening the cover and the other side of the main body to open and close the upper portion of the main body, and electrically coupled with the fastening member to operate in conjunction with the opening and closing operation of the fastening member, opening and closing of the fastening member In response to the operation further comprises a switch for controlling the power supplied to the ultraviolet lamp from the battery or the power port, the switch is fastened to the other side of the main body of the other side of the cover by the fastening member, It may be characterized in that for supplying power supplied from the battery or the power port to the ultraviolet lamp.

Preferably, the controller further comprises a control unit for controlling the operation of the switch, wherein the control unit controls the switch when the set time elapses after the ultraviolet ray is irradiated to the suction of the electronic cigarette through the ultraviolet lamp. It may be characterized in that the power supplied to the ultraviolet lamp from the power port to cut off.

Preferably, an insertion hole through which the spare battery is introduced into the main body may be provided at one side of the main body.

As described above, according to the present invention, by providing an electronic cigarette case provided with an ultraviolet lamp inside the main body of the various kinds of bacteria (e.g., E. coli, Salmonella, caries, Sterilization of Staphylococcus aureus, etc.) can provide a cleaner and safer e-cigarette to users who use e-cigarettes.

In addition, according to the present invention, by providing an electronic cigarette case in which the charging adapter is installed inside the body to sterilize various germs of the electronic cigarette stored in the inside of the body at the same time it is possible to charge the spare battery convenience to the user Can provide.

In addition, according to the present invention, by providing an electronic cigarette case provided with a reflector or a reflecting member made of a reflector or a reflecting plate on the inner surface of the main body in a direction opposite to the ultraviolet lamp possible while minimizing the loss of ultraviolet radiation irradiated through the ultraviolet lamp Many ultraviolet rays are irradiated with the electronic cigarette to maximize the sterilization effect of the electronic cigarette.

In addition, according to the present invention, by providing an electronic cigarette case including a switch for controlling the power supplied to the ultraviolet lamp in conjunction with the opening and closing operation of the cover for opening and closing the main body simply by opening and closing operation of the cover without a separate operation It is possible to perform the sterilization and filling operation at the same time to provide convenience to the user.

In addition, according to the present invention, when the setting time for sterilization for the electronic cigarette is over, providing an electronic cigarette case including a control unit to complete the sterilization operation by controlling the switch to minimize the power consumption of the battery to further improve portability Can provide an electronic cigarette.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a portable electronic cigarette case according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a perspective view showing an open state of the portable electronic cigarette case according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 and 4 are perspective views illustrating a state in which the electronic cigarette, a spare battery, a battery, and a dedicated liquid container are accommodated in the portable electronic cigarette case according to the embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a perspective view showing a process in which the ultraviolet light is reflected by the reflecting member according to the present invention.
Figure 6 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of a portable electronic cigarette case according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart illustrating an electronic cigarette sterilization method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention, and how to accomplish them, will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be embodied in various forms.

The present embodiments are provided so that this disclosure of the present invention is complete, and that those skilled in the art will fully understand the scope of the present invention. And this invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Thus, in some embodiments, well known components, well known operations, and well-known techniques are not specifically described to avoid an undue interpretation of the present invention.

In addition, like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification. And, the terms (mentioned) used in this specification are intended to illustrate the embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. In the present specification, the singular form includes plural forms unless otherwise specified in the specification. Also, components and acts referred to as " comprising (or comprising) " do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other components and operations.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein may be used in a sense that is commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Also, commonly used predefined terms are not ideally or excessively interpreted unless they are defined.

Technical features of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 and 2 are perspective views illustrating a portable electronic cigarette case according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a closed state of the electronic cigarette case according to the present invention, Figure 2 is the present invention Perspective view showing an open state of the electronic cigarette case.

1 and 2, the portable electronic cigarette case 100 according to the present invention includes a main body 110 and a cover 120 coupled to one side of the main body 110 to open and close the main body 110. do.

As shown in FIG. 2, the body 110 and the cover 120 according to the present invention may be independently manufactured in a separate form, and then one side may be coupled to each other by a hinge (pivot) fastening method.

As shown in FIG. 2, the main body 110 has a substantially rectangular box structure, and an electronic cigarette holder 112, a lamp housing 113, and a charging adapter 114 are installed therein.

In addition, an interior of the main body 110 includes a storage space 111 in which an electronic cigarette (see FIG. 3), a spare battery 20 (see FIG. 3), and a battery 30 (see FIG. 3) are stored in place. It is prepared.

The cover 120 has a substantially rectangular box structure similar to the main body 110, and is fastened to one side of the main body 110 by a hinge (pivot) fastening method to open and close the upper portion of the main body 110.

As shown in FIG. 2, the cover 120 includes a storage space 121 in which a dedicated liquid container 40 (see FIG. 3) is accommodated, and a dedicated liquid container 40 stored in the storage space 121. A fixing member 122 is installed to fix the liquid container 40 so that the liquid container 40 is not detached.

As shown in FIG. 2, at least one fixing member 122 may be installed to traverse the receiving space 121 of the cover 120 in the width direction. The fixing member 122 is easy to install, and the dedicated liquid container 40 (refer to FIG. 3) is accommodated inside the storage space 121 in order to easily store the dedicated liquid container 40 in the storage space 121. It is preferable that the elastic band having a constant elastic force to fix the dedicated liquid cylinder 40 by applying a constant pressure to the upper portion of the dedicated liquid cylinder 40 to the bottom surface of the storage space 121 in the state.

On the other hand, although not shown, on the other side of the cover 120 according to the present invention, a fastening member (not shown) fastened to the other side of the main body 110 may be installed to open and close the upper portion of the open main body 110. have. At this time, the structure and the fastening method of the fastening member is not limited.

As shown in FIG. 2, the portable electronic cigarette case 100 according to the present invention may further include an auxiliary cover 130 installed to divide the storage space 111 of the main body 110 in the width direction.

The main body 110 has an accommodating space 111 divided into first and second regions in the width direction by the auxiliary cover 130, and the electronic cigarette 10 (see FIG. 3) is accommodated in the first region. Spare batteries 20 (see FIG. 3) and batteries 30 (see FIG. 3) are respectively stored in the second area.

As described above, the auxiliary cover 130 includes a partition 131 for dividing the storage space 111 of the main body 110 into the first and second regions in the width direction, and from the partition 131 in a substantially vertical direction. A lamp housing 112 that is bent and installed or accommodated in the second area, a charging adapter 112, a spare battery 20 (see FIG. 3), and a top plate 132 covering the battery 30 (see FIG. 3). .

The auxiliary cover 130 may be fastened by an interference fit method or a screw fastening method to a fastening groove separately provided in the main body 110, and electrically insulate the second area where the components are electrically coupled. It is preferable that it is made of an insulating material. For example, the auxiliary cover 130 may be made of a synthetic resin material.

3 and 4 are perspective views illustrating a state in which an electronic cigarette, a spare battery, a battery, and a dedicated liquid container are accommodated in the portable electronic cigarette case according to the embodiment of the present invention.

3 and 4, the electronic cigarette 10 is accommodated in the longitudinal direction in the storage space 111 (see FIG. 2) of the main body 110, and part of the electronic cigarette 10 is stored in the electronic cigarette holder 112.

As shown in FIG. 3, the electronic cigarette 10 includes a suction stand 11, a main body 12, and a battery 13, and the inside of the suction stand 11 is extracted from propylene glycol and tobacco leaves. The cartridge containing nicotine together with the cotton is embedded, and the main body 12 may contain a vaporizer and an electronic circuit for making the liquid inside the cartridge into water vapor.

As shown in FIG. 4, the e-cigarette 10 is disposed so as to face the lamp housing 113 as the main body 12 is fixed to the e-cigarette holder 112.

One or a plurality of ultraviolet lamps 140 are mounted in the lamp housing 113, and the ultraviolet rays are irradiated onto the suction table 11 disposed in opposite directions. At this time, the ultraviolet lamp 140 is preferably irradiated with ultraviolet light having a wavelength band of 250 ~ 260nm, which is a high wavelength band sterilizing power. More preferably, ultraviolet rays of 253.7 nm wavelength band are irradiated.

The reflective member 115 may be installed on the inner surface of the main body 110 so that the ultraviolet rays radiated from the ultraviolet lamp 140 may be uniformly radiated onto the suction table 11 of the electronic cigarette 10. In this case, the reflecting member 115 may be a reflector or a reflecting plate (metal plate), and is preferably installed on the inner surface of the main body 110 facing the ultraviolet lamp 140 and the suction table 11, respectively.

5 is a perspective view illustrating a process in which ultraviolet rays are reflected by a reflecting member according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the portable electronic cigarette case 100 according to the present invention, ultraviolet rays irradiated from the ultraviolet lamp 140 to the front, that is, the suction table 11 of the electronic cigarette 10 may be partially depending on the irradiation angle. Directly irradiated to the suction table 11, the remaining part is reflected by the reflecting members 115 respectively installed on the inner surface of the main body 110 to be irradiated to the suction table 11, thereby minimizing the loss of ultraviolet rays through this By allowing as much ultraviolet light to be irradiated to the suction table 11, the sterilizing effect on the suction table 11 of the electronic cigarette 10 may be maximized.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 4, the spare battery 20 is inserted into the interior of the main body 110 through the insertion hole (110a) provided in one side in the longitudinal direction of the main body 110, one side is the charging adapter It is electrically coupled with and charged with 114. At this time, the spare battery 20 is a component corresponding to the battery 13 of the electronic cigarette 10, and when the charging is completed is electrically coupled with the main body 12 of the electronic cigarette 10 of the electronic cigarette 10 It will serve to supply power.

As shown in FIG. 4, the charging adapter 114 is supplied with power from the battery 30 which is electrically coupled to the opposite side of one side to which the spare battery 20 is electrically coupled, that is, the other side, or the main body ( It may be configured to charge the spare battery 20 by receiving power from a power port 150 (see FIG. 6) installed at one side of 110, for example, a USB port.

6 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of a portable electronic cigarette case according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 6, the portable electronic cigarette case 100 according to the present invention is a switch interlocking with the fastening member for fastening the cover 120 and the other side of the main body 110 to open and close the upper portion of the main body 110 ( 160 may further include a controller 170 for controlling the switch 160.

The switch 160 is electrically coupled to operate in conjunction with the opening and closing operation of the fastening member. For example, when the cover 120 is released through the fastening member and the cover 120 is separated from the main body 110, the switch 160 is turned off in conjunction with the cover 120, and the cover 120 is connected to the main body. When engaged with 110, the switch 160 is turned on in conjunction with this.

When the cover 120 is fastened through the main body 110 and the fastening member, the switch 160 receives power from the battery 30 or the power port 150 and supplies the power to the ultraviolet lamp 140.

The ultraviolet lamp 140 is operated by a power source supplied from the battery 30 or the power port 150 through the switch 160 to operate the ultraviolet light to the suction table 11 of the electronic cigarette 10 stored in the main body 110. Investigate

Like the ultraviolet lamp 140, the charging adapter 114 receives the power from the battery 30 or the power port 150 through the switch 160 to charge the spare battery 20.

On the other hand, the control unit 170 is supplied to the ultraviolet lamp 140 through the switch 160, the ultraviolet ray is irradiated to the suction table 11 of the electronic cigarette 10 through the ultraviolet lamp 140 for a set time For example, when 5 to 10 minutes, preferably about 7 minutes has elapsed, the switch 160 is automatically turned off to cut off the power supplied to the ultraviolet lamp 140 to complete sterilization.

7 is a flowchart illustrating an electronic cigarette sterilization method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 and 7, first, as shown in FIG. 3, in a state in which the electronic cigarette 10 is accommodated in the main body 110, the cover 120 opens the main body 110 through the fastening member. When fastened to the main body 110 to cover, the switch 160 is turned on to supply power to the ultraviolet lamp 140 (ST71 ~ ST73).

Subsequently, the ultraviolet lamp 140 operates by the power supplied from the battery 30 or the power port 150 through the switch 160 to irradiate the ultraviolet light to the suction table 11 of the electronic cigarette 10 (ST74). ).

On the other hand, when the fastening member is unlocked in step ST72 and the cover 120 is separated from the main body 110, the switch 160 is turned off to cut off the power supply to the ultraviolet lamp 140 (ST75).

After that, when the electronic cigarette sterilization time exceeds a set time (for example, 7 minutes), the controller 170 turns off the switch 160 to cut off the power supplied to the ultraviolet lamp 140 and then sterilize. Complete (ST76 ~ ST77).

As described above, the technical idea of the present invention has been specifically described in the preferred embodiments, but the preferred embodiments described above are intended to be illustrative, not limiting. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

10: electronic cigarette 20: spare battery
30: battery 40: dedicated liquid container
10: electronic cigarette case 110: the body
111: accommodation space 112: electronic cigarette holder
113 lamp housing 114 charging adapter
115: reflection member 120: cover
121: receiving space 122: fixed member
130: auxiliary cover 140: UV lamp
150: power port 160: switch
170:

Claims (5)

A main body provided with a storage space including a first area in which an electronic cigarette is stored and a second area in which a spare battery and a battery are stored;
A cover having one side portion coupled to one side portion of the main body to open and close the upper portion of the main body, and a storage space for storing a dedicated liquid container;
An electronic cigarette holder installed on one side of the first region and to which the main body of the electronic cigarette is inserted and fixed;
A charging adapter installed at the center of the second area and having one side and the other side electrically coupled to the spare battery and the battery to charge the spare battery;
Is installed on one side of the second area so as to face the suction table of the electronic cigarette, at least one ultraviolet lamp for supplying power from the power port installed in the battery or the main body to irradiate the ultraviolet light to the suction port of the electronic cigarette is installed Lamp housings; And
The ultraviolet light emitted from the ultraviolet lamp is installed on at least one inner surface of the main body that faces the ultraviolet lamp and the inner surface of the main body that faces the suction table of the electronic cigarette, and the ultraviolet light is irradiated from the ultraviolet lamp. Reflective member to be reflected back;
Including;
A fixing member installed to cross the storage space of the cover in a width direction and fixing the dedicated liquid container so that the dedicated liquid container housed in the storage space of the cover is not separated; And
Further comprising an auxiliary cover for dividing the storage space of the main body into the first and second areas,
The auxiliary cover includes a partition for dividing the storage space of the main body into the first and second regions in the width direction, the lamp housing bent in the vertical direction from the partition and installed in the second region, the charging adapter, and the A portable electronic cigarette case having a sterilization function, comprising a spare battery and a top plate covering the battery.
delete The method of claim 1,
A fastening member fastening the cover and the other side of the main body to open and close the upper part of the main body; And
And a switch electrically coupled with the fastening member to operate in conjunction with the opening and closing operation of the fastening member, and controlling a power supplied from the battery or the power port to the ultraviolet lamp in response to the opening and closing operation of the fastening member. But
The switch is portable with a sterilization function, characterized in that when the other side of the cover is fastened to the other side of the main body by the fastening member, the power supplied from the battery or the power port to the ultraviolet lamp. E-cigarette case.
The method of claim 3, wherein
And a control unit for controlling the operation of the switch, wherein the control unit controls the switch from the battery or the power port when the set time elapses after the ultraviolet ray is irradiated to the suction of the electronic cigarette through the ultraviolet lamp. Portable electronic cigarette case having a sterilization function, characterized in that to cut off the power supplied to the ultraviolet lamp.
The method of claim 1,
A portable electronic cigarette case having a sterilizing function, characterized in that an insertion hole through which the spare battery is inserted into the main body is provided at one side of the main body.

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