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`(86) Date de dép6t PCT/PCT Filing Date: 2005/03/18
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`(87) Date publication PCT/PCT Publication Date: 2005/10/27
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`(45) Date de délivrance/Issue Date: 2011/04/26
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`(85) Entrée phase nationale/National Entry: 2006/10/12
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`(86) N” demande PCT/PCT Application No.: CN 2005/000337
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`(87) N” publication PCT/PCT Publication No.: 2005/099494
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`(30) Priorité/Priority: 2004/04/14 (CN200420031182.0)
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`(54) Titre : CIGARETTE A ATOMISATION ELECTRONIQUE
`(54) Title: ELECTRONIC ATOMIZATION CIGARETTE
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`CA 2562581 C 2011/04/26
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`(12) BREVET CANADIEN
`CANADIAN PATENT
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`(51) C|.|nt./|nt.C|. A61K37/46‘5(2006.01),
`A240 7/00(2006.01), A24F 1/28(2006.01),
`A61K9/72(2006.01), A67P25/34 (2006.01),
`A240 7/08 (2006.01)
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`(72) Inventeur/Inventor:
`HON, LIK, CN
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`(73) Propriétaire/Owner:
`BEST PARTNERS WORLDWIDE LIMITED, VG
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`(74) Agent: SMART & BIGGAR
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`(57) Abrégé/Abstract:
`The present invention relates to an electronic atomization cigarette which only contains nicotine without harmful tar. The electronic
`atomization cigarette includes a shell and a mouthpiece. The external wall of the shell has an air inlet. An electronic circuit board, a
`normal pressure cavity, a sensor, a vapor-liquid separator, an atomizer, a liquid-supplying bottle are sequentially provided within the
`shell, wherein the electronic circuit board comprises an electronic switching circuit and a high frequency generator. A stream
`passage of the sensor is provided on one side of the sensor, and a negative pressure cavity is provided in the sensor. The atomizer
`and the liquid-supplying bottle is in contact with each other. An atomization cavity is arranged in the atomizer. A retaining ring for
`locking the liquid-supplying bottle is provided between one side of the liquid-supplying bottle and the shell, and an aerosol passage
`is provided on the other side of the liquid-supplying bottle. The air inlet, normal pressure cavity, vapor-liquid separator, atomizer,
`aerosol passage, gas vent and mouthpiece are sequentially interconnected. The advantages of the present invention include
`smoking without tar, significantly reducing the cancerogenic risk. Furthermore, users still feel as if they are smoking and
`experiencing the same excitement, and the cigarette is no need to be lit and is no fire risk.
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`Abstract
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`The present invention relates to an electronic atomization cigarette which
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`only contains nicotine without harmful
`tar. The electronic atomization
`cigarette includes a shell and a mouthpiece. The external wall of the shell has
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`an air inlet. An electronic circuit board, a normal pressure cavity, a sensor, a
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`vapor-liquid separator, an atomizer, a liquid-supplying bottle are sequentially
`provided within the shell, wherein the electronic circuit board comprises an
`electronic switching circuit and a high frequency generator. A stream passage
`of the sensor is provided on one side of the sensor, and a negative pressure
`cavity is provided in the sensor. The atomizer and the liquid-supplying bottle
`is in contact with each other. An atomization cavity is arranged in the
`atomizer. A retaining ring for locking the liquid-supplying bottle is provided
`between one side of the liquid—supplying bottle and the shell, and an aerosol
`passage is provided on the other side of the liquid-supplying bottle. The air
`inlet, normal pressure cavity, vapor-liquid separator, atomizer, aerosol passage,
`gas vent and mouthpiece are sequentially interconnected. The advantages of
`the present invention include smoking without tar, significantly reducing the
`cancerogenic risk. Furthermore, users still feel as if they are smoking and
`exPeriencing the same excitement, and the cigarette is no need to be lit and is
`no fire risk.
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`Electronic Atomization Cigarette
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`Technical Field
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`The present invention relates to an electronic cigarette, in particular to an
`electronic atomization cigarette that contains only nicotine without tar.
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`Background Art
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`Despite it is commonly known that “smoking is harmful to your health",
`the number of smokers worldwide is up to 1 billion, and the number is
`increasing every year. On March 1, 2003, the World Health Organization
`(WHO) concluded a global Framework Convention on Tobacco Control-
`According to the statistical data fiom WHO, about 4.9 million people die of
`diseases caused by smoking each year. Although smoking may cause serious
`respiratory diseases and cancer, it remains extremely difficult for smokers to
`quit smoking completely.
`The active ingredient in a cigarette is nicotine. During smoking, nicotine,
`along with a lot of tar aerosol droplets produced in the cigarette burning,
`enters smoker’s alveolus and is rapidly absorbed. After being absorbed into
`the blood of a smoker, nicotine then produces its effect on the receptors of the
`smoker’s central nervous system, which makes him/her relax and enjoy an
`inebricty similar to that produced by an exhilarant.
`Nicotine is a kind of alkaloid with low molecular weight, a small dose of
`nicotine is essentially harmless to human body and its half~life in blood is
`quite short. Actually the major harmful substance in tobacco is tar, tar in
`tobacco is composed of thousands of ingredients,
`tens of which are
`cancerogenic substances. At present it has been proven that passive smoking
`can be more harmful on non-smokers.
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`Some cigarette substitutes that contain only nicotine without tar have
`been proposed, many of them, such as "nicotine patch", "nicotine mouthwash"
`"spray agent packaged in high pressure gas tank with propellant", "nicotine
`chewing gum", “nicotine drink” etc, are made of pure nicotine. Although
`these cigarette substitutes are free from tar, their major disadvantage is that an
`efi'ective peak concentration can not be reached in the blood of a smoker due
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`to slow absorption of nicotine and thus it can not make a
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`smoker get real fun,
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`in addition,
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`these cigarette
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`substitutes can not satisfy habitual smoking actions of a
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`smoker, for example,
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`inhaling action or sucking action, and
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`thus are not likely to be widely accepted as effective
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`substitutes for quitting smoking or cigarette substitutes.
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`The Summary of the Invention
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`Some embodiments of the present invention is to
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`provide an electronic atomization cigarette that functions
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`as a substitute for quitting smoking and Cigarette
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`substitutes.
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`Some embodiments of the present
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`invention may
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`include: a shell; a mouthpiece; an air inlet provided in the
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`external wall of the shell; an electronic circuit board, a
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`normal pressure cavity, a sensor, a vapour—liquid separator,
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`an atomizer, a liquid-supplying bottle arranged sequentially
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`within the shell; a stream passage provided on one Side of
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`the sensor; a negative pressure cavity provided in the
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`sensor; an atomization cavity arranged in the atomizer; a
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`retaining ring for locking the liquid—supplying bottle
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`provided between one side of the liquid—supplying bottle and
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`the shell; and an aerosol passage provided on the other side
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`of the liquid—supplying bottle, wherein the electronic
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`circuit board comprises an electronic switching circuit and
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`a high frequency generator;
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`the liquid—supplying bottle is
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`in contact with the atomizer; and the air inlet, normal
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`pressure cavity, vapour—liquid separator, atomizer, aerosol
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`passage, gas vent and mouthpiece are sequentially
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`interconnected.
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`In some embodiments, a LED and a cell are
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`provided at the front end within the shell, collectively
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`constituting an integrity like a cigarette holder, cigar or
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`a pipe.
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`Furthermore,
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`in some embodiments, a display screen
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`is additionally provided on the inner wall of the shell; a
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`microswitch for manually cleaning is connected to the sensor
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`in parallel connection within the shell; a ripple film is
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`provided between the sensor and the negative pressure cavity
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`inside the sensor; a first magnetic steel, a second magnetic
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`steel and a Reed switch connected between them provided
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`within the sensor, wherein the second magnetic steel is
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`attached to the ripple film; a silicon gel check valve is
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`provided within the sensor, a third magnetic steel is
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`provided the silicon gel check valve, and a Reed switch is
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`provided outside the valve, on the side close to the
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`magnetic steel; a through hole is arranged on the vapour—
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`liquid separator, a silicon gel check valve covers the
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`through hole on the vapour—liquid separator; an overflow
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`hole is provided on the atomization cavity wall of the
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`atomization cavity, a heating element is provided within the
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`atomization cavity, a long stream ejection hole is provided
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`on one side of the heating element,
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`the porous body is
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`arranged outside around the atomization cavity wall,
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`the
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`first piezoelectric element is provided on one side of the
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`atomizer, and a bulge is provided on the other side;
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`the
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`second piezoelectric element is additionally provided in the
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`atomizer;
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`the porous body in the atomizer can be made of
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`foam nickel, stainless steel fiber felt, high molecule
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`polymer foam and foam ceramic;
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`the heating element can be
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`made of platinum wire, nickel chromium alloy or iron
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`chromium aluminum alloy wire with rare earth element, or may
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`be made into a sheet form with conductive ceramics or PTC
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`ceramics;
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`the atomization cavity wall can be made of
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`aluminum oxide or ceramic;
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`the vapour—liquid separator can
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`be made of plastic or silicon rubber;
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`the solution storage
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`porous body is included in the liquid—supplying bottle, and
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`can be filled with polypropylene fiber,
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`terylene fiber or
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`nylon fiber, or be filled with plastics that are shaped by
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`foaming; alternatively, it may be modeled into a column with
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`laminated layers by polyvinyl chloride, polypropylene,
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`polycarbonate;
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`the Reed switch,
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`the first magnetic steel,
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`the second magnetic steel,
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`the ripple film can be replaced
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`by a semiconductor strain gauge with sealed film, which is
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`mounted in the place of the sensor ripple film.
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`Some embodiments of the present invention also
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`provide an electronic atomization cigarette with another
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`structure, wherein the atomizer is postposed within the
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`shell,
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`the liquid—supplying bottle is arranged between the
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`vapour—liquid separator and the atomizer, and a spring piece
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`for pressing the liquid—supplying bottle on the atomizer is
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`arranged at one end of the liquid—supplying bottle.
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`The advantages of at least some embodiments of the
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`present
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`invention include smoking without tar, significantly
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`reducing the cancerogenic risk.
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`Furthermore users still
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`feel as if they are smoking and experiencing the same
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`excitement, and the cigarette is no need to be lit and is no
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`With slight modification of the solution storage
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`container,
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`the device and connecting structures of the
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`present
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`invention can be filled with conventional drug for
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`pulmonary administration apparatus.
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`invention,
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`there is provided an electronic atomization cigarette,
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`comprising: a shell with an external wall; a mouthpiece; an
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`air inlet provided on the external wall of the shell; a
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`cell, an electronic circuit board, a normal pressure cavity,
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`a sensor, a vapor—liquid separator, an atomizer, a liquid—
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`supplying bottle arranged sequentially within the shell; a
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`stream passage provided on one side of the sensor; a
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`negative pressure cavity provided in the sensor; an
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`atomization cavity arranged in the atomizer; an aerosol
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`passage provided on one side of the liquid—supplying bottle;
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`wherein the liquid—supplying bottle is in contact with the
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`atomizer.
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`According to another aspect of the present
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`invention,
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`there is provided a nicotine solution used for an
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`electronic atomization cigarette according to the above
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`aspect of the present invention, wherein the nicotine
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`solution that is injected into the liquid-supplying bottle
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`and used for the atomization process comprises O.4—3.5%
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`nicotine, 0.05—2% cigarette essence, O.l—3.l% organic acid,
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`O.l-0.S% anti—oxidation agent,
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`the rest being 1,2—propylene
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`Description of the Drawings
`Fig.
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`is a schematic diagram of an overall structure according to the
`present invention;
`Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of another overall structure according to
`the present invention;
`Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a overall structure with a display screen
`according to the present invention;
`Fig. 4 is a structural diagram of a sensor according to the present
`invention;
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`Fig. 5 is a structural diagram of a sensor with a silicon gel check valve
`according to the present invention;
`Fig. 6 is a structural diagram of an atomizer according to the present
`invention;
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`Fig. 7 is a structural diagram of the ceramic member in an atomizer
`according to the present invention;
`Fig. 8 is a structural diagram of another atomizer according to the present
`invention;
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`Fig- 9 is a structural diagram of a vapor-liquid separator according to the
`present invention;
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`10 is a structural diagram of another vapor-liquid separator
`according to the present invention;
`Fig. 11 is a structural diagram of the connection of a liquid-supplying
`bottle and a mouthpiece according to the present invention;
`Fig. 12 is a firncn'onal diagram of a circuit according to the present
`invention.
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`Detailed Description of the Invention
`The present invention is further described below with reference to the
`accompanying drawings.
`Embodiment 1
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`As shown in Fig. l, the present invention can form an integrity like a
`cigarette holder, a cigar or a pipe. An air inlet 4 is provided on the external
`wall of the shell 14. A LED 1, a cell 2, an electronic circuit board 3; a normal
`pressure cavity 5, a sensor 6, a vapor-liquid separator 7, an atomizer 9, a
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`liquid-supplying bottle 11 and a mouthpiece 15 are sequentially provided
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`within the shell 14. The electronic circuit board 3 comprises an electronic
`switching circuit and a high fi'cquency generator. As shown in Fig. 4, a
`negative pressure cavity 8 is provided in the sensor 6 and is separated from
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`the sensor 6 by a ripple film 22. A first magnetic steel 20, a second magnetic
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`steel 2land a Reed switch 19 arranged between them is also provided within
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`the sensor 6, and the second magnetic steel 21 is attached to the ripple film 22.
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`The atomizer 9 is in contact with the liquid-supplying bottle 11 via the bulge
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`36, and the atomization cavity 10 is provided in the atomizer 9. As shown in
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`Fig. 6 and 7, the overflow hole 29 is provided on the atomization cavity wall
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`25 of the atomization cavity 10. A heating element 26, which can be made of
`platinum wire, nickel chromium alloy or iron chromium aluminum alloy wire
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`with rare earth element, is provided within the cavity, and can also be made
`into a sheet form with conductive ceramics or PTC ceramics. An ejection hole
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`is provided on the side opposite to the heating element 26 and the ejection
`hole can be determined to select either the long stream ejection hole 24 or the
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`short stream ejection hole 30, depending on the material used for the
`atomization cavity wall 25. The long stream ejection hole 24 can employ slot
`structure of 0.1 mm—1.3 mm or circular hole structure of (D02 rum-1.3 mm
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`with a single and multiple holes. The short stream ejection hole 30 has the
`diameter of about 0.3 min-1.3 mm. The atomization cavity wall 25 is
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`surrounded with the porous body 27, which can be made of foam nickel,
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`stainless steel fiber felt, high molecule polymer foam and foam ceramic. A
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`first piezoelectric element 23 is also provided on the atomizer 9. The
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`atomization cavity wall 25 can be made of aluminum oxide or ceramic. As
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`shown in Fig. 9, a through hole is provided on the vapor-liquid separator 7,
`and can be made of plastic or silicon rubber. As shown in Fig. 11, a retaining
`ring 13 for locking the liquid-supplying bottle 11 is provided between one
`side of the liquid-supplying bottle 11 and the shell 14, an aerosol passage 12
`is provided on the other side of the liquid-supplying bottle. The solution
`storage porous body 28 is provided in the liquid-supplying bottle, and can be
`filled with polypropylene fiber, terylene fiber or nylon fiber, or be filled with
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`plastic that are shaped by foaming, such as polyamine resin foam column 0:
`polypropylene foam column; alternatively,
`it may be made of a column
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`formed by molding polyvinyl chloride, polypropylene, polycarbonate into a
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`stack of laminated layers. The air inlet 4, normal pressure cavity 5, vapor-
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`liquid separator 7, atomizer 9, aerosol passage 12, gas vent l7, mouthpiece 15
`are sequentially interconnected.
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`As shown in the fimctional diagram of the circuit in Fig. 12, K1 refers to
`the Reed switch 19, RL refers to the heating element 26, LEDI refers to the
`Light Emitting Diode 1, U2 refers to the low voltage detecting element used
`for the overvdischarging protection of the lithium cell, Ml refers to the first
`piezoelectric element 23, and C1, C2, R3, L1, C3, BG, M1 collectively
`constitute a Colpitts oscillator. The operating principle of the circuit is as
`follows: when K1 is closed, U1, i.e., the field effect power transistor, is turned
`on, RL starts, and the Colpitts oscillator starts oscillating, M1 will provide the
`high frequency mechanical oscillatory wave to the atomizer 9 to achieve the
`result of atomization.
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`When a smoker smokes, the mouthpiece 15 is under negative pressure,
`the air pressure difference or high speed stream between the normal pressure
`cavity 5 and the negative pressure cavity 8 will cause the sensor 6 to output an
`actuating signal, the electronic circuit board 3 connected therewith goes into
`operation. Now the ripple film 22 in the sensor 6 is deformed to take the
`second magnetic steel 21 away from the Reed switch 19, and the Reed switch
`19 is then closed (i.e., K1 is closed) under the eifect of the excessive magnetic
`line of force fiom the first magnetic steel 20, starting the field effect power
`transistor electronic switch (is, U1 is opened). The high frequency oscillator
`may uses the Colpitts oscillator with the frequency of 550KHz»8MI-Iz, the
`automatic fine-adjusting element
`in the circuit resonates with the first
`piezoelectric element 23 in the form of a ring to supply power to liquid
`molecule, and the LED 1 can be lit under the supply of the rechargeable
`battery 2. The air enters the normal pressure cavity 5 through the air inlet 4,
`passes through the air passage 18 of the sensor and then the through hole in
`the vapor-liquid separator 7, and flows into the atomization cavity 10 in the
`atomizer 9. The high speed stream passing through the ejection hole drives
`the nicotine solution in the porous body 27 to eject into the atomization cavity
`10 in the form of droplet, where the nicotine solution is subjected to the
`ultrasonic atomization by the first piezoelectric element 23 and is further
`atomized by the heating element 26. After the atomization, the droplets with
`large diameter stick to the wall under the action of eddy flow and are
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`reabsorbed by the porous body 27 via the overflow hole 29, whereas the
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`droplets with small diameter float in stream and forms aerosols, which are
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`sucked out via the aerosol passage 12, gas vent 17 and mouthpiece 15. The
`solution storage porous body 28 in the liquid-supplying bottle 11 will be in
`contact with the bulge 36 on the atomizer 9, thereby achieving the capillary
`infiltration liquid-supplying.
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`The mouthpiece 15 is threaded. When the nicotine solution in the liquid-
`supplying bottle 11 is used up, users can screw the mouthpiece 15 out to take
`the liquid-supplying bottle 11 out, refill the liquid-supplying bottle 11 with the
`nicotine solution, put the liquid-supplying bottle 11 into the shell 14 again,
`and then screw the mouthpiece 15.
`The Reed switch 19, the first magnetic steel 20, the second magnetic
`steel 21, the ripple film 22 can be replaced by a semiconductor strain gauge
`with sealed film, which is mounted in the place of the sensor ripple film.
`To simplify the design, the first piezoelectric element 23 on the atomizer
`9 can be omitted, and the atomization of the nicotine solution will be made
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`only by the heating element 26. The size of such an atomizer can be made
`smaller, and the structure of the connection of the whole electronic
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`atomization cigarette is the same as the embodiment 1. In addition, as shown
`in Fig. 8, the first piezoelectric element 23 and the heating element 26 in the
`atomizer 9 can be omitted, an additional second piezoelectric element 35 in
`the form of platen with a single layer or multiple laminated layers can be
`arranged in the atomization cavity, and the stream passing through the
`ejection hole vibrates the focus at the center of the second piezoelectric
`element 35 to achieve the efl‘ect of strong ultrasonic atomization.
`As shown in Fig. 10, a silicon gel check valve 31 may cover the outside
`of the through hole on the vapor-liquid separator 7. During smoking, a stream
`reaches the through hole, as the air pressure in the through hole increases, the
`silicon gel check valve 31 is opened and the stream passes; otherwise, the
`silicon gel check valve 31 is closed.
`As shown in Fig. 5, the sensor 6 may also be designed into a structure
`with the silicon gel check valve 31. During smoking, the stream comes into
`the silicon gel check valve 31, the air pressure increases and the air expands,
`the third magnetic steel 34 in the valve approaches the Reed switch 19
`gradually until the Reed switch is closed and the circuit is turned on, and the
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`air outlet of the silicon gel check valve 31 is opened with the increment of the
`air pressure difference. The Reed switch 19 can also be made of Hall device
`or magneto diode or magneto triode instead.
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`Embodiment 2
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`As shown in Fig. 2, to improve the liquid-supplying state, the atomizer 9
`is postposed Within the shell 14, and the liquid-supplying bottle 11 is arranged
`betWeen the vapor-liquid separator 7 and the atomizer 9. A spring piece 33 for
`pressing the liquid-supplying bottle 11 on the atomizer 9 is provided on one
`end of the liquid-supplying bottle 11. Other components and their fimctions
`are the same as those in the embodiment 1.
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`0n the inner wall of the shell 14 of the electronic atomization cigarette
`described in the embodiment 1 and 2, a digital display screen 32 for showing
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`the smoking times per day and the cell capacity can be also provided. The
`sensor 6 uses a linear signal output, which is proportional to the suction force
`(i.e., the stronger one sucks, the longer the time of operation is), the atomizer
`9 operates in the linear mode, thereby simulating a humanized cigarette that
`looks like a normal cigarette.
`Mthin the shell 14, the microswitch 16 is connected to the sensor 6 in
`parallel and used for manually cleaning. When users do not smoke, they press
`the microswitch 16 to start the sensor 6 connected therewith in parallel, or
`clean the residue or other impurity substance within the shell 14.
`The nicotine solution for atomization contains 0.4-3.5 % nicotine, 0.05-
`2% cigarette essence, O.1-3.1% organic acid, (ll-0.5% anti-oxidation agent,
`and the rest is 1,2-propylene glycol.
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`An electronic atomization cigarette, comprising:
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`a shell with an external wall;
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`a mouthpiece;
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`an air inlet provided on the external wall of the
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`shell;
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`a cell, an electronic circuit board, a normal
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`pressure cavity,
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`a sensor, a vapor—liquid separator, an
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`atomizer, a liquid—supplying bottle arranged sequentially
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`a stream passage provided on one side of the
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`sensor;
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`a negative pressure cavity provided in the sensor;
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`an atomization cavity arranged in the atomizer;
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`an aerosol passage provided on one side of the
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`liquid—supplying bottle;
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`wherein the liquid-supplying bottle is in contact
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`with the atomizer.
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`The electronic atomization cigarette according to
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`claim 1, further comprising a gas vent, wherein the air
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`inlet,
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`the normal pressure cavity,
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`the vapor-liquid
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`separator,
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`the atomizer,
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`the aerosol passage,
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`the gas vent
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`and the mouthpiece are sequentially interconnected.
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`The electronic atomization cigarette according to
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`claim 1, wherein the electronic circuit board comprises an
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`electronic switching circuit and a high frequency generator.
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`The electronic atomization cigarette according to
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`claim 1, further comprising:
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`a spring piece for pressing the liquid—supplying
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`bottle on the atomizer;
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`wherein the atomizer is postponed within the
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`Shell;
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`the liquid—supplying bottle is arranged between
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`the vapor-liquid separator and the atomizer; and
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`the spring piece is arranged at one end of the
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`liquid—supplying bottle.
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`5.
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`The electronic atomization cigarette according to
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`claim 1, further comprising:
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`a display screen for showing smoking times per day
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`and cell capacity arranged on an inner wall of the shell.
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`6.
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`The electronic atomization cigarette according to
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`claim 1, further comprising:
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`a microswitch connected to the sensor in parallel
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`within the shell and used for manually cleaning;
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`wherein when a user does not smoke,
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`if the
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`microswitch is pressed,
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`the sensor connected therewith in
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`parallel is in operation and a residue or other impurity
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`substance within the shell can be manually cleaned.
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`The electronic atomization cigarette according to
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`claim 1, further comprising:
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`a ripple film provided between the sensor and the
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`negative pressure cavity within the sensor;
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`a first magnetic steel, a second magnetic steel
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`and a magneto device connected between said first and second
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`magnetic steel provided within the sensor; and
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`wherein the second magnetic steel is attached to
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`the ripple film.
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`The electronic atomization cigarette according
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`claim
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`wherein the magneto device is a Reed switch.
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`The electronic atomization cigarette according
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`claim
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`wherein the magneto device is a Hall device.
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`The electronic atomization cigarette according
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`claim
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`claim
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`12.
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`wherein the magneto device is a magneto diode.
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`The electronic atomization cigarette according
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`wherein the magneto device is a magnetic triode.
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`The electronic atomization cigarette according
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`claim
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`further comprising:
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`a silicon gel check valve provided within the
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`sensor;
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`to
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`to
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`to
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`to
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`to
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`a third magnetic steel provided in the silicon
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`gel
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`check valve; and
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`a Reed switch provided outside the valve, on a
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`side close to the third magnetic steel.
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`The electronic atomization cigarette according
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`claim L
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`further comprising:
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`a through hole arranged on the vapor-liquid
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`separator.
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`The electronic atomization cigarette according
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`claim 13 further comprising:
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`to
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`to
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`a silicon gel check valve covering the outside of
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`the through hole on the vapor—liquid separator.
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`The electronic atomization cigarette according to
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`claim 1, further comprising:
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`an overflow hole arranged on an atomization cavity
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`wall of the atomization cavity.
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`16.
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`The electronic atomization cigarette according to
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`claim 7, further comprising:
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`a heating element provided within the atomization
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`cavity;
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`a stream ejection hole provided on one side of the
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`heating element; and
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`a porous body arranged outside around the
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`atomization cavity wall.
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`17.
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`The electronic atomization cigarette according to
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`claim 7, further comprising:
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`a first piezoelectric element provided on one side
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`of the atomizer; and
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`a bulge provided on another side of the atomizer.
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`The electronic atomization cigarette according to
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`claim 16, wherein the stream ejection hole is a long stream
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`ejection hole with 0.1 mm — 1.3 mm of slot structure.
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`The electronic atomization cigarette according to
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`claim 16, wherein the stream ejection hole is a long stream
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`ejection hole with ¢>0.2 mm — 1.3 mm of circular hole
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`structure comprising any one of a single and multiple holes.
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`The electronic atomization cigarette according to
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`claim 16, wherein the stream ejection hole is a short stream
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`ejection hole with a diameter of 0.3 mm — 1.3 mm.
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`21.
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`The electronic atomization cigarette according to
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`claim 7, further comprising:
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`a second piezoelectric element additionally
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`provided in the atomizer, wherein a stream passing through
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`an ejection hole is atomized at a central vibration focus of
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`the second piezoelectric element to achieve an effect of
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`strong ultrasonic atomization.
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`22.
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`The electronic atomization cigarette according to
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`claim 21, wherein the second piezoelectric element is in the
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`form of a platen with a single layer.
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`23.
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`The electronic atomization cigarette according to
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`claim 21, wherein the second piezoelectric element is in the
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`form of a platen with laminated layers.
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`.The electronic atomization cigarette according to
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`claim 7, wherein the atomizer is surrounded by a porous body
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`made of at least one of:
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`foam nickel, stainless steel fiber
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`felt, high molecule polymer foam and foam ceramic.
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`The electronic atomization cigarette according to
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`claim 16, wherein the heating element is made of platinum
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`wire, nickel chromium alloy or iron chromium aluminum alloy
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`wire with rare earth element.
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`The electronic atomization cigarette according to
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`claim 16, wherein the heating element is made into a sheet
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`form with conductive ceramics or PTC ceramics.
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`The electronic atomization cigarette according to
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`claim 7,.wherein the atomization cavity wall is made of
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`aluminum oxide.
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`The electronic atomization cigarette according to
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`claim 7, wherein the atomization cavity wall is made of
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`ceramics.
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`29.
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`The electronic atomization cigarette according to
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`claim 13, wherein the vapor-liquid separator is made of
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`plastics.
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`The electronic atomization cigarette according to
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`claim 13, wherein the vapor-liquid separator is made of
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`silicon rubber.
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`31.
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`The electronic atomization cigarette according to
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`claim 1, wherein a solution storage porous body is provided
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`in the liquid—supplying bottle.
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`32.
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`The electronic atomization cigarette according to
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`claim 31, wherein the solution storage porous body is filled
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`with polypropylene fiber,
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`terylene fiber or nylon fiber.
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`33.
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`The electronic atomization cigarette according to
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`claim 31, wherein the solution storage porous body is filled
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`with plastics that are shaped by foaming.
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`34.
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`The electronic atomization cigarette according to
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`claim 31, wherein the solution storage porous body is molded
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`into a column with laminated layers by polyvinyl chloride,
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`polypropylene, polycarbonate.
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`35.
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`The electronic atomization cigarette according to
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`claim 3, wherein the high frequency generator is a Colpitts
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`oscillator with an oscillating frequency of 550 KHz — 8 MHz.
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`36.
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`The electronic atomization cigarette according to
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`claim 1, further comprising:
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`a semiconductor strain gauge with sealed film
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`arranged between the sensor and the negative pressure cavity
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`inside the sensor.
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`37.
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`The electronic atomization cigarette according to
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`claim 1, wherein the mouthpiece is threaded;
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`wherein when a nicotine solution in the l