(19) United States
`(12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2007/0267031 A1
`(43) Pub. Date:
`NOV. 22, 2007
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`(54) ELECTRONIC ATOMIZATION CIGARETTE
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`ABSTRACT
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`(76) Inventor: Lik Hon, Hong Kong (CN)
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`Correspondence Address:
`PERKINS COIE LLP
`POST OFFICE BOX 1208
`SEATTLE, WA 98111-1208 (US)
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`(21) Appl. No.:
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`10/587,707
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`(22) PCT Filed:
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`Mar. 18, 2005
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`(86) PCT No.:
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`PCT/CN05/00337
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`§ 371(c)(1),
`(2), (4) Date: Mar. 9, 2007
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`(30)
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`Foreign Application Priority Data
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`Apr. 14, 2004 (CN) .............................. .. 200400311820
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`Publication Classi?cation
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`(51) Int. Cl.
`(2006.01)
`A24F 47/00
`(52) US. Cl. .......................................... ..131/273;151/359
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`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-sup
`plying 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 atom
`izer. 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 intercon
`nected. The advantages of the present invention include
`smoking Without tar, signi?cantly 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 ?re risk.
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`ELECTRONIC ATOMIZATION CIGARETTE
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`TECHNICAL FIELD
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`[0001] The present invention relates to an electronic ciga
`rette, in particular to an electronic atomization cigarette that
`contains only nicotine Without tar.
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`BACKGROUND ART
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`[0002] 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 Mar. 1, 2003, the World Health Organization (WHO)
`concluded a global Framework Convention on Tobacco
`Control. According to the statistical data from WHO, about
`4.9 million people die of is diseases caused by smoking each
`year. Although smoking may cause serious respiratory dis
`eases and cancer, it remains extremely dif?cult for smokers
`to quit smoking completely.
`[0003] 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 inebriety similar to that
`produced by an exhilarant.
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`[0004] 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.
`[0005] Some cigarette substitutes ?at contain only nico
`tine Without tar have been proposed, many of them, such as
`“nicotine patch”, “nicotine mouthWash”, “spray agent pack
`aged 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 e?‘ective peak con
`centration can not be reached in the blood of a smoker due
`to sloW absorption of nicotine and thus it can not make a
`smoker get real ?n, in addition, these cigarette substitutes
`can not satisfy habitual smoking actions of a smoker, for
`example, inhaling action or sucking action, and thus are not
`likely to be Widely accepted as e?‘ective substitutes for
`quitting smoking or cigarette substitutes.
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`THE SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
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`[0006] To overcome the above-mentioned draWbacks, an
`objective of the present invention is to provide an electronic
`atomization cigarette that functions as substitutes for quit
`ting smoking and cigarette substitutes.
`[0007] The objective of the present invention is achieved
`by the folloWing technical solution.
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`[0008] The present invention includes a shell; a mouth
`piece; an air inlet provided in the external Wall of the shell;
`an electronic circuit board, a normal pressure cavity, a
`sensor, a vapor-liquid separator, an atomizer, a liquid-sup
`plying bottle arranged sequentially Within the shell; a stream
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`passage provided on one side of the sensor; a negative
`pressure cavity provided in the sensor; an atomization cavity
`arranged in the atonizer; a retaining ring for locking the
`liquid-supplying bottle provided betWeen one side of the
`liquid-supplying bottle and the shell; and an aerosol passage
`provided on the other side of the liquid-supplying bottle,
`Wherein the electronic circuit board comprises an electronic
`sWitching circuit and a high frequency generator; the liquid
`supplying bottle is in contact With the atomizer; and the air
`inlet, normal pressure cavity, vapor-liquid separator, atom
`izer, aerosol passage, gas vent and mouthpiece are sequen
`tially interconnected. A LED and a cell are provided at the
`front end Within the shell, collectively constituting an integ
`rity like a cigarette holder, cigar or a pipe.
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`[0009] Furthermore, a display screen is additionally pro
`vided on the inner Wall of the shell; a microsWitch for
`manually cleaning is connected to the sensor in parallel
`connection Within the shell; a ripple ?lm is provided
`betWeen the sensor and the negative pressure cavity inside
`the sensor; a ?rst magnetic steel, a second magnetic steel and
`a Reed sWitch connected betWeen them provided Within the
`sensor, Wherein the second magnetic steel is attached to the
`ripple ?lm: a silicon gel check valve is provided Within the
`sensor, a third magnetic steel is provided the silicon gel
`check valve, and a Reed sWitch is provided outside the
`valve, on the side close to the magnetic steel; a through hole
`is arranged on the vapor-liquid separator, a silicon gel check
`valve covers the through hole on the vapor-liquid separator;
`a over?ow hole is provided on the atomization cavity Wall
`of the atomization cavity, a heating element is provided
`Within the atomization cavity, a long stream ejection hole is
`provided on one side of the heating element, the porous body
`is arranged outside around the atomization cavity Wall, the
`?rst piezoelectric element is provided on one side of the
`atomizer, and a bulge is provided on the other side; the
`second piezoelectric element is additionally provided in the
`atomizer; the porous body in the atomizer can be made of
`foam nickel, stainless steel ?ber felt, high molecule polymer
`foam and foam ceramic; the heating element can be made of
`platinum Wire, nickel chromium alloy or iron chromium
`aluminum alloy Wire With rare earth element, or may be
`made into a sheet form With conductive ceramics or PTC
`ceramics; the atomization cavity Wall can be made of
`aluminum oxide or ceramic; the vapor-liquid separator can
`be made of plastic or silicon rubber; the solution storage
`porous body is included in the liquid-supplying bottle, and
`can be ?lled With polypropylene ?ber, terylene ?ber or nylon
`?ber, or be ?lled With plastics that are shaped by foaming;
`alternatively, it may be modeled into a column With lami
`nated layers by polyvinyl chloride, polypropylene, polycar
`bonate; the Reed sWitch, the ?rst magnetic steel, the second
`magnetic steel, the ripple ?lm can be replaced by a semi
`conductor strain gauge With sealed ?lm, Which is mounted
`in the place of the sensor ripple ?lm.
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`[0010] The present invention also discloses an electronic
`atomization cigarette With another structure, Wherein the
`atomizer is postposed Within the shell, the liquid-supplying
`bottle is arranged betWeen the vapor-liquid separator and the
`atomizer, and a spring piece for pressing the liquid-supply
`ing bottle on the atomizer is arranged at one end of the
`liquid-supplying bottle.
`[0011] The advantages of the present invention include
`smoking Without tar, signi?cantly reducing the cancerogenic
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`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 ?re risk.
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`[0012] With slight modi?cation of the solution storage
`container, the device and connecting structures of the
`present invention can be ?lled With conventional drug for
`pulmonary administration apparatus.
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`DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`[0013] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an overall struc
`ture according to the present invention;
`[0014] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of another overall
`structure according to the present invention;
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`[0015] FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a overall structure
`With a display screen according to the present invention;
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`[0016] FIG. 4 is a structural diagram of a sensor according
`to the present invention;
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`[0017] FIG. 5 is a structural diagram of a sensor With a
`silicon gel check valve according to the present invention;
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`[0018] FIG. 6 is a structural diagram of an atomizer
`according to the present invention;
`[0019] FIG. 7 is a structural diagram of the ceramic
`member in an atomizer according to the present invention;
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`[0020] FIG. 8 is a structural diagram of another atomizer
`according to the present invention;
`[0021] FIG. 9 is a structural diagram of a vapor-liquid
`separator according to the present invention;
`[0022] FIG. 10 is a structural diagram of another vapor
`liquid separator according to the present invention;
`[0023] FIG. 11 is a structural diagram of the connection of
`a liquid-supplying bottle and a mouthpiece according to the
`present invention;
`[0024] FIG. 12 is a functional diagram of a circuit accord
`ing to the present invention.
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE
`INVENTION
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`[0025] The present invention is further described beloW
`With reference to the accompanying draWings.
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`Embodiment l
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`[0026] As shoWn in FIG. 1, 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 liquid-supplying bottle 11 and a mouthpiece 15
`are sequentially provided Within the shell 14. The electronic
`circuit board 3 comprises an electronic sWitching circuit and
`a high frequency generator. As shoWn in FIG. 4, a negative
`pressure cavity 8 is provided in the sensor 6 and is separated
`from the sensor 6 by a ripple ?lm 22 A ?rst magnetic steel
`20, a second magnetic steel 21 and a Reed sWitch 19
`arranged betWeen them is also provided Within the sensor 6,
`and the second magnetic steel 21 is attached to the ripple
`?lm 22. The atomizer 9 is in contact With the liquid
`supplying bottle 11 via the bulge 36, and the atomization
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`cavity 10 is provided in the atomizer 9. As shoWn in FIGS.
`6 and 7, the over?oW hole 29 is provided on the atomization
`cavity Wall 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 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 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 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-l.3 mm or circular hole structure of CD02 mm-l.3 mm
`With a single and multiple holes. The short stream ejection
`hole 30 has the diameter of about 0.3 mm-l.3 mm. The
`atomization cavity Wall 25 is surrounded With the porous
`body 27, Which can be made of foam nickel, stainless steel
`?ber felt, high molecule polymer foam and foam ceramic. A
`?rst piezoelectric element 23 is also provided on the atom
`izer 9. The atomization cavity Wall 25 can be made of
`aluminum oxide or ceramic. As 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 stor
`age porous body 28 is provided in the liquid-supplying
`bottle, and can be ?lled With polypropylene ?ber, terylene
`?ber or nylon ?ber, or be ?lled With plastic that are shaped
`by foaming, such as polyamine resin foam column or
`polypropylene foam column; alternatively, it may be made
`of a column formed by molding polyvinyl chloride, polypro
`pylene, polycarbonate into a stack of laminated layers. The
`air inlet 4, normal pressure cavity 5, vapor-liquid separator
`7, atomizer 9, aerosol passage 12, gas vent 17, mouthpiece
`15 are sequentially interconnected.
`[0027] As shoWn in the functional diagram of the circuit in
`FIG. 12, K1 refers to the Reed sWitch 19, RL refers to the
`heating element 26, LED1 refers to the Light Emitting Diode
`1, U2 refers to the loW voltage detecting element used for the
`over-discharging protection of the lithium cell, M1 refers to
`the ?rst 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 ?eld e?fect 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.
`[0028] 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 ?lm 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 effect of the
`excessive magnetic line of force from the ?rst magnetic steel
`20, starting the ?eld e?fect poWer transistor electronic sWitch
`(i.e., U1 is opened). The high frequency oscillator may uses
`the Colpitts oscillator With the frequency of 550 KHz-8
`MHz, the automatic ?ne-adjusting element in the circuit
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`resonates With the ?rst 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
`?oWs 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 ?rst piezoelectric element 23 and is further atomized
`by the heating element 26. After the atomization the droplets
`With 35 large diameter stick to the Wall under the action of
`eddy How and are reabsorbed by the porous body 27 via the
`over?oW hole 29, Whereas the droplets With small diameter
`?oat in stream and forms aerosols, Which are 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 in?ltration liquid-supply
`mg.
`[0029] 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, re?ll 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.
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`[0030] The Reed sWitch 19, the ?rst magnetic steel 20, the
`second magnetic steel 21, the ripple ?lm 22 can be replaced
`by a semiconductor strain gauge With sealed ?lm, Which is
`mounted in the place of the sensor ripple ?lm.
`[0031] To simplify the design, the ?rst piezoelectric ele
`ment 23 on the atomizer 9 can be omitted, and the atomi
`zation of the nicotine solution Will be made 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 atomization cigarette is the same as the
`embodiment 1. In addition, as shoWn FIG. 8, the ?rst
`piezoelectric element 23 and the heating element 26 in the
`atomizer 9 can be omitted, an additional second piezoelec
`tric 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 effect of strong ultrasonic atomi
`zation.
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`[0032] 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.
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`[0033] 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 air outlet of the silicon gel check
`valve 31 is opened With the increment of the air pressure
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`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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`[0034] As shoWn in FIG. 2, to improve the liquid-supply
`ing 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 functions are the same as those in the
`embodiment l.
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`[0035] On the inner Wall of the shell 14 of the electronic
`atomization cigarette described in the embodiment l and 2,
`a digital display screen 32 for shoWing 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.
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`[0036] Within the shell 14, the microsWitch 16 is con
`nected 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.
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`[0037] The nicotine solution for atomization contains 0.4
`3.5% nicotine, 0.05-2% cigarette essence, 0.l-3.l% organic
`acid, 0.l-0.5% anti-oxidation agent, and the rest is 1,2
`propylene glycol.
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`1-15. (canceled)
`16-57. (canceled)
`58. An electronic atomization cigarette, comprising:
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`a shell,
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`a mouthpiece,
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`an air inlet provided on the external Wall of the shell;
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`a cell, an electronic circuit board, a normal pressure
`cavity, a sensor, an atomizer, a liquid-supplying bottle
`arranged Within the shell;
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`a stream passage provided on one side of the sensor;
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`a negative pressure cavity provided in the sensor;
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`an atomization cavity arranged in the atomizer; and
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`an aerosol passage provided on the other side of the
`liquid-supplying bottle, Wherein the liquid-supplying
`bottle is in contact With the atomizer; and
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`the air inlet, normal pressure cavity, atomizer, aerosol
`passage, gas vent and mouthpiece are sequentially
`interconnected.
`59. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 58, Wherein the electronic circuit board comprises an
`electronic sWitching circuit and a high frequency generator.
`60. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 58, Wherein said electronic atomization cigarette fur
`ther comprises a vapor-liquid separator.
`61. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 60 further comprising:
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`a spring piece for pressing the liquid-supplying bottle on
`the atomizer,
`Wherein the atomizer is placed Within the shell; the
`liquid-supplying bottle is arranged betWeen the vapor
`liquid separator and the atomizer; and
`the spring piece is arranged at one end of the liquid
`supplying bottle.
`62. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 58, further comprising:
`a display screen for shoWing the smoking times per day
`and the cell capacity arranged on the inner Wall of the
`shell.
`63. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 58, further comprising:
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`a microsWitch connected to the sensor in parallel Within
`the shell and used for manual cleaning, Wherein
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`When a user does not smoke, the microsWitch is pressed,
`the sensor connected thereWith in parallel is in opera
`tion and a residue or other impurity substance Within
`the shell is cleaned.
`64. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 58, further comprising:
`a ripple ?lm provided betWeen the sensor and the negative
`pressure cavity Within the sensor,
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`a ?rst magnetic steel, a second magnetic steel and a
`magneto device connected between the ?rst magnetic
`and second magnetic steel provided Within the sensor,
`Wherein the second magnetic steel is attached to the ripple
`?lm.
`65. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 64, Wherein the magneto device is a Reed sWitch.
`66. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 64, Wherein the magneto device is a Hall device.
`67. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 64, Wherein the magneto device is a magneto diode.
`68. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 64, Wherein the magneto device is a magnetic triode.
`69. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 64, further comprising:
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`a silicon gel check valve provided Within the sensor;
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`a third magnetic steel provided in the silicon gel check
`valve; and
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`a Reed sWitch provided outside the valve, on the side
`close to the third magnetic steel.
`70. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 60, further comprising:
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`a through hole arranged on the vapor-liquid separator.
`71. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 70, further including
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`a silicon gel check valve covering the outside of the
`through hole on the vapor-liquid separator.
`72. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 58, further including
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`an over?oW hole arranged on an atomization cavity Wall
`of the atomization cavity.
`73. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 72, further comprising:
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`a heating element provided Within the atomization cavity;
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`a stream ejection hole provided on one side of the heating
`element; and
`a porous body arranged outside and around the atomiza
`tion cavity Wall.
`74. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 72, further comprising:
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`a ?rst piezoelectric element provided on one side of the
`atomizer; and
`a bulge provided on the other side of the atomizer.
`75. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 73, Wherein the stream ejection hole is a long stream
`ejection hole With 0.1 mm-l.3 mm of slot structure.
`76. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 73, Wherein the stream ejection hole is a long stream
`ejection hole With (130.2 mm-l .3 mm of circular hole struc
`ture having a single and multiple holes.
`77. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 73, Wherein the stream ejection hole is a short stream
`ejection hole With the diameter of 0.3 mm-l.3 mm.
`78. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 74, further comprising:
`a second piezoelectric element additionally provided in
`the atomizer, Wherein stream passing through the ejec
`tion hole is atomized at a central vibration focus of the
`second piezoelectric element to achieve the effect of
`strong ultrasonic atomization.
`79. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 78, Wherein the second piezoelectric element is in the
`form of a platen With a single layer.
`80. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 78, Wherein the second piezoelectric element is in the
`form of a platen With laminated layers.
`81. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 73, Wherein the atomizer is surrounded by the porous
`body Which can be made of foam nickel, stainless steel ?ber
`felt, high molecule polymer foam and foam ceramic.
`82. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 73, Wherein the heating element is made of platinum
`Wire, nickel chromium alloy or iron chromium aluminum
`alloy Wire With rare earth element.
`83. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 73, Wherein the heating element is made into a sheet
`form With conductive ceramics or PTC ceramics.
`84. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 72, Wherein the atomization cavity Wall is made of
`aluminum oxide.
`85. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 72, Wherein the atomization cavity Wall is made of
`ceramics.
`86. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 60, Wherein the vapor-liquid separator is made of
`plastics.
`87. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 60, Wherein the vapor-liquid separator is made of
`silicon rubber.
`88. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 58, Wherein a solution storage porous body is provided
`in the liquid-supplying bottle.
`89. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 88, Wherein the solution storage porous body is ?lled
`With polypropylene ?ber, terylene ?ber or nylon ?ber.
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`90. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 88, Wherein the solution storage porous body is ?lled
`With plastics that are shaped by foaming.
`91. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 88, Wherein the solution storage porous body is
`molded into a column With laminated layers by polyvinyl
`chloride, polypropylene, polycarbonate.
`92. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 58, further comprising a high frequency oscillator
`Which is a Colpitts oscillator With the oscillating frequency
`of 550 KHz-8 MHZ.
`93. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 58, further comprising:
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`a semiconductor strain gauge With sealed ?lm arranged
`betWeen the sensor and the negative pressure cavity
`inside the sensor.
`94. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 58, Wherein the mouthpiece is threaded, and
`Wherein When the nicotine solution in the liquid-supply
`ing bottle is used up, a user can screW the mouthpiece
`out to take the liquid-supplying bottle out, re?ll the
`liquid-supplying bottle With the nicotine solution, put
`the liquid-supplying bottle into the shell again, and
`screW the mouthpiece.
`95. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 58, further comprising:
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`a retaining ring for locking the liquid-supplying bottle
`provided betWeen a side of the liquid-supplying bottle
`and the shell.
`96. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 58, further comprising:
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`a LED at the front end Within the shell.
`97. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 58, Wherein the shell is in the shape of a cigarette
`holder.
`98. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 58, Wherein the shell is in the shape of a cigar.
`99. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 58, Wherein the shell is in the shape of a pipe.
`100. The electronic atomization cigarette according to
`claim 58, Wherein the electronic atomization cigarette can be
`?lled With a conventional drug, functioning as a pulmonary
`administration apparatus.
`101. A nicotine solution used for the electronic atomiza
`tion cigarette according to claim 58, Wherein the nicotine
`solution that is injected into the liquid-supplying bottle and
`used for the atomization process contains 0.4-3.5% nicotine,
`0.05-2% cigarette essence, 0.l-3.l% organic acid, 0.l-0.5%
`anti-oxidation agent, the rest being 1,2-propylene glycol.
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`VMR-Ex. 1009-011
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