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`Hon
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`(Io) Patent No. :
`(45) Date of Patent:
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`US 9,326,548 B2
`*May 3, 2016
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`(54) ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE
`(71) Applicant: FONTEM HOLDINGS 1 B.V.,
`Amsterdam (NL)
`
`(58) Field of ClassiTication Search
`CPC ............................. A24F 47/008; A24F 47/002
`USPC .............................. 131/270, 273; 128/202. 21
`See application file for complete search history.
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`(72)
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`Inventor:
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`(73) Assignee:
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`( * ) Notice:
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`Lik Hon, North Point (HK)
`Fontem Holdings 1 B.V., Amsterdam
`(NL)
`
`the term of this
`Subject to any disclaimer,
`is extended or adjusted under 35
`patent
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
`to a terminal
`is subject
`This patent
`claimer.
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`dis-
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`(21) Appl. No. : 14/244, 376
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`(22)
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`Filed:
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`Apr. 3, 2014
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`(65)
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`Prior Publication Data
`JUI. 31, 2014
`US 2014/0209110 Al
`Related U.S.Application Data
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`Jan. 11, 2013, which is a continuation of application
`No. 13/079, 937, filed on Apr. 5, 2011, now Pat. No.
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`May 16, 2006
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`(CN)
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`2006 2 0090805 U
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`(51)
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`Int. Cl.
`224F 47/00
`H05B 1/02
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`(2006.01)
`(2006.01)
`(Continued)
`
`(52) U.S. Cl.
`CPC ......... ... 224F 47/008 (2013.01);224F 47/002
`(2013.01);224F 47/004 (2013.01);
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`
`Primary Examiner
`Michael H Wilson
`Assistant Examiner
`Dionne Walls Mayes
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm
`Perkins Coie LLP
`
`(57)
`
`ABSTRACT
`
`An electronic cigarette includes
`a battery assembly and an
`atomizer assembly within a housing with the battery assem-
`connected to the atomizer
`assembly. The
`bly electrically
`housing has one or more air inlets. A liquid storage compo-
`is in contact with a porous component of the atomizer
`nent
`assembly, with the porous component having a run-through
`hole. A heating wire is in an air flow path through the run-
`through hole.
`
`(Continued)
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`14 Claims, S Drawing Sheets
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`ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE
`
`CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED
`APPLICATIONS
`
`filed
`
`This application is a Continuation of U.S. patent applica-
`tion Ser. No. 13/740, 011, filed Jan. 11, 2013 and now pend-
`ing, which is a Continuation of U.S. patent application Ser.
`Ap. 5, 2011, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,365,
`No. 13/079, 937,
`742, which is a Divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No.
`12/226, 818, filed Oct. 29, 2008, now U.S.Pat. No. 8, 156,944,
`filing of International
`which is a 35 U.S.C. )371 national
`filed May 15, 2007,
`Application No. PCT/CN2007/001575,
`to Chinese Patent Application No.
`which claims priority
`200620090805.0, filed May 16, 2006.
`
`BACKGROUND ART
`
`system diseases and
`to com-
`the smokers
`
`Smoking causes serious
`respiratory
`though it is hard to persuade
`cancer,
`pletely quit smoking.
`in cigarettes. Nicotine
`Nicotine is the effective ingredient
`acts on the receptor of the central nervous
`system.
`alkaloid, which is basically
`Nicotine is a micromolecular
`its half life
`to human bodies at a small dosage. Plus,
`harmless
`in blood. Tar is the major harmful
`period is extremely short
`in tobacco. Tobacco tar comprises
`thou-
`substance
`several
`sands of ingredients,
`dozens of which are carcinogenic
`sub-
`stances.
`that contain nicotine but
`To provide cigarette substitutes
`tar, many products have been used. These prod-
`not harmful
`ucts are not as harmful as tar, but are absorbed very slowly. As
`smokers can't be satisfied in full. In addition,
`a result,
`the
`smokers are deprived of the "smoking" habit.
`The electronic cigarettes currently available on the market
`issue, though they are com-
`may resolve the above-mentioned
`they don't provide
`the ideal aerosol
`plicated in structure,
`effects, and their atomizing efficiency is not high. Electronic
`cigarette bodies can be divided into three sections, which
`have to be connected via plugging or thread coupling before
`use.
`
`SUMMARY OF INVENTION
`
`an aero-
`To overcome the above-mentioned
`disadvantages,
`an atom-
`sol electronic cigarette includes a battery assembly,
`izer assembly and a bottle assembly. The battery assembly
`connects with the atomizer assembly and both are located in
`a housing. The bottle assembly is located in one end of the
`housing and fits with the atomizer assembly.
`The battery assembly may include the battery, an operating
`indicator, electronic circuit board, and airflow sensor, which
`are connected with the battery, and with the signal output of
`the airflow sensor connected to the electronic circuit board.
`storage of the cigarette bottle
`A component
`for liquid
`assembly stores the nicotine liquid. Smokers can enjoy the
`feel of smoking, with no fire hazard since there is no need for
`igniting.
`
`DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
`
`FIG. 1 is the side section view of an electronic cigarette.
`FIG. 2 is the section view ofthe housing (a) separated from
`the cigarette bottle assembly.
`FIG. 3 is the diagram of the axial structure of the cigarette
`groove on the
`bottle assembly,
`the ventilating
`illustrating
`surface of the cigarette holder housing.
`peripheral
`
`FIG. 4 is the side section view ofthe cigarette bottle assem-
`the structure of the air channel.
`illustrating
`bly,
`FIG. 5 is the side section view ofa porous component ofthe
`atomizer.
`FIG. 6 is the diagram of the structure of an electric heating
`rod of the atomizer.
`FIG. 7 is the side section of the atomizer,
`the
`illustrating
`locations of and connection relation between the electric
`heating rod and porous component.
`FIG. S is the diagram of the atomizer,
`the loca-
`illustrating
`tions of and connection relation between the electric heating
`rod and porous component.
`FIG. 9 is the section view of a check valve.
`FIG. 10 is the front section view of a restriction component
`in a second embodiment.
`FIG. 11 is a diagram of the axial structure of the cigarette
`bottle assembly in another embodiment.
`FIG. 12 is a sectional view taken along line A-A ofFIG. 11.
`FIG. 13 is a diagram of the structure of the electric heating
`rod of the atomizer
`in another embodiment.
`FIG. 14 is a section view of the porous component of the
`shown in FIG. 13.
`atomizer
`in the embodiment
`FIG. 15 is a diagram of the axial structure of FIG. 14.
`FIG. 16 is a side section view of the atomizer
`in the
`the locations of and con-
`embodiment of FIG. 13, illustrating
`nection relation between the electric heating rod and porous
`component.
`FIG. 17 is a diagram of the axial structure of the atomizer
`in another embodiment.
`FIG. 1S is the side section view of the atomizer
`FIG. 17.
`FIG. 19 is the side sec