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`CA 2884987 C 2017/08/15
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`(12i BREVET CANADIEN
`CANADIAN PATENT
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`(22) Date de depot/Filing Date: 2010/01/28
`(41) Mise a la disp. pub./Open to Public lnsp.: 2010/08/19
`(45) Date de delivrance/lssue Date: 2017/08/15
`(62) Demande originale/Original Application : 2 752 255
`(30) Priorite/Priority: 2009/02/11 (CN200920001296.3)
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`(51) Cl.Int.lint.Cl. A24F 47/00(2006.01)
`(72) lnventeur/lnventor:
`HON, LIK, HK
`(73) Proprietaire/Owner:
`FONTEM HOLDINGS 1 B.V., NL
`(74) Agent: FASKEN MARTINEAU DUMOULIN LLP
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`(54) Titre : CIGARETTE ELECTRONIQUE A PULVERISATION AMELIOREE
`(54) Title: AN IMPROVED ATOMIZING ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE
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`(57) Abrege/Abstract:
`An improved atomizing electronic cigarette has a power device (1 ), a sensor (2), an atomizing core component and a liquid storage
`component (3). The cigarette also has a containing shell, an auxiliary air inlet (4) is provided on the shell. The atomizing core
`component includes an electric heater (5) and a liquid permeating component (6). The electric heater (5) has a through hole (51 ),
`the liquid storage component (3) has a channel (31 ), and the sensor (2) is connected with the through hole (51) and the channel
`(31 ), and forms an airflow loop by the auxiliary air inlet. The liquid permeating component (6) in the atomizing core component of
`the cigarette is directly sleeved on the electric heater (5), so that the cigarette can adequately heat gasified smoke with uniform
`small drops, and the user can accept easily and the smoke can easily enter lung bubble and can be absorbed conveniently. The
`electric heater (5) and the liquid storage component (3) are connected with the through hole (51) and the channel (31 ), so that the
`smoke generated by atomizing process can be cooled under the push of airflow, and the absorbed smoke meets the taste of
`smoker. The cigarette has detachable split structure, so that the cigarette can exchange and carry conveniently
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`ABSTRACT
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`An improved atomizing electronic cigarette has a power device ( 1 ), a sensor (2), an atomizing
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`core component and a liquid storage component (3). The cigarette also has a containing shell, an
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`auxiliary air inlet (4) is provided on the shell. The atomizing core component includes an electric
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`heater (5) and a liquid permeating component (6). The electric heater (5) has a through hole (51),
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`the liquid storage component (3) has a channel (31), and the sensor (2) is connected with the
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`through hole ( 51) and the channel (31 ), and forms an airflow loop by the auxiliary air inlet. The
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`liquid permeating component (6) in the atomizing core component of the cigarette is directly
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`sleeved on the electric heater (5), so that the cigarette can adequately heat gasified smoke with
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`uniform small drops, and the user can accept easily and the smoke can easily enter lung bubble
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`and can be absorbed conveniently. The electric heater (5) and the liquid storage component (3)
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`are connected with the through hole ( 51) and the channel (31 ), so that the smoke generated by
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`atomizing process can be cooled under the push of airflow, and the absorbed smoke meets the
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`taste of smoker. The cigarette has detachable split structure, so that the cigarette can exchange
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`and carry conveniently
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`An improved atomizing electronic cigarette
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`Technical field of the invention
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`The invention relates to an atomizing electric cigarette, in pruticular to an improved
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`atomizing electric cigarette.
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`Background of the invention
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`As a cigarette substitute, atomizing electronic cigarettes have occupied a large percentage
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`of the market for smoking substitute products, meanwhile, the improvement and maturity of
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`atomizing electronic cigarette technology is a prerequisite for widespread application and
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`acceptance of electronic cigarettes.
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`At present, the existing atomizing electronic cigarettes still have many problems and
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`shortcomings, for example, poor atomization, large liquid drops in the final atomized smoke,
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`nonuniform smoke caused by different sizes of liquid drops, too much moisture in the smoke,
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`poor mouthfeel, etc.
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`In some conditions, the smoke is at a high temperature because of
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`insufficient cool-down and will cause discomfort.
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`The above problems cause significant differences between real cigarettes and electronic
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`cigarettes for smokers, which is not conducive for smokers to select electronic cigarettes in
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`place of real ones.
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`Summary of the invention
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`In order to overcome various shortcomings in the prior art, some embodiments of the
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`invention provide an improved atomizing electronic cigarette having a liquid permeating
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`component in an atomizer that is directly sleeved on an electric heater. Cigarette liquid stored
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`in a liquid storage component permeates into the liquid permeating component. The electric
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`heater directly interacts with the liquid permeating component, such that the cigarette liquid is
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`atomized more sufficiently with smaller and more uniform atomized or vaporized droplets. In
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`another aspect, by communicating through holes and channels provided and arranged in the
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`electric heater and the liquid storage component, the atomized large drops can adhere to the
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`liquid storage component under the pressure of airflow, such that the inhaled smoke is more
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`similar to the feel a real cigarettes to more suitable meet the taste of smoker.
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`The main technical solution of an embodiment of the invention is as follows: an improved
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`atomizing electronic cigarette is provided, comprising a power supply unit, a sensor, an
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`atomizing core component and a liquid storage component, further comprising a housing
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`containing above components. An auxiliary air inlet is arranged on the housing. One end of
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`the housing is provided with an air suction port. The atomizing core component comprises an
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`electric heater that can atomize liquid from the liquid storage component. The liquid storage
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`component can have an internal channel through which the atomized gas can flow, and the
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`auxiliary air inlet, the sensor and the suction nozzle can form an airflow loop. The through hole
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`through which gas flows can be formed from an internal channel having channel walls in the
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`liquid storage component such that the atomized gas is directly contacted with the core of the
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`liquid storage component through the channel walls, and large particles of atomized gas can be
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`absorbed due to contact with the liquid storage container. Also, the sensor can communicate
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`with the channel to form an airflow loop with the auxiliary air inlet.
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`The invention also employs the following affiliated technical solution: the atomizing core
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`component comprises a liquid permeating component that is sleeved on an electric heater, a
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`channel or through hole through which gas flows is arranged in the atomizing core component,
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`and the channel or through hole is made up of the structure of the electric heater and liquid
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`permeating component.
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`The electric heater of the atomizing core component can be directly inserted or stretch
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`directly into the channel of the liquid storage component, such that the atomized gas directly
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`flows through the channel.
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`The liquid storage component can be internally provided with a hollow channel, a
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`through-hole channel, an annular channel or a cross section of sparse mesh channels or
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`combinations thereof, through which gas flows.
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`The atomizing core component can further comprise a liquid conduction or transportation
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`component in contact with the liquid permeating component and the liquid storage component.
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`The liquid conduction or transportation component can be sleeved on the liquid
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`permeating component, and include a conduction part that extends from one end of the liquid
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`conduction component in the radial direction to contact with the liquid storage component.
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`The sensor can be an air pressure sensor or air flow sensor. The housing can comprise a
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`first housing and a second housing, the power device and the sensor are located in the first
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`housing, the atomizing core component and the liquid storage component are located in the
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`second housing, and the auxiliary air inlet is arranged in an area of the first housing and/or the
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`second housing close to the sensor.
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`A bracket is arranged in the second housing, where the atomizing core component is fixed
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`on the bracket. The electric heater is connected with the power supply unit and the sensor,
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`and starts to heat or stops heating according to the flow situation of gas through the sensor.
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`An air-intake connection component and an electrode ring are arranged on the bracket, the
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`air-intake connection component and the electrode ring are electrically connected with two
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`leads of the electric heater respectively. The air-intake connection component achieves
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`electric connection through connection with the sensor. The electrode ring is electrically
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`connected with the power device through the connection of the air-intake connection
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`component and the sensor. The air-intake connection component also has an air vent, and the
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`sensor communicates with the air vent. The through hole and the channel and forms an
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`airflow loop with the auxiliary air inlet.
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`The first housing and the second housing are joined through the connection of the
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`air-intake connection component and the sensor, and the air-intake connection component and
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`the sensor are connected by means of splicing or plugging, threads, or clamping.
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`An air suction port is arranged on the second housing, and the sensor communicates with
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`the air vent, the through hole, the channel and the air suction port, and forms an airflow loop
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`with the auxiliary air inlet.
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`The housing can be an integrated or whole, the front end of which is provided with the
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`auxiliary air inlet, and the sensor communicates with the air vent, the through hole, the channel
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`and the air suction port and forms an airflow loop with the auxiliary air inlet.
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`The liquid permeating component can be in contact with the liquid storage component.
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`The atomizing core component can be sleeved in the channel of the liquid storage component.
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`The peripheral surface of the liquid permeating component can be mated with the inner wall of
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`the channel.
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`The liquid storage component can be made of micro-hole ceramic, foamed ceramic,
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`natural fiber, artificial fiber or foam metal material. The liquid permeating component can be
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`made of ceramic fiber, quartz fiber, glass fiber, ararnid fiber, common fiber, paper, fabric or
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`non-woven fabric material. The electric heater can be formed by spirally winding electric
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`heating wires or made up of electric heating film arranged on the inner surf ace of the liquid
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`permeating component, and the electric heater formed by spirally winding or electric heating
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`film on the inner surface of the liquid permeating component can be hollow to form the
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`through hole.
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`The thickness of the liquid permeating component can be from 0.5 to 5mm, and the
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`diameter of the through hole can be from 0.5 to 4mm.
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`Zeolite particles can be added in the liquid permeating component.
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`Aspects of the invention can have the following beneficial effects:
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`(1) the liquid permeating component in the atomizing core component can be directly
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`sleeved on the electric heater such that cigarette liquid in the liquid storage component can
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`permeate into the liquid permeating component. The thickness of the liquid permeating
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`component can be designed to be only 1mm, such that cigarette liquid permeated in the liquid
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`permeating component can be completely atomized, vaporized or gasified by the electric heater
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`more easily, by for example, when the cigarette liquid in the liquid permeating component is
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`gasified after reaching the boiling point when the electric heater heats. As a result, the
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`gasification of the liquid is more efficient. For example, the drops are smaller and more
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`uniform, having a diameter between 0.04 micrometers to 0.8 micrometers. Such vapor is
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`much more like real cigarette smoke in terms of dispersion degree and appearance. Such
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`vapor is more easily accepted by the pulmonary aveoli and can be absorbed conveniently.
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`Meanwhile, as through holes and channels that are communicated together are arranged in the
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`electric heater and the liquid storage component, atomized gas can pass through the liquid
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`storage component smoothly. And atomized large drops can be absorbed at, or adhere to, the
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`liquid storage component under the pressure of airflow, a common problem in the prior art
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`where vapor having large particles is passed directly to the user. Thus current embodiments
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`produce inhaled smoke that more closely meets the taste of smoker.
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`(2) In another solution of the some embodiments of the invention, the atomized core
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`component is sleeved in the channel of the liquid storage component, such that the liquid
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`permeating component is directly contacted with the liquid storage component. The cigarette
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`liquid can permeate and conduct more sufficiently and rapidly, to more efficiently produce
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`vapor or atomized smoke.
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`In addition, the structure is simple and saves space, such that the
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`volume of the whole atomizing electronic cigarette can be smaller.
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`(3) In another embodiment of the invention, the electronic cigarette is designed to be
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`detachable and changeable, such that change of components can be simply achieved by
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`detaching and reassembling the first and second housings. Such an electronic cigarette is
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`more convenient to carry as it is also more portable.
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`Brief description of the drawings
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`Fig. 1 is a side sectional view of an electronic cigarette according to the invention,
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`showing the first housing separate from the second housing;
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`Fig. 2 is a side sectional view of an electronic cigarette according to the invention,
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`showing the first housing connected to the second housing;
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`Fig. 3 is a side sectional view of an atomizing core component in an electronic cigarette
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`according to the invention;
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`Fig. 4 is a top view of an atomizing core component in an electronic cigarette according
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`to the invention; and
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`Fig. 5 is a side cutaway view of an electronic cigarette according to another embodiment
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`of the invention.
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`Detailed description of the invention
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`The invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with the drawings.
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`As shown in Fig. 1 to Fig. 4, the invention provides an improved atomizing electronic
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`cigarette, comprising a power device 1, a sensor 2, an atomizing core component and a liquid
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`storage component 3, further comprising a housing containing the above components. An
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`auxiliary air inlet 4 is arranged on an area of the housing close to the sensor 2. The atomizing
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`core component comprises an electric heater 5 and a liquid permeating component 6 sleeved on
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`the electric heater 5. The electric heater 5 is of a hollow structure and has a through hole 51
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`through which gas flows. The liquid storage component 3 internally has a channel 31 through
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`which the gas flows. The channel can be a hollow channel, a through-hole channel, an annular
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`channel or a channel with local sparse mesh in cross section or combinations thereof, the purpose
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`of which is to make the atomized gas that passes through the channel contact with the liquid
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`storage core of the liquid storage component, and to make the liquid storage component 3
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`coordinate with the liquid permeating component 6 to permeate cigarette liquid to the liquid
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`permeating component 6. In addition, the sensor 2 communicates with the through hole 51 and
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`the channel 31 and forms an airflow loop with the auxiliary air inlet 4. In the embodiment, as
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`shown in Fig. 1 to Fig. 3, the atomizing core component further
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`comprises a liquid conduction component 7 that is contacted with the liquid permeating
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`component 6 and with the liquid storage component 3. The liquid conduction component 7 is
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`sleeved on the liquid permeating component 6, with a conduction part 71 that extends from one
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`end of the liquid conduction component in the radial direction, and is contacted with the liquid
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`storage component 3. As a result, cigarette liquid on the liquid storage component 3 is absorbed
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`and permeated to the liquid permeating component. In order to make the liquid conduction
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`component 7 mate with the liquid permeating component 6 more tightly to improve the liquid
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`conductivity, a fastening sleeve 12 can be sleeved on the liquid conduction component 7.
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`As shown in Fig. 1, the sensor 2 can be an air pressure sensor or airflow sensor.
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`In the
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`embodiment, an airflow sensor is used. The housing comprises a first housing 8 and a second
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`housing 8', the power supply unit 1 and the sensor 2 are located in the first housing 8, the
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`atomizing core component and the liquid storage component 3 are located in the second
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`housing 8', and the auxiliary air inlet 4 is arranged in an area of the first housing 8 and/or the
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`second housing 8' close to the sensor 2.
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`In the embodiment, the auxiliary air inlet 4 is
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`arranged on the first housing 8 and located in an area close to the sensor 2. The power supply
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`unit 1 is a battery that can be a rechargeable battery or disposable battery.
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`A bracket 9 is arranged in the second housing 8', the atomizing core component is fixed
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`on the bracket 9, and the electric heater 5 is connected with the power device 1 and the sensor 2
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`and starts to heat or stops heating according to the flow situation of gas detected by the sensor
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`2. An air-intake connection component 10 and an electrode ring 11 are arranged on the bracket
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`9. The air-intake connection component 10 and the electrode ring 11 are electrically
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`connected with two leads of the electric heater 5, respectively. The air-intake connection
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`component 10 achieves an electrical connection through connection with the sensor 2. The
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`electrode ring 11 is electrically connected with the power device 1 through the connection of
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`the air-intake connection component 10 and the sensor 2. A complete closed loop is formed,
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`as shown in Fig. 4. The function of the sensor is to switch on or off the whole circuit
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`according to the gas flow. When user inhales, gas inside the electronic cigarette flows. At
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`this time, the sensor switches the circuit on to start the electric heater 5 to heat. When the
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`user stops inhaling, gas stops flowing, and the sensor switches the circuit off to make the
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`electric heater 5 stop heating. An electrode ring post 13 corresponding to the electrode ring
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`10 is arranged at the opening of the first housing 8. A contact part 131 extends from the
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`electrode ring post 13 in the axial direction. The electrode ring post 13 is connected with the
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`power device 1. When the first housing 8 and the second housing 8' are connected, the
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`contact part 131 is inse1ted into the second housing 8' and contacted with the electrode ring 11,
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`thereby to form a complete closed loop.
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`In this embodiment, the first housing 8 and the second housing 8' are connected through
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`the connection of the air-intake connection component IO and the sensor 2, and the air-intake
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`connection component 10 and the sensor 2 are connected by means of splicing or plugging,
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`threads, or clamping. Through such a detachable and changeable split structure, the change of
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`components can be simply achieved by detaching and reassembling the first housing 8 and the
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`second housing 8', such that it is convenient to carry and use the electronic cigarette. T~is
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`embodiment discloses a connection structure by means of threads.
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`As shown in Fig. 1, the air-intake connection component 10 also has an air vent 101, the
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`sensor 2 communicates with the air vent 101, the through hole 51 and the channel 31 and forms
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`an airflow loop with the auxiliary air inlet 4. An air suction port a is arranged on the second
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`housing 8', and the sensor 2 communicates with the air vent IO 1, the through hole 51, the
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`channel 31 and the air suction port a and forms an airflow loop with the auxiliary air inlet 4.
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`The liquid storage component 3 is made of liquid storage core materials such as
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`micro-hole ceramic, foamed ceramic, natural fiber, rutificial fiber or foam metal material.
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`The liquid permeating component 6 is made of ceramic fiber, qurutz fiber, glass fiber, aramid
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`fiber, common fiber, paper, fabric or non-woven fabric material. The thickness of the liquid
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`permeating component 6 is from 0.5 to 5mm. The electric heater 5 is fonned by spirally
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`winding electric heating wires, which forms the through hole 51. The diameter of the through
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`hole 51 can be from 0.5 to 4mm.
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`In this embodiment, the thickness of the liquid permeating
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`component 6 is 1mm, and the diameter of the through hole 51 is 1mm.
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`The liquid permeating component 6 in the atomizing core component is directly sleeved
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`on the electric heater 5. Cigarette liquid in the liquid storage component 3 is conducted and
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`permeated to the liquid permeating component 6 by the liquid conduction component 7. The
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`thickness of the liquid permeating component 6 is 1mm. As a result, the permeated cigarette
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`liquid can be completely gasified by the electric heater 5 more easily. When the user inhales,
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`as the sensor 2 communicates with the air vent 101, the through hole 51, the channel 31 and the
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`air suction port a and forms an airflow loop with the auxiliary air inlet 4. When gas flow is
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`generated inside the electronic cigarette, the sensor 2 switches the circuit on, the electric heater
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`5 starts to heat to make the cigarette liquid in the liquid permeating component 6 be gasified
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`after reaching the boiling point. At the same time, because the through hole 51 and the
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`channel 31 of the electric heater 5 and the liquid storage component 3 are in communication,
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`smoke generated during atomizing process can be further cooled under the push of airflow and
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`finally inhaled to the mouth cavity of the user through the air suction port a.
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`In another preferred embodiment of the invention, as shown in Fig. 5,
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`the liquid
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`permeating component 6 is contacted with the liquid storage component 3. The atomizing
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`core component is sleeved in the channel 31 of the liquid storage component 3, and the
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`peripheral surface of the liquid permeating component 6 is mated with the inner wall of the
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`channel 31.
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`The liquid storage component 3 can be made of micro-hole ceramic, foamed ceramic,
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`natural fiber, artificial fiber or foam metal material. The liquid permeating component 6 can
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`be made of ceramic fiber, quartz fiber, glass fiber, araroid fiber, common fiber, paper, fabric or
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`non-woven fabric material. The thickness of the liquid permeating component 6 ranks from
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`0.5 to 5mm. The electric heater 5 is formed by spirally winding electric heating wires to form
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`a through hole 51. The diameter of the through hole 51 can be from 0.5 to 4mm.
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`In this
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`embodiment, the thickness of the liquid permeating component 6 is 1mm and the diameter of
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`the through hole 51 is 1mm.
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`In this embodiment, the atomizing core component is integrally sleeved in the channel 31
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`of the liquid storage component 3, such that the spherical surface of the liquid permeating
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`component 6 is directly contacted with the inner wall of the channel 31 of the liquid storage
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`component 3. Because the contact area is larger, the permeation and conduction of cigarette
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`liquid is more sufficient and rapid, and the atomized smoke efficiently generated. At the same
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`time, the structure is simple and saves space, so as to minimize the size of the atomizing
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`electronic cigarette.
`In other embodiments, an improved atomizing electronic cigarette is provided comprising
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`a power device (1), a sensor (2), an atomizing core component and a liquid storage component
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`(3), further comprising a housing containing the above components, an auxiliary air inlet (4)
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`being arranged on the housing. One end of the housing is provided with an air suction port,
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`characterized in that the atomizing core component comprises an electric heater (5), the electric
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`heater (5) atomizes liquid in a liquid storage component (3). The liquid storage component (3)
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`internally has a channel (31) through which the atomized gas flows, and the auxiliary air inlet
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`(4), the sensor (2) and the suction nozzle form an airflow loop.
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`In other aspects the atomizing electronic cigarette can be characterized in that the
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`atomizing core component comprises a liquid permeating component (6) that is sleeved on the
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`electiic heater (5), a channel (51) through which gas flows is arranged in the atomizing core
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`component, and the channel (51) is made up of the structure of the electric heater (5).
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`In other aspects the atomizing electronic cigarette can be characterized in that the electric
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`heater (5) of the atomizing core component is directly inserted into the channel (31) of the
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`liquid storage component (3), and the atomized gas directly flows through the channel (31).
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`In other aspects the atomizing electronic cigarette is characterized in that the liquid
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`storage component (3) is internally provided with the channel (31) which is a hollow channel, a
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`through-hole channel, an annular channel or a channel with local sparse mesh in cross section
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`or combinations thereof, through which gas flows.
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`In other aspects the atomizing electronic cigarette is characterized in that the atomizing
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`core component further comprises a liquid conduction component (7) that is contacted with the
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`liquid permeating component (6), and with the liquid storage component (3).
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`In other aspects, the atomizing electronic cigru-ette is characterized in that the liquid
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`conduction component (7) is sleeved on the liquid permeating component (6), a conduction
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`part (71) extends from one end of the liquid conduction component in the radial direction, and
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`the conduction part (71) is contacted with the liquid storage component (3).
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`In other aspects, the atomizing electronic cigarette is characterized in that the sensor (2) is
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`an air pressure sensor or airflow sensor, the housing comprises a first housing (8) and a second
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`housing (8'), the power device (1) and the sensor (2) are located in the first housing (8), the
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`atomizing core component and the liquid storage component (3) are located in the second
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`housing (8'), and the auxiliary air inlet (4) is arranged in an area of the first housing (8) and/or
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`the second housing (8') close to the sensor.
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`In other aspects, the atomizing electronic cigarette is characterized in that a bracket (9) is
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`arranged in the second housing (8'), the atomizing core component is fixed on the bracket (9),
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`and the electric heater (5) is connected with the power device (1) and the sensor (2) and starts
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`to heat or stops heating according to the flow situation of gas through the sensor (2).
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`In other aspects, the atomizing electronic cigarette is characterized in that an air-intake
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`connection component (10) and an electrode ring (11) are arranged on the bracket (9), the
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`air-intake connection component (10) and the electrode ring (11) are electrically connected
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`with two leads of the electric heater (5) respectively, the air-intake connection component (10)
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`achieves electric connection through connection with the sensor (2), the electrode ring (11) is
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`electrically connected with the power device (1) through the connection of the air-intake
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`connection component (10) and the sensor (2), the air-intake connection component (10) also
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`has an air vent (101), the sensor (2) communicates with the air vent (101), the through hole (51)
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`and the channel (31) and forms an airflow loop with the auxiliary air inlet (4).
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`In other aspects, the atomizing electronic cigarette is characterized in that the first housing
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`(8) and the second housing (8') are connected through the connection of the air-intake
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`connection component (10) and the sensor (2), and the air-intake connection component (10)
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`and the sensor (2) are connected by means of splicing or plugging, threads or clamping.
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`In other aspects, the atomizing electronic cigarette is characterized in that an air suction
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`port (a) is arranged on the second housing (8'), and the sensor (2) communicates with the air
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`vent (101), the through hole (51), the channel (31) and the air suction port (a) and forms an
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`airflow loop with the auxiliary air inlet (4).
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`In other aspects, the atomizing electronic cigarette is characterized in that the housing is
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`an integrated whole, the front end of which is provided with the auxiliary air inlet (4), and the
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`sensor (2) communicates with the air vent (101), the through hole (51), the channel (31) and
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`the air suction port (a) and forms an airflow loop with the auxiliary air inlet (4).
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`In other aspects, the atomizing electronic cigarette is characterized in that the liquid
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`permeating component (6) is contacted with the liquid storage component (3), the atomizing
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`core component is sleeved in the channel (31) of the liquid storage component (3), and the
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`peripheral surface of the liquid permeating component (6) is mated with the inner wall of the
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`channel (31).
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`In other aspects, the atomizing electronic cigarette is characterized in that the liquid
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`storage component (3) is made of micro-hole ceramic, foamed ceramic, natural fiber, artificial
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`fiber or foam metal material, the liquid permeating component (6) is made of ceramic fiber,
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`quartz fiber, glass fiber, aramid fiber, common fiber, paper, fabric or non-woven fabric material,
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`the electric heater (5) is formed by spirally winding electric heating wires or made up of
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`electric heating film arranged on the inner surface of the liquid permeating component, and the
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`electric heater formed by spirally winding or electric heating film on the inner surface of the
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`liquid permeating component is hollow to form the through hole (51).
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`In other aspects, the atomizing electronic cigarette is characterized in that the thickness of
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`the liquid permeating component (6) ranks from 0.5 to 5mm, and the diameter of the through
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`hole (51) ranks from 0.5 to 4mm.
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`In other aspects, the atomizing electronic cigarette is characterized in that zeolite particles
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`are added in the liquid permeating component (6).
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`THE EMBODIMENTS FOR WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE PRIVILEGE OR PROPERTY IS
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`CLAIMED ARE AS FOLLOWS:
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`1 .
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`An electronic cigarette, comprising:
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`a housing;
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`a battery, and a liquid storage component containing liquid, within the housing, and the
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`liquid storage component comprising a fiber material;
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`an electric heater comprising a coiled wire electrically connectable to the battery for
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`atomizing liquid from the liquid storage component, with the coiled wire surrounded by the
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`liquid storage component;
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`a channel extending centrally through the fiber material of the liquid storage component
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`from a first end of the liquid storage component to a second end of the liquid storage component,
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`with the coiled wire in the channel and the coiled wire having an outer diameter less than the
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`diameter of the inner diameter of the channel;
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`the channel forming part of an airflow path within the housing providing a continuous
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`passageway from the coiled wire to an inhalation port; and
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`the channel having surfaces wetted by the liquid, such that the atomized liquid is directly
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`contacted with the core of the liquid storage component forming the channel wall, such that large
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`particles of atomized gas are absorbed by the liquid storage compon