Patent Publication Number: US-2021177059-A1

Title: Heat not burn electronic cigarette device and method for operating the same

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present application generally relates to electronic cigarette devices, and more particularly, to a heat not burn electronic cigarette device and method for operating the electronic cigarette device. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Most of the heat not burn devices on the market have long pre-heating time. After activating the devices, users need to wait for a long time until they can start smoking. It is mainly caused by the design of the heating components. When a heating blade or a heating tube, the two common heating components used in the heat not burn device, is being heated up, the heat will spread to the entire surface of the heating component, and the surface temperature will rise up slowly and uniformly, but it takes relatively long to reach the ideal temperature to vaporize the moisture in the cigarette. 
     Therefore, a need remains for a heat not burn electronic cigarette device and method thereof to provide the users a smoother experience when smoking the heat not burn electronic cigarette device. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present application discloses a heat not burn electronic cigarette device and method thereof to provide the users a smoother experience when smoking the heat not burn electronic cigarette device. 
     The heat not burn electronic cigarette device comprises a mouthpiece, a body and a heating component. The body is coupled to the mouthpiece. The heating component is coupled to the body, wherein the heating component comprises a first section and a second section, the second section is pre-heated when a first heating process of the first section is about to finish. 
     In various exemplary embodiments, wherein the first section is closer to the body. 
     In various exemplary embodiments, wherein the heating component further comprises a third section, the third section is pre-heated when a second heating process of the second section is about to finish. The third section is farthest from the body compared to the first section and the second section. 
     In various exemplary embodiments, wherein the heating component is a heating tube. 
     A method for using the aforementioned heat not burn electronic cigarette device is also disclosed. The method comprises pre-heating the first section of the heating component; and pre-heating the second section of the heating component when the first heating process of the first section is about to finish. 
     In various exemplary embodiments, wherein after pre-heating the second section of the heating component when the first heating process of the first section is about to finish, the method further comprises pre-heating a third section of the heating component when a second heating process of the second section is about to finish. 
     Based on the above, the heating component of the present application tube is designed to be multiple stages. Specifically, there are three sections on one single heating tube, the first section at top, the second section at middle and the third section at bottom. The top first section is the closest section to the mouth. Each section can be heated up individually. 
     Instead of heating up the whole heating tube, the heat not burn electronic cigarette device heats up each section one by one from the top to the bottom. When the heating process of one section is about to finish, the next section will start pre-heating. In this way, the present application not only makes the initial pre-heating time much faster since only the first section of the heating tube is required to be heated, but also makes the smoking experience smoother. 
     Numerous other advantages and features of the present application will become readily apparent from the following detailed description of disclosed embodiments, from the claims and from the accompanying drawings. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The objects, features and advantages of the present application will be more readily appreciated upon reference to the following disclosure when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used to identify identical components in the various views, and wherein reference numerals with alphabetic characters are utilized to identify additional types, instantiations or variations of a selected component embodiment in the various views, in which: 
         FIG. 1  illustrates a view of a heat not burn electronic cigarette device of the present application. 
         FIG. 2  illustrates a flow chart of a method for using the heat not burn electronic cigarette device of the present application. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF DISCLOSED EMBODIMENTS 
     Reference will now be made in detail to the present representative embodiments of the present application, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers are used in the drawings and the description to refer to the same or like parts. 
       FIG. 1  illustrates a view of a heat not burn electronic cigarette device  100  of the present application, which may include a mouthpiece  110 , a body  120  and a heating component  130 . The body  120  is coupled to the mouthpiece  110  for transferring vaporized moisture from the cigarette. 
     In one embodiment, the heating component  130  in the present application is a heating tube. In another embodiment, the heating component  130  can also be a heating blade. The heating component  130  comprises a first section  132 , a second section  134  and a third section  136 . The first section  132  is at top and is closest to the body  120  and mouth, while the second section  132  is at middle and between the first section  132  and the third section  136 . The third section  136  is at bottom and is the farthest from the body  120 . It is noted that the length, sizes and shapes of the first section  132 , the section  134  and the third section  136  can be the same or different, the present application is not limited in the length, sizes and shapes. 
       FIG. 2  illustrates a flow chart of a method  200  for operating a heat not burn electronic cigarette device  100  of the present application. Referring to  FIGS. 1-2 , as shown in step  210 , the initial step of the method  200  is heating the first section  132  of the heating component  130 . As such, different from current heat not burn electronic cigarette device which heats the whole heating component  130 , the initial pre-heating time of the heat not burn electronic cigarette device  100  of the present application would be shorter since only the first section  132  of the heating component  130  needs to be heated. 
     After that, as shown in step  220 , pre-heating the second section  134  of the heating component  130  when a first heating process of the first section  132  is about to finish. Same as step  220 , the third section  136  of the heating component  130  is pre-heated when the second section  134  is about to finish as shown in step  230 . 
     Thus, when the first heating process of the first section  132  is finished, the second section  134  is already being heated; and when the second heating process of the second section  134  is finished, the third section  136  is already being heated. Different from current heat not burn electronic cigarette device which the user need to wait for a new heating component to be heated, the heat not burn electronic cigarette device  100  of the present application allows the user to shorten the waiting time between different sections  132 / 134 / 136 . So, the user can have smoother smoking experience since there is no waiting gap. 
     It should be noted that the amount of sections in the heating component  130  is not limited in three sections  132 / 134 / 136 . The amount of sections in the heating component  130  can be modified as long as there is more than one section. 
     Based on the above, the heating component of the present application tube is designed to be multiple stages. More specifically, there are three sections on one single heating tube, the first section at top, the second section at middle and the third section at bottom. The top first section is the closest section to the mouth, and each section can be heated up individually. 
     Instead of heating up the whole heating tube, the heat not burn electronic cigarette device heats up each section one by one from the top to the bottom. When the heating process of one section is about to finish, the next section will start pre-heating. Therefore, the present application can make the initial pre-heating time much faster since only the first section of the heating tube needs to be heated to further enhance the smoking experience. 
     It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the structure of the present application without departing from the scope or spirit of the present application. In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the present application cover modifications and variations of this application provided they fall within the scope of the following claims and their equivalents.