Abstract:
An electronic cigarette comprising a housing and, arranged within the housing, an atomizer apparatus and a power supply control apparatus used for providing power supply to the atomizer apparatus and for controlling the working of same. The power supply control apparatus comprises a battery, a microphone, and a control panel. The microphone and the control panel are both arranged at one end of the battery. The microphone is adjacent to the battery. The control panel is arranged in proximity to an opening end of the housing and is adjacent to the microphone. The microphone and the control panel are insulated and separated from each other. The electronic cigarette is structurally simple and is easy and convenient to assemble.

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
       [0001]    This invention relates to a field of electronic cigarette. 
       DESCRIPTION OF BACKGROUND 
       [0002]    A current electronic cigarette includes a cigarette-liquid cup for storing cigarette liquid, an atomization apparatus for vaporizing cigarette liquid into smoke, and a power supply control apparatus for supplying power to and controlling the work of the atomization apparatus. The power supply control apparatus comprises a battery, a microphone and a control panel. Generally, the control panel and the microphone are respectively located at either end of the battery, namely the control panel is disposed in front end of the battery while the microphone is located in a rear end of the battery. For such location arrangement, connecting wire of the control panel needs pass around the battery to connect the microphone, which is inconvenient for circuit connection, and is difficult for parts assembly, and results in lower productivity. Further, a cigarette liquid cup comprises a cup seat etc.; its inner structure is complex, which results assembly time-consuming and inconvenient. 
       SUMMARY 
       [0003]    An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic cigarette, which can be conveniently and quickly assembled. 
         [0004]    To achieve the above object, an electronic cigarette provided in the present invention, comprises a housing, an atomization apparatus and a power supply control apparatus used for providing power supply to the atomization apparatus and for controlling the atomization apparatus working, both of which are disposed in the housing; the power supply control apparatus comprises a battery, a microphone, and a control panel. Herein the microphone and the control panel are both arranged at one end of the battery; the microphone is adjacent to the battery; the control panel is arranged in proximity to an opening end of the housing and is adjacent to the microphone; and the microphone and the control panel are insulated and separated from each other. 
         [0005]    Herein, the microphone is accommodated in a microphone seat. 
         [0006]    Herein, the microphone seat defines a cavity in one side thereof for accommodating the microphone; and an inner wall at an opening of the cavity forms an annular collar to separate and insulate the microphone from the control panel. 
         [0007]    Herein, the microphone seat is made from flexible materials selected from any one of silica gel, rubber materials or EVA. 
         [0008]    Herein, the control panel is enclosed in a protective casing. 
         [0009]    Herein, the protective casing is a cylindrical component which is tightly engaged with an inner wall of the housing. 
         [0010]    Herein, the protective casing can be made from any one insulating material selected from polyethylene terephthalate resin (PET), polypropylene (PP), ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA), polypropylene copolymer (OPP), or polyolefin heat-shrinkable film (POF). 
         [0011]    Herein, the electronic cigarette is separable, comprises an inhalation rod and a battery rod connected with each other; the inhalation rod comprises a cylindrical inhalation tube as a housing of the inhalation rod, the inhalation tube has one end thereof equipped with a mouthpiece cover and has the other end thereof equipped with a first connector to connect with the battery rod; the mouthpiece cover is inserted in an inner wall of the inhalation tube; the first connector is disposed at a connection end of the inhalation rod to the battery rod; the first connector comprises a first seat and a first pole respectively as electrodes of the first connector, and a first insulation sleeve disposed between the first seat and the first pole for insulation; the first pole is inserted in center of the first seat via the first insulation sleeve; the first seat, the mouthpiece cover and a part of the inhalation tube together encloses a cavity for storing cigarette liquid therein, the first seat and the mouthpiece cover are oppositely fitted on an inner wall of the inhalation tube at a certain interval; a liquid storage component for storing cigarette liquid and a tube for supporting the liquid storage component are arranged in the cavity, the liquid storage component is fitted and supported on outer wall of the tube. 
         [0012]    Herein, the atomization apparatus comprises an atomizer, the atomizer is disposed in the inhalation rod; the battery, the microphone and the control panel are all disposed in the battery rod. 
         [0013]    Herein, the atomizer comprises an electric heat wire and a liquid guide component for absorbing cigarette liquid and supporting the electric heat wire, the electric heat wire surrounds the liquid guide component; positive and negative poles of the electric heat wires are respectively connected with the first seat and the first pole, pass through the inhalation rod and then are connected with positive and negative poles of the battery in the battery rod. 
         [0014]    Herein, a second connector is disposed at a connection end of the battery rod to the inhalation rod; the second connector comprises a second seat and a second pole as electrodes of the second connector, and a second insulation sleeve disposed between the second seat and the second pole for insulation; the second pole is inserted in center of the second seat via the second insulation sleeve; the second seat and the second pole are respectively connected positive and negative electrodes of the control panel; the first connector and the second connector are threadedly connected whereby the first seat and the second seat contact each other while the first pole and the second pole contact each other; Herein, the tube is a hollow circular tube with a center air vent therethrough, comprises a top end and a bottom end; the top end contacts the mouthpiece cover, the bottom end contacts the first insulation sleeve and mounted on the first pole, the first pole is inserted and fixed in the tube; the mouthpiece cover and the first pole define air passage in center thereof, the air vent of the tube is respectively communicated with the air passage of the mouthpiece to the air passage of the first pole; the tube defines slots through its lateral wall for supporting and fixing the liquid guide component, the liquid guide component goes across in the tube with both ends thereof respectively passing through the slots and then contacting the liquid storage component to absorb cigarette liquid for the electric heat wire to vaporize. 
         [0015]    Herein, the liquid storage component is a hollow cylinder, is fitted on the outer wall of the tube and tightly engaged with the outer wall of the tube so as to be supported, and an inner wall of the liquid storage component contacts the liquid guide component. 
         [0016]    Herein, a penetrative component is provided between the liquid storage component and the liquid guide component. 
         [0017]    Herein the penetrative component is cylindrically shaped; an outer wall and an inner wall of the penetrative component respectively contact the liquid storage component and the liquid guide component. 
         [0018]    According to above technical protocols, the present invention has advantages as: firstly, the microphone and the control panel are assembled at front end of the battery, which simplifies operation, prompts productivity; the collar at the opening of the microphone seat is capable of preventing short circuit between the metal at a periphery of the microphone and the control panel; the control panel is enclosed by a soft protective sleeve, which effectively prevents short circuit it contacts the microphone. Furthermore, the first seat, the mouthpiece cover and a part of the inhalation tube together enclose the cavity for storing cigarette liquid, which replaces the traditional cigarette liquid cup, and an inner structure of the electronic cigarette is simple, the assembly of the electronic cigarette can be conveniently and quickly assembled. 
         [0019]    The present invention is further described in detail in accordance with the following embodiments together with the drawings. 
     
    
     
       DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0020]      FIG. 1  is a front view of an electronic cigarette in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. 
           [0021]      FIG. 2  is a cross-sectional view of an inhalation rod of the electronic cigarette in accordance with the embodiment of the present invention. 
           [0022]      FIG. 3  is a cross-sectional view of a battery rod of the electronic cigarette in accordance with the embodiment of the present invention. 
           [0023]      FIG. 4  is an exploded view of a microphone seat of the electronic cigarette in accordance with the embodiment of the present invention. 
           [0024]      FIG. 5  is cross-sectional view of the microphone seat of the electronic cigarette in accordance with the embodiment of the present invention. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS 
       [0025]    It should be note that, no case of conflict, the embodiments and characters in the embodiments can be combined each other, the present utility model is further explained in detail in accordance with the embodiments together with the drawings. 
         [0026]    Referring to  FIGS. 1 to 5 , an electronic cigarette  100  is provided in accordance with the embodiment of the present invention. The electronic cigarette  100  is a separable-type electronic cigarette, comprises an inhalation rod  90  and a battery rod  91 , both of which are assembled into a whole by threads connection. A housing of the electronic cigarette comprises an inhalation tube  1  as a housing of the inhalation rod  90  and a sleeve  910  as a housing of the battery rod  91 . A first connector  5  is provided to a connection end of the inhalation rod  90  to the battery rod  91 , a second connector  6  is provided to a connection of the battery rod  91  to the inhalation rod  90 . Convenience of description will be based on a direction as shown in  FIG. 1  in this embodiment. 
         [0027]    Referring to  FIG. 2 , in this embodiment, the inhalation rod  90  comprises the hollow cylindrical inhalation tube  1 , an atomizer  21  vaporizing cigarette liquid into mist, a liquid storage part  37  for storing cigarette liquid, a mouthpiece cover  4 , and the first connector  5  connected with one end of the battery rod  91 . The mouthpiece cover  4  and the first connector  5  are respectively disposed at either end of the inhalation tube  1 , and the atomizer  21  and the liquid storage part  37  are disposed in the inhalation tube  1 . 
         [0028]    Referring to  FIG. 2 , the first connector  5  comprises a first seat  51 , a first pole  53  and a first insulation sleeve  54 , and the first pole  53  defines air passage through it center. The first pole is fitted in the first insulation sleeve  54 , the first pole  53  is inserted in the first seat  51  by the first insulation sleeve  54 , and the first pole  53  and the first insulation sleeve  54  constitute a first pole assembly. In this embodiment, the first seat  51  and the first pole  53  are used as two connection electrodes of the first connector  5 . The first seat  51  has a shape adapted to the inhalation tube  1 , it is inserted into and fitted in the inhalation tube  1  and abuts against the cup seat  31 . 
         [0029]    The housing of the electronic cigarette is equipped with an atomization apparatus for vaporizing cigarette liquid cup into mist and a power supply control apparatus for supplying power to and control the work of the atomization apparatus  2 , and the atomizer  21  is a part of the atomization apparatus. The power supply control apparatus comprises a battery  918  which will be described in following, a control panel  22  for controlling the work of the atomization apparatus and a microphone  24 , the control panel  22  and the microphone  24  are all disposed at one end of the battery  918 , the microphone  24  is near the battery  918 , the control panel  22  is disposed near an opening of the electronic cigarette housing and is adjacent to the microphone  24  with insulation from each other. 
         [0030]    The atomization apparatus comprises the atomizer  21 ; the atomizer  21  comprises electric heat wire  211  and a liquid guide component  212  for supporting the electric heat wire  211 , the electric heat wire  211  winds around the liquid guide component  212 . The liquid guide component  212  is capable of absorbing and storing cigarette liquid, and can be made from glass fiber or materials capable of absorbing and storing cigarette liquid, such as cotton materials. In this embodiment, the liquid guide component  212  is fitted on a tube  35  to be described below. Both ends of the electric heat wire  211  are respectively connected with the first seat  51  and the first pole  53 , and then are connected with a positive electrode and a negative electrode of the battery  918  in the battery rod  91 . In this embodiment, the atomizer  21  is disposed in the inhalation tube  1 , while the control panel  22  and the microphone  24  are disposed in the battery rod  91 , the control panel  22  is provided with a miniature pneumatic switch to control the circuit connection so as to start the electric heat wire  211 . The control panel  22  is mounted in a protective casing  23 , the protective casing  23  is cylindrical, is tightly fitted in the inner wall of the housing of the electronic cigarette. The protective casing  23  is made from any one insulating material selected from polyethylene terephthalate resin (PET), polypropylene(PP), ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA), polypropylene copolymer (OPP), or polyolefin heat-shrinkable film (POF). The microphone  24  is mounted in a microphone seat  25 , the microphone seat  25  has one side thereof defined a cavity  251  for accommodating the microphone  24 . An annual collar  252  is formed from the inner wall at an opening of the cavity  251  to separate and insulate the microphone  24  from the circuit panel  22 . The microphone seat  25  can be made from soft plastic materials, for instance, can be made from any one of the following plastic, silica gel or rubber materials: ABS, PC, PE, POM, PP, PE, PVC, TPU, TPR, TPE, or TPV. Preferably flexible plastic material with a certain desired rigidity is used. 
         [0031]    As shown in  FIG. 2 , in this embodiment, the first seat  51 , mouthpiece cover  4  and a part of the inhalation tube  1  together enclose a confined space like a traditional cigarette liquid cup for cigarette liquid; the first seat  51  and the mouthpiece cover  4  are fitted in an inner wall of the inhalation tube  1  with an certain interval therebetween. The liquid storage component  37  and the tube  35  for supporting the liquid storage component are provided in the confined space, and the liquid storage component  37  is fitted on the tube  35  and disposed between the cup seat  31  and the mouthpiece cover  4 . 
         [0032]    The mouthpiece cover  4  is inserted in the inhalation tube  1  and is tightly fitted on the inner wall of the inhalation tube  1  with its lateral wall; and the mouthpiece cover  4  axially defines an air vent therethrough. When the cigarette liquid in the liquid storage component  37  is exhausted, the mouthpiece cover  4  is capable of being removed to refill cigarette liquid into the cigarette liquid cup  3 . 
         [0033]    The tube  35  is used for supporting the liquid storage component  37 , and is used for controlling the height of the cigarette liquid cup  3  and for supporting the liquid guide component  212 , and is further used for a passage extending to an outside of the inhalation tube  1  for the mist from the cigarette liquid vaporized by the atomizer  2 . In this embodiment, the tube  35  is a hollow circular tube with an air vent through its center, is made from plastic or fiber material, such as glass fiber tube, it comprises a top end and a bottom end, its top end contacts the mouthpiece cover  4  while its bottom end contacts the first insulation sleeve  54  and is mounted on the first pole  53 , namely, the first pole  53  is inserted and fixed in the tube  35 . The air vent of the tube  35  is respectively communicated with the air vent in the mouthpiece cover and the air passage in the first pole  53 . The tube  35  defines slots  351  through its tube wall for supporting and fixing the liquid guide component  212 , the liquid guide component  212  goes across the tube  35  therein with both ends thereof respectively through the slots  351  and then contacting the liquid storage component  37  to absorb the cigarette liquid for the electric heat wire  211  to vaporize. 
         [0034]    The liquid storage component  37  is used for absorbing and storing cigarette liquid for the atomizer  2  to vaporize the cigarette liquid, and is made from materials capable of absorbing and storing liquid such as cotton materials. The liquid storage component  37  is a hollow cylinder, is fitted on outer wall of the tube  35  and is tightly engaged with and supported by the outer wall of the tube  35 . The inner wall of the liquid storage component  37  contacts the liquid guide component  212 . The cigarette liquid permeates and is absorbed in the liquid guide component  212  from the liquid storage component  37  for the electric heat wire  211  to vaporize the cigarette liquid into mist. 
         [0035]    A penetrative component  39  is further provided between the liquid storage component  37  and the liquid guide component  212 . The penetrative component  39  is cylindrically shaped; an outer wall and an inner wall of the penetrative component  39  respectively contact the liquid storage component  37  and the liquid guide component  212 . The liquid storage component  37 , the penetrative component  39 , and the liquid guide component  212  have a capability of absorbing cigarette liquid increasably. 
         [0036]    As shown in  FIG. 3 , the battery rod  91  substantially has a cylindrical shape, comprises a sleeve  910 , the second connector  6  connected with the first connector  5  is provided to the connect end of the sleeve  910  to the inhalation rod  90 , and the battery  918  is disposed in the sleeve  910 . The battery rod  91  is equipped with an end cover  919  at another end thereof The end cover  919  defines an air inlet (not shown). The second connector  6  comprises a second seat  61  and a second pole assembly disposed in the second seat  61 . The second pole assembly comprises a second pole  62  and a second insulation sleeve  64  disposed between the second seat  61  and the second pole  62  to insulate the second seat  61  from the second pole  62 . The second pole  62  axially defines air passage through its center. The second seat  61  and the second pole  62  are respectively connected with the corresponding electrodes of the atomization control panel  22 , and the atomization control panel  22  is then connected with the positive and negative poles of the battery  918 . 
         [0037]    When the first connector  5  of the inhalation rod  90  is inserted into the second connector  6  in place, the first seat  51  is inserted in the second seat  61  and contacts an end face of the second seat  61  thus the first seat  51  and the second seat  61  is electrically connected; an end face of the first pole  53  presses against the second pole  63  which ensures that the first pole  53  and the second pole  622  well contact; in such way that the first connector  5  and the second connector  6  are well connected, thereby the circuit in the inhalation rod  90  and the circuit in the battery rod  91  are correspondingly connected. Environmental air enters the battery rod  91  through the air inlet in the end cover  919  of the battery rod  91 , passes the air passages in center of the second pole  622  and the first pole  53  then enters the inhalation rod  90 , and then from the air passage in the first pole  53  through the air vent of the tube and the air vent of the mouthpiece cover  4  flows to outside of the inhalation rod  90 , which forms passageway in the electronic cigarette, thereby air flows free from inner to outside of the electronic cigarette. Of course, environmental air may enter the inhalation rod  90  directly through the air vent of the mouthpiece cover  4  and then into the tube  35 . 
         [0038]    The above-mentioned is only the embodiments of the present invention, but not be limited thereto. It should be noted, for the persons of ordinary skill in this field, modifications, decorations, replacements, corporations, or simplifications within the spirit of the present invention can be made, which should be seemed to be included in the claimed scope of this invention.