Abstract:
An electronic cigarette, comprising an outer casing ( 1 ), and a vaporization assembly ( 2 ) and battery assembly ( 3 ) mounted inside the outer casing ( 1 ); the electronic cigarette further comprises an electrical connector ( 4 ) mounted inside the outer casing ( 1 ); the vaporization assembly ( 2 ) comprises at least one vaporizer ( 22 ); one end of the electrical connector ( 4 ) resiliently abuts against each vaporizer ( 22 ), and the other end of the electrical connector ( 4 ) resiliently abuts against the battery assembly ( 3 ). The configuration of the two ends of the electrical connector of the electronic cigarette resiliently abutting against the vaporizers ( 22 ) and the battery assembly ( 3 ) is such that assembly of the electronic cigarette is simple, which is advantageous for automated assembly and production.

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
       [0001]    The present invention relates to the technical field of daily electronic products, and more particularly, relates to an electronic cigarette. 
       BACKGROUND 
       [0002]    Electronic cigarettes are used for smoking cessation and substitute for traditional cigarettes. An electronic cigarette of the prior art includes an outer sleeve, a vaporization assembly and a battery assembly. The vaporization assembly and the battery assembly are both arranged in the outer sleeve. The vaporization assembly comprises at least one electric heater coil. Normally, the electric heater coils are electrically connected to the battery assembly by welding wires, but this mode of welding wires is comparatively inconvenient in combing wires and complicated in assembly process, which results in a low production efficiency of electronics cigarettes, moreover, if there are a plurality of the electric heater coils, the assembly process will be more complicated. 
       DISCLOSURE OF THE PRESENT APPLICATION 
     Technical Problems 
       [0003]    The objective of the present invention is to provide an electronic cigarette, which is comparatively convenient to assemble a vaporization assembly and a battery assembly, aiming at the drawbacks in the prior art that, it is complicated to achieve a connection structure of the vaporization assembly and the battery assembly. 
       Solutions to Technical Problems 
     Technical Solutions 
       [0004]    Technical solutions applied for the present application to solve the technical problems are to provide an electronic cigarette, which includes an outer sleeve, a vaporization assembly and a battery assembly; the vaporization assembly and the battery assembly are both arranged in the outer sleeve; the electronic cigarette further comprises an electrical connector which is installed inside the outer sleeve; wherein the vaporization assembly comprises at least one vaporizer; one end of the electrical connector is resiliently abutted against the at least one vaporizer respectively while the other end of this is resiliently abutted against the battery assembly. 
         [0005]    In the electronic cigarette of the present application, wherein the vaporization assembly comprises two or more vaporizers and a fixing sleeve which is utilized to accommodate all the vaporizers; the fixing sleeve is fixed inside the outer sleeve and is provided with numbers of accommodation spaces corresponding numbers and shapes of the vaporizers; the each vaporizer is accommodated in the each accommodate space correspondingly. 
         [0006]    In the electronic cigarette of the present application, wherein the battery assembly includes a first electrode and a second electrode; the each vaporizer includes a first electrode connecting portion and a second electrode connecting portion which are arranged on a side of the fixing sleeve near to the first electrode; the electrical connector includes a first electrical connector which is resiliently abutted between the first electrode and the first electrode connecting portion, and a second electrical connector which is resiliently abutted between the second electrode and the second electrode connecting portion. 
         [0007]    In the electronic cigarette of the present application, wherein a first electrical connector includes a fixing support, and first elastic electrode posts and a second elastic electrode post which are arranged on two opposite sides of the fixing support; the number of the first elastic electrode posts is equal to that of first electrode connecting portions, and the each first elastic electrode post is resiliently against a first electrode connecting portion. The second elastic electrode post is resiliently abutted against the first electrode. 
         [0008]    In the electronic cigarette of the present application, wherein the first elastic electrode posts and the second elastic electrode post are made of conductive silica gel or conductive rubber. 
         [0009]    In the electronic cigarette of the present application, wherein the each first elastic electrode post includes a first installing base which is installed on the fixing support, a first stretch portion which is retractably installed on the first installing base and is resiliently abutted against a first electrode connecting portion, and a first elastic portion which is resiliently abutted between the first stretch portion and the first installing base. 
         [0010]    In the electronic cigarette of the present application, wherein the second elastic electrode post includes a second installing base which is installed on the fixing support, a second stretch portion which is retractably installed in the second installing base and is resiliently abutted against the first electrode, and a second elastic portion which is resiliently abutted between the second stretch portion and the second installing base. 
         [0011]    In the electronic cigarette of the present application, wherein the fixing support is fixed on an end surface of the fixing sleeve and electrically connected to the first elastic electrode post and the second elastic electrode post. 
         [0012]    In the electronic cigarette of the present application, wherein the fixing support is provided with a conductive elastic arm for resiliently abutting against an inner wall of the outer sleeve; the outer sleeve is electrically connected to the conductive elastic arm and a control module of the vaporization assembly. 
         [0013]    In the electronic cigarette of the present application, the first electrode and the second electrode locate on two opposite sides of the battery assembly. The electronic cigarette includes a connecting support which is defined on one end of the battery assembly where the first electrode locates and is electrically connected with the second electrode; the second electrical connector is the third elastic electrode posts whose quantity is equal to that of the second electrode connecting portions. Each third elastic electrode post is resiliently abutted against the connecting support, and the third elastic electrode post is resiliently against a second electrode connecting portion correspondingly. 
         [0014]    In the electronic cigarette of the present application, the third elastic electrode posts are fixed on an end surface of the fixing sleeve. 
         [0015]    In the electronic cigarette of the present application, the third elastic electrode posts are made of conductive silica gel or conductive rubber. 
         [0016]    In the electronic cigarette of the present application, wherein the each third elastic electrode post includes a third installing base, a third installing base, a third stretch portion, a forth stretch portion and a third elastic portion. The third stretch portion and the forth stretch portion are retractably installed on both ends of the third installing base; the third elastic portion is resiliently abutted between the third stretch portion and the forth stretch portion. The third stretch portion is resiliently abutted against a second electrode connecting portion; the each forth stretch portion is resiliently abutted against the connecting support. 
         [0017]    In the electronic cigarette of the present application, wherein the connecting support includes a support body and an installing hole which is arranged in the support body; one end of the battery assembly is sheathed in the installing hole. 
         [0018]    In the electronic cigarette of the present application, wherein the connecting support further comprises an electrical connection portion which extends in a direction from the support body towards the second electrode. The electrical connection portion is electrically connected with the second electrode by wires. 
         [0019]    In the electronic cigarette of the present application, wherein the each vaporizer further comprises an insulation portion which is arranged between the first electrode connecting portion and the second electrode connecting portion. 
         [0020]    In the electronic cigarette of the present application, wherein the electronic cigarette further comprises a suction nozzle which is in a shape of a thin strip and arranged at one end of the outer sleeve in the direction far away the battery assembly. 
         [0021]    In the electronic cigarette of the present application, wherein an opening end for picking and placing the vaporizer locates on one end of the outer sleeve which is away from the battery assembly; the at least one vaporizer is removably connected with the outer sleeve. 
         [0022]    In the electronic cigarette of the present application, one end of the battery assembly which is away from the vaporization assembly is removably connected with the outer sleeve. 
       Advantageous Effect 
     Technical Effect 
       [0023]    With application of the electronic cigarette according to the present invention, the following advantages can be achieved: by applying a structure that one end of the electrical connector is resiliently abutted against each vaporizer respectively while the other end of this is resiliently abutted against the battery assembly, it is easy and simple to operate the assembling process of the electronic cigarette and beneficial to the assembling production of automation. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0024]    The embodiments of the present invention or the technical solution will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments in the following. 
           [0025]      FIG. 1  is an explosive view of a preferred embodiment of the electronic cigarette provided in the present invention; 
           [0026]      FIG. 2  is a schematic diagram of the electronic cigarette shown in  FIG. 1 ; 
           [0027]      FIG. 3  is a schematic diagram of internal structures of the electronic cigarette shown in  FIG. 1 ; 
           [0028]      FIG. 4  is an amplify view of part A shown in  FIG. 3 ; 
           [0029]      FIG. 5  is a perspective view of a first electrical connector of the electronic cigarette shown in  FIG. 1 ; 
           [0030]      FIG. 6  is another perspective view of a first electrical connector of the electronic cigarette shown in  FIG. 1 ; 
           [0031]      FIG. 7  is a schematic diagram of internal structures of a first electrical connector of the electronic cigarette shown in  FIG. 1 ; 
           [0032]      FIG. 8  is a perspective view of a connecting support of the electronic cigarette shown in  FIG. 1 ; and 
           [0033]      FIG. 9  is a schematic diagram of internal structures of a third elastic electrode post of the electronic cigarette shown in  FIG. 1 . 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
       [0034]    The technical feature, object and effect of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described with reference to the accompanying drawings. 
         [0035]    As shown in  FIG. 1 ,  FIG. 2 ,  FIG. 3  and  FIG. 4 , a preferred embodiment of the present invention is provided with an electronic cigarette which includes an outer sleeve  1 , a vaporization assembly  2 , a battery assembly  3 , an electrical connector  4 , a connecting support 5  and a suction nozzle  6 . 
         [0036]    In this case, specifically, as shown in  FIG. 1 ,  FIG. 2  and  FIG. 3 , the outer sleeve  1  is generally a hollow cylindrical structure. The vaporization assembly  2 , the battery assembly  3  and the electrical connector  4  can be all removably installed inside the outer sleeve  1 . An opening end (not labeled in figures) locates on one end of the outer sleeve  1  which is far away from the battery assembly  3 . It is convenient to removing and installing the vaporization assembly  2  through the opening end. One end of the battery assembly  3  which is far away from the vaporization assembly  2  is removably connected with the outer sleeve  1 , thus the electronic cigarette in the present invention has a compact structure, but is also convenient to assembly and replacement of the battery. It should be understood that the connection mode of the removable connection can be threaded or buckled connection, etc., in this embodiment, the connection mode of the removable connection is threaded connection. The suction nozzle  6  is in a shape of a thin strip and arranged at one end of the outer sleeve  1  in the direction far away the battery assembly  3 . 
         [0037]    As shown in  FIG. 3  and  FIG. 4 , the vaporization assembly  2  includes a fixing sleeve  21  and a vaporizer  22 . The fixing sleeve  21  which is generally a hollow cylindrical structure and removably installed inside the outer sleeve  1 , the fixing sleeve  21 can be utilized to accommodate the vaporizer  22 . At least one vaporizer  22  is required, the fixing sleeve  21  is provided with numbers of accommodation spaces corresponding to numbers and shapes of the vaporizers, each vaporizer 22  is accommodated in one accommodation space correspondingly, which means that the removable connection between the vaporizer  22  and the outer sleeve  1  can be achieved. The vaporizer  22  can be stably and reliably fixed and conveniently assembled by applying the structure of the fixing sleeve  21 .Moreover, when the tobacco tar in the vaporizer  22  is exhausted, the vaporizer  22  can be replaced by turning on the suction nozzle. In this embodiment, two vaporizers are defined and evenly distributed in the fixing sleeve  21 . Each vaporizer  22  includes a first electrode connecting portion  221  and a second electrode connecting portion  222  which are arranged on a side of the fixing sleeve  21  near to the battery assembly  3 , and besides, an insulation portion  223  is arranged between the first electrode connecting portion  221  and the second electrode connecting portion  222 . The first electrode connecting portion  221 , the second electrode connecting portion  222  and the insulation portion  223  are generally hollow columnar structures, and the second electrode connecting portion  222  is sheathed on the external side of the first electrode connecting portion  221 . The first electrode connecting portion  221  and the second electrode connecting portion  222  are resiliently abutted against the electrical connector  4  and the battery assembly  3  respectively to realize an electrical connection. The other end of the first electrode connecting portion  221 and the second electrode connecting portion  222  are electrically connected to electric heater coil in the vaporizer  22  (not labeled in figures), other remaining parts in the vaporizer  22  are the prior arts, no more tautology here. 
         [0038]    As shown in  FIG. 3  and  FIG. 4 , the battery assembly  3  includes a first electrode  31  and a second electrode (not labeled in figures). The first electrode  31  and the second electrode are provided on two opposite sides of the battery assembly  3 , and common dry batteries can be applied in the battery assembly  3 . The first electrode  31  is connected with the first electrode connecting portion  221  of each vaporizer  22  to realize an electrical connection while the second electrode is connected with the second electrode connecting portion  222  of each vaporizer  22  to realize an electrical connection. 
         [0039]    As shown in  FIG. 3  and  FIG. 4 , an electrical connector  4  is utilized to realize an resilient abutting between each vaporizer  22  and the battery assembly  3 . The electrical connector includes a first electrical connector  41  which is resiliently abutted between the first electrode  31  and the first electrode connecting portion  221 , and a second electrical connector  42  which is resiliently abutted between the second electrode and the second electrode connecting portion  222 . 
         [0040]    As shown in  FIG. 5 ,  FIG. 6 ,  FIG. 7  and referring  FIG. 4 , the first electrical connector  41  includes a fixing support  411 , and a first elastic electrode post  412 , a second elastic electrode post  413  and a conductive elastic arm  414 . The fixing support  411  is made by conductive materials and is approximately a sheet structure. The fixing support  411  is fixed on one end surface of the fixing sleeve  21 andelectrically connected to the first elastic electrode post  412  and the second elastic electrodepost 413 , with this structure, it is unnecessary to apply additional wires for connecting the first elastic electrode post  412  and the second elastic electrode post  413 . The first elastic electrode post  412  and the second elastic electrode post  413  are fixed on two opposite sides of the fixing support  411 . The number of the first elastic electrode posts  412  is equal to that of the first electrode connecting portions  221 , and the each first elastic electrode post  412  is resiliently abutted against the first electrode connecting portion  221  correspondingly to realize an electrical connection. The second elastic electrode post  413  is resiliently abutted against the first electrode  31  to realize an electrical connection. Specifically, each first elastic electrode post  412  includes a first installing base  4121  which is installed on the fixing support  411 , a first stretch portion  4122  and a first elastic portion  4123  which is resiliently abutted between the first stretch portion  4122  and the first installing base  4121 . The first stretch portion  4122  can be retractably installed on the first installing base  4121  and is resiliently abutted against the first electrode connecting portion  221 , therefore, an electrical connection between the first elastic electrode post  412  and the first electrode connecting portion  221  can be achieved. The second elastic electrode post  413  includes a second installing base  4131  which is installed on the fixing support  411 , a second stretch portion  4132  and a second elastic portion  4133  which is resiliently abutted between the second stretch portion  4132  and the second installing base  4131 . The second stretch portion  4132  is retractably installed in the second installing base  4131  and is resiliently abutted against the first electrode  31 , therefore, an electrical connection between the second elastic electrode post  413  and the first electrode  31  can be achieved. In other embodiments of the present invention, the first elastic electrode post  412  and the second elastic electrode post  413  are both made of conductive silica gel or conductive rubber which has well elastic and conductive properties. 
         [0041]    As shown in  FIG. 5 ,  FIG. 6 ,  FIG. 7  and referring  FIG. 4 , the conductive elastic arm  414  locates on the fixing support  411  and extends from one side of the fixing support  411 towards to an inner side wall of the outer sleeve  1 . The conductive elastic arm  414  is resiliently abutted against the inner sidewall of the outer sleeve  1  to realize an electrical connection; a control modular (not labeled in figures) for controlling an operation of the vaporization assembly 2  is resiliently abutted against the inner sidewall of the outer sleeve  1 ; the inner sidewall of the outer sleeve  1 is made of conductive materials to achieve an electrical connection between the conductive elastic arm  414  and the control modular, namely the electrical connection between the first electrode  3   1  andthe control modular is realized as well. With this structure of the conductive elastic arm  414 , it is unnecessary to apply additional wires for connecting the first elastic electrode post  412  and the second elastic electrode post  413 . 
         [0042]    As shown in  FIG. 8 ,  FIG. 9  and referring  FIG. 4 , the second electrical connector  42  is the third elastic electrode post  421 . The number of the third elastic electrode posts  421  is equal to that of the second electrode connection portions  222 . The third elastic electrode post  421 is fixed on the end surface of the fixing sleeve  21  to facilitate the assembly of the electronic cigarette. The connecting support  5  is sheathed on one end of the battery assembly  3  where the first electrode  31  locates and is electrically connected with the second electrode. Each third elastic electrode post  421  is resiliently abutted against the connecting support  5  to achieve an electrical connection, and the third elastic electrode post  421  is resiliently abutted against the second electrode connecting portion  222  correspondingly to realize an electrical connection. 
         [0043]    Specifically, the connecting support  5  includes a support body  51 , an installing hole  52  which is arranged on the support body  51 , and an electrical connection portion  53  which extends in a direction from the support body  51  towards the second electrode. The installing hole  52  is installed on one end of the battery assembly  3 . The electrical connection portion  53  is connected with the second electrode by wires to achieve an electrical connection between the second electrode and the second electrical connector  42 . Each third elastic electrode post  421  includes a third installing base  4211 , a third stretch portion  4212 , a forth stretch portion  4213  and a third elastic portion  4214 . The third stretch portion  4212  and the forth stretch portion  4213  are removably installed on both ends of the third installing base  4211 ; the third elastic portion  4214  is resiliently abutted between the third stretch portion  4212  and the forth stretch portion  4213 . The third stretch portion  4212  is resiliently abutted against a second electrode connecting portion  222  correspondingly to achieve an electrical connection; the each forth stretch portion  4213  is resiliently abutted against the connecting support  5  to realize an electrical connection. In other embodiments of the present invention, the third elastic electrode post  421  is made of conductive silica gel or conductive rubber which has well elastic and conductive properties. 
         [0044]    With application of the electronic cigarette according to the present invention, by applying a structure that one end of the electrical connector  4  is resiliently abutted against each vaporizer  22  respectively while the other end of this is resiliently abutted against the battery assembly  3 , it is easy and simple to operate the assembling process of the electronic cigarette and beneficial to the assembling production of automation. 
         [0045]    Combining with the accompanying drawings, embodiments of the present invention are described. However, the present invention is not limited by the above embodiments, which means that the above specific embodiments are only schematic, rather than restrictive. It should be understood that, in the inspiration of the present invention, those skilled in the art who appreciate and realize all or part of the process in above embodiments may make many modifications or alternatives, without going beyond the purpose and the scope the claims intend to protect of the present application. All these belong to the protection of the present invention.