JP3164408U - Charger for electronic cigarette - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic cigarette charger capable of easily charging a secondary battery in any place or situation. A cartridge 19 for storing liquid and a main body 18 connectable to the cartridge are provided. In the main body, a rechargeable secondary battery and liquid in the cartridge by electric power from the secondary battery are provided. Is a charger 10 for charging an electronic cigarette provided with a means for atomizing the electronic cigarette. The charger includes a dry cell storage unit that can store a dry cell, a main body insertion cylinder 14 into which the main body can be inserted, and a charging control circuit. When the main body is inserted into the main body insertion cylinder, The secondary battery is connected to a charge control circuit, and the secondary battery is charged with power from the dry battery accommodated in the dry battery accommodating portion. [Selection] Figure 7

Description

  The present invention relates to a charger for an electronic cigarette that is a substitute for cigarettes.

  In recent years, electronic cigarettes have been widely used as substitutes for cigarettes by atomizing the liquid in a dedicated cartridge by electric action and sucking the fine particles. Unlike ordinary cigarettes, this electronic cigarette does not use fire, does not generate tar, carbon monoxide, etc. due to combustion, and does not generate sidestream smoke. Since it can also prevent the health of human beings from being harmed, it has attracted attention and has been proposed in various configurations.

  For example, Patent Documents 1 and 2 include a battery assembly having a rechargeable battery in a shell, an atomizer assembly that atomizes tobacco liquid by electrothermal action to generate a gas stream, and a tobacco bottle assembly that contains tobacco liquid. An electronic cigarette comprising: is disclosed.

  Patent Document 3 discloses a pseudo electronic cigarette including a liquid container that stores a liquid of a desired component, an atomizer that atomizes the liquid by an electrothermal action, and a rechargeable battery.

  Patent Document 4 discloses a pseudo electronic cigarette case having a USB socket or a plug and having an electronic cigarette charging unit for charging an electronic cigarette rechargeable battery from an external power source.

Special table 2009-537119 gazette Special table 2009-537120 Utility Model Registration No. 3160708 Utility Model Registration No. 3160951

  All of the above-described conventional electronic cigarettes are provided with a rechargeable battery (secondary battery). Therefore, it is necessary to charge the secondary battery from an external power source before and after use. As an external power source, there are a household AC power source, a car power source, a computer power source via a USB socket, and the like, but none of these can be easily used while going out. The inability to easily charge the secondary battery makes it difficult to use the electronic cigarette easily and freely in any place.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a charger for an electronic cigarette that can easily charge a secondary battery in any place or situation.

  The present invention includes a cartridge for storing a liquid and a main body connectable to the cartridge. In the main body, a rechargeable secondary battery and the liquid in the cartridge are sprayed by electric power from the secondary battery. The present invention relates to a charger for charging an electronic cigarette provided with a means for converting the electronic cigarette. According to the present invention, this charger includes a dry cell storage portion that can store a dry cell, a main body insertion portion into which the main body can be inserted, and a charge control circuit, and when the main body is inserted into the main body insertion portion. In addition, the secondary battery in the main body is connected to the charge control circuit, and the secondary battery is charged with the electric power from the dry battery accommodated in the dry battery accommodating portion.

  The battery can be charged from the dry battery to the secondary battery by mounting a dry battery that is easily available even when away from home, so it is easy to charge the secondary battery in any location or situation. The electronic cigarette can be used conveniently and freely.

  It is also preferable that the dry cell housing portion and the main body insertion portion are formed of two insertion cylinders that are adjacent to each other and extend in parallel with each other. Since the dry cell housing portion and the main body insertion portion are arranged adjacent to each other and extend in parallel, the overall length of the charger can be shortened and compact even when the main body is mounted, which is convenient for carrying.

  It is also preferable that a cartridge insertion cylinder for inserting the cartridge coaxially with the dry cell housing portion is formed. In this case, it is more preferable that the cartridge insertion cylinder is formed on the closing cap of the dry cell housing portion. The cartridge can also be carried together, and it is more compact and more convenient.

  According to the present invention, a secondary battery can be charged from a dry battery to a secondary battery by installing a dry battery that is easily available even when away from home. The electronic cigarette can be used easily and freely.

It is a perspective view showing the appearance in one embodiment of the charger of the present invention roughly. 1A is a top view, FIG. 1B is a left side view, FIG. 1C is a front view, FIG. 2D is a right side view, and FIG. It is the (A) left view and (B) BB sectional drawing which represent the external appearance and internal structure of the charger shown in FIG. 1 schematically. It is (A) front view, (B) BB sectional view, and (C) CC sectional view showing the external appearance and internal structure of the charger shown in FIG. It is the (A) disassembled perspective view and (B) perspective view which represent roughly the external appearance at the time of attaching a dry cell to the charger shown in FIG. FIG. 6A is an exploded perspective view schematically illustrating an external appearance when the main body of the electronic cigarette is attached to the charger illustrated in FIG. 5, and FIG. 6B is a perspective view. FIG. 7A is an exploded perspective view schematically illustrating an external appearance when an electronic cigarette cartridge is further attached to the charger illustrated in FIG. 6, and FIG. 7B is a perspective view. FIG. 8A is a left side view and FIG. 8B is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B schematically illustrating an appearance and an internal configuration of the charger in the state illustrated in FIG. It is the (A) front view, (B) BB sectional view, and (C) CC sectional view showing the external appearance and internal structure of the charger of the state shown in FIG.

  FIG. 1 schematically shows the external appearance of an embodiment of the charger of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows the external appearance of the charger (A), (B) left side, (C) front, (D). 3 schematically shows the right side and (E) from the bottom, and FIG. 3 schematically shows the external appearance and internal configuration of this charger in (A) left side and (B) BB cross section. 4 schematically shows the external appearance and internal structure of the charger in (A) front, (B) BB line cross section, and (C) CC line cross section.

  As shown in these drawings, the charger 10 in the present embodiment includes a casing 11 formed by molding plastic or the like, or by using a light metal material such as aluminum for a part thereof, and the inside of the casing 11. A cylindrical dry battery housing part 12 formed in the above, a closing cap 13 mounted on the upper part of the dry battery housing part 12, a main body insertion cylinder 14 adjacent in parallel to the dry battery housing part 12, and a charge control circuit 15; And a control board 16 which is fixed to a position below the dry cell storage part 12 inside the casing 11 and the main body insertion cylinder 14 and on which the charge control circuit 15 is mounted.

  The dry cell storage unit 12 is configured to be able to store one AA battery, and negative and positive electrode terminals 12 a and 12 b connected to the negative electrode and the positive electrode of the stored AA dry cell are provided on the control board 16. It is configured to be electrically connected. The positive electrode terminal 12b is attached to the closing cap 13 in this embodiment.

  The closing cap 13 is meshed with the upper part of the dry cell housing 12 so as to be coaxial with the dry cell housing 12. A cartridge insertion cylinder 13 a for inserting and holding a cartridge to be described later is formed on the top of the closing cap 13.

  The main body insertion cylinder 14 is provided for inserting and mounting the electronic cigarette main body 18 (FIGS. 5 to 9) during charging and carrying. Around the lower portion of the main body insertion tube 14 is formed a female screw portion 14a that engages with a male screw portion 18a formed at the tip of the main body 18 of the electronic cigarette. Are provided with electrode protrusion terminals 14b. The female screw portion 14a and the electrode protruding terminal 14b are a rechargeable secondary battery in the main body 18 such as a lithium ion secondary battery when the main body 18 of the electronic cigarette is inserted into the main body insertion tube 14 and fixed. The negative electrode and the positive electrode are electrically connected to each other. The female screw portion 14 a and the electrode protruding terminal 14 b are electrically connected to the control board 16.

  FIG. 5 schematically shows an external appearance when an AA battery is mounted on the charger shown in FIG. 1 in (A) exploded perspective view and (B) perspective view.

  As shown in the figure, when the AA battery 17 is inserted into the dry battery housing portion 12 and the closing cap 13 is screwed in and attached, the charger 10 becomes operable.

  FIG. 6 schematically shows an external appearance when the main body of the electronic cigarette is attached to the charger shown in FIG. 5 in (A) exploded perspective view and (B) perspective view.

  As shown in the figure, by inserting an electronic cigarette body 18 into the body insertion tube 14 and screwing it in, the secondary battery of the body 18, for example, a lithium ion secondary battery is electrically connected to the charger 10. The battery is charging. Although not shown, the main body 18 is provided with an atomizing device that atomizes the liquid in the cartridge by the electric power from the secondary battery in addition to the above-described secondary battery. There are various types of atomizers, such as those that use electric heat and those that use pressure changes in the cavity. In this embodiment, any type may be used.

  FIG. 7 schematically shows an external appearance when an electronic cigarette cartridge is attached to the charger shown in FIG. 6, with (A) an exploded perspective view and (B) a perspective view, and FIG. 8 shows the external appearance of the charger in this state. FIG. 9 schematically shows the external appearance and internal configuration of the charger in this state (A) Front view, (B) B- It is schematically represented by a B line cross section and a (C) CC line cross section.

  As shown in these figures, the AA battery 17 is inserted into the dry cell housing 12 and the closure cap 13 is screwed into the charger 10, and the electronic cigarette main body 18 is inserted into the main body insertion cylinder 14. By screwing in, the male screw portion 18a connected to the negative electrode of the secondary battery of the main body 18 is electrically connected to the female screw portion 14a of the main body insertion tube 14, and the positive electrode of the secondary battery is connected. The connected positive electrode terminal 18b is electrically connected to the electrode projection terminal 14b of the main body insertion cylinder 14. Thereby, the secondary battery in the main body 18, for example, a lithium ion secondary battery is charged by the charger 10. Further, by inserting and holding the electronic cigarette cartridge 19 in the cartridge insertion cylinder 13 a of the closing cap 13, the cartridge 19 can be carried along with the charger 10.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the AA batteries 17 that are easily available even when away from home are attached to the dry battery housing part 12, so that the AA batteries 17 can be installed in the main body 18 of the electronic cigarette. The secondary battery can be charged. This eliminates the need to connect the electronic cigarette body 18 to an external power source such as a home AC power source, a car power source, or a computer power source via a USB socket when charging the secondary battery. Can easily charge the secondary battery. As a result, the electronic cigarette can be used conveniently anywhere. Moreover, since the dry cell storage unit 12 and the main body insertion cylinder 14 are arranged so as to extend adjacently in parallel, the overall length of the charger 10 can be shortened and made compact even when the main body 18 is attached, It becomes convenient for carrying. Furthermore, since the cartridge insertion cylinder 13a for inserting the cartridge 19 is formed in the closing cap 13 coaxial with the dry cell housing portion 12, the cartridge 19 can be carried integrally with the charger 10 and is configured to be compact. More convenient.

  The above-described embodiments are all illustrative of the present invention and are not limited, and the present invention can be implemented in various other modifications and changes. Therefore, the scope of the present invention is defined only by the scope of the utility model registration request and its equivalent scope.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Charger 11 Casing 12 Dry cell storage part 12a Negative electrode terminal 12b, 18b Positive electrode terminal 13 Closing cap 13a Cartridge insertion cylinder 14 Main body insertion cylinder 14a Female thread part 14b Electrode projection terminal 15 Charge control circuit 16 Control board 17 AA Batteries 18 Body 18a Male thread 19 Cartridge

Claims (3)

A cartridge for storing liquid and a main body connectable to the cartridge are provided. In the main body, a rechargeable secondary battery and the liquid in the cartridge are atomized by electric power from the secondary battery. A charger for charging an electronic cigarette provided with a means,
A dry cell storage unit capable of storing a dry cell; a main body insertion unit into which the main body can be inserted; and a charge control circuit; and when the main body is inserted into the main body insertion unit, the secondary in the main body A battery charger for an electronic cigarette configured to connect a battery to the charge control circuit and to charge the secondary battery with electric power from the dry battery accommodated in the dry battery accommodating portion.   2. The battery charger for electronic cigarettes according to claim 1, wherein the dry cell housing part and the main body insertion part are composed of two insertion cylinders adjacent to each other and extending in parallel with each other.   The charger for electronic cigarettes according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a cartridge insertion cylinder for inserting the cartridge coaxially with the dry cell housing portion is formed.

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