KR101733448B1

KR101733448B1 - Electronic Cigarette and Electronic Cigarette Manufacture Method

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Publication number: KR101733448B1
Application number: KR1020150045518A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 신종수
Original assignee: 신종수
Priority date: 2015-03-31
Filing date: 2015-03-31
Publication date: 2017-05-08
Also published as: KR20160116991A

Abstract

The present invention provides an electronic cigarette and an electronic cigarette manufacturing method, comprising: a device part having an operation part protruding from the outer surface; a housing part enclosing the outer surface of the device part including the device part inside through an opened surface; And a slot portion on one surface of the housing portion so that the protruding operation portion is not caught by the housing portion when the apparatus portion is drawn into the housing portion, the slot portion having a width greater than or equal to the maximum width of the operation portion, And the protruded operating portion has the same shape as a trace to be moved on one surface of the housing portion until the apparatus portion is seated in the housing portion, And a cover portion which is installed in the cover portion and covers the slot portion, And an operating portion accommodating hole for accommodating the manipulating portion on the same position as the upper portion of the housing. In order to make the conventional slim electronic cigarette, the apparatus portion is inserted between the upper and lower housing portions and the upper and lower housing portions are joined again. There is no element to deteriorate the appearance of the aesthetics, and the shape of the cover portion to be coupled to the housing portion can be varied to replace the cover portion, so that an appearance suited to the user's taste can be formed To an electronic cigarette and a method for manufacturing electronic cigarette.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic cigarette,

Smoking cigarettes such as cigarette smoke, cigarette smoke, and pipe tobacco smoke contain numerous harmful substances such as tar, hydrocarbon, and carbon monoxide, which cause various diseases such as lung cancer and circulatory diseases, , Smokers smoke tobacco smoke in the cigarette smoke and residues in the place of the smokers to the people around by the second-hand tobacco smoking damage. Unlike in the past, various regulations have been strengthened regarding the sale of cigarettes and policies for lowering smoking rates and promoting smoking cessation have been implemented all over the world. However, smokers who are addicted to nicotine It is not easy to quit smoking one morning.

In recent years, electronic cigarettes have been developed and marketed, which do not contain harmful substances such as tar contained in a smoking cigarette but generate a smoke by vaporizing a solution containing nicotine. The smokers can reduce the harm of smokers and second-hand smokers because they emit less harmful smoke. However, smokers who want to smoke are used as a means of quitting smoking.

As the popularity of these electronic cigarettes continues to rise, related products continue to be poured out. Consumers are looking for design cigarettes with a thin design that is more luxurious and portable, paying attention not only to functional aspects of electronic cigarettes, There is an increasing demand for a box-shaped electronic cigarette which is easier to carry than a long cylindrical electronic cigarette such as a conventional smoking cigarette.

Accordingly, the related art continues to study the thickness of the box-shaped electronic cigarette. However, due to the protruded operation portion configuration of the device portion for allowing the user to inhale the generated smoke and vaporizing the liquid substance, the operation portion is inserted into the housing portion An additional surplus space as much as the protruded amount is required in the housing part and the inserting part for projecting the operating part again to the outside of the housing part is filled in the surplus space so that not only the unnecessary space is generated, There arises a double problem in which an unnecessary member for filling is additionally required.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a view of an apparatus and a housing according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

Referring to FIG. 1, in the case of the conventional electronic cigarette, the same shape as the inner shape of the housing part 30, which will be described later, which allows the user to absorb smoke generated through the liquid material, And a housing unit 30 having a shape that encloses the apparatus unit 10 and preferably has one side opened to include the apparatus unit 10 on the inside. The apparatus unit 10 includes a protruding type operating unit 11 on the outer surface of the apparatus unit 10 for adjusting the amount of vaporization and vaporization of the liquid material, And a slot portion 31 for receiving the operation portion 11 is included at a position corresponding to the operation portion 11. [

The first operating portion 111 and the second operating portion 112 protruding from the housing portion 30 are relatively less than the entire area of the apparatus portion 10, There is a problem that the width of the electronic cigarette is limited, thereby limiting the degree of protrusion of the operation portion 11 and making the electronic cigarette slim as a whole. 1, even if the housing part 30 having the same inner cross-section as the side wall thickness and the width of the device part 10 is designed, the process of drawing the device part 10 into the housing part 30 There is a problem that the operating portion 11 protruded from the housing portion 30 is caught by the housing portion 30 and interferes with the drawing of the apparatus portion 10. The design of the housing portion 30 considering the protruding height of the protruded operating portion 11 And there was a limit to making slim electronic cigarettes.

Fig. 2 is a view showing a side surface (a) of the apparatus portion and an upper side (b) of the housing portion of Fig. 1;

2 is a side view of the apparatus unit 10 shown in FIG. 1 with the apparatus unit 10 lying on the floor. FIG. 2 (a) is a side view of the apparatus unit 10, If the height from the bottom of the apparatus unit 10 to the upper surface of the second operating unit 112 is h2 and the height to the upper surface is h1 and the height is h2, When the length of the inner width is h3, it is preferable that the length of h3 is formed to be longer than the length of the lengths of h1 and h2. Therefore, there is a problem that the entire width of the housing part 30 is determined by the extent to which the first operation part 111 or the second operation part 112, which is a part of the device part 10, protrudes.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a problem that occurs when the apparatus unit and the housing unit of FIG. 1 are combined.

3 (a) illustrates a process in which a device unit 10 having a manipulation unit 11 protruded therein is inserted into a housing unit 30 according to a related art. Referring to FIG. 3, It is understood that the width of the protruding operation portion 11 should be determined. 3 (b) shows a rear space S formed so that the operating portion 11 of the drawn-in device 10 can be protrudingly formed in the slot portion 31 of the outer surface of the housing portion 30 So that the space S is merely an additional space S necessary for drawing the apparatus part 10 into the housing part 30. In this case, 3C shows the insertion of the insert I into the surplus space S to bring the apparatus section 10 into close contact with the housing section 30 and FIG. And FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a state of the housing unit 30 into which the apparatus unit 10 is drawn.

As a result, since the slot part 31 is not formed in the direction in which the apparatus part 10 is inserted, the operation part 11 protruded when the apparatus part 10 is inserted into the housing part 30 is considered So that an unnecessary space S is generated and an additional insert I for the space is inserted. Further, another mold or process is required for molding the insert (I).

FIG. 4 is a view showing a device part and a housing part according to another embodiment of the prior art.

Referring to FIG. 4, in order to solve the problems shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, another conventional embodiment, which is different from the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, The housing part 30 is cut in half and the housing part 30, which is again cut through the device part 10, is engaged to reduce the overall thickness of the electronic cigarette. There is no problem of the additional surplus space S shown in Figs. 1 to 3 and the additional problem of the insert I, but the inconvenience L appears in the side surface of the housing portion 30 as shown in Fig. 4 (b) New problems arise. In this case, the stiffness of the housing part 30 becomes weaker than the absence of the incision reduction (L), which makes it difficult to perform the function of protecting the device part 10 contained in the inside, There is a problem that the incline reduction (L) is revealed and the overall aesthetic appearance is adversely affected.

Therefore, referring to the description of FIGS. 1 to 4, the electronic cigarette as a whole is formed while solving the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, in which the additional surplus space S and the insert I are required, (L) is prevented from being generated on the side surface of the base plate, thereby avoiding harm to the overall appearance.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems,

The present invention relates to a portable information terminal device including a device unit, a housing unit, and a cover unit, wherein a slot portion is formed on one surface of the housing unit so that an operating unit protruding from the device unit is not caught by the housing unit, And an electronic cigarette which is slim as a whole.

Further, according to the present invention, by using a method of pulling a device unit into a housing unit, a device unit is inserted between upper and lower housing units to make an existing slim electronic cigarette, and the upper and lower housing units are joined again. It is aimed at producing an electronic cigarette that has no elements that are durable and that do not detract from the beauty of appearance, eliminating the improvement.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an electronic cigarette according to a user's taste by changing the shape of the cover portion coupled to the housing portion and replacing the cover portion.

In addition, the present invention is characterized in that the slot part of the housing part is formed from the direction in which the device part is inserted into the housing part, so that the protruding operation part has the same shape as the trace to be moved on one side of the housing part until the device part is seated in the housing part So that the slot portion and the operating portion are in tight contact with each other.

In addition, the present invention is characterized in that the housing portion is formed in an open shape opposite to the opened one side in which the apparatus portion of the housing portion is drawn, and one end of the slot portion is extended so that one end and the other end of one side of the housing portion from the direction in which the apparatus portion is drawn- The present invention has been made in order to provide a housing part which is easy to manufacture and can prevent waste of a member.

Further, the present invention is intended to facilitate the engagement of the cover portion with the housing portion including the apparatus portion, including the operating portion receiving hole for receiving the projected operating portion of the apparatus portion in the cover portion.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is implemented by the following embodiments.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a portable terminal device comprising: a device part having an operating part protruding from an outer surface; a housing part enclosing the device part outer side by including the device part on an open side; And a slot part on one surface of the housing part to prevent the protruding operation part from being caught by the housing part when the device part is drawn into the housing part.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the slot part has a width greater than a maximum width of the operation part.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the slot part is formed in a direction in which the device part is inserted into the housing part, and the protruding operation part is moved to a position to be moved on one side of the housing part until the device part is seated in the housing part. As shown in Fig.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, one end of the slot part is extended to form a slot part connecting one end of the one side of the housing part to the opposite direction from the direction in which the device part is drawn.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, in the present invention, the housing portion is formed to have an open shape, which is opposite to the open side from which the apparatus portion is drawn.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the housing part includes a cover part installed on the upper surface of the slot part of the housing part including the device part and covering the slot part.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, in the present invention, the cover portion includes an operation portion receiving hole for receiving the operation portion on the same position as the protruding operation portion of the device portion.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the present invention includes a slot forming step of forming a slot part on one side of a housing part, and a device part inserting step of inserting a device part having a protruding operation part into the housing part do.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, in the slot forming step, a slot having a width greater than or equal to the maximum width of the operating portion is formed.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, in the slot forming step, the apparatus is formed in a direction to be inserted into the housing portion, and the protruding operating portion is moved on one side of the housing portion until the apparatus is seated in the housing portion And a slot portion having the same shape as the trace to be formed is formed.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, in the slot forming step, a slot part is formed by extending one end of the slot part and connecting one end of the one side of the housing part to the opposite direction from the direction in which the apparatus part is drawn .

According to another embodiment of the present invention, in the slot forming step, the housing part including the slot part is also formed in an open shape, which is opposite to the open side of the housing, into which the apparatus part is inserted .

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the present invention is characterized by including a cover attaching step of attaching a cover part installed on an upper surface of a slot part of a housing part including the device part and covering the slot part.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, in the cover attaching step, the cover portion includes an operation portion accommodating hole for accommodating the operation portion on the same position as the protruding operation portion of the apparatus portion.

The present invention can obtain the following effects by the above-described embodiment, the constitution described below, the combination, and the use relationship.

The present invention relates to a portable information terminal device including a device unit, a housing unit, and a cover unit, wherein a slot portion is formed on one surface of the housing unit so that an operating unit protruding from the device unit is not caught by the housing unit, The electronic cigarette of the present invention has an effect of making a slim electronic cigarette as a whole including the cover portion covering the portion.

The present invention is based on the fact that a device is inserted between upper and lower housing parts to make a conventional slim electronic cigarette by using a method of pulling the device part into the housing part and the upper and lower housing parts are joined again, To produce an electronic cigarette that is durable and has no elements that damage the appearance of the appearance.

According to the present invention, the shape of the cover portion coupled to the housing portion can be varied, and the appearance of the electronic cigarette suited to the user's taste can be formed by simply replacing the cover portion.

The slot part of the housing part is formed from the direction in which the device part is inserted into the housing part so that the protruding operation part has the same shape as the trace to be moved on one side of the housing part until the device part is seated in the housing part There is an effect that the slot portion and the operating portion are tightly engaged with each other.

The present invention is characterized in that the housing portion is formed in an open shape so as to face the opened one side of the opening portion of the housing portion in which the apparatus portion is inserted, and one end of the slot portion is extended to connect one end and the other end of the housing portion from the direction in which the apparatus portion is drawn- There is an effect of making a housing part which is easy to manufacture and can prevent the waste of the member.

The present invention has an effect of facilitating the engagement of the cover portion with the housing portion including the device portion, including the operation portion accommodating hole that accommodates the protruding operation portion of the device portion in the cover portion.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a view of a device part and a housing part, which is an embodiment of the prior art; Fig.
Fig. 2 is a side view (a) of the apparatus section of Fig. 1 and an upper side (b) of the housing section.
FIG. 3 is a view showing a problem which occurs when the apparatus and the housing of FIG. 1 are combined. FIG.
4 is a view of a device part and a housing part, which is another embodiment of the prior art.
5 is a perspective view of an electronic cigarette according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 5; FIG.
7 is a perspective view of the apparatus section of Fig.
8 is a perspective view of the housing part of Fig.
9 is a view showing a process of making a slot part of the housing part of FIG.
FIG. 10 is a view showing a process of forming a slot portion of a housing portion according to another embodiment of FIG. 9; FIG.
11 is a view of a slot portion of a housing portion according to still another embodiment of Fig.
12 is a perspective view of the cover portion of Fig. 5;
Fig. 13 is a view showing a cover portion having an upper plate coupled to a housing portion opened at an upper side according to another embodiment of Fig. 12; Fig.
Fig. 14 is a view showing a cover portion having a lower plate coupled to a housing portion opened at a lower side according to yet another embodiment of Fig. 12;
15 is a flow chart of a method of manufacturing an electronic cigarette according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the electronic cigarette and electronic cigarette manufacturing method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the subject matter of the present invention. Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein are the same as the general meaning of the term understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs and, if conflict with the meaning of the terms used herein, And the definition used in the specification.

The name of the component used in the description of the present invention is defined by distinguishing 'hole', 'groove' and 'slot', and 'hole' means a hole penetrated from one side to the opposite side, 'Slot' is defined as pointing to an elongated hole penetrating from one side to the opposite side, while 'groove' penetrates through one side but not through to the opposite side.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an electronic cigarette according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of FIG.

Referring to FIGS. 5 and 6, the present invention can largely include a device portion 10, a housing portion 30, and a cover portion 50.

The device unit 10 is inserted into the housing unit 30 to be described later, and is preferably contained in the housing unit 30. The device unit 10 is supplied with power from the charged battery to vaporize the liquid material, The device 10 is configured as a rectangular parallelepiped. However, the device 10 may be configured in various forms without being limited to the illustrated ones. . Since the size and shape of the inside of the housing part 30 and the size and shape of the outside of the device part 10 are the same in that the device part 10 is a part to be inserted into the housing part 30 to be described later, It is preferable that the apparatus unit 10 is included in the housing unit 30 without the need for the apparatus. The first operation unit 111 and the second operation unit 112 may be provided on one side of the device unit 10 and may have a protruding operation unit 11, Or may include a plurality of operation portions 11 on different surfaces.

The housing part 30 is formed so as to surround the outer circumferential surface of the device part 10 and protects the device part 10 contained in the device part 10. The device part 10 preferably covers the inside of the housing part 30 One side may have an open shape to be drawn in. In the illustrated embodiment, the upper and lower sides of the housing part 30 are both opened. Alternatively, only one side in the direction in which the device part 10 is drawn may be formed in an open shape, The opposite surface may be configured as an open configuration (see FIG. 13). The housing 30 may include a slot 31 which is an elongated hole formed in the housing portion 30. The slot 31 may be formed in the housing portion 30 when the apparatus portion 10 is inserted into the housing portion 30, A hole for allowing the protruded operating portion 11 to pass therethrough is formed from the direction in which the operating portion 11 is inserted and the shape of the hole can be configured to be the same as a trace to be moved on one surface of the housing portion 30 9 and 10).

The cover portion 50 is configured to cover the housing portion 30 from which the apparatus portion 10 is drawn out from the outside and is preferably formed to cover the slot portion 31 of the housing portion 30, The present invention is not limited to the contents but may be modified by varying the shape of the cover portion 50 coupled to the housing portion 30 to replace the cover portion 50 having a different design, The appearance of the cigarette can be constituted.

7 is a perspective view of the apparatus section of FIG.

7, the apparatus section 10 may include an operation section 11, a cigarette section 12, a fixing section 13, a charging terminal 14, and a protection cap 15.

The operation unit 11 may include a first operation unit 111 and a second operation unit 112. The operation unit 11 is not limited to the illustrated ones and may include more operation units 11, And various other embodiments may be envisaged.

In this embodiment, the first operating portion 111 may include a slider 111a, a guide rail 111b, and a holder 111c,

Although the slider 111a is installed on the guide rail 152 to be described later and includes the cover portion 50 which is inserted into the housing portion 30 and then covers the housing portion 30 The cigarette portion 12 (see FIG. 1) located below the upper protective cap 151, which will be described later, is moved upward or downward by pushing up or lowering the portion of the slider 111a projected to the outside of the electronic cigarette, ) Can be taken out of the apparatus or inserted into the apparatus. 7 (a) and 7 (b) illustrate this process. When the first operating portion 111 pushes up the cigarette portion 11 to enter and exit the cigarette portion 12, the upper side protective cap 151 The upper protective cap 151 may be closed when the first operating portion 111 pulls the tobacco portion 12 and moves the first operating portion 111 to the inside of the apparatus portion 10. [

The guide rail 111b is provided on the outer surface of the apparatus section 10 and is formed at the same position as the first operating section receiving hole 511 of the cover section 50 to be described later, The slider 111a has a function of vertically pushing up the cigarette part 12 contained in the apparatus part 10 and preferably has a linear shape and the slider 111a has a function of guiding the guide rail 111b A rubber member may be used to prevent the slider 111a from moving away from the guide rail 111b even when the slider 111a moves.

The holder 111c is provided at both upper and lower ends of the guide rail 111b to fix the position of the slider 111a moving on the guide rail 111b and is not limited to the illustrated shape, The upper and lower holders 111c and 111c are provided at both upper and lower ends of the guide rail 111b in the form of an upper holder 111c and a lower holder 111c, It may not be the same.

The second operating unit 112 is provided on the outer surface of the apparatus unit 10 and determines whether or not to supply power necessary for vaporizing the liquid material. The second operating unit 112 may be a power button. 7, which is located above the first operating portion 111, the position of the second operating portion 112 is not limited to that shown in FIG. 7, It can be installed on either side. However, the position and shape of the second operating portion 112 are influenced by the shape and position of the slot portion 31 of the housing portion 30 to be described later, the shape and position of the second operating portion receiving hole 53 of the cover portion 50, .

The cigarette portion 12 may include a suction portion 121 and a cartridge 122. The suction portion 121 may allow the user to suck the smoke generated when the liquid material is vaporized. 7, but one end of the suction portion 121 may have a cross-sectional shape and size of one end of the cartridge 122 and a size and shape of the other end of the cartridge 122. In addition, And the other end of the suction part 121 is formed to be narrower than the cross-sectional size of the end of the suction part 121 to facilitate suction of vaporized smoke.

7, one end of the cartridge 122 is connected to one end of the suction unit 121, and the other end of the cartridge 122 is connected to one end of the suction unit 121, The first control unit 111 is connected to the first control unit 111 so that the cigarette unit 12 can move up and down according to the movement of the first control unit 111. [ The cartridge 122 may have various shapes such as a circular shape and a polygonal shape, but one end of the suction portion 121 may be rotated through one end of the cartridge 122 and the rotation of the suction portion 121 In order to enable threaded bonding, it is preferable to have a circular cross-sectional shape.

The fixing part 13 may include a fixing protrusion receiving groove 131 and a fixing hole 132. The fixing protrusion receiving groove 131 may be formed in a shape such that the fixing protrusion 541 of the cover part 50, (See FIG. 12), its position and size are the same as the fixing protrusions 541 of the cover portion 50 in order to integrate the apparatus portion 10, the housing portion 30 and the cover portion 50 with each other . The fixing hole 132 is a portion into which a long hole such as a bolt or the like used for integrating the apparatus unit 10, the housing unit 30 and the cover unit 50 is inserted, preferably a bolt or the like It is possible to form the same shape as the outer threaded shape of the bolt or the like on the inner side.

The charging terminal 14 may be formed on one side of the device 10 and may include a battery 141 for storing power located inside the device 10, And transmits the power received from the outside to the battery 141. [ One end of the battery 141 may be connected to the charging terminal 14 and the other end of the battery 141 may be connected to one end of a circuit for vaporizing the liquid material. The charging terminal 14 is connected to the charging terminal hole 33 of the housing unit 30 to be described later and the position and size of the charging terminal 14 of the apparatus unit 10 are connected to the charging terminal hole 33 of the housing unit 30. [ The position and size of the charging terminal hole 33 can be influenced.

The protective cap 15 may include an upper protective cap 151 and a lower protective cap 152. The upper protective cap 151 may be disposed on the upper surface of the device unit 10, The cigarette portion 12 can be moved together with the movement of the operation portion 111 and the cigarette portion 12 can be moved along with the movement of the operation portion 111. In order to protect the cigarette portion 12 contained in the inside of the device portion 10, . The lower protective cap 152 is disposed on the lower surface of the apparatus unit 10 and protects the lower surface of the cigarette unit 12. In addition to protecting the lower surface of the tobacco unit 12, It is desirable to be able to attach and detach from the main body 10. The protection cap 15 is not limited to the illustrated contents, but may be configured in various forms capable of performing the functions described above.

7A shows a state in which one end of the first operating portion 111 is connected to one end of the cigarette portion 12 and a protective cap 15 is provided on the upper and lower sides of the cigarette portion 12, 7B shows that the first operating portion 111 is in contact with the guide rail 111b and the second operating portion 112 is provided on one side of the apparatus portion 10 in which the first operating portion 111 is installed. The upper protective cap 151 can be moved to the side so that the tobacco portion 12 protrudes without interfering with the outside of the apparatus portion 10. In this case, Lt; / RTI >

8 is a perspective view of the housing part of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 8, the housing part 30 may include a slot part 31, a fixing part 32, and a charging terminal hole 33.

The slot part 31 includes a first operating part 111 and a second operating part 112 protruding on the device part 10 when the device part 10 is inserted into the housing part 30, 8A, 8B, 8C, 8C, 8C, and 8K, a portion of the housing portion 30 that is open at one end toward the other end from the one end of the housing portion 30, . &Lt; / RTI > 7, the width of the slot portion 31 in the section A is determined by the maximum width of the second operation portion 112, and the width of the slot portion 31 in the section C ) Width is determined by the maximum width of the slider 151 of the first operating portion 111 and the portion B is a portion that changes from the section C to the section A and can be determined to be the same as the shape of the second operating portion 112 . As a result, it is preferable that the slot portion 31 is formed to have a width equal to or greater than the maximum width of the operation portion 11 so that the operation portion 11 can pass through the housing portion 30 without being caught.

The fixing portion 321 may include a fixing protrusion receiving hole 321 and a fixing hole 322. The fixing protrusion receiving hole 321 may be formed in the fixing hole 321. The fixing protrusion 541 of the cover portion 50 The housing part 30 and the cover part 50 are fixed by being seated in the fixing projection receiving groove 131 of the apparatus part 10, A portion such as a bolt or the like used for integrating the portion 10 and the housing portion 30 is drawn in. The same shape as that of an external thread of a bolt or the like is preferably formed on the inner side .

The charging terminal hole 33 is a hole formed at the same position as where the charging terminal 14 of the apparatus unit 10 is located when the apparatus unit 10 is drawn into the housing unit 30, And may have a size and shape such that an electric power supply line incoming from the outside can be drawn into the charging terminal 14 correctly through the charging terminal hole 33 .

9 is a view showing a process of forming a slot part of the housing part of FIG.

9, the shape of the slot 31 of the housing part 30 is determined by the maximum width of the first operating part 111 and the second operating part 112 protruding from the device part 10 9A is a perspective view showing a state in which the protruded operating part 111 on the device part 10 is not caught by the housing part 30 when the device part 10 is pulled into the housing part 30. [ The process of starting to form the slot portion 31 in the housing portion 30 for passing the first operating portion 111 of the main body 10 is shown by a thick line and Figure 9 (b) 9 (c) shows a state in which a slot part 31 for passing the first operating part 111 through the device part 10 is elongated on one side of the housing part 30, and FIG. 9 (c) The slot portion 31 having a larger width is formed to pass through the second operating portion 112 having a different size and shape from the first operating portion 111 of FIG. (d) shows a slot 31, which is required for completely pulling the device part 10 including the protruding operation part 11 into the housing part 30, through a thick line.

The slot portion 31 is formed from the direction in which the apparatus portion 10 is inserted into the housing portion 30 and the protruding operation portion 11 is inserted into the housing portion 30 until the apparatus portion 10 is seated in the housing portion 30. [ (A portion indicated by a thick line in Fig. 9) to be moved on one surface of the housing portion 30, as shown in Fig.

8, the width of the slot 31 in the section A is W2, which is the maximum width of the second operating section 112, and the width of the slot section 31 in the section C is the maximum width of the first operating section 111 W1 and the section B represents a section where the maximum width of the first operating section 111 changes from the maximum width of the second operating section 112 to the maximum width of the second operating section 112 according to the shape of the second operating section 112, The shape of the slot portion 31 can be determined according to the shape and the maximum width of the first and second operation portions 112 and 112.

9 (d), the shaded portion shown in FIG. 9 is a region where the first operating portion 111 does not pass in the process of completely pulling the apparatus portion 10 into the housing portion 30, The area may not be included in the slot part 31. [

9 (e), a hole is also formed in the hatched area and one end of the slot part 31 is extended. In this case, when the device part 10 is pulled out of the housing part 30 It is possible to form the slot 31 connecting one end and the other end of the slot 31. In this case, it is possible to form the slot 31 which is easier to manufacture than that shown in Fig. 9 (d).

9 (e), if the opposite side of the housing part 30 facing the open side where the device part 10 of the housing part 30 is inserted is also formed in an open shape The housing portion 30 can be formed simply by folding the cut flat plate, which is advantageous in that it is easy to manufacture and waste of the member can be prevented.

FIG. 10 is a view showing a process of making a slot part of a housing part according to another embodiment of FIG.

10, the present embodiment has the same apparatus section 10 as that of FIG. 9, but there is a difference in that the apparatus section 10 is drawn from the lower side of the housing section 30. In this case, Since the maximum width W2 of the first operating portion 112 is larger than the maximum width W1 of the first operating portion 111 (see FIG. 9), when the slot portion 31 for passing the second operating portion 112 is formed The maximum width W1 of the incoming first operating portion 111 is smaller than the maximum width W2 of the second operating portion 112 so that it does not affect the shape of the already made slot portion 31, The slot portion 31 for passing the second operation portion 112 from the direction in which the apparatus portion 10 is pulled until the first operation portion 112 is completely inserted into the housing portion 30 can be made.

10A shows a process in which the second operation portion 112 of the device unit 10 starts to make the slot portion 31 while the device portion 10 is pulled into the housing portion 30, 10 (b) and 10 (c) show a slot portion 31 having the same width as the maximum width W2 of the second operating portion 112 due to the apparatus portion 10 which is drawn deeper 9, the maximum width W1 of the first operating portion 111 is the same as the maximum width W1 of the second operating portion 112 even when the first operating portion 111 is drawn into the housing portion 30 (W2), it can be understood that the shape of the slot 31 is not affected. 10D shows a slot 31 formed when the apparatus unit 10 is completely inserted into the housing unit 30 through a thick line.

10D, the hatched portion shown is a region where the second operating portion 112 does not pass in the process of completely pulling the apparatus portion 10 into the housing portion 30, The area may not be included in the slot part 31. [

10 (e), a hole is also formed in the hatched area and one end of the slot part 31 is extended so that the surface of the housing part 30 from the direction in which the device part 10 is pulled to the opposite direction, It is possible to form the slot 31 connecting the one end and the other end of the slot 31. In this case, it is possible to form the slot 31 which is easier to manufacture than that shown in FIG. 10 (d).

10 (e), if the opposing side of the housing part 30 facing the open side of the housing part 30 is open, It is possible to construct the housing portion 30 by merely folding the flat plate, which is advantageous in that it is easy to manufacture and waste of the member can be prevented.

9 and 10, it can be seen that the shape of the slot 31 varies depending on the direction in which the apparatus unit 10 is drawn into the housing unit 30, even if the apparatus unit 10 is the same.

11 is a view of a slot part of the housing part according to still another embodiment of Fig.

9 and 10 illustrate the process of determining the slot shape by the first and second operating portions 111 and 112 while the apparatus portion 10 is pulled into the housing portion 30 11, the upper and lower sides of the housing part 30 are all opened. The device part 10 may be inserted into the upper part of the housing part 30, (31) of the slot (30). If the maximum width of the first operating portion 111 is W1 and the maximum width of the second operating portion 112 is W2 and the length of W2 is greater than the length of W1, The width of the slot portion 31 is W3 and the length of the W3 is determined to be equal to or longer than the length of W2 so that the slot portion 31 having the same width passing through the upper and lower surfaces of one surface of the housing portion 30 can be made will be.

Fig. 12 is a perspective view of the cover portion of Fig. 5;

12, the cover portion 50 may include an operation portion receiving hole 51, an upper plate 52, a lower plate 53, a fixing portion 54, and an operation portion receiving plate 55.

The operating portion accommodating hole 51 may include a first operating portion accommodating hole 511 and a second operating portion accommodating hole 512. The number of the operating portion accommodating holes 51 may be larger than the number of the operating portions 11 The position and the shape of the cover portion 50 are influenced by the number of the housing portion 30 and the position of the cover portion 50 when the apparatus portion 10 is pulled into the housing portion 30 and covered on the outside of the housing portion 30, It is preferable that it is configured so as to be able to receive the operating portion 11 therein. The receptable shape means that the holes or slots described above are formed on the cover portion 50 in the same shape as the shape of the outer periphery of the operation portion 11 so that the projected manipulation portion 11 is inserted into the cover portion 50 It is a form that can be touched.

The upper plate 52 is formed on the operating section receiving plate 55 to be described later and can include an upper plate hole 521 and a fixing hole 542. The upper plate 52 includes a housing portion 30, and it is preferable that the shape thereof coincides with the shape of the upper portion of the housing portion 30. [ The upper plate 52 may include an upper plate hole 521. The upper plate hole 521 prevents interference by the upper plate 52 of the cover portion 50 when the tobacco portion 12 of the apparatus portion 10 is moved out of the apparatus by the movement of the first operating portion 111 (Not shown), preferably larger than the maximum cross-sectional size of the cigarette portion 12.

The lower plate 53 is formed below the operating portion receiving plate 55 and may include a lower plate hole 531 and a fixing hole 542. The lower plate 53 may include a housing portion 30, preferably the shape thereof coincides with the shape of the lower portion of the housing portion 30. The lower plate 53 may include a lower plate hole 531. The lower plate hole 531 is a portion into which the lower protective cap 152 of the device unit 10 can be received, A cover portion 50 having a lower plate hole 531 is covered in the housing portion 30 into which the upper plate 10 is inserted and the lower plate 531 included in the lower plate 53 of the cover portion 50 The protective cap 152 can be fitted.

13 and 14), the upper plate 52 and the lower plate 53 of the cover portion 50 may be attached to the cover portion 50 according to the opened portion of the housing portion 30 Both of the upper plate 55 and the lower plate 56 are included in the cover portion 50 and the upper portion of the housing portion 30 is located on the upper side of the housing portion 30, Only the upper plate 55 and the lower plate 56 having the shape in which the lower side of the housing part 30 is open and the upper side is clogged are provided only on the cover part 50, .

The fixing portion 54 may include a fixing protrusion 541, a fixing hole 542, and a long receiving groove 543.

The fixing protrusion 541 protrudes from the inside of the cover portion 50 and passes through the fixing protrusion receiving hole 321 of the housing portion 30 to the fixing protrusion receiving groove 131 of the apparatus portion 10 The housing unit 30, and the cover unit 50 with a structure in which the cover unit 50 is seated. The fixing protrusions 541 may be installed at various positions at various positions in various positions unlike the contents shown in the drawings. Depending on the position and shape of the fixing protrusions 541, the fixing protrusions receiving holes 321 and the fixing protrusion receiving recesses 131 may be varied in position and shape.

The fixing hole 542 is a portion into which a long bond such as a bolt is inserted. The position and the number of the fixing hole 542 can be variously determined on the cover portion 50, The same shape as the shape of the outer thread of the bolt or the like can be formed on the inner side.

The elongated accommodation receiving groove 543 is a place for accommodating the protruded head portion of the long accommodation member used for fixing the device unit 10 and the housing unit 30, And it is preferably formed on the same position as the position of the hole 322.

The operating portion receiving plate 55 includes the operating portion receiving hole 51 and covers the slot portion 31 of the housing portion 30 including the device portion 10 and is not limited to the illustrated contents It can be a part that causes aesthetic of the appearance of electronic cigarette. Preferably, the operating portion receiving plate 55 may have a shape of a predetermined size or larger that may include the operating portion receiving hole 51.

FIG. 13 is a view showing a cover portion having a top plate coupled to a housing portion opened at an upper side according to another embodiment of FIG. 12;

13 and FIG. 8), the present embodiment has a configuration in which the housing portion 30 (to which the apparatus portion 10 is to be inserted) If the cover portion 50 includes the upper plate 52 and the lower plate 53 covering the upper side and the lower side of the housing portion 30 in FIG. 6, in the present embodiment, The cover portion 50 includes only the upper plate 52 covering the upper side of the housing portion 30 because there is no need to cover the lower side of the housing portion 30 that is formed. The upper plate 52 of the cover portion 50 protrudes the cigarette portion 12 of the device portion 10 from the inside of the device or inserts the cigarette portion 12 protruding outward into the device again And may include a required top plate 521. 9 (d) is not included in the slot portion 31, but a hole is formed in the portion corresponding to the hatched region and the slot portion 31 is formed in the slot portion 31. In this embodiment, The slot portion 31 connecting one end of the one side of the housing portion 30 and the other end of the housing portion 30 can be formed (see (e) of FIG. 9).

FIG. 14 is a view illustrating a cover unit having a lower plate coupled to a housing portion of which the lower side is opened, according to another embodiment of FIG. 12. FIG.

14, the upper part of the housing part 30 is closed and the lower part is opened. In this embodiment, the device part 10 is inserted through the lower side of the housing part 30, Even if the same device unit 10 as shown in FIG. 10 is inserted into the housing unit 30, another type of slot unit 31 may be formed for pulling in the device unit 10 as shown in FIG. The cover portion 50 can include only the lower plate 53 covering the lower side of the housing portion 30 because the cover portion 50 does not need to cover the upper side of the housing portion 30 already formed with the surface in this embodiment, Holes that perform the same function as the upper plate hole 521 included in the upper plate 52 of the cover portion 50 may be formed on the upper side of the housing portion 30. 10 (d) is not included in the slot portion 31, but a hole is formed in a portion corresponding to the hatched region, as shown in Fig. 10 (d) 31 may be extended to form a slot 31 connecting one end of the one side of the housing 30 with the other end (see FIG. 10 (e)).

13 and 14, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown in Figs. 13 and 14, but the cover portion 50 may include the lower plate 53 to prevent the housing portion 30 14, the cover portion 50 may include the upper plate 52 to cover the upper side of the housing portion 30 forming the surface, and the like.

FIG. 15 is a flow chart of a method of manufacturing an electronic cigarette according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 15, the present invention may include a slot forming step S1, a device inserting step S2, and a cover attaching step S3.

The slot forming step S1 may be performed on one side of the housing part 30 so that the operating part 11 protruded in the process of pulling the device part 10 into the housing part 30 is not caught by the housing part 30. [ A step of forming the slot part 31 includes a device part 10 having an operation part 11 protruded before the slot part forming step S1 and a housing part 30 covering and protecting the device part 10 from the outside, And a cover part 50 covering the slot part 31 of the housing part 30 including the device part 10 may be included.

The slot forming step S1 is a step of forming a slot 31 having a predetermined length from one end of the one side of the housing 30 toward the other end, It is possible to prevent the operating portion 11 protruding from the device portion 10 from being caught by the housing portion 20 by forming the slot portion 31 and to prevent the operation portion 11 from being pulled in the direction in which the device portion 10 is inserted into the housing portion 30 And the protruded operating portion 11 is inserted into the slot portion 31 having the same shape as the trace to be moved on one surface of the housing portion 30 until the apparatus portion 10 is seated in the housing portion 30 So that the slot 31 corresponding to the shape of the operation portion 11 can be formed. A slot 31 may be formed by extending one end of the slot 31 to connect one end of the one side of the housing 30 to the opposite end of the slot 30 from the direction in which the device 10 is drawn. There is an advantage that the slot part 31 which is easier to manufacture can be formed.

In the slot forming step S1, the opposite side of the housing part 30 including the slot part 31 facing the open side where the apparatus part 10 is inserted is also formed in an open shape, It is possible to construct the housing portion 30, which is advantageous in that it is easy to manufacture and waste of the member can be prevented.

The inserting step S2 is a step of inserting the device unit 10 having the protruded operating unit 11 into the housing unit 30. The inserting of the device unit 10 is performed by the housing unit 30 ). &Lt; / RTI >

The step of attaching the cover part S3 is a step of covering the cover part 50 on the upper surface of the slot part 31 of the housing part 30. The step of attaching the cover part 50 preferably covers the projected operation part The step of making the cover portion including the operating portion accommodating plate 55 having the operating portion accommodating hole 51 for accommodating the operating portion 11 on the same position as the protruded operating portion 11, May be included prior to the cover attaching step (S3). The upper plate 52 is disposed on the upper side of the operating portion receiving plate 55 of the cover portion 50 in accordance with the position of the opened one side of the housing portion 30 into which the apparatus portion 10 is inserted, And a cover 50 including both the top plate 52 and the bottom plate 53 may be formed on both the upper and lower sides. This step may be performed before the cover attaching step S3 .

The foregoing detailed description is illustrative of the present invention. In addition, the foregoing is intended to illustrate and explain the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and the present invention may be used in various other combinations, modifications, and environments. That is, it is possible to make changes or modifications within the scope of the concept of the invention disclosed in this specification, within the scope of the disclosure, and / or within the skill and knowledge of the art. The embodiments described herein are intended to illustrate the best mode for implementing the technical idea of the present invention and various modifications required for specific applications and uses of the present invention are also possible. Accordingly, the detailed description of the invention is not intended to limit the invention to the disclosed embodiments. It is also to be understood that the appended claims are intended to cover such other embodiments.

10: device part 11: operating part 12: tobacco part
13: Fixing part 14: Charging terminal 15: Protective cap
30: housing part 31: slot part 32:
33: Charging terminal hole 50: Cover part 51: Operation part receiving hole
52: upper plate 53: lower plate 54:
S: Space I: Insert

Claims

A housing portion that has an open surface and encloses the apparatus portion drawn from the opened surface; and a housing portion communicating with the opened one surface of the housing portion and extending to the other surface of the housing portion, And a cover portion which covers the slot portion so as to prevent the slot portion from being exposed to the outside,
Wherein the cover portion further includes an upper plate that covers an opened one side of the housing portion and prevents the device portion from deviating.

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The electronic cigarette according to claim 1, wherein the slot portion has a width greater than a maximum width of the operating portion.

The portable terminal as claimed in claim 3, wherein the slot portion is formed in a direction in which the device portion is inserted into the housing portion, and has a shape similar to a trace to be moved on one surface of the housing portion until the protruded operation portion is moved until the device portion is seated in the housing portion E-cigarettes featured.

The electronic cigarette according to claim 4, wherein one end of the slot part is extended to form a slot part connecting one end of the one side of the housing part to the other side from the direction in which the device part is drawn in the opposite direction.

6. The electronic cigarette according to claim 5, wherein the housing portion is formed in an open shape opposite to an open side of the apparatus portion.

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The electronic cigarette according to claim 6, wherein the cover portion includes an operation portion accommodating plate having an operation portion accommodating hole for accommodating the operation portion on the same position as the protruding operation portion of the device portion.

9. The electronic cigarette according to claim 8, wherein the cover portion further comprises a bottom plate covering an open other side of the housing portion.

And a control unit connected to one surface of the housing which is opened on one side of the housing unit and which extends from the one opened side and which has a control unit protruding from the outer surface of the housing unit to extend from the other side of the housing unit, Forming a slot portion that is open so as not to be interrupted;
A device part inserting step of inserting the device part into the housing part;
Attaching a cover part to cover the slot part so that the operation part can be operated; Including,
Wherein the cover portion further comprises an upper plate covering an open side of the housing portion.

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11. The electronic cigarette manufacturing method according to claim 10, wherein the slot forming step forms a slot having a width greater than the maximum width of the operating part.

[12] The method according to claim 12, wherein, in the slot forming step, the device is formed in a direction to be inserted into the housing part, and the protruding operation part has the same shape as the trace to be moved on one surface of the housing part until the device part is seated in the housing part Of the electronic cigarette.

14. The electronic cigarette manufacturing method according to claim 13, wherein in the slot forming step, one end of the slot part is extended to form a slot part connecting one end of the one side of the housing part to the opposite direction from the direction in which the apparatus part is drawn- Way.

15. The electronic cigarette manufacturing method according to claim 14, wherein, in the slot forming step, the housing portion including the slot portion is also formed in an open shape so as to face the open side of the opening portion of the apparatus portion.

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The electronic cigarette manufacturing method according to claim 15, wherein the cover portion includes an operating portion accommodating plate having an operating portion accommodating hole for accommodating the operating portion on the same position as the projected operating portion of the device portion.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the cover portion further comprises a bottom plate covering an open other side of the housing portion.