US 12,322,764 B2
Cartridge, battery assembly and electronic cigarette
David Guo, Irvine, CA (US); Weihua Qiu, Jiangsu (CN); Neng Hua, Jiangsu (CN); and Xiaoqi Xu, Jiangsu (CN)
Assigned to Joyetech Europe Holding GmbH, Zug (CH)
Filed by Joyetech Europe Holding GmbH, Zug (CH)
Filed on Sep. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/479,731.
Application 17/479,731 is a continuation of application No. 15/927,081, filed on Mar. 21, 2018, granted, now 11,127,988.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/478,451, filed on Mar. 29, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0006130 A1, Jan. 6, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A24F 40/44 (2020.01); A24F 40/46 (2020.01); A24F 40/485 (2020.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01); H01M 50/247 (2021.01); H01M 50/284 (2021.01); H05B 3/04 (2006.01); H05B 3/14 (2006.01); H05B 3/44 (2006.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); H01M 50/24 (2021.01)
CPC H01M 10/425 (2013.01) [A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A24F 40/44 (2020.01); A24F 40/46 (2020.01); A24F 40/485 (2020.01); H01M 50/247 (2021.01); H01M 50/284 (2021.01); H05B 3/04 (2013.01); H05B 3/141 (2013.01); H05B 3/44 (2013.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); H01M 50/24 (2021.01); H01M 2220/30 (2013.01); H05B 2203/021 (2013.01); H05B 2203/022 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cartridge comprising: a liquid absorbing assembly, and a liquid container for supplying tobacco liquid to the liquid absorbing assembly, wherein:
the liquid absorbing assembly is arranged in such a manner that the tobacco liquid is loaded in the liquid container before the cartridge is assembled at an in-use state,
the liquid absorbing assembly further comprises a membrane and a puncturing unit, the membrane is arranged on a bottom of the liquid container, and the puncturing unit is arranged with a predefined distance below the membrane, and
the cartridge further comprises a heater removably located below the liquid absorbing assembly, the puncturing unit comprises a puncturing element and an elastic element, a first end of the puncturing element is attached to the heater, and a second end of the puncturing element is protruded above the liquid absorbing assembly.