Global Patent Index - EP 4144237 A1

EP 4144237 A1 20230308 - IMPROVED VAPING DEVICE AND DISPOSABLE CAPSULE FOR USE THEREOF

Title (en)

IMPROVED VAPING DEVICE AND DISPOSABLE CAPSULE FOR USE THEREOF

Title (de)

VERBESSERTE VAPING-VORRICHTUNG UND EINWEGKAPSEL ZUR VERWENDUNG DAFÜR

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE VAPOTAGE AMÉLIORÉ ET CAPSULE JETABLE POUR SON UTILISATION

Publication

EP 4144237 A1 20230308 (EN)

Application

EP 21195413 A 20210907

Priority

EP 21195413 A 20210907

Abstract (en)

Present invention relates to a vaping device (100) comprising a housing having a holding end (HE) and a mouth end (ME), comprising a power supply section (220), a vaporizing section (240), a capsule storage portion (260), the power supply section (220) comprises an electrical power supply (222) and a controller (224), the controller (224) is configured to control the electrical connection from the power supply (222) to a heating or a fuelling element (242) in order to generate heat, the vaporizing section (240) comprises the heating or fuelling element (242), a liquid channel (244) and a vapour channel (246), the heating or fuelling element (242) is connected through the liquid channel (244) to one end of the capsule storage portion (260), the capsule storage portion (260) is capable of accepting a plurality of capsule (20) arranged next to each other, forming an interconnected capsule assembly, the vapour channel (246) comprises a vapour inlet and a vapour outlet, allowing vapour to be released from the vaping device, characterized in that at least one spring element (25) is provided to the capsule storage portion (260), slidable or movable along the capsule storage portion (260) in a longitudinal direction, wherein the spring element (25) is configured in such a way to be urged to a first position when no capsule (20) are being loaded in the capsule storage portion (260), and the spring element (25) is pushed to a second or further positions when one or more capsule (20) are being loaded to the capsule storage portion (260).

IPC 8 full level

A24F 40/30 (2020.01); A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A24F 42/60 (2020.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A24F 40/30 (2020.01); A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A24F 42/60 (2020.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4144237 A1 20230308

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 21195413 A 20210907