Abstract: An electronic cigarette contains an atomizer. The atomizer contains an atomizing head. The atomizing head includes a bracket forming an atomizing chamber at an inner space thereof; an electrode assembled to one end of the bracket; and a heater received in the atomizing chamber, and one end of the heater resisting the electrode.

Abstract: A coaxial cable connector for attachment to an end of a coaxial cable is disclosed. The coaxial cable connector includes a rotatable body segment having a body wall with an outer surface and an inner surface defining a width of the body wall. The body wall has a radial dimension which varies along a perimeter of the rotatable body segment. The inner surface defines a longitudinal opening extending between a forward end of the rotatable body segment and a rearward end of the rotatable body segment. A post positions proximal the forward end of the rotatable body segment. The post has a first end and a second end with a bore extending therebetween. The post is rotationally stationary with respect to the rotatable body segment. A coupling member positions proximal to the first end of the post. The rotatable body segment is rotated to close the coaxial cable connector.

Abstract: A modular plug-in bus wiring system for electrical connections. The system includes an adapter module, the adapter module including at least a housing wherein the housing includes a front side containing at least an electrical connector, a back side, an upper end, a lower end, and at least a receptacle. The system includes at least a plug configured to insert in the at least a receptacle wherein the at least a plug is connected to at least a cable that includes at least an electrically conductive wire. The at least a plug includes a ventral surface, a dorsal surface, a first side and a second side.

Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes: a plug including an insulative housing, plural conductive terminals received in the insulative housing, and a latch, the conductive terminals including a row of first terminals and a row of second terminals, the latch being disposed between the row of first terminals and the row of second terminals; a cable directly electrically connected to the conductive terminals of the plug; a crimping member; and a metal shell set on the outside of the plug, wherein the crimping member includes a crimping ring crimped on the outside of the cable, a reinforcement fixed to a tail of the plug, and a connecting portion connecting the crimping ring and the reinforcement.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a substrate, a connector, a ground bracket and a conductive structure. The substrate includes a ground layer. The connector is disposed on the substrate, wherein the connector includes a metal frame. The ground bracket is affixed on the substrate and coupled to the ground layer, wherein at least a portion of the connector is located in the ground bracket. The conductive structure is adapted to abut the metal frame and to abut the ground bracket, wherein when the conductive structure connects the metal frame to the ground bracket, the conductive structure electrically connects the ground bracket to the metal frame.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to electronic smoking devices and in particular electronic cigarettes. A mouthpiece for an electronic smoking device has an elongated housing having ports at opposite ends; a central passage formed as a hollow channel through the housing in communication with the ports, contact terminals for connecting to a battery of the electronic smoking device and conductive elements connected to the contact terminals, the conductive elements being configured for connecting, to the battery, an tempering element for tempering an aerosol produced by the electronic smoking device. Using the tempering element, aerosol passing through the central passage can be tempered and loss of aerosol due to condensation is reduced.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating base, a plurality of conductive terminals, a circuit board, at least one connection kit, an outer shell receiving the insulating base, and a shielding plate. The plurality of the conductive terminals are inserted to the insulating base. The circuit board is mounted on the insulating base. At least one portion of one end of the circuit board extends outward to form at least one tongue board. The plurality of the golden fingers are connected with the plurality of the conductive terminals. The at least one connection kit is integrally injection-molded by a metal injection molding technology. The at least one connection kit sleeves around the at least one tongue board. The shielding plate is covered on the circuit board.

Abstract: An electronic smoking device includes a battery portion including an electric power supply, an atomizer/liquid reservoir portion having a mouthpiece opening in an end, and a liquid reservoir adapted for accommodating a liquid. The electronic smoking device further includes an atomizer arranged at a first end face of the liquid reservoir and operable when connected to the power supply to atomize liquid to create an aerosol, wherein the atomizer comprises a plurality of openings adapted for providing the aerosol, and an actuator movable inside the liquid reservoir towards the first end face and adapted for supplying liquid to the plurality of openings.

Abstract: A smoking article is provided, including a combustible heat source; an aerosol-forming substrate downstream of the combustible heat source; and a wrapper circumscribing at least a rear portion of the combustible heat source and at least a front portion of the aerosol-forming substrate, wherein a plurality of inwardly extending projections are disposed on an inner surface of the wrapper overlying the combustible heat source, and the plurality of inwardly extending projections cover between about 10 percent and about 70 percent of a surface area of the inner surface of the wrapper overlying the combustible heat source.

Abstract: An angled multicontact connector comprises at least two angled contacts, an insulative angled body made of an insulative material, a conductive angled body made of a conductive material, a conductive material cap adapted to be fixed to the cable and to close the conductive angled body around the angled contacts. The insulative angled body includes at least one groove open toward the outside, each groove being adapted to receive at least in part the rear end of one of the angled contacts. The angled multicontact connector further includes an insulative material part adapted to be removably fixed to the insulative angled body to retain the rear end of the angled contacts not received in a groove and to separate each rear end from the rear end of any other angled contact, and from the conductive cap when the conductive cap is in a position closing the conductive angled body.

Abstract: An electronic cigarette includes an atomizer having a coil-less heating element having a heating section, two leads electrically connected to the heating section, and a liquid guiding structure. The liquid guiding structure includes two pads, a first pad and a second pad sandwiching at least a portion of the heating section. A gasket may be placed between a liquid supply and the first pad such that liquid is conducted from the liquid supply to the first pad.

Abstract: It is aimed to provide a press-fit terminal connection structure in which a board connecting portion of a press-fit terminal is press-fit into a through hole provided in a printed circuit board and which can combine the suppression of scraping of a surface layer and a reduction of a necessary load when the press-fit terminal is inserted into and withdrawn from the through hole and an improvement of a holding force for keeping the press-fit terminal inserted in the through hole. In the press-fit terminal connection structure, the press-fit terminal includes, at least on a surface of the contact point portion, an alloy containing layer mainly containing tin and palladium, and the through hole includes a tin layer on an outermost surface of an inner peripheral surface including at least the contact point portion.

Abstract: A heater assembly for an aerosol-generating system includes a perforated glass substrate and a heater element. The heater element is encapsulated in the glass substrate. The heater element includes a thin metal foil. The heater element is isolated from an adjacent aerosol-forming substrate. The perforations have a width ranging from about 1 micron to about 500 microns.

Abstract: An electronic cigarette including an atomizing core assembly; a mouthpiece assembly; a base assembly; and a housing assembly. The atomizing core assembly includes a first heating wire, a second heating wire, a third heating wire, a fourth heating wire, a fifth heating wire, a housing for accommodating heating wires, a seal ring for sealing the heating wires, a pedestal for holding the heating wires, an insulation ring, and a first joint adapted for squeezing the housing of the heating wire. The mouthpiece assembly includes a cigarette holder, a first sealing ring, a second sealing ring, a base for holding the cigarette holder, a third sealing ring, and a fourth sealing ring. The base assembly includes a glass tube, a first lower sealing ring, a second lower sealing ring, a support for supporting the glass tube, a regulation ring, a sealing ring, a second insulation ring, and a second joint.

Abstract: A backshell assembly for a bulkhead electrical connector includes a lug defining a central lug bore, a nut defining a central nut bore, and a ring defining a central ring bore. The lug is configured to be coupled to the bulkhead electrical connector, the nut is configured to be coupled to the lug, and the ring is configured to be retained by the nut at least partially within at least one of the central lug bore and the central nut bore. A wire assembly to be coupled to the bulkhead electrical connector includes electromagnetic shielding, and such electromagnetic shielding is configured to be electrically grounded to the bulkhead electrical connector via the backshell assembly.

Abstract: An electrical connection device includes a first connector (C1) having a first housing (10), a second connector (C2) having a second housing (20) for receiving the insertion of the first housing (10), and a connection detecting tool (30). The first housing (10) includes a housing body (12), a lock (14) having a tool restraining portion (14d) and a displacement restricting portion (16) for blocking an insertion allowing displacement of the lock (14). The connection detecting tool (30) is held at an operating position to resiliently deform the displacement restricting portion (16) to allow the insertion allowing displacement. The tool restraining portion (14d) restrains the connection detecting tool (30) at the operating position so as not to be separable while allowing the separation of the connection detecting tool (30) from the operating position as the lock (14) resiliently returns to a lock position.

Abstract: An electronic device includes: a transmission medium; a first duplex electrical connection plug comprising: an insulation base; a metal housing; and a fitting portion provided with two contact interface substrates and a fitting space, wherein the two contact interface substrates are provided with two contact interfaces each being electrically connected to the transmission medium and provided with two rows of vertically elastically movable contacts arranged in a front-low and rear-high manner, and the two contact interface substrates are smaller than a contact interface substrate of a standard electrical connection plug having a minimum height specification specified by USB Association, and greater than a small space of a standard electrical connection socket having a minimum height specification specified by USB Association; and a duplex electrical connection structure provided with a connection portion having upper and lower connection surfaces provided with contact interfaces electrically connected to the t

Abstract: Vaporization devices having portions to enable signal transmission therethrough. A vaporization device includes a body having a first end, a second end, and forming an internal cavity. At least a portion of the internal cavity forming a cartridge receptacle. The vaporization device includes a battery disposed within the internal cavity and a processor operatively coupled to the battery and disposed within the body. The processor is arranged to respond to a signal to switch the vaporization device between a first operational mode and a second operational mode. The vaporization device also includes a portion of the body arranged to permit transmission of the signal through the portion of the body from a location external to the body, thereby permitting the processor to switch the vaporization device between the first and second operational modes in response to the receipt of the signal.

Abstract: A novel disposable cartridge for use in an electronic nicotine delivery system having an electric heater includes a reservoir containing a nicotine-containing liquid, a port in liquid communication with the reservoir, a liquid barrier disposed proximate the port to prevent undesired leakage of the nicotine-containing liquid from the reservoir, and a durable, elongate wick arranged and configured to be slideable in the port and to contact the nicotine-containing liquid in the reservoir.

Abstract: The present is a multifunctional electronic cigarette. In the multifunctional electronic cigarette, an interchangeable member can include one of an E-liquid cassette having an atomizing component, an alcohol detecting device and a LED device; a processing module can control the power supply module to respectively apply an initial voltage and a test voltage to the connection assembly in sequential order, and calculate an operational resistance of the interchangeable member during the process of applying voltages, and then control the power supply module to generate operation voltage and current to the interchangeable member according to the operational resistance. The operational resistance is resistance of the interchangeable member which is executing a main operational function thereof. As a result, the multifunctional electronic cigarette can have improved extendibility.