Electronic Cigarette Device
This invention discloses an electronic cigarette device which comprises a central controller, a sensor for detecting a working state of the electronic cigarette device, and a multi-color LED indicator capable of emitting a variety of different colors of light. The central controller controls the multi-color LED light to work in different modes for respectively indicating various working states of the electronic cigarette device according to signals detected by the sensor. The multi-color LED indicator comprises multiple monochromatic LED lights which emit different colors of light. The multi-color LED indicator provided at the electronic cigarette device can indicate the working states of the electronic cigarette device by different working modes thereof, to achieve plenty indication and effectively meet the requirements.
This invention relates to electronic simulating cigarette technologies, and particularly relates to an electronic cigarette device having state indication function.
DESCRIPTION OF BACKGROUNDCurrently, electronic cigarette devices such as electronic cigarettes, electronic cigars, electronic hookah and electronic cigarette case, have equipped with the monochrome LED lights as an indicator, for indicating the working state of the electronic cigarette devices. Since the light emitted from the monochrome LED lights is monotonous in color, the indication effect is not prominent and gorgeous enough. Furthermore, because the monochrome LED lights can only emit light of one color, they are unable to effectively indicate multiple different working states, and hardly meet actual requirements.
SUMMARYThe technical problems can be solved by the present invention is: to provide an electronic cigarette device which can distinctively indicate working states of the electronic cigarette device.
To solve the above technical problem, the present invention provides an electronic cigarette device which comprises a central controller, a sensor for detecting a working state of the electronic cigarette device, and a multi-color LED indicator capable of emitting a variety of different colors of light. The central controller controls the multi-color LED light to work in different modes for respectively indicating various working states of the electronic cigarette device according to signals detected by the sensor.
Furthermore, the multi-color LED indicator comprises multiple monochromatic LED lights which emit different colors of light.
Furthermore, the multiple monochromatic LED lights at least comprise a red LED light, a green LED light and a blue LED light.
Furthermore, the multi-color LED indicator is a trichromatic LED light, the trichromatic LED light is positioned on a PCB substrate, and a control chip is set up on the PCB substrate to control light emitting of the trichromatic LED light, and the trichromatic LED light comprises a red LED chip, a green LED chip and a blue LED chip integrally encapsulated by a transparent package.
Furthermore, the electronic cigarette device is an electronic cigarette, an electronic cigar or an electronic hookah, and the electronic cigarette device is provided with a rechargeable battery therein.
Furthermore, the sensor comprises a smoking sensor for detecting whether the electronic cigarette device is working in a smoking state and an electricity sensor for detecting a remaining charge of the rechargeable battery.
Furthermore, the multi-color LED indicator is provided at top, middle or bottom of the electronic cigarette device.
Furthermore, the electronic cigarette device is an electronic cigarette case for storing an electronic cigarette or an electronic cigar therein, in which a power supply unit is provided to charge the electronic cigarettes or the electronic cigar.
Furthermore, the power supply unit comprises a rechargeable battery and a charging control circuit, the sensor comprises a charging sensor for detecting whether the electronic cigarette case is working in a state of charging the electronic cigarette or the electronic cigar stored therein, and an electricity sensor for detecting the remaining charge of the rechargeable battery of the power supply unit.
Furthermore, the multi-color LED indicator is provided at top, middle or bottom of the electronic cigarette device.
The technical benefits of the electronic cigarette device of the present invention is that: the multi-color LED indicator provide at the electronic cigarette device can indicate the working states of the electronic cigarette device by different working modes thereof, for example, to indicate the smoking mode of the electronic cigarette device, such as, electronic cigarette, electronic cigar and electronic hookah or the charging mode of the electronic cigarette case which is charging the electronic cigarette or the electronic cigar stored therein, by the way of stroboscopic mode, or to indicate the remaining charge of the rechargeable battery of the electronic cigarette device by different colors of light so as to allow users to know about the electricity and charge promptly.
The present invention would be further described in detail as follows.
It should be noted that various embodiments and characteristics of this application can be mutually combined if without conflict, the invention would be described in detail as follows in combination of drawings and specific embodiments of the present invention.
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Although embodiments of the present invention are shown and described above, for the persons of ordinary skill in this field, it can be understood that various changes, modifications, substitutes and variants to the embodiments within the spirit of the present invention can be made, and the scope of this invention is determined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. An electronic cigarette device, wherein the electronic cigarette device comprises a central controller, a sensor for detecting a working state of the electronic cigarette device, and a multi-color light emitting diode (LED) indicator capable of emitting a variety of different colors of light, the central controller controls the multi-color LED light to work in different modes for respectively indicating various working states of the electronic cigarette device according to signals detected by the sensor.
2. The electronic cigarette device as described in claim 1, wherein the multi-color LED indicator comprises multiple monochromatic LED lights which emit different colors of light.
3. The electronic cigarette device as described in claim 2, wherein the multiple monochromatic LED lights at least comprise a red LED light, a green LED light and a blue LED light.
4. The electronic cigarette device as described in claim 1, wherein the multi-color LED indicator is a trichromatic LED light, the trichromatic LED light is positioned on a PCB substrate, and a control chip is set up on the PCB substrate to control light emitting of the trichromatic LED light, and the trichromatic LED light comprises a red LED chip, a green LED chip and a blue LED chip integrally encapsulated by a transparent package.
5. The electronic cigarette device as described in claim 1, wherein the electronic cigarette device is an electronic cigarette, an electronic cigar or an electronic hookah, and the electronic cigarette device is provided with a rechargeable battery therein.
6. The electronic cigarette device as described in claim 5, wherein the sensor comprises a smoking sensor for detecting whether the electronic cigarette device is working in a smoking state and an electricity sensor for detecting a remaining charge of the rechargeable battery.
7. The electronic cigarette device as described in claim 5, wherein the multi-color LED indicator is provided at top, middle or bottom of the electronic cigarette device.
8. The electronic cigarette device as described in claim 1, wherein the electronic cigarette device is an electronic cigarette case for storing an electronic cigarette or an electronic cigar therein, in which a power supply unit is provided to charge the electronic cigarettes or the electronic cigar.
9. The electronic cigarette device as described in claim 8, wherein the power supply unit comprises a rechargeable battery and a charging control circuit, the sensor comprises a charging sensor for detecting whether the electronic cigarette case is working in a state of charging the electronic cigarette or the electronic cigar stored therein, and an electricity sensor for detecting the remaining charge of the rechargeable battery of the power supply unit.
10. The electronic cigarette device as described in claim 8, wherein the multi-color LED indicator is provided at top, middle or bottom of the electronic cigarette device.
Type: Application
Filed: Aug 21, 2012
Publication Date: Feb 27, 2014
Inventor: Qiuming Liu (Shenzhen City)
Application Number: 13/639,513
International Classification: A24F 47/00 (20060101);