Vaporizer

Abstract

A representative vaporizer includes a main body assembly that includes the following: a power source, and a heating element that is electrically coupled to the power source; a cartridge assembly having at least one chamber that is coupled to the heating element and is configured to facilitate vaporizing a substance that is placed within the at least one chamber; a swivel hub that is attached to the main body assembly; and a swivel structure that extends from the cartridge assembly and couples to the swivel hub enabling the cartridge assembly to revolve around the main body assembly.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application entitled, “Systems and Methods For Vaporizing Substance,” having Ser. No. 62/268,685, filed on Dec. 17, 2015, which is entirely incorporated herein by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure is generally related to vaporizer and, more particularly, is related to systems and methods for vaporizing substance.

BACKGROUND

Vaporizers are becoming more popular for various reasons. One reason is that vaporizers produce less carcinogens than regular cigarettes. Desirable in the art is an improved vaporizer that would improve upon the conventional vaporizer.

SUMMARY

Vaporizers are provided. A representative vaporizer includes a main body assembly that includes the following: a power source, and a heating element that is electrically coupled to the power source; a cartridge assembly having at least one chamber that is coupled to the heating element and is configured to facilitate vaporizing a substance that is placed within the at least one chamber; a swivel hub that is attached to the main body assembly; and a swivel structure that extends from the cartridge assembly and couples to the swivel hub enabling the cartridge assembly to revolve around the main body assembly.

Other systems, devices, methods, features of the invention will be or will become apparent to one skilled in the art upon examination of the following figures and detailed description. It is intended that all such systems, devices, methods, features be included within the scope of the invention, and be protected by the accompanying claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

Many aspects of the disclosure can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the present disclosure. Moreover, in the drawings, the reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views. While several embodiments are described in connection with these drawings, there is no intent to limit the disclosure to the embodiment or embodiments disclosed herein. On the contrary, the intent is to cover all alternatives, modifications, and equivalents.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vaporizer showing a power button in accordance with an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a vaporizer showing a cartridge lock knob in accordance with an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 3 is a diagram that shows the main body assembly and cartridge assembly of the vaporizer in accordance with an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 4 is a detailed diagram that shows the components of the cartridge assembly in accordance with an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 5 is a detailed diagram that shows the components that enables the vaporizer to swivel in accordance with an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 6 is a diagram that shows the air entry and air intake channel of the vaporizer in accordance with an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 7 is a diagram that illustrates a cross-sectional view of a main body assembly that shows air flow inside the main body assembly in accordance with an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 8 is a diagram that illustrates a cross-sectional view of a vaporizer that shows air flow inside the cartridge assembly of the vaporizer in accordance with an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 9 is a diagram that illustrates a cross-sectional view of a main body assembly that shows air flow inside the main body assembly in accordance with an embodiment of the invention; and

FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary architecture for a vaporizer in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Exemplary vaporizers are first discussed with reference to the figures. Although these vaporizers are described in detail, they are provided for purposes of illustration only and various modifications are feasible.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vaporizer 100 showing a power button 125 in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. The vaporizer 100 includes a power button 125 that is positioned at the top surface of the vaporizer 100 and powers the vaporizer 100 to vaporize a substance, a mouthpiece storage 115 that is positioned at a sidewall of the vaporizer 100, temperature adjust buttons 130 that adjust the vaporizing temperature of the vaporizer 100, and a removable mouthpiece 120 that can be stored at the mouthpiece storage 115 or placed in an inhalable opening 135 for inhaling vaporized substance from the vaporizer 100.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a vaporizer 100 showing a cartridge lock knob 205 in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. The vaporizer 100 includes the cartridge lock knob 205 that is positioned at the bottom surface of the vaporizer 100 and couples the main body assembly 105 to the cartridge assembly 110. The cartridge lock knob 205 can rotate clockwise 207 or counterclockwise to lock and unlock the main body assembly 105 to the cartridge assembly 110. The vaporizer 100 includes a charging Jack 220, a USB micro slot 215, and air intake 210 that outside air passes therethrough into the vaporizer 100 to facilitate vaporizing a substance.

FIG. 3 is a diagram that shows the main body assembly 105 and cartridge assembly 110 of the vaporizer 100 in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. The vaporizer 100 includes a cartridge assembly 110 having a cartridge tray assembly 386 stores at least one chamber 391, a cartridge lid seal 383 that is positioned above the at least one chamber and covers the at least one chamber 391, and a cartridge lid 380 the covers the cartridge tray assembly 386 and the cartridge lid seal 383.

The chamber 391 is coupled to the heating element 315 and is configured to facilitate vaporizing a substance that is placed within the at least one chamber 391. The heating element 315 is surrounded by an oven structure 320 that is sealed to the main body assembly 105 by an oven seal 310. The oven structure 320 can be made of ceramic to be heat resistant. A swivel structure 393 extends from the cartridge assembly 110 and couples to the swivel hub 305 enabling the cartridge assembly 110 to revolve around the main body assembly 105. The swivel structure 393 includes a vertical rod 390 that extends from the cartridge assembly 110 and a horizontal bar 381 that is attached to and positioned horizontal to the vertical rod 390. The swivel structure includes a cartridge lock knob housing 385 that houses a spring 480 (FIG. 4) and the cartridge lock knob 205. The swivel structure 393 is described in further detail in connection with FIG. 4.

A swivel hub 305 is attached at the top surface 329 of the main body assembly 105 via attachment tabs 370, 375 using adhesive and/or other attachment means. The swivel hub 305 include a top opening 331, sidewalls 330, 335, 340, 345, and a top flange 361 that is positioned at the top opening 331 and one 340, 330 of the sidewalls 330, 335, 340, 345. The top flange 361 includes a notch 363 that facilitates locking the cartridge assembly 110 to the main body assembly 105. The horizontal bar 381 enters a top opening 331 of the swivel hub 305 and engages the notch 363 of the top flange 361 to lock the swivel structure onto the swivel hub.

FIG. 4 is a detailed diagram that shows the components of the cartridge assembly 110 in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. The cartridge assembly 110 includes a cartridge tray assembly 386 that includes at least one chamber 391 that stores bowls/canisters 389A, B, which are configured to be placed within the at least one chamber 391. The cartridge tray assembly 386 includes a swivel structure opening 415 that allows the swivel structure 393 to be positioned therein. The cartridge tray assembly 386 is positioned on top of a cartridge tray assembly housing 413. The cartridge tray assembly 386 includes a cartridge tray assembly air outlet 419 that allows vaporized substance to pass through the cartridge tray assembly 386 and toward the mouthpiece 120 (FIG. 1).

A cartridge lid seal 383 is positioned above the at least one chamber 391 and covers the cartridge tray assembly 386. The cartridge lid seal 383 seals the at least one chamber 391 to facilitate vaporizing the substance that is placed within the at least one chamber 391. The cartridge lid seal include at least one chamber filter 450 and at least one chamber lid 445 that are positioned in a filter/lid housing 425 having a cartridge lid seal air inlet 435 that passes the vaporized substance from the chamber 391 to the chamber filter 450. The chamber lid 445 diverts the filtered vaporized substance towards a cartridge lid seal air outlet 430, which directs the filtered vaporized substance to the cartridge tray assembly air outlet 419.

The cartridge lock knob 205 is attached to a vertical rod 390 opposite from the horizontal bar 381. The cartridge lock knob 205 facilitates turning the horizontal bar 381 to engage or disengage with the notch 363 of the top flange 361 of the swivel hub 305. As mentioned in FIG. 3, the cartridge lock knob housing 385 houses a spring 480 and the cartridge lock knob 205. The spring 480 facilitates the cartridge lock knob 205 to turn the horizontal bar to engage or disengage with the notch of the top flange by allowing the swivel structure 393 to be depressed toward the main body assembly 105.

The bowl 389B includes a bottom opening 471 that includes vertical sidewalls 473 that resists oil spillage from the bowls 389B. An air diverter 460 covers the bottom opening 471 to facilitate diverting air 470 from the bottom opening towards the bottom inside surface 476 of the bowl 389B. A bowl lid 455 covers the bowl 389A,B and includes an outlet opening 463 that allows vaporized substance to pass therethrough and towards the chamber filter 450.

FIG. 5 is a detailed diagram that shows the components that enables the cartridge assembly 110 to swivel clockwise 520 and counterclockwise about the main body assembly 105 in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. The cartridge tray assembly housing 413 includes at least one bowl opening 505 that is configured to position the bottom portion of the bowl 389 on the plane of the cartridge tray assembly housing 413 and above the heating element 315 of the main body assembly 105. The bottom surface 413 of the cartridge tray assembly housing 413 includes the swivel structure opening 415 that allows the swivel vertical rod 390 and swivel horizontal rod 381 to be positioned therein. The cartridge tray assembly housing 413 includes attachment tab indentations 510A-D that aligns with the attachment tabs 370, 375 to facilitate positing the bowl 389 above the heating element 315. The attachment tab indentations 510A-D are positioned adjacent to and radially outward away from the swivel structure opening 415. The cartridge tray assembly housing 413 includes a cartridge tray assembly air outlet 419 that allows vaporized substance to pass through the cartridge tray assembly 386 into a mouthpiece inlet 515 and toward the mouthpiece 120.

FIG. 6 is a diagram that shows the air entry 210 and air intake channel 605 of the vaporizer 100 in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. The vaporizer 100 takes air from the outside of the vaporizer through the air intake 210 and along the air intake channel 605 of the main body assembly 105. The air travels from the air intake channel 605 towards the heating element 315.

FIG. 7 is a diagram that illustrates a cross-sectional view of a main body assembly 105 that shows air flow 705 inside the main body assembly 105 in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. Responsive to pressing a power button 125 (FIG. 1), a heater element 1 (or 315) starts to radiantly heat the bowl 2 (or 389 of FIG. 3). Heating the bowl 389 results in conductive heating substance with the bowl 389. When air is drawn through the mouthpiece 120, air enters an oven structure 320 from an air intake channel 605 (FIG. 6) at an oven inlet 3 and into the space below the oven bottom plate, filters through a center hole 4 into a gap between a top oven plate 5 and bottom oven plate 6. Air then filters evenly through the series of holes in the floor of the oven top plate 7 and over the heater element 1 (or 315). As air passes over the heater element 1 (or 315), air is heated convectively prior to entering the bowl 2 (or 389).

FIG. 8 is a diagram that illustrates a cross-sectional view of a vaporizer 100 that shows air flow 705 inside the cartridge assembly 110 in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. Air heated by the heating element 1 (or 315 FIG. 3) enters a bowl 2 (or 389A FIG. 3) through two groups of perforations (8) in the bottom of the bowl 2 (or 389A). The unperforated section (9) of the bowl 2 (or 389A) prevents the heating element 1 (or 315) from directly burning the herbal substance in the bowl 2 (or 389A). Oils in the herbal substance (10) are vaporized both through conductive heating and through convective heating. The vaporized oils pass through the perforations of a chamber filter 11 (or 450 FIG. 4), pass under a chamber lid 12 (or 445 FIG. 4) and pass back into the main body assembly 105 (FIG. 1) through a cartridge tray assembly air outlet 13 (or 419 FIG. 4). Trapping the vapor-laden air between the chamber filter 11 (or 450) and chamber lid 12 (or 445) (both of which are removable) makes cleaning the device easy.

FIG. 9 is a diagram that illustrates a cross-sectional view of a main body assembly 105 that shows air flow 705 inside the main body assembly 105 in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. Vaporized oil laden air exits the cartridge assembly 110 through a cartridge tray assembly air outlet 13 (or 419 FIG. 4), flows into the exit air path 14 of the main body assembly 105 and out though the removable mouthpiece 15 (or 120 FIG. 1).

FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary architecture for a vaporizer 100 in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. The vaporizer 100 includes the main body assembly 105 that includes the following: a power source 1005 that is coupled to a power push button 125, which can switch on or off the vaporizer. Responsive to the power push button 125 being switch on, the power source 1105 powers a chip assembly of a main body assembly 105 of the vaporizer 100, which controls a heating element 315. A temperature adjuster 130 can instruct the chip assembly to increase or decrease the temperature of the heating element 315.

This description has been presented for purposes of illustration and description. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the disclosure to the precise forms disclosed.

Obvious modifications or variations are possible in light of the above teachings. The embodiments discussed, however, were chosen to illustrate the principles of the disclosure, and its practical application. The disclosure is thus intended to enable one of ordinary skill in the art to use the disclosure, in various embodiments and with various modifications, as are suited to the particular use contemplated. All such modifications and variation are within the scope of this disclosure, as determined by the appended claims when interpreted in accordance with the breadth to which they are fairly and legally entitled.

Claims

1. A vaporizer comprising:

a main body assembly that includes the following: a power source, and a heating element that is electrically coupled to the power source;

a cartridge assembly having at least one chamber that is coupled to the heating element and is configured to facilitate vaporizing a substance that is placed within the at least one chamber;

a swivel hub that is attached to the main body assembly; and

a swivel structure that extends from the cartridge assembly and couples to the swivel hub enabling the cartridge assembly to revolve around the main body assembly.

2. The vaporizer as defined in claim 1, wherein swivel hub include a top opening, sidewalls, and a top flange that is positioned at the top opening and one of the sidewalls, wherein the top flange include a notch, wherein the swivel structure includes a vertical rod that extends from the cartridge assembly and a horizontal bar that is attached to the rod and positioned horizontal to the vertical rod, and wherein the horizontal bar enters the top opening of the swivel hub and engages the notch of the top flange to lock the swivel structure onto the swivel hub.

3. The vaporizer as defined in claim 2, wherein the swivel structure includes a cartridge lock knob that is attached to the vertical rod opposite from the horizontal bar, wherein the cartridge lock knob facilitates turning the horizontal bar to engage or disengage with the notch of the top flange.

4. The vaporizer as defined in claim 3, wherein the swivel structure includes a cartridge lock knob housing that houses a spring and the cartridge lock knob, wherein the spring facilitates the cartridge lock knob to turn the horizontal bar to engage or disengage with the notch of the top flange.

5. The vaporizer as defined in claim 1, wherein the cartridge assembly includes a cartridge tray assembly that stores the at least one chamber.

6. The vaporizer as defined in claim 1, wherein the cartridge assembly includes a cartridge lid seal that seals the at least one chamber to facilitate vaporizing the substance that is placed within the at least one chamber.

7. The vaporizer as defined in claim 6, wherein the cartridge lid seal include at least one chamber filter and at least one chamber lid that are positioned above the at least one chamber.

8. The vaporizer as defined in claim 1, further comprising at least one bowl that are configured to be placed within the at least one chamber.

9. The vaporizer as defined in claim 8, wherein the at least one bowl includes a bottom opening that includes vertical sidewalls.

10. The vaporizer as defined in claim 9, further comprising an air diverter that covers the bottom opening to facilitate diverting air from the bottom opening towards the bottom inside surface of the at least one bowl.

11. The vaporizer as defined in claim 9, further comprising a bowl lid that covers the at least one bowl.

12. A vaporizer comprising:

a main body assembly that includes the following: a power source, and a heating element that is electrically coupled to the power source;

a cartridge assembly having at least one chamber that is coupled to the heating element and is configured to facilitate vaporizing a substance that is placed within the at least one chamber;

a swivel hub that is attached to the main body assembly; and

a swivel structure that extends from the cartridge assembly and couples to the swivel hub enabling the cartridge assembly to revolve around the main body assembly, wherein swivel hub include a top opening, sidewalls, and a top flange that is positioned at the top opening and one of the sidewalls, wherein the top flange include a notch, wherein the swivel structure includes a vertical rod that extends from the cartridge assembly and a horizontal bar that is attached to the rod and positioned horizontal to the vertical rod, and wherein the horizontal bar enters the top opening of the swivel hub and engages the notch of the top flange to lock the swivel structure onto the swivel hub.

13. The vaporizer as defined in claim 12, wherein the swivel structure includes a cartridge lock knob that is attached to the vertical rod opposite from the horizontal bar, wherein the cartridge lock knob facilitates turning the horizontal bar to engage or disengage with the notch of the top flange.

14. The vaporizer as defined in claim 13, wherein the swivel structure includes a cartridge lock knob housing that houses a spring and the cartridge lock knob, wherein the spring facilitates the cartridge lock know to turn the horizontal bar to engage or disengage with the notch of the top flange.

15. The vaporizer as defined in claim 12, wherein the cartridge assembly includes a cartridge tray assembly that stores the at least one chamber.

16. The vaporizer as defined in claim 12, wherein the cartridge assembly includes a cartridge lid seal that seals the at least one chamber to facilitate vaporizing the substance that is placed within the at least one chamber.

17. The vaporizer as defined in claim 16, wherein the cartridge lid seal include at least one chamber filter and at least one chamber lid that are positioned above the at least one chamber.

18. The vaporizer as defined in claim 12, further comprising at least one bowl that are configured to be placed within the at least one chamber.

19. The vaporizer as defined in claim 18, wherein the at least one bowl includes a bottom opening that includes vertical sidewalls, wherein the vaporizer further comprising:

an air diverter that covers the bottom opening to facilitate diverting air from the bottom opening towards the bottom inside surface of the at least one bowl; and

a bowl lid the covers the at least one bowl.

20. A vaporizer comprising:

a main body assembly that includes the following: a power source, and a heating element that is electrically coupled to the power source;

a cartridge assembly having at least one chamber that is coupled to the heating element and is configured to facilitate vaporizing a substance that is placed within the at least one chamber;

a swivel hub that is attached to the main body assembly; and

a swivel structure that extends from the cartridge assembly and couples to the swivel hub enabling the cartridge assembly to revolve around the main body assembly,

wherein swivel hub include a top opening, sidewalls, and a top flange that is positioned at the top opening and one of the sidewalls, wherein the top flange include a notch, wherein the swivel structure includes a vertical rod that extends from the cartridge assembly and a horizontal bar that is attached to the rod and positioned horizontal to the vertical rod, and wherein the horizontal bar enters the top opening of the swivel hub and engages the notch of the top flange to lock the swivel structure onto the swivel hub, wherein the swivel structure includes a cartridge lock knob that is attached to the vertical rod opposite from the horizontal bar, wherein the cartridge lock knob facilitates turning the horizontal bar to engage or disengage with the notch of the top flange.