CARRYING CASE USED FOR ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE AND CARTRIDGE THEREOF

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a carrying case used for an electronic cigarette and a cartridge thereof, including: a top cap, a bottom cap pivotally connected to the top cap, at least two magnets disposed in the top cap, and at least two magnets disposed in the bottom cap, where the magnet disposed in the top cap and close to a pivotal joint between the top cap and the bottom cap and the magnet disposed in the bottom cap and away from the pivotal joint between the top cap and the bottom cap attract each other; the magnet disposed in the top cap and away from the pivotal joint between the top cap and the bottom cap and the magnet disposed in the bottom cap and close to the pivotal joint between the top cap and the bottom cap repulse each other.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application claims the benefit of priority from the China Patent Application No. 201910803140.5, filed on 28 Aug. 2019, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

BACKGROUND

1. Technical Field

The disclosure relates to a carrying case used for an electronic cigarette and a cartridge thereof, and in particular, to a carrying case that is easy to open and close.

2. Description of the Related Art

In recent years, some electronic cigarettes use disposable atomizer cartridges. The cartridge is a consumable, and generally, if a cartridge is used up (smoke liquid inside the cartridge is completely evaporated under the action of an atomizer), the cartridge should be thrown away and replaced with a new cartridge. At present, an electronic cigarette carrying case on the market can only carry one spare cartridge. Even if an electronic cigarette carrying case is capable of carrying a plurality of cartridges, there is a problem of taint of odor between the cartridges received in the electronic cigarette carrying case, which greatly reduces user experience.

SUMMARY

The disclosure relates to a carrying case used for an electronic cigarette and a cartridge thereof, which can resolve the problem in the use of an electronic cigarette carrying case currently used on the market.

An aspect of the disclosure relates to a carrying case used for an electronic cigarette and a cartridge thereof. In an embodiment, the carrying case used for an electronic cigarette and a cartridge thereof includes a top cap and a side cap. The top cap includes a first side face, a first side, and a second side opposite to the first side. The bottom cap includes a third side face, a third side, and a fourth side opposite to the third side. The first side of the top cap is pivotally connected to the third side of the bottom cap, and the first side face of the bottom cap is adjacent to the third side face of the bottom cap. The first side face of the top cap is provided with a first magnet and a second magnet, where the first magnet is disposed close to the first side of the top cap, and the second magnet is disposed close to the second side of the top cap. The third side face of the top cap is provided with a third magnet and a fourth magnet, where the third magnet is disposed close to the third side, and the fourth magnet is disposed close to the fourth side. A first end of the first magnet, a second end of the second magnet, and a third end of the third magnet have the same polarity, a fourth end of the fourth magnet and the first end of the first magnet have different polarities, and the second end of the second magnet and the third end of the third magnet have different polarities.

In another embodiment of the disclosure, the carrying case used for an electronic cigarette and a cartridge thereof includes a top cap and a side cap. The top cap includes a first end part and a first side. The bottom cap includes a second end part and a second side, where the second side of the bottom cap is pivotally connected to the first side of the top cap, and the first end part of the top cap is adjacent to the second end part of the bottom cap. In addition, two metal components that attract each other are respectively disposed at the first end part of the top cap and the second end part of the bottom cap.

Other aspects and embodiments of the disclosure are also expected. The foregoing summary and the following embodiments are not intended to limit the disclosure to any particular embodiment, but are merely intended to describe some embodiments of the disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Aspects of the present application are more comprehensible when the following detailed description is read with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that various features may not be drawn to scale, and dimensions of the features may be increased or decreased randomly for the clarity of description.

FIG. 1A is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of an embodiment of a closed state of a carrying case used for an electronic cigarette and a cartridge thereof according to the disclosure.

FIG. 1B is a front view of an embodiment of a closed state of a carrying case used for an electronic cigarette and a cartridge thereof according to the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of an embodiment of an open state of a carrying case used for an electronic cigarette and a cartridge thereof according to the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a three-dimensional schematic exploded view of an embodiment of a carrying case used for an electronic cigarette and a cartridge thereof according to the disclosure.

FIG. 4A is a schematic sectional view taken along A-A of FIG. 1B.

FIG. 4B is a schematic sectional view taken along B-B of FIG. 1B.

FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B are schematic diagrams of a top cap and a bottom cap of a carrying case being opened from each other according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 6A to FIG. 6C are schematic diagrams of a top cap and a bottom cap of a carrying case being closed with each other according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 7A is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of another embodiment of a closed state of a carrying case used for an electronic cigarette and a cartridge thereof according to the disclosure.

FIG. 7B is a front view of another embodiment of an open state of a carrying case used for an electronic cigarette and a cartridge thereof according to the disclosure.

FIG. 8 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of another embodiment of an open state of a carrying case used for an electronic cigarette and a cartridge thereof according to the disclosure.

FIG. 9 is a three-dimensional schematic exploded view of another embodiment of a carrying case used for an electronic cigarette and a cartridge thereof according to the disclosure.

FIG. 10A is a schematic sectional view taken along A′-A′ of FIG. 7B.

FIG. 10B is a schematic sectional view taken along B′-B′ of FIG. 7B.

FIG. 11A to FIG. 11C are schematic diagrams of a top cap and a bottom cap of a carrying case being closed with each other according to another embodiment of the disclosure.

Common reference numerals are used to indicate the same or similar components throughout the drawings and the detailed description. The present application will be more apparent from the following detailed description with reference to the accompanying drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B show an embodiment of a closed state of a carrying case used for an electronic cigarette and a cartridge thereof according to the disclosure. As shown in FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B, a carrying case 1 includes a top cap 2 and a bottom cap 3 arranged to cooperate with the top cap 2.

FIG. 2 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of an embodiment of an open state of a carrying case used for an electronic cigarette and a cartridge thereof according to the disclosure. As shown in FIG. 2, a side 21 of the top cap 2 of the carrying case 1 is pivotally connected to a side 31 of the bottom cap 3, and therefore the top cap 2 may be opened from and closed with the bottom cap 3. A space is defined between the top cap 2 and the bottom cap 3, and an electronic cigarette is stored in the space. A side face 33 of the bottom cap 3 includes an opening 335, and a drawer-type cartridge cabin 35 used for storing a cartridge is disposed in the opening 335. Particularly, the drawer-type cartridge cabin 35 may be drawn from the bottom cap 3 through the opening 335, and may be received in the bottom cap 3 through the opening 335. When the drawer-type cartridge cabin 35 is received in the bottom cap 3, an outer side face 351 of the drawer-type cartridge cabin 35 and the side face 33 of the bottom cap are roughly in the same plane (referring to FIG. 1A). In addition, another side face opposite to the side face 33 of the bottom cap also includes an opening (not shown), and a drawer-type cartridge cabin 37 used for storing a cartridge is disposed in the opening. Similarly, the drawer-type cartridge cabin 37 may be drawn from the bottom cap 3 through the opening, and may be received in the bottom cap 3 through the opening. When the drawer-type cartridge cabin 37 is received in the bottom cap 3, an outer side face of the drawer-type cartridge cabin 37 and a side face opposite to the side face 33 of the bottom cap are roughly in the same plane. Moreover, the two drawer-type cartridge cabins 35 and 37 are independent of each other. When received in the bottom cap 3, the drawer-type cartridge cabins 35 and 37 are isolated from each other and are not connected to each other.

FIG. 3 is a three-dimensional schematic exploded view of an embodiment of a carrying case used for an electronic cigarette and a cartridge thereof according to the disclosure. Referring to FIG. 3, an end part 25 of the top cap 2 is provided with an end cap 251, and two end cap magnets 231 and 232 are disposed at the end part 25 of the top cap 2 through the end cap 251, where the magnet 231 is positioned closer to the side 21 of the top cap 2, and the magnet 232 is positioned closer to another side 22 opposite to the side 21 of the top cap 2. Another end part 26 of the top cap 2 is provided with an end cap 261, where the end part 26 is opposite to the end part 25, two end cap magnets 233 and 234 are disposed at the end part 26 of the top cap 2 through the end cap 261, the magnet 233 is positioned closer to the side 21 of the top cap 2, and the magnet 234 is positioned closer to another side 22 opposite to the side 21 of the top cap 2. In addition, the top cap 2 is provided with two pivot holes 211 on the side 21.

A rotating shaft bracket 45 is disposed in the bottom cap 3, and is fixed to the bottom cap 3 by screws. The rotating shaft bracket 45 includes two pivot holes 451, and when the rotating shaft bracket 45 is fixedly disposed in the bottom cap 3, the two pivot holes 451 are substantially located at the side 31 of the bottom cap. Two rotating shafts 452 respectively pass through the pivot holes 211 located at the side 21 of the top cap 2 and the pivot holes 451 located at the side 31 of the bottom cap 3, and therefore the side 21 of the top cap 2 is pivotally connected to the side 31 of the bottom cap 3.

A bottom cap bracket 34 may be disposed at an end part 38 of the bottom cap 3, and two bottom cap bracket magnets 331 and 332 are disposed in the bottom cap bracket 34. When the bottom cap bracket 34 and the bottom cap 3 are combined with each other, the two bottom cap bracket magnets 331 and 332 are positioned at the end part 38 of the bottom cap 3, where the magnet 331 is positioned closer to the side 31 of the bottom cap 3, and the magnet 332 is positioned closer to another side 32 opposite to the side 31 of the bottom cap 3. In addition, the bottom cap bracket 34 includes an opening 335. Another bottom cap bracket 36 may be disposed at another end part 39 opposite to the end part 38 of the bottom cap 3, and two bottom cap bracket magnets 333 and 334 are disposed in the bottom cap bracket 36. When the bottom cap bracket 36 and the bottom cap 3 are combined with each other, the two bottom cap bracket magnets 333 and 334 are positioned at the end part 39 of the bottom cap 3, where the magnet 333 is positioned closer to the side 31 of the bottom cap 3, and the magnet 334 is positioned closer to another side 32 opposite to the side 31 of the bottom cap 3. In addition, the bottom cap bracket 36 includes an opening (not shown).

As described before, the cartridge cabin 35 is disposed in the bottom cap 3 through the opening 335. Further referring to FIG. 3, the cartridge cabin 35 is connected to a switching mechanism 353, and is further disposed in the bottom cap 3 through the bottom cap bracket 34. In other words, the cartridge cabin 35 is connected to the bottom cap bracket 34 through the switching mechanism 353, and the switching mechanism 353 may control the cartridge cabin 35 to be ejected from the bottom cap 3 or be received in the bottom cap 3. The switching mechanism 353 may be a PUSH-PUSH type mechanism. When a user wants to receive the cartridge cabin 35 in the bottom cap 3, the user may push the cartridge cabin 35 to move toward the bottom cap 3 through the opening 335, and when the cartridge cabin 35 is fully received in the bottom cap 3, the switching mechanism 353 may clamp the cartridge cabin 35, so that the cartridge cabin 35 does not slide out of the opening 335 of the bottom cap 3. When the user wants to remove the cartridge cabin 35 from the bottom cap, the user may press the cartridge cabin 35, so that the switching mechanism 353 may release the cartridge cabin 35 and eject the cartridge cabin 35 from the opening 335 for a distance, and the user may further remove the cartridge cabin 35 from the bottom cap 3.

Similarly, the cartridge cabin 37 is disposed in the bottom cap 3 through an opening (not shown) on another side of the bottom cap 3. Further referring to FIG. 3, the cartridge cabin 37 is connected to a switching mechanism 355, and is further disposed in the bottom cap 3 through the bottom cap bracket 36. In other words, the cartridge cabin 37 is connected to the bottom cap bracket 34 through the switching mechanism 355, and the switching mechanism 355 may control the cartridge cabin 37 to be ejected from the bottom cap 3 or be received in the bottom cap 3. The switching mechanism 355 may be a PUSH-PUSH type mechanism. When the user wants to receive the cartridge cabin 37 in the bottom cap 3, the user may push the cartridge cabin 37 to move toward the bottom cap 3 through the opening, and when the cartridge cabin 37 is fully received in the bottom cap 3, the switching mechanism 355 may clamp the cartridge cabin 37, so that the cartridge cabin 37 does not slide out of the opening of the bottom cap 3. When the user wants to remove the cartridge cabin 37 from the bottom cap, the user may press the cartridge cabin 37, so that the switching mechanism 355 may release the cartridge cabin 37 and eject the cartridge cabin 37 from the opening for a distance, and the user may further remove the cartridge cabin 37 from the bottom cap 3.

A silicone lining 41 may be disposed in the bottom cap 3 to be received in the space defined by the top cap 2 and the bottom cap 3, thereby avoiding damage to the appearance of the electronic cigarette placed in the space due to a direct collision with an inner surface of the top cap 2 or the bottom cap 3. Two top cap buffer foams 42 may also be disposed in the space, for example, disposed on an inner surface of the top cap 2, thereby preventing the electronic cigarette placed in the space from shaking with the carrying case 1. In addition, another two cartridge buffer foams 43 are respectively disposed on inner surfaces of the cartridge cabins 35, 37, thereby avoiding shaking of the cartridge placed in the cartridge cabins 35, 37 from shaking with the carrying case 1.

In addition, as described above, when the cartridge cabins 35 and 37 are received in the bottom cap 3, are isolated from each other, and are not connected to each other. Therefore, if cartridges of different flavors are stored in the cartridge cabins 35 and 37, because the cartridge cabins 35 and 37 are isolated from each other and are not connected to each other, the problem of taint of odor does not occur.

FIG. 4A is a schematic sectional view taken along A-A of FIG. 1B. FIG. 4A clearly shows the end cap magnets 231, 232 disposed at the end part 25 of the top cap 2, and the bottom cap bracket magnets 331, 332 disposed at the end part 38 of the bottom cap 3. As shown in FIG. 4A, the end cap magnet 231 is disposed closer to the side 21 of the end cap 2, the end cap magnet 232 is disposed closer to the side 22 opposite to the side 21 of the end cap 2, the bottom cap bracket magnet 331 is disposed closer to the side 31 of the bottom cap 3, and the bottom cap bracket magnet 332 is disposed closer to the side 32 opposite to the side 31 of the bottom cap, where the side 21 of the top cap 2 is pivotally connected to the side 31 of the bottom cap. An end 2311 of the end cap magnet 231 is an N pole, an end 2321 of the end cap magnet 232 is an N pole, an end 3311 of the bottom cap bracket magnet 331 is an N pole, and an end 3321 of the bottom cap bracket magnet 332 is an S pole. The end 2311 of the end cap magnet 231 is disposed opposite to the end 3311 of the bottom cap bracket magnet 331, and the end 2321 of the end cap magnet 232 is disposed opposite to the end 3321 of the bottom cap bracket magnet 332. In this case, the end cap magnet 231 and the bottom cap bracket magnet 332 generate an attractive force with each other, and the end cap magnet 232 and the bottom cap bracket magnet 331 generate a repulsive force with each other.

FIG. 4B is a schematic sectional view taken along B-B of FIG. 1B. FIG. 4B clearly shows the end cap magnets 233, 234 disposed at the end part 26 of the top cap 2 and the bottom cap bracket magnets 333, 334 disposed at the end part 39 of the bottom cap 3. As shown in FIG. 4B, the end cap magnet 233 is disposed closer to the side 21 of the end cap 2, the end cap magnet 234 is disposed closer to the side 22 opposite to the side 21 of the end cap 2, the bottom cap bracket magnet 333 is disposed closer to the side 31 of the bottom cap 3, and the bottom cap bracket magnet 334 is disposed closer to the side 32 opposite to the side 31 of the bottom cap. The side 21 of the top cap 2 is pivotally connected to the side 31 of the bottom cap. An end 2331 of the end cap magnet 233 is an N pole, an end 2331 of the end cap magnet 234 is an N pole, an end 3331 of the bottom cap bracket magnet 333 is an N pole, and an end 3341 of the bottom cap bracket magnet 334 is an S pole. The end 2331 of the end cap magnet 233 is disposed opposite to the end 3331 of the bottom cap bracket magnet 333, and the end 2341 of the end cap magnet 234 is disposed opposite to the end 3341 of the bottom cap bracket magnet 334. In this case, the end cap magnet 233 and the bottom cap bracket magnet 334 generate an attractive force with each other, and the end cap magnet 234 and the bottom cap bracket magnet 333 generate a repulsive force with each other.

FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B are schematic diagrams of a top cap and a bottom cap of a carrying case being opened from each other according to an embodiment of the disclosure, and particularly, the figures show how the end cap magnets 231, 232, 233, 234 and the bottom cap bracket magnets 331, 332, 333, 334 assist the top cap 2 in opening from the bottom cap 3. When the user opens the top cap 2 from the bottom cap 3 to a certain angle (as shown in FIG. 5A), the end cap magnet 232 (234) and the bottom cap bracket magnet 331 (333) generate a repulsive force with each other, and the repulsive force pushes the end cap 2 to be automatically further opened from the bottom cap 3 completely (as shown in FIG. 5B).

FIG. 6A to FIG. 6C are schematic diagrams of a top cap and a bottom cap of a carrying case being closed with each other according to an embodiment of the disclosure, and particularly, the figures show how the end cap magnets 231, 232, 233, 234 and the bottom cap bracket magnets 331, 332, 333, 334 assist the top cap 2 and the bottom cap 3 in closing with each other. When the user wants to close the top cap 2 with the bottom cap 3 and there is still a large angle between the top cap 2 and the bottom cap 3 (referring to FIG. 6A), a repulsive force generated by the end cap magnet 232 (234) and the bottom cap bracket magnet 331 (333) does not cause the end cap 2 to be automatically closed with the bottom cap 3. When the top cap 2 is pivoted to be at an angle to the bottom cap 3 (referring to FIG. 6B), the end cap magnet 231 (233) and the bottom cap bracket magnet 332 (334) generate an attractive force with each other, and the attractive force pushes the end cap 2 to be automatically further closed with the bottom cap 3 (as shown in FIG. 6C).

FIG. 7A and FIG. 7B show an embodiment of a closed state of a carrying case used for an electronic cigarette and a cartridge thereof according to the disclosure. As shown in FIG. 7A and FIG. 7B, the carrying case 5 includes a top cap 6 and a bottom cap 7 arranged to cooperate with the top cap 6.

FIG. 8 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of another embodiment of an open state of a carrying case used for an electronic cigarette and a cartridge thereof according to the disclosure. As shown in FIG. 8, a side 61 of the top cap 6 of the carrying case 5 is pivotally connected to a side 71 of the bottom cap 7, and therefore the top cap 6 may be opened from and closed with the bottom cap 7. A space is defined between the top cap 6 and the bottom cap 7, and an electronic cigarette is stored in the space. A side face 73 of the bottom cap 7 includes an opening 735, and a drawer-type cartridge cabin 75 used for storing a cartridge is disposed in the opening 735. Particularly, the drawer-type cartridge cabin 75 may be drawn from the bottom cap 7 through the opening 735, and may be received in the bottom cap 7 through the opening 735. When the drawer-type cartridge cabin 75 is received in the bottom cap 7, an outer side face 751 of the drawer-type cartridge cabin 75 and the side face 73 of the bottom cap are roughly in the same plane (referring to FIG. 7A). In addition, another side face opposite to the side face 73 of the bottom cap also includes an opening (not shown), and a drawer-type cartridge cabin 77 used for storing a cartridge is disposed in the opening. Similarly, the drawer-type cartridge cabin 77 may be drawn from the bottom cap 7 through the opening, and may be received in the bottom cap 7 through the opening. When the drawer-type cartridge cabin 77 is received in the bottom cap 7, an outer side face of the drawer-type cartridge cabin 77 and a side face opposite to the side face 73 of the bottom cap are roughly in the same plane. Moreover, two drawer-type cartridge cabins 75 and 77 are independent of each other, and when the drawer-type cartridge cabins 75 and 77 are received in the bottom cap 7, the drawer-type cartridge cabins 75 and 77 are isolated from each other and are not connected to each other.

FIG. 9 is a three-dimensional schematic exploded view of another embodiment of a carrying case used for an electronic cigarette and a cartridge thereof according to the disclosure. Referring to FIG. 9, an end part 65 of the top cap 6 is provided with an end cap 651, and a metal component 630 is disposed at the end part 65 of the top cap 6 through the end cap 651. Another end part 66 of the top cap 6 is provided with an end cap 661, where the end part 66 is opposite to the end part 65, and a metal component 64 is disposed at the end part 66 of the top cap 6 through the end cap 661. In addition, the side 61 of the top cap 6 is provided with two pivot holes 611.

A rotating shaft bracket 85 is disposed in the bottom cap 7, and is fixed to the bottom cap 7 by screws. The rotating shaft bracket 85 includes two pivot holes 851, and when the rotating shaft bracket 85 is fixedly disposed in the bottom cap 7, the two pivot holes 851 are substantially located at the side 71 of the bottom cap. Two rotating shafts 852 respectively pass through the pivot holes 611 located at the side 61 of the top cap 6 and the pivot holes 851 located at the side 71 of the bottom cap 7, and therefore the side 61 of the top cap 6 is pivotally connected to the side 71 of the bottom cap 7.

A bottom cap bracket 74 may be disposed at an end part 78 of the bottom cap 7, and a metal component 730 is disposed in the bottom cap bracket 74. When the bottom cap bracket 74 and the bottom cap 7 are combined with each other, the metal component 730 is positioned at the end part 78 of the bottom cap 7. In addition, the bottom cap bracket 74 includes an opening 735. Another bottom cap bracket 76 may be disposed at another end part 79 opposite to the end part 78 of the bottom cap 7, and a metal component 740 is disposed in the bottom cap bracket 76. When the bottom cap bracket 76 and the bottom cap 7 are combined with each other, the metal component 740 is positioned at the end part 79 of the bottom cap 7. In addition, the bottom cap bracket 36 includes an opening (not shown).

As described before, the cartridge cabin 75 is disposed in the bottom cap 7 through the opening 735. Further referring to FIG. 9, the cartridge cabin 75 is connected to a switching mechanism 753, and is further disposed in the bottom cap 7 through the bottom cap bracket 74. In other words, the cartridge cabin 75 is connected to the bottom cap bracket 74 through the switching mechanism 753, and the switching mechanism 753 may control the cartridge cabin 75 to be ejected from the bottom cap 7 or be received in the bottom cap 7. The switching mechanism 753 may be a PUSH-PUSH type mechanism. When the user wants to receive the cartridge cabin 75 in the bottom cap 7, the user may push the cartridge cabin 75 to move toward the bottom cap 7 through the opening 735, and when the cartridge cabin 75 is fully received in the bottom cap 7, the switching mechanism 753 may clamp the cartridge cabin 75, so that the cartridge cabin 75 does not slide out of the opening 735 of the bottom cap 7. When the user wants to remove the cartridge cabin 75 from the bottom cap, the user may press the cartridge cabin 75, so that the switching mechanism 753 may release the cartridge cabin 75 and eject the cartridge cabin 75 from the opening 735 for a distance, and the user may further remove the cartridge cabin 75 from the bottom cap 7.

Similarly, the cartridge cabin 77 is disposed in the bottom cap 7 through an opening (not shown) on another side of the bottom cap 7. Further referring to FIG. 9, the cartridge cabin 77 is connected to a switching mechanism 755, and is further disposed in the bottom cap 7 through the bottom cap bracket 76. In other words, the cartridge cabin 77 is connected to the bottom cap bracket 74 through the switching mechanism 755, and the switching mechanism 755 may control the cartridge cabin 77 to be ejected from the bottom cap 7 or be received in the bottom cap 7. The switching mechanism 755 may be a PUSH-PUSH type mechanism. When the user wants to receive the cartridge cabin 77 in the bottom cap 7, the user may push the cartridge cabin 77 to move toward the bottom cap 7 through the opening, and when the cartridge cabin 77 is fully received in the bottom cap 7, the switching mechanism 755 may clamp the cartridge cabin 77, so that the cartridge cabin 77 does not slide out of the opening of the bottom cap 7. When the user wants to remove the cartridge cabin 77 from the bottom cap, the user may press the cartridge cabin 77, so that the switching mechanism 755 may release the cartridge cabin 77 and eject the cartridge cabin 77 from the opening for a distance, and the user may further remove the cartridge cabin 77 from the bottom cap 7.

A silicone lining 81 may be disposed in the bottom cap 7 to be received in the space defined by the top cap 6 and the bottom cap 7, thereby avoiding damage to the appearance of the electronic cigarette placed in the space due to a direct collision with an inner surface of the top cap 6 or the bottom cap 7. Two top cap buffer foams 82 may also be disposed in the space, for example, disposed on an inner surface of the top cap 6, thereby preventing the electronic cigarette placed in the space from shaking with the carrying case 5. In addition, another two cartridge buffer foams 83 are respectively disposed on inner surfaces of the cartridge cabins 75, 77, thereby preventing the cartridge placed in the cartridge cabins 75, 77 from shaking with the carrying case 5.

In addition, as described above, when the cartridge cabin 75 and 77 are received in the bottom cap 7, the cartridge cabin 75 and 77 are isolated from each other and are not connected to each other. Therefore, if cartridges of different flavors are stored in the cartridge cabins 75 and 77, because the cartridge cabins 75 and 77 are isolated from each other and are not connected to each other, the problem of taint of odor does not occur.

FIG. 10A is a schematic sectional view taken along A′-A′ of FIG. 7B. FIG. 10A clearly shows the metal component 630 disposed at the end part 65 of the top cap 6 and the metal component 730 disposed at the end part 78 of the bottom cap 7. As shown in FIG. 10A, the metal component 630 is disposed opposite to the metal component 730. Moreover, the metal component 630 and the metal component 730 are metal components that magnetically attract each other. For example, the metal component 630 may be a magnet and the metal component 730 may be an iron block; or the metal component 730 may be a magnet and the metal component 630 may be an iron block; or both the metal component 630 and the metal component 730 may be magnets, and the metal component 630 and the metal component 730 are arranged to attract each other.

FIG. 10B is a schematic sectional view taken along B′-B′ of FIG. 7B. FIG. 10B clearly shows the metal component 640 disposed at the end part 26 of the top cap 2 and the metal component 740 disposed at the end part 39 of the bottom cap 3. As shown in FIG. 10B, the metal component 640 is disposed opposite to the metal component 740. Moreover, the metal component 640 and the metal component 740 are metal components that magnetically attract each other. For example, the metal component 640 may be a magnet, and the metal component 740 may be an iron block; or the metal component 740 may be a magnet, and the metal component 640 may be an iron block; or both the metal component 640 and the metal component 740 may be magnets, and the metal component 640 and the metal component 740 are arranged to attract each other.

FIG. 11A to FIG. 11C are schematic diagrams of a top cap and a bottom cap of a carrying case being closed with each other according to an embodiment of the disclosure, and particularly, the figures show how the metal components 630, 640 that magnetically attract each other and the metal components 730, 740 that magnetically attract each other assist the top cap 6 and the bottom cap 7 in closing with each other. When the user wants to close the top cap 6 with the bottom cap 7 and there is still a large angle between the top cap 6 and the bottom cap 7 (referring to FIG. 11A), no magnetic attractive force can be generated by the metal component 630 (640) and the metal component 730 (740), and the end cap 6 is unable to be automatically closed with the bottom cap 7. When the top cap 6 is pivoted to be at an angle to the bottom cap 7 (referring to FIG. 6B), the metal component 630 (640) and the metal component 730 (740) generate an attractive force with each other, and the attractive force pushes the end cap 6 to be automatically further closed with the bottom cap 7 (as shown in FIG. 6C).

The above embodiments are merely intended to describe the principles and effects of the present application, and are not intended to limit the present application. Therefore, a person skilled in the art may make modifications and changes to the above embodiments without departing from the spirit of the present application. The scope of the present application should be as set forth in the appended claims.

Claims

1. A carrying case used for an electronic cigarette and a cartridge thereof, comprising:

a top cap, comprising a first end part, a first side, and a second side opposite to the first side;

a bottom cap, comprising a third end part, a third side, and a fourth side opposite to the third side, the third side of the bottom cap being pivotally connected to the first side of the top cap, and the first end part of the top cap being adjacent to the third end part of the bottom cap;

a first magnet, disposed at the first end part of the top cap and close to the first side;

a second magnet, disposed at the first end part of the top cap and close to the second side;

a third magnet, disposed at the third end part of the bottom cap and close to the third side; and

a fourth magnet, disposed at the third end part of the bottom cap and close to the fourth side;

wherein a first end of the first magnet, a second end of the second magnet, and a third end of the third magnet have the same polarity;

a fourth end of the fourth magnet and a first end of the first magnet have different polarities, and a second end of the second magnet and a third end of the third magnet have different polarities.

2. The carrying case according to claim 1, wherein the first end of the first magnet, the second end of the second magnet, and the third end of the third magnet are N poles, and the fourth end of the fourth magnet is an S pole.

3. The carrying case according to claim 1, further comprising a fifth magnet, a sixth magnet, a seventh magnet, and an eighth magnet, wherein

the fifth magnet is disposed at a second end part opposite to the first end part of the top cap and is close to the first side,

the sixth magnet is disposed at the second end part of the top cap and is close to the second side,

the seventh magnet is disposed at a fourth end part opposite to the third end part of the bottom cap and is close to the third side,

the eighth magnet is disposed at the fourth end part of the bottom cap and is close to the fourth side,

wherein a fifth end of the fifth magnet, a sixth end of the sixth magnet, and a seventh end of the seventh magnet have the same polarity; and

an eighth end of the eighth magnet and a fifth end of the fifth magnet have different polarities, and a sixth end of the sixth magnet and a seventh end of the seventh magnet have different polarities.

4. The carrying case according to claim 3, wherein the fifth end of the fifth magnet, the sixth end of the sixth magnet, and the seventh end of the seventh magnet are N poles, and the eighth end of the eighth magnet is an S pole.

5. The carrying case according to claim 1, further comprising at least one top cap buffer foam disposed on an inner surface of the top cap.

6. The carrying case according to claim 1, further comprising a silicone lining disposed on an inner surface of an internal space of the bottom cap.

7. The carrying case according to claim 1, further comprising a first drawer-type cartridge cabin and a second drawer-type cartridge cabin, wherein the first drawer-type cartridge cabin is received in a first opening of a first side face of the bottom cap, and the second drawer-type cartridge cabin is received in a second opening of a second side face opposite to the first side face of the bottom cap.

8. The carrying case according to claim 7, wherein the first and the second drawer-type cartridge cabins are respectively connected to the bottom cap through a switching mechanism.

9. The carrying case according to claim 8, wherein the switching mechanism is a PUSH-PUSH type mechanism.

10. The carrying case according to claim 7, wherein a cartridge cabin buffer foam is disposed inside the first drawer-type cartridge cabin and a cartridge cabin buffer foam is disposed inside the second drawer-type cartridge cabin.

11. A carrying case used for an electronic cigarette and a cartridge thereof, comprising:

a top cap, comprising a first end part and a first side;

a bottom cap, comprising a second end part and a second side, the second side of the bottom cap being pivotally connected to the first side of the top cap, and the first end part of the top cap being adjacent to the second end part of the bottom cap; and

two metal components that attract each other are respectively disposed at the first end part of the top cap and the second end part of the bottom cap.

12. The carrying case according to claim 11, wherein the metal component disposed at the first end part of the top cap is a magnet.

13. The carrying case according to claim 11, wherein the metal component disposed at the second end part of the bottom cap is a magnet.

14. The carrying case according to claim 11, further comprising two metal components that attract each other, which are respectively disposed at a second end part opposite to the first end part of the top cap and a fourth end part opposite to the third end part of the bottom cap.

15. The carrying case according to claim 14, wherein the metal component disposed at the second end part of the top cap is a magnet.

16. The carrying case according to claim 14, wherein the metal component disposed at the fourth end part of the bottom cap is a magnet.

17. The carrying case according to claim 11, further comprising at least one top cap buffer foam disposed on an inner surface of the top cap.

18. The carrying case according to claim 11, further comprising a silicone lining disposed on an inner surface of an internal space of the bottom cap.

19. The carrying case according to claim 11, further comprising a first drawer-type cartridge cabin and a second drawer-type cartridge cabin, wherein the first drawer-type cartridge cabin is received in a first opening of the bottom cap, and the second drawer-type cartridge cabin is received in a second opening opposite to the first opening of the bottom cap.

20. The carrying case according to claim 19, wherein the first and the second drawer-type cartridge cabins are respectively connected to the bottom cap through a switching mechanism.

21. The carrying case according to claim 20, wherein the switching mechanism is a PUSH-PUSH type mechanism.

22. The carrying case according to claim 19, wherein a cartridge cabin buffer foam is disposed inside the first drawer-type cartridge cabin and a cartridge cabin buffer foam is disposed inside the second drawer-type cartridge cabin.