Electronic cigarette device

Abstract

An electronic cigarette assembly provides improved addition of liquid into a liquid storage cavity of the electronic cigarette assembly, without requiring disassembly of the electronic cigarette assembly. The electronic cigarette assembly includes a mouthpiece assembly having a passage extending therethrough, and a main body assembly including a liquid storage cavity having an opening, and a heating assembly disposed within the liquid storage cavity. Liquid enters the heating assembly from the liquid storage cavity. A sealing member is disposed between the mouthpiece assembly and the main body assembly. The electronic cigarette assembly is configured for liquid to be added to the liquid storage cavity through the passage and the sealing member without requiring disassembly of the electronic cigarette assembly.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An electronic cigarette assembly configured for improved filling with a liquid without requiring disassembly of the electronic cigarette assembly, comprising:
 a mouthpiece assembly including a passage extending therethrough;   a main body assembly including a liquid storage cavity having an  5  opening, and a heating assembly disposed within the liquid storage cavity, wherein liquid enters the heating assembly from the liquid storage cavity; and   a sealing member disposed between the mouthpiece assembly and the main body assembly, wherein the electronic cigarette assembly is configured for liquid to be added to the liquid storage cavity through the passage and the sealing member without requiring disassembly of the electronic cigarette assembly.   
     
     
         2 . The electronic cigarette assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the sealing member includes a self-sealing port extending therethrough; wherein the passage and the self-sealing port are configured to be generally aligned with at least a portion of the opening of the liquid storage cavity, wherein the passage and the self-sealing port are configured as a filling channel, and wherein a needle portion of a filling device may pass through the self-sealing port for adding liquid into the liquid storage cavity. 
     
     
         3 . The electronic cigarette assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the sealing member includes at least two self-sealing ports extending therethrough, and wherein the passage and the at least two self-sealing ports are configured to be aligned with at least a portion of the opening of the liquid storage cavity, with the passage and the at least two self-sealing ports configured as a filling channel, wherein a needle portion of a filling device may pass through one of the at least two self-sealing ports for adding liquid into the liquid storage cavity. 
     
     
         4 . The electronic cigarette assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the heating assembly includes a guide extending at least partially into the passage of the mouthpiece assembly; and wherein the sealing member includes an aperture through which the guide extends from the main body assembly into the mouthpiece assembly. 
     
     
         5 . An electronic cigarette assembly configured for improved filling with a liquid, comprising:
 a mouthpiece assembly including a passage extending therethrough;   a main body assembly including a liquid storage cavity having an opening, and a heating assembly disposed within the liquid storage cavity, wherein liquid enters the heating assembly from the liquid storage cavity; and   a sealing member disposed between the mouthpiece and the main body, wherein the main body assembly and mouthpiece assembly are configured to removably engage each other, and wherein disengagement of the mouthpiece assembly from the main body assembly exposes the opening of the liquid storage cavity for direct addition of liquid into the liquid storage cavity.   
     
     
         6 . The electronic cigarette assembly of  claim 5 , wherein the mouthpiece assembly includes the sealing member; and wherein disengagement of the mouthpiece assembly from the main body assembly automatically removes the sealing member from over the liquid storage cavity. 
     
     
         7 . The electronic cigarette assembly of  claim 5 , wherein the sealing member includes a self-sealing port extending therethrough; wherein the passage and the self-sealing port are configured to be generally aligned with at least a portion of the opening of the liquid storage cavity, wherein the passage and the self-sealing port are configured as a filling channel, and wherein the self-sealing port is configured such that a needle portion of a filling device may pass through the self-sealing port for adding liquid into the liquid storage cavity.