Abrégé

A vaping system includes: (a) a disposable vaping device that includes the following non user-replaceable items: (i) a heating element; (ii) a rechargeable battery, and (iii) a liquid reservoir that provides liquid to the heating element; and (b) an automatic liquid filling device, including (i) a first aperture or port configured to receive a liquid bottle or container containing atomisable liquid; (ii) a second aperture or port configured to receive the vaping device; (iii) an electronic liquid level sensing sub-system; (iv) a liquid filling sub-system configured to pump liquid from the liquid bottle or container to the liquid reservoir in the vaping device and (v) a battery charging sub-system. The disposable vaping device is configured: (i) to be sold to an end-user with a pre-filled liquid reservoir and a pre-charged battery so that the device is immediately useable; (ii) to be automatically re-fillable and re-chargeable at the liquid filling device without being disassembled; (iii) to be maintained as a single or unitary device that is not disassembled throughout the entire normal working lifetime of the device.

Classes IPC  ?

• A24F 15/015 - ARTICLES POUR FUMEURS; BOÎTES D’ALLUMETTES; DISPOSITIFS PERMETTANT DE FUMER ARTIFICIELLEMENT Étuis ou boîtes spécialement adaptés aux cigares, aux cigarettes, aux dispositifs permettant de fumer artificiellement ou aux cigarettes à cet effet spécialement adaptés aux dispositifs permettant de fumer artificiellement ou aux cigarettes à cet effet avec moyens de recharge des précurseurs inhalables liquides
• A24F 40/42 - Cartouches ou contenants pour précurseurs inhalables
• A24F 40/95 - Leurs dispositions ou leurs procédés spécialement adaptés à la recharge des batteries structurellement associées à des étuis

Abrégé

A re-fillable liquid tip or pod for a vaping device that includes capacitive sensor plates in the tip liquid reservoir. A liquid re-filling device provides liquid to the vaping device, drawn from a refill bottle; the re-filling device includes a capacitance measuring circuit; a microcontroller uses the data from the capacitance measuring circuit to determine if the level of liquid in the tip liquid reservoir is above or below a threshold level; if below, then a liquid pump in the re-filling device is activated to draw liquid from the refill bottle and pump it through the vaping device and up into the tip liquid reservoir. Pumping ceases once the liquid reaches the threshold level.

Classes IPC  ?

• A24F 47/00 - Articles pour fumeurs non prévus ailleurs