Battery assembly and electronic cigarette having same

Abstract

A battery assembly for an electronic cigarette includes a housing, a bracket, and a fastening member. The housing defines an opening, and a receiving space communicating with the opening. The bracket loads an object and is inserted into the receiving space via the opening. The fastening member is mounted to the housing, and configured to fasten the bracket inside the housing. The fastening member is operated from outside of the housing to release the bracket, the bracket with the object thus drops out of the housing via the opening.

1 . A battery assembly for an electronic cigarette, comprising:
 a housing defining an opening, and a receiving space communicating with the opening;   a bracket configured for loading an object, the bracket being inserted into the receiving space via the opening; and   a fastening member mounted to the housing, the fastening member being configured to fasten the bracket inside the housing, the fastening member being operated from outside of the housing to release the bracket, so that the bracket with the object drop out of the housing via the opening.   
     
     
         2 . The battery assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the bracket defines a locking hole, the fastening member comprises a locking pin extending through the housing to insert into the locking hole to fasten the bracket. 
     
     
         3 . The battery assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein the bracket comprises a bottom and a main body protruding from the bottom, the locking hole is defined in the main body, the opening is sealed by the bottom when the bracket is fastened inside the housing. 
     
     
         4 . The battery assembly according to  claim 3 , wherein the locking hole is adjacent to a top end of the main body away from the bottom. 
     
     
         5 . The battery assembly according to  claim 4 , wherein the bracket further forms a guiding surface inclined from the top end of the main body toward the locking hole. 
     
     
         6 . The battery assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein the fastening member further comprises an operating element and a connecting element, the connecting element extends through the housing, the operating element and the locking element are respectively connected to two opposite ends of the connecting element, the operating element and the locking element are positioned outside of the housing, the locking element comprises a locking pin extending through the housing and inserting into the locking hole to fasten the bracket, the operating member is configured to drive the connecting element to enable the locking element to separate from the bracket. 
     
     
         7 . The battery assembly according to  claim 6 , wherein the fastening member further comprises an elastic member, the elastic member is sleeved on the connecting element, and positioned between the operating element and the housing, the elastic member is deformed when the operating member is pressed, the elastic member is pressed to deform when the locking pin is pressed by the bracket inserted into the housing. 
     
     
         8 . The battery assembly according to  claim 7 , wherein the housing comprises a first housing and a second housing, the first housing and the second housing are combined together to form the receiving space and the opening. 
     
     
         9 . The battery assembly according to  claim 8 , wherein the housing further defines a mounting groove and a receiving groove, the mounting groove is concaved from a surface of one of the first housing and the second housing, the receiving groove is concaved from a surface of the other one of the first housing and the second housing, the operating member is positioned at the mounting groove, the locking member covers the receiving groove. 
     
     
         10 . An electronic cigarette, comprising:
 a housing defining an opening, and a receiving space communicating with the opening;   a bracket configured for loading an object, the bracket being inserted into the receiving space via the opening; and   a fastening member mounted to the housing, the fastening member being configured to fasten the bracket inside the housing, the fastening member being further operated from outside of the housing to release the bracket, so that the bracket with the object drop out of the housing via the opening.   
     
     
         11 . The electronic cigarette according to  claim 10 , wherein the bracket defines a locking hole, the fastening member comprises a locking pin extending through the housing to insert into the locking hole to fasten the bracket. 
     
     
         12 . The electronic cigarette according to  claim 11 , wherein the bracket comprises a bottom and a main body protruding from the bottom, the locking hole is defined in the main body, the opening is sealed by the bottom when the bracket is fastened inside the housing. 
     
     
         13 . The electronic cigarette according to  claim 12 , wherein the locking hole is adjacent to a top end of the main body away from the bottom. 
     
     
         14 . The electronic cigarette according to  claim 13 , wherein the bracket further forms a guiding surface inclined from the top end of the main body toward the locking hole. 
     
     
         15 . The electronic cigarette according to  claim 11 , wherein the fastening member further comprises an operating element, a connecting element, the connecting element extends through the housing, the operating element and the locking element are respectively connected to two opposite ends of the connecting element, the operating element and the locking element are positioned outside of the housing, the operating member is configured to drive the connecting element to enable the locking element to separate from the bracket. 
     
     
         16 . The electronic cigarette according to  claim 15 , wherein the fastening member further comprises an elastic member, the elastic member is sleeved on the connecting element, and positioned between the operating element and the housing, the elastic member is deformed when the operating member is pressed, or the locking pin is pressed by the bracket when the bracket is inserted into the housing. 
     
     
         17 . A battery assembly, comprising:
 a housing defining an opening, and a receiving space communicating with the opening;   a fastening member mounted to the housing, the fastening member comprising:
 a connecting element, extending through the housing; 
 an operating element, positioned outside of the housing and coupled to one end of the connecting element, and 
 a locking element, positioned outside of the housing and coupled to the other end of the connecting element, the locking element comprising a locking pin extending through the housing; and 
   a bracket configured for loading a battery, the bracket being configured to insert into the receiving space via the opening, the bracket defining a locking hole, the locking pin being inserted into the locking hole to fasten the bracket.   
     
     
         18 . The battery assembly according to  claim 17 , wherein the bracket defines a locking hole, the fastening member comprises a locking pin extending through the housing to insert into the locking hole to fasten the bracket. 
     
     
         19 . The battery assembly according to  claim 17 , wherein the bracket comprises a bottom and a main body protruding from the bottom, the locking hole is defined in the main body, the opening is sealed by the bottom when the bracket is fastened inside the housing. 
     
     
         20 . The battery assembly according to  claim 19 , wherein the bracket further forms a guiding surface inclined from the top end of the main body toward the locking hole.