Electronic Cigarette

Abstract

An electronic cigarette includes a cartridge assembly including a plurality of liquid reservoirs, each provided as a separate cartridge, each accommodating a single liquid reservoir; and a main body having a cartridge seating that is configured to be releasably connectable to the cartridge assembly; the main body having an elongate shape and including a power supply and a regulating arrangement configured to selectively enable the delivery of liquid from at least one liquid reservoir to at least one heater of the electronic cigarette; wherein the cartridge seating includes a tubular receiving cavity; and wherein the separate cartridges are shaped such that their combined axial cross-sections corresponds to an axial cross-section of the tubular receiving cavity.

1 . An electronic cigarette, comprising:
 a cartridge assembly comprising a plurality of liquid reservoirs, each provided as a separate cartridge, each accommodating a single liquid reservoir; and   a main body having a cartridge seating that is configured to be releasably connectable to the cartridge assembly;   the main body having an elongate shape and comprising a power supply and a regulating arrangement configured to selectively enable delivery of liquid from at least one of the plurality of liquid reservoirs to at least one heater of the electronic cigarette;   wherein the cartridge seating comprises a tubular receiving cavity; and   wherein the separate cartridges are shaped such that their combined axial cross-sections correspond to an axial cross-section of the tubular receiving cavity.   
     
     
         2 . The electronic cigarette of  claim 1 , further comprising an atomizer assembly configured to connect to the cartridge seating, wherein the atomizer assembly comprises a plurality of compartments, each compartment containing a separate atomizer comprising a heater and a fluid transfer element. 
     
     
         3 . The electronic cigarette of  claim 2 , wherein the cartridge seating comprises a plurality of electrical connectors configured to connect to the atomizer assembly. 
     
     
         4 . The electronic cigarette of  claim 3 , wherein the cartridge assembly comprises an integrated atomizer comprising a heater and a fluid transfer element, and wherein the cartridge seating comprises a plurality of electrical connections configured to connect to each liquid reservoir in the cartridge assembly. 
     
     
         5 . The electronic cigarette of  claim 4 , wherein the plurality of electrical connections are configured as resilient contacts. 
     
     
         6 . The electronic cigarette of  claim 2 , wherein the atomizer assembly comprises a plurality of piercing members. 
     
     
         7 . The electronic cigarette of  claim 1 , wherein the cartridge seating further comprises a piercing member configured as a fluid transfer element. 
     
     
         8 . The electronic cigarette of  claim 1 , wherein the cartridge seating comprises guiding elements configured to position the cartridge assembly in an angular position such that the cartridge assembly is aligned with connectors in the cartridge seating. 
     
     
         9 . The electronic cigarette of  claim 1 , wherein the main body further comprises user controls configured to enable a user to control an amount of liquid that is used from each liquid reservoir to generate an aerosol. 
     
     
         10 . The electronic cigarette of  claim 9 , wherein the user controls are at least one of a scroll wheel, a set of two buttons, a rocker button, or a rotary dial. 
     
     
         11 . The electronic cigarette of  claim 9 , wherein the user controls are a rotary dial that is located at a distal end of the main body opposite to a mouthpiece portion, or mouthpiece connector, of the electronic cigarette. 
     
     
         12 . The electronic cigarette of  claim 11 , wherein a display is located at an end portion of the main body, distal to the cartridge seating and wherein the rotary dial is arranged around the end portions. 
     
     
         13 . The electronic cigarette of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of liquid reservoirs comprises a flavorant. 
     
     
         14 . The electronic cigarette of  claim 1 , wherein at least two of the plurality of liquid reservoirs comprise aerosol producing compositions of different nicotine strengths. 
     
     
         15 . A consumable for an electronic cigarette, the consumable comprising a heater and a liquid reservoir, wherein a housing of the consumable has an axial cross-section in a shape of a fraction of a circle. 
     
     
         16 . The consumable according to  claim 15 , wherein the liquid reservoir comprises a vaporization chamber, a first portion of a vapor outlet channel from the vaporization chamber and a groove. 
     
     
         17 . The consumable according to  claim 16 , further comprising a connector. 
     
     
         18 . The consumable according to  claim 17 , wherein the consumable comprises an airflow diverter, configured to generate turbulence in the vapor outlet channel. 
     
     
         19 . The consumable according to  claim 15 , wherein the fraction of the circle is a half-circle. 
     
     
         20 . A kit comprising:
 a first consumable for an electronic cigarette, the first consumable comprising a heater and a liquid reservoir, wherein a housing of the first consumable has an axial cross-section in a shape of a fraction of a circle, wherein the liquid reservoir comprises a vaporization chamber, a first portion of a vapor outlet channel from the vaporization chamber, and a groove; and   a second consumable for an electronic cigarette, the second consumable comprising a heater and a liquid reservoir, wherein a housing of the second consumable has an axial cross-section in a shape of a fraction of a circle, wherein the liquid reservoir of the second consumable comprises a vaporization chamber, a first portion of a vapor outlet channel from the vaporization chamber of the liquid reservoir of the second consumable, and a groove,   wherein the grooves of the liquid reservoirs of the first and second consumables form a vapor outlet channel.   
     
     
         21 . The kit according to  claim 20 , wherein the first and second consumables further comprise respective inter-locking connectors.