Airflow Channel Between Consumable and Device

Abstract

An electronic smoking system includes a removable cartridge and an energy supply device. The cartridge includes a fluid channel with a fluid inlet in fluid communication with a vaporization chamber and a mouthpiece outlet. A mouthpiece includes the mouthpiece outlet, defining an outlet flow direction(s). The energy supply device includes a cartridge mount for receiving the cartridge, a first primary channel having a fluid inlet located in an outer wall of the device and a fluid outlet located in a surface of the cartridge mount. The cartridge mount and the fluid inlet of the cartridge are in fluid communication with the fluid outlet of the primary fluid channel when mounted in the cartridge mount. The device includes a secondary fluid channel in fluid communication with the primary fluid channel at a junction point. The secondary fluid channel includes an airflow sensor located at a distance from the junction point.

1 . An electronic smoking system comprising:
 a removable cartridge comprising a fluid channel with a fluid inlet in fluid communication with a vaporization chamber and a mouthpiece outlet, wherein the mouthpiece comprises a mouthpiece outlet defining an outlet flow direction(s), and   an energy supply device comprising a cartridge mount for receiving the removable cartridge,   
       wherein the energy supply device comprises a primary channel having a fluid inlet located in an outer wall of the energy supply device and a fluid outlet located in a surface of the cartridge mount and 
       the fluid inlet of the cartridge is in fluid communication with the fluid outlet of the primary fluid channel when mounted in the cartridge mount, 
       wherein, 
       the energy supply device includes a secondary fluid channel in fluid communication with the primary fluid channel at a junction point, wherein the secondary fluid channel comprises an airflow sensor located at a distance from the junction point, wherein the airflow sensor is located at a distance from the junction point along an axis of abscissae perpendicular to the outlet flow direction(s). 
     
     
         2 . The electronic smoking system according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein,   the energy supply device provides means for transferring energy to a cartridge mounted in the cartridge mount and the cartridge provides means for receiving energy from the energy supply device when mounted in the cartridge mount of the energy supply device.   
     
     
         3 . The electronic smoking system according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein,   an energy transferable from the energy supply device by the means for transferring energy to a cartridge is selected from a group consisting of electric energy, mechanical energy, thermal energy, alternating high frequency magnetic fields, alternating high frequency electrical fields and electromagnetic radiation.   
     
     
         4 . The electronic smoking system according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein,   the cartridge comprises a mouthpiece through which vapor is inhalable by a user through the mouthpiece outlet.   
     
     
         5 . The electronic smoking system according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein,   the airflow sensor is located at a distance from the junction point toward the mouthpiece outlet.   
     
     
         6 . The electronic smoking system according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein,   the airflow sensor is located at a distance from the junction point along an axis of ordinates parallel to the outlet flow direction(s).   
     
     
         7 . The electronic smoking system according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein,   the mouthpiece outlet is in fluid connection with the airflow sensor when the cartridge is mounted in the cartridge mount of the energy supply device.   
     
     
         8 . An energy supply device, preferably for an electronic smoking system, comprising a cartridge mount for receiving a removable cartridge, wherein the energy supply device comprises a primary fluid channel having a fluid inlet located in an outer wall of the energy supply device and a fluid outlet located in a surface of the cartridge mount and configured to be brought in fluid communication with a fluid inlet of a cartridge mounted in the cartridge mount,
 wherein,   the energy supply device includes a secondary fluid channel in fluid communication with the primary fluid channel at a junction point, wherein the secondary fluid channel comprises an airflow sensor located at a distance from the junction point, wherein the airflow sensor is located at a distance from the junction point along an axis of abscissae perpendicular to the outlet flow direction(s).   
     
     
         9 . The energy supply device according to  claim 8 ,
 wherein,   an outlet flow direction(s) is defined by the fluid outlet and the airflow sensor is located at a distance from the junction point along the outlet flow direction(s) and/or along an axis of abscissae perpendicular to the outlet flow direction(s).   
     
     
         10 . The energy supply device according to  claim 8 ,
 wherein,   at least a section of the primary fluid channel arranged between the fluid inlet and the junction point is substantially straight to allow condensate to flow out of the energy supply device through the fluid inlet.   
     
     
         11 . The energy supply device according to  claim 8 ,
 wherein,   a distance between the fluid inlet and the cartridge mount is bigger than a distance between the cartridge mount and the junction point to allow condensate to flow out of the fluid inlet and the energy supply device when in use.   
     
     
         12 . The energy supply device according to  claim 8 ,
 further comprising:   a vaporization chamber for generating a vapor, wherein the vaporization chamber is in fluid communication with the fluid outlet located in a surface of the cartridge mount to allow vapor to pass through the second opening.   
     
     
         13 . The energy supply device according to  claim 8 ,
 further comprising a first and a second device electrical contact located in a wall of the cartridge mount for establishing electrical contact to a cartridge when mounted in the cartridge mount.   
     
     
         14 . A cartridge, for an electronic smoking system according to  claim 1 , comprising means to be temporary mountable in a cartridge mount of a complementary energy supply device, wherein the cartridge comprises a reservoir for a vaporization substance, a vaporization chamber and a fluid channel with a fluid inlet in fluid communication with the vaporization chamber and a mouthpiece outlet,
 wherein,   the vaporization chamber is supplied by energy by means for receiving energy from an energy supply device in an amount sufficient to vaporize the vaporizable substance, wherein the airflow sensor is located at a distance from the junction point along an axis of abscissae perpendicular to the outlet flow direction(s).   
     
     
         15 . The cartridge according to  claim 14 ,
 wherein,   the vaporizable substance is a liquid and/or includes a substance selected from a group consisting of tobacco, cut tobacco leaves, tobacco extract, nicotine, flavoring agents, aroma, eugenol, menthol, caramel flavor, peppermint flavor, vanilla flavor and flavored liquid.