Heater Device Component

Abstract

A heater device for an electronic cigarette includes a vaporiser arranged to vaporise a liquid received from a liquid reservoir and generate a vapour; an airflow path arranged to fluidly communicate with a mouthpiece of an electronic cigarette; wherein the vaporiser includes a first surface and the airflow path is located next to the first surface of the vaporiser; a heater unit including a first surface and a second surface, wherein air is arranged to enter the heater unit via the first surface and exit the heater unit to the air flow path via the second surface, and further wherein air entering the heater unit is cold and air exiting the heater unit into the airflow path is hot; wherein the hot air in the airflow path flow is arranged to flow over the first surface of the vaporiser in a direction towards the mouthpiece.

1 . A heater device for an electronic cigarette comprising:
 a vaporiser arranged to vaporise a liquid received from a liquid reservoir and generate a vapour;   an airflow path arranged to fluidly communicate with a mouthpiece of an electronic cigarette;   wherein the vaporiser comprises a first surface and the airflow path is located next to the first surface of the vaporiser;   a heater unit comprising a first surface and a second surface, wherein air is arranged to enter the heater unit via the first surface and exit the heater unit to the air flow path via the second surface, wherein the air entering the heater unit is cold and the heater unit is arranged to heat the air that enters the heater unit such that the air exiting the heater unit into the airflow path is hot;   wherein the hot air in the airflow path flow is arranged to flow over the first surface of the vaporiser in a direction towards the mouthpiece.   
     
     
         2 . The heater device according to  claim 1 , wherein the first surface of the vaporiser comprises a heating portion arranged to heat liquid received from a liquid reservoir of an electronic cigarette to generate a vapour. 
     
     
         3 . The heater device according to  claim 2 , wherein the vaporiser comprises a capillary portion arranged to allow fluid communication between a liquid reservoir of an electronic cigarette and the heating portion allowing fluid to flow from the reservoir to the heating portion. 
     
     
         4 . The heater device according to  claim 3 , wherein the vaporiser comprises a vapour flow path arranged to allow fluid communication between the capillary portion and the heating portion. 
     
     
         5 . The heater device according to  claim 4 , wherein the vapour flow path is in fluid communication with the airflow path, allowing generated vapour to flow from vaporiser into the airflow path and to the mouthpiece. 
     
     
         6 . The heater device according to  claim 1 , wherein the heater unit is located within the air flow path. 
     
     
         7 . The heater device according to  claim 1 , wherein the second surface of the heater unit is located next to the vaporiser. 
     
     
         8 . The heater device according to  claim 1 , wherein second surface of the heater unit is located next to the first surface of the vaporiser. 
     
     
         9 . The heater device according to  claim 1 , wherein a plane defined by the second surface of the heater unit is at an angle relative to a plane defined by the first surface of the vaporiser. 
     
     
         10 . The heater device according to  claim 1 , wherein the heater unit comprises at least one through channel arranged to allow air to travel through the heater unit from the first surface of the heater unit to the second surface of the heater unit. 
     
     
         11 . The heater device according to  claim 1 , further comprising a second heater unit. 
     
     
         12 . The heater device according to  claim 11 , wherein the vaporiser is located between the heater unit and the second heater unit. 
     
     
         13 . The heater device according to  claim 1 , further comprising an inlet path extending between an air inlet and the heater unit for allowing air to enter into the heater unit via the first surface. 
     
     
         14 . A capsule for an electronic cigarette, the capsule having a first end configured to engage with an electronic cigarette device and a second end arranged as a mouthpiece portion having a vapour outlet, the capsule further comprising:
 a liquid reservoir arranged to store a liquid to be vaporised;   a vaporiser arranged to vaporise a liquid received from the liquid reservoir and generate a vapour;   an airflow path arranged to fluidly communicate with the mouthpiece portion;   wherein the vaporiser comprises a first surface and the airflow path is located next to the first surface of the vaporiser;   a heater unit comprising a first surface and a second surface, wherein air is arranged to enter the heater unit via the first surface and exit the heater unit to the air flow path via the second surface, wherein the air entering the heater unit is cold and the heater unit is arranged to heat the air that enters the heater unit such that the air exiting the heater unit into the airflow path is hot;   wherein the hot air in the airflow path flow is arranged to flow over the first surface of the vaporiser in a direction towards the mouthpiece.   
     
     
         15 . An electronic cigarette comprising a main body and a capsule wherein the main body comprises a power supply unit, electrical circuitry, and a capsule seating configured to connect with the capsule, the capsule comprising:
 a first end configured to engage with the electronic cigarette device and a second end arranged as a mouthpiece portion having a vapour outlet, the capsule further comprising:   a liquid reservoir arranged to store a liquid to be vaporised;   a vaporiser arranged to vaporise a liquid received from the liquid reservoir and generate a vapour;   an airflow path arranged to fluidly communicate with the mouthpiece portion;   wherein the vaporiser comprises a first surface and the airflow path is located next to the first surface of the vaporiser;   a heater unit comprising a first surface and a second surface, wherein air is arranged to enter the heater unit via the first surface and exit the heater unit to the air flow path via the second surface, wherein the air entering the heater unit is cold and the heater unit is arranged to heat the air that enters the heater unit such that the air exiting the heater unit into the airflow path is hot;   wherein the hot air in the airflow path flow is arranged to flow over the first surface of the vaporiser in a direction towards the mouthpiece.