An aerosol generating apparatus provided with a movable heater includes a heater that has an end portion into which a cigarette is inserted and heats the cigarette by operating by means of an electrical signal; a support portion supporting the heater to be movable within a pre-determined range in a longitudinal direction of the cigarette; and a rotating member rotatably coupled to the support portion, and rotating and transmitting a driving force to the heater to move the heater in the longitudinal direction of the cigarette.

An aerosol generating apparatus provided with a movable heater includes a heater that has an end portion into which a cigarette is inserted and heats the cigarette by operating by means of an electrical signal; a support portion supporting the heater to be movable within a pre-determined range in a longitudinal direction of the cigarette; and a rotating member rotatably coupled to the support portion, and rotating and transmitting a driving force to the heater to move the heater in the longitudinal direction of the cigarette.

Provided is an aerosol generating apparatus including: a main body into which a cigarette is inserted; a first electrically conductive pattern provided on a portion of the main body to function as one of a heater for heating the cigarette and a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature of the cigarette; a second electrically conductive pattern provided on another portion of the main body to function as one of the heater and the temperature sensor; and a controller controlling the first electrically conductive pattern and the second electrically conductive pattern to make the first electrically conductive pattern and the second electrically conductive pattern function as one of the heater and the temperature sensor.

An electronic cigarette includes a mouthpiece portion having a refillable liquid store having a sealable opening, a valve closing member and an atomizer receiving section. The valve closing member is configured to seal the opening and control a flow of liquid from the liquid store to the atomizer receiving section. The flow of liquid to an atomizer is enabled when an atomizer is present in the atomizer receiving section. The atomizer is connectable to an inner sleeve at the atomizer seating in a power supply portion. The atomizer is moveable toward the valve closing member such that the valve closing member is urged toward the open position, and away from the valve closing member such that the valve closing member cannot be urged toward the open position, by axially moving the inner sleeve in relation to an outer sleeve with an actuator.

An electronic cigarette has a mouthpiece portion and a power supply portion. The mouthpiece portion has an atomizer seating to receive an atomizer. An atomizer lock is located in the atomizer seating and is moveable between an open position and a locked position. An ejection mechanism with a biased ejection surface is moveable within the atomizer seating and is biased toward an extended position. The ejection mechanism is moved to a retracted position when an atomizer is introduced to the atomizer seating; the atomizer lock grips the atomizer to hold it in a fixed position. The atomizer is ejected from the atomizer seat when the atomizer lock is opened.

An electronic cigarette and a mouthpiece portion of an electronic cigarette are provided. The mouthpiece portion has a liquid store, an atomizer-receiving portion, a vapour outlet and a vapour flow tube. The liquid store has a liquid opening in a bottom portion thereof; the mouthpiece portion has an axially moveable closing member which is movable between an open position and a closed position. The axially moveable closing member is biased towards the closed position to seal the liquid opening. The closing member is urged towards the open position when an atomizer is present in the atomizer receiving portion.

Deformable valves and atomizer designs for a vaporizer (e.g., electronic cigarette). The vaporizer may be used for vaporization of liquid and/or organic material. The vaporizer may enable enhanced flow control of fluid and may generate high quality and quantity of vapor efficiently. In some instances, flow path of the vaporizer may allow bulk fluid flow, e.g., in contrast to capillary flow, to deliver fluid to a vicinity of the vaporizer. In some instances, the vaporizer may utilize improved atomizer designs for vaporizing devices, where said designs can be configured optionally, with various embodiments of a breath-modulating deformable valve.

Deformable valves and atomizer designs for a vaporizer (e.g., electronic cigarette). The vaporizer may be used for vaporization of liquid and/or organic material. The vaporizer may enable enhanced flow control of fluid and may generate high quality and quantity of vapor efficiently. In some instances, flow path of the vaporizer may allow bulk fluid flow, e.g., in contrast to capillary flow, to deliver fluid to a vicinity of the vaporizer. In some instances, the vaporizer may utilize improved atomizer designs for vaporizing devices, where said designs can be configured optionally, with various embodiments of a breath-modulating deformable valve.

A personal vaporizer has a hollow tube that extends from an atomizer through a tank for holding vaporization media. The hollow tube has a vapor tube portion and a filling path portion. A mouthpiece can be advanced over the hollow tube to a first position, at which the mouthpiece lumen communicates with the tank via the filling path portion. During manufacture, vaporization media can be injected into the mouthpiece lumen and will flow into the tank. After the tank is filled with vaporization media, the mouthpiece can be moved to a second position in which the tank is sealed relative to the mouthpiece lumen, but the vapor tube is unblocked so that the vapor tube communicates vapor to the mouthpiece lumen.

A personal vaporizer has a hollow tube that extends from an atomizer through a tank for holding vaporization media. The hollow tube has a vapor tube portion and a filling path portion. A mouthpiece can be advanced over the hollow tube to a first position, at which the mouthpiece lumen communicates with the tank via the filling path portion. During manufacture, vaporization media can be injected into the mouthpiece lumen and will flow into the tank. After the tank is filled with vaporization media, the mouthpiece can be moved to a second position in which the tank is sealed relative to the mouthpiece lumen, but the vapor tube is unblocked so that the vapor tube communicates vapor to the mouthpiece lumen.