To provide an inhaler cartridge and an inhaler including a novel structure. Provided is a cartridge for an inhaler. The cartridge includes: a housing including an accommodation space capable of accommodating a liquid, an air flow passage, and a partition member partitioning the accommodation space and the air flow passage in a longitudinal direction; and a heater configured to be capable of heating the liquid and arranged in the air flow passage. The partition member includes an opening opened in a transverse direction to bring the accommodation space into communication with the air flow passage. The opening includes an upstream-side opening edge and a downstream-side opening edge. The partition member includes an upstream-side end and a downstream-side end. A distance between the upstream-side opening edge and the upstream-side end is smaller than a distance between the downstream-side opening edge and the downstream-side end.
A24B 15/167 - Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes of tobacco substitutes in liquid or vaporisable form, e.g. liquid compositions for electronic cigarettes
A24F 40/10 - Devices using liquid inhalable precursors
A24F 40/42 - Cartridges or containers for inhalable precursors
2.
METHOD FOR PRODUCING FLAVOR COMPONENT-CONTAINING LIQUID, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING TOBACCO FLAVOR LIQUID
This method is for producing a flavor component-containing liquid for use in a flavor inhaler that generates an aerosol. The flavor component-containing liquid contains an aerosol source and flavor components derived from a tobacco material. The flavor component-containing liquid is transformed into the aerosol by the flavor inhaler. The method comprises: heating the tobacco material to a temperature of the tobacco material in the range of 80-100°C, thereby reducing the water content ratio of the tobacco material; heating the tobacco material having the reduced water content ratio to a temperature of the tobacco material higher than 100°C, thereby vaporizing high-boiling-point flavor components from the tobacco material; and dissolving the vaporized high-boiling-point flavor components, as at least a portion of the aerosol source, in a liquid, thereby obtaining a high-boiling-point flavor component-containing liquid.
A flavor generation device. The flavor generation device includes an atomizer having a channel; a power supply; a temperature sensor configured to output a detection value of a temperature of the power supply; a control device configured to control the atomizer; a first member configured to at least partially envelop the temperature sensor and the control device; and a case arranged outside of the power supply, the first member, and the atomizer. An air layer is arranged between the first member and the case.
A24F 40/60 - Devices with integrated user interfaces
H01M 10/0525 - Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodesLithium-ion batteries
H01M 10/42 - Methods or arrangements for servicing or maintenance of secondary cells or secondary half-cells
H01M 10/48 - Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte
4.
AEROSOL GENERATION SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM
[Problem] To provide a mechanism capable of further improving the quality of user experience. [Solution] An aerosol generation system comprising: a notification unit for notifying a user of information; an accommodating portion having an internal space and an opening for communicating the internal space with the outside and capable of storing an aerosol source-containing base material inserted from the opening; a lid portion for opening and closing the opening of the accommodating portion; a heating unit for heating the base material accommodated in the accommodating portion; and a control unit for controlling the operation of the notification unit and the heating unit, wherein the control unit operates the heating unit and the notification unit on the basis of an initial parameter which is a parameter corresponding to the temperature of the heating unit and acquired triggered by the lid portion opening the opening.
METHOD FOR TREATING TOBACCO RAW MATERIAL, TOBACCO RAW MATERIAL, NON-COMBUSTION HEATING TYPE FLAVOR INHALER, AND NON-COMBUSTION HEATING TYPE FLAVOR INHALATION SYSTEM
Provided is a method for treating tobacco raw material, with which it is possible to reduce the amount of furan analogs contained in smoke generated when the tobacco raw material is heated. A method for treating a tobacco raw material, comprising: a step for adding a basic substance to a tobacco raw material to prepare a tobacco raw material having a pH of 8 or more; and a step for heating the tobacco raw material having a pH of 8 or more until the pH becomes 6.3 or less.
This rod manufacturing device for a flavor inhalation article includes: a rod body supply unit which supplies a rod body; a wrapper supply unit which supplies a sheet-like wrapper covering the outer circumference of the rod body; a conveyance unit which conveys the rod body and the wrapper in a prescribed conveyance direction; an adhesive supply unit which supplies an aqueous adhesive to the wrapper so as to fix overlapped section of the ends of the wrapper; a rod formation unit which is provided on the downstream side of the adhesive supply unit along the conveyance direction of the conveyance unit, winds the wrapper supplied from the wrapper supply unit to the outer circumference of the rod body supplied from the rod body supply unit, and overlaps the ends of the wrapper to form a rod-like shape; and a heater which is provided on the downstream side of the rod formation unit along the conveyance direction of the conveyance unit, and heats and fixes the overlapped section of the ends of the wrapper so as to be used as a rod. A hot-melt adhesive which melts by heating, is not used as the adhesive supplied from the adhesive supply unit, at the overlapped section of the ends of the wrapper.
[Problem] To provide a mechanism capable of further improving the maintainability of an inhalation device. [Solution] This aerosol generation system comprises: an accommodation part that is capable of accommodating a base material including an aerosol source; and a heating part that is provided in the internal space of the accommodation part so as to protrude from the bottom of the accommodation part, and that is inserted inside the base material accommodated in the accommodation part. The surface of the heating part has applied thereon a first coating that is resistant to heat of 400°C or more and that has an oil contact angle of 25° or more. The inner surface of the accommodation part has applied thereon a second coating that is resistant to heat of 200°C or more and that has at least one characteristic of having an arithmetic average roughness of 2 μm or less or a water contact angle of 93° or more.
A non-combustion type flavor inhalation article according to the present invention comprises a tip plug, a tobacco segment that is provided downstream of the tip plug, a cooling segment that is provided downstream of the tobacco segment, and a mouthpiece segment that is provided downstream of the cooling segment. The tip plug includes a tip plug filler, a sheet-like first wrapper that covers the outer circumference of the tip plug filler, and a first seam part that is provided extending along the longitudinal direction of said flavor inhalation article at an overlap portion where end parts of the first wrapper overlap, that has a region of an aqueous adhesive, and that fixes the overlap portion of the first wrapper. A hot melt adhesive that melts by heating is not used in the first seam part.
This rod part for a flavor inhalation article includes: a filler; a wrapper that is formed in a sheet and covers the outer periphery of the filler; and a seam part that secures an overlapping portion of the wrapper. The seam part includes a first region using a water-based adhesive and provided along the rod part axial direction in the overlapping portion of the ends of the wrapper, and a second region using a water-based adhesive and provided adjacent to the outside in the circumferential direction of the first region in the overlapping portion of the wrapper, and secures the overlapping portion of the wrapper. Additionally, a hot-melt adhesive that melts when heated is not used in the seam part.
A device includes a chamber that receives a consumable, a heating unit that heats the consumable received into the chamber, and a tubular sleeve that surrounds the chamber. The chamber includes an opening through which the consumable is inserted and a holding unit that holds the consumable. The holding unit includes a pressing unit, which presses a part of the consumable, and a non-pressing unit. The holding unit is provided with an air gap between the inner surface of the non-pressing unit and the consumable when the consumable is positioned at a desired position in the chamber, the air gap connecting the opening in the chamber and the end surface of the consumable positioned at the desired position in the chamber, or the opening in the chamber and the end surface of the consumable positioned inside the chamber and away from the opening in the chamber.
A production method for a tobacco extract composition, comprising: a heating step for heating a tobacco starting material such that the temperature of the starting material is 100-270° C.; and a recovery step for recovering volatile components generated in the heating step.
A flavoured rod is used in a non-combustion heating-type flavour inhaler. The flavoured rod comprises: a filling rod (28) of a reduced diameter, obtained by bundling and rolling flavoured sheets in the width direction X of said rod which intersects the length direction Y thereof; and rolling paper wrapped around the filling rod. The flavoured sheets include: a sheet formed of fibers; an adhesive added to one side (A) of the sheet; and particles supplied to the other side (B) of the sheet. The flavoured sheets are formed of a non-woven fabric obtained through an airlaid process in which the sheet is formed, the adhesive is added, and the particles are supplied.
A24D 1/20 - Cigarettes specially adapted for simulated smoking devices
A24B 15/14 - Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes of reconstituted tobacco made of tobacco and a binding agent not derived from tobacco
A24B 15/24 - Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by extractionTobacco extracts
A24B 15/30 - Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by chemical substances by organic substances
A24B 15/32 - Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by chemical substances by organic substances by acyclic compounds
A flavor sheet to be used in a non-combustion heating type flavor inhalation article, said flavor sheet comprising a sheet formed of fibers, an adhesive added to one surface of the sheet and particles supplied to the other surface of the sheet, and being formed of a nonwoven fabric in which the formation of the sheet, the addition of the adhesive and the supply of the particles are performed by an air-laid process.
A flavor source filling container includes a bottom wall forming a bottom portion, and a susceptor element. The flavor source filling container contains a filling including a flavor source and an aerosol source therein. The filling has an exposed surface that is a surface exposed to an inner space in the flavor-filled container and intersecting with a direction in which a generated aerosol is drawn by inhalation of a user. The susceptor element is disposed so as to be placed in contact with the exposed surface of the filling and cover at least a part of the exposed surface.
An aerosol generation apparatus comprises a power supply, a load in which an electric resistance value changes depending on a temperature, a first sensor, a second sensor, a first circuit including a first switch, a second circuit including a second switch, and has an electric resistance value higher than an electric resistance value of the first circuit, and a circuitry configured to estimate a residual quantity of the aerosol source based on the value output by the first sensor when the second switch is in an on state, wherein a period during which the output is generated by the second sensor includes a time point at which the second switch become an on state when the first switch is in an on state or a time point at which the second switch Q2 turns an on state and the first switch Q1 turns an off state.
This tubular body comprises a first sheet-shaped material with a circular or elliptical cross-section, and a second sheet-shaped material positioned around the first, also with a circular or elliptical cross-section. An adhesive layer between the two materials bonds them together. The structure features multiple vent holes along the circumference, some of which expose the adhesive layer to the inner surface of the hole, while others do not. The design allows for controlled venting through these holes, optimizing performance by balancing adhesion and airflow.
The present invention provides a flavor inhaler filter that contains cellulose fibers and has a high phenol filtration ability. This flavor inhaler filter comprises: a filtration material including a base material that contains cellulose fibers, and a coating layer that is provided on the base material; and a wrapper that is wrapped around the filtration material. The coating layer contains: a homopolymer or copolymer having an acetic acid ester group or hydroxypropyl group on a side chain; cyclodextrin; or lecithin.
[Problem] To provide a system that enables improvement in the quality of user experience. [Solution] This aerosol generation system generates an aerosol using an aerosol source, and includes: a storage unit that stores information; and a control unit that acquires an execution count of an operation executed by the aerosol generation system or by a user using the aerosol generation system, and that stores the acquired execution count in the storage unit. The control unit continues processing for updating the execution count of a first operation stored in the storage unit in accordance with the execution of the first operation and, for each of one or more second operations other than the first operation, continues processing for updating the execution count of the second operation stored in the storage unit according to the execution of the second operation until a predetermined criterion is satisfied, and stops the processing after the predetermined criterion is satisfied.
This aerosol generation device comprises: a heating unit that heats a substrate including an aerosol source; a first substrate that is connected to the heating unit; a control unit that controls heating performed by the heating unit; a second substrate on which the control unit is mounted, the second substrate being disposed facing the first substrate; and an electroconductive member that is provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, the electroconductive member connecting the ground of the first substrate and the ground of the second substrate. At least one of the first substrate, the second substrate, and the electroconductive member is provided with an elastically deformable portion.
This aerosol generation device includes a heating unit for heating an aerosol source, a memory for recording an operation log, a first constant-voltage circuit for generating an operation power supply for the memory, a temperature sensor for measuring a temperature change of a measurement site accompanying heating performed by the heating unit, an AD conversion circuit for converting an output voltage of the temperature sensor to digital data, a second constant-voltage circuit for generating a reference voltage to be supplied to the AD conversion circuit, and a control unit for stopping the heating performed by the heating unit when the output voltage of the temperature sensor exceeds a threshold value. The potential of the operation power supply for the memory and the potential of the reference voltage are the same.
This aerosol generation device includes: a heating unit that heats an aerosol source; a first temperature sensor that measures a temperature change in a measurement portion caused by the heating by the heating unit; a first AD conversion circuit that converts an output voltage of the first temperature sensor to digital data; a second temperature sensor that measures a temperature change in the heating unit; and a second AD conversion circuit that converts an output voltage of the second temperature sensor to digital data, wherein the first AD conversion circuit is higher in conversion precision than the second AD conversion circuit, and the second AD conversion circuit is faster in conversion speed than the first AD conversion circuit.
This aerosol generation device comprises: a heating unit that heats a substrate which includes an aerosol source; a control unit that controls the heating carried out by the heating unit; a power supply unit that supplies power-supply power to the control unit; and an output unit that outputs a low signal to the control unit through a connection signal line if there is connection with an external device. The power supply unit is connected to the connection signal line via a resistor.
This aerosol generation device is provided with: a heating unit that heats an aerosol source; a notification unit that notifies a user of information related to the heating of the aerosol source; a control unit that controls an operation of the notification unit; a control element that is controlled by the control unit to open and close an electrical connection of the notification unit; a first power source that supplies electric power to the control unit; a second power source that supplies electric power to the notification unit; and a first switch that uses electric power supplied from the first power source for an enable signal to control the supply of power from the second power source to the notification unit.
A power supply unit for an aerosol generating device includes: a power supply; a processor configured to perform control to supply heating power from the power supply to a heating element for heating an aerosol source and/or a flavor source; a protection circuit configured to limit supply of the heating power to the heating element; and a monitoring circuit including a charge circuit that is capable of storing power from the power supply when the heating power is supplied from the power supply to the heating element, the monitoring circuit being configured to output a signal for operating the protection circuit based on a voltage of the charge circuit, in which the processor is configured to perform discharge 10 control to discharge the voltage of the charge circuit at a timing based on a supply cycle of the heating power to the heating element.
An aerosol generation system including: a power supply unit; a heating unit that heats an aerosol source using power supplied from the power supply unit; and a control unit that controls the power supply from the power supply unit to the heating unit by PID control based on control information for controlling the temperature at which the aerosol source is heated, wherein the control unit controls the power supply from the power supply unit to the heating unit while switching parameters applied to the PID control in accordance with the elapsed time since the start of the control based on the control information or the transition of the temperature at which the aerosol source is heated.
This smoking article includes: a flavor source that is cylindrical and that generates a flavor; an end plug that is positioned upstream of the flavor source; and a wrapper that is wound around the outer circumference of the end plug. The wrapper is provided with an opening that passes between the front surface and the rear surface of the wrapper.
A manufacturing machine (2) for a rod (1) used in a flavour inhalor (80) comprises: a sheet supply section (10); a sheet processing section (20); a gathering section (30); a wrapping section (40); and a cutting section (50). The sheet processing section (10) includes: a diameter detection unit (60) that detects the diameter (D) of a roll (6) while a sheet (4) is being unwound therefrom; and a control unit (62) that, on the basis of the diameter (D) detected by the diameter detection unit (60), controls a parameter related to crimping of the sheet (4).
This aerosol generation device comprises: a heat insulation member arranged outside a housing space for housing at least a portion of an aerosol generation article that includes an aerosol source; an oscillation part for oscillating electromagnetic waves; and an antenna for supplying the electromagnetic waves oscillated by the oscillation part to the housing space. The heat insulation member is formed of a first member and a second member that are arranged across a gap, and the gap between the first member and the second member is sealed in a vacuum state or sealed with a gas therein.
A power supply unit for an aerosol generating device includes: a power supply; a processor configured to perform first control to supply first power from the power supply to a heating element for heating an aerosol source and/or a flavor source, and second control to supply second power from the power supply to the heating element; an output element configured to perform output according to a voltage applied to the heating element; a protection circuit configured to limit power supply from the power supply to the heating element; and a control circuit configured to operate the protection circuit when only the second control of the first control and the second control is performed and the voltage of the output element exceeds a first threshold value.
This information processing device is used by an aerosol generating device that generates aerosols by heating an aerosol source included in a substrate. The information processing device includes a control unit that changes control information in accordance with an evaluation which is input with respect to aerosols generated using the control information which stipulates the chronological change of a parameter related to the temperature for heating the aerosol sources.
A system comprising: an inhalation device that generates an aerosol by heating an aerosol source on the basis of control information which defines a parameter pertaining to the temperature to which the aerosol source is to be heated; a terminal device that receives an operation for generating the control information; and a control device that associates a user and a right granted to the user and stores the same, wherein the terminal device and/or the control device carry out a process pertaining to the control information generation and corresponding to the right granted to the user of the terminal device.
G05B 19/4155 - Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by programme execution, i.e. part programme or machine function execution, e.g. selection of a programme
33.
METHOD FOR PRODUCING FLAVOR GENERATOR AND FLAVOR GENERATOR
Provided is a method for producing a flavor generator. This production method comprises: a supply step for supplying a flavor sheet; a step for disposing the flavor sheet on the outer surface of a support body; and a step for covering, with a cover sheet, the outer surface of the flavor sheet disposed on the outer surface of the support body.
Provided is a flavor generator production method. This production method includes a supplying step for supplying a flavor sheet, a slitting step for slitting at least a portion of the flavor sheet, a step for disposing the slitted flavor sheet on the outer surface of a support, and a step for covering the outer surface of the flavor sheet disposed on the outer surface of the support with a cover sheet.
Provided is a smoking system that includes a smoking article and a flavor inhaler for heating the smoking article. The smoking article includes: a flavor source that generates a flavor; and a cavity part that is disposed adjacent to the flavor source in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. The flavor inhaler has: a chamber for housing the smoking article; and a support part for supporting the leading end of the smoking article when the smoking article is housed in the chamber. The support part is configured to inhibit inflow of air into the cavity part while allowing air to be introduced from the leading end of the smoking article to the flavor source.
[Problem] To provide a system that enables broader application of an inhalation device. [Solution] An inhalation device comprises: a notification unit that notifies a user of information; a retention unit that removably retains an article of a prescribed shape; a load that generates energy for heating an aerosol source contained in the article retained by the retention unit; and a control unit that controls operation of the notification unit and the load. The control unit operates in a first operation mode, in which the generation by the load of the energy for heating the aerosol source is permitted, or in a second operation mode, in which the generation by the load of the energy for heating the aerosol source is prohibited. In the first operation mode, the control unit controls the notification unit so as to issue notification of information corresponding to the state of the inhalation device; and in the second operation mode, the control unit controls the notification unit so as to continue operation in a prescribed manner.
This smoking article comprises: a flavor source that generates a flavor; a gap part that is disposed adjacent to the flavor source in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction; and an inhibition part that is positioned upstream of the flavor source and inhibits air from flowing into the gap part while introducing air from the tip of the smoking article to the flavor source.
The present invention provides a compound having a PDHK inhibitory activity and useful for the treatment or prophylaxis of diabetes (type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes etc.), insulin resistance syndrome, metabolic syndrome, hyperglycemia, hyperlactacidemia, diabetic complications (diabetic neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic nephropathy, cataract etc.), cardiac failure (acute cardiac failure, chronic cardiac failure), cardiomyopathy, myocardial ischemia, myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis, peripheral arterial disease, intermittent claudication, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, brain ischemia, cerebral apoplexy, mitochondrial disease, mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, cancer, pulmonary hypertension, Alzheimer disease, vascular dementia, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, retinopathy of prematurity, retinal vein occlusion, ischemic optic neuropathy or chronic kidney disease. The present invention relates to a compound of the formula [I], the formula [II] or the formula [III], or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:
The present invention provides a compound having a PDHK inhibitory activity and useful for the treatment or prophylaxis of diabetes (type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes etc.), insulin resistance syndrome, metabolic syndrome, hyperglycemia, hyperlactacidemia, diabetic complications (diabetic neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic nephropathy, cataract etc.), cardiac failure (acute cardiac failure, chronic cardiac failure), cardiomyopathy, myocardial ischemia, myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis, peripheral arterial disease, intermittent claudication, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, brain ischemia, cerebral apoplexy, mitochondrial disease, mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, cancer, pulmonary hypertension, Alzheimer disease, vascular dementia, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, retinopathy of prematurity, retinal vein occlusion, ischemic optic neuropathy or chronic kidney disease. The present invention relates to a compound of the formula [I], the formula [II] or the formula [III], or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:
The present invention provides a compound having a PDHK inhibitory activity and useful for the treatment or prophylaxis of diabetes (type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes etc.), insulin resistance syndrome, metabolic syndrome, hyperglycemia, hyperlactacidemia, diabetic complications (diabetic neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic nephropathy, cataract etc.), cardiac failure (acute cardiac failure, chronic cardiac failure), cardiomyopathy, myocardial ischemia, myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis, peripheral arterial disease, intermittent claudication, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, brain ischemia, cerebral apoplexy, mitochondrial disease, mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, cancer, pulmonary hypertension, Alzheimer disease, vascular dementia, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, retinopathy of prematurity, retinal vein occlusion, ischemic optic neuropathy or chronic kidney disease. The present invention relates to a compound of the formula [I], the formula [II] or the formula [III], or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:
wherein each symbol is as defined in the DESCRIPTION.
A61K 31/424 - Oxazoles condensed with heterocyclic ring systems, e.g. clavulanic acid
A61K 31/437 - Heterocyclic compounds having nitrogen as a ring hetero atom, e.g. guanethidine or rifamycins having six-membered rings with one nitrogen as the only ring hetero atom ortho- or peri-condensed with heterocyclic ring systems the heterocyclic ring system containing a five-membered ring having nitrogen as a ring hetero atom, e.g. indolizine, beta-carboline
A61K 31/4985 - Pyrazines or piperazines ortho- or peri-condensed with heterocyclic ring systems
A61K 31/5025 - PyridazinesHydrogenated pyridazines ortho- or peri-condensed with heterocyclic ring systems
A suction device (100), which is an example of an aerosol generating device, is provided with: a power supply part (111) configured so as to be able to supply electricity to a heater unit (60) that heats an aerosol source; an MCU (70) configured so as to be able to control the supplying of electricity from the power supply part (111) to the heater unit (60); and a remaining charge meter IC (20). The remaining charge meter IC (20) is configured so as to be able to take a parameter or signal representing the state of the suction device (100) as input and store information relating to the suction device (100) based on the parameter or signal in a memory (21), and if an abnormality in the suction device (100) is detected on the basis of the parameter or signal, the remaining charge meter IC (20) stores information relating to the abnormality in the memory (21). The MCU (70) is configured so as to be able to acquire information relating to the abnormality that is stored in the memory (21).
Tobacco, raw or manufactured; smoking tobacco, pipe tobacco,
rolling tobacco, chewing tobacco, snus; cigarettes,
electronic cigarettes, liquid for electronic cigarettes,
tobacco vaporizer, cigars, cigarillos; snuff; smokers'
articles included in class 34; cigarette paper, cigarette
tubes and matches.
A24D 3/16 - Use of materials for tobacco smoke filters of inorganic materials
A24D 3/08 - Use of materials for tobacco smoke filters of organic materials as carrier or major constituent
B01J 20/20 - Solid sorbent compositions or filter aid compositionsSorbents for chromatographyProcesses for preparing, regenerating or reactivating thereof comprising inorganic material comprising free carbonSolid sorbent compositions or filter aid compositionsSorbents for chromatographyProcesses for preparing, regenerating or reactivating thereof comprising inorganic material comprising carbon obtained by carbonising processes
B01J 20/28 - Solid sorbent compositions or filter aid compositionsSorbents for chromatographyProcesses for preparing, regenerating or reactivating thereof characterised by their form or physical properties
Tobacco, raw or manufactured; smoking tobacco, pipe tobacco,
rolling tobacco, chewing tobacco, snus; cigarettes,
electronic cigarettes, liquid for electronic cigarettes,
tobacco vaporizer, cigars, cigarillos; snuff; smokers'
articles included in class 34; cigarette paper, cigarette
tubes and matches.
43.
FLAVOR COMPONENT ADSORBENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, FLAVOR MOLDED BODY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, HEAT-NOT-BURN FLAVOR INHALER, AND FLAVOR-GENERATING ARTICLE
A method for producing a flavor component adsorbent, said method comprising: heating a tobacco material to vaporize a flavor component from the tobacco material; passing a gas containing the flavor component through water containing an adsorbent to adsorb the flavor component on the adsorbent; and recovering the adsorbent that has adsorbed the flavor component.
A power supply for a flavor generation device. The power supply includes a first electrical terminal electrically connectable to an atomizer in an attachable/detachable manner, the atomizer including an aerosol source and an electrical load for atomizing the aerosol source; a second electrical terminal that is independent from the first electrical terminal and is configured to electrically connect to a charger; a battery; a pressure sensor; a control device configured to control power fed from the battery to the electrical load upon receipt of a signal from the pressure sensor; and a case forming an outer surface of the power supply. The pressure sensor, the battery, and the first electrical terminal are arranged in this order along a longitudinal direction of the power supply.
A24F 40/60 - Devices with integrated user interfaces
H01M 10/0525 - Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodesLithium-ion batteries
H01M 10/42 - Methods or arrangements for servicing or maintenance of secondary cells or secondary half-cells
H01M 10/48 - Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte
45.
TOBACCO MATERIAL CONTAINING SPECIFIC AMOUNT OF CBT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND SMOKING ARTICLE CONTAINING SAME
A tobacco material in which the ratio of the amount of cembratrienediol (CBT) to the total amount of nitrogen is greater than or equal to 0.16. The tobacco material preferably contains 0.6 wt.% or more of the CBT.
Provided is a combustion type smoking article comprising a tobacco rod that contains: a tobacco material (A) containing a high nicotine raw material (A1) and a tobacco raw material (A2) having a nicotine content lower than that of said material, as needed; and an additive (B) selected from the group consisting of a polyhydric alcohol, a wax, and a combination thereof in an amount of 20-60 wt% with respect to the amount of the high nicotine raw material (A1), wherein the high nicotine raw material (A1) contains 5.0-8.0 wt% of nicotine.
When, as measured by gas chromatography, the peak area of nicotine is N, and among volatile organic compounds V having a retention index (RI) of at least 1,350, the peak area of a compound X having the minimum peak area is Ax, this tobacco material satisfies Ax/N≥1.5.
Tobacco, raw or manufactured; smoking tobacco, pipe tobacco,
rolling tobacco, chewing tobacco, snus; cigarettes,
electronic cigarettes, liquid for electronic cigarettes,
tobacco vaporizers, cigars, cigarillos; snuff; smokers'
articles included in this class; cigarette paper, cigarette
tubes and matches.
49.
FLAVOR INHALER OR AEROSOL GENERATING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND PROGRAM THEREFOR
Provided is a flavor inhaler or the like that can improve the value of the flavor inhaler or the like by providing a user with a stimulus during preheat waiting time and that provides the user with a psychological effect during the preheat waiting time. A device is a flavor inhaler or an aerosol generation apparatus, and comprises a tactile stimulation element and a control part for controlling the tactile stimulation element. The control part actuates the tactile stimulation element during the preheating of a flavor source or an aerosol source.
Provided is a technique for increasing an amount of solanone in a tobacco leaf. A method for increasing an amount of solanone in a tobacco leaf in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes a heating step of heating a tobacco leaf for not less than 30 minutes at a temperature of not lower than 80° C. in the presence of water.
In a tobacco plant according to the present embodiment, a mutation that causes suppression of a function of a first endogenous gene which contains a first polynucleotide as a coding region and a function of a second endogenous gene which contains a second polynucleotide as a coding region is introduced in a genome.
The present invention provides a novel treatment of alopecia areate. The problem to be solved by the invention is to provide a new pharmaceutical use of 3-[(3S,4R)-3-methyl-6-(7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1,6-diazaspiro[3.4]octan-1-yl]-3-ox-opropanenitrile. A therapeutic or preventive agent for alopecia areata, containing 3-[(3S,4R)-3-methyl-6-(7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1,6-diazaspiro-[3.4]octan-1-yl]-3-oxopropanenitrile as an active ingredient.
This powder inhaler comprises: a storage part for storing an inhalation article including powders to be inhaled; and one or more vibration generation parts configured to be capable of vibrating the storage part.
Provided is a power inhalation system comprising: an accommodation part for accommodating a powder for inhalation; a mouthpiece having an inhalation port; a transportation path for transporting the powder in the accommodation part from the accommodation part to the inhalation port; a wall part for defining the transportation path; and a powder inhaler for the inhalation of the powder. The powder inhaler has a chamber in which the accommodation part is disposed, and a perforation element configured to form an opening in the accommodation part disposed in the chamber. The wall part for defining the transportation path is formed of a transparent or translucent material that allows the interior of the transportation path to be visually recognized from the outside.
Provided is a powder inhalation system including a storage unit for storing a powder for inhalation, and a powder inhaler for inhaling the powder. This powder inhalation system has: a mouthpiece having an inhalation opening; and a transport path for transporting the powder in the storage unit toward the inhalation opening. The powder inhaler has a chamber in which the storing unit is disposed, and a perforation element that is configured so as to form an opening in the storing unit disposed in the chamber. A flavor inhaler system has an obstruction part that is disposed in the transport path and obstructs the flow of a part of the powder during inhalation by the user.
The present invention addresses the problem of providing a rolled sheet which can be manufactured at a low cost and has good thermal conductivity. This rolled sheet contains calcium carbonate.
This flavor inhaler comprises: a storage part in which an opening is formed at one end thereof, and in which at least a part of a flavor generation article is stored through the opening; and a gasket for supporting the storage part. The storage part comprises: a cylindrical section configured so as to surround the outer periphery of the flavor generation article; and a flange section formed in the storage part. The gasket covers the upper surface, the lower surface, and the side surface of the flange part so as to support the flange part.
The present invention addresses the problem of providing a tobacco material containing a volatile essential oil component having a relatively high boiling point, wherein a tobacco-like aroma derived from tobacco is improved. This tobacco material for a non-combustion heating type flavor inhalation article contains 7500 ppm or more of a volatile essential oil component.
A server (300) performs a process for: acquiring smoking characteristic information that indicates a smoking characteristic for respective users of a plurality of inhalation devices (100) which are each capable of generating aerosols; calculating, on the basis of the smoking characteristic information, a similarity degree pertaining to the smoking characteristic of a user of one of the plurality of inhalation devices (100) and that of a user of another one of the plurality of inhalation devices (100); and grouping the users of said one inhalation device and said other inhalation device on the basis of the similarity degree.
G06Q 50/00 - Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism
A24F 40/60 - Devices with integrated user interfaces
A24F 40/65 - Devices with integrated communication means, e.g. wireless communication means
Tobacco, raw or manufactured; smoking tobacco, pipe tobacco,
rolling tobacco, chewing tobacco, snus; cigarettes,
electronic cigarettes, liquid for electronic cigarettes,
tobacco vaporizers, cigars, cigarillos; snuff; smokers'
articles included in this class; cigarette paper, cigarette
tubes and matches.
61.
AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE, AND METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR OPERATING SAME
An aerosol generation device comprises: a power source; a storage part stores an aerosol source or an aerosol substrate that holds an aerosol source; a load that has a temperature-variable electrical resistance value and, by generating heat due to supply of power from the power source, atomizes aerosol source supplied from the storage part or aerosol source held by the aerosol substrate; a circuit electrically connects the power source and the load; and a control part that, on the basis of a first value of the voltage applied to the entire circuit and a second value of the voltage applied to a part of the circuit at which the applied voltage changes as a result of changes in the temperature of the load, determines whether there is a shortage of aerosol source that can be supplied from the storage part or aerosol source held by the aerosol substrate.
Provided is a method for producing a low reversion type low nornicotine content tobacco plant line without use of a genetic modification technique or a factitious mutant preparation technique. Also provided is a tobacco plant. In the method in accordance with this disclosure, a variety-specific DNA sequence that links with a low reversion type low nornicotine character is determined, and selection is carried out with use of the sequence as an index.
A suction device comprising: a housing; a storage part capable of storing a consumable material in the housing; a perforating part for opening a hole on a surface of the consumable material; and a detection part for enabling the detection of whether the hole was correctly opened by the perforating part.
To provide a powder suction system including a storage part for storing powder to be suctioned and a powder suction device for suctioning the powder. The powder suction device has a chamber in which the storage part is disposed. The storage part has a fragile part having a lower fracture strength than other parts of the storage part.
Provided is a powder inhalation system including a storage unit for storing a powder for inhalation, and a powder inhaler for inhaling the powder. The powder inhaler has a chamber in which the storage unit is disposed, and the storage unit stores a desiccant different from the powder.
Provided is a mouthpiece segment for a non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler that makes it possible to easily taste a flavor derived from a flavoring agent and suppresses the deterioration of the flavor. The mouthpiece segment for a non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler includes a flavoring agent.
Provided is a purified labdanum extract that is effective as a flavor promoter for tobacco. A purified labdanum extract in which, when analysis is performed by GC/MS using a column in which the stationary phase is 95% dimethylpolysiloxane, the sum of peak areas of component groups in which the retention index (RI) is equal to or less than 1399 is 20% or less of the sum of all peak areas.
Tobacco, raw or manufactured; smoking tobacco, pipe tobacco,
rolling tobacco, chewing tobacco, snus; cigarettes,
electronic cigarettes, liquid for electronic cigarettes,
tobacco vaporizers, cigars, cigarillos; snuff; smokers'
articles included in this class; cigarette paper, cigarette
tubes and matches.
69.
INDUCTION HEATING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM
An induction heating system including: an LC circuit that includes an electromagnetic induction source generating a variable magnetic field; a temperature sensor that detects temperature; and a control unit that, after starting application of an alternating current to the LC circuit, controls frequency of the alternating current applied to the LC circuit on the basis of the temperature detected by the temperature sensor.
A stick (1) is for flavor inhalation and is heated by being inserted into a flavor inhaler. The stick comprises: a heated part (10) that is applied with heat when inserted into a flavor inhaler; and a capsule (50) that is disposed inside the heated part (10) and, when ruptured, releases a content (51). The capsule (50) does not get ruptured when only heat or physical external force is applied thereto, and gets partially or entirely ruptured when both heat and physical external force are applied thereto.
[Problem] To provide a mechanism capable of further improving the quality of a user's experiences using an induction heating-type inhalation device. [Solution] An aerosol generation system is provided with a storage unit in which a base material containing an aerosol source is accommodated, a resonance circuit which includes an electromagnetic induction source for inductively heating a susceptor disposed in thermal proximity to an aerosol source of the base material accommodated in the storage unit, and a control unit for controlling operation of the resonance circuit so as to execute a process for generating an aerosol using the base material. The control unit repeatedly switches the operation mode of the resonance circuit to a first operation mode or a second operation mode during the process for generating the aerosol using the base material, wherein the first operation mode includes operating the resonance circuit at a frequency included in a first frequency band, the second operation mode includes operating the resonance circuit at a frequency included in a second frequency band, and the first frequency band and the second frequency band are separated from each other.
[Problem] To provide a mechanism capable of further improving the quality of user experience. [Solution] This aerosol generation system comprises a heat transfer unit that is disposed so as to be capable of contacting an aerosol-source-containing substrate, a heating unit that heats the substrate via the heat transfer unit, and a control unit that controls the operation of the heating unit. The control unit controls the operation of the heating unit on the basis of control information that defines a target value of a parameter corresponding to the temperature of the heating unit, and controls a process for changing the target value defined in the control information on the basis of a change over time in the length of a control period from when the heating unit starts heating until the parameter reaches a specific target value.
This aerosol generation system is provided with a housing unit capable of housing a base material that contains an aerosol source, and a control unit that controls a temperature at which the aerosol source contained in the base material housed in the housing unit is heated. If a first puff in which a user inhales an aerosol generated from the aerosol source is performed, the control unit controls the temperature at which the aerosol source is heated, on the basis of information of a previous second puff.
A sheet-like packaging material for packaging tobacco products, said packaging material comprising at least a first paper layer including an aromatized component, a barrier layer having barrier properties against the aromatized component, and a second paper layer, wherein the barrier layer is disposed so as to be positioned between the first paper layer and the second paper layer.
B32B 29/00 - Layered products essentially comprising paper or cardboard
B32B 27/10 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin as the main or only constituent of a layer next to another layer of a specific substance of paper or cardboard
B65D 85/08 - Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular
75.
INDUCTIVE HEATING APPARATUS, CONTROL UNIT THEREOF, AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF
A control unit for an inductive heating apparatus configured to inductively heat a susceptor of an aerosol forming body includes the susceptor and an aerosol source, the control unit is configured to in a case where the susceptor ceases to be detected while the inductive heating is being executed, stop the inductive heating or notifying an error.
A stick (1) for flavor inhalation is inserted into a flavor inhaler and thereby heated, the stick (1) comprising: a heated part (10) to which heat is applied when the stick (1) is inserted into the flavor inhaler; and a plurality of capsules (50) which release contents (51) therein when broken. One capsule (50) of the plurality of capsules (50) breaks other capsules (50).
A flavor inhaler 1 for generating an aerosol due to heating of a base material 500 having a capsule 504 for discharging content when ruptured and a base material part 501 includes: a holding part 140 forming a space for storing and holding the base material 500; and a rupture mechanism 30 for coming into contact with a capsule region in which the capsule 504 of the base material 500 held by the holding part 140 is placed. The rupture mechanism 30 moves to a second position for rupturing the capsule due to pressing of the capsule region from a first position for starting movement to rupture the capsule 504, and then is fixed to a predetermined position.
A container 1 for a flavor inhalation article, which stores a flavor inhalation article 500 having at least one capsule 504 that releases content when ruptured, comprises: a storage body 10 with an internal space 101 formed to store the flavor inhalation article 500; and a constriction part 20 that partially narrows a width of a passage through which the flavor inhalation article 500 taken out from the storage body 10 passes, the width being a width of the internal space 101 of the storage body 10.
[Problem] To provide a mechanism capable of further improving the quality of user experience. [Solution] This aerosol generation system comprises: a housing; a base material housing part having a first opening and housing a base material so as to be insertable and removable through the first opening; a tubular member having a second opening and having both end openings connected to the base material housing part; a battery housing part having a third opening and housing a battery pack so as to be insertable and removable through the third opening; a load for generating energy for heating an aerosol source contained in the base material housed in the base material housing part by using power supplied from the battery pack housed in the battery housing part; and a control part for controlling operation of the load. The first opening is provided in a surface of the housing in a first direction, and the second opening and the third opening are provided in a surface of the housing in a second direction opposite the first direction.
An aerosol generating device which can infer or detect the state of at least one of a storage and a receptacle for an aerosol source, the aerosol generation device includes: a load which atomizes the aerosol source by generating heat with power supplied from a power source; a sensor which outputs values relating to the temperature of the load; and a controller. The controller infers or detects the state of at least one of the storage and the receptacle based on at least an output value of the sensor in a first power supply cycle, an output value of the sensor in a second power supply cycle, or a value relating to behavior of the temperature of the load in the second power supply cycle.
Provided is a flavor inhaler comprising an accommodation part that accommodates a consumable material. The accommodation part has: a proximal end that is close to the mouth of a user who inhales; a distal end that is positioned on the opposite side from the proximal end; a heating part that heats the accommodated consumable material; a lid part that is configured so as to be able to open and close a section of the accommodation part along the longitudinal direction thereof; and a first opening section that is formed so as to face the lid part and is configured such that outside air can flow thereinto.
Tobacco, raw or manufactured; smoking tobacco, pipe tobacco,
rolling tobacco, chewing tobacco, snus; cigarettes,
electronic cigarettes, liquid for electronic cigarettes,
tobacco vaporizers, cigars, cigarillos; snuff; smokers'
articles included in class 34; cigarette paper, cigarette
tubes and matches.
83.
PACKAGING MATERIAL FOR TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND PACKAGE FOR TOBACCO PRODUCTS
A sheet-like packaging material for packaging tobacco products, said packaging material comprising at least a paper layer including a flavoring component, and a barrier layer having barrier properties against the flavoring component, wherein the barrier layer is a non-metal layer.
B65D 85/10 - Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular for cigarettes
B65D 65/40 - Applications of laminates for particular packaging purposes
B65D 65/42 - Applications of coated or impregnated materials
84.
INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM
An information processing device used by an inhalation device for heating an aerosol source contained in a substrate on the basis of control information stipulating a parameter relating to a temperature to which the aerosol source is to be heated to generate an aerosol, the information processing device comprising a control unit for controlling a customization process including generating a display image displaying an operation subject for setting the parameter included in the control information, and changing the parameter included in the control information in accordance with a user operation on the operation subject displayed in the generated display image. When repeatedly executing the customization process, the control unit sets a method for changing the parameter in a subsequent customization process on the basis of change content for the parameter in the previous customization process.
G05B 19/4155 - Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by programme execution, i.e. part programme or machine function execution, e.g. selection of a programme
85.
INDUCTION HEATING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM
An induction heating system including: an LC circuit which includes an electromagnetic induction source for generating a variable magnetic field; a temperature sensor for detecting temperature; and a control unit for controlling the frequency of an alternating current being applied to the LC circuit on the basis of the temperature detected by the temperature sensor at the time of initiating the application of the alternating current to the LC circuit and on the basis of the time that has elapsed since the initiation of the application of the alternating current to the LC circuit.
A technology is provided that can flexibly adjust power consumption in a system in which a charging device for charging an aerosol generation device communicates with a terminal device, the power consumption being due to the communication. An operating method for a terminal device that communicates with a charging device for charging an aerosol generation device. The method includes a step in which charging information relating to a battery of the charging device is acquired from the charging device; a step in which a charging status of the battery is evaluated on the basis of the charging information; and a step in which the possibility or impossibility of communication between the terminal device and the charging device is determined on the basis of the charging status.
A flavor generation device comprising: a case; a first electronic component disposed in the case; a temperature sensor disposed in or in the vicinity of the first electronic component; a second electronic component disposed in the case; and a control device. The second electronic component is disposed away from the temperature sensor at a distance greater than a distance between the temperature sensor and the first electronic component. The control device is configured to detect or estimate the temperature of the second electronic component on the basis of an output value from the temperature sensor.
H01M 10/0525 - Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodesLithium-ion batteries
H01M 10/42 - Methods or arrangements for servicing or maintenance of secondary cells or secondary half-cells
H01M 10/48 - Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte
The present invention relates to a tobacco plant, etc. This tobacco plant has either one or both of the following: (i) an endogenous gene containing, as an encoding region, a nucleic acid containing a base sequence encoding SEQ ID NO: 2 or an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity with SEQ ID NO: 2, in which at least one codon corresponding to the amino acid sequence has mutated to a stop codon; and (ii) an endogenous gene containing, as an encoding region, a nucleic acid containing a base sequence encoding SEQ ID NO: 4 or an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity with SEQ ID NO: 4, in which at least one codon corresponding to the amino acid sequence has mutated to a stop codon.
C07K 14/415 - Peptides having more than 20 amino acidsGastrinsSomatostatinsMelanotropinsDerivatives thereof from plants
89.
POWER SUPPLY UNIT OF AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD OF POWER SUPPLY UNIT OF AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE, AND PROGRAM FOR POWER SUPPLY UNIT OF AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE
In order to detect the occurrence of malfunction in a sensor, this power supply unit is provided with a microphone condenser which detects an aerosol generation request, a PTC thermistor which outputs a value which changes depending on electric change in the microphone condenser, and a control portion which, on the basis of the value outputted by the PTC thermistor, detects whether the microphone condenser is in a normal state or an abnormal state.
An aspirator cartridge and an aspirator have new structures. An aspirator cartridge includes a heater unit configured to atomize a liquid in order to generate an aerosol. The heater unit includes: a liquid holding member that has a first surface and a second surface facing the first surface; a heater that comes in contact with the first surface of the liquid holding member; and a support member that supports the second surface of the liquid holding member and is softer than the liquid holding member.
Provided is a production method for a tobacco flavored liquid for use in a flavor inhaler that generates aerosols, said production method comprising: heating a tobacco material to vaporize a flavor component from the tobacco material; dissolving, in a first liquid as an aerosol source, a gas containing the flavor component to obtain a flavor component-containing liquid; and distilling the flavor component-containing liquid at a temperature lower than the boiling point of the first liquid to obtain a tobacco flavored liquid.
This flavor-generating article comprises: a first flavor source sheet; one or more second flavor source sheets that are not in contact with a heating source; a first spacer that is provided between the first flavor source sheet and one of the second flavor source sheets; and a first air flow path that is provided between the first flavor source sheet and the second flavor source sheets.
The present invention relates to a crystalline form of the Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor 3-((3S,4R)-3-methyl-6-(7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1,6-diazaspiro[3.4]octan-1-yl)-3-oxopropanenitrile (Compound A), as well as compositions thereof, methods of preparation thereof, and methods of use thereof.
C07D 487/00 - Heterocyclic compounds containing nitrogen atoms as the only ring hetero atoms in the condensed system, not provided for by groups
A61P 37/00 - Drugs for immunological or allergic disorders
A61K 31/407 - Heterocyclic compounds having nitrogen as a ring hetero atom, e.g. guanethidine or rifamycins having five-membered rings with one nitrogen as the only ring hetero atom, e.g. sulpiride, succinimide, tolmetin, buflomedil condensed with heterocyclic ring systems, e.g. ketorolac, physostigmine
Provided is a flavor-generating article comprising a flavor source, a container for storing the flavor source, and a filling member located on at least one of an upstream side and a downstream side from the flavor source and provided in an air flow path inside the container.
This flavor-generating article comprises: a flavor source; a container that accommodates the flavor source and has an air inlet and an air outlet; and a nozzle that communicates with the air outlet of the container. The inner diameter of the nozzle is smaller than the inner diameter of the container.
This aerosol-generating sheet comprises (A) 15-50% by weight of a tobacco extract, (B) 6-20% by weight of a binder, and (C) 15-60% by weight of an aerosol source, and has a basis weight of 0.10-0.25 mg/mm2.
A non-combustion flavor inhaler comprises: an accommodation part that accommodates a flavor stick such that the flavor stick can be inserted into and ejected from the accommodation part, the flavor stick having a flavor rod portion and a mouthpiece portion; a heating part that heats the flavor stick; a control part that controls electrical power supplied to the heating part to control heating by the heating part; and electrostatic capacitance sensors that detect electrostatic capacitance changing according to the condition of the flavor stick accommodated in the accommodation part. The control part controls the electrical power supplied to the heating part on the basis of a first detected value detected by the electrostatic capacitance sensors at first timing after insertion of the flavor stick and second detected value detected at second timing after the first timing.
A non-combustion-type flavor inhaler comprises: an accommodation part in which a flavor stick equipped with a flavor rod and a mouthpiece is accommodated in such a manner as to be capable of being inserted therein and extracted therefrom; first capacitance sensors which, when the flavor stick has been accommodated in the accommodation part, detect the capacitance of a place where at least the flavor rod is situated; second capacitance sensors which, when the flavor stick has been accommodated in the accommodation part, detect the capacitance of a place where at least the mouthpiece is situated; and a control unit which performs control on the operating state of the non-combustion-type flavor inhaler on the basis of the detection value provided by the first capacitance sensors and the detection value provided by the second capacitance sensors.
G01V 3/08 - Electric or magnetic prospecting or detectingMeasuring magnetic field characteristics of the earth, e.g. declination or deviation operating with magnetic or electric fields produced or modified by objects or geological structures or by detecting devices
A non-combustion flavor inhaler comprises: an accommodation part that accommodates a flavor stick; a first sensor that performs detection at least at the position at which a first rod part of the flavor stick is located when the flavor stick is accommodated in the accommodation part in a prescribed state where the first rod part is located on the front end side and a second rod part thereof is located on the rear end side of the first rod part; a second sensor that performs detection at least at a position at which the second rod part is located when the flavor stick is accommodated in the accommodation part in the prescribed state; and a control part that determines whether the flavor stick is inserted in the prescribed state on the basis of a value detected by the first sensor and a value detected by the second sensor.
This flavor-generating article has a flavor source, a container that accommodates the flavor source, and a flow path curved part that is disposed downstream of the flavor source and is configured so as to curve an air flow path that passes through the container.
