An aerosol-generating device includes a body including an accommodation space for accommodating an aerosol-generating article, a heater configured to heat the aerosol-generating article accommodated in the accommodation space, a battery that moves in a direction to be inserted into the body while rotating with respect to the body and is detachably coupled to the body, and an airflow passage through which air moves along a space between the body and the battery coupled to the body.
H01M 50/202 - Casings or frames around the primary casing of a single cell or a single battery
H01M 50/247 - MountingsSecondary casings or framesRacks, modules or packsSuspension devicesShock absorbersTransport or carrying devicesHolders specially adapted for portable devices, e.g. mobile phones, computers, hand tools or pacemakers
H01M 50/264 - MountingsSecondary casings or framesRacks, modules or packsSuspension devicesShock absorbersTransport or carrying devicesHolders with fastening means, e.g. locks for cells or batteries, e.g. straps, tie rods or peripheral frames
H01M 50/271 - Lids or covers for the racks or secondary casings
2.
Aerosol generation device having differentiated heating function and aerosol-generating article applied thereto
An aerosol generation device having a differentiated heating function and an aerosol-generating article applied thereto are provided. The aerosol generation device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may include a housing configured to form an accommodation space for accommodating an aerosol-generating article and a heater part configured to heat the aerosol-generating article accommodated in the accommodation space to generate an aerosol. Here, the heater part may include a first heating part configured to heat a first part of the aerosol-generating article and a second heating part configured to heat a second part of the aerosol-generating article. At least one opening may be formed in the second heating part to heat the first part and the second part of the aerosol-generating article in a differentiated manner.
A method of manufacturing tobacco granules includes spraying tobacco slurry into a fluidized bed reactor in which tobacco powder is fluidized, wherein the fluidized bed reactor is of a bottom spray type.
A heater provided in an aerosol generating device comprises: a hollow pipe extending in one direction; and a fixed pipe surrounding at least a portion of the hollow pipe, wherein the hollow pipe and the fixed pipe are coupled through an insulating adhesive.
An aerosol-generating device comprises: a housing including an accommodation space; a battery; a source unit for generating electromagnetic waves on the basis of power supplied from the battery; a first conductive member for heating an aerosol-generating article by emitting the electromagnetic waves generated by the source unit toward the aerosol-generating article; a second conductive member for heating the aerosol-generating article by generating heat when power is supplied from the battery; and a processor operatively connected to the battery, wherein the processor may control the battery, on the basis of the type of the aerosol-generating article accommodated in the accommodation space, so that power is supplied to one of the source unit or the second conductive member.
This heater assembly for an aerosol generating device comprises: a support including an insertion space for accommodating an aerosol generating article; a heater disposed on an inner surface of the support surrounding the insertion space; an insulator including an inner wall disposed to surround the support and spaced apart from an outer surface of the support by a predetermined distance, an outer wall having at least a portion spaced apart from the inner wall, and a vacuum insulation space formed between the inner wall and the outer wall; and a pair of connectors electrically connected to the heater to supply power to the heater, wherein the support includes a through-hole in at least one region thereof and opening toward the insertion space, such that the pair of connectors are exposed to the outside of the support.
Disclosed is an aerosol-generating device. An aerosol-generating device according to the present disclosure comprises: a body, one side of which is open and which provides an insertion space extending in one direction; an aerosol-generating article which has an aerosol substrate portion containing a moisturizer therein and which is inserted into the insertion space; and a heating element which surrounds the insertion space, wherein the heating element may include: a heating track; and a first protrusion protruding from the upstream end of the heating track in the longitudinal direction of the insertion space and overlapping at least a portion of the aerosol substrate portion in the radial direction of the insertion space.
Disclosed is an aerosol-generating device. An aerosol-generating device according to the present disclosure comprises: a body, one side of which is open and which provides an insertion space extending in one direction; a heating element which surrounds the insertion space and faces an aerosol-generating article accommodated in the insertion space; a support part which surrounds the outside of the heating element and supports same; and an insulation part which surrounds the outside of the support part, wherein the insulation part may be spaced apart from the support part in the radial direction of the insertion space, and an air gap may be formed between the support part and the insulation part.
An aerosol-generating device is disclosed. An aerosol-generating device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a housing accommodating a heater module and a cartridge; and a control unit provided inside the housing. The heater module includes: a first structure having at least a partial area that is pressed by coupling with the cartridge when the cartridge is coupled to the heater module; and a second structure configured to be electrically connected to the at least a partial area of the first structure pressed by the cartridge. The housing includes a third structure connected to the control unit and configured to be connected to the first structure and the second structure of the heater module. The heater module may be electrically connected to the control unit through the third structure when the heater module is coupled to the housing and the cartridge is coupled to the heater module.
According to one embodiment, a method for manufacturing tobacco granules comprises spraying tobacco slurry into a fluidized bed reactor in which tobacco powder is fluidized, so as to manufacture tobacco granules, wherein the fluidized bed reactor can be of a bottom spray type.
In an aerosol-generating device and a method of authenticating a removable battery in the aerosol-generating device, a protection circuit module is accessed by electrically coupling with the protection circuit module provided in the removable battery when a removable battery is newly mounted on the aerosol-generating device, authentication information of the removable battery is obtained from the protection circuit module by accessing the protection circuit module through the battery connection unit, whether the removable battery is an authenticated battery or unauthenticated battery for the aerosol-generating device is determined based on the obtained authentication information, and the aerosol-generating device is controlled to operate in an authenticated mode in which all functions of the aerosol-generating device are activated by power supply from the removable battery, when the removable battery is determined as being an authenticated battery, or in an unauthenticated mode in which at least some functions of the aerosol-generating device are deactivated by power supply from the removable battery, when the removable battery determined as being an unauthenticated battery.
This heater assembly for an aerosol generation device comprises: a heater for heating an aerosol-generating product; a heat-generating body that is disposed so as to surround the heater and generates heat as the heater heats up; and an insulating body disposed so as to surround the heat-generating body. The heater includes a first pattern disposed in a first region of the heat-generating body, and a second pattern that is disposed in a second region of the heat-generating body and connected to the first pattern and has a resistance value different from a resistance value of the first pattern.
00 of a resistance-temperature relationship in a first operation mode, and estimates a temperature of the heater on the basis of the resistance-temperature relationship in a second operation mode.
Disclosed is an aerosol-generating device. An aerosol-generating device of the present disclosure comprises: a body having one side opened and providing an insertion space extending in one direction; and a heating element disposed on the body and surrounding the insertion space, wherein the heating element may include a heating track and a first protrusion protruding from one side of the heating track toward the opening of the insertion space and inclined radially outward from the insertion space.
An aerosol-generating device is disclosed. The aerosol-generating device of the present disclosure comprises: an elongated body; a cartridge separably coupled to the body and provided with a storage chamber receiving an aerosol-generating material therein, and an absorption member having the aerosol-generating material impregnated therein; and a heater module separably coupled to the body and the cartridge by sliding in a first direction intersecting the length direction of the body, and provided with a wick and a heater for heating the wick, wherein, upon the heater module being coupled to the body by sliding, the absorption member may come into contact with the wick and press the wick.
This aerosol-generating device may comprise: an actuator which comprises a motor configured to generate vibrations associated with the state or heating of the device, electrical lines physically and electrically connected to the motor, and a motor bridge connected to the motor and covering the electrical lines; a fixing rib which comprises a first rib portion extending along the side of the motor and second rib portions extending along the motor bridge; and a damper which comprises a first elastic portion disposed between the motor and the first rib portion, and second elastic portions disposed between the motor bridge and the second rib portions.
An aerosol generating device includes a body including an accommodation space for accommodating an aerosol generating article, a heater for heating the aerosol generating article accommodated in the accommodation space, a plurality of batteries which are detachably coupled to the body and include a supply terminal for supplying power to the interior of the body, and a plurality of receiving terminals for receiving power by contacting the supply terminal in different directions, wherein the body includes a first extension portion and a second extension portion extending in a first direction while facing each other, a first base portion extending in a second direction crossing the first direction so as to cross the first extension portion and the second extension portion, and a second base portion protruding from the first base portion in the first direction so as to be connected to the second extension portion, and having the plurality of receiving terminals arranged therein.
A24F 40/40 - Constructional details, e.g. connection of cartridges and battery parts
H01M 50/103 - Primary casingsJackets or wrappings characterised by their shape or physical structure prismatic or rectangular
H01M 50/209 - Racks, modules or packs for multiple batteries or multiple cells characterised by their shape adapted for prismatic or rectangular cells
H01M 50/247 - MountingsSecondary casings or framesRacks, modules or packsSuspension devicesShock absorbersTransport or carrying devicesHolders specially adapted for portable devices, e.g. mobile phones, computers, hand tools or pacemakers
H01M 50/271 - Lids or covers for the racks or secondary casings
An aerosol-generating device includes a main body, an aerosol generator arranged in the main body and configured to generate aerosols when power is supplied, a power module arranged in the main body and configured to supply power to the aerosol generator by wirelessly receiving power, and a battery module configured to charge power and removably mounted in the main body configured to wirelessly transmit the power to the power module.
An aerosol generating device includes a body including an accommodating space for accommodating an aerosol generating article, a heater configured to heat the aerosol generating article accommodated in the accommodating space, a battery configured to supply power to an interior of the body, a receiving terminal arranged in a portion of the body to receive power and transmit power to internal components of the body, and a fastening member detachably coupling the battery to the body, wherein the body further includes a first extension and a second extension extending while facing each other, and a coupling space for accommodating the battery between the first extension and the second extension, and power is transmitted from the battery accommodated in the coupling space to the receiving terminal via the fastening member penetrating through the first extension.
A24F 40/40 - Constructional details, e.g. connection of cartridges and battery parts
H01M 50/202 - Casings or frames around the primary casing of a single cell or a single battery
H01M 50/247 - MountingsSecondary casings or framesRacks, modules or packsSuspension devicesShock absorbersTransport or carrying devicesHolders specially adapted for portable devices, e.g. mobile phones, computers, hand tools or pacemakers
H01M 50/264 - MountingsSecondary casings or framesRacks, modules or packsSuspension devicesShock absorbersTransport or carrying devicesHolders with fastening means, e.g. locks for cells or batteries, e.g. straps, tie rods or peripheral frames
An aerosol-generating device includes an actuator including a motor configured to generate a vibration associated with a device heating or a device state, an electrical line physically and electrically connected to the motor, and a motor bridge connected to the motor and surrounding the electrical line, a fixing rib including a first rib portion extending along a side of the motor, and a second rib portion extending along the motor bridge, and a damper including a first elastic portion disposed between the motor and the first rib portion, and a second elastic portion disposed between the motor bridge and the second rib portion.
A24F 40/40 - Constructional details, e.g. connection of cartridges and battery parts
A24F 40/60 - Devices with integrated user interfaces
F16F 15/08 - Suppression of vibrations of non-rotating, e.g. reciprocating, systemsSuppression of vibrations of rotating systems by use of members not moving with the rotating system using elastic means with rubber springs
H02K 7/06 - Means for converting reciprocating motion into rotary motion or vice versa
21.
HEATER PROVIDED IN AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME
A heater provided in an aerosol-generating device includes a hollow pipe extending in one direction, and a fixed pipe surrounding at least a portion of the hollow pipe, wherein the hollow pipe and the fixed pipe are coupled to each other by an insulating adhesive.
A heater assembly for an aerosol generating device includes a heater configured to heat an aerosol generating article, a heating element arranged to surround the heater and configured to generate heat as the heater is heated, and an insulator arranged to surround the heating element. The heater includes a first pattern and a second pattern, the first pattern being arranged on a first region of the heating element, and the second pattern being arranged on a second region of the heating element, connected to the first pattern, and having a resistance value different from a resistance value of the first pattern.
An aerosol generating device according to an embodiment includes a removable battery in a battery accommodation portion, a battery monitoring unit configured to measure operation data of the battery, and a control unit including an operation mode setting unit configured to determine whether to balance the battery based on the operation data.
A heater assembly for an aerosol generating device includes a supporter including an insertion space accommodating an aerosol generating article, a heater disposed on an inner surface of the supporter surrounding the insertion space, an insulator including an inner wall spaced apart by a certain distance from an outer surface of the supporter to surround the supporter, an outer wall spaced apart at least partially from the inner wall, and an insulation space in a vacuum state formed between the inner wall and the outer wall, and a pair of connectors electrically connected to the heater to supply power to the heater, wherein the supporter includes, in at least one region, a through hole that is opened to face the insertion space so that the pair of connectors are exposed to an outside of the supporter.
A24F 40/60 - Devices with integrated user interfaces
H05B 3/28 - Heating elements having extended surface area substantially in a two-dimensional plane, e.g. plate-heater non-flexible heating conductor embedded in insulating material
An aerosol generating device includes an insertion space into which an aerosol generating article is inserted, an electrically resistive heater arranged adjacent to the insertion space, a power supply, and a controller configured to control power supplied from the power supply to the heater, wherein the controller calculates an initial resistance value of a resistance-temperature relationship equation in a first operation mode and estimates a temperature of the heater based on the resistance-temperature relationship equation in a second operation mode.
An aerosol generating device includes a housing including an accommodation space, a battery, a source unit configured to generate electromagnetic waves based on power supplied from the battery, a first conductive member configured to radiate the electromagnetic waves generated in the source unit towards the aerosol generating article to heat the aerosol generating article, a second conductive member configured to generate heat when power is supplied from the battery to heat the aerosol generating article, and a processor operatively connected to the battery, wherein the processor is configured to control the battery to supply power to one of the source unit and the second conductive member, based on a type of the aerosol generating article accommodated in the accommodation space.
An aerosol-generating device is disclosed. The aerosol-generating device according to the present disclosure includes a body having an insertion space open at one end and extending in one direction, and an aerosol-generating article comprising an aerosol base portion containing humectant and inserted into the insertion space, and a heat generator surrounding the insertion space, wherein the heat generator includes a heat generation track, and a first projection projecting from an upstream end of the heat generation track in a longitudinal direction of the insertion space and overlapping at least a portion of the aerosol base portion in a radial direction of the insertion space.
An aerosol-generating device is disclosed. The aerosol-generating device according to the present disclosure includes a body having an insertion space open at one end and extending in one direction, a heat generator surrounding the insertion space and facing an aerosol-generating article received in the insertion space, a support portion surrounding an outer side of the heat generator and supporting the heat generator, and an insulation port surrounding an outer side of the support portion, wherein the insulation portion is spaced apart from the support portion in a radial direction of the insertion space, and an air gap is formed between the support portion and the insulation portion.
An aerosol-generating device is disclosed. The aerosol-generating device according to the present disclosure includes a body having an insertion space open at one end and extending in one direction, and a heat generator disposed in the body and surrounding the insertion space, wherein the heat generator includes a heat generation track, and a first projection projecting toward an opening of the insertion space from one side of the heat generation track and inclined in a radial outward direction of the insertion space.
An aerosol generating device according to an aspect may include a display; and a processor configured to monitor states of a plurality of modules included in the aerosol generating device, determine an overall state of the aerosol generating device based on monitoring results, and control the display to output an visual information representing the overall state.
An aerosol-generating device may include a heater configured to heat an aerosol-generating article, a power source for supplying power to the heater, and a controller configured to control power supplied from the power source to the heater so that the temperature of the heater is controlled based on a temperature profile. The temperature profile may include a preheating profile and a smoking profile. The preheating profile may include a first period in which the temperature of the heater rises to a first temperature, a second period in which the temperature of the heater drops to a second temperature lower than the first temperature, and a third period in which the temperature of the heater rises again to a third temperature higher than the second temperature.
An aerosol generating device may include a body which forms an exterior of the aerosol generating device, an aerosol generator configured to generate an aerosol from an aerosol generating material, a battery coupling unit to which a battery for power supply is removably coupled, a battery cover which is removably coupled to the body and optionally opens or closes the battery coupling unit, a liquid sensor configured to detect a liquid that penetrated between the body and the battery cover and generate a signal according to whether the liquid is detected, and a processor configured to control the aerosol generating device in response to the signal generated by the liquid sensor.
Disclosed is an aerosol-generating device including an elongated body, a cartridge including a storage chamber containing an aerosol-generating substance and an absorbent member impregnated with the aerosol-generating substance, the cartridge being detachably coupled to the body, and a heater module including a wick and a heater configured to heat the wick, the heater module being detachably coupled to the body and the cartridge by sliding movement in a first direction intersecting a longitudinal direction of the body, wherein the absorbent member is in contact with the wick and presses the wick when the heater module is slidably moved and is coupled to the body.
An aerosol generating device is provided. The aerosol generating device includes: a body; a cartridge structured to couple to the body and shaped to define an inlet that is open at a side of the cartridge, wherein the body may be shaped to define a sensing hole that is located adjacent to the inlet when the cartridge is coupled to the body, wherein positioning of the sensing hole relative to the inlet forms a gap between the sensing hole and the inlet which permits introduction of air into the gap; and a sensor positioned relative to the sensing hole and being configured to sense a flow of air through the sensing hole, wherein the sensing hole may be positioned to overlap the inlet.
This aerosol-generating device comprises: a heater module comprising a sleeve for accommodating an aerosol-generating article; and a plurality of pipes configured to guide air from the outside to the sleeve, wherein the plurality of pipes are mechanically engaged with one-another, and at least one of the plurality of pipes is mechanically engaged with the heater module.
An aerosol generating device according to an embodiment may include a main body including a battery accommodation space, a battery detachably coupled to the battery accommodation space, a first terminal arranged in the battery accommodation space, the first terminal being electrically connected to the battery when the battery is coupled to the battery accommodation space, and a first sealing member arranged to surround the first terminal and configured to prevent introduction of external impurities into the first terminal, wherein the battery may include a battery terminal and a battery sealing member, the battery terminal being in contact with the first terminal and the battery sealing member surrounding the battery terminal, the first sealing member may include a movable first cover, and the battery sealing member may include a movable second cover.
A method of controlling a heater performed by an aerosol-generating device includes obtaining a first initiation command indicating a start of a first puff, when the first initiation command is obtained, controlling power supplied to the heater to heat an aerosol-generating substance based on a first power profile set to correspond to a first atomization mode, determining a first puff time during which the first puff is performed, calculating a first weighted use time value for the aerosol-generating substance based on the first atomization mode and the first puff time, calculating an accumulated use time value for the aerosol-generating substance based on the first weighted use time value, and controlling the heater based on the accumulated use time value.
An aerosol generating device includes a oscillator configured to generate a microwave, a resonator including an accommodation space accommodating an aerosol generating article, the resonator configured to heat the aerosol generating article by resonating the microwave, a power monitoring unit configured to measure a reflected microwave reflected from the resonator and input to the oscillator, and a processor configured to determine a type of the aerosol generating article based on the reflected microwave measured by the power monitoring unit.
This aerosol generating device may comprise: a cavity; a heater for heating an article inserted into the cavity; a magnetic sensor disposed in the cavity; at least one processor for receiving a detection result from the magnetic sensor and controlling driving of the heater; and a memory operatively connected to the at least one processor and storing executable instructions. The at least one processor may execute the instructions stored in the memory to control driving of the heater according to magnetic information detected by the magnetic sensor, and to determine whether the article has been reused, depending on whether an intensity of a magnetic field with respect to the magnetic information detected by the magnetic sensor is less than or equal to a reference value. Various other embodiments are possible.
A24D 1/20 - Cigarettes specially adapted for simulated smoking devices
G01F 23/22 - Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water
An aerosol-generating device is disclosed. The aerosol-generating device, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a housing receiving a liquid cartridge therein; a heater; a sensor unit; and at least one processor. On the basis of the control of the at least one processor, the aerosol-generating device may be set to: supply power to the heater through a preset power profile according to the detecting of a puff of a user; and control the power supplied to the heater so that the temperature of the heater identified using the sensor unit converges within a range formed by a first temperature value and a second temperature value.
An aerosol-generating device includes a cavity, a heater configured to heat an article inserted into the cavity, a magnetic sensor disposed in the cavity, at least one processor configured to receive a detection result from the magnetic sensor and control driving of the heater, and a memory operatively connected to the at least one processor and storing executable instructions. The at least one processor is configured to, by executing the instructions stored in the memory, control the driving of the heater according to magnetic information detected by the magnetic sensor and determine whether the article is used a second time according to whether strength of a magnetic field for the magnetic information detected by the magnetic sensor is less than or equal to a reference value. Various embodiments may be possible.
A heater assembly includes an oscillator configured to generate microwaves in a specific frequency band, a resonator configured to generate an electric field by resonating the microwaves, and a coupler configured to transmit the generated microwaves to the resonator. The resonator includes a case including an accommodating space accommodating an aerosol generating article and a first opening into which the aerosol generating article is insertable, a plurality of plates spaced apart from each other along a circumferential direction of the aerosol generating article accommodated in the accommodating space, and a connector connecting the plurality of plates and the case and including a second opening corresponding to the first opening, at a location facing the first opening.
The resent disclosure relates to an aerosol-generating article including a first wrapper and a second wrapper, and an aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating article.
This heater control method carried out by an aerosol-generating device may comprise the steps of: obtaining a first initiation command indicating the start of a first puff; when the first initiation command is obtained, controlling, on the basis of a first power profile set to correspond to a first atomization mode, power to be provided to a heater to heat an aerosol-generating material; determining a first puff time during which the first puff has progressed; calculating a first weighted usage time value of the aerosol-generating material on the basis of the first atomization mode and the first puff time; calculating a cumulative usage time value of the aerosol-generating material on the basis of the first weighted usage time value; and controlling the heater on the basis of the cumulative usage time value.
An aerosol-generating device is disclosed. An aerosol-generating device according to an embodiment of the disclosure may comprise a housing receiving a liquid cartridge, a heater, a sensor unit, and at least one processor. Based on a control of at least one processor, the aerosol-generating device may be configured to supply power to the heater through a preset power profile when a user puff is detected, and control power supplied to the heater such that a temperature of the heater identified using the sensor unit converges within a range defined by a first temperature value and a second temperature value.
05 - Pharmaceutical, veterinary and sanitary products
32 - Beers; non-alcoholic beverages
Goods & Services
Dietary supplements for human consumption; Dietary supplements consisting primarily of galangal extracts; Nutraceuticals for use as a dietary supplement mainly based on galangal extracts; Nutraceuticals for use as a dietary supplement for enhancing concentration; Nutraceuticals for use as a dietary supplement in the form of red ginseng drinks; Nutraceuticals for use as a dietary supplement mainly based on red ginseng; Health food supplements containing ginseng; Health food supplements containing red ginseng; Health food supplements containing galangal extracts Non-alcoholic red ginseng nectar; non-alcoholic red ginseng extracts for the preparation of beverages; functional beverages of hangover, not for medical purposes, namely, non-alcoholic beverages containing ginseng juice, non-alcoholic beverages containing red ginseng juice, and non-alcoholic beverages containing vegetable juices; energy drinks; red ginseng powders for making soft drinks, energy drinks, and fruit-based beverages; ginseng powders for making soft drinks, energy drinks, and fruit-based beverages; ginseng extracts for making soft drinks, energy drinks, and fruit-based beverages; red ginseng extracts for making soft drinks, energy drinks, and fruit-based beverages; non-alcoholic ginseng juices being beverages; red ginseng soft drinks; red ginseng juices being non-alcoholic beverages
Non-alcoholic red ginseng nectar; non-alcoholic red ginseng extracts for the preparation of beverages; functional beverages of hangover, not for medical purposes, namely, non-alcoholic beverages containing ginseng juice, non-alcoholic beverages containing red ginseng juice, and non-alcoholic beverages containing vegetable juices; energy drinks; red ginseng powders for making soft drinks, energy drinks, and fruit-based beverages; ginseng powders for making soft drinks, energy drinks, and fruit-based beverages; ginseng extracts for making soft drinks, energy drinks, and fruit-based beverages; red ginseng extracts for making soft drinks, energy drinks, and fruit-based beverages; non-alcoholic ginseng juices being beverages; red ginseng soft drinks; red ginseng juices being non-alcoholic beverages
49.
ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR RELEASING EMULSION AND METHOD OF OPERATING THEREOF
An electronic device according to an example may comprises: a cartridge accommodation part for accommodating a cartridge including emulsion therein; a crushing circuit including a crushing element capable of crushing at least a portion of the cartridge arranged in the cartridge accommodating part; a processor for generating a crushing signal; a transfer circuit for transferring the crushing signal to the crushing circuit; and a microneedle for discharging, to the outside of the electronic device, the emulsion exposed by the crush of at least a portion of the cartridge.
A61M 37/00 - Other apparatus for introducing media into the bodyPercutany, i.e. introducing medicines into the body by diffusion through the skin
A61M 5/24 - Ampoule syringes, i.e. syringes with needle for use in combination with replaceable ampoules or cartridges, e.g. automatic
A61M 15/06 - Inhaling appliances shaped like cigars, cigarettes or pipes
G16H 40/67 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilitiesICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for remote operation
50.
WHITENING COMPOSITION COMPRISING NICOTIANA DEBNEYI EXTRACT, AND USE THEREOF
The present application relates to a whitening composition comprising a Nicotiana debneyi extract, and use thereof. The composition according to one embodiment regulates a melanin production pathway by reducing tyrosinase protein expression, and thus exhibits intracellular and extracellular melanin production inhibitory activity. Therefore, the present application provides a cosmetic composition for skin whitening, a health functional food composition for skin whitening, and a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating melanin hyperpigmentation diseases, all of which comprise the Nicotiana debneyi extract as an active ingredient.
An aerosol generating device and a method of manufacturing the aerosol generating are provided. The aerosol generating device includes: a body comprising an insertion space; a heater pin protruding upward from a lower end of the insertion space; a heater disposed in a cavity of the heater pin; a first bonding material injected into the cavity to fix the heater; and a second bonding material injected into the cavity to cover the first bonding material so as to fill an opening of the cavity.
The present application relates to a lyocell dope, a lyocell material, and a smoking-article filter and a smoking article comprising the lyocell material. The lyocell dope, lyocell material, and smoking-article filter, according to the present application, can replace conventional cellulose acetate materials and smoking-article filters comprising same.
The present application relates to: a lyocell dope; a lyocell material; a smoking article filter comprising the lyocell material; and a smoking article. The lyocell dope, the lyocell material and the smoking article filter, according to the present application, can replace a conventional cellulose acetate material and smoking article filter comprising same.
A method performed by an aerosol-generating device may comprise the operations of: controlling a signal generation circuit so as to generate a first signal in a first frequency band and a second signal in a second frequency band according to a predetermined period; acquiring a reflected signal corresponding to the second signal; and determining capacitance information corresponding to at least a portion of an insertion space of an aerosol-generating article on the basis of the reflected signal.
G01R 27/26 - Measuring inductance or capacitanceMeasuring quality factor, e.g. by using the resonance methodMeasuring loss factorMeasuring dielectric constants
A24F 40/46 - Shape or structure of electric heating means
This aerosol generating device may comprise: a first housing structure including a first power source and a first housing terminal electrically connected to the first power source; a second housing structure including a second power source and detachably coupled to the first housing structure; and a heater for heating an aerosol generating article by receiving power from the second power source. The second housing structure may comprise: a main charging terminal which is connected to the second power source and is in contact with and electrically connected to the first housing terminal when the first housing structure and the second housing structure are coupled; and an auxiliary charging terminal which is connected to the second power source and to which an external power source can be connected. Various other embodiments are possible.
An aerosol-generating device according to an embodiment comprises: a housing including an accommodation space for accommodating at least a portion of an aerosol-generating article; a circuit board located inside the housing and configured to generate an RF signal; a radiation unit located inside the housing and configured to heat the aerosol-generating article by radiating the RF signal in the form of electromagnetic waves toward the aerosol-generating article accommodated in the accommodation space; and a control unit for detecting a resonance frequency of the accommodation space, and controlling power supplied from a power source to the circuit board on the basis of the detected resonance frequency.
This aerosol-generating device and method for controlling the aerosol-generating device set a power profile in order to perform dielectric heating using microwaves on an aerosol-generating article when a smoking session is initiated, monitor power feedback data for power provided to a source unit for generating a microwave signal while dielectric heating is performed with the power profile during the smoking session, determine, on the basis of the monitored power feedback data when the smoking session is terminated, whether calibration of the power profile is required, and update the power profile on the basis of the monitored power feedback data when it is determined that calibration of the power profile is required.
According to an embodiment, an aerosol-generating device includes: a first circuit board on which a power source and a processor are mounted; a second circuit board which is spaced apart from the first circuit board and on which an RF signal generation circuit for generating an RF signal by using power supplied from the power source, and at least one amplifier for amplifying the generated RF signal are mounted; and a radiator which heats an aerosol-generating article by radiating the amplified RF signal in the form of an electromagnetic wave to an insertion space into which the aerosol-generating article is inserted, wherein the processor may be configured to control the RF signal generation circuit and the at least one amplifier.
This aerosol generating device comprises: a heater assembly for heating, via microwaves, an aerosol generating article accommodated in an insertion space, the heater assembly including an oscillation unit for generating microwaves, a shielding unit including the insertion space for accommodating the aerosol generating article and for shielding microwaves, and a microwave output unit for providing the microwaves into an interior of the shielding unit; at least one optical fiber temperature sensor for measuring a temperature of a temperature measurement target from an exterior of the temperature measurement target without being inserted into the temperature measurement target; and a control unit for adjusting the microwaves on the basis of the temperature measured via the optical fiber temperature sensor.
An aerosol-generating device according to an aspect comprises: a source unit which generates an RF signal; a radiation unit which radiates the RF signal in the form of electromagnetic waves to an insertion space into which an aerosol-generating article is inserted, thereby heating the aerosol-generating article; a detection unit which detects a change in moisture of the aerosol-generating article resulting from heating by the radiation unit; and a control unit which controls a frequency and power of the RF signal output from the source unit, on the basis of the change in moisture of the aerosol-generating article.
G01F 23/263 - Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring variations of capacity or inductance of capacitors or inductors arising from the presence of liquid or fluent solid material in the electric or electromagnetic fields by measuring variations in capacitance of capacitors
Disclosed is an aerosol-generating device. The aerosol-generating device of the present disclosure comprises: a body; and a radiation unit disposed inside the body and providing an insertion space in which an aerosol-generating article is accommodated, wherein the radiation unit comprises: an antenna that wraps around the insertion space and emits microwaves for dielectrically heating the aerosol-generating article; and a hollow dielectric disposed within the antenna to support same and providing the insertion space therein, and the dielectric may include at least one of quartz, glass, ceramic, polyimide, and polytetrafluoroethylene.
Disclosed is an aerosol-generating device. The aerosol-generating device of the present disclosure comprises: a body; and a radiation unit disposed on the body and providing an insertion space in which an aerosol-generating article is accommodated. The radiation unit comprises: a single sheet elongated in one direction; an antenna surrounding the insertion space and emitting microwaves for dielectrically heating the aerosol-generating article; and a shielding unit surrounding the antenna and blocking the microwaves from being emitted to the outside of the radiation unit. The radiation unit may be formed by arranging the antenna and the shielding unit on the sheet so as to be spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction of the sheet, and rolling the sheet in the longitudinal direction.
An aerosol-generating device is disclosed. The aerosol-generating device includes a first housing structure including a first power supply and a first housing terminal electrically connected to the first power supply, a second housing structure including a second power supply and detachably coupled to the first housing structure, and a heater configured to heat an aerosol-generating article by receiving power from the second power supply, in which the second housing structure includes a main charging terminal connected to the second power supply and electrically connected to the first housing terminal by contacting the first housing terminal when the first housing structure is coupled to the second housing structure and an auxiliary charging terminal connected to the second power supply, and to which an external power source is connected. In addition, other embodiments are possible.
An aerosol generating system includes an aerosol generating article accommodated in an aerosol generating device to generate an aerosol when heated by the heater, wherein the aerosol generating article comprises: a base portion configured to generate the aerosol when heated; a medium portion arranged at a downstream end of the base portion; and a thermally conductive wrapper surrounding at least a portion of each of the base portion and the medium portion, and configured to transfer heat from the heater, and wherein the heater is arranged to surround the aerosol generating article such that a surface area of the base portion surrounded by the heater is larger than a surface area of the medium portion surrounded by the heater.
The present invention relates to an aerosol-generating device. The aerosol-generating device comprises: a cavity configured to accommodate an aerosol-generating article; a printed circuit board (PCB) including a source circuit configured to generate a radio frequency (RF) signal; an enclosure portion surrounding the source circuit on the PCB; a heat pipe arranged in a recess of the enclosure portion; and a heat sink arranged in a specific area of the heat pipe, thereby shielding the RF signal generated from the source circuit of the PCB and dissipating heat generated from the source circuit.
This aerosol-generating device may comprise: a cavity configured to accommodate an aerosol-generating article; a radiator; and a printed circuit board. The printed circuit board may include a ground layer, a first dielectric, a second dielectric, a source layer, and a control layer separated from the source layer by a gap, and the relative permittivity of the first dielectric may be smaller than that of the second dielectric.
This heater assembly comprises: an oscillation unit that generates microwaves; a resonance unit that comprises an insertion space in which an aerosol-generating article is accommodated, and that heats the aerosol-generating article by resonance of the microwaves; and a microwave output unit that transmits the microwaves generated by the oscillation unit to the resonance unit, wherein the microwave output unit connected to the oscillation unit is screw-coupled to one region of the resonance unit, thereby coupling the oscillation unit to the resonance unit.
An aerosol-generating device according to one embodiment of the present application comprises: an oscillation unit for generating microwaves; a resonance unit which includes an accommodation space for accommodating an aerosol-generating article, and which resonates the microwaves so as to heat the aerosol-generating article; a sensor unit for identifying the state of a medium of a tobacco rod included in the aerosol-generating article; and a processor for adjusting the frequency of the microwave according to the identified state of the medium. When the state of the medium is greater than or equal to a preset threshold value, the processor controls, during a preheating period, that the oscillation unit generates the microwaves having a first frequency corresponding to moisture contained in the medium, and controls, during a smoking period, that the oscillation unit generates the microwave having a second frequency corresponding to glycerin contained in the medium.
Disclosed is activated carbon having excellent ability to remove vapor-phase components. According to an aspect, provided is activated carbon including micropores having a pore diameter of less than 2 nm, wherein a ratio of the micropores is 70-80 vol% based on the total pore volume of the activated carbon, and the activated carbon has a BET specific surface area greater than or equal to 2,000 m2/g.
Disclosed is an aerosol-generating device. The aerosol-generating device according to the present disclosure comprises: a body providing an insertion space for receiving an aerosol-generating article; an antenna disposed adjacent to the insertion space and radiating, into the insertion space, microwaves for dielectrically heating the aerosol-generating article; and a control unit for controlling the frequency of the microwaves radiated from the antenna, wherein the antenna can be changed in length and shape, and the control unit can control to change at least one of the length or shape of the antenna and thereby change the frequency of the microwaves radiated from the antenna.
An aerosol-generating device includes a cavity configured to accommodate an aerosol-generating article, a radiating element, and a printed circuit board. The printed circuit board may include a ground layer, a first dielectric, a second dielectric, a source layer, and a control layer that is separated from the source layer by a gap, and relative permittivity of the first dielectric is less than relative permittivity of the second dielectric.
An aerosol-generating device may shield a radio frequency (RF) signal generated from a source circuit of a printed circuit board and dissipate heat generated from the source circuit.
An aerosol-generating device includes a heater assembly including a heater disposed around at least a portion of a cigarette inserted into the aerosol-generating device, a first circuit and a second circuit connected in parallel to each other to the heater, and a processor configured to control the first circuit and the second circuit to selectively operate, wherein the processor is configured to detect current occurring in the heater using the first circuit, determine a current state of the aerosol-generating device based on the detected current, control the aerosol-generating device based on the current state, and supply current to the heater using the second circuit.
A24F 40/20 - Devices using solid inhalable precursors
A24F 40/465 - Shape or structure of electric heating means specially adapted for induction heating
A24F 40/60 - Devices with integrated user interfaces
G01D 5/20 - Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing memberMeans for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for convertingTransducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using electric or magnetic means influencing the magnitude of a current or voltage by varying inductance, e.g. by a movable armature
G01D 5/24 - Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing memberMeans for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for convertingTransducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using electric or magnetic means influencing the magnitude of a current or voltage by varying capacitance
G01N 27/22 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating capacitance
G05D 23/24 - Control of temperature characterised by the use of electric means with sensing elements having variation of electric or magnetic properties with change of temperature the sensing element having a resistance varying with temperature, e.g. thermistor
H05B 3/42 - Heating elements having the shape of rods or tubes non-flexible
Disclosed is an aerosol-generating device including a body and a radiating unit disposed in the body and formed to provide an insertion space accommodating an aerosol-generating article therein. The radiating unit includes a sheet elongated in a longitudinal direction, an antenna surrounding the insertion space, the antenna being configured to emit microwaves for dielectrically heating the aerosol-generating article, and a shielding portion surrounding the antenna, the shielding portion being configured to prevent the microwaves from being emitted out of the radiating unit. The radiating unit is configured such that the antenna and the shielding portion are disposed spaced apart from each other on the sheet in the longitudinal direction of the sheet and the sheet is rolled in the longitudinal direction.
Provided is an aerosol-generating device including a heater assembly including a heater disposed around at least a portion of a cigarette inserted into the aerosol-generating device, a heating circuit connected to the heater, and a processor configured to control a signal supplied to the heater through the heating circuit. The processor is configured to generate a first signal having a first frequency using the heating circuit, supply the first signal to the heater, determine a current state of the aerosol-generating device, generate a second signal having a second frequency using the heating circuit when the current state corresponds to a target state, and supply the second signal to the heater.
A method performed by an aerosol-generating device includes controlling a signal generation circuit to generate a first signal and a second signal according to a determined cycle, obtaining a reflected signal corresponding to the second signal, and determining capacitance information corresponding to at least a portion of an insertion space of an aerosol-generating article of the aerosol-generating device based on the reflected signal.
An aerosol generating device includes a source unit configured to generate a radio frequency (RF) signal, a radiating unit configured to heat the aerosol generating article by radiating the RF signal in a form of electromagnetic waves to an insertion space into which an aerosol generating article is inserted, a sensing unit configured to detect a change in moisture of the aerosol generating article according to the heating by the radiating unit, and a control unit configured to control a frequency and a power of the RF signal output by the source unit, based on the change in moisture of the aerosol generating article.
An aerosol generating device includes a housing including an accommodation space for accommodating at least a portion of an aerosol generating article, a circuit board located inside the housing and configured to generate radio frequency (RF) signals, a radiating unit located inside the housing and configured to radiate the RF signals in the form of electromagnetic waves toward the aerosol generating article accommodated in the accommodation space, to heat the aerosol generating article, and a control unit configured to detect the resonant frequency of the accommodation space, and to control power supplied from a power supply to the circuit board, on the basis of the detected resonant frequency.
Disclosed is activated carbon having an excellent ability to remove vapor phase components. According to one aspect, there is provided activated carbon including a micropore having a pore diameter of less than 2 nm, wherein a ratio of the micropores is from 70 vol % to 80 vol % based on a total pore volume of the activated carbon, and the activated carbon has a BET specific surface area of 2,000 m2/g or more.
An aerosol generating device is provided. The aerosol generating device includes: an elongated body formed to provide an insertion space having an opening at a first end of the body and extending along a longitudinal direction of the body; a heater coupled to the body; a battery configured to supply power to the heater; a controller configured to control the power supplied to the heater; a through-hole formed at a second end of the body providing a passage between an inside and an outside of the body; and a membrane covering the through-hole.
An aerosol generating device is provided. The aerosol generating device includes: a pipe shaped to include an insertion space; a heater having a cylindrical shape that surrounds the insertion space; and an induction coil positioned relative to the heater and being configured to cause the heater to generate heat in accordance with current flowing through the induction coil.
This aerosol-generating device comprises: an aerosol generator for generating an aerosol; and a potential-difference sensor for generating a signal on the basis of potential difference that changes in response to variations in the components of the aerosol generated by the aerosol generator.
An aerosol-generating device according to an aspect includes: a power source that provides direct current power; a power converter that converts the direct current power into alternating current power; a coil that generates an induced magnetic field by the alternating current power; a susceptor that is heated by the induced magnetic field; a magnetic field detector that detects the intensity of the induced magnetic field; and a control unit that estimates the temperature of the susceptor on the basis of the intensity of the induced magnetic field.
An aerosol-generating device is disclosed. The aerosol-generating device includes a body providing an insertion space in which an aerosol-generating article is accommodated, an antenna disposed adjacent to the insertion space and configured to radiate microwaves that dielectrically heat the aerosol-generating article into the insertion space, and a controller configured to control a frequency of the microwaves radiated from the antenna, wherein the antenna has a changeable length and shape, and the controller is configured to change the frequency radiated from the antenna by controlling at least one of the length or the shape of the antenna to be changed.
Disclosed is an aerosol-generating device. The aerosol-generating device includes a body and a radiating unit disposed in the body, and providing an insertion space in which an aerosol-generating article is accommodated, wherein the radiating unit includes an antenna surrounding the insertion space, the antenna being configured to emit microwaves for dielectrically heating the aerosol-generating article, and a hollow dielectric disposed inside the antenna to support the antenna, the dielectric having the insertion space provided therein, and wherein the dielectric includes at least one of quartz, glass, ceramic, polyimide, or polytetrafluoroethylene.
An aerosol generating device includes a power supply, a first circuit board on which a processor is mounted, a second circuit board, which is arranged spaced apart from the first circuit board and has mounted thereon a radio frequency (RF) signal generation circuit configured to generate an RF signal by using power supplied from the power supply and at least one amplifier configured to amplify the generated RF signal, and a radiating unit configured to heat an aerosol-generating article by radiating the amplified RF signal in the form of electromagnetic waves into an insertion space into which the aerosol-generating article is inserted, wherein the processor is configured to control the RF signal generation circuit and the at least one amplifier.
A heater assembly includes an oscillator configured to generate microwaves, a resonance unit including an insertion space in which an aerosol generating article is accommodated, the resonance unit being configured to heat the aerosol generating article by resonance of the microwaves, and a microwave output unit configured to transmit the microwaves generated in the oscillator to the resonance unit, wherein the microwave output unit is connected to the oscillator and screw-coupled to one region of the resonance unit to couple the oscillator to the resonance unit.
An aerosol generating device includes a heater assembly including an oscillator configured to generate microwaves, a shielding portion including an insertion space for accommodating an aerosol generating article, the shielding portion being configured to shield the microwaves, and a microwave output portion configured to provide the microwaves into the shielding portion, the heater assembly being configured to heat, through the microwaves, the aerosol generating article accommodated in the insertion space, one or more optical fiber temperature sensors configured to measure a temperature of an object of temperature measurement from outside the object of temperature measurement without being inserted into the object of temperature measurement, and a controller configured to adjust the microwaves, based on the temperature measured through the one or more optical fiber temperature sensors.
An aerosol generating device includes an oscillating unit configured to generate microwaves, a resonating unit including an accommodation space for accommodating an aerosol-generating article and configured to resonate the microwaves to heat the aerosol-generating article, a sensor unit configured to identify a state of a medium of a tobacco rod included in the aerosol-generating article, and a processor configured to adjust a frequency of the microwaves according to the identified state of the medium. The processor is further configured to, when the state of the medium is greater than or equal to a preset threshold, in a preheating section, control the oscillating unit to generate microwaves having a first frequency corresponding to moisture included in the medium, and in a smoking section, control the oscillating unit to generate microwaves having a second frequency corresponding to glycerin included in the medium.
Provided are an aerosol generating apparatus and a method of controlling the aerosol generating apparatus. The aerosol generating apparatus includes a source unit configured to generate a microwave signal to perform dielectric heating on an aerosol generating article by using microwaves, and a control unit configured to control an intensity of the microwave signal by controlling powers to be provided from a power source to the source unit, wherein the control unit includes a processor, which is configured to monitor power feedback data on powers provided to the source unit while the dielectric heating is performed with a preset power profile during a smoking session, and to update the power profile based on the monitored power feedback data when calibration of target powers of the power profile is necessary.
This aerosol-generating device comprises: an aerosol generator for generating an aerosol; a passage for air to be supplied to the aerosol generator or the aerosol generated by the aerosol generator to flow through; and a sensor, disposed in the passage to close at least a portion of the passage, for generating a signal by being at least partially deformed by the flow of the air or the aerosol in the passage.
An aerosol-generating device, according to an embodiment, comprises: a heater assembly comprising a heater disposed around at least a portion of a cigarette inserted into the aerosol-generating device; a heating circuit connected to the heater; and a processor that controls a signal supplied to the heater through the heating circuit, wherein the processor may generate a first signal having a first frequency by using the heating circuit and supply the first signal to the heater, determine the current state of the aerosol-generating device, and, if the current state corresponds to a target state, generate a second signal having a second frequency by using the heating circuit and supply the second signal to the heater.
An aerosol-generating device, according to an embodiment, comprises: a heater assembly comprising a heater disposed around at least a portion of a cigarette inserted into the aerosol-generating device; a first circuit and a second circuit that are connected to the heater in parallel with each other; and a processor that controls the first circuit and the second circuit to selectively operate, wherein the processor may detect a current present in the heater by using the first circuit, determine the current state of the aerosol-generating device on the basis of the detected current, control the aerosol-generating device on the basis of the current state, and supply current to the heater by using the second circuit.
G01R 27/26 - Measuring inductance or capacitanceMeasuring quality factor, e.g. by using the resonance methodMeasuring loss factorMeasuring dielectric constants
94.
METHOD OF DETERMINING TEMPERATURE MODEL OF SUSCEPTOR AND AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE PERFORMING THE METHOD
A method, performed by an aerosol-generating device, of determining a temperature model of a susceptor, includes applying a first signal having a first frequency to a coil of a heater so that an alternating magnetic field is generated, determining a first value of an electrical characteristic of a susceptor indicated by the first signal, applying a second signal having a second frequency to the coil of the heater so that an alternating magnetic field is generated, determining a second value of the electrical characteristic of the susceptor indicated by the second signal, and determining a first temperature model for the susceptor based on the first value and the second value, wherein the first temperature model may be a model used for determining a temperature of the susceptor based on the electrical characteristic of the susceptor.
G05D 23/26 - Control of temperature characterised by the use of electric means with sensing elements having variation of electric or magnetic properties with change of temperature the sensing element having a permeability varying with temperature
A24F 40/465 - Shape or structure of electric heating means specially adapted for induction heating
G01K 7/36 - Measuring temperature based on the use of electric or magnetic elements directly sensitive to heat using magnetic elements, e.g. magnets, coils
H05B 6/06 - Control, e.g. of temperature, of power
H05B 6/10 - Induction heating apparatus, other than furnaces, for specific applications
An aerosol generating device obtains, when a flange temperature detected by a flange temperature sensor is included in a predetermined reference temperature range, at least one direct current (DC) value from a current detection sensor by sweeping a switching frequency of a power conversion unit within a reference frequency range, and generates, based on the DC value, temperature data for estimating a temperature of a susceptor.
A notification output method, performed by an aerosol-generating device, includes measuring a first sensor value using a capacitance sensor while an aerosol-generating article is not inserted into the aerosol-generating device, measuring a second sensor value using the capacitance sensor while the aerosol-generating article is inserted into the aerosol-generating device, and outputting a notification when a first value calculated based on the first sensor value and the second sensor value is less than a first threshold value.
G01D 5/20 - Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing memberMeans for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for convertingTransducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using electric or magnetic means influencing the magnitude of a current or voltage by varying inductance, e.g. by a movable armature
G01D 5/24 - Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing memberMeans for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for convertingTransducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using electric or magnetic means influencing the magnitude of a current or voltage by varying capacitance
H05B 6/10 - Induction heating apparatus, other than furnaces, for specific applications
An aerosol-generating device is disclosed. The aerosol-generating device includes a body providing an insertion space in which a stick is accommodated, a heater configured to heat the stick, a stick detection sensor disposed adjacent to the insertion space, a puff sensor configured to detect inhalation, a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the heater, and a controller configured to determine whether the stick is inserted into or removed from the insertion space, wherein the controller is configured to determine whether the stick is inserted into or removed from the insertion space based on a signal detected by the stick detection sensor, and cancel insertion determination or removal determination based on at least one of a signal detected by the puff sensor or a signal detected by the temperature sensor.
An aerosol generating device includes an insertion space accommodating an aerosol generating substrate, a heater configured to heat the aerosol generating substrate inserted into the insertion space, an airflow passage connected to the insertion space and through which air flows, a sensor unit arranged in the airflow passage and configured to generate current by being pressed according to a change in pressure inside the airflow passage, and a controller configured to control the heater, based on an operation of the sensor unit.
A heater assembly for an aerosol generating device includes a cover housing, and a coil assembly inserted into the cover housing, wherein the coil assembly includes a coil configured to generate an alternating magnetic field when power is supplied, a first bracket including a receiving space for accommodating the coil and supporting the coil accommodated in the receiving space, a second bracket coupled to one end of the first bracket and supporting the coil, and a shielding member arranged to surround side surfaces of the first bracket and the coil and configured to shield a magnetic field radiating from the coil to an outside of the heater assembly, wherein the first bracket and the second bracket fix the shielding member.
An aerosol generating device includes a power supply configured to provide direct current (DC) power, a power converter configured to convert the DC power to alternating current (AC) power, a coil configured to generate a magnetic field induced by the AC power, a susceptor heated by the induced magnetic field, a magnetic field sensor configured to detect intensity of the induced magnetic field, and a controller configured to estimate a temperature of the susceptor based on the intensity of the induced magnetic field.
