CN112335940A - Aerosol-generating systems, smokeable materials, and aerosol-generating devices - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an aerosol-generating system, smokable material and an aerosol-generating device, wherein the aerosol-generating system comprises an aerosol-generating device which heats the smokable material; the heating device also comprises an information storage unit, a heating device and a heating control unit, wherein the information storage unit stores heating curve information of the smokeable material; the aerosol-generating device comprises: a containment chamber for receiving smokable material; a heating element for heating smokable material received in the containment chamber; an information acquisition module configured to receive the heating curve information stored by the information storage unit; a controller configured to control the heating element to heat the smokable material according to the heating profile information received by the information acquisition module. The heating curve information matched with different smokeable materials is stored in the information storage unit, so that the subsequent heating curve of the smokeable materials can be acquired through the detection information storage unit, and the smokeable materials are controlled to be heated, so that the smoking taste of the different smokeable materials is guaranteed to the maximum extent.

Description

Aerosol-generating systems, smokeable materials, and aerosol-generating devices

technical field

Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of heat-not-burn smoking articles, and in particular, to an aerosol generating system, a smokeable material and an aerosol generating device.

Background technique

Smoking articles (eg, cigarettes, cigars, etc.) burn tobacco during use to produce tobacco smoke. Attempts have been made to replace these tobacco-burning products by making products that release compounds without burning them.

An example of such a product is a heating device that releases a compound by heating rather than burning a material. For example, the material may be tobacco or other non-tobacco products, which may or may not contain nicotine. There are differences in existing tobacco products from different brands or manufacturers. For example, as an example of existing technologies and products, see (a) and (b) in Figure 1. The heat-not-burn smoking device used needs to identify the type of tobacco product, and then change the position of the internal heating element to match the position of the tobacco part. However, the known heat-not-burn smoking articles do not include identifying and detecting different types of tobacco products and then heating them in a matching manner.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In order to solve the problem of matching with different types of products in the prior art, the embodiment of the present invention provides a smokeable material that can easily identify the heating position, and an aerosol generating device that can accurately detect and match different smokeable materials, and aerosol generation systems.

Based on the above, an aerosol generating system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an aerosol generating device configured to heat a smokeable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokeable material; further comprising:

an information storage unit, storing heating information of the smokeable material, the heating information including the heating position of the smokeable material;

The aerosol generating device includes:

a containment cavity for at least partially receiving the smokeable material;

a heating element that heats the smokeable material received in the containment cavity;

an information acquisition module, configured to receive the heating information of the smokeable material stored in the information storage unit, and then acquire the heating position of the smokeable material;

The controller is configured to control the heating element to heat the smokeable material according to the heating position according to the heating position obtained by the information obtaining module.

Preferably, the information storage unit includes at least one of an NFC tag, a barcode, and a QR code.

Preferably, the heating information further includes the composition of the tobacco part of the smokeable material, and at least one of heating temperature curve, heating time, production date, production site, batch number, and manufacturer.

The information storage unit is configured in the form of a card.

The heating locations include at least a first location and a second location representing different portions of the smokeable material.

Preferably, the information storage unit is bonded to the smokeable material.

Preferably, the information storage unit is bonded to the outer surface of the smokeable material.

Preferably, the information acquisition module includes a scanning device, which receives the heating information by performing a scanning operation on the information storage unit.

Preferably, the information acquisition module includes an NFC sensor capable of receiving radio frequency signals within a receivable distance range, and is configured to receive radio frequency signals sent by an information storage unit within a receivable distance range, thereby receiving the heating information.

Preferably, the accommodating cavity includes an opening through which a smokeable material can be removably received within the accommodating cavity; the information acquisition module is provided adjacent to the opening.

Preferably, the information acquisition module is configured to be adjacent to an outer surface of the smokeable material when the smokeable material is received within the containment cavity.

Preferably, the heating element includes a heating portion for heating;

The controller is configured to adjust the heating position of the heating element to match the heating position of the smokeable material according to the heating position, thereby heating the smokeable material.

Preferably, the accommodating cavity includes a first area and a second area for receiving different parts of the smokeable material;

The controller is configured to control the heating element to heat the smokeable material received in the first region or the second region depending on the heating position.

Preferably, the controller is further configured to generate a scheme for controlling the heating area to be heated according to the heating information detected by the information acquisition module.

Preferably, the heating scheme includes at least one of a heating area to be heated, a heating temperature curve, a maximum heating temperature, and a heating time.

The embodiment of the present invention also provides a smokeable material, which is configured to volatilize at least one component by being heated; the smokeable material includes an information storage unit storing heating information of the smokeable material; The heating information includes the heating position of the smokeable material, so that the heating position of the smokeable material can be obtained by receiving the heating information of the information storage unit, and then the smokeable material is heated according to the heating position.

Preferably, the information storage unit includes at least one of an NFC tag, a barcode, and a QR code.

Preferably, the heating locations include at least a first location and a second location representing different portions of the smokeable material.

Preferably, the heating information further includes the composition of the tobacco part of the smokeable material, and at least one of heating temperature curve, heating time, production date, production site, batch number, and manufacturer.

Preferably, the information storage unit is bonded to the outer surface of the smokeable material.

The embodiment of the present invention also provides an aerosol generating device used in cooperation with an information storage unit, for heating a smokeable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokeable material; the information storage unit stores a smokeable material heating information of the smokable material, the heating information including the heating position of the smokable material; the aerosol generating device comprises:

a containment cavity for at least partially receiving the smokeable material;

a heating element that heats the smokeable material received in the containment cavity;

an information acquisition module, configured to acquire the heating position by receiving the heating information stored in the information storage unit;

The controller is configured to control the heating element to heat the smokeable material according to the heating position according to the heating position obtained by the information obtaining module.

Preferably, the information acquisition module includes a scanning device, which receives the heating information by performing a scanning operation on the information storage unit.

Preferably, the information acquisition module includes an NFC sensor capable of receiving radio frequency signals within a receivable distance range, and is configured to receive radio frequency signals sent by an information storage unit within a receivable distance range, thereby receiving the heating information.

Preferably, the accommodating cavity includes an opening through which a smokeable material can be removably received within the accommodating cavity; the information acquisition module is provided adjacent to the opening.

Preferably, the information acquisition module is configured to be adjacent to an outer surface of the smokeable material when the smokeable material is received within the containment cavity.

Preferably, the heating element includes a heating portion for heating;

The controller is configured to adjust the heating position of the heating element to match the heating position of the smokeable material according to the heating position, thereby heating the smokeable material.

Preferably, the accommodating cavity includes a first area and a second area for receiving different parts of the smokeable material;

The controller is configured to control the heating element to heat the smokeable material received in the first region or the second region depending on the heating position.

Preferably, the controller is further configured to generate a scheme for controlling the heating area to be heated according to the heating information detected by the information acquisition module.

Preferably, the heating scheme includes at least one of a heating area to be heated, a heating temperature curve, a maximum heating temperature, and a heating time.

Using the aerosol generation system of the above embodiment, the heating information of the smokeable material is stored in an information storage unit that is independent or combined with the smokeable material, and then the information storage unit is detected and identified to obtain the information of the smokeable material. The heating position in turn corresponds to heating, thereby ensuring that different types of smokeable materials can be accurately identified and matched for suction.

An embodiment of the present invention further provides an aerosol generating system, comprising an aerosol generating device configured to heat a smokeable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokeable material; further comprising:

an information storage unit, storing the heating curve information of the smokeable material;

The aerosol generating device includes:

a containment cavity for at least partially receiving the smokeable material;

a heating element that heats the smokeable material received in the containment cavity;

an information acquisition module, configured to receive the heating curve information of the smokeable material stored in the information storage unit;

The controller is configured to control the heating element to heat the smokeable material according to the heating curve information received by the information acquisition module.

Preferably, the information storage unit includes at least one of an NFC tag, a barcode, and a QR code.

Preferably, the information storage unit is constructed in the form of a card.

Preferably, the heating curve information includes at least different first heating curve information and second heating curve information.

Preferably, the information storage unit is bonded to the smokeable material.

Preferably, the information storage unit is bonded to the outer surface of the smokeable material.

Preferably, a lookup table of heating curve information and heating temperature curve is pre-stored in the controller, and is configured to retrieve the heating temperature curve from the lookup table according to the heating curve information, and then control the heating temperature curve according to the heating temperature curve. The heating element heats the smokeable material.

Preferably, the heating temperature curve includes at least a different first heating temperature curve and a second heating temperature curve; wherein,

The first heating temperature curve includes a first continuous heating stage, the second heating temperature curve includes a second continuous heating stage, and the temperature of the first continuous heating stage is substantially constant, and the temperature of the second continuous heating stage is gradually increased. rise;

And/or, the first heating temperature curve includes a first preheating stage that increases from room temperature to a first preheating temperature, and the second heating temperature curve includes a period that increases from room temperature to a second preheating temperature. The second preheating stage, and the first preheating temperature is higher than the second preheating temperature.

Preferably, the information acquisition module includes a scanning device, which receives the heating curve information by performing a scanning operation on the information storage unit.

Preferably, the information acquisition module includes an NFC sensor capable of receiving radio frequency signals within a receivable distance range, and is configured to receive radio frequency signals sent by an information storage unit within a receivable distance range, thereby receiving the heating curve information.

Preferably, the information acquisition module is configured to be adjacent to an outer surface of the smokeable material when the smokeable material is received within the containment cavity.

An embodiment of the present invention also provides a smokeable material configured to volatilize at least one component by being heated; the smokeable material includes an information storage unit storing heating curve information of the smokeable material, In order to obtain the heating curve information of the smokeable material by detecting the information storage unit, and then heat the smokeable material according to the heating curve information.

Preferably, the information storage unit includes at least one of an NFC tag, a barcode, and a QR code.

Preferably, the information storage unit is bonded to the outer surface of the smokeable material.

The embodiment of the present invention also provides an aerosol generating device used in cooperation with an information storage unit, for heating a smokeable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokeable material; the information storage unit stores a smokeable material The heating curve information of the absorbing material; the aerosol generating device includes:

a containment cavity for at least partially receiving the smokeable material;

a heating element that heats the smokeable material received in the containment cavity;

an information acquisition module, configured to receive the heating curve information;

The controller is configured to control the heating element to heat the smokeable material according to the heating curve information received by the information acquisition module.

Preferably, a lookup table of heating curve information and heating temperature curve is pre-stored in the controller, and is configured to retrieve the heating temperature curve from the lookup table according to the heating curve information, and then control the heating temperature curve according to the heating temperature curve. The heating element heats the smokeable material.

Preferably, the heating temperature curve includes at least a different first heating temperature curve and a second heating temperature curve; wherein,

The first heating temperature curve includes a first continuous heating stage, the second heating temperature curve includes a second continuous heating stage, and the temperature of the first continuous heating stage is substantially constant, and the temperature of the second continuous heating stage is gradually increased. rise;

And/or, the first heating temperature curve includes a first preheating stage that increases from room temperature to a first preheating temperature, and the second heating temperature curve includes a period that increases from room temperature to a second preheating temperature. The second preheating stage, and the first preheating temperature is higher than the second preheating temperature. Preferably, the information acquisition module includes a scanning device, which receives the heating curve information by performing a scanning operation on the information storage unit.

Preferably, the information acquisition module includes an NFC sensor capable of receiving radio frequency signals within a receivable distance range, and is configured to receive radio frequency signals sent by an information storage unit within a receivable distance range, thereby receiving the heating curve information.

Preferably, the information acquisition module is configured to be adjacent to an outer surface of the smokeable material when the smokeable material is received within the containment cavity.

In the above, the heating curve information matched with different smokeable materials is stored in an information storage unit, and then the heating curve of the smokeable material can be acquired by detecting the information storage unit later, and then the heating of the smokeable material can be controlled, Thereby, the smoking taste of different smokeable materials is ensured to the greatest extent.

Description of drawings

One or more embodiments are exemplified by the pictures in the corresponding drawings, and these exemplifications do not constitute limitations of the embodiments, and elements with the same reference numerals in the drawings are denoted as similar elements, Unless otherwise stated, the figures in the accompanying drawings do not constitute a scale limitation.

Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of tobacco part 1 in existing different types of tobacco products;

2 is a block diagram of an aerosol generating system provided by an embodiment;

Fig. 3 is the structural representation of the aerosol generation system shown in Fig. 2;

4 is a block diagram of an aerosol generating system provided by yet another embodiment;

5 is a schematic structural diagram of an information storage unit provided by an embodiment;

6 is a schematic structural diagram of an aerosol generating device provided by an embodiment;

7 is a schematic structural diagram of an aerosol generating device provided by another embodiment;

8 is a schematic structural diagram of an aerosol generating device provided by another embodiment;

9 is a schematic diagram of a heating curve of a smokeable material provided by an embodiment;

10 is a schematic diagram of a heating curve of a smokeable material provided by another embodiment;

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of a heating curve of a smokeable material provided by yet another embodiment.

Detailed ways

In order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, the present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

An embodiment of the present invention provides an aerosol generating system, as shown in FIG. 2 to FIG. 3 , the system according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 includes a smokeable material 100 and can receive the smokeable material 100 and heat it to make The aerosol generating device 200 from which at least one of its components is volatilized.

In one embodiment, in order for the aerosol generating device 200 to identify different types of smokeable materials 100, the smokeable materials 100 carry an information storage unit 110; wherein, the information storage unit 110 is an NFC (Near Field Communication) tag , at least one of barcode, QR (Quick Response) code. Also, the information stored in the NFC tag, barcode, and QR code as the information storage unit 110 includes the portion to be heated of the smokeable material 100 . The corresponding aerosol generating device 200 includes an information acquisition module 210 ; the information acquisition module 210 is used to acquire the to-be-heated part of the smokeable material 100 stored in the information storage unit 110 . The aerosol generating device 200 further includes a controller 260, which controls the aerosol generating device 200 to heat the smokeable material 100 according to the heating position according to the obtained heating position.

In the aerosol generating system of still another embodiment, the information storage unit 110 of the above NFC (Near Field Communication) tag, barcode, and QR (Quick Response) code can be separated from the smokeable material 100, as shown in FIG. 4; When using, the user first receives the smokable material 100 into the aerosol generating device 200, and then establishes communication between the separated information storage unit 110 and the information acquisition module 210, and the information acquisition module 210 receives the information storage unit 110 and stores it. Of course, the heating information includes the heating position of the smokeable material 100 currently received by the aerosol generating device 200, and then the smokeable material 100 is heated according to the heating position.

Using the aerosol generating system of the above embodiment, the information storage unit 110 is independently or combined with the information storage unit 110 carried on the smokeable material 100 to detect and identify the information storage unit 110 to obtain the heating position of the smokeable material 100, and then correspond to the information storage unit 110. heating, thereby ensuring that different types of smokeable material 100 can be identified and matched.

In yet another embodiment, the information storage unit 110 may be configured as a card or the like separate from the smokeable material 100 for easy carrying or storage separately, as shown in FIG. 5 . Based on the fact that the two different products shown in FIG. 1 have different tobacco positions, the heating position included in the heating information stored in the information storage unit 110 may further include at least a representative of the smokable material 100 shown in FIG. 5 . Then, the subsequent aerosol generating device 200 controls the heating of the smokeable material 100 according to whether the first position or the second position is received. According to the card-type information storage unit 110 in the embodiment of FIG. 5 , corresponding to NFC (Near Field Communication) tags, barcodes, QR (Quick Response) codes, etc., the first position and the second position can be printed on the surface of the card respectively. the first barcode/second barcode, or the first NFC coil/second NFC coil held in the card, etc.

In yet another embodiment of the aerosol generating system, as shown in FIG. 6 , the aerosol generating device 200 further includes at least one heating area 220 , and the heating position of the smokeable material 100 can be acquired according to the information acquisition module 210 . , control the heating area 220 adapted to the part to be heated to start heating, and then heat the smokeable material 100 to volatilize at least one component. Wherein, at least one heating area 220 may be formed by a single or multiple heating elements. At the same time, the at least one heating zone 220 may be suitably arranged so as to heat the smokeable material 100 most efficiently.

Further, in the embodiment of the aerosol generating device 200 shown in FIG. 6 , there are a first heating area 221 and a second heating area 222 . Specifically, the aerosol generating device 200 includes a first heating tube 230 and a second heating tube 240 that are aligned in sequence along the axial direction; wherein the first heating tube 230 is configured to heat the smokeable material 100 located in the first heating tube The first heating zone 221 within the second heating tube 240 is configured to heat the second heating zone 222 of the smokeable material 100 within the second heating tube 240 .

In one embodiment, the first heating tube 230 and the second heating tube 240 are resistance heaters, and can be independently powered by wires to be heated.

In one implementation, as shown in FIG. 7 , the first heating pipe 230 and the second heating pipe 240 are induction heaters, and the first electromagnetic coil 231 , the second heating pipe 240 are respectively wound around the first heating pipe 230 and the second heating pipe 240 . and the second electromagnetic coil 241, which can independently generate changing magnetic fields by providing alternating current; the first heating tube 230 and the second heating tube 240 correspond to the changes generated by the first electromagnetic coil 231 and the second electromagnetic coil 241. Heating is carried out under the penetration of a magnetic field.

In other implementations, the different heating zones 220 in the aerosol-generating device 200 may also be performed by tubular elements and inner axially disposed elongate pins or needle-type heating elements. Also, the different heating zones 220, such as the first heating zone 221 and the second heating zone 222, may be at least partially coincident. Alternatively, in other embodiments, different heating regions 220 in the aerosol generating device 200 may also be heated by infrared heating devices.

In other embodiments, different heating areas 220 in the aerosol generating device 200 may also be formed by movable heating components moving relative to the chamber. The smokeable material 100 is heated. Specifically, the structure of the aerosol generating device 200 in this embodiment is shown in FIG. 8 , including:

a tubular stent 230a, the hollow inside of the tubular stent 230a forms a chamber 231a for receiving the smokeable material 100;

material support 240a, the end of which abuts on the material support 240a when the smokeable material 100 is received in the chamber 231a, so that the material support 240a is easily held fixed;

a heating pipe 250a, the heating pipe 250a is sleeved outside at least a part of the smokable material 100 in the chamber 231a, and heats the part of the smokable material 100 in the heating pipe 250a;

The actuating member 260a is connected to the heating pipe 250a by means of tight fitting or fixing, and can drive the heating pipe 250a to move up and down along the axial direction of the chamber 231a under the driving of external force, thereby changing the relative relationship with the smokable material 100. position, which in turn can be matched to different types of smokeable materials 100 with different heating positions. The driving of the actuating member 260 a is preferably provided by an electric driving device such as a motor; further, the electric driving device may be controlled by the controller 260 according to the heating position acquired by the information acquiring module 210 .

Or in the variant implementation of the embodiment of FIG. 8 , the material support 240a can be designed in a movable manner, and then the smokeable material 100 can be pushed up and down in the heating pipe 250a to move up and down, so that the smokeable material 100 needs to be heated at the heating position. It overlaps with at least a part of the heat pipe 250a, thereby achieving matching.

In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the information contained in the NFC tag, barcode, QR code or other information storage module 110 includes heating curve information of the smokeable material 100; the heating curve information is based on different smokeable materials The heating temperature curves matched with each of the 100 , for example, FIG. 9 to FIG. 11 respectively show the heating temperature curves matched with each of three different types of smokeable materials 100 . in,

An example of the heating temperature curve S1 of a brand-matched smokeable material 100 in the suction process shown in FIG. 9 includes: the first stage (preheating stage) S110, the temperature is raised to the first temperature (about 320°C in about 20-30s) °C); the second stage S120, the temperature is lowered to the second temperature (about 280 °C) in about 10-20s; the third stage (continuous heating stage) S130 is basically maintained at the second temperature until the end of suction.

An example of the heating temperature curve S2 of a brand-matched smokeable material 100 in the suction process shown in FIG. 10 includes: the first stage (preheating stage) S210, the temperature is raised to the first temperature (about 220 in about 10-20s) ℃); the second stage S220, cooling to the second temperature (about 140 ℃) in about 20-30s; the third stage S230, heating to the third temperature (about 270 ℃) in about 10-20s; the fourth stage (continuous Heating stage) S240, the suction temperature is increased from the third temperature at a heating rate of about 10 degrees per minute until the suction ends.

An example of the heating temperature curve S3 of a brand-matched smokeable material 100 during the smoking process shown in FIG. 11 includes: the first stage (preheating stage) S310, the temperature is raised to the first temperature (about 290 in about 10-20s) ℃); the second stage S320 is maintained at the first temperature for about 60-70s; the third stage S330 is cooled from the first temperature to the second temperature (about 260°C) within 10-20s; the fourth stage (continuous heating stage ) S340 , from the second temperature, the temperature is increased in a gradient heating manner of about 10° C. every about 40s until the suction ends.

In one embodiment, based on the above matching control of the heating process for different types of smokeable materials 100 , the controller 260 controls the heating component to heat the received smokeable materials 100 according to the heating curve information in the information storage module 110 , it can ensure that the heating method of the suction process is the optimal heating curve, and the suction taste can be guaranteed to the greatest extent.

In other embodiments, the controller 260 may also store in advance the optimum heating temperature curves corresponding to various smokeable materials 100; and then the heating curve information stored in the information storage module 110 includes the heating temperature curve corresponding to the above-mentioned heating temperature. The index or look-up table corresponding to the curve, and then the corresponding heating temperature curve is searched according to the index or the look-up table, and then the heating is controlled according to the heating temperature curve.

In embodiments, the information contained in the NFC tag, barcode, QR code, or other information storage module 110 may include, among other information, the active ingredient of the tobacco portion composition of the smokable material 100, and the heating temperature profile, Heating time, production date, production place, batch number, manufacturer and other production details and use date.

In an embodiment, the information acquisition module 210 includes a scanning device (such as a barcode scanning gun) with a scanning function. When the smokeable material 100 is received in the aerosol generating device 200 , by scanning the barcode or QR code, collects the information provided by barcode, QR code.

In a preferred embodiment, the scanning device is configured to scan by emitting infrared wavelength light or ultraviolet wavelength light.

In another embodiment, the information acquisition module 210 includes an NFC sensor based on near field communication technology. Of course, the NFC sensor is an NFC sensor capable of receiving radio frequency signals within a receivable distance; When the NFC tag on the smokeable material 100 is within the above distance range, the NFC sensor can receive the radio frequency signal sent by the NFC tag, and through the received radio frequency signal, the heating of the smokeable material 100 stored in the NFC tag can be read. The information, of course, includes the heating location of the smokeable material 100 .

Further in one embodiment, the information storage unit 110 is disposed on the outer surface of the smokeable material 100 , and the information acquisition module 210 is configured to be adjacent to the outer surface of the smokeable material 100 . In a preferred implementation, the information acquisition module 210 is provided at the opening of the cavity of the aerosol generating device 200 for receiving the smokeable material 100. When the smokeable material 100 is gradually inserted into the cavity through the opening, the information acquisition module 210 is located at the opening of the cavity. The information provided by the information storage unit 110 can be accurately collected by scanning the outer surface of the smokeable material 100 during the insertion of the smokeable material 100 .

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 to FIG. 4 , the aerosol generating device 200 further includes a controller 260, and the controller 260 is configured to, according to the information acquired by the information acquiring module 210, generate a method for controlling at least one heating area 220 to perform heating and control the installation scheme of the aerosol generating device to heat the smokeable material 100. The generated heating scheme includes one or more of the following: the heating zone 220 to be heated, the heating temperature curve for the heating zone 220, the maximum working temperature, the maximum heating time, etc., to ensure the generated heating scheme It is advantageous to match the smokeable material 100 . Of course, based on the user's personal preference or taste, etc., the controller 260 can store a heating scheme that can be modified by the user, so as to improve the user experience.

In an embodiment, the controller 260 may control the aerosol-generating device 200 to send a signal to alert the user of a mismatch notification once the heated area 220 of the aerosol-generating device 200 control operation does not match the tobacco portion of the smokable material 100 .

In embodiments, the aerosol-generating device 200 is preferably a hand-held aerosol-generating device that is comfortable for the user to hold between the palm of the hand or between the fingers. Preferably, the aerosol-generating device 200 is reusable; each smokeable material 100 is single-use.

And according to the usage requirements of the aerosol generating device 200, it is not necessary to keep the heating or other various functional components in the active mode, but in the standby mode; only when the information acquisition module 210 scans to the information storage unit 110, Then, the controller 260 controls the aerosol generating device 200 to transform into the active mode according to the acquisition action, and then can further transform into the working mode for heating by detecting the airflow change information during the user's puffing process. Of course, the standby mode of the aerosol-generating device 200 has lower power consumption than the active mode based on power saving requirements. On the one hand, power saving optimization can be facilitated, and on the other hand, safety can be improved because the aerosol-generating device 200 is only activated when the insertion of the smokeable material 100 is detected. The possibility of energizing the heating element is thus not provided unless the insertion action of the smokeable material 100 is obtained by scanning an NFC tag, barcode or QR code. Compared with the existing product of the aerosol generating device 200, whether or not the smokable material 100 is received, it can supply energy to the heating element to cause dry burning when the control switch is touched; therefore, the aerosol generating device 200 of the present embodiment has a better performance. High security.

It should be noted that the description of the present invention and the accompanying drawings provide preferred embodiments of the present invention, but are not limited to the embodiments described in this specification. Improvements or changes are made according to the above description, and all such improvements and changes should fall within the protection scope of the appended claims of the present invention.

Claims (20)

1. An aerosol-generating system comprising an aerosol-generating device configured to heat smokable material to volatilise at least one component of the smokable material; it is characterized by also comprising:

an information storage unit that stores heating curve information of the smokable material;

the aerosol-generating device comprises:

a containment chamber for at least partially receiving the smokable material;

a heating element for heating smokable material received in the containment cavity;

an information acquisition module configured to receive the heating profile information of the smokable material stored by the information storage unit;

a controller configured to control the heating element to heat the smokable material in accordance with heating profile information received by the information acquisition module.

2. An aerosol-generating system according to claim 1, wherein the information storage unit comprises at least one of an NFC tag, a barcode, a QR code.

3. An aerosol-generating system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the information storage unit is configured in the form of a card.

4. An aerosol-generating system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the heating profile information comprises at least first and second different heating profile information.

5. An aerosol-generating system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the information storage unit is bonded to the smokable material.

6. An aerosol-generating system according to claim 5, wherein the information storage unit is bonded to an outer surface of the smokable material.

7. An aerosol-generating system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the controller has a look-up table of heating profile information and heating temperature profile pre-stored therein and is configured to retrieve a heating temperature profile from the look-up table in accordance with the heating profile information and to control the heating element to heat the smokable material in accordance with the heating temperature profile.

8. An aerosol-generating system according to claim 7, wherein the heating temperature profile comprises at least first and second different heating temperature profiles; wherein,

the first heating temperature profile comprises a first continuous heating period, the second heating temperature profile comprises a second continuous heating period, the temperature of the first continuous heating period is basically constant, and the temperature of the second continuous heating period is gradually increased;

and/or the first heating temperature curve comprises a first preheating stage of increasing from room temperature to a first preheating temperature, the second heating temperature curve comprises a second preheating stage of increasing from room temperature to a second preheating temperature, and the first preheating temperature is higher than the second preheating temperature.

9. An aerosol-generating system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the information acquisition module comprises scanning means for receiving the heating profile information by scanning the information storage unit.

10. An aerosol-generating system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the information acquisition module comprises an NFC sensor capable of receiving radio frequency signals over a receivable distance range, configured to receive radio frequency signals transmitted by an information storage unit within the receivable distance range, and to receive the heating profile information.

11. An aerosol-generating system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the information acquisition module is configured to be adjacent an outer surface of the smokable material when the smokable material is received within the containment chamber.

12. A smokeable material configured to be smokeable by being heated to volatilize at least one component; the smokable material includes an information storage unit storing heating profile information of the smokable material so that the heating profile information of the smokable material can be acquired by detecting the information storage unit, and the smokable material is heated according to the heating profile information.

13. An aerosol-generating system according to claim 12, wherein the information storage unit comprises at least one of an NFC tag, a barcode, a QR code.

14. An aerosol-generating system according to claim 12 or 13, wherein the information storage unit is bonded to an outer surface of the smokable material.

15. An aerosol-generating device for use with an information storage unit for heating smokable material to volatilise at least one component of the smokable material; the information storage unit stores heating curve information of the smokeable material; characterized in that the aerosol-generating device comprises:

a containment chamber for at least partially receiving the smokable material;

a heating element for heating smokable material received in the containment cavity;

an information acquisition module configured to receive the heating profile information;

a controller configured to control the heating element to heat the smokable material in accordance with heating profile information received by the information acquisition module.

16. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 15, wherein the controller has a look-up table of heating profile information and heating temperature profiles pre-stored therein and is configured to retrieve a heating temperature profile from the look-up table in accordance with the heating profile information and to control the heating element to heat the smokable material in accordance with the heating temperature profile.

17. An aerosol-generating system according to claim 16, wherein the heating temperature profile comprises at least first and second different heating temperature profiles; wherein,

the first heating temperature profile comprises a first continuous heating period, the second heating temperature profile comprises a second continuous heating period, the temperature of the first continuous heating period is basically constant, and the temperature of the second continuous heating period is gradually increased;

and/or the first heating temperature curve comprises a first preheating stage of increasing from room temperature to a first preheating temperature, the second heating temperature curve comprises a second preheating stage of increasing from room temperature to a second preheating temperature, and the first preheating temperature is higher than the second preheating temperature.

18. An aerosol-generating device according to any one of claims 15 to 17, wherein the information acquisition module comprises scanning means for receiving the heating profile information by scanning the information storage unit.

19. An aerosol-generating device according to any one of claims 15 to 17, wherein the information acquisition module comprises an NFC sensor capable of receiving radio frequency signals over a receivable range of distance, configured to receive radio frequency signals transmitted by the information storage unit within the receivable range of distance, and to receive the heating profile information.

20. The aerosol-generating device of any one of claims 15 to 17, wherein the information acquisition module is configured to be adjacent an outer surface of the smokable material when the smokable material is received within the receiving cavity.

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