CN117940033A - Aerosol generating system, control method, and program - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention provides an aerosol-generating system capable of further improving the quality of user experience. The aerosol-generating system includes a control unit that controls, in accordance with the shape of the second substrate, the operation of a generating unit that generates an aerosol from an aerosol source stored in the first substrate and the operation of a heating unit that heats the second substrate that includes a flavor source that imparts a flavor component to the aerosol.
Description
Technical Field
The present invention relates to an aerosol-generating system, a control method, and a program.
Background
Suction devices for generating substances sucked by users, such as electronic cigarettes and atomizers, are widely used. For example, the suction device generates an aerosol to which a flavor component is added by using a substrate including an aerosol source for generating an aerosol and a flavor source for adding a flavor component to the generated aerosol. The user can absorb the aerosol given with the flavor component generated by the absorbing means, thereby being able to taste the flavor. Hereinafter, the operation of sucking the aerosol by the user is also referred to as a sucking operation.
Various techniques for improving the quality of the user experience with suction devices have been studied. For example, patent document 1 discloses a technique in which an operation sensor is provided in a suction device, and the suction device is caused to execute an operation corresponding to a gesture detected by the operation sensor.
Prior art literature
Patent literature
Patent document 1: japanese patent application laid-open No. 2021-58212
Disclosure of Invention
Technical problem to be solved by the invention
The technique described in patent document 1 only uses the shape of the suction device for gesture detection.
Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a structure capable of further improving the quality of user experience.
Technical scheme for solving technical problems
In order to solve the above-described problems, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an aerosol-generating system including a control unit that controls, in accordance with a form of a second substrate, an operation of a generating unit that generates an aerosol from an aerosol source stored in a first substrate and an operation of a heating unit that heats the second substrate including a flavor source that imparts a flavor component to the aerosol.
The second substrate may have the fragrance source in a granular form and a fragrance source storage unit for storing the fragrance source in an internal space, and the fragrance source may move in the internal space of the fragrance source storage unit according to the form of the second substrate.
The control unit may control the operation of the generating unit so that the amount of aerosol generated decreases as the inclination of the flow path of the aerosol in the flavor source storage unit approaches a horizontal level, and may control the operation of the heating unit so that the temperature of the second substrate increases.
The aerosol-generating system may further include a shape sensor that detects a shape of the aerosol-generating system, and the control unit may control the operation of the generating unit and the operation of the heating unit based on a shape of the second substrate corresponding to the shape of the aerosol-generating system detected by the shape sensor.
The control unit may control the operation of the generating unit in accordance with the form of the second substrate at a first time, which is at least one of a time when the start of suction is detected, a time when the power of the aerosol-generating system is turned on, a time when the power of the aerosol-generating system is turned off, a time when the start of suction is detected, and a time when the end of suction is detected, and may control the operation of the heating unit in accordance with the form of the second substrate at a second time.
The control unit may control the operation of the heating unit according to the form of the second substrate at the time when the start of suction was detected.
The aerosol-generating system includes a plurality of heating units disposed at different positions around the second substrate, and the control unit controls the operation of the plurality of heating units according to the form of the second substrate.
The control unit may control the plurality of heating units such that an output of the heating unit disposed in the vertical direction is higher than an output of the heating unit disposed in the opposite direction.
The aerosol-generating system may further include a plurality of heating units disposed at different positions around the second substrate, and the control unit may control the plurality of heating units such that an output of the heating unit assumed to be located in a vertical direction when the user performs suction is higher than an output of the heating unit assumed to be located in an opposite direction to the vertical direction.
The aerosol-generating system may further include: a plurality of heating units rotatably disposed around the periphery of the second base material at different positions around the periphery of the second base material; and a rotation mechanism that rotates the plurality of heating units so that the heating unit controlled to have the highest output among the plurality of heating units is positioned in the vertical direction.
The second substrate may contain a first flavor component and a second flavor component different from the first flavor component, and the aerosol source may contain the second flavor component.
The aerosol-generating system may include the first substrate and the second substrate.
Further, in order to solve the above-described problems, according to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control method including: the operation of the generating unit that generates an aerosol from an aerosol source stored in the first substrate and the operation of the heating unit that heats the second substrate including a flavor source that imparts a flavor component to the aerosol are controlled in accordance with the form of the second substrate.
In order to solve the above-described problems, according to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program for causing a computer to function as a control unit that controls, in accordance with the form of the second base material, the operation of a generating unit that generates an aerosol from an aerosol source stored in a first base material and the operation of a heating unit that heats a second base material including a flavor source that imparts a flavor component to the aerosol.
ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS OF INVENTION
As described above, according to the present invention, a structure capable of further improving the quality of user experience is provided.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram schematically showing an example of the logical configuration of an aerosol-generating system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a diagram schematically showing an example of the physical structure of the aerosol-generating system according to the present embodiment.
Fig. 3 is a diagram schematically showing the physical structure of the seal chamber according to the present embodiment.
Fig. 4 is a diagram schematically showing a state in which the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system according to the present embodiment is 0 degrees.
Fig. 5 is a diagram schematically showing a state in which the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system according to the present embodiment is 90 degrees.
Fig. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of a process flow executed in the aerosol-generating system of the present embodiment.
Fig. 7 is a diagram schematically showing an example of the arrangement of the plurality of seal chamber side heating portions according to the first modification.
Fig. 8 is a diagram for explaining an example of control of the plurality of seal chamber side heating portions shown in fig. 7.
Fig. 9 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the second modification.
Fig. 10 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a third modification.
Detailed Description
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the present specification and the drawings, constituent elements having substantially the same functional structures are denoted by the same reference numerals, and repetitive description thereof will be omitted.
< 1. Schematic configuration example of aerosol-generating System >
An aerosol-generating system is a system that generates a substance that is drawn by a user. Hereinafter, a substance generated by the aerosol-generating system will be described as an aerosol. In addition, the substance generated by the aerosol-generating system may also be a gas. A configuration example of the aerosol-generating system according to the present embodiment will be described below with reference to fig. 1.
Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram schematically showing an example of the logical configuration of an aerosol-generating system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 1, the aerosol-generating system 1 comprises a power supply unit 110, a cartridge 120, and a sealed chamber 130. The power supply unit 110 and the cartridge 120 are detachably connected. The aerosol-generating system 1 has a seal chamber housing portion 50 capable of housing the seal chamber 130. The aerosol-generating system 1 generates an aerosol sucked by a user in a state where the power supply unit 110 and the cartridge 120 are connected and the seal chamber 130 is housed in the seal chamber housing portion 50.
As shown in fig. 1, the power supply unit 110 includes a power supply section 111, a sensor section 112, a notification section 113, a storage section 114, a communication section 115, and a control section 116.
The power supply unit 111 stores electric power. The power supply unit 111 supplies electric power to each component of the aerosol-generating system 1. The power supply unit 111 may be configured by a rechargeable battery such as a lithium ion secondary battery. The power supply unit 111 may be charged by being connected to an external power supply through a USB (Universal Serial Bus: universal serial bus) cable or the like. The power supply unit 111 may charge the power transmission-side device in a non-connected state by a wireless power transmission technology. The power supply unit 111 may be detached from the power supply unit 110 alone or replaced with a new power supply unit 111.
The sensor portion 112 detects various information related to the aerosol-generating system 1. The sensor unit 112 outputs the detected information to the control unit 116. As an example, the sensor unit 112 is constituted by a pressure sensor such as a condenser microphone, a flow sensor, or a temperature sensor. When detecting a numerical value associated with the user's suction, the sensor unit 112 outputs information indicating that the user's suction has been performed to the control unit 116. As another example, the sensor unit 112 is constituted by an input device such as a button or a switch that receives an input of information from a user. The sensor unit 112 outputs information input by the user to the control unit 116. As another example, the sensor unit 112 is constituted by a temperature sensor that detects the temperature of the sealing chamber side heating unit 40B. The temperature sensor detects the temperature of the sealing chamber side heating portion 40B based on, for example, the resistance value of the conductive track constituting the sealing chamber side heating portion 40B. As another example, the sensor unit 112 includes a shape sensor that detects the shape of the aerosol-generating system 1 (more specifically, the power supply unit 110). Examples of the morphology sensor are a gyro sensor and an acceleration sensor.
The notification unit 113 notifies the user of information. As an example, the notification unit 113 is configured by a light emitting device such as an LED (LIGHT EMITTING Diode). In this case, the notification unit 113 emits light in different light emission modes when the state of the power supply unit 111 is in need of charging, when the power supply unit 111 is in charging, when an abnormality occurs in the aerosol-generating system 1, and the like. The light emission pattern here is a concept including color, lighting/lighting-off timing, and the like. The notification unit 113 may be configured by a display device that displays an image, a sound output device that outputs a sound, a vibration device that vibrates, and the like, together with or in place of the light emitting device. The notification unit 113 may notify information indicating that the user can perform suction. The information indicating that the user can suck is notified when, for example, the temperature of the seal chamber side heating unit 40B reaches a predetermined temperature.
The storage 114 stores various information for the operation of the aerosol-generating system 1. The storage unit 114 is constituted by a nonvolatile storage medium such as a flash memory, for example. An example of the information stored in the storage unit 114 is information related to an OS (Operating System) of the aerosol-generating System 1, such as control contents of various components by the control unit 116. Another example of the information stored in the storage unit 114 is information on the suction of the user such as the number of suctions, the suction time, and the suction time accumulation.
The communication unit 115 is a communication interface for transmitting and receiving information between the aerosol-generating system 1 and other devices. The communication unit 115 performs communication according to any communication standard, wired or wireless. As the communication standard, for example, a wireless LAN (Local Area Network: local area network), a wired LAN, wi-Fi (registered trademark), bluetooth (registered trademark), or the like can be used. As an example, the communication unit 115 transmits information on the user's suction to the smart phone in order to cause the smart phone to display information on the user's suction. As another example, the communication unit 115 receives new OS information from the server in order to update the OS information stored in the storage unit 114.
The control unit 116 functions as an arithmetic processing device and a control device, and controls all operations in the aerosol-generating system 1 according to various programs. The control unit 116 is implemented by electronic circuits such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit: central processing unit) and a microprocessor. The control unit 116 may include a ROM (Read Only Memory) that stores programs, calculation parameters, and the like used, and a RAM (Random Access Memory: random access Memory) that temporarily stores parameters, and the like, which are changed appropriately. The aerosol-generating system 1 performs various processes based on the control of the control section 116. The power supply from the power supply unit 111 to other components, the charging of the power supply unit 111, the detection of information from the sensor unit 112, the notification of information from the notification unit 113, the storage and reading of information by the storage unit 114, and the transmission and reception of information from the communication unit 115 are examples of the processing controlled by the control unit 116. Other processes performed by the aerosol-generating system 1, such as processing based on information input to and output from the respective components, are also controlled by the control unit 116.
The cartridge 120 includes a cartridge-side heating portion 40A, a liquid guide portion 122, and a liquid storage portion 123.
The liquid reservoir 123 stores an aerosol source. The aerosol source is atomized by heating to generate an aerosol. The aerosol source is, for example, a polyol such as glycerin or propylene glycol, or a liquid such as water. The aerosol source may also comprise tobacco material or an extract from tobacco material that releases flavour components upon heating. The aerosol source may also comprise nicotine and menthol. In the case where the aerosol-generating system 1 is a medical inhaler such as a nebulizer, the aerosol source may contain a medicament for inhalation by a patient.
The liquid guide 122 guides and holds the aerosol source, which is the liquid stored in the liquid storage 123, from the liquid storage 123. The liquid guide 122 is, for example, a core formed by twisting a fibrous material such as glass fiber or a porous material such as porous ceramic. The liquid guide 122 is in liquid communication with the liquid reservoir 123. Therefore, the aerosol source stored in the liquid storage portion 123 spreads over the entire liquid guide portion 122 by capillary effect.
The cartridge-side heating unit 40A heats the aerosol source to atomize the aerosol source, thereby generating an aerosol. The cartridge-side heating portion 40A is made of any material such as metal or polyimide. The cartridge-side heating portion 40A is disposed near the liquid guide portion 122. In the example shown in fig. 1, the cartridge-side heating portion 40A is formed of a metal coil, and is wound around the liquid guide portion 122. Therefore, when the cartridge-side heating portion 40A generates heat, the aerosol source held in the liquid guide portion 122 is heated and atomized to generate aerosol.
When the cartridge-side heating portion 40A generates heat, the aerosol source held in the liquid guide portion 122 instantaneously increases in temperature to be atomized, and therefore, it is desirable to perform heating at the time when suction is performed. Therefore, the cartridge-side heating unit 40A heats the cartridge when the sensor unit 112 detects that the suction is performed, and generates an aerosol sucked during the suction. As an example, the aerosol may be generated from the time after the start of the suction is detected by the sensor portion 112 to the time when the end of the suction is detected by the sensor portion 112. As another example, the aerosol may be generated within a predetermined period after the sensor unit 112 detects the start of suction.
The seal chamber housing portion 50 is a member capable of housing the seal chamber 130. For example, the seal chamber housing portion 50 is configured as a bottomed tubular body, and the inner periphery of the tubular body has a shape corresponding to the outer shape of the seal chamber 130. A through hole 51 through which the aerosol generated by the cartridge 120 passes is provided in the bottom surface of the sealed chamber housing portion 50.
The sealed chamber 130 includes a fragrance source storage portion 131 and a mouthpiece portion 132.
The fragrance source storage 131 stores fragrance sources. The flavor source is composed of a raw material sheet for imparting a flavor component to the aerosol. The lower limit of the size of the raw material pieces is preferably 0.2mm to 1.2 mm. The lower limit of the size of the raw material pieces is more preferably 0.2mm to 0.7 mm. The smaller the size of the raw material pieces constituting the fragrance source, the larger the specific surface area, and therefore, the fragrance component easily overflows from the raw material pieces constituting the fragrance source. As the raw material sheet constituting the flavor source, cut tobacco and a molded body obtained by molding a tobacco raw material into a granular shape can be used. The flavour source may be constituted by plants other than tobacco (e.g. peppermint, vanilla, etc.). The source of flavor may be imparted with a flavor such as menthol.
The suction portion 132 is a member gripped by the user at the time of suction. When the user holds the mouthpiece 132 and sucks, the aerosol generated by the cartridge-side heating section 40A passes through the fragrance source storage section 131 and reaches the user's mouth.
The seal chamber side heating unit 40B heats the seal chamber 130. For example, the seal chamber side heating portion 40B is configured as a film-like heating portion in which a conductive rail is sandwiched by insulators, and is disposed so as to cover the outer periphery of the seal chamber housing portion 50. When the seal chamber side heating unit 40B generates heat, the fragrance source storage unit 131 is heated from the outer periphery. Thus, a flavor component can be easily applied to the aerosol passing through the sealed chamber 130 from the flavor source stored in the flavor source storage 131.
The fragrance source storage 131 is heated from the outer periphery, and therefore takes time until the inside is heated uniformly. Therefore, the heating of the seal chamber side heating portion 40B is preferably performed so that the seal chamber side heating portion 40B maintains a predetermined temperature for a long period of time. As an example, the power supply may be performed during a period from when the first user input is detected by the sensor section 112 to when the second user input is detected by the sensor section 112. The first user input may be a user input that sets the aerosol-generating system 1 to a power-on state and the second user input may be a user input that sets the aerosol-generating system 1 to a power-off state. The power-on state refers to a state in which all functions of the aerosol-generating system 1 including the generation of aerosol can be executed. On the other hand, the power-off state refers to a state in which at least a part of functions other than the function of detecting the power-on operation cannot be performed among the functions of the aerosol-generating system 1. That is, the sealing chamber side heating portion 40B can be stably heated in the power-on state. However, the seal chamber side heating unit 40B may be stopped from being supplied with power and stop heating while heating by the cartridge side heating unit 40A is being performed. This is to suppress power consumption and prevent excessive load on the power supply section 111. Alternatively, the sealing chamber side heating unit 40B may be heated within a predetermined period after the sensor unit 112 detects the start of suction. In this case, compared with the case where stable heating is performed in the power-on state, the electric power consumption can be suppressed, and excessive volatilization of the fragrance component can be prevented.
The air flow path 180 is a flow path of air sucked by a user. The air flowing into the air flow path 180 from the air inlet 181, which is the inlet of the air in the air flow path 180, flows out to the seal chamber housing portion 50 through the through hole 51. The liquid guide 122 is disposed in the middle of the air flow path 180. As the user sucks, the air flowing in from the air inlet 181 mixes with the aerosol generated by the cartridge-side heating unit 40A as shown by the air flow 190, flows into the sealed chamber housing unit 50 through the through hole 51, and passes through the fragrance source storage unit 131. When passing through the fragrance source storage 131, the mixed fluid of aerosol and air is supplied with a fragrance component from the fragrance source stored in the fragrance source storage 131, and then reaches the mouth of the user.
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The above describes a configuration example of the aerosol-generating system 1. Of course, the configuration of the aerosol-generating system 1 is not limited to the above configuration, and various configurations illustrated below may be employed.
As an example, instead of heating the cartridge-side heating portion 40A, generation of aerosol may be performed by vibration or induction heating. As another example, instead of heating the seal chamber side heating portion 40B, aerosol generation may be performed by induction heating.
The cartridge-side heating unit 40A is an example of a generating unit that generates an aerosol from an aerosol source stored in the first base material. The cartridge 120 is one example of a first substrate.
The seal chamber side heating unit 40B is an example of a heating unit that heats the second substrate including the flavor source that imparts the flavor component to the aerosol. The sealed chamber 130 is one example of a second substrate.
< 2 >, Technical features
(1) Physical constitution of the aerosol-generating system 1
Fig. 2 is a diagram schematically showing an example of the physical structure of the aerosol-generating system 1 according to the present embodiment. Fig. 3 is a diagram schematically showing the physical structure of the seal chamber 130 according to the present embodiment.
As shown in fig. 2, the aerosol-generating system 1 may be configured to be substantially cylindrical. In the example shown in fig. 2, the power supply unit 110, the cartridge 120, the seal chamber holder 140, and the seal chamber 130 are detachably connected in order from one end in the longitudinal direction of the aerosol-generating system 1 toward the other end. Hereinafter, the side where the power supply unit 110 is disposed in the longitudinal direction is defined as a lower side, and the side where the seal chamber 130 is disposed is defined as an upper side. In the drawings, the lower side in the longitudinal direction is denoted by D, the upper side is denoted by U, and the vertical direction is denoted by G.
The seal chamber holder 140 is a connecting means for connecting the cartridge 120 and the seal chamber 130. The lower end of the seal chamber holder 140 is connected to the upper end of the cartridge 120. The seal chamber holder 140 includes a seal chamber housing portion 50 for housing the seal chamber 130, and houses the seal chamber 130 inserted into the seal chamber housing portion 50 from above. The seal chamber holder 140 includes a seal chamber side heating portion 40B, and heats the seal chamber 130 by power supply from the power supply unit 110.
As shown in fig. 2, an operation unit 15 operable by a user is provided on a side surface of the power supply unit 110. In the present embodiment, the operation unit 15 is a circular push button switch. The operation unit 15 may have a shape other than a circle, or may be constituted by a switch other than a button, a touch panel, or the like. The operation unit 15 is an example of an input device included in the sensor unit 112. By operating the operation section 15, the user can switch, for example, the power supply of the aerosol-generating system 1 on/off.
As shown in fig. 3, the seal chamber 130 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape. The seal chamber 130 is housed in the seal chamber holder 140 so that the cylinder axis direction coincides with the longitudinal direction of the aerosol-generating system 1. The flavor source storage portion 131 is disposed on the lower side and the suction portion 132 is disposed on the upper side in a state where the seal chamber 130 is accommodated in the seal chamber holder 140.
The fragrance source storage 131 has an internal space for storing the fragrance source 133. As shown in fig. 3, the fragrance source storage unit 131 stores a fragrance source 133 in a granular form in the internal space. In a state where the fragrance source 133 is stored in the fragrance source storage unit 131, a predetermined empty space is provided in the internal space. As an example, about 70% of the internal space of the fragrance source storage 131 is occupied by the fragrance source 133, and about 30% of the internal space is empty. Therefore, the fragrance source 133 moves in the internal space of the fragrance source storage 131 according to the form of the sealed chamber 130. Specifically, the fragrance source 133 is offset to the space on the vertical direction side of the internal space of the fragrance source storage unit 131.
The lower partition wall 131D constituting the bottom surface of the flavor source storage 131 is configured to allow the aerosol generated in the cartridge 120 located below the seal chamber 130 to pass therethrough. On the other hand, the upper partition 131U constituting the top surface of the fragrance source storage 131 is configured so that the aerosol flowing into the fragrance source storage 131 through the lower partition 131D can pass through. As an example, the lower partition wall 131D and the upper partition wall 131U may be formed in a mesh shape having a gap of such an extent that the flavor source 133 cannot pass and the aerosol can pass. As shown by the air flow 190, the aerosol generated in the cartridge 120 located below the seal chamber 130 passes through the fragrance source storage portion 131, and reaches the user's mouth from the mouthpiece portion 132.
(2) Control corresponding to non-uniformity of fragrance source
The user is able to draw while holding the aerosol-generating system 1 obliquely. The aerosol-generating system 1 is tilted and the sealed chamber 130 is tilted, the flavour source 133 moving within the flavour source reservoir 131. When the fragrance source 133 moves within the fragrance source storage 131, the fragrance of the user's taste can change. This will be described in detail with reference to fig. 4 and 5.
Fig. 4 is a diagram schematically showing a state where the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1 according to the present embodiment is 0 degrees. Fig. 5 is a diagram schematically showing a state in which the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1 according to the present embodiment is 90 degrees. Here, the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1 refers to an angle between the vertical direction and the lower direction of the aerosol-generating system 1.
As shown in fig. 4, when the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1 is 0 °, the flavor source 133 is biased to the vertical direction, that is, the downward direction of the flavor source storage 131. The seal chamber side heating portion 40B is preferably disposed so as to cover the upper surface 133U of the flavor source 133 from the lower end of the seal chamber 130 in a state where the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1 is 0 °. This is because it is difficult to efficiently heat the fragrance source 133 even if the space above the upper surface 133U of the fragrance source 133 in the sealed chamber 130 is heated.
When the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1 is 0 °, the sealed-chamber-side heating portion 40B can directly heat the portion of the flavor source storage portion 131 where the flavor source 133 is present. In addition, the air flow 190 flowing from the through hole 51 to the suction port 132 passes through the space where the fragrance source 133 in the fragrance source storage portion 131 exists, so that a large amount of fragrance components can be imparted to the aerosol.
As shown in fig. 5, when the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1 is 90 °, the flavor source 133 is biased to the vertical direction, that is, to the side of the flavor source storage 131. Therefore, it is difficult to efficiently heat the fragrance source 133 in the region on the opposite side of the seal chamber side heating portion 40B from the vertical direction. As shown in fig. 5, the air flow 190 flowing from the through-hole 51 to the suction portion 132 tends to pass through the space without the fragrance source 133 in the fragrance source storage portion 131 with a smaller ventilation resistance. Therefore, it is difficult to impart a flavor component to the aerosol passing through the flavor source reservoir 131 along the air flow 190.
The tendency of the amount of flavor component and the aerosol amount delivered to the user to change with an increase in the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1 is shown in table 1 below.
TABLE 1
TABLE 1 tendency of changes accompanied by an increase in the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1
| First fragrance component | Second fragrance component | Aerosol aerosol |
| Reduction of | No change is made | Micro-augmentation |
The first flavor component is a component contained in the flavor source 133 stored in the sealed chamber 130. The first flavour ingredient is for example nicotine, tobacco flavour ingredient and other flavourants. The second flavour ingredient is a component that is co-contained in the aerosol source stored in the cartridge 120 and the flavour source 133 stored in the sealed chamber 130. The second flavour ingredient is different from at least the first flavour ingredient. The second flavour ingredient is menthol, for example.
As shown in table 1, the more the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1 increases, the less the amount of the first flavour ingredient delivered decreases. The first reason for this is that the aerosol becomes non-passing the fragrance source 133 the more the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1 increases. The second reason is that the more the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1 increases, the less efficiently the fragrance source 133 becomes heated, and the first fragrance component is hard to be imparted to the aerosol.
As shown in table 1, even if the angle of the aerosol-generating system 1 increases, the amount of the second flavor component delivered does not change. The main reason for this is that the increase in the second flavour ingredient from the cartridge 120 is counteracted by the decrease in the second flavour ingredient from the sealed chamber 130. As the aerosol passes through the flavor source 133, the second flavor component from the cartridge 120 imparted to the aerosol is filtered (i.e., attached to the flavor source 133). In this regard, the more the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1 increases, the more difficult it is for the second flavour ingredient from the cartridge 120 to be filtered, and the more the delivered amount of the second flavour ingredient from the cartridge 120 increases. On the other hand, the more the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1 increases, the less efficiently the fragrance source 133 is heated, and the less the amount of the second fragrance component delivered from the sealed chamber 130 decreases.
As shown in table 1, the more the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1 increases, the more the amount of aerosol delivered increases. The main reason for this is that the more the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1 increases, the less the passage of aerosol in the sealed chamber is obstructed by the presence of the fragrance source 133, and the easier the aerosol reaches the mouth of the user.
As shown in table 1, when the angle of the aerosol-generating system 1 is changed, the balance of components delivered to the user is changed, and there is a possibility that the balance of taste is destroyed.
Accordingly, the control unit 116 controls the operation of the cartridge side heating unit 40A and the operation of the seal chamber side heating unit 40B according to the form of the seal chamber 130. According to this configuration, the change in balance of components delivered to the user due to the change in the form of the seal chamber 130 can be suppressed by controlling the operation of the cartridge-side heating unit 40A and the operation of the seal-chamber-side heating unit 40B.
The control unit 116 controls the operation of the cartridge-side heating unit 40A and the operation of the seal-chamber-side heating unit 40B according to the form of the seal chamber 130 corresponding to the form of the aerosol-generating system 1 detected by the sensor unit 112. The form of the seal chamber 130 is an angle between the direction of the flow path of the aerosol in the seal chamber 130 (i.e., the direction of a straight line connecting the lower partition 131D and the upper partition 131U) and the vertical direction. As in the present embodiment, when the direction of the flow path of the aerosol in the seal chamber 130 matches the longitudinal direction of the aerosol-generating system 1, the shape of the seal chamber 130 refers to the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1. That is, the control unit 116 of the present embodiment controls the operation of the cartridge-side heating unit 40A and the operation of the seal chamber-side heating unit 40B based on the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1 detected by the sensor unit 112.
Specifically, the control unit 116 controls the operation of the cartridge side heating unit 40A so that the amount of aerosol generated decreases as the inclination of the flow path of the aerosol in the flavor source storage unit 131 approaches the horizontal direction, and controls the operation of the seal chamber side heating unit 40B so that the temperature of the seal chamber side heating unit 40B increases. In other words, the control unit 116 controls the operation of the cartridge side heating unit 40A so that the amount of generated aerosol decreases as the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1 increases (approaches 90 °), and controls the operation of the seal chamber side heating unit 40B so that the temperature of the seal chamber side heating unit 40B increases. First, by increasing the temperature of the seal chamber side heating portion 40B, the amount of the first flavor component to be delivered can be increased, and the decrease in the amount of the first flavor component to be delivered shown in table 1 can be suppressed. Second, by decreasing the amount of aerosol generated and increasing the temperature of the seal chamber side heating portion 40B, the decrease in the amount of the second flavor component delivered from the cartridge 120 can be offset by the increase in the amount of the second flavor component delivered from the seal chamber 130. That is, the variation in the delivery amount of the second flavor component can be suppressed. Third, by reducing the amount of aerosol produced, the slight increase in the amount of aerosol delivered as shown in table 1 can be eliminated. Thus, according to this configuration, a change in the balance of the taste due to a change in the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1 can be suppressed.
The angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1 is periodically detected. The control unit 116 controls the operation of the cartridge side heating unit 40A and the operation of the seal chamber side heating unit 40B based on the angle θ to be detected. According to this configuration, the operation of the cartridge-side heating portion 40A and the operation of the seal chamber-side heating portion 40B can be controlled so as to follow the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1 that changes when the aerosol-generating system 1 is used.
(3) Process flow
Fig. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of a process flow executed in the aerosol-generating system 1 according to the present embodiment.
As shown in fig. 6, first, the control unit 116 determines whether or not the time to detect the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1 has come (step S102). When it is determined that the time to detect the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1 has not come (step S102: NO), the control unit 116 waits until the time to detect the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1 comes.
When it is determined that the time to detect the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1 has come (YES in step S102), the control unit 116 controls the sensor unit 112 to detect the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1 (step S104). For example, the control unit 116 obtains the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1 based on the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor as the sensor unit 112.
Next, the control unit 116 determines whether or not the detected angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1 has changed from the last detection (step S106).
When it is determined that the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1 has changed from the previous detection (YES in step S106), the control unit 116 controls the operations of the cartridge-side heating unit 40A and the seal-chamber-side heating unit 40B based on the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1 detected this time (step S108). After that, the process ends.
On the other hand, when it is determined that the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1 has not changed since the last detection (step S106: NO), the process is immediately ended.
< 3 Supplement >
The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to this example. It should be understood that various changes and modifications that can be considered within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims are obvious to those having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains, and these naturally fall within the technical scope of the present invention.
(1) First modification example
The present modification is an example in which the aerosol-generating system 1 includes a plurality of seal-chamber-side heating portions 40B, and the operation of the plurality of seal-chamber-side heating portions 40B is controlled in accordance with the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1. The present modification will be described in detail with reference to fig. 7 and 8.
Fig. 7 is a diagram schematically showing an example of the arrangement of the plurality of seal chamber side heating portions 40B according to the present modification. Fig. 8 is a diagram for explaining an example of control of the plurality of seal chamber side heating portions 40B shown in fig. 7. In the example shown in fig. 7, the aerosol-generating system 1 has four seal-chamber-side heating portions 40B (40B-1 to 40B-4) arranged at respective different positions around the seal chamber 130. The seal chamber side heating portion 40B-1 is disposed so as to cover the left half of the upper side surface of the seal chamber housing portion 50. The seal chamber side heating portion 40B-2 is disposed so as to cover the left half of the lower side surface of the seal chamber housing portion 50. The seal chamber side heating portion 40B-3 is disposed so as to cover the right half of the upper side surface of the seal chamber housing portion 50. The seal chamber side heating portion 40B-4 is disposed so as to cover the right half of the lower side surface of the seal chamber housing portion 50. The control unit 116 controls the operation of the four seal chamber side heating units 40B according to the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1.
Specifically, the control unit 116 controls the output of the seal chamber side heating unit 40B arranged in the vertical direction among the four seal chamber side heating units 40B to be higher than the output of the seal chamber side heating unit 40B arranged in the opposite direction to the vertical direction. For example, the control unit 116 particularly defines the seal chamber side heating unit 40B located in the vertical direction based on the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1 detected by the sensor unit 112. The control unit 116 controls the power supply to the four seal chamber side heating units 40B so that the temperature of the seal chamber side heating unit 40B located in the vertical direction is higher than the temperature of the seal chamber side heating unit 40B located in the opposite direction to the vertical direction.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 8, when θ=0°, the seal-chamber-side heating portions 40B-1 to 40B-4 are located below the upper surface 133U of the fragrance source 133. Therefore, the control unit 116 controls the outputs of the seal chamber side heating units 40B-1 to 40B-4 so as to satisfy the expression (1).
H1＝H2＝H3＝H4…(1)
Note that H 1 is the output of the seal chamber side heating portion 40B-1, H 2 is the output of the seal chamber side heating portion 40B-2, H 3 is the output of the seal chamber side heating portion 40B-3, and H 4 is the output of the seal chamber side heating portion 40B-4.
As shown in fig. 8, when θ is 0 ° < θ+.ltoreq.30°, the seal-chamber-side heating portions 40B-1, 40B-2, and 40B-4 are located below the upper surface 133U of the fragrance source 133, and most of the seal-chamber-side heating portions 40B-3 are located below the upper surface 133U of the fragrance source 133. Therefore, the control unit 116 controls the output of the seal chamber side heating units 40B-1 to 40B-4 so as to satisfy the expression (1).
As shown in fig. 8, when θ is 30 ° < 60 °, the seal-chamber-side heating portions 40B-1, 40B-2, and 40B-4 are located below the upper surface 133U of the fragrance source 133, and about half of the seal-chamber-side heating portion 40B-3 is located below the upper surface 133U of the fragrance source 133. Therefore, the control unit 116 controls the output of the seal chamber side heating units 40B-1 to 40B-4 so as to satisfy the expression (2).
H1＝H2＝H4＞H3…(2)
As shown in fig. 8, when 60 ° < θ < 90 °, the seal-chamber-side heating portions 40B-1 and 40B-2 are located below the upper surface 133U of the fragrance source 133, and a small portion of the seal-chamber-side heating portion 40B-3 is located below the upper surface 133U of the fragrance source 133, and about half of the seal-chamber-side heating portion 40B-4 is located below the upper surface 133U of the fragrance source 133. Therefore, the control unit 116 controls the output of the seal chamber side heating units 40B-1 to 40B-4 so as to satisfy the expression (3).
H1＝H2＞H4＞H3…(3)
As shown in fig. 8, in the case where θ=90°, the seal-chamber-side heating portions 40B-1 and 40B-2 are located below the upper surface 133U of the fragrance source 133, and a small portion of the seal-chamber-side heating portions 40B-3 and 40B-4 are located below the upper surface 133U of the fragrance source 133. Therefore, the control unit 116 controls the output of the seal chamber side heating units 40B-1 to 40B-4 so as to satisfy the expression (4).
H1＝H2＞H3＝H4…(4)
According to the above-described configuration, the fragrance source 133 stored in the fragrance source storage unit 131 can be efficiently heated by the seal chamber side heating unit 40B located below the upper surface 133U of the fragrance source 133. Further, since heating can be performed with high efficiency, power consumption can also be suppressed.
(2) Second modification example
Like the first modification, this modification is an example in which the aerosol-generating system 1 includes a plurality of seal-chamber-side heating portions 40B. However, the aerosol-generating system 1 according to the present modification is configured to limit the form of the aerosol-generating system 1 at the time of suction. The operation of the seal chamber side heating portion 40B is controlled as previously set according to the defined mode. The present modification will be described in detail with reference to fig. 9.
Fig. 9 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the present modification. As shown in fig. 9, a recess 16 is provided in the aerosol-generating system 1 of the present modification. Assuming the user places a thumb in the recess 16, the aerosol-generating system 1 is supported by the thumb and suction is applied. That is, it is assumed that the concave portion 16 is located in the vertical direction during suction.
The aerosol-generating system 1 of the present modification includes four seal chamber side heating portions 40B (40B-1 to 40B-4) disposed at different positions around the seal chamber 130, as in the first modification. However, as shown in fig. 9, seal chamber side heating portions 40B-1 and 40B-2 are arranged on the side where the concave portion 16 is provided. On the other hand, seal chamber side heating portions 40B-3 and 40B-4 are arranged on the opposite side of the side where the recess 16 is provided. Since the concave portion 16 is assumed to be located in the vertical direction when the user performs suction, the seal-chamber-side heating portions 40B-1 and 40B-2 are located in the vertical direction, and the seal-chamber-side heating portions 40B-3 and 40B-4 are located in the direction opposite to the vertical direction. Therefore, the control unit 116 controls the output of the seal chamber side heating units 40B-1 and 40B-2, which are assumed to be located in the vertical direction when the user performs suction, among the four seal chamber side heating units 40B to be higher than the output of the seal chamber side heating units 40B-3 and 40B-4, which are assumed to be located in the opposite direction to the vertical direction. According to this configuration, the fragrance source 133 stored in the fragrance source storage unit 131 can be efficiently heated by the seal chamber side heating unit 40B which is assumed to be located below the upper surface 133U of the fragrance source 133. Further, since heating can be performed with high efficiency, power consumption can also be suppressed.
In the above example, the concave portion 16 is exemplified as an example of a configuration for defining the form of the aerosol-generating system 1 at the time of suction, but the present invention is not limited to this example. In addition, for example, a convex portion may be provided.
(3) Third modification example
Like the first modification, this modification is an example in which the aerosol-generating system 1 includes a plurality of seal-chamber-side heating portions 40B. However, the aerosol-generating system 1 of the present modification has a mechanism in which the positions of the plurality of seal-chamber-side heating portions 40B are changed in accordance with the form of the aerosol-generating system 1 so that the specific seal-chamber-side heating portion 40B is located in the vertical direction. The present modification will be described in detail with reference to fig. 10.
Fig. 10 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the present modification. A rotary shaft 52 that coincides with the cylindrical axial direction of the seal chamber 130 is provided on the bottom surface of the seal chamber housing portion 50 of the aerosol-generating system 1 of the present modification. The seal chamber housing portion 50 is rotatable along a rotation shaft 52. The seal chamber side heating portions 40B-1 to 40B-4 disposed so as to cover the outer periphery of the seal chamber housing portion 50 are also rotatable together with the seal chamber housing portion 50.
In this modification, as shown in fig. 10, a counterweight 53 is disposed outside the seal chamber side heating portion 40B-1 and the seal chamber side heating portion 40B-2. Therefore, when the aerosol-generating system 1 is tilted, the seal chamber housing portion 50 and the seal chamber side heating portions 40B-1 to 40B-4 are rotated along the rotation shaft 52 so that the counterweight 53 is positioned in the vertical direction. Thus, the seal chamber side heating portion 40B-1 and the seal chamber side heating portion 40B-2 are always located in the vertical direction. Therefore, the seal chamber side heating portion 40B-1 and the seal chamber side heating portion 40B-2 are controlled so as to maximize the output among the four seal chamber side heating portions 40B. With this configuration, the sealed chamber side heating portions 40B-1 and 40B-2 controlled so as to maximize the output are always positioned in the vertical direction, and the fragrance source 133 stored in the fragrance source storage portion 131 can be efficiently heated. Further, since heating can be performed with high efficiency, power consumption can also be suppressed.
In the above example, the rotation shaft 52 and the counterweight 53 are exemplified as one example of the rotation mechanism that rotates the plurality of seal chamber side heating portions 40B, but the present invention is not limited to this example. Any other structure may be used as the rotation mechanism.
(4) Fourth modification example
In the above embodiment, the detection of the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1 is described periodically, but the present invention is not limited to this example. The control unit 116 may control the operation of the cartridge-side heating unit 40A based on the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1 at the first time, and may control the operation of the seal-chamber-side heating unit 40B based on the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1 at the second time.
The first timing is, for example, a timing at which the start of suction is detected. In this case, the control unit 116 controls the operation of the cartridge-side heating unit 40A to generate an amount of aerosol corresponding to the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1 detected at the time when the start of the suction is detected. It is believed that the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1 may vary substantially before and after the start of the puff. In this regard, according to this configuration, an appropriate amount of aerosol corresponding to the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1 after the start of suction can be generated.
The second time is, for example, at least any one of the time at which the power of the aerosol-generating system 1 is turned on, the periodic time from when the power of the aerosol-generating system 1 is turned on until when the power is turned off, the time at which the start of suction is detected, and the time at which the end of suction is detected. In this way, the temperature of the seal chamber side heating portion 40B is controlled according to the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1 at various times during use of the aerosol-generating system 1.
Alternatively, the control unit 116 may control the operation of the sealing chamber side heating unit 40B based on the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1 at the time when the start of suction was detected. That is, the control unit 116 may learn the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1 when the user performs suction, and control the operation of the seal chamber side heating unit 40B based on the learned angle θ. Since the seal-chamber-side heating unit 40B heats the fragrance source storage unit 131 from the outer periphery, it takes time for the fragrance source 133 stored in the fragrance source storage unit 131 to entirely heat up. In this regard, according to this configuration, the temperature of the fragrance source 133 stored in the fragrance source storage unit 131 can be sufficiently raised in advance.
(5) Fifth modification example
In the above embodiment, the cartridge 120 and the sealed chamber 130 are described as commonly containing the second flavor component, but the present invention is not limited to this example. The cartridge 120 and the sealed chamber 130 may also be free of the second flavor component. For example, the sealed chamber 130 may contain a first flavor component and the cartridge 120 may not contain any flavor component. Even in this case, by performing the same control as in the above embodiment, the change in the balance of the taste caused by the change in the angle θ of the aerosol-generating system 1 can be suppressed.
(6) Others
The series of processes of each device described in this specification may be implemented using any one of software, hardware, and a combination of software and hardware. The program constituting the software is stored in advance in a recording medium (specifically, a non-transitory storage medium readable by a computer) provided inside or outside each device, for example. For example, when a computer controlling each device described in the present specification executes the program, the program is read into a RAM and executed by a processor such as a CPU. The recording medium is, for example, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a flash memory, or the like. The computer program may be distributed via a network, for example, without using a recording medium.
The processing described in this specification using the flowcharts and the timing charts may not be necessarily executed in the order illustrated. Some of the process steps may be performed in parallel. Further, additional processing steps may be employed, or some of the processing steps may be omitted.
The following constitution also falls within the technical scope of the present invention.
(1) An aerosol-generating system comprising:
And a control unit that controls, in accordance with the form of the second substrate, the operation of a generating unit that generates aerosol from the aerosol source stored in the first substrate and the operation of a heating unit that heats the second substrate including the flavor source that imparts the flavor component to the aerosol.
(2) An aerosol-generating system according to 1 above,
The second substrate has the fragrance source configured in a granular form and a fragrance source storage unit for storing the fragrance source in an internal space, and the fragrance source moves in the internal space of the fragrance source storage unit according to the form of the second substrate.
(3) An aerosol-generating system according to claim 2 above,
The control unit controls the operation of the generating unit so that the amount of aerosol generated decreases as the inclination of the flow path of the aerosol in the flavor source storage unit approaches a horizontal level, and controls the operation of the heating unit so that the temperature of the second substrate increases.
(4) An aerosol-generating system according to any one of the above (1) to (3),
The aerosol-generating system is provided with a morphology sensor for detecting a morphology of the aerosol-generating system,
The control unit controls the operation of the generating unit and the operation of the heating unit according to the form of the second base material corresponding to the form of the aerosol-generating system detected by the form sensor.
(5) An aerosol-generating system according to any one of the preceding claims (1) to (4), wherein,
The control part controls the operation of the generating part according to the shape of the second base material at the first moment and controls the operation of the heating part according to the shape of the second base material at the second moment,
The first moment is the moment when the start of suction is detected,
The second time is at least any one of a time at which the aerosol-generating system is powered on, a time at which the aerosol-generating system is periodically powered off after powering on, a time at which the start of the puff is detected, and a time at which the end of the puff is detected.
(6) An aerosol-generating system according to any one of the preceding claims (1) to (4), wherein,
The control unit controls the operation of the heating unit in accordance with the form of the second substrate at the time when the start of suction was detected in the past.
(7) An aerosol-generating system according to any one of the preceding claims (1) to (6), wherein,
The aerosol-generating system comprises a plurality of heating portions arranged at different positions around the second substrate,
The control unit controls the operation of the plurality of heating units according to the form of the second base material.
(8) The aerosol-generating system according to the above (7), characterized in that,
The control unit controls the output of the heating unit arranged in the vertical direction among the plurality of heating units to be higher than the output of the heating unit arranged in the opposite direction to the vertical direction.
(9) An aerosol-generating system according to any one of the preceding claims (1) to (8), wherein,
The aerosol-generating system comprises a plurality of heating portions arranged at different positions around the second substrate,
The control unit controls the output of the heating unit which is supposed to be located in the vertical direction when the user performs suction to be higher than the output of the heating unit which is supposed to be located in the opposite direction to the vertical direction.
(10) An aerosol-generating system according to any one of the preceding claims (1) to (9), wherein the aerosol-generating system comprises:
a plurality of heating units rotatably disposed around the periphery of the second base material at different positions around the periphery of the second base material;
And a rotation mechanism that rotates the plurality of heating units so that the heating unit controlled to have the highest output among the plurality of heating units is positioned in the vertical direction.
(11) An aerosol-generating system according to any one of the preceding claims (1) to (10), wherein the second substrate comprises a first flavour component, a second flavour component different from the first flavour component,
The aerosol source contains the second flavour ingredient.
(12) An aerosol-generating system according to any one of the preceding claims (1) to (10), wherein,
The aerosol-generating system is provided with the first substrate and the second substrate.
(13) A control method, characterized by comprising:
The operation of the generating unit that generates an aerosol from an aerosol source stored in the first substrate and the operation of the heating unit that heats the second substrate including a flavor source that imparts a flavor component to the aerosol are controlled in accordance with the form of the second substrate.
(14) A program for causing a computer to function as a control unit,
The control unit controls the operation of the generating unit that generates an aerosol from an aerosol source stored in the first substrate and the operation of the heating unit that heats the second substrate including a flavor source that imparts a flavor component to the aerosol, in accordance with the form of the second substrate.
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1: An aerosol-generating system; 15: an operation unit; 16: a concave portion; 40A: a cartridge side heating section; 40B: a sealing chamber side heating part; 50: a seal chamber housing part; 51: a through hole; 52: a rotation shaft; 53: a counterweight; 110: a power supply unit; 111: a power supply section; 112: a sensor section; 113: a notification unit; 114: a storage unit; 115: a communication unit; 116: a control unit; 120: a cartridge; 122: a liquid guide portion; 123: a liquid storage section; 130: a sealed chamber; 131: a fragrance source storage unit; 131D: a lower partition wall of the fragrance source storage unit; 131U: an upper partition wall of the fragrance source storage unit; 132: a suction part; 133: a source of fragrance; 133U: an upper surface of the fragrance source; 140: a seal chamber holder; 180: an air flow path; 181: an air inflow hole; 190: and (5) air flow.
Claims (14)
1. An aerosol-generating system comprising:
And a control unit that controls, in accordance with the form of the second substrate, the operation of a generating unit that generates aerosol from an aerosol source stored in the first substrate and the operation of a heating unit that heats the second substrate including a flavor source that imparts a flavor component to the aerosol.
2. An aerosol-generating system according to claim 1, wherein,
The second substrate has the fragrance source configured in a granular form and a fragrance source storage unit for storing the fragrance source in an internal space, and the fragrance source moves in the internal space of the fragrance source storage unit according to the form of the second substrate.
3. An aerosol-generating system according to claim 2, wherein,
The control unit controls the operation of the generating unit so that the amount of aerosol generated decreases as the inclination of the flow path of the aerosol in the flavor source storage unit approaches a horizontal level, and controls the operation of the heating unit so that the temperature of the second substrate increases.
4. An aerosol-generating system according to any one of claims 1 to 3 wherein,
The aerosol-generating system is provided with a morphology sensor for detecting a morphology of the aerosol-generating system,
The control unit controls the operation of the generating unit and the operation of the heating unit according to the form of the second base material corresponding to the form of the aerosol-generating system detected by the form sensor.
5. An aerosol-generating system according to any of claims 1 to 4 wherein,
The control part controls the operation of the generating part according to the shape of the second base material at the first moment and controls the operation of the heating part according to the shape of the second base material at the second moment,
The first moment is the moment when the start of suction is detected,
The second time is at least any one of a time at which the aerosol-generating system is powered on, a time at which the aerosol-generating system is periodically powered off after powering on, a time at which the start of the puff is detected, and a time at which the end of the puff is detected.
6. An aerosol-generating system according to any of claims 1 to 4 wherein,
The control unit controls the operation of the heating unit in accordance with the form of the second substrate at the time when the start of suction was detected in the past.
7. An aerosol-generating system according to any one of claims 1 to 6 wherein,
The aerosol-generating system comprises a plurality of heating portions arranged at different positions around the second substrate,
The control unit controls the operation of the plurality of heating units according to the form of the second base material.
8. An aerosol-generating system according to claim 7, wherein,
The control unit controls the output of the heating unit arranged in the vertical direction among the plurality of heating units to be higher than the output of the heating unit arranged in the opposite direction to the vertical direction.
9. An aerosol-generating system according to any one of claims 1 to 8 wherein,
The aerosol-generating system comprises a plurality of heating portions arranged at different positions around the second substrate,
The control unit controls the output of the heating unit which is supposed to be located in the vertical direction when the user performs suction to be higher than the output of the heating unit which is supposed to be located in the opposite direction to the vertical direction.
10. An aerosol-generating system according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the aerosol-generating system is provided with:
a plurality of heating units rotatably disposed around the periphery of the second base material at different positions around the periphery of the second base material;
And a rotation mechanism that rotates the plurality of heating units so that the heating unit controlled to have the highest output among the plurality of heating units is positioned in the vertical direction.
11. An aerosol-generating system according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the second substrate comprises a first flavour ingredient, a second flavour ingredient different from the first flavour ingredient,
The aerosol source contains the second flavour ingredient.
12. An aerosol-generating system according to any of claims 1 to 11 wherein,
The aerosol-generating system is provided with the first substrate and the second substrate.
13. A control method, characterized by comprising:
The operation of the generating unit that generates an aerosol from an aerosol source stored in the first substrate and the operation of the heating unit that heats the second substrate including a flavor source that imparts a flavor component to the aerosol are controlled in accordance with the form of the second substrate.
14. A program for causing a computer to function as a control unit,
The control unit controls the operation of a generating unit that generates an aerosol from an aerosol source stored in a first substrate and the operation of a heating unit that heats the second substrate including a flavor source that imparts a flavor component to the aerosol, in accordance with the form of the second substrate.
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