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EP3711499B1
EP3711499B1 EP19020195.4A EP19020195A EP3711499B1 EP 3711499 B1 EP3711499 B1 EP 3711499B1 EP 19020195 A EP19020195 A EP 19020195A EP 3711499 B1 EP3711499 B1 EP 3711499B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
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    • A24F40/53—Monitoring, e.g. fault detection
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
    • A24F40/20—Devices using solid inhalable precursors
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
    • A24F40/40—Constructional details, e.g. connection of cartridges and battery parts
    • A24F40/49—Child proofing

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  1. Rauchwarenersatzvorrichtung (201), die Folgendes umfasst:
    eine Steuerung (208), die ausgelegt ist, um einen von einem Benutzer ausgewählten Modus zu detektieren und als Antwort auf die Modusauswahl zwischen einem Kindersicherungsmodus (CSM) und einem Nicht-Kindersicherungsmodus (N-CSM) umzuschalten,
    wobei die Steuervorrichtung (208) ausgelegt ist, um als Antwort auf die Modusauswahl zumindest einen Steuervorgang der Vorrichtung und die Dauer, für die der Steuervorgang durchgeführt werden muss, um ein Heizelement (204) zu aktivieren, als Antwort auf die Modusauswahl zu ändern,
    wobei die Steuerung (208) der Vorrichtung ausgelegt ist, um die Dauer, für die der Steuervorgang durchgeführt werden muss, um das Heizelement (204) zu aktivieren, zwischen einer ersten Dauer, wenn der Kindersicherungsmodus (CSM) ausgewählt ist, und einer zweiten Dauer, wenn der Nicht-Kindersicherungsmodus (N-CSM) ausgewählt ist, zu ändern,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die erste Dauer länger als die zweite Dauer ist.
  2. Vorrichtung (201) nach Anspruch 1, wobei der zumindest eine Steuervorgang der Vorrichtung (201) im Drücken einer Ein/Aus-Taste auf einer Benutzerschnittstelle der Vorrichtung (201) zum Aktivieren des Heizelements (204) der Vorrichtung besteht.
  3. Vorrichtung (201) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 2, wobei die Steuerung (208) ausgelegt ist, um zumindest einen Steuervorgang derart zu ändern, dass im CSM-Modus zwei oder mehrere unterschiedliche Steuervorgänge nach einem vorbestimmten Muster durchgeführt werden müssen, um das Heizelement zu aktivieren.
  4. Vorrichtung (201) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, wobei die Steuerung der Vorrichtung (201) ausgelegt ist, um so lange in einem ausgewählten Modus zu verbleiben, bis ein Benutzer einen anderen Modus auswählt.
  5. Verfahren zum Umschalten einer Rauchwarenersatzvorrichtung (201) zwischen einem Kindersicherungsmodus (CSM) und einem Nicht-Kindersicherungsmodus (N-CSM), wobei das Verfahren Folgendes umfasst:
    Detektieren eines ausgewählten Modus; und
    Schalten zwischen dem Kindersicherungsmodus (CSM) und dem Nicht-Kindersicherungsmodus (N-CSM) als Antwort auf die Modusauswahl;
    Ändern von zumindest einem Steuervorgang der Vorrichtung als Antwort auf die Modusauswahl, wobei das Ändern des zumindest einen Steuervorgangs das Ändern der Dauer, für die der Steuervorgang durchgeführt werden muss, um ein Heizelement (204) zu aktivieren, als Antwort auf die Modusauswahl umfasst;
    wobei das Ändern des zumindest einen Steuervorgangs das Ändern der Dauer, für die die Ein/Aus-Taste gedrückt werden muss, um das Heizelement (204) zu aktivieren, zwischen einer ersten Dauer, wenn der Kindersicherungsmodus (CSM) ausgewählt ist, und einer zweiten Dauer, wenn der Nicht-Kindersicherungsmodus (N-CSM) ausgewählt ist, umfasst;
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die erste Dauer länger als die zweite Dauer ist.
  6. Verfahren nach Anspruch 5, wobei der zumindest eine Steuervorgang der Vorrichtung (201) im Drücken einer Ein/Aus-Taste auf einer Benutzerschnittstelle der Vorrichtung (201) zum Aktivieren des Heizelements (204) der Vorrichtung (201) besteht.
  7. Verfahren nach Anspruch 5, wobei das Ändern des zumindest einen Steuervorgangs das Ändern des zumindest einen Steuervorgangs umfasst, so dass im CSM-Modus zwei oder mehrere unterschiedliche Steuervorgänge nach einem vorbestimmten Muster durchgeführt werden müssen, um das Heizelement (204) zu aktivieren.
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PL19020195.4T PL3711499T3 (pl) 2019-03-22 2019-03-22 System zastępujący palenie
ES19020195T ES2939954T3 (es) 2019-03-22 2019-03-22 Sistema sustituto de tabaco
EP22206910.6A EP4190177A1 (de) 2019-03-22 2019-03-22 Rauchersatzsystem
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