EP3871536A1 - Unité de corps destinée à un dispositif de génération d'aérosol, dispositif de génération d'aérosol et inhalateur de type sans combustion - Google Patents

Unité de corps destinée à un dispositif de génération d'aérosol, dispositif de génération d'aérosol et inhalateur de type sans combustion Download PDF

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EP3871536A1
EP3871536A1 EP19874795.8A EP19874795A EP3871536A1 EP 3871536 A1 EP3871536 A1 EP 3871536A1 EP 19874795 A EP19874795 A EP 19874795A EP 3871536 A1 EP3871536 A1 EP 3871536A1
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Manabu Yamada
Kentaro Matsuda
Baofeng Xie
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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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    • 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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  • An object of the present invention is to provide a main body unit of an aerosol generation device, an aerosol generation device and a non-combustion suction device for securing the reliability (connection strength) of the connection state of units by the rotation connection mechanism.
  • a suction device 1 shown in Fig. 1 is a so-called non-combustion suction device configured for tasting the flavor of tobacco by inhaling aerosol atomized by heating through the tobacco.
  • a button opening 44 (see Fig. 3 ) is formed in a part of the base portion 40 positioned at the retention unit 22 side in the axial direction.
  • the button opening 44 penetrates part of the base portion 40 in the circumferential direction of the base portion 40 in the radial direction.
  • the above-described connector-passage hole 42 and the button opening 44 are arranged in different positions at 180 degrees in the circumferential direction.
  • the radial direction through each center of the connector-passage hole 42 and the button opening 44 arranged in the circumferential direction is referred to as a front-rear direction.
  • a partition wall 46 configured to partition the base portion 40 in the axial direction is formed in a portion positioned at the opposite side of the retention unit 22 more than the button opening 44 in the axial direction.
  • the pressure sensor 53 may be configured by adopting an electrostatic capacitance type sensor for example.
  • the pressure sensor 53 is configured to detect behavior of diaphragm deforming in response to pressure change as the change of electrostatic capacitance.
  • the pressure sensor 53 according to the present embodiment is mounted on the first substrate 60 in the state in which a connection terminal extending from the pressure sensor 53 is inserted through the penetration hole of the first substrate 60.
  • the pressure sensor 53 may be surface mounted on the first substrate 60.
  • the cover 56 communicates with the attachment portion 55 at the opposite side of the retention unit 22 in the axial direction.
  • the cover 56 is formed in a cap shape that opens at the front side.
  • a spacer 56b swelling toward the front side is formed in a bottom wall portion 56a of the cover 56.
  • the pressure sensor 53 is fitted into the cover 56 in a state of being abut by the spacer 56a. Accordingly, a gap in the radial direction is formed between the internal surface of the bottom wall portion 56a and the pressure sensor 53.
  • An air replacement hole 58 penetrating the bottom wall portion 56a in the radial direction is formed in the bottom wall portion 56a.
  • the second substrate 61 is accommodated in the press-fit cylindrical portion 41 having the radial direction (front-rear direction) as the thickness direction. As shown in Fig. 5 , the second substrate 61 is fixed to a boss portion 41a by screws in a state of being placed on the boss portion 41a, wherein the boss portion 41a protrudes inwardly from the press-fit cylindrical portion in the radial direction.
  • the second substrate 61 is connected to the first substrate 60 via a second wiring 61a. In other words, the second wiring 61a is drawn to pass through the circumference of the storage battery 33 in the axial direction at the external side of the storage-battery holder 36.
  • the exterior cylindrical portion 71 is formed in a cylindrical shape having the axis O as a central axis.
  • the holder assembly 32 is inserted into the exterior cylindrical portion 71 through an opening portion positioned at the opposite side of the retention unit 22 in the axial direction. More specifically, the holder assembly 32 is assembled to the exterior cylindrical portion 71 in a state in which the press-fit cylindrical portion 41 of the storage battery 36 is pressed to fit into an end portion of the exterior cylindrical portion 71 positioned at the opposite side of the retention unit 22. Accordingly, the holder assembly 32 is accommodated into the exterior cylindrical portion 71 in a state in which an end portion positioned at the retention unit 22 side protrudes from the exterior cylindrical portion 71. An opening portion of the exterior cylindrical portion 71 positioned at the opposite side of the retention unit 22 in the axial direction is blocked by the blocking portion 43 of the storage-battery holder 36.
  • a button exposure hole 76 is formed in a portion overlapping the button opening 44 viewed in the radial direction in the end portion of the exterior cylindrical portion 71 at the retention unit 22 side.
  • the button exposure hole 76 penetrates the exterior cylindrical portion 71 in the radial direction.
  • the surrounding convex portion 93 is formed in a triangle shape having a sharp tip end toward the retention unit 22 side in the axial direction in a vertical cross-sectional view along the axial direction.
  • a protrusion height of the surrounding convex portion 93 from the base portion 91 is higher than the communication port 51 and lower than the pin electrode 49.
  • the protrusion height of the surrounding convex portion 93 may be higher than the pin electrode 49.
  • the shape of the surrounding convex portion 93 in the vertical cross-sectional view is not limited to the triangle shape.
  • the first connection member 81 has a base cylindrical portion 100, a vertical engagement convex portion (from first vertical engagement convex portion 101a to third vertical engagement convex portion 101c), and a horizontal engagement convex portion 102.
  • each of the vertical engagement convex portions 101a-101c is disposed so as to cause the pin electrode 49 not to be disposed on virtual straight lines La-Lc connecting the center in the circumferential direction of each vertical engagement convex portion 101a-101c and the axis O. More specifically, the pin electrodes 49 are disposed at positions being line symmetry with respect to the virtual straight line La connecting the first vertical engagement convex portion 101a and the axis O. In other words, a virtual straight line T1 connecting each pin electrode 49 is orthogonal to the virtual straight line La and distances from the virtual straight line La to each pin electrode 49 are the same as each other.
  • the container-retaining cylinder 120 is formed in a cylindrical shape with the axis O as a central axis.
  • An observation hole 130 is formed in a central portion of the container-retaining cylinder 120 in the axial direction.
  • the observation hole 130 penetrates the container-retaining cylinder 120 in the radial direction.
  • the observation hole 130 is formed in an oval shape with the axial direction as a longitudinal direction.
  • the observation hole 130 is formed in a portion of the container-retaining cylinder 120 being opposed with each other in the radial direction. A number, a position, a shape and the like of the observation hole 130 may be suitably changed.
  • the transmission cylinder 121 is formed from a material having optical transparency.
  • the transmission cylinder 121 is inserted into the container-retaining cylinder 120. More specifically, the transmission cylinder 121 is positioned at the mouthpiece 23 side in the axial direction more than the ventilation hole 131 in the container-retaining cylinder 120 to cover the observation hole 130 from the internal side in the radial direction. In other words, the user can visually recognize the inside of the retention unit 22 through the observation hole 130 and the transmission cylinder 121.
  • the retention unit 22 may be configured without the observation hole 130 and the transmission cylinder 121.
  • Fig. 10 is a planar view of the retention unit 22 and the cartridge 11 viewed from the power unit 21 side in the axial direction.
  • an engagement concave portion 155 recessed toward the external side in the radial direction is formed in the end portion at the one side of the circumferential direction.
  • the engagement concave portion 155 is formed in a semicircular shape toward the external side in the radial direction.
  • the horizontal engagement convex portion 102 is formed in a tapered shape with a width in the axial direction that gradually becomes narrower from the other side toward the one side in the circumferential direction. More specifically, an end surface of the horizontal engagement convex portion 102 facing the opposite side of the retention unit 22 in the axial direction is formed in an inclined surface extending to the mouthpiece 23 side in the axial direction from the one side toward the other side in the circumferential direction. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent interference of the horizontal extending portion 151 and the horizontal engagement convex portion 102 and improve the assembling workability at the time of connecting the power unit 21 with the retention unit 22.
  • an abutting flange 165 is formed in a portion positioned at the opposite side of the retention unit 22 in the axial direction with respect to the male screw portion 160a.
  • the abutting flange 165 is formed in an annular shape extending outwardly in the radial direction.
  • the abutting flange abuts on the retention unit 22 in the axial direction in a state in which the mouthpiece 23 is attached to the retention unit 22.
  • the abutting flange 165 is configured such that an external diameter of the abutting flange 165 gradually decreases away from the retention unit 22 in the axial direction.
  • the tobacco capsule 12 is attached into the mouthpiece main body 160 from the opposite side of the retention unit 22 in the axial direction so as to be attachable thereto and detachable therefrom.
  • the tobacco capsule 12 has a capsule portion 180 and a filter portion 181.
  • the cartridge 11 has a tank 191 formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape, a gasket (also referred to as a support member) 192 formed in a substantially disc shape and accommodated in the tank 191, a mesh body (also referred to as a partition plate) 193 formed in a substantially disc shape, a heater 194, an atomization container (also referred to as a container) 195, and a heater holder 196 configured to block an opening portion 191a of the tank 191.
  • a gasket also referred to as a support member
  • a mesh body also referred to as a partition plate
  • a heater 194 an atomization container (also referred to as a container) 195
  • a heater holder 196 configured to block an opening portion 191a of the tank 191.
  • two engagement holes 198 are formed at a slightly bottom portion 191c side more than the opening portion 191a in a circumferential wall 191b of the tank 191.
  • the engagement hole 198 is configured for fixing the heater holder 196 to the tank 191.
  • the engagement hole 198 is formed in a rectangle shape viewed from the radial direction to become long in the circumferential direction.
  • the two engagement holes 198 are disposed to be opposite to each other and to sandwich an axis Q of the tank 191 at two side of the axis Q.
  • the axis Q coincides with the axis O of the main body unit 10 in a state in which the cartridge 11 is accommodated in the transmission cylinder 121.
  • the axis Q is the common axis of each portion configuring the cartridge 11.
  • the axis Q is not only described as the axis Q of the tank 191, but also used in the description of each portion configuring the cartridge 11.
  • the gasket 192 is formed to have an external diameter substantially the same as the internal diameter of the tank 191.
  • the gasket 192 is configured to perform position alignment of the mesh body 193 described below while maintaining an orientation of the mesh body 193.
  • the gasket 192 supports the mesh body 193 described below.
  • An insertion hole 192a capable of being inserted by the flow passage tube 197 is formed in a center in the radial direction of the gasket 192.
  • the gasket 192 is accommodated in the tank 191 such that the flow passage tube 197 is inserted into the insertion hole 192a.
  • a surface 192b is abutted by the end surface 201a of the convex portion 201 such that position alignment of the gasket 192 in the tank 191 is performed.
  • the mesh body 193 is a porous member having liquid absorbency.
  • the mesh body 193 is formed from a cotton type fibrous material, for example.
  • the mesh body 193 and the gasket 192 are formed in almost the same shape.
  • the mesh body 193 is formed to have an external diameter substantially the same as the internal diameter of the tank 191.
  • An insertion hole 193a into which the flow passage tube 197 is insertable is formed in a center in the radial direction of the mesh body 193.
  • the flow passage tube 197 is inserted into the insertion hole 193a and a surface 193b of the mesh body 193 overlaps the other surface 192d of the gasket 192 such that position alignment of the mesh body 193 is performed.
  • An external circumferential surface of the mesh body 193 comes in contact with the internal circumferential surface of the tank 191.
  • the insertion hole 193a of the mesh body 193 comes in contact with the external circumferential surface of the flow passage tube 197.
  • the wick 204 is configured by two axial-direction extending portions 204a extending in the axial direction and a radial-direction extending portion 204c by connecting two end portions of the two axial-direction extending portions 204a via a bending portion 204b.
  • the other end of the axial-direction extending portion 204a is connected to the mesh body 193. Accordingly, the aerosol source absorbed by the mesh body 193 is suctioned by the wick 204.
  • the heater holder 196 is formed in a substantial bottomed cylindrical shape. An opening portion 196a of the heater holder 196 is directed to the tank 191 side and the opening portion 191a of the tank 191 is blocked.
  • the engagement pieces 206 is engaged with the engagement holes 198 of the tank 191 so as to integrate the tank 191 with the heater holder 196.
  • the engagement pieces 206 are formed to be elastically deformable in the radial direction.
  • An engagement claw 207 insertable into the engagement hole 198 of the tank 191 is formed at a tip end of the engagement piece 206 to protrude outwardly in the radial direction.
  • three engagement concave portions 210 are formed at a bottom portion 196e side in the circumferential wall 196b of the heater holder 196.
  • the three engagement concave portions 210 are disposed by equal intervals in the circumferential direction (by 120-degree intervals in the circumferential direction) and at positions apart from the positions where the concave portion 208 is formed.
  • the engagement concave portions 210 are formed to open toward the outward in the radial direction and the bottom portion 196e side.
  • a tapered flattening portion 210a is formed at the bottom portion 196e side of the engagement concave portion 210 such that the width of the engagement concave portion 210 in the circumferential direction gradually becomes wider towards the bottom portion 196e.
  • connection wall 211 is integrally formed in a substantial plate shape standing from the internal surface in the axial direction.
  • the connection wall 211 extends along the radial direction through the axis Q of the heater holder 196, and two ends in the longitudinal direction of the radial direction are connected to the internal surface of the circumferential wall 196b.
  • the inside of the heater holder 196 is partitioned into two rooms by such connection wall 211.
  • connection electrodes 213b, 214b is at least formed on a rotation locus of the pin electrode 49 (first pin electrode 49a and second pin electrode 49b) in a case when the power unit 21 and the cartridge 11 are relatively rotated around the axis O (axis Q).
  • each of the connection electrodes 213b, 214b is formed in a region including both of a first virtual circle C1 with the axis O as a center and through the first pin electrode 49a, and a second virtual circle C2 with the axis O as a center and through the second pin electrode 49b.
  • the pin electrodes 49a, 49b are disposed in a line symmetry manner such that the virtual circles C1, C2 are coincided with each other.
  • Concave portions 213e, 214e recessed inwardly in the radial direction are formed in a substantial center in the circumferential direction in the arc-shaped sides 213d, 214d of the two connection electrodes 213b, 214b.
  • a second air-suction hole 216 penetrating the bottom portion 196e in the thickness direction is formed at a position corresponding to one concave portion 213e between the positions corresponding to the concave portions 213e, 214e of the connection electrodes 213b, 214b.
  • the inside and the outside of the bottom portion 196e are communicated via the second air-suction hole 216.
  • the rotation direction M1 is a connection direction of the retention unit 22 with respect to the power unit 21 and also a connection direction of the mouthpiece 23 with respect to the retention unit 22.
  • the rotation direction M2 is a connection releasing direction of the retention unit 22 with respect to the power unit 21 and also a connection cancelling direction of the mouthpiece 23 with respect to the retention unit 22.
  • the rotation directions for the connection and releasing the connection around the axis O in the first rotation connection portion 301 and the second rotation connection portion 302 are the same as each other. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a unified sense of the assembly operation to the user and improve the convenience (usability).
  • the cartridge 11 is attachable and detachable in the axial direction by removing the mouthpiece 23 from the main body unit 10.
  • a configuration for removing the mouthpiece 23 from the main body unit 10 is referred to as a cartridge accommodation portion 320.
  • the cartridge accommodation portion 320 has the retention unit 22 and the power unit 21.
  • the cartridge accommodation portion 320 forms a cartridge accommodation space 321 in a bottomed cylindrical shape.
  • a circumferential wall of the cartridge accommodation portion 320 forming the cartridge accommodation space 321 is formed by the retention unit 22.
  • a bottom portion of the cartridge accommodation portion 320 forming the cartridge accommodation space 321 is formed by the power unit 21.
  • the circumferential wall (retention unit 22) of the cartridge accommodation portion 320 is attachable to and detachable from the bottom portion (power unit 21) of the cartridge accommodation portion 320.
  • the vertical engagement convex portion 101 is inserted into the engagement concave portion 210 disposed on the same radius and the restriction for the rotation of the cartridge 11 around the axis O is performed. Accordingly, position alignment of the cartridge 11 in the circumferential direction is performed, and electrical conduction of the connection electrodes 213b, 214b (see Fig. 10 ) of the bottom portion 196e of the cartridge 11 and the pin electrode 49 of the power unit 21 is secured.
  • the retention unit 22 is assembled to the power unit 21 at first. More specifically, after inserting the horizontal engagement convex portion 102 into the engagement groove 158 in the axial direction, the power unit 21 and the retention unit 22 are relatively rotated around the axis O. Therefore, the power unit 21 and the retention unit 22 are assembled with each other in the first rotation connection portion 301 in a state in which position alignments in the axial direction and the circumferential direction are performed. At the time of detaching the power unit 21 and the retention unit 22, operations reverse to the above-described operations are performed.
  • the flattening portion 210a is formed and on the other hand, inclined surfaces are formed at tip end of the vertical engagement convex portions 101a-101c. Accordingly, the vertical engagement convex portions 101a-101c are smoothly inserted into the engagement concave portion 210. Accordingly, position alignments of the cartridge 11 with respect to the power unit 21 in the circumferential direction and the axial direction are performed and the cartridge 11 is assembled with the power unit 21 at a regular position.
  • the mouthpiece 23 is assembled with the retention unit 22 by the second rotation connection portion 302. More specifically, the male screw potion 160a of the mouthpiece main body 160 is screwed to the female screw portion 123a of the sleeve 123. Therefore, the first slip prevention member 161 comes in contact with the bottom portion 191c of the cartridge 11.
  • the first slip prevention member 161 is elastically deformed such that the cartridge 11 is held in the retaining in the retention unit 22 in a state in which the cartridge 11 is pressed toward the power unit 21 side in the axial direction. A movement of the cartridge 11 with respect to the power unit 21 in the circumferential direction is restricted by the vertical engagement convex portions 101a-101c. Accordingly, the cartridge 11 is configured to not to rotate following the mouthpiece 23 due to the friction force applied between the first slip prevention member 161 and the cartridge 11.
  • Fig. 20 is a view showing the state in which the cartridge 11 climbs over the vertical engagement convex portion 101.
  • the first slip prevention member 161 comes in contact with the cartridge 11 at least before the screwing is finished. More specifically, as shown in Fig. 21 , at a moment when the male screw portion 160a of the mouthpiece 23 is about to engage with the female screw portion 123a of the retention unit 22, the first slip prevention member is not in contact with the cartridge 11; however, as shown in Fig. 22 , when the male screw portion 160a is screwed with the female screw portion 123a and rotated by a half-rotation or 1, 2 rotations, the first slip prevention member 161 is in contact with the cartridge 11.
  • Fig. 22 is a view showing a state in which the mouthpiece 23 and the cartridge 11 are rotated together.
  • Fig. 23 is a descriptive view showing the state in which the mouthpiece 23 is finally tightened.
  • the mouthpiece 23 may be further screwed.
  • the connection electrodes 213b, 214b are pressed by the pin electrodes 49 and the first slip prevention member 161 between the cartridge 11 supported by the power unit 21 and the mouthpiece main body 160 is compressed in the axial direction that the positioning of the cartridge 11 in the axial direction is performed.
  • the positioning of the cartridge 11 in the circumferential direction and the axial direction and further the electrically conduction of the cartridge 11 and the power unit 21 are performed by the screwing of the mouthpiece 23.
  • a gap between the cartridge 11 and the mouthpiece 23 is sealed by the engagement protrusion 171 of the first slip prevention member 161 being compressed in the axial direction.
  • the liquid aerosol source is filled in the liquid storage room 202 of the tank 191, and then the gasket 192 and the mesh body 193 are inserted from the opening portion 191a of the tank 191 in this sequence.
  • the surface 192b of the gasket 192 is in contact with the end surface 201a of the convex portion 201 of the tank 191.
  • the surface 193b of the mesh body 193 is caused to overlap the other surface 192d of the gasket 192.
  • the mesh body 193 itself is soft; however, the orientation the mesh body 193 is maintained by the gasket 192 and the poisoning thereof is performed by the gasket 192.
  • the heater holder 196 is assembled to the opening portion 191a of the tank 191. More specifically, the engagement piece 206 side of the heater holder 196 is directed to face the opening portion 191a side of the tank 191 and the heater holder 196 is inserted into the opening portion 191a of the tank 191. At this time, positions of the engagement hole 198 and the guide concave portion 198a formed in the circumferential wall 191b of the tank 191 and a position of the engagement piece 206 of the heater holder 196 are aligned.
  • the forces causing the engagement pieces 206 to be elastically deformed are balanced such that it is easy for the heater holder 196 to be inserted into the opening portion 191a of the tank 191.
  • the bottom surface 224a of the concave portion 224 of the atomization container 195 is in contact with the internal surface at the internal side of the engagement piece 206 in the radial direction. Accordingly, when the engagement piece 206 is elastically deformed inwardly in the radial direction, the concave portion 224 of the atomization container 195 is slightly deformed inwardly in the radial direction.
  • the engagement claw 207 moves along the guide concave portion 198a. Then, the engagement claw 207 climbs over a terminal end of the guide concave portion 198a (end portion at the engagement hole 198 side of the tank 191), and further the engagement claw 207 is inserted into the engagement hole 198 of the tank 191 by a restoring force of the engagement piece 206 and a restoring force of the concave portion 224 of the atomization container 195. Accordingly, the heater holder 196 is fixed to the tank 191 and the assembly of the cartridge 11 is finished.
  • the air in the retention unit 22 is suctioned and tie pressure inside the retention unit 22 becomes negative.
  • the air in the pressure change room S1 is suctioned through the inside of the atomization container 195 (inside the atomization room M) of the cartridge 11, the buffer space S3, and the communication port 51 such that it also becomes the negative pressure inside the pressure change room S1. More specifically, the air in the pressure change room S1 flows into the buffer space S3 through the communication port 51 and then flows into the heater holder 196 through the second air-suction hole 216.
  • the air flowing into the heater holder 196 passes through the flow passage tube 197 through the ventilation passage 226 and the atomization container 195 and then enters the mouth of the user through the mouthpiece 23.
  • the pressure sensor 53 outputs a start-up signal to the controller when the pressure sensor 53 detects that the pressure inside the pressure change room S1 is less than a predetermined value, for example.
  • the controller receiving the start-up signal causes the heater 194 of the cartridge 11 to be electrified. Since it becomes the negative pressure inside the retention unit 22, fresh air is introduced in the retention unit 22 through the ventilation hole 131. Furthermore, the fresh air is introduced into the atomization room M of the cartridge 11 (the opening room 203 of the tank 191) through the first air-suction hole 209 formed in the heater holder 196 of the cartridge 11 and the ventilation passage 226 of the atomization container 195.
  • the liquid aerosol source stored in the liquid storage room 202 of the tank 191 is absorbed by the mesh body 193 and further absorbed by the wick 204.
  • the mesh body 193 and the wick 204 is saturated (exceeding a liquid retention force)
  • the liquid accumulation portion 223 is formed on the external circumferential surface of the atomization container 195 positioned at the heater holder 196 side of the mesh body 193. Accordingly, the liquid aerosol source is stored in the liquid accumulation portion 223 and leakage to the heater holder 196 side (the side where the heater 194 is disposed) is prevented.
  • a volume (space volume) of the liquid accumulation portion 223 is approximately 53.4 cubic millimeters.
  • a residual liquid quantity in the liquid storage room 202 of the tank 191 is 1/3 and a headspace volume expansion coefficient (a volume expansion coefficient of the air in the residual 2/3 space in the liquid storage room 202) is 6%
  • there is approximately 100 cubic millimeters of the liquid aerosol source being extruded from the liquid storage room 202 due to the air expansion in the liquid storage room 202 of the tank 191.
  • the extruded liquid aerosol source there is approximately 20-30 cubic millimeters of the liquid aerosol source may be retained by the mesh body 193 and the wick 204.
  • the remaining 70-80 cubic millimeters of the liquid aerosol source is accumulated in the accumulation portion 223.
  • the liquid accumulation portion 223 is formed that the gap between the external circumferential surface of the cylinder portion 217 and the circumferential wall 191b of the tank 191 gradually becomes narrower towards the tip end of the protrusion portion 219 from the seal portion 222. In other words, in the vicinity of the protrusion portion 219 of the cylinder portion 217, the narrow portion 279 where the gap between the protrusion portion 219 and the circumferential wall 191b of the tank 191 becomes narrow is formed.
  • the liquid aerosol source stored in the liquid accumulation portion 223 is suctioned through the narrow portion 279 (the interval between the protrusion portion 219 and the circumferential wall 191b of the tank 191). Then, the liquid aerosol source is absorbed by the mesh body 193. In other words, the liquid aerosol source stored in the liquid accumulation portion 223 flows back to the liquid storage room 202 of the tank 191 through the narrow portion 279. At this time, since the narrow portion 279 is covered (blocked) by the external circumferential portion of the mesh body 193, a capillary force due to the mesh body 193 also applies such that the liquid aerosol source efficiently flows back to the liquid storage room 202 of the tank 191.
  • the liquid accumulation portion 223 and the external air are communicated through the notch portions 222a of the seal portion 222 and a gap between the engagement hole 198 of the tank 191 and the engagement piece 206 (engagement claw 207) of the heater holder 196.
  • the liquid accumulation portion 223 and the external air may be communicated through the notch portions 222a of the seal portion 222 and the first air-suction hole 209 of the heater holder 196. Accordingly, it is impossible to generate a pressure difference between the inside and outside the liquid accumulation portion 223. As a result, an unintentional leakage of the liquid aerosol source to the outside from the liquid accumulation portion 223 is prevented and the liquid aerosol source efficiently flows back to the liquid storage room 202 of the tank 191.
  • the horizontal engagement convex portion 102 may be disposed in the retention unit 22 and the engagement groove 158 may be disposed in the power unit 21.
  • the bending portion 106 may be disposed in the retention unit 22 and the engagement piece 142 (tip end portion 142a) may be disposed in the power unit 21. Not only the bending portion 106 but also the tip end portion 142a of the engagement piece 142 may be elastically deformed in the radial direction, and in the engagement piece 142, only the tip end portion 142a may be elastically deformed in the radial direction.
  • the annular piece 82 (elastic ring) forming the bending portion 106 is attached to the power unit 21 where the horizontal engagement convex portion 102 is disposed, and the tip end portion 142a protruding inwardly in the radial direction relatively to the engagement concave portion 155 is formed in the engagement piece 142 forming the engagement groove 158 in the retention unit 22 where the engagement groove 158 is disposed.
  • a configuration according to the present embodiment has the power unit 21 (power source), the retention unit 22 (accommodation portion) formed in a cylindrical shape and capable of accommodating the aerosol source, and the mouthpiece 23 (suction port portion) where the suction port 23a for suctioning the aerosol generated by atomizing the aerosol source is formed, wherein the power unit 21 and the retention unit 22 are connected by the rotation connection mechanism 310 and the lock mechanism 311.
  • a configuration according to the present embodiment has the main body unit 10 and the cartridge 11 configured to accommodate the aerosol source and inserted in the retention unit 22 of the main body unit 10 to be attachable to and detachable from the retention unit 22.
  • an example of the suction device 1 configured for the tobacco capsule 12 to be attachable to and detachable from is described as an example of an aerosol generation device for generating aerosol without combustion is described; however, the aerosol generation device is not limited to the configuration only.
  • a configuration without the tobacco capsule 12 such as an electrical tobacco may be provided.
  • the aerosol source including a flavor is accommodated in the cartridge 11 and the aerosol including the flavor is generated by the aerosol generation device.
  • the retention unit 22 is formed in a cylindrical shape to surround the circumference of the cartridge 11; however, the retention unit 22 is not limited to the configuration only.
  • the retention unit 22 only has to be a configuration capable of retaining the cartridge 11.
  • attachment and detachment of the cartridge 11 and the main body unit 10 is not limited to the configuration of accommodating the cartridge 11 in the retention unit 22 and being retained by the mouthpiece 23, and the configuration of simply connecting or disconnecting the pin electrodes 49 with the connection electrodes 213b, 214b is included.
  • the power unit 21 and the retention unit 22 are formed in cylindrical shapes and disposed coaxially; however, the power unit 21 and the retention unit 22 are not limited only to this configuration.
  • the power unit 21 and the retention unit 22 may be formed in different shapes.
  • a divided unit of an aerosol generation device comprises a main body portion in a cylindrical shape, an engagement piece formed in an end portion of the main body portion in an axial direction, the engagement piece extending from the end portion along the axial direction and bending in a circumferential direction of the main body portion, and a concave portion formed in an internal circumferential surface of a portion of the engagement piece bending in the circumferential direction.
  • the present invention relates to a main body unit of an aerosol generation device, an aerosol generation device and a non-combustion suction device, and reliability (connection strength) of a connection state of the unit may be secured by the rotation connection mechanism.

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