EP4144238A1 - Multicartouche et dispositif de génération d'aérosol la comprenant - Google Patents

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EP4144238A1
EP4144238A1 EP22781501.6A EP22781501A EP4144238A1 EP 4144238 A1 EP4144238 A1 EP 4144238A1 EP 22781501 A EP22781501 A EP 22781501A EP 4144238 A1 EP4144238 A1 EP 4144238A1
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    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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  • the present disclosure relates to a multi-cartridge and an aerosol generation device including the same, and more particularly, to a multi-cartridge which is capable of storing and supplying a plurality of liquid compositions having different compositions and an aerosol generation device including the same.
  • a hybrid-type aerosol generation device that uses a cartridge, which holds a liquid composition including an aerosol-forming agent, and a cigarette together has been proposed.
  • an aerosol is formed as the liquid composition in the cartridge vaporizes, and the formed aerosol is inhaled through the oral region of a user after passing through the cigarette.
  • the actual amount of vapor produced is significantly less as compared to the aerosol formed in the cartridge.
  • a proportion of the aerosol-forming agent decreases, causing the vapor production to be further reduced.
  • the amount of flavoring agent added to the liquid composition is limited, and a problem that it is difficult to improve flavor expression also occurs.
  • Some embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to providing a multi-cartridge which is capable of storing and supplying a plurality of liquid compositions having different compositions and an aerosol generation device including the same.
  • Some embodiments of the present disclosure are also directed to providing a method of adjusting a degree of vaporization of a plurality of liquid compositions stored in a multi-cartridge.
  • Some embodiments of the present disclosure are also directed to providing an aerosol generation device capable of providing a customized smoking experience using a multi-cartridge.
  • Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide an aerosol generation device including a first liquid reservoir in which a first liquid composition is stored, a second liquid reservoir in which a second liquid composition different from the first liquid composition is stored, and a vaporizing element configured to vaporize at least one of the first liquid composition and the second liquid composition to generate an aerosol.
  • the aerosol generation device may further include a housing configured to form an accommodation space for accommodating an aerosol-generating article, an airflow path may be formed to allow the generated aerosol to pass through the aerosol-generating article accommodated in the accommodation space, the first liquid composition may include an aerosol-forming agent, and the second liquid composition may include a flavoring agent.
  • the vaporizing element may vaporize the first liquid composition and the second liquid composition together in a vaporization space.
  • the vaporizing element may include a first vaporizing element configured to vaporize the first liquid composition to generate a first aerosol and a second vaporizing element configured to vaporize the second liquid composition to generate a second aerosol, and an airflow path may be formed so that the first aerosol and the second aerosol are mixed.
  • the first liquid reservoir may be included in a first cartridge
  • the second liquid reservoir may be included in a second cartridge
  • the aerosol generation device may further include a cartridge holder on which the first cartridge and the second cartridge are mounted.
  • a degree of vaporization of the first liquid composition and the second liquid composition may be adjusted on the basis of a user input.
  • the vaporizing element may include a first vaporizing element configured to vaporize the first liquid composition to generate a first aerosol and a second vaporizing element configured to vaporize the second liquid composition to generate a second aerosol
  • the aerosol generation device may further include a controller configured to control power supplied to the first vaporizing element and the second vaporizing element to adjust a degree of vaporization of the first liquid composition and the second liquid composition.
  • the first liquid composition may be transferred to the vaporizing element through a first transfer path, and a degree of vaporization of the first liquid composition may be adjusted by a degree of opening of the first transfer path.
  • Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a multi-cartridge including a first liquid reservoir in which a first liquid composition is stored, a second liquid reservoir in which a second liquid composition different from the first liquid composition is stored, and a vaporizing element configured to vaporize at least one of the first liquid composition and the second liquid composition.
  • a multi-cartridge that stores and supplies a plurality of liquid compositions having different compositions can be provided.
  • a multi-cartridge that supplies a first liquid composition containing an aerosol-forming agent and a second liquid composition containing a flavoring agent can be provided.
  • the multi-cartridge can simultaneously increase proportions of the aerosol-forming agent and the flavoring agent, and thus vapor production and flavor expression can be simultaneously enhanced.
  • a degree of opening of a path along which a liquid composition is transferred or adjusting power supplied to a vaporizing element a degree of vaporization of each liquid composition can be accurately adjusted.
  • a degree of vaporization of a liquid composition can be adjusted by a user, and thus a customized smoking experience can be provided to the user.
  • a user may receive a customized smoking experience by freely adjusting a degree of vaporization of each flavoring agent in a multi-cartridge in which different flavoring agents are stored.
  • first, second, A, B, (a), and (b) may be used. Such terms are only used for distinguishing one component from another component, and the essence, order, sequence, or the like of the corresponding component is not limited by the terms.
  • a certain component is described as being “connected,” “coupled,” or “linked” to another component, it should be understood that, although the component may be directly connected or linked to the other component, still another component may also be “connected,” “coupled,” or “linked” between the two components.
  • aerosol-forming agent may refer to a material that can facilitate aerosol formation.
  • the aerosol-forming agent may include glycerin, propylene glycol, ethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, and oleyl alcohol, but the aerosol-forming agent is not limited thereto.
  • aerosol-forming agent may be interchangeably used with the term “moisturizer” or "wetting agent” in the art.
  • aerosol-forming substrate may refer to a material that is able to form an aerosol.
  • the aerosol may include a volatile compound.
  • the aerosol-forming substrate may be a solid or liquid.
  • solid aerosol-forming substrates may include solid materials based on tobacco raw materials such as reconstituted tobacco leaves, shredded tobacco, and reconstituted tobacco
  • liquid aerosol-forming substrates may include liquid compositions based on nicotine, tobacco extracts, and/or various flavoring agents.
  • the aerosol-forming substrate may further include an aerosol-forming agent in order to stably form an aerosol.
  • aerosol generation device may refer to a device that generates an aerosol using an aerosol-forming substrate in order to generate an aerosol that can be inhaled directly into the user's lungs through the user's mouth.
  • aerosol-generating article may refer to an article that is able to generate an aerosol.
  • the aerosol-generating article may include an aerosol-forming substrate.
  • a typical example of the aerosol-generating article may include a cigarette, but the scope of the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
  • puff' refers to inhalation by a user, and the inhalation may be a situation in which a user draws smoke into his or her oral cavity, nasal cavity, or lungs through the mouth or nose.
  • longitudinal direction may refer to a direction corresponding to a longitudinal axis of an aerosol-generating article.
  • multi-cartridge may be a term that conceptually refers to a cartridge and/or a cartridge system capable of storing and supplying a plurality of liquid compositions.
  • a multi-cartridge may include both a cartridge formed as a single structure in which a plurality of liquid compositions are stored and a cartridge system including a plurality of cartridges in which at least one liquid composition is stored.
  • FIGS. 1 to 3 Various examples of the multi-cartridge will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 .
  • a multi-cartridge having a function of storing and supplying a plurality of liquid compositions having different compositions (or aerosols formed therefrom) may be provided.
  • the liquid compositions having different compositions may not only include a case in which components are different but also include a case in which composition ratios are different.
  • the multi-cartridge may be applied to liquid-type or hybrid-type aerosol generation devices (e.g., 100-1 to 100-3 of FIGS. 7 to 9 ) to enhance flavor expression and vapor production and provide a customized smoking experience to a user. This will be described below.
  • the multi-cartridge may be implemented in various ways.
  • the multi-cartridge may be implemented in a form in which a plurality of liquid compositions are stored in a cartridge formed as a single structure or may be implemented in a form in which a plurality of cartridges are mounted on a cartridge holder (e.g., 33 of FIG. 3 ).
  • a cartridge holder e.g., 33 of FIG. 3
  • various examples of implementing the multi-cartridge will be described in detail with reference to the drawings, and for convenience of description, "liquid composition” will be shortened to "liquid.”
  • FIG. 1 is an exemplary view for describing a multi-cartridge 10 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • the multi-cartridge 10 may be formed as a structure in which a plurality of liquids L1 and L2 are vaporized together in a vaporization space.
  • the multi-cartridge 10 may include a plurality of liquid reservoirs 11 and 12, a wicking element 14, a vaporizing element 15, and an airflow tube 13.
  • the multi-cartridge 10 may further include general-purpose components other than the components illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • the multi-cartridge 10 may be implemented in a form in which some of the components illustrated in FIG. 1 are omitted.
  • the multi-cartridge 10 may be implemented in a form in which the wicking element 14, the vaporizing element 15, and the airflow tube 13 are omitted.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates an example in which the multi-cartridge 10 includes the two liquid reservoirs 11 and 12 (or two liquids), of course, the number of liquid reservoirs (or liquids) may be three or more. However, hereinafter, in order to provide convenience of understanding, description will be continued assuming that the number of liquid reservoirs (or liquids) is two unless mentioned otherwise. Hereinafter, each component of the multi-cartridge 10 will be described.
  • a first liquid reservoir 11 may store a first liquid L1
  • a second liquid reservoir 12 may store a second liquid L2.
  • the first liquid reservoir 11 and the second liquid reservoir 12 may have liquid storage spaces separated from each other and store different kinds of liquids L1 and L2.
  • the first liquid reservoir 11 and the second liquid reservoir 12 may be formed by a predetermined liquid storage space being divided by a partition.
  • the scope of the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
  • the first liquid L1 may have a different composition from the second liquid L2.
  • a specific composition of each of the liquids L1 and L2 may vary according to embodiments.
  • the first liquid L1 may include an aerosol-forming agent
  • the second liquid L2 may include a flavoring agent.
  • vapor production may be enhanced as the first liquid L1 is vaporized
  • flavor expression may also be enhanced as the second liquid L2 is vaporized.
  • a proportion of the aerosol-forming agent can be increased through the first liquid L1
  • a proportion of the flavoring agent can also be increased through the second liquid L2
  • vapor production and flavor expression can be simultaneously enhanced.
  • the first liquid L1 may include a first flavoring agent
  • the second liquid L2 may include a second flavoring agent different from the first flavoring agent.
  • expression of the first flavoring agent may be enhanced as the first liquid L1 is vaporized
  • expression of the second flavoring agent may also be enhanced as the second liquid L2 is vaporized.
  • the expression of the first flavoring agent and the expression of the second flavoring agent can be simultaneously enhanced.
  • the first liquid L1 may include a flavoring agent and an aerosol-forming agent
  • the second liquid L2 may also include a flavoring agent and an aerosol-forming agent.
  • the flavoring agent included in the first liquid L1 and the flavoring agent included in the second liquid L2 may be the same as or different from each other. Even in this case, vapor production and flavor expression can be simultaneously enhanced.
  • the wicking element 14 may absorb the plurality of liquids L1 and L2 stored in the liquid reservoirs 11 and 12, respectively, and transfer the absorbed liquids L1 and L2 to the vaporizing element 15.
  • the wicking element 14 may be implemented using a material that can easily absorb a liquid substance, such as cotton, silica, a bead assembly, and a porous body (e.g., a porous ceramic), but the scope of the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
  • the wicking element 14 may be implemented using any other material (or form) as long as the wicking element 14 can absorb the liquids L1 and L2.
  • the wicking element 14 may be substituted with another type of liquid transfer means known in the art.
  • the vaporizing element 15 may vaporize the liquids L1 and L2, which are transferred thereto by the wicking element 14, to generate an aerosol.
  • the vaporizing element 15 may be implemented as a heating element (e.g., a heating coil) configured to vaporize the liquids L1 and L2 by heating, but the scope of the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
  • the vaporizing element 15 may be implemented as a vibration element configured to vaporize a liquid through vibrations.
  • the vaporizing element 15 is implemented as the heating element.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates an example in which the plurality of liquids L1 and L2 are vaporized together by a single vaporizing element 15, but the scope of the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the vaporizing element 15 may consist of a first vaporizing element configured to vaporize the first liquid L1 and a second vaporizing element configured to vaporize the second liquid L2.
  • the vaporizing element 15 may consist of a first heating element configured to heat a portion at which the first liquid L1 is mostly absorbed and transferred by the wicking element 14 (e.g., a left side portion) and a second heating element configured to heat a portion at which the second liquid L2 is mostly absorbed and transferred by the wicking element 14 (e.g., a right side portion).
  • a degree of vaporization (or a degree of supply) of the liquids L1 and L2 can be independently adjusted through power supplied to each vaporizing element.
  • the airflow tube 13 may be a structure to which a gas such as air or an aerosol A formed (generated) by the vaporizing element 15 is transferred.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates an example in which the airflow tube 13 is disposed at the center of the multi-cartridge 10, but the position of the airflow tube 13 may be changed in any way according to design of an airflow path.
  • the multi-cartridge 10 has been described above with reference to FIG. 1 .
  • a multi-cartridge 20 according to some other embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIG. 2 .
  • description of content overlapping with the previous embodiment will be omitted.
  • the multi-cartridge 20 may be formed to have a structure in which a plurality of liquids L1 and L2 are vaporized independently from each other to form aerosols and the formed aerosols are mixed.
  • the multi-cartridge 20 may include a plurality of liquid reservoirs 21 and 22, a plurality of wicking elements 24 and 26, a plurality of vaporizing elements 25 and 27, and an airflow tube 23.
  • the liquid reservoirs 21 and 22 may correspond to the liquid reservoirs 11 and 12 of the previous embodiment. Therefore, description thereof will be omitted.
  • a first wicking element 24 may absorb a first liquid L1 from a first liquid reservoir 21 and transfer the absorbed first liquid L1 to a first vaporizing element 25.
  • a second wicking element 26 may absorb a second liquid L2 from a second liquid reservoir 22 and transfer the absorbed second liquid L2 to a second vaporizing element 27.
  • the first vaporizing element 25 may vaporize the first liquid L1 to generate a first aerosol
  • the second vaporizing element 27 may vaporize the second liquid L2 to generate a second aerosol.
  • the generated first aerosol and second aerosol may meet in a predetermined mixing space and be mixed therein, and the mixture may flow through the airflow tube 23.
  • the first aerosol and the second aerosol may be mixed in the airflow tube 23.
  • the airflow tube 23 may correspond to the airflow tube 13 of the previous embodiment. Therefore, description thereof will be omitted.
  • the multi-cartridge 20 according to some other embodiments of the present disclosure has been described above with reference to FIG. 2 .
  • a multi-cartridge 30 according to still some other embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIG. 3 .
  • the multi-cartridge 30 may be formed to have a structure in which a plurality of cartridges 31 and 32 are mounted.
  • the multi-cartridge 30 may be configured to include the plurality of cartridges 31 and 32 and a cartridge holder 33.
  • Each of the cartridges 31 and 32 may correspond to a single cartridge or the above-described multi-cartridge (e.g., 10 or 20). Each of the cartridges 31 and 32 may only serve to store the liquids L1 and L2 or also serve to vaporize the liquids L1 and L2. Each of the cartridges 31 and 32 may be mounted on or detached from the cartridge holder 33. In order to avoid repeated description, further description of the cartridges 31 and 32 will be omitted.
  • the cartridge holder 33 may be a structure on which the plurality of cartridges 31 and 32 are mounted.
  • the cartridge holder 33 may only serve to allow the plurality of cartridges 31 and 32 to be mounted thereon or also serve to adjust a degree of supply or a degree of vaporization of the liquids L1 and L2 stored in the cartridges 31 and 32, respectively. Ways in which the degree of vaporization of the liquids L1 and L2 is adjusted will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5 .
  • the multi-cartridge 30 according to still some other embodiments of the present disclosure has been described above with reference to FIG. 3 .
  • various ways in which a degree of vaporization (or degree of supply) of a stored liquid (e.g., L1) is adjusted in the above-described multi-cartridges 10 to 30 will be described with reference to FIG. 4 and so on.
  • FIGS. 4 and 5 are exemplary views for describing ways in which a degree of vaporization is adjusted in a multi-cartridge 40 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • a wicking element e.g., 14
  • a vaporizing element e.g., 15
  • an airflow tube e.g. 13
  • the multi-cartridge 40 illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5 may correspond to the multi-cartridges 10 to 30 described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3
  • directions and thicknesses of arrows in FIGS. 4 and 5 indicate liquid transfer directions and amounts of transferred liquid.
  • FIGS. 4 and 5 illustrate a case in which the amount of transferred second liquid L2 is adjusted to be larger than the amount of transferred first liquid L1.
  • the first liquid L1 stored in a first liquid reservoir 41 may be transferred through a first transfer path 43, and the second liquid L2 stored in a second liquid reservoir 42 may be transferred through a second transfer path 44.
  • the first liquid L1 may be transferred to a wicking element (e.g., 14) or a vaporizing element (e.g., 15) through the first transfer path 43.
  • the multi-cartridge 40 may adjust a degree of vaporization of the liquids L1 and L2 by using adjusting members 45 to 48 configured to adjust a degree of opening of the liquid transfer paths 43 and 44.
  • the multi-cartridge 40 may include first adjusting members 45 and 47 configured to adjust the degree of opening of the first transfer path 43 and second adjusting members 46 and 48 configured to adjust the degree of opening of the second transfer path 44.
  • a degree of supply e.g., a supply speed, a supply amount
  • the degree of vaporization of each of the liquids L1 and L2 may be adjusted. For example, as the first adjusting member 45 closes the first transfer path 43, vaporization of the first liquid L1 may be stopped, and as the first adjusting member 45 completely opens the first transfer path 43, the vaporization of the first liquid L1 may be accelerated.
  • the adjusting members 45 to 48 may be implemented in various ways.
  • the adjusting members 45 and 46 may be implemented as structures that are disposed perpendicular to the liquid transfer paths 43 and 44 to open or close the liquid transfer paths 43 and 44.
  • the adjusting members 47 and 48 may be implemented as rotary plates in which a plurality of holes 481 and 482 of different sizes are formed.
  • the rotary plate 48 may adjust a degree of supply of the liquids L1 and L2 through the plurality of holes 481 and 482. For example, as a first hole 481 having a relatively smaller size is located on a second liquid transfer path 44 due to rotation of the rotary plate 48, a supply amount of the second liquid L2 may be relatively decreased, and as a second hole 482 having a relatively larger size is located on the second liquid transfer path 44 due to rotation of the rotary plate 48, the supply amount of the second liquid L2 may be relatively increased.
  • a portion where a hole (e.g., 481 or 482) is not formed is located on the second liquid transfer path 44 due to rotation of the rotary plate 48, the supply of the second liquid L2 may be stopped.
  • adjusting members 45 to 48 may be implemented on the basis of various forms of valve structures known in the art.
  • the degree of vaporization of the liquids L1 and L2 may be adjusted through power supplied to the vaporizing elements (e.g., 25, 27).
  • a degree of vaporization of the first liquid L1 may be adjusted by adjusting power supplied to the first vaporizing element (e.g., 25) configured to vaporize the first liquid L1. This is because a vaporization amount (or vaporization speed) of the first liquid L 1 will increase with an increase in the power supplied to the first vaporizing element (e.g., 25).
  • the power supplied to the vaporizing elements (e.g., 25, 27) may be controlled by a controller (e.g., 120 of FIG. 7 ).
  • FIG. 6 illustrates an example in which a multi-cartridge consists of three cartridges (or liquid reservoirs) 51 to 53 and the cartridges 51 to 53 store different liquids L1 to L3, respectively.
  • description will be given with reference to FIG. 6 .
  • a customized smoking experience can be provided to a user.
  • types and amounts of components included in aerosols e.g., A1, A2
  • a user may adjust the degree of vaporization of each of the liquids L1 to L3 according to his or her preferences, and thus a customized smoking experience can be provided to the user.
  • the controller e.g., 120 of FIG. 7
  • the scope of the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
  • a user may adjust a first liquid L1 and a second liquid L2 to be vaporized in equal proportions to generate a customized aerosol A1 in which components of the first liquid L1 and the second liquid L2 are uniformly combined.
  • a user may generate an aerosol in which components of a first flavoring agent and components of a second flavoring agent are uniformly combined.
  • a user may adjust a first liquid L1, a second liquid L2, and a third liquid L3 to be vaporized in different proportions to generate a customized aerosol A2 in which components of the first to third liquids L1 to L3 are combined in different proportions.
  • a user may generate an aerosol in which components of a first flavoring agent, a second flavoring agent, and a third flavoring agent are combined in different proportions.
  • a multi-cartridge may be configured as illustrated in FIG. 3 .
  • a user may mount a cartridge containing a preferred liquid on a cartridge holder (e.g., 33) and receive a customized smoking experience by changing a degree of vaporization of the liquid.
  • the user may receive various smoking experiences by changing the cartridge mounted on the cartridge holder (e.g., 33).
  • the controller (e.g., 120 of FIG. 7 ) of an aerosol generation device (e.g., 100-1 of FIG. 7 ) to which the multi-cartridge is applied may provide various convenience functions for a customized smoking experience.
  • the controller may provide a function of storing and loading combination information of a liquid.
  • the combination information may include information on the type of liquid and a degree of vaporization of the liquid.
  • a user may store combination information including the type of liquid and a degree of vaporization of the liquid and may later load the stored information to be provided with the preferred aerosol again.
  • the controller may provide a function of storing a history of combination information of a liquid. Also, the controller may separately store or recommend to a user a liquid combination repeatedly used by the user or liquid combinations used in succession by the user.
  • the controller may provide an automatic liquid combining function.
  • the controller may randomly combine a plurality of liquids (e.g., randomly determine and combine types of liquids and degrees of vaporization thereof) and provide the liquid combination to a user (e.g., randomly combine types of liquids and degrees of vaporization thereof upon each puff and provide the liquid combination to the user).
  • the controller may randomly combine another liquid with the base liquid and provide the liquid combination to the user.
  • the controller may determine a base liquid on the basis of a liquid combination history (e.g., determine a frequently-used liquid, a liquid with a short usage interval, a recently-used liquid, or the like as the base liquid), randomly combine another liquid with the determined base liquid, and provide the liquid combination to the user.
  • the controller may, on the basis of a liquid combination history, combine liquids with a recipe not experienced by a user (e.g., combine liquids with proportions not present in the existing history) and provide the liquid combination to the user.
  • the controller may change a combination of liquids on the basis of degrees of consumption of the liquids (e.g., reduce a degree of vaporization of a liquid that is consumed more or consumed at a high speed or increase a degree of vaporization of a liquid that is consumed less or consumed at a low speed) and provide the liquid combination to the user.
  • degrees of consumption of the liquids e.g., reduce a degree of vaporization of a liquid that is consumed more or consumed at a high speed or increase a degree of vaporization of a liquid that is consumed less or consumed at a low speed
  • the method of providing a customized smoking experience by using the multi-cartridge (e.g., 40) according to some embodiments of the present disclosure has been described above with reference to FIG. 6 .
  • various types of aerosol generation devices 100-1 to 100-3 to which the above-described multi-cartridges (e.g., 10 to 40) may be applied (or which include the above-described multi-cartridges) will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9 .
  • FIG. 7 is an exemplary view schematically illustrating the aerosol generation device 100-1 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • the aerosol generation device 100-1 may include a housing, a mouthpiece 110, a vaporizer 1, a battery 130, and a controller 120.
  • the aerosol generation device 100-1 may further include general-purpose components other than the components illustrated in FIG. 7 .
  • the aerosol generation device 100-1 may further include an input module (e.g., a button, a touchable display, etc.) for receiving a command or the like from a user and an output module (e.g., a light emitting diode (LED), a display, or a vibration motor, etc.) for outputting a state, smoking information, or the like of the aerosol generation device 100-1.
  • an input module e.g., a button, a touchable display, etc.
  • an output module e.g., a light emitting diode (LED), a display, or a vibration motor, etc.
  • the housing may form the overall exterior of the aerosol generation device 100-1.
  • the housing may be implemented using a material that can protect components therein.
  • the mouthpiece 110 may be disposed at one end of the aerosol generation device 100-1 and come into contact with the oral region of a user. By making a puff while holding the mouthpiece 110 in his or her mouth, the user may inhale an aerosol generated from the vaporizer 1.
  • the vaporizer 1 may vaporize a liquid composition to generate an aerosol.
  • the vaporizer 1 may be a component that corresponds to the above-described multi-cartridges (e.g., 10 to 40) or may be a component that includes the above-described multi-cartridges (e.g., 10 to 40). In order to avoid repeated description, further description of the vaporizer 1 will be omitted.
  • the battery 130 may supply power used to operate the aerosol generation device 100-1.
  • the battery 130 may supply power to allow the vaporizer 1 to generate an aerosol and may supply power required for the operation of the controller 120.
  • the battery 130 may supply power required to operate electrical components such as a display (not illustrated), a sensor (not illustrated), and a motor (not illustrated) which are installed in the aerosol generation device 100-1.
  • the controller 120 may control the overall operation of the aerosol generation device 100-1.
  • the controller 120 may control the operation of the vaporizer 1 and the battery 130 and may also control the operation of other components included in the aerosol generation device 100-1.
  • the controller 120 may control the power supplied by the battery 130, a vaporization speed of the vaporizer 1, and the like.
  • the controller 120 may check a state of each of the components of the aerosol generation device 100-1 and determine whether the aerosol generation device 100-1 is in an operable state.
  • the controller 120 may be implemented with at least one controller (processor).
  • the controller may also be implemented with an array of a plurality of logic gates or implemented with a combination of a general-purpose microcontroller and a memory which stores a program that may be executed by the microcontroller.
  • the controller 120 may also be implemented with other forms of hardware.
  • FIGS. 8 and 9 are views for describing the aerosol generation devices 100-2 and 100-3 according to some other embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 8 and so on illustrate examples in which an aerosol-generating article 150 is accommodated (inserted) in the devices 100-2 and 100-3.
  • the aerosol generation devices 100-2 and 100-3 may further include a heater part 140 configured to heat the aerosol-generating article 150. Also, the aerosol generation devices 100-2 and 100-3 may have an airflow path formed to allow an aerosol generated in the vaporizer 1 to pass through the aerosol-generating article 150 and be delivered to the user.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates a case in which the heater part 140 (or the aerosol-generating article 150) and the vaporizer 1 are disposed in parallel
  • FIG. 9 illustrates a case in which the heater part 140 (or the aerosol-generating article 150) and the vaporizer 1 are disposed in series.
  • an internal structure of the aerosol generation devices 100-2 and 100-3 is not limited to the examples of FIGS. 8 and 9 , and the arrangement of the components may be changed in any way.
  • the heater part 140 may heat the aerosol-generating article 150 accommodated in an accommodation space.
  • the accommodation space may be formed by housings of the aerosol generation devices 100-2 and 100-3. Specifically, when the aerosol-generating article 150 is accommodated in the accommodation spaces of the aerosol generation devices 100-2 and 100-3, the heater part 140 may heat the aerosol-generating article 150 using power supplied from the battery 130.
  • An operation method and/or an implementation form of the heater part 140 may vary.
  • the heater part 140 may operate using a resistive heating method.
  • the heater part 140 may include an electrically insulating substrate (e.g., a substrate formed of polyimide) and an electrically conductive track and may include an electrically-resistive heating element configured to generate heat as current flows in the electrically conductive track.
  • the heater part 140 may operate using an induction heating method.
  • the heater part 140 may include an induction coil and a heating element (that is, a susceptor) inductively heated by the induction coil.
  • the susceptor may be disposed outside the aerosol-generating article 150 or inside the aerosol-generating article 150.
  • the scope of the present disclosure is not limited to the above examples, and the heater part 140 may operate using any other method as long as the heater part 140 can heat the aerosol-generating article 150 to a desired temperature.
  • the desired temperature may be preset in the aerosol generation devices 100-2 and 100-3 (e.g., a temperature profile may be prestored therein) or may be set by the user.
  • the aerosol-generating article 150 may have a structure similar to that of a general combustion-type cigarette.
  • the aerosol-generating article 150 may be divided into an aerosol-forming substrate part which includes an aerosol-forming substrate (e.g., an aerosol-forming agent, a nicotine-generating substrate, etc.) and a filter part which includes a filter material.
  • an aerosol-forming substrate e.g., an aerosol-forming agent, a nicotine-generating substrate, etc.
  • a filter part which includes a filter material.
  • At least a portion of the aerosol-forming substrate part may be inserted into the aerosol generation devices 100-2 and 100-3, and the filter part may be exposed to the outside, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
  • the user may smoke while holding the filter part in his or her mouth.

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