JP6847251B2 - 液体貯蔵部分の充填レベルをチェックするためのシステムおよび方法 - Google Patents
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- エアロゾル発生システムであって、
液体エアロゾル形成基体を保持するための液体貯蔵部分と、
前記液体貯蔵部分内に提供される液圧センサーと、
前記液圧センサーと通信する制御ユニットと、を備え、
前記エアロゾル発生システムが、前記制御ユニットと通信する気圧センサーをさらに備え、
前記気圧センサーが、環境の気圧を判定するために構成され、
前記制御ユニットが、前記液圧センサーから圧力信号を受信し、前記気圧センサーから圧力信号を受信するように構成され、
前記制御ユニットが、前記液圧センサーが提供する前記圧力信号と前記気圧センサーが提供する前記圧力信号との比較に基づいて、前記液体エアロゾル形成基体の前記充填レベルを判定するようにさらに構成される、エアロゾル発生システム。 - 前記液圧センサーが前記液体貯蔵部分の底部に提供される、請求項1に記載のエアロゾル発生システム。
- 前記気圧センサーが吸煙センサーであり、ユーザーによる吸煙の検出にも使用される、請求項1または2のいずれかに記載のエアロゾル発生システム。
- 前記液体貯蔵部分の配向を判定するための配向センサーをさらに備える、請求項1〜3のいずれかに記載のエアロゾル発生システム。
- 前記配向センサーがジャイロスコープセンサーである、請求項4に記載のエアロゾル発生システム。
- 前記液体貯蔵部分が再充填可能である、請求項1〜5のいずれかに記載のエアロゾル発生システム。
- 前記液体貯蔵部分が交換可能な液体貯蔵部分として構成され、前記液圧センサーが前記液体貯蔵部分の一部である、請求項1〜6のいずれかに記載のエアロゾル発生システム。
- 前記液圧センサーがエアロゾル発生装置の一部であり、前記液体貯蔵部分が前記エアロゾル発生装置に取り付けられる時に、前記液体貯蔵部分の前記底部に前記液圧センサーが挿入される、請求項2、又は、請求項2に従属する場合の請求項3〜6のいずれかに記載のエアロゾル発生システム。
- 前記液体貯蔵部分が加圧され、液体エアロゾル形成基体で充填されるか、または加圧されたエアロゾルで充填される、請求項1〜8のいずれかに記載のエアロゾル発生システム。
- 前記液体エアロゾル形成基体の圧力を制御するために、前記液体貯蔵部分の出口に接続された圧力調節器をさらに備える、請求項9に記載のエアロゾル発生システム。
- エアロゾル発生システム内の液体貯蔵部分の充填レベルを判定するための方法であって、
(a) 液体エアロゾル形成基体を保持する液体貯蔵部分を提供する工程と、
(b) 前記液体貯蔵部分内に液圧センサーを提供する工程と、
(c) 前記液圧センサーと通信する制御ユニットを提供する工程と、
(d) 前記液圧センサーにおける圧力を測定する工程と、
(e) 圧力信号を前記制御ユニットに伝達する工程と、
(f) 前記制御ユニット内で前記圧力信号を評価して、前記液体貯蔵部分内の前記液体エアロゾル形成基体の前記充填レベルを判定する工程と、を含み、
(g) 前記周囲気圧を判定するための気圧センサーを提供する工程と、
(h) 前記液圧センサーおよび前記気圧センサーからの前記圧力信号を比較することによって、前記充填レベルを判定する工程と、をさらに含む、方法。 - 前記液体貯蔵部分の前記配向を判定するための配向センサーを提供する工程と、
前記エアロゾル発生システムの前記判定された配向に応じて前記充填レベルの前記評価をトリガする工程と、をさらに含む、請求項11に記載の方法。
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