KR20120093045A - Inhaling apparatus and passometer member applied to the inhaling apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A suction apparatus and a passometer member applied to the apparatus are provided to offer the counting function of steps of a user to users besides the suction function. CONSTITUTION: A suction apparatus includes a passometer member(130) and a display member(119). The display member displays information regarding the suction apparatus, the turn on/off condition of the suction apparatus, the operation state of the suction apparatus, the remaining amount of suction objects, the remaining battery capacity, and other information. The display member is installed on the surface of a first division member. The passometer member detects the shaking of the suction apparatus to the longitudinal direction for counting the steps of a user.

Description

Inhaling apparatus and passometer member applied to the inhaling apparatus

The present invention relates to a suction device and a pedometer member applied to the suction device.

The inhalation device is a device used to suck in a sucked object accommodated in the human body.

The form of the suction object accommodated in such a suction device includes solid, liquid as well as gas. Inhalation objects in solid and liquid form may be inhaled in the form of solids and liquids themselves, or may be inhaled after being converted to gas form via gasification or the like. The suction object in the form of gas can be sucked in various ways such as being accommodated in a suction device in a compressed form and being sucked in after expansion.

Such an inhalation object may be a nicotine solution, a liquid containing a health supplement component, or the like. Representative inhalation devices include electronic cigarettes containing nicotine liquid therein.

Recently, the use of electronic cigarettes similar to real cigarettes, which are made of paper dusted tobacco leaf powder, is increasing.

If the user inserts the electronic cigarette into the mouth and sucks the same as when the user actually feels smoking, the exposed end of the electronic cigarette produces a light similar to that of a real cigarette, A smoke similar to the smoke generated in the combustion chamber is generated. Thus, with such an electronic cigarette, the user can have a feeling similar to smoking a real cigarette.

Since the electronic cigarette does not contain tar harmful to the body but contains only nicotine, which is an effective component of the cigarette, harmfulness to the user's body can be minimized while giving the user satisfaction of using the cigarette.

Generally, the electronic cigarette is divided into a plurality of divided members, and the light emitting diode, the electric supply member and the circuit board are accommodated in the frontmost one of the members, the smoke manufacturing apparatus is accommodated in the divided member, A filter containing a nicotine solution is housed in the member.

The smoke producing apparatus comprises a liquid derivative contacting with a filter and permeating the nicotine solution from the filter, and a vaporizing member for vaporizing and heating the nicotine solution impregnated in the liquid derivative.

In order to operate such a vaporizing member, the selection member through-hole is formed in the partition member in which the circuit board was installed, and the selection member, such as an operation button which can be raised and lowered through the selection member through-hole and which the user can press, is provided.

In the conventional electronic cigarette, despite the advantages of the portable electronic cigarette, attempts to impart a variety of functions to the electronic cigarette using the portability of such electronic cigarette has not been properly made, there is a need for improvement.

An object of the present invention is to provide a suction device with a function associated with portability and a pedometer member applied to the suction device.

Inhalation device according to an aspect of the present invention to allow a user to inhale the suction object contained therein,

A pedometer member that measures the number of steps of the user who carries the suction device; And a display member displaying the number of steps measured on the pedometer member.

The pedometer member according to an aspect of the present invention is applied to a suction device that allows a user to suck a suction object accommodated therein, and measures the number of steps of a user who has the suction device.

According to the suction device and the pedometer member applied to the suction device according to an aspect of the present invention, as the suction device includes a pedometer member that can measure the number of steps of the user carrying the suction device, the suction object suction In addition to the inherent function of the device, since the inhalation device may have a function of measuring the number of steps of a user who has an inhalation device which is a function related to its portability, there is an effect that it is possible to diversify functions utilizing the portability of the inhalation device. .

1 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the suction device is separated according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the suction device is coupled according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the pedometer member constituting the suction device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a suction device and a pedometer member applied to the suction device according to embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the present embodiments, an electronic cigarette-type device in which a nicotine solution is accommodated by a suction device is presented, but this is merely an example. That is, as an aqueous liquid to be contained in the inhalation device described below, an injection liquid, a liquid containing a health supplement component, etc. may be presented in place of the nicotine liquid. Such a receiving liquid may be sucked into the user by being vaporized in the suction device. In such a case, the following components such as the light emitting diode may be omitted as needed.

In addition, the suction object accommodated in the suction device described below is presented in liquid form, but this is merely an example, and such suction object may be presented in various forms such as solid form, gas form, etc. in addition to liquid form.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing a separate suction device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a combined suction device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a view of the present invention Sectional drawing which shows the structure of the pedometer member which comprises the suction apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment.

1 to 3 together, the suction device 100 according to the present embodiment includes a pedometer member 130, a display member 119, and allows the user to suck the suction object received therein will be.

The suction device 100 includes a first dividing member 110 and a second dividing member 120, and may vaporize liquid contained therein to be sucked by a user into a gas to be sucked. It is needless to say that the configuration of these members 110 and 120 is exemplary and the number of constituent elements of the division member can be changed.

The light emitting diode 113, the electricity supply member 115, the controller 114, and the suction detection switch 118 are sequentially disposed in the case 111 of the first division member 110.

The vaporization member 123, the liquid receiving member 122, and the lid 125 are sequentially disposed in the case 121 of the second dividing member 120.

Here, the case 111 of the first divided member 110 and the case 121 of the second divided member 120 may be defined as a suction device case.

The light emitting diode 113 is electrically connected to the electricity supply member 115, and when the suction device 100 is operated, for example, when the user bites and suctions the suction device 100, the control unit ( According to the control of 114, it is the part which can emit red light. The light emitting diode 113 is formed on the front surface 112 of the front surface of the case 111.

The electricity supply member 115 is the light emitting diode 113, the control unit 114, the vaporization member 123, and the display, which are components of the suction device 100, so that the suction object is sucked by the user. A polymer lithium battery or the like can be presented as being capable of supplying electrical energy to the member 119 or the like.

The controller 114 is a part in which various circuits required for the operation of the suction device 100 are formed. The controller 114 may control operations of the light emitting diode 113, the vaporization member 123, the display member 119, and the like according to the detection value transmitted from the suction detection switch 118.

The suction detection switch 118 is a part that detects the suction by the user when the user inhales the distal end of the second dividing member 120 by mouth.

When the suction detection switch 118 detects a user's suction, the control unit 114 operates the vaporizing member 123 to vaporize the liquid in the liquid receiving member 122.

Reference numeral 116a is a selection member, which can be selected by a user to operate the vaporizing member 123.

The selection member 116a and the suction detection switch 118 may be applied together, or only the selection member 116a may be applied without the suction detection switch 118.

Reference numeral 116b denotes an outside air introduction hole in which the air in the negative pressure forming portion 116 constituting the end portion of the case 111 of the first partitioning member 110 passes through the outside air introduction hole 116b, 120 to the inside of the case 121. The inflow air is mixed with the sucked object vaporized while passing through the vaporizing member 123 and is discharged through the air flow path 124 formed in the case 121 of the second divided member 120, And is discharged to the user's mouth through the suction hole formed in the discharge port 125.

When the user sucks the air, the air in the negative pressure forming portion 116 flows into the mouth of the user through the second partitioning member 120, so that a negative pressure is applied to the negative pressure forming portion 116 So that outside air is introduced into the negative pressure forming portion 116 through the outside air introduction hole 116b.

The outside air introduced into the negative pressure forming portion 116 through the outside air introducing hole 116b when the user sucks the air is sucked into the user together with nicotine which is a gas to be inhaled by the vaporizing member 123. [

The vaporization member 123 may vaporize a vaporization object such as nicotine liquid supplied from the liquid receiving member 122 by receiving power from the electricity supply member 115 according to the command of the controller 114.

The vaporizing member 123 may be a method of vaporizing the vaporized object by heating such as nichrome wire or a method of vaporizing the vaporized object by using an ultrasonic wave or a high frequency wave. Variable resistance may be applied to the vaporization member 123.

When the vaporizing member 123 is operated, nicotine liquid delivered from the liquid receiving member 122 may be vaporized. Nicotine vaporized by the vaporizing member 123 is mixed with the air introduced through the external air introduction hole 116b and flows out of the user's mouth through the lid 125.

The liquid receiving member 122 is a nicotine liquid contained in the liquid phase therein, and delivers the nicotine liquid contained therein to the vaporizing member 123.

The display member 119 may display various information about the suction device 100, for example, the on / off state of the suction device 100, whether it is operated, the remaining amount of the suction object, and the remaining battery amount. It is. For example, the display member 119 may be installed on a surface of the case 111 of the first division member 110.

The pedometer member 130 measures the number of steps of the user carrying the suction device 100. In exemplary embodiments, the pedometer member 130 may be disposed in the case 111 of the first dividing member 110.

The pedometer member 130 detects fluctuations in the longitudinal direction of the suction device 100 to measure the number of steps of a user who carries the suction device 100.

In detail, as shown in FIG. 3, the pedometer member 130 includes a pedometer member case 131, a vibrating body moving hole 132 formed in the pedometer member case 131, and the suction device 100. When the suction device 100 is shaken as a user having the step of walking), the vibrating body 133 which can be moved along the vibrating body moving hole 132 by the shaking of the suction device 100, and the The vibrating body 133 which moves along the vibrating body moving hole 132 to detect the shaking of the suction device 100 and the vibrating body by the vibrating body contacting portion 134 And a pedometer member calculating unit 135 that calculates the number of steps of the user who carries the suction device 100 according to the number of contacts 133.

The pedometer member case 131 is disposed long in the longitudinal direction of the suction device 100. Then, when the suction device 100 is erected perpendicularly to the user's pocket or the like, the pedometer member case 131 may accurately detect the number of steps of the user who carries the suction device 100. Of course, as described above, the longitudinal installation of the pedometer member case 131 is exemplary and may be installed in various directions.

For example, the vibrating body 133 may have a spherical shape, and may be made of metal, and may be moved along the vibrating body moving hole 132 whenever the user who carries the suction device 100 walks or runs. . When the user carrying the suction device 100 walks or runs, the vibrating body 133 moves up and down within the vibrating body moving hole 132, and thus the vibrating body 133 moves the vibrating body. It is spaced apart from the contact portion 134 and the movement to contact the vibrating body contact portion 134 again.

The vibrating body contacting part 134 may be formed of a piezoelectric element or the like to detect whether the vibrating body 133 is in contact. When the vibrating body 133 is spaced apart from the vibrating body contacting part 134 and comes into contact again, the vibrating body contacting part 134 senses the contact of the vibrating body 133, and the pedometer every time such contact is made. By counting the steps of the user carrying the suction device 100 by the member calculating unit 135, the number of steps of the user carrying the suction device 100 may be calculated.

Of course, the vibrating body contacting portion 134 may be a general electrode structure that can be energized when the vibrating body 133 is in contact.

The number of steps of the user calculated by the pedometer member calculating unit 135 may be stored in the pedometer member calculating unit 135, the controller 114, or a separate storage member (not shown), and the pedometer member calculating unit 135 Alternatively, the number of steps measured by the pedometer member 130 may be displayed on the display member 119 by the controller 114.

Numeral 136 denotes that the internal component of the pedometer member 130, such as the pedometer member calculator 135, may be energized with the electricity supply member 115 to supply electrical energy, and the pedometer such as the pedometer member calculator 135. A pedometer connection electrode part capable of electrically connecting an internal component of the member 130 to the controller 114.

A buffer such as a sponge may be installed on the inner wall of the vibrating body moving hole 132 to cushion the shock when the vibrating body 133 collides.

On the other hand, the pedometer member calculating unit 135 displays not only the number of steps of the user having the suction device 100, but also a graph about the number of steps, a value obtained by converting the number of steps into a moving distance or calories burned. It may be displayed through the member 119.

Reference numeral 150 is an additional function implementing member, and may implement at least one of a timer function, a radio reception function, an MP3 (MP3) playback function, an audio input / output function, an image input / output function, a display function, a communication function, a storage function, and an internet connection function. Can be.

That is, the additional function implementing member 150 may display a general time, a timer function that can perform a stopwatch, an alarm, etc., a radio reception function that can receive and reproduce radio waves, and an MP3 which can reproduce MP3. Playback function, sound input / output function for inputting / outputting sound such as music, video input / output function for inputting / outputting sound of music, etc., connected to an external device (not shown) through wired or wireless, and exposing part of the suction detection case to the outside Display function to display various information through the parts, communication function for exchanging information with external devices through various types of wired / wireless communication networks such as local area network such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi communication network, mobile phone radio network, etc. In addition, it is possible to implement an internet connection function for accessing the Internet web.

Reference numeral 140 is a charging member, which can be generated by itself or can be charged by a wireless charging method. When the charging member 140 generates power by itself, it may take various methods such as a light charging method that may be generated by external light such as artificial light such as sunlight or a lamp, and a vibration generation method that may be generated by vibration. Can be. When the charging member 140 is charged by a wireless charging method, it may take various methods such as a method using an electromagnetic induction phenomenon. Electrical energy generated by the generation of the charging member 140 may be used to charge the electricity supply member 115 or may be supplied to the outside of the vaporization suction device 100.

Hereinafter, the operation of the suction apparatus 100 configured as described above will be briefly described.

First, when the user inhales the suction device 100 in the mouth, the suction detection switch 118 detects this and transmits the detected value to the control unit 114.

In detail, when the user starts sucking, the air in the case 121 of the second division member 120 flows out into the mouth of the user, and the air in the negative pressure forming portion 116 sequentially flows out, A negative pressure is formed in the forming portion 116. A small amount of air is continuously introduced through the outside air introducing hole 116b so that a negative pressure is constantly formed in the negative pressure forming portion 116 during the user's suction process.

When the negative pressure is formed in the negative pressure forming portion 116, the suction detecting switch 118 detects whether the user is sucking the negative pressure.

On the other hand, the control unit 114 receiving the detection value transmits an operation command to the light emitting diode 113 and the vaporizing member 123, and accordingly the light emitting diode 113 and the vaporizing member 123 The power is supplied to the electricity supply member 115 to emit light and generate heat, respectively.

When the vaporizing member 123 generates heat, the nicotine solution transferred by the heat is vaporized to form a smoke. The smoke formed as described above flows out into the mouth of the user through the lid 125 of the second divided member 120.

By operating the suction device 100 as described above, the user obtains a feeling similar to that of smoking a real cigarette.

At this time, before the smoke formed as described above flows into the user's mouth through the lid 125, the rotating body 131 is rotated via the power generating member 130 to generate power in the generator 135. Will be done.

On the other hand, when the user carrying the suction device 100 is inhaling the suction device 100 in the mouth or walking or running while holding the suction device 100 in a pocket or the like, the pedometer member 130 Detects the number of steps of the user carrying the suction device 100, and displays the number of steps of the user on the display member 119.

As described above, since the suction device 100 includes a pedometer member 130 that can measure the number of steps of the user who carries the suction device 100, the suction device 100 is called suction object. In addition to the inherent function, since the suction device 100 may have a function of measuring the number of steps of the user having the suction device 100 which is a function related to its portability, the suction device 100 may be utilized. Diversification of functions may be possible.

While the invention has been shown and described with respect to specific embodiments thereof, those skilled in the art can variously modify the invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the claims below. And that it can be changed. However, it is intended that the present invention covers the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

According to the suction device and the pedometer member applied to the suction device according to an aspect of the present invention, since a function related to portability can be added, the industrial applicability is high.

Claims (7)

1. A suction device for allowing a user to suck in a suction object accommodated in the suction device,
And a pedometer member that measures the number of steps of the user who carries the suction device. The method of claim 1,
And a display member for displaying the number of steps measured on the pedometer member. The method of claim 1,
And the pedometer member measures the number of steps of a user who carries the suction device by detecting a fluctuation in the longitudinal direction of the suction device. The method of claim 1,
The suction device
And an electric supply member capable of supplying electric energy to the components constituting the suction device.
The pedometer member is
With a pedometer member case,
A vibrating body moving hole formed inside the pedometer member case;
A vibrating body which may be moved along the vibrating body moving hole by shaking of the suction device when the suction device is shaken as a user carrying the suction device walks;
A vibrating body contact part which detects shaking of the suction device by the vibrating body moving along the vibrating body moving hole;
And a pedometer member calculating unit that calculates the number of steps of a user who carries the suction device according to the number of contact of the vibrating body by the vibrating body contacting unit. The method of claim 1,
And an additional function realization member capable of implementing at least one of a timer function, a radio reception function, an MP3 playback function, an audio input / output function, an image input / output function, a display function, a communication function, a storage function, and an internet connection function. Vaporization suction device. The method of claim 1,
Evaporating inhalation device comprising a; a charging member that can be generated by itself or charged by a wireless charging method. A pedometer member, which is applied to a suction device that allows a user to suck a suction object contained therein, and measures the number of steps of a user who carries the suction device.

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