KR20240020264A - Combined aerosol generating device - Google Patents

Abstract

The composite aerosol generating device of the embodiment includes a first heating unit that heats a first heating space into which a cigarette-type aerosol-forming article is inserted or separated, and a porous moisture absorbent that accommodates or absorbs moisture in an aerosol-forming substrate in a liquid or gel state. a second heating unit that heats the second heating space, a power supply unit that supplies or blocks power to each of the first and second heating units, and an inflow path that communicates with the external space and each of the first and second heating spaces; , the power supply is controlled so that the first heating unit operates to heat and generate the first aerosol from the cigarette-type aerosol-forming article, and the second heating unit operates to heat to generate the second aerosol from the porous moisture absorbent, or the inflow path or the second aerosol is generated. It includes a processor that heats the heating space or stops heating the second heating unit, and the porous hygroscopic body is connected to a lower hygroscopic body that forms the lower side of the internal space where the aerosol-forming substrate is accommodated, and the upper side of the lower hygroscopic body and defines the internal space. It consists of an upper hygroscopic body that forms an aerosol-forming substrate, and the aerosol-forming substrate is accommodated in the internal space of the porous hygroscopic body. The porosity of the lower hygroscopic body is greater than that of the upper hygroscopic body, and the upper side of the lower hygroscopic body is in contact with the aerosol-forming substrate. It is a surface, and the bottom of the lower moisture absorber is a screenless surface on which a second aerosol is generated by contacting the second heating unit, and the aerosol-forming substrate contained in the internal space is transferred to the screenless surface through the lower moisture absorber.

Description

COMBINED AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE}

The embodiment relates to a hybrid aerosol generating device.

In general, an electronic cigarette refers to an electronic device made to inhale a solution containing nicotine filled in a cigarette or replaceable cartridge into an aerosol or gaseous state (atomized state).

Such electronic cigarettes can satisfy the desire to smoke in place of regular cigarettes, and do not contain harmful ingredients such as tar, thereby reducing the harmful effects on the human body caused by cigarettes. At the same time, they do not cause the indirect damage of smoking. Due to its advantages, the number of users is increasing explosively. In other words, electronic cigarettes allow smoking indoors and have the same effect as smoking cigarettes while preventing the damage caused by cigarettes that cause various diseases.

In particular, in recent years, electronic cigarettes have been released that allow users to enjoy a variety of flavors by adding other flavors, such as fruit, to the taste of cigarettes.

The purpose of the embodiment is to provide a complex aerosol generating device that performs a complex aerosol generating function that simultaneously or selectively performs a heating operation for a cigarette-type aerosol-forming article and a heating operation for a porous moisture absorbent.

The composite aerosol generating device of the embodiment includes a first heating unit that heats a first heating space into which a cigarette-type aerosol-forming article is inserted or separated, and a porous moisture absorbent that accommodates or absorbs moisture in an aerosol-forming substrate in a liquid or gel state. a second heating unit that heats the second heating space, a power supply unit that supplies or blocks power to each of the first and second heating units, and an inflow path that communicates with the external space and each of the first and second heating spaces; , the power supply is controlled so that the first heating unit operates to heat and generate the first aerosol from the cigarette-type aerosol-forming article, and the second heating unit operates to heat to generate the second aerosol from the porous moisture absorbent, or the inflow path or the second aerosol is generated. It includes a processor that heats the heating space or stops heating the second heating unit, and the porous hygroscopic body is connected to a lower hygroscopic body that forms the lower side of the internal space where the aerosol-forming substrate is accommodated, and the upper side of the lower hygroscopic body and defines the internal space. It consists of an upper hygroscopic body that forms an aerosol-forming substrate, and the aerosol-forming substrate is accommodated in the internal space of the porous hygroscopic body. The porosity of the lower hygroscopic body is greater than that of the upper hygroscopic body, and the upper side of the lower hygroscopic body is in contact with the aerosol-forming substrate. It is a surface, and the bottom of the lower moisture absorber is a screenless surface on which a second aerosol is generated by contacting the second heating unit, and the aerosol-forming substrate contained in the internal space is transferred to the screenless surface through the lower moisture absorber.

In addition, when a cigarette-type aerosol-forming article is inserted into the first heating space and a porous moisture absorbent is inserted and mounted into the second heating space, the processor controls the power supply to generate the first and second aerosols, thereby causing the user's inhalation. It is desirable to allow the first and second aerosols to be discharged through a cigarette-type aerosol-forming article.

In addition, when the cigarette-type aerosol-forming article is inserted into the first heating space and the porous moisture absorbent is not inserted and mounted in the second heating space, the processor controls the power supply to generate the first aerosol, and heats the second heating unit. It is desirable to control the power supply so that operation and heating interruption are selective.

In addition, when the cigarette-type aerosol-forming article is inserted into the first heating space and the porous moisture absorbent is not inserted and mounted in the second heating space, the processor controls the power supply to generate the first aerosol, and heats the second heating unit. It is desirable to control the power supply to perform the operation, and to control the temperature of the air flowing into the cigarette-type aerosol-forming article when the user inhales by controlling the amount of heating in the second heating unit.

In addition, the complex aerosol generating device includes an installation detection unit that detects whether a porous moisture absorbent is inserted into the second heating space and applies the installation detection value to the processor, and detects whether a cigarette-type aerosol-forming article is inserted into the first heating space. Therefore, it is desirable to have an insertion detection unit that applies the insertion detection value to the processor.

In addition, the porosity of the lower hygroscopic body of the porous hygroscopic body is preferably in the range of 1 to 70%, and the porosity of the upper hygroscopic body of the porous hygroscopic body is preferably 0% or close to it.

In addition, the pore size of the bottom hygroscopic body of the porous hygroscopic body is preferably in the range of 1 to 80㎛.

In addition, the aerosol-forming substrate accommodated in or absorbed by the porous moisture absorbent is preferably composed of vegetable glycerin, propylene glycol, nicotine, flavoring agent, caffeine, tonic, CBD, or some combination thereof.

In the embodiment, the heating operation of the first heating unit for the cigarette-type aerosol-forming article and the heating operation of the second heating unit for the porous moisture absorbent are simultaneously performed to increase the amount of atomization, and the second heating is performed when the porous moisture absorbent is not installed. By heating the air in the inlet passage through a negative heating operation, the heated air is introduced into the first heating space where the cigarette-type aerosol-forming article is inserted and heated, thereby raising the temperature within the cigarette-type aerosol-forming article and hitting the generated aerosol. It has the effect of improving characteristics such as persimmon.

1 is a simplified vertical cross-sectional view of a composite aerosol generating device according to an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a control configuration diagram of the composite aerosol generating device of FIG. 1.

Hereinafter, embodiments are described in detail through the drawings. However, this is not intended to be limiting to specific embodiments, and the described embodiments should be understood to include various modifications, equivalents, and/or alternatives of the embodiments. In connection with the description of the drawings, similar reference numbers may be used for similar components.

In this document, expressions such as “have,” “may have,” “includes,” or “may include” refer to the existence of the corresponding feature (e.g., a numerical value, function, operation, or component such as a part). , and does not rule out the existence of additional features.

In this document, expressions such as “A or B,” “at least one of A or/and B,” or “one or more of A or/and B” may include all possible combinations of the items listed together. . For example, “A or B”, “at least one of A and B”, or “at least one of A or B” (1) includes at least one A, (2) includes at least one B, or (3) it may refer to all cases including both at least one A and at least one B.

As used herein, expressions such as "first", "second", "first", or "second" may describe various elements in any order and/or importance, and may refer to one element as another. It is only used to distinguish from components and does not limit the components. For example, a first user device and a second user device may represent different user devices regardless of order or importance. For example, a first component may be renamed a second component without departing from the scope of rights described in this document, and similarly, the second component may also be renamed to the first component.

A component (e.g., a first component) is “(operatively or communicatively) coupled with/to” another component (e.g., a second component). When referred to as being “connected to,” it should be understood that any component may be directly connected to the other component or may be connected through another component (e.g., a third component). On the other hand, when a component (e.g., a first component) is said to be “directly connected” or “directly connected” to another component (e.g., a second component), It may be understood that no other component (e.g., a third component) exists between other components.

The expression “configured to” used in this document may mean, for example, “suitable for,” “having the capacity to,” or “having the capacity to.” It can be used interchangeably with ", "designed to," "adapted to," "made to," or "capable of." The term “configured (or set) to” may not necessarily mean “specifically designed to” in hardware. Instead, in some contexts, the expression “a device configured to” may mean that the device is “capable of” working with other devices or components. For example, the phrase "processor configured (or set) to perform A, B, and C" refers to a processor dedicated to performing the operations (e.g., an embedded processor), or executing one or more software programs stored on a memory device. By doing so, it may mean a general-purpose processor (eg, CPU or application processor) capable of performing the corresponding operations.

Terms used in this document are merely used to describe specific embodiments and may not be intended to limit the scope of other embodiments. Singular expressions may include plural expressions, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, may have the same meaning as commonly understood by a person of ordinary skill in the technical field described in this document. Among the terms used in this document, terms defined in general dictionaries may be interpreted to have the same or similar meaning as the meaning they have in the context of related technology, and unless clearly defined in this document, they may be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal sense. It is not interpreted. In some cases, even terms defined in this document cannot be interpreted to exclude embodiments of this document.

In an embodiment, a cigarette-type aerosol-forming article includes a filter portion, a cooling portion, and an aerosol-forming substrate layer (e.g., cut wax, flavoring, nicotine, VG (vegetable glycerin), PG (propylene glycol), etc., which are a series of laminated structures). It is a substance containing at least one of flavoring agent, caffeine, tonic, and CBD). Additionally, the cigarette-type aerosol-forming article includes a filter portion, a cooling portion, and a wrapping portion surrounding the outer surface of the aerosol-forming base layer. Cigarette-type aerosol-forming articles include conventional cigarettes for electronic cigarettes, filters, and the like.

1 is a simplified vertical cross-sectional view of a composite aerosol generating device according to an embodiment.

*The composite aerosol generating device (1) includes a first receiving portion (120) that is open at the top to form a first heating space (S1) into which the cigarette-type aerosol-forming article (10) is inserted and separated; A second accommodating part 130 forming a second heating space S2 into which the porous moisture absorber 20 is inserted and separated (or detached) is in contact with or close to the first accommodating part 120 and the first accommodating part 130 is in contact with or close to the first accommodating part 120. A first heating unit 150 that causes the unit 120 to generate heat energy or generates and transmits heat energy to the first accommodating part 120, and is mounted on the bottom of the second accommodating part 130 to form a porous moisture absorber. An upper case 100 having a second heating unit 160 that applies heat energy to (20), and a lower case 200 mounted on the lower side of the upper case 100 and having a receiving space S3 therein. ) includes.

The cigarette-type aerosol-forming article 10 is as described above.

The porous moisture absorber 20 is a porous ceramic moisture absorber, one selected from the group including magnesium, aluminum, magnesium aluminum mixture, titanium, chromium, nickel, cobalt-chromium, hydrochloric apatite, aluminum oxide, zirconium, tantalum, and titanium. It is composed of more than one substance.

The porous hygroscopic body 20 is connected to the lower hygroscopic body 22, which forms the lower side of the internal space (S4) in which the aerosol-forming substrate in a liquid or gel state is accommodated, and the upper side of the lower hygroscopic body 22, and forms an internal space ( It consists of an upper moisture absorber (24) forming S4).

The lower moisture absorber 22 has a moisture-absorbing surface, which is the upper surface in contact with the aerosol-forming substrate in the internal space (S4), and a lower surface, which is the opposite side of the moisture-absorbing surface, where heat energy is applied to atomize the aerosol-forming substrate to generate an aerosol. It is provided with a screen, and the aerosol-forming substrate from the moisture-absorbing surface is transferred to the screen-free screen through internal pores. In order to smoothly transport this aerosol-forming substrate, the lower moisture absorbent 22 has hydrophilic properties. The porosity of the lower hygroscopic body 22 is preferably in the range of 1 to 70%, and the pore size of the lower hygroscopic body 22 is preferably in the range of 1 to 80 ㎛.

The upper hygroscopic body 24 has hydrophobic properties such that the aerosol-forming substrate is transported only through the lower hygroscopic body 22. The porosity of the upper moisture absorbent 24 is preferably 0% or close to 0%.

A lid portion for introducing an aerosol-forming substrate may be formed on the upper moisture absorbent 24.

In this embodiment, the porous moisture absorbent 20 is described as including an internal space S4, but in another embodiment, there is no internal space S4, and the inside of the porous moisture absorbent 20 is filled and the pores therein are. The aerosol-forming substrate may be hygroscopic or wetted. The bottom (screenless) or interior of the porous hygroscopic body without an internal space (S4) has the same hydrophilic characteristics as the bottom hygroscopic body, and the other sides other than the bottom and the interior have hydrophobic characteristics, and the porosity of the porous hygroscopic body is It is preferable that it falls within the range of 1~70%, and the pore size is preferably within the range of 1~80㎛.

The aerosol-forming substrate accommodated in the internal space S4 or absorbed or wetted by the porous moisture absorbent 20 may be composed of VG, PG, nicotine, flavoring agent, caffeine, tonic, CBD, or some combination thereof.

The first receiving portion 120 includes an insertion hole 122 formed at the upper side and an inlet hole 124 for introducing air at the lower side.

When the resistance heating method is applied to the first heating device consisting of the first receiving part 120 and the first heating part 150, the first heating part 150 is an F-PCB type resistance heater for resistance heating. The first receiving portion 120 is made of a metal material with high thermal conductivity. The F-PCB type resistance heater consists of a heating wire on the F-PCB and a plurality of connection pads at both ends of the heating wire for electrical contact with the power supply, and the heating wire is made of copper or constantan material.

In another embodiment, when the induction heating method is applied to the first heating device, the first heating part 150 is composed of an induction heating coil for electromagnetic induction, and the first receiving part 120 is a susceptor pipe made of ferromagnetic material. It consists of

The second receiving portion 130 includes an insertion hole 132 formed at the upper side, a lid portion 134 that opens and closes the insertion hole 132, and a communication hole 134 for communicating with the inflow path 170 on the lower side. It is composed by:

The second heating unit 160 includes a resistance heating type heater, and the heater is made of a heating wire containing one or more of Sus, kanthal, and nichrome. One side of the second heating unit 160 is in contact with the non-screen surface of the lower moisture absorber 22, and the other side of the second heating unit 160 is in contact with the inlet path 170 or the communication hole 134. desirable. In this embodiment, the resistance heating method is applied to the second heating device consisting of the second receiving part 130 and the second heating part 160.

An inflow path 170 is formed between the upper case 100 and the lower case 200, communicating with the external space and each of the first heating space (S1) and the second heating space (S2). The inflow path 170 may be formed in the upper case 100 or the lower case 200.

The inlet path 170 is a hollow pipe structure, and communicates with the first inlet 172 at one end, the second inlet 174 at the other end, and the first heating space S1 (or inlet hole 124). It is provided with a communication hole (176) for.

First, the cigarette-type aerosol-forming article 10 is inserted into the first heating space (S1), and the porous moisture absorbent 20 is inserted into the second heating space (S2) and the lid portion 134 is closed to insert the insertion hole 132. ) is closed and the first aerosol generating function when the porous moisture absorber 20 is in contact with the second heating unit 160 is explained. The power supply unit mounted on the lower case 200 applies power to each of the first heating unit 150 and the second heating unit 160 to the cigarette-type aerosol-forming article 10 through the first receiving unit 120. Thermal energy is transferred, and the heat energy is transferred to the lower hygroscopic body 22 of the porous hygroscopic body 20. The cigarette-type aerosol-forming article 10 is heated to generate a first aerosol, and the non-screen surface, which is the lower side of the lower hygroscopic body 22, is heated to the non-flammable surface through the hygroscopic surface, which is the upper side of the lower hygroscopic body 22. The transferred aerosol-forming substrate is heated and a second aerosol is generated from the screen and discharged through the communication hole 134.

When a user inhales (puffs) through the cigarette-type aerosol-forming article 10, external air flows in through the first and second inlets 172 and 174, respectively. Most of the air introduced through the first inlet 172 flows into the first heating space S1 through the communication hole 176 and the inlet hole 124. In addition, as the second aerosol is discharged through the communication hole 134 and flows into the inflow path 170, most of the external air and the second aerosol flowing in from the second inlet 174 are through the communication hole 176 and the inlet hole. It flows into the first heating space (S1) through (124). In this first aerosol generating function, the first and second aerosols are discharged to the outside together, thereby increasing the amount of atomization or mist discharged.

Next, in the case where the cigarette-type aerosol-forming article 10 is inserted into the first heating space (S1) and the porous moisture absorber 20 is not inserted and mounted (i.e., separated) into the second heating space (S2) A second aerosol generating function is described.

In the first embodiment of the second aerosol generating function, the power supply unit mounted on the lower case 200 applies power to the first heating unit 150 to produce a cigarette-type aerosol-forming article ( Thermal energy is transferred to 10, and the cigarette-type aerosol-forming article 10 is heated to generate a first aerosol. Since the power supply unit does not apply power to the second heating unit 160, the second heating unit 160 stops heating.

When a user inhales (puffs) through the cigarette-type aerosol-forming article 10, external air flows in through the first and second inlets 172 and 174, respectively. Most of the air introduced through the first inlet 172 and the second inlet 174 flows into the first heating space S1 through the communication hole 176 and the inlet hole 124. This first embodiment is the same as the process of inhaling an aerosol by heating only a general cigarette-type aerosol-forming article.

In a second embodiment of the second aerosol generating function, the power supply unit mounted on the lower case 200 applies power to each of the first heating unit 150 and the second heating unit 160 to heat the first receiving unit 120. ), thermal energy is transferred to the cigarette-type aerosol-forming article 10, and the cigarette-type aerosol-forming article 10 is heated to generate a first aerosol. Additionally, the second heating unit 160 performs a heating operation to heat the air within the inlet path 170.

When a user inhales (puffs) through the cigarette-type aerosol-forming article 10, external air flows in through the first and second inlets 172 and 174, respectively. Most of the air introduced through the first inlet 172 flows into the first heating space S1 through the communication hole 176 and the inlet hole 124. In addition, as the second aerosol is discharged through the communication hole 134 and flows into the inlet path 170, the air heated by the second heating unit 160 and the external air introduced from the second inlet 174 are mixed. Most of it flows into the first heating space (S1) through the communication hole 176 and the inlet hole 124. That is, heated air flows into the first heating space (S1). Due to this inflow of heated air, the temperature at the bottom of the cigarette-type aerosol-forming article 10 increases, thereby increasing the amount of first aerosol generated or atomized, thereby providing a stronger hitting sensation to the user.

As in the first and second embodiments of the second aerosol generator described above, heating operation and stopping of heating of the second heating unit 160 can be selectively performed.

FIG. 2 is a control configuration diagram of the composite aerosol generating device of FIG. 1.

The control device of the complex aerosol generating device 1 includes an input unit 220 that obtains input from the user (for example, power on/off, etc.) and applies it to the processor 290, and information from the processor 290. A display unit 225 that receives and displays (e.g., power status, etc.), a power unit 230 that includes a rechargeable battery and supplies power to the power supply unit 240 and the processor 290, etc.; ), and supplies or blocks the power supplied by the control of the processor 290 to the first and second heating units 150 and 160, respectively (e.g., FET, etc.) ( 240) and a puff detection device that is mounted on the inflow path 170 and detects the pressure (or reduced pressure) in the inflow path 170 that changes due to the user's puff, generates a puff detection value, and applies it to the processor 290. A sensor 260, a mounting detection unit 262 that detects whether the porous moisture absorber 20 is inserted into the second heating space S2 and applies a mounting detection value to the processor 290, and a first heating A first temperature sensor 264 that detects the temperature of the space S1 and applies the first temperature detection value to the processor 290, and a second heating space S3 heated by the second heating unit 160, or A second temperature sensor 266 that detects the temperature of the inflow path 170 or the second heating unit 160 and applies the second temperature detection value to the processor 290, and controls the above-described components to control the first and It is configured to include a processor 290 that performs one of the second aerosol generating functions. However, the input unit 220, the display unit 225, the power unit 230, the first and second heating units 150 and 160, the puff detection sensor 260, and the first and second temperature sensors 264. , 266, etc. correspond to techniques clearly recognized by those skilled in the art to which this embodiment belongs, and their detailed description is omitted. The control device of the composite aerosol generating device (1) is mounted on the upper case (100) and/or lower case (200).

The power supply unit 240 is connected to the first and second heating units 150 and 160, respectively, and may be composed of first and second sub power supplies that supply or block power from the power unit 230, and may be configured as a single It may be composed of a switching element or a plurality of switching elements. The processor 290 generates a control signal (for example, a PWM signal or an EN signal) and applies it to the power supply unit 240 to supply and turn off power to the first and second heating units 150 and 160, respectively. perform independently.

The installation detection unit 262 may be configured as a sensor or switch that detects whether the porous moisture absorber 20 has been inserted and installed into the second heating space (S2). For example, the installation detection unit 262 may be an optical sensor mounted in the second heating space S2, or may be a contact detection switch formed on the bottom of the second accommodation unit 130. The mounting detection unit 262 generates a mounting detection value (mounted/not mounted) and applies it to the processor 290.

In another embodiment, the control device of the composite aerosol-generating device 1 includes an insertion detection unit that detects whether the cigarette-type aerosol-forming article 10 is inserted or mounted in the first heating space S1, and the insertion detection unit includes An insertion detection value (insertion/non-insertion) is generated and applied to the processor 290, and the processor 290 determines whether the cigarette-type aerosol-forming article 10 has been inserted into the first heating space S1 according to the insertion detection value. may be determined, and according to the judgment or the insertion detection value, the power supply unit 240 may be controlled to perform a heating operation and a heating stop operation of the first heating unit 150.

Processor 290 stores temperature profiles (eg, target temperature, heating time, etc.) for performing the first and second aerosol generating functions described above. The processor 290 generates a control signal such that each of the first and second temperature detection values from each of the first and second temperature sensors 264 and 266 corresponds to or is equal to each of the temperature profiles, so that the power supply 240 ) is approved. Supplying and cutting off power using such temperature profiles and temperature detection values corresponds to technology already widely known to those skilled in the art to which this embodiment belongs, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

The performance of the first aerosol generating function is first described. The processor 290 confirms the installation of the porous moisture absorbent 20 according to the installation detection value from the installation detection unit 262, and according to the insertion detection value, the cigarette-type aerosol-forming article 10 is moved to the first heating space (S1). ) and check whether it has been inserted.

When the porous moisture absorber 20 is mounted in the second heating space (S2) and the cigarette-type aerosol-forming article 10 is inserted into the first heating space (S1), the processor 290 uses the power supply unit 240. Control is performed so that each of the first and second heating units 150 and 160 performs a heating operation, so that the first and second aerosols, together with air, pass through the cigarette-type aerosol-forming article 10 when the user inhales. Allow it to be discharged.

Next, the implementation of the first embodiment of the second aerosol generating function is described.

The processor 290 confirms that the porous moisture absorber 20 is not installed according to the installation detection value from the installation detection unit 262, and according to the insertion detection value, the cigarette-type aerosol-forming article 10 is installed in the first heating space (S1). ) and check whether it has been inserted.

When the porous moisture absorber 20 is not installed in the second heating space (S2) and the cigarette-type aerosol-forming article 10 is inserted into the first heating space (S1), the processor 290 uses the power supply unit 240 By controlling the first heating unit 150 to perform a heating operation, the first aerosol is discharged through the cigarette-type aerosol-forming article 10 along with air when the user inhales. At this time, the processor 290 controls the power supply unit 240 so that the second heating unit 160 stops heating.

Next, the implementation of the second embodiment of the second aerosol generating function is described.

The processor 290 confirms that the porous moisture absorber 20 is not installed according to the installation detection value from the installation detection unit 262, and according to the insertion detection value, the cigarette-type aerosol-forming article 10 is installed in the first heating space (S1). ) and check whether it has been inserted.

When the porous moisture absorber 20 is not installed in the second heating space (S2) and the cigarette-type aerosol-forming article 10 is inserted into the first heating space (S1), the processor 290 uses the power supply unit 240 By controlling the first and second heating units 150 and 160 to perform a heating operation, the air heated by the second heating unit 160 is heated by the cigarette-type aerosol-forming article 10 when the user inhales. and is discharged through the cigarette-type aerosol-forming article 10 together with the first aerosol. This heated air is allowed to flow into the cigarette-type aerosol-forming article 10 in the first heating space S1, which has the effect of improving the characteristics of the aerosol (improved amount of fume, impact, and taste). In addition, the processor 290 controls the power supply unit 240 to adjust the heating amount (heating amount) in the second heating unit 160 to flow into the cigarette-type aerosol-forming article 10 in the first heating space S1. The temperature of the air can be adjusted.

At least a portion of the device (e.g., processor or functions thereof) or method (e.g., operations) according to various embodiments is stored in a computer-readable storage media, for example, in the form of a program module. Can be implemented as stored instructions. When the instruction is executed by a processor, the one or more processors may perform the function corresponding to the instruction. A computer-readable storage medium may be, for example, memory.

Computer-readable recording media include hard disks, floppy disks, magnetic media (e.g. magnetic tape), optical media (e.g. CD-ROM, DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), magnetic media) It may include magnetic media (e.g., a floptical disk), hardware devices (e.g., ROM, RAM, or flash memory, etc.), etc. Additionally, program instructions may include strings such as those generated by the compiler. It may include not only machine language code but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter, etc. The above-described hardware device may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of various embodiments, The same goes for the station.

The processor or functions provided by the processor according to various embodiments may include at least one of the above-described components, some of them may be omitted, or other additional components may be included. Operations performed by modules, program modules, or other components according to various embodiments may be executed sequentially, in parallel, iteratively, or in a heuristic manner. Additionally, some operations may be executed in a different order, omitted, or other operations may be added.

As explained above, it is not limited to the specific preferred embodiments described above, and various modifications can be made by anyone skilled in the art without departing from the gist of the claims. Of course, such changes are within the scope of the claims.

100: upper case 200: lower case

Claims (8)

a first heating unit that heats the first heating space into which the cigarette-type aerosol-forming article is inserted or separated;
a second heating unit that heats a second heating space where a porous moisture absorbent that accommodates or absorbs moisture in a liquid or gel-like aerosol-forming substrate is inserted or separated;
a power supply unit that supplies or cuts off power to each of the first and second heating units;
an inflow path communicating with the external space and each of the first and second heating spaces;
By controlling the power supply, the first heating unit heats and operates to generate the first aerosol from the cigarette-type aerosol-forming article, and the second heating unit operates to heat to generate the second aerosol from the porous moisture absorbent, or the inlet path or the second heating a processor that heats the space or stops heating the second heating unit;
The porous hygroscopic body is composed of a lower hygroscopic body that forms the lower side of the internal space where the aerosol-forming substrate is accommodated, and an upper hygroscopic body that is connected to the upper side of the lower hygroscopic body and forms an internal space,
An aerosol-forming substrate is accommodated in the internal space of the porous moisture absorbent,
The porosity of the lower hygroscopic body is greater than the porosity of the upper hygroscopic body,
The upper side of the lower hygroscopic body is a hygroscopic surface that contacts the aerosol-forming substrate, and the bottom surface of the lower hygroscopic body is a screenless surface that contacts the second heating unit to generate the second aerosol, and the aerosol received in the internal space through the lower hygroscopic body. A composite aerosol generating device characterized in that the forming substrate is transferred to a screenless surface. According to claim 1,
When the cigarette-type aerosol-forming article is inserted into the first heating space and the porous moisture absorbent is inserted and mounted into the second heating space,
The processor controls the power supply to generate the first and second aerosols, so that the first and second aerosols are discharged through the cigarette-type aerosol-forming article when the user inhales. According to claim 1,
When the cigarette-type aerosol-forming article is inserted into the first heating space and the porous moisture absorbent is not inserted into the second heating space,
A complex aerosol generating device, wherein the processor controls the power supply to generate the first aerosol, and controls the power supply to selectively perform the heating operation and stopping of the second heating unit. According to claim 1,
When the cigarette-type aerosol-forming article is inserted into the first heating space and the porous moisture absorbent is not inserted into the second heating space,
The processor controls the power supply to generate the first aerosol, controls the power supply to perform a heating operation of the second heating unit, and adjusts the amount of heating in the second heating unit to produce a cigarette-type aerosol-forming article when inhaled by the user. A complex aerosol generating device characterized in that it regulates the temperature of the air flowing into. According to any one of claims 2 to 4,
The composite aerosol generating device includes an installation detection unit that detects whether a porous moisture absorbent has been inserted into the second heating space and applies the installation detection value to the processor, and detects whether a cigarette-type aerosol-forming article has been inserted into the first heating space. A complex aerosol generating device characterized by an insertion detection unit that applies the detection value to the processor. According to claim 1,
A composite aerosol generating device characterized in that the porosity of the lower hygroscopic body of the porous hygroscopic body is in the range of 1 to 70%, and the porosity of the upper hygroscopic body of the porous hygroscopic body is 0% or close to it. According to claim 6,
A composite aerosol generating device, characterized in that the pore size of the lower hygroscopic body of the porous hygroscopic body is in the range of 1 to 80㎛. According to claim 1,
A composite aerosol generating device characterized in that the aerosol-forming substrate accommodated in or absorbed by the porous moisture absorbent is comprised of vegetable glycerin, propylene glycol, nicotine, flavoring agent, caffeine, tonic, CBD, or some combination thereof.