KR20240059361A - Inhaler - Google Patents

Abstract

In one embodiment, the inhaler includes a stick portion having a capsule containing powder, a piercing portion including at least one piercing element capable of forming a plurality of perforations in the capsule into which the stick portion can be inserted. It can be included.

Description

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The present invention relates to inhalers.

Recently, demand for alternative products that overcome the disadvantages of traditional cigarettes is increasing. For example, an inhaler is a device used to inhale a composition such as a drug or other liquid or gas through the oral or nasal cavity during the inhalation process. This device has a container containing an inhalable composition, and the composition can be inhaled by a user by being sprayed from the container through a thin tube and finally into the oral cavity or nasal cavity through an inhalation port.

As an example of prior art, European Patent No. 0017578 (registration date March 19, 1980) describes an inhaler.

The above-mentioned background technology is possessed or acquired by the inventor in the process of deriving the disclosure of the present application, and cannot necessarily be said to be known technology disclosed to the general public before the present application.

The purpose of one embodiment is to provide an inhaler that can suction without a separate vortex generating device.

An object according to one embodiment is to provide an inhaler comprising a plurality of piercing elements.

In one embodiment, the inhaler includes a stick portion having a capsule containing powder, a piercing portion including at least one piercing element capable of forming a plurality of perforations in the capsule into which the stick portion can be inserted. It can be included.

In the process of inserting the stick portion into the piercing portion, the piercing element may form a perforation in the capsule of the stick portion.

The stick portion may be inserted into the inside of the piercing portion at a preset depth, and the piercing portion may include an elastic element that can press the inserted stick portion to separate from the piercing portion.

The capsule of the stick portion includes a first end and a second end opposite the first end, and the number of perforations formed in the first end of the capsule and the number of perforations formed in the second end of the capsule may be the same or different.

One perforation is formed in the first end of the capsule, a plurality of perforations are formed in the second end of the capsule, and the diameters of the plurality of perforations formed in the second end of the capsule are the same or different from each other. can do.

The number, location, and diameter of the plurality of perforations may be formed so that the powder can be uniformly discharged from within the capsule when the user inhales the stick portion.

The piercing unit may include a plurality of piercing elements, and the lengths of the plurality of piercing elements may be the same or different.

The diameters of the plurality of said piercing elements may be the same or different.

At least one piercing element of the plurality of piercing elements may penetrate both the first end of the capsule and the second end of the capsule.

At least one piercing element of the plurality of piercing elements may penetrate the second end of the capsule and not penetrate the first end of the capsule.

The inhaler according to one embodiment can inhale without a separate vortex generating device.

The inhaler according to one embodiment may include a plurality of piercing elements.

Figure 1 shows an inhaler according to one embodiment.
Figures 2a and 2b show the shape of the stick part of the inhaler being inserted into the piercing part according to one embodiment.
Figure 3 shows the capsule elements of an inhaler according to one embodiment.
Figure 4 shows the capsule element of an inhaler according to one embodiment.
Figure 5 is a block diagram of an inhaler 900 according to another embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. The following description is one of several aspects of the embodiments, and the following description forms part of a detailed description of the embodiments. In describing one embodiment, detailed descriptions of well-known functions or configurations will be omitted to make the gist of the present invention clear.

However, since various changes may be made to the embodiments, the scope of the patent application is not limited or limited by these embodiments. It should be understood that all changes, equivalents or substitutions to the embodiments are included in the scope of rights.

In addition, terms or words used in this specification and claims should not be interpreted in their usual or dictionary meaning, and the inventor may appropriately define the concept of terms in order to explain his or her invention in the best way. Based on the principle that there is, it must be interpreted with a meaning and concept that corresponds to the technical idea of the invention according to an embodiment.

Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, terms such as “comprise” or “have” are intended to designate the presence of features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification, but are not intended to indicate the presence of one or more other features. It should be understood that this does not exclude in advance the possibility of the existence or addition of elements, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as generally understood by a person of ordinary skill in the technical field to which the embodiments belong. Terms defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related technology, and unless clearly defined in this application, be interpreted as having an ideal or excessively formal meaning. It doesn't work.

In addition, when describing with reference to the accompanying drawings, identical components will be assigned the same reference numerals regardless of the reference numerals, and overlapping descriptions thereof will be omitted. In describing the embodiments, if it is determined that detailed descriptions of related known technologies may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the embodiments, the detailed descriptions are omitted.

Additionally, in describing the components of the embodiment, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), and (b) may be used. These terms are only used to distinguish the component from other components, and the nature, sequence, or order of the component is not limited by the term. When a component is described as being “connected,” “coupled,” or “connected” to another component, that component may be directly connected or connected to that other component, but there is no need for another component between each component. It should be understood that may be “connected,” “combined,” or “connected.”

Components included in one embodiment and components including common functions will be described using the same names in other embodiments. Unless stated to the contrary, the description given in one embodiment may be applied to other embodiments, and detailed description will be omitted to the extent of overlap.

Figure 1 shows an inhaler according to one embodiment.

Referring to Figure 1, the inhaler according to one embodiment may include a stick portion 4 and a piercing portion 5. The stick portion 4 may be inserted into the inside of the piercing portion 5. The stick portion 4 may be inserted toward the inside of the piercing portion 5 at a preset depth.

The stick portion 4 may include a suction element 41 through which a user can inhale the dry powder, a capsule element 43 and a stick housing 42. The user can inhale the dry powder (g) by applying negative pressure to the suction element (41). The suction element 41 may be formed in the shape of a mouthpiece to facilitate inhalation by the user. The suction element 41 may include an airflow channel (not shown) through which dry powder and air may flow. The capsule element 43 may be provided with dry powder (g) inside. Dry powder (g) can be inhaled by the user and may contain functional substances such as caffeine and taurine, pharmacological substances such as aspirin, sedatives, sleeping pills, bronchodilators, vaccines, or substances such as free nicotine and nicotine salt. there is. Capsule element 43 may be placed inside the stick housing 42 . Stick housing 42 can supportably surround capsule element 43. The stick housing 42 together with the suction element 41 can form the appearance of the stick portion 4 . The stick housing 42 may include a chamber (not shown) that can prevent the dry powder (g) discharged from the capsule yosho 43 from leaving. The stick housing 42 may include a guide (not shown) formed on the outer peripheral surface so that the stick housing 42 can be inserted into the piercing part 5 to a preset depth. For example, the stick housing 42 may be slidably inserted into the piercing portion 5 .

The piercing unit 5 may include at least one piercing element 51, a piercing frame 52, and a frame hole 53. The piercing element 51 may penetrate at least a portion of the capsule element 43 of the stick portion 4 during the process of inserting the stick portion 4 into the piercing portion 5. The piercing element 51 can penetrate the capsule element 43 of the stick part 4 thereby forming at least one perforation on the capsule element 43 . The dry powder (g) can be discharged through a perforation on the capsule element (43) formed by the piercing element (51). The piercing element 51 may be formed in plural pieces. Each piercing element 51 may be an object formed into a sharp shape, such as a needle. Each of the plurality of piercing elements 51 may have different lengths and diameters. The size and shape of the piercing element 51 are not limited to those shown in the drawings.

Piercing frame 52 can receive piercing elements 51 therein. The stick portion 4 may be inserted into the piercing frame 52. The shape of the piercing frame 52 and the stick portion 4 inserted inside the piercing frame 52 may preferably be cylindrical, but is not necessarily limited thereto. The diameter of the piercing frame 52 may be larger than the diameter of the stick housing 42. The inside of the piercing frame 52 may include a guide (not shown) formed so that the stick housing 42 can be inserted to a preset depth.

A frame hole 53 may be formed at one end of the piercing frame 52. The stick portion 4 may be inserted into the piercing frame 52 through the frame hole 53.

Figures 2a and 2b show the shape of the stick part of the inhaler being inserted into the piercing part according to one embodiment.

Specifically, Figure 2a shows a state in which a portion of the stick part 4 is inserted into the piercing part 5, and Figure 2b shows a state in which the stick part 4 is completely inserted into the piercing part 5.

Referring to Figure 2A, the stick portion 4 may include a suction element 41, a capsule element 43, and a stick housing 42 through which the user can inhale the dry powder (g). The piercing unit 5 may include at least one piercing element 51, a piercing frame 52, and a frame hole 53. The stick housing 42 of the stick portion 4 may be inserted into the inside of the piercing frame 52 through the frame hole 53 of the piercing portion 5. For example, the stick housing 42 may be inserted while sliding into the piercing frame 52 . Here, at least one piercing element 51 provided inside the piercing frame 52 may penetrate the capsule element 43 provided inside the stick housing 42. For example, piercing element 51 may include a first piercing element 511 , a second piercing element 512 and a third piercing element 513 . The length and diameter of the first piercing element 511, the second piercing element 512, and the third piercing element 513 may be the same or different from each other. It should be noted in advance that the number and shape of the piercing elements 51 are not limited thereto and may be changed as needed.

The piercing portion 5 may include an elastic element 54 formed to contact one end of the stick portion 4 during the process of inserting the stick portion 4 into the piercing frame 52 . The elastic element 54 can support the stick portion 4 inserted into the piercing portion 5, and can act to separate the stick portion 4 from the piercing portion 5 by being compressed or stretched. .

Referring to Figure 2b, the stick portion 4 may be inserted into the piercing frame 52 of the piercing portion 5 to a preset depth. At this time, at least one of the piercing elements 51 may completely penetrate the capsule element 43 provided inside the stick housing 42. For example, the second piercing element 512 may penetrate both one end and the other end of the capsule element 43 and form two perforations. At this time, the first piercing element 513 and the third piercing element 513 may penetrate only one of both ends of the capsule element 43 and form a perforation at only one end. The elastic element 54 provided inside the piercing frame 52 may be compressed to its limit. The compressed elastic element 54 may apply elastic force to the stick housing 52 to press the stick portion 4 in a direction away from the piercing portion 5. The stick part 4 pressed by the elastic element 54 can again be separated from the piercing frame 52 of the piercing part 5, for example by sliding. The capsule element 43 of the stick portion 4 that is separated may have a plurality of perforations formed therein. The dry powder (g) stored inside the capsule element 43 may be discharged through a plurality of perforations formed in the capsule element 43. Afterwards, when the user applies negative pressure to the suction element 41 of the stick part 4 to inhale the stick part 4, the dry powder g may be discharged through the perforation formed on the capsule element 43.

Figure 3 shows the capsule elements of an inhaler according to one embodiment.

Referring to Figure 3, the capsule element 43 may be pierced by a plurality of piercing elements 51 of the piercing unit 5. Dry powder (g) may be provided inside the capsule element 43. The dry powder (g) may occupy a preset ratio of the internal volume of the capsule element 43. Piercing element 51 may include a first piercing element 511 , a second piercing element 512 and a third piercing element 513 . Capsule element 43 may include a first end 431 and a second end 432 opposite the first end 431 . Due to the piercing element 51, at least one perforation may be formed on the first end 431 and the second end 432. The number of perforations formed on the first end 431 and the second end 432 may be different. For example, the first piercing element 511 may penetrate only the second end 432 of the capsule element 43. The second piercing element 512 may penetrate both the first end 431 and the second end 432 of the capsule element 43. The third piercing element 513 may only penetrate the second end 432 of the capsule element 43 . In this case, one perforation can be formed on the first end 431 of the capsule element 43 and three perforations can be formed on the second end 432 of the capsule element 43. The number of perforations formed on the first end 431 and the second end 432 may vary depending on the number of piercing elements 51 and their respective lengths. The length l1 of the first piercing element 511, the length l2 of the second piercing element 512, and the length l3 of the third piercing element 513 may all be different from each other, or some may be the same. there is. For example, the length l1 of the first piercing element 511 and the length l3 of the third piercing element 513 may be the same, and the length l2 of the second piercing element 512 may be formed to be longer than this. there is. The diameter d1 of the first piercing element 511, the diameter d2 of the second piercing element 512, and the diameter d3 of the third piercing element 513 may all be different from each other, or some may be the same. there is. For example, the diameter d1 of the first piercing element 511 and the diameter d3 of the third piercing element 513 are the same, and the diameter d2 of the second piercing element 512 may be smaller or larger than this. You can.

Figure 4 shows the capsule element of an inhaler according to one embodiment.

Referring to Figure 4, capsule element 43 may include a first end 431 and a second end 432 opposite the first end. The interior of the capsule element 43 may be provided with inhalable dry powder (g). A plurality of perforations may be formed in the capsule element 43 by at least one piercing element. The number of perforations formed on the first end 431 and the second end 432 may be different. For example, one perforation may be formed on the first end 431 and three perforations may be formed on the second end 432. A first hole h1 may be formed on the first end 431. A second perforation (h2), a third perforation (h3), and a fourth perforation (h4) may be formed on the second end 432. The diameters of the first perforation (h1), the second perforation (h2), the third perforation (h3), and the fourth perforation (h4) may all be different, or some of them may be the same. The position and number of the plurality of perforations formed are not limited to those shown in the drawings.

When a user inhales the stick portion of the inhaler, an airflow due to suction may be generated within the capsule element 43. The generated air flow may flow along with the dry powder (g) provided in the capsule element 43. At this time, due to the difference in the number and diameter of the plurality of perforations formed in the capsule element 43, a uniform level of dry powder (g) is stored outside the capsule element 43 by only flowing inside the capsule without a separate device for forming a vortex. It can be discharged as

Figure 5 is a block diagram of an inhaler 900 according to another embodiment.

The inhaler 900 includes a control unit 910, a sensing unit 920, an output unit 930, a battery 940, a heater 950, a user input unit 960, a memory 970, and a communication unit 980. can do. However, the internal structure of the inhaler 900 is not limited to that shown in FIG. 6. That is, those skilled in the art can understand that, depending on the design of the inhaler 900, some of the configurations shown in FIG. 6 may be omitted or new configurations may be added. .

The sensing unit 920 may detect the state of the inhaler 900 or the state around the inhaler 900 and transmit the sensed information to the control unit 910. Based on the sensed information, the control unit 910 performs various functions such as controlling the operation of the heater 950, limiting smoking, determining whether to insert an aerosol-generating article (e.g., cigarette, cartridge, etc.), displaying a notification, etc. The inhaler 900 can be controlled.

The sensing unit 920 may include at least one of a temperature sensor 922, an insertion detection sensor 924, and a puff sensor 926, but is not limited thereto.

The temperature sensor 922 may detect the temperature at which the heater 950 (or an aerosol-generating material) is heated. The inhaler 900 may include a separate temperature sensor that detects the temperature of the heater 950, or the heater 950 itself may serve as a temperature sensor. Alternatively, the temperature sensor 922 may be disposed around the battery 940 to monitor the temperature of the battery 940.

Insertion detection sensor 924 may detect insertion and/or removal of an aerosol-generating article. For example, the insertion detection sensor 924 may include at least one of a film sensor, a pressure sensor, an optical sensor, a resistive sensor, a capacitive sensor, an inductive sensor, and an infrared sensor, where the aerosol-generating article is inserted and/or Signal changes can be detected as it is removed.

The puff sensor 926 may detect the user's puff based on various physical changes in the airflow passage or airflow channel. For example, the puff sensor 926 may detect the user's puff based on any one of temperature change, flow change, voltage change, and pressure change.

In addition to the sensors 922 to 926 described above, the sensing unit 9120 includes a temperature/humidity sensor, an atmospheric pressure sensor, a magnetic sensor, an acceleration sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a position sensor (e.g., GPS), It may further include at least one of a proximity sensor and an RGB sensor (illuminance sensor). Since the function of each sensor can be intuitively deduced by a person skilled in the art from its name, detailed descriptions may be omitted.

The output unit 930 may output information about the status of the inhaler 900 and provide it to the user. The output unit 930 may include at least one of a display unit 932, a haptic unit 934, and an audio output unit 936, but is not limited thereto. When the display unit 932 and the touch pad form a layered structure to form a touch screen, the display unit 932 can be used as an input device in addition to an output device.

The display unit 932 can visually provide information about the inhaler 900 to the user. For example, information about the inhaler 900 may include the charging/discharging state of the battery 940 of the inhaler 900, the preheating state of the heater 950, the insertion/removal state of the aerosol generating article, or the inhaler 900 ) may refer to various information such as a condition in which the use of is restricted (e.g., abnormal item detection), and the display unit 932 may output the information to the outside. The display unit 932 may be, for example, a liquid crystal display panel (LCD) or an organic light emitting display panel (OLED). Additionally, the display unit 932 may be in the form of an LED light-emitting device.

The haptic unit 934 can convert electrical signals into mechanical stimulation or electrical stimulation and provide tactile information about the inhaler 900 to the user. For example, the haptic unit 934 may include a motor, a piezoelectric element, or an electrical stimulation device.

The sound output unit 936 can provide information about the inhaler 900 audibly to the user. For example, the audio output unit 936 may convert an electrical signal into an acoustic signal and output it to the outside.

The battery 940 may supply power used to operate the inhaler 900. The battery 940 may supply power so that the heater 950 can be heated. In addition, the battery 940 is connected to other components provided in the inhaler 900 (e.g., the sensing unit 920, the output unit 930, the user input unit 960, the memory 970, and the communication unit 980). It can supply the power needed for operation. The battery 940 may be a rechargeable battery or a disposable battery. For example, the battery 940 may be a lithium polymer (LiPoly) battery, but is not limited thereto.

The heater 950 may receive power from the battery 940 to heat the aerosol-generating material. Although not shown in FIG. 5 , the inhaler 900 may further include a power conversion circuit (eg, DC/DC converter) that converts the power of the battery 940 and supplies it to the heater 950 . Additionally, when the inhaler 900 generates aerosol by induction heating, the inhaler 900 may further include a DC/AC converter that converts the direct current power of the battery 940 into alternating current power.

The control unit 910, sensing unit 920, output unit 930, user input unit 960, memory 970, and communication unit 910 may perform their functions by receiving power from the battery 940. Although not shown in FIG. 6, it may further include a power conversion circuit that converts the power of the battery 940 and supplies it to each component, for example, a low dropout (LDO) circuit or a voltage regulator circuit.

In one embodiment, heater 950 may be formed from any suitable electrically resistive material. For example, suitable electrically resistive materials include titanium, zirconium, tantalum, platinum, nickel, cobalt, chromium, hafnium, niobium, molybdenum, tungsten, tin, gallium, manganese, iron, copper, stainless steel, nichrome, etc. It may be a metal or metal alloy containing, but is not limited thereto. Additionally, the heater 130 may be implemented as a metal hot wire, a metal hot plate with electrically conductive tracks, a ceramic heating element, etc., but is not limited thereto.

In another embodiment, the heater 950 may be an induction heating type heater. For example, the heater 950 may include a susceptor that heats the aerosol-generating material by generating heat through a magnetic field applied by the coil.

In one embodiment, the heater 950 may include a plurality of heaters. For example, the heater 950 may include a first heater for heating a cigarette and a second heater for heating a liquid.

The user input unit 960 may receive information input from the user or output information to the user. For example, the user input unit 960 includes a key pad, a dome switch, and a touch pad (contact capacitive type, pressure resistance type, infrared detection type, surface ultrasonic conduction type, and integral type). Tension measurement method, piezo effect method, etc.), jog wheel, jog switch, etc., but are not limited thereto. In addition, although not shown in FIG. 6, the inhaler 900 further includes a connection interface such as a USB (universal serial bus) interface, and connects to other external devices through a connection interface such as a USB interface. Information can be transmitted or received, or the battery 940 can be charged.

The memory 970 is hardware that stores various data processed within the inhaler 900, and can store data processed by the control unit 910 and data to be processed. The memory 970 is a flash memory type, hard disk type, multimedia card micro type, card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory, etc.), RAM. (RAM, random access memory) SRAM (static random access memory), ROM (read-only memory), EEPROM (electrically erasable programmable read-only memory), PROM (programmable read-only memory), magnetic memory, magnetic disk , and may include at least one type of storage medium among optical disks. The memory 970 may store the operation time of the inhaler 900, the maximum number of puffs, the current number of puffs, at least one temperature profile, and data on the user's smoking pattern.

The communication unit 980 may include at least one component for communication with other electronic devices. For example, the communication unit 980 may include a short-range communication unit 982 and a wireless communication unit 984.

The short-range wireless communication unit 982 includes a Bluetooth communication unit, a BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) communication unit, a Near Field Communication unit, a WLAN (Wi-Fi) communication unit, a Zigbee communication unit, and an infrared (IrDA) communication unit. , infrared Data Association) communication unit, WFD (Wi-Fi Direct) communication unit, UWB (ultra wideband) communication unit, Ant+ communication unit, etc., but is not limited thereto.

The wireless communication unit 984 may include, but is not limited to, a cellular network communication unit, an Internet communication unit, a computer network (eg, LAN or WAN) communication unit, etc. The wireless communication unit 984 may identify and authenticate the inhaler 900 within the communication network using subscriber information (eg, International Mobile Subscriber Identifier (IMSI)).

The control unit 910 can control the overall operation of the inhaler 900. In one embodiment, the control unit 910 may include at least one processor. The processor may be implemented as an array of multiple logic gates, or as a combination of a general-purpose microprocessor and a memory storing a program that can be executed on the microprocessor. Additionally, those skilled in the art can understand that this embodiment may be implemented with other types of hardware.

The control unit 910 can control the temperature of the heater 950 by controlling the supply of power from the battery 940 to the heater 950. For example, the control unit 910 may control power supply by controlling the switching of the switching element between the battery 940 and the heater 950. In another example, the heating direct circuit may control power supply to the heater 950 according to a control command from the control unit 910.

The control unit 910 can analyze the results sensed by the sensing unit 920 and control subsequent processes. For example, the control unit 910 may control the power supplied to the heater 950 to start or end the operation of the heater 950 based on the result detected by the sensing unit 920. For another example, based on the results detected by the sensing unit 920, the control unit 910 adjusts the power supplied to the heater 950 so that the heater 950 can be heated to a predetermined temperature or maintain an appropriate temperature. You can control the amount and time at which power is supplied.

The control unit 910 may control the output unit 930 based on the results detected by the sensing unit 920. For example, when the number of puffs counted through the puff sensor 926 reaches a preset number, the control unit 910 operates at least one of the display unit 932, the haptic unit 934, and the sound output unit 936. Through this, it is possible to notify the user that the inhaler 900 will soon end.

In one embodiment, the control unit 910 may control the power supply time and/or power supply amount to the heater 950 according to the state of the aerosol-generating article detected by the sensing unit 920. For example, when the aerosol-generating article 15 is in an over-humidified state, the control unit 910 controls the power supply time to the induction coil (e.g., the induction coil 124 in FIG. 2), so that the aerosol-generating article 15 ) can increase the preheating time compared to the general case.

One embodiment may also be implemented in the form of a recording medium containing instructions executable by a computer, such as program modules executed by a computer. Computer-readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer and includes both volatile and non-volatile media, removable and non-removable media. Additionally, computer-readable media may include both computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and non-volatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Communication media typically includes computer readable instructions, data structures, other data such as program modules, modulated data signals, or other transmission mechanisms, and includes any information delivery medium.

As described above, in the embodiments, specific details such as specific components and limited embodiments and drawings are used to explain the embodiments, but these are provided to facilitate general understanding. Additionally, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and variations can be made from these descriptions by those skilled in the art. Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be limited to the above-described embodiments, and the scope of the patent claims described later as well as all things that are equivalent or equivalent to the claims will be said to fall within the scope of the spirit of the present invention.

4: Stick part
5: Piercing part

Claims (10)

A stick portion provided with a capsule containing powder;
a piercing portion inside which the stick portion can be inserted and including at least one piercing element capable of forming a plurality of perforations in the capsule;
Including,
Inhaler.
According to paragraph 1,
In the process of inserting the stick portion into the piercing portion, the piercing element may form a perforation in the capsule of the stick portion,
Inhaler.
According to paragraph 2,
The stick portion may be inserted inside the piercing portion at a preset depth,
The piercing part includes an elastic element that can be separated from the piercing part by pressing the inserted stick part,
Inhaler.
According to paragraph 2,
The capsule of the stick portion includes a first end and a second end opposite the first end, and the number of perforations formed in the first end of the capsule and the number of perforations formed in the second end of the capsule is the same or different,
Inhaler.
According to paragraph 4,
One perforation is formed in the first end of the capsule, a plurality of perforations are formed in the second end of the capsule, and the diameters of the plurality of perforations formed in the second end of the capsule are the same or different from each other. ,
Inhaler.
According to clause 5,
The number, location, and diameter of the plurality of perforations are formed so that the powder can be uniformly discharged from within the capsule when the user inhales the stick portion.
Inhaler.
According to paragraph 4,
The piercing unit includes a plurality of piercing elements, and the lengths of the plurality of piercing elements are the same or different,
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In clause 7,
The diameters of the plurality of said piercing elements are the same or different,
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In clause 7,
At least one piercing element of the plurality of piercing elements penetrates both the first end of the capsule and the second end of the capsule,
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According to clause 9,
wherein at least one piercing element of the plurality of piercing elements penetrates the second end of the capsule and does not penetrate the first end of the capsule.
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