WO2020240818A1 - Dispositif generant un aerosol ainsi que procede de generation et programme de generation associes - Google Patents

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WO2020240818A1
WO2020240818A1 PCT/JP2019/021718 JP2019021718W WO2020240818A1 WO 2020240818 A1 WO2020240818 A1 WO 2020240818A1 JP 2019021718 W JP2019021718 W JP 2019021718W WO 2020240818 A1 WO2020240818 A1 WO 2020240818A1
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剛志 赤尾
将之 辻
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  • the present disclosure relates to an aerosol generator, a generation method, and a generation program for generating an aerosol to be sucked by a user.
  • aerosol generators for generating aerosols that the user sucks, such as general electronic cigarettes, heat-not-burn tobacco, and nebulizers.
  • a method for producing an aerosol for example, a method of atomizing a liquid by the heat of a heater heated by electric power supply or a method of atomizing a liquid by generating ultrasonic waves is known.
  • an aerosol is generated by turning on the heater or generating ultrasonic waves.
  • Patent Document 1 discloses an electronic cigarette device including a normal pressure capacity and a negative pressure capacity, in which a pressure difference is generated between the two when a user sucks the nicotine solution, thereby starting atomization of a nicotine solution. Has been done.
  • one aspect of the present disclosure is an atmospheric pressure data acquisition unit that acquires atmospheric pressure data indicating the atmospheric pressure in the aerosol generator that can fluctuate due to suction or blowing by the user.
  • the first suction determination unit for determining whether the difference between the acquired atmospheric pressure, which is the atmospheric pressure indicated by the atmospheric pressure data, and the reference atmospheric pressure is equal to or less than the first suction determination threshold for determining the presence or absence of suction by the user.
  • the judgment in the first suction determination unit is that the difference between the acquired atmospheric pressure and the reference atmospheric pressure is equal to or less than the first suction determination threshold, the latest reference atmospheric pressure and the reference atmospheric pressure at a past time point are used.
  • a blowing determination unit for determining whether or not the difference between the two is equal to or less than the blowing determination threshold for determining the presence or absence of blowing by the user, and an aerosol generating unit for generating an atmospheric pressure are provided.
  • the aerosol generation device that executes the generation of the aerosol in the aerosol generation unit is executed. Is.
  • Another aspect of the present disclosure is a method performed by an aerosol generator, the step of acquiring atmospheric pressure data indicating the atmospheric pressure in the aerosol generator, which may fluctuate due to suction or blowing by the user, and the atmospheric pressure.
  • the judgment used is that the difference between the acquired atmospheric pressure and the reference atmospheric pressure is equal to or less than the first suction determination threshold, the difference between the latest reference atmospheric pressure and the reference atmospheric pressure at a past time point is determined.
  • the difference between the latest reference air pressure and the reference air pressure at the past time point is the difference between the step of determining whether or not it is equal to or less than the blowing determination threshold for determining the presence or absence of blowing by the user and the determination using the blowing determination threshold.
  • a method including a step of setting the generation of the aerosol to the execution state when it is determined that is equal to or less than the blowing determination threshold value.
  • Another aspect of the present disclosure is a program that causes the processor to execute the above method when executed by the processor.
  • Embodiments of the present disclosure include, but are not limited to, electronic cigarettes, heat-not-burn tobacco and nebulizers.
  • Embodiments of the present disclosure may include various aerosol generators for producing aerosols that the user sucks.
  • FIG. 1 is an example of a schematic block diagram of the configuration of the aerosol generator 100 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 1 shows roughly and conceptually each component included in the aerosol generator 100, and does not show the exact arrangement, shape, dimensions, positional relationship, etc. of each component and the aerosol generator 100. Please note.
  • the aerosol generator 100 includes a first member 102 (hereinafter referred to as “main body 102") and a second member 104 (hereinafter referred to as "cartridge 104").
  • the main body 102 may include a control unit 106, a notification unit 108, a power supply 110, a barometric pressure sensor 112, and a memory 114.
  • the main body 102 may also include a circuit 134 described later.
  • the cartridge 104 may include a storage section 116, an atomizing section 118, an air intake flow path 120, an aerosol flow path 121, a mouthpiece 122, a holding section 130 and a load 132.
  • a part of the components contained in the main body 102 may be contained in the cartridge 104.
  • a part of the components contained in the cartridge 104 may be contained in the main body 102.
  • the cartridge 104 may be configured to be removable from the main body 102.
  • all the components contained in the main body 102 and the cartridge 104 may be contained in the same housing instead of the main body 102 and the cartridge 104, or may be separately contained in three or more housings. Good.
  • the storage unit 116 may be configured as a tank for accommodating the aerosol source.
  • the aerosol source is, for example, a polyhydric alcohol such as glycerin or propylene glycol, a liquid such as water, or a mixture thereof.
  • the aerosol generator 100 is an electronic cigarette or a heat-not-burn tobacco
  • the aerosol source in the storage unit 116 may include a tobacco raw material that releases a flavor component or an extract derived from the tobacco raw material.
  • the holding unit 130 holds the aerosol source.
  • the holding portion 130 is made of a fibrous or porous material, and holds an aerosol source as a liquid in the gaps between the fibers and the pores of the porous material.
  • the aerosol generator 100 is a medical inhaler such as a nebulizer
  • the aerosol source may also include a drug for the patient to inhale.
  • the reservoir 116 may have a configuration capable of replenishing the consumed aerosol source.
  • the reservoir 116 may be configured so that the reservoir 116 itself can be replaced when the aerosol source is consumed.
  • the aerosol source is not limited to a liquid, and may be a solid. When the aerosol source is a solid, the reservoir 116 may be a hollow container.
  • the atomizing unit 118 is configured to atomize the aerosol source to generate an aerosol.
  • the suction operation is detected by the barometric pressure sensor 112 and the control unit 106, the atomizing unit 118 generates an aerosol.
  • the holding unit 130 is provided so as to connect the storage unit 116 and the atomizing unit 118.
  • a part of the holding unit 130 leads to the inside of the storage unit 116 and comes into contact with the aerosol source.
  • the other part of the holding portion 130 extends to the atomizing portion 118.
  • the other part of the holding portion 130 extending to the atomizing portion 118 may be housed in the atomizing portion 118, or may be passed through the atomizing portion 118 and led to the inside of the storage portion 116 again. ..
  • the aerosol source is carried from the reservoir 116 to the atomizer 118 by the capillary effect of the retainer 130.
  • the atomizing unit 118 includes a heater including a load 132 electrically connected to the power supply 110.
  • the heater is arranged so as to be in contact with or close to the holding portion 130.
  • the control unit 106 controls the heater of the atomizing unit 118 or the power supply to the heater, and atomizes the aerosol source by heating the aerosol source carried through the holding unit 130. ..
  • Another example of the atomizing unit 118 may be an ultrasonic atomizer that atomizes an aerosol source by ultrasonic vibration. Further, the atomizing unit 118 may be an atomizer that heats the aerosol source and then atomizes it by ultrasonic vibration.
  • An air intake flow path 120 is connected to the atomization unit 118, and the air intake flow path 120 leads to the outside of the aerosol generation device 100.
  • the aerosol produced in the atomizing section 118 is mixed with the air taken in through the air intake flow path 120.
  • the mixed fluid of aerosol and air is pumped into the aerosol flow path 121, as indicated by arrow 124.
  • the aerosol flow path 121 has a tubular structure for transporting a mixed fluid of aerosol and air generated in the atomizing portion 118 to the mouthpiece 122.
  • the mouthpiece 122 is located at the end of the aerosol flow path 121, and is configured to open the aerosol flow path 121 to the outside of the aerosol generation device 100.
  • the user takes in air containing an aerosol into the oral cavity by sucking the mouthpiece 122 by holding it.
  • the notification unit 108 may include a light emitting element such as an LED, a display, a speaker, a vibrator, and the like.
  • the notification unit 108 is configured to give some notification to the user by light emission, display, vocalization, vibration, or the like, if necessary.
  • the power supply 110 supplies electric power to each component of the aerosol generation device 100 such as the notification unit 108, the barometric pressure sensor 112, the memory 114, the load 132, and the circuit 134.
  • the power supply 110 may be charged by connecting to an external power source via a predetermined port (not shown) of the aerosol generator 100. Only the power supply 110 may be removed from the main body 102 or the aerosol generator 100 or may be replaced with a new power supply 110. Further, the power supply 110 may be replaced with a new power supply 110 by replacing the entire main body 102 with a new main body 102.
  • the atmospheric pressure sensor 112 measures the atmospheric pressure in the aerosol generator 100. Whether or not the user of the aerosol generator 100 is sucking is determined by the air pressure in the aerosol generator 100.
  • the barometric pressure sensor 112 may be incorporated in the circuit 134. The function of the barometric pressure sensor 112 may be incorporated in the control unit 106.
  • the control unit 106 may be an electronic circuit module configured as a microprocessor or a microcomputer.
  • the control unit 106 may be configured to control the operation of the aerosol generator 100 according to a computer executable instruction stored in the memory 114.
  • the memory 114 is a storage medium such as a ROM, RAM, or flash memory.
  • the memory 114 may store setting data and the like necessary for controlling the aerosol generator 100.
  • the memory 114 is a control program of the notification unit 108 (modes such as light emission, vocalization, vibration, etc.), a control program of the atomization unit 118, a value acquired and / or detected by the barometric pressure sensor 112, and a value of the atomization unit 118.
  • Various data such as heating history may be stored.
  • the control unit 106 reads data from the memory 114 as needed and uses it for controlling the aerosol generation device 100, and stores the data in the memory 114 as needed.
  • the configuration of the aerosol generator 100 shown in FIG. 1 is merely an example, and is not limited to this.
  • the aerosol generating device is an aerosol generating device capable of detecting the weak suction when the weak suction is continuously performed and eliminating the inconvenience caused by the continuous weak suction. ..
  • the "weak suction" here is assumed to be a case where the user lightly sucks an electronic cigarette or a heat-not-burn tobacco equipped with an aerosol generator, for example, by sucking a cigarette.
  • FIG. 2 shows a graph showing the difference in the change in the acquired air pressure between the case where normal suction is performed and the case where weak suction is continuously performed.
  • the "normal suction" is assumed to be a case where the user sucks electronic cigarettes or heat-not-burn tobacco by a normal method, for example, when consciously sucking electronic cigarettes or heat-not-burn tobacco.
  • it is judged that normal suction is performed when the difference between the reference air pressure and the air pressure in the aerosol generator is -120 Pa (Pascal) or less, and when the difference is larger than -120 Pa, normal suction is performed.
  • the "reference pressure” is a pressure used to determine the possibility of suction by the user, and takes a value related to the atmospheric pressure in the vicinity of the aerosol generation device 100. It is desirable that the reference pressure is close to the atmospheric pressure in the vicinity of the aerosol generator 100.
  • the air pressure 202 (hereinafter, appropriately referred to as “acquisition pressure”) in the aerosol generator measured by the air pressure sensor 112 is significantly lowered (arrow 206), and is acquired.
  • acquisition pressure the difference between the atmospheric pressure 202 and the reference atmospheric pressure becomes ⁇ 120 Pa (an example of a predetermined threshold value) or less, the aerosol production is started.
  • weak suction is continuously performed, the acquired air pressure 202 acquired by the air pressure sensor 112 is usually lower than the reference air pressure, but does not decrease to the extent that it is determined that normal suction has been performed. ..
  • the acquired atmospheric pressure 202 in this case is often a value such that the difference between the acquired atmospheric pressure 202 and the reference atmospheric pressure does not fall below ⁇ 120 Pa.
  • the acquired air pressure is incorporated into the reference air pressure while the weak suction continues (the calculation method of the reference air pressure will be described later), and as a result, the reference air pressure gradually decreases.
  • a difference of ⁇ 120 Pa from this lowered reference air pressure is required (dashed line arrow 208), so that normal suction may not be detected. Further, for example, it is difficult to detect weak suction itself by the conventional method disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2.
  • FIG. 4 is an example of a functional block diagram of the aerosol generator according to the present embodiment.
  • the aerosol generator 100A shown in FIG. 2 includes an atmospheric pressure data acquisition unit 152, a reference atmospheric pressure storage unit 154, a first determination unit 156, a second determination unit 158, an aerosol generation unit 160, and an update unit 162. Be prepared.
  • the atmospheric pressure data acquisition unit 152 acquires atmospheric pressure data indicating the atmospheric pressure in the aerosol generator 100A.
  • the "pressure in the aerosol generator 100A" is an atmospheric pressure that can fluctuate depending on the suction or blowing operation of the user, and when the suction or blowing operation of the user does not exist, the atmospheric pressure in the vicinity of the aerosol generator 100A is reached. Can take approximately equal values.
  • the barometric pressure data acquisition unit 152 may be configured by, for example, the barometric pressure sensor 112 of FIG.
  • the barometric pressure data acquisition unit 152 can store the acquired barometric pressure data in, for example, the memory 114 of FIG. Further, the atmospheric pressure data acquisition unit 152 may acquire the atmospheric pressure data at predetermined time intervals.
  • the barometric pressure data acquisition unit 152 may acquire barometric pressure data every 50 ms (milliseconds), for example.
  • the reference atmospheric pressure storage unit 154 stores the reference atmospheric pressure.
  • the reference barometric pressure storage unit 154 may be configured by, for example, the memory 114 of FIG. Further, the reference atmospheric pressure storage unit 154 may store the initial value of the reference atmospheric pressure.
  • the reference atmospheric pressure storage unit 154 may acquire, for example, the value of the surrounding atmospheric pressure when the power of the aerosol generator 100A is turned on for the first time and store it as an initial value, or manufacture the aerosol generator 100A. Sometimes an initial value (for example, atmospheric pressure) may be stored.
  • the difference between the acquired atmospheric pressure and the reference atmospheric pressure indicated by the atmospheric pressure data acquired by the atmospheric pressure data acquisition unit 152 is equal to or less than the first determination threshold value for determining the possibility of suction by the user.
  • the first determination threshold value is a threshold value for detecting even weak suction, it is assumed that the value is larger than the threshold value for detecting normal suction.
  • the threshold value for the first determination is preferably about -40 to -20 Pa. In the present embodiment, the threshold value for the first determination is ⁇ 30 Pa.
  • the first determination unit 156 may be configured by, for example, the control unit 106 of FIG.
  • the second judgment unit 158 determines the latest and past multiple acquisition pressures. It is determined whether the total value of the difference from the reference atmospheric pressure is equal to or less than the second determination threshold value for determining the presence or absence of suction by the user. Specifically, it is desirable that the second determination threshold value is about ⁇ 140 to ⁇ 100 Pa. In the present embodiment, the threshold value for the second determination is ⁇ 120 Pa. Further, the "total value of the difference between the latest and past acquired atmospheric pressure and the reference atmospheric pressure" is, for example, the total value of the difference between the acquired atmospheric pressure and the reference atmospheric pressure from the present to the past for a predetermined number of times. It may be the total value of the difference between a plurality of acquired atmospheric pressures and a reference atmospheric pressure in a predetermined time period from the present to the past.
  • the second determination unit 158 may be configured by, for example, the control unit 106 of FIG.
  • the aerosol generation unit 160 has a function of generating an aerosol. Further, when the judgment in the second judgment unit 158 is that the total value of the difference between the acquired air pressure and the reference air pressure for a predetermined number of times is equal to or less than the second judgment threshold value, the aerosol generation unit The generation of the aerosol at 160 is set as the execution state.
  • the phrase "putting the aerosol generation into the execution state" means, for example, that when the aerosol generation is stopped in the aerosol generation unit 160, the generation is started, or the aerosol generation is performed in the aerosol generation unit 160. If so, it means to continue this, etc.
  • the aerosol generation in the aerosol generation unit 160 is stopped. "Stopping the generation of aerosol in the aerosol generation unit 160" means, for example, that if the aerosol generation unit 160 is executing the aerosol generation, the execution is stopped, or the aerosol generation unit 160 has already generated the aerosol. If is stopped, it means to continue the stopped state.
  • the aerosol generation unit 160 can be realized by, for example, the control unit 106, the storage unit 116, the atomization unit 118, and the like in FIG.
  • the update unit 162 updates the reference atmospheric pressure when it is determined that the aerosol generation in the aerosol generation unit 160 should be stopped.
  • the "update of the reference atmospheric pressure" includes replacing the current value with a value calculated by a predetermined method, and initializing the reference atmospheric pressure with an initial value or the like.
  • the update unit 162 may update the reference atmospheric pressure when it is determined that the aerosol generation in the aerosol generation unit 160 should be in the execution state.
  • the update of the reference air pressure may be performed before the aerosol generation in the aerosol generation unit 160 is put into the execution state, or may be performed after the aerosol generation is put into the execution state.
  • the updated reference atmospheric pressure may be stored in the reference atmospheric pressure storage unit 154.
  • the update unit 162 may update the reference atmospheric pressure according to the atmospheric pressure indicated by the latest atmospheric pressure data acquired by the atmospheric pressure data acquisition unit 152. Further, the updating unit 162 may update the reference atmospheric pressure by a moving average value of a predetermined number of acquired atmospheric pressures. For example, the update unit 162 may use the moving average value of the acquired atmospheric pressure acquired in a predetermined time period (for example, 1 second) as the latest reference atmospheric pressure. Further, the update unit 162 may be adapted to initialize the reference atmospheric pressure. In the case of initialization, for example, it may be initialized with the initial value of the reference atmospheric pressure, or the initial value of the moving average value of a predetermined number of acquired atmospheric pressures (the moving average value calculated first). ) Or may be the initial value of the moving average value of the acquired atmospheric pressure acquired in a predetermined time period (for example, 1 second). The update unit 162 may be configured by, for example, the control unit 106 of FIG.
  • FIG. 5 and 6 show an example of the processing flow of the aerosol generator 100A according to the present embodiment.
  • the atmospheric pressure data acquisition unit 152 acquires atmospheric pressure data indicating the atmospheric pressure in the aerosol generator 100A.
  • the first determination unit 156 has a difference between the acquired atmospheric pressure acquired in step S11 and the reference atmospheric pressure stored in the reference atmospheric pressure storage unit 154 of ⁇ 30 Pa (an example of the first determination threshold value) or less. Judge if there is. If the difference is -30 Pa or less, it is determined that the user may be sucking, and in step S32, the second determination unit 158 is the difference between the latest and past multiple acquired atmospheric pressures and the reference atmospheric pressure. It is determined whether the total value of is equal to or less than ⁇ 120 Pa (an example of the second determination threshold value).
  • step S32 If the determination in step S32 is that the total value is ⁇ 120 Pa or less, it is determined that the user is sucking, and in step S13, the aerosol generation in the aerosol generation unit 160 is set to the execution state. .. After that, in step S41, the renewal unit 162 updates the reference atmospheric pressure. In updating the reference pressure, the oldest or largest value of the reference pressures used when summing the pressure differences in step S32 may be used as the new reference pressure.
  • step S15 the atmospheric pressure data acquisition unit 152 acquires atmospheric pressure data indicating the atmospheric pressure in the aerosol generator 100A.
  • step S42 it is determined whether or not the difference between the acquired atmospheric pressure acquired in step S15 and the reference atmospheric pressure is ⁇ 120 Pa or less. If the difference is ⁇ 120 Pa or less, the process returns to step S15, the atmospheric pressure data acquisition unit 152 acquires the atmospheric pressure data, and repeats the determination of whether the difference between the acquired atmospheric pressure and the reference atmospheric pressure is ⁇ 120 Pa or less.
  • step S32 When it is determined in step S32 that the difference between the acquired atmospheric pressure and the reference atmospheric pressure is larger than ⁇ 120 Pa, the aerosol generation in the aerosol generation unit 160 is stopped in step S17. Further, when the judgment in step S31 is that the difference between the acquired atmospheric pressure and the reference atmospheric pressure is larger than -30 Pa, or the judgment in step S32 is that the total value of the difference between the acquired atmospheric pressure and the reference atmospheric pressure is -120 Pa. If it is determined that the size is large, the aerosol generation in the aerosol generation unit 160 is stopped (step S17). After that, in step S33, the update unit 162 updates the reference atmospheric pressure.
  • the reference atmospheric pressure may be updated by various methods for updating the reference atmospheric pressure in steps S41 and S33.
  • the following methods (1) and (2) can be used.
  • (1) Update the reference atmospheric pressure according to the latest acquired atmospheric pressure.
  • (2) The reference atmospheric pressure is updated by the moving average value of the acquired atmospheric pressure of a predetermined number or the moving average value of the acquired atmospheric pressure acquired in the predetermined time period. In the case of (2), it is assumed that it takes time for the reference atmospheric pressure to rise, so that the reference atmospheric pressure may be initialized in step S33.
  • step S41 and step S33 may be executed immediately before the processes of step S13 and step S17, respectively.
  • FIG. 6 A processing flow in the aerosol generator 100A will be described with reference to FIG. 6 when the reference air pressure is updated only when the aerosol production is stopped.
  • FIG. 6 the same reference numerals are given to the processing steps common to the processing flow diagram of FIG.
  • step S11 the atmospheric pressure data acquisition unit 152 acquires atmospheric pressure data indicating the atmospheric pressure in the aerosol generator 100A.
  • the first determination unit 156 has a difference between the acquired atmospheric pressure acquired in step S11 and the reference atmospheric pressure stored in the reference atmospheric pressure storage unit 154 of ⁇ 30 Pa (an example of the first determination threshold value) or less. Judge if there is. If the difference is -30 Pa or less, it is determined that the user may be sucking, and in step S32, the second determination unit 158 is the difference between the latest and past multiple acquired atmospheric pressures and the reference atmospheric pressure. It is determined whether the total value of is equal to or less than ⁇ 120 Pa (an example of the second determination threshold value).
  • step S32 determines whether the total value is ⁇ 120 Pa or less, it is determined that the user is sucking, and in step S13, the aerosol generation in the aerosol generation unit 160 is set to the execution state. .. Then, in step S15, the atmospheric pressure data acquisition unit 152 acquires the atmospheric pressure data indicating the atmospheric pressure in the aerosol generator 100A. After that, the processes after step S31 are repeated.
  • step S31 when the judgment in step S31 is that the difference between the acquired atmospheric pressure and the reference atmospheric pressure is larger than -30 Pa, or the determination in step S32 is the difference between the latest and past multiple acquired atmospheric pressures and the reference atmospheric pressure. If it is determined that the total value is larger than ⁇ 120 Pa, the aerosol generation in the aerosol generation unit 160 is stopped (step S17). After that, in step S33, the update unit 162 updates the reference atmospheric pressure. As described above, there may be various methods for updating the reference atmospheric pressure in step S33.
  • step S33 may be executed immediately before the process of step S17.
  • FIGS. 5 and 6 may be executed so that the barometric pressure data acquisition unit 152 periodically (for example, every 50 ms) acquires barometric pressure data in steps S11 and S15.
  • the aerosol generator and the generation method according to the present embodiment it is possible to detect weak suction, and it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience caused by the lowering of the reference air pressure due to the weak suction.
  • the first embodiment of the present disclosure has been described as an aerosol generator and a method performed by the aerosol generator.
  • the present disclosure may be implemented, for example, as a program that causes the processor to perform the method when executed by the processor, or as a computer-readable storage medium containing the program.
  • the aerosol generator according to the present embodiment is an aerosol generator capable of appropriately detecting suction even when a weak blow is continuously made.
  • the "weak blow” here is assumed to be a case where the user blows a light cigarette, for example, by holding an electronic cigarette or a heat-not-burn tobacco equipped with an aerosol generator.
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an outline of the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 7 shows a graph showing an example of a change in the reference air pressure when a weak blow is continuously made. Also in this example, when the difference between the reference air pressure and the acquired air pressure (the air pressure in the aerosol generator) is -120 Pa or less, it is judged that normal suction is performed, and when the difference is larger than -120 Pa It is judged that normal suction is not performed (no suction, weak suction, etc.).
  • the acquired air pressure 222 acquired by the air pressure sensor 112 is higher than the reference air pressure 224, but the threshold value at which normal suction is determined to have been performed ( In this example, the atmospheric pressure often does not exceed ⁇ 120 Pa).
  • the atmospheric pressure often does not exceed ⁇ 120 Pa.
  • the atmospheric pressure is incorporated into the reference air pressure while the weak blowing continues, and as a result, the reference air pressure 224 gradually rises.
  • the atmospheric pressure (acquired atmospheric pressure) in the aerosol generator 100 decreases, and becomes smaller than the reference atmospheric pressure.
  • time T1 if the difference between the acquired atmospheric pressure and the reference atmospheric pressure is ⁇ 120 Pa or less (time T1), it is erroneously detected as being sucked, and the generation of aerosol is started, which is a disadvantage.
  • the fluctuation of the reference air pressure is monitored, and if the reference air pressure tends to rise, it is determined that the weak blowing is continuing, and the aerosol generation is not put into the execution state.
  • FIG. 8 is an example of a functional block diagram of the aerosol generator according to the present embodiment.
  • the aerosol generator 100B shown in FIG. 2 includes an atmospheric pressure data acquisition unit 152, a reference atmospheric pressure storage unit 154, a first suction determination unit 252, a blow determination unit 254, a second suction determination unit 256, and an aerosol generation unit. It includes 258 and an update unit 162.
  • the barometric pressure data acquisition unit according to this embodiment is the same as the barometric pressure data acquisition unit 152 in the first embodiment.
  • the reference atmospheric pressure storage unit 154 has the same function as that of the first embodiment.
  • the reference air pressure is a reference value used to judge not only the possibility of suction by the user but also the possibility of blowing by the user.
  • the first suction determination unit 252 determines that the difference between the acquired atmospheric pressure, which is the atmospheric pressure indicated by the atmospheric pressure data acquired by the atmospheric pressure data acquisition unit 152, and the reference atmospheric pressure is the first suction determination for determining the presence or absence of suction by the user. Judge whether it is below the atmospheric pressure. Specifically, it is desirable that the first suction determination threshold value is about ⁇ 140 to ⁇ 100 Pa. In the present embodiment, the threshold value for the first suction determination is ⁇ 120 Pa.
  • the first suction determination unit 252 may be configured by, for example, the control unit 106 of FIG.
  • the blow judgment unit 254 determines the latest reference pressure and the past time point. It is determined whether or not the difference from the reference atmospheric pressure in the above is equal to or less than the blowing determination threshold value for determining the presence or absence of blowing by the user. Specifically, it is desirable that the threshold value for blowing determination is about +20 to +40 Pa. In the present embodiment, the threshold value for blowing determination is +30 Pa.
  • the blow determination unit 254 may be configured by, for example, the control unit 106 of FIG.
  • the aerosol generation unit 258 has the same function as the aerosol generation unit 160 in the first embodiment. However, the aerosol generation unit 258 of the present embodiment states that the difference between the latest reference air pressure and the reference air pressure at a past time point (for example, 5 seconds ago) is equal to or less than the blow determination threshold value in the determination by the blow determination unit 254. If it is judged, it is judged that there is almost no fluctuation of the reference air pressure, that is, it is not a weak blow, and the aerosol is generated in the execution state. If the determination by the first suction determination unit 252 determines that the difference between the acquired atmospheric pressure and the reference atmospheric pressure is larger than the threshold value for the first suction determination, the aerosol generation by the aerosol generation unit 258 is stopped. ..
  • the judgment in the blowing judgment unit 254 is that the difference between the latest reference pressure and the reference pressure at a past time point (for example, 5 seconds ago) is larger than the blowing judgment threshold value, the fluctuation of the reference pressure Is large, that is, it is determined that weak blowing is being performed, and the aerosol generation in the aerosol generation unit 258 is stopped.
  • the aerosol generation unit 258 can be realized by, for example, the control unit 106, the storage unit 116, the atomization unit 118, and the like in FIG.
  • the second suction determination unit 256 determines that the difference between the latest reference air pressure and the reference air pressure at a past time point is larger than the blow determination threshold value in the determination by the injection determination unit 254, the latest acquisition pressure. It is determined whether the difference between the air pressure and the reference air pressure at the past time point is equal to or less than the second suction determination threshold value. If the judgment is that the difference between the latest acquired atmospheric pressure and the reference atmospheric pressure at the past time point is equal to or less than the second suction determination threshold value, the aerosol generation in the aerosol generation unit 258 is set to the execution state. When it is determined that the difference between the latest acquired atmospheric pressure and the reference atmospheric pressure at the past time point is larger than the second suction determination threshold value, the aerosol generation in the aerosol generation unit 258 is stopped.
  • the second suction determination unit 256 may be configured by, for example, the control unit 106 of FIG.
  • the first suction determination threshold value and the second suction determination threshold value may be the same value or different values. In the description in this embodiment, both are described as the same value (-120 Pa).
  • the update unit according to the present embodiment is the same as the update unit 162 in the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 9 shows an example of the processing flow of the aerosol generator 100B according to the present embodiment.
  • the atmospheric pressure data acquisition unit 152 acquires atmospheric pressure data indicating the atmospheric pressure in the aerosol generator 100B.
  • the difference between the acquired atmospheric pressure acquired in step S11 and the reference atmospheric pressure stored in the reference atmospheric pressure storage unit 154 is ⁇ 120 Pa (an example of the first suction determination threshold value). Determine if it is: If the difference is ⁇ 120 Pa or less, it is determined that the user is sucking, and in step S51, the blowing determination unit 254 sets the latest reference atmospheric pressure and the reference atmospheric pressure at a past time point (for example, 5 seconds ago). It is determined whether the difference is + 30 Pa (an example of the threshold value for blowing determination) or less.
  • step S51 If the judgment in step S51 is that the difference between the latest reference pressure and the reference pressure at the past time point is +30 Pa or less, it is determined that the user is not blowing weakly, and in step S13, The aerosol generation in the aerosol generation unit 160 is set to the execution state. Then, in step S15, the atmospheric pressure data acquisition unit 152 acquires the atmospheric pressure data indicating the atmospheric pressure in the aerosol generation device 100B. After that, the processes after step S12 are repeated.
  • step S12 when the judgment in step S12 is that the difference between the acquired air pressure and the reference air pressure is larger than ⁇ 120 Pa (determined that suction is not performed), or the judgment in step S51 is the latest reference air pressure and the past.
  • the aerosol generation in the aerosol generation unit 160 is stopped (step S17).
  • step S33 the update unit 162 updates the reference atmospheric pressure. As described in the first embodiment, there may be various methods for updating the reference atmospheric pressure in step S33.
  • FIG. 10 shows another example of the processing flow of the aerosol generator 100B according to the present embodiment.
  • the processing flow in FIG. 10 is different in that it includes the processing in step S52 in addition to the processing flow shown in FIG.
  • step S52 when the judgment in step S51 is that the difference between the latest reference pressure and the reference pressure at the past time point is larger than the threshold for blowing judgment, the fluctuation of the reference pressure is large, that is, weak. It is determined that the blowing is being performed, and the second suction determination unit 256 determines whether the difference between the acquired atmospheric pressure and the past reference atmospheric pressure is equal to or less than the second suction determination threshold value (-120 Pa in this example).
  • the aerosol generation by the aerosol generation unit 160 is set to the execution state in S13. Further, when the judgment in S52 is that the difference between the acquired air pressure and the past reference air pressure is larger than the threshold value for the second suction judgment, it is considered that the suction is weak, and therefore the aerosol is generated in S17. The generation of aerosol in part 160 is stopped. The other processing steps are the same as the processing flow in FIG.
  • FIGS. 9 and 10 may be executed so that the barometric pressure data acquisition unit 152 periodically (for example, every 50 ms) acquires barometric pressure data in steps S11 and S15.
  • the second embodiment of the present disclosure has been described as an aerosol generator and a method performed by an aerosol generator.
  • the present disclosure may be implemented, for example, as a program that causes the processor to perform the method when executed by the processor, or as a computer-readable storage medium containing the program.

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La présente invention permet de supprimer les inconvénients dus à une faible expiration dans un dispositif générant un aérosol.　Une unité (152) d'acquisition de données de pression reçoit des données concernant la pression à l'intérieur du dispositif générant un aérosol, et une première unité (252) de détermination d'aspiration détermine si la différence entre la pression acquise et une pression de référence est inférieure ou égale à une première valeur seuil d'évaluation de l'aspiration, afin d'évaluer la présence ou l'absence d'aspiration d'un utilisateur. Une unité (254) de détermination d'expiration détermine, dans le cas où l'évaluation de la première unité (252) de détermination d'aspiration est telle que la différence entre la pression acquise et la pression de référence est inférieure ou égale à la première valeur seuil d'évaluation de l'aspiration, si la différence entre la pression de référence la plus récente et une pression de référence à un moment donné dans le passé est inférieure ou égale à une valeur seuil d'évaluation d'expiration pour évaluer la présence ou de l'absence d'expiration de l'utilisateur. Dans le cas où l'évaluation de l'unité (254) de détermination d'expiration est telle que la différence entre la pression de référence la plus récente et une pression de référence à un moment donné dans le passé est inférieure ou égale à une valeur seuil d'évaluation d'expiration, le dispositif générant un aérosol est mis en état de mise en oeuvre et génère un aérosol dans l'unité (258) de génération d'aérosol.
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