WO2021260897A1 - Dispositif d'inhalation, procédé de commande et programme - Google Patents

Dispositif d'inhalation, procédé de commande et programme Download PDF

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WO2021260897A1
WO2021260897A1 PCT/JP2020/025072 JP2020025072W WO2021260897A1 WO 2021260897 A1 WO2021260897 A1 WO 2021260897A1 JP 2020025072 W JP2020025072 W JP 2020025072W WO 2021260897 A1 WO2021260897 A1 WO 2021260897A1
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寛 手塚
和俊 芹田
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Priority to TW109133873A priority patent/TW202200035A/zh
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
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    • A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
    • A24F40/30—Devices using two or more structurally separated inhalable precursors, e.g. using two liquid precursors in two cartridges
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
    • A24F40/50—Control or monitoring
    • A24F40/57—Temperature control
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
    • A24F40/20—Devices using solid inhalable precursors
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
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  • the present invention relates to a suction device, a control method, and a program.
  • the suction device uses a substrate containing an aerosol source for producing an aerosol, a flavor source for imparting a flavor component to the produced aerosol, and the like to generate an aerosol to which the flavor component is added.
  • the user can taste the flavor by sucking the aerosol to which the flavor component is added (hereinafter, also referred to as a puff) generated by the suction device.
  • the method by which the suction device generates aerosol is roughly divided into the liquid atomization method and the stick heating method.
  • the liquid atomization method an aerosol is generated by atomizing a liquid aerosol source.
  • the stick heating method an aerosol is produced by heating a stick containing an aerosol source.
  • Patent Document 1 below discloses a hybrid type suction device in which a liquid atomization method and a stick heating method are used in combination.
  • the hybrid type suction device produces an aerosol using two base materials, a base material containing a liquid aerosol source and a stick-shaped formed base material. Therefore, the flavor of the aerosol produced depends on the combination of the two substrates.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a mechanism capable of making the operation of the hybrid type suction device more appropriate.
  • a suction device for producing an aerosol using a first base material and a second base material, wherein the first base material and the above-mentioned first base material are used.
  • a suction device including a control unit that controls the operation of a power supply unit that supplies electric power for the operation of the suction device based on the combination with the second base material is provided.
  • the control unit is an operation of a first heating unit that heats an aerosol source contained in the first substrate, and a second heating unit that heats an aerosol source contained in the second substrate.
  • the operation is controlled by controlling the power supply by the power supply unit to each of the first heating unit and the second heating unit based on the combination of the first base material and the second base material. You may control it.
  • control unit determines that the combination of the first base material and the second base material is appropriate, the control unit permits heating by the first heating unit and the second heating unit. May be good.
  • the control unit executes heating by the first heating unit when the first predetermined condition is satisfied in a state where heating by the first heating unit and the second heating unit is permitted.
  • heating by the second heating unit may be performed.
  • the second predetermined condition may include that the heating by the first heating unit is started.
  • the control unit may determine whether or not the combination of the first base material and the second base material is appropriate before the heating by the first heating unit is started. ..
  • the first predetermined condition may include the time when the predetermined user input is continuously detected reaches the first time.
  • the control unit may use the first base material and the second base material. It may be determined whether or not the combination with is appropriate.
  • the difference between the first time and the second time is more than the time required to determine whether or not the combination of the first base material and the second base material is appropriate. There may be.
  • the control unit may determine whether or not the combination of the first base material and the second base material is appropriate after the heating by the first heating unit is started.
  • the control unit may stop heating by the first heating unit when it is determined that the combination of the first base material and the second base material is not appropriate.
  • the second base material includes the second heating unit, and the control unit may identify the second base material based on the electric resistance value of the second heating unit.
  • the control unit is based on the combination of the first base material and the second base material, and the amount of heat supplied to the first heating unit when heating by the first heating unit is performed. At least one of the amount of power supplied to the second heating unit when heating by the second heating unit is performed may be controlled.
  • the control unit may set a combination of the first base material and the second base material to be determined to be appropriate based on user input.
  • the control unit may identify the first base material based on the reading result of at least one of the information code, the storage medium, or the color attached to the first base material.
  • the control unit may identify the second base material based on the reading result of at least one of the information code, the storage medium, or the color attached to the second base material.
  • the first base material may contain a flavor source.
  • the second substrate may contain an aerosol source that is a liquid.
  • a control method for controlling a suction device that produces an aerosol by using a first base material and a second base material. Further, a control method including controlling the operation of a power supply unit that supplies electric power for the operation of the suction device based on the combination of the first base material and the second base material is provided.
  • the computer for controlling a suction device for producing an aerosol using the first base material and the second base material is used.
  • a program for controlling the operation of the power supply unit that supplies electric power for the operation of the suction device based on the combination of the first base material and the second base material is provided. ..
  • a mechanism capable of making the operation of the hybrid type suction device more appropriate is provided.
  • FIG. 1 It is a schematic diagram schematically showing the structural example of the suction device which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the execution timing of the authentication process by the suction device which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the identification information given to the stick type base material which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the flow of the process executed by the suction device which concerns on this embodiment.
  • the suction device is a device that produces a substance that is sucked by the user.
  • the substance produced by the suction device will be described as being an aerosol.
  • the substance produced by the suction device may be a gas.
  • the user sucking the substance produced by the suction device is also simply referred to as "suction" or "puff".
  • the suction device produces an aerosol by heating the aerosol source as a liquid and heating the base material containing the aerosol source.
  • this configuration example will be described with reference to FIG.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram schematically showing a configuration example of a suction device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the suction device 100 according to this configuration example has a power supply unit 111, a sensor unit 112, a notification unit 113, a storage unit 114, a communication unit 115, a control unit 116, a liquid induction unit 122, and a liquid storage unit 123.
  • an air flow path 180 is formed in the suction device 100.
  • the heating unit 121-1, the liquid induction unit 122, and the liquid storage unit 123 are included in the cartridge 120.
  • the cartridge 120 is configured to be removable from the suction device 100. The suction is performed by the user with the cartridge 120 mounted on the suction device 100 and the stick-type base material 150 held on the holding portion 140.
  • each component will be described in order.
  • the power supply unit 111 stores electric power. Then, the power supply unit 111 supplies electric power to each component of the suction device 100.
  • the power supply unit 111 may be composed of, for example, a rechargeable battery such as a lithium ion secondary battery.
  • the power supply unit 111 may be charged by being connected to an external power supply by a USB (Universal Serial Bus) cable or the like. Further, the power supply unit 111 may be charged in a state of being disconnected from the device on the power transmission side by the wireless power transmission technology. Alternatively, only the power supply unit 111 may be removed from the suction device 100, or may be replaced with a new power supply unit 111.
  • the sensor unit 112 detects various information about the suction device 100. Then, the sensor unit 112 outputs the detected information to the control unit 116.
  • the sensor unit 112 is composed of a pressure sensor such as a microphone capacitor, a flow rate sensor, or a temperature sensor. Then, when the sensor unit 112 detects a numerical value associated with the suction by the user, the sensor unit 112 outputs information indicating that the suction by the user has been performed to the control unit 116.
  • the sensor unit 112 is configured by an input device such as a button or a switch that receives input of information from the user. In particular, the sensor unit 112 may include a button instructing the start / stop of aerosol production.
  • the sensor unit 112 outputs the information input by the user to the control unit 116.
  • the sensor unit 112 is configured by a temperature sensor that detects the temperature of the heating unit 121-2. Such a temperature sensor detects, for example, the temperature of the heating unit 121-2 based on the electric resistance value of the conductive track of the heating unit 121-2.
  • the sensor unit 112 may detect the temperature of the stick-type base material 150 held by the holding unit 140 based on the temperature of the heating unit 121-2.
  • the notification unit 113 notifies the user of the information.
  • the notification unit 113 is configured by a light emitting device such as an LED (Light Emitting Diode). In that case, the notification unit 113 emits light with different light emission patterns when the state of the power supply unit 111 requires charging, when the power supply unit 111 is charging, or when an abnormality occurs in the suction device 100. ..
  • the light emission pattern here is a concept including color, lighting / extinguishing timing, and the like.
  • the notification unit 113 may be configured with or instead of a light emitting device, including a display device for displaying an image, a sound output device for outputting sound, a vibrating device, and the like.
  • the notification unit 113 may notify the information indicating that the suction by the user has become possible. Information indicating that suction by the user has become possible is notified when the temperature of the stick-type base material 150 heated by the heating unit 121-2 reaches a predetermined temperature.
  • the storage unit 114 stores various information for the operation of the suction device 100.
  • the storage unit 114 is composed of a non-volatile storage medium such as a flash memory.
  • An example of the information stored in the storage unit 114 is information related to the OS (Operating System) of the suction device 100, such as the control contents of various components by the control unit 116.
  • Another example of the information stored in the storage unit 114 is information related to suction by the user, such as the number of suctions, the suction time, and the cumulative suction time.
  • the communication unit 115 is a communication interface for transmitting and receiving information between the suction device 100 and another device.
  • the communication unit 115 performs communication conforming to any wired or wireless communication standard.
  • a communication standard for example, a wireless LAN (Local Area Network), a wired LAN, Wi-Fi (registered trademark), Bluetooth (registered trademark), or the like can be adopted.
  • the communication unit 115 transmits the information on the suction by the user to the smartphone in order to display the information on the suction by the user on the smartphone.
  • the communication unit 115 receives new OS information from the server in order to update the OS information stored in the storage unit 114.
  • the control unit 116 functions as an arithmetic processing unit and a control device, and controls the overall operation in the suction device 100 according to various programs.
  • the control unit 116 is realized by, for example, an electronic circuit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a microprocessor.
  • the control unit 116 may include a ROM (Read Only Memory) for storing the program to be used, calculation parameters, and the like, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) for temporarily storing parameters and the like that change as appropriate.
  • the suction device 100 executes various processes based on the control by the control unit 116.
  • the transmission / reception of information is an example of processing controlled by the control unit 116.
  • Other processes executed by the suction device 100, such as input of information to each component and processing based on the information output from each component, are also controlled by the control unit 116.
  • the liquid storage unit 123 stores the aerosol source.
  • the aerosol source is atomized by heating to produce an aerosol. Aerosol sources are, for example, polyhydric alcohols such as glycerin and propylene glycol, and liquids such as water.
  • the aerosol source may further comprise a tobacco source or an extract derived from the tobacco source that releases the flavor component upon heating. Aerosol sources may further contain nicotine. If the aspirator 100 is a medical inhaler such as a nebulizer, the aerosol source may include a drug for the patient to inhale.
  • the liquid guiding unit 122 guides and holds the aerosol source, which is the liquid stored in the liquid storage unit 123, from the liquid storage unit 123.
  • the liquid guiding portion 122 is a wick formed by twisting a fiber material such as glass fiber or a porous material such as a porous ceramic.
  • the liquid guiding unit 122 communicates with the liquid storage unit 123. Therefore, the aerosol source stored in the liquid storage unit 123 spreads throughout the liquid induction unit 122 due to the capillary effect.
  • the heating unit 121-1 heats the aerosol source to atomize the aerosol source and generate an aerosol.
  • the heating unit 121-1 is made of an arbitrary material such as metal or polyimide in an arbitrary shape such as a coil shape, a film shape or a blade shape.
  • the heating unit 121-1 is arranged close to the liquid induction unit 122. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the heating unit 121-1 is composed of a metal coil and is wound around the liquid induction unit 122. Therefore, when the heating unit 121-1 generates heat, the aerosol source held in the liquid induction unit 122 is heated and atomized, and an aerosol is generated.
  • the heating unit 121-1 generates heat when power is supplied from the power supply unit 111.
  • a power may be supplied to generate an aerosol during a period in which the sensor unit 112 detects that suction has been performed by the user.
  • a predetermined user input for example, pressing a button instructing start / stop of aerosol generation
  • power is supplied and the aerosol is generated. good.
  • the power supply may be stopped.
  • the holding portion 140 has an internal space 141, and holds the stick-type base material 150 while accommodating a part of the stick-type base material 150 in the internal space 141.
  • the holding portion 140 has an opening 142 that communicates the internal space 141 to the outside, and holds the stick-type base material 150 inserted into the internal space 141 from the opening 142.
  • the holding portion 140 is a tubular body having an opening 142 and a bottom portion 143 as a bottom surface, and defines a columnar internal space 141.
  • the holding portion 140 is configured so that the inner diameter is smaller than the outer diameter of the stick-type base material 150 in at least a part of the tubular body in the height direction, and the stick-type base material 150 inserted into the internal space 141 is inserted.
  • the stick-type base material 150 can be held by pressing from the outer periphery.
  • the holding portion 140 also has a function of defining an air flow path through the stick-type base material 150.
  • An air inflow hole which is an inlet for air into such a flow path, is arranged, for example, at the bottom 143.
  • the air outflow hole which is an outlet for air from such a flow path, is an opening 142.
  • the stick-type base material 150 is a stick-type member.
  • the stick-type base material 150 includes a base material portion 151 and a mouthpiece portion 152.
  • the base material portion 151 contains an aerosol source.
  • the aerosol source is atomized by heating to produce an aerosol.
  • the aerosol source may be derived from tobacco, for example, a processed product obtained by molding chopped tobacco or a tobacco raw material into granules, sheets, or powder.
  • the aerosol source may include non-tobacco-derived ones made from plants other than tobacco (eg, mint, herbs, etc.).
  • the aerosol source may contain a fragrance component such as menthol. If the aspirator 100 is a medical inhaler, the aerosol source may include a drug for the patient to inhale.
  • the aerosol source is not limited to a solid, and may be, for example, a polyhydric alcohol such as glycerin and propylene glycol, and a liquid such as water. At least a part of the base material portion 151 is housed in the internal space 141 of the holding portion 140 in a state where the stick-type base material 150 is held by the holding portion 140.
  • the mouthpiece 152 is a member that can be held by the user during suction. At least a part of the mouthpiece 152 protrudes from the opening 142 while the stick-type base material 150 is held by the holding portion 140. Then, when the user holds and sucks the suction port portion 152 protruding from the opening 142, air flows into the inside of the holding portion 140 from an air inflow hole (not shown). The inflowing air passes through the internal space 141 of the holding portion 140, that is, passes through the base material portion 151, and reaches the user's mouth together with the aerosol generated from the base material portion 151.
  • the heating unit 121-2 heats the aerosol source to atomize the aerosol source and generate an aerosol.
  • the heating unit 121-2 is made of any material such as metal or polyimide.
  • the heating unit 121-2 is configured in the form of a film and is arranged so as to cover the outer periphery of the holding unit 140. Then, when the heating unit 121-2 generates heat, the aerosol source contained in the stick-type base material 150 is heated from the outer periphery of the stick-type base material 150 and atomized to generate an aerosol.
  • the heating unit 121-2 generates heat when power is supplied from the power supply unit 111. As an example, when a predetermined user input is detected by the sensor unit 112, power may be supplied and an aerosol may be generated.
  • the power supply may be stopped.
  • a power may be supplied to generate an aerosol during a period in which the sensor unit 112 detects that suction has been performed by the user.
  • the air outflow hole 182 of the air flow path 180 is arranged at the bottom 143 of the holding portion 140.
  • the internal space 141 of the holding portion 140 and the air flow path 180 are communicated with each other through the air outflow hole 182.
  • the air flow path 180 is a flow path of air sucked by the user.
  • the air flow path 180 has a tubular structure having an air inflow hole 181 which is an inlet of air into the air flow path 180 and an air outflow hole 182 which is an outlet of air from the air flow path 180 at both ends.
  • air inflow hole 181 is arranged at an arbitrary position of the suction device 100.
  • the air outflow hole 182 is arranged at the bottom 143 of the holding portion 140.
  • a liquid guiding unit 122 is arranged in the middle of the air flow path 180.
  • the aerosol generated by the heating unit 121-1 is mixed with the air flowing in from the air inflow hole 181. Then, with the suction by the user, the mixed fluid of the aerosol and the air is transported to the internal space 141 of the holding portion 140 via the air outflow hole 182 as shown by the arrow 190. Then, the mixed fluid of the aerosol and the air transported to the internal space 141 of the holding portion 140 reaches the user's mouth together with the aerosol generated by the heating portion 121-2.
  • the aerosol may be generated by vibration or induction heating instead of heating by the heating unit 121-1.
  • the suction device 100 When the aerosol is generated by vibration, the suction device 100 includes a vibration unit instead of the heating unit 121-1.
  • the vibrating portion is composed of a plate-shaped member containing piezoelectric ceramics that functions as an ultrasonic vibrator. Then, when the vibrating portion vibrates, the aerosol source guided to the surface of the vibrating portion by the liquid guiding portion 122 is atomized by the ultrasonic waves generated by the vibration by the vibrating portion, and the aerosol is generated.
  • the suction device 100 When the aerosol is generated by induction heating, the suction device 100 includes a susceptor and an electromagnetic induction source instead of the heating unit 121-1.
  • the susceptor generates heat due to electromagnetic induction.
  • the susceptor is made of a conductive material such as metal.
  • the susceptor is arranged in close proximity to the liquid guiding portion 122.
  • the susceptor is composed of a metal lead wire and is wound around the liquid guiding portion 122.
  • the electromagnetic induction source heats the susceptor by electromagnetic induction.
  • the electromagnetic induction source is composed of, for example, a coiled conductor.
  • the electromagnetic induction source generates a magnetic field when an alternating current is supplied from the power supply unit 111.
  • the electromagnetic induction source is arranged at a position where the susceptor is superposed on the generated magnetic field. Therefore, when a magnetic field is generated, an eddy current is generated in the susceptor and Joule heat is generated. Then, the aerosol source held in the liquid induction unit 122 is heated and atomized by the Joule heat to generate an aerosol.
  • the aerosol may be generated by induction heating instead of heating by the heating unit 121-2.
  • the stick-type base material 150 further contains a susceptor.
  • the susceptor generates heat due to electromagnetic induction.
  • the susceptor is made of a conductive material such as metal.
  • the susceptor is a piece of metal.
  • the susceptor is placed in close proximity to the aerosol source.
  • the susceptor is included in the base material portion 151 of the stick-type base material 150.
  • the suction device 100 includes an electromagnetic induction source instead of the heating unit 121-2.
  • the electromagnetic induction source is composed of, for example, a coiled conducting wire, and is arranged so as to wrap around the outer periphery of the holding portion 140.
  • the electromagnetic induction source generates a magnetic field when an alternating current is supplied from the power supply unit 111.
  • the electromagnetic induction source is arranged at a position where the internal space 141 of the holding portion 140 is superimposed on the generated magnetic field. Therefore, when a magnetic field is generated while the stick-type base material 150 is held by the holding portion 140, an eddy current is generated in the susceptor and Joule heat is generated. Then, the aerosol source contained in the stick-type base material 150 is heated and atomized by the Joule heat to generate an aerosol.
  • suction device 100 has been described above.
  • the configuration of the suction device 100 is not limited to the above, and various configurations exemplified below may be adopted.
  • the heating portion 121-2 may be configured in a blade shape and may be arranged so as to project from the bottom portion 143 of the holding portion 140 to the internal space 141. In that case, the blade-shaped heating portion 121-2 is inserted into the base material portion 151 of the stick-type base material 150, and heats the base material portion 151 of the stick-type base material 150 from the inside. As another example, the heating portion 121-2 may be arranged so as to cover the bottom portion 143 of the holding portion 140. Further, the heating unit 121-2 may be configured as a combination of two or more of the heating unit covering the outer periphery of the holding unit 140, the blade-shaped heating unit, and the heating unit covering the bottom portion 143 of the holding unit 140.
  • the holding portion 140 may include an opening / closing mechanism such as a hinge that opens / closes a part of the outer shell forming the internal space 141. Then, the holding portion 140 may sandwich the stick-type base material 150 inserted in the internal space 141 by opening and closing the outer shell.
  • the heating unit 121-2 may be provided at the sandwiched portion in the holding unit 140 and may be heated while pressing the stick-type base material 150.
  • the means for producing an aerosol is not limited to heating.
  • the means for producing the aerosol may be oscillating atomization or induction heating.
  • the suction device 100 produces an aerosol which is a substance sucked by the user.
  • the suction device 100 uses two substrates, a first substrate and a second substrate, to generate an aerosol.
  • the operation in which the user tries to suck the aerosol generated by the suction device 100 by using the suction device 100 is hereinafter simply referred to as suction (puff) or suction operation.
  • An example of the puff is to hold and suck the mouthpiece 152 of the stick-type base material 150 inserted into the suction device 100. By puffing, the user can suck the aerosol generated by the suction device 100.
  • the heating unit 121-2 is an example of a first heating unit that heats the aerosol source contained in the first substrate.
  • the aerosol source contained in the first substrate is heated by the heating unit 121-2 to generate an aerosol.
  • the stick-type base material 150 is an example of the first base material.
  • the stick-type base material 150 contains a flavor source that releases a flavor component when heated.
  • An example of a flavor component is an extract of tobacco leaves.
  • the heating unit 121-2 is also referred to as a stick heating unit 121-2.
  • the heating unit 121-1 is an example of a second heating unit that heats the aerosol source contained in the second substrate.
  • the aerosol source contained in the second base material is heated by the heating unit 121-1 to generate an aerosol.
  • the cartridge 120 is an example of a second substrate containing an aerosol source that is a liquid.
  • the cartridge 120 may contain a flavor source that releases flavor components when heated.
  • An example of a flavoring ingredient is menthol.
  • the heating unit 121-1 is also referred to as a cartridge heating unit 121-1.
  • the aerosol generated by the stick heating unit 121-2 is also referred to as a stick-side aerosol.
  • the aerosol generated by the cartridge heating unit 121-1 is also referred to as a cartridge-side aerosol.
  • the stick-side aerosol and the cartridge-side aerosol are also collectively referred to simply as an aerosol.
  • the aerosol on the cartridge side passes through the stick-type base material 150 and reaches the user's mouth.
  • the flavor component is taken in from the flavor source contained in the stick-type base material 150.
  • the cartridge-side aerosol is mixed with the stick-side aerosol as it passes through the stick-type substrate 150. Therefore, the user can suck the aerosol to which the flavor component derived from the stick-type base material 150 is added.
  • the old stick-type base material 150 is removed and replaced with a new stick-type base material 150.
  • the control unit 116 controls the heating by the stick heating unit 121-2 according to the heating profile.
  • the heating profile is information that defines the relationship between the elapsed time from the start of heating by the stick heating unit 121-2 and the temperature of the stick heating unit 121-2.
  • the control unit 116 controls the heating unit 121 so that the same temperature change as the temperature change in the heating profile is realized in the stick heating unit 121-2.
  • the stick heating unit 121-2 may include a conductive track including a resistor, and the sensor unit 112 may detect the temperature of the stick heating unit 121-2 based on the electric resistance of the conductive track.
  • the control of the stick heating unit 121-2 can be realized, for example, by controlling the power supply from the power supply unit 111 to the stick heating unit 121-2.
  • the power supply may be controlled by, for example, PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) control.
  • the heating performed by the stick heating unit 121-2 can be classified into preheating and main heating.
  • the preheating is heating performed until a predetermined time elapses from the start of heating according to the heating profile, or until the temperature of the stick heating unit 121-2 reaches a predetermined temperature.
  • the main heating is the heating performed after the preheating.
  • the content of the PWM control may be the same or different between the preheating and the main heating.
  • the duty ratio may be the same or different between the preheating and the main heating.
  • the control unit 116 starts heating the stick heating unit 121-2 when a predetermined condition (hereinafter, also referred to as a first predetermined condition) is satisfied.
  • a predetermined condition hereinafter, also referred to as a first predetermined condition
  • An example of the first predetermined condition is that the sensor unit 112 detects that a predetermined user operation has been performed.
  • An example of a predetermined user operation is an operation of pressing a button provided on the suction device 100. Such a button will also be referred to as a power button below.
  • the control unit 116 controls the cartridge heating unit 121-1 so as to heat according to a predetermined atomization setting.
  • the atomization setting is information that defines the amount of atomization per puff.
  • the amount of atomization here is the amount of aerosol produced on the cartridge side.
  • the amount of atomization depends on the amount of heating (that is, the amount of feed). Therefore, the control of the cartridge heating unit 121-1 can be realized, for example, by controlling the power supply from the power supply unit 111 to the cartridge heating unit 121-1.
  • the power supply is controlled, for example, by controlling the power supply amount per puff.
  • the power supply amount per puff is calculated by multiplying the power supply time and the power supply amount per unit time. Therefore, the atomization setting may be defined by the feeding time and the feeding amount per unit time per puff.
  • the control unit 116 controls so that heating is performed by the cartridge heating unit 121-1 when a predetermined condition (hereinafter, also referred to as a second predetermined condition) is satisfied.
  • a predetermined condition hereinafter, also referred to as a second predetermined condition
  • the control unit 116 supplies power to the cartridge heating unit 121-1 when the second predetermined condition is satisfied.
  • the second predetermined condition is that a puff has been performed. According to such a configuration, the aerosol can be efficiently generated only at the timing when the puff is performed.
  • the puffing can be detected by the sensor unit 112 based on the value associated with the suction by the user, for example, acquired by a pressure sensor such as a microphone capacitor, a flow rate sensor, a temperature sensor, or the like.
  • a pressure sensor such as a microphone capacitor, a flow rate sensor, a temperature sensor, or the like.
  • the second predetermined condition may include that the heating by the stick heating unit 121-2 is started.
  • the second predetermined condition includes that the main heating is performed.
  • the cartridge-side aerosol is not generated until the temperature of the stick-type base material 150 rises. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the situation in which the cartridge-side aerosol is cooled and condensed when passing through the stick-type base material 150, and the stick-type base material 150 gets wet and deteriorates. Further, it becomes possible to suppress power consumption.
  • the second predetermined condition may be a combination of the plurality of conditions described above.
  • the second predetermined condition may be that the main heating is performed and the puff is performed. In that case, heating is performed by the cartridge heating unit 121-1 at the timing when the puff is performed in the period after the main heating is started and before the main heating is completed.
  • the control unit 116 combines the operation of the stick heating unit 121-2 and the operation of the cartridge heating unit 121-1 with the stick type base material 150 and the cartridge 120 (hereinafter, the base). It is controlled based on the material pair). Specifically, the control unit 116 controls the power supply to each of the stick heating unit 121-2 and the cartridge heating unit 121-1 by the power supply unit 111 based on the base material pair. In particular, the control unit 116 operates the stick heating unit 121-2 and the cartridge heating unit 121-1 based on the substrate pair mounted on the suction device 100 (ie, used to generate the aerosol). Control.
  • the substrate pair it is expected that the aerosol flavor will be appropriate.
  • the appropriate flavor refers to a flavor that is pleasant to the user, for example, a flavor that is pleasant to the touch.
  • the substrate pair is inadequate, it is expected that the aerosol flavor will be inadequate.
  • the inappropriate flavor refers to a flavor that is unpleasant to the user, such as an unbalanced crude flavor.
  • the control unit 116 determines whether or not the base material pair mounted on the suction device 100 is appropriate. For example, the control unit 116 compares the base material pair mounted on the suction device 100 with the base material pair stored in advance and to be determined to be appropriate. Such a determination may be made by reference to a look-up table containing information indicating the base pair to be determined to be appropriate. Then, when the base material pair attached to the suction device 100 and the base material pair to be determined to be appropriate stored in advance match, the control unit 116 is attached to the base material pair to the suction device 100. Is determined to be appropriate.
  • control unit 116 is a base material pair mounted on the suction device 100 when the base material pair mounted on the suction device 100 and the base material pair stored in advance and to be determined to be appropriate do not match. Is determined to be inappropriate. If either one of the stick-type base material 150 and the cartridge 120 is not attached, it is determined that the base material pair attached to the suction device 100 is inappropriate.
  • the judgment is also referred to as an authentication process below. Then, determining that the base material pair mounted on the suction device 100 is appropriate is also referred to as successful authentication processing or authentication. Further, determining that the base material pair mounted on the suction device 100 is not appropriate is also referred to as failure in the authentication process or authentication.
  • the control unit 116 permits heating by the stick heating unit 121-2 and the cartridge heating unit 121-1 when the authentication process is successful.
  • the state in which heating by the stick heating unit 121-2 and the cartridge heating unit 121-1 is permitted is also referred to as a heating permitted state in the following.
  • the control unit 116 executes heating by the stick heating unit 121-2 when the first predetermined condition is satisfied in the heating permitted state. On the other hand, the control unit 116 does not perform heating by the stick heating unit 121-2 when the first predetermined condition is not satisfied in the heating permitted state. Similarly, the control unit 116 executes heating by the cartridge heating unit 121-1 when the second predetermined condition is satisfied in the heating permitted state. On the other hand, the control unit 116 does not perform heating by the cartridge heating unit 121-1 when the second predetermined condition is not satisfied in the heating permitted state.
  • the aerosol is generated only when the base material pair mounted on the suction device 100 is appropriate, that is, when the flavor of the aerosol is appropriate. Therefore, the user can taste an appropriate flavor.
  • control unit 116 prohibits heating by the stick heating unit 121-2 and the cartridge heating unit 121-1 when the authentication process fails.
  • the state in which heating by the stick heating unit 121-2 and the cartridge heating unit 121-1 is prohibited is also referred to as a heating prohibited state below.
  • the control unit 116 does not perform heating by the stick heating unit 121-2 in the heating prohibited state, regardless of whether or not the first predetermined condition is satisfied. Similarly, the control unit 116 does not perform heating by the stick heating unit 121-2 in the heating prohibited state regardless of whether or not the second predetermined condition is satisfied.
  • the base material pair attached to the suction device 100 is not appropriate, that is, if the aerosol flavor is inappropriate, the aerosol is not generated. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the user from tasting an inappropriate flavor and to suppress power consumption.
  • control unit 116 may set a base material pair to be determined to be appropriate based on user input (that is, it may be stored in the storage unit 114).
  • the user input may be performed on an input device such as a button provided on the suction device 100, or may be performed from another device such as a smartphone via wireless communication. According to such a configuration, it is possible to create a flavor preferred by the user, and thus it is possible to improve the satisfaction obtained by the puff.
  • the suction device 100 may be connected to a USB (Universal Serial Bus) cable. Then, the base material pair to be determined to be appropriate may be set by updating the FW (Firmware) via USB.
  • USB Universal Serial Bus
  • the control unit 116 may execute the authentication process before the heating by the stick heating unit 121-2 is started. If the certification process fails, even preheating is not started and no aerosol is produced. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the user from tasting an inappropriate flavor and to suppress power consumption. Further, since the preheating is not performed, it is possible to prevent the stick-type base material 150 from being consumed unnecessarily.
  • the first predetermined condition may include the time when the predetermined user input is continuously detected reaches the first time.
  • a function is implemented for the purpose of child resistance or the like. That is, safety can be improved by preventing the preheating from starting when the power button is accidentally pressed.
  • the control unit 116 may perform an authentication process when the time during which a predetermined user input is continuously detected reaches a second time shorter than the first time. good. Such a configuration will be specifically described with reference to FIG.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an example of execution timing of the authentication process by the suction device 100 according to the present embodiment.
  • the horizontal axis of FIG. 2 is time.
  • the predetermined user input is a long press of the power button
  • the first time is 3 seconds
  • the second time is 2 seconds.
  • the control unit 116 performs an authentication process when the long press time of the power button reaches 2 seconds.
  • the control unit 116 performs the authentication process from 2 seconds to 3 seconds after the long press of the power button is started, and starts preheating when the authentication is successful. According to such a configuration, if the power button is unintentionally pressed, such as when the power button is pressed momentarily, the authentication process is not performed, so that it is possible to suppress power consumption.
  • the time required to perform the authentication process is also referred to as the authentication time. It is desirable that the difference between the first time and the second time (1 second in the example shown in FIG. 2) is equal to or longer than the authentication time. With such a configuration, the authentication time can be included in the long press time of the power button originally required to start the preheating. As a result, the authentication time elapses while the power button is held down to start the preheating, so that the user does not have to wait for the authentication process.
  • the result of the authentication process is. It shall be invalidated. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 2, if the authentication success is determined and the long press of the power button is interrupted 3 seconds after the long press of the power button is started, the authentication is successful. Is invalidated. Therefore, in order to start the preheating, it is necessary to press and hold the power button for 3 seconds again, and the authentication process is also executed again.
  • the control unit 116 may execute the authentication process after the heating by the stick heating unit 121-2 is started. For example, the control unit 116 periodically performs an authentication process after the start of preheating. According to such a configuration, when the stick type base material 150 or the cartridge 120 is replaced after the start of preheating, it is possible to determine whether or not the replaced base material pair is appropriate.
  • the control unit 116 may stop heating by the stick heating unit 121-2 when the authentication process fails. According to such a configuration, when the stick-type base material 150 or the cartridge 120 is replaced after the start of preheating and an inappropriate base material pair is formed, the aerosol production is stopped. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the user from tasting an inappropriate flavor and to suppress power consumption. Further, it is also possible to prevent so-called empty heating, in which the stick heating unit 121-2 heats up even though the stick type base material 150 is not inserted.
  • the stick-type base material 150 may be provided with identification information for identifying the stick-type base material 150.
  • the identification information is, for example, information indicating the type of the stick-type base material 150.
  • the control unit 116 identifies the stick-type base material 150 based on the reading result of the identification information given to the stick-type base material 150. According to such a configuration, the stick-type base material 150 mounted on the suction device 100 can be automatically identified.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an example of identification information given to the stick-type base material 150 according to the present embodiment.
  • An information code 161 as identification information is attached to the stick-type base material 150A shown in FIG.
  • the information code 161 may be a bar code or a two-dimensional code as shown in FIG.
  • the sensor unit 112 may include an image sensor for reading the information code 161.
  • the control unit 116 identifies the stick-type base material 150 by applying image recognition to the image including the information code 161. May be good.
  • a storage medium 162 for storing identification information is attached to the stick-type base material 150B shown in FIG.
  • the storage medium 162 is, for example, an RF tag in RFID (Radio Frequency Identifier) technology, and can read and write information using short-range wireless communication (for example, NFC (Near Field Communication)).
  • the communication unit 115 may receive the identification information from the storage medium 162, and the control unit 116 may identify the stick-type base material 150 based on the received identification information.
  • the stick-type base material 150C shown in FIG. 3 is provided with a color line 163 which is a line colored as identification information.
  • the sensor unit 112 may include an image sensor for reading the color line 163, and the control unit 116 may identify the stick-type base material 150 by recognizing the color of the color line 163.
  • the stick-type base material 150 may be provided with any of an information code, a storage medium, or a color, or two or more of these may be attached. Further, the information code, the storage medium, and the color can be given to any place as long as it can be read by the suction device 100. In FIG. 3, an example in which these elements are provided near the boundary between the base material portion 151 and the mouthpiece portion 152 is shown, but for example, they may be provided at the end of the base material portion 151.
  • the cartridge 120 may be provided with identification information for identifying the cartridge 120.
  • identification information is, for example, information indicating the type of the cartridge 120.
  • the control unit 116 identifies the cartridge 120 based on the reading result of the identification information given to the cartridge 120.
  • the cartridge 120 may be attached with at least one of an information code, a storage medium, or a color. Then, the control unit 116 may identify the cartridge 120 based on the reading result of at least one of the information code, the storage medium, or the color attached to the cartridge 120. According to such a configuration, the cartridge 120 mounted on the suction device 100 can be automatically identified.
  • the cartridge 120 includes the cartridge heating unit 121-1.
  • the electric resistance value of the cartridge heating unit 121-1 may be different for each type of the cartridge 120.
  • the control unit 116 identifies the cartridge 120 based on the electric resistance value of the cartridge heating unit 121-1. According to such a configuration, the cartridge 120 can be identified by a simple method without additionally providing an image sensor or the like.
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of a process flow executed by the suction device 100 according to the present embodiment.
  • control unit 116 determines whether or not the press of the power button is detected by the sensor unit 112 (step S102). If it is determined that the press of the power button has not been detected (step S102: NO), the control unit 116 waits until the press of the power button is detected.
  • step S104 determines whether or not the long press time of the power button has reached 2 seconds. If it is determined that the long press time of the power button has not reached 2 seconds (step S104: NO), the control unit 116 waits until the long press time of the power button reaches 2 seconds.
  • step S104 When it is determined that the long press time of the power button has reached 2 seconds (step S104: YES), the control unit 116 executes the authentication process (step S106).
  • control unit 116 determines whether or not the long press time of the power button has reached 3 seconds (step S108). If it is determined that the long press time of the power button has not reached 3 seconds (step S108: NO), the control unit 116 waits until the long press time of the power button reaches 3 seconds. The control unit 116 may continue to execute the authentication process during the waiting period.
  • step S108 When it is determined that the long press time of the power button has reached 3 seconds (step S108: YES), the control unit 116 determines whether or not the authentication was successful (step S110). If it is determined that the authentication has failed (step S110: NO), the process ends.
  • step S110: YES the control unit 116 starts the preheating by starting the power supply to the stick heating unit 121-2 (step S112).
  • control unit 116 determines whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the preheating was started (step S114). When it is determined that the predetermined time has not elapsed since the preheating was started (step S114: NO), the control unit 116 waits until the predetermined time elapses after the preheating is started.
  • control unit 116 starts the main heating (step S116).
  • control unit 116 determines whether or not the puff is detected by the sensor unit 112 (step S118).
  • step S118 NO
  • the process proceeds to step S122.
  • step S118 when it is determined that the puff is detected (step S118: YES), the control unit 116 feeds the cartridge heating unit 121-1 to execute heating by the cartridge heating unit 121-1 (step). S120). As a result, the cartridge-side aerosol is generated, and the generated cartridge-side aerosol is mixed with the stick-side aerosol and reaches the user's mouth. After that, the process proceeds to step S122.
  • step S122 the control unit 116 determines whether or not the end condition is satisfied.
  • An example of the end condition is that a predetermined time has elapsed since the main heating was started.
  • Another example of the termination condition is that the puff is detected a predetermined number of times. If it is determined that the end condition is not satisfied (step S122: NO), the process returns to step S118 again. On the other hand, when it is determined that the heating end condition is satisfied (step S122: YES), the process ends.
  • steps S102 to S108 if the long press of the power button is interrupted before 3 seconds have elapsed, the process is terminated.
  • the heating by the stick heating unit 121-2 is stopped.
  • FIG. 4 shows an example in which the authentication process is executed before the start of preheating, but as described above, the authentication process may be executed after the start of preheating. In any case, if the authentication fails, the process ends.
  • the control unit 116 feeds the stick heating unit 121-2 when heating is performed by the stick heating unit 121-2 based on the base material pair mounted on the suction device 100, and the cartridge heating unit 121. At least one of the amount of power supplied to the cartridge heating unit 121-1 when heating by -1 may be controlled. That is, the control unit 116 may control at least one of the heating profile and the atomization setting based on the base material pair mounted on the suction device 100. Appropriate mixing ratios of cartridge-side aerosols and stick-side aerosols may vary from substrate pair to substrate pair. In this respect, according to such a configuration, an appropriate mixing ratio of the aerosol on the cartridge side and the aerosol on the stick side can be realized, and the flavor of the aerosol can be made appropriate.
  • the suction device 100 may have a cartridge heating unit 121-1 and may not have a stick heating unit 121-2.
  • the suction device 100 may control the operation of the cartridge heating unit 121-1 based on the base material pair.
  • the cartridge-side aerosol can take in the flavor component derived from the stick-type substrate 150 as it passes through the stick-type substrate 150. Then, by controlling the operation of the cartridge heating unit 121-1 based on the base material pair, it becomes possible to make the aerosol flavor to be tasted by the user appropriate as in the above embodiment.
  • control unit 116 may control the operation of the power supply unit 111 that supplies electric power for the operation of the suction device 100 based on the base material pair, and the control target is the one described in the above embodiment. Not limited. That is, the control target based on the base material pair is not limited to the power supply to each of the stick heating unit 121-2 and the cartridge heating unit 121-1.
  • activation of the suction device 100 may be permitted or prohibited based on the base material pair.
  • power supply to components such as the sensor unit 112 and the communication unit 115 may be permitted or prohibited based on the base material pair. In this way, by switching the operation of the suction device 100 depending on whether or not the base material pair is appropriate for any control target, it is possible to make the operation of the hybrid type suction device 100 more appropriate. Will be.
  • each device described in the present specification may be realized by using any of software, hardware, and a combination of software and hardware.
  • the programs constituting the software are stored in advance in, for example, a recording medium (non-transitory media) provided inside or outside each device. Then, each program is read into RAM at the time of execution by a computer and executed by a processor such as a CPU.
  • the recording medium is, for example, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a flash memory, or the like.
  • the above computer program may be distributed, for example, via a network without using a recording medium.
  • a suction device that produces an aerosol using a first substrate and a second substrate.
  • a control unit that controls the operation of a power supply unit that supplies electric power for the operation of the suction device based on the combination of the first base material and the second base material.
  • the control unit is an operation of a first heating unit that heats an aerosol source contained in the first substrate, and a second heating unit that heats an aerosol source contained in the second substrate. The operation is controlled by controlling the power supply by the power supply unit to each of the first heating unit and the second heating unit based on the combination of the first base material and the second base material. Control, The suction device according to (1) above.
  • the control unit determines that the combination of the first base material and the second base material is appropriate, the control unit permits heating by the first heating unit and the second heating unit.
  • the control unit executes heating by the first heating unit when the first predetermined condition is satisfied in a state where heating by the first heating unit and the second heating unit is permitted. When the second predetermined condition is satisfied, heating by the second heating unit is executed.
  • the second predetermined condition includes after the heating by the first heating unit is started.
  • the control unit determines whether or not the combination of the first base material and the second base material is appropriate before the heating by the first heating unit is started.
  • the first predetermined condition includes the time when a predetermined user input is continuously detected reaches the first time.
  • the control unit may use the first base material and the second base material. To determine if the combination with is appropriate, The suction device according to (7) above.
  • the difference between the first time and the second time is more than the time required to determine whether or not the combination of the first base material and the second base material is appropriate. be, The suction device according to (8) above.
  • the control unit determines whether or not the combination of the first base material and the second base material is appropriate after the heating by the first heating unit is started.
  • the suction device according to any one of (4) to (9) above. (11)
  • the control unit determines that the combination of the first base material and the second base material is not appropriate, the control unit stops heating by the first heating unit.
  • the suction device according to (10) above.
  • the second base material contains the second heating portion, and the second base material contains the second heating portion.
  • the control unit identifies the second base material based on the electric resistance value of the second heating unit.
  • the suction device according to any one of (2) to (11).
  • the control unit is based on the combination of the first base material and the second base material, and the amount of heat supplied to the first heating unit when heating by the first heating unit is performed. Controlling at least one of the amount of power supplied to the second heating unit when heating is performed by the second heating unit.
  • the suction device according to any one of (2) to (12) above.
  • the control unit sets a combination of the first base material and the second base material to be determined to be appropriate based on user input.
  • the suction device according to any one of (1) to (13) above.
  • the control unit identifies the first substrate based on the reading result of at least one of the information code, the storage medium, or the color attached to the first substrate.
  • the suction device according to any one of (1) to (14) above.
  • the control unit identifies the second substrate based on the reading result of at least one of the information code, the storage medium, or the color attached to the second substrate.
  • the suction device according to any one of (1) to (15) above.
  • the first substrate contains a flavor source.
  • the suction device according to any one of (1) to (16) above.
  • the second substrate contains an aerosol source that is a liquid.
  • the suction device according to any one of (1) to (17) above.
  • Suction device 111 Power supply unit 112 Sensor unit 113 Notification unit 114 Storage unit 115 Communication unit 116 Control unit 120 Cartridge 121-1 Heating unit (Cartridge heating unit) 121-2 Heating part (stick heating part) 122 Liquid induction part 123 Liquid storage part 140 Holding part 141 Internal space 142 Opening 143 Bottom part 144 Insulation part 150 Stick type base material 151 Base material part 152 Mouthpiece 161 Information code 162 Storage medium 163 Color line 180 Air flow path 181 Air inflow hole 182 Air outflow hole

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Le problème décrit par la présente invention est de fournir une structure qui rend le fonctionnement d'un dispositif d'inhalation hybride plus approprié. La solution selon l'invention porte sur un dispositif d'inhalation permettant de produire un aérosol à l'aide d'un premier substrat et d'un second substrat, ledit dispositif d'inhalation étant équipé d'une unité de commande pour commander le fonctionnement d'une unité d'alimentation électrique qui fournit la puissance nécessaire au fonctionnement du dispositif d'inhalation sur la base de la combinaison des premier et second substrats.
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