WO2023062789A1 - Système de génération d'aérosol, procédé de commande, et programme - Google Patents

Système de génération d'aérosol, procédé de commande, et programme Download PDF

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WO2023062789A1
WO2023062789A1 PCT/JP2021/038107 JP2021038107W WO2023062789A1 WO 2023062789 A1 WO2023062789 A1 WO 2023062789A1 JP 2021038107 W JP2021038107 W JP 2021038107W WO 2023062789 A1 WO2023062789 A1 WO 2023062789A1
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真衣 杉浦
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
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  • the present invention relates to an aerosol generation system, control method, and program.
  • the suction device uses a base material including an aerosol source for generating an aerosol and a flavor source for imparting a flavor component to the generated aerosol to generate an aerosol imparted with a flavor component.
  • a user can enjoy the flavor by inhaling the flavor component-applied aerosol generated by the suction device.
  • the action of the user inhaling the aerosol is hereinafter also referred to as puffing or puffing action.
  • Patent Literature 1 discloses a technique in which a motion sensor is provided in a suction device and the suction device performs an operation corresponding to a gesture detected by the motion sensor.
  • Patent Document 1 The technology described in Patent Document 1 above merely uses the posture of the suction device to detect gestures.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a mechanism capable of further improving the quality of user experience.
  • an aerosol generating system comprising a control unit that controls the operation of a heating unit that heats a second substrate according to the attitude of the second substrate.
  • the second base material has the flavor source configured in the form of granules, and a flavor source storage part that stores the flavor source in an internal space, and the flavor source is changed depending on the posture of the second base material.
  • the flavor source may move within the interior space of the reservoir.
  • the control unit controls the operation of the generation unit such that the amount of the aerosol generated decreases as the inclination of the aerosol flow path in the flavor source storage unit approaches horizontal, and the temperature of the second base material decreases. You may control the operation
  • the aerosol generation system includes an orientation sensor that detects an orientation of the aerosol generation system, and the controller controls the orientation of the second base material corresponding to the orientation of the aerosol generation system detected by the orientation sensor. may be used to control the operation of the generating unit and the operation of the heating unit.
  • the control unit controls the operation of the generating unit according to the orientation of the second substrate at a first timing, and controls the operation of the heating unit according to the orientation of the second substrate at a second timing.
  • the first timing is the timing when the start of the puff is detected
  • the second timing is the timing when the aerosol generation system is powered on, and the power is turned on after the aerosol generation system is powered on.
  • At least one of the periodic timing until the puff is turned off, the timing when the start of the puff is detected, and the timing when the end of the puff is detected may be used.
  • the control unit may control the operation of the heating unit according to the attitude of the second base material at the timing when the start of the puff was detected in the past.
  • the aerosol generating system includes a plurality of heating units arranged at different positions around the second substrate, and the control unit controls the plurality of heating units according to the orientation of the second substrate. may control the operation of
  • the control unit may control so that the output of the heating unit arranged in the vertical direction among the plurality of heating units is higher than the output of the heating unit arranged in the opposite direction of the vertical direction.
  • the aerosol generating system includes a plurality of the heating units arranged at different positions around the second substrate, and the control unit controls the vertical direction of the plurality of heating units when the user puffs.
  • the output of the heating unit assumed to be located in the vertical direction may be controlled to be higher than the output of the heating unit assumed to be located in the opposite vertical direction.
  • the aerosol generation system includes a plurality of heating units arranged rotatably around the second substrate at different positions around the second substrate, and the heating units having the highest output among the plurality of heating units. and a rotating mechanism for rotating the plurality of heating units such that the heating units controlled to be elevated are positioned in the vertical direction.
  • the second base material may contain a first flavor component and a second flavor component different from the first flavor component, and the aerosol source may contain the second flavor component.
  • the aerosol generating system may comprise the first substrate and the second substrate.
  • the operation of a generating unit that generates an aerosol from an aerosol source stored in a first base material, and the flavor that imparts a flavor component to the aerosol A control method is provided, including controlling the operation of a heating unit that heats a second substrate including a source according to the orientation of the second substrate.
  • a computer controls the operation of a generating unit that generates an aerosol from an aerosol source stored in a first base material, and the addition of a flavor component to the aerosol.
  • a program is provided for functioning as a control section that controls the operation of the heating section that heats the second base material including the flavor source to be imparted, according to the posture of the second base material.
  • a mechanism is provided that can further improve the quality of user experience.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram schematically showing a logical configuration example of an aerosol generation system according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a physical configuration example of an aerosol generating system according to this embodiment
  • FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing the physical configuration of a capsule according to this embodiment
  • FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing the state of the aerosol generating system according to the present embodiment when the angle ⁇ is 0 degrees
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing the state when the angle ⁇ of the aerosol generating system according to the present embodiment is 90 degrees
  • 4 is a flow chart showing an example of the flow of processing executed in the aerosol generation system according to the present embodiment
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a physical configuration example of an aerosol generating system according to this embodiment
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing the physical configuration of a capsule according to this embodiment
  • FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing the state of
  • 10 is a diagram schematically showing an example of the arrangement of a plurality of capsule-side heating units according to a first modified example; 8 is a diagram for explaining an example of control of a plurality of capsule-side heating units shown in FIG. 7; FIG. It is an explanatory view for explaining the 2nd modification. It is an explanatory view for explaining the 3rd modification.
  • An aerosol generating system is a system that produces a substance that is inhaled by a user.
  • the following description assumes that the substance produced by the aerosol-generating system is an aerosol.
  • the substance produced by the aerosol-generating system may be a gas.
  • a configuration example of the aerosol generation system according to the present embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram schematically showing a logical configuration example of an aerosol generation system according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • the aerosol generation system 1 includes a power supply unit 110, a cartridge 120 and a capsule 130.
  • the power supply unit 110 and the cartridge 120 are detachably connected.
  • the aerosol generating system 1 has a capsule containing portion 50 capable of containing the capsule 130 .
  • the aerosol generation system 1 generates an aerosol to be inhaled by the user, with the power supply unit 110 and the cartridge 120 connected and the capsule 130 housed in the capsule housing portion 50 .
  • the power supply unit 110 includes a power supply section 111, a sensor section 112, a notification section 113, a storage section 114, a communication section 115, and a control section .
  • the power supply unit 111 accumulates power.
  • the power supply unit 111 supplies electric power to each component of the aerosol generation system 1 .
  • 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 via a USB (Universal Serial Bus) cable or the like.
  • the power supply unit 111 may be charged in a state of being disconnected from the device on the power transmission side by wireless power transmission technology.
  • only the power supply unit 111 may be removed from the power supply unit 110, or may be replaced with a new power supply unit 111.
  • the sensor unit 112 detects various types of information regarding the aerosol generation system 1. The sensor unit 112 then outputs the detected information to the control unit 116 .
  • the sensor unit 112 is configured by a pressure sensor such as a condenser microphone, a flow rate sensor, or a temperature sensor. When the sensor unit 112 detects a numerical value associated with the user's suction, the sensor unit 112 outputs information indicating that the user has performed suction to the control unit 116 .
  • the sensor unit 112 is configured by an input device, such as a button or switch, that receives information input from the user. The sensor unit 112 then outputs the information input by the user to the control unit 116 .
  • the sensor section 112 is configured by a temperature sensor that detects the temperature of the capsule-side heating section 40B. Such a temperature sensor detects the temperature of the capsule-side heating section 40B, for example, based on the electrical resistance value of the conductive tracks forming the capsule-side heating section 40B.
  • the sensor unit 112 has an orientation sensor that detects the orientation of the aerosol generation system 1 (more specifically, the power supply unit 110). Examples of attitude sensors are gyro sensors and acceleration sensors.
  • the notification unit 113 notifies the user of information.
  • the notification unit 113 is configured by a light-emitting device such as an LED (Light Emitting Diode).
  • the notification unit 113 emits light in a different light emission pattern when the power source unit 111 needs to be charged, when the power source unit 111 is being charged, when an abnormality occurs in the aerosol generation system 1, and the like. do.
  • the light emission pattern here is a concept including color, timing of lighting/lighting out, and the like.
  • the notification unit 113 may be configured by a display device that displays an image, a sound output device that outputs sound, a vibration device that vibrates, or the like, together with or instead of the light emitting device.
  • the notification unit 113 may notify information indicating that suction by the user has become possible. Information indicating that the user can inhale is notified, for example, when the temperature of the capsule-side heating section 40B reaches a predetermined temperature.
  • the storage unit 114 stores various information for the operation of the aerosol generation system 1.
  • the storage unit 114 is configured by, for example, a non-volatile storage medium such as flash memory.
  • An example of the information stored in the storage unit 114 is information related to the OS (Operating System) of the aerosol generation system 1, such as control details 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 times of suction, suction time, total suction time, and the like.
  • the communication unit 115 is a communication interface for transmitting and receiving information between the aerosol generation system 1 and other devices.
  • the communication unit 115 performs communication conforming to any wired or wireless communication standard.
  • a communication standard for example, wireless LAN (Local Area Network), wired LAN, Wi-Fi (registered trademark), Bluetooth (registered trademark), or the like can be adopted.
  • the communication unit 115 transmits information about suction by the user to the smartphone so that the smartphone displays information about suction by the user.
  • 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 device and a control device, and controls overall operations within the aerosol generation system 1 according to various programs.
  • the control unit 116 is realized by 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 programs to be used, calculation parameters, etc., and a RAM (Random Access Memory) for temporarily storing parameters, etc. that change as appropriate.
  • the aerosol generation system 1 executes various processes based on control by the control unit 116 .
  • the cartridge 120 includes a cartridge-side heating section 40A, a liquid guide section 122, and a liquid storage section 123.
  • the liquid storage unit 123 stores an 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 material or an extract derived therefrom that releases flavoring components when heated. Aerosol sources may further include nicotine and menthol. If the aerosol-generating system 1 is a medical inhaler such as a nebulizer, the aerosol source may contain a medicament for inhalation by the patient.
  • the liquid guide section 122 guides the aerosol source, which is the liquid stored in the liquid storage section 123, from the liquid storage section 123 and holds it.
  • the liquid guiding part 122 is a wick formed by twisting a fibrous material such as glass fiber or a porous material such as porous ceramic.
  • Liquid guide portion 122 is in liquid communication with liquid reservoir portion 123 . Therefore, the aerosol source stored in the liquid storage section 123 spreads over the entire liquid guide section 122 due to the capillary effect.
  • the cartridge-side heating unit 40A heats the aerosol source to atomize the aerosol source and generate an aerosol.
  • the cartridge-side heating section 40A is made of any material such as metal or polyimide.
  • the cartridge-side heating section 40A is arranged close to the liquid guide section 122 .
  • the cartridge-side heating section 40A is composed of a metal coil and wound around the liquid guide section 122. As shown in FIG. Therefore, when the cartridge-side heating section 40A generates heat, the aerosol source held in the liquid guide section 122 is heated and atomized to generate an aerosol.
  • the cartridge-side heating section 40A When the cartridge-side heating section 40A generates heat, the temperature of the aerosol source held in the liquid guide section 122 rises instantaneously and atomization occurs. Therefore, the cartridge-side heating section 40A heats when the sensor section 112 detects that a puff has been performed, and generates an aerosol that is sucked by the puff.
  • the aerosol may be generated during the period from when the sensor unit 112 detects the start of the puff to when the sensor unit 112 detects the end of the puff.
  • aerosol may be generated in a predetermined period after the start of the puff is detected by the sensor unit 112 .
  • the capsule containing portion 50 is a member capable of containing the capsule 130 .
  • the capsule housing portion 50 is configured as a bottomed cylindrical body, and the inner circumference of the cylindrical body has a shape corresponding to the outer shape of the capsule 130 .
  • a through-hole 51 through which the aerosol generated by the cartridge 120 passes is provided in the bottom surface of the capsule containing portion 50 .
  • the capsule 130 includes a flavor source storage portion 131 and a mouthpiece portion 132 .
  • the flavor source storage unit 131 stores flavor sources.
  • Flavor sources are composed of raw material pieces that impart flavor components to the aerosol.
  • the lower limit of the size of the raw material pieces is preferably 0.2 mm or more and 1.2 mm or less. Furthermore, the lower limit of the size of the raw material pieces is preferably 0.2 mm or more and 0.7 mm or less.
  • the smaller the size of the raw material pieces that make up the flavor source the greater the specific surface area, so that the flavor components are more likely to be released from the raw material pieces that make up the flavor source.
  • As raw material pieces constituting the flavor source cut tobacco and a molded product obtained by molding tobacco raw materials into granules can be used.
  • Flavor sources may be composed of plants other than tobacco (eg, mints, herbs, etc.). Flavor sources such as menthol may be added to the flavor source.
  • the mouthpiece 132 is a member held by the user when puffing.
  • the aerosol generated by the cartridge-side heating section 40A passes through the flavor source storage section 131 and reaches the user's mouth.
  • the capsule-side heating section 40B heats the capsule 130.
  • the capsule-side heating section 40B is configured as a film-shaped heating section in which a conductive track is sandwiched between insulators, and is arranged so as to cover the outer periphery of the capsule containing section 50. As shown in FIG. When the capsule-side heating section 40B generates heat, the flavor source storage section 131 is heated from the outer periphery. Thereby, the aerosol passing through the capsule 130 can be easily imparted with the flavor component from the flavor source stored in the flavor source storage section 131 .
  • the heating by the capsule-side heating section 40B is desirably performed so that the capsule-side heating section 40B maintains a predetermined temperature for a long period of time.
  • power may be supplied during a period from when the first user input is detected by the sensor unit 112 until when the second user input is detected by the sensor unit 112 .
  • the first user input may be a user input that brings the aerosol generation system 1 into a power ON state and the second user input may be a user input that brings the aerosol generation system 1 into a power OFF state.
  • the power ON state is a state in which all functions of the aerosol generation system 1 including the generation of aerosol can be performed.
  • the power OFF state is a state in which at least some of the functions of the aerosol generation system 1 other than the function of detecting the power ON operation cannot be executed. That is, the capsule-side heating section 40B may be constantly heated in the power ON state. However, the capsule-side heating unit 40B may stop heating when power supply is stopped while the cartridge-side heating unit 40A is performing heating. This is for suppressing power consumption and preventing an excessive load on the power supply unit 111 . Alternatively, the capsule-side heating section 40B may heat for a predetermined period after the sensor section 112 detects the start of the puff. In this case, power consumption can be suppressed and excessive volatilization of the flavor component can be prevented, compared to the case of constantly heating in the power-on state.
  • the air flow path 180 is a flow path of air sucked by the user.
  • the air that has flowed into the air flow path 180 from the air inlet hole 181 that is the entrance of the air into the air flow path 180 flows out to the capsule housing portion 50 through the through hole 51 .
  • a liquid guiding portion 122 is arranged in the middle of the air flow path 180 .
  • the air that flows in through the air inlet hole 181 as the user inhales is mixed with the aerosol generated by the cartridge-side heating section 40A and flows into the capsule housing section 50 via the through hole 51, as shown by the air flow 190. and passes through the flavor source storage unit 131 .
  • the mixed fluid of the aerosol and air is imparted with flavor components from the flavor sources stored in the flavor source storage unit 131 when passing through the flavor source storage unit 131, and then reaches the user's mouth.
  • aerosol instead of heating by the cartridge-side heating section 40A, aerosol may be generated by vibration or induction heating. As another example, the aerosol may be generated by induction heating instead of heating by the capsule-side heating section 40B.
  • the cartridge-side heating section 40A is an example of a generating section that generates aerosol from an aerosol source stored in the first base material.
  • Cartridge 120 is an example of a first base material.
  • the capsule-side heating unit 40B is an example of a heating unit that heats the second base material containing a flavor source that imparts a flavor component to the aerosol.
  • Capsule 130 is an example of a second substrate.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing a physical configuration example of the aerosol generation system 1 according to this embodiment.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing the physical configuration of the capsule 130 according to this embodiment.
  • the aerosol generation system 1 may be configured in a substantially cylindrical shape.
  • the power supply unit 110, the cartridge 120, the capsule holder 140, and the capsule 130 are detachably connected in this order from one longitudinal end of the aerosol generating system 1 to the other.
  • the side on which the power supply unit 110 is arranged in the longitudinal direction is defined as the bottom, and the side on which the capsule 130 is arranged is defined as the top.
  • D indicates the lower side of the longitudinal direction
  • U indicates the upper side
  • G indicates the vertical direction.
  • the capsule holder 140 is a connecting device for connecting the cartridge 120 and the capsule 130.
  • the lower end of capsule-holder 140 is connected to the upper end of cartridge 120 .
  • the capsule holder 140 has a capsule containing portion 50 containing a capsule 130, and contains the capsule 130 inserted into the capsule containing portion 50 from above.
  • the capsule holder 140 also includes a capsule-side heating section 40B, which heats the capsule 130 by power supply from the power supply unit 110. As shown in FIG.
  • the side surface of the power supply unit 110 is provided with an operation section 15 that can be operated by the user.
  • the operation unit 15 is a circular push-button switch.
  • the operation unit 15 may have a shape other than a circular shape, and may be composed of a switch other than a push button type, a touch panel, or the like.
  • the operation unit 15 is an example of an input device included in the sensor unit 112 . The user can switch ON/OFF of the aerosol generation system 1 , for example, by operating the operation unit 15 .
  • the capsule 130 is configured in a substantially cylindrical shape.
  • the capsule 130 is accommodated in the capsule holder 140 such that the cylindrical axis direction matches the longitudinal direction of the aerosol generating system 1 .
  • the flavor source storage part 131 is arranged on the lower side and the mouthpiece part 132 is arranged on the upper side.
  • the flavor source storage unit 131 has an internal space for storing the flavor source 133. As shown in FIG. 3 , the flavor source storage unit 131 stores a granular flavor source 133 in an internal space. With the flavor source storage unit 131 storing the flavor source 133, a predetermined empty space is provided in the internal space. As an example, about 70% of the internal space of the flavor source storage unit 131 is occupied by the flavor source 133, and about 30% is empty space. Therefore, the flavor source 133 moves in the internal space of the flavor source storage part 131 according to the posture of the capsule 130 . Specifically, the flavor source 133 is unevenly distributed in the vertical space of the interior space of the flavor source storage unit 131 .
  • a lower partition wall 131D that forms the bottom surface of the flavor source storage unit 131 is configured to allow the aerosol generated in the cartridge 120 positioned below the capsule 130 to pass through.
  • the upper partition wall 131U which constitutes the top surface of the flavor source storage unit 131, is configured to allow passage of the aerosol that has flowed into the flavor source storage unit 131 through the lower partition wall 131D.
  • the lower partition 131D and the upper partition 131U may be configured in a mesh shape having gaps through which the flavor source 133 cannot pass but the aerosol can pass.
  • airflow 190 aerosol generated in cartridge 120 located below capsule 130 passes through flavor source reservoir 131 and reaches mouthpiece 132 into the user's mouth.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing the state of the aerosol generating system 1 according to this embodiment when the angle ⁇ is 0 degrees.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing the state of the aerosol generating system 1 according to this embodiment when the angle ⁇ is 90 degrees.
  • the angle ⁇ of the aerosol generating system 1 refers to the angle formed by the downward direction of the aerosol generating system 1 and the vertical direction.
  • Capsule-side heating section 40B is desirably arranged to cover from the lower end of capsule 130 to upper surface 133U of flavor source 133 when angle ⁇ of aerosol generating system 1 is 0°. This is because it is difficult to efficiently heat the flavor source 133 even if the space above the upper surface 133U of the flavor source 133 in the capsule 130 is heated.
  • the capsule-side heating section 40B can directly heat the portion of the flavor source storage section 131 where the flavor source 133 exists. Furthermore, since the air flow 190 flowing from the through-hole 51 to the mouthpiece 132 passes through the space where the flavor source 133 exists in the flavor source storage part 131, it is possible to add many flavor components to the aerosol.
  • the flavor source 133 is unevenly distributed in the vertical direction, that is, to the side of the flavor source storage section 131 . Therefore, it becomes difficult to efficiently heat the flavor source 133 in the region of the capsule-side heating section 40B on the side opposite to the vertical direction. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 5, the air flow 190 flowing from the through-hole 51 to the mouthpiece 132 tends to pass through the space where the flavor source 133 is absent and which has a smaller ventilation resistance in the flavor source reservoir 131 . Therefore, it becomes difficult to impart the flavor component to the aerosol passing through the flavor source storage unit 131 along the air flow 190 .
  • Table 1 shows the trend of change in the amount of flavor component delivered to the user and the amount of aerosol as the angle ⁇ of the aerosol generating system 1 increases.
  • the first flavor component is a component contained in the flavor source 133 stored in the capsule 130.
  • the first flavor component is, for example, nicotine, tobacco flavor components, and other flavors.
  • a second flavor component is a component commonly contained in the aerosol source stored in cartridge 120 and the flavor source 133 stored in capsule 130 .
  • the second flavor component is different than at least the first flavor component.
  • the second flavor component is, for example, menthol.
  • the delivery amount of the first flavor component decreases as the angle ⁇ of the aerosol generating system 1 increases.
  • the first factor is that less aerosol passes through the flavor source 133 as the angle ⁇ of the aerosol generating system 1 increases.
  • the second factor is that the more the angle ⁇ of the aerosol generating system 1 increases, the less efficiently the flavor source 133 is heated and the less the first flavor component is imparted to the aerosol.
  • the delivery amount of the second flavor component does not change as the angle of the aerosol generating system 1 increases. This is because the increase in the second flavor component from cartridge 120 is offset by the decrease in the second flavor component from capsule 130 .
  • the second flavor component from cartridge 120 applied to the aerosol is filtered (ie, adheres to flavor source 133).
  • the angle ⁇ of the aerosol generating system 1 increases, the second flavor component derived from the cartridge 120 becomes less filtered, and the delivery amount of the second flavor component derived from the cartridge 120 increases.
  • the angle ⁇ of the aerosol-generating system 1 increases, the less efficient the flavor source 133 is heated, the less the second flavor ingredient delivered from the capsule 130 is delivered.
  • the aerosol delivery amount slightly increases as the angle ⁇ of the aerosol generating system 1 increases.
  • the reason for this is that as the angle ⁇ of the aerosol generating system 1 increases, the presence of the flavor source 133 reduces the obstruction of the passage of the aerosol inside the capsule, making it easier for the aerosol to reach the user's mouth.
  • control unit 116 controls the operation of the cartridge-side heating unit 40A and the operation of the capsule-side heating unit 40B according to the attitude of the capsule 130. According to this configuration, the change in the balance of the ingredients delivered to the user due to the change in the posture of the capsule 130 can be suppressed by controlling the operation of the cartridge-side heating section 40A and the operation of the capsule-side heating section 40B. becomes possible.
  • the control unit 116 controls the operation of the cartridge-side heating unit 40A and the operation of the capsule-side heating unit 40B according to the orientation of the capsule 130 corresponding to the orientation of the aerosol generation system 1 detected by the sensor unit 112.
  • the attitude of the capsule 130 is the angle between the direction of the aerosol flow path in the capsule 130 (that is, the direction of the straight line connecting the lower partition 131D and the upper partition 131U) and the vertical direction.
  • the attitude of the capsule 130 refers to the angle ⁇ of the aerosol generating system 1 . That is, the control unit 116 according to this embodiment controls the operation of the cartridge-side heating unit 40A and the operation of the capsule-side heating unit 40B according to the angle ⁇ of the aerosol generation system 1 detected by the sensor unit 112.
  • control unit 116 controls the operation of the cartridge-side heating unit 40A so that the amount of aerosol generated decreases as the inclination of the aerosol flow path in the flavor source storage unit 131 approaches horizontal.
  • the operation of the capsule-side heating section 40B is controlled so that the temperature of the heating section 40B rises.
  • control unit 116 controls the operation of the cartridge-side heating unit 40A so that the amount of aerosol generated decreases as the angle ⁇ of the aerosol-generating system 1 increases (closer to 90°).
  • the operation of the capsule-side heating section 40B is controlled so that the temperature of the section 40B rises.
  • the angle ⁇ of the aerosol generation system 1 is detected periodically. Then, the control unit 116 controls the operation of the cartridge-side heating unit 40A and the operation of the capsule-side heating unit 40B based on the most recently detected angle ⁇ . According to such a configuration, the operation of the cartridge-side heating section 40A and the operation of the capsule-side heating section 40B are controlled so as to follow the angle ⁇ of the aerosol-generating system 1 that changes every moment when the aerosol-generating system 1 is used. becomes possible.
  • FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing executed in the aerosol generation system 1 according to this embodiment.
  • the control unit 116 determines whether or not the timing for detecting the angle ⁇ of the aerosol generation system 1 has arrived (step S102). When it is determined that the timing for detecting the angle ⁇ of the aerosol generating system 1 has not arrived (step S102: NO), the control unit 116 waits until the timing for detecting the angle ⁇ of the aerosol generating system 1 arrives. .
  • the control unit 116 controls the sensor unit 112 to detect the angle ⁇ of the aerosol generation system 1 (step S104). For example, the control unit 116 acquires the angle ⁇ of the aerosol generation system 1 based on the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor as the sensor unit 112 .
  • control unit 116 determines whether or not the detected angle ⁇ of the aerosol generation system 1 has changed since the previous detection (step S106).
  • step S106 When it is determined that the angle ⁇ of the aerosol generation system 1 has changed since the previous detection (step S106: YES), the control unit 116 adjusts the cartridge-side heating unit based on the angle ⁇ of the aerosol generation system 1 detected this time. 40A and the operation of the capsule-side heating unit 40B are controlled (step S108). After that, the process ends.
  • step S106 NO
  • the aerosol generation system 1 has a plurality of capsule-side heating units 40B, and the operation of the plurality of capsule-side heating units 40B is controlled according to the angle ⁇ of the aerosol generation system 1.
  • This is an example of This modification will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8.
  • FIG. 7 is an example of This modification.
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically showing an example of arrangement of a plurality of capsule-side heating units 40B according to this modified example.
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining an example of control of the plurality of capsule-side heating units 40B shown in FIG.
  • the aerosol generating system 1 has four capsule-side heating units 40B (40B-1 to 40B-4) arranged at different positions around the capsule .
  • the capsule-side heating section 40B-1 is arranged so as to cover the left half of the upper side surface of the capsule containing section 50.
  • the capsule-side heating section 40B-2 is arranged so as to cover the left half of the lower side surface of the capsule containing section 50.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an example of arrangement of a plurality of capsule-side heating units 40B according to this modified example.
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining an example of control of the plurality of capsule-side heating units 40B shown in FIG.
  • the aerosol generating system 1 has four capsule-side heating units 40B (
  • the capsule-side heating section 40B-3 is arranged so as to cover the right half of the upper side surface of the capsule containing section 50. As shown in FIG.
  • the capsule-side heating section 40B-4 is arranged so as to cover the right half of the lower side surface of the capsule containing section 50.
  • the control unit 116 controls the operation of the four capsule-side heating units 40B according to the angle ⁇ of the aerosol generation system 1.
  • control unit 116 controls the output of the capsule-side heating unit 40B arranged vertically among the four capsule-side heating units 40B to be the output of the capsule-side heating unit 40B arranged in the opposite vertical direction. Control to be higher than For example, based on the angle ⁇ of the aerosol generation system 1 detected by the sensor unit 112, the control unit 116 identifies the capsule-side heating unit 40B positioned in the vertical direction. Then, the control unit 116 controls the four capsule-side heating units 40B so that the temperature of the capsule-side heating unit 40B located in the vertical direction is higher than the temperature of the capsule-side heating unit 40B located in the opposite vertical direction. control the power supply to
  • the control unit 116 controls the outputs of the capsule-side heating units 40B-1 to 40B-4 so as to satisfy the formula (1).
  • H1 is the output of the capsule side heating section 40B-1
  • H2 is the output of the capsule side heating section 40B-2
  • H3 is the output of the capsule side heating section 40B-3
  • H4 is the output of the capsule side heating section 40B-3. This is the output of the capsule-side heating section 40B-4.
  • the control unit 116 controls the outputs of the capsule-side heating units 40B-1 to 40B-4 so as to satisfy the formula (1).
  • the capsule-side heating units 40B-1, 40B-2, and 40B-4 are positioned below the upper surface 133U of the flavor source 133, About half of the portion 40B-3 is located below the upper surface 133U of the flavor source 133.
  • the control unit 116 controls the outputs of the capsule-side heating units 40B-1 to 40B-4 so as to satisfy the formula (2).
  • the capsule-side heating units 40B-1 and 40B-2 are positioned below the upper surface 133U of the flavor source 133, and the capsule-side heating unit 40B-3 is positioned below the upper surface 133U of the flavor source 133, and about half of the capsule-side heating section 40B-4 is positioned below the upper surface 133U of the flavor source 133. Therefore, the control unit 116 controls the outputs of the capsule-side heating units 40B-1 to 40B-4 so as to satisfy the formula (3).
  • H1 H2 > H4 > H3 (3)
  • the capsule-side heating units 40B-1 and 40B-2 are positioned below the upper surface 133U of the flavor source 133, and the capsule-side heating units 40B-3 and B- 4 is located below the upper surface 133U of the flavor source 133.
  • the control unit 116 controls the outputs of the capsule-side heating units 40B-1 to 40B-4 so as to satisfy the formula (4).
  • the flavor source 133 stored in the flavor source storage unit 131 can be efficiently heated by the capsule-side heating unit 40B positioned below the upper surface 133U of the flavor source 133. Moreover, since heating can be performed with high efficiency, power consumption can be suppressed.
  • FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for explaining this modified example.
  • the aerosol generating system 1 according to this modified example is provided with a concave portion 16 . It is assumed that the user places the thumb on the recess 16 and puffs while supporting the aerosol generating system 1 with the thumb. That is, it is assumed that the recess 16 is positioned vertically during puffing.
  • the aerosol generating system 1 has four capsule-side heating units 40B (40B-1 to 40B-4) arranged at different positions around the capsule 130, as in the first modification. are doing. However, as shown in FIG. 9, the capsule-side heating units 40B-1 and 40B-2 are arranged on the side where the concave portion 16 is provided. On the other hand, capsule-side heating units 40B-3 and 40B-4 are arranged on the side opposite to the side where the concave portion 16 is provided. When the user puffs, it is assumed that the concave portion 16 is positioned vertically, so the capsule-side heating units 40B-1 and 40B-2 are positioned vertically, and the capsule-side heating units 40B-3 and 40B- 4 is assumed to lie in the opposite vertical direction.
  • the control unit 116 controls the outputs of the capsule-side heating units 40B-1 and 40B-2, which are assumed to be positioned in the vertical direction when the user performs a puff, among the four capsule-side heating units 40B so that the outputs of the capsule-side heating units 40B-1 and 40B-2 are reversed in the vertical direction. It is controlled to be higher than the output of the capsule side heating units 40B-3 and 40B-4 assumed to be located in the direction. According to this configuration, the flavor source 133 stored in the flavor source storage unit 131 can be efficiently heated by the capsule-side heating unit 40B assumed to be positioned below the upper surface 133U of the flavor source 133. . Moreover, since heating can be performed with high efficiency, power consumption can be suppressed.
  • the concave portion 16 was given as an example of the configuration for limiting the posture of the aerosol generating system 1 during puffing, but the present invention is not limited to such an example.
  • convex portions may be provided.
  • This modification is an example in which the aerosol generation system 1 has a plurality of capsule-side heating units 40B, like the first modification.
  • the aerosol generating system 1 according to this modification has a mechanism in which the positions of the plurality of capsule-side heating units 40B are changed according to the posture of the aerosol-generating system 1 so that a specific capsule-side heating unit 40B is positioned in the vertical direction.
  • FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram for explaining this modified example.
  • a rotating shaft 52 that coincides with the cylindrical axis direction of the capsule 130 is provided on the bottom surface of the capsule housing portion 50 of the aerosol generating system 1 according to this modification.
  • the capsule housing part 50 is rotatable along a rotation axis 52 .
  • Capsule-side heating units 40B-1 to 40B-4 arranged to cover the outer periphery of capsule housing part 50 are also rotatable together with capsule housing part 50. As shown in FIG.
  • a weight 53 is arranged outside the capsule-side heating section 40B-1 and the capsule-side heating section 40B-2. Therefore, when the aerosol generating system 1 is tilted, the capsule containing section 50 and the capsule-side heating sections 40B-1 to 40B-4 rotate along the rotating shaft 52 so that the weight 53 is positioned vertically. . As a result, the capsule-side heating section 40B-1 and the capsule-side heating section 40B-2 are always positioned vertically. Therefore, the capsule-side heating section 40B-1 and the capsule-side heating section 40B-2 are controlled to have the highest output among the four capsule-side heating sections 40B.
  • the capsule-side heating units 40B-1 and 40B-2 which are controlled to have the highest output, are always positioned in the vertical direction, and the flavor source 133 stored in the flavor source storage unit 131 is efficiently heated. It can be heated well. Moreover, since heating can be performed with high efficiency, power consumption can be suppressed.
  • the rotating shaft 52 and the weight 53 were given as an example of the rotating mechanism for rotating the plurality of capsule-side heating units 40B, but the present invention is not limited to such an example. Any other configuration may be utilized as the rotating mechanism.
  • the angle ⁇ of the aerosol generating system 1 is periodically detected, but the present invention is not limited to this example.
  • the control unit 116 controls the operation of the cartridge side heating unit 40A according to the angle ⁇ of the aerosol generation system 1 at the first timing, and controls the operation of the capsule side heating unit 40A according to the angle ⁇ of the aerosol generation system 1 at the second timing. 40B may be controlled.
  • the first timing is, for example, the timing when the start of the puff is detected.
  • the control unit 116 controls the operation of the cartridge-side heating unit 40A so as to generate an amount of aerosol corresponding to the angle ⁇ of the aerosol generation system 1 detected at the timing when the start of the puff is detected. It is believed that the angle ⁇ of the aerosol generating system 1 can vary significantly before and after the puff is started. In this regard, according to this configuration, it is possible to generate an appropriate amount of aerosol according to the angle ⁇ of the aerosol generating system 1 after puffing is started.
  • the second timing is, for example, the timing when the aerosol generation system 1 is powered on, the periodic timing between when the power of the aerosol generation system 1 is turned on and the power is turned off, and the timing when the start of the puff is detected. , and the timing at which the end of the puff is detected.
  • the temperature of the capsule-side heating section 40B may be controlled according to the angle ⁇ of the aerosol-generating system 1 at various timings while the aerosol-generating system 1 is in use.
  • control unit 116 may control the operation of the capsule-side heating unit 40B according to the angle ⁇ of the aerosol generation system 1 at the timing when the start of the puff was detected in the past. That is, the control unit 116 may learn the angle ⁇ of the aerosol generation system 1 when the user puffs, and control the operation of the capsule-side heating unit 40B according to the learned angle ⁇ . Since the capsule-side heating section 40B heats the flavor source storage section 131 from the outer periphery, it takes time to raise the temperature of the entire flavor source 133 stored in the flavor source storage section 131 . In this respect, according to this configuration, it is possible to sufficiently raise the temperature of the flavor source 133 stored in the flavor source storage unit 131 in advance.
  • cartridge 120 and the capsule 130 commonly contain the second flavor component, but the present invention is not limited to this example.
  • Cartridge 120 and capsule 130 may not contain a second flavor segment.
  • capsule 130 may contain a first flavoring ingredient and cartridge 120 may not contain any flavoring ingredient. Even in that case, by performing the same control as in the above-described embodiment, it is possible to suppress changes in taste balance caused by changes in the angle ⁇ of the aerosol generation system 1 .
  • a program that constitutes software is stored in advance in a recording medium (more specifically, a non-temporary computer-readable storage medium) provided inside or outside each device, for example.
  • a 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.
  • the following configuration also belongs to the technical scope of the present invention.
  • the operation of the generating unit that generates an aerosol from the aerosol source stored in the first base material and the operation of the heating unit that heats the second base material including the flavor source that imparts a flavor component to the aerosol are performed by the second base material. Equipped with a control unit that controls according to the posture of the material, Aerosol generation system.
  • the second base material is the flavor source configured in a granular form; a flavor source storage unit storing the flavor source in an internal space; has the flavor source moves in the internal space of the flavor source storage unit according to the orientation of the second base material;
  • the aerosol generating system according to (1) above.
  • the control unit controls the operation of the generation unit such that the amount of the aerosol generated decreases as the inclination of the aerosol flow path in the flavor source storage unit approaches horizontal, and the temperature of the second base material decreases. controlling the operation of the heating unit so that the The aerosol generating system according to (2) above.
  • the aerosol generation system comprises an orientation sensor that detects the orientation of the aerosol generation system, The control unit controls the operation of the generation unit and the operation of the heating unit according to the attitude of the second base material corresponding to the attitude of the aerosol generation system detected by the attitude sensor.
  • the aerosol generating system according to any one of (1) to (3) above.
  • the control unit controls the operation of the generating unit according to the orientation of the second substrate at a first timing, and controls the operation of the heating unit according to the orientation of the second substrate at a second timing.
  • control and The first timing is the timing at which the start of the puff is detected
  • the second timing includes the timing when the aerosol generation system is powered on, the periodic timing from when the aerosol generation system is powered on until it is powered off, the timing when the start of the puff is detected, and at least one of the timing at which the end of the puff is detected,
  • the aerosol generating system according to any one of (1) to (4) above.
  • the control unit controls the operation of the heating unit according to the attitude of the second base material at the timing when the start of the puff was detected in the past.
  • the aerosol generating system according to any one of (1) to (4) above.
  • the aerosol generating system comprises a plurality of heating units arranged at different positions around the second substrate, The control unit controls the operation of the plurality of heating units according to the posture of the second base material.
  • the aerosol generating system according to any one of (1) to (6) above.
  • the control unit controls so that the output of the heating unit arranged in the vertical direction among the plurality of heating units is higher than the output of the heating unit arranged in the opposite direction of the vertical direction.
  • the aerosol generating system according to (7) above.
  • the aerosol generating system comprises a plurality of heating units arranged at different positions around the second substrate,
  • the control unit controls the output of the heating unit assumed to be positioned in the vertical direction when the user puffs out of the plurality of heating units, and the output of the heating unit assumed to be positioned in the opposite direction to the vertical direction. controlled to be higher than
  • the aerosol generating system according to any one of (1) to (8) above.
  • the aerosol generating system includes a plurality of heating units arranged rotatably around the second substrate at different positions around the second substrate; a rotating mechanism that rotates the plurality of heating units so that the heating unit that is controlled to have the highest output among the plurality of heating units is positioned in a vertical direction; comprising a The aerosol generating system according to any one of (1) to (9) above.
  • the second base contains a first flavor component and a second flavor component different from the first flavor component, the aerosol source contains the second flavoring ingredient;
  • the aerosol generating system according to any one of (1) to (10) above.
  • the aerosol-generating system comprises the first substrate and the second substrate;
  • the operation of the generating unit that generates an aerosol from the aerosol source stored in the first base material and the operation of the heating unit that heats the second base material including the flavor source that imparts a flavor component to the aerosol are performed by the second base material.
  • Control according to the posture of the material Control method including. (14) the computer, The operation of the generating unit that generates an aerosol from the aerosol source stored in the first base material and the operation of the heating unit that heats the second base material including the flavor source that imparts a flavor component to the aerosol are performed by the second base material.

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Le problème à résoudre par la présente invention est de fournir un mécanisme capable d'améliorer davantage la qualité de l'expérience utilisateur. La solution selon l'invention porte sur un système de génération d'aérosol comprenant une unité de commande destinée à commander le fonctionnement d'une unité de génération qui génère un aérosol à partir d'une source d'aérosol retenue dans un premier matériau de base et le fonctionnement d'une unité de chauffage qui chauffe un second matériau de base contenant une source d'arôme pour conférer un composant d'arôme à l'aérosol, en fonction de l'orientation du second matériau de base.
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