WO2024057371A1 - Aerosol generation device - Google Patents

Abstract

An aerosol generation device according to the present invention comprises: a body that has a heating unit and a control unit that controls heating by the heating unit; and a cover that is installed on the body. The cover has a biological information sensor that detects biological information. When the cover is installed and the biological information detected by the biological information sensor meets predetermined prescribed conditions, the control unit of the body allows heating by the heating unit. The biological information sensor is off when the heating unit is heating.

Description

Aerosol generator

The present disclosure relates to an aerosol generation device.

For example, the aerosol generation system described in Patent Document 1 includes a biosensor configured to detect biological characteristics of a user. The controller provides health data based on at least one biological characteristic detected by the biosensor. The health data is provided to the user and used to modify the aerosol delivery profile of the aerosolizer.

Special Publication No. 2021-516540

Since Patent Document 1 does not consider the timing of turning on or off the sensor, there is room for improvement in terms of energy saving.
An object of the present disclosure is to provide an aerosol generation device that can save energy.

The present disclosure completed with such an objective includes a main body having a heating section and a control section that controls heating by the heating section, and a cover attached to the main body, the cover storing biological information. The main body includes a biological information sensor for detecting biological information, and the control unit of the main body controls the heating when the cover is attached and the biological information detected by the biological information sensor satisfies predetermined conditions. The biological information sensor is an aerosol generating device that is turned off when the heating section is heating.
Here, the cover has a touch sensor that detects that the user is touching the cover, and the biometric information sensor is configured to detect when the touch sensor detects that the user is touching the cover. The heating section may be on when the heating section is not heating, and may be off when the touch sensor does not detect that the cover is being touched.
Further, the touch sensor may be off when the heating section is heating, and may be on except when the heating section is heating.
Further, the biological information sensor may detect body temperature, and the predetermined condition may be that the body temperature detected by the biological information sensor is within a predetermined range.
Further, the biological information sensor may detect a heart rate, and the predetermined condition may be that the heart rate detected by the biological information sensor is within a predetermined range.
Further, the biological information sensor may detect a pulse rate, and the predetermined condition may be that the pulse rate detected by the biological information sensor is within a predetermined range.
Further, the biological information sensor may detect blood oxygen saturation, and the predetermined condition may be that the blood oxygen saturation detected by the biological information sensor is within a predetermined range. .
Further, the biological information sensor may detect a blood flow rate, and the predetermined condition may be that the blood flow rate detected by the biological information sensor is within a predetermined range.
Further, the biological information sensor may detect alcohol concentration in exhaled breath, and the predetermined condition may be that the alcohol concentration detected by the biological information sensor is within a predetermined range.
Further, if the biological information detected by the biological information sensor does not satisfy the predetermined conditions, the control unit of the main body does not permit heating by the heating unit and notifies the user, and the biological information sensor may be on when the heating section is not heating.
Furthermore, from another perspective, the present disclosure includes a main body having a heating section and a control section that controls heating by the heating section, and a cover attached to the main body, and the cover has biological information. and a second sensor that detects that the user is touching the cover. If the detected biological information satisfies a predetermined condition, heating by the heating unit is permitted, and the first sensor detects that the second sensor detects that the user is touching the cover. The aerosol generating device is turned on when the cover is touched, and turned off when the second sensor does not detect that the cover is touched.
Here, the second sensor may be off when the heating section is heating, and may be on except when the heating section is heating.

According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide an aerosol generation device that can save energy.

This is an example of a diagram of the aerosol generation device viewed diagonally from above. This is an example of a view of the aerosol generation device as seen diagonally from below. It is an example of the figure which looked at the main body from the front side with the cover removed. It is an example of the figure which looked at a cover from the rear side. It is an example of a figure which shows typically the example of a structure of a main body. It is an example of a figure which shows typically the structure of a cover. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a state in which the generating device is held with the right hand. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a state in which the generating device is held in the left hand. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in a storage unit. It is a figure which shows an example of the information which the output part output to the portable terminal. It is a figure which shows an example of the information which the output part output to the portable terminal. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the heating control process performed by a control part. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the on-off control process performed by a control part.

FIG. 1 is an example of a view of the aerosol generation device 1 viewed diagonally from above.
FIG. 2 is an example of a view of the aerosol generation device 1 viewed diagonally from below.
FIG. 3 is an example of a front view of the main body 100 with the cover 10 removed.
FIG. 4 is an example of a view of the cover 10 viewed from the rear side.
FIG. 5 is an example of a diagram schematically showing a configuration example of the main body 100.
FIG. 6 is an example of a diagram schematically showing the configuration of the cover 10. As shown in FIG.
The aerosol generation device 1 (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as the "generation device 1") includes a heating section that heats a base material 500 (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as the "base material 500") including an aerosol source. 170, and a cover 10 that is removable from the main body 100.

The main body 100 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped-shaped housing 101 that accommodates a heating section 170 and the like. The cover 10 covers one side of the housing 101. Hereinafter, among the six sides of the housing 101, the side to which the cover 10 is attached is the front side 102, the left side when viewed from the front 102 side is the left side 103, the right side is the right side 104, and the upper side is the top side. 105, the lower surface is referred to as a bottom surface 106. Further, among the six surfaces of the housing 101, a surface connected to the left side 103, right side 104, top surface 105, and bottom surface 106, and which is different from the front surface 102, is referred to as a back surface 107. The cover 10 covers the front surface 102 of the housing 101, and the left side surface 103, right side surface 104, top surface 105, bottom surface 106, and back surface 107 are exposed to the outside with the cover 10 attached.

(Main body 100)
As shown in FIG. 5, the main body 100 includes a power supply section 110, a sensor section 120, a notification section 130, a storage section 140, a communication section 150, a control section 160, a heating section 170, and a heat insulation section 180. , and a holding section 190. The power supply section 110 , the sensor section 120 , the notification section 130 , the storage section 140 , the communication section 150 , the control section 160 , the heating section 170 , and the heat insulation section 180 are housed in the housing 101 . The main body 100 also includes a shutter 194 (see FIG. 1) that is disposed on the top surface 105 and can be slid along the top surface 105.
Each component will be explained in order below.

((Power supply section 110))
The power supply unit 110 includes a battery 111 that stores power and a power supply unit 112 that supplies power.
An example of the battery 111 is a rechargeable battery such as a lithium ion secondary battery. The battery 111 may be charged by being connected to an external power source via a cable or the like connected to a USB (Universal Serial Bus) terminal 113. Further, the battery 111 may be charged without being connected to a power transmitting device using wireless power transmission technology. Alternatively, only the battery 111 may be removed from the main body 100, or may be replaced with a new battery 111.

The power supply unit 112 supplies power to each component of the main body 100 based on control by the control unit 160. Further, the power supply unit 112 supplies power to the cover 10 .
The power supply unit 112 supplies power to the cover 10 by, for example, non-contact power transmission. An example of contactless power transmission is power transmission using short-range wireless communication. This makes it possible to supply power to the cover 10 with a simple configuration.

((Sensor section 120))
The sensor unit 120 detects various information regarding the main body 100. The sensor section 120 then outputs the detected information to the control section 160. As an example, the sensor section 120 is configured with a pressure sensor, a flow rate sensor, or a temperature sensor such as a microphone capacitor. When the sensor unit 120 detects a numerical value associated with suction by the user, it outputs information indicating that suction has been performed by the user to the control unit 160. As another example, the sensor unit 120 is configured with an input device such as a button or a switch that receives information input from the user. In particular, the sensor unit 120 may include a button for instructing start/stop of aerosol generation. The sensor unit 120 then outputs the information input by the user to the control unit 160.
As a button, the sensor unit 120 has an operation button 121 that instructs to start generating aerosol. As shown in FIG. 3, the operation button 121 is provided so as to be exposed from the front surface 102 of the housing 101.

((Notification unit 130))
The notification unit 130 notifies the user of information. As an example, the notification unit 130 is configured with a light emitting device such as an LED (Light Emitting Diode). In that case, the notification unit 130 emits light in different light emission patterns when the battery 111 of the power supply unit 110 requires charging, when the battery 111 is being charged, when an abnormality occurs in the main body 100, etc. do. The light emission pattern here is a concept that includes color, timing of turning on/off, and the like. The notification unit 130 may be configured with a display device that displays an image, a sound output device that outputs sound, a vibration device that vibrates, etc. together with or in place of the light emitting device.

A display window 108 is formed on the front surface 102 of the housing 101 and transmits light emitted by a light emitting device such as an LED as an example of the notification section 130. The light emitting device is provided at the rear of the display window 108. There is.

((Storage unit 140))
The storage unit 140 stores various information for the operation of the generation device 1. The storage unit 140 is configured by, for example, a nonvolatile storage medium such as a flash memory. An example of the information stored in the storage unit 140 is information regarding the OS (Operating System) of the generation device 1, such as control details of various components by the control unit 160. Another example of information stored in the storage unit 140 is information related to suction by the user, such as the number of suctions, the time of suction, and the cumulative suction time.

((Communication Department 150))
The communication unit 150 is a communication interface for transmitting and receiving information between the generation device 1 and other devices. The communication unit 150 performs communication based on any wired or wireless communication standard. As such a communication standard, for example, wireless LAN (Local Area Network), wired LAN, Wi-Fi (registered trademark), Bluetooth (registered trademark), etc. may be adopted. As an example, the communication unit 150 transmits information regarding suction by the user to another device (for example, a portable terminal 600 described below) to display the information regarding suction by the user. As another example, the communication unit 150 receives new OS information from a server in order to update the OS information stored in the storage unit 140.

((control unit 160))
The control unit 160 functions as an arithmetic processing device and a control device, and controls overall operations within the generation device 1 according to various programs. The control unit 160 is realized by, for example, an electronic circuit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a microprocessor. In addition, the control unit 160 may include a ROM (Read Only Memory) that stores programs to be used, calculation parameters, etc., and a RAM (Random Access Memory) that temporarily stores parameters that change as appropriate. The generation device 1 executes various processes based on control by the control unit 160. Power supply from the power supply unit 110 to other components, charging of the power supply unit 110, detection by the sensor unit 120, notification of information by the notification unit 130, storage and reading of information by the storage unit 140, and transmission of information by the communication unit 150. Transmission and reception are an example of processing controlled by the control unit 160. Other processes executed by the generation device 1, such as inputting information to each component and processing based on information output from each component, are also controlled by the control unit 160.

((Heating part 170))
The heating unit 170 atomizes the aerosol source to generate aerosol by heating the aerosol source. The heating section 170 is made of any material such as metal or polyimide. For example, the heating unit 170 is configured in a film shape and is arranged to cover the outer periphery of the holding unit 190. Then, when the heating section 170 generates heat, the aerosol source included in the base material 500 is heated from the outer periphery of the base material 500 and atomized, thereby generating an aerosol. The heating unit 170 generates heat when supplied with power from the power supply unit 110, and heats the base material 500. When the temperature of the base material 500 heated by the heating unit 170 reaches a predetermined temperature, suction by the user becomes possible. Thereafter, when the sensor unit 120 detects that a predetermined user input has been performed, the power supply may be stopped.

((insulation part 180))
The heat insulating section 180 prevents heat transfer from the heating section 170 to other components of the generation device 1 . The heat insulating section 180 is arranged to cover at least the outer periphery of the heating section 170. For example, the heat insulating section 180 is made of a vacuum heat insulating material, an airgel heat insulating material, or the like. Vacuum insulation material is an insulation material that reduces heat conduction by gas to as close to zero as possible by wrapping glass wool, silica (silicon powder), etc. in a resin film and creating a high vacuum state. be.

((Holding part 190))
The holding part 190 has a columnar internal space 191 provided inside the housing 101 and an opening 192 formed in the upper surface 105 of the housing 101 to communicate the internal space 191 to the outside. The internal space 191 is a cylindrical body having a bottom portion 193 as a bottom surface. The holding part 190 is configured such that its inner diameter is smaller than the outer diameter of the base material 500 in at least a portion of the height direction of the cylindrical body, and holds the base material 500 inserted into the internal space 191 from the opening 192 around the outer periphery. The base material 500 can be held by being compressed. The holding portion 190 also has the function of defining an air flow path through the base material 500. An air inlet hole, which is an entrance for air into the flow path, is arranged, for example, at the bottom portion 193. On the other hand, the air outlet hole, which is the outlet of the air from the flow path, is the opening 192. The opening 192 is exposed by sliding the shutter 194 to the open position and hidden by sliding the shutter 194 to the closed position.

((Shutter 194))
The shutter 194 has a magnet on its back surface. On the other hand, a magnetic sensor (not shown) included in the sensor section 120 is attached to the upper surface 105 of the housing 101 within the movable range of the shutter 194. The magnetic sensor is a Hall IC composed of a Hall element, an operational amplifier, etc., and outputs a voltage according to the strength of the magnetic field that crosses the Hall element. In this embodiment, control unit 160 detects opening and closing of shutter 194 from changes in voltage output from the magnetic sensor as shutter 194 slides.

((Base material 500))
The base material 500 is a stick-shaped member. The base material 500 includes a base material part 501 and a mouthpiece part 502.
Base portion 501 includes an aerosol source. The aerosol source is heated and atomized to produce an aerosol. The aerosol source may be derived from tobacco, such as a processed product formed from shredded tobacco or tobacco raw material into granules, sheets, or powder. Aerosol sources may also include non-tobacco sources made from plants other than tobacco, such as mint and herbs. As an example, the aerosol source may include a fragrance ingredient such as menthol. If the generating device 1 is a medical inhaler, the aerosol source may contain a medicament for inhalation by the patient. Note that the aerosol source is not limited to solids, and may be, for example, polyhydric alcohols such as glycerin and propylene glycol, and liquids such as water. At least a portion of the base material part 501 is accommodated in the internal space 191 of the holding part 190 while the base material 500 is held by the holding part 190.

The suction port 502 is a member that is held in the user's mouth during suction. At least a portion of the mouthpiece 502 protrudes from the opening 192 when the base material 500 is held by the holding part 190. Then, when the user holds the suction port 502 protruding from the opening 192 and sucks it, air flows into the holding part 190 from an air inflow hole (not shown). The inflowing air passes through the internal space 191 of the holding part 190, that is, passes through the base material part 501, and reaches the inside of the user's mouth together with the aerosol generated from the base material part 501.

((Example of external configuration of main body 100))
As shown in FIG. 3, the main body 100 is provided so as to be exposed from the front surface 102 of the housing 101, and has two magnets used for connection with the cover 10, an upper magnet 195 and a lower magnet 196. The upper magnet 195 and the lower magnet 196 have a circular cylindrical shape when viewed from the front. The centers of the circles of the upper magnet 195 and the lower magnet 196 are arranged in the direction of the center line of the base material 500 by the holding part 190 (hereinafter, simply referred to as the "center line direction"), and the upper magnet 195 and the lower magnet 196 are A magnet 195 is provided at the top of the main body 100, and a lower magnet 196 is provided at the bottom of the main body 100.

The main body 100 has an operation button 121 provided at the center in the center line direction so as to be exposed from the front surface 102 of the housing 101. In other words, the operation button 121 is arranged between the upper magnet 195 and the lower magnet 196.

The main body 100 has a display window 108 above the operation button 121 and between the upper magnet 195 and the operation button 121 that allows light from a light emitting device such as an LED to pass through to a display window 74 (described later) of the cover 10. have The display window 108 is a window provided at a position corresponding to the position of the light emitting device disposed in the housing 101 of the main body 100, and allows light from the light emitting device to pass through to the display window 74 of the cover 10. This allows the user to visually recognize the light from the outer surface of the cover 10.

The main body 100 has a magnetic sensor 122. The magnetic sensor 122 detects magnetic force based on a magnetic field applied from a magnet 75 of the cover 10, which will be described later. For example, the magnetic sensor 122 is preferably a Hall sensor configured using a Hall element. Thereby, attachment of the cover 10 to the main body 100 can be detected.

(Cover 10)
The cover 10 will be described in detail below.
As shown in FIG. 6, the cover 10 includes a cover body 11, a power supply section 20, a sensor section 30, a storage section 40, a communication section 50, and a control section 60.

((Cover body 11))
The cover main body 11 is formed into a plate shape from a light-transmitting member, covers the front surface 102 of the housing 101 of the main body 100, and has steps formed on the left side 103, right side 104, top surface 105, and bottom surface 106 of the housing 101. It is molded so that it does not occur. Thereby, the cover 10 forms an appearance that is integrated with the left side 103, right side 104, top surface 105, and bottom surface 106 of the housing 101, and has a decorative function. Further, the cover 10 has a function of suppressing the propagation of heat emitted from the main body 100. The power supply section 20, the sensor section 30, the storage section 40, the communication section 50, and the control section 60 are attached to the cover body 11.

((Power supply unit 20))
The power supply section 20 includes a battery 21 that stores power, a power supply section 22 that supplies power to each component of the cover 10, and a power reception section 23 that receives power from the power supply section 112 of the power supply section 110 of the main body 100. have

The battery 21 can be exemplified as a rechargeable battery such as a lithium ion secondary battery formed in a film shape, for example. The battery 21 is charged by the power supplied to the cover 10 from the power supply section 112 of the power supply section 110 of the main body 100.

The power supply unit 22 supplies power from the battery 21 to each component of the cover 10. Further, the power feeding unit 22 supplies the power received by the power receiving unit 23 to each component of the cover 10 . As a result, each component of the cover 10 including the sensor section 30 can be operated by the power supplied from the main body 100 to the cover 10.

When the power supply unit 112 of the main body 100 supplies power to the cover 10 through non-contact power transmission such as near field communication, the power receiving unit 23 includes an NFC (Near Field Communication) reader/writer module, an NFC antenna, etc. It consists of:

((Sensor part 30))
The sensor unit 30 includes an ambient air sensor that detects information about the air surrounding the generation device 1 . Air information can be exemplified by temperature and humidity. That is, the sensor unit 30 includes, as an example of an ambient air sensor, a temperature sensor that can detect the temperature (for example, room temperature) around the generation device 1 and a humidity sensor that can detect the surrounding humidity. Further, the air information may be atmospheric pressure, and the sensor unit 30 may include an atmospheric pressure sensor capable of detecting the atmospheric pressure around the generation device 1 as an example of an ambient air sensor.

Additionally, the sensor unit 30 may include a vital sensor that detects the user's biological information. The vital sensor can be exemplified as a sensor capable of detecting any one of the user's body temperature, heart rate, pulse rate, blood oxygen saturation, blood flow, and COHb (carbohemoglobin). An example of a sensor that detects the user's body temperature is a sensor that converts infrared rays emitted from the forehead or the like into body temperature. A sensor that detects at least one of heart rate, pulse rate, blood oxygen saturation, blood flow, and COHb includes a light-emitting element that emits light onto the human body, and a sensor that transmits the light emitted by the light-emitting element through the user's body. An example of an optical sensor includes a light-receiving element that receives light, and outputs information regarding the light received by the light-receiving element. Note that the light emitting element is a light source, and is realized by, for example, an LED or the like. Further, the light receiving element is realized by, for example, a photodiode or the like. The light received by the light receiving element is, for example, reflected light from a human body. This reflected light includes light scattered and reflected within the human body (ie, scattered light).

Furthermore, the vital sensor may be a sensor that can detect the alcohol concentration in the user's breath. In addition, the sensor unit 30 may include a distance sensor capable of detecting the distance between the generation device 1 and the target object, or a color sensor capable of detecting the color of the target object.

Additionally, the sensor unit 30 includes a touch sensor 35 that detects that the user is touching the cover 10. Since suction can be started by the user touching the touch sensor 35, FIG. 1 and the like show an example in which the touch sensor 35 is disposed at the center of the generating device 1 in the center line direction. However, the position of the touch sensor 35 is not limited to the position shown in FIG. 1 and the like.

Hereinafter, in order to distinguish it from the touch sensor 35, external information other than information related to the state of the main body 100 and external information other than information related to the state of the cover 10, in other words, information other than information related to the state of the generating device 1. A sensor that detects external information may be referred to as an "external sensor 31." The external sensor 31 is a general term for a sensor that detects external environment information of the generation device 1, such as a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, and an atmospheric pressure sensor, a vital sensor that detects the user's biological information, a distance sensor, and a color sensor. The external information includes biological information such as body temperature, heart rate, pulse rate, blood oxygen saturation, blood flow, COHb, and alcohol concentration, and external environmental information such as temperature and humidity.

((storage unit 40))
The storage unit 40 stores various information for the operation of the cover 10. The storage unit 40 is composed of, for example, a nonvolatile storage medium such as a flash memory. An example of the information stored in the storage unit 40 is information related to the OS (Operating System) of the cover 10, such as control details of various components by the control unit 60. Furthermore, the storage unit 40 stores information acquired from the sensor unit 30. The storage unit 40 also stores a predetermined temperature range and a predetermined humidity range, which will be described later.

((Communication Department 50))
The communication unit 50 is a communication interface for transmitting and receiving information between the cover 10 and an external device other than the cover 10. The communication unit 50 performs communication based on any wired or wireless communication standard. As such a communication standard, for example, wireless LAN (Local Area Network), wired LAN, Wi-Fi (registered trademark), Bluetooth (registered trademark), etc. may be adopted.

The external device is a device other than the main body 100 or the generation device 1, and the device other than the generation device 1 is a multifunction mobile phone (so-called "smartphone") owned by the user.Hereinafter, may be referred to as a "mobile phone". ), etc., or a server (not shown). In addition, the portable terminal 600 may be a tablet terminal, a tablet PC, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or a notebook PC. For example, the communication unit 50 transmits information detected by the sensor unit 30 to a mobile phone. Furthermore, the communication unit 50 receives new OS information from the server in order to update the OS information stored in the storage unit 40.

Further, the communication unit 50 may communicate with the main body 100 by, for example, short-range wireless communication. As described above, power is supplied from the main body 100 to the cover 10 by short-range wireless communication, and the communication unit 50 communicates with the main body 100 by short-range wireless communication, so that the main body 100 and Communication and power transmission with the cover 10 can be efficiently realized, and the configurations of the main body 100 and the cover 10 can be simplified. Note that when power is supplied from the main body 100 to the cover 10 by short-range wireless communication and the communication unit 50 is configured to communicate with the main body 100 by short-range wireless communication, the communication unit 50 is connected to the power receiving unit. This can be realized using the same NFC reader/writer module, NFC antenna, etc. as in No. 23.
Note that if the main body 100 and the cover 10 are connected via a physical power supply interface, the communication unit 50 may communicate with the main body 100 via this power supply interface.

((control unit 60))
The control unit 60 functions as an arithmetic processing device and a control device, and controls overall operations within the cover 10 according to various programs. The control unit 60 is realized by, for example, an electronic circuit such as a CPU and a microprocessor. In addition, the control unit 60 may include a ROM that stores programs to be used, calculation parameters, etc., and a RAM that temporarily stores parameters that change as appropriate. The cover 10 executes various processes based on control by the control unit 60. The control unit 60 controls power supply from the power supply unit 20 to other components, charging the power supply unit 20, detection by the sensor unit 30, storage and reading of information by the storage unit 40, and transmission and reception of information by the communication unit 50. This is an example of the processing performed. Other processes performed by the cover 10, such as inputting information to each component and processing based on information output from each component, are also controlled by the control unit 60.

Furthermore, the control unit 60 transmits and receives data to and from the control unit 160 of the main body 100 via the communication unit 50. For example, the control unit 60 transmits the detected value of the sensor unit 30 to the control unit 160 of the main body 100. Further, the control unit 60 receives from the control unit 160 of the main body 100, for example, information that heating of the heating unit 170 has started or that heating has stopped.

((magnet))
As shown in FIG. 4, the cover 10 has an upper magnet 71 and a lower magnet 72 on the back surface 13 of the cover main body 11, which is the surface on the main body 100 side. The upper magnet 71 and the lower magnet 72 have a circular cylindrical shape when viewed from the rear side, and are provided at positions corresponding to the upper magnet 195 and the lower magnet 196 provided on the main body 100, respectively. There is. That is, the upper magnet 71 and the lower magnet 72 are arranged in the direction of the center line, and the upper magnet 71 is provided on the upper part of the cover 10 and the lower magnet 72 is provided on the lower part of the cover 10.

For example, if the upper magnet 71 and lower magnet 72 of the cover 10 are N poles, the upper magnet 195 and lower magnet 196 of the main body 100 are S poles. The cover 10 is attached to the main body 100 by the attraction between the magnets.
Note that either one of the magnets provided on the cover 10 (upper magnet 71, lower magnet 72) and the magnets provided on the main body 100 (upper magnet 195, lower magnet 196) has iron or other magnetism. A piece of metal may also be used.
Further, the cover 10 is not limited to being attached to the main body 100 by the attraction force between magnets. For example, the cover 10 and the main body 100 may have a structure in which they physically fit together. The physical fitting structure is a structure in which a fitting claw provided on one member of the cover 10 or the main body 100 (for example, the cover 10) is fitted into a hole or a recess formed in the other member (for example, the main body 100). It can be exemplified that

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the touch sensor 35 described above is provided between the upper magnet 71 and the lower magnet 72, in other words, at the center of the cover 10 in the center line direction. However, the position of the touch sensor 35 is not limited. Furthermore, the touch sensors 35 may be provided at multiple locations.

A display window 74 is formed in the cover body 11 between the upper magnet 71 and the lower magnet 72 and above the touch sensor 35. The display window 74 is provided at a position corresponding to the display window 108 provided in the main body 100. The cover body 11 is made of a material that transmits light. Thereby, the cover 10 transmits light emitted from the light emitting element provided in the main body 100 to the front surface 12 of the cover main body 11.

The cover 10 has a magnet 75 on the left side in FIG. 4 of the line connecting the upper magnet 71 and the lower magnet 72. The magnet 75 is provided at a position corresponding to the magnetic sensor 122 provided on the main body 100, and attachment of the cover 10 to the main body 100 is detected by the magnetic sensor 122 provided on the main body 100.

((Arrangement of external sensor 31))
The external sensor 31 of the sensor unit 30 is located at both ends of the cover 10 in the center line direction, in other words, the first region R1 is located above the upper magnet 71 and below the lower magnet 72, as shown in FIG. Preferably, it is provided in either of the second regions R2.

For example, if the external sensor 31 is a light sensor, a light emitting element emits light to a finger or the like placed in front of the front surface 12 of the cover body 11, and the light emitted by the light emitting element is received via the finger or the like. Therefore, if dirt adheres to the area through which the light passes, it will be difficult to detect with high accuracy.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a state in which the generating device 1 is held with the right hand. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a state in which the generating device 1 is held in the left hand.
For example, FIG. 4 shows an example in which the external sensor 31 is provided in the first region R1. By providing the external sensor 31 in the first region R1, it is difficult for the user to touch the external sensor 31. In other words, as shown in FIG. 7 or 8, even if the generating device 1 is held with the right or left hand when suctioning with the generating device 1, the hand is on the side (upper side) of the opening 192 of the holding part 190 than the upper magnet 71. Since the area where the external sensor 31 is arranged is difficult to be touched by hand.

In the cover 10 according to the present embodiment, since the external sensor 31 is arranged in an area that is difficult to touch by the user, dirt is difficult to adhere to the front surface 12 of the cover 10, so that highly accurate detection is possible.

Furthermore, by providing the external sensor 31 in the first region R1, it is possible to make it difficult for the user to apply a load to the external sensor 31. The external sensor 31 may be provided in the second region R2 below the lower magnet 72. This is because even in the second region R2, even if the generating device 1 is held with the right hand or the left hand when suctioning with the generating device 1, the position corresponds to the little finger, and it is difficult for the user to apply a load to the second region R2.

Further, even if the external sensor 31 is a sensor other than an optical sensor (for example, a temperature sensor or a humidity sensor), by arranging it in the first region R1 or the second region R2, it is possible to make it difficult for the user to apply a load. Therefore, the external sensor 31 can be made less likely to fail.

((Output of external sensor 31))
The control unit 60 includes an output unit 61 (see FIG. 6) that outputs information detected by the external sensor 31 of the sensor unit 30 to an external device via the communication unit 50.
The output unit 61 outputs, for example, the temperature and humidity detected by the temperature sensor and humidity sensor, which are examples of the external sensor 31, to the portable terminal 600. This allows the user to check information about the surrounding air using the portable terminal 600.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in the storage unit 40.
10 and 11 are diagrams showing examples of information outputted by the output unit 61 to the portable terminal 600.
The output unit 61 outputs to the portable terminal 600 that the temperature or humidity is appropriate for storing the base material 500 based on the temperature or humidity detected by the temperature sensor or the humidity sensor.

For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the storage unit 40 stores a predetermined temperature range (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a "predetermined temperature range") as a temperature range suitable for storing the base material 500. put. Then, when the temperature detected by the temperature sensor is within the predetermined temperature range, the output unit 61 outputs to the portable terminal 600 the temperature detected by the temperature sensor as well as the fact that the temperature is appropriate for storage. As a result, as shown in FIG. 10, the display unit 601 of the portable terminal 600 displays that the temperature is appropriate for storage. An example of the predetermined temperature range is 10°C to 28°C, preferably 17°C to 21°C.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the storage unit 40 stores a predetermined humidity range (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a "predetermined humidity range") as a humidity range suitable for storing the base material 500. put. Then, when the humidity detected by the humidity sensor is within the predetermined humidity range, the output unit 61 outputs to the portable terminal 600 the humidity detected by the humidity sensor and a message that the humidity is appropriate for storage. As a result, as shown in FIG. 10, the display unit 601 of the portable terminal 600 displays that the humidity is appropriate for storage. An example of the predetermined humidity range is 66% to 74%, preferably 68% to 72%.

Furthermore, the storage unit 40 stores a predetermined temperature range as a temperature range suitable for storing the base material 500, and also stores a predetermined humidity range as a humidity range suitable for storage. Then, when the temperature detected by the temperature sensor is within a predetermined temperature range and the humidity detected by the humidity sensor is within a predetermined humidity range, the output unit 61 outputs the temperature and humidity detected by the temperature sensor. It is preferable to output to the portable terminal 600, along with the detected humidity, information that the temperature and humidity are appropriate for storage.

In addition, the output unit 61 outputs information detected by the vital sensor included in the sensor unit 30 to the portable terminal 600. For example, when the vital sensor detects at least one of the user's body temperature, heart rate, pulse rate, blood oxygen saturation, blood flow, COHb, and alcohol concentration, the output unit 61 detects the user's body temperature, heart rate, pulse rate, blood oxygen saturation, blood flow, COHb, and alcohol concentration. The body temperature, heart rate, pulse rate, blood oxygen saturation, blood flow, COHb, and/or alcohol concentration are output to the portable terminal 600. In FIG. 11, the sensor unit 30 has a vital sensor that detects the user's body temperature and heart rate, and the output unit 61 outputs the body temperature and heart rate detected by the vital sensor to a portable terminal 600, and the output unit 61 outputs the body temperature and heart rate detected by the vital sensor to a portable terminal 600. A mode in which body temperature and heart rate are displayed on the display unit 601 of the terminal 600 is shown. By displaying in this manner, the user can check information regarding his or her own body on the portable terminal 600.

(Heating control)
The control unit 160 of the main body 100 allows generation of aerosol when the cover 10 is attached. That is, the control unit 160 allows the heating unit 170 to heat when the cover 10 is attached to the main body 100. In other words, the cover 10 allows the heating unit 170 to be heated by the main body 100 by being attached to the main body 100. As described above, the control unit 160 is able to determine whether the cover 10 is attached to the main body 100 using the output value of the Hall sensor.

Furthermore, the control section 160 of the main body 100 may control the heating of the heating section 170 based on the output of the sensor section 30 of the cover 10. Thereby, it becomes possible to operate the generation device 1 appropriately according to the user's condition.

Here, the quality of the suction experience (for example, smoking experience) that the user can experience by using the generating device 1 may depend on the user's own physical condition. Therefore, even if the aerosol source and flavor source match the user's preferences, if the user is not feeling well, the user may not be able to obtain a high-quality suction experience. In this way, it is preferable to generate aerosol in the generation device 1 even though the user cannot obtain a high-quality suction experience, as this will lead to waste of the aerosol source and the flavor source. do not have.

In view of the above, even if the cover 10 is attached to the main body 100, if the value detected by the vital sensor included in the sensor unit 30 is outside the predetermined range, the generating device 1 It may also be possible to disallow heating of the Hereinafter, the predetermined range of the detection value of the vital sensor that permits heating of the heating unit 170 may be referred to as a "predetermined permission range."

For example, if the vital sensor is a sensor that can detect the user's body temperature, the predetermined permitted range can be 38° C. or lower. Further, when the vital sensor is a sensor capable of detecting the user's heart rate, the predetermined permitted range can be exemplified as 65 to 85 bpm (beats/min). Further, if the vital sensor is a sensor capable of detecting the user's pulse rate, the predetermined permission range can be exemplified as 65 to 100 bpm (times/min). Furthermore, when the vital sensor is a sensor capable of detecting blood oxygen saturation, the predetermined permission range can be exemplified as 96% or more. Furthermore, when the vital sensor is a sensor capable of detecting blood flow, the predetermined permitted range can be exemplified as 20 to 60 ml/min/100 g. Further, when the vital sensor is a sensor capable of detecting COHb, the predetermined permission range can be exemplified as less than 2%. Further, when the vital sensor is an alcohol sensor capable of detecting the alcohol concentration in exhaled breath, the predetermined permitted range can be exemplified as 0.20 mg or less.

In the generation device 1, the storage unit 140 stores a predetermined permission range for each biometric information. The control unit 160 of the main body 100 may acquire the detection value of the vital sensor from the cover 10 and may not permit heating of the heating unit 170 if the detection value is outside a predetermined permitted range.

The following is a flowchart illustrating an example of the heating control process performed by the control unit 160 of the main body 100 in which heating of the heating unit 170 is permitted when the detection value of the vital sensor is within a predetermined permission range. I will explain using
FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the heating control process performed by the control unit 160. The control unit 160 repeatedly executes this process at preset fixed time intervals (for example, 1 millisecond).

The control unit 160 determines whether there is a heating instruction (S1201). The heating instruction may be, for example, that the touch sensor 35 is continuously touched for a predetermined period of time (for example, 3 seconds). If there is a heating instruction (YES in S1201), the control unit 160 determines whether the cover 10 is attached (S1202). This process is a process for determining whether the magnetic sensor 122 has detected magnetic force.

If the cover 10 is attached (S1202: YES), the control unit 160 determines whether the value detected by the vital sensor is within a predetermined permissible range (S1203). Then, if it is within the predetermined permission range (YES in S1203), the control unit 160 starts heating the heating unit 170 (S1204). Further, the control unit 160 transmits to the control unit 60 of the cover 10 that the heating unit 170 has started heating. Then, the control unit 160 heats the heating unit 170 according to a control sequence that is stored in the storage unit 140 of the main body 100 and defines a temporal change in the target temperature of the heating unit 170 when heating the heating unit 170, and then heats the heating unit 170. stop. After stopping the heating of the heating unit 170, the control unit 160 transmits to the control unit 60 of the cover 10 that the heating of the heating unit 170 has been stopped.

On the other hand, if there is no heating instruction (NO in S1201), if the cover 10 is not attached (NO in S1202), or if the value detected by the vital sensor is not within the predetermined permission range (NO in S1203), the control unit 160 does not start heating the heating unit 170 (S1205).

In this way, the control unit 160 of the main body 100 allows the heating unit 170 to heat when the detection value of the vital sensor is within the predetermined permission range, thereby allowing the user to have a high-quality suction experience and reducing the aerosol source, etc. You can prevent this from leading to waste.

However, the control unit 160 may permit heating of the heating unit 170 without being based on the detected value of the vital sensor. As an example of a heating control process that is not based on the detected value of a vital sensor, the control unit 160 may perform heating without making the determination in S1203 of FIG. 12 when the cover 10 is attached (YES in S1202). It is only necessary to start heating the section 170.

Furthermore, the control unit 160 may allow the heating unit 170 to heat even if the cover 10 is not attached. As an example of a heating control process that allows heating of the heating unit 170 even if the cover 10 is not attached, the control unit 160 may control the detection value of the vital sensor within the predetermined permission range without making the determination in S1202 of FIG. If so (YES in S1203), heating of the heating unit 170 may be started.

(ON/OFF control of sensor of sensor unit 30)
Next, the timing at which the sensor of the sensor unit 30 is turned on and the timing at which it is turned off will be explained. Hereinafter, when the sensor switch is on, it may be referred to as "sensor on", and when the sensor switch is off, it may be referred to as "sensor off".
The switch of the touch sensor 35 is always on, and outputs an on signal to the control unit 60 when the user is touching the cover 10. The external sensor 31 is turned on when the touch sensor 35 outputs an on signal, in other words, when the user is touching the cover 10 . When the external sensor 31 is on, the external sensor 31 performs detection at regular intervals (for example, 1 second).

However, the switch of the touch sensor 35 may be off when the heating section 170 of the main body 100 is heating. Then, when the heating section 170 of the main body 100 is heating, the touch sensor 35 is turned off, and the touch sensor 35 no longer outputs the on signal, so that the external sensor 31 may be turned off. In this way, it is possible to save energy by turning off the touch sensor 35 and the external sensor 31 while the heating section 170 of the main body 100 is heating.

An example of the sensor on/off control process of the sensor section 30 performed by the control section 60 of the cover 10 will be described below using a flowchart.
FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the on/off control process performed by the control unit 60. The control unit 60 is activated, for example, when the touch sensor 35 detects that the user is touching the cover 10, and executes the process illustrated in FIG. 13 at preset intervals (for example, 1 millisecond). Execute repeatedly.

First, the control unit 60 transmits to the control unit 160 of the main body 100 that the control unit 60 has been activated (S1301). Then, the control unit 60 turns on the switch of the external sensor 31 (S1302), and transmits the detected value of the external sensor 31 to the control unit 160 of the main body 100 (S1303). After that, the control unit 60 determines whether the heating unit 170 of the main body 100 has started heating (S1304). This is a process in which the control unit 60 determines whether or not it has received a notification from the control unit 160 of the main body 100 that heating of the heating unit 170 has started.

When heating is started (YES in S1304), the control unit 60 turns off the switch of the touch sensor 35 (S1305). When the touch sensor 35 is off, the touch sensor 35 no longer outputs an on signal, so the control unit 60 turns off the external sensor 31 (S1306). After that, the control unit 60 determines whether the heating unit 170 of the main body 100 has stopped heating (S1307). If the heating has not been stopped (NO in S1307), the control unit 60 waits until the heating is stopped.

When heating is stopped (YES in S1307), the control unit 60 turns on the switch of the touch sensor 35 (S1308). After that, the control unit 60 determines whether the touch sensor 35 detects that the user is touching the cover 10 (S1309). If the touch sensor 35 detects the touch (YES in S1309), the control unit 60 performs the processes from S1302 onwards. On the other hand, if the touch sensor 35 does not detect it (NO in S1309), the control unit 60 transmits a notification that the control unit 60 will turn off the power to the control unit 160 of the main body 100 (S1310), and turns off the power. (S1311).
On the other hand, if heating has not started (NO in S1304), the control unit 60 performs the processes from S1309 onwards.

As described above, the generating device 1 includes the main body 100 that includes the heating section 170 and the control section 160 that controls heating by the heating section 170, and the cover 10 that is attached to the main body 100. The cover 10 has an external sensor 31 (an example of a biological information sensor) that detects biological information, and the control unit 160 of the main body 100 controls the biological information detected by the external sensor 31 when the cover 10 is attached. When the information satisfies a predetermined condition (for example, when the detected value is within a predetermined permission range), heating by the heating section 170 is permitted, and the external sensor 31 is turned off when the heating section 170 is heating. be. In this way, since it is considered that the user gives priority to aerosol suction when the heating section 170 is heating, energy saving can be achieved by turning off the external sensor 31 when the heating section 170 is heating. can be achieved.

Further, the cover 10 has a touch sensor 35 that detects that the user is touching the cover 10, and the external sensor 31 is activated when the touch sensor 35 detects that the user is touching the cover 10. It is preferable that the touch sensor 35 is turned on when the heating unit 170 is not heating, and turned off when the touch sensor 35 does not detect that the cover 10 is being touched. Since it is considered that the cover 10 is touched when detecting biological information, it is possible to save energy by turning off the external sensor 31 when the touch sensor 35 does not detect that the cover 10 is being touched. can.

Furthermore, it is preferable that the touch sensor 35 is turned off when the heating section 170 is heating, and turned on except when the heating section 170 is heating. Since the detection by the touch sensor 35 is a trigger for turning on the external sensor 31, it is desirable that the touch sensor 35 is always turned on, considering that it is not fixed when the user will detect biometric information. However, since it is considered that the user gives priority to aerosol suction when the heating section 170 is heating, it is possible to save energy by turning off the touch sensor 35 when the heating section 170 is heating. can.

Furthermore, if the biological information detected by the external sensor 31 does not satisfy a predetermined condition, the control unit 160 of the main body 100 does not permit heating by the heating unit 170 and notifies the user. It is on when 170 is not heating. An example of a method for notifying the user is to output to the portable terminal 600 that heating is not permitted. Other methods for notifying the user include causing a light emitting device that constitutes the notification unit 130 to emit light, and generating sound or vibration. Convenience can be improved by notifying the user that heating by the heating unit 170 is not permitted.

The cover 10 also includes an external sensor 31 (an example of a first sensor) that detects biological information, and a touch sensor 35 (an example of a second sensor) that detects that the user is touching the cover 10. The control unit 160 of the main body 100 permits heating by the heating unit 170 when the cover 10 is attached and the biological information detected by the external sensor 31 satisfies a predetermined condition. The external sensor 31 is on when the touch sensor 35 detects that the user is touching the cover 10, and is off when the touch sensor 35 does not detect that the user is touching the cover 10. . Since it is considered that the cover 10 is touched when detecting biological information, it is possible to save energy by turning off the external sensor 31 when the touch sensor 35 does not detect that the cover 10 is being touched. can.

Here, the external sensor 31 detects body temperature, and the predetermined condition for allowing heating by the heating unit 170 is that the body temperature detected by the external sensor 31 is within a predetermined range (for example, 38° C. or less). can do. This is to allow the user to have a high-quality suction experience and to avoid wasting aerosol sources and the like.

Further, the external sensor 31 detects the heart rate, and the predetermined condition for permitting heating by the heating unit 170 is that the heart rate detected by the external sensor 31 is within a predetermined range (for example, 65 to 85 bpm (times/min)). ). This is to allow the user to have a high-quality suction experience and to avoid wasting aerosol sources and the like.

Further, the external sensor 31 detects the pulse rate, and the predetermined condition for permitting heating by the heating unit 170 is that the pulse rate detected by the external sensor 31 is within a predetermined range (for example, 65 to 100 bpm (times/min)). ). This is to allow the user to have a high-quality suction experience and to avoid wasting aerosol sources and the like.

Further, the external sensor 31 detects blood oxygen saturation, and the predetermined condition for permitting heating by the heating unit 170 is that the blood oxygen saturation detected by the external sensor 31 is within a predetermined range (for example, 96% or more). ). This is to allow the user to have a high-quality suction experience and to avoid wasting aerosol sources and the like.

Further, the external sensor 31 detects the blood flow rate, and the predetermined condition for permitting heating by the heating unit 170 is that the blood flow rate detected by the external sensor 31 is within a predetermined range (for example, 20 to 60 ml/min/100 g). I can give an example of something. This is to allow the user to have a high-quality suction experience and to avoid wasting aerosol sources and the like.

Further, the external sensor 31 detects the alcohol concentration in exhaled breath, and the predetermined condition for permitting heating by the heating unit 170 is that the alcohol concentration detected by the external sensor 31 is within a predetermined range (for example, 0.20 mg or less). I can give an example of something. This is to allow the user to have a high-quality suction experience and to avoid wasting aerosol sources and the like.

As explained above, the cover 10 configured as described above has the battery 21, so even if the cover 10 is not attached to the main body 100, the external sensor 31 can detect temperature, humidity, biological information, etc. It can be detected and output to the portable terminal 600. Therefore, there is no need for the user to carry the main body 100 when searching for an appropriate place to store the base material 500.

Further, by providing the battery 21 in the cover 10, even if the power supply from the main body 100 to the cover 10 becomes unstable for some reason, stable power can be supplied from the battery 21 to each component of the cover 10. Therefore, these operations can be stabilized.

Furthermore, since the amount of power per unit time that can be supplied from the power supply unit 112 of the main body 100 to the cover 10 by contactless power transmission such as short-range wireless communication is small, components that can be mounted on the cover 10 only by contactless power transmission (For example, the external sensor 31) is limited, but by providing the battery 21, the degree of freedom of components that can be mounted on the cover 10 can be improved.

However, the battery 21 is not provided on the cover 10, and when the cover 10 is attached to the main body 100 or the cover 10 is present in the vicinity of the main body 100, the battery 21 is not provided with the battery 21, and when the cover 10 is attached to the main body 100 or the cover 10 is present in the vicinity of the main body 100, the battery 21 is The cover 10 may be operated only by electric power.

Furthermore, in the cover 10 configured as described above, the types of sensors included in the external sensor 31 may be different for each type of cover 10. For example, one cover 10 may have only a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, and an atmospheric pressure sensor, and the other cover 10 may have only a vital sensor. This allows the user to change the functions provided by the generating device 1 by replacing the cover 10. Further, by making the cover 10 replaceable, the appearance of the generating device 1 can be changed by replacing the cover 10. Therefore, the user can, for example, customize the appearance and functions of the generation device 1 according to his or her own preferences. As a result, the marketability of the generation device 1 can be improved.

Further, by configuring the cover 10 to be detachable from the main body 100, for example, if the main body 100 breaks down, it is possible to replace only the main body 100 and use the cover 10 as is. Since the cover 10 has the storage section 40, when only the main body 100 is replaced, the information stored in the storage section 140 of the main body 100 can be transferred to the storage section 40 of the cover 10. The information stored in the storage unit 140 of the main body 100 includes the heating control process described using FIG. It can be exemplified that it is a program. The information may be transferred by contactless power transmission such as short-range wireless communication, or by providing a USB terminal on the cover 10 and connecting a cable between the USB terminal and the USB terminal 113 of the main body 100. Transmission may also be performed by connecting.

Note that in the cover 10, it is determined whether or not there is an instruction to heat the heating unit 170 by touching the touch sensor 35 provided in the center, but the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. For example, a protrusion that protrudes from the back surface 13 toward the main body 100 is provided at a position between the upper magnet 71 and the lower magnet 72 corresponding to the operation button 121 of the main body 100, and the cover 10 is elastically deformed so that the protrusion In addition, when the operation button 121 is operated in a predetermined manner (for example, in a manner in which it is pressed continuously for 3 seconds), it is possible to determine whether or not there is a heating instruction. You can judge. Even in such a configuration, it is preferable to provide the touch sensor 35 on the cover 10 to detect that the user is touching the cover 10, and to turn on the switch of the external sensor 31 when the user is touching the cover 10.

<Summary>
Note that the present disclosure includes the following configurations.
(1) A main body having a heating section and a control section that controls heating by the heating section, and a cover attached to the main body, the cover having a biological information sensor that detects biological information, The control unit of the main body allows heating by the heating unit when the cover is attached and the biological information detected by the biological information sensor satisfies a predetermined condition, and the control unit allows the heating unit to heat the biological body. An aerosol generating device, wherein the information sensor is turned off when the heating section is heating.
(2) The cover has a touch sensor that detects that the user is touching the cover, and the biometric information sensor is configured to detect when the touch sensor detects that the user is touching the cover. The aerosol generation device according to (1), which is on when the heating section is not heating and is off when the touch sensor does not detect that the cover is touched.
(3) The aerosol generation device according to (2), wherein the touch sensor is off when the heating section is heating, and is on except when the heating section is heating.
(4) The biological information sensor detects body temperature, and the predetermined condition is that the body temperature detected by the biological information sensor is within a predetermined range. The aerosol generation device according to item 1.
(5) The biological information sensor detects a heart rate, and the predetermined condition is that the heart rate detected by the biological information sensor is within a predetermined range, (1) to (3) The aerosol generation device according to any one of the above.
(6) The biological information sensor detects a pulse rate, and the predetermined condition is that the pulse rate detected by the biological information sensor is within a predetermined range, (1) to (3) The aerosol generation device according to any one of the above.
(7) The biological information sensor detects blood oxygen saturation, and the predetermined condition is that the blood oxygen saturation detected by the biological information sensor is within a predetermined range. The aerosol generation device according to any one of 1) to (3).
(8) The biological information sensor detects blood flow, and the predetermined condition is that the blood flow detected by the biological information sensor is within a predetermined range, (1) to (3) The aerosol generation device according to any one of the above.
(9) From (1), the biological information sensor detects alcohol concentration in exhaled breath, and the predetermined condition is that the alcohol concentration detected by the biological information sensor is within a predetermined range. The aerosol generation device according to any one of (3).
(10) If the biological information detected by the biological information sensor does not satisfy the predetermined condition, the control unit of the main body does not permit heating by the heating unit and notifies the user, and the biological information The aerosol generation device according to any one of (1) to (9), wherein the sensor is on when the heating section is not heating.
(11) A main body having a heating unit and a control unit that controls heating by the heating unit, and a cover attached to the main body, the cover including a first sensor that detects biometric information, and a control unit that controls heating by the heating unit. a second sensor that detects that the cover is touched; The first sensor is turned on when the second sensor detects that the user is touching the cover, and the first sensor is turned on when the second sensor detects that the user is touching the cover. an aerosol generating device that is turned off when the second sensor does not detect that the aerosol generating device is
(12) The aerosol generation device according to (11), wherein the second sensor is off when the heating section is heating and is on except when the heating section is heating.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Aerosol generation device, 10...Cover, 30...Sensor part, 31...External sensor (an example of a biological information sensor), 35...Touch sensor, 40...Storage part, 50...Communication part, 60...Control part, 61...Output Part, 100...Main body (an example of external device), 160...Control unit, 170...Heating unit, 190...Holding unit, 192...Opening, 500...Base material, 600...Portable terminal

Claims (12)

1. a main body having a heating section and a control section that controls heating by the heating section;
   a cover attached to the main body;
   Equipped with
   The cover has a biological information sensor that detects biological information,
   The control unit of the main body allows heating by the heating unit when the cover is attached and the biological information detected by the biological information sensor satisfies a predetermined condition,
   the biological information sensor is off when the heating section is heating;
   Aerosol generator.
2. The cover has a touch sensor that detects that a user is touching the cover,
   The biological information sensor is turned on when the touch sensor detects that the user is touching the cover and the heating section is not heating, and the biometric information sensor is turned on when the heating section detects that the user is touching the cover. It is off when the touch sensor is not detecting it.
   The aerosol generation device according to claim 1.
3. The touch sensor is off when the heating section is heating, and is on except when the heating section is heating.
   The aerosol generation device according to claim 2.
4. The biological information sensor detects body temperature,
   The predetermined condition is that the body temperature detected by the biological information sensor is within a predetermined range;
   The aerosol generation device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
5. The biological information sensor detects heart rate,
   The predetermined condition is that the heart rate detected by the biological information sensor is within a predetermined range;
   The aerosol generation device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
6. The biological information sensor detects a pulse rate,
   The predetermined condition is that the pulse rate detected by the biological information sensor is within a predetermined range;
   The aerosol generation device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
7. The biological information sensor detects blood oxygen saturation,
   The predetermined condition is that the blood oxygen saturation level detected by the biological information sensor is within a predetermined range.
   The aerosol generation device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
8. The biological information sensor detects blood flow,
   The predetermined condition is that the blood flow rate detected by the biological information sensor is within a predetermined range;
   The aerosol generation device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
9. The biological information sensor detects alcohol concentration in exhaled breath,
   The predetermined condition is that the alcohol concentration detected by the biological information sensor is within a predetermined range;
   The aerosol generation device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
10. The control unit of the main body does not permit heating by the heating unit and notifies the user if the biological information detected by the biological information sensor does not satisfy the predetermined condition,
    the biological information sensor is on when the heating section is not heating;
    The aerosol generation device according to any one of claims 1 to 9.
11. a main body having a heating section and a control section that controls heating by the heating section;
    a cover attached to the main body;
    Equipped with
    The cover has a first sensor that detects biological information and a second sensor that detects that the user is touching the cover,
    The control unit of the main body allows heating by the heating unit when the cover is attached and the biological information detected by the first sensor satisfies a predetermined condition,
    The first sensor is on when the second sensor detects that the user is touching the cover, and is off when the second sensor does not detect that the user is touching the cover. be,
    Aerosol generator.
12. The second sensor is off when the heating section is heating, and is on except when the heating section is heating.
    The aerosol generation device according to claim 11.

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