WO2021006611A2 - Portable aerosol-generating apparatus having function of detecting aerosol-forming base material and operating method thereof - Google Patents

Portable aerosol-generating apparatus having function of detecting aerosol-forming base material and operating method thereof Download PDF

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WO2021006611A2
WO2021006611A2 PCT/KR2020/008907 KR2020008907W WO2021006611A2 WO 2021006611 A2 WO2021006611 A2 WO 2021006611A2 KR 2020008907 W KR2020008907 W KR 2020008907W WO 2021006611 A2 WO2021006611 A2 WO 2021006611A2
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
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    • A24F40/465—Shape or structure of electric heating means specially adapted for induction heating
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B1/00—Details of electric heating devices
    • H05B1/02—Automatic switching arrangements specially adapted to apparatus ; Control of heating devices
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    • H05B1/0252—Domestic applications
    • H05B1/0275—Heating of spaces, e.g. rooms, wardrobes
    • H05B1/0277—Electric radiators
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
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  • the present invention relates to a portable aerosol generating device for generating an aerosol by vaporizing an inhaled substance, and more particularly, to a technology capable of accurately detecting an aerosol-forming substrate by a plurality of electromagnetic properties.
  • Aerosols are small particles of liquid or solid that are suspended in the atmosphere and usually have a size of 0.001 to 1.0 ⁇ m.
  • aerosols derived from various types of liquids for various purposes.
  • nebulizers are known for treating diseases.
  • the portable aerosol generator 10 includes a heater 14 that generates heat by resistance when a current is applied, a battery 16 capable of instantaneously supplying high power to the heater 14, and the heater ( It includes a microcontroller 15 for controlling 14).
  • the heater 14 generates an aerosol by heating a vaporized material containing a material (vaporized material) that vaporizes when heated above a certain temperature accommodated in the cavity 13.
  • the heater When 14 is heated to vaporize the inhaled material inside the aerosol-forming substrate 11, the user can inhale the inhaled material vaporized through the filter portion of the aerosol-forming substrate 11.
  • the above-described portable aerosol generating device 10 is in a state in which the aerosol-forming base 11 is not inserted and the user inadvertently presses the button to operate it or when a foreign substance other than the aerosol-forming base 11 is inserted.
  • the portable aerosol generator 10 operates, there is a concern that the heater 14 may overheat or the portable aerosol generator 10 may break.
  • Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2017-0007243 discloses a configuration in which a cigarette-containing solid aerosol-forming substrate including a susceptor is accommodated in a cavity at a proximal end of a device housing to suck an aerosol through a filter unit.
  • a structure for detecting an aerosol-forming substrate is not disclosed.
  • Patent Document Republic of Korea Patent Publication 10-2017-0007243
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a portable aerosol generating device capable of controlling a heating operation by accurately detecting an aerosol-forming substrate to solve the above-described problems.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a portable aerosol-forming substrate capable of accurately determining whether an aerosol-forming substrate is present by detecting a plurality of electromagnetic properties according to a material accommodated in the cavity.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a portable aerosol generating device capable of controlling a heating operation by detecting a plurality of electromagnetic characteristics according to a material accommodated in a cavity and determining the type of an aerosol-forming substrate.
  • a sensing means for sensing a plurality of electromagnetic characteristics according to a material accommodated in the cavity, and whether or not an aerosol-forming material is accommodated in the cavity or aerosol according to a signal input from the sensing means according to power input or during heating operation It includes a microcontroller that determines the type of forming material and controls the subsequent heating operation.
  • the sensing means for detecting a plurality of electromagnetic characteristics is an antenna, and the antenna includes a transmitting antenna and a receiving antenna.
  • the sensing means detects at least two or more of a reflection signal, a reflection coefficient, a transmission coefficient, and a radiation pattern as a plurality of electromagnetic characteristics.
  • the heater is an induction coil type heater
  • the sensing means includes an inductance and capacitance sensing sensor connected to the heater.
  • a portable aerosol generating device capable of controlling a heating operation by accurately detecting an aerosol-forming substrate by a sensing means for detecting a plurality of electromagnetic characteristics according to a material accommodated in the cavity.
  • a portable aerosol generating device capable of detecting a plurality of electromagnetic characteristics by an antenna and determining whether to accommodate an aerosol-forming material.
  • a portable aerosol generating device capable of detecting a change in an inductance value and a capacitance value to determine whether to accept an aerosol-forming material.
  • a portable aerosol generator having a function of detecting an aerosol-forming substance and a wireless communication function by an antenna having a Bluetooth function.
  • FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a portable aerosol generating device according to an embodiment of the prior art.
  • FIG. 2 is a partial exploded perspective view showing an example of an aerosol-forming material that can generate an aerosol by being accommodated in a portable aerosol-generating device having an aerosol-forming material detection function according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a portable aerosol generating device having a function of detecting an aerosol-forming substrate according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a portable aerosol generating device having a function of detecting an aerosol-forming substrate according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a portable aerosol generating device having a function of detecting an aerosol-forming material according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is an example of a flow chart for explaining a method of operating a portable aerosol generator having an aerosol-forming substrate detection function according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is another example of a flow chart for explaining a method of operating a portable aerosol generating device having an aerosol-forming substrate detection function according to the present invention.
  • a portable aerosol generating device having a function of detecting an aerosol-forming material is for accommodating a heater that generates heat when current is applied, a battery that supplies power to the heater, and an aerosol-forming material that is heated by the heater.
  • a sensing means for sensing a plurality of electromagnetic characteristics according to the cavity and the material accommodated in the cavity, and whether or not to accept the aerosol-forming material into the cavity or to form an aerosol according to a signal input from the sensing means according to power input or during heating operation It includes a microcontroller that determines the type of substrate and controls the subsequent heating operation.
  • the sensing means is an antenna
  • the antenna has an aerosol-forming material sensing function, characterized in that it includes a transmitting antenna and a receiving antenna.
  • the sensing means detects at least two or more of a reflection signal, a reflection coefficient, a transmission coefficient, and a radiation pattern as a plurality of electromagnetic characteristics.
  • the heater is an induction coil type heater
  • the sensing means includes an inductance and capacitance sensor connected to the heater.
  • a conductor into which an aerosol-forming material is inserted is provided in the cavity, and the heater is installed to surround the conductor.
  • the conductor is a susceptor and is made of a material capable of emitting thermal energy by generating an eddy current by a magnetic field
  • the heater is installed at a predetermined distance from the conductor.
  • it further includes an antenna for Bluetooth for wireless communication.
  • the antenna is a three-port antenna having a transmission antenna port, a reception antenna port, and an antenna port for Bluetooth.
  • a method of operating a portable aerosol generating device having a function of detecting an aerosol-forming substance includes a driving start operation step, a plurality of electromagnetic characteristics measurement steps, a plurality of measured electromagnetic characteristics and a plurality of pre-stored Comparing the allowable range of electromagnetic properties, and a heating control step.
  • a plurality of pre-stored electromagnetic characteristic allowable ranges is each allowable range set and stored by measuring an average value of a plurality of antenna characteristics, and the measuring of a plurality of electromagnetic characteristics is a step of measuring a plurality of antenna characteristics.
  • comparing a plurality of measured electromagnetic characteristics with a previously stored electromagnetic characteristic allowable range includes determining whether the measured plurality of antenna characteristics are each allowable range.
  • the characteristics of the plurality of antennas are at least two or more of a reflection signal, a reflection coefficient, a transmission coefficient, and a radiation pattern.
  • the heater is controlled to be ON, and if any of the measured antenna characteristics are not within the allowable range, the heater is turned off. And controlling.
  • the heater is controlled to be turned on, and if at least two of the measured antenna characteristics are not within the allowable range, the heater is turned off. Control to be (OFF).
  • a plurality of pre-stored allowable ranges of electromagnetic properties are a pre-stored allowable range of changes in inductance values and capacitance values
  • the plurality of electromagnetic properties measurement steps are steps of measuring changes in inductance values and capacitance values.
  • the step of comparing a plurality of measured electromagnetic characteristics with a plurality of pre-stored allowable ranges of electromagnetic characteristics includes determining whether the amount of change in the measured inductance value is within the allowable range and determining whether the amount of change in the measured capacitance value is within the allowable range. Includes steps.
  • heating is performed when the inductance value is in the allowable range and the capacitance value is in the allowable range, and the heating is stopped when the inductance value and/or the capacitance value is not in the allowable range.
  • the aerosol-forming substrate 11 includes a tobacco body 11-4 including tobacco cut filler as an aerosol-generating substrate at an upstream end, and a liquid cartridge containing a liquid composition as another aerosol-generating substrate directly downstream thereof ( 11-3), a paper tube 11-2 providing an aerosol movement passage directly downstream thereof, and a filter 11-1 functioning as a mouthpiece have a stacked structure, and these are wrapping paper 11-5 Wrapped by.
  • the relative positions of the liquid cartridge 11-3 by the liquid composition and the tobacco body 11-4 by the tobacco cut filler may be opposite.
  • the aerosol-forming substrate 11 may have a configuration that includes only the cigarette body 11-4 and does not include the liquid cartridge 11-3, and includes only the liquid cartridge 11-3, and includes a cigarette body 11-4. ) May not be included.
  • the liquid cartridge 11-3 may include a liquid composition containing glycerin PG, water, and a moisture absorbent in which the liquid composition is wet.
  • a gel aerosol-generating substrate cartridge may be applied instead of the liquid cartridge 11-3, and for example, a gel-like aerosol-generating substrate including glycerin and gelatin and a gel receptor for receiving the gel-like aerosol-generating substrate may be included.
  • the types of the aerosol-forming base 11 may vary depending on the manufacturer of the aerosol-forming base 11.
  • the portable aerosol generator 10 having a function of detecting an aerosol-forming material according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a heater 14 that generates heat when current is applied, and supplies power to the heater 14.
  • the sensing means 17 is an antenna and includes a transmitting antenna 17-1 and a receiving antenna 17-2.
  • the transmitting antenna 17-1 and the receiving antenna 17-2 are provided in one antenna, and a two-port antenna may be applied.
  • antenna characteristics include reflection signals, reflection coefficients, transmission coefficients, radiation patterns, etc., and antenna characteristics differ depending on the presence or absence of substances and properties of substances.
  • the intensity of the reflected signal varies depending on the properties of the material. For example, in the case of water and oil, the signal reflected by the substance before returning is the same, but the signal reflected from the substance after reflection is different.
  • the reflection coefficient and transmission coefficient are characteristics that can be obtained by using an antenna, and the reflection coefficient and transmission coefficient are different depending on the material, and the radiation pattern is the expression of the radiation power from the antenna as a function of direction, and the radiation pattern varies depending on the material. .
  • the microcontroller 15 determines whether the aerosol-forming substrate 11 is accommodated in the cavity 13 according to the reflection signal, reflection coefficient, transmission coefficient, and radiation pattern, and the microcontroller 15 refers to FIG. 2.
  • the location of the cigarette body and the liquid aerosol composition, the reflection signal and the reflection coefficient depending on the location of the cigarette body and the gel-like aerosol-generating substrate , Transmission coefficient, radiation pattern may appear differently.
  • the values of the reflection signal, reflection coefficient, transmission coefficient, radiation pattern, or the average value of each predetermined by the manufacturer of the aerosol-forming material for the aerosol-forming material may be set within the allowable range. It is stored and compared with the value measured by the sensing means 11, and accordingly, the subsequent heating operation can be controlled.
  • the heating operation is performed only when a liquid composition or a gel-like aerosol-generating substrate is included according to a preset setting, or when a liquid composition or a gel-like aerosol-generating substrate is included, the heating operation is not performed or the aerosol-forming substrate manufacturer's request is exclusively used.
  • the allowable range can be stored and the heating can be controlled to perform the heating operation.
  • each of the allowable ranges determined by the manufacturer may be stored in advance and heating may be controlled.
  • a portable aerosol generator 10 having an aerosol-forming substrate detection function according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a heater 14 that generates heat when current is applied as in the embodiment described with reference to FIG.
  • the sensing means 17 is a three-port antenna having a transmitting antenna port 17-1, a receiving antenna port 17-2, and an antenna port 17-3 for Bluetooth.
  • antenna characteristics include reflection signals, reflection coefficients, transmission coefficients, radiation patterns, etc., and antenna characteristics differ depending on the presence or absence of substances and properties of substances.
  • the intensity of the reflected signal varies depending on the properties of the material.
  • the signal reflected by the substance before returning is the same, but the signal reflected from the substance after reflection is different.
  • the reflection coefficient and transmission coefficient are characteristics that can be obtained by using an antenna, and the reflection coefficient and transmission coefficient are different depending on the material, and the radiation pattern is the expression of the radiation power from the antenna as a function of direction, and the radiation pattern varies depending on the material.
  • the microcontroller 15 determines whether the aerosol-forming substrate 11 is accommodated in the cavity 13 according to the reflection signal, reflection coefficient, transmission coefficient, and radiation pattern, and the microcontroller 15 refers to FIG. 2.
  • the allowable range for a plurality of electromagnetic characteristics determined by the manufacturer of the aerosol-forming substrate 11, for example, reflection signal, reflection coefficient, transmission coefficient, and radiation pattern, as necessary. Is saved in advance. For example, whether it contains a liquid composition or a gel-like aerosol-generating substrate or whether it contains only a cigarette body, the location of the cigarette body and the liquid aerosol composition, the reflection signal and the reflection coefficient depending on the location of the cigarette body and the gel-like aerosol-generating substrate , Transmission coefficient, radiation pattern may appear differently.
  • the values of the reflection signal, reflection coefficient, transmission coefficient, radiation pattern or the average value of each determined by the manufacturer of the aerosol-forming material for the aerosol-forming material may be set within the allowable range in advance.
  • the subsequent heating operation can be controlled. For example, if the heating operation is performed only when a liquid composition or a gel-like aerosol-generating substrate is included according to a preset setting, or when a liquid composition or a gel-like aerosol-generating substrate is included, the heating operation is not performed or the aerosol-forming substrate manufacturer's request is exclusively used. Only in the case of an aerosol-forming substrate, the allowable range can be stored and the heating can be controlled to perform the heating operation. In addition, depending on the type of the aerosol-forming substrate 11, each of the allowable ranges determined by the manufacturer may be stored in advance and heating may be controlled.
  • FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a portable aerosol generating device having a function of detecting an aerosol-forming material according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • a portable aerosol generating device 10 having a function of detecting an aerosol-forming material according to another embodiment of the present invention supplies power to a heater 14 and heater 14 that generates heat when an electric current is applied.
  • the means 17 and whether or not the aerosol-forming substrate 11 is accommodated in the cavity 13 or the type of the aerosol-forming substrate 11 is determined by a signal input from the sensing means 17 during a power input or during a heating operation.
  • the heater 14 is an induction coil type heater
  • the sensing means 17 is composed of an inductance and capacitance sensing sensor connected to the heater 14.
  • a conductor 19 into which the aerosol-forming base 11 is inserted is provided in the cavity 13, and the heater 14 is installed to surround the conductor 19, for example, the aerosol-forming base 11 It is introduced into the cavity 13 and inserted into the conductor 19 having a hollow shape in a cylindrical shape, and when the heating operation starts, the conductor 19 receives heat energy from the heater 14 to transfer the aerosol-forming substrate 11. Heating generates an aerosol.
  • the heater 14 is electrically connected to an inductance and capacitance detection sensor, which is a sensing means 17, and an inductance value and/or a capacitance value measured by the inductance and capacitance detection sensor is input to the microcontroller 15.
  • an inductance and capacitance detection sensor which is a sensing means 17, and an inductance value and/or a capacitance value measured by the inductance and capacitance detection sensor is input to the microcontroller 15.
  • the conductor 19 may be made of a material capable of emitting thermal energy by generating an eddy current by a magnetic field as a susceptor. Therefore, it is possible to heat the aerosol-forming substrate 11 by generating an eddy current by a magnetic field in the susceptor conductor 19 with the induction coil heater 14 at a predetermined distance from the conductor 19 Do.
  • the microcontroller 15 determines whether the aerosol-forming substrate 11 is accommodated in the cavity 13 according to the change of the inductance value and the capacitance value.
  • the microcontroller 15 Among the aerosol-forming substrates 11, if necessary, an allowable range for a plurality of electromagnetic characteristics determined by the manufacturer of the aerosol-forming substrate 11, for example, inductance value and capacitance value, is stored in advance.
  • the amount of change of the aerosol-forming base 11 may appear differently, for example, the allowable range for the change in the inductance value and the capacitance value determined by the manufacturer of the aerosol-forming base 11 for the aerosol-forming base 11 is stored in advance, and the detection means 11 ), it is possible to control the subsequent heating operation according to the comparison with the amount of change in the inductance value and the capacitance value measured by ).
  • the heating operation is performed only when a liquid composition or a gel-like aerosol-generating substrate is included according to a preset setting, or when a liquid composition or a gel-like aerosol-generating substrate is included, the heating operation is not performed or the aerosol-forming substrate manufacturer's request is exclusively used. Only in the case of an aerosol-forming substrate, the allowable range can be stored and the heating can be controlled to perform the heating operation. In addition, depending on the type of the aerosol-forming substrate 11, each of the allowable ranges determined by the manufacturer may be stored in advance and heating may be controlled.
  • FIG. 6 is an example of a flow chart for explaining a method of operating a portable aerosol generating device having an aerosol-forming material detection function according to the present invention, and portable aerosol generation having a function of detecting an aerosol-forming material according to the embodiment of FIG. 3 or 4 It is a flow chart for explaining an example of the operating method of the apparatus 10.
  • the method of operating the portable aerosol generating device 10 having an aerosol-forming substrate detection function includes a driving start operation step, a plurality of electromagnetic characteristics measurement steps, a plurality of measured electromagnetic characteristics, and Comparing a plurality of pre-stored electromagnetic property allowable ranges, and a heating control step.
  • the sensing means 17 are the electromagnetic properties of the material accommodated in the cavity 13, and the reflection signal, reflection coefficient, transmission coefficient and The same antenna characteristics are measured, and in (C), the microcontroller 15 has a plurality of allowable ranges each of which antenna characteristics such as reflection signals, reflection coefficients, and transmission coefficients are stored in advance according to the signals input from the sensing means 17. Whether or not it is determined whether or not, the plurality of pre-stored allowable ranges are each allowable range set and stored by measuring the average value of the plurality of antenna characteristics, and if all of the antenna characteristics are within the allowable range, the aerosol-forming substrate 11 is portable.
  • the microcontroller 15 controls the heater 20 to be ON, and then controls the heating operation as preset, if ( In E), if at least one antenna characteristic is not within the allowable range, the microcontroller 15 determines that the aerosol-forming substrate 11 is not accommodated in the cavity 13 and controls the heater 14 to be turned off. .
  • the antenna characteristics described above may be applied by adding a radiation pattern as an antenna characteristic to the reflection signal, reflection coefficient, and transmission coefficient, and a plurality of measured electromagnetic characteristics and a plurality of previously stored electromagnetic characteristics allowable range
  • the aerosol-forming substrate 11 was accommodated in the cavity 13 when all of the antenna characteristics were within the allowable range, but according to the embodiment, if two or more of the plurality of antenna characteristics were within the allowable range, the aerosol It may be determined that the forming base 11 is accommodated in the cavity 13.
  • a plurality of pre-stored electromagnetic properties allowable ranges are set to be detected by the aerosol-forming substrate 11 only when, for example, a liquid composition or a gel-like aerosol-generating substrate is included, or include a liquid composition or a gel-like aerosol-generating substrate. In this case, it may be set not to be detected by the aerosol-forming base 11, or at the request of the aerosol-forming base 11, only the case of the aerosol-forming base 11 may be set to be detected as the aerosol-forming base 11.
  • the microcontroller is used for each reflection signal and reflection signal according to the signal input from the sensing means 17.
  • the type of the aerosol-forming substrate 11 is determined by checking whether the antenna characteristics such as coefficient and transmission coefficient fall within an allowable range. If each antenna characteristic is within the allowable range for a specific aerosol-forming substrate 11, it is determined that the aerosol-forming substrate 11 corresponding to the allowable range is accommodated in the cavity 13 of the portable aerosol-generating device 10.
  • the microcontroller 15 controls the heater 20 to be ON, and then controls the heating operation as preset according to the type of the aerosol-forming substrate 11. If at least one of the antenna characteristics in (E) is not within any allowable range, the microcontroller 15 determines that the aerosol-forming substrate 11 is not accommodated in the cavity 13 and turns off the heater 14. I control it.
  • a method of operating a portable aerosol generator having a function of detecting an aerosol-forming substance according to the present invention includes a driving start operation step, a plurality of electromagnetic characteristics measurement steps, a plurality of measured electromagnetic characteristics and a plurality of pre-stored Comparing the allowable range of electromagnetic properties, and a heating control step.
  • the sensing means 17 measures an inductance value as an electromagnetic property of the material contained in the cavity 13, and (C) At, the microcontroller 15 determines whether the amount of change in the inductance value is the allowable range of the change amount of the inductance value among the allowable ranges of electromagnetic characteristics stored in advance according to the signal input from the sensing means 17.
  • the sensing means 17 in (D) measures the capacitance value as the electromagnetic property of the material accommodated in the cavity 13, and if in (C) the amount of change in the inductance value If it is not within this allowable range, the microcontroller 15 controls heating to stop at (F). In (E), the microcontroller 15 determines whether the amount of change in the capacitance value in accordance with the signal input from the sensing means 17 is the allowable range of the amount of change in the capacitance value among the allowable ranges of previously stored electromagnetic characteristics.
  • the microcontroller 15 in (G) controls the heating operation as set, and if the change in the capacitance value in (E) is not within the allowable range, (F) In the microcontroller 15 is controlled to stop heating.
  • a plurality of pre-stored electromagnetic properties allowable ranges are set to be detected by the aerosol-forming substrate 11 only when, for example, a liquid composition or a gel-like aerosol-generating substrate is included, or include a liquid composition or a gel-like aerosol-generating substrate. In this case, it may be set not to be detected by the aerosol-forming base 11, or at the request of the manufacturer of the aerosol-forming base 11, only the case of the aerosol-forming base 11 may be set to be detected as the aerosol-forming base 11.
  • the microcontroller 15 in (C) is the inductance value according to the signal input from the sensing means 17. Check which specific aerosol-forming substrate (11) the amount of change is within the allowable range, and in (E), the microcontroller (15) determines which specific aerosol-forming substrate (11) the amount of change in the capacitance value according to the signal input from the sensing means (17). ) To determine the type of aerosol-forming substrate (11).
  • the aerosol-forming material 11 corresponding to the allowable range is the cavity of the portable aerosol-generating device 10. It is determined that it is accommodated in (13), and in (G) the microcontroller 15 controls the heating operation to be performed as preset according to the type of the aerosol-forming substrate 11. If the amount of change in the inductance value in (C) does not fall within any allowable range, or if the amount of change in capacitance value in (E) does not fall within any allowable range, in (F), the microcontroller 15 controls to stop heating.
  • a portable aerosol generator capable of controlling heating by determining whether or not to accommodate an aerosol-forming material by providing an antenna as a sensing means for sensing a plurality of electromagnetic characteristics according to a material accommodated in the cavity.
  • a portable aerosol generating device capable of controlling heating by determining whether or not to accommodate an aerosol-forming substrate by including a sensing means including an inductance and capacitance sensor connected to a heater.

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The present invention relates to a portable aerosol-generating apparatus which vaporizes an inhaled material to generate aerosol and, in particular, to a technology for accurately detecting an aerosol-forming base material through multiple electromagnetic characteristics. A portable aerosol-generating apparatus having the function of detecting an aerosol-forming base material, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a heater for generating heat when a current is supplied; a battery for supplying power to the heater; voids for accommodating an aerosol-forming base material which is heated by the heater; a detection means for detecting multiple electromagnetic characteristics according to a material accommodated in the voids; and a microcontroller which, according to power input or during a heating operation, determines whether the aerosol-forming base material is accommodated in the voids or the type of the aerosol-forming base material according to a signal input from the detection means, to control a subsequent heating operation.

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에어로졸 형성기재 감지 기능을 갖는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치 및 그 운용방법Portable aerosol generating device having a function of detecting aerosol-forming material and its operating method
본 발명은 흡입 물질을 기화시켜 에어로졸을 발생시키는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치에 관한 것으로 특히 복수의 전자기적 특성에 의해 에어로졸 형성기재를 정확히 감지할 수 있는 기술에 관한 것이다.The present invention relates to a portable aerosol generating device for generating an aerosol by vaporizing an inhaled substance, and more particularly, to a technology capable of accurately detecting an aerosol-forming substrate by a plurality of electromagnetic properties.
에어로졸은 대기 중에 부유상태로 존재하는 액체 또는 고체의 작은 입자로 보통 0.001 ~ 1.0 ㎛의 크기를 갖는다. 특히 여러 종류의 액상으로부터 유래하는 에어로졸을 다양한 목적으로 사람이 흡입하는 경우가 있는데, 예를 들어 질병 치료용으로는 네블라이져가 알려져 있다.Aerosols are small particles of liquid or solid that are suspended in the atmosphere and usually have a size of 0.001 to 1.0 µm. In particular, there are cases in which humans inhale aerosols derived from various types of liquids for various purposes. For example, nebulizers are known for treating diseases.
도 1은 종래 기술의 일 실시예에 따른 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치를 개략적으로 도시한 단면도이다. 도 1을 참조하면 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치(10)는 전류를 인가하면 저항에 의해 발열을 하는 히터(14)와 상기 히터(14)에 순간적으로 높은 전력을 공급할 수 있는 배터리(16)와 상기 히터(14)를 제어하기 위한 마이크로컨트롤러(15)를 포함한다. 상기 히터(14)는 공동(13)에 수용된 일정 온도 이상 가열시 기화하는 물질(기화 물질)이 포함된 기화재를 가열하여 에어로졸을 발생시킨다. 예를 들어, 흡입 물질이 함침되거나 표면에 묻혀진 종이로 채워진 에어로졸 형성기재(11)를 개구(12)를 통해 상기 공동(13)에 삽입하고 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치(10)에 구비된 버튼을 누르면 히터(14)가 가열되어 에어로졸 형성기재(11) 내부의 흡입 물질을 기화시키면 사용자가 에어로졸 형성기재(11)의 필터부를 통해 기화되는 흡입 물질을 흡입할 수 있게 된다. 그러나 상술한 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치(10)는 에어로졸 형성기재(11)가 삽입되지 않은 상태에서 사용자가 부주의하게 버튼을 눌러서 동작을 시킬 경우나 에어로졸 형성기재(11)가 아닌 다른 이물질이 삽입된 상태에서 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치(10)가 작동할 경우 히터(14)가 과열되거나 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치(10)가 고장날 우려가 있다. 1 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a portable aerosol generating device according to an embodiment of the prior art. Referring to FIG. 1, the portable aerosol generator 10 includes a heater 14 that generates heat by resistance when a current is applied, a battery 16 capable of instantaneously supplying high power to the heater 14, and the heater ( It includes a microcontroller 15 for controlling 14). The heater 14 generates an aerosol by heating a vaporized material containing a material (vaporized material) that vaporizes when heated above a certain temperature accommodated in the cavity 13. For example, by inserting the aerosol-forming substrate 11 filled with paper impregnated with an inhalation substance or buried on the surface into the cavity 13 through the opening 12 and pressing a button provided on the portable aerosol generator 10, the heater When 14 is heated to vaporize the inhaled material inside the aerosol-forming substrate 11, the user can inhale the inhaled material vaporized through the filter portion of the aerosol-forming substrate 11. However, the above-described portable aerosol generating device 10 is in a state in which the aerosol-forming base 11 is not inserted and the user inadvertently presses the button to operate it or when a foreign substance other than the aerosol-forming base 11 is inserted. When the portable aerosol generator 10 operates, there is a concern that the heater 14 may overheat or the portable aerosol generator 10 may break.
또한 종래 기술로서 대한민국 공개특허 10-2017-0007243에는 서셉터를 포함하는 담배-함유 고체 에어로졸 형성 기재는 장치 하우징의 근위 말단에서 공동 내에 수용되어서 필터부를 통해 에어로졸을 흡인 가능한　구성에 대해 개시되어 있다. 그러나, 이러한 구성에서도 에어로졸 형성기재를 감지하는 구조에 대해서는 개시되어 있지 않다.In addition, as a prior art, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2017-0007243 discloses a configuration in which a cigarette-containing solid aerosol-forming substrate including a susceptor is accommodated in a cavity at a proximal end of a device housing to suck an aerosol through a filter unit. However, even in this configuration, a structure for detecting an aerosol-forming substrate is not disclosed.
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(특허문헌) 대한민국 공개특허 10-2017-0007243(Patent Document) Republic of Korea Patent Publication 10-2017-0007243
본 발명은 상술한 문제점을 해결하기 위해 안출한 것으로 에어로졸 형성기재를 정확히 감지하여 히팅 동작을 제어할 수 있는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치를 제공하는 것을 목적으로 한다. An object of the present invention is to provide a portable aerosol generating device capable of controlling a heating operation by accurately detecting an aerosol-forming substrate to solve the above-described problems.
또한 본 발명은 공동에 수용되는 물질에 따른 복수의 전자기적 특성을 감지하여 에어로졸 형성기재 여부를 정확히 판단할 수 있는 휴대용 에어로졸 형성기재를 제공하는 것을 목적으로 한다.Another object of the present invention is to provide a portable aerosol-forming substrate capable of accurately determining whether an aerosol-forming substrate is present by detecting a plurality of electromagnetic properties according to a material accommodated in the cavity.
또한 본 발명은 공동에 수용되는 물질에 따른 복수의 전자기적 특성을 감지하여 에어로졸 형성기재의 종류를 판단해서 히팅 동작을 제어할 수 있는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치를 제공하는 것을 목적으로 한다.Another object of the present invention is to provide a portable aerosol generating device capable of controlling a heating operation by detecting a plurality of electromagnetic characteristics according to a material accommodated in a cavity and determining the type of an aerosol-forming substrate.
본 발명에 따르면 공동에 수용하는 물질에 따른 복수의 전자기적 특성을 감지하는 감지 수단과, 전원 입력에 따라 또는 히팅 동작 중에, 감지 수단으로부터 입력되는 신호에 따라 공동으로의 에어로졸 형성기재 수용 여부 또는 에어로졸 형성기재의 종류를 판단해서 후속 히팅 동작을 제어하는 마이크로컨트롤러를 포함한다.According to the present invention, a sensing means for sensing a plurality of electromagnetic characteristics according to a material accommodated in the cavity, and whether or not an aerosol-forming material is accommodated in the cavity or aerosol according to a signal input from the sensing means according to power input or during heating operation It includes a microcontroller that determines the type of forming material and controls the subsequent heating operation.
또한 본 발명에 따르면 복수의 전자기적 특성을 감지하는 감지 수단은 안테나이고, 안테나는 송신용 안테나와 수신용 안테나를 포함한다.Further, according to the present invention, the sensing means for detecting a plurality of electromagnetic characteristics is an antenna, and the antenna includes a transmitting antenna and a receiving antenna.
또한 본 발명에 따르면 감지 수단은 복수의 전자기적 특성으로서 반사신호, 반사계수, 투과계수, 방사패턴 중 적어도 두개 이상을 감지한다.Further, according to the present invention, the sensing means detects at least two or more of a reflection signal, a reflection coefficient, a transmission coefficient, and a radiation pattern as a plurality of electromagnetic characteristics.
또한 본 발명에 따르면 히터는 유도 코일형 히터이고, 감지 수단은 히터와 연결되는 인덕턴스 및 캐피시턴스 감지 센서로 이루어진다.In addition, according to the present invention, the heater is an induction coil type heater, and the sensing means includes an inductance and capacitance sensing sensor connected to the heater.
본 발명에 따르면 공동에 수용하는 물질에 따른 복수의 전자기적 특성을 감지하는 감지 수단에 의해 에어로졸 형성기재를 정확히 감지하여 히팅 동작을 제어할 수 있는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치를 제공할 수 있다. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a portable aerosol generating device capable of controlling a heating operation by accurately detecting an aerosol-forming substrate by a sensing means for detecting a plurality of electromagnetic characteristics according to a material accommodated in the cavity.
또한 본 발명에 따르면 에어로졸 형성기재의 수용 여부를 감지하여 히터의 동작을 제어하여 과열 또는 기기의 고장을 방지할 수 있다.Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent overheating or malfunction of the device by controlling the operation of the heater by detecting whether the aerosol-forming material is accommodated.
또한 본 발명에 따르면 안테나에 의해 복수의 전자기적 특성을 감지하여 에어로졸 형성기재 수용 여부를 판단할 수 있는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치를 제공할 수 있다.In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a portable aerosol generating device capable of detecting a plurality of electromagnetic characteristics by an antenna and determining whether to accommodate an aerosol-forming material.
또한 본 발명에 따르면 인덕턴스값과 캐패시턴스값의 변화를 감지하여 에어로졸 형성기재 수용 여부를 판단할 수 있는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치를 제공할 수 있다.In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a portable aerosol generating device capable of detecting a change in an inductance value and a capacitance value to determine whether to accept an aerosol-forming material.
또한 본 발명에 따르면 에어로졸 형성기재의 종류를 판단하여 히팅 동작을 제어할 수 있는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치를 제공할 수 있다.In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a portable aerosol generating device capable of controlling a heating operation by determining the type of aerosol-forming substrate.
또한 본 발명에 따르면 블루투스 기능을 구비한 안테나에 의해 에어로졸 형성기재 감지 기능과 무선 통신 기능을 갖는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치를 제공할 수 있다. In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a portable aerosol generator having a function of detecting an aerosol-forming substance and a wireless communication function by an antenna having a Bluetooth function.
도 1은 종래 기술의 일 실시예에 따른 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치를 개략적으로 도시한 단면도이다. 1 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a portable aerosol generating device according to an embodiment of the prior art.
도 2는 본 발명에 따른 에어로졸 형성기재 감지 기능을 갖는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치에 수용되어 에어로졸을 발생할 수 있는 에어로졸 형성기재의 일례를 도시한 일부 분해 사시도이다. 2 is a partial exploded perspective view showing an example of an aerosol-forming material that can generate an aerosol by being accommodated in a portable aerosol-generating device having an aerosol-forming material detection function according to the present invention.
도 3은 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 에어로졸 형성기재 감지 기능을 갖는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치를 설명하기 위한 블록도이다. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a portable aerosol generating device having a function of detecting an aerosol-forming substrate according to an embodiment of the present invention.
도 4는 본 발명의 다른 실시예에 따른 에어로졸 형성기재 감지 기능을 갖는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치를 설명하기 위한 블록도이다.4 is a block diagram illustrating a portable aerosol generating device having a function of detecting an aerosol-forming substrate according to another embodiment of the present invention.
도 5는 본 발명의 또 다른 실시예에 따른 에어로졸 형성기재 감지 기능을 갖는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치를 설명하기 위한 블록도이다.5 is a block diagram illustrating a portable aerosol generating device having a function of detecting an aerosol-forming material according to another embodiment of the present invention.
도 6은 본 발명에 따른 에어로졸 형성기재 감지 기능을 갖는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치의 운용방법을 설명하기 위한 플로우 챠트의 일례이다. 6 is an example of a flow chart for explaining a method of operating a portable aerosol generator having an aerosol-forming substrate detection function according to the present invention.
도 7은 본 발명에 따른 에어로졸 형성기재 감지 기능을 갖는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치의 운용방법을 설명하기 위한 플로우 챠트의 다른 일례이다.7 is another example of a flow chart for explaining a method of operating a portable aerosol generating device having an aerosol-forming substrate detection function according to the present invention.
본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 에어로졸 형성기재 감지 기능을 갖는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치는 전류를 인가하면 발열하는 히터와, 히터에 전력을 공급하는 배터리와, 히터에 의해 가열되는 에어로졸 형성기재를 수용하기 위한 공동과, 공동에 수용하는 물질에 따른 복수의 전자기적 특성을 감지하는 감지 수단과, 전원 입력에 따라 또는 히팅 동작 중에, 감지 수단으로부터 입력되는 신호에 따라 공동으로의 에어로졸 형성기재 수용 여부 또는 에어로졸 형성기재의 종류를 판단해서 후속 히팅 동작을 제어하는 마이크로컨트롤러를 포함한다.A portable aerosol generating device having a function of detecting an aerosol-forming material according to an embodiment of the present invention is for accommodating a heater that generates heat when current is applied, a battery that supplies power to the heater, and an aerosol-forming material that is heated by the heater. A sensing means for sensing a plurality of electromagnetic characteristics according to the cavity and the material accommodated in the cavity, and whether or not to accept the aerosol-forming material into the cavity or to form an aerosol according to a signal input from the sensing means according to power input or during heating operation It includes a microcontroller that determines the type of substrate and controls the subsequent heating operation.
또한 실시예에 따라 감지 수단은 안테나이고, 안테나는 송신용 안테나와 수신용 안테나를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 에어로졸 형성기재 감지 기능을 갖는다.In addition, according to an embodiment, the sensing means is an antenna, and the antenna has an aerosol-forming material sensing function, characterized in that it includes a transmitting antenna and a receiving antenna.
또한 실시예에 따라 감지 수단은 복수의 전자기적 특성으로서 반사신호, 반사계수, 투과계수, 방사패턴 중 적어도 두개 이상을 감지한다.Further, according to an embodiment, the sensing means detects at least two or more of a reflection signal, a reflection coefficient, a transmission coefficient, and a radiation pattern as a plurality of electromagnetic characteristics.
또한 실시예에 따라 히터는 유도 코일형 히터이고, 감지 수단은 히터와 연결되는 인덕턴스 및 캐피시턴스 감지 센서로 이루어진다.In addition, according to an embodiment, the heater is an induction coil type heater, and the sensing means includes an inductance and capacitance sensor connected to the heater.
또한 실시예에 따라 공동 내에 에어로졸 형성기재가 삽입되는 도전체를 구비하고, 히터는 도전체를 감싸도록 설치한다.In addition, according to the embodiment, a conductor into which an aerosol-forming material is inserted is provided in the cavity, and the heater is installed to surround the conductor.
또한 실시예에 따라 도전체는 서셉터로서 자기장에 의해 와류(eddy current)를 발생시켜 열에너지를 방출할 수 있는 물질로 이루어지고 히터는 도전체와 소정 간격을 두고 설치한다.In addition, according to an embodiment, the conductor is a susceptor and is made of a material capable of emitting thermal energy by generating an eddy current by a magnetic field, and the heater is installed at a predetermined distance from the conductor.
또한 실시예에 따라 무선통신을 위한 블루투스(Bluetooth)용 안테나를 더 구비한다.Further, according to the embodiment, it further includes an antenna for Bluetooth for wireless communication.
또한 실시예에 따라 안테나는 송신용 안테나 포트와 수신용 안테나 포트, 블루투스(Bluetooth)용 안테나 포트를 구비한 3포트 안테나이다.In addition, according to an embodiment, the antenna is a three-port antenna having a transmission antenna port, a reception antenna port, and an antenna port for Bluetooth.
본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 에어로졸 형성기재 감지 기능을 갖는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치의 운용방법은 구동 시작 조작 단계와, 복수의 전자기적 특성 측정 단계와, 측정된 복수의 전자기적 특성과 미리 저장된 복수의 전자기적 특성 허용 범위를 비교하는 단계와, 히팅 제어 단계를 포함한다.A method of operating a portable aerosol generating device having a function of detecting an aerosol-forming substance according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a driving start operation step, a plurality of electromagnetic characteristics measurement steps, a plurality of measured electromagnetic characteristics and a plurality of pre-stored Comparing the allowable range of electromagnetic properties, and a heating control step.
또한 실시예에 따라 미리 저장된 복수의 전자기적 특성 허용 범위는 복수의 안테나 특성의 평균값을 측정하여 설정 및 저장한 각각의 허용범위이고, 복수의 전자기적 특성 측정 단계는 복수의 안테나 특성을 측정하는 단계를 포함한다.In addition, according to an embodiment, a plurality of pre-stored electromagnetic characteristic allowable ranges is each allowable range set and stored by measuring an average value of a plurality of antenna characteristics, and the measuring of a plurality of electromagnetic characteristics is a step of measuring a plurality of antenna characteristics. Includes.
또한 실시예에 따라 측정된 복수의 전자기적 특성과 미리 저장된 전자기적 특성 허용 범위를 비교하는 단계는 측정된 복수의 안테나 특성이 각각 허용범위인지 판단하는 단계를 포함한다.In addition, comparing a plurality of measured electromagnetic characteristics with a previously stored electromagnetic characteristic allowable range according to an embodiment includes determining whether the measured plurality of antenna characteristics are each allowable range.
또한 실시예에 따라 복수의 안테나 특성은 반사신호, 반사계수, 투과계수, 방사패턴 중 적어도 두 개 이상이다.Further, according to an embodiment, the characteristics of the plurality of antennas are at least two or more of a reflection signal, a reflection coefficient, a transmission coefficient, and a radiation pattern.
또한 실시예에 따라 히팅 제어 단계는 측정된 복수의 안테나 특성이 전부 허용범위이면 히터를 온(ON)되게 제어하고, 측정된 복수의 안테나 특성 중 하나라도 허용범위가 아니면 히터를 오프(OFF)되게 제어하는 단계를 포함한다.In addition, in the heating control step according to an embodiment, if all the measured antenna characteristics are within the allowable range, the heater is controlled to be ON, and if any of the measured antenna characteristics are not within the allowable range, the heater is turned off. And controlling.
또한 실시예에 따라 히팅 제어 단계는 측정된 복수의 안테나 특성 중 적어도 두개 이상이 허용범위이면 히터를 온(ON)되게 제어하고, 측정된 복수의 안테나 특성 중 두개 이상이 허용범위가 아니면 히터를 오프(OFF)되게 제어한다.In addition, in the heating control step according to an embodiment, if at least two of the measured antenna characteristics are within the allowable range, the heater is controlled to be turned on, and if at least two of the measured antenna characteristics are not within the allowable range, the heater is turned off. Control to be (OFF).
또한 실시예에 따라 미리 저장된 복수의 전자기적 특성 허용 범위는 미리 저장한 인덕턴스값과 캐패시턴스값의 변화량의 허용 범위이고, 복수의 전자기적 특성 측정 단계는 인던턴스값과 캐패시턴스값의 변화량을 측정하는 단계이고, 측정된 복수의 전자기적 특성과 미리 저장된 복수의 전자기적 특성 허용 범위를 비교하는 단계는 측정된 인덕턴스값의 변화량이 허용범위인지 판단하는 단계와 측정된 캐패시턴스값의 변화량이 허용범위인지 판단하는 단계를 포함한다. In addition, according to the embodiment, a plurality of pre-stored allowable ranges of electromagnetic properties are a pre-stored allowable range of changes in inductance values and capacitance values, and the plurality of electromagnetic properties measurement steps are steps of measuring changes in inductance values and capacitance values. The step of comparing a plurality of measured electromagnetic characteristics with a plurality of pre-stored allowable ranges of electromagnetic characteristics includes determining whether the amount of change in the measured inductance value is within the allowable range and determining whether the amount of change in the measured capacitance value is within the allowable range. Includes steps.
또한 실시예에 따라 히팅 제어 단계는 인덕턴스값이 허용범위이고 캐패시턴스값이 허용범위이면 히팅 동작을 하고, 인덕턴스값 및/또는 캐패시턴스값이 허용범위가 아니면 히팅을 중지하도록 제어한다.In addition, in the heating control step according to an embodiment, heating is performed when the inductance value is in the allowable range and the capacitance value is in the allowable range, and the heating is stopped when the inductance value and/or the capacitance value is not in the allowable range.
이하에서, 본 발명은 실시예와 도면을 통하여 상세하게 설명된다. In the following, the present invention will be described in detail through examples and drawings.
도 2는 본 발명에 따른 에어로졸 형성기재 감지 기능을 갖는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치에 수용되어 에어로졸을 발생할 수 있는 에어로졸 형성기재의 일례를 도시한 일부 분해 사시도이다. 도 2를 참조하면 에어로졸 형성기재(11)는 상류 단부에 에어로졸 발생 기질로서 담배 각초를 포함하는 담배체(11-4), 그 직하류에 또 다른 에어로졸 발생 기질로서 액상 조성물을 포함하는 액상 카트리지(11-3), 그 직하류에 에어로졸 이동 통로를 제공하는 페이퍼 튜브(11-2), 그리고 마우스피스로 기능하는 필터(11-1)가 적층된 구조를 갖고, 이들은 랩핑 페이퍼(11-5)에 의해 랩핑된다. 액상 조성물에 의한 액상 카트리지(11-3)와 담배 각초에 의한 담배체(11-4)의 상대적 위치는 반대가 될 수 있다. 또한 에어로졸 형성기재(11)는 담배체(11-4)만을 포함하고 액상 카트리지(11-3)를 포함하지 않는 구성일 수 있으며, 액상 카트리지(11-3)만을 포함하고 담배체(11-4)는 포함하지 않는 구성일 수도 있다. 실시예에 따라 액상 카트리지(11-3)는 글리세린 PG, 물이 포함된 액상 조성물과 액상 조성물이 젖어진 흡습체를 포함할 수 있다. 또한 실시예에 따라 액상 카트리지(11-3) 대신 겔상 에어로졸 발생기질 카트리지를 적용할 수 있으며 예를 들어 글리세린 및 젤라틴을 포함하는 겔상 에어로졸 발생기질과 겔상 에어로졸 발생기질이 수용되는 겔 수용체를 포함할 수도 있다. 또한 에어로졸 형성기재(11)의 제조사에 따라 에어로졸 형성기재(11)의 종류가 다양할 수 있다.2 is a partial exploded perspective view showing an example of an aerosol-forming material that can generate an aerosol by being accommodated in a portable aerosol-generating device having an aerosol-forming material detection function according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the aerosol-forming substrate 11 includes a tobacco body 11-4 including tobacco cut filler as an aerosol-generating substrate at an upstream end, and a liquid cartridge containing a liquid composition as another aerosol-generating substrate directly downstream thereof ( 11-3), a paper tube 11-2 providing an aerosol movement passage directly downstream thereof, and a filter 11-1 functioning as a mouthpiece have a stacked structure, and these are wrapping paper 11-5 Wrapped by. The relative positions of the liquid cartridge 11-3 by the liquid composition and the tobacco body 11-4 by the tobacco cut filler may be opposite. In addition, the aerosol-forming substrate 11 may have a configuration that includes only the cigarette body 11-4 and does not include the liquid cartridge 11-3, and includes only the liquid cartridge 11-3, and includes a cigarette body 11-4. ) May not be included. According to an embodiment, the liquid cartridge 11-3 may include a liquid composition containing glycerin PG, water, and a moisture absorbent in which the liquid composition is wet. In addition, according to the embodiment, a gel aerosol-generating substrate cartridge may be applied instead of the liquid cartridge 11-3, and for example, a gel-like aerosol-generating substrate including glycerin and gelatin and a gel receptor for receiving the gel-like aerosol-generating substrate may be included. have. In addition, the types of the aerosol-forming base 11 may vary depending on the manufacturer of the aerosol-forming base 11.
도 3은 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 에어로졸 형성기재 감지 기능을 갖는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치를 설명하기 위한 블록도이다. 도 3을 참조하면, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 에어로졸 형성기재 감지 기능을 갖는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치(10)는 전류를 인가하면 발열하는 히터(14)와, 히터(14)에 전력을 공급하는 배터리(16)와, 히터(14)에 의해 가열되는 에어로졸 형성기재(11)를 수용하기 위한 공동(13)과, 공동(13)에 수용하는 물질에 따른 복수의 전자기적 특성을 감지하는 감지 수단(17)과, 전원 입력에 따라 또는 히팅 동작 중에, 감지 수단(17)으로부터 입력되는 신호에 의해 공동(13)으로의 에어로졸 형성기재(11) 수용 여부 또는 에어로졸 형성기재(11)의 종류를 판단해서 후속 히팅 동작을 제어하는 마이크로컨트롤러(15)를 포함한다. 실시예에 따라 감지 수단(17)은 안테나이고 송신용 안테나(17-1)와 수신용 안테나(17-2)를 구비한다. 송신용 안테나(17-1)와 수신용 안테나(17-2)는 하나의 안테나에 구비되어 2포트 안테나를 적용하는 것도 가능하다. 마이크로컨트롤러(15)의 제어에 의해 송신용 안테나(17-1)에서 전자파를 방사하면, 수신용 안테나(17-2)에서 반사되어 오는 신호를 수신하여 마이크로컨트롤러(15)에 송출하고, 마이크로컨트롤러(15)에서 수신용 안테나(17-2)로부터 받은 신호에 따라 에어로졸 형성기재(11) 여부를 판단한다. 일반적으로 물질에 따른 전자기적 특성으로서 안테나 특성은 반사신호, 반사계수, 투과계수, 방사패턴 등이 있으며, 물질의 존재 여부 및 물질의 성질에 따라 안테나 특성이 상이하게 나타난다. 반사신호의 경우 물질의 성질에 따라 반사되어 오는 신호의 세기가 달라진다. 예를 들어 물과 기름의 경우 해당 물질에 반사되어 돌아오기 이전의 신호는 동일하나 해당 물질에 반사된 이후부터는 반사되어 오는 신호가 달라진다. 반사계수, 투과계수는 안테나를 이용하여 얻을 수 있는 특성으로서 물질에 따라 반사계수, 투과계수가 상이하며, 방사패턴은 안테나로부터의 방사 전력을 방향의 함수로서 표현한 것이며, 물질에 따라 방사패턴이 달라진다. 마이크로컨트롤러(15)는 이러한 반사신호, 반사계수, 투과계수, 방사패턴 등에 따라 에어로졸 형성기재(11)가 공동(13)에 수용됬는지 여부를 판단하는데, 마이크로컨트롤러(15)에는 도 2를 참조하여 상술한 여러가지 에어로졸 형성기재(11) 중 필요에 따라 예를 들어 에어로졸 형성기재(11) 제조사에 의해 정해진 복수의 전자기적 특성, 예를 들어 반사신호, 반사계수, 투과계수, 방사패턴에 대해 허용 범위를 미리 저장해 둔다. 예를 들어 액상 조성물을 포함하는지 여부 또는 겔상 에어로졸 발생기질을 포함하는지 여부 또는 담배체만 포함하는지 여부, 담배체와 액상 에어로졸 조성물의 위치, 담배체와 겔상 에어로졸 발생기질의 위치에 따라 반사신호, 반사계수, 투과계수, 방사패턴이 상이하게 나타날 수 있으며, 예를 들어 에어로졸 형성기재에 대해 에어로졸 형성기재 제조사에 의해 미리 정해진 반사신호, 반사계수, 투과계수, 방사패턴의 값 또는 각각의 평균값을 허용범위로 저장해 두고, 감지 수단(11)에 의해 측정된 값과 비교하여 이에 따라 후속 히팅 동작을 제어할 수 있다. 예를 들어 미리 설정에 의해 액상 조성물 또는 겔상 에어로졸 발생기질을 포함하는 경우만 히팅 동작을 수행하거나 액상 조성물 또는 겔상 에어로졸 발생기질을 포함하는 경우 히팅 동작을 수행하지 않거나 에어로졸 형성기재 제조사의 요청에 따라 전용 에어로졸 형성기재인 경우만 히팅 동작을 수행하도록 허용범위를 저장하고 히팅을 제어할 수 있다. 또한 에어로졸 형성기재(11)의 종류에 따라 제조사에 의해 정해진 해당 허용범위를 미리 각각 저장하고 히팅을 제어할 수도 있다. 실시예에 따라, 안테나와 별도로 블루투스(Bluetooth)용 안테나(18)를 추가로 구비하여 스마트폰 같은 외부 기기(20)와 무선 통신을 하는 것도 가능하다.3 is a block diagram illustrating a portable aerosol generating device having a function of detecting an aerosol-forming substrate according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, the portable aerosol generator 10 having a function of detecting an aerosol-forming material according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a heater 14 that generates heat when current is applied, and supplies power to the heater 14. A sensing means for sensing a plurality of electromagnetic characteristics according to the material accommodated in the battery 16, the cavity 13 for receiving the aerosol-forming substrate 11 heated by the heater 14, and the cavity 13 (17) And, according to the power input or during the heating operation, by a signal input from the sensing means (17) whether to accept the aerosol-forming material (11) into the cavity (13) or to determine the type of the aerosol-forming material (11) Thus, it includes a microcontroller 15 that controls the subsequent heating operation. According to the embodiment, the sensing means 17 is an antenna and includes a transmitting antenna 17-1 and a receiving antenna 17-2. The transmitting antenna 17-1 and the receiving antenna 17-2 are provided in one antenna, and a two-port antenna may be applied. When electromagnetic waves are radiated from the transmitting antenna 17-1 under the control of the microcontroller 15, the signal reflected from the receiving antenna 17-2 is received and transmitted to the microcontroller 15, and the microcontroller In (15), it is determined whether the aerosol-forming substrate 11 is based on the signal received from the receiving antenna 17-2. In general, as electromagnetic characteristics according to materials, antenna characteristics include reflection signals, reflection coefficients, transmission coefficients, radiation patterns, etc., and antenna characteristics differ depending on the presence or absence of substances and properties of substances. In the case of a reflected signal, the intensity of the reflected signal varies depending on the properties of the material. For example, in the case of water and oil, the signal reflected by the substance before returning is the same, but the signal reflected from the substance after reflection is different. The reflection coefficient and transmission coefficient are characteristics that can be obtained by using an antenna, and the reflection coefficient and transmission coefficient are different depending on the material, and the radiation pattern is the expression of the radiation power from the antenna as a function of direction, and the radiation pattern varies depending on the material. . The microcontroller 15 determines whether the aerosol-forming substrate 11 is accommodated in the cavity 13 according to the reflection signal, reflection coefficient, transmission coefficient, and radiation pattern, and the microcontroller 15 refers to FIG. 2. Among the various aerosol-forming substrates 11 described above, the allowable range for a plurality of electromagnetic characteristics determined by the manufacturer of the aerosol-forming substrate 11, for example, reflection signal, reflection coefficient, transmission coefficient, and radiation pattern, as necessary. Is saved in advance. For example, whether it contains a liquid composition or a gel-like aerosol-generating substrate or whether it contains only a cigarette body, the location of the cigarette body and the liquid aerosol composition, the reflection signal and the reflection coefficient depending on the location of the cigarette body and the gel-like aerosol-generating substrate , Transmission coefficient, radiation pattern may appear differently.For example, the values of the reflection signal, reflection coefficient, transmission coefficient, radiation pattern, or the average value of each predetermined by the manufacturer of the aerosol-forming material for the aerosol-forming material may be set within the allowable range. It is stored and compared with the value measured by the sensing means 11, and accordingly, the subsequent heating operation can be controlled. For example, if the heating operation is performed only when a liquid composition or a gel-like aerosol-generating substrate is included according to a preset setting, or when a liquid composition or a gel-like aerosol-generating substrate is included, the heating operation is not performed or the aerosol-forming substrate manufacturer's request is exclusively used. Only in the case of an aerosol-forming substrate, the allowable range can be stored and the heating can be controlled to perform the heating operation. In addition, depending on the type of the aerosol-forming substrate 11, each of the allowable ranges determined by the manufacturer may be stored in advance and heating may be controlled. Depending on the embodiment, it is possible to perform wireless communication with an external device 20 such as a smartphone by additionally providing an antenna 18 for Bluetooth separately from the antenna.
도 4는 본 발명의 다른 실시예에 따른 에어로졸 형성기재 감지 기능을 갖는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치를 설명하기 위한 블록도이다. 도 4를 참조하면, 본 발명의 다른 실시예에 따른 에어로졸 형성기재 감지 기능을 갖는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치(10)는 도 3을 참조하여 설명한 실시예와 같이 전류를 인가하면 발열하는 히터(14)와, 히터(14)에 전력을 공급하는 배터리(16)와, 히터(14)에 의해 가열되는 에어로졸 형성기재(11)를 수용하기 위한 공동(13)과, 공동(13)에 수용하는 물질에 따른 복수의 전자기적 특성을 감지하는 감지 수단(17)과, 전원 입력에 따라 또는 히팅 동작 중에, 감지 수단(17)으로부터 입력되는 신호에 의해 공동(13)으로의 에어로졸 형성기재(11) 수용 여부 또는 에어로졸 형성기재(11)의 종류를 판단해서 후속 히팅 동작을 제어하는 마이크로컨트롤러(15)를 포함한다. 감지 수단(17)은 송신용 안테나 포트(17-1)와 수신용 안테나 포트(17-2) 및 블루투스(Bluetooth)용 안테나 포트(17-3)를 구비한 3포트 안테나이다. 따라서, 하나의 안테나로 에어로졸 형성기재(11) 감지 기능과 스마트폰(20) 같은 외부 기기(20)와 무선 통신 기능을 수행하는 것이 가능하다. 마이크로컨트롤러(15)의 제어에 의해 송신용 안테나 포트(17-1)에서 전자파를 방사하면, 수신용 안테나 포트(17-2)에서 반사되어 오는 신호를 수신하여 마이크로컨트롤러(15)에 송출하고, 마이크로컨트롤러(15)에서 수신용 안테나 포트(17-2)로부터 받은 신호에 따라 에어로졸 형성기재(11) 여부를 판단한다. 일반적으로 물질에 따른 전자기적 특성으로서 안테나 특성은 반사신호, 반사계수, 투과계수, 방사패턴 등이 있으며, 물질의 존재 여부 및 물질의 성질에 따라 안테나 특성이 상이하게 나타난다. 반사신호의 경우 물질의 성질에 따라 반사되어 오는 신호의 세기가 달라진다. 예를 들어 물과 기름의 경우 해당 물질에 반사되어 돌아오기 이전의 신호는 동일하나 해당 물질에 반사된 이후부터는 반사되어 오는 신호가 달라진다. 반사계수, 투과계수는 안테나를 이용하여 얻을 수 있는 특성으로서 물질에 따라 반사계수, 투과계수가 상이하며, 방사패턴은 안테나로부터의 방사 전력을 방향의 함수로서 표현한 것이며, 물질에 따라 방사패턴이 달라진다. 마이크로컨트롤러(15)는 이러한 반사신호, 반사계수, 투과계수, 방사패턴 등에 따라 에어로졸 형성기재(11)가 공동(13)에 수용됬는지 여부를 판단하는데, 마이크로컨트롤러(15)에는 도 2를 참조하여 상술한 여러가지 에어로졸 형성기재(11) 중 필요에 따라 예를 들어 에어로졸 형성기재(11) 제조사에 의해 정해진 복수의 전자기적 특성, 예를 들어 반사신호, 반사계수, 투과계수, 방사패턴에 대해 허용 범위를 미리 저장해 둔다. 예를 들어 액상 조성물을 포함하는지 여부 또는 겔상 에어로졸 발생기질을 포함하는지 여부 또는 담배체만 포함하는지 여부, 담배체와 액상 에어로졸 조성물의 위치, 담배체와 겔상 에어로졸 발생기질의 위치에 따라 반사신호, 반사계수, 투과계수, 방사패턴이 상이하게 나타날 수 있으며, 예를 들어 에어로졸 형성기재에 대해 에어로졸 형성기재 제조사에 의해 정해진 반사신호, 반사계수, 투과계수, 방사패턴의 값 또는 각각의 평균값을 미리 허용범위로 저장해 두고, 감지 수단(11)에 의해 측정된 값과 비교하여 이에 따라 후속 히팅 동작을 제어할 수 있다. 예를 들어 미리 설정에 의해 액상 조성물 또는 겔상 에어로졸 발생기질을 포함하는 경우만 히팅 동작을 수행하거나 액상 조성물 또는 겔상 에어로졸 발생기질을 포함하는 경우 히팅 동작을 수행하지 않거나 에어로졸 형성기재 제조사의 요청에 따라 전용 에어로졸 형성기재인 경우만 히팅 동작을 수행하도록 허용범위를 저장하고 히팅을 제어할 수 있다. 또한 에어로졸 형성기재(11)의 종류에 따라 제조사에 의해 정해진 해당 허용범위를 미리 각각 저장하고 히팅을 제어할 수도 있다.4 is a block diagram illustrating a portable aerosol generating device having a function of detecting an aerosol-forming substrate according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, a portable aerosol generator 10 having an aerosol-forming substrate detection function according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a heater 14 that generates heat when current is applied as in the embodiment described with reference to FIG. , The battery 16 for supplying power to the heater 14, the cavity 13 for accommodating the aerosol-forming substrate 11 heated by the heater 14, and the material accommodated in the cavity 13 Whether or not the aerosol-forming substrate 11 is accommodated in the cavity 13 by a signal input from the sensing means 17 according to the sensing means 17 for sensing a plurality of electromagnetic characteristics and according to the power input or during the heating operation, or It includes a microcontroller 15 that determines the type of the aerosol-forming substrate 11 and controls the subsequent heating operation. The sensing means 17 is a three-port antenna having a transmitting antenna port 17-1, a receiving antenna port 17-2, and an antenna port 17-3 for Bluetooth. Therefore, it is possible to perform a wireless communication function with an external device 20 such as a smart phone 20 and a sensing function of the aerosol-forming substrate 11 with one antenna. When electromagnetic waves are radiated from the transmitting antenna port 17-1 under the control of the microcontroller 15, a signal reflected from the receiving antenna port 17-2 is received and transmitted to the microcontroller 15, The microcontroller 15 determines whether the aerosol-forming substrate 11 is based on a signal received from the receiving antenna port 17-2. In general, as electromagnetic characteristics according to materials, antenna characteristics include reflection signals, reflection coefficients, transmission coefficients, radiation patterns, etc., and antenna characteristics differ depending on the presence or absence of substances and properties of substances. In the case of a reflected signal, the intensity of the reflected signal varies depending on the properties of the material. For example, in the case of water and oil, the signal reflected by the substance before returning is the same, but the signal reflected from the substance after reflection is different. The reflection coefficient and transmission coefficient are characteristics that can be obtained by using an antenna, and the reflection coefficient and transmission coefficient are different depending on the material, and the radiation pattern is the expression of the radiation power from the antenna as a function of direction, and the radiation pattern varies depending on the material. . The microcontroller 15 determines whether the aerosol-forming substrate 11 is accommodated in the cavity 13 according to the reflection signal, reflection coefficient, transmission coefficient, and radiation pattern, and the microcontroller 15 refers to FIG. 2. Among the various aerosol-forming substrates 11 described above, the allowable range for a plurality of electromagnetic characteristics determined by the manufacturer of the aerosol-forming substrate 11, for example, reflection signal, reflection coefficient, transmission coefficient, and radiation pattern, as necessary. Is saved in advance. For example, whether it contains a liquid composition or a gel-like aerosol-generating substrate or whether it contains only a cigarette body, the location of the cigarette body and the liquid aerosol composition, the reflection signal and the reflection coefficient depending on the location of the cigarette body and the gel-like aerosol-generating substrate , Transmission coefficient, radiation pattern may appear differently.For example, the values of the reflection signal, reflection coefficient, transmission coefficient, radiation pattern or the average value of each determined by the manufacturer of the aerosol-forming material for the aerosol-forming material may be set within the allowable range in advance. It is stored and compared with the value measured by the sensing means 11, and accordingly, the subsequent heating operation can be controlled. For example, if the heating operation is performed only when a liquid composition or a gel-like aerosol-generating substrate is included according to a preset setting, or when a liquid composition or a gel-like aerosol-generating substrate is included, the heating operation is not performed or the aerosol-forming substrate manufacturer's request is exclusively used. Only in the case of an aerosol-forming substrate, the allowable range can be stored and the heating can be controlled to perform the heating operation. In addition, depending on the type of the aerosol-forming substrate 11, each of the allowable ranges determined by the manufacturer may be stored in advance and heating may be controlled.
도 5는 본 발명의 또 다른 실시예에 따른 에어로졸 형성기재 감지 기능을 갖는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치를 설명하기 위한 블록도이다. 도 5를 참조하면, 본 발명의 또 다른 실시예에 따른 에어로졸 형성기재 감지 기능을 갖는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치(10)는 전류를 인가하면 발열하는 히터(14)와, 히터(14)에 전력을 공급하는 배터리(16)와, 히터(14)에 의해 가열되는 에어로졸 형성기재(11)를 수용하기 위한 공동(13)과, 공동(13)에 수용하는 물질에 따른 복수의 전자기적 특성을 감지하는 감지 수단(17)과, 전원 입력에 따라 또는 히팅 동작 중에, 감지 수단(17)으로부터 입력되는 신호에 의해 공동(13)으로의 에어로졸 형성기재(11) 수용 여부 또는 에어로졸 형성기재(11)의 종류를 판단해서 후속 히팅 동작을 제어하는 마이크로컨트롤러(15)를 포함한다. 여기서 히터(14)는 유도 코일형 히터이고, 감지 수단(17)은 히터(14)와 연결되는 인덕턴스 및 캐피시턴스 감지 센서로 이루어진다. 또한 공동(13) 내에 에어로졸 형성기재(11)가 삽입되는 도전체(19)를 구비하고, 히터(14)는 도전체(19)를 감싸도록 설치하여, 예를 들어 에어로졸 형성기재(11)가 공동(13) 내부로 인입되어 원통 형태로 중공이 형성된 도전체(19)에 삽입되고, 히팅 동작을 시작하면 도전체(19)는 히터(14)로부터 열에너지를 전달받아서 에어로졸 형성기재(11)를 가열하여 에어로졸이 발생한다. 히터(14)는 감지 수단(17)인 인덕턴스 및 캐패시턴스 감지 센서와 전기적으로 연결되며 인덕턴스 및 캐패시턴스 감지 센서에서 측정된 인덕턴스값 및/또는 캐패시턴스값은 마이크로컨트롤러(15)로 입력된다. 에어로졸 형성기재(11)가 원통 형태로 중공이 형성된 도전체(19)에 삽입되어 도전체(19)에 접촉하면 히터(14)로부터 감지 수단(17)인 인덕턴스 및 캐패시턴스 감지 센서에 의해 측정되는 인덕턴스값 및/또는 캐패시턴스값이 변화하게 된다. 실시예에 따라 도전체(19)는 서셉터로서 자기장에 의해 와류(eddy current)를 발생시켜 열에너지를 방출할 수 있는 물질로 이루어질 수도 있다. 따라서 유도 코일형 히터(14)를 도전체(19)와 소정 간격을 두고 서셉터인 도전체(19)에 자기장에 의해 와류(eddy current)를 발생시켜 에어로졸 형성기재(11)를 가열하는 것도 가능하다. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a portable aerosol generating device having a function of detecting an aerosol-forming material according to another embodiment of the present invention. 5, a portable aerosol generating device 10 having a function of detecting an aerosol-forming material according to another embodiment of the present invention supplies power to a heater 14 and heater 14 that generates heat when an electric current is applied. The battery 16 and the cavity 13 for accommodating the aerosol-forming material 11 heated by the heater 14, and a plurality of electromagnetic characteristics according to the material accommodated in the cavity 13 The means 17 and whether or not the aerosol-forming substrate 11 is accommodated in the cavity 13 or the type of the aerosol-forming substrate 11 is determined by a signal input from the sensing means 17 during a power input or during a heating operation. It includes a microcontroller 15 that determines and controls the subsequent heating operation. Here, the heater 14 is an induction coil type heater, and the sensing means 17 is composed of an inductance and capacitance sensing sensor connected to the heater 14. In addition, a conductor 19 into which the aerosol-forming base 11 is inserted is provided in the cavity 13, and the heater 14 is installed to surround the conductor 19, for example, the aerosol-forming base 11 It is introduced into the cavity 13 and inserted into the conductor 19 having a hollow shape in a cylindrical shape, and when the heating operation starts, the conductor 19 receives heat energy from the heater 14 to transfer the aerosol-forming substrate 11. Heating generates an aerosol. The heater 14 is electrically connected to an inductance and capacitance detection sensor, which is a sensing means 17, and an inductance value and/or a capacitance value measured by the inductance and capacitance detection sensor is input to the microcontroller 15. When the aerosol-forming substrate 11 is inserted into the conductor 19 having a hollow shape in a cylindrical shape and comes into contact with the conductor 19, the inductance measured by the inductance sensor 17, which is the sensing means 17 from the heater 14, and the inductance measured by the capacitance detection sensor The value and/or the capacitance value changes. Depending on the embodiment, the conductor 19 may be made of a material capable of emitting thermal energy by generating an eddy current by a magnetic field as a susceptor. Therefore, it is possible to heat the aerosol-forming substrate 11 by generating an eddy current by a magnetic field in the susceptor conductor 19 with the induction coil heater 14 at a predetermined distance from the conductor 19 Do.
물질에 따른 전자기적 특성으로서 인덕턴스값과 캐시턴스값은 상이하게 나타난다. 마이크로컨트롤러(15)는 인덕턴스값 및 캐패신턴스값의 변화에 따라 에어로졸 형성기재(11)가 공동(13)에 수용됬는지 여부를 판단하는데, 마이크로컨트롤러(15)에는 도 2를 참조하여 상술한 여러가지 에어로졸 형성기재(11) 중 필요에 따라 예를 들어 에어로졸 형성기재(11) 제조사에 의해 정해진 복수의 전자기적 특성, 예들 들어 인덕턴스값 및 캐패시전스값의 변화량에 대해 허용 범위를 미리 저장해 둔다. 예를 들어 액상 조성물을 포함하는지 여부 또는 겔상 에어로졸 발생기질을 포함하는지 여부 또는 담배체만 포함하는지 여부, 담배체와 액상 에어로졸 조성물의 위치, 담배체와 겔상 에어로졸 발생기질의 위치에 따라 인덕턴스값 및 캐패시턴스값의 변화량이 상이하게 나타날 수 있으며, 예를 들어 에어로졸 형성기재(11)에 대해 에어로졸 형성기재(11) 제조사에 의해 정해진 인덕턴스값 및 캐패시턴스값의 변화량에 대해 허용범위를 미리 저장해 두고, 감지 수단(11)에 의해 측정된 인덕턴스값 및 캐패시턴스값의 변화량과 비교하여 이에 따라 후속 히팅 동작을 제어할 수 있다. 예를 들어 미리 설정에 의해 액상 조성물 또는 겔상 에어로졸 발생기질을 포함하는 경우만 히팅 동작을 수행하거나 액상 조성물 또는 겔상 에어로졸 발생기질을 포함하는 경우 히팅 동작을 수행하지 않거나 에어로졸 형성기재 제조사의 요청에 따라 전용 에어로졸 형성기재인 경우만 히팅 동작을 수행하도록 허용범위를 저장하고 히팅을 제어할 수 있다. 또한 에어로졸 형성기재(11)의 종류에 따라 제조사에 의해 정해진 해당 허용범위를 미리 각각 저장하고 히팅을 제어할 수도 있다.As an electromagnetic characteristic according to the material, the inductance value and the cachetance value appear differently. The microcontroller 15 determines whether the aerosol-forming substrate 11 is accommodated in the cavity 13 according to the change of the inductance value and the capacitance value. The microcontroller 15 Among the aerosol-forming substrates 11, if necessary, an allowable range for a plurality of electromagnetic characteristics determined by the manufacturer of the aerosol-forming substrate 11, for example, inductance value and capacitance value, is stored in advance. For example, inductance value and capacitance value depending on whether it contains a liquid composition or a gel-like aerosol-generating substrate or whether it contains only a cigarette body, the location of the cigarette body and the liquid aerosol composition, and the location of the cigarette body and the gel-like aerosol-generating substrate The amount of change of the aerosol-forming base 11 may appear differently, for example, the allowable range for the change in the inductance value and the capacitance value determined by the manufacturer of the aerosol-forming base 11 for the aerosol-forming base 11 is stored in advance, and the detection means 11 ), it is possible to control the subsequent heating operation according to the comparison with the amount of change in the inductance value and the capacitance value measured by ). For example, if the heating operation is performed only when a liquid composition or a gel-like aerosol-generating substrate is included according to a preset setting, or when a liquid composition or a gel-like aerosol-generating substrate is included, the heating operation is not performed or the aerosol-forming substrate manufacturer's request is exclusively used. Only in the case of an aerosol-forming substrate, the allowable range can be stored and the heating can be controlled to perform the heating operation. In addition, depending on the type of the aerosol-forming substrate 11, each of the allowable ranges determined by the manufacturer may be stored in advance and heating may be controlled.
도 6은 본 발명에 따른 에어로졸 형성기재 감지 기능을 갖는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치의 운용방법을 설명하기 위한 플로우 챠트의 일례이고 도 3 또는 도 4의 실시예에 따른 에어로졸 형성기재 감지 기능을 갖는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치(10)의 운용방법의 일례를 설명하기 위한 플로우 챠트이다.6 is an example of a flow chart for explaining a method of operating a portable aerosol generating device having an aerosol-forming material detection function according to the present invention, and portable aerosol generation having a function of detecting an aerosol-forming material according to the embodiment of FIG. 3 or 4 It is a flow chart for explaining an example of the operating method of the apparatus 10.
도 6을 참조하면 본 발명에 따른 에어로졸 형성기재 감지 기능을 갖는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치(10)의 운용방법은 구동 시작 조작 단계와, 복수의 전자기적 특성 측정 단계와, 측정된 복수의 전자기적 특성과 미리 저장된 복수의 전자기적 특성 허용 범위를 비교하는 단계와, 히팅 제어 단계를 포함한다. Referring to FIG. 6, the method of operating the portable aerosol generating device 10 having an aerosol-forming substrate detection function according to the present invention includes a driving start operation step, a plurality of electromagnetic characteristics measurement steps, a plurality of measured electromagnetic characteristics, and Comparing a plurality of pre-stored electromagnetic property allowable ranges, and a heating control step.
(A)에서 예를 들어 미도시된 버튼을 조작하여 구동을 시작하면, (B)에서 감지 수단(17)은 공동(13)에 수용된 물질의 전자기적 특성으로서 반사신호, 반사계수, 투과계수와 같은 안테나 특성을 측정하고, (C)에서 마이크로컨트롤러(15)는 감지 수단(17)으로부터 입력된 신호에 따라 각각의 반사신호, 반사계수, 투과계수와 같은 안테나 특성이 각각 미리 저장된 복수의 허용범위인지 여부를 판단하는데, 미리 저장된 복수의 허용 범위는 복수의 안테나 특성의 평균값을 측정하여 설정 및 저장한 각각의 허용범위이고, 만약 각각의 안테나 특성이 전부 허용범위이면 에어로졸 형성기재(11)가 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치(10)의 공동(13)에 수용됬다고 판단하여 (D)에서 마이크로컨트롤러(15)는 히터(20)를 온(ON)되게 제어한 후 기설정된 대로 히팅 동작을 제어하고, 만약 (E)에서 각각의 안테나 특성이 하나라도 허용범위가 아니면 마이크로컨트롤러(15)는 에어로졸 형성기재(11)가 공동(13)에 수용되지 않은 것으로 판단하여 히터(14)를 오프(OFF)되게 제어한다. 실시예에 따라 상술한 안테나 특성으로서는 반사신호, 반사계수, 투과계수에 방사패턴을 안테나 특성으로 추가하여 적용할 수 있으며, 상술한 측정된 복수의 전자기적 특성과 미리 저장된 복수의 전자기적 특성 허용 범위를 비교하는 단계에서 각각의 안테나 특성이 전부 허용범위일 때 에어로졸 형성기재(11)가 공동(13)에 수용된 것으로 판단했으나, 실시예에 따라서, 복수의 안테나 특성 중 두 개 이상이 허용범위이면 에어로졸 형성기재(11)가 공동(13)에 수용된 것으로 판단할 수도 있다.In (A), for example, when driving is started by manipulating a button not shown, in (B) the sensing means 17 are the electromagnetic properties of the material accommodated in the cavity 13, and the reflection signal, reflection coefficient, transmission coefficient and The same antenna characteristics are measured, and in (C), the microcontroller 15 has a plurality of allowable ranges each of which antenna characteristics such as reflection signals, reflection coefficients, and transmission coefficients are stored in advance according to the signals input from the sensing means 17. Whether or not it is determined whether or not, the plurality of pre-stored allowable ranges are each allowable range set and stored by measuring the average value of the plurality of antenna characteristics, and if all of the antenna characteristics are within the allowable range, the aerosol-forming substrate 11 is portable. It is determined that it is accommodated in the cavity 13 of the aerosol generating device 10, and in (D) the microcontroller 15 controls the heater 20 to be ON, and then controls the heating operation as preset, if ( In E), if at least one antenna characteristic is not within the allowable range, the microcontroller 15 determines that the aerosol-forming substrate 11 is not accommodated in the cavity 13 and controls the heater 14 to be turned off. . Depending on the embodiment, the antenna characteristics described above may be applied by adding a radiation pattern as an antenna characteristic to the reflection signal, reflection coefficient, and transmission coefficient, and a plurality of measured electromagnetic characteristics and a plurality of previously stored electromagnetic characteristics allowable range In the comparing step, it was determined that the aerosol-forming substrate 11 was accommodated in the cavity 13 when all of the antenna characteristics were within the allowable range, but according to the embodiment, if two or more of the plurality of antenna characteristics were within the allowable range, the aerosol It may be determined that the forming base 11 is accommodated in the cavity 13.
실시예에 따라 미리 저장된 복수의 전자기적 특성 허용범위는 예를 들어 액상 조성물 또는 겔상 에어로졸 발생기질을 포함하는 경우만 에어로졸 형성기재(11)로 감지하도록 설정하거나, 액상 조성물 또는 겔상 에어로졸 발생기질을 포함하는 경우 에어로졸 형성기재(11)로 감지하지 않도록 설정하거나 에어로졸 형성기재(11) 제조사의 요청에 따라 전용 에어로졸 형성기재(11)인 경우만 에어로졸 형성기재(11)로 감지하도록 설정할 수 있다. According to an embodiment, a plurality of pre-stored electromagnetic properties allowable ranges are set to be detected by the aerosol-forming substrate 11 only when, for example, a liquid composition or a gel-like aerosol-generating substrate is included, or include a liquid composition or a gel-like aerosol-generating substrate. In this case, it may be set not to be detected by the aerosol-forming base 11, or at the request of the aerosol-forming base 11, only the case of the aerosol-forming base 11 may be set to be detected as the aerosol-forming base 11.
또한 실시예에 따라 만약 에어로졸 형성기재(11)의 종류에 따라 해당 허용범위가 각각 설정 및 저장되어 있으면 (C)에서 마이크로컨트롤러는 감지 수단(17)으로부터 입력된 신호에 따라 각각의 반사신호, 반사계수, 투과계수와 같은 안테나 특성이 어느 허용범위에 해당하는지 여부를 확인하여 에어로졸 형성기재(11)의 종류를 판단한다. 만약 각각의 안테나 특성이 설정된 어느 특정 에어로졸 형성기재(11)에 대한 허용범위이면 그 허용범위에 해당하는 에어로졸 형성기재(11)가 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치(10)의 공동(13)에 수용됬다고 판단하여 (D)에서 마이크로컨트롤러(15)는 히터(20)를 온(ON)되게 제어한 후 에어로졸 형성기재(11)의 종류에 따라 기설정된 대로 히팅 동작을 제어한다. 만약 (E)에서 각각의 안테나 특성이 하나라도 어느 허용범위가 아니면 마이크로컨트롤러(15)는 에어로졸 형성기재(11)가 공동(13)에 수용되지 않은 것으로 판단하여 히터(14)를 오프(OFF)되게 제어한다. In addition, according to the embodiment, if the permissible ranges are set and stored according to the type of the aerosol-forming substrate 11, in (C), the microcontroller is used for each reflection signal and reflection signal according to the signal input from the sensing means 17. The type of the aerosol-forming substrate 11 is determined by checking whether the antenna characteristics such as coefficient and transmission coefficient fall within an allowable range. If each antenna characteristic is within the allowable range for a specific aerosol-forming substrate 11, it is determined that the aerosol-forming substrate 11 corresponding to the allowable range is accommodated in the cavity 13 of the portable aerosol-generating device 10. In (D), the microcontroller 15 controls the heater 20 to be ON, and then controls the heating operation as preset according to the type of the aerosol-forming substrate 11. If at least one of the antenna characteristics in (E) is not within any allowable range, the microcontroller 15 determines that the aerosol-forming substrate 11 is not accommodated in the cavity 13 and turns off the heater 14. I control it.
도 7은 본 발명에 따른 에어로졸 형성기재 감지 기능을 갖는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치의 운용방법을 설명하기 위한 플로우 챠트의 다른 일례이고 본 발명의 도 5의 실시예에 따른 에어로졸 형성기재 감지 기능을 갖는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치(10)의 운용방법의 일례를 설명하기 위한 플로우 챠트이다. 도 7을 참조하면 본 발명에 따른 에어로졸 형성기재 감지 기능을 갖는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치의 운용방법은 구동 시작 조작 단계와, 복수의 전자기적 특성 측정 단계와, 측정된 복수의 전자기적 특성과 미리 저장된 복수의 전자기적 특성 허용 범위를 비교하는 단계와, 히팅 제어 단계를 포함한다. 7 is another example of a flow chart for explaining a method of operating a portable aerosol generating device having an aerosol-forming material detection function according to the present invention, and a portable aerosol having an aerosol-forming material detection function according to the embodiment of FIG. 5 of the present invention It is a flow chart for explaining an example of an operating method of the generator 10. Referring to FIG. 7, a method of operating a portable aerosol generator having a function of detecting an aerosol-forming substance according to the present invention includes a driving start operation step, a plurality of electromagnetic characteristics measurement steps, a plurality of measured electromagnetic characteristics and a plurality of pre-stored Comparing the allowable range of electromagnetic properties, and a heating control step.
(A)에서 예를 들어 미도시된 버튼을 조작하여 구동을 시작하면, (B)에서 감지 수단(17)은 공동(13)에 수용된 물질의 전자기적 특성으로서 인덕턴스값을 측정하고, (C)에서 마이크로컨트롤러(15)는 감지 수단(17)으로부터 입력된 신호에 따라 인덕턴스값의 변화량이 미리 저장된 전자기적 특성 허용범위 중 인덕턴스값의 변화량의 허용범위인지 판단한다. 만약 (C)에서 인덕턴스값의 변화량이 허용범위이면 (D)에서 감지 수단(17)은 공동(13)에 수용된 물질의 전자기적 특성으로서 캐패시턴스값을 측정하며, 만약 (C)에서 인덕턴스값의 변화량이 허용범위가 아니면 (F)에서 마이크로컨트롤러(15)는 히팅을 중지하도록 제어한다. (E)에서 마이크로컨트롤러(15)는 감지 수단(17)으로부터 입력된 신호에 따라 캐패시턴스값의 변화량이 미리 저장된 전자기적 특성 허용범위 중 캐패시턴스값의 변화량의 허용범위인지 판단한다. 만약 (E)에서 캐패시턴스값의 변화량이 허용범위이면 (G)에서 마이크로컨트롤러(15)는 기설정된 대로 히팅 동작을 하도록 제어하고, 만약 (E)에서 캐패시턴스값의 변화량이 허용범위이가 아니면 (F)에서 마이크로컨트롤러(15)는 히팅을 중지하도록 제어한다. In (A), for example, when driving is started by operating a button not shown, in (B) the sensing means 17 measures an inductance value as an electromagnetic property of the material contained in the cavity 13, and (C) At, the microcontroller 15 determines whether the amount of change in the inductance value is the allowable range of the change amount of the inductance value among the allowable ranges of electromagnetic characteristics stored in advance according to the signal input from the sensing means 17. If the amount of change in the inductance value in (C) is within the allowable range, the sensing means 17 in (D) measures the capacitance value as the electromagnetic property of the material accommodated in the cavity 13, and if in (C) the amount of change in the inductance value If it is not within this allowable range, the microcontroller 15 controls heating to stop at (F). In (E), the microcontroller 15 determines whether the amount of change in the capacitance value in accordance with the signal input from the sensing means 17 is the allowable range of the amount of change in the capacitance value among the allowable ranges of previously stored electromagnetic characteristics. If the amount of change in the capacitance value in (E) is within the allowable range, the microcontroller 15 in (G) controls the heating operation as set, and if the change in the capacitance value in (E) is not within the allowable range, (F) In the microcontroller 15 is controlled to stop heating.
실시예에 따라 미리 저장된 복수의 전자기적 특성 허용범위는 예를 들어 액상 조성물 또는 겔상 에어로졸 발생기질을 포함하는 경우만 에어로졸 형성기재(11)로 감지하도록 설정하거나, 액상 조성물 또는 겔상 에어로졸 발생기질을 포함하는 경우 에어로졸 형성기재(11)로 감지하지 않도록 설정하거나, 에어로졸 형성기재(11) 제조사의 요청에 따라 전용 에어로졸 형성기재(11)인 경우만 에어로졸 형성기재(11)로 감지하도록 설정할 수 있다. According to an embodiment, a plurality of pre-stored electromagnetic properties allowable ranges are set to be detected by the aerosol-forming substrate 11 only when, for example, a liquid composition or a gel-like aerosol-generating substrate is included, or include a liquid composition or a gel-like aerosol-generating substrate. In this case, it may be set not to be detected by the aerosol-forming base 11, or at the request of the manufacturer of the aerosol-forming base 11, only the case of the aerosol-forming base 11 may be set to be detected as the aerosol-forming base 11.
또한 실시예에 따라 만약 에어로졸 형성기재(11)의 종류에 따라 해당 허용범위가 각각 설정 및 저장되어 있으면 (C)에서 마이크로컨트롤러(15)는 감지 수단(17)으로부터 입력된 신호에 따라 인덕턴스값의 변화량이 어느 특정 에어로졸 형성기재(11)에 대한 허용범위인지 확인하고 (E)에서 마이크로컨트롤러(15)는 감지 수단(17)으로부터 입력된 신호에 따라 캐패시턴스값의 변화량이 어느 특정 에어로졸 형성기재(11)에 대한 허용범위인지 확인하여 에어로졸 형성기재(11)의 종류를 판단한다. 만약 각각의 인덕턴스값의 변화량과 캐패시턴스값의 변화량이 각각 설정된 어느 특정 에어로졸 형성기재(11)에 대한 허용범위이면 그 허용범위에 해당하는 에어로졸 형성기재(11)가 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치(10)의 공동(13)에 수용됬다고 판단하여 (G)에서 마이크로컨트롤러(15)는 에어로졸 형성기재(11)의 종류에 따라 기설정된 대로 히팅 동작을 하도록 제어한다. 만약 (C)에서 인덕턴스값의 변화량이 어느 허용범위에도 해당하지 않거나 (E)에서 캐패시턴스값의 변화량이 어느 허용범위에도 해당하지 않으면 (F)에서 마이크로컨트롤러(15)는 히팅을 중지하도록 제어한다. In addition, according to the embodiment, if the permissible ranges are set and stored respectively according to the type of the aerosol-forming substrate 11, the microcontroller 15 in (C) is the inductance value according to the signal input from the sensing means 17. Check which specific aerosol-forming substrate (11) the amount of change is within the allowable range, and in (E), the microcontroller (15) determines which specific aerosol-forming substrate (11) the amount of change in the capacitance value according to the signal input from the sensing means (17). ) To determine the type of aerosol-forming substrate (11). If the amount of change in each inductance value and the amount of change in capacitance value are within the allowable range for a specific aerosol-forming material 11, respectively, the aerosol-forming material 11 corresponding to the allowable range is the cavity of the portable aerosol-generating device 10. It is determined that it is accommodated in (13), and in (G) the microcontroller 15 controls the heating operation to be performed as preset according to the type of the aerosol-forming substrate 11. If the amount of change in the inductance value in (C) does not fall within any allowable range, or if the amount of change in capacitance value in (E) does not fall within any allowable range, in (F), the microcontroller 15 controls to stop heating.
본 발명은 상술한 특정의 바람직한 실시예에 한정되지 아니하며, 청구범위에서 청구하는 본 발명의 요지를 벗어남이 없이 당해 발명이 속하는 기술분야에서 통상의 지식을 가진 자라면 누구든지 다양한 변형실시가 가능한 것은 물론이고, 그와 같은 변경은 청구범위 기재의 범위 내에 있게 된다. The present invention is not limited to the specific preferred embodiments described above, and any person of ordinary skill in the technical field to which the present invention pertains without departing from the gist of the present invention claimed in the claims can implement various modifications. Of course, such changes are within the scope of the claims.
본 발명에 따르면 공동에 수용하는 물질에 따른 복수의 전자기적 특성을 감지하는 감지 수단으로서 안테나를 구비하여 에어로졸 형성기재 수용 여부를 판단해서 히팅을 제어할 수 있는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치를 제공할 수 있다.According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a portable aerosol generator capable of controlling heating by determining whether or not to accommodate an aerosol-forming material by providing an antenna as a sensing means for sensing a plurality of electromagnetic characteristics according to a material accommodated in the cavity.
본 발명에 따르면 히터와 연결되는 인덕턴스 및 캐피시턴스 감지 센서로 이루어지는 감지 수단을 구비하여 에어로졸 형성기재 수용 여부를 판단해서 히팅을 제어할 수 있는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치를 제공할 수 있다.According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a portable aerosol generating device capable of controlling heating by determining whether or not to accommodate an aerosol-forming substrate by including a sensing means including an inductance and capacitance sensor connected to a heater.

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  1. 전류를 인가하면 발열하는 히터와,A heater that generates heat when current is applied,
    히터에 전력을 공급하는 배터리와,A battery that supplies power to the heater,
    히터에 의해 가열되는 에어로졸 형성기재를 수용하기 위한 공동과,A cavity for receiving the aerosol-forming material heated by the heater,
    공동에 수용하는 물질에 따른 복수의 전자기적 특성을 감지하는 감지 수단과,Sensing means for sensing a plurality of electromagnetic characteristics according to the material accommodated in the cavity,
    전원 입력에 따라 또는 히팅 동작 중에, 감지 수단으로부터 입력되는 신호에 따라 공동으로의 에어로졸 형성기재 수용 여부 또는 에어로졸 형성기재의 종류를 판단해서 후속 히팅 동작을 제어하는 마이크로컨트롤러를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 에어로졸 형성기재 감지 기능을 갖는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치. An aerosol comprising a microcontroller for controlling a subsequent heating operation by determining whether the aerosol-forming material is commonly accepted or the type of the aerosol-forming material according to a power input or during a heating operation, according to a signal input from a sensing means. A portable aerosol generator with a function of detecting the formation base.
  2. 제1항에 있어서,The method of claim 1,
    감지 수단은 안테나이고, 안테나는 송신용 안테나와 수신용 안테나를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 에어로졸 형성기재 감지 기능을 갖는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치. A portable aerosol generator having a function of detecting an aerosol-forming material, characterized in that the sensing means is an antenna, and the antenna includes a transmitting antenna and a receiving antenna.
  3. 제2항에 있어서,The method of claim 2,
    감지 수단은 복수의 전자기적 특성으로서 반사신호, 반사계수, 투과계수, 방사패턴 중 적어도 두 개 이상을 감지하는 것을 특징으로 하는 에어로졸 형성기재 감지 기능을 갖는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치. The sensing means detects at least two or more of a reflection signal, a reflection coefficient, a transmission coefficient, and a radiation pattern as a plurality of electromagnetic characteristics. A portable aerosol generator having a function of detecting an aerosol-forming material.
  4. 제1항에 있어서,The method of claim 1,
    히터는 유도 코일형 히터이고, 감지 수단은 히터와 연결되는 인덕턴스 및 캐피시턴스 감지 센서로 이루어지는 것을 특징으로 하는 에어로졸 형성기재 감지 기능을 갖는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치. The heater is an induction coil type heater, and the sensing means is a portable aerosol generating device having an aerosol-forming material detection function, characterized in that it comprises an inductance and a capacitance sensor connected to the heater.
  5. 제4항에 있어서,The method of claim 4,
    공동 내에 에어로졸 형성기재가 삽입되는 도전체를 구비하고, 히터는 도전체를 감싸도록 설치하는 것을 특징으로 하는 에어로졸 형성기재 감지 기능을 갖는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치.A portable aerosol-generating device having a function of detecting an aerosol-forming material, comprising a conductor into which an aerosol-forming material is inserted into the cavity, and the heater is installed to surround the conductive material.
  6. 제5항에 있어서,The method of claim 5,
    도전체는 서셉터로서 자기장에 의해 와류(eddy current)를 발생시켜 열에너지를 방출할 수 있는 물질로 이루어지고, 히터는 도전체와 소정 간격을 두고 설치한 것을 특징으로 하는 에어로졸 형성기재 감지 기능을 갖는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치.The conductor is a susceptor and is made of a material capable of emitting thermal energy by generating an eddy current by a magnetic field, and the heater has a function of detecting an aerosol-forming material, characterized in that it is installed at a predetermined distance from the conductor. Portable aerosol generator.
  7. 제2항 또는 제3항에 있어서,The method according to claim 2 or 3,
    블루투스(Bluetooth)용 안테나를 더 구비하는 것을 특징으로 하는 에어로졸 형성기재 감지 기능을 갖는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치.Portable aerosol generator having a function of detecting an aerosol-forming material, characterized in that it further comprises an antenna for Bluetooth (Bluetooth).
  8. 제2항 또는 제3항에 있어서,The method according to claim 2 or 3,
    안테나는 송신용 안테나 포트와 수신용 안테나 포트, 블루투스(Bluetooth)용 안테나 포트를 구비한 3포트 안테나인 것을 특징으로 하는 에어로졸 형성기재 감지 기능을 갖는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치.The antenna is a portable aerosol generator having a function of detecting an aerosol-forming material, characterized in that it is a three-port antenna having a transmitting antenna port, a receiving antenna port, and an antenna port for Bluetooth.
  9. 구동 시작 조작 단계와,Operation step of starting the drive,
    복수의 전자기적 특성 측정 단계와, A plurality of steps of measuring electromagnetic properties,
    측정된 복수의 전자기적 특성과 미리 저장된 복수의 전자기적 특성 허용 범위를 비교하는 단계와, Comparing a plurality of measured electromagnetic properties and a plurality of pre-stored electromagnetic property tolerance ranges,
    히팅 제어 단계를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 에어로졸 형성기재 감지 기능을 갖는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치의 운용방법. A method of operating a portable aerosol generating device having a function of detecting an aerosol-forming material comprising a heating control step.
  10. 제9항에 있어서, The method of claim 9,
    미리 저장된 복수의 전자기적 특성 허용 범위는 복수의 안테나 특성의 평균값을 측정하여 설정 및 저장한 각각의 허용범위이고, 복수의 전자기적 특성 측정 단계는 복수의 안테나 특성을 측정하는 단계를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 에어로졸 형성기재 감지 기능을 갖는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치의 운용방법. The plurality of pre-stored allowable ranges of electromagnetic characteristics are each allowable range set and stored by measuring the average value of the plurality of antenna characteristics, and the step of measuring the plurality of electromagnetic characteristics includes measuring the characteristics of a plurality of antennas. A method of operating a portable aerosol generating device having a function of detecting an aerosol-forming substrate.
  11. 제10항에 있어서,The method of claim 10,
    측정된 복수의 전자기적 특성과 미리 저장된 복수의 전자기적 특성 허용 범위를 비교하는 단계는 측정된 복수의 안테나 특성이 각각 허용범위인지 판단하는 단계를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 에어로졸 형성기재 감지 기능을 갖는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치의 운용방법.Comparing the plurality of measured electromagnetic properties and the plurality of pre-stored electromagnetic property allowable ranges comprises determining whether the measured plurality of antenna characteristics are each allowable range. How to operate a portable aerosol generator.
  12. 제10항 또는 제11항에 있어서,The method of claim 10 or 11,
    복수의 안테나 특성은 반사신호, 반사계수, 투과계수, 방사패턴 중 적어도 두 개 이상인 것을 특징으로 하는 에어로졸 형성기재 감지 기능을 갖는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치의 운용방법. A method of operating a portable aerosol generator having a function of detecting an aerosol-forming material, characterized in that the plurality of antenna characteristics are at least two or more of a reflection signal, a reflection coefficient, a transmission coefficient, and a radiation pattern.
  13. 제12항에 있어서,The method of claim 12,
    히팅 제어 단계는 측정된 복수의 안테나 특성이 전부 허용범위이면 히터를 온(ON)되게 제어하고, 측정된 복수의 안테나 특성 중 하나라도 허용범위가 아니면 히터를 오프(OFF)되게 제어하는 단계를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 에어로졸 형성기재 감지 기능을 갖는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치의 운용방법.The heating control step includes controlling the heater to be turned on if all the measured antenna characteristics are within the allowable range, and controlling the heater to be turned off if any of the measured antenna characteristics are not within the allowable range. A method of operating a portable aerosol generator having a function of detecting an aerosol-forming substance, characterized in that.
  14. 제12항에 있어서,The method of claim 12,
    히팅 제어 단계는 측정된 복수의 안테나 특성 중 적어도 두 개 이상이 허용범위이면 히터를 온(ON)되게 제어하고, 측정된 복수의 안테나 특성 중 두 개 이상이 허용범위가 아니면 히터를 오프(OFF)되게 제어하는 것을 특징으로 하는 에어로졸 형성기재 감지 기능을 갖는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치의 운용방법.In the heating control step, if at least two of the measured antenna characteristics are within the allowable range, the heater is controlled to be ON, and if at least two of the measured antenna characteristics are not within the allowable range, the heater is turned off. A method of operating a portable aerosol generating device having a function of detecting an aerosol-forming substrate, characterized in that the control is performed.
  15. 제9항에 있어서,The method of claim 9,
    미리 저장된 복수의 전자기적 특성 허용 범위는 미리 저장한 인덕턴스값의 변화량의 허용범위와 캐패시턴스값의 변화량의 허용 범위이고, 복수의 전자기적 특성 측정 단계는 인던턴스값과 캐패시턴스값의 변화량을 측정하는 단계이고, 측정된 복수의 전자기적 특성과 미리 저장된 복수의 전자기적 특성 허용 범위를 비교하는 단계는 측정된 인덕턴스값의 변화량이 허용범위인지 판단하는 단계와 측정된 캐패시턴스값의 변화량이 허용범위인지 판단하는 단계를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 에어로졸 형성기재 감지 기능을 갖는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치의 운용방법.The allowable range of a plurality of pre-stored electromagnetic characteristics is the allowable range of the change amount of the previously stored inductance value and the allowable range of the change amount of the capacitance value. The step of comparing a plurality of measured electromagnetic characteristics with a plurality of pre-stored allowable ranges of electromagnetic characteristics includes determining whether the amount of change in the measured inductance value is within the allowable range and determining whether the amount of change in the measured capacitance value is within the allowable range. A method of operating a portable aerosol generating device having a function of detecting an aerosol-forming material comprising the step.
  16. 제15항에 있어서,The method of claim 15,
    히팅 제어 단계는 인덕턴스값의 변화량이 허용범위이고 캐패시턴스값의 변화량이 허용범위이면 히팅 동작을 하도록 제어하고, 인덕턴스값의 변화량 또는 캐패시턴스값의 변화량이 허용범위가 아니면 히팅을 중지하도록 제어하는 것을 특징으로 하는 에어로졸 형성기재 감지 기능을 갖는 휴대용 에어로졸 발생장치의 운용방법.In the heating control step, if the change in the inductance value is in the allowable range and the change in the capacitance value is in the allowable range, the heating operation is controlled, and if the change in the inductance value or the change in the capacitance value is not within the allowable range, heating is stopped A method of operating a portable aerosol generating device having a function of detecting an aerosol-forming substrate.
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