WO2023105782A1 - エアロゾル生成装置の電源ユニット、エアロゾル生成装置、及びフィルムヒータ - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a power supply unit for an aerosol generator, an aerosol generator, and a film heater.
- the power supply unit of an aerosol generator such as a heated cigarette is equipped with a heater that heats a capsule or stick containing a flavor source.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a film heater for heating an aerosol-forming substrate, the film heater including an electrically insulating substrate and conductive tracks disposed on the electrically insulating substrate.
- the conductive tracks of US Pat. No. 6,000,004 have a high temperature coefficient of resistance and can act as heaters and temperature sensors.
- the present invention provides a power supply unit for an aerosol generator, an aerosol generator, and a film heater that allow a film heater to be provided with a temperature detection unit without drawing a separate lead wire.
- the power supply unit of the aerosol generator of the present invention comprises: a power supply; a film heater including a pair of electrically insulating substrates and a conductive foil disposed between the pair of electrically insulating substrates;
- a power supply unit for an aerosol generator comprising a temperature detection unit that detects the temperature of the film heater,
- the film heater includes a heater section configured to heat at least one of an aerosol source and a flavor source, and a mounting section on which the temperature detection section is mounted,
- the conductive foil of the film heater is formed with a first conductive track provided on the heater section and a second conductive track provided on the mounting section and connected to the temperature detection section.
- the aerosol generator of the present invention is the above power supply unit; a first cartridge that stores the aerosol source; and a second cartridge that stores the flavor source.
- the film heater of the present invention is A film heater comprising a pair of electrically insulating substrates and a conductive foil disposed between the pair of electrically insulating substrates, a heater section; and a mounting unit for mounting a temperature detection unit that detects the temperature of the heater unit,
- the conductive foil is formed with a first conductive track provided on the heater section and a second conductive track provided on the mounting section and connected to the temperature detection section.
- the film heater can be provided with the temperature detection section without drawing a separate lead wire.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an aerosol generator 10;
- FIG. 3 is another perspective view of the aerosol generator 10.
- FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an aerosol generator 10.
- FIG. 3 is a left side view of the internal unit 2;
- FIG. 4 is a right side view of the internal unit 2.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a heating section 60 and a circuit section 70 of the internal unit 2.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a surface 201 of a main board 20;
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a back surface 202 of the main substrate 20;
- FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a heating unit 60 and a flow path forming body 19 shown in FIG. 6;
- FIG. 3 is a development view of a heater FPC 24 integrally formed with a seat heater HTR. It is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of heater FPC24 and the seat heater HTR.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 10;
- the power supply unit of the aerosol generating device which is one embodiment of the present invention, will be described below with reference to the drawings.
- the aerosol generator 10 is a device for generating flavored aerosol without combustion and inhaling the generated aerosol.
- the aerosol generating device 10 preferably has a size that fits in the hand, and has, for example, a rounded rectangular parallelepiped shape as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 .
- the shape of the aerosol generator 10 is not limited to this, and may be a bar shape, an egg shape, or the like.
- the vertical direction, the front-rear direction, and the left-right direction are referred to in descending order of length.
- front, rear, left, right, upper, and lower are defined as shown in FIGS. is denoted as R, upward as U, and downward as D.
- the aerosol generating device 10 includes a power supply unit 100, a first cartridge 110, and a second cartridge 120.
- the first cartridge 110 and the second cartridge 120 are detachable from the power supply unit 100 .
- the first cartridge 110 and the second cartridge 120 are each replaceable.
- the power supply unit 100 includes an internal unit 2 and a case 3 , and at least part of the internal unit 2 is accommodated in the case 3 .
- the case 3 is composed of a first case 3A and a second case 3B that are detachable in the left-right direction (thickness direction), and the first case 3A and the second case 3B are assembled in the left-right direction (thickness direction).
- the front surface, rear surface, left surface, and right surface of the power supply unit 100 are formed.
- the first case 3A is supported on the left surface of a chassis 50, which will be described later, included in the internal unit 2, and the second case 3B is supported on the right surface of the chassis 50.
- a capsule holder 4 is provided in front of the upper surface of the power supply unit 100 .
- the capsule holder 4 is provided with an opening 4a that opens upward.
- the capsule holder 4 is configured such that the second cartridge 120 can be inserted through the opening 4a.
- a mouthpiece 130 is detachably provided on the second cartridge 120 .
- the upper surface of the power supply unit 100 is formed by an OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode) cover 5 arranged behind the opening 4a, and the lower surface of the power supply unit 100 is a lower cover provided with a charging terminal 1. 8 and a pivotable lower lid 7 .
- OLED Organic Light-Emitting Diode
- an inclined surface that slopes downward toward the rear is provided.
- the inclined surface is provided with an operation section that can be operated by the user.
- the operation unit of the present embodiment is a button type switch BT, but may be configured by a touch panel or the like.
- the operation unit is used to activate/deactivate/operate an MCU (Micro Controller Unit) 6 and various sensors, which will be described later, reflecting the user's intention of use.
- MCU Micro Controller Unit
- the charging terminal 1 accessible from the lower cover 8 is configured to be electrically connectable to an external power supply (not shown) capable of supplying the power supply unit 100 with power for charging the power supply ba included in the battery pack BP.
- the charging terminal 1 is, for example, a receptacle into which a mating plug can be inserted.
- a receptacle into which various USB terminals or the like can be inserted can be used.
- the charging terminal 1 is a USB Type-C receptacle.
- the charging terminal 1 may include, for example, a power receiving coil and be configured to be capable of contactlessly receiving power transmitted from an external power supply.
- the wireless power transfer method in this case may be an electromagnetic induction type, a magnetic resonance type, or a combination of the electromagnetic induction type and the magnetic resonance type.
- the charging terminal 1 may be connectable to various USB terminals and the like, and may have the power receiving coil described above.
- the internal unit 2 includes a battery pack BP, a chassis 50, a heating section 60, a circuit section 70, a notification section, and various sensors.
- the chassis 50 includes a cylindrical cartridge holding portion 51 positioned at the front, a semi-cylindrical battery holding portion 52 positioned at the rear and notched on the left side, and a cartridge holding portion.
- a plate-like connecting portion 53 that connects the portion 51 and the battery holding portion 52, and a motor holding portion 54 that is provided below and to the right of the connecting portion 53 and straddles the cartridge holding portion 51 and the battery holding portion 52.
- a sensor holding portion 55 provided on the rear left side of the cartridge holding portion 51 .
- the first cartridge 110 is inserted into the cartridge holding portion 51 from below with the lower lid 7 opened.
- the first cartridge 110 is accommodated in the cartridge holding portion 51 by closing the lower lid 7 with the first cartridge 110 inserted.
- a capsule holder 4 is attached to the upper portion of the cartridge holding portion 51 .
- the cartridge holding portion 51 is provided with a longitudinal through-hole in the front, and the aerosol source of the first cartridge 110 can be viewed from the remaining amount confirmation window 3w provided at the joining portion of the first case 3A and the second case 3B.
- the remaining amount and light from an LED (Light Emitting Diode) (not shown) are visible.
- the LEDs are provided on a puff sensor substrate 21, which will be described later.
- the first cartridge 110 will be described later.
- a battery pack BP is arranged in the battery holding portion 52 .
- the battery pack BP includes a power source ba and a power source thermistor for detecting the temperature of the power source ba.
- the power source ba is a rechargeable secondary battery, an electric double layer capacitor, or the like, preferably a lithium ion secondary battery.
- the electrolyte of the power supply ba may be composed of one or a combination of a gel electrolyte, an electrolytic solution, a solid electrolyte, and an ionic liquid.
- the vibration motor 13 is arranged in the motor holding portion 54 .
- the sensor holder 55 is provided with a later-described suction sensor 15 that outputs an output corresponding to a user's suction action (puff action).
- the heating unit 60 includes a cylindrical heat transfer tube 61 and a seat heater HTR wound around the outer circumference of the heat transfer tube 61.
- the aforementioned capsule holder 4 is spaced apart.
- An air layer between the capsule holder 4 and the seat heater HTR functions as a heat insulator.
- the heat transfer tube 61 accommodates the lower portion of the second cartridge 120 inserted through the opening 4a of the capsule holder 4, and the lower portion of the second cartridge 120 is heated by the seat heater HTR. This makes it easier for the flavor source stored in the second cartridge 120 to release the flavor than in the case where the heating unit 60 is not provided, so that the aerosol is more likely to be flavored.
- the heat transfer tube 61 corresponds to the "cylindrical accommodation portion" in the present invention
- the seat heater HTR corresponds to the "film heater” in the present invention.
- the heating unit 60 may be any element that can heat the second cartridge 120 .
- a resistance heating element or the like can be used as the element.
- the resistance heating element for example, one having a PTC (Positive Temperature Coefficient) characteristic in which the resistance value increases as the temperature increases is preferably used. Instead of this, one having NTC (Negative Temperature Coefficient) characteristics in which the resistance value decreases as the temperature increases may be used.
- the heating unit 60 has a function of defining a flow path for air to be supplied to the second cartridge 120 and a function of heating the second cartridge 120 .
- the notification unit notifies various information such as the state of charge of the power supply ba, the remaining amount of the first cartridge 110, the remaining amount of the second cartridge 120, and the like.
- the notification unit of this embodiment includes an LED and a vibration motor 13 .
- the notification unit may be configured by a light emitting element such as an LED, may be configured by a vibration element such as the vibration motor 13, or may be configured by a sound output element.
- the notification unit may be a combination of two or more elements selected from the light emitting element, the vibration element, and the sound output element.
- the various sensors include a suction sensor 15 that detects the user's puff action (suction action), a heater temperature sensor that detects the temperature of the seat heater HTR, and the like.
- the suction sensor 15 is composed of, for example, a condenser microphone, a pressure sensor, a flow sensor, and the like. A plurality of suction sensors 15 may be spaced apart and the puffing action may be detected from the difference in their output values.
- the heater temperature sensor includes, for example, a first thermistor th1 and a second thermistor th2. The first thermistor th1 and the second thermistor th2 are in contact with the seat heater HTR. Although the heater temperature sensor is composed of two thermistors, it may be composed of one thermistor. Hereinafter, the first thermistor th1 and the second thermistor th2 may be collectively referred to as thermistor th. Note that the heater temperature sensor is not limited to the thermistor th, and may be any sensor that detects the temperature of the seat heater HTR. Here, the thermistor th corresponds to the "temperature detector" in the present invention.
- the circuit section 70 includes four rigid circuit boards, three FPCs (Flexible Printed Circuits), multiple ICs (Integrated Circuits), and multiple elements.
- the four circuit boards are composed of a main board 20, a puff sensor board 21, a pogo pin board 22, and an OLED board 26.
- the three FPCs consist of a main FPC 23, a heater FPC 24, and an OLED FPC 25.
- the main board 20 is arranged between the battery pack BP and the rear surface of the case 3 (the rear surface of the power supply unit 100) so that the element mounting surface faces the front-rear direction. Further, the main board 20 is arranged on the side opposite to the heating section 60 with respect to the power source ba.
- the main substrate 20 is configured by stacking a plurality of substrates (six layers in this embodiment), and electronic components (elements) such as the MCU 6 and the charging IC 3 are mounted.
- the main board 20 corresponds to the "circuit board" in the present invention.
- the MCU 6 is connected to various sensor devices such as the suction sensor 15, an operation unit, a notification unit, and a memory that stores the number of times or load of the puff operation and the energization time of the seat heater HTR. It is a control device that performs control.
- the MCU 6 is mainly composed of a processor, and further includes storage media such as RAM (Random Access Memory) necessary for the operation of the processor and ROM (Read Only Memory) for storing various information.
- RAM Random Access Memory
- ROM Read Only Memory
- a processor in this specification is, for example, an electric circuit in which circuit elements such as semiconductor elements are combined.
- Some of the elements connected to the MCU 6 may be provided inside the MCU 6 as functions of the MCU 6 itself.
- MCU6 is equivalent to the "control part" in this invention.
- the charging IC 3 is an IC that performs charging control of the power supply ba with the power input from the charging terminal 1 and supplies the power of the power supply ba to the electronic components of the main board 20 and the like.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the front surface 201 of the main board 20
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the back surface 202 of the main board 20. As shown in FIG.
- the MCU 6 and charging IC 3 are mounted on the back surface 202 of the main substrate 20 together with the charging terminal 1.
- a debug connector 20E is further mounted on the rear surface 202 .
- the debug connector 20E is an interface for rewriting the program of the MCU 6 from an external device such as a personal computer.
- on the front surface 201 of the main substrate 20 are an OLED connector 20C, a heater connector 20B, a main connector 20A, and a battery connected to the battery pack BP via lead wires 16 (see FIG. 6).
- a connector 20D is mounted.
- the puff sensor board 21 is placed on the sensor holding portion 55 of the chassis 50 so that the element mounting surface faces the right front and the left rear.
- a suction sensor 15 is mounted on the puff sensor substrate 21 .
- the OLED substrate 26 is arranged between the battery pack BP and the OLED cover 5 so that the element mounting surface faces up and down.
- the OLED panel 17 is mounted on the OLED substrate 26 .
- the pogo-pin substrate 22 is arranged on the lower lid 7 so that the device mounting surface faces the vertical direction when the lower lid 7 is closed.
- the pogo pin board 22 has input contacts P1 to P3 to which power is supplied from the main board 20 via the main FPC 23, and pogo pins p1 to P3, which are connectors electrically connected to loads provided on the first cartridge 110. p3 and are provided.
- the input side contacts P1 to P3 are electrically connected to the main FPC 23 only when the lower lid 7 is closed.
- Three pogo pins p1 to p3 are provided at equal intervals in the circumferential direction, and at least two pogo pins are electrically connected to the + terminal and - terminal of the first cartridge 110 accommodated in the cartridge holding portion 51. Configured.
- the left side of the battery pack BP held by the battery holding portion 52 is exposed from the battery holding portion 52 by the semi-cylindrical battery holding portion 52 .
- OLED FPCs 25 are arranged so as to overlap each other.
- the main FPC 23 is wired closest to the battery pack BP
- the OLED FPC 25 is wired so as to partially overlap the main FPC 23
- the heater FPC 24 is wired so as to overlap the OLED FPC 25. That is, the heater FPC 24 to which the largest electric power is supplied among the three FPCs is arranged farthest from the battery pack BP.
- the OLED FPC 25 has one end connected to the OLED connector 20C of the main substrate 20 and the other end connected to the OLED substrate 26 .
- the main FPC 23 connects the main connector 20A of the main board 20, the switch BT of the operating section, the connector 21B of the puff sensor board 21, and the input side contacts P1 to P3 of the pogo pin board 22.
- the heater FPC 24 is a connector area 24B with one end connected to the heater connector 20B of the main board 20, and the other end integrally formed with the seat heater HTR.
- the heater FPC 24 corresponds to the "flexible wiring board" of the present invention. Details of the heater FPC 24 and the seat heater HTR will be described later.
- the first cartridge 110 contains a reservoir storing an aerosol source, an electric load atomizing the aerosol source, a wick drawing the aerosol source from the reservoir to the load, and the aerosol source inside a cylindrical cartridge case 111. and an aerosol flow path through which the aerosol generated by being atomized flows toward the second cartridge 120 .
- Aerosol sources include liquids such as glycerin, propylene glycol, or water.
- the load is a heating element that heats the aerosol source without combustion by electric power supplied from the power supply ba via the pogo pins p1 to p3 of the pogo pin substrate 22.
- the load is a heating wire (coil ).
- the load atomizes the aerosol source by heating the aerosol source.
- a heating resistor, a ceramic heater, an induction heater, or the like can be used as the load.
- the aerosol channel is connected to the second cartridge 120 via the channel forming body 19 (see FIGS. 6 and 9) accommodated in the cartridge holding portion 51 of the chassis 50.
- the flow path forming body 19 functions as a pedestal against which the bottom of the second cartridge 120 abuts when the second cartridge 120 is accommodated inside the heat transfer tube 61 .
- the flow path forming body 19 is made of a material having a high heat insulation function, such as silicone.
- the second cartridge 120 stores a flavor source.
- the flavor source is heated by heating the second cartridge 120 by the seat heater HTR.
- the second cartridge 120 imparts flavor to the aerosol by passing the aerosol generated by the aerosol source being atomized by the load through the flavor source.
- raw material pieces constituting the flavor source cut tobacco or a molded body obtained by molding tobacco raw materials into granules can be used.
- the flavor source may be composed of plants other than tobacco (for example, mint, Chinese medicine, herbs, etc.). Flavor sources such as menthol may be added to the flavor source.
- the second cartridge 120 corresponds to the "flavor source storage section" in the present invention.
- the aerosol generator 10 can generate a flavored aerosol from an aerosol source and a flavor source. That is, the aerosol source and the flavor source constitute an aerosol generating source that generates a flavored aerosol.
- the aerosol generation source in the aerosol generation device 10 is a part that the user replaces and uses. This part is provided to the user as one set, for example, one first cartridge 110 and one or more (for example, five) second cartridges 120 . Also, the battery pack BP can be repeatedly charged and discharged unless the power supply ba is significantly degraded. Therefore, in the aerosol generating device 10, the frequency of replacement of the power supply unit 100 or the battery pack BP is the lowest, the frequency of replacement of the first cartridge 110 is the second lowest, and the frequency of replacement of the second cartridge 120 is the highest. Note that the first cartridge 110 and the second cartridge 120 may be integrated into one cartridge. A configuration or the like in which a drug or the like is added to the aerosol source instead of the flavor source may be used.
- air that has flowed in from an air intake port (not shown) provided in the case 3 or the internal unit 2 passes near the load of the first cartridge 110 .
- the load atomizes the aerosol source drawn from the reservoir by the wick.
- the atomized aerosol flows through the aerosol channel together with the air that has flowed in from the inlet, and is supplied to the second cartridge 120 via the channel forming body 19 .
- the aerosol supplied to the second cartridge 120 is flavored by passing through the flavor source, and is supplied to the mouthpiece 131 of the mouthpiece 130 .
- FIG. 11 and 12 are schematic cross-sectional views, and may differ from actual dimensions.
- the heater FPC 24 is a flexible wiring board having flexibility, and as shown in FIG. 11, is composed of a pair of film-like electrical insulators 31 and a conductive foil 32 disposed therebetween.
- the electrical insulator 31 is desirably made of a material with excellent heat resistance and electrical insulation, such as polyimide.
- the conductive foil 32 is preferably made of one or more metal materials such as copper, nickel alloys, chromium alloys, stainless steel, platinum rhodium, and is, for example, copper foil.
- the heater FPC 24 includes a winding area 24A wound around and fixed to the outer circumference 61S of the heat transfer tube 61 formed of a cylindrical body, a connector area 24B inserted into the heater connector 20B of the main substrate 20, the winding area 24A and the connector. and a connecting region 24C that connects the regions 24B.
- the terminals T1, T2, T3, T4, and T5 are arranged in this order.
- the terminals T1 and T5 are connected to a first conductive track 241, which will be described later, and the terminals T2, T3, and T4 are connected to a second conductive track 242, which will be described later.
- the terminal T1 is connected to a DC/DC converter 11 mounted on the main board 20 and configured to convert electric power supplied from the power source ba into desired electric power through a seat heater terminal provided on the heater connector 20B.
- the DC/DC converter 11 corresponds to the "power converter" in the present invention.
- the terminal T5 is connected to the ground or a conductive pattern (ground line) connected to the ground (indicated by GND in FIG. 10).
- the terminal T2 is connected to a first thermistor terminal provided in the heater connector 20B, and an output corresponding to the electric resistance value (in other words, temperature) of the first thermistor th1 is input to the MCU6.
- the terminal T4 is connected to a second thermistor terminal provided on the heater connector 20B, and an output corresponding to the electrical resistance value of the second thermistor th2 is input to the MCU6.
- the terminal T3 is connected to the ground or ground line (indicated by GND in FIG. 10).
- the seat heater HTR is integrally formed at the other end of the heater FPC 24 and coincides with the winding area 24A. That is, the seat heater HTR is the same flexible wiring board as the heater FPC 24 .
- Seat heater HTR includes a thermistor mounting portion 240A and a heater portion 240B.
- the heater part 240B is wound around the outer circumference 61S of the heat transfer tube 61, as shown in FIG. Power to the heater portion 240B is supplied from the power supply ba and transmitted by the first conductive track 241 .
- the first conductive track 241 is formed by etching the conductive foil 32 while leaving a necessary portion. It should be noted that the first conductive tracks 241 may be formed by applying the required conductive foil 32 instead of etching.
- the first conductive track 241 is provided continuously from the connector area 24B to the heater section 240B. Specifically, the first conductive track 241 is provided to extend from the terminal T1 to the heater portion 240B and return from the heater portion 240B to the terminal T5. Accordingly, the first conductive track 241 can transmit power supplied from the power supply ba to the heater part 240B.
- the first conductive track 241 has a region R1 near the heater section 240B and a region R2 located between the region R1 and the main board 20 in the region between the main substrate 20 and the heater section 240B.
- the region R1 is positioned in front of the power supply ba and separated from the power supply ba.
- the heater FPC 24 is folded near the boundary between the regions R1 and R2, and the region R2 is located on the left side of the power source ba and arranged near the power source ba.
- the heater FPC 24 is folded near the boundary between the region R2 and the connector region 24B, and the connector region 24B is located behind the power supply ba and connected to the heater connector 20B.
- the first conductive track 241 in the heater section 240B is formed in a meandering pattern composed of a plurality of straight line portions extending in parallel and a plurality of arc portions connecting adjacent straight line portions.
- the first conductive tracks 241 in the regions R1 and R2 connect the main substrate 20 and the heater section 240B, and transmit power supplied from the power source ba to the heater section 240B.
- the width of the first conductive track 241 varies depending on the area in which it is provided.
- the width of the first conductive track 241 refers to the length in the direction orthogonal to the direction of current flow.
- the width of the first conductive track 241 in the region R2 is formed larger than the width of the first conductive track 241 in the region R1.
- the width of the first conductive track 241 in the region R1 is formed larger than the width of the first conductive track 241 in the heater portion 240B.
- the heater FPC 24 in the region R2 is wider than the heater FPC 24 in the region R1 so that the width of the first conductive track 241 in the region R2 can be increased.
- the resistance value of the first conductive track 241 in each region is the region R2, the region R1, and the heater portion 240B in ascending order. Since the amount of heat generated decreases when the resistance value is small, the amount of heat generated by the first conductive track 241 in each region is, in ascending order, the region R2, the region R1, and the heater portion 240B. Therefore, the heater portion 240B has a large resistance value and a large amount of heat, so that the heater portion 240B can sufficiently generate heat. On the other hand, in the regions R1 and R2, the resistance value is small and the amount of heat generated is also small, so heat loss can be suppressed.
- the heater FPC 24 is closest to the power source ba in the region R2 in the assembled state of the power source unit 100 .
- the shortest distance between the region R2 and the power source ba is shorter than the shortest distance between the region R1 and the power source ba.
- the width of the first conductive track 241 in the region R2 closest to the power source ba is made larger than the width of the first conductive track 241 in the region R1, thereby reducing the amount of heat generated in the region R2.
- the thermistor mounting portion 240A of the seat heater HTR and the second conductive tracks 242 formed on the heater FPC 24 and the conductive foil 32 of the seat heater HTR will be described.
- a thermistor th is mounted on the thermistor mounting portion 240A.
- a second conductive track 242 is provided on the thermistor mounting portion 240A and the heater FPC 24 .
- the thermistor mounting portion 240A corresponds to the "mounting portion" in the present invention.
- the second conductive tracks 242 are formed by etching, coating, or the like of the conductive foil 32 in the same manner as the first conductive tracks 241 .
- a second conductive track 242 is provided continuously from the connector area 24B to the thermistor mounting portion 240A. Also, the second conductive tracks 242 are formed adjacent to the first conductive tracks 241 in the heater FPC 24 .
- the second conductive track 242 is provided with terminals T11 to T14 to which the first thermistor th1 and the second thermistor th2 are connected in the thermistor mounting portion 240A.
- a positive side terminal of the first thermistor th1 is connected to the terminal T11, and a negative side terminal of the first thermistor th1 is connected to the terminal T12.
- the negative side terminal of the second thermistor th2 is connected to the terminal T13, and the positive side terminal of the second thermistor th2 is connected to the terminal T14.
- the second conductive track 242 has one end connected to the terminal T2 and the other end connected to the terminal T11, and one end connected to the terminal T4 and the other end connected to the terminal T14. It consists of a conductive track and a conductive track one end of which is connected to the terminal T3 and the other end of which is connected in parallel to the terminals T12 and T13.
- the second conductive track 242 is connected to the MCU 6 via the terminals T2 and T4, and the MCU 6 controls the heater section 240B based on the temperature of the heater section 240B detected by the thermistor th. can be done.
- the width of the second conductive track 242 is constant and smaller than the width of the first conductive track 241 . This is because the power flowing through the second conductive tracks 242 is less than the heating power flowing through the first conductive tracks 241 , and even if the width of the second conductive tracks 242 is smaller than the width of the first conductive tracks 241 , the second conductive tracks 242 This is because the amount of heat generated in the conductive track 242 is small. Since the width of the second conductive track 242 is formed smaller than the width of the first conductive track 241, the first conductive track 241 can be formed wider.
- the second conductive tracks 242 for mounting the thermistor are formed on the conductive foil 32 of the heater FPC 24 and the seat heater HTR, and the thermistor th is connected to the second conductive track 242 in the thermistor mounting portion 240A.
- the second conductive track 242 is formed separately from the first conductive track 241 for transmitting power to the heater section 240B, the potential fluctuation of the first conductive track 241 connected to the heater section 240B is suppressed. , to avoid affecting the thermistor th. Therefore, the accuracy of control using the thermistor th can be improved, and the safety of the power supply unit 100 can be improved.
- the heater portion 240B and the thermistor mounting portion 240A are arranged on opposite sides of the heater FPC 24 in the unfolded state of the seat heater HTR as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the thermistor mounting portion 240A is arranged so as to overlap the outer circumference of the heater portion 240B after the heater portion 240B is wound around the outer circumference 61S of the heat transfer tube 61 . After the seat heater HTR is wound around the outer circumference 61S of the heat transfer tube 61, a shrink film (not shown) is wound around the outer circumference of the seat heater HTR to fix the seat heater HTR to the outer circumference 61S of the heat transfer tube 61.
- the electrical insulator 31 on the surface side is removed and a resist 33 is applied to insulate.
- the first thermistor th1 is connected to the second conductive tracks 242 by soldering at both longitudinal ends (the parts connected to the terminals T11 and T12).
- the soldering portion 36 of the second conductive track 242 is plated with gold 34 .
- the first thermistor th1 is arranged such that its longitudinal direction extends along the axial direction (vertical direction) of the heat transfer tube 61 when the seat heater HTR is wound around the outer circumference 61S of the heat transfer tube 61 .
- a second thermistor th2 is also connected to the second conductive track 242 with a similar configuration.
- the longitudinal direction of the thermistor th would be affected by the curvature when the seat heater HTR was fixed with the shrink film, and a large stress would locally act on the soldered portion 36 to break the thermistor th. There is fear.
- the longitudinal direction of the thermistor th is arranged along the axial direction (vertical direction) of the heat transfer tube 61, so that the influence of the curvature of the thermistor th can be suppressed. Locally large stress acting on the solder portion 36 due to bending can be suppressed.
- the thermistor th is arranged on the surface of the thermistor mounting portion 240A.
- the surface of the thermistor mounting portion 240A is configured such that the electrical insulator 31 on the surface side is removed. Just do it.
- a through hole for connecting the second conductive track 242 and the thermistor th may be provided in the electrical insulator 31 on the surface side without removing the electrical insulator 31 on the surface side.
- the fact that the thermistor th is directly connected to the surface of the thermistor mounting portion 240A means that the thermistor th is connected without using a wiring such as a lead wire. or a film may be laminated.
- a reinforcing plate 35 is provided on the thermistor mounting portion 240A, as shown in FIG.
- the reinforcing plate 35 is made of a material having higher rigidity than the electrical insulator 31 and the conductive foil 32, such as aluminum or stainless steel.
- the reinforcing plate 35 is provided on the electrical insulator 31 on the back side.
- the reinforcing plate 35 has a rectangular shape with long sides and short sides, and the long sides are arranged along the axial direction of the heat transfer tube 61 . As a result, it is possible to suppress the influence of the curvature of the reinforcing plate 35, and to suppress the locally large stress from acting on the solder portion 36 due to the bending when the shrink film is attached.
- the shape of the reinforcing plate 35 is arbitrary, and may be a shape having neither long sides nor short sides.
- the flow path forming body 19 is provided upstream (below) the heater section 240B. Further, since the heater portion 240B is made of a material having a high heat insulation function, the heat of the heater portion 240B is likely to be lost to the flow path forming body 19. As shown in FIG. Therefore, it is desirable to dispose the thermistor th away from the flow path forming body 19 in order to accurately detect the temperature of the heater portion 240B. Therefore, the thermistor th mounted on the thermistor mounting portion 240A is arranged downstream (upper) than the center of the heater portion 240B in the flow direction (vertical direction) of the aerosol from the first cartridge 110 to the second cartridge 120. ing.
- the seat heater HTR is configured to be able to heat the second cartridge 120 that stores the flavor source, but may be configured to be able to heat the first cartridge 110 that stores the aerosol source. Also, the seat heater HTR may be configured to be able to heat both the first cartridge 110 and the second cartridge 120 .
- a power source power source ba
- a film heater sleep heater HTR
- a power supply unit (power supply unit 100) of an aerosol generation device comprising a temperature detection unit (thermistor th) that detects the temperature of the film heater
- the film heater includes a heater section (heater section 240B) configured to heat at least one of an aerosol source (first cartridge 110) and a flavor source (second cartridge 120), and a mounting on which the temperature detection section is mounted.
- the conductive foil of the film heater includes a first conductive track (first conductive track 241) provided in the heater section and a second conductive track (first conductive track 241) provided in the mounting section and connected to the temperature detection section ( a second conductive track 242) and a power supply unit of an aerosol generator.
- the conductive foil of the film heater is provided with a second conductive track provided on the mounting portion and connected to the temperature detection portion. No need.
- the assembly of the power supply unit can be simplified as compared with the case where the temperature detection section is provided by drawing a separate lead wire.
- a power supply unit of the aerosol generator according to (1) The power supply unit of the aerosol generating device, wherein the temperature detection section is arranged on the surface of the mounting section.
- the temperature detection part since the temperature detection part is arranged on the surface of the mounting part, the temperature detection part can be directly mounted on the film heater without using a separate lead wire.
- the power supply unit of the aerosol generator according to (1) or (2) Further comprising a cylindrical housing portion (heat transfer tube 61) housing at least one of the aerosol source and the flavor source,
- the heater section is wound around the outer periphery of the cylindrical housing section,
- the mounting section is arranged so as to overlap the outer circumference of the heater section, so the temperature of the heater section can be detected with high accuracy.
- a power supply unit of the aerosol generator according to (3) The power supply unit of the aerosol generating device, wherein the temperature detection section is arranged such that the longitudinal direction thereof is along the axial direction of the cylindrical housing section.
- the temperature detection unit is arranged such that the longitudinal direction is along the axial direction of the cylindrical housing unit, the temperature detection unit is arranged in the circumferential direction. is prevented from flexing in the circumferential direction, and damage to the joint portion between the temperature detecting portion and the second conductive track can be suppressed.
- the mounting portion is provided with the reinforcing plate, the rigidity of the mounting portion can be ensured, and damage to the joint portion between the temperature detection portion and the second conductive track can be suppressed.
- the reinforcing plate is arranged so that its longitudinal direction is along the axial direction of the cylindrical housing portion, it is possible to suppress the influence of the curvature of the reinforcing plate. Therefore, it is possible to suppress a large stress from acting on the joint portion.
- the power supply unit of the aerosol generator according to any one of (3) to (5),
- the cylindrical accommodation portion accommodates a flavor source accommodation portion (second cartridge 120) that accommodates the flavor source,
- the flavor source storage unit is arranged so that the atomized aerosol passes through,
- the heat of the heater part may be absorbed by the aerosol flow path located upstream of the heater part in the flow direction of the aerosol.
- the temperature detection section is arranged downstream of the center of the heater section in the flow direction of the aerosol, so the temperature of the heater section can be detected with high accuracy.
- the film heater is integrally formed with the flexible wiring board, the number of parts can be reduced.
- the circuit board includes a power conversion unit (step-up DC/DC converter 11) that converts power supplied from the power supply, and a control unit (MCU 6) that controls the heater unit based on the temperature of the temperature detection unit.
- the circuit board includes a power conversion unit (step-up DC/DC converter 11) that converts power supplied from the power supply, and a control unit (MCU 6) that controls the heater unit based on the temperature of the temperature detection unit.
- the first conductive track is connected to the power converter through the flexible wiring board
- a power supply unit of an aerosol generator wherein the second conductive track is connected to the controller via the flexible circuit board.
- the first conductive track can properly transmit the power supplied from the power supply to the heater. can. Further, since the controller mounted on the circuit board is connected to the second conductive track, the temperature of the heater can be appropriately controlled based on the temperature information obtained from the temperature detector.
- the conductive foil of the film heater is provided with a second conductive track provided on the mounting portion and connected to the temperature detection portion. No need.
- the assembly of the power supply unit can be simplified as compared with the case where the temperature detection section is provided by drawing a separate lead wire.
- a film heater including a pair of electrical insulating substrates (electrical insulator 31) and a conductive foil (conductive foil 32) disposed between the pair of electrical insulating substrates, a heater section (heater section 240B); A mounting portion (thermistor mounting portion 240A) for mounting a temperature detection portion (thermistor th) for detecting the temperature of the heater portion,
- the conductive foil includes a first conductive track (first conductive track 241) provided in the heater section and a second conductive track (second conductive track 242) provided in the mounting section and connected to the temperature detection section. ) and a film heater are formed.
- the conductive foil of the film heater is provided with the second conductive track provided in the mounting portion and connected to the temperature detection portion, a separate lead wire is drawn to provide the temperature detection portion. No need.
- the assembly of the power supply unit can be simplified as compared with the case where the temperature detection section is provided by drawing a separate lead wire.
- the mounting portion is provided with the reinforcing plate, the rigidity of the mounting portion can be ensured, and damage to the joint portion between the temperature detection portion and the second conductive track can be suppressed.
- the heater section and the mounting section are arranged on opposite sides of the flexible wiring board. can be placed. Accordingly, the temperature detection section mounted on the mounting section can accurately detect the temperature of the heater section.
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Description
電源と、
一対の電気絶縁基体と、該一対の電気絶縁基体間に配置された導電箔と、を含むフィルムヒータと、
前記フィルムヒータの温度を検出する温度検知部と、を備える、エアロゾル生成装置の電源ユニットであって、
前記フィルムヒータは、エアロゾル源及び香味源の少なくとも一方を加熱可能に構成されたヒータ部と、前記温度検知部が搭載された搭載部と、を含み、
前記フィルムヒータの前記導電箔には、前記ヒータ部に設けられた第1導電トラックと、前記搭載部に設けられ、前記温度検知部に接続される第2導電トラックと、が形成される。
上記の電源ユニットと、
前記エアロゾル源を貯留する第1カートリッジと、
前記香味源を貯留する第2カートリッジと、を備える。
一対の電気絶縁基体と、該一対の電気絶縁基体間に配置された導電箔とを含むフィルムヒータであって、
ヒータ部と、
前記ヒータ部の温度を検出する温度検知部を搭載する搭載部と、を備え、
前記導電箔には、前記ヒータ部に設けられた第1導電トラックと、前記搭載部に設けられ前記温度検知部に接続される第2導電トラックと、が形成される。
エアロゾル生成装置10は、燃焼を伴わずに香味が付加されたエアロゾルを生成し、生成したエアロゾルを吸引するための器具である。エアロゾル生成装置10は、手中におさまるサイズであることが好ましく、例えば、図1及び図2に示すように、丸みを帯びた略直方体形状を有する。なお、エアロゾル生成装置10の形状はこれに限らず、棒形状、卵型形状等であってもよい。以下の説明では、エアロゾル生成装置10において、直交する3方向のうち、長さの長い順から、上下方向、前後方向、左右方向と称する。また、以下の説明では、便宜上、図1~図9に記載したように、前方、後方、左方、右方、上方、下方を定義し、前方をFr、後方をRr、左側をL、右側をR、上方をU、下方をD、として示す。
電源ユニット100は、内部ユニット2とケース3とを備え、内部ユニット2の少なくとも一部がケース3に収容される。
第1カートリッジ110は、円筒状のカートリッジケース111の内部に、エアロゾル源を貯留するリザーバと、エアロゾル源を霧化する電気的な負荷と、リザーバから負荷へエアロゾル源を引き込むウィックと、エアロゾル源が霧化されることで発生したエアロゾルが第2カートリッジ120に向かって流れるエアロゾル流路と、を備える。エアロゾル源は、グリセリン、プロピレングリコール、又は水等の液体を含む。
第2カートリッジ120は、香味源を貯留する。シートヒータHTRによって第2カートリッジ120が加熱されることで、香味源が加熱される。第2カートリッジ120は、負荷によってエアロゾル源が霧化されることで発生したエアロゾルを香味源に通すことによってエアロゾルに香味を付与する。香味源を構成する原料片としては、刻みたばこ、又は、たばこ原料を粒状に成形した成形体を用いることができる。香味源は、たばこ以外の植物(例えば、ミント、漢方、ハーブ等)によって構成されてもよい。香味源には、メントール等の香料が付与されていてもよい。ここで、第2カートリッジ120は、本発明における「香味源収容部」に相当する。
以下、図6、図9から図12を参照して、ヒータFPC24及びシートヒータHTRについて詳しく説明する。なお、図11及び図12は断面模式図であり、実際の寸法とは異なる場合がある。
一対の電気絶縁基体(電気絶縁体31)と、該一対の電気絶縁基体間に配置された導電箔(導電箔32)と、を含むフィルムヒータ(シートヒータHTR)と、
前記フィルムヒータの温度を検出する温度検知部(サーミスタth)と、を備える、エアロゾル生成装置(エアロゾル生成装置10)の電源ユニット(電源ユニット100)であって、
前記フィルムヒータは、エアロゾル源(第1カートリッジ110)及び香味源(第2カートリッジ120)の少なくとも一方を加熱可能に構成されたヒータ部(ヒータ部240B)と、前記温度検知部が搭載された搭載部(サーミスタ搭載部240A)と、を含み、
前記フィルムヒータの前記導電箔には、前記ヒータ部に設けられた第1導電トラック(第1導電トラック241)と、前記搭載部に設けられ、前記温度検知部に接続される第2導電トラック(第2導電トラック242)と、が形成される、エアロゾル生成装置の電源ユニット。
前記温度検知部は、前記搭載部の表面に配置されている、エアロゾル生成装置の電源ユニット。
前記エアロゾル源及び前記香味源の少なくとも一方を収容する筒状収容部(伝熱チューブ61)をさらに備え、
前記ヒータ部は、前記筒状収容部の外周に巻回され、
前記搭載部は、前記ヒータ部の外周に重なるように配置されている、エアロゾル生成装置の電源ユニット。
前記温度検知部は、長手方向が前記筒状収容部の軸方向に沿うように配置されている、エアロゾル生成装置の電源ユニット。
前記搭載部には補強板(補強板35)が設けられ、
前記補強板は、長手方向が前記筒状収容部の前記軸方向に沿うように配置されている、エアロゾル生成装置の電源ユニット。
前記筒状収容部は、前記香味源を収容する香味源収容部(第2カートリッジ120)を収容し、
前記香味源収容部は、霧化されたエアロゾルが通過するように配置され、
前記温度検知部は、前記エアロゾルの流れ方向において、前記ヒータ部の中央よりも下流側に配置されている、エアロゾル生成装置の電源ユニット。
前記フィルムヒータは、前記ヒータ部及び前記搭載部に接続されるフレキシブル配線板(ヒータFPC24)と一体に形成される、エアロゾル生成装置の電源ユニット。
回路基板(メイン基板20)をさらに備え、
前記回路基板には、前記電源から供給される電力を変換する電力変換部(昇圧DC/DCコンバータ11)と、前記温度検知部の温度に基づいて前記ヒータ部を制御する制御部(MCU6)とが実装されており、
前記第1導電トラックは、前記フレキシブル配線板を介して前記電力変換部に接続され、
前記第2導電トラックは、前記フレキシブル配線板を介して前記制御部に接続される、エアロゾル生成装置の電源ユニット。
前記エアロゾル源を貯留する第1カートリッジ(第1カートリッジ110)と、
前記香味源を貯留する第2カートリッジ(第2カートリッジ120)と、を備えるエアロゾル生成装置。
ヒータ部(ヒータ部240B)と、
前記ヒータ部の温度を検出する温度検知部(サーミスタth)を搭載する搭載部(サーミスタ搭載部240A)と、を備え、
前記導電箔には、前記ヒータ部に設けられた第1導電トラック(第1導電トラック241)と、前記搭載部に設けられ前記温度検知部に接続される第2導電トラック(第2導電トラック242)と、が形成される、フィルムヒータ。
前記搭載部には補強板(補強板35)が設けられる、フィルムヒータ。
前記ヒータ部及び前記搭載部に接続されるフレキシブル配線板(ヒータFPC24)と一体に形成され、
前記フレキシブル配線板を挟んで、前記ヒータ部と前記搭載部は反対側に配置される、フィルムヒータ。
HTR シートヒータ(フィルムヒータ)
th サーミスタ(温度検知部)
6 MCU(制御部)
10 エアロゾル生成装置
100 電源ユニット
110 第1カートリッジ
120 第2カートリッジ(香味源収容部)
11 DC/DCコンバータ(電力変換部)
20 メイン基板(回路基板)
24 ヒータFPC(フレキシブル配線板)
240A サーミスタ搭載部(搭載部)
240B ヒータ部
241 第1導電トラック
242 第2導電トラック
31 電気絶縁体
32 導電箔
35 補強板
61 伝熱チューブ
Claims (12)
- 電源と、
一対の電気絶縁基体と、該一対の電気絶縁基体間に配置された導電箔と、を含むフィルムヒータと、
前記フィルムヒータの温度を検出する温度検知部と、を備える、エアロゾル生成装置の電源ユニットであって、
前記フィルムヒータは、エアロゾル源及び香味源の少なくとも一方を加熱可能に構成されたヒータ部と、前記温度検知部が搭載された搭載部と、を含み、
前記フィルムヒータの前記導電箔には、前記ヒータ部に設けられた第1導電トラックと、前記搭載部に設けられ、前記温度検知部に接続される第2導電トラックと、が形成される、エアロゾル生成装置の電源ユニット。 - 請求項1に記載のエアロゾル生成装置の電源ユニットであって、
前記温度検知部は、前記搭載部の表面に配置されている、エアロゾル生成装置の電源ユニット。 - 請求項1又は2に記載のエアロゾル生成装置の電源ユニットであって、
前記エアロゾル源及び前記香味源の少なくとも一方を収容する筒状収容部をさらに備え、
前記ヒータ部は、前記筒状収容部の外周に巻回され、
前記搭載部は、前記ヒータ部の外周に重なるように配置されている、エアロゾル生成装置の電源ユニット。 - 請求項3に記載のエアロゾル生成装置の電源ユニットであって、
前記温度検知部は、長手方向が前記筒状収容部の軸方向に沿うように配置されている、エアロゾル生成装置の電源ユニット。 - 請求項4に記載のエアロゾル生成装置の電源ユニットであって、
前記搭載部には補強板が設けられ、
前記補強板は、長手方向が前記筒状収容部の前記軸方向に沿うように配置されている、エアロゾル生成装置の電源ユニット。 - 請求項3~5のいずれか一項に記載のエアロゾル生成装置の電源ユニットであって、
前記筒状収容部は、前記香味源を収容する香味源収容部を収容し、
前記香味源収容部は、霧化されたエアロゾルが通過するように配置され、
前記温度検知部は、前記エアロゾルの流れ方向において、前記ヒータ部の中央よりも下流側に配置されている、エアロゾル生成装置の電源ユニット。 - 請求項1~6のいずれか一項に記載のエアロゾル生成装置の電源ユニットであって、
前記フィルムヒータは、前記ヒータ部及び前記搭載部に接続されるフレキシブル配線板と一体に形成される、エアロゾル生成装置の電源ユニット。 - 請求項7に記載のエアロゾル生成装置の電源ユニットであって、
回路基板をさらに備え、
前記回路基板には、前記電源から供給される電力を変換する電力変換部と、前記温度検知部の温度に基づいて前記ヒータ部を制御する制御部とが実装されており、
前記第1導電トラックは、前記フレキシブル配線板を介して前記電力変換部に接続され、
前記第2導電トラックは、前記フレキシブル配線板を介して前記制御部に接続される、エアロゾル生成装置の電源ユニット。 - 請求項1から8のいずれか一項に記載の電源ユニットと、
前記エアロゾル源を貯留する第1カートリッジと、
前記香味源を貯留する第2カートリッジと、を備えるエアロゾル生成装置。 - 一対の電気絶縁基体と、該一対の電気絶縁基体間に配置された導電箔とを含むフィルムヒータであって、
ヒータ部と、
前記ヒータ部の温度を検出する温度検知部を搭載する搭載部と、を備え、
前記導電箔には、前記ヒータ部に設けられた第1導電トラックと、前記搭載部に設けられ前記温度検知部に接続される第2導電トラックと、が形成される、フィルムヒータ。 - 請求項10に記載のフィルムヒータであって、
前記搭載部には補強板が設けられる、フィルムヒータ。 - 請求項10又は11に記載のフィルムヒータであって、
前記ヒータ部及び前記搭載部に接続されるフレキシブル配線板と一体に形成され、
前記フレキシブル配線板を挟んで、前記ヒータ部と前記搭載部は反対側に配置される、フィルムヒータ。
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