公开(公告)号：US20230134145A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-04

申请号：US17606646

申请日：2021-07-06

申请人： KT&G CORPORATION

发明人： Ju Eon PARK ,  Min Kyu KIM ,  Jong Sub LEE ,  Byung Sung CHO

IPC分类号： A24F40/51 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/30 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/60 ,  G01D5/20 ,  G01B7/30

摘要： An aerosol-generating apparatus according to an embodiment may include a plurality of chambers configured to accommodate a flavoring material; a rotating body configured to rotate the plurality of chambers; a coil antenna arranged such that an inductance of the coil antenna is changed by rotation of the rotating body; an inductive sensor configured to detect, the inductance and identify a rotation amount and a rotation direction of the rotating body based on a change in the inductance; and a processor configured to identify a chamber in use from among the plurality of chambers, based on the rotation amount and the rotation direction of the rotating body.

公开(公告)号：US20230112831A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-13

申请号：US17908166

申请日：2021-04-27

申请人： KT&G CORPORATION

发明人： Yong Hwan KIM ,  Sung Wook YOON ,  Seung Won LEE ,  Dae Nam HAN

IPC分类号： A24F40/465 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/57 ,  A24F40/53 ,  H05B6/44 ,  H05B6/06 ,  H05B6/10

摘要： An aerosol generating device, including an inductance channel, includes: a heater configured to generate an aerosol by heating a cigarette; a cigarette insertion space into which the cigarette is inserted; a first inductance channel; a second inductance channel; and a controller configured to generate a control signal by using information received from the first inductance channel and the second inductance channel, wherein the controller measures, when an amount of a change in frequency of current flowing through the first inductance channel exceeds a first reference value due to an object adjacent to the cigarette insertion space, an amount of a change in frequency of current flowing through the second inductance channel and controls, when the measured amount of the change in frequency of the current is less than a second reference value, a power supply to the heater to be started.

公开(公告)号：US11622579B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-11

申请号：US16643146

申请日：2018-10-29

申请人： KT&G CORPORATION

发明人： Hun Il Lim ,  Tae Hun Kim ,  Jung Ho Han ,  Sang Kyu Park

IPC分类号： A24F13/00 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/90 ,  A24F40/46 ,  A24B15/167 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/30 ,  A24D3/17 ,  A24D1/20 ,  A24F40/60 ,  F21V3/00 ,  F21V5/00 ,  G02B19/00 ,  H05B3/54 ,  A24F40/485 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/44 ,  A24F40/40 ,  A24F40/57 ,  A24F40/65 ,  H05K1/02 ,  H05K1/14 ,  H05K1/18 ,  A24F40/50 ,  A24F40/95 ,  A24F15/01 ,  A24F40/51 ,  F21Y115/10

摘要： Provided is an aerosol generating apparatus including: a heater configured to generate aerosol by heating a cigarette, the heater including a first electrically conductive heating element formed along a first path on an electrically insulating substrate, a second electrically conductive heating element formed along a second path on the electrically insulating substrate, and a temperature sensor track formed along a third path in a region between the first path and the second path; a battery configured to supply power to the heater; and a controller configured to control the power supplied from the battery to the heater and monitor a temperature sensed using the temperature sensor track.

公开(公告)号：US20230099721A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-30

申请号：US17910192

申请日：2021-04-27

申请人： KT&G CORPORATION

发明人： Yong Hwan KIM ,  Sung Wook YOON ,  Seung Won LEE ,  Dae Nam HAN

IPC分类号： A24F40/465 ,  A24F40/51 ,  A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/20 ,  H05B6/10

摘要： An aerosol generating device includes a heater configured to heat a cigarette to generate an aerosol, an inductance channel, a capacitance channel, and a controller configured to generate a control signal using information received from the inductance channel and the capacitance channel A cigarette insertion space that is configured to receive the cigarette is provided within the aerosol generating device, and the controller is configured to: measure an amount of change in capacitance in the capacitance channel based on an amount of change in frequency of current flowing through the inductance channel exceeding a first reference value, due to an object adjacent to the cigarette insertion space, and control a start of a supply of power to the heater based on the amount of change in the capacitance that is measured exceeding a second reference value.

公开(公告)号：US20230097359A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-30

申请号：US17801171

申请日：2021-06-29

申请人： KT&G CORPORATION

发明人： Yong Hwan KIM ,  Sung Wook YOON ,  Seok Su JANG ,  Dae Nam HAN

IPC分类号： A24F40/53 ,  G01D5/20 ,  G01R27/26 ,  H05B6/10 ,  H05B6/06 ,  A24F40/51 ,  A24F40/465 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/57 ,  A24F40/60

摘要： According to some embodiments, an aerosol-generating device includes: an inductive sensor that detects a change in inductance; an induction coil configured to generate a time-varying magnetic field by a current; a susceptor configured to heat an aerosol-generating article inserted into an accommodation space of the aerosol-generating device according to the time-varying magnetic field; a controller configured to: determine whether the aerosol-generating article is inserted into the accommodation space based on the change in inductance detected by the inductive sensor, start heating the susceptor by applying the current to the induction coil based on determining that the aerosol-generating article is inserted into the accommodation space, measure a frequency response of a coupling circuit formed in response to the current being applied to the induction coil, and determine whether to continue to heat the susceptor based on the measured frequency response.

公开(公告)号：US20230084663A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-16

申请号：US17801336

申请日：2021-11-25

申请人： KT&G CORPORATION

发明人： Dong Sung KIM ,  Heon Jun JEONG ,  Won Kyeong LEE ,  Jae Sung CHOI

IPC分类号： A24F40/05 ,  A24F40/42 ,  B06B1/06 ,  B05B17/06

摘要： Discloses is an aerosol generating device including: a main body; a cartridge detachably coupled to the main body and configured to contain an aerosol generating material; and an ultrasonic vibrator arranged in the cartridge, comprising electrodes on different surfaces, and configured to vibrate the aerosol generating material, wherein the electrodes are formed on the ultrasonic vibrator by deposition.

公开(公告)号：US20230077441A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-16

申请号：US17797914

申请日：2021-11-22

申请人： KT&G CORPORATION

发明人： Jongsub LEE ,  Minkyu KIM ,  Jueon PARK ,  Byungsung CHO ,  Sungrok OH

IPC分类号： A24F40/30 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/10

摘要： An aerosol-generating device is disclosed. The aerosol-generating device includes a first container and a second container, which includes a plurality of chambers, which are divided from each other, and is rotatably connected to the first container. The first container includes a cylinder having a space configured to store therein a liquid material, and a rotation limiter formed at the outer circumferential surface of the cylinder.

公开(公告)号：US20230077221A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-09

申请号：US17280989

申请日：2020-12-15

申请人： KT&G CORPORATION

发明人： In Su PARK ,  Sung Jong KI ,  Young Joong KIM ,  John Tae LEE ,  Sun Hwan JUNG ,  Eun Mi JEOUNG

IPC分类号： A24F40/30 ,  A24F40/50 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/10

摘要： An aerosol generating system includes an aerosol generating device including a first vaporizer configured to generate a first aerosol by heating a first liquid composition, a second vaporizer configured to generate a second aerosol by heating a second liquid composition, and a controller configured to control the first vaporizer and the second vaporizer, and an aerosol generating article accommodated in the aerosol generating device and indirectly heated by heat generated by the first vaporizer and the second vaporizer, wherein the controller is configured to control power supplied to the first vaporizer and the second vaporizer, based on a first mode, in which a smokeless aerosol is generated, and a second mode, in which a transport amount of nicotine included in the aerosol generating article is adjusted.

公开(公告)号：USD979834S1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-28

申请号：US29787009

申请日：2021-06-03

申请人： KT & G CORPORATION

设计人： Min Chul Kim

公开(公告)号：US11589622B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-28

申请号：US16756217

申请日：2019-07-01

申请人： KT&G CORPORATION

发明人： Jae Min Lee

IPC分类号： A24F13/00 ,  A24F40/57 ,  H05B1/02 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/465 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/30

摘要： A method of controlling electric power supplied to a heater includes controlling the electric power supplied to the heater by a first method until a temperature of the heater reaches an upper limit of a pre-heating temperature section; and controlling the electric power supplied to the heater by a second method to a target temperature that is higher than the upper limit, when the temperature of the heater reaches the upper limit.