Power supply unit for aerosol generation device

    公开(公告)号:US11612188B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-28

    申请号:US17489807

    申请日:2021-09-30

    发明人: Keiji Marubashi

    IPC分类号: A24F40/57 A24F40/53 A24F40/51

    摘要: A power supply unit for an aerosol generation device, includes: a power supply configured to discharge electricity to a first load that heats an aerosol source; a resistance element configured to be connected in series to the first load and configured to detect an electric resistance value of the first load; and a processing device. The processing device performs first discharging control of discharging electricity from the power supply to the first load to generate aerosol, and second discharging control of discharging electricity from the power supply to a series circuit formed of the first load and the resistance element to detect the electric resistance value of the first load; and in a specific period, other than a period when the first discharging control and the second discharging control are performed, the processing device performs third discharging control of discharging electricity from the power supply to the series circuit.

    Power supply unit for aerosol inhaler, aerosol inhaler, and aerosol inhale system

    公开(公告)号:US11559085B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-24

    申请号:US17489811

    申请日:2021-09-30

    摘要: A power supply unit for an aerosol inhaler, which causes an aerosol generated from an aerosol source to pass through a flavor source to add a flavor component of the flavor source to the aerosol, includes: a power supply configured to be dischargeable to a first load configured to heat the aerosol source and dischargeable to a second load configured to heat the flavor source; and a processing device. The processing device determines whether the second load can heat the flavor source. When it is determined that the second load can heat the flavor source, the processing device starts or continues discharging from the power supply to the second load as second discharging before starting discharging from the power supply to the first load as first discharging.

    Power supply unit for aerosol inhaler

    公开(公告)号:US11206871B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-28

    申请号:US17076826

    申请日:2020-10-22

    发明人: Keiji Marubashi

    IPC分类号: A24F40/57 A24F40/46 H05B3/00

    摘要: A power supply unit for an aerosol inhaler includes: a first element having a first electric resistance value connected in series to a load; a second series circuit including a second element having a second electric resistance value and a third element connected in series to the second element and having a third electric resistance value, and connected in parallel with a first series circuit including the load and the first element; an operational amplifier in which one of a non-inverting input terminal and an inverting input terminal is connected to the first series circuit, and the other of the non-inverting input terminal and the inverting input terminal is connected to the second series circuit; and a heating circuit capable of supplying the load with a current larger than a current flowing through the load when a current flows through the first series circuit and the second series circuit.

    Aerosol inhaler and power supply unit of aerosol inhaler

    公开(公告)号:US11160313B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-02

    申请号:US17218175

    申请日:2021-03-31

    摘要: An aerosol inhaler includes: a first branch circuit including a load, a first resistor, and a first node; a second branch circuit including a second resistor, a third resistor, and a second node; an operational amplifier of which a non-inverting input terminal is connected to one of the first node and the second node, and of which an inverting input terminal is connected to the other of the first node and the second node; and a control device having an upper limit temperature and a lower limit temperature. A differential input of the operational amplifier is larger than potential of a negative power supply terminal of the operational amplifier or a minimum value acquirable by the operational amplifier in a first temperature range, and is equal to the potential of the negative power supply terminal of the operational amplifier or the minimum value in a second temperature range.

    Power supply unit for aerosol inhaler, and aerosol inhaler

    公开(公告)号:US11369149B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-28

    申请号:US17489783

    申请日:2021-09-30

    摘要: A power supply unit for an aerosol inhaler, which causes an aerosol generated from an aerosol source to pass through a flavor source, includes: a power supply dischargeable to a first load configured to heat the aerosol source and dischargeable to a second load configured to heat the flavor source; a notification unit; a processing device; a circuit board; and a conductive portion configured to electrically connect the second load and the circuit board. The processing device is configured to detect adhesion of a liquid to the second load or entry of the liquid into the conductive portion. When the adhesion or the entry is detected, the processing device executes at least one of a notification action that causes the notification unit to execute a notification and a first fail-safe action including prevention of discharging from the power supply to the second load.

    Control device of aerosol inhaler

    公开(公告)号:US11253005B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-22

    申请号:US17082055

    申请日:2020-10-28

    发明人: Keiji Marubashi

    IPC分类号: A24F40/57 A24F40/51

    摘要: A control device of an aerosol inhaler includes a load heating an aerosol generation source, in which a temperature and an electric resistance value of the load are correlated. The control device includes: a voltage sensor configured to output a voltage value applied to the load; a constant current circuit configured to output a constant current to the load; and a control circuit configured to acquire the electric resistance value of the load or the temperature of the load based on output of the voltage sensor and the constant current.

    Power supply unit for aerosol inhaler

    公开(公告)号:US11213072B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-04

    申请号:US17076875

    申请日:2020-10-22

    发明人: Keiji Marubashi

    摘要: A power supply unit for an aerosol inhaler includes: a first element connected in series to a load and having a first electric resistance value; a second series circuit including a second element having a second electric resistance value and a third element connected in series to the second element and having a third electric resistance value, and connected in parallel with a first series circuit including the load and the first element; and an operational amplifier in which one of a non-inverting input terminal and an inverting input terminal is connected to the first series circuit, and the other of the non-inverting input terminal and the inverting input terminal is connected to the second series circuit. Each of the first to third electric resistance values is larger than the electric resistance value of the load at a normal temperature or a temperature in a predetermined temperature range.

    Power supply unit for aerosol inhaler

    公开(公告)号:US11134721B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-05

    申请号:US17191711

    申请日:2021-03-04

    摘要: A power supply unit for an aerosol inhaler includes: a first series circuit; a second series circuit connected in parallel with the first series circuit; a first operational amplifier including a non-inversion input terminal connected to one of a first node and a second node, and an inversion input terminal connected to the other of the first node and the second node; and an adjustment circuit connected to the first operational amplifier and configured to prevent a differential input value of the first operational amplifier from being equal to a potential of a negative power supply terminal of the first operational amplifier or a minimum value acquirable by the first operational amplifier, in a state where a potential of the node connected to the non-inversion input terminal is less than a potential of the node connected to the inversion input terminal.

    Power supply unit for aerosol inhaler

    公开(公告)号:US11311053B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-26

    申请号:US17191717

    申请日:2021-03-04

    摘要: A power supply unit for an aerosol inhaler, which includes a power supply configured to discharge electricity to a load that is configured to heat an aerosol generation source and has a correlation between temperature and electric resistance values, includes: a first element connected in series to the load and having a first electric resistance value; a second series circuit that includes a second element having a second electric resistance value, and a third element connected in series to the second element and having a third electric resistance value, the second series circuit being connected in parallel with a first series circuit including the load and the first element; and an operational amplifier connected to the first series circuit and the second series circuit. The first electric resistance value is less than an electric resistance value of the load.