公开(公告)号：US20240268473A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-15

申请号：US18564827

申请日：2023-06-16

申请人： KT & G CORPORATION

发明人： Yong Hwan KIM ,  Young Bum KWON ,  Dong Sung KIM ,  Hun 11 LIM

IPC分类号： A24F40/51 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/40 ,  A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/57 ,  G01N27/04 ,  G01N27/22

CPC分类号： A24F40/51 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/40 ,  A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/57 ,  G01N27/048 ,  G01N27/223

摘要： An aerosol generating device includes a case including an accommodation passage into which a cigarette is inserted, a cover coupled to the case, a heater heating the cigarette, a humidity sensor arranged on an upper surface of the cover, and a controller configured to determine humidity of the cigarette by comparing the moisture amount, which is detected by the humidity sensor, with a preset threshold value.

公开(公告)号：US20240237755A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-18

申请号：US18563154

申请日：2022-11-09

申请人： KT&G CORPORATION

发明人： Dong Sung KIM ,  Young Bum KWON ,  Young Hwan KIM ,  Hun ll LIM ,  Seok Su JANG

IPC分类号： A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/40 ,  A24F40/465 ,  A24F40/57 ,  G01D5/14 ,  H05B6/10

CPC分类号： A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/40 ,  A24F40/57 ,  G01D5/14 ,  A24F40/465 ,  H05B6/105

摘要： An aerosol generating device may include a housing including an accommodating space for accommodating an aerosol generating article, and a heater configured to heat the aerosol generating article, a cover coupled to at least one area of the housing and including a conductive pad, a printed circuit board disposed in an internal space formed by the housing and the cover, an electrical connection member electrically connecting the conductive pad and the printed circuit board to each other, and a breaking structure arranged on at least one area of the cover and configured to damage the electrical connection member when the cover is detached from the housing.

公开(公告)号：US20240215645A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-04

申请号：US18398904

申请日：2023-12-28

申请人： KT&G CORPORATION

发明人： Young Bum KWON ,  Dong Sung Kim ,  Yong Hwan KIM ,  Hun II LIM

IPC分类号： A24F40/465 ,  A24F40/51 ,  A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/57 ,  A24F40/65

CPC分类号： A24F40/465 ,  A24F40/51 ,  A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/57 ,  A24F40/65 ,  A24F40/20

摘要： A heater assembly for an aerosol generating device includes a body including an accommodation space for accommodating an aerosol generating article, a first cover coupled to the body and including an article insertion portion into which the aerosol generating article is inserted, a support unit provided inside the body and the first cover and surrounding the aerosol generating article accommodated in the accommodation space, and a heater provided between an inner surface and an outer surface of the support unit and configured to heat the aerosol generating article by applying a magnetic field to a susceptor in the accommodation space, wherein the heater completely overlaps the support unit, based on a second direction crossing a first direction in which the support unit extends.

公开(公告)号：US20240277069A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-22

申请号：US18407754

申请日：2024-01-09

申请人： KT&G CORPORATION

发明人： Yong Hwan KIM ,  Young Bum KWON ,  Dong Sung KIM ,  Hun ll LIM

IPC分类号： A24F40/51 ,  A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/57 ,  G01D5/20

CPC分类号： A24F40/51 ,  A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/57 ,  G01D5/20

摘要： An aerosol generating device includes a receiving space into which an aerosol generating article is inserted, a heater configured to heat the aerosol generating article, an insertion detecting sensor configured to detect whether the aerosol generating article is inserted into the receiving space, a memory including a lookup table in which a preset value is matched to each aerosol generating article, and a controller. The controller is configured to, when it is detected through the insertion detecting sensor that the aerosol generating article inserted into the receiving space is moved from the receiving space during a heating operation of the heater, pause the heating operation of the heater, and determine whether to resume the heating operation of the heater according to whether the aerosol generating article is re-inserted into the receiving space within a preset grace time from a time point when the heating operation is paused.

公开(公告)号：US20240277068A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-22

申请号：US18402932

申请日：2024-01-03

申请人： KT&G CORPORATION

发明人： Dong Sung KIM ,  Young Bum KWON ,  Yong Hwan KIM ,  Hun Il LIM

IPC分类号： A24F40/51 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/465 ,  A24F40/48 ,  A24F40/53 ,  H05B6/10

CPC分类号： A24F40/51 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/465 ,  A24F40/48 ,  A24F40/53 ,  H05B6/105 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/30

摘要： A heater assembly for an aerosol generating device includes a body including a receiving space in which an aerosol generating article is accommodated, a coil configured to apply a magnetic field so that a susceptor located in the receiving space generates heat to heat the aerosol generating article, an air flow passage cover located outside the body and including an air flow passage through which air passes, a pressure sensor located on the air flow passage cover and configured to detect a change in pressure inside the air flow passage, and a moisture detecting sensor located on a support unit for supporting the coil and configured to detect moisture in the aerosol generating article accommodated in the receiving space.

公开(公告)号：US20240148068A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-09

申请号：US18413962

申请日：2024-01-16

申请人： KT&G CORPORATION

发明人： Dong Sung KIM ,  Young Bum KWON ,  Yong Hwan KIM ,  Hun II LIM

IPC分类号： A24F40/485 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/60

CPC分类号： A24F40/485 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/60 ,  A24F40/10

摘要： An aerosol generating device includes a housing including an accommodation space in which an aerosol generating article is accommodated and an air flow path through which fluid moves inside the housing, wherein a volume of the air flow path is variable.

公开(公告)号：US20240284990A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-29

申请号：US18568978

申请日：2023-04-11

申请人： KT&G CORPORATION

发明人： Dong Sung KIM ,  Young Bum KWON ,  Young Hwan KIM ,  Hun ll LIM ,  Seok Su JANG

IPC分类号： A24F40/85

CPC分类号： A24F40/85

摘要： An accessory for an aerosol generating device includes a body, a guide unit arranged to surround at least a portion of an outer circumferential surface of the body, and a first remover arranged on one side of the body, and removing an aerosol generating article remaining in an accommodation space of the aerosol generating device, wherein the first remover includes a first end portion arranged to surround at least one region of one side of the body, and inserted into the aerosol generating article remaining in the accommodation space and a second end portion arranged in one region of the body spaced apart from the first end portion and supporting at least a portion of the aerosol generating article.

公开(公告)号：US20240277071A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-22

申请号：US18413200

申请日：2024-01-16

申请人： KT&G CORPORATION

发明人： Yong Hwan KIM ,  Young Bum KWON ,  Dong Sung KIM ,  Hun II LIM

IPC分类号： A24F40/53 ,  A24D1/20 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/51 ,  A24F40/57 ,  H05B1/02

CPC分类号： A24F40/53 ,  A24D1/20 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/51 ,  A24F40/57 ,  H05B1/0227

摘要： Provided are an aerosol generating device and a method of controlling the same. When a cigarette is inserted into an aerosol generating device, a heater assembly is used to heat the cigarette to generate an aerosol in a preheating section and a smoking section after the preheating section, a temperature sensor is used to sense a temperature of the heater assembly in the preheating section and the smoking section, and a controller is used to identify a cigarette type of the cigarette, based on a trend in a temperature change within a preset temperature range of the preheating section, and control heating of the heater assembly during the smoking section by using a temperature profile corresponding to the identified cigarette type.

公开(公告)号：US20240268471A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-15

申请号：US18569523

申请日：2023-04-17

申请人： KT&G CORPORATION

发明人： Young Bum KWON ,  Dong Sung KIM ,  Yong Hwan KIM ,  Hun II LIM ,  Seok Su JANG

IPC分类号： A24F40/50 ,  A24F40/465 ,  H05B6/10

CPC分类号： A24F40/50 ,  A24F40/465 ,  H05B6/108

摘要： Provided is an aerosol generating device including: a battery configured to supply power; a heating body configured to heat an aerosol generating article; and an amplifier electrically connected to the battery and the heating body, wherein the amplifier is configured to amplify a power signal supplied from the battery using at least two switching elements to generate a first amplification signal, and eliminate a modulation frequency component and a harmonics component from the generated first amplification signal to generate a second amplification signal, and transmit the generated second amplification signal to the heating body, wherein each of the at least two switching elements has a capacitance of 5 nC or less or a resistance value of 15 mΩ or less. In addition, various embodiments identified through the specification are possible.

公开(公告)号：US20240213936A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-27

申请号：US18568060

申请日：2022-12-01

申请人： KT & G CORPORATION

发明人： Young Bum KWON ,  Dong Sung KIM ,  Yong Hwan KIM ,  Hun ll LIM ,  Seok Su JANG

IPC分类号： H03F3/24 ,  A24F40/465 ,  A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/65 ,  H03F1/26

CPC分类号： H03F3/245 ,  H03F1/26 ,  A24F40/465 ,  A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/65 ,  H03F2200/237

摘要： According to an embodiment, an aerosol generating device includes: a battery configured to provide power; a heating body configured to heat at least a part of an aerosol generating article; and an amplifier circuit electrically connected to the battery and the heating body, wherein the amplifier circuit generates a first signal by amplifying a power signal provided by the battery through a switching element, generates a second signal through a filter by eliminating a harmonic component from the first signal, and delivers the second signal to the heating body.