METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSPECTING AN INDUCTIVELY HEATABLE AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE FOR THE PRESENCE OF A SUSCEPTOR AND A DESIRED ARTICLE ALIGNMENT

    公开(公告)号:WO2021130196A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-01

    申请号:PCT/EP2020/087562

    申请日:2020-12-22

    Abstract: The present invention relates to method for inspecting an inductively heatable aerosol- generating article (1) for the presence of a susceptor (21) using at least one sensor (110) that is responsive to the susceptor (21) being at least one of electrically conductive, magnetic or magnetized. The invention further relates to method and apparatus for inspecting an inductively heatable aerosol-generating article for a desired article alignment at a specific article location in an article manufacturing apparatus, wherein the susceptor is provided for inductively heating an aerosol-forming substrate comprised in the article, and wherein an arrangement of the susceptor at or in the article is asymmetric with regard to a length axis of the article. The method and the apparatus comprises usage of at least a first senor which is arranged and configured to detect at a first test site of the article location a presence or absence of a susceptor, wherein the presence of the susceptor at the first test is indicative of the presence of the desired article alignment at the article location. The first sensor is responsive to the susceptor being at least one of electrically conductive, magnetic or magnetized and responsive to the presence of the susceptor at the first test site.

    SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DETERMINING A CHARACTERISTIC OF AN INDUCTION HEATING CIRCUIT

    公开(公告)号:WO2021108749A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-03

    申请号:PCT/US2020/062476

    申请日:2020-11-27

    Abstract: Provided are systems that includes an a induction heating circuit and at least one processor programmed or configured to generate each line of a plurality of lines, where each line comprises a graphical representation of phase value versus frequency of a signal with which the induction heating circuit is driven, determine a line of the plurality of lines that has a maximum slope, determine an average frequency of the line having the maximum slope, determine a phase value corresponding to the average frequency of the line having the maximum slope, determine a time delay, determine a self-resonant frequency (SRF) value of the induction heating circuit based on the time delay, and determine a characteristic of the induction heating circuit based on the resonant frequency value. Methods and computer program products are also disclosed.

    HEATER ASSEMBLY, AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE, AND AEROSOL GENERATING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:WO2021107536A2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-03

    申请号:PCT/KR2020/016592

    申请日:2020-11-23

    Inventor: AN, Hwi Kyeong

    Abstract: A heater assembly includes a heating body that generates heat and includes a first portion and a second portion having a diameter smaller than a diameter of the first portion, a first fixing portion that supports the heating body and includes an insertion hole into which the second portion of the heating body is inserted, and a second fixing portion extending in a longitudinal direction of the heating body to form an accommodation space in which a cigarette is accommodated and engaging with the first fixing portion at one side of the second fixing portion, wherein the diameter of the second portion is larger than a diameter of the insertion hole of the first fixing portion before the heating body is inserted into the first fixing portion by interference fit.

    AN AEROSOL GENERATING ARTICLE AND AN AEROSOL GENERATING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:WO2021099232A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-27

    申请号:PCT/EP2020/082175

    申请日:2020-11-16

    Abstract: An aerosol generating article (1, 2) is provided for use with an aerosol generating device (10) including a magnetic field generator (24). The aerosol generating article (1, 2) comprises first and second compartments (46, 48) configured to contain respectively a first aerosol generating substance (52) and a second aerosol generating substance (54), and an inductively heatable susceptor (56) configured to be inductively heated by the magnetic field generator (24). The inductively heatable susceptor (56) has a first part (58) positioned in the first compartment (46) and a second part (60) positioned in the second compartment (48). Each of the first and second aerosol generating substances (52, 54) comprises a solid matrix (62, 64) and the first and second parts (58, 60) of the inductively heatable susceptor (56) are secured in the solid matrix (62, 64).

    气雾生成装置及控制方法
    65.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:WO2021083343A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-06

    申请号:PCT/CN2020/125355

    申请日:2020-10-30

    Abstract: 本申请提出一种气雾生成装置及其控制方法,装置包括:电感线圈,用于产生变化的磁场;电容,与电感线圈形成LC振荡器;感受器,被变化的磁场穿透而发热;PFM逆变驱动模块驱动LC振荡器振荡进而使电感线圈产生变化的磁场,包括:桥电路和PFM控制器;PFM控制器向桥电路输出PFM信号,以驱动桥电路的导通或断开进而使LC振荡器振荡。采用以上气雾生成装置,通过PFM逆变输出的控制方式,可以灵活根据加热状态变化的实时情况、以及更多不同的加热过程的需求以PFM信号进行匹配性的变频输出,在降低损耗的同时能满足更多的加热效率需求。

    INDUCTION HEATER ENABLING LATERAL AIRFLOW
    67.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:WO2021053028A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-25

    申请号:PCT/EP2020/075886

    申请日:2020-09-16

    Abstract: The invention relates to an aerosol-generating device (10) comprising a cavity (14) for receiving an aerosol-generating article (12) comprising aerosol-forming substrate (16). The device further comprises an induction heating arrangement. The induction heating arrangement comprises an induction coil (24) and a susceptor assembly. The susceptor assembly comprises a central susceptor arrangement (26) arranged centrally within the cavity and a peripheral susceptor arrangement (28) arranged distanced from and around the central susceptor arrangement. Further, one or more of: the central susceptor arrangement comprises at least two central susceptors enabling lateral airflow between the at least two central susceptors; the peripheral susceptor arrangement comprises at least two peripheral susceptors enabling lateral airflow between the at least two peripheral susceptors; and one or both of the central susceptor arrangement and the peripheral susceptor arrangement comprises one or more porous susceptors.

    AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE WITH AXIALLY MOVABLE INDUCTION HEATER

    公开(公告)号:WO2021037826A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-04

    申请号:PCT/EP2020/073699

    申请日:2020-08-25

    Abstract: The invention relates to an aerosol-generating device (10) comprising a cavity (12) for receiving an aerosol-generating article comprising aerosol-forming substrate. The device further comprises an induction heating arrangement. The induction heating arrangement comprises a susceptor arrangement (14) and an induction coil (16). The induction coil (16) is arranged at least partly surrounding the susceptor arrangement (14). The induction coil (16) is arranged axially movable along the susceptor arrangement (14). The induction heating arrangement comprises a guiding element (42) configured to guide the axial movement of the induction coil (16).

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