Aerosol-generating device

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of aerosol generation, and particularly discloses an aerosol generation device, comprising an antenna configured to perform wireless data transceiving; the fingerprint sensor is configured to collect fingerprint information; a heating assembly configured to heat the aerosol-generating substrate to generate an aerosol; the integrated chip is electrically connected with the antenna, the fingerprint sensor and the heating assembly, and the integrated chip is configured to establish wireless communication connection with a user terminal and perform wireless data receiving and transmitting through the antenna; receiving fingerprint information collected by the fingerprint sensor, and identifying the fingerprint information; and controlling the heating assembly to heat the aerosol-generating substrate to generate an aerosol. In this way, the aerosol generating device can be beneficial to product miniaturization, and the cost of the aerosol generating device is reduced.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the field of aerosol generating technology, and in particular to an aerosol generating device. BACKGROUND

[0002] In a prior art, an aerosol generating device includes a single-chip microcomputer, a fingerprint module and a wireless communication module. The fingerprint module and the wireless communication module are both electrically connected to the single-chip microcomputer, so that the aerosol generating device has a fingerprint identification function, a wireless communication function and a heating control function. However, the single-chip microcomputer, the fingerprint module and the wireless communication module occupy a large space, resulting in an increase in the volume of the aerosol generating device, and a large number of components, which causes the cost of the aerosol generating device to be high. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL

[0003] The embodiments of the present application provide an aerosol generating device, which is beneficial to product miniaturization and reduces the cost of the aerosol generating device.

[0004] To solve the above technical problems, one technical scheme adopted by the present application is to provide an aerosol generating device, comprising:

[0005] an antenna configured to perform wireless data transmission and reception;

[0006] a fingerprint sensor configured to collect fingerprint information;

[0007] a heating assembly configured to heat an aerosol generating substrate to generate an aerosol;

[0008] an integrated chip electrically connected to the antenna, the fingerprint sensor and the heating assembly, the integrated chip being configured to establish a wireless communication connection with a user terminal, perform wireless data transmission and reception through the antenna, receive the fingerprint information collected by the fingerprint sensor, identify the fingerprint information, and control the heating assembly to heat the aerosol generating substrate to generate the aerosol.

[0009] Optionally, the integrated chip includes a wireless communication module, a radio frequency module and a processor.

[0010] The wireless communication module is connected to the processor, and the processor is configured to control the wireless communication module to establish a wireless communication connection with the user terminal.

[0011] The radio frequency module is connected between the wireless communication module and the antenna, and the radio frequency module is configured to modulate first communication data sent by the processor into first wireless data, send the first wireless data to the user terminal through the antenna, receive second wireless data sent by the user terminal through the antenna, and demodulate the second wireless data into second communication data and forward the second communication data to the processor.

[0012] The processor is further connected with the fingerprint sensor and the heating assembly, and the processor is further configured to receive fingerprint information collected by the fingerprint sensor, identify the fingerprint information, and control the heating assembly to heat the aerosol generating substrate to generate aerosol.

[0013] Optionally, the aerosol generating device comprises a power supply circuit electrically connected with the integrated chip, and the power supply circuit is configured to output a supply voltage to the integrated chip.

[0014] Optionally, the integrated chip further comprises a power management module electrically connected with the power supply circuit and the processor respectively, and the processor is further configured to collect a cell voltage of the power supply circuit and control the power management module to charge the power supply circuit.

[0015] Optionally, the device further comprises a switch assembly electrically connected with the processor, and the processor is further configured to detect a switch state of the switch assembly to control the wireless communication module to open or close the wireless communication connection with the user terminal.

[0016] Optionally, the device further comprises an airflow sensor electrically connected with the processor, and the processor is further configured to control the heating assembly to heat the aerosol generating substrate to generate aerosol based on a puffing signal generated by the airflow sensor in response to user puffing.

[0017] Optionally, the power supply circuit comprises:

[0018] a cell electrically connected with the integrated chip and configured to provide a cell voltage;

[0019] a low-dropout voltage regulator electrically connected between the cell and the integrated chip, and configured to perform voltage stabilization processing on the cell voltage to output a supply voltage to the integrated chip.

[0020] Optionally, the power supply circuit further comprises a charging circuit electrically connected between the cell and the integrated chip, and the charging circuit is configured to charge the cell to supplement the power of the cell.

[0021] Optionally, the device further comprises a printed circuit board, and the antenna, the fingerprint sensor, the heating assembly, the integrated chip, and the airflow sensor are all arranged on the printed circuit board.

[0022] Optionally, the integrated chip comprises a WIFI chip.

[0023] Optionally, the device further comprises a crystal oscillator electrically connected with the WIFI chip, and the crystal oscillator is configured to provide a clock signal to the WIFI chip.

[0024] In the embodiments of the present application, the integrated chip is electrically connected with the antenna, the fingerprint sensor and the heating assembly respectively, and the integrated chip is configured to establish a wireless communication connection with the user terminal, to perform wireless data transmission and reception through the antenna, to receive the fingerprint information collected by the fingerprint sensor, to identify the fingerprint information, and to control the heating assembly to heat the aerosol generating substrate to generate aerosol. Therefore, by using the integrated chip in the aerosol generating device, the functions of fingerprint identification, wireless communication and heating control are realized, which is beneficial to the miniaturization of the product and reduces the cost of the aerosol generating device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0025] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings required to be used in the embodiments of the present application will be briefly introduced as follows. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can be obtained by the drawings without creative labor for those skilled in the art.

[0026] Figure 1 is a structural schematic diagram of an aerosol generating device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0027] Figure 2 is a structural schematic diagram of an aerosol generating device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0028] Figure 3 is a structural schematic diagram of an aerosol generating device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0029] Figure 4 is a structural schematic diagram of an aerosol generating device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0030] Figure 5 is a structural schematic diagram of an aerosol generating device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0031] Figure 6 is a circuit schematic diagram of an aerosol generating device provided by an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] In order to facilitate the understanding of the present application, the present application will be described in more detail below in combination with the drawings and specific embodiments. It should be noted that when an element is described as being "locked to" another element, it can be directly on the other element, or one or more intervening elements can be present therebetween. When an element is described as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element, or one or more intervening elements can be present therebetween. The terms "vertical", "horizontal", "left", "right" and similar expressions used in the present specification are only for illustrative purposes.

[0033] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used in the present disclosure have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. The terminology used in the description of the application herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application. All publications, patent applications, patents, and other references mentioned in this specification are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety.

[0034] Please refer to Figure 1 The aerosol generating device 100 provided by the embodiments of the present application includes an antenna 10, a fingerprint sensor 20, a heating assembly 30, and an integrated chip 40.

[0035] The antenna 10 is configured to perform wireless data transceiving.

[0036] The antenna 10 includes an on-board antenna integrated on a printed circuit board of the aerosol generating device 100. It can be understood that other structural forms of antennas can also be selected according to actual design.

[0037] The antenna 10 is a transducer that converts a guided wave propagating on a transmission line into an electromagnetic wave propagating in free space, or vice versa, and is an important component for transmitting information. In the uplink process of wireless data, the antenna 10 can be used as a transmitting antenna; in the downlink process of wireless data, the antenna 10 can be used as a receiving antenna, so the antenna 10 transceives wireless data.

[0038] The type of wireless data is determined based on the wireless communication mode of the aerosol generating device 100. For example, if the wireless communication mode of the aerosol generating device 100 is WIFI communication, the wireless data includes WIFI data; for example, if the wireless communication mode of the aerosol generating device 100 is Bluetooth communication, the wireless data includes Bluetooth data.

[0039] The fingerprint sensor 20 is configured to collect fingerprint information.

[0040] The fingerprint sensor 20 includes a capacitive / resistive fingerprint sensor.

[0041] The aerosol generating device 100 includes a fingerprint area, and a user places a finger on the fingerprint area to allow the fingerprint sensor 20 to collect fingerprint information of the user. As one example, the fingerprint sensor 20 collects fingerprint information of the user as administrator fingerprint information, and in use of the aerosol generating device 100, the fingerprint sensor 20 collects current fingerprint information of the user, and by comparing the current fingerprint information with the administrator fingerprint information, whether they are consistent or not, fingerprint unlocking is completed, and the aerosol generating device 100 is started.

[0042] The heating assembly 30 is configured to heat an aerosol generating substrate to generate an aerosol.

[0043] The heating assembly 30 can be a central heating type or a peripheral heating type. The heating assembly 30 can heat the aerosol generating substrate to generate an aerosol by one or more of heat conduction, electromagnetic induction, chemical change, infrared heating, resonance, photoelectric conversion, and photothermal conversion.

[0044] In one example, the heating assembly 30 includes a cartridge. When the cartridge is inserted into the main body of the aerosol generating device 100, the cartridge can heat the aerosol generating substrate to generate an aerosol. In one example, the heating assembly 30 includes a switching circuit and a heating element. When the switching circuit is turned on, the heating element can heat the aerosol generating substrate to generate an aerosol.

[0045] The integrated chip 40 is electrically connected to the antenna 10, the fingerprint sensor 20, and the heating assembly 30, respectively. The integrated chip 40 is configured to establish a wireless communication connection with a user terminal and perform wireless data transmission and reception through the antenna 10, receive fingerprint information collected by the fingerprint sensor 20 and identify the fingerprint information, and control the heating assembly 30 to heat the aerosol generating substrate to generate an aerosol.

[0046] In some embodiments, the antenna 10 can be packaged inside the integrated chip 40. Accordingly, the integrated chip 40 is configured to establish a wireless communication connection with a user terminal and perform wireless data transmission and reception.

[0047] Referring to Figure 2 , the integrated chip 40 includes a wireless communication module 401, a radio frequency module 402, and a processor 403.

[0048] The wireless communication module 401 is connected to the processor 403, and the processor 403 is configured to control the wireless communication module 401 to establish a wireless communication connection with a user terminal.

[0049] In one example, the wireless communication module 401 includes a baseband of one or more wireless communication technologies, a MAC address of a wireless communication technology, a technical standard of a wireless communication technology, and the like. In one example, the wireless communication module 401 includes a baseband of one or more wireless communication technologies, a MAC address of a wireless communication technology, a technical standard of a wireless communication technology, a link controller of a wireless communication technology, and the like.

[0050] The radio frequency module 402 is connected between the wireless communication module 401 and the antenna 10. The radio frequency module 402 is configured to modulate first communication data transmitted by the processor 403 into first wireless data, transmit the first wireless data to a user terminal through the antenna 10, and demodulate second wireless data received from the user terminal into second communication data and forward the second communication data to the processor 403.

[0051] The processor 403 is also connected with the fingerprint sensor 20 and the heating assembly 30, and the processor 403 is further configured to receive the fingerprint information collected by the fingerprint sensor 20, identify the fingerprint information, and control the heating assembly 30 to heat the aerosol generating substrate to generate the aerosol.

[0052] The processor 403 is a core component of the integrated chip 40, and is configured to support the electronic device to perform corresponding functions in the methods in the above method embodiments. The processor can be a central processing unit (CPU), a network processor (NP), a hardware chip, or any combination thereof. The hardware chip can be an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a programmable logic device (PLD), or a combination thereof. The PLD can be a complex programmable logic device (CPLD), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), a generic array logic (GAL), or any combination thereof.

[0053] Referring to Figure 3 The aerosol generating device includes a power supply circuit 50 electrically connected with the integrated chip 40, and the power supply circuit 50 is configured to output a supply voltage to the integrated chip 40.

[0054] On the basis of the above embodiments, the integrated chip 40 further includes a power management module 404 electrically connected with the power supply circuit 50 and the processor 403, and the processor 403 is further configured to collect a cell voltage of the power supply circuit 50 and control the power management module 404 to charge the power supply circuit 50.

[0055] Referring to Figure 4 The power supply circuit 50 includes a cell 501 and a low dropout regulator 502.

[0056] The cell 501 is electrically connected with the integrated chip 40 and is configured to provide a cell voltage.

[0057] The low dropout regulator 502 is electrically connected between the cell 501 and the integrated chip 40, and the low dropout regulator 502 is configured to perform voltage stabilization processing on the cell voltage to output a supply voltage to the integrated chip 40.

[0058] In some embodiments, the power supply circuit 50 further comprises a protection circuit electrically connected with the battery cell 501 for protecting the battery cell 501. For example, the protection circuit comprises a lithium protection chip.

[0059] Further, the power supply circuit 50 further comprises a charging circuit 503 electrically connected between the battery cell 501 and the integrated chip 40, and the charging circuit 503 is configured to charge the battery cell 501 to replenish the power of the battery cell 501.

[0060] Please refer to Figure 5 , the aerosol generating device 100 further comprises a switch assembly 60 and an airflow sensor 70.

[0061] The switch assembly 60 is electrically connected with the processor 403, and the processor 403 is further configured to detect the switch state of the switch assembly 60, thereby controlling the opening or closing of the wireless communication connection between the wireless communication module 401 and the user terminal.

[0062] In the embodiments of the present application, the switch assembly 60 comprises any type of key. As one of the examples, the switch assembly 60 comprises a toggle key with two gears, which is arranged at the bottom of the main body of the aerosol generating device 100. When the toggle key is switched to the ON gear, the processor 403 controls the opening of the wireless communication connection between the wireless communication module 401 and the user terminal; when the toggle key is switched to the OFF gear, the processor 403 controls the closing of the wireless communication connection between the wireless communication module 401 and the user terminal.

[0063] The airflow sensor 70 is electrically connected with the processor 403, and the processor 403 is further configured to control the heating assembly 30 to heat the aerosol generating substrate to generate the aerosol based on the puffing signal generated by the airflow sensor 70 in response to the user's puffing.

[0064] The aerosol generating device 100 further comprises a printed circuit board, and the antenna 10, the fingerprint sensor 20, the heating assembly 30, the integrated chip 40 and the airflow sensor 70 are arranged on the printed circuit board.

[0065] In one embodiment, the integrated chip 40 comprises a WIFI chip. Based on this, the aerosol generating device 100 further comprises a crystal oscillator electrically connected with the WIFI chip, and the crystal oscillator is configured to provide a clock signal for the WIFI chip.

[0066] Figure 6The WIFI chip U1, the crystal oscillator X1, the antenna P3 and the peripheral circuit of the WIFI chip U1 are shown. Among them, the ANT interface of the WIFI chip U1 is connected with the antenna P3, the WIFI chip U1 controls the antenna P3 to perform wireless data transceiving through the ANT interface; the VBAT_ADC interface of the WIFI chip U1 is connected with the battery cell 501, the WIFI chip U1 collects the battery cell voltage of the battery cell 501 through the VBAT_ADC interface; the SW_EN interface of the WIFI chip U1 is connected with the low dropout regulator 502, the low dropout regulator 502 performs voltage stabilizing processing on the battery cell voltage through the SW_EN interface to output a supply voltage to the WIFI chip U1; the USB_CHECK interface, the U0TXD interface and the U0RXD interface of the WIFI chip U1 are all connected with the charging circuit 503, the WIFI chip U1 controls the charging circuit 503 to charge the battery cell 501 to supplement the power of the battery cell 501 through the USB_CHECK interface, and the WIFI chip U1 controls the charging circuit 503 to perform software upgrading through the U0TXD interface and the U0RXD interface; the SPI_CLK interface, the SPI_MOSI interface, the SPI_MISO interface and the SPI_CS interface of the WIFI chip U1 are all connected with the fingerprint sensor 20, the WIFI chip U1 can read and write data of the fingerprint sensor 20 through the SPI_CLK interface, the SPI_MOSI interface, the SPI_MISO interface and the SPI_CS interface; the KEY_SW interface of the WIFI chip U1 is connected with the switch assembly 60, the WIFI chip U1 detects the switch state of the switch assembly 60 through the KEY_SW interface to control the wireless communication module 401 to open or close the wireless communication connection with the user terminal; the SMOKE_KEY interface of the WIFI chip U1 is connected with the airflow sensor 70, the WIFI chip U1 controls the heating assembly 30 to heat the aerosol generating substrate to generate aerosol based on the puffing signal generated by the user in response to the airflow sensor 70 through the SMOKE_KEY interface; the PWM_H+ interface, the PWM_H- interface, the R_H- interface and the H_ADC interface of the WIFI chip U1 are connected with the heating assembly 30, the WIFI chip U1 controls the heating assembly 30 to heat the aerosol generating substrate to generate aerosol through the PWM_H+ interface, the PWM_H- interface and the R_H- interface, and detects the connection state and heating power of the heating assembly 30 through the H_ADC interface.

[0067] It should be noted that the integrated chip 40 is not limited to Figure 6 the chip selection shown, the integrated chip capable of establishing a wireless communication connection with the user terminal and performing wireless data transceiving through the antenna 10, receiving the fingerprint information collected by the fingerprint sensor 20 and identifying the fingerprint information, and controlling the heating assembly 30 to heat the aerosol generating substrate to generate aerosol are all within the protection scope of the embodiments of the present application.

[0068] In the embodiments of the present application, the integrated chip is electrically connected with the antenna, the fingerprint sensor and the heating assembly respectively, and the integrated chip is configured to establish a wireless communication connection with the user terminal, to perform wireless data transmission and reception through the antenna, to receive the fingerprint information collected by the fingerprint sensor, to identify the fingerprint information, and to control the heating assembly to heat the aerosol generating substrate to generate aerosol. Therefore, by using the integrated chip in the aerosol generating device, the functions of fingerprint identification, wireless communication and heating control are realized, which is conducive to the miniaturization of the product and reduces the cost of the aerosol generating device.

[0069] It should be noted that the preferred embodiments of the present application are given in the specification and drawings of the present application, but the present application can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described in the specification. These embodiments are not additional limitations on the content of the present application, and the purpose of providing these embodiments is to make the disclosure of the present application more thorough and comprehensive. Furthermore, the above technical features continue to be combined with each other to form various embodiments not listed above, which are considered to be within the scope of the present application. Furthermore, for those skilled in the art, the above description can be improved or changed, and all these improvements and changes should be within the scope of protection of the appended claims of the present application.

Claims

1. An aerosol-generating device, characterized by, The application relates to an aerosol generating device. The aerosol generating device comprises an antenna configured to perform wireless data transmission and reception; a fingerprint sensor configured to collect fingerprint information; a heating assembly configured to heat an aerosol generating substrate to generate an aerosol; and an integrated chip electrically connected to the antenna, the fingerprint sensor and the heating assembly, respectively, the integrated chip being configured to establish a wireless communication connection with a user terminal, perform wireless data transmission and reception through the antenna, receive the fingerprint information collected by the fingerprint sensor, identify the fingerprint information, and control the heating assembly to heat the aerosol generating substrate to generate an aerosol. The integrated chip comprises a wireless communication module, a radio frequency module and a processor. The wireless communication module is connected to the processor, and the processor is configured to control the wireless communication module to establish a wireless communication connection with the user terminal. The radio frequency module is connected between the wireless communication module and the antenna, and the radio frequency module is configured to modulate first communication data sent by the processor into first wireless data, send the first wireless data to the user terminal through the antenna, receive second wireless data sent by the user terminal through the antenna, and demodulate the second wireless data into second communication data and forward the second communication data to the processor.

2. The aerosol-generating device of claim 1, wherein, The processor is also connected to the fingerprint sensor and the heating assembly, and the processor is further configured to receive the fingerprint information collected by the fingerprint sensor, identify the fingerprint information, and control the heating assembly to heat the aerosol generating substrate to generate an aerosol. The aerosol generating device comprises a power supply circuit electrically connected to the integrated chip, and the power supply circuit is configured to output a power supply voltage to the integrated chip. The integrated chip further comprises a power management module electrically connected to the power supply circuit and the processor, respectively, and the processor is further configured to collect a cell voltage of the power supply circuit and control the power management module to charge the power supply circuit. The aerosol generating device further comprises a switch assembly electrically connected to the processor, and the processor is further configured to detect a switch state of the switch assembly to control the wireless communication module to establish or release the wireless communication connection with the user terminal.

3. The aerosol-generating device of claim 2, wherein, The aerosol generating device further comprises an airflow sensor electrically connected to the processor, and the processor is further configured to control the heating assembly to heat the aerosol generating substrate to generate an aerosol based on a puff signal generated by the airflow sensor in response to user puffing.

4. The aerosol-generating device of claim 3, wherein, The power supply circuit comprises a cell electrically connected to the integrated chip and configured to provide a cell voltage; and a low-dropout voltage regulator electrically connected between the cell and the integrated chip, and configured to perform voltage stabilization processing on the cell voltage to output a power supply voltage to the integrated chip.

5. Aerosol-generating device according to any of claims 2 to 4, wherein The power supply circuit further comprises a charging circuit electrically connected between the cell and the integrated chip, and configured to charge the cell to supplement the cell voltage.

6. The aerosol-generating device of claim 5, wherein, The aerosol generating device further comprises a printed circuit board, and the antenna, the fingerprint sensor, the heating assembly, the integrated chip and the airflow sensor are arranged on the printed circuit board.

7. The aerosol-generating device of claim 3, wherein, ​ ​ ​ 8. The aerosol-generating device of claim 7, wherein, ​ 9.The aerosol-generating device of claim 6, wherein, ​ 10.The aerosol-generating device of claim 1, wherein, The integrated chip comprises a WIFI chip. 11.The aerosol-generating device of claim 10, wherein, Further comprising a crystal oscillator, which is electrically connected with the WIFI chip, and the crystal oscillator is configured to provide a clock signal for the WIFI chip.

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