571 results about "Aerosol generator" patented technology

An aerosol provision device or a vapor provision device including an aerosol generator or vapor generator; a driving circuit connected to the aerosol generator or vapor generator, wherein the driving circuit is configured to employ either pulse width modulation or amplitude modulation, to supply power to the aerosol generator or vapor generator; and a power source connected to the driving circuit, wherein the power source includes a hybrid ion capacitor.

Disclosed herein is a generation control apparatus. The apparatus may include a first authenticator configured to perform first authentication, and a determiner configured to determine whether to operate an aerosol generator based on the result of the first authentication. The first authenticator may perform the first authentication under the condition that the second authentication has been completed. The apparatus may include an acquisition unit configured to obtain registration information required for the first authentication, and a second authenticator configured to perform the second authentication using the registration information. The second authenticator may register the registration information as reference data used for the first authentication only when the second authentication is normally performed.

To provide aerosol-generating devices configured to generate an aerosol during a usage session, and to provide methods of using such devices.SOLUTION: An aerosol-generating device for generating an aerosol from an aerosol-forming substrate is configured to generate the aerosol during a usage session. The aerosol-generating device comprises an indicator system (60), a motion detection unit (440) configured to detect movement of the device and identify a gesture associated with the detected movement, and a controller (420). The motion detection unit is configured to detect movement of the device and identify a first gesture and a second gesture that is different from the first gesture.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

The invention discloses a powder gas leakage diffusion monitoring physical simulation system and method. According to the system, a plurality of gas energy control doors are sequentially installed in a simulation box body in the length direction; the dry powder aerosol generator, the smoke generator, the temperature generator, the humidity generator, the pressure controller and the toxic gas standard gas cylinder are connected with the head end of the simulation box body; the smoke exhaust fan is connected with the tail end of the simulation box body; the recycling and filtering device is connected with the smoke exhaust fan; the gas treatment tank is connected with the recycling and filtering device; the multi-parameter integrated detection unit is arranged in the cavity space of the simulation box body; the armored heating jacket is coated outside the simulation box body; the data processing platform is connected with the multi-parameter integrated detection unit; the method comprises the following steps: the system sets a simulation environment; simulating a leakage diffusion process; analyzing the spatial and temporal distribution condition of the multi-dimensional monitoring data to obtain a diffusion path and a concentration change trend of the leaked substance, and displaying a simulation result in real time. According to the system and the method, the powder gas leakage diffusion process under different environment parameter combination conditions can be simulated.

The invention provides an atmospheric particulate water-soluble ion analysis instrument calibration system and calibration method, and belongs to the technical field of atmospheric particulate measurement. The system comprises an atmospheric environment simulation measurement device and a portable calibration device. The atmospheric environment simulation measurement device simulates actual environmental conditions through an aerosol mixing cabin in a thermotank, and is equipped with various sensors to monitor temperature, air pressure and humidity. The portable calibration device is internally provided with an aerosol generator, a constant-speed diverter, a particle sensor and the like, and an aerosol sample can be generated on site for calibration. The calibration method comprises two parts of constructing a standard parameter database and performing field calibration, and the calibration precision is ensured by comparing a measured value of the particulate matter sensor with a particle size spectrum. According to the calibration system and the calibration method for the atmospheric particulate water-soluble ion analysis instrument, the problems that traditional calibration equipment is large in size and cannot be calibrated on site are solved, and reliable technical support is provided for on-site calibration of the atmospheric particulate water-soluble ion analysis instrument.

The invention discloses an environment simulation system and method for an infrared target fusion test. The system comprises a real scene simulation unit; the humidity and illumination simulation unit is used for simulating a humidity environment and an illumination environment required by a test; the atmosphere perspective simulation unit comprises an adjustable attenuation sheet and a scattering medium, so as to dynamically adjust the projection rate of a light path and control the concentration of suspended particles in real time through linkage of an aerosol generator and a laser particle analyzer; the data fitting unit is used for establishing a nonlinear mapping relation between the control parameters of the display device and the environmental physical quantity; and the control unit and the test unit are used for acquiring test parameters of the target features on the display device through infrared detection and generating a confidence coefficient value for environment simulation based on the test parameters. The control unit may allow a quantized fused simulation effect value to be generated based on the confidence value. According to the method, the technical problem that quantitative evaluation and dynamic optimization of the fusion effect are difficult to realize in the current infrared target fusion test can be effectively improved.

The invention relates to a method for evaluating the disinfection effectiveness of an air purifier on bacterial aerosol, and relates to the technical field of disinfection effect evaluation. Comprising the following steps: (1) arranging an aerosol infection cabin; (2) starting an aerosol generator to generate bacterial aerosol, and injecting the bacterial aerosol into the aerosol infection cabin until a set time; (3) starting a fan cycle of the air purifier, under the condition that the disinfection mode is started and not started, enabling the air purifier to act for a set time, sampling the bacterial aerosol, taking out the gel filter membrane after sampling is finished, carrying out a bacterial content test, and carrying out viable bacteria counting culture; (4) carrying out disinfection and air filtration and purification on the aerosol infection cabin; (5) viable bacteria culture counting and data analysis; . The method is simple and convenient to operate and high in safety performance.

The article "aerosol generator" to which the present design relates is used to generate aerosols, such as in a cigarette heater.

The invention relates to an aerosol particle scattering characteristic experimental platform and experimental method based on a Pockels effect, and belongs to the technical field of optical measurement. The experimental platform comprises an optical platform, an aerosol particle transport system, an optical path system and a data processing system, the aerosol particle conveying system comprises a combustion chamber, a dust aerosol generator, a water mist aerosol generator, a pipeline and an aerosol jet hole; the combustion chamber, the dust aerosol generator and the water mist aerosol generator are all placed outside a room where the optical platform is located, and the light path system is placed on the indoor optical platform; all parts of the data processing system are placed inside or on the top of the cabinet, and the cabinet is close to the optical platform. According to the aerosol particle scattering characteristic experiment platform based on the Pockels effect, the electro-optical modulator based on the Pockels effect and the phase-locked demodulation technology are used, the Mueller matrix measurement time can be shortened, and the measurement precision is improved.

Described is a system for providing an aerosol to a user, the system including: an aerosol provision device comprising a power source, an aerosol generator for generating aerosol from an aerosol-generating material, and an aerosol-generating material storage portion for storing aerosol-generating material; an aerosol modifying agent release component comprising a housing and an aerosol modifying agent, the aerosol modifying agent release component configured to releasably couple to the aerosol provision device such that generated aerosol is able to pass to the aerosol modifying agent to modify a characteristic thereof; and a refill and recharge device configured to refill the aerosol-generating material storage portion of the aerosol provision device with aerosol-generating material and configured to recharge the power source of the aerosol provision device when the aerosol provision device is coupled to the refill and recharge device. Also described is an aerosol provision device, a refill and recharge device, and a method for refilling and / or recharging an aerosol provision device.

An aerosol generating apparatus according to one embodiment may include a housing that includes a first storage space for containing aerosol products, a second storage space for containing a cartridge in which aerosol generating material is stored, and a battery storage space; a first airflow passage disposed inside the housing and connecting the first storage space and the second storage space; a first heat dissipation member disposed between the first airflow passage and the battery storage space for absorbing heat inside the battery storage space; and a battery that is detachably coupled to the battery storage space.

To provide a new and improved aerosol-generating article.SOLUTION: The invention relates to an aerosol-generating article (10) comprising a rod (12) of aerosol-generating substrate. The aerosol-generating article further comprises a ventilation zone (60) arranged downstream the rod of aerosol-generating substrate. The ventilation zone comprises perforations. One or more of the perforations have a non-circular cross-section having an ovality, the ovality being the ratio of a large diameter of a perforation divided by a small diameter of the perforation, of at least 1.5. A thickness of the peripheral wall of the ventilation zone is between 0.1 millimeter and 2.5 millimeter. One or more perforations have a width of between 0.05 millimeter and 0.2 millimeter and a length of between 0.25 millimeter and 1.0 millimeter. The invention further relates to an aerosol-generating system comprising an aerosol-generating device having a cavity for receiving an aerosol-generating article. The invention further relates to a method for manufacturing an aerosol-generating article.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

An aerosol provision device for providing aerosol during a puff on the aerosol provision device is disclosed. The aerosol provision device comprises at least one power supply comprising at least one supercapacitor configured to supply electrical power to at least one aerosol generator for generating aerosol from aerosol generating material. The at least one supercapacitor is a lithium-ion capacitor, LIC, comprising an anode and a cathode, wherein the anode and / or the cathode comprises one or more dopants.

The invention discloses a portable traditional Chinese medicine water decoction aerosol instrument and an aerosol generation method, belongs to the technical field of traditional Chinese medicine biological medicine equipment, and is used for solving at least one of the problems that in the prior art, auxiliary leading-in equipment cannot be blended for individuals, the formula storage time is long, and the leading-in equipment is large in size and difficult to carry. According to the aerosol instrument, an aerosol generator and a filter are arranged in a shell, the filter is located above the aerosol generator, the space in the shell is divided into a stock solution chamber, a filtrate chamber and an aerosol chamber from top to bottom by the filter and the aerosol generator, and the stock solution chamber is communicated with the filtrate chamber through the filter; the filtrate chamber is communicated with the aerosol chamber through the aerosol generator; an air inlet of the aerosol chamber is connected with the air supply unit, and an aerosol outlet of the aerosol chamber is connected with the body surface dispersed phase limiting film; during implementation, the decocted traditional Chinese medicine decoction stock solution is poured into the stock solution chamber. The method can be used for generating traditional Chinese medicine water decoction aerosol.

The present invention provides an aerosol generating device (1) and a heating structure (10) for the same. The heating structure (10) includes a heating element (12) capable of emitting infrared light waves when energized and a tube (11) associated with the heating element (12) through which infrared light waves are transmitted, with a gap between the heating element (12) and the wall of the tube (11). The heating element (12) includes a heating portion (121) and a conductive portion (122). The heating portion (121) includes at least two spaced-apart heating sections (1211, 1212), which are electrically connected to the conductive portion (122). The heating element (12) does not overburn the aerosol-forming matrix (2), significantly improving the smoking experience and significantly shortening the pre-heating time under high-temperature operating conditions, thereby significantly improving the consumer experience. The heating element (121) can perform stepwise heating in accordance with various aerosol-forming matrices (2), and the temperature field distribution is reasonable.

An aerosol generating system comprising an aerosol generating device, an image acquisition sensor configured to capture, in an unlocked state, an aerosol from an aerosol forming substrate and at least one image of the user of the aerosol generating device, and at least one processor, configured to determine, based on an estimated value and the at least one image of the user, the user's age, whether the estimated age of the user exceeds or is equal to a threshold, and to unlock the aerosol generating device when the estimated age exceeds the threshold, an aerosol generating device according to any one of Examples 1 to 11.

Described is an aerosol delivery system (1) for delivering an aerosol to a user, the aerosol delivery system including an aerosol-generating material storage portion (44) for storing an aerosol-generating material; an aerosol generator (48) for generating an aerosol from the aerosol-generating material; an air pathway (52) fluidly coupled to the aerosol-generating material storage portion and arranged so as to be fluidly coupled with an outlet (50) of the aerosol delivery system; and a second material storage portion (144) for storing a second material. The second material storage portion is arranged such that the second material is capable of being delivered to the outlet of the aerosol delivery system via a second material air pathway (52b) extending at least from the second material storage portion. The aerosol delivery system is configured such that at least a part of the second material air pathway is capable of being selectively blocked so as to prevent the flow of the second material along the second material air pathway. Also described is an aerosol delivery device and a method.

This application relates to an aerosol generator for an aerosol supply device. The aerosol generator comprises an aerosol generating material and a resistance heating layer comprising a resistance heating element. The resistance heating element is configured to heat at least a portion of the aerosol generating material, and the aerosol generating material is located in the resistance heating layer. The resistance heating element comprises a first type of electrical contact and a second type of electrical contact, and the resistance heating element extends between the first type of electrical contact and the second type of electrical contact. The resistance heating element has a dielectric breakdown voltage, and when the dielectric breakdown voltage is exceeded, the resistance heating element is disabled in response to a control signal.

The aerosol generating device (100) includes a housing (10), a heating assembly (20), and a heat dissipation assembly (30). The housing (10) is provided with a receiving cavity (15). The heating assembly (20) and the heat dissipation assembly (30) are received in the receiving cavity (15). The heat dissipation assembly (30) includes a body member (31) having a mounting portion (311) and an abutting portion (313), the heating assembly (20) is attached to the mounting portion (311), and the abutting portion (313) is closer to the side wall (11) of the housing than the mounting portion (311).

A heating assembly (12) for an aerosol generator (10). The heating assembly comprises an airflow channel (14) and a heating element (38). The heating element is disposed at least partially within the airflow channel, or at least partially surrounding the airflow channel. The heating element comprises one or more through-holes (32) to allow air flowing through the airflow channel to flow through the heating element. The heating element is an induction heating element equipped with a magnetic flux concentrater. An aerosol generator, a cartridge for the aerosol generator, and an aerosol generating system comprising the aerosol generator and cartridge are also disclosed.

The article of the present design, an "aerosol generator," is used to generate aerosols, such as tobacco heaters.

The present invention provides an aerosol generator, an aerosol generation system equipped with an aerosol generator, and a cartridge equipped with an aerosol generator. [Solution] An aerosol generator comprising a non-thermal aerosol generating element, an air intake, an air outlet, and a chamber between the air intake and the air outlet. The aerosol generating element is disposed within the chamber and configured to release an aerosolized aerosol-forming substrate into the chamber. The aerosol generator further comprises an airflow path extending through the chamber between the air intake and at least one air outlet via the non-thermal aerosol generating element, and a side wall surrounding the aerosol generating element. The side wall has a curved surface defining the curved surface of the chamber, and at least one air intake extends through the side wall and directs air into the chamber tangentially to the curved surface of the chamber.

Regarding aerosol supply systems. [Solution] The aerosol supply system 10 includes an aerosol generator 36 configured to aerosolize an aerosol generating material 38. The aerosol supply system also includes a sensor 25 configured to detect inhalation of the aerosol supply system by the user of the aerosol supply system and to output a corresponding inhalation detection signal to a control circuit 28. Based on the inhalation detection signal, the control circuit is configured to determine the amount of component delivered to the user from the aerosol generating material during inhalation, compare the amount of delivered component to a threshold, and provide a notification to the user based on the comparison between the amount of delivered component and the threshold.

An aerosol generating device includes an acrosol generator configured to generate an aerosol from an aerosol generating material, and including a storage configured to store an acrosol generating material and an accommodation portion configured to accommodate an aerosol generating article such that the aerosol passes through the aerosol generating article in response to a puff, and a main body detachably coupled to the aerosol generator and including a sensor unit disposed toward the accommodation portion and configured to generate a signal regarding a physical quantity of the accommodation portion.

An aperture plate (1) is attached at its rim (203) to a support washer (3) by adhesive. Anchor grooves (204) having a zig-zag pattern in plan are machined in the lower surface of the rim (203 of the aperture plate before application of the adhesive. The grooves (204) extend out to the edge of the aperture plate (1). The anchor grooves have a depth in the range of 10 μm to 40 μm, and a width in the range of 20 μm to 150 μm, and an angular pitch in the range of 2.5° to 12.5°. Excellent bonding strength is achieved for long term reliable attachment in an environment of high frequency vibration and moisture and chemical corrosion.

The application discloses a power supply device of an aerosol generator and the aerosol generator. The power supply device comprises a shell, a control board and a battery element installed in the shell, and a USB interface and a conductive piece. The control board is electrically connected with the battery element. The pin end of the USB interface is welded to the control board, and the interface end penetrates through the shell for power contact. The conductive piece is matched with the interface end. When the conductive piece is plugged into the interface end, the control board receives a first electric signal that the USB interface is short-circuited, and the output of the battery element is turned off. When the conductive piece is taken out of the interface end, the control board receives a second electric signal that the USB interface is not short-circuited, and the output of the battery element is turned on. The conductive piece is plug-in configured to the USB interface, the output circuit of the battery element is turned on and turned off, and the probability of the false output of the battery element of the aerosol generator is reduced.

A power supply system (101) is suitable for being part of the aerosol generating device (100). In the power supply system, the supply terminals (VDD) of the microcontroller (1) are connected to a rechargeable power supply (2), so that the voltage at the supply terminals of the microcontroller varies depending on the charge level of the rechargeable power supply. No DC-DC converter is used between the rechargeable power supply and the microcontroller, so that the microcontroller can monitor the charge level of the rechargeable power supply.

An article comprising: an aerosol generator for generating aerosol from aerosol generating material; a reservoir for storing the aerosol generating material; and a passage leading from the reservoir to an aerosol generator to permit flow of aerosol generating material from the reservoir to the aerosol generator, wherein the passage is shaped to encourage an air bubble to escape the passage into the reservoir.