Non-combustion-type flavor inhaler

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10172390-B2
Application number	US-201615222648-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 28, 2016
Priority date	Jan 29, 2014
Publication date	Jan 8, 2019
Grant date	Jan 8, 2019

Abstract

A non-combustion-type flavor inhaler includes a shape extending from a non-mouthpiece end to a mouthpiece end in a predetermined direction. The non-combustion-type flavor inhaler includes: an aerosol source generating aerosol; an atomizer atomizing the aerosol source without combustion; a power source supplying electric power to the atomizer; and a controller controlling an electric energy supplied from the power source to the atomizer. The controller randomly controls the electric energy supplied to the atomizer.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A non-combustion-type flavor inhaler having a shape extending from a non-mouthpiece end to a mouthpiece end in a predetermined direction, comprising:
an aerosol source generating aerosol;
an atomizer atomizing the aerosol source without combustion;
a power source supplying electric power to the atomizer; and
a controller controlling an electric energy supplied from the power source to the atomizer,
wherein the controller randomly controls the electric energy supplied to the atomizer by using random numbers.

2. The non-combustion-type flavor inhaler according to claim 1 , wherein
the controller increases the electric energy supplied to the atomizer from a reference electric energy in a stepwise manner in accordance with an increase of a number of times of puff actions of inhaling the aerosol, and
the controller randomly controls the reference electric energy.

3. The non-combustion-type flavor inhaler according to claim 2 , wherein
the controller controls the power source so as to supply an electric energy smaller than the reference electric energy to the atomizer when the puff action is performed after a number of times of puff actions is exceeded a predetermined number of times.

4. The non-combustion-type flavor inhaler according to claim 3 , wherein
the controller turns the power source of the non-combustion-type flavor inhaler off when a certain period of time is passed after the number of puff actions is exceeded a predetermined number of times.

5. The non-combustion-type flavor inhaler according to claim 2 , wherein
the controller increases a gradient of the electric energy supplied to the atomizer in accordance with the increase of the number of times of puff actions of inhaling the aerosol.

6. The non-combustion-type flavor inhaler according to claim 1 , wherein
in a case where the power source of the non-combustion-type flavor inhaler is deactivated in a first on-state where a power source of the non-combustion-type flavor inhaler is turned on, the controller randomly controls an electric energy supplied to the atomizer in a second on-state based on an electric energy that is supplied to the atomizer in the first on-state, the second on-state defined by a state where the power source of the non-combustion-type flavor inhaler is turned on again before a stationary time exceeds a predetermined stationary time, the stationary time defined by a time that is passed after deactivation of the power source of the non-combustion-type flavor inhaler.

7. The non-combustion-type flavor inhaler according to claim 6 , wherein
a range of possible values for the electric energy supplied to the atomizer in the second on-state is narrower than a range of possible values for the electric energy to be supplied to the atomizer in the first on-state.

8. The non-combustion-type flavor inhaler according to claim 1 , wherein
the controller controls: a standard mode applied to a user whose time required for one puff action of inhaling the aerosol is within a standard required time section period; and a shortening mode applied to a user whose time required for one puff action of inhaling the aerosol is shorter than the standard required time section period,
in one puff action in the standard mode, the controller controls the power source so as to supply a standard electric energy to the atomizer during a section before a first time is passed, and controls the power source so as to supply an electric energy smaller than the standard electric energy to the atomizer during a section after the first time is passed,
in one puff action in the shortening mode, the controller controls the power source so as to supply a first electric energy larger than the standard electric energy to the atomizer during a section before a second time is passed, controls the power source so as to supply a second electric energy smaller than the first electric energy to the atomizer during a section before a third time is passed after the second time, and controls the power source so as to supply an electric energy smaller than the second electric energy to the atomizer during a section after the third time is passed, and
the controller randomly controls the standard electric energy.

9. The non-combustion-type flavor inhaler according to claim 8 , wherein
the controller sets the standard mode or the shortening mode based on learning of a puff action of a user.

10. The non-combustion-type flavor inhaler according to claim 8 , wherein
the controller sets the standard mode or the shortening mode by operation of a user.

11. The non-combustion-type flavor inhaler according to claim 1 , wherein
the controller controls a first mode in which a first reference electric energy is used as the reference electric energy, and a second mode in which a second reference electric energy larger than the first reference electric energy is used as the reference electric energy.

12. A non-combustion-type flavor inhaler having a shape extending from a non-mouthpiece end to a mouthpiece end in a predetermined direction, comprising:
an aerosol source generating aerosol;
an atomizer atomizing the aerosol source without combustion;
a power source supplying electric power to the atomizer;
a controller controlling an electric energy supplied from the power source to the atomizer;
wherein the controller randomly controls the electric energy supplied to the atomizer and increases the electric energy supplied to the atomizer from a reference electric energy in a stepwise manner in accordance with an increase of a number of times of puff actions of inhaling the aerosol, and
the controller randomly controls the reference electric energy.

13. The non-combustion-type flavor inhaler according to claim 12 , wherein
in a case where the power source of the non-combustion-type flavor inhaler is deactivated in a first on-state where a power source of the non-combustion-type flavor inhaler is turned on, the controller randomly controls an electric energy supplied to the atomizer in a second on-state based on an electric energy that is supplied to the atomizer in the first on-state, the second on-state defined by a state where the power source of the non-combustion-type flavor inhaler is turned on again before a stationary time exceeds a predetermined stationary time, the stationary time defined by a time that is passed after deactivation of the power source of the non-combustion-type flavor inhaler.

14. The non-combustion-type flavor inhaler according to claim 13 , wherein
a range of possible values for the electric energy supplied to the atomizer in the second on-state is narrower than a range of possible values for the electric energy to be supplied to the atomizer in the first on-state.

15. The non-combustion-type flavor inhaler according to claim 12 , wherein
the controller controls: a standard mode applied to a user whose time required for one puff action of inhaling the aerosol is within a standard required time section period; and a shortening mode applied to a user whose time required for one puff action of inhaling the aerosol is shorter than the standard required time section period,
in one puff action in the standard mode, the controller controls the power source so as to supply a standard electric energy to the atomizer during a section before a first time is passed, and controls the power source so as to supply an electric energy smaller than the standard electric energy to the atomizer during a section after the first time is passed,
in one puff action in the shortening mode, the controller controls the power source so as

Assignees

• Japan Tobacco Inc

Inventors

• Nakano Takuma
• Yamada Manabu
• Takeuchi Manabu
• Matsumoto Hirofumi
• Shinkawa Takeshi

Classifications

• A61M2205/3375

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• A61M2205/8206

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• A61M11/042

  electrical · CPC title

• A61M2016/0027

  pressure meter · CPC title

• A61M2205/3653

  by Joule effect, i.e. electric resistance · CPC title