Non-burning type flavor inhaler

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016205998-A1
Application number	US-201615084236-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 29, 2016
Priority date	Sep 30, 2013
Publication date	Jul 21, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A non-burning type flavor inhaler includes an aerosol source that generates an aerosol; an atomizer that atomizes the aerosol source without burning; a power source that supplies power to the atomizer; a light-emitting element; and a control unit that controls the light-emitting element. The control unit controls the light-emitting element in a first light-emitting mode in a puff state inhaling the aerosol, and controls the light-emitting element in a second light-emitting mode different from the first light-emitting mode in a non-puff state not inhaling the aerosol. The second light-emitting mode changes according to a number of puff actions for inhaling the aerosol.

First claim

1 . A non-burning type flavor inhaler having a shape extending from a non-inhalation end toward an inhalation end along a predetermined direction, comprising:
an aerosol source that generates an aerosol; an atomizer that atomizes the aerosol source without burning; a power source that supplies power to the atomizer; a light-emitting element; and a control unit that controls the light-emitting element, wherein the control unit controls the light-emitting element in a first light-emitting mode in a puff state inhaling the aerosol, and controls the light-emitting element in a second light-emitting mode different from the first light-emitting mode in a non-puff state not inhaling the aerosol, and the second light-emitting mode changes according to a number of puff actions for inhaling the aerosol.

2 . The non-burning type flavor inhaler according to claim 1 , wherein
the control unit terminates control according to the first light-emitting mode and the second light-emitting mode and controls the light-emitting element in an emission end mode, when the number of puff actions for inhaling the aerosol reaches a predetermined number.

3 . The non-burning type flavor inhaler according to claim 1 , wherein
the second light-emitting mode is a mode to repeat turning on of the light-emitting element and turning off of the light-emitting element at a predetermined cycle.

4 . The non-burning type flavor inhaler according to claim 3 , wherein
the first light-emitting mode is a mode to continuously turn on the light-emitting element or a mode to repeat turning on of the light-emitting element and turning off of the light-emitting element at a cycle shorter than the predetermined cycle.

5 . The non-burning type flavor inhaler according to claim 1 , wherein
the first light-emitting mode is constant without depending on the number of puff actions for inhaling the aerosol.

6 . The non-burning type flavor inhaler according to claim 1 , wherein the first light-emitting mode changes depending on the number of puff actions for inhaling the aerosol.

7 . The non-burning type flavor inhaler according to claim 1 , wherein:
the control unit increases the power amount supplied to the atomizer stepwise from a reference power amount along with an increase in the number of puff actions for inhaling the aerosol increases, and a timing of increasing the power amount supplied to the atomizer is synchronized with a timing of changing the second light-emitting mode.

8 . The non-burning type flavor inhaler according to claim 1 , wherein
the number of puff actions is corrected by a value defined by a required time per one puff action and the power amount supplied to the atomizer.

9 . The non-burning type flavor inhaler according to claim 1 , comprising:
a hardware switch for performing at least one of turning on and turning off the non-burning type flavor inhaler.

10 . The non-burning type flavor inhaler according to claim 1 , wherein
the atomizer is a heat source that heats the aerosol source without burning.

Assignees

• Japan Tobacco Inc

Inventors

• Matsumoto Hirofumi
• Takeuchi Manabu
• Yamada Manabu

Classifications

• A61M15/06 Primary

  Inhaling appliances shaped like cigars, cigarettes or pipes · CPC title

• A61M2205/587

  Lighting arrangements · CPC title

• A61M2205/583

  by visual feedback · CPC title

• A61M15/009

  using medicine packages with incorporated spraying means, e.g. aerosol cans (pocket atomiser of the injector type A61M11/08) · CPC title

• A61M2016/0021

  with a proportional output signal, e.g. from a thermistor · CPC title