JP-2026076321-A - Aerosol supply device

Abstract

[Problem] To provide an aerosol delivery device that improves aerosol delivery and/or the user's perceptual experience. [Solution] An aerosol supply device 2 is disclosed, which includes a suction port 26 having one or more variable apertures, one or more variable air inlet members, or one or more valve members 901. [Selection Diagram] Figure 9

Inventors

• ウォーレン， ルーク

Assignees

• ニコベンチャーズ トレーディング リミテッド

Dates

Publication Date

20260511

Application Date

20260216

Priority Date

20210528

Claims (1)

1. An aerosol supply device comprising a suction port having one or more variable apertures, one or more variable air inlet members, or one or more valve members.

Description

field This invention relates to an aerosol supply device, an aerosol supply system, and a method for generating aerosols. background Electronic aerosol generation systems, such as e-cigarettes, generally include a reservoir of raw material liquid, typically containing a nicotine-containing formulation, from which the aerosol is produced, for example, by heating vaporization. Therefore, an aerosol source for an aerosol supply system may include a heater having a heating element positioned to receive the raw material liquid from the reservoir, for example, by wicking or capillary action. While the user inhales from the device, power is supplied to the heating element to vaporize the raw material liquid near the heating element, generating an aerosol for the user's inhalation. Such a device typically includes one or more air inlet holes located away from the mouthpiece end of the system. When the user inhales through the mouthpiece connected to the mouthpiece end of the system, air is drawn in through the inlet holes and passes through the aerosol source. There is a flow path connecting the aerosol source and the mouthpiece opening, and as a result, the air passing through the aerosol source continues to be drawn along the flow path to the mouthpiece opening, carrying some of the aerosol from the aerosol source. The air carrying the aerosol exits the aerosol supply system through the mouthpiece opening for the user's inhalation. Other aerosol dispensing devices generate aerosols from solid materials such as tobacco or tobacco derivatives. Such devices operate in much the same manner as the liquid-based systems described above, in which case the solid tobacco material is heated to its vaporization temperature to generate an aerosol, which is then inhaled by the user. In most aerosol dispensing devices, the user desires consistent delivery per puff, ensuring the same taste and/or the same desired effect with each puff. However, the above devices cannot always provide consistent delivery. It is desirable to provide an aerosol delivery device that improves aerosol delivery and/or the user's perceptual experience. overview According to one embodiment, an aerosol supply device is provided that includes a suction port having one or more variable apertures, one or more variable air inlet members, or one or more valve members. By providing one or more variable apertures, one or more variable air inlet members, or one or more valve members at the intake, the ratio of air to aerosol in the aerosol supplied to the user can be changed. According to various embodiments, it can be considered that the concentration or dilution of the aerosol contents flowing to the mouthpiece outlet (and correctly experienced by the user) can be changed or optimized by increasing or decreasing the proportion of air in the aerosol. For example, it may be determined that the sensory experience can be improved by increasing the air content of the aerosol at a specific point in time when more air can flow to the mouthpiece outlet by increasing the opening of one or more variable apertures, one or more variable air inlet members, or one or more valve members. Conversely, it may be determined that the sensory experience can be improved by reducing the air content of the aerosol at specific points in time, by decreasing the opening of one or more variable apertures, one or more variable air inlet members, or one or more valve members, thereby limiting the amount of air that mixes with the aerosol and flows to the mouthpiece outlet. Various embodiments are conceivable. According to one embodiment, one or more variable throttles, one or more variable air inlet members, or one or more valve members can be adjusted between off and on, i.e., between 0% transmission and 100% transmission. However, alternative embodiments are conceivable in which the opening degree of one or more variable throttles, one or more variable air inlet members, or one or more valve members can be varied. For example, one or more variable throttles, one or more variable air inlet members, or one or more valve members can be varied between x% transmission and y% transmission, where 0 < x < 100 and 0 < y < 100. In particular, the term "variable aperture" should be understood as a valve that can always pass some air through, but whose degree of air transmission through the aperture can be changed. Optionally, one or more variable apertures, one or more variable air inlet members, or one or more valve members are configured to change the airflow into the intake port in order to aerosolize the aerosol flowing into the intake port, or to change the ratio of air to aerosol in the mixture of air and aerosol flowing into the intake port. For example, the sensory experience can be improved by changing the ratio (or concentration or dilution) of air to aerosol in the aerosol flowing through the mouthpiece as desired. Optionally, one or more variable apertures, one or more variable air inlet