KR-20260066967-A - AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE

KR20260066967AKR 20260066967 AKR20260066967 AKR 20260066967AKR-20260066967-A

Abstract

An aerosol generating device is disclosed. The aerosol generating device of the present disclosure comprises: a long, extended body; a cartridge having a storage chamber for receiving an aerosol generating substance and an absorbent member impregnated with said aerosol generating substance, and which is detachably coupled to said body; and a heater module having a wick and a heater for heating said wick, which is detachably coupled to said body and said cartridge by sliding in a first direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of said body, wherein the absorbent member can contact said wick and pressurize said wick as the heater module slides and is coupled to said body.

Inventors

김상준
박상규
이재민
정세환
조병성

Assignees

주식회사 케이티앤지

Dates

Publication Date: 20260512
Application Date: 20241105

Claims (14)

Long extended body; A cartridge having a storage chamber for receiving an aerosol generating substance and an absorbent member impregnated with said aerosol generating substance, and detachably coupled to said body; and A heater module comprising a wick and a heater for heating the wick, and sliding in a first direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the body and detachably coupled to the body and the cartridge; The above-mentioned absorbing member is, An aerosol generating device that pressurizes a wick by contacting it as the heater module slides and is coupled to the body.
In paragraph 1, The above heater module is, It includes a wick hole that is open upward and exposes at least a portion of the wick to the outside of the heater module. The above-mentioned absorbing member is, A portion protrudes downward from the above cartridge, and An aerosol generating device that, with the heater module coupled to the body, is inserted into the wick hole and pressurizes the exposed portion of the wick downward.
In paragraph 2, The length of the absorbing member protruding downward from the cartridge is, An aerosol generating device that is equal to or longer than the height of the wick hole mentioned above.
In paragraph 2, The above cartridge is, It includes a body hole formed on the lower side of the cartridge, which exposes a portion of the absorbing member to the outside, and In the first direction above, the two ends of the protruding portion of the absorbing member are spaced apart from the body hole in an aerosol generating device.
In paragraph 1, The above-mentioned absorbing member is, A portion protrudes downward from the above cartridge, and The protruding part of the above-mentioned absorbing member is, An aerosol generating device having an inclined surface on at least one of both ends in the first direction above.
In paragraph 1, The above heater module is, It includes a second connection terminal that contacts the heater and has one end exposed to the lower side of the heater module. The above body is, An aerosol generating device comprising a first connection terminal that protrudes toward a receiving space in which the heater module is received and contacts the second connection terminal.
In paragraph 6, The above-mentioned first connection terminal is, A first part fixed to the above body; and An aerosol generating device comprising: a second part connected to the first part, at least a portion of which extends obliquely in a direction away from the opening into which the heater module is inserted into the body, and contacts the second connecting terminal.
In Paragraph 7, The above-mentioned first connection terminal is, An aerosol generating device further comprising a third part connected to the second part and extending downwardly inclined from the second part.
In paragraph 1, The above body is, A first opening into which the above cartridge is inserted; It includes a second opening into which the above heater module is inserted, and The above second opening is, An aerosol generating device that opens in a direction intersecting the direction in which the first opening is opened.
In Paragraph 9, The above body is, A guide portion formed along the longitudinal direction of the body and connected to the first opening and the second opening; The above cartridge is, One end is inserted into the body through the first opening, and An aerosol generating device that slides along the guide section and is coupled to the body.
In Paragraph 10, The above cartridge is, A slit formed by a portion of the side being sunken and extending long in the longitudinal direction of the cartridge; including The above body is, An aerosol generating device comprising a guide rib that protrudes inwardly from the body, extends in the direction in which the guide portion extends, and engages with the slit.
In Paragraph 11, The upper end of the slit is closed upward, and the lower end of the slit is open downward. An aerosol generating device in which the guide rib is inserted into the slit and slides upward along the slit, and the upper end of the guide rib contacts the upper end of the slit to prevent the cartridge from moving downward.
In Paragraph 10, The above body is, A portion of the inner surface of the body is formed by being recessed, and includes a fixing groove extending in the circumferential direction of the body. The above cartridge is, An aerosol generating device comprising a fixing projection that protrudes outwardly from the side of the cartridge, extends in the circumferential direction of the cartridge, and engages with the fixing groove.
In Paragraph 13, The above fixed groove is, In the longitudinal direction of the body, it includes a first fixing groove and a second fixing groove positioned adjacent to the first opening, and The above-mentioned first fixed groove is, An aerosol generating device positioned in the longitudinal direction of the body, spaced apart from the first opening than the second fixed groove.

Description

Aerosol generating device The present disclosure relates to an aerosol generating device. An aerosol generator is intended to extract specific components from a medium or substance through an aerosol. The medium may contain substances of various components. The substances contained in the medium may be flavor substances of various components. For example, the substances contained in the medium may include nicotine components, herbal components, and/or coffee components. Recently, much research has been conducted on such aerosol generators. In a cartridge-replaceable aerosol generator, the replacement cycles of the liquid and the heater within the cartridge may differ. However, in conventional cartridge-replaceable aerosol generators, the liquid and the heater are integrated within the cartridge, so the cartridge must be replaced when the liquid is consumed. Consequently, the heater is wasted regardless of the heater's replacement cycle, and there is a problem of unnecessarily increasing replacement costs. In addition, for the heater module to be replaceable independently of the cartridge, a three-stage coupling structure of the body, heater module, and cartridge must be provided; however, in a structure where the heater module and cartridge are sequentially coupled to the body in one direction, there is a problem that the coupling between each component of the device is not robust. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an aerosol generating device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 2 illustrates an aerosol generating device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 3 is a front perspective view of an aerosol generating device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a cartridge, a heater module, and a body of an aerosol generating device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a heater module and a body of an aerosol generating device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a cartridge of an aerosol generating device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, viewed from one side. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the opening of the body of an aerosol generating device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, viewed from one side. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of an aerosol generating device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, viewed from one side. FIGS. 9 and FIGS. 10 are perspective views of a heater module of an aerosol generating device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, viewed from one side. FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of a heater module of an aerosol generating device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, viewed from one side. FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing an enlarged connection terminal of an aerosol generating device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of an aerosol generating device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 14 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing an absorbent member and a wick according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view illustrating contact between an absorbent member and a wick when a heater module of an aerosol generating device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure is coupled to a body and a cartridge. FIG. 16 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing an absorbent member and a wick according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. Hereinafter, embodiments disclosed in this specification will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. Identical or similar components are assigned the same reference numeral regardless of the drawing symbols, and redundant descriptions thereof will be omitted. In relation to the description of the drawings, similar drawing symbols may be used for similar or related components. The suffixes "module" and "unit" for components used in the following description are assigned or used interchangeably solely for the sake of ease of drafting the specification, and do not inherently possess distinct meanings or roles. Meanwhile, the suffixes "module" or "unit" may include units implemented in hardware, software, or firmware, and may be used interchangeably with terms such as logic, logic block, component, or circuit. "Module" or "unit" may be a component formed as a whole, or the smallest unit of said component or a part thereof that performs one or more functions. For example, "module" or "unit" may be implemented in the form of an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC). In addition, when describing the embodiments disclosed in this specification, if it is determined that a detailed description of related prior art may obscure the essence of the embodiments disclosed in this specification, such de