US-20260123679-A1 - AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE

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Abstract

An aerosol generating device according to an embodiment may include a main body including a battery accommodation space, a battery detachably coupled to the battery accommodation space, a first terminal arranged in the battery accommodation space, the first terminal being electrically connected to the battery when the battery is coupled to the battery accommodation space, and a first sealing member arranged to surround the first terminal and configured to prevent introduction of external impurities into the first terminal, wherein the battery may include a battery terminal and a battery sealing member, the battery terminal being in contact with the first terminal and the battery sealing member surrounding the battery terminal, the first sealing member may include a movable first cover, and the battery sealing member may include a movable second cover.

Inventors

Young Min Woo
Jae Hyuk Kim
Sang Cheol Park
Jang Won Seo
Won Kyeong LEE
Chul Ho Jang
Jin Chul Jung
Dae Nam HAN

Assignees

KT&G CORPORATION

Dates

Publication Date: 20260507
Application Date: 20240726
Priority Date: 20230801

Claims (12)

1 . An aerosol generating device comprising: a main body comprising a battery accommodation space; a battery detachably coupled to the battery accommodation space; a first terminal arranged in the battery accommodation space, the first terminal being electrically connected to the battery when the battery is coupled to the battery accommodation space; and a first sealing member arranged to surround the first terminal and configured to prevent introduction of external impurities into the first terminal, wherein the battery comprises a battery terminal and a battery sealing member, the battery terminal being in contact with the first terminal and the battery sealing member surrounding the battery terminal, the first sealing member comprises a movable first cover, and the battery sealing member comprises a movable second cover.
2 . The aerosol generating device of claim 1 , wherein the first cover is arranged to close the first sealing member at a first position and open the first sealing member at a second position to expose the first terminal.
3 . The aerosol generating device of claim 1 , wherein the second cover is arranged to close the battery sealing member at a first position and open the battery sealing member at a second position to expose the first terminal.
4 . The aerosol generating device of claim 1 , further comprising a battery cover arranged at an area of the main body and configured to open or close the battery accommodation space.
5 . The aerosol generating device of claim 4 , wherein the battery cover comprises: an external battery cover forming an external surface of the battery cover; an internal battery cover formed at a center of an internal surface of the battery cover, the internal battery cover configured to pressurize the battery toward the main body when the battery is coupled to the battery accommodation space; and a protrusion arranged along an edge of the internal surface of the battery cover.
6 . The aerosol generating device of claim 5 , wherein the main body further comprises a groove into which the protrusion is inserted when the battery cover is coupled to the main body.
7 . The aerosol generating device of claim 6 , wherein the main body further comprises an elastic member located between the protrusion and the groove when the protrusion is coupled to the groove, the elastic member being configured to prevent introduction of external impurities into the battery accommodation space.
8 . The aerosol generating device of claim 1 , further comprising a heater configured to heat an aerosol generating material, wherein the main body further comprises a second terminal and a second sealing member, the second terminal being electrically connected to the heater and the second sealing member being arranged to surround the second terminal and configured to prevent introduction of external impurities into the second terminal.
9 . The aerosol generating device of claim 8 , wherein the second sealing member comprises a movable third cover.
10 . The aerosol generating device of claim 9 , wherein the third cover is arranged to close the second sealing member at a first position and open the second sealing member at a second position to expose the second terminal.
11 . The aerosol generating device of claim 8 , wherein the heater comprises a heater terminal and a heater sealing member, the heater terminal being in contact with the second terminal and the heater sealing member surrounding the heater terminal.
12 . The aerosol generating device of claim 11 , wherein the heater sealing member comprises a movable cover.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD Embodiments relate to an aerosol generating device including a detachable battery. BACKGROUND ART Recently, there has been an increasing demand for alternative methods that reduce disadvantages of general cigarettes. For example, there has been an increasing demand for a device (or an “aerosol generating device”) that generates an aerosol by heating an aerosol generating material (or an “aerosol generating article”) by using the aerosol generating device, instead of a method of generating an aerosol by burning a cigarette. The aerosol generating device may include a battery for supplying power and a heater generating heat when power is supplied thereto and may generate an aerosol by heating an aerosol generating material through the heater. In particular, the aerosol generating device may use an integral battery for the minimization of a device. However, recently, research into an aerosol generating device using a detachable battery in order to increase user's convenience has been actively conducted. DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION Technical Problem A battery of an aerosol generating device may be damaged or have deteriorated performance, due to exposure to external impurities, such as moisture, dust, and the like. The battery of the aerosol generating device may be separated from the aerosol generating device for charging or replacement and may thus be exposed to danger caused by the external impurities. Also, even when the battery of the aerosol generating device is accommodated in the aerosol generating device, the external impurities may penetrate into an accommodation space of the battery, through a gap of the aerosol generating device. Thus, the battery of the aerosol generating device may still be exposed to the danger caused by the external impurities. Various embodiments of the present disclosure have the objective of protecting a battery of an aerosol generating device from external impurities to prevent damage to and/or malfunction of the battery and the aerosol generating device. The problems to be solved through the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited to the problems described above, and problems not mentioned can be clearly understood by a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the embodiments belong from this specification and the attached drawings. Solution to Problem An aerosol generating device according to an embodiment may include a main body including a battery accommodation space, a battery detachably coupled to the battery accommodation space, a first terminal arranged in the battery accommodation space, the first terminal being electrically connected to the battery when the battery is coupled to the battery accommodation space, and a first sealing member arranged to surround the first terminal and configured to prevent introduction of external impurities into the first terminal, wherein the battery may include a battery terminal and a battery sealing member, the battery terminal being in contact with the first terminal and the battery sealing member surrounding the battery terminal, the first sealing member may include a movable first cover, and the battery sealing member may include a movable second cover. Advantageous Effects of Invention An aerosol generating device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may prevent the introduction of external impurities into a battery terminal and a terminal provided in a main body electrically connected to the battery terminal, thereby preventing, in advance, damage to and malfunction of a battery and the aerosol generating device. An aerosol generating device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may prevent the introduction of external impurities into a heater terminal and a terminal provided in a main body electrically connected to the heater terminal, thereby preventing, in advance, damage to and malfunction of a heater and the aerosol generating device. According to an embodiment, an aerosol generating device includes a housing including an insertion hole into which an aerosol generating article is inserted and the heater assembly for heating the aerosol generating article inserted through the insertion hole. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an aerosol generating device according to an embodiment. FIGS. 2A to 2E are various examples for describing components of the aerosol generating device of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of some components of an aerosol generating device according to an embodiment. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of some elements of an aerosol generating device according to another embodiment. FIG. 5A is a view for describing a first sealing member of FIG. 3, according to an embodiment. FIG. 5B is a view for describing a state in which the first sealing member of FIG. 3 is closed, according to another embodiment. FIG. 5C is a view for describing a state in which the first sealing member of FIG