Non-combustion type flavor inhaler, flavor source unit, and method for manufacturing member used in a non-combustion type flavor inhaler
AssigneeJapan Tobacco Inc.
InventorsManabu Yamada, Akihiko Suzuki
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Abstract
A type flavor inhaler (100) comprises aerosol flow passage (140) guiding aerosol generated by the atomization unit (111) to the mouthpiece side. The aerosol flow passage (140) includes: a first flow passage (140A) which guides aerosol to the mouthpiece side through the flavor source (132); and a second flow passage (140B) which is different from the first flow passage (140A). An aerosol reduction rate of the second flow passage (140B) is smaller than an aerosol reduction rate of the first flow passage (140A).
Claims20
A non-combustion type flavor inhaler comprising:
- an atomization unit configured to atomize an aerosol source without combustion;
- a flavor source provided closer to a mouthpiece side in relation to the atomization unit;
- and
- an aerosol flow passage configured to guide an aerosol generated by the atomization unit to the mouthpiece side,
- wherein the aerosol flow passage includes:
- a first flow passage configured to guide aerosol to the mouthpiece side through the flavor source;
- and
- a second flow passage which is different from the first flow passage,
- wherein an aerosol reduction rate of the second flow passage is smaller than an aerosol reduction rate of the first flow passage, and
- wherein the atomization unit includes:
- a first atomization unit configured to generate the aerosol to be guided to the first flow passage;
- and
- a second atomization unit configured to generate the aerosol to be guided to the second flow passage.
A flavor source unit comprising:
- a flavor source;
- and
- a unit body connectable to an inhaler body included in a non-combustion type flavor inhaler, the unit body storing the flavor source,
- wherein, in a state where the unit body is stored in the inhaler body, at least a part of an aerosol flow passage that is configured to guide aerosol generated by an atomization unit to a mouthpiece side is formed, the atomization unit configured to atomize an aerosol source without combustion,
- wherein the aerosol flow passage includes:
- a first flow passage configured to guide an aerosol to the mouthpiece side through the flavor source;
- and
- a second flow passage which is different from the first flow passage,
- wherein an aerosol reduction rate of the second flow passage is smaller than an aerosol reduction rate of the first flow passage, and
- wherein the second flow passage is formed in the unit body and is configured to guide the aerosol to the mouthpiece side without passing through the flavor source.
A method for manufacturing a member used in a non-combustion type flavor inhaler, comprising:
- a step A of manufacturing an aerosol flow passage forming member that forms at least a part of aerosol flow passage, the aerosol flow passage guiding aerosol generated by an atomization unit to a mouthpiece side,
- wherein the aerosol flow passage includes:
- a first flow passage which guides aerosol to the mouthpiece side through a flavor source;
- and
- a second flow passage which is different from the first flow passage,
- wherein the second flow passage is formed in the unit body and guides aerosol to the mouthpiece side without passing through the flavor source,
- wherein an aerosol reduction rate of the second flow passage is smaller than an aerosol reduction rate of the first flow passage, and
- wherein the step A includes a step of determining shapes of the first flow passage and the second flow passage so that an airflow resistance generated in the second flow passage when a gas distributed to the second flow passage passes through the second flow passage is equal to an airflow resistance generated in the first flow passage when a gas distributed to the first flow passage passes through the first flow passage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.