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US 11,445,764 B2Granted
Aerosol generation system
AssigneeJapan Tobacco Inc.
InventorTakao Aradachi
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Abstract
The present invention provides an aerosol generation system comprising: a controller for an inhalation device, the controller including a first power supply, a first connector, and a first processor configured to perform energization control of a heater which is used to heat an aerosol source, and a power supply device including a second power supply, a second connector which is connected to the first connector at the time of charging of the first power supply, and a second processor configured to perform control of power supply from the second power supply to the controller via the second connector, wherein a first voltage applied to a power supply terminal of the first processor and a second voltage applied to a power supply terminal of the second processor are different from each other.
Claims11
An aerosol generation system comprising:
- a controller for an inhalation device, the controller including a first power supply, a first connector, and a first processor configured to perform energization control of a heater which is used to heat an aerosol source and to perform a temperature calculation process of calculating an estimated temperature of the heater, and
- a power supply device including a second power supply, a second connector which is connected to the first connector at the time of charging of the first power supply, and a second processor configured to perform control of power supply from the second power supply to the controller via the second connector, wherein
- a first voltage applied to a power supply terminal of the first processor is a voltage ensuring that the first processor operates at a first processing speed to perform the temperature calculation process during the energization control,
- a second voltage applied to a power supply terminal of the second processor is a voltage ensuring that the second processor operates at a second processing speed to perform the control of the power supply, and
- the first voltage is different from the second voltage and the second processing speed is lower than the first processing speed.
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An aerosol generating system comprising:
- a controller for an inhalation device, the controller including a first power supply, a first connector, and a first processor configured to perform energization control of a heater which is used to heat an aerosol source, and
- a power supply device including a second power supply, a second connector which is connected to the first connector at the time of charging of the first power supply, and a second processor configured to perform control of power supply from the second power supply to the controller via the second connector, wherein
- a first voltage applied to a power supply terminal of the first processor such that the first processor can perform the energization control and a second voltage applied to a power supply terminal of the second processor such that the second processor can perform the control of the power supply are different from each other,
- the power supply device includes a linear regulator on a second line connecting the second power supply and the power supply terminal of the second processor, and
- the linear regulator outputs, as the second voltage, a voltage lower than the first voltage, and
- the controller includes, on a first line connecting the first power supply and the power supply terminal of the first processor, no component that causes a larger voltage drop than the linear regulator.
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An aerosol generating system comprising:
- a controller for an inhalation device, the controller including a first power supply, a first connector, and a first processor configured to perform energization control of a heater which is used to heat an aerosol source, and
- a power supply device including a second power supply, a second connector which is connected to the first connector at the time of charging of the first power supply, and a second processor configured to perform control of power supply from the second power supply to the controller via the second connector, wherein
- a first voltage applied to a power supply terminal of the first processor such that the first processor can perform the energization control and a second voltage applied to a power supply terminal of the second processor such that the second processor can perform the control of the power supply are different from each other,
- in a state in which the first connector is connected to the second connector, a third voltage is applied from the power supply device to the power supply terminal of the first processor, and
- the third voltage is different from the second voltage.
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An aerosol generating system comprising:
- a controller for an inhalation device, the controller including a first power supply, a first connector, and a first processor configured to perform energization control of a heater which is used to heat an aerosol source, and
- a power supply device including a second power supply, a second connector which is connected to the first connector at the time of charging of the first power supply, and a second processor configured to perform control of power supply from the second power supply to the controller via the second connector, wherein
- a first voltage applied to a power supply terminal of the first processor such that the first processor can perform the energization control and a second voltage applied to a power supply terminal of the second processor such that the second processor can perform the control of the power supply are different from each other,
- the controller comprises a first line connecting the first power supply and the power supply terminal of the first processor, and a third line connecting the first connector and the power supply terminal of the first processor, and
- the first processor is configured to be operated by each of power supplied from the first power supply via the first line and power supplied from the power supply device via the third line.
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