Aerosol generating device including magnetic sensor and method of operating the same
AssigneeKt&G Corporation
InventorsJong Sub Lee, Dae Nam Han, Won Kyeong Lee, Byung Sung Cho
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Abstract
A device for generating an aerosol includes: a body portion including a controller, a heater, and a magnetic sensor, and a sliding member including a magnet and configured to move between a first position and a second position along the body portion, wherein the magnetic sensor detects movement of the magnet, and wherein the controller activates the device when the magnetic sensor detects that the sliding member is moved from the first position to the second position.
Claims14
A device for generating aerosol, the device comprising:
- a body portion including a controller, a heater, and a magnetic sensor;
- and
- a sliding member including a magnet and configured to move between a first position and a second position along the body portion,
- wherein the magnetic sensor detects movement of the magnet,
- wherein the controller activates the device when the magnetic sensor detects that the sliding member is moved from the first position to the second position,
- wherein the body portion further includes a first magnetic coupling member spaced apart from the magnetic sensor,
- wherein the sliding member further includes a second magnetic coupling member spaced apart from the magnet, and
- wherein, when the sliding member is located at the second position, the second magnetic coupling member is arranged adjacent to the first magnetic coupling member such that the first magnetic coupling member and the second magnetic coupling member are magnetically coupled.
A method of controlling an aerosol generating device including a body portion and a sliding member moving along the body portion, the method comprising:
- detecting movement of a magnet included in the sliding member;
- activating the aerosol generating device when the detected movement indicates that the sliding member is moved from a first position to a second position;
- and
- deactivating the aerosol generating device when the detected movement indicates that the sliding member is moved from the second position to the first position,
- wherein the body portion further includes a first magnetic coupling member spaced apart from the magnetic sensor,
- wherein the sliding member further includes a second magnetic coupling member spaced apart from the magnet, and
- wherein, when the sliding member is located at the second position, the second magnetic coupling member is arranged adjacent to the first magnetic coupling member such that the first magnetic coupling member and the second magnetic coupling member are magnetically coupled.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.