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US 11,758,945 B2Granted
Power supply unit for aerosol inhaler
AssigneeJapan Tobacco Inc.
InventorsNobuhiro Tatsuta, Hajime Fujita
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Abstract
A power supply unit for an aerosol inhaler includes: a power supply capable of supplying power to a load capable of generating aerosol from an aerosol source; and a housing accommodating the power supply, in which the housing accommodates at least one power reception coil capable of receiving the power in a wireless manner in both a case where the housing is placed horizontally and a case where the housing is placed vertically.
Claims11
A power supply unit for an aerosol inhaler, comprising:
- a power supply capable of supplying power to a load capable of generating aerosol from an aerosol source;
- and
- a housing accommodating the power supply,
- wherein the housing accommodates at least one power reception coil capable of receiving the power in a wireless manner in both a case where the housing is placed horizontally and another case where the housing is placed vertically, and
- wherein the at least one power reception coil includes
- a first power reception coil capable of receiving the power in the wireless manner when the housing is placed horizontally, and
- a second power reception coil separate from the first power reception coil and capable of receiving the power in the wireless manner when the housing is placed vertically,
- wherein the power supply unit further includes
- a charger capable of controlling charging of the power supply;
- and
- a Zener diode connected to an input side of the charger, wherein the Zener diode is capable of preventing an excessive voltage from being applied to the charger,
- wherein the first power reception coil and the second power reception coil are connected in parallel to the charger, and
- wherein the first power reception coil and the second power reception coil are connected in parallel to the Zener diode,
- wherein the power supply unit further comprises a converter configured to convert AC power to DC power,
- wherein the converter includes:
- a first converter, and
- a second converter separate from the first converter,
- wherein the first power reception coil and the second power reception coil are arranged apart from each other in the housing,
- wherein the first power reception coil is connected to the first converter,
- wherein the second power reception coil is connected to the second converter,
- wherein the first converter and the second converter are accommodated in the housing,
- wherein the first power reception coil and the first converter are arranged on one end side of the power supply, and
- wherein the second power reception coil and the second converter are arranged on another end side of the power supply.
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