Cleaning device and aerosol-generating system including the same
AssigneeKt&G Corporation
InventorSang Kyu Park
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a cleaning device and an aerosol-generating system including the same. Since the cleaning device according to an embodiment may receive electrical energy wirelessly from the aerosol-generating device, the cleaning device may operate without an internal battery or a wired power connection. Therefore, a weight of the cleaning device and its manufacturing cost may be reduced, and a user does not need to charge the cleaning device regularly.
Claims13
A cleaning device used to clean an aerosol—generating device comprising a main coil for heating a heater, the cleaning device comprising:
- a power receiver configured to wirelessly receive electrical energy from the aerosol-generating device;
- a power converter configured to convert the electrical energy received by the power receiver to mechanical energy;
- and
- a cleaning member configured to clean the aerosol-generating device by the mechanical energy,
- wherein the power receiver includes a sub-coil configured to generate a current that is induced by the main coil.
An aerosol-generating system comprising:
- an aerosol-generating device comprising:
- a battery;
- a power transmitter configured to heat a heater by receiving power from the battery;
- and a controller configured to control the power supplied from the battery to the power transmitter;
- and
- a cleaning device comprising:
- a power receiver configured to wirelessly receive electrical energy from the power transmitter;
- a power converter configured to convert the electrical energy received by the power receiver to mechanical energy;
- and
- a cleaning member configured to clean the aerosol-generating device by the mechanical energy,
- wherein the power transmitter includes a main coil for heating the heater, and
- wherein the power receiver includes a sub-coil configured to generate a current that is induced by the main coil.
An aerosol-generating system comprising:
- an aerosol-generating device comprising:
- a battery;
- a power transmitter configured to receive power from the battery;
- and a controller configured to control the power supplied from the battery to the power transmitter;
- and
- a cleaning device comprising:
- a power receiver configured to wirelessly receive electrical energy from the power transmitter;
- a power converter configured to convert the electrical energy received by the power receiver to mechanical energy;
- and
- a cleaning member configured to clean the aerosol-generating device by the mechanical energy
- wherein
- the power transmitter includes a main coil,
- the power receiver includes a sub-coil configured to generate a current induced by the main coil,
- the aerosol-generating system operates in a cleaning mode when the aerosol-generating device and the cleaning device are combined, and operates in a normal mode when the aerosol-generating device and the cleaning device are separated from each other, and
- the controller controls the power such that a current having a first frequency flows through the main coil in the cleaning mode and a current having a second frequency flows through the main coil in the normal mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.