Power supply unit for aerosol generation device
AssigneeJapan Tobacco Inc.
InventorsYasuhiro Ono, Minoru Kitahara, Shujiro Tanaka
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Abstract
A power supply unit for an aerosol generation device includes: a power supply configured to supply power to a heater configured to heat an aerosol source; a receptacle configured to receive power for charging the power supply from a plug connected to an external power supply; a charger configured to control charging of the power supply by power received by the receptacle; and a controller. The receptacle and the power supply are connected in parallel with the charger, and the charger is configured to supply power from the receptacle and the power supply to the controller via the charger.
Claims20
A power supply apparatus for an aerosol generation device comprising:
- a power supply configured to supply power to a heater configured to heat an aerosol source;
- a receptacle configured to receive power for charging the power supply from a plug connected to an external power supply;
- a charger configured to control charging of the power supply by power received by the receptacle, the charger including input terminal connected to the receptacle but not the heater, a battery terminal connected to the power supply, and an output terminal;
- a display panel configured to display information of the aerosol generation device;
- a circuit board disposed in the aerosol device, the charger being mounted on the circuit board;
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- a voltage converter configured to provide a voltage suitable for operating the display panel, the voltage converter including an input terminal connected to the output terminal of the charger,
- wherein the charger is configured to supply power inputted into the input terminal from the receptacle and power inputted into the battery terminal from the power supply to the input terminal of the voltage converter, from the output terminal of the charger.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.