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US 2023/0148276 A1Published application
Analytical testing system and method for vaping devices
AssigneeHOKORD Limited
InventorsArtur Korniiuk, Oleksandr Yatsenko, Volodymyr Smolkin, Andrew Prescott
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Abstract
An analytical vape testing system comprises an operating circuit connected to a measuring circuit. The operating circuit comprises at least a main module. The measuring circuit is formed by a number of measuring units. The main module is equipped with a vapor flow sensing unit, a vapor flow state signal unit and a vapor flow density control unit. The vapor flow sensing unit is designed in data connection with a vaping stability detecting unit of the operating circuit.
Claims23
An analytical testing system for vaping devices comprises an operating circuit (OC) (500) connected to a measuring circuit (MC) (100),
- the operating circuit (500) comprising at least a main module (300),
- wherein the main module (300) is equipped with the operating circuit data control unit (401), a vapor flow state signal unit (FSCU) (402), a vapor flow density control unit (VFDC) (403),
- the measuring circuit (100) is formed by a number of measuring units (MU) (101 . . . 106),
- each of the measuring units (101 . . . 106) is designed as a separately enclosed module equipped with a mechatronic components set,
- wherein the mechatronic components set comprises, at least, a vaping device (202) connector (201), a vapor channel (203), a pump unit (204), a vapor flow sensing unit (404), the measuring unit data control block (415), the measuring unit sensor set control block (416), and
- the pump unit (204) equipped with a step-motor (205);
- the vapor flow state signal unit (404) is designed in data connection with the vapor flow density control unit (403), the main module sensor set control unit (406), and a vaping stability detecting unit (407) of the operating circuit (500);
- wherein at least a part of the vapor flow sensing unit (404) components is installed within the vapor channel (203), between the first (211a) and the second (211b) control valves,
- wherein both of the control valves (211a;
- 211b) are synchronized with the step-motor (205).
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An analytical testing method for vaping devices comprises:
- providing an operating circuit (OC) (500) connected to a measuring
- circuit (MC) (100), and
- forming the measuring circuit (100) by a number of measuring units (MU) (101 . . . 106),
- each of the measuring unit (101 . . . 106) is designed as a separately enclosed module and is equipped with a mechatronic components set,
- wherein the mechatronic components set comprises, at least, a vaping device (202) connector (201), a vapor channel (203), a pump unit (204), a vapor flow sensing unit (404), the measuring unit data control block (415), the measuring unit sensor set control block (416), and
- a pump unit (204) equipped with a step-motor (205);
- using the operating circuit (500) for providing data processing and forming a real-time vaping stability parameters depends on the flow state parameters within the vapor channel (203);
- wherein providing the flow state parameters based on at least the vapor flow sensing unit (404) signal, vaping device (202) parameters, dimensions dependence parameters of the measuring unit components, and the measuring unit sensor set control unit signals;
- using a dynamic changing of at least one of the flow state parameters as a marker of the vaping device real-time instability;
- comparing and analyzing the interdependence of the measuring unit sensor set parameters depend on dynamic changing of at least one of the flow state parameters within the vapor channel (203).
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An analytical test method for vaping devices comprising:
- providing an operating circuit (OC) (500) connected to a measuring circuit (MC) (100), and
- forming the measuring circuit (100) by a number of measuring units (MU) (101 . . . 106),
- each of the measuring unit (101 . . . 106) is designed as a separate enclosed module and equipped with a mechatronic components set,
- wherein the mechatronic components set comprising, at least, a vaping device (202) connector (201), a vapor channel (203), a pump unit (204), a vapor flow sensing unit (404), the measuring unit data control block (415), the measuring unit sensor set control block (416), and
- the pump unit (204) equipped with a step-motor (205);
- forming the vapor channel (203), with a first (211a) and a second (211b) controlled valves,
- synchronizing both of the controlled valves (211a;
- 211b) with the step-motor (205), relative to the a test program,
- dividing the vaping device operation session on at least two puff stages,
- wherein a first puff stage is forming the vapor flow within the vapor channel (203), and a second paff stage is forming a clean air flow within the vapor channel,
- forwarding the vapor flow and the clean air flow through the vapor flow sensing unit (404) protective housing 206 successively.
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