Method of generating aerosol and electronic device for performing the method
AssigneeKt&G Corporation
InventorsIn Su PARK, Dae Ho KIM
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Abstract
According to an example, to generate an aerosol, microwaves of a preset frequency are generated by using an oscillator the generated microwaves supplied to a resonator formed by a cavity between an outer conductor and a central conductor via a microwave coupler, the microwaves are resonated through the resonator to generated an amplified electromagnetic field, and an aerosol-generating substrate inserted such that the electromagnetic field is adjacent to the central conductor is heated to generate an aerosol.
Claims20
A method of generating an aerosol, the method being performed by an electronic device and comprising:
- generating a microwave of a preset frequency using a generator;
- supplying the generated microwave to a resonator through a microwave coupler, the resonator being formed by a cavity between an outer conductor and a central conductor which each have a cylindrical shape;
- generating an amplified electromagnetic field by resonating the microwave using the resonator;
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- generating an aerosol when at least a portion of the electromagnetic field heats an aerosol-generating substrate inserted to be adjacent to the central conductor.
An electronic device comprising:
- a controller configured to control an operation of the electronic device;
- a generator configured to generate a microwave of a preset frequency;
- a microwave coupler configured to supply the generated microwave to a resonator;
- the resonator configured to generate an amplified electromagnetic field by resonating the microwave;
- and
- an insertion into which an aerosol-generating substrate is inserted such that the aerosol-generating substrate is adjacent to the resonator,
- wherein an aerosol is generated when at least a portion of the electromagnetic field heats the aerosol-generating substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.