Japan Tobacco Inc.

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Hajime Fujita

Takeshi Akao

Takuma Nakano

Manabu Yamada

Kazuma Mizuguchi

Masayuki Tsuji

Manabu Takeuchi

Keiji Marubashi

Takaya Takahashi

Nobuhiro Tatsuta

Ikuo Fujinaga

Masayuki Kawamura

Takashi Oda

Yasuhisa Kume

Takuya Iwamoto

Tomoaki Ono

Ryoji Fujita

Hirokazu Oguma

Hiroshi Okuno

Hiroyuki Kanazawa

Hakaru Sadano

Yutaka Kaihatsu

Mai Sugiura

There is provided a flavor generation device that includes: a control unit configured to acquire a remaining amount value that is a value concerning a remaining amount of power stored in a power supply; a generation unit configured to atomize an aerosol source or heat a flavor source; and an auxiliary device different from the generation unit. The generation unit and the auxiliary device are electrically connected to the power supply. The control unit is configured to suppress power supply to at least one of the generation unit and the auxiliary device when the remaining amount value is higher than a discharge end value representing a discharge end state of the power supply.

Flavor generation device, program, and power supply unit

An is an aerosol generating device which is capable of generating an aerosol at an appropriate timing includes: a power source which supplies power in order to atomize an aerosol source and/or heat a flavor source; a sensor which outputs a measurement value for controlling the power supplied; and a controller which controls the power supplied on the basis of the measurement value. The controller controls a power supply amount from the power source to be a first value when the measured value is equal to or larger than a first threshold and smaller than a second threshold larger than the first threshold, and the power supply amount to be larger than the first value when the measured value is equal to or larger than the second threshold.

Aerosol generating device, method of controlling aerosol generating device, and program

In order to provide an aerosol generating device which can determine, at an earlier stage, the occurrence of depletion or shortage pf the aerosol source, this aerosol generating device () includes: a storage unit (A) which stores an aerosol source or an aerosol substrate (B) which holds an aerosol source; a load () which atomizes the aerosol source by generating heat with power supplied from a power supply (); a sensor () which outputs values related with the temperature of the load (); and a control unit (). The control unit (), in response to an aerosol generation request, supplies power from the power supply () to the load () to carry out a power supply cycle, and, on the basis of an index based on the deviation of the output values of the sensor () in a single power supply cycle, determines the occurrence of depletion or shortage of the aerosol source in the storage unit (A) or the aerosol substrate (B).

Aerosol generating device and method and program for operating this

An external unit for an inhalation component generation device includes a connection part that is electrically connectable to a power supply of the inhalation component generation device, a sensor that is capable of outputting an output value related to an electrical resistance value of a resistor provided in the power supply, and a first control part that is configured to determine, based on the output value, whether to change a predetermined control with respect to the power supply connected to the connection part or whether to perform the predetermined control.

External unit for inhalation component generation device, inhalation component generation system, method for controlling external unit for inhalation component generation device, and non-transitory computer readable medium

A flavor generation device comprising: a power supply; a flow path for passing an air flow generated as a result of inhalation by a user, and a temperature sensor which outputs a detected value or estimated value of the temperature of the power supply. The temperature sensor is located in a position other than a position in which the air flow provides the highest cooling effect.

Flavor generation device with temperature sensor

There is provided an aerosol generation apparatus capable of determining whether an aerosol source is insufficient in quantity while suppressing variation in a generation quantity of aerosol in a period during which a user inhales aerosol. An aerosol generation apparatus comprises a power supply, a storage section that stores an aerosol source or an aerosol base material that retains the aerosol source, a loadthat atomizes the aerosol source using heat generated by electric power from the power supplyand in which an electric resistance value changes depending on a temperature, a first sensorB,D that outputs a value related to the electric resistance value of the load, a second sensor that generates an output upon receipt of a user's request with regard to an aerosol generation, a first circuitthat is connected in series between the power supplyand the load, and includes a first switch Q, a second circuitthat is connected in parallel to the first circuit, includes a second switch Q, and has an electric resistance value higher than an electric resistance value of the first circuit, and a control sectionthat controls the first switch Qand the second switch Q, in which the control sectionis configured to estimate a residual quantity of the aerosol source based on the value output by the first sensorB,D when the second switch Qis in an on state, and to control so that a period during which the output is generated by the second sensor includes a time point at which the second switch Qbecome an on state when the first switch Qis in an on state or a time point at which the second switch Qturns an on state and the first switch Qturns an off state.

Aerosol generation apparatus, and method and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program for operating same

An aerosol generation device includes: a load used to heat an aerosol generation article by using power that is supplied from a power source, the aerosol generation article comprising an aerosol-forming substrate configured to hold or carry at least one of an aerosol source and a flavor source; and a control unit configured to acquire a temperature of the load, and to control the power that is supplied from the power source to the load by feedback control, based on a difference between the temperature of the load and a predetermined temperature. When a drop of the temperature of the load is detected during execution of the feedback control, the control unit is configured to change a value of a variable that is used in the feedback control, so as to increase the power that is supplied from the power source to the load.

Aerosol generation device, control method and storage medium

A control unit for an inductive heating apparatus configured to inductively heat a susceptor of an aerosol forming body includes the susceptor and an aerosol source, the control unit is configured to in a case where the susceptor ceases to be detected while the inductive heating is being executed, stop the inductive heating or notifying an error.

Inductive heating apparatus, control unit thereof, and operation method thereof

An aerosol generating device which can infer or detect the state of at least one of a storage and a receptacle for an aerosol source, the aerosol generation device includes: a load which atomizes the aerosol source by generating heat with power supplied from a power source; a sensor which outputs values relating to the temperature of the load; and a controller. The controller infers or detects the state of at least one of the storage and the receptacle based on at least an output value of the sensor in a first power supply cycle, an output value of the sensor in a second power supply cycle, or a value relating to behavior of the temperature of the load in the second power supply cycle.

Method and program for operating an aerosol generating device by early determination of an amount of an aerosol source

A flavor generation device comprising: a case; a first electronic component disposed in the case; a temperature sensor disposed in or in the vicinity of the first electronic component; a second electronic component disposed in the case; and a control device. The second electronic component is disposed away from the temperature sensor at a distance greater than a distance between the temperature sensor and the first electronic component. The control device is configured to detect or estimate the temperature of the second electronic component on the basis of an output value from the temperature sensor.

Flavor generation device, method of controlling flavor generation device, and program

Provided is an aerosol generation device that can more accurately detect shortage of an aerosol source after a cartridge has been replaced. An aerosol generation deviceA that comprises: a power source; a loadthat has temperature-resistance value characteristics, has a temperature-variable electrical resistance value, and atomizes an aerosol source by generating heat due to supply of power from the power source; memorythat stores the temperature-resistance value characteristics; a sensorthat outputs a value that is related to the resistance value of the load; and a control partthat, on the basis of the correspondence between the output value from the sensorand an estimated value for the temperature of the loadthat corresponds to the output value, calibrates the stored temperature-resistance value characteristics.

Aerosol generation device, and method and program for operating same

This flavor-generating device includes: a circuit in which a power source, a first load for atomizing an aerosol source or heating a flavor source, and a second load different from the first load are electrically connected; a control unit configured so as to acquire a request for supply of power to each of the first load and the second load, and so as to control the circuit so that power is supplied from the power supply to each of the first load and the second load on the basis of the request; and a reducing means configured so that, when the control unit simultaneously acquires the request to the first load and the request to the second load, or when the control unit controls the circuit so that the supply of power to the first load and the supply of power to the second load are performed simultaneously, the electric power discharged from the power supply or the electric power amount is reduced to less than a maximum electric power for when the power supply discharges to the first load and the second load simultaneously or a maximum electric power amount.

Flavor-generating device, power supply unit, method for controlling flavor-generating device, and program

A favor generation system includes: a power source unit () that includes a power source () that is electrically connected to or connectable to a load (R) for atomizing an aerosol source or heating a flavor source, and a first controller (); and a charging unit () that includes a second controller () and that is capable of charging the power source. The first controller and the second controller are configured to be capable of controlling a charging speed of the power source. In the control of the charging speed, a first object to be operated by the first controller is different from a second object to be operated by the second controller.

Flavor generation system, method, and program

Provided is an aerosol generation device that suppresses the effect that errors in the production of structural elements have on the accuracy with which shortage of an aerosol source is detected. An aerosol generation device that comprises: a power source; a load that has a temperature-variable electrical resistance value and atomizes an aerosol source by generating heat due to supply of power from the power source; a first circuit that is used for the load to atomize the aerosol source; a second circuit that is connected in parallel to the first circuit, has a higher electrical resistance value than the first circuit, and is used to detect voltage that changes as a result of changes in the temperature of the load; an acquisition part that acquires the value of voltage that is applied to the second circuit and the load; and sensors that output the value of the voltage that changes as a result of changes in the temperature of the load.

Aerosol generation device and production method for aerosol generation device

Provided is an aerosol generation device that suppresses the effect that errors in the production of structural elements have on the accuracy with which shortage of an aerosol source is detected. An aerosol generation device that comprises: a power source; a loadthat has a temperature-variable electrical resistance value and atomizes an aerosol source by generating heat due to supply of power from the power source; a first circuitthat is used for the loadto atomize the aerosol source; a second circuitthat is connected in parallel to the first circuit, has a higher electrical resistance value than the first circuit, and is used to detect voltage that changes as a result of changes in the temperature of the load; an acquisition part that acquires the value of voltage that is applied to the second circuitand the load; and sensorsB,D that output the value of the voltage that changes as a result of changes in the temperature of the load

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Tokyo, Japan

Hajime Fujita