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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2021
Kt&g Corporation, Daejeon, KR;
Ju Eon Park, Seoul, KR;
KT&G CORPORATION, Daejeon, KR;
Abstract
An aerosol-generating apparatus includes a vaporizer configured to generate an aerosol by heating an aerosol-generating material, a chamber configured to rotate with respect to the vaporizer and store a flavoring material such that the aerosol generated in the vaporizer passes through the flavoring material, an input portion configured to rotate according to a user manipulation and cause the chamber to rotate along, an input circuit including a rotating device coupled to the input portion to rotate with the input portion, and a plurality of connecting devices configured to generate a signal based on a position of the rotating device such that one of the plurality of connecting devices corresponding to a position of the rotating device generates a changed signal, and a processor configured to perform a function corresponding to a connecting device that has generated the changed signal among the plurality of connecting devices.