EP4026435A1 - Système ensemble de génération d'aérosol avec éléments modularisés - Google Patents

Système ensemble de génération d'aérosol avec éléments modularisés Download PDF

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EP4026435A1
EP4026435A1 EP21151202.5A EP21151202A EP4026435A1 EP 4026435 A1 EP4026435 A1 EP 4026435A1 EP 21151202 A EP21151202 A EP 21151202A EP 4026435 A1 EP4026435 A1 EP 4026435A1
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Kyle ADAIR
Peter LOVEDAY
Olayiwola Olamiposi POPOOLA
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
    • A24F40/40—Constructional details, e.g. connection of cartridges and battery parts
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
    • A24F40/40—Constructional details, e.g. connection of cartridges and battery parts
    • A24F40/42—Cartridges or containers for inhalable precursors

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  • the present invention relates to an aerosol generation assembly system with modularized elements, an aerosol generation system thereof, an aerosol generating consuming system thereof and an assembling method therefor.
  • An aerosol generation system or E-cigarette, is now a mainstream product to simulate a traditional tobacco cigarette.
  • E-cigarette There are many types of aerosol generation systems, and the one which still has tobacco or substrate inside is one of the most popular types.
  • the advantage of this type of aerosol generation device is that the user is still smoking tobacco, which means the smoking perception resembles the traditional cigarette.
  • the aerosol generation device does not release the by-products of combustion such as tar and carbon monoxide.
  • the operation method of the aerosol generation device is to contain an aerosol generation carrier inside and to heat it, but not to its burning point.
  • E-cigarette the operation method of which is to evaporate liquid to form smoke.
  • the present invention provides an aerosol generation assembly system with modularized elements, an aerosol generation system thereof, an aerosol generating consuming system thereof and an assembling method therefor.
  • a 1st embodiment of the invention is directed to an aerosol generation assembly system comprising a main body and at least one modularized unit, wherein the modularized unit is configured to be mounted into the main body, the modularized unit comprises a plurality of socket modules, each of the socket modules is configured to be assembled with the main body to form an aerosol generation system which allows a user to consume a substrate contained in a container received and contained by the socket module of the aerosol generation assembly system, wherein each of the socket modules is configured to receive and contain a container, wherein
  • the arrangement according to the 1st embodiment makes the aerosol generation device easier to be upgraded or changed in design. Furthermore, if there is a problem, such as design flaws, with only one part of the device, it can be fixed without altering the remainder of the design of the aerosol generation device. This reduces the manufacturing cost considerably.
  • the socket modules are configured to be permanently assembled to the main body.
  • the arrangement according to the 2 nd embodiment ensures that the change of the design would not be vulnerable or easy to be detached by the user.
  • the socket module is hermetically connected to the main body.
  • the arrangement according to the 3rd embodiment improves the insulation performance between the socket module and the container.
  • the main body comprises a silicone gasket configured to be connected with the socket module for sealing the connection between the main body and the socket module.
  • the main body comprises a device outer housing comprising a battery unit and a device chassis therein
  • the socket module comprises an opening and is configured to be connected to the device chassis
  • the containers are configured to be electrically connected to the device chassis directly via electric connectors
  • the electric connectors are configured to pass through the opening of the socket module to connect with the containers.
  • the arrangement according to the 5 th embodiment makes the structure of the device simpler since the electrical connection between the aerosol generation device, and the container would not be involved in the change or the re-design of the socket module.
  • the chassis comprises a PCB configured with electric connectors, preferably pogo pins, configured to electrically connect with the containers.
  • the modularized units of the aerosol generation assembly system comprises a plurality of device outer housings, and/or a plurality of battery units and/or a plurality of device chassis, wherein
  • the first one of the plurality of socket modules is not configured to receive the second container and/or contain it such that the substrate in the second container can be consumed, due to an aspect of the second container, preferably a shape of the second container.
  • a 10th embodiment of the invention is directed to an aerosol generation system allowing a user to consume a substrate contained in a container and configured to be assembled with a socket module comprised by an aerosol generation assembly system according to any one of the preceding embodiments, the aerosol generation system is configured to be assembled with the step of:
  • An 11th embodiment of the invention is directed to an assembling method for assembling an aerosol generation system allowing a user to consume a substrate contained in a container, and configured to be assembled with a socket modules comprised by an aerosol generation assembly system according to any one of the 1st to 9th embodiments, wherein the assembling method comprised the steps of:
  • a 12th embodiment of the invention is directed to an aerosol generation consuming system, comprising a plurality of containers comprising a substrate, and the aerosol generation assembly system according to any one of the 1st to 9th embodiments, wherein the plurality of containers are configured to be received and contained in the aerosol generation system according to the 10 th embodiment.
  • the containers are cartridges and/or tanks, and the substrates are e-liquids.
  • each of the containers is configured to be electrically connected to the aerosol generation assembly system.
  • the terms "aerosol generation system”, “aerosol generation consuming system” and “aerosol generation assembly system”, may represent different entities or combinations of different elements.
  • the aerosol generation system is an assembled device for consuming the substrate contained in the container;
  • the aerosol generation assembly system is a system with a complete set of modules, elements, components and/or units which can be assembled into the aerosol generation system,
  • the aerosol generation assembly system comprises at least a modularized module, element, components and/or unit, together with at least one different model or type of the modularized module, element, components and/or unit, which has at least one different aspect and can be used to replace the modularized module, element, components and/or unit so as to be assembled into a complete aerosol generation system having the different model or type of the modularized module, element, components and/or unit;
  • the aerosol generation consuming system is the aerosol generation assembly system together with multiple models or types of containers which contains the substrate to be consumed, and the multiple models or types of containers can be
  • module means that a device or system can be decomposed into a number of components or modules that may be mixed and matched in a variety of configurations.
  • the components or modules are able to connect, interact, or exchange resources in some way, by adhering to a standardized interface.
  • a “modularized” component or module means one of the component or module from the modularized device or system.
  • Figures 1 to 3(c) illustrates an aerosol generation system 1, an aerosol generation consuming system or an aerosol generation assembly system.
  • the aerosol generation system 1 is a modularized aerosol generation device.
  • the modularized aerosol generation device 1 as shown in figure 1 , comprises a main body 10.
  • the main body 10 comprises an outer casing 14, a device internal chassis 13, an electrical power supply unit (preferably a LiPo battery).
  • an electrical power supply unit preferably a LiPo battery.
  • the illustrated embodiments of the aerosol generation system in this invention are schematic, and it is possible to combine some of the units, such as the aerosol inlet and outlet, operator or computer modules, which is apparent to a person skilled in the art.
  • the cartridge 3 comprises a mouthpiece part 31, a consumable containing part 32 containing the consumable, preferably an e-liquid, and a contacting part 33.
  • the contacting part 33 is configured to be connected with the main body 10 and receive a power source, preferably providing electrical power.
  • the mouthpiece part 31 protrudes from the main body 10, and the consumable containing part 32 and the contacting part 33 are inserted inside a cavity of a cartridge socket 11 comprised by the aerosol generation device 1.
  • the consumable containing part 32 and the contacting part 33 are at least partially in contact with the cavity.
  • the container 3 can be a tank with similar characters as the cartridge 3.
  • the e-liquid therein can be inhaled by a user from the mouthpiece part 31 with the power support from the main body 10.
  • the e-liquid typically comprises an aerosol-forming substance, such as glycerin or propylene glycol that creates the vapor.
  • Other common substances in the liquid are nicotine and various flavorings.
  • other common consumables such as substrates having nicotine, can be used and inserted into the aerosol generation device 1 for consumption.
  • the container 3 of the consumable is a cigarette stick or any container for an e-cigarette.
  • the cartridge socket 11 is configured to be connected to the internal chassis 13.
  • the cavity of the cartridge socket 11 is exposed at the top end of the outer casing 14.
  • the cartridge 3 can be inserted into the cavity in an insertion direction.
  • the cartridge 3 is at least electrically connected with the electrical contacts in the cavity, which provide the electric power to the one or more heater elements comprised in the cartridge 3.
  • the electrical contacts 131 are comprised by the inner chassis 13.
  • the electrical contacts 131 preferably pogo pins, protrude through an opening of the cartridge socket 11, to directly contact with the electrical contacts 33 of the cartridge 3, as shown in figure 3(a) .
  • the cartridge socket 11 comprises at least a pair of electrical contacts which function as an intermediary for and connect with the electrical contacts of the inner chassis 13 and the cartridge 3.
  • one or more heater elements are arranged in the cavity for heating the consumable.
  • the electric power flows from the LiPo battery through the PCBA 132 to the cartridge socket 11, which are all electrically connected with each other.
  • the LiPo battery can be charged through a USB port in the device 1.
  • the PCBA 132 and the LiPo battery are mounted together on and comprised by the inner chassis 13.
  • the outer casing 14 of the aerosol generation device 1 comprises a frame and two substantially parallel panels 15.
  • the frame has a substantially U-shape or cuboid shape, with two right-angle corners close to the cavity end, and two or four rounded or curved corners arranged at another end, which is the end opposite to the cavity end.
  • the frame forms three circumferential side surfaces between and substantially perpendicular to the two main surfaces.
  • One of the circumferential surfaces is another base end.
  • the frame has curved sections at the connection parts between the seams of the main surfaces 15 and the frame, wrapping around or covering the edges of the main surfaces 15, which form overhang members on the edges of the frame.
  • the main surfaces 15 are attached to the frame through guiding means, such as slots, and ribs may be formed inside the frame.
  • the aerosol generation system 1 comprises at least one modularized unit which can be adapted with the other parts of the main body without any change of the other parts of the main body, as the connection interfaces between those modularized units are standardized.
  • the modularized units comprise at least the socket module 11 and the inner chassis 13.
  • the modularized socket modules 11, 21 and the inner chassis 13, 23 have at least two different models.
  • the cavity shape 111, 211 of the socket modules 11 are different.
  • the first cartridge socket 11 correspondingly has a slightly larger sized cuboid shape cavity
  • the second cartridge socket 21 correspondingly has a slightly larger sized cylinder shape cavity.
  • the opening 111 of the first cartridge socket 11 has a squircle shape; the opening 211 of the second cartridge socket 21 has a round shape. Because of the different shapes of the cavities or any other aspect, such as the electrical contacts, the first cartridge 3 cannot be received and contained inside the second cartridge socket 21. Likewise, the second cartridge 3 cannot be received and contained inside the first cartridge socket 11.
  • connection pieces 112, 113, 212 are arranged at the opposite ends to the opening ends 111, 211 of the cartridge sockets 11, 21.
  • the connection pieces 112, 113, 212 are configured to connect with the corresponding connection parts of the inner chassis 13, 23.
  • the inner chassis 13, 23 comprises a silicon gasket 12, 22 configured to connect with the cartridge socket 11, 21.
  • the silicon gasket 12, 22 forms at least a part of the interface between the inner chassis 13, 23 and the electrical contacts 131, 231, which are configured to be connected with the electrical contacts of the cartridges 3.
  • the rest of the inner chassis parts 13, 23 are identical to each other.
  • first connection pieces 113 protrude from the cartridge socket 11 and are arranged parallel to each other.
  • the pair of first connection pieces 113 are firmly connected with a pair of second connection pieces, which are small sheets.
  • the silicon gaskets 12 comprise a pair of recesses 122 configured to receive the connection pieces 113, and a wavy shaped opening arranged to receive the connection pieces 112.
  • the electrical contacts of the inner chassis 23 are exposed within and protrudes through the wavy shaped opening.
  • the connections pieces 112 comprise protrusions at one end, so that the connections pieces 112 can be locked in the edge of the opening 121 of the silicon gaskets 12.
  • a hollow 212 is arranged at the end opposite to the opening end 211 and is configured to function as the connection piece 212.
  • a column-shaped protrusion 211 of the silicon gasket 22, within which the electrical contacts 231 of the inner chassis 23 are exposed through the openings of the silicon gasket 22, are configured to be fastened with the connection piece 212 of the second cartridge socket 21 in a bayonet mount. Therefore, the first cartridge socket 11 is not compatible with the second cartridge 3, and the second cartridge socket 21 is not compatible with the first cartridge 3, because the connection method between the cartridge sockets and the cartridges are different.
  • a different model of the cartridge socket is provided with a cavity design which is identical to that of the second cartridge socket 21, and a design of connection pieces 112, 113 which is identical to the design of the first cartridge socket 21.
  • This invention makes the aerosol generation assembly system easier to upgrade or change in design. Furthermore, if there is a problem with only one part of the design, it can be fixed without altering the remainder of the design, the rest of the aerosol generation device. This reduces the manufacturing cost considerably. Therefore, the intention of the invention is not that the user would change the modularized part. Rather, it is so that if a component needs to be changed slightly, parts such as the socket and inner chassis, since they are modular, can be adapted without having to change every aspect of the device.
  • the modularized parts, such as the cartridge socket, of the aerosol generation assembly system are determined from a plurality of models of the modularized parts according to the model or an aspect of the adjacent connecting parts, such as the shape of the cartridge socket. Subsequently, the selected modularized parts are assembled into the main body so as to form the aerosol generation device.
  • modularized parts are not intended to be changed by the user, in other embodiments of this invention, some of the modularized parts, such as the cartridge sockets 11 21, can be changed by the user.

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