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WO2025149592A1 - Dispositif de fourniture d'aérosol, système, unité de charge et procédé de fonctionnement associé - Google Patents

Dispositif de fourniture d'aérosol, système, unité de charge et procédé de fonctionnement associé

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WO2025149592A1
WO2025149592A1 PCT/EP2025/050485 EP2025050485W WO2025149592A1 WO 2025149592 A1 WO2025149592 A1 WO 2025149592A1 EP 2025050485 W EP2025050485 W EP 2025050485W WO 2025149592 A1 WO2025149592 A1 WO 2025149592A1
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charger
aerosol provision
charging unit
aerosol
general purpose
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Wei Shao
Wei Wei
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Nicoventures Trading Ltd
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Nicoventures Trading Ltd
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Priority claimed from CN202410037976.XA external-priority patent/CN120284004A/zh
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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
    • A24F40/90—Arrangements or methods specially adapted for charging batteries thereof
    • A24F40/95—Arrangements or methods specially adapted for charging batteries thereof structurally associated with cases
    • 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
    • A24F40/65—Devices with integrated communication means, e.g. wireless communication means
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M11/00—Sprayers or atomisers specially adapted for therapeutic purposes
    • A61M11/04—Sprayers or atomisers specially adapted for therapeutic purposes operated by the vapour pressure of the liquid to be sprayed or atomised
    • A61M11/041—Sprayers or atomisers specially adapted for therapeutic purposes operated by the vapour pressure of the liquid to be sprayed or atomised using heaters
    • A61M11/042—Sprayers or atomisers specially adapted for therapeutic purposes operated by the vapour pressure of the liquid to be sprayed or atomised using heaters electrical
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M15/00—Inhalators
    • A61M15/06—Inhaling appliances shaped like cigars, cigarettes or pipes
    • 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
    • A24F40/20—Devices using solid inhalable precursors

Definitions

  • an aerosol provision device for generating aerosol from aerosol generating material
  • the aerosol provision device comprising: device electronic circuitry, the device electronic circuitry comprising a device general purpose input-output pin; and a device communication interface configured to communicate with a charger communication interface of a charging unit, wherein the device electronic circuitry is configured to connect the device general purpose input-output pin to the device communication interface so that the aerosol provision device communicates with the charging unit via the device general purpose input-output pin.
  • the aerosol provision device may be configured to transmit data to the charging unit via the device general purpose input-output pin.
  • the aerosol provision device may be configured to receive data from the charging unit via the device general purpose input-output pin.
  • the device electronic circuitry may be configured to connect the device general purpose input-output pin to the device communication interface in response to the aerosol provision device entering a device sleep mode.
  • the device electronic circuitry may be configured to connect the device universal asynchronous receiver-transmitter to the device communication interface in response to the aerosol provision device entering the device active mode.
  • the data being received at the device universal asynchronous receivertransmitter below the sleep threshold data bit rate may indicate that the data has been transmitted via a charger general purpose input-output pin.
  • the charging unit may comprise a plurality of charger communication interfaces, wherein each charger communication interface is configured to communicate with a respective device communication interface of each of the plurality of aerosol provision devices.
  • the charging unit may comprise a plurality of charger communication interfaces, wherein each charger communication interface is configured to communicate with the device communication interface of a respective aerosol provision device, and wherein the charger electronic circuitry is configured to connect the charger general purpose input-output pin to each of the plurality of charger communication interfaces so that the charging unit communicates with the respective aerosol provision device via the charger general purpose input-output pin and the respective charger communication interface.
  • the charger electronic circuitry may comprise a plurality of charger general purpose input-output pins and a plurality of charger communication interfaces, wherein each charger communication interface is configured to communicate with the device communication interface of a respective aerosol provision device, and wherein the charger electronic circuitry is configured to connect each of the charger general purpose input-output pins to a respective charger communication interface so that the charging unit communicates with the respective aerosol provision device of the plurality of aerosol provision devices via a respective general-purpose inputoutput pin and the respective charger communication interface.
  • the charging unit may be configured to transmit data to the aerosol provision device via the charger general purpose input-output pin.
  • the charging unit may be configured to receive data from the aerosol provision device via the charger general purpose input-output pin.
  • the charger electronic circuitry may be configured to connect the charger general purpose input-output pin to the charger communication interface in response to the charging unit entering a charger sleep mode.
  • the charger electronic circuitry may comprise a charger universal asynchronous receiver-transmitter.
  • the charging unit may be configured to enter the charger sleep mode in response the charging unit being in the charger active mode for a charger time-out time period.
  • the charging unit may be configured to enter the charger sleep mode in response to data being received at the charger universal asynchronous receivertransmitter below a sleep threshold data bit rate.
  • the data being received at the charger universal asynchronous receivertransmitter below the sleep threshold data bit rate may indicate that the data has been transmitted via a device general purpose input-output pin.
  • the data being received at the charger universal asynchronous receivertransmitter below the sleep threshold data bit rate may indicate that the aerosol provision device has been disconnected from the charging unit.
  • a system comprising the charging unit of the fourth aspect and the aerosol provision device.
  • the aerosol-generating material may comprise a binder and an aerosol former.
  • an active and/or filler may also be present.
  • a solvent such as water, is also present and one or more other components of the aerosol-generating material may or may not be soluble in the solvent.
  • the aerosol-generating material is substantially free from botanical material. In some embodiments, the aerosol-generating material is substantially tobacco free.
  • the delivery system is a non-combustible aerosol provision system, such as a powered non-combustible aerosol provision system.
  • the non-combustible aerosol provision system may comprise a non-combustible aerosol provision device and a consumable for use with the noncombustible aerosol provision device.
  • the non-combustible aerosol provision system such as a non-combustible aerosol provision device thereof, may comprise a power source and a controller.
  • the power source may, for example, be an electric power source or an exothermic power source.
  • the exothermic power source comprises a carbon substrate which may be energised so as to distribute power in the form of heat to an aerosol-generating material or to a heat transfer material in proximity to the exothermic power source.
  • the consumable for use with the non-combustible aerosol provision device may comprise aerosol-generating material, an aerosolgenerating material storage area, an aerosol-generating material transfer component, an aerosol generator, an aerosol generation area, a housing, a wrapper, a filter, a mouthpiece, and/or an aerosol-modifying agent.
  • Aerosol generating material is a material that is capable of generating aerosol, for example when heated, irradiated or energized in any other way. Aerosol generating material may, for example, be in the form of a solid, liquid or semisolid (such as a gel) which may or may not contain an active substance and/or flavourants.
  • the aerosol generating material may comprise a binder and an aerosol former.
  • an active and/or filler may also be present.
  • a solvent such as water, is also present and one or more other components of the aerosol generating material may or may not be soluble in the solvent.
  • the aerosol generating material is substantially free from botanical material.
  • the aerosol generating material is substantially tobacco free.
  • the aerosol generating material may comprise or be an aerosol generating film.
  • the aerosol generating film may be formed by combining a binder, such as a gelling agent, with a solvent, such as water, an aerosolformer and one or more other components, such as active substances, to form a slurry and then heating the slurry to volatilise at least some of the solvent to form the aerosol generating film.
  • the slurry may be heated to remove at least about 60 wt%, 70 wt%, 80 wt%, 85 wt% or 90 wt% of the solvent.
  • the aerosol generating film may be a continuous film or a discontinuous film, such an arrangement of discrete portions of film on a support.
  • the aerosol generating film may be substantially tobacco free.
  • Induction heating is a process in which an electrically-conductive object, referred to as a susceptor, is heated by penetrating the object with a varying magnetic field.
  • An induction heater may comprise an electromagnet and a device for passing a varying electrical current, such as an alternating current, through the electromagnet.
  • a varying electrical current such as an alternating current
  • a varying magnetic field such as an alternating magnetic field, for example as produced by an electromagnet
  • the orientation of the magnetic dipoles changes with the varying applied magnetic field.
  • Such magnetic dipole reorientation causes heat to be generated in the magnetic material.
  • Fig. 1 shows an aerosol provision system 10 comprising an aerosol provision device 12 and a charging unit 14.
  • the charging unit 14 is for charging a power source of the aerosol provision device 12.
  • the charging unit 14 charges the device 12 when the charging unit 14 is in electrical communication with the device 12.
  • the charging unit 14 charges the device 12 when the device 12 is docked in the charging unit 14, as will be described.
  • the charging unit 14 may comprise a plurality of cavities or receptacles. Each cavity or receptacle may be configured to receive a respective device in substantially the same way as the receptacle 16 shown in Figure 1.
  • the charging unit 14 comprises a housing 24 which surrounds internal components of the charging unit 14.
  • the housing 24 comprises a proximal end surface 26 which is arranged at the proximal end 20, the opening 18 of the cavity 16 extending through the proximal end surface 26.
  • the aerosol provision device 12 comprises an opening leading into a heating chamber.
  • a rod-shaped aerosol generating article comprising aerosol generating material may be inserted through the opening and may be retained within the heating chamber of the aerosol provision device 12.
  • the aerosol generating article may be heated by a heating element so that an aerosol or other inhalable medium may be generated which may then be inhaled by a user of the aerosol provision device 12.
  • the device 12 may comprise one or more user operable control elements arranged on an external surface of the device 12 which can be used to operate the aerosol provision device.
  • the aerosol provision device 12 comprises general circuitry (not shown) which is configured to control various aspects of the device 12.
  • the general circuitry may include a device general purpose input-output (GPIO) pin.
  • GPIO pin is an uncommitted digital signal pin on an integrated or electronic circuit board.
  • the GPIO pin may be used as an input or output, or both.
  • the charger electronic circuitry is configured to disconnect the charger general purpose input-output pin from the charger communication interface.
  • the charger electronic circuitry In response to the charging unit 14 entering the charger active mode from the charger sleep mode and the charger electronic circuitry disconnecting the charger general purpose input-output pin from the charger communication interface, the charger electronic circuitry instead connects the charger communication interface to the charger universal asynchronous receiver-transmitter. As such, the charging unit 14 communicates with the aerosol provision device 12 via the charger universal asynchronous receiver-transmitter. In the charger active mode, the charging unit 14 may be configured to enter the charger sleep mode in response to data being received at the charger universal asynchronous receiver-transmitter below a sleep threshold data bit rate. This indicates that the data has been transmitted via the device general purpose inputoutput pin of the device 12. In the charger sleep mode, the charger data is transmitted and receiver via the charger general purpose input-output pin.
  • data being received at the charger universal asynchronous receiver-transmitter below the sleep threshold data bit rate when the charging unit 14 is in the active mode may indicate that the device 12 has been disconnected from the charging unit 14.
  • the sleep and active thresholds of each of the aerosol provision device 12 and the charging unit 14 may be set to predetermined values in order to determine the frequency with which the device 12 may wake up from the sleep mode to enter the active mode. Such thresholds may be adjustable depending on the power requirements of the aerosol provision device 12.
  • a method of operating an aerosol provision device 12 is shown.
  • the device 12 is in a device active mode.
  • the device In the device active mode, the device is ready for use or in use (e.g. the device is ready to activate the aerosol generator in response to an inhale or the device is activating the aerosol generator).
  • the device 12 is connected to and in communication with a charging unit 14, which is in the charger active mode. Data is transmitted between the device 12 and the charging unit 14 via the device universal asynchronous receivertransmitter and charger universal asynchronous receiver-transmitter respectively.
  • the device 12 enters the device sleep mode.
  • the device 12 may also enter the device sleep mode in response to the charging unit 14 entering the charger active mode (with the device 12 detecting this e.g. due to the charging unit 14 communicating via the charger GPIO at a lower bit rate).
  • the device 12 is in the device sleep mode.
  • the device electronic circuitry connects the device general purpose inputoutput pin to the device communication interface.
  • the aerosol provision device 12 communicates with a charging unit 14 via the device general purpose input-output pin.
  • the device 12 transmits data to the charging unit 14 via the device general purpose input-output pin.
  • the device 12 receives data from the charging unit 14 via the device general purpose input-output pin.
  • the device At S1-4, and in response to data being received at the device general purpose input-output pin above a threshold data bit rate (which may be indicative of the charging unit being in the charger active mode and transmitting data via the charger LIART), the device returns to S1-1 where it operates in a device active mode.
  • a threshold data bit rate which may be indicative of the charging unit being in the charger active mode and transmitting data via the charger LIART
  • the charging unit 14 is in a charging unit sleep mode.
  • the charger electronic circuitry connects the charger communication interface with the charger general purpose input-output pin.
  • the charger communication interface communicates with a device communication interface of the aerosol provision device 12.
  • the communication is via the charger general purpose input-output pin.
  • the communication via the charger general purpose input-output pin is to transmit and receive data at the charging unit 14 from the device general purpose input-output pin of the device 12.
  • the data being transferred by the may be at a predetermined data bit rate.
  • the charging unit 14 returns to S2-1 where it operates in a charging unit active mode.
  • the charging unit 14 may also return to a charger active mode in response to being in the sleep mode for a predetermined sleep mode time-out period.
  • the above method may be applied, as appropriate, to the operation of a charging unit that receives a plurality of aerosol provision devices simultaneously, for example the charging units described below.
  • the charging unit 114 comprises a first cavity or receptacle 116a for receiving the first device 112a, a second cavity or receptacle 116b for receiving the second device 112b, and a third cavity or receptacle 116c for receiving the third device 112c. Whilst cavity or receptacles are shown, the charging unit 114 may receive the aerosol provision devices 112-112c in any suitable manner.
  • the charging unit 114 comprises charger electronic circuitry that includes a charger general purpose input-output (GPIO) pin 115 and a charger communication interface 117.
  • GPIO general purpose input-output
  • the charger electronic circuitry is configured to connect a third charger general purpose input-output pin 215c to a third charger communication interface 217c so that the charging unit 214 communicates with the third device 212a.
  • the charger electronic circuitry may connect each of the charger general purpose input-output pins to a single charger communication interface to communicate with each of the devices. In a further set of embodiments, the charger electronic circuitry may connect a single charger general purpose input-output pin to multiple charger communication interfaces.
  • the charging unit 114, 214 may be configured to charge the respective aerosol provision devices 116a, 116b, 116c, 212a, 212b, 212c, received therein, simultaneously or sequentially.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un dispositif de fourniture d'aérosol (12 ; 112a-c) destiné à générer un aérosol à partir d'un matériau de génération d'aérosol, ledit dispositif comprenant un circuit électronique de dispositif, le circuit électronique de dispositif comprenant une broche d'entrée-sortie à usage général (GPIO) de dispositif ; et une interface de communication de dispositif conçue pour communiquer avec une interface de communication de chargeur (117 ; 217) d'une unité de charge (14 ; 114 ; 214). Le circuit électronique de dispositif est conçu pour connecter la broche GPIO à l'interface de communication de dispositif de telle sorte que le dispositif de fourniture d'aérosol (12 ; 112a-c) communique avec l'unité de charge (14 ; 114 ; 214) par l'intermédiaire de la broche GPIO. L'invention concerne également un procédé de fonctionnement d'un dispositif de fourniture d'aérosol (12 ; 112a-c), une unité de charge (14 ; 114 ; 214) pour un dispositif de fourniture d'aérosol (12; 112a-c), un procédé de fonctionnement d'une unité de charge (14 ; 114 ; 214) pour un dispositif de fourniture d'aérosol (12 ; 112a-c) et un système de fourniture d'aérosol (10 ; 110 ; 210).
PCT/EP2025/050485 2024-01-10 2025-01-09 Dispositif de fourniture d'aérosol, système, unité de charge et procédé de fonctionnement associé Pending WO2025149592A1 (fr)

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CN202410037976X 2024-01-10
CN202410037976.XA CN120284004A (zh) 2024-01-10 2024-01-10 气溶胶提供装置、系统、充电单元及其操作方法
EP24154457.6A EP4585085A1 (fr) 2024-01-10 2024-01-29 Dispositif de fourniture d'aérosol
EP24154457.6 2024-01-29

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CA3104847A1 (fr) * 2018-06-27 2020-01-02 Juul Labs, Inc. Systemes de dispositifs vaporisateurs connectes
WO2022013372A1 (fr) * 2020-07-15 2022-01-20 Philip Morris Products S.A. Dispositifs de vapotage électronique de nicotine à arrêt automatique

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CA3104847A1 (fr) * 2018-06-27 2020-01-02 Juul Labs, Inc. Systemes de dispositifs vaporisateurs connectes
WO2022013372A1 (fr) * 2020-07-15 2022-01-20 Philip Morris Products S.A. Dispositifs de vapotage électronique de nicotine à arrêt automatique

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