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WO2025126332A1 - Dispositif de génération d'aérosol - Google Patents

Dispositif de génération d'aérosol Download PDF

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WO2025126332A1
WO2025126332A1 PCT/JP2023/044490 JP2023044490W WO2025126332A1 WO 2025126332 A1 WO2025126332 A1 WO 2025126332A1 JP 2023044490 W JP2023044490 W JP 2023044490W WO 2025126332 A1 WO2025126332 A1 WO 2025126332A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
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  • This disclosure relates to an aerosol generating device.
  • the control device detects a request to generate an aerosol based on the operation of an operation unit consisting of a button-type switch. For example, when a user performs a specified operation on the operation unit to start inhaling an aerosol, the operation unit outputs a signal indicating a request to generate an aerosol to the control device.
  • the button-type switch provided on the housing of the aerosol generating device does not have a waterproof structure, water droplets may enter the housing through the gap between the switch and the housing, causing a malfunction. Therefore, a configuration that makes it difficult for water droplets to enter the housing by using a contact sensor that detects when the user's finger touches the housing is also considered. When using a contact sensor, it is desirable that it be able to accept a large number of input operations.
  • the present disclosure aims to provide an aerosol generating device that can accept more input operations while suppressing the inflow of water droplets into the housing.
  • an aerosol generating device comprising a heating unit that heats an aerosol source, a first contact sensor that detects an operation on a first portion on the surface of a housing, a second contact sensor that detects an operation on a second portion on the surface of the housing that is different from the first portion, and a control unit that controls heating by the heating unit in response to detection by at least one of the first contact sensor and the second contact sensor.
  • the control unit may perform a process in response to a common input operation by the first contact sensor and the second contact sensor.
  • the control unit may differentiate between content of a process corresponding to an input operation received by the first contact sensor and content of a process corresponding to an input operation received by the second contact sensor.
  • the input operation received by the first contact sensor may be an operation related to heating the aerosol source
  • the input operation received by the second contact sensor may be an operation related to checking a physical quantity.
  • the physical quantity may be at least one of the remaining battery charge, the number of aerosol sources that can be inhaled with the remaining battery charge, the remaining number of inhalations or inhalation time that can be performed by the aerosol source in use, and the cumulative number of inhalations to date.
  • the control unit may permit only a process corresponding to an operation on either the first contact sensor or the second contact sensor during heating by the heating unit.
  • the housing may also have a first surface having an opening for inserting the aerosol source or a delivery port through which the heated aerosol source is delivered to the outside, a second surface provided in a direction intersecting the first surface, and a third surface provided between the first surface and the second surface, and the first contact sensor may detect an operation related to heating the aerosol source on the third surface, and the control unit may only perform processing in response to the operation on the first contact sensor while the aerosol source is being heated by the heating unit. Furthermore, when a predetermined event is detected even during heating by the heating section, the control section may perform a process in response to an operation on the second contact sensor. The control unit may perform a process in response to an operation on the second contact sensor only within a predetermined time after detecting the predetermined event.
  • the control unit may perform only a process in response to an operation on one of the first contact sensor and the second contact sensor, which is different from the other sensor having a larger contact area with another object. Furthermore, the control unit may perform a process corresponding to the operation on the other sensor only within a predetermined time period after detecting a predetermined operation.
  • an aerosol generating device that can receive more input operations while suppressing the inflow of water droplets into the housing.
  • FIG. 2 is an example of a view of the aerosol generating device as seen from diagonally above the front.
  • FIG. 2 is an example of a view of the aerosol generating device as seen from diagonally above and behind.
  • 1 is a diagram showing an example of a main body with a cover removed, as viewed from the front side.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of an aerosol generating device.
  • 11A and 11B are diagrams illustrating an example of a swipe operation performed by a user on a shoulder contact sensor.
  • 13A and 13B are diagrams illustrating an example of a relationship between a swipe operation on a shoulder contact sensor and a transition of a state of the generating device.
  • FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a swipe operation performed by a user.
  • FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a swipe operation performed by a user.
  • 11A and 11B are diagrams illustrating an example of a relationship between a swipe operation on a rear contact sensor and notification content.
  • FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a state in which the generating device is held in the left hand.
  • 10 is a flowchart showing an example of a during-heating process performed by a control unit.
  • FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a generating device according to a third embodiment.
  • FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a state in which the generating device is held in the right hand.
  • FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a generating device according to a fourth embodiment.
  • FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a swipe operation performed by a user.
  • 11A and 11B are diagrams illustrating an example of a relationship between a swipe operation on a rear contact sensor and a transition of a state of the generating device.
  • FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a generating device according to a fifth embodiment.
  • 11A and 11B are diagrams illustrating an example of a swipe operation performed by a user on a shoulder contact sensor.
  • 13A and 13B are diagrams illustrating an example of a relationship between a swipe operation on a shoulder contact sensor and a transition of a state of the generating device.
  • FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a swipe operation performed by a user.
  • FIG. 1 is an example of a view of the aerosol generation device 1 as seen obliquely from above and in front.
  • FIG. 2 is an example of a view of the aerosol generation device 1 as seen obliquely from above and behind.
  • FIG. 3 is an example of a view of the main body 10 from the front side with the cover 9 removed.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of the aerosol generating device 1.
  • the aerosol generating device (hereinafter, sometimes simply referred to as the “generating device”) 1 has a main body 10 having a heating section 80 that heats a substrate 1000 including an aerosol source, and a cover 9 that can be attached and detached to the main body 10.
  • the main body 10 has a housing 11 that forms a substantially rectangular parallelepiped internal space that houses the heating unit 80 and the like.
  • the cover 9 covers one side of the housing 11.
  • the side to which the cover 9 is attached is referred to as the front side 12
  • the left side as viewed from the front side 12 is referred to as the left side side 13, the right side as the right side side 14, the upper side as the upper side 15, and the lower side as the bottom side 16.
  • the rear side 17 covers the front side 12 of the housing 11, and the left side side 13, the right side side 14, the upper side 15, the bottom side 16, and the rear side 17 are exposed to the outside when the cover 9 is attached.
  • the housing 11 has a curved surface between each two surfaces of the front surface 12, the left side surface 13, the right side surface 14, the top surface 15, the bottom surface 16, and the rear surface 17.
  • an upper left curved surface 18 is provided between the left side surface 13 and the top surface 15.
  • an upper right curved surface 19 is provided between the right side surface 14 and the top surface 15.
  • the opening 92 is provided on the left side surface 13, which is an example of one end side of the top surface 15, and the upper left curved surface 18 is provided on the left side surface 13 side of the opening 92.
  • the upper right curved surface 19 is provided on the right side surface 14, which is an example of the other end side of the top surface 15.
  • the curvature of the upper right curved surface 19 is smaller than the curvature of the upper left curved surface 18.
  • the radius of curvature of the upper right curved surface 19 is larger than the radius of curvature of the upper left curved surface 18, and the upper right curved surface 19 changes more gradually than the upper left curved surface 18.
  • the main body 10 includes a power supply unit 20, a sensor unit 30, a notification unit 40, a storage unit 50, a communication unit 60, a control unit 70, a heating unit 80, a heat insulating unit 85, and a holding unit 90.
  • the power supply unit 20, the sensor unit 30, the notification unit 40, the storage unit 50, the communication unit 60, the control unit 70, the heating unit 80, and the heat insulating unit 85 are housed in a housing 11.
  • the main body 10 also has a shutter 94 (see FIG. 1) that is disposed on an upper surface 15 and can be moved along the upper surface 15. Each component will be described in order below.
  • the power supply unit 20 has a battery that stores power.
  • the battery can be, for example, a rechargeable battery such as a lithium ion secondary battery.
  • the battery may be charged by being connected to an external power source via a cable or the like connected to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) terminal (not shown).
  • USB Universal Serial Bus
  • the battery may also be charged in a state not connected to a power transmitting device using wireless power transmission technology.
  • the battery alone may be removable from the main body 10, and may be replaced with a new battery.
  • the sensor unit 30 detects various information related to the main body 10. Then, the sensor unit 30 outputs the detected information to the control unit 70.
  • the sensor unit 30 is configured with a pressure sensor such as a microphone capacitor, a flow sensor, or a temperature sensor. Then, when the sensor unit 30 detects a numerical value associated with inhalation by the user, it outputs information indicating that inhalation by the user has been performed to the control unit 70. In addition, the sensor unit 30 detects the temperature of the heating unit 80 and outputs the detected temperature to the control unit 70.
  • the sensor unit 30 also has a shoulder contact sensor 110 and a rear contact sensor 120, which will be described in detail later, that detect when the user is touching the main body 10.
  • the shoulder contact sensor 110 and the rear contact sensor 120 function as input devices that accept information input from the user.
  • the shoulder contact sensor 110 and the rear contact sensor 120 then output the information input by the user to the control unit 70.
  • the notification unit 40 notifies the user of information.
  • the notification unit 40 has an LED (Light Emitting Diode) 41 as an example.
  • a plurality of (e.g., eight) LEDs 41 are arranged vertically in front of the rear wall 171 of the housing 11 forming the rear surface 17 (in other words, inside the housing 11).
  • the notification unit 40 causes the LEDs 41 to emit light in different light emission patterns when the battery of the power supply unit 20 needs charging, when the battery is being charged, when an abnormality occurs in the main body 10, and the like.
  • the light emission pattern here is a concept including color, timing of turning on/off, and the like.
  • the notification unit 40 may be configured with a display device that displays an image, a sound output device that outputs sound, a vibration device that vibrates, and the like, together with or instead of a light-emitting device such as the LED 41.
  • the storage unit 50 stores various information for the operation of the generating device 1.
  • the storage unit 50 is, for example, configured by a non-volatile storage medium such as a flash memory.
  • An example of the information stored in the storage unit 50 is information about the OS (Operating System) of the generating device 1, such as the control contents of various components by the control unit 70.
  • Another example of the information stored in the storage unit 50 is information about the suction by the user, such as the number of suctions, the suction time, and the cumulative suction time.
  • another example of the information stored in the storage unit 50 is information about a control sequence that specifies the change over time of the target temperature of the heating unit 80 when the heating unit 80 is heated.
  • the storage unit 50 may store information about a plurality of types of control sequences that have different changes over time in the target temperature of the heating unit 80.
  • the communication unit 60 is a communication interface for transmitting and receiving information between the generating device 1 and another device.
  • the communication unit 60 performs communication in compliance with any wired or wireless communication standard.
  • a communication standard for example, a wireless LAN (Local Area Network), a wired LAN, Wi-Fi (registered trademark), Bluetooth (registered trademark), etc. may be adopted.
  • the communication unit 60 receives new OS information from a server in order to update the OS information stored in the storage unit 50.
  • ⁇ Shoulder contact sensor 110 and rear contact sensor 120 The shoulder contact sensor 110 and the rear contact sensor 120 will be described in more detail below.
  • detection methods used by the shoulder contact sensor 110 and the rear contact sensor 120 include a capacitance method, a resistive film method, a surface acoustic wave method, an infrared method, an electromagnetic induction method, and a load detection method.
  • the shoulder contact sensor 110 is disposed below the upper right wall 191 of the housing 11 that forms the upper right curved surface 19 (in other words, inside the housing 11).
  • the shoulder contact sensor 110 detects the position where the user's finger F (see FIG. 5) touches the upper right curved surface 19.
  • the shoulder contact sensor 110 is rectangular and disposed so that its surface is parallel to the upper right curved surface 19.
  • the detection method of the shoulder contact sensor 110 is a capacitive method
  • the shoulder contact sensor 110 has a matrix of numerous electrodes that run in the direction from the top surface 15 toward the right side surface 14 and in the front-to-back direction (direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG.
  • the surface is always covered with a slight static electricity.
  • the finger F touches the upper right curved surface 19, the finger F scoops up the static electricity that covers the surface of the shoulder contact sensor 110.
  • the shoulder contact sensor 110 identifies the location where the static electricity has been absorbed, determines the position coordinates of the finger F in contact, and transmits these to the control unit 70 via the internal bus.
  • the shoulder contact sensor 110 uses the detection method described above, it is possible to place the shoulder contact sensor 110 inside the housing 11.
  • the shoulder contact sensor 110 enables the user to perform an input operation by touching the upper right curved surface 19 with a finger F.
  • the shape of the upper right curved surface 19 is made the same in the area where the shoulder contact sensor 110 is located on the inside and the area where it is not. In other words, the area of the upper right curved surface 19 where the shoulder contact sensor 110 is located on the inside and the area where it is not located are formed so that they cannot be distinguished on the surface either visually or tactilely.
  • the rear contact sensor 120 is disposed in front of the rear wall 171 of the housing 11 that forms the rear surface 17 (in other words, inside the housing 11), below the multiple LEDs 41 that are arranged in the vertical direction.
  • the rear contact sensor 120 detects the position where the user's finger F touches the rear surface 17.
  • the rear contact sensor 120 is rectangular and disposed so that its surface is parallel to the rear surface 17.
  • the detection method of the rear contact sensor 120 is a capacitive method
  • the rear contact sensor 120 has a matrix of multiple electrodes that run in the vertical and horizontal directions in FIG. 3, and the surface is always covered with a small amount of static electricity.
  • the finger F When the finger F touches the rear surface 17, the finger F scoops up the static electricity that covers the surface of the rear contact sensor 120.
  • the rear contact sensor 120 determines the position coordinates where the finger F is touching by identifying the location where the static electricity has been scooped up, and transmits the coordinates to the control unit 70 via the internal bus.
  • the rear contact sensor 120 uses the above-mentioned detection method, it is possible to place the rear contact sensor 120 inside the housing 11.
  • the rear contact sensor 120 enables the user to perform an input operation by touching the rear surface 17 with a finger F.
  • the shape of the rear surface 17 is made the same in the areas where the rear contact sensor 120 is located on the inside and in the areas where it is not. In other words, the areas of the rear surface 17 where the rear contact sensor 120 is located on the inside and the areas where it is not located are formed so that they cannot be distinguished on the surface either visually or tactilely.
  • the control unit 70 determines what operations have been performed on the shoulder contact sensor 110 and the rear contact sensor 120 based on the information transmitted from the shoulder contact sensor 110 and the rear contact sensor 120 .
  • the control unit 70 determines that a swipe operation has been performed when it is detected that the contact position of the finger F has moved a predetermined distance or more on the upper right curved surface 19 or the rear surface 17 (in other words, moved along the upper right curved surface 19 or the rear surface 17).
  • the control unit 70 determines that a tap operation has been performed when an operation is performed in which the finger F is brought into contact with the upper right curved surface 19 or the rear surface 17 and then removed from the upper right curved surface 19 or the rear surface 17 within a reference time (e.g., 2 seconds) without performing a swipe operation.
  • a reference time e.g. 2 seconds
  • Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a swipe operation performed by a user on the shoulder contact sensor 110.
  • the position of the finger F before movement due to an input operation is indicated by a dashed line, and the position of the finger F after the movement is indicated by a solid line.
  • the control unit 70 determines that a first movement swipe operation has been performed.
  • the shoulder contact sensor 110 transmits information that the finger F has been moved in a direction from the right side surface 14 to the top surface 15 (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as the "second direction") as shown in FIG. 5(b)
  • the control unit 70 determines that a second movement swipe operation has been performed.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the relationship between a swipe operation on the shoulder contact sensor 110 and a transition of the state of the generation device 1.
  • the control unit 70 controls the operation of the generation device 1 based on operations on the shoulder contact sensor 110 . For example, when the generating device 1 is in the sleep mode, if the control unit 70 determines that a swipe operation of the first movement has been performed, the generating device 1 is started and transitions to the active mode. Also, when the generating device 1 is in the active mode, if the control unit 70 determines that a swipe operation of the second movement has been performed, the generating device 1 is transitioned to the sleep mode.
  • the generating device 1 when the generating device 1 is in the sleep mode, it can be exemplified that most of the functions of the generating device 1 cannot be used, except for the function of determining the operation on the shoulder contact sensor 110. Also, when the generating device 1 is in the active mode, it can be exemplified that most of the functions can be used, except for the heating function of the heating unit 80.
  • control unit 70 determines that a first movement swipe operation has been performed, the control unit 70 starts heating the heating unit 80. Then, the control unit 70 heats the heating unit 80 in accordance with a control sequence that specifies the temporal change in the target temperature of the heating unit 80 when heating the heating unit 80 and is stored in the storage unit 50, and then stops the heating. Note that the control unit 70 may start heating the heating unit 80 on the condition that the cover 9 is attached to the main body 10. Furthermore, when the control unit 70 determines that a second movement swipe operation has been performed while the heating unit 80 is heating, the control unit 70 causes the heating unit 80 to stop heating.
  • control unit 70 may notify the user of the reception via the notification unit 40. For example, when the control unit 70 determines that a first movement swipe operation has been performed while the generation device 1 is in the active mode, the control unit 70 may start heating the heating unit 80 and vibrate the vibration device. Alternatively, the control unit 70 may output sound from the sound output device or cause the light emitting device to emit light, in addition to or instead of vibrating the vibration device.
  • FIG. 7 and 8 are diagrams showing an example of a swipe operation performed by a user.
  • the position of the finger F before the movement by the input operation is shown by a dashed line
  • the position of the finger F after the movement is shown by a solid line.
  • the rear contact sensor 120 is also shown by a solid line.
  • FIG. 7 shows an example of a swipe operation in four directions. More specifically, when the rear contact sensor 120 transmits information that the finger F has been moved upward as shown in FIG. 7(a), the control unit 70 determines that an upward swipe operation (an example of an input operation) has been performed. When the rear contact sensor 120 transmits information that the finger F has been moved downward as shown in FIG. 7(b), the control unit 70 determines that a downward swipe operation has been performed. When the rear contact sensor 120 transmits information that the finger F has been moved leftward as shown in FIG. 7(c), the control unit 70 determines that a leftward swipe operation has been performed. When the rear contact sensor 120 transmits information that the finger F has been moved rightward as shown in FIG. 7(d), the control unit 70 determines that a rightward swipe operation has been performed.
  • an upward swipe operation an example of an input operation
  • the control unit 70 determines that a swipe operation to the upper right has been performed.
  • the control unit 70 determines that a swipe operation to the lower left has been performed.
  • the control unit 70 determines that a swipe operation to the upper left has been performed.
  • the control unit 70 determines that a swipe operation to the lower right has been performed.
  • the control unit 70 determines that the swipe operation is a movement in that direction. For example, if the moving direction of the finger F is within a predetermined angle (e.g., 15°) in each of the four directions of up, down, left, and right, the control unit 70 determines that the swipe operation is a movement in that direction. On the other hand, if the moving direction exceeds a predetermined angle (e.g., 15°) in the four directions, the control unit 70 determines that the swipe operation is a movement in a diagonal direction. More specifically, an example of upward movement will be described. Even if the moving direction of the finger F is not exactly upward (the direction of FIG.
  • the control unit 70 determines that the swipe operation is an upward movement if the deviation in the direction is within a predetermined angle, for example. On the other hand, if the moving direction exceeds a predetermined angle to the right with respect to the upward direction, the control unit 70 determines that a swipe operation is a movement to the upper right has been performed, and if the moving direction exceeds a predetermined angle to the left with respect to the upward direction, the control unit 70 determines that a swipe operation is a movement to the upper left has been performed.
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the relationship between a swipe operation on the rear contact sensor 120 and notification content.
  • the control unit 70 notifies the user of the physical quantity via the notification unit 40 in response to a swipe operation on the rear contact sensor 120.
  • the physical quantity can be exemplified as the remaining charge of the battery which is the power source, the number of aerosol sources (in other words, the substrates 1000) that can be inhaled with the remaining charge of the battery, the remaining number of times that can be inhaled or the remaining suction time by the aerosol source in use, and the cumulative number of times of inhalation up to the present.
  • the control unit 70 uses a plurality of LEDs 41 provided above the rear contact sensor 120 as a means for notifying the user of the physical quantity.
  • control unit 70 determines that an upward swipe operation has been performed on the rear contact sensor 120, it causes the number of LEDs 41 out of the multiple LEDs 41 to light up according to the remaining battery charge. For example, the control unit 70 causes all of the multiple LEDs 41 to light up when the remaining battery charge is 90% or more. Furthermore, the control unit 70 causes one LED 41 to light up when the remaining battery charge is less than 10%.
  • control unit 70 determines that a rightward swipe operation has been performed on the rear contact sensor 120, it causes the control unit 70 to illuminate a number of the LEDs 41 according to the number of aerosol sources that can be inhaled with the remaining battery charge. For example, the control unit 70 causes all of the LEDs 41 to illuminate when the number of aerosol sources that can be inhaled with the remaining battery charge is equal to or greater than a predetermined first number (e.g., 10). Furthermore, the control unit 70 causes one LED 41 to illuminate when the number of aerosol sources that can be inhaled with the remaining battery charge is less than a predetermined second number (e.g., 2).
  • a predetermined first number e.g. 10
  • predetermined second number e.g., 2
  • control unit 70 determines that a downward swipe operation has been performed on the rear contact sensor 120, it causes the control unit 70 to light up a number of the LEDs 41 according to the remaining number of inhalations or the remaining suction time of the aerosol source in use. For example, the control unit 70 causes all of the LEDs 41 to light up when the remaining number of inhalations or the remaining suction time of the aerosol source in use is equal to or greater than a predetermined first number (e.g., 40 times) or a first time (e.g., 5 minutes).
  • a predetermined first number e.g. 40 times
  • a first time e.g., 5 minutes
  • the control unit 70 also causes one LED 41 to light up when the remaining number of inhalations or the remaining suction time of the aerosol source in use is less than a predetermined second number (e.g., 5 times) or a second time (e.g., 30 seconds).
  • a predetermined second number e.g., 5 times
  • a second time e.g., 30 seconds
  • control unit 70 determines that a leftward swipe operation has been performed on the rear contact sensor 120, it causes a number of the LEDs 41 to light up according to the cumulative number of suctions to date. For example, the control unit 70 causes all of the LEDs 41 to light up when the cumulative number of suctions to date is equal to or greater than a predetermined first cumulative number (e.g., 1 million times). The control unit 70 also causes one LED 41 to light up when the cumulative number of suctions to date is less than a predetermined second cumulative number (e.g., 10,000 times).
  • a predetermined first cumulative number e.g., 1 million times
  • predetermined second cumulative number e.g. 10,000 times
  • control unit 70 can, for example, notify the user of the physical quantity via the notification unit 40 in response to a swipe operation on the rear contact sensor 120, regardless of the state of the generation device 1, for example, whether it is in sleep mode, active mode, or the heating unit 80 is heating.
  • control unit 70 can notify the user of the physical quantity via the notification unit 40 in response to a swipe operation on the rear contact sensor 120 only when the generation device 1 is in active mode or the heating unit 80 is heating.
  • the generation device 1 includes a heating unit 80 that heats the aerosol source, a shoulder contact sensor 110 (an example of a first contact sensor) that detects an operation on the upper right curved surface 19 (an example of a first part) on the surface of the housing 11, and a rear contact sensor 120 (an example of a second contact sensor) that detects an operation on the rear surface 17 (an example of a second part) on the surface of the housing 11, which is different from the upper right curved surface 19.
  • the generation device 1 also includes a control unit 70 that controls heating by the heating unit 80 in response to detection by at least one of the contact sensors, the shoulder contact sensor 110 and the rear contact sensor 120.
  • the generating device 1 configured as described above allows the shoulder contact sensor 110 and rear contact sensor 120 to be disposed inside the housing 11, which makes it possible to prevent water droplets from entering the inside of the housing 11, compared to a configuration in which there is a gap between a button-type switch and the housing, for example.
  • the generating device 1 since the generating device 1 has two contact sensors, the shoulder contact sensor 110 and the rear contact sensor 120, it can receive more input operations, compared to a configuration in which only one of the contact sensors is included, for example.
  • the control unit 70 also differentiates the content of the process corresponding to the input operation received by the shoulder contact sensor 110 from the content of the process corresponding to the input operation received by the rear contact sensor 120. For example, the control unit 70 switches the mode of the generation device 1 and starts and stops heating by the heating unit 80 in response to a swipe operation on the shoulder contact sensor 110. The control unit 70 also notifies the physical quantity via the notification unit 40 in response to a swipe operation on the rear contact sensor 120. In other words, the input operation received by the shoulder contact sensor 110 is an operation related to heating the aerosol source, and the input operation received by the rear contact sensor 120 is an operation related to checking the physical quantity. Therefore, the generation device 1 can accept more types of processes via the shoulder contact sensor 110 and the rear contact sensor 120.
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a state in which the generation device 1 is held in the left hand.
  • the generation device 1 configured as above allows the user to perform a swipe operation on the upper right curved surface 19 with the thumb of the left hand while holding the generation device 1 in the left hand. Therefore, according to the generation device 1, the user can perform operations related to mode transitions and heating of the heating unit 80 by performing a swipe operation more easily than by performing a swipe operation on a surface of the housing 11 other than the upper right curved surface 19.
  • the opening 92 is provided on one end side of the top surface 15 (the left side in FIG. 3), and the right side surface 14 is provided on the other end side of the top surface 15 (the right side in FIG. 3). Therefore, compared to a configuration in which the opening 92 is provided in the center of the top surface 15 in the left-right direction, for example, it is possible to make the housing 11 smaller while increasing the space for placing the shoulder contact sensor 110.
  • the control unit 70 accepts a movement operation from the top surface 15 side to the right side surface 14 side on the shoulder contact sensor 110 as an input operation. When the control unit 70 accepts this movement operation, it starts heating the heating unit 80. In other words, when the control unit 70 determines that a first movement swipe operation on the upper right curved surface 19 has been performed, it starts heating the heating unit 80 as stored in association with the first movement swipe operation.
  • the first movement swipe operation performed with the thumb on the upper right curved surface 19 is similar to, for example, the operation of rotating a file-like rotating drum to light a lighter. Therefore, the user can easily recall that the operation to start heating the heating unit 80 is the first movement swipe operation, so the user can start heating the heating unit 80 with a high degree of accuracy.
  • the control unit 70 also accepts a movement operation from the right side surface 14 side to the top surface 15 side with respect to the shoulder contact sensor 110 as an input operation.
  • the control unit 70 stops the heating unit 80 from heating.
  • the control unit 70 determines that a second movement swipe operation has been performed on the upper right curved surface 19, it stops the heating unit 80 from heating as stored in association with the second movement swipe operation.
  • the second movement swipe operation performed with the thumb on the upper right curved surface 19 is, for example, an operation in the opposite direction to the operation of rotating a file-shaped rotating drum to ignite a lighter. Therefore, the user can easily recall that the operation to stop the heating unit 80 is the second movement swipe operation, so the user can stop the heating unit 80 from heating with a high degree of accuracy.
  • the control unit 70 transitions the generation device 1 to the active mode when it determines that a swipe operation for the first movement has been performed while the generation device 1 is in the sleep mode, and transitions the generation device 1 to the active mode when it determines that a swipe operation for the second movement has been performed while the generation device 1 is in the active mode.
  • the mode transition between the sleep mode and the active mode does not have to occur when it determines that a swipe operation for the first movement or the second movement has been performed.
  • the control unit 70 may transition the generation device 1 to the active mode when it determines that a tap operation has been performed while the generation device 1 is in the sleep mode.
  • the generation device 1 configured as described above, as shown in FIG. 10, while the user is holding the generation device 1 in his/her left hand, it is possible to perform a swipe operation on the rear surface 17 with the thumb of the left hand. Alternatively, while the user is holding the generation device 1 in his/her left hand, it is possible to perform a swipe operation on the rear surface 17 with the fingers of the right hand (e.g., the index finger). Therefore, with the generation device 1, the user can check the physical quantity by performing a swipe operation more easily than by performing a swipe operation on surfaces of the housing 11 other than the upper right curved surface 19 or the rear surface 17.
  • the control unit 70 notifies the physical quantity via the notification unit 40 in response to a swipe operation on the rear contact sensor 120, but may also perform other processing in response to a swipe operation on the rear contact sensor 120.
  • the control unit 70 may perform processing related to heating the heating unit 80 in response to a swipe operation on the rear contact sensor 120. More specifically, when the heating unit 80 is heating and the control unit 70 determines that a swipe operation to move to the upper right has been performed on the rear contact sensor 120, the control unit 70 may increase the heating temperature, and on the other hand, when the control unit 70 determines that a swipe operation to move to the lower left has been performed on the rear contact sensor 120, the control unit 70 may decrease the heating temperature.
  • control unit 70 may change the setting from the currently set control sequence to a control sequence with a higher target temperature for the heating unit 80.
  • control unit 70 may change the setting from the currently set control sequence to a control sequence with a lower target temperature for the heating unit 80.
  • Second Embodiment A generating device (not shown) according to the second embodiment is different from the generating device 1 according to the first embodiment in the processing of a control unit 70.
  • components having the same functions are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted.
  • the control unit 70 does not perform processing in response to an operation on the rear contact sensor 120 when the heating unit 80 is heating. In other words, even if the control unit 70 determines that a swipe operation has been performed on the rear contact sensor 120 when the heating unit 80 is heating after starting to heat the heating unit 80, the control unit 70 does not notify the physical quantity via the notification unit 40, for example. Alternatively, the control unit 70 does not accept information about the position coordinates of the finger F touching, which is transmitted from the rear contact sensor 120. This makes it possible to prevent notification of a physical quantity via the notification unit 40, for example, from being performed due to the user accidentally touching the rear contact sensor 120.
  • control unit 70 when the control unit 70 detects a predetermined event, it may perform processing in response to an operation on the rear contact sensor 120 .
  • An example of the predetermined event is a double tap operation (in other words, two consecutive tap operations) performed on the rear contact sensor 120.
  • the heating unit 80 when the heating unit 80 is heating, if the control unit 70 determines that a double tap operation has been performed on the rear contact sensor 120 and then determines that a swipe operation has been performed on the rear contact sensor 120, the control unit 70 notifies the user via the notification unit 40 of a physical amount corresponding to the swipe operation.
  • an example of the specified event is a double tap operation on the generating device according to the second embodiment (the target of the double tap operation is not limited to the rear contact sensor 120).
  • the control unit 70 determines that the generating device has been double tapped, and then notifies the user of the physical quantity corresponding to the swipe operation via the notification unit 40.
  • an example of the control unit 70 determining whether or not the generating device has been double tapped is based on the output of an acceleration sensor that the sensor unit 30 has.
  • control unit 70 when the control unit 70 detects a predetermined event and performs processing in response to an operation on the rear contact sensor 120, the control unit 70 may perform processing in response to the operation on the rear contact sensor 120 only within a predetermined time (e.g., 5 seconds) after detecting the predetermined event.
  • a predetermined time e.g. 5 seconds
  • the control unit 70 detects a predetermined event while the heating unit 80 is heating and determines that a swipe operation has been performed on the rear contact sensor 120 within the predetermined time, the control unit 70 notifies the user of the physical quantity corresponding to the swipe operation via the notification unit 40.
  • control unit 70 detects a predetermined event while the heating unit 80 is heating, if the control unit 70 determines that a swipe operation has been performed on the rear contact sensor 120 after the predetermined time has elapsed, the control unit 70 does not stop heating the heating unit 80. Alternatively, the control unit 70 does not accept information transmitted from the rear contact sensor 120 after the predetermined time has elapsed.
  • FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of the during-heating process performed by the control unit 70.
  • the control unit 70 repeatedly performs the during-heating process at preset fixed time intervals (e.g., 1 millisecond) when the heating unit 80 is in the heating state.
  • the control unit 70 determines whether or not a second-movement swipe operation has been performed on the shoulder contact sensor 110 (S1101). If a second-movement swipe operation has been performed (YES in S1101), the control unit 70 stops heating of the heating unit 80 (S1102).
  • control unit 70 only allows processing in response to an operation on either the shoulder contact sensor 110 or the rear contact sensor 120 while the heating unit 80 is heating.
  • control unit 70 only allows the reception of an operation on the shoulder contact sensor 110 while the heating unit 80 is heating.
  • the control unit 70 does not perform processing in response to an operation on the rear contact sensor 120 while the heating unit 80 is heating. This makes it possible to prevent notification of a physical quantity, for example, via the notification unit 40, from being made due to the user accidentally touching the rear contact sensor 120.
  • the rear contact sensor 120 is provided to correspond to the rear surface 17, and the front contact sensor 130 is provided to correspond to the front surface 312, and are provided to face each other across the heating unit 80.
  • the control unit 370 performs processing in response to a common input operation by the rear contact sensor 120 and the front contact sensor 130.
  • FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a state in which the generation device 3 is held in the right hand.
  • the generating device 3 configured as above allows the user to perform a swipe operation on the upper right curved surface 19 with the thumb of the right hand while holding the generating device 3 in the right hand. Therefore, with the generating device 3, the user can perform a swipe operation more easily than when performing a swipe operation on a surface of the housing 311 other than the upper right curved surface 19.
  • the user can perform a swipe operation on the front surface 312 with the thumb of the right hand while holding the generation device 3 in the right hand.
  • the user can perform a swipe operation on the front surface 312 with the fingers of the left hand (e.g., the index finger). In this way, the user can perform input operations from multiple directions, making the generation device 3 highly convenient.
  • control unit 370 may be configured not to perform processing in response to operations on the rear contact sensor 120 and the front contact sensor 130 when the heating unit 80 is heating.
  • Fig. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of the generating device 4 according to the fourth embodiment.
  • Fig. 14(a) is an example of a diagram showing the generating device 4 obliquely viewed from above and in the front
  • Fig. 14(b) is an example of a diagram showing the generating device 4 obliquely viewed from above and in the rear.
  • the generating device 4 according to the fourth embodiment differs from the generating device 3 according to the third embodiment in that it does not have a shoulder contact sensor 110 and in that it has a control unit 470 that corresponds to the control unit 370.
  • components having the same functions are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted.
  • the control unit 470 has the function of notifying physical quantities in response to operations on the rear contact sensor 120 (an example of a first contact sensor) and the front contact sensor 130 (an example of a second contact sensor), and in addition has the function of controlling the mode transition of the generation device 4 and the operation of the heating unit 80 in response to operations on the rear contact sensor 120 and the front contact sensor 130.
  • the control unit 470 accepts a common input operation for the rear contact sensor 120 and the front contact sensor 130.
  • the rear contact sensor 120 will be taken as an example.
  • FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a swipe operation performed by a user.
  • the position of the finger F before the movement due to the input operation (in other words, the area where the finger F is in contact with the rear surface 17) is shown by a dashed line, and the position of the finger F after the movement is shown by a solid line.
  • the rear contact sensor 120 is shown by a solid line.
  • the control unit 470 determines that a clockwise swipe operation has been performed. Furthermore, when the central angle of the arc of the clockwise movement is 90° or less as shown in Fig. 15(a), the control unit 470 determines that a half-clockwise swipe operation has been performed, and when the central angle of the arc of the clockwise movement is more than 90° as shown in Fig. 15(b), the control unit 470 determines that a full-clockwise swipe operation has been performed.
  • the control unit 470 determines that a counterclockwise swipe operation has been performed. Furthermore, when the central angle of the arc of the counterclockwise movement is 90° or less as shown in FIG. 15(c), the control unit 470 determines that a half-clockwise swipe operation has been performed to the left, and when the central angle of the arc of the counterclockwise movement is more than 90° as shown in FIG. 15(d), the control unit 470 determines that a full-clockwise swipe operation has been performed to the left.
  • FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of the relationship between a swipe operation on the rear contact sensor 120 and a transition of the state of the generation device 4.
  • the control unit 470 controls the operation of the generation device 4 based on an operation on the rear contact sensor 120 . For example, when the generating device 4 is in the sleep mode and the control unit 470 determines that a swipe operation of moving all the way to the right has been performed, the generating device 4 is started up and transitions to the active mode. Also, when the generating device 4 is in the active mode and the control unit 470 determines that a swipe operation of moving all the way to the left has been performed, the generating device 4 is transitioned to the sleep mode.
  • the control unit 470 may start the generation device 4 from the sleep mode when it determines that a swipe operation of a half-clockwise movement has been performed.
  • the control unit 470 may transition the generation device 4 from the active mode to the sleep mode when it determines that a swipe operation of a half-clockwise movement has been performed.
  • the control unit 470 controls the operation of the heating unit 80 based on a swipe operation on the rear contact sensor 120 . For example, when the generating device 4 is in the active mode, if the control unit 470 determines that a swipe operation of a half-clockwise movement has been performed, the control unit 470 starts heating the heating unit 80. Also, when the heating unit 80 is heating, if the control unit 470 determines that a swipe operation of a half-clockwise movement has been performed, the control unit 470 stops heating the heating unit 80.
  • the control unit 470 may start heating the heating unit 80 when it determines that a swipe operation moving completely to the right has been performed.
  • the control unit 470 may stop heating the heating unit 80 when it determines that a swipe operation moving completely to the left has been performed.
  • control unit 470 determines that a swipe operation to move to the upper right has been performed while the heating unit 80 is heating, the control unit 470 increases the heating temperature. On the other hand, when the control unit 470 determines that a swipe operation to move to the lower left has been performed while the heating unit 80 is heating, the control unit 470 decreases the heating temperature. In addition, when the control unit 470 determines that a swipe operation to the upper left has been performed while the heating unit 80 is heating, the control unit 470 may increase the heating temperature, and when the control unit 470 determines that a swipe operation to the lower right has been performed, the control unit 470 may decrease the heating temperature.
  • the control unit 470 may change the setting from the currently set control sequence to a control sequence with a higher target temperature for the heating unit 80 when the generation device 4 is in active mode and it is determined that a swipe operation to the upper right has been performed.Furthermore, when the control unit 470 is in active mode and it is determined that a swipe operation to the lower left has been performed, it may change the setting from the currently set control sequence to a control sequence with a lower target temperature for the heating unit 80.
  • control unit 470 can perform processing in response to an input operation common to the rear contact sensor 120 and the front contact sensor 130. Furthermore, the control unit 470 may permit the reception of an operation on one of the rear contact sensor 120 and the front contact sensor 130, which is different from the other sensor having a larger contact area with another object (e.g., a user's hand).
  • another object e.g., a user's hand
  • the user when the user holds the front surface 312 of the generating device 4 with the palm of the hand, the user is considered to perform an input operation on the rear contact sensor 120.
  • the contact area with the user's hand is larger on the front surface 312 corresponding to the area where the front contact sensor 130 is arranged than on the rear surface 17 corresponding to the area where the rear contact sensor 120 is arranged. Therefore, for example, only processing according to the operation on the rear contact sensor 120 (an example of the other sensor) different from the front contact sensor 130 (an example of one sensor) having a larger contact area with the user's hand is performed. This makes it possible to prevent erroneous processing due to the user's holding it.
  • control unit 470 may perform processing according to the operation on the rear contact sensor 120 only within a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) after detecting a predetermined operation.
  • a predetermined time for example, 5 seconds
  • the predetermined operation include a double tap operation on the rear contact sensor 120 and a double tap operation on the generating device 4.
  • control unit 470 may perform processing according to an operation on the front contact sensor 130 only within a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) after detecting a predetermined operation.
  • a predetermined time for example, 5 seconds
  • Examples of the predetermined operation include a double tap operation on the front contact sensor 130 and a double tap operation on the generating device 4.
  • FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a generating device 5 according to the fifth embodiment.
  • the generating device 5 according to the fifth embodiment differs from the generating device 1 according to the first embodiment in that it has a main body 510 equivalent to the main body 10 and does not have a cover 9.
  • components having the same functions are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted.
  • the main body 510 differs from the main body 10 in that it has a housing 511 corresponding to the housing 11, a shoulder contact sensor 540 corresponding to the shoulder contact sensor 110, a side contact sensor 550 corresponding to the rear contact sensor 120, a plurality of LEDs 541 corresponding to the plurality of LEDs 41, and a control unit 570 corresponding to the control unit 70.
  • the housing 511 forms a substantially cylindrical internal space that houses the heating unit 80 and the like.
  • the housing 511 has a cylindrical side surface 514, an upper surface 515, and a bottom surface 516 that covers a lower opening of the side surface 514.
  • An opening 592 into which the substrate 1000 can be inserted is formed in the center of the upper surface 515.
  • a curved surface 519 is provided around the entire periphery between the surface surrounding the opening 592 in the upper surface 515 and the side surface 514.
  • Multiple (e.g., eight) LEDs 541 are arranged vertically inside a sidewall 571 of the housing 511 that forms the side surface 514.
  • the sidewall 571 has a display window 572 that passes light from the multiple LEDs 541 arranged inside the housing 511.
  • the display window 572 is a window provided at a position corresponding to the positions of the multiple LEDs 541, and passes light from the multiple LEDs 541.
  • the shoulder contact sensor 540 is disposed inside the housing 511 that forms the curved surface 519, and detects the position where the user's finger F touches the curved surface 519. For example, if the detection method of the shoulder contact sensor 540 is a capacitive method, the shoulder contact sensor 540 has a matrix of numerous electrodes running in both the direction from the top surface 515 to the side surface 514 and in the circumferential direction, and the surface is always covered with a small amount of static electricity. When the finger F touches the curved surface 519, the finger F sweeps away the static electricity that covers the surface of the shoulder contact sensor 540. The shoulder contact sensor 540 determines the position coordinates where the finger F is touching by identifying the location where the static electricity has been sweep away, and transmits the coordinates to the control unit 570 via the internal bus.
  • the side contact sensor 550 is disposed below the LEDs 541 and inside the side wall 571 of the housing 11 that forms the side surface 514, and detects the position where the user's finger F touches the side surface 514. For example, if the detection method of the side contact sensor 550 is a capacitance method, the side contact sensor 550 has a matrix of many electrodes running in the vertical and circumferential directions, and the surface is always covered with a small amount of static electricity. When the finger F touches the side surface 514, the finger F scoops up the static electricity that covers the surface of the side contact sensor 550.
  • the side contact sensor 550 determines the position where the static electricity is scooped up by identifying the location where the static electricity is scooped up, and transmits the position coordinates of the finger F touching the side surface 514 to the control unit 570 via the internal bus.
  • the side contact sensor 550 may be provided around the entire circumference, or may be provided over a range that has a predetermined central angle (e.g., 90°, 120°, 180°) centered on a virtual line connecting the LEDs 541.
  • FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of a swipe operation performed by the user on the shoulder contact sensor 540.
  • the control unit 570 determines that a swipe operation of a first movement has been performed.
  • the control unit 570 determines that a swipe operation of a second movement has been performed.
  • FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of the relationship between a swipe operation on the shoulder contact sensor 540 and a transition of the state of the generation device 5.
  • the control unit 570 controls the operation of the generation device 5 based on the operation of the shoulder contact sensor 540 . For example, when the generating device 5 is in the sleep mode and the control unit 570 determines that a swipe operation for a first movement has been performed, the generating device 5 is started up and transitions to the active mode. Also, when the generating device 5 is in the active mode and the control unit 570 determines that a swipe operation for a second movement has been performed, the generating device 5 is transitioned to the sleep mode.
  • control unit 570 determines that a swipe operation for a first movement has been performed while the generating device 5 is in the active mode, it starts heating the heating unit 80. In addition, if the control unit 570 determines that a swipe operation for a second movement has been performed while the heating unit 80 is heating, it stops heating the heating unit 80.
  • Fig. 20 is a diagram showing an example of a swipe operation performed by a user.
  • the position of the finger F before the movement due to the input operation is shown by a dashed line
  • the position of the finger F after the movement is shown by a solid line.
  • FIG. 20 shows an example of a swipe operation in four directions. More specifically, when the side contact sensor 550 transmits information that the finger F has been moved upward as shown in FIG. 20(a), the control unit 570 determines that an upward swipe operation has been performed. When the side contact sensor 550 transmits information that the finger F has been moved downward as shown in FIG. 20(b), the control unit 570 determines that a downward swipe operation has been performed. When the side contact sensor 550 transmits information that the finger F has been moved leftward (in other words, clockwise when viewed from the top surface 515) as shown in FIG. 20(c), the control unit 570 determines that a leftward swipe operation has been performed. When the side contact sensor 550 transmits information that the finger F has been moved rightward (in other words, counterclockwise when viewed from the top surface 515) as shown in FIG. 20(d), the control unit 570 determines that a rightward swipe operation has been performed.
  • control unit 570 notifies the user of a physical quantity via the multiple LEDs 541 in response to a swipe operation on the side contact sensor 550 .
  • control unit 570 determines that an upward swipe operation has been performed on the side contact sensor 550, it causes a number of the LEDs 541 out of the plurality of LEDs 541 to light up according to the remaining battery power.
  • control unit 570 determines that a rightward swipe operation has been performed on the side contact sensor 550, it causes a number of the multiple LEDs 541 to light up, the number of LEDs 541 corresponding to the number of aerosol sources that can be inhaled with the remaining battery charge.
  • control unit 570 determines that a downward swipe operation has been performed on the side contact sensor 550, it causes a number of the multiple LEDs 541 to light up, the number of LEDs 541 corresponding to the remaining number of inhalations possible or the remaining inhalation time using the aerosol source in use. Furthermore, when the control unit 570 determines that a leftward swipe operation has been performed on the side contact sensor 550, it causes a number of the LEDs 541, out of the plurality of LEDs 541, corresponding to the accumulated number of suctions up to now, to emit light.
  • the generating device 5 includes a heating unit 80 that heats the aerosol source, a shoulder contact sensor 540 (an example of a first contact sensor) that detects an operation on a curved surface 519 (an example of a first portion) on the surface of the housing 511, and a side contact sensor 550 (an example of a second contact sensor) that detects an operation on a side surface 514 (an example of a second portion) on the surface of the housing 11 that is different from the curved surface 519.
  • the generating device 5 also includes a control unit 570 that controls heating by the heating unit 80 in response to detection by at least one of the contact sensors, the shoulder contact sensor 540 and the side contact sensor 550.
  • the generating device 5 configured as described above allows the shoulder contact sensor 540 and the side contact sensor 550 to be disposed inside the housing 511, which makes it possible to prevent water droplets from entering the inside of the housing 511, compared to a configuration in which a gap exists between the button-type switch and the housing, for example.
  • the generating device 5 since the generating device 5 has two contact sensors, the shoulder contact sensor 540 and the side contact sensor 550, it can receive more input operations, compared to a configuration in which only one of the contact sensors is included, for example.
  • a delivery port through which the generated aerosol is delivered may be formed on the upper surface (e.g., the housing 11) of the housing (e.g., the housing 11).
  • a mouthpiece may be attached to the delivery port.
  • the heating unit 80 and the aerosol source may be configured to generate an aerosol by heating the aerosol source as a liquid and by heating a substrate containing the aerosol source.
  • the device may be one in which, with a stick-type substrate including a susceptor held by a holder, an electromagnetic induction source formed of a coiled conductor wound around the outer periphery of the holder generates a magnetic field, and the aerosol source contained in the stick-type substrate is heated and atomized by Joule heat generated in the susceptor to generate an aerosol.
  • the heating unit 80 and the aerosol source may be configured to pass steam generated by heating a polyhydric alcohol such as glycerin and propylene glycol, and a liquid such as water through a capsule containing an aerosol source such as tobacco granules, thereby delivering the steam from which the flavor and aroma have been extracted to the delivery port described above.
  • An aerosol generating device comprising: a heating unit that heats an aerosol source; a first contact sensor that detects an operation on a first portion on the surface of a housing; a second contact sensor that detects an operation on a second portion on the surface of the housing that is different from the first portion; and a control unit that controls heating by the heating unit in response to detection by at least one of the first contact sensor and the second contact sensor.
  • the control unit of the aerosol generating device described in (1) performs processing in response to a common input operation between the first contact sensor and the second contact sensor.
  • the control unit of the aerosol generating device described in (1) differentiates the content of the processing corresponding to the input operation received by the first contact sensor from the content of the processing corresponding to the input operation received by the second contact sensor.
  • An aerosol generating device described in (3) wherein the input operation received by the first contact sensor is an operation related to heating the aerosol source, and the input operation received by the second contact sensor is an operation related to confirming a physical quantity.
  • the housing has a first surface having an opening for inserting the aerosol source or a delivery port through which the heated aerosol source is delivered to the outside, a second surface provided in a direction intersecting the first surface, and a third surface provided between the first surface and the second surface, the first contact sensor detects an operation related to heating the aerosol source on the third surface, and the control unit performs only processing in response to the operation on the first contact sensor while the aerosol source is being heated by the heating unit.
  • the control unit of the aerosol generating device described in (7) performs processing in accordance with an operation on the second contact sensor when a specified event is detected, even when heating is being performed by the heating unit.
  • the aerosol generating device described in (8) wherein the control unit performs processing in response to an operation on the second contact sensor only within a predetermined time period after detecting the specified event.
  • the control unit of the aerosol generating device described in (6) only performs processing in response to an operation on one of the first contact sensor and the second contact sensor, which is different from the other sensor having a larger contact area with another object.
  • (11) The aerosol generating device described in (10), wherein the control unit performs processing corresponding to the operation on the other sensor only within a predetermined time period after detecting a predetermined operation.
  • 1,3,4,5...aerosol generating device 9...cover, 10...main body, 11...housing, 12,312...front, 14...right side, 15,515...top, 17...rear, 19...upper right curved surface, 30...sensor unit, 70,370,470,570...control unit, 80...heating unit, 110,540...shoulder contact sensor, 120...rear contact sensor, 130...front contact sensor, 514...side, 519...curved surface, 550...side contact sensor

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Un dispositif de génération d'aérosol 1 comprend : une unité de chauffage pour chauffer une source d'aérosol ; un capteur de contact de section d'épaulement (110) pour détecter une opération au niveau d'un premier site sur une surface d'un boîtier (11) ; un capteur de contact de surface arrière (120) pour détecter une opération au niveau d'un second site différent du premier site sur une surface du boîtier (11) ; et une unité de commande pour commander le chauffage par l'unité de chauffage en réponse à la détection par au moins un capteur de contact du capteur de contact de section d'épaulement (110) et du capteur de contact de surface arrière (120).
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