Title:
NON-COMBUSTION FLAVOR INHALER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2015/167001
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
This non-combustion flavor inhaler is provided with: housing that includes an air passage which continues from an inlet and to an outlet; an atomizer that atomizes an aerosol source without combustion; a sensor that includes a capacitor and outputs a value representing the electrical capacity of the capacitor, which varies in response to a user puffing action; and a control unit that detects the start or finish of a puffing period on the basis of the output value output from the sensor. The control unit detects the start or finish of a puffing period when a slope constituted by two or more output values includes a prescribed sign and the absolute value of the slope including the prescribed sign is larger than a prescribed value.
Inventors:
TAKEUCHI MANABU (JP)
NAKANO TAKUMA (JP)
YAMADA MANABU (JP)
NAKANO TAKUMA (JP)
YAMADA MANABU (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2015/063040
Publication Date:
November 05, 2015
Filing Date:
April 30, 2015
Export Citation:
Assignee:
JAPAN TOBACCO INC (JP)
International Classes:
A24F40/53; A24F40/10; A24F40/20
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2013034456A1 | 2013-03-14 |
Foreign References:
| JP2013526834A | 2013-06-27 | |||
| JPH07124259A | 1995-05-16 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 3138423A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
FELICITE PATENT PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION (JP)
Felicity patent business corporation (JP)
Felicity patent business corporation (JP)
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