Inhaler
The present disclosure relates to an inhaler component for producing a steam/air mixture or/and condensation aerosol in an intermittent and inhalation- or pull-synchronous manner, the inhaler component including: a housing; a chamber arranged in the housing; an air inlet opening for the supply of air from the surroundings to the chamber; an electrical heating element for evaporating a portion of a liquid material; and a wick having a capillary structure, which wick forms a composite structure with the heating element and automatically supplies the heating element with fresh liquid material after evaporation.
1. An inhalator device, for intermittent formation, synchronous with inhalation or drawing, of at least one of a vapor air mixture or a condensation aerosol, comprising:
a housing;
a chamber arranged in the housing;
an air admission opening for supply of air from the surroundings to the chamber;
an electric heating element for evaporating a portion of a liquid material, wherein a vapor that is formed is mixed in the chamber with the air supplied through the air admission opening to form the at least one of the vapor air mixture or condensation aerosol; and
a flow sensor comprising a first thermistor to detect a beginning of inhalation, wherein the first thermistor is connected to a circuit board, signals issued by the first thermistor are processed in an integrated circuit, and the integrated circuit is configured to switch to an energy saving sleep mode as long as the inhalator device is not coupled to an inhaler.
2. The inhalator device according to claim 1 , wherein the flow sensor is upstream of the electric heating element with respect to airflow through the device.
3. The inhalator device according to claim 1 , wherein the flow sensor comprises two thermistors.
4. The inhalator device according to claim 1 , wherein the integrated circuit is a microprocessor.
5. The inhalator device according to claim 1 , wherein a further control operation of the integrated circuit relates to a user interface.