Power supply unit for aerosol inhaler
A power supply unit for an aerosol inhaler includes: a power supply configured to supply power to a load that atomizes an aerosol source; a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the power supply; a controller; and a circuit board. The circuit board includes: a first surface; a second surface; a power supply layer in which a power supply path is formed; and a ground layer. The power supply layer and the ground layer are provided between the first surface and the second surface. The temperature sensor is mounted on the second surface, and at least one of the power supply path and the ground path is not formed in a region which overlaps the temperature sensor as viewed from a first direction, the first direction being a direction in which the first surface and the second surface are opposed to each other.
1. A power supply unit for an aerosol inhaler comprising:
a power supply configured to supply power to a load that atomizes an aerosol source;
a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the power supply;
a controller configured to control at least one of charging of the power supply and discharging to the load based on an output of the temperature sensor; and
a circuit board on which a plurality of elements including the temperature sensor and the controller are mounted, wherein
the circuit board includes: a first surface; a second surface which is located on a side opposite from the first surface; a power supply layer in which a power supply path configured to supply power to the plurality of elements is formed; and a ground layer in which a ground path configured to function as a ground of the plurality of elements is formed,
the power supply layer and the ground layer are provided between the first surface and the second surface,
the temperature sensor is directly mounted on the second surface, and
at least one of the power supply path and the ground path is not formed in a region which overlaps the temperature sensor as viewed from a first direction, the first direction being a direction in which the first surface and the second surface are opposed to each other.
2. The power supply unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the power supply path and the ground path are not formed in the region which overlaps the temperature sensor as viewed from the first direction.
3. The power supply unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the ground path is not formed in the region which overlaps the temperature sensor as viewed from the first direction, and is formed so as not to surround the temperature sensor.
4. The power supply unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the power supply path is not formed in the region which overlaps the temperature sensor as viewed from the first direction, and is formed so as not to surround the temperature sensor.
5. The power supply unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the controller is mounted on the first surface.
6. The power supply unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the temperature sensor includes a thermistor,
one of the plurality of elements is a resistor mounted on the second surface,
on the second surface,
a voltage dividing circuit is formed by the thermistor and the resistor, and
at least one of the plurality of elements is mounted at a position where a linear distance from the resistor to the at least one of the plurality of elements is shorter than a linear distance from the resistor to the thermistor.
7. The power supply unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the second surface includes a high density region in which mounting density of the plurality of elements is high, and a low density region in which the mounting density of the plurality of elements is lower than that of the high density region, and
the temperature sensor is mounted in the low density region.
8. The power supply unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the elements are not mounted in the region of the first surface which overlaps the temperature sensor as viewed from the first direction.
9. The power supply unit according to claim 1 , wherein
one of the plurality of elements is a DC/DC converter connected between the power supply and the load, and
the DC/DC converter is mounted on the first surface.
10. The power supply unit according to claim 1 , wherein
one of the plurality of elements is a regulator configured to convert the power supplied from the power supply into power for operating the controller, and
the regulator is mounted on the first surface.
11. The power supply unit according to claim 1 , wherein
one of the plurality of elements is a charger configured to control the charging of the power supply, and
the charger is mounted on the first surface.
12. The power supply unit according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an insulating holder configured to hold the circuit board, wherein
the holder includes a partition wall, holds the circuit board on one side of the partition wall, and holds the power supply on another side of the partition wall.
13. The power supply unit according to claim 1 , wherein the second surface is arranged so that the second surface one or more of: faces the power supply and is closer to the power supply than the first surface.
14. A power supply unit for an aerosol inhaler comprising:
a power supply configured to supply power to a load that atomizes an aerosol source;
a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the power supply;
a controller configured to control at least one of charging of the power supply and discharging to the load based on an output of the temperature sensor; and
a circuit board on which a plurality of elements including the temperature sensor and the controller are mounted, wherein
the circuit board includes: a first surface; a second surface which is located on a side opposite from the first surface; a power supply layer in which a power supply path configured to supply power to the plurality of elements is formed; and a ground layer in which a ground path configured to function as a ground of the plurality of elements is formed,
the power supply layer and the ground layer are provided between the first surface and the second surface,
wherein the controller is mounted on the first surface and the temperature sensor is directly mounted on the second surface,
wherein the second surface is arranged so that the second surface one or more of: faces the power supply and is closer to the power supply than the first surface, and
at least one of the power supply path and the ground path is not formed in a region which overlaps the temperature sensor as viewed from a first direction, the first direction being a direction in which the first surface and the second surface are opposed to each other.