Granted Patent B2

US 12,029,238 · App. 17/540,042 · Granted Jul 9, 2024

Inventors: Jung Ho Han (Daejeon, KR); Jang Uk Lee (Seoul, KR); Hun Il Lim (Seoul, KR); Jong Sub Lee (Seongnam si, KR); Dae Nam Han (Daejeon, KR); Jin Young Yoon (Seoul, KR); Young Lea Kim (Seoul, KR); Ji Soo Jang (Seoul, KR); Wang Seop Lim (Anyang si, KR); Moon Bong Lee (Seoul, KR); Soung Ho Ju (Daejeon, KR); Du Jin Park (Seoul, KR); Seong Won Yoon (Yongin-si, KR)

Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION

A24D1/20A24D3/17A24F40/40A24F40/46A24F40/50A24F40/53A24F40/57A24F40/90A24F40/95H05B3/42A24D3/04A24F40/20A24F40/485H05B2203/021

Abstract

Claims (19)

1. An aerosol generating system comprising:

a holder configured to generate aerosol by heating a cigarette which is inserted to the holder; and

a cradle comprising an inner space into which the holder is inserted,

wherein the holder is disposed in the inner space of the cradle and configured to be tiltable with respect to the cradle to generate the aerosol, and

the holder is configured to heat a heater included in the holder by using power supplied from a battery included in the cradle while the holder is in a first state in which the holder is tilted with respect to the cradle, and monitor a smoking pattern including a number of puffs for the inserted cigarette while the holder is in the first state.

2. The aerosol generating system of claim 1 ,

wherein the holder is configured to be tiltable at an angle of equal to or greater than 5° and less than or equal to 90° in a state that the holder is disposed in the cradle.

3. The aerosol generating system of claim 1 , wherein the holder is configured to be separable from the cradle to be in a second state to generate the aerosol by heating the cigarette while the holder is separated from the cradle, and monitor the smoking pattern including a number of puffs for the inserted cigarette while the holder is in the second state.

4. The aerosol generating system of claim 1 , wherein:

the holder is configured to be tiltable together with the inner space of the cradle, such that the cigarette is insertable into the holder while the holder is accommodated in the inner space of the cradle, and

the holder is configured to monitor the smoking pattern further including a number of puffs for the inserted cigarette while the holder is in a second state in which the holder is separated from the cradle, and determine whether the smoking pattern satisfies a smoking restriction condition.

5. The aerosol generating system of claim 4 ,

wherein:

the smoking pattern includes a number of puffs for the inserted cigarette while the holder is in the second state after a number of puffs for the inserted cigarette while the holder is in the first state, and

the holder is configured to control the heater provided in the holder to stop heating the inserted cigarette based on the smoking pattern satisfying the smoking restriction condition.

6. The aerosol generating system of claim 4 ,

wherein:

the smoking pattern includes a number of puffs for the inserted cigarette while the holder is in the first state after a number of puffs for the inserted cigarette while the holder is in the second state, and

the holder is configured to controls the heater provided in the holder to stop heating the inserted cigarette based on the smoking pattern satisfying the smoking restriction condition.

Assignments (1)

Priority Claims (11)

Continuity (2)