KT&G Patente

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An aerosol-generating device includes a housing including a battery accommodation space, a heater located inside the housing and configured to heat an aerosol-generating material, a battery detachably coupled to the battery accommodation space, configured to supply power to the heater, and including at least one accommodation groove, and at least one fixing member arranged in the battery accommodation space and configured to fix battery to the battery accommodation space by being coupled to the at least one accommodation groove when the battery is coupled to the battery accommodation space, wherein a shape of the at least one fixing member is changed to be decoupled from the at least one accommodation groove when a temperature reaches a designated first temperature or greater while being coupled to the at least one accommodation groove.

An aerosol-generating device according to an embodiment includes a main body including a first connection terminal on a bottom surface thereof, and a battery removably coupled to the main body and including a first battery terminal connected to the first connection terminal on a first surface facing the bottom surface, wherein the battery has a cross-sectional shape matching a cross-sectional shape of the main body, extends in a longitudinal direction of the main body, and forms an outer circumferential surface of the aerosol-generating device together with the main body.

An aerosol generating device according to an embodiment includes a battery detachably disposed in a receiving portion, a battery monitoring unit configured to measure operation information of the battery, and a controller including an internal resistance calculation unit configured to calculate internal resistance of the battery based on the operation information of the battery. The controller is configured to determine whether the battery is normally mounted in the receiving portion by comparing a value of the calculated internal resistance with a preset reference value range.

In an aerosol-generating device and a method of authenticating a removable battery in the aerosol-generating device, a protection circuit module is accessed by electrically coupling with the protection circuit module provided in the removable battery when a removable battery is newly mounted on the aerosol-generating device, authentication information of the removable battery is obtained from the protection circuit module by accessing the protection circuit module through the battery connection unit, whether the removable battery is an authenticated battery or unauthenticated battery for the aerosol-generating device is determined based on the obtained authentication information, and the aerosol-generating device is controlled to operate in an authenticated mode in which all functions of the aerosol-generating device are activated by power supply from the removable battery, when the removable battery is determined as being an authenticated battery, or in an unauthenticated mode in which at least some functions of the aerosol-generating device are deactivated by power supply from the removable battery, when the removable battery determined as being an unauthenticated battery.

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An aerosol generating device according to an embodiment includes a body that includes an article accommodating unit for accommodating an aerosol generating article and forms an exterior thereof; a heater for heating the aerosol generating article accommodated in the article accommodating unit; a battery coupling unit arranged in one area inside the body; and a battery detachably coupled to the battery coupling unit, wherein the battery includes a first electrode and a second electrode having an opposite polarity to that of the first electrode, and the first electrode and the second electrode are disposed on a same first surface of the battery.

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An aerosol generating device may include a body which forms an exterior of the aerosol generating device, an aerosol generator configured to generate an aerosol from an aerosol generating material, a battery coupling unit to which a battery for power supply is removably coupled, a battery cover which is removably coupled to the body and optionally opens or closes the battery coupling unit, a liquid sensor configured to detect a liquid that penetrated between the body and the battery cover and generate a signal according to whether the liquid is detected, and a processor configured to control the aerosol generating device in response to the signal generated by the liquid sensor.

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An aerosol-generating device includes an aerosol generator configured to generate an aerosol, a main body in which the aerosol generator is arranged, and a battery pack including a battery configured to supply power to the aerosol generator and a battery case accommodating the battery, wherein one of the main body and the battery pack includes a hook protrusion maintaining a position of the battery pack with respect to the main body, the other one of the main body and the battery pack includes a hook groove into which the hook protrusion is coupled, and the battery pack is detachably coupled to the main body by a sliding movement with respect to the main body.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, an aerosol generating device includes a housing including a battery receiving space; a heater which is arranged inside the housing and heats an aerosol generating material; and a power source which supplies power to the heater, wherein the power source includes a first battery which is detachably coupled to the battery receiving space and supplies power to the heater; and a second battery which is arranged inside the housing, is connected in parallel with the first battery when the first battery is coupled to the battery receiving space, and supplies the power to the heater .

An aerosol generating device includes a housing including a battery accommodation space, a heater located inside the housing and configured to heat an aerosol generating material, a battery detachably coupled to the battery accommodation space and configured to supply power to the heater, a printed circuit board disposed inside the housing and spaced apart from the battery accommodation space, and a battery protection circuit disposed on the printed circuit board and electrically connected to the battery when the battery is coupled to the battery accommodation space to control charging or discharging of the battery.

An aerosol generating device includes a main-body forming an exterior, a battery including a first battery electrode arranged on a first surface and a second battery electrode arranged on a second surface different from the first surface, a battery coupling unit to which the battery is detachably coupled, and a main-body electrode arranged on the battery coupling unit and selectively electrically connected to one of the first battery electrode and the second battery electrode.

An aerosol generating device according to an embodiment includes a heater configured to heat an aerosol generating article, a removable battery including at least one removable battery cell, and a control unit configured to determine a heating mode of the heater based on the number of battery cells and a coupling method between the battery cells.

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An aerosol generating device according to an embodiment includes a battery removably arranged in a battery accommodating unit and having unique identification information, a battery monitor configured to obtain operation information of the battery, a memory storing a plurality of state of health (SOH) calculation profiles, and a controller configured to obtain identification information and operation information of a battery mounted in the battery accommodating unit and calculate an SOH of the battery mounted in the battery accommodating unit based on an SOH calculation profile corresponding to the identification information, from among the plurality of SOH calculation profiles, and the operation information.

A battery coupling structure includes a battery for supplying power, a housing including a coupling space for accommodating the battery, a plurality of receiving terminals inserted into a portion of the housing to receive power from the battery, a pressing member for pressing the battery accommodated in the coupling space so that the battery contacts each of the plurality of receiving terminals, and an elastic member for supporting the pressing member and moving the pressing member in a direction crossing an insertion direction of the battery, wherein the plurality of receiving terminals sequentially contact the battery during insertion of the battery into the coupling space.

An aerosol generating device includes a cartridge including a storage in which an aerosol generating material is stored, a wick that absorbs the aerosol generating material stored in the storage, an atomizer for generating ultrasonic vibration to atomize the aerosol generating material absorbed by the wick into an aerosol, an airflow path through which the aerosol passes, a mouthpiece including an outlet for discharging the aerosol passing through the airflow path to outside, and a mesh-type heater arranged in the airflow path in a direction across another direction in which the airflow path extends; and a main body including a controller and a coupling portion to which the cartridge is detachably coupled.

An aerosol generating device according to an embodiment includes a removable battery in a battery accommodation portion, a battery monitoring unit configured to measure operation data of the battery, and a control unit including an operation mode setting unit configured to determine whether to balance the battery based on the operation data.