Inhalation device, substrate, and control method

Abstract

This inhalation device is provided with: a power source unit for supplying power; a heating unit for using power supplied from the power source unit to heat a substrate containing an aerosol source; a measurement unit for measuring a measurement value corresponding to the temperature of the heating unit; an operation unit, which is different from the heating unit, that runs on power supplied from the power source unit; and a control unit for controlling operation of the heating unit on the basis of heating settings stipulating a time series transition in a target temperature that is a target value for the temperature of the heating unit. The control unit implements correction processing to correct the measurement value in response to the start of power supply to the operation unit from the power source unit.

1 . An inhaler device comprising:
 a power supply configured to supply electric power;   a heater configured to heat a substrate including an aerosol source by using electric power supplied from the power supply;   a measurer configured to measure a measurement value corresponding to a temperature of the heater;   an operation portion configured to operate by using electric power supplied from the power supply, the operation portion being different from the heater; and   a controller configured to control, based on a heating setting defining a time-series transition of a target temperature which is a target value of the temperature of the heater, an operation of the heater such that the temperature of the heater corresponding to the measurement value changes in a manner similar to the target temperature, wherein   the controller is configured to perform, in accordance with start of supply of electric power from the power supply to the operation portion, a correction process of correcting the measurement value.   
     
     
         2 . The inhaler device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the correction process includes:
 setting a correction subject period in accordance with start of supply of electric power from the power supply to the operation portion; and 
 when the measurement value measured by the measurer in the correction subject period is included in a correction subject range, correcting the measurement value. 
   
     
     
         3 . The inhaler device according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the controller is configured to set the correction subject range in accordance with the measurement value measured last time or the target temperature corresponding to an elapsed time from start of heating.   
     
     
         4 . The inhaler device according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the correction process includes any one of correcting the measurement value serving as a subject of correction to the measurement value measured before the measurement value serving as a subject of correction, correcting the measurement value serving as a subject of correction by linear interpolation, or correcting the measurement value serving as a subject of correction by moving average.   
     
     
         5 . The inhaler device according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the heating setting includes a plurality of periods each of which has, set therein, the target temperature, and   the controller is configured to select, in accordance with a period corresponding to an elapsed time from start of heating among the plurality of periods in the heating setting, a method for correcting the measurement value serving as a subject of correction in the correction process.   
     
     
         6 . The inhaler device according to  claim 5 , wherein
 the controller is configured to, in a period in which the target temperature does not change among the plurality of periods, correct the measurement value serving as a subject of correction to the measurement value measured before the measurement value serving as a subject of correction.   
     
     
         7 . The inhaler device according to  claim 5 , wherein
 the controller is configured to, in a period in which the target temperature changes among the plurality of periods, correct the measurement value serving as a subject of correction by linear interpolation or moving average.   
     
     
         8 . The inhaler device according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the controller is configured to prohibit heating by the heater when the number of times the measurement value measured by the measurer in the correction subject period is included in the correction subject range reaches a first predetermined number.   
     
     
         9 . The inhaler device according to  claim 8 , wherein
 the controller is configured to prohibit heating by the heater when the number of times the measurement value measured by the measurer in a period other than the correction subject period is included in an error determination range reaches a second predetermined number, and   the first predetermined number is greater than the second predetermined number.   
     
     
         10 . The inhaler device according to  claim 9 , wherein
 the correction subject range includes a range of a first threshold value or more and a range of less than a second threshold value, and   the error determination range includes a range of a third threshold value or more and a range of less than a fourth threshold value, the third threshold value being smaller than the first threshold value, the fourth threshold value being greater than the second threshold value.   
     
     
         11 . The inhaler device according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the correction subject period is a period from when supply of electric power to the operation portion is started to when a predetermined sampling number of the measurement values are measured.   
     
     
         12 . The inhaler device according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the correction subject period is a period from start to stop of supply of electric power to the operation portion.   
     
     
         13 . The inhaler device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the controller is configured to perform the correction process in response to an aerosol generated by heating the aerosol source being inhaled.   
     
     
         14 . The inhaler device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the controller is configured to perform the correction process in response to an amount of change in an amount of electric power supplied from the power supply to the heater exceeding a predetermined threshold value.   
     
     
         15 . The inhaler device according to  claim 14 , wherein
 the correction process includes:
 setting a correction subject period in response to the amount of change in the amount of electric power supplied from the power supply to the heater exceeding the predetermined threshold value; and 
 when the measurement value measured by the measurer in the correction subject period is included in a correction subject range, correcting the measurement value. 
   
     
     
         16 . The inhaler device according to  claim 15 , wherein
 the controller is configured to couple a first correction subject period and a second correction subject period to each other when the first correction subject period and the second correction subject period overlap each other, the first correction subject period being the correction subject period that is set in accordance with start of supply of electric power from the power supply to the operation portion, the second correction subject period being the correction subject period that is set in response to the amount of change in the amount of electric power supplied from the power supply to the heater exceeding the predetermined threshold value.   
     
     
         17 . The inhaler device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the controller is configured to perform the correction process in accordance with an operation of the operation portion performed by supply of electric power to the operation portion.   
     
     
         18 . The inhaler device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the operation portion is a vibration element or a light-emitting element.   
     
     
         19 . A substrate that is to be heated by an inhaler device and that includes an aerosol source, the inhaler device comprising:
 a power supply configured to supply electric power;   a heater configured to heat the substrate including the aerosol source by using electric power supplied from the power supply;   a measurer configured to measure a measurement value corresponding to a temperature of the heater;   an operation portion configured to operate by using electric power supplied from the power supply, the operation portion being different from the heater; and   a controller configured to control, based on a heating setting defining a time-series transition of a target temperature which is a target value of the temperature of the heater, an operation of the heater such that the temperature of the heater corresponding to the measurement value changes in a manner similar to the target temperature, wherein   the controller is configured to perform, in accordance with start of supply of electric power from the power supply to the operation portion, a correction process of correcting the measurement value.   
     
     
         20 . A control method for controlling an inhaler device,
 the inhaler device comprising:
 a power supply configured to supply electric power; 
 a heater configured to heat a substrate including an aerosol source by using electric power supplied from the power supply; 
 a measurer configured to measure a measurement value corresponding to a temperature of the heater; and 
 an operation portion configured to operate by using electric power supplied from the power supply, the operation portion being different from the heater, 
   the control method comprising:
 performing, in accordance with start of supply of electric power from the power supply to the operation portion, a correction process of correcting the measurement value; and 
 controlling, based on a heating setting defining a time-series transition of a target temperature which is a target value of the temperature of the heater, an operation of the heater such that the temperature of the heater corresponding to the measurement value changes in a manner similar to the target temperature.