Methods of heating a medium, vaporization module, cartridge and inhalation appliance

Abstract

The invention relates to appliances for the inhalation of a mixture of air, vapor and particles of an active substance, with a liquid-containing vessel, such as hookahs. A novel method of heating a medium releases an active substance, which produces a mixture of air, vapor and particles of an active substance without combustion. A medium is heated, releasing particles of an active substance, for the inhalation of a mixture of air, vapor and particles of an active substance. The appliance includes a cartridge containing the medium, air entering the inhalation appliance is heated to a temperature of up to 400° C., then is passed around the cartridge and through the medium. A vaporization module for carrying out the method, a cartridge for a medium that releases particles of an active substance, and an appliance for the inhalation of a mixture of air, vapor and particles of an active substance.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for heating a medium that releases an active substance for an appliance for inhalation of a mixture of air, vapor and particles of an active substance using a cartridge containing the medium, characterized in that
 the air entering the appliance is heated to a temperature of up to 400° C.,   the heated air is passed around the cartridge and through the medium.   
     
     
         2 . A vaporization module for the appliance for inhalation of a mixture of air, vapor and particles of an active substance through an inhalation hose with a liquid-containing vessel, a vaporization module comprises a cartridge for a medium that releases particles of an active substance, a heating unit and a slot adapted for the cartridge for a medium that releases particles of an active substance, and a vaporization module comprises a tube between the slot for cartridge and the vessel, characterized in that a cartridge is made with a bottom with a hollow protrusion formed in the center with the formation of a first opening for connection with the tube, and a plurality of second openings for the passage of heated air, and is provided with an unbroken cover, the slot for the cartridge has a wall surrounding a cartridge from the side and from below and forming a gap with a wall and a bottom of the cartridge for the passage of heated air, wherein a total cross-sectional area of the gap is not less than a cross-sectional area of the inhalation hose, and the heating unit comprises an upper heating element made with the possibility of through passage and heating of external air and placed above a cartridge cover with gap. 
     
     
         3 . Module according to  claim 2 , characterized in that it is equipped by a lower heating element placed under the slot for the cartridge. 
     
     
         4 . Module according to  claim 2 , characterized in that upper and lower heating elements are made adjustable. 
     
     
         5 . A cartridge for a medium that releases the mixture of air, vapor and particles of an active substance, made with exterior walls, a cover and a bottom with a hollow protrusion formed in the center, consisting of side walls extending upward to the top of the protrusion for contact with the slot for the cartridge, and a plurality of second openings for the passage of heated air, characterized in that second openings are made in the outer walls of the cartridge and in the side walls of the protrusion, made closed at the top, wherein the cover and bottom of the cartridge are made unbroken. 
     
     
         6 . The cartridge according to  claim 5 , characterized in that the second openings, made in the upper third of the side walls of the protrusion, have a total cross-sectional area from 50 to 201 mm 2 , and the second openings, made in the central part of the outer walls of the cartridge, have a total cross-sectional area from 50 to 201 mm 2 . 
     
     
         7 . An appliance for inhalation of a mixture of air, vapor and particles of an active substance through inhalation hose, an appliance is made with a vessel filled with liquid, the vessel being provided with an opening for the hose, a cartridge for medium that releases particles of an active substance, vaporization module containing an heating unit and an appliance contains a slot adapted for a cartridge for medium that releases an active substance particles, and also contains a tube between the slot for the cartridge and the vessel, and an electronic unit including a power supply and a programmable controller, characterized in that the vaporization module is made according to any of  claims 2-4 , and the cartridge for a medium releasing active substance particles is made according to any of  claims 5-6 . 
     
     
         8 . The appliance according to  claim 5 , characterized in that the controller is designed with the ability to control the power supply of the heating unit.