Cover, and aerosol generation device

Abstract

This cover is mounted to a main body having a heating section that heats a base material including an aerosol source, the cover being provided with: a sensor that detects external information other than internal information related to a state of the main body and internal information related to a state of the cover; a communication section that performs communication; and an output section that outputs the external information detected by the sensor to an external device other than the cover via the communication section.

1 . A cover attachable to a body including a heater that heats a substrate containing an aerosol source, the cover comprising:
 a sensor that detects external information other than internal information related to a state of the body and internal information related to a state of the cover;   a communicator that performs communication; and   an output unit that outputs the external information detected by the sensor to an external device other than the cover through the communicator.   
     
     
         2 . The cover according to  claim 1 , wherein the sensor is provided at one of ends in a centerline direction of a column-shaped holder formed in the body to accommodate a portion of the substrate. 
     
     
         3 . The cover according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a plurality of connectors connectable to the body,   wherein the sensor is closer to an opening of the holder than the plurality of connectors in a centerline direction of a column-shaped holder formed in the body to accommodate a portion of the substrate.   
     
     
         4 . The cover according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the sensor detects a temperature or a humidity, and   wherein the output unit outputs a notification that a temperature or a humidity is suitable for storage of the substrate to the external device based on the temperature or the humidity detected by the sensor.   
     
     
         5 . The cover according to  claim 1 , wherein, when the sensor fails, the output unit outputs a notification that the sensor has failed to the external device. 
     
     
         6 . The cover according to  claim 5 , wherein the cover comprises a plurality of sensors,
 wherein the cover further comprises a memory that stores whether or not a notification is required in case of failure for each of the sensors, and   wherein, when one of the plurality of sensors fails, the output unit outputs a notification to the external device if the memory stores information that a notification is required in case of failure of the one of the plurality of sensors, and outputs no notification to the external device if the memory stores information that no notification is required in case of failure of the one of the plurality of sensors.   
     
     
         7 . The cover according to  claim 1 , wherein the communicator is capable of performing communication using a plurality of wireless communication systems with different communication ranges, and
 wherein one of a plurality of antennas used for respective ones of the plurality of wireless communication systems is provided at one of ends in a centerline direction of a column-shaped holder formed in the body to accommodate a portion of the substrate holding the aerosol source, and another one of the plurality of antennas is provided at other end.   
     
     
         8 . An aerosol generation device comprising:
 a body including a heater that heats a substrate containing an aerosol source; and   the cover according to  claim 1  attached to the body.