Aerosol-generating device

Abstract

An aerosol generating device according to an embodiment includes a supplier including an aerosol forming substrate, a substrate unit configured to atomize the aerosol forming substrate, a surface wave generator configured to transmit a surface acoustic wave that atomizes the aerosol forming substrate to the substrate unit, and an inhaler from which a user inhales the aerosol forming substrate atomized in the substrate unit, in which the supplier is configured to move the aerosol forming substrate to the substrate unit.

1 . An aerosol generating device comprising:
 a supplier comprising an aerosol forming substrate;   a substrate unit configured to atomize the aerosol forming substrate;   a surface wave generator configured to transmit a surface acoustic wave that atomizes the aerosol forming substrate to the substrate unit; and   an inhaler from which a user inhales the aerosol forming substrate atomized in the substrate unit,   wherein the supplier is configured to move the aerosol forming substrate to the substrate unit.   
     
     
         2 . The aerosol generating device of  claim 1 , wherein
 the supplier comprises:   a storage element configured to store the aerosol forming substrate; and   a channel element connected to the storage element and configured to move the aerosol forming substrate stored in the storage element.   
     
     
         3 . The aerosol generating device of  claim 2 , wherein
 the aerosol forming substrate comprises different types of a plurality of liquids, and   the supplier comprises:   a first storage element configured to store a first liquid and a second storage element configured to store a second liquid.   
     
     
         4 . The aerosol generating device of  claim 2 , wherein
 the channel element is configured to move the aerosol forming substrate through a capillary phenomenon.   
     
     
         5 . The aerosol generating device of  claim 2 , wherein
 the supplier further comprises:   a control element configured to control a rate of flow of the aerosol forming substrate that moves through the channel element.   
     
     
         6 . The aerosol generating device of  claim 3 , wherein
 the supplier comprises:   a first channel element configured to move the first liquid stored in the first storage element and a second channel element configured to move the second liquid stored in the second storage.   
     
     
         7 . The aerosol generating device of  claim 6 , wherein
 the supplier further comprises:   a third storage element connected to the first channel element and the second channel element and configured to mix the first liquid with the second liquid and a third channel element configured to move the mixed first liquid and the mixed second liquid from the third storage element to the substrate unit.   
     
     
         8 . The aerosol generating device of  claim 1 , wherein
 the surface wave generator comprises:   a plurality of surface wave generating elements configured to generate a surface acoustic wave independently of one another.   
     
     
         9 . The aerosol generating device of  claim 6 , wherein
 the supplier further comprises:   a first control element configured to control a rate of flow of the first liquid that moves and a second control element configured to control a rate of flow of the second liquid that moves.   
     
     
         10 . The aerosol generating device of  claim 6 , wherein
 the substrate unit further comprises:   a first substrate configured to atomize the first liquid and a second substrate configured to atomize the second liquid; and   a reactor in which the atomized first liquid and the atomized second liquid react.   
     
     
         11 . The aerosol generating device of  claim 10 , wherein
 the surface wave generator comprises:   a first surface wave generating element configured to transmit a surface acoustic wave to the first substrate and a second surface wave generating element configured to transmit a surface acoustic wave to the second substrate.   
     
     
         12 . The aerosol generating device of  claim 7 , wherein
 the surface wave generator comprises:   a first surface wave generating element configured to transmit a surface acoustic wave to the substrate unit and a second surface wave generating element configured to transmit a surface acoustic wave to the third storage element.   
     
     
         13 . The aerosol generating device of  claim 4 , wherein
 the channel element comprises a porous structure.