Aerosol generating apparatus capable of controlling stream of airflow

Abstract

The present invention relates to an aerosol generation device including an aerosol generation article insertion part into which an aerosol generation article can be inserted, a sensor unit that detects stimulation, at least one airflow passage that is connected to the aerosol generation article insertion part and can transmit external air to the aerosol generation article insertion part, and an opening and closing control member that controls opening and closing of the airflow passage based on the stimulation detected by the sensor unit.

1 . An aerosol generation device capable of controlling a flow of airflow, comprising:
 an aerosol generation article insertion part into which an aerosol generation article is inserted;   a sensor unit that detects stimulation;   at least one airflow passage that is connected to the aerosol generation article insertion part and transmits external air to the aerosol generation article insertion part; and   an opening and closing control member that controls opening and closing of the airflow passage based on the stimulation detected by the sensor unit.   
     
     
         2 . The aerosol generation device of  claim 1 , wherein the number of airflow passages is two or more. 
     
     
         3 . The aerosol generation device of  claim 2 , wherein a size of at least one of the airflow passages is different from that of the others. 
     
     
         4 . The aerosol generation device of  claim 3 , wherein the opening and closing control member is opened or closed based on the stimulation detected by the sensor unit. 
     
     
         5 . The aerosol generation device of  claim 2 , wherein the opening and closing control member controls the opening and closing of the airflow passages independently of each other. 
     
     
         6 . The aerosol generation device of  claim 1 , wherein the stimulation is temperature,
 when the temperature is a preset temperature or higher, the opening and closing control member is opened, and   when the temperature is less than the preset temperature, the opening and closing control member is closed.   
     
     
         7 . The aerosol generation device of  claim 1 , wherein the stimulation is a user's puff,
 when the number of times of the puff is less than a first set number of times, the opening and closing control member is opened, and   when the number of times of the puff is greater than or equal to the first set number of times, the opening and closing control member is closed.   
     
     
         8 . The aerosol generation device of  claim 7 , wherein when the number of times of the puff is greater than or equal to a second set number of times, the opening and closing control member is opened, and
 the second set number of times is greater than the first set number of times.   
     
     
         9 . The aerosol generation device of  claim 1 , wherein the sensor unit includes a touch sensor, and
 the opening and closing control member is opened or closed based on the number of times of touch input to the touch sensor.   
     
     
         10 . The aerosol generation device of  claim 1 , wherein the sensor unit includes a touch sensor, and
 the opening and closing control member is opened or closed based on duration of touch input to the touch sensor.   
     
     
         11 . The aerosol generation device of  claim 1 , wherein the sensor unit includes a touch sensor, and
 the opening and closing control member is opened or closed based on an intensity of touch input to the touch sensor.   
     
     
         12 . The aerosol generation device of  claim 1 , further comprising a vaporizing unit that heats a composition to generate an aerosol and releases the generated aerosol to the aerosol generation article insertion part,
 wherein the generated aerosol is transmitted to the aerosol generation article insertion part through an aerosol passage.   
     
     
         13 . The aerosol generation device of  claim 1 , wherein the stimulation is a user's puff, and
 when the number of times of the puff is greater than or equal to a preset number of times for a preset time, the opening and closing control member is opened.   
     
     
         14 . The aerosol generation device of  claim 1 , wherein the opening and closing control member is partially opened or fully opened.