Abstract: An electronic vaporizer for generating an aerosol includes a housing to be installed to an electronic device by being coupled to the electronic device through a connecting interface of the electronic device, and including: a connecting interface that receives power from a battery included in the electronic device when coupled to the connecting interface of the electronic device, a liquid storage for storing a liquid aerosol generating material and supplying the liquid aerosol generating material to a wick when the housing is disposed in a predetermined posture, an atomizer that includes a wick and a heater for generating an aerosol by heating the liquid aerosol generating material supplied to the wick, and a control circuit that controls heating of the heater for generating the aerosol, based on the power supplied from the battery.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes an accommodation portion configured to accommodate an aerosol generating article through an opening, a heater configured to heat the accommodation portion and move along a longitudinal direction of the accommodation portion; and a heater support that supports the heater and move the heater along the longitudinal direction of the accommodation portion, wherein the heater moves between a first position corresponding to a first point of the aerosol generating article and a second position corresponding to a second point of the aerosol generating article, and wherein the first position and the second position differ according to specifications of the aerosol generating article.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a battery, a heater for heating an aerosol generating material, a voltage converter, and a controller. An aerosol generating device is provided with a voltage converter that is arranged between a battery and a heater, and converts a voltage applied from the battery to a constant voltage to output a preset fixed voltage that is applied to the heater. A controller controls electric power supplied to the heater such that the preset fixed voltage is applied to the heater in a preheating mode.

Abstract: Provided is a heater for an aerosol-generating device including a first electrically conductive pattern configured to perform heating and a second electrically conductive pattern arranged in parallel with the first electrically conductive pattern. The first electrically conductive pattern and/or the second electrically conductive pattern may include a material having a relatively small resistance temperature coefficient. Accordingly, a temperature increase rate of the heater may be greatly improved.

Abstract: A sidestream smoke removal device and a control method thereof are provided. The sidestream smoke removal device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may include a housing in which a smoking space is formed, an article insertion portion which is disposed at one end of the housing and forms an opening for insertion of a smoking article into the smoking space, an ignition portion which is configured to ignite the smoking article inserted into the smoking space, a sidestream smoke processing portion which is configured to process sidestream smoke generated from the smoking article inserted into the smoking space, and a heating portion disposed inside the housing to heat the smoking space. The heating portion may heat the smoking space to remove a smell generated due to by-products of smoking, and accordingly, the cleanliness of the sidestream smoke removal device can be improved.

Abstract: A recharging system includes a first case; a second case coupled to the first case to form the inner space; a first plate that is disposed in the first case; and a second plate that is disposed in the second case, wherein the first plate and the second plate are formed of a thermally conductive material, and wherein at least one end of the first plate is exposed out of the first case and at least one end of the second plate is exposed out of the second case, such that the exposed end of the first plate and the exposed end of the second plate are in contact with each other when the first case and the second case are coupled to each other.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a heater configured to heat an aerosol generating material to generate aerosol; a controller configured to: calculate a current flowing through the heater based on a predefined resistance of the heater and power supplied to the heater, measure the current flowing through the heater, and control the power supplied to the heater based on a difference between the calculated current and the measured current.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a first heater for heating a liquid composition accommodated in a liquid storage of a vaporizer, a puff sensor detecting a pressure change within the aerosol generating device, and a controller. The aerosol generating device may determine a puff pattern including a plurality of sections, based on a signal received from the puff sensor. In addition, the aerosol generating device may control an operation of the first heater, based on states of the plurality of sections.

Abstract: There is provided an aerosol generating device including: an aerosol generating material delivery element configured to absorb an aerosol generating material stored in the cartridge; a heating element configured to heat the aerosol generating material; a support that includes a through-hole and accommodates the heating element and the aerosol generating material delivery element such that an end of the heating element passes through the through-hole and is exposed to an outside of the support; and a connector comprising a terminal providing power, and coupled to the support such that the end of the heating element contacts the terminal.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is disclosed.

Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, a cartridge includes a connector comprising a plurality of terminals configured to provide an electrical connection between the cartridge and an external device; a heater configured to be heated by a current flowing through a first pair of terminals among the plurality of terminals; and a processor configured to: count a number of times a signal is received through a second pair of terminals among the plurality of terminals, store the number of times corresponding to a counting result in a memory, and initialize the stored number of times when the plurality of terminals are short-circuited according to a preset pattern.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a conventional cigarette with a heating structure similar to that of heated tobacco by providing a heat source portion that uses a chemical reaction, and provides a cigarette stick to which an ignition system is attached and that may be fired regardless of environmental conditions of a smoking place to improve convenience of a consumer.

Abstract: An aerosol generation system includes a tobacco medium accommodation portion and a moisturizer accommodation portion located at an upstream end or a downstream end of the tobacco medium accommodation portion. In addition, an aerosol generation system includes an aerosol generation device including an elongated cavity for accommodating the cigarette, a first heater for heating the tobacco medium accommodation portion, and a second heater for heating the moisturizer accommodation portion.

Abstract: Provided is an aerosol-generating device including a heating assembly including an accommodation space into which at least a portion of the aerosol-generating article is accommodated, and at least one spiral coil arranged outside of the accommodation space and configured to generate an induced magnetic field. The spiral coil has a plate shape curved along a circumference direction of the accommodation space and a center around which the spiral coil is wound is at an external surface of the accommodation space.

Abstract: To authenticate a user of an electronic device, a user terminal receives tag information including target program information from a tag device using a near-field communication (NFC) sensor, stores a target program in the user terminal based on the target program information, performs user authentication based on the target program, and transmits a result of the user authentication to the electronic device.

Abstract: Provided is an aerosol generating article including a plurality of flavoring capsules arranged inside at least one of a tobacco medium section and a filter section, wherein the plurality of flavoring capsules respectively include different flavor sources and respectively include susceptor materials configured to be heated at different rates as an alternating magnetic field passes through the susceptor materials.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a vibrator configured to vibrate to generate an aerosol from an aerosol generating material, a controller configured to control the vibrator to vibrate at a target vibration speed, and a feedback circuit configured to detect an electrical signal representing a frequency response of the vibrator that changes according to an operating environment of the vibrator and output a feedback signal based on the detected electrical signal, and the controller may adjust the vibration speed of the vibrator based on the feedback signal output from the feedback circuit.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating system includes a cigarette and an aerosol-generating apparatus. The cigarette includes a medium part including a tobacco material, a flavor unit including a flavoring material and a moisturizer, and a wrapper configured to wrap the medium part and the flavor unit. The aerosol-generating apparatus includes a first heater arranged on a portion corresponding to the medium part and configured to directly heat the medium part and indirectly heat the flavor unit by using heat transmitted through the wrapper, and a processor configured to control the first heater to make the aerosol-generating apparatus operate in a smoke-free mode in which no visible smoke is generated.

Abstract: Provided is an aerosol generating device including a susceptor, a coil, a housing, and a first flow passage. The first flow passage includes: an outer flow passage between the housing and the coil; and an inner flow passage between the coil and the susceptor and in fluid communication with the outer flow passage.