Abstract: A power supply unit of an aerosol generation apparatus is provided. The power supply unit includes a controller configured to control an electric power supply by a power supplier and notifications by a first notification unit and a second notification unit. The controller acquires a remaining amount of an element consumed to generate flavored aerosol, makes a notification of the remaining amount of the element by the first notification unit in a case where a remaining amount of a power supply is not smaller than a first threshold, and makes a notification of the remaining amount of the element by the second notification unit in a case where the remaining amount of the power supply is smaller than the first threshold.

Abstract: The present invention provides a controller for a suction apparatus, that performs atomization processing of heating and atomizing an aerosol source in response to reception of an atomization request of the aerosol source, comprising: a processor configured to determine, for each of a plurality of elements used for the atomization processing, whether a residual amount is insufficient; and a display configured to display information for making a notification of an insufficient residual amount for each of the plurality of elements, wherein the display is configured to display, even in a case where the processor determines insufficient residual amounts for at least two elements among the plurality of elements, the information concerning one element selected from the at least two elements.

Abstract: A controller for an inhalation apparatus, which operates by electric power supplied from a power supply, includes a holding portion configured to hold an atomizer including a heater configured to generate flavored aerosol from a generation source of an aerosol source, a nonvolatile display; and a processor configured to control update of display of the nonvolatile display, wherein the processor determines whether to perform the update in response to occurrence of a factor for changing a remaining amount of the generation source.

Abstract: A controller for an inhalation apparatus operates by electric power supplied from a chargeable power supply. The controller includes a holding portion configured to hold an atomizer including a heater configured to heat an aerosol source, a nonvolatile display configured to display an indicator concerning a remaining amount of the power supply, and a processor configured to change the indicator in a case where the remaining amount becomes smaller than a first threshold in discharging of the power supply, and to change the indicator in a case where the remaining amount becomes larger than a second threshold different from the first threshold in charging of the power supply.

Abstract: A power supply unit for an aerosol generation device includes a controller configured to control notifications issued by a first notification unit and a second notification unit. The controller is configured to execute a flavor determination for determining whether an aerosol source and a flavor source contain menthol, cause the first notification unit and the second notification unit to notify a user of a result of the flavor determination, when the flavor determination is executed before generation of aerosol to which the flavor of the flavor source is added, and cause only the first notification unit of the first notification unit and the second notification unit to notify the user of a result of the latest flavor determination, when the flavor determination is not executed before generation of the aerosol to which the flavor of the flavor source is added.

Abstract: A power supply unit for an aerosol generation device includes a notification unit and a controller. The controller is configured to execute flavor information acquisition processing of acquiring information on whether an aerosol source and a flavor source contain menthol respectively. The controller is configured execute the flavor information acquisition processing when at least one of a change from a state in which a first load is not connected to a first connector to a state in which the first load is connected to the first connector and a change from a state in which the second load is not capable of heating the flavor source to a state in which the second load is capable of heating the flavor source is detected.

Abstract: A power supply unit of an aerosol generating device includes: an accommodating portion configured to accommodate a columnar cartridge that stores an aerosol source. A first electrode portion including a plurality of electrodes is provided on an end surface of the cartridge, the accommodating portion includes a second electrode portion in a region facing the end surface, and the second electrode portion includes more electrodes, which are contactable with the electrodes provided in the first electrode portion, than a total number of the electrodes provided in the first electrode portion.

Abstract: A power supply unit of an aerosol generating device includes: an accommodating portion with a bottom and cylindrical shape, which is configured to accommodate a columnar cartridge that stores an aerosol source in a state in which the cartridge is rotatable 360 degrees in a circumferential direction of the cartridge. A rotation suppressing portion configured to generate a frictional force between the cartridge and the rotation preventing portion so as to suppress rotation of the cartridge in the circumferential direction is provided on a bottom portion of the accommodating portion.

Abstract: A power supply unit for an aerosol generation device includes a controller capable of controlling discharging from a power supply to a first load and a second load, and an operation unit configured to be operated by a user. The controller has a plurality of modes for operating the aerosol generation device, including a regular mode and an irregular mode, and is configured to execute first predetermined control of the aerosol generation device upon a first predetermined operation on the operation unit, operate in the regular mode upon a second predetermined operation on the operation unit, and operate in the irregular mode upon a third predetermined operation on the operation unit. A time required for the second predetermined operation and a time required for the third predetermined operation are shorter than a time required for the first predetermined operation.

Abstract: A power supply unit for an aerosol inhaler, which causes an aerosol generated from an aerosol source to pass through a flavor source to add a flavor component of the flavor source to the aerosol, includes: a power supply configured to be dischargeable to a first load configured to heat the aerosol source and dischargeable to a second load configured to heat the flavor source; and a processing device. The processing device determines whether the second load can heat the flavor source. When it is determined that the second load can heat the flavor source, the processing device starts or continues discharging from the power supply to the second load as second discharging before starting discharging from the power supply to the first load as first discharging.

Abstract: A power supply unit for an aerosol inhaler, which causes an aerosol generated from an aerosol source to pass through a flavor source, includes: a power supply dischargeable to a first load configured to heat the aerosol source and dischargeable to a second load configured to heat the flavor source; a notification unit; a processing device; a circuit board; and a conductive portion configured to electrically connect the second load and the circuit board. The processing device is configured to detect adhesion of a liquid to the second load or entry of the liquid into the conductive portion. When the adhesion or the entry is detected, the processing device executes at least one of a notification action that causes the notification unit to execute a notification and a first fail-safe action including prevention of discharging from the power supply to the second load.

Abstract: A power supply unit for an aerosol generation device includes: a power supply; a first connector connectable to an atomizer for atomizing an aerosol source; a second connector connectable to a heater for heating a flavor source; and a processing device configured to acquire a temperature of the flavor source or the heater. The processing device is configured to start second discharge from the power supply to the heater to make the temperature of the flavor source or the heater converge to a target temperature, before starting first discharge from the power supply to the atomizer, acquire an elapsed time between a start time point of current second discharge and an end time point of a later one of previous first discharge and previous second discharge, and increase power in the first discharge more and/or decrease the target temperature more as the elapsed time becomes longer.

Abstract: A power supply unit for an aerosol generation device, the power supply unit including: a power supply; a first connector electrically connectable to an atomizer capable of atomizing an aerosol source and electrically connected to the power supply; a second connector electrically connectable to a heater capable of heating a flavor source and electrically connected to the power supply; and a processing device. The processing device is configured to generate the aerosol to which the flavor is added by controlling discharge from the power supply to the atomizer and the heater, acquire a remaining amount of the flavor source at a first timing after generation of the aerosol as a first remaining amount, and acquire a second remaining amount, which is a remaining amount of the flavor source at a timing between the first timing and a second timing when next generation of the aerosol starts.

Abstract: A power supply unit for an aerosol generation device includes: a power supply; a first connector connectable to an atomizer for atomizing an aerosol source; a second connector connectable to a heater for heating a flavor source; and a processing device configured to acquire a temperature of the flavor source or the heater. The processing device is configured to start second discharge from the power supply to the heater to make the temperature of the flavor source or the heater converge to a target temperature, before starting first discharge from the power supply to the atomizer, acquire an elapsed time between a start time point of current second discharge and an end time point of a later one of previous first discharge and previous second discharge, and increase power in the first discharge more and/or decrease the target temperature more as the elapsed time becomes longer.

Abstract: A power supply unit for an aerosol inhaler, which causes an aerosol generated from an aerosol source to pass through a flavor source to add a flavor component of the flavor source to the aerosol, includes: a power supply configured to be dischargeable to a first load configured to heat the aerosol source and dischargeable to a second load configured to heat the flavor source; and a processing device. The processing device determines whether the second load can heat the flavor source. When it is determined that the second load can heat the flavor source, the processing device starts or continues discharging from the power supply to the second load as second discharging before starting discharging from the power supply to the first load as first discharging.

Abstract: A power supply unit for an aerosol generation device, the power supply unit including: a power supply; a first connector electrically connectable to an atomizer capable of atomizing an aerosol source and electrically connected to the power supply; a second connector electrically connectable to a heater capable of heating a flavor source and electrically connected to the power supply; and a processing device. The processing device is configured to generate the aerosol to which the flavor is added by controlling discharge from the power supply to the atomizer and the heater, acquire a remaining amount of the flavor source at a first timing after generation of the aerosol as a first remaining amount, and acquire a second remaining amount, which is a remaining amount of the flavor source at a between the first timing and a second timing when next generation of the aerosol starts.

Abstract: A power supply unit for an aerosol inhaler, which causes an aerosol generated from an aerosol source to pass through a flavor source, includes: a power supply dischargeable to a first load configured to heat the aerosol source and dischargeable to a second load configured to heat the flavor source; a notification unit; a processing device; a circuit board; and a conductive portion configured to electrically connect the second load and the circuit board. The processing device is configured to detect adhesion of a liquid to the second load or entry of the liquid into the conductive portion. When the adhesion or the entry is detected, the processing device executes at least one of a notification action that causes the notification unit to execute a notification and a first fail-safe action including prevention of discharging from the power supply to the second load.

Abstract: A control unit of an aerosol generation device includes: a sensor configured to output inhalation by a user; and a processing device configured to control discharge from a power supply to an atomizer configured to atomize an aerosol source. The processing device is configured: to acquire an inhalation time that is a length of each inhalation and an discharge time that is a length of discharge to the atomizer corresponding to each inhalation, based on an output of the sensor; and to acquire at least one of a remaining amount of a flavor source configured to add flavor to aerosol generated from the aerosol source and a consumed amount of the flavor source, based on the inhalation time and the discharge time.

Abstract: A control unit of an aerosol generation device includes: a flow rate sensor configured to output a flow rate of inhalation by a user; and a processing device configured to acquire an atomization command of an aerosol source by an atomizer. The processing device is configured: to control discharge from a power supply to the atomizer, based on the atomization command; to acquire a flow rate per unit time during the inhalation corresponding to each atomization command, based on an output of the flow rate sensor; to acquire an inhalation time that is a length of the inhalation corresponding to each atomization command; and to acquire at least one of a remaining amount of a flavor source configured to add flavor to aerosol generated from the aerosol source and a consumed amount of the flavor source, based on the flow rate per unit time and the inhalation time.

Abstract: A control unit of an aerosol generation device includes a processing device configured to acquire a remaining amount of an aerosol source. When the remaining amount of the aerosol source is smaller than a threshold value, the processing device suppresses discharge from a power supply to an atomizer configured to atomize the aerosol source, and when the remaining amount of the aerosol source is equal to or greater than the threshold value, the processing device controls the discharge from the power supply to the atomizer so as to make an amount of the aerosol source to be atomized different, based on the remaining amount of the aerosol source.