US 12,329,210 B2
Flavor generation device, program, and power supply unit
Keiji Marubashi, Tokyo (JP); Takuma Nakano, Tokyo (JP); and Hajime Fujita, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to JAPAN TOBACCO INC., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Japan Tobacco Inc., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Apr. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/237,785.
Application 17/237,785 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2018/039930, filed on Oct. 26, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0235769 A1, Aug. 5, 2021
Int. Cl. A24F 40/53 (2020.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/30 (2020.01); A24F 40/46 (2020.01); A24F 40/57 (2020.01); A24F 40/60 (2020.01); A24F 40/65 (2020.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC A24F 40/53 (2020.01) [A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/30 (2020.01); A24F 40/46 (2020.01); A24F 40/57 (2020.01); A24F 40/60 (2020.01); A24F 40/65 (2020.01); H02J 7/0049 (2020.01); H02J 7/0063 (2013.01); H02J 7/00712 (2020.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A flavor generation device comprising:
a controller configured to acquire a remaining amount value that is a value concerning a remaining amount of power stored in a power supply;
one or more of an atomizer configured to atomize an aerosol source and a heater configured to heat a flavor source; and
an auxiliary device different from the one or more of the atomizer and heater,
wherein the one or more of the atomizer or heater and the auxiliary device are electrically connected to the power supply, and
the controller is configured to suppress power supply to at least one of the atomizer or heater and the auxiliary device when the remaining amount value is higher than a discharge end value representing a discharge end state of the power supply,
wherein the auxiliary device includes a high remaining amount auxiliary device and a low remaining amount auxiliary device,
when the remaining amount value is higher than the discharge end value, and the remaining amount value is larger than the lower limit threshold smaller than a charge end value representing the full charge state of the power supply, the controller permits power supply to the one or more of the atomizer and the heater,
only when the remaining amount value is higher than a predetermined threshold higher than the lower limit threshold, the controller permits power supply to the high remaining amount auxiliary device, and
when the remaining amount value is lower than the lower limit threshold, the controller permits power supply to the low remaining amount auxiliary device.