KT&G Corporation

An inhaler according to an embodiment comprises: a main body comprising a first surface and a second surface facing the first surface and provided with a mouthpiece, and having formed therein a channel in a longitudinal direction, the channel facing the second surface on the first surface; a cartridge which is coupled to the first surface of the main body to be in communication with the channel and contains inhalable powder; and a plurality of baffles arranged in the channel, wherein, when inhaling force is applied to the mouthpiece, the baffles can restrict the particle size of the inhalable powder that is shifted to the mouthpiece.

An inhaler according to an embodiment comprises: a main body that has a first surface and a second surface facing the first surface and provided with a mouthpiece and has, on the inside, a longitudinal channel going from the first surface toward the second surface; a cartridge that is coupled to the first surface of the main body and in communication with the channel and contains an inhalable composition; and a plurality of baffles disposed in the channel, wherein, when a suction force is applied to the mouthpiece, the baffles can limit the particle size of the inhalable composition that is transferred to the mouthpiece.

An aerosol-generating device includes a heater module including a sleeve configured to accommodate an aerosol-generating article, and a plurality of pipes configured to guide air from an outside to the sleeve, wherein the plurality of pipes is configured to be mechanically engaged with each other, and at least one of the plurality of pipes is configured to be mechanically engaged with the heater module.

An aerosol-generating device for generating an aerosol by heating an aerosol-generating article includes a first heater configured to generate heat inside the aerosol-generating article, a second heater configured to generate heat outside the aerosol-generating article, and a sensor configured to detect the aerosol-generating article and generate a signal, the sensor being placed to correspond to the first heater in a different area from an area where the second heater is placed outside the aerosol-generating article.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, an aerosol generating device includes a housing including a battery receiving space; a heater which is arranged inside the housing and heats an aerosol generating material; and a power source which supplies power to the heater, wherein the power source includes a first battery which is detachably coupled to the battery receiving space and supplies power to the heater; and a second battery which is arranged inside the housing, is connected in parallel with the first battery when the first battery is coupled to the battery receiving space, and supplies the power to the heater.

An aerosol generating device according to an embodiment includes: a vaporizer including a storage tank in which a liquid composition including nicotine and an acid is accommodated and a heater assembly that heats the liquid composition to generate aerosol; and an airflow passage through which the aerosol generated by the vaporizer is discharged to outside of the aerosol generating device, wherein an oxidation catalyst is included in at least one of the airflow passage and the storage tank.

An aerosol generating device according to an embodiment includes a heater configured to heat an aerosol generating article, a removable battery including at least one removable battery cell, and a control unit configured to determine a heating mode of the heater based on the number of battery cells and a coupling method between the battery cells.

A brain stimulation system includes a wearable electronic device including a display, a biometric information acquisition unit, and a first processor, and a brain stimulation device having at least one area that is attached to the body of a user and configured to apply brain stimulation to the user such that the user feels a smoking sensation. The biometric information acquisition unit detects changed biometric information of the user in response to the brain stimulation, and the first processor displays one of a virtual reality image and an augmented reality image including the detected biometric information of the user on the display.

An inhaler includes a housing having one surface, the other surface opposite to the one surface, and a plurality of side surfaces connecting the one surface and the other surface, a mouthpiece which is disposed on the one side of the housing, a reservoir which is disposed inside the housing and stores an inhalable composition, a nozzle which extends from the mouthpiece to the reservoir, and a needle valve which is movably disposed inside the nozzle, when a suction force is not applied to the mouthpiece, the needle valve is maintained in a first state in which the nozzle is closed, and when a suction force is applied through the mouthpiece, the needle valve is switched into a second state in which the nozzle is opened.

An aerosol generating module according to various embodiments includes a heating unit and an atomizing unit disposed adjacent to the heating unit and including an aerosol forming substrate, wherein the heating unit includes a first reservoir including a first material, a second reservoir including a second material that generates heat by reacting with the first material, and a barrier plate disposed between the first reservoir and the second reservoir and formed of an impermeable material, and the aerosol forming substrate is heated by heat generated by mixing the first material and the second material.