Sidestream smoke removal device and control method thereof

Abstract

Provided herein are a sidestream smoke removal device and a control method thereof. The sidestream smoke removal device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure includes 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 elastic support portion which is configured to support the smoking article inserted through the article insertion portion, an ignition portion which is configured to ignite the smoking article inserted into the smoking space, and a sidestream smoke processing portion which is configured to process sidestream smoke generated from the smoking article inserted into the smoking space. By elastically supporting an upstream end of the smoking article, the elastic support portion may improve support stability and ignition stability for the smoking article.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A sidestream smoke removal device comprising:
 a housing in which a smoking space is formed;   an article insertion portion disposed at one end of the housing and forming an opening for insertion of a smoking article into the smoking space;   an elastic support portion disposed to elastically support an upstream end of the smoking article as the smoking article is inserted through the article insertion portion;   an ignition portion configured to ignite the smoking article inserted into the smoking space; and   a sidestream smoke processing portion configured to process sidestream smoke generated from the smoking article inserted into the smoking space.   
     
     
         2 . The sidestream smoke removal device of  claim 1 , wherein the elastic support portion is disposed to be contracted in a direction in which the smoking article is inserted. 
     
     
         3 . The sidestream smoke removal device of  claim 1 , wherein the ignition portion is coupled to the elastic support portion and disposed to come in close contact with the upstream end of the smoking article as the smoking article is inserted. 
     
     
         4 . The sidestream smoke removal device of  claim 3 , wherein a portion of the ignition portion that comes in close contact with the upstream end is formed in a protruding shape to pass through the upstream end. 
     
     
         5 . The sidestream smoke removal device of  claim 1 , further comprising a support portion which is disposed to support a side surface of the inserted smoking article in the smoking space. 
     
     
         6 . The sidestream smoke removal device of  claim 1 , wherein the sidestream smoke processing portion includes a filter structure configured to filter the sidestream smoke and an exhaust fan configured to exhaust the filtered sidestream smoke. 
     
     
         7 . The sidestream smoke removal device of  claim 1 , wherein the housing includes a vent configured to introduce outside air. 
     
     
         8 . The sidestream smoke removal device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a temperature sensor disposed to measure a temperature near a downstream end of a smoking material portion constituting the inserted smoking article; and   a controller configured to detect an end of smoking based on the temperature measured by the temperature sensor.   
     
     
         9 . The sidestream smoke removal device of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the housing includes a vent configured to introduce outside air;   the sidestream smoke processing portion includes an exhaust fan configured to exhaust the sidestream smoke; and   the sidestream smoke removal device further comprises a controller configured to, in response to detecting an end of smoking, close the vent and stop operation of the exhaust fan.