Aerosol generating apparatus

Abstract

An aerosol generating apparatus includes: a case comprising a suction nozzle; an atomization component disposed in the case; and a sensing component disposed at the suction nozzle, connected to the atomization component, and configured to generate a sensing signal in response to detecting that a user is in contact with the suction nozzle and transmit the sensing signal to the atomization component.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An aerosol generating apparatus, comprising:
 a case comprising a suction nozzle;   an atomization component disposed in the case; and   a sensing component disposed at the suction nozzle, connected to the atomization component, and being for generating a sensing signal in response to sensing that a user is in contact with the suction nozzle and transmitting the sensing signal to the atomization component.   
     
     
         2 . The aerosol generating apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the suction nozzle is annular, and the sensing component comprises one or more sensing members sleeved at the suction nozzle. 
     
     
         3 . The aerosol generating apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the case comprises an inner case and an outer case, the outer case is sleeved outside the inner case, and the sensing component is disposed at the outer case. 
     
     
         4 . The aerosol generating apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein the outer case is a transparent cover. 
     
     
         5 . The aerosol generating apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein none of the sensing members protrude from the outer case. 
     
     
         6 . The aerosol generating apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein the outer case comprises a mounting groove provided along a circumferential direction of the suction nozzle, and each of the sensing members is fixed in the mounting groove. 
     
     
         7 . The aerosol generating apparatus according to  claim 6 , further comprising a protection cover sleeved outside the suction nozzle, slidably connected to the suction nozzle, and covering the mounting groove. 
     
     
         8 . The aerosol generating apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein the sensing component further comprises an isolation member connected to the mounting groove and sleeved at a side of each of the sensing members away from the inner case. 
     
     
         9 . The aerosol generating apparatus according to  claim 8 , wherein the isolation member is made of silica gel. 
     
     
         10 . The aerosol generating apparatus according to  claim 9 , wherein the isolation member comprises a sensing silica gel isolation sheet. 
     
     
         11 . The aerosol generating apparatus according to  claim 8 , wherein the isolation member is deformable and restorable to an original state;
 when the isolation member is deformed, at least one of the sensing members is enabled to sense contact to activate the aerosol generating apparatus; and when the isolation member is restored to the original state, none of the sensing members is enabled to sense the contact so that the aerosol generating apparatus is deactivated.   
     
     
         12 . The aerosol generating apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein the sensing component further comprises a connection line having a first end connected to the atomization component and a second end connected to the sensing members. 
     
     
         13 . The aerosol generating apparatus according to  claim 12 , wherein the connection line is connected between the inner case and the outer case through the mounting groove. 
     
     
         14 . The aerosol generating apparatus according to  claim 12 , wherein the connection line comprises a first connection line and a second connection line, and the first connection line, the second connection line and the sensing members form a loop. 
     
     
         15 . The aerosol generating apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein each of the sensing members comprise a resistance strain gauge and a fixed-value resistor. 
     
     
         16 . The aerosol generating apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein each of the sensing members is a strip strain gauge. 
     
     
         17 . The aerosol generating apparatus according to  claim 16 , wherein each of the sensing members is for generating, in response to sensing that the isolation member is deformed under pressure, a strain change, and converting the strain change into a resistance change to generate the sensing signal. 
     
     
         18 . The aerosol generating apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the one or more sensing members comprise a plurality of the sensing members disposed along a circumferential direction of the suction nozzle. 
     
     
         19 . The aerosol generating apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the suction nozzle is flat, round, or cylindrical. 
     
     
         20 . The aerosol generating apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the sensing component is for generating the sensing signal in response to sensing a strain pressure generated when lips of the user are in contact with the suction nozzle.