阅读说明：本技术 用于气溶胶生成装置的清洁套件 (Cleaning kit for an aerosol-generating device ) 是由 安挥庆 金钟明 尹石淳 李种益 林胜必 于 2020-12-04 设计创作，主要内容包括：一种用于气溶胶生成装置的清洁套件包括：电力供给器；清洁件,该清洁件构造成通过在与气溶胶生成装置的容置单元和加热器中的至少一者接触的同时移动而对气溶胶生成装置进行清洁；以及驱动件,该驱动件配置成根据来自电力供给器的电力来使清洁件工作,并且驱动件包括用于使清洁件的工作扭矩改变的齿轮单元。(A cleaning kit for an aerosol-generating device comprising: an electric power supplier; a cleaning member configured to clean the aerosol-generating device by moving while in contact with at least one of the housing unit and the heater of the aerosol-generating device; and a driving member configured to operate the cleaning member according to power from the power supplier, and the driving member includes a gear unit for varying an operating torque of the cleaning member.)

1. A cleaning kit for an aerosol-generating device, the cleaning kit comprising:

an electric power supplier;

a cleaning member configured to clean the aerosol-generating device by moving while in contact with at least one of a housing unit and a heater of the aerosol-generating device, an

A driving member configured to operate the cleaning member according to power from the power supplier, and including a gear unit for varying an operating torque of the cleaning member.

2. A cleaning kit for an aerosol-generating device according to claim 1,

wherein the power supplier is a battery, an

Wherein the cleaning kit further comprises an engagement portion for charging the battery.

3. A cleaning kit for an aerosol-generating device according to claim 1, wherein the power supply supplies power through a wired connection to an external device.

4. A cleaning kit for an aerosol-generating device according to claim 1, further comprising a cover portion covering the cleaning member.

5. A cleaning kit for an aerosol-generating device according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning member is detachably coupled to the drive member and comprises a cavity into which the heater is inserted when the cleaning member is inserted into the receiving unit of the aerosol-generating device.

6. A cleaning kit for an aerosol-generating device according to claim 5, wherein the cleaning member comprises a brush arranged to surround at least a portion of the cavity.

7. A cleaning kit for an aerosol-generating device according to claim 5,

wherein the cleaning member includes a projection, an

Wherein the driver comprises a recess for receiving the protrusion.

8. A cleaning kit for an aerosol-generating device according to claim 5, further comprising a coupling arrangement configured to couple the cleaning member with the drive member.

9. A cleaning kit for an aerosol-generating device according to claim 8, wherein the coupling arrangement is configured to couple the cleaning member with the drive member by magnetic force.

10. A cleaning kit for an aerosol-generating device according to claim 1, further comprising a controller configured to vary the operating torque of the cleaning member by controlling at least one of the power supply and the drive member.

11. A cleaning kit for an aerosol-generating device according to claim 10, further comprising a switch electrically connected to the controller,

wherein the controller is configured to cause the working torque of the cleaning member to change based on operation of the switch.

12. A cleaning kit for an aerosol-generating device according to claim 10,

wherein the gear unit comprises a first gear box and a second gear box, an

Wherein the first gearbox and the second gearbox are controlled by the controller independently of each other.

Technical Field

Embodiments relate to cleaning kits for aerosol-generating devices, and more particularly, to cleaning kits for aerosol-generating devices that clean aerosol-generating devices by moving while in contact with a containment unit and a heater of the aerosol-generating device.

Background

In recent years, the need for alternatives to conventional cigarettes has increased. For example, there is an increasing demand for aerosol-generating devices that generate an aerosol not by burning a cigarette, but by heating an aerosol-generating substance. Therefore, research into heating cigarettes and heating aerosol-generating devices is actively underway.

When an aerosol is generated by heating a cigarette, residue from the aerosol may adhere to the aerosol-generating device. The adhering residue may become immobilized and cause damage or failure of the aerosol-generating device. In addition, when a user uses the aerosol-generating device, thermal efficiency may be reduced due to incomplete combustion caused by heating of the adhering residue, and unpleasant odors may be generated during smoking.

Thus, the user needs to clean the aerosol-generating device separately. However, it is difficult for a user to completely remove residues adhering to the aerosol-generating device by using a conventional cleaning tool.

Disclosure of Invention

Technical problem

Residual substances adhering to the aerosol-generating device may cause damage or malfunction of the aerosol-generating device and may cause discomfort to the user by altering the flavour of the generated aerosol.

Accordingly, there is a need to provide a cleaning kit for effectively removing residual substances adhering to an aerosol-generating device to a user. To this end, the cleaning kit requires a certain amount or more of working torque to remove the adhering residual substance from the elements (e.g. heater) of the aerosol-generating device.

The technical problem to be solved by the present embodiment is not limited to the above technical problem, and other technical problems may be inferred from the following embodiments.

Technical scheme

Embodiments provide a cleaning kit for an aerosol-generating device that cleans the aerosol-generating device by moving while in contact with a containment unit and a heater.

A cleaning kit for an aerosol-generating device comprising: an electric power supplier; a cleaning member configured to clean the aerosol-generating device by moving while in contact with at least one of the housing unit and the heater of the aerosol-generating device; and a driving member configured to operate the cleaning member according to power from the power supplier, and the driving member includes a gear unit for varying an operating torque of the cleaning member.

Advantageous effects

A cleaning kit for an aerosol-generating device according to embodiments may clean the aerosol-generating device by moving while in contact with at least one of a housing unit and a heater of the aerosol-generating device. The cleaning member of the cleaning kit for the aerosol-generating device may have various ranges of operating torque, and the operating torque may be within a predetermined range or greater. When a predetermined range or more of operating torque is transmitted to the cleaning member, the cleaning member may apply a large external force to the housing unit of the aerosol-generating device and the heater.

Thus, the cleaning member can more effectively remove residual substances adhering to the heater and the accommodation unit, and a user can conveniently clean the aerosol-generating device without using an additional cleaning tool or disassembling the aerosol-generating device.

As the residual substances of the aerosol-generating device are removed, the risk of damage or malfunction of the aerosol-generating device may be reduced. In addition, since the residual substance is removed, it is possible to prevent unnecessary material from being generated when the aerosol-generating device is heated, and therefore, it is possible to provide the user with aerosol having high-quality flavor, thereby improving the satisfaction of the user.

Drawings

Figure 1 shows an example of an aerosol-generating device.

Fig. 2A is a perspective view of a cleaning kit for an aerosol-generating device, according to an embodiment.

Fig. 2B is a perspective view of the cleaning kit for the aerosol-generating device shown in fig. 2A.

Fig. 3A is a perspective view schematically illustrating the coupling relationship of the elements of the cleaning kit for an aerosol-generating device shown in fig. 2A.

Fig. 3B is a side view of a cleaning kit for an aerosol-generating device according to the embodiment shown in fig. 3A.

Fig. 4A is a cross-sectional view of a cleaning kit for an aerosol-generating device according to the embodiment shown in fig. 2A.

Fig. 4B is a conceptual diagram illustrating some elements of a cleaning kit for an aerosol-generating device according to the embodiment shown in fig. 4A.

Detailed Description

Best mode

A cleaning kit for an aerosol-generating device comprising: an electric power supplier; a cleaning member configured to clean the aerosol-generating device by moving while in contact with at least one of the housing unit and the heater of the aerosol-generating device; and a driving member configured to operate the cleaning member according to power from the power supplier, and the driving member includes a gear unit for varying an operating torque of the cleaning member.

The power supply may be a battery, and the cleaning kit may further include an engagement portion for charging the battery.

The power supplier may supply power through a wired connection with an external device.

The cleaning kit for an aerosol-generating device may further comprise a cover portion covering the cleaning member.

The cleaning member may be detachably coupled to the drive member, and the cleaning member may comprise a cavity into which the heater is inserted when the cleaning member is inserted into the receiving unit of the aerosol-generating device.

The cleaning member may comprise a brush arranged to surround at least a portion of the cavity.

The cleaning elements may comprise projections and the drive member may comprise recesses for receiving the projections.

The cleaning kit can further include a coupling arrangement for coupling the cleaning member with the drive member.

The coupling arrangement may magnetically couple the cleaning members to the drive member.

The cleaning kit for an aerosol-generating device may further comprise a controller which varies the operating torque of the cleaning member by controlling at least one of the power supply and the drive member.

The cleaning kit for an aerosol-generating device may further comprise a switch electrically connected to the controller, and the controller may cause the operating torque of the cleaning member to be varied based on operation of the switch.

The gear unit may include a first gear box and a second gear box, and the first gear box and the second gear box may be controlled by the controller in a manner independent from each other.

Aspects of the invention

With respect to terms in various embodiments, general terms that are currently widely used are selected in consideration of functions of structural elements in various embodiments of the present disclosure. However, the meanings of these terms may be changed according to intentions, judicial cases, the emergence of new technologies, and the like. In addition, in some cases, terms that are not commonly used may be selected. In this case, the meaning of the term will be described in detail at the corresponding part in the description of the present disclosure. Accordingly, the terms used in the various embodiments should be defined based on the meanings and descriptions of the terms provided herein.

In addition, unless explicitly described to the contrary, the word "comprise" and variations such as "comprises" or "comprising" will be understood to imply the inclusion of stated elements but not the exclusion of any other elements. In addition, the terms "-device", "-section" and "module" described in the specification refer to a unit for processing at least one function and/or work, and may be implemented by hardware components or software components, and a combination thereof.

In addition, the terminology used in the specification is for the purpose of describing the embodiments and is not intended to be limiting of the embodiments. In this document, the singular forms also include the plural forms unless specifically stated in the phrase.

Throughout this application, the "longitudinal direction" of a component may be the direction in which the component extends along an axis in one direction of the component, wherein the axis in one direction of the component extends longer than an axis in another direction of the component that intersects the axis in one direction of the component.

As used herein, expressions such as "at least one of … …" modify the entire list of elements when preceded by the list of elements and do not modify individual elements in the list. For example, the expression "at least one of a, b and c" should be understood to include only a, only b, only c, both a and b, both a and c, both b and c, or all of a, b and c.

It will be understood that when an element or layer is referred to as being "on," "over," "on," "connected to," or "coupled to" another element or layer, it can be directly on, over, on, connected to, or coupled to the other element or layer, or intervening elements or layers may be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being "directly over," "directly on," "directly connected to" or "directly coupled to" another element or layer, there are no intervening elements or layers present. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout.

Since various embodiments described in the specification are arbitrarily classified only for the purpose of explaining the invention, the embodiments should not be construed as being exclusive of each other. For example, some features disclosed in one embodiment may be applied to or implemented in other embodiments. In addition, some features may be altered for application or implementation in other embodiments within the scope and spirit of the disclosure.

The present disclosure now will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which exemplary embodiments of the disclosure are shown so that those skilled in the art can readily practice the disclosure. This disclosure may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the example embodiments set forth herein.

Fig. 1 shows an example of an aerosol-generating device 200.

Fig. 1 shows an example of an aerosol-generating device 200, which aerosol-generating device 200 is the subject of cleaning using a cleaning kit for an aerosol-generating device according to the embodiment shown in fig. 2A. The aerosol-generating device 200 may comprise a containment unit 210 and a heater 220.

The housing unit 210 of the aerosol-generating device 200 may house a cigarette. The cigarette may be housed in the housing unit 210 of the aerosol-generating device 200 to be used, and then removed by the user. When the cigarette is heated or removed, the residue of the cigarette may adhere to the housing unit 210 of the aerosol-generating device 200, the bottom portion 230 of the housing unit 210, and the heater 220. The residue generated from the cigarette may cause damage or failure of the aerosol-generating device 200, and the flavor of the aerosol may deteriorate when the residue is heated.

The aerosol-generating device 200 may comprise a heater 220. The heater 220 of the aerosol-generating device 200 may be, for example, a resistive heater 220. Heater 220 includes conductive traces and heater 220 may be heated when current flows through the conductive traces. In the aerosol-generating device 200 of fig. 1, the heater 220 is shown as a wand-needle shape, but the shape of the heater 220 is not limited thereto. For example, the heater 220 may be an external heating type heater, and may have a shape surrounding the cigarette.

In the aerosol-generating device 200 shown in fig. 1, only some elements relating to the cleaning kit 100 are shown. Thus, as will be appreciated by those skilled in the art in connection with the embodiments, additional elements may be included in the aerosol-generating device 200 in addition to those shown in fig. 1.

The configuration of the aerosol-generating device 200 shown in fig. 1 may be provided in more detail below to describe a cleaning kit for an aerosol-generating device according to embodiments, and will be compared and described in the following figures.

Fig. 2A is a perspective view of an embodiment of a cleaning kit 100 for an aerosol-generating device, and fig. 2B is a perspective view of the cleaning kit 100 for an aerosol-generating device shown in fig. 2A.

A cleaning kit 100 for an aerosol-generating device according to an embodiment may comprise a power supply 120, a drive 140 receiving power from the power supply 120, and a cleaning member 110 operated by the drive 140 to clean the aerosol-generating device 200.

The cleaning kit 100 may further include a cover portion 103 covering the cleaning member 110. The cover part 103 may be used to protect the cleaning member 110 when the cleaning kit 100 is not in use, and forms the exterior of the cleaning kit 100 together with the housing 101.

The cover portion 103 may be coupled to the cleaning kit 100 by, for example, an interference fit or by magnetic force. In the case where the cover part 103 is coupled to the cleaning kit 100 by interference fit, a hook part (not shown) may be formed in the cover part 103, and a receiving groove (not shown) for receiving the hook part may be formed in the housing 101 of the cleaning kit 100. The hook portion formed in the cover portion 103 may be inserted into the receiving groove to enable the cover portion 103 and the case 101 to be closely coupled to each other.

A hollow portion may be formed inside the cover portion 103 to accommodate the cleaning member 110. When the cleaning kit 100 is used, at least a portion of the cover portion 103 may be separated from the housing 101 of the cleaning kit 100. That is, the cleaning kit 100 may be used by a user in a state where a portion of the cover part 103 is connected to the housing 101 of the cleaning kit 100 or in a state where the cover part 103 is completely separated from the housing 101 of the cleaning kit 100.

A switch 102 may be arranged in the housing 101 of the cleaning kit 100 for an aerosol-generating device. The user can operate the cleaning kit 100 through the switch 102. In addition, when the user operates the switch 102, the controller may cause the operating torque of the cleaning members 110 to change based on the signal generated from the switch 102.

The switch 102 may be formed on a surface of the housing 101 of the cleaning kit 100. The switch 102 may be implemented in the form of a user-friendly interface, such as a plurality of buttons, and the shape, size, and position of the switch 102 may be changed as needed.

The cleaning kit 100 for an aerosol-generating device may comprise a power supply 120. The power supplier 120 may supply power to the driving member 140 to operate. As an example, the power supplier 120 may be a battery. The battery may be a lithium ion battery and may be charged by an external power source. When the power supply 120 is a battery, the cleaning kit 100 for an aerosol-generating device may comprise a coupling (not shown; e.g. a USB port, etc.) for charging the battery.

In this case, an engagement portion for charging the battery may be disposed in the housing 101 of the cleaning kit 100, and the user may charge the battery by connecting an external power source to the battery through the engagement portion.

As another example, the power supplier 120 may supply power through a wired connection with an external power source. That is, the power supplier 120 may not store the external power source but may have a configuration for direct connection with the external power source. In this case, the power supplier 120 may be a wire connecting the cleaning kit 100 to an external power source, and the power supplier 120 may extend outward from the cleaning kit 100.

The cleaning kit 100 for an aerosol-generating device comprises a drive 140 receiving power from a power supply 120. The drive member 140 may be a motor and may be connected to the cleaning members 110 to operate the cleaning members 110. The drive 140 may cause the cleaning members to operate by performing rotation, vibration or translation, and more than one of the above operations may be performed simultaneously in combination.

The cleaning members 110 can be connected to a drive member 140. The cleaning members 110 can receive power from the drive member 140. The cleaning members 110 and the driving members 140 may be arranged in series in the cleaning kit 100 along the longitudinal direction of the cleaning members 110.

The cleaning member 110 may clean the aerosol-generating device 200 by moving (e.g., rotating) while in contact with the containment unit 210 and the heater 220 of the aerosol-generating device 200. As the cleaning member 110 moves (e.g., rotates) when in contact with the containment unit 210 and the heater 220 of the aerosol-generating device 200, residual substances adhering to the heater 220 and the containment unit 210 may be separated by the cleaning member 110.

Fig. 3A is a perspective view schematically illustrating a coupling structure of the cleaning member 110, which is one element of the cleaning kit 100 shown in fig. 2, and fig. 3B is a side view of the cleaning kit 100 shown in fig. 3A.

The cleaning member 110 of the cleaning kit 100 for an aerosol-generating device according to the above embodiments may be detachably coupled to the driving member 140. The cleaning members 110 may be made replaceable. Over time, the cleaning kit 100 is used repeatedly and the cleaning members 110 may bend or wear. The cleaning members 110 may be replaced to prevent the cleaning efficiency of the cleaning members 110 from being lowered. Since the cleaning members 110 are detachably coupled to the driving member 140, a user can easily remove used cleaning members 110 from the driving member 140 and couple new cleaning members 110 to the driving member 140 as needed.

The cleaning elements 110 may comprise protrusions 115 protruding in a direction towards the drive member 140, and the drive member 140 may comprise recesses 105 for receiving the protrusions 115. The protrusion 115 formed in the cleaning member 110 may be formed at one end of the cleaning member 110, and in this case, the one end may face the driving member 140 when the cleaning member 110 and the driving member 140 are connected to each other.

The protrusions 115 may prevent the cleaning members 110 from rotating independently of the driver 140 when the cleaning members 110 are rotated. That is, the protrusion 115 may operate the cleaning member 110 in synchronization with the driving member 140, so that the cleaning efficiency may be improved.

The protrusion 115 may have a prism shape, for example, a rectangular prism shape. The groove 105 may have a shape corresponding to the protrusion 115, and may be formed at a position corresponding to the position of the protrusion 115. For example, when the protrusion 115 has a rectangular prism shape, the groove 105 for accommodating the protrusion 115 may have a shape corresponding to the rectangular prism.

The cleaning kit 100 can include a coupling arrangement for coupling the cleaning members 110 and the drive member 140. The coupling structure may be arranged in at least a part of the cleaning members 110 and at least a part of the driving member 140.

As an example, the coupling structure may couple the cleaning members 110 to the driving member 140 by magnetic force. For example, the coupling structure may be included in the protrusions 115 of the cleaning members 110 and the grooves 105 of the driving member 140. In this case, the protrusion 115 and the groove 105 may include a magnet as a coupling structure and may be magnetically coupled to each other. When the user replaces the cleaning members 110, the user can remove the cleaning members 110 from the driving member 140 by applying an external force greater than the attractive force between the protrusions 115 and the grooves 105.

Thereafter, when a new cleaning member 110 is accessed by the user to the driving member 140, the protrusion 115 and the groove 105 attract each other by an attractive force. Thus, the cleaning members 110 and the driving member 140 may be coupled to each other by the protrusions 115 and the grooves 105.

The cleaning member 110 may include a cavity 113 into which the heater 220 is inserted. Referring to fig. 3B, the cleaning members 110 may include brushes 112 arranged around a cavity 113. The brush 112 may include a body portion 111 and fine bristles attached to the body portion 111.

One end portion of the body portion 111 may be bent in a direction crossing a length direction of the cleaning members 110. As one end of the body portion 111 is bent, the one end of the body portion 111 may be in contact with a large area of the bottom portion 230 of the receiving unit 210 of the aerosol-generating device 200. The fine hairs attached along one end of the curved body portion 111 may remove residual substances attached to the bottom portion 230 of the receiving unit 210 of the aerosol-generating device 200.

When the cleaning kit 100 is inserted into the receiving unit 210 of the aerosol-generating device 200, the heater 220 may be inserted into the cavity 113 formed in the cleaning member 110. When the heater 220 is inserted into the cavity 113 of the cleaning member 110, the brush 112 may surround the heater 220.

When the cleaning kit 100 is in operation, the cleaning member 110 may rotate relative to the heater 220, the heater serves as a rotational axis for the rotation of the cleaning member 110, the cleaning member 110 may translate relative to the heater 220, or may vibrate relative to the heater 220, thereby cleaning the heater 220. The method of operating the cleaning members 110 is not limited by the above description, and the cleaning members 110 may operate by at least one of rotation, translation, and vibration motion.

The cleaning kit 100 for an aerosol-generating device may comprise a suction unit (not shown). The suction unit may collect the residual matters separated by the cleaning members 110 by sucking air and the residual matters. For example, a suction unit may be disposed adjacent to the cleaning members 110 to suck residual substances attached to the cleaning members 110 or removed from the cleaning members 110.

The cleaning kit 100 for an aerosol-generating device may comprise a discharge unit (not shown) connected to the suction unit. The discharge unit may be in fluid communication with the suction unit to discharge the residual substances collected by the suction unit.

Fig. 4A is a cross-sectional view of a cleaning kit 100 for an aerosol-generating device according to the embodiment shown in fig. 2A. Fig. 4B is a conceptual diagram illustrating some elements of a cleaning kit for an aerosol-generating device according to the embodiment shown in fig. 4A.

The cleaning kit 100 for an aerosol-generating device according to the above embodiment may further comprise a controller 130, the controller 130 causing the working torque of the cleaning member 110 to be varied by controlling the power supply 120 and the driving member 140.

The controller 130 may operate the cleaning kit 100 for the aerosol-generating device by controlling the power supply 120. The controller 130 may also control the operation of other elements included in the cleaning kit 100. In addition, the controller 130 may determine whether the cleaning kit 100 is in an operable state by checking the states of the elements of the cleaning kit 100.

The controller 130 may include at least one processor. A processor may be implemented as an array of logic gates or as a combination of a general purpose microprocessor and memory storing programs that are executable in the microprocessor. In addition, one of ordinary skill in the art to which this embodiment pertains will appreciate that a processor may be implemented in other forms of hardware.

Although not shown, the cleaning kit 100 may include, for example, a display capable of outputting visual information. For example, by generating a signal to be displayed on the display, the controller 130 can provide the user with information about the power supply 120, information about replacement of the cleaning members 110, and information about the operating torque of the cleaning members 110 driven by the driving members 140.

Additionally, the cleaning kit 100 may include, for example, an audio output device (e.g., a speaker) capable of outputting audible information. The controller 130 may communicate information on the cleaning kit 100 to the user via an audio output device. For example, when the cleaning member 110 of the cleaning kit 100 is not operating, the cleaning kit 100 may generate a predetermined sound and provide the sound to the user.

In the cleaning kit 100 for an aerosol-generating device according to the above embodiment, the switch 102 may be electrically connected to the controller 130. A user may transmit electrical signals to the controller 130 through the switch 102, and the controller 130 receiving the electrical signals may control the elements of the cleaning kit 100.

For example, a user may turn the cleaning kit 100 on/off via the switch 102. In addition, the user can also vary the operating torque of the cleaning members 110 via the switch 102.

The user can cause the operating torque of the cleaning members 110 to increase via the switch 102. As the working torque of the cleaning member 110 increases, the rotational speed of the cleaning member 110 may decrease as the cleaning member 110 rotates, and the pressure applied to the elements of the aerosol-generating device 200 by the cleaning member 110 may increase.

The user may cause the operating torque of the cleaning members 110 to decrease via the switch 102. As the working torque of the cleaning member 110 decreases, the rotational speed of the cleaning member 110 may increase and the pressure applied by the cleaning member 110 to the configured elements of the aerosol-generating device 200 may decrease as the cleaning member 110 rotates.

The gear unit 150 of the driving member 140 may include a first gear box 150a and a second gear box 150 b. The first gearbox 150a and the second gearbox 150b may be controlled by the controller 130 with respect to each other. For example, as one example of various operation modes, the controller 130 may drive the first gear box 150a of the gear unit 150 and may not drive the second gear box 150 b. The gear unit 150 is not limited to the first gear case 150a and the second gear case 150b, and may include three or more gear cases.

Since the gear unit 150 includes a plurality of gear boxes, and the plurality of gear boxes are controlled in an independent manner, the cleaning members 110 may have various ranges of operating torques. For example, since the first and second gear boxes 150a and 150b are controlled independently of each other, the cleaning members 110 may have different operating torques according to a plurality of combinations of operations of the first and second gear boxes 150a and 150 b.

For example, the cleaning member 110 may have different operating torques when only the first gear box 150a is controlled to operate, when only the second gear box 150b is controlled to operate, and when both the first gear box 150a and the second gear box 150b are controlled to operate. Since the gear unit 150 includes a plurality of gear boxes, the number of combinations can be increased.

The cleaning kit 100 for an aerosol-generating device according to embodiments may clean the aerosol-generating device 200 by moving when in contact with the containment unit 210 and/or the heater 220 of the aerosol-generating device 200. The cleaning member 110 of the cleaning kit 100 of the aerosol-generating device may have various ranges of operating torque, and the operating torque may be within a predetermined range or greater. When a predetermined range or greater of operating torque is transmitted to the cleaning member 110, the cleaning member 110 may apply a greater force to the housing unit 210 and the heater 220 of the aerosol-generating device 200.

Accordingly, the cleaning member 110 may more effectively remove residual substances attached to the heater 220 and the receiving unit 210, and a user may conveniently clean the aerosol-generating device 200 without using an additional cleaning tool or disassembling the aerosol-generating device 200.

As residual substances of the aerosol-generating device 200 are removed, the risk of damage or malfunction of the aerosol-generating device 200 may be reduced. In addition, since the residual substance is removed, it is possible to prevent unnecessary material from being generated when the aerosol-generating device is heated, and therefore, it is possible to provide the user with aerosol having high-quality flavor, thereby improving the satisfaction of the user.

According to example embodiments, at least one of the components, elements, modules or units (collectively referred to as "components" in this paragraph), such as the controller 130, represented by the blocks in the figures may be implemented as various numbers of hardware, software and/or firmware structures that perform the various functions described above. For example, at least one of these components may use direct circuit structures, such as memories, processors, logic circuits, look-up tables, etc., which may perform the corresponding functions under the control of one or more microprocessors or other control devices. Further, at least one of these components may be implemented by a module, program, or portion of code that contains one or more executable instructions for performing the specified logical functions, and which is executed by one or more microprocessors or other control devices. Further, at least one of these components may include or be implemented by a processor such as a Central Processing Unit (CPU) performing a corresponding function, a microprocessor, or the like. Two or more of these components may be combined into a single component that performs all of the operations or functions of the two or more components combined. Further, at least a portion of the functionality of at least one of the components may be performed by another of the components. Further, although a bus is not shown in the above block diagram, communication between the components may be performed through the bus. The functional aspects of the above exemplary embodiments may be implemented as algorithms executed on one or more processors. Further, the components represented by the blocks or process steps may employ any number of interrelated techniques for performing electronic configuration, signal processing and/or control, data processing, and the like.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art to which the present embodiment relates that the present embodiment may be embodied in modified forms without departing from the essential characteristics described above. The disclosed methods should therefore be considered in a descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation. The scope of the disclosure is indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all differences within the equivalent scope thereof should be construed as being included in the present disclosure.