Smoking machine
US4858628A · kind A · utility
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16Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 16, 1987 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA24C5/3406
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method and apparatus for automated smoking to replicate a predetermined draw profile of a smoking article is disclosed. In preferred embodiments, the smoking apparatus is digitally controlled and includes simulated flexible lips which are closed during puff phases of a recorded draw profile and which are open during smolder phases of a recorded draw profile. The apparatus can also include an automatically acting lighter and an improved control system for a human mimic smoking machine.
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