ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE, CONSUMABLE FOR ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE, SMOKING SYSTEM AND METHOD

摘要

The present invention provides an electronic cigarette, a consumable for an electronic cigarette as well as a smoking system. The electronic cigarette (100) comprises: a main body (110) having a receiving cavity (112) configured to receive a removable consumable (150) comprising a substance to be vaporized, and an electrical circuitry (114), wherein the electrical circuitry (114) comprises a heating circuit that is connectable to a heater (136) configured to supply energy to the consumable (150) such as to vaporize the substance, and wherein the electrical circuitry (114) comprises an open control circuit (130) comprising and connected to at least two electrical contact points (131-i, 132-i, 133-i, 134-i) arranged as a pair and configured to establish a closed electrical circuit when they are in contact with a conductive surface on the removable consumable (150), the conductive surface being separate from the heater (136). The open control circuit (130) comprises a plurality of closable branches, wherein each branch of the open control circuit (130) is provided with a pair of electrical contact points (131-i, 132-i, 133-i, 134-i). The electrical circuitry (114) further comprises a controller (240), wherein the controller (240) is configured to sense which pair of electrical contact points (131-i, 132-i, 133-i, 134-i) is connected by a conductive surface on the consumable (150), and wherein the controller (240) is further configured to set an operating temperature to which the heater (136) heats a portion of the consumable (150) based on which pair of the electrical contact points (131-i, 132-i, 133-i, 134-i) is connected.