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    The present invention relates to an apparatus for inhaling a substance (1) comprising: - a cold liquid atomizer (2), - an assembly (E) comprising said atomizer (2) and a first reservoir (3) arranged to contain at at least one substance to be inhaled in liquid form or in solution, said atomizer (2) being in fluid communication with said first tank (3), - a second tank (4) arranged to contain a pressurized gas and being in fluid communication with said assembly (E), - a mouthpiece (5) in fluid communication with an outlet of said atomizer (2), - a trigger (6) arranged to release a quantity of said gas from said second reservoir (4) and intended for said together (E), and - a pump (P) arranged to suck, inject and compress ambient air in said second tank (4).
    公开号:BE1028285B1
    申请号:E20215425
    申请日:2021-05-27
    公开日:2022-02-11
    发明作者:Joseph Harfouche
    申请人:Joozef；
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    + BE2021/5425 Device for inhaling a substance The present invention relates to a device for inhaling a substance, for example a device for smoking.
    Nowadays, devices for inhaling a substance, for example smoking devices and in particular electronic cigarettes, are becoming more and more popular as smokers become more and more aware of the damage caused by smoking to their body. health. The electronic cigarette (or e-cigarette), sometimes called a vaporizer or personal vaporizer, is an electromechanical or electronic device that generates an aerosol intended to be inhaled. This aerosol or "vapour" or even "artificial smoke" visually resembles the smoke produced by the combustion of tobacco. This vapor (aerosol) can be flavored (aroma of tobacco, fruit, etc.) or not and may or may not contain nicotine.
    Documents US 2003/0079743, EP1917992, US 2018/0146711, US 2012/0118301 and US 2018/0343921 disclose devices for inhaling a substance.
    Currently, the technology mainly marketed for electronic cigarettes is the technology of atomization or aerosolization consisting of the conversion of a substance into the form of particles small and light enough to be transported in the air, that is- i.e. in aerosol. In the case of a liquid, atomization or aerosolization consists of the action of dispersing a liquid into fine droplets. More specifically, the technology mainly marketed for electronic cigarettes is based on the use of a heating resistor to atomize or aerosolize a liquid. Concretely, the principle of such an electronic cigarette consists in producing an aerosol imitating tobacco smoke. The technique consists of heating a liquid (known as a vaping liquid) via a heating resistor: the user must activate the heating of the resistor, the liquid heats up, vaporizes and condenses almost immediately in the form of fine droplets to produce an aerosol which the user can then inhale. The activation of the resistance heating can be either manual (e.g. via a switch) or automatic
    (for example via an electromechanical device detecting the suction of the user and then activating the resistance). A device for inhaling a substance, for example an electronic cigarette, based on the heating of a liquid is generally made up of the following main elements: a battery (which powers the atomiser), an atomiser (which contains a resistor which will vaporize the liquid), a tank (the container of the liquid) and a mouthpiece that allows you to inspire / inhale the vapor (aerosol) coming out of the atomizer. Other additional elements may be present such as for example a power electronic module, a voltage variator, a temperature controller, a counter for the number of puffs, means of communication with an electronic device such as for example a computer or a smartphone or any other device such as a charging device.
    The essential element of current devices for inhaling a substance, for example current electronic cigarettes, based on the heating of a liquid is the atomizer comprising a resistance which is the part whose function is to heat to high temperatures of at least minus 190°C (generally between 188 and 290°C) the liquid in order to generate the aerosol. These atomizers generally contain a resistive wire which surrounds a wick which may for example be made of silica fiber or cotton and/or which is surrounded by a wad. The wick or wad has the function of storing the liquid and bringing it by capillarity to the resistance so that it is heated and vaporized. When the atomizer and the cartridge are inseparable and form a single component, the latter is called "cartomizer" or cartridge with integrated atomizer. The cartomizers supply the atomizer with liquid via a wad. When the food is supplied using a wick system, we speak of a "clearomiser". Currently, the atomizers mainly used for heating are consumables whose lifespan varies enormously depending on the model, the use and the type of liquid.
    Conventionally, the liquid to be heated contains the following components:
    - a mixture based on propylene glycol (PG) and/or vegetable glycerin (also called glycerol, VG), optionally supplemented with a combination of ethanol and/or water (<5%); - flavorings, generally from the food industry; and, optionally, - nicotine at variable rates, generally from 0 to 3.6% (ie 0 to 36 mg/ml).
    If liquids based on PG and / or VG are largely in the majority, some alternatives exist however. For example, propane-1,3-diol or polyethylene glycol in its PEG400 form.
    Unfortunately, with regard to devices for inhaling a substance, for example smoking devices and in particular electronic cigarettes, relying on heating liquid in order to generate an aerosol, even if the vapors (aerosols) generated are for the moment estimated as being less harmful and less toxic to the body than tobacco smoke, recent studies show that these vapors are not really and totally harmless to the human body. Studies have even detected the presence of carcinogenic molecules in significant quantities such as methanal, acrolein or ethanal in the vapors (aerosols) generated by electronic cigarettes but also in the body of users of such smoking devices.
    To date, devices for inhaling a substance, in particular electronic cigarettes, based on heating a liquid comprising aromatic substances are therefore not free of toxic products, in particular solvents and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) nor potentially carcinogenic toxic compounds, such as formaldehyde-hemiketals, acrylonitrile, acrolein, propylene oxide and acrylamide. In addition, propylene glycol and glycerin, almost systematically used to maintain in liquid form the products of devices for inhaling a substance, in particular electronic cigarettes, are considered to be safe at room temperature but produce, when heated, compounds potentially carcinogenic toxicants breathed in/inhaled by the user.
    Generally, devices for inhaling a substance, for example devices for smoking and in particular electronic cigarettes, relying on heating liquid in order to generate an aerosol, require the presence of a battery, essentially to power the heating element into electricity (usually a resistor). However, any battery has a limited autonomy, all the more so when its size and weight are reduced in order to be able to be integrated into devices for inhaling a substance, for example in devices for smoking.
    Other types of apparatus for inhaling a substance, for example electronic cigarettes, where heating is not operated in order to obtain an aerosol are known from the state of the art.
    In general, devices for inhaling a substance of this type, for example devices for smoking, comprise an atomizer of the fogger or nebulizer type and a compressed air cartridge.
    If such devices for inhaling a substance, for example devices for smoking are functional, they nevertheless have certain drawbacks, the main one being that once the compressed air cartridge is empty, the device for inhaling a substance is no longer operational until this cartridge is replaced.
    From all this, it emerges that, if a user does not have a source of energy to recharge the battery and/or a spare compressed air cartridge, the devices for inhaling a substance, for example the devices for smoking, are temporarily non-functional, which may prove to be particularly restrictive for the user.
    There is therefore a real need to provide a device for inhaling a substance, for example a smoking device "imitating" the smoke of a conventional cigarette obtained by combustion of tobacco, optimized solving at least in part the problems mentioned above, optionally and preferably by minimizing or even eliminating the problem relating to the presence of carcinogenic and toxic molecules generated, among other things, by heating at high temperatures.
    To address these problems, there is provided, according to the invention, a device for inhaling a substance, for example a device for smoking, comprising:
    > BE2021/5425 - an atomiser, - an assembly comprising said atomiser and a first reservoir containing at least one substance to be inhaled, said atomiser being in fluid communication with said first reservoir, - a second reservoir arranged to contain a pressurized gas and being in fluid communication with said assembly, - a mouthpiece in fluid communication with an outlet of said atomizer, - a trigger arranged to release a quantity of said gas from said second reservoir and intended for said assembly, and - a pump arranged to suck ambient air, injecting it and compressing it in said second tank.
    In particular, to address these problems, provision is made, according to the invention, for a device for inhaling a substance, for example a device for smoking, comprising: - a cold liquid atomizer, - an assembly comprising said atomizer and a first reservoir arranged to contain at least one substance to be inhaled in liquid form or in solution, said atomizer being in fluid communication with said first reservoir, - a second reservoir arranged to contain a pressurized gas and being in fluid communication with said assembly, - a mouthpiece in fluid communication with an outlet of said atomizer, - a trigger arranged to release a quantity of said gas from said second reservoir and intended for said assembly, and - a pump arranged to suck, inject and compress ambient air in said second tank.
    According to the invention, said first reservoir contains at least one substance to be inhaled in liquid form or in solution, in particular when the device for inhaling a substance according to the invention is in use.
    © BE2021/5425 For example, according to the invention, said pressurized gas is pressurized air or oxygen, more particularly air taken (aspirated) from the ambient medium and then injected and compressed into a tank. By the terms “cold liquid atomizer”, it is understood, within the meaning of the present invention, an atomizer not having to heat a liquid to obtain a fine dispersion of the latter, in particular to obtain an aerosol. Within the meaning of the present invention, it may for example be a fogger or a nebulizer, in particular a cold fogger or a cold fogger.
    When such a device for inhaling a substance, for example a device for smoking, according to the invention is provided with a pump arranged to suck in ambient air, inject it and compress it in said second reservoir, the The operator can fill the second reservoir at any time and compress air drawn therein from the surrounding environment (ambient air). Thus, a device for inhaling a substance, for example a device for smoking, according to the invention can be operational at any time and does not require a replacement compressed air cartridge.
    Preferably, according to the invention, the device for inhaling a substance is battery-free. The absence of a battery makes it possible to reduce the weight of the device for inhaling a substance according to the invention but also makes the latter more ecological since the batteries pose serious pollution problems during their manufacture but also for their recycling.
    Preferably, according to an embodiment according to the invention, an inlet of said first reservoir is in fluid communication with said second reservoir, in particular in fluid communication with an outlet of said second reservoir. According to this embodiment, the first tank and the second tank can be placed in series or in parallel.
    Advantageously, according to the invention, said at least one substance to be inhaled in liquid form or in solution contained in said first reservoir is not present therein under pressure. According to the invention, the substance to be inhaled in liquid form or in solution contained in the first reservoir is entrained by gas released from the second reservoir. Preferably, according to the invention, there is entrainment of the substance to be inhaled in liquid form or in solution and not a pressurization of the substance to be inhaled in liquid form or in solution in a reservoir (compartment) so that it can be expelled.
    According to the invention, preferably, the substance to be inhaled in liquid form or in solution bubbles in the gas released from said second reservoir, the apparatus for inhaling a substance according to the invention then functioning as a bubbler.
    Advantageously, according to an embodiment according to the invention, a first inlet of said cold liquid atomizer is in fluid communication with said second reservoir and a second inlet of said cold liquid atomizer is in fluid communication with said first reservoir. According to this embodiment, the pressurized gas from the second tank enters the cold liquid atomizer through a first inlet of the latter (gas inlet) and passes through the cold liquid atomizer, which allows , for example by Venturi effect, that a substance to be inhaled in liquid form or in solution contained in the first reservoir enters the cold liquid atomizer through a second inlet (inlet of inhalant) of the latter being in communication fluidic with the first reservoir containing the substance to be inhaled in liquid form or in solution.
    Preferably, according to an embodiment according to the invention, said cold liquid atomizer is located at least partially in said first tank.
    Optionally, according to an embodiment according to the invention, said cold liquid atomizer and said first reservoir are mounted in parallel.
    Advantageously, the apparatus for inhaling a substance according to the invention comprises a plurality of cold liquid atomizers, in particular a plurality of cold foggers or cold nebulizers, each of said cold liquid atomizers atomizing the same substance at inhaling in liquid form or in solution or each of the said atomizers atomizing a substance to be inhaled in liquid form or in a particular solution. For example, according to the invention, the apparatus for inhaling a substance may comprise a first cold liquid atomizer atomizing a substance to be inhaled in liquid form or in solution corresponding to an aroma and a second cold liquid atomizer atomizing a substance to inhale in liquid form or in solution corresponding to nicotine, the aerosols coming from each of the cold liquid atomizers reaching the mouthpiece.
    Preferably, according to the invention, said second reservoir comprises a porous material, in particular a microporous material, for example a zeolite. The presence of a porous material or a microporous material makes it possible to optimize the quantity of air (gas) injected and/or compressed in the second reservoir.
    Advantageously, according to the invention, said pump is a manual pump. According to this embodiment, the fact that the device for inhaling a substance is provided with a manual pump makes it possible to dispense with a source of electrical energy such as a battery for example, which makes all the more functional at all times the device to inhale a substance. In fact, rather than ensuring the filling of the second tank using an electric pump, a simple manual actuation of the pump makes it possible to suck in ambient air, inject it and compress it in the second tank arranged to contain a pressurized gas.
    In particular, according to the invention, said pump is a piston pump such as for example a bicycle pump.
    Preferably, according to the invention, said manual pump is a two-way pump, that is to say a pump which sucks in and propels air into the second reservoir not only during the forward movement but also during the return movement. of the pump piston. This embodiment is particularly advantageous since a device for inhaling a substance, for example a device for smoking, must be compact and it is necessary to reduce the number of movements to be carried out manually to ensure pumping such that the second reservoir quickly contains enough compressed gas (air) so that the user can inhale several puffs of the substance to be inhaled thanks to the volume of compressed air obtained in only a few pumps (pumping movements), preferably in only three pumps (movements of pumping). Furthermore, with such a pump
    BE2021/5425 two-way, faster and therefore more efficient filling of the second tank is ensured.
    Preferably, the apparatus for inhaling a substance according to the invention comprises a two-way pump comprising several pistons, in particular several two-way pistons. This makes it possible to increase and optimize the quantity of gas (air) drawn in and injected into the second tank during a given movement of the pump.
    Preferably, the apparatus for inhaling a substance according to the invention further comprises an additional piston other than a piston of said pump when it is manual, said additional piston being activated by the pressurized gas contained in said second reservoir, the pressurized gas allowing the additional piston to perform a displacement movement accompanying a movement performed by the extensor muscles of the fingers of a user during manual pumping performed with said manual pump.
    This additional piston therefore facilitates pumping by the user by increasing the force that the latter applies when pumping using the extensor muscles of his fingers.
    Advantageously, according to the invention, said manual pump is provided with an actuating means, for example a handle, in particular a handle in the form of a ring.
    Advantageously, an adjustment of the distance of said means for actuating said manual pump (for example of said handle) relative to the body of said device for inhaling a substance (or adjustment of the opening of the handle) is possible, this which ensures an ergonomic adaptation to any hand size. For example, the actuating means (for example the handle) can be positioned according to at least two positions, that is to say according to two distinct distances relative to the body of said device for inhaling a substance.
    Optionally, according to the invention, the apparatus for inhaling a substance may comprise a plurality of pumps, this in order to ensure faster filling of the second reservoir.
    Advantageously, an apparatus for inhaling a substance according to the invention further comprises a device arranged to transform into energy
    LO BE2021 / 5425 electrical mechanical energy, in particular a device arranged to transform into electrical energy mechanical energy supplied by a user to activate the pump when the latter is manual. According to one embodiment, this electrical energy, possibly stored in a battery which would be present in the device for inhaling a substance, can be used to power a heating element as described later. According to another embodiment, this electrical energy, possibly stored in a battery which would be present in the device for inhaling a substance, can be used to power an electric pump, in particular an electric pump complementary to said manual pump. By way of example, such a device arranged to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy can be a dynamo such as that present in hand-cranked flashlights, for example.
    Preferably, an apparatus for inhaling a substance according to the invention further comprises a mechanism for closing said second reservoir, for example a one-way valve, in particular a pressure valve or valve. According to the invention, such a mechanism for closing said second tank is arranged to prevent gas (air) from escaping from the second tank when the pressure of this gas in the second tank is too low: according to the invention, the mechanism for closing said second reservoir, for example a one-way valve of the mechanical type (opposed force, mechanical rigidity, etc.), is triggered when the pressure within the second reservoir is lower than a predetermined threshold value such that the gas is no longer able to come out of the second tank. In the context of the present invention, it has been determined that the gas (air) present in the second tank must be sufficiently compressed so that the atomization gives rise to an adequate aerosol, in particular a mist or a nebulisate. adequate. If the gas pressure in the second tank is too low, the atomization will not be optimal: droplets of too large a size of substance to be inhaled are obtained and reach the mouth of the user in liquid form and not in the form of an aerosol (for example a mist or a nebulisate). Advantageously, it is in fact necessary for the gas (air) to be sufficiently compressed for the atomization to be able to give rise to
    H BE2021/5425 droplets (particles) of adequate size, i.e. droplets (particles) whose size is between 0.05 and 100 um, preferably between 0.1 and 20 um (Dso = 3 µm).
    Optionally, according to the invention, said mechanism for closing said second tank is associated with a pressure sensor measuring the pressure prevailing in said second tank and making it possible to control said closing mechanism.
    According to one embodiment according to the invention, an apparatus for inhaling a substance according to the invention further comprises a mechanism for closing an inlet or possibly an outlet of said cold liquid atomizer. Alternatively or in addition to the mechanism for closing said second tank, this mechanism for closing an inlet or possibly an outlet of said cold liquid atomizer also makes it possible to ensure that droplets of too large a size of substance to be inhale do not reach the mouth of the user in liquid form but rather in the form of an aerosol, for example in the form of a mist or a nebulisate. This mechanism for closing an inlet or possibly an outlet of said cold liquid atomizer can be a valve or a valve or any other suitable device closing when the pressure at the inlet and/or at the outlet of the cold liquid atomizer is too weak and gives rise to the formation of droplets of too large a size and not an aerosol (for example a mist or a mist) comprising (being formed by) droplets (particles) whose size is between 0.05 and 100 μm, preferably between 0.1 and 20 μm (Dso=3 μm).
    Advantageously, the device for inhaling a substance further comprises a valve or an overpressure safety valve connected to the second reservoir so that in the event of too high pressure in the latter, any risk of explosion or damage to apparatus for inhaling a substance is avoided.
    Optionally, according to one embodiment, the apparatus for inhaling a substance further comprises a compressed air cartridge connected to the second reservoir and/or to the atomizer. The presence of such a compressed air cartridge constitutes an additional compressed air (gas) supply acting alone or in parallel with the second reservoir and/or with the atomizer.
    Optionally, according to the invention, the pump can be connected to the compressed air cartridge, in order to be able, when the pump is activated, to supply the cartridge with compressed air (gas).
    Preferably, according to the present invention, said cold liquid atomizer is a fogger or a nebulizer, in particular a cold fogger or a cold nebulizer.
    Within the meaning of the present invention, said first reservoir contains at least one substance to be inhaled in liquid form or in solution and said second reservoir contains a pressurized gas.
    Advantageously, when the cold liquid atomizer of an apparatus for inhaling a substance according to the invention is a fogger or a nebulizer, in particular a cold fogger or a cold nebulizer, no heating must be carried out in order to obtain an aerosol, a smoke or a phase simulating a smoke. According to an embodiment according to the invention, when the cold liquid atomizer is a fogger or a nebulizer, in particular a cold fogger or a cold nebulizer, and that no heating is therefore operated, the aerosol (for example mist or nebulisate) produced when cold contains to a lesser extent or even does not contain the toxic and potentially carcinogenic compounds generated by heating, as is the case with an atomizer of the heating resistor type encountered with current devices for inhaling a substance, in particular with current electronic cigarettes, based on heating a liquid to obtain an aerosol.
    According to an embodiment according to the invention, when the cold liquid atomizer is a fogger or a nebulizer, in particular a cold fogger or a cold nebulizer, to produce an aerosol or smoke or to simulate smoke which would for example be obtained with a conventional cigarette (smoke essentially produced by the combustion of tobacco), the aerosol is not generated by heating but rather when cold by means of an atomizer or a nebulizer, in particular a cold fogger or a cold nebulizer constituting a cold liquid atomizer to give rise to an aerosol in the form for example of a mist or a nebulisate.
    In the context of the present invention, it has been demonstrated that the aerosol leaving the cold liquid atomizer (preferably a cold fogger or a cold nebulizer) preferably has droplets ( particles) whose size is adequate and is between 0.05 and 100 μm, preferably between 0.1 and 20 μm (Dso = 3 μm), in order to reproduce the properties of a smoke which would for example be obtained by combustion, this droplet size being substantially identical from one inhalation to another and the mixture [gas under pressure + substance to be inhaled] being homogeneous.
    It has also been demonstrated that the quantity of substance to be inhaled contained in the aerosol leaving the cold liquid atomizer (preferably a cold fogger or a cold nebulizer) is substantially identical to one inhalation to another.
    According to the present invention, the cold liquid atomizer (for example a cold fogger or a cold nebulizer) gives rise, by atomization, to an aerosol (for example a mist or a nebulisate) having droplets having a droplet size between 0.05 and 100 μm, preferably between 0.1 and 20 μm, preferably between 0.25 and 10 μm, preferably between 0.5 and 5 μm.
    Preferably, according to the invention, said aerosol has droplets having a droplet size distribution D50 equal to 3 μm, preferably equal to 2.5 μm.
    By definition, an "aerosol" is a set of fine particles, solid or liquid, of a substance or a mixture of substances, in suspension/dispersion in a gaseous environment (in suspension/dispersion in a gas).
    By definition, an "atomizer" is an apparatus or device used to finely disperse (reduce to fine particles) liquids, solutions or suspensions. Within the meaning of the present invention, an atomizer has the function of passing a substance from a first state to a second state which is neither liquid nor solid. In particular, within the meaning of the present invention, an atomizer makes it possible to obtain an aerosol as defined above.
    Preferably, an apparatus for inhaling a substance according to the present invention comprises a cold atomizer, in particular a cold fogger or a cold nebulizer. By definition, a “fogger” is a device which, when cold, divides a pressurized liquid into very fine droplets to give rise to a mist. Misting can for example be carried out by spraying (reduction into fine particles) of the liquid using an ultrasound system or a nozzle through which the liquid is fed. By definition, a "nebulizer" can transform liquids into a cloud of extremely fine particles (mist) and this, cold. Nebulization can for example be carried out by using ultrasound, by simultaneously supplying a liquid and a gas (concentric nebulizer or Venturi nebulizer) or by pressurizing a liquid and passing the latter through a head of nebulization (for example a hydraulic nebulizer).
    Advantageously, according to the invention, a gas, a liquid or a gas-liquid mixture reaching an inlet of said cold liquid atomizer, for example an inlet of a cold fogger or a cold nebulizer, has a velocity ( speed) between 0.0025 and 50 m/s, preferably between 0.005 and 25 m/s, preferably between 0.01 and 5 m/s.
    Preferably, according to the invention, a gas gaining an inlet of said cold liquid atomizer, for example an inlet of a cold fogger or a cold nebulizer, has a flow rate of between 5 and 50 Nml/s ( mass flow).
    Preferably, according to the invention, a liquid gaining an inlet of said cold liquid atomizer, for example an inlet of a cold fogger or a cold nebulizer, has a flow rate of between 0.001 and 1 ml/s, preferably between 0.1 and 0.5 ml/s.
    The apparatus for inhaling a substance according to the invention comprises a second reservoir comprising a gas under pressure, preferably air or oxygen or a mixture of air and oxygen under pressure.
    According to the invention, said second reservoir comprising a pressurized gas can be a reservoir in the form of a removable and/or rechargeable gas cartridge.
    Preferably, according to the invention, the trigger comprises a valve or valve.
    Advantageously, according to the invention, the valve or valve of said trigger is placed between said second reservoir and said first reservoir or between said first reservoir and said cold liquid atomizer (for example a cold fogger or a cold nebulizer) or between said cold liquid atomizer (for example a cold fogger or a cold nebulizer) and said mouthpiece.
    The trigger is preferably mounted between said second tank arranged to contain a pressurized gas and said cold liquid atomizer.
    Preferably, according to the invention, the apparatus for inhaling a substance further comprises a device or a chamber for mixing said substance to be inhaled in liquid form or in solution and said pressurized gas.
    Preferably, said device or said mixing chamber is upstream of said cold liquid atomizer (for example upstream of a cold fogger or a cold nebulizer) and is in fluid communication with an inlet of said liquid atomizer Cold. Such a device or mixing chamber allows even more that a homogeneous aerosol comprising the expected quantity of substance to be inhaled is formed and that the size of the droplets (particles) present in the aerosol are adequate.
    Advantageously, provision is made according to the invention for said mouthpiece to be interchangeable. It is in fact provided that different mouthpieces can be connected to an apparatus for inhaling a substance according to the invention.
    Preferably, according to the invention, said mouthpiece is rotatable and makes it possible to close the reservoir containing the substance to be inhaled in liquid form or in solution so that the latter cannot flow out of the device for inhaling a substance . For example, by performing a rotational movement, the mouthpiece closes the reservoir containing the substance to be inhaled in liquid or solution form.
    According to an embodiment according to the invention, a rotational movement of said mouthpiece can make it possible to release an actuating means, for example a handle, of a piston of a manual pump when an apparatus for inhaling a substance according to the invention comprises a manual pump for sucking, injecting and compressing ambient air in the second reservoir arranged to contain a pressurized gas.
    Advantageously, according to the invention, the apparatus for inhaling a substance further comprises a compartment comprising a flavoring or an aromatic substance or nicotine. Preferably, this compartment is in fluid communication with said cold liquid atomizer (for example in fluid communication with a cold fogger or a cold nebulizer). Preferably, this compartment is located downstream of the cold liquid atomizer, the aerosol formed being loaded with aroma or aromatic substance by passing through the compartment. For example, the compartment can include an absorbent material that can be soaked with a flavoring or an aromatic substance or can have walls coated with a flavoring or an aromatic substance. This compartment can be a removable and/or rechargeable element of the device for inhaling a substance according to the invention. This compartment may consist of an outside air intake (outside air inlet) into which an aroma or an aromatic substance may be introduced whether or not present on a support. According to an embodiment according to the invention, this compartment is located at the level of the mouthpiece.
    Preferably, according to the invention, said first reservoir and said second reservoir are concentric.
    Preferably, according to the invention, the apparatus for inhaling a substance further comprises a heating element, for example a resistor or a heating wall. The presence of such a heating element can make it possible to heat/temper the mixture [gas under pressure + substance to be inhaled] and/or the aerosol coming out of the cold liquid atomizer (for example coming out of a cold fogger or a cold nebulizer) so that the user inhales an aerosol whose temperature can for example be close to that of a puff obtained with a conventional cigarette (combustion of tobacco). Such a heating element can advantageously be present at the outlet of the second tank comprising a pressurized gas to compensate for the cooling due to the expansion of the gas when it leaves said second tank. Preferably, according to the invention, such a heating element does not excessively heat the substance to be inhaled in order to avoid or even prevent any generation of toxic and/or carcinogenic molecules by heating to high temperatures.
    Preferably, the apparatus for inhaling a substance according to the invention further comprises at least one air inlet or an outside air intake.
    Optionally, at least one air intake is in fluid communication with the cold liquid atomizer (for example in fluid communication with a cold fogger or a cold nebulizer). According to an embodiment according to the invention, an aromatic or flavoring substance can be introduced into an air intake, for example by means of an element soaked in an aroma and fitting into the air intake. .
    For example, said at least one air inlet or an external air intake is located at the level of the mouthpiece, this in order to increase the volume of air to be inhaled during the use of a device for inhaling a substance according to the invention.
    Preferably, the apparatus for inhaling a substance according to the invention further comprises at least one exhaust or a safety valve or a safety valve, that is to say an opening on/outwards ensuring the exit of a fluid leaving the device to inhale a substance.
    This exhaust avoids any overpressure in the device for smoking and/or any explosion of the device for inhaling a substance.
    According to the invention, said at least one air intake and/or said at least one exhaust comprises a valve or a valve.
    Preferably, according to the invention, the second reservoir comprising a pressurized gas is removable and/or refillable.
    Preferably, according to the invention, the first reservoir comprising at least one substance to be inhaled in liquid form or in solution is removable and/or refillable.
    Advantageously, according to the invention, the cold liquid atomizer, for example a cold fogger or a cold nebulizer, is removable.
    Preferably, according to the invention, the first reservoir comprising at least one substance to be inhaled in liquid form or in solution also comprises at least one additional substance chosen from the group consisting of non-toxic smoke oils, nicotine, propylene glycol , propane-1,3-diol, glycerin, ethanol, water and mixtures thereof.
    It is understood that many other additional substances could be envisaged within the scope of the present invention.
    Preferably, according to the invention, the cold liquid atomizer is a spray fogger, for example an ultrasonic system spray fogger or a nozzle spray fogger.
    Advantageously, according to the invention, the cold liquid atomizer is an ultrasonic nebulizer, a concentric nebulizer or a Venturi nebulizer.
    Optionally, according to the invention, the apparatus for inhaling a substance further comprises an additional cold liquid atomizer, for example a cold nebulizer or an additional cold fogger.
    Preferably, according to the invention, said at least one substance to be inhaled in liquid form or in solution is an aromatic or flavoring substance in liquid form, in the form of an ionized liquid, or in a powder in solution in a solvent. . Any other suitable form of said at least one substance to be inhaled in liquid form or in solution is also the subject of the present invention. According to an embodiment according to the invention, said substance to be inhaled in liquid form can simply be water, possibly distilled water.
    Preferably, the substance to be inhaled in liquid form or in solution is not in the oily or viscous or semi-viscous phase but only in the aqueous phase or in a non-oily, non-viscous or non-semi-viscous solvent.
    According to one embodiment, the apparatus for inhaling a substance according to the invention further comprises at least one additional element chosen from the group consisting of valves and/or valves, a battery, an suction or pressure sensor, an electronic power module, a voltage variator, a temperature controller, a counter for the number of puffs, means of communication with an electronic device such as a computer or a smartphone, a switch controlling said trigger, a mixer, for example a Venturi-type mixer.
    According to the invention, the apparatus for inhaling a substance can also comprise an electronic module for programming the quantity of substance to be inhaled with each puff and/or the volume of gas released with each puff and/or the temperature of the heating element .
    Preferably, according to the invention, the trigger is a mechanical trigger, for example a non-return valve, or an electromechanical trigger, for example a solenoid valve. According to the invention, the trigger, for example a trigger in the form of an (electro-)valve, can be located either between the first reservoir comprising at least one substance to be inhaled in liquid form or in solution and the second reservoir comprising a gas under pressure, either between the second tank comprising a pressurized gas and the cold liquid atomizer (for example a cold fogger or a cold nebulizer), or between the cold liquid atomizer and the mouthpiece . The trigger may be a mechanical trigger of the check valve type. When the user exerts suction at the mouthpiece, the non-return valve constituting the trigger and comprising a return spring passes from a rest position where it is in abutment against a stop to a working position ( the non-return valve is no longer held against the stop). The return spring is arranged in such a way that it exerts sufficient force to maintain the non-return valve in its rest position when the device for inhaling a substance is not in use. The suction exerted by the user at the level of the mouthpiece has the effect of shifting the non-return valve in the direction of the user, of creating a depression in the apparatus for inhaling a substance and, as a result, to allow a certain quantity of gas contained in the second reservoir to reach the first reservoir comprising the substance to be inhaled in liquid form or in solution in order to convey (push) it towards the cold liquid atomizer (for example a cold fogger or a cold nebulizer). The passage of the substance to be inhaled through the cold liquid atomizer gives rise to the formation of an aerosol comprising the substance to be inhaled in the form of fine droplets simulating, for example, the smoke which would be obtained with a conventional cigarette (smoke essentially produced by burning tobacco).
    Preferably, the device for inhaling a substance according to the invention comprises a turbine to increase the flow of air during aspiration performed by the user. According to an embodiment according to the invention, the apparatus for inhaling a substance comprises a battery, which can power a compressor and/or a pump to compress a gas in said second reservoir. Advantageously, according to an embodiment according to the invention, the apparatus for inhaling a substance comprises a shut-off valve located upstream of said cold liquid atomizer, said shut-off valve comprising a second inlet and a second outlet, the second inlet being connected by a first fluidic connection to an outlet of said second reservoir arranged to contain a pressurized gas and the second outlet being connected by a second fluidic connection to a first inlet of said cold liquid atomizer, said shut-off valve being configured to be closed as long as a pressure P1 of said gas under pressure at said second inlet is lower than a minimum reference pressure Pmin and being configured to open when and as long as said pressure P1 of said gas under pressure at said second inlet is greater than or equal to the pressure Pmin.
    Preferably, according to the invention, said pressure Pmin is between 0.1 and 1 bar, more preferably between 0.2 and 0.7 bar, more preferably still between 0.3 and 0.4 bar.
    The presence of such a shut-off valve makes it possible to ensure that the gas pressure at the inlet of said cold liquid atomizer is always equal to or greater than [Pmin — PC] (PC being the pressure drops between the second outlet and the first inlet) when the cold liquid atomizer receives gas from the second reservoir. This makes it possible in particular to form an aerosol (in particular a mist or a nebulisate) having particles (drops/droplets) of sufficiently small size to simulate smoke, for example particles having a diameter of less than 100 μm, preferably particles of size between 0.05 and 100 μm, preferably particles of size between 0.1 and 20 μm (Dso=3 μm). The shut-off valve therefore has the function of ensuring that the cold liquid atomizer always operates with sufficient inlet pressure. Indeed, if the inlet pressure of the cold liquid atomizer is too low, the cold liquid atomizer is no longer able to ensure the obtaining of an aerosol simulating a smoke but gives rise to particles of excessive size (particles having for example a diameter greater than 100 μm) and to “sputtering”, that is to say obtaining a “spit”.
    Preferably, according to an embodiment according to the invention, the apparatus for inhaling a substance further comprises a safety valve comprising an inlet fluidically connected to the second reservoir arranged to contain a pressurized gas and an outlet in fluid communication with a medium external environment, said safety valve being configured to be and remain closed as long as a pressure Pin at its inlet is lower than a predetermined safety pressure Psafety and being configured to open when and as long as said pressure Pin at its inlet is higher than the predetermined safety pressure Psecurite.
    Preferably, the inlet of the safety valve is fluidically connected directly to a wall or to an outlet of said second reservoir arranged to contain a pressurized gas.
    Preferably, according to the invention, said predetermined safety pressure Psafety is between 5 and 20 bar, more preferably between 10 and 12 bar.
    Preferably, according to the invention, said predetermined safety pressure Psafety is not greater than 20 bar.
    The presence of such a safety valve makes it possible to reduce the risk of explosion of all or part of the device according to the invention.
    Advantageously, according to an embodiment according to the invention, the apparatus for inhaling a substance further comprises a pressure regulator located between said second reservoir arranged to contain a pressurized gas and said cold liquid atomizer. A pressure regulator as such is known from the state of the art and is a device which limits the pressure at its outlet to a maximum reference pressure Pmax.
    The presence of such a pressure regulator makes it possible to obtain puffs (puffs) of longer duration than in the absence of such a regulator,
    this for the same pumping energy implemented by a user in order to compress gas (air) in the second reservoir Preferably, according to the invention, said predetermined maximum reference pressure Pmax is between 0.3 and 2 bar, preferably between 0.5 and 1 bar, more preferably between 0.6 and 0.7 bar.
    In all cases, the minimum reference pressure Pmin is lower than the maximum reference pressure Pmax.
    Advantageously, according to an embodiment according to the invention, when the apparatus for inhaling a substance comprises a stop valve, said pressure regulator is located upstream of the stop valve. According to this preferred embodiment, said pressure regulator has for example a third inlet connected by a third fluidic connection to an outlet of said second reservoir arranged to contain a pressurized gas and a third outlet connected by a fourth fluidic connection to the second inlet of said shut-off valve.
    According to a particular embodiment according to the invention, said shut-off valve and/or said pressure regulator and/or said safety valve are located in said second tank arranged to contain a pressurized gas.
    The present invention also relates to an assembly comprising an apparatus for inhaling a substance according to the invention and a recharging station (docking station) of said second tank with gas, in particular air, and/or recharging with electrical energy from the device for inhaling a substance.
    The present invention also relates to a use of an apparatus for inhaling a substance according to the invention to atomize (for example to mist or nebulize) at least one substance to be inhaled.
    These and other aspects of the invention will be clarified in the detailed description of particular embodiments of the invention, reference being made to the drawings of the figures, in which: Figure 1 is a schematic view of a mode for producing an apparatus for inhaling a substance according to the invention.
    FIG. 2A illustrates an embodiment of an assembly E according to the invention comprising a cold liquid atomizer and a first reservoir containing at least one substance to be inhaled in liquid form or in solution.
    Figures 2B and C illustrate another embodiment of an assembly E according to the invention comprising a cold liquid atomizer and a first reservoir containing at least one substance to be inhaled in liquid form or in solution.
    Figure 3 is a schematic view of another embodiment of an apparatus for inhaling a substance according to the invention comprising a shut-off valve.
    Figure 4 is a schematic view of another embodiment of an apparatus for inhaling a substance according to the invention comprising a pressure regulator.
    Figure 5 is a schematic view of another embodiment of an apparatus for inhaling a substance according to the invention comprising a shut-off valve and a pressure regulator.
    Figure 6 is a schematic sectional view of an example of a shut-off valve.
    Figure 7 is a schematic sectional view of an example of a safety valve.
    Figure 8 is a schematic sectional view of an example of a pressure regulator.
    Figure 9 is a schematic sectional view of an example of a trigger.
    Figure 10 is a schematic sectional view of an example of a combination of a pressure regulator and a shut-off valve.
    Figure 11 is a schematic sectional view of an example of a combination of a pressure regulator, a shut-off valve and a safety valve.
    Figure 12 is a schematic sectional view of an example of an apparatus for inhaling a substance according to the invention.
    Figure 13 is a schematic sectional view of another embodiment of an apparatus for inhaling a substance according to the invention.
    Figure 14 is an exploded schematic view of another embodiment of an apparatus for inhaling a substance according to the invention.
    Generally, similar or identical elements are denoted by identical references in the figures. Figure drawings are not to scale or proportionate.
    Figure 1 illustrates an embodiment of an apparatus for inhaling a substance according to the invention. According to this embodiment, the device for inhaling a substance 1 comprises: - a cold liquid atomizer, for example a cold fogger or a cold nebulizer, - an assembly E comprising said cold liquid atomizer and a first reservoir containing at least one substance to be inhaled in liquid form or in solution, said atomizer being in fluid communication with said first reservoir, - a second reservoir 4 comprising a pressurized gas and being in fluid communication with said assembly E, - a mouthpiece 5, one inlet of which is in fluid communication with an outlet of said atomizer and one outlet of which is free, - a trigger 6 arranged to release a quantity of said gas from said second tank 4 and intended for said assembly E, and - a pump P arranged to suck ambient air, inject it and compress it in said second tank 4.
    According to this embodiment, said first reservoir comprises a fluid inlet in fluid communication with an outlet of said second reservoir 4 comprising a pressurized gas. In addition, the device for inhaling a substance 1 comprises a trigger 6. According to a first example, the trigger 6 can be a valve that can be opened by a push button or any other equivalent means that is accessible by the user. According to a second example, the trigger 6 can be a solenoid valve and comprise a suction detector or pressure sensor (not shown), a control unit (not shown) connected to the pressure sensor and an electrical source (for example a battery ) (not shown). According to this second example, when the user exerts suction at the level of the mouthpiece 5, the control unit will measure a depression in the device 1 via the pressure sensor and then authorize the passage of a current towards the solenoid valve (which constitutes the trigger 6) so that the latter moves from a rest position in which it is closed to a working position in which it is open. Since the second tank 4 comprises a pressurized gas and it is in fluid communication with said first tank which is itself in fluid communication with an inlet of the cold liquid atomizer which is itself in fluid communication with the mouthpiece 5, the opening of the solenoid valve creating a depression in the device 1 will give rise to a release of gas from the second reservoir 4, the gas then causing the substance to be inhaled in liquid form or in solution contained in the first tank to an inlet of the cold liquid atomizer. Such entrainment of the substance to be inhaled in liquid form or in solution by a gas facilitates the passage of the latter in the atomizer but also the exit of the aerosol obtained by the mouthpiece 5, which makes the use of this embodiment according to the invention all the more comfortable for the user. The passage of the substance to be inhaled in liquid form or in solution through the atomizer gives rise to atomization such that an aerosol is formed (for example in the form of a mist or a nebulisate) comprising the substance to be inhale in the form of fine droplets and simulating the smoke which would be obtained for example with a conventional cigarette (smoke essentially produced by the combustion of tobacco).
    FIG. 2A illustrates an embodiment of an assembly E according to the invention comprising a cold liquid atomizer 2 and a first reservoir 3 containing at least one substance to be inhaled in liquid form or in solution, said atomizer 2 being in communication fluidic with said first reservoir 3. FIGS. 2B and 2C illustrate another embodiment of an assembly E according to the invention comprising a cold liquid atomizer 2 and a first reservoir 3 containing at least one substance to be inhaled in liquid form or in solution. According to this embodiment illustrated in Figure 2C, the cold liquid atomizer 2 is partially present in the first tank
    3. More particularly, according to this embodiment, a first inlet e1 (gas inlet) of the cold liquid atomizer 2 is in fluid communication with an outlet of the second tank 4 and a second inlet e2 (substance inlet to inhale in liquid form or in solution) of the cold liquid atomizer 2 is in fluid communication with the first reservoir 3 containing the substance to be inhaled in liquid form or in solution. For example, according to this embodiment, the substance to be inhaled in liquid form or in solution reaches the cold liquid atomizer 2 by the Venturi effect, which is due to the passage of pressurized gas through the liquid atomizer at cold 2, which implies that the substance to be inhaled in liquid form or in solution is “sucked up” and reaches the cold liquid atomizer 2 through the inlet e2.
    Figure 3 illustrates another embodiment of an apparatus for inhaling a substance 1 according to the invention. This embodiment comprises the same components as those illustrated in Figure 1 and a shut-off valve 11 located upstream of the assembly E comprising a cold liquid atomizer and a first reservoir containing at least one substance to be inhaled in the form liquid or in solution, said cold liquid atomizer being in fluid communication with said first tank, said shut-off valve 11 comprising a second inlet and a second outlet, the second inlet being connected by a first fluid connection to an outlet of said second reservoir 4 arranged to contain a pressurized gas and the second outlet being connected by a second fluid connection to a first inlet of said cold liquid atomizer, said shut-off valve 11 being configured to be and remain closed as long as a pressure P1 said gas under pressure at said second inlet is lower than a minimum reference pressure Pmin and being configured to open when and as long as said pressure P1 of said pressurized gas at said second inlet is greater than or equal to pressure Pmin.
    Figure 4 illustrates another embodiment of an apparatus for inhaling a substance 1 according to the invention. This embodiment comprises the same components as those illustrated in Figure 1 and a pressure regulator 10 located between said second tank 4 arranged to contain a pressurized gas and the assembly E comprising a cold liquid atomizer and a first tank containing at least one substance to be inhaled in liquid form or in solution, said atomizer being in fluid communication with said first reservoir.
    Figure 5 illustrates another embodiment of an apparatus for inhaling a substance 1 according to the invention. This embodiment comprises the same components as those illustrated in Figure 1 and simultaneously a pressure regulator 10 and a shut-off valve 11, said pressure regulator 10 and said shut-off valve 11 being located upstream of the assembly E comprising a cold liquid atomizer and a first reservoir containing at least one substance to be inhaled in liquid form or in solution, said atomizer being in fluid communication with said first reservoir.
    FIG. 6 is a schematic sectional view of an example of a shut-off valve 11. This shut-off valve 11 comprises a chamber C having a gas inlet Egas, a gas outlet Sgas, an orifice O and a piston PIST to which is connected a needle p designed to cooperate with the orifice O. In the absence of pressure at the Egez gas inlet, the needle p is held in abutment against the orifice O and thus closes this orifice O thanks to the force exerted on the piston PIST by a spring R pre-tensioned in extension. This closed position is maintained as long as a gas pressure at the gas inlet Egas is lower than a minimum reference pressure Pmin. When the gas pressure at the gas inlet Egas becomes greater than the reference pressure Pmin the piston PIST will move to the left by compressing the spring R so that the needle p will no longer close the orifice O, the shut-off valve 11 thus being open and allowing the gas to pass from its inlet Egas to its outlet Sgas.
    Figure 7 is a schematic sectional view of an example of an Ssec safety valve. This safety valve Sséc. comprises a chamber C having a gas inlet Egas, an exhaust to the atmosphere Eatm., an orifice O and a needle p designed to cooperate with the orifice O. The chamber C includes a spring R pre-tensioned in extension to which is connected the needle p. In the absence of pressure at the gas inlet Egas, the needle p is held in abutment against the orifice O and thus closes this orifice O thanks to the force exerted by the spring R pre-tensioned in extension. This closed position is maintained as long as the pressure at the gas inlet Egas is lower than a predetermined safety pressure Psafety. The shut-off valve will switch to the open position as soon as the pressure at the gas inlet Egas is greater than the predetermined safety pressure Psafety, the safety valve Ssec. being thus open and allowing the gas to pass from its inlet Egas to the exhaust to the atmosphere Eatm.
    FIG. 8 is a schematic sectional view of an example of a pressure regulator 10. This pressure regulator 10 comprises a chamber C having a gas inlet Egas, a gas outlet Sgas, an orifice O and a piston PIST to which is connected a needle p designed to cooperate with the orifice O.
    In the absence of pressure at the gas inlet Egas, the needle p is kept at a distance from the orifice O and thus leaves this orifice O open, thanks to the force exerted on the piston PIST by a pre-tensioned spring R in extension. This open position is maintained as long as a gas pressure at the gas inlet Egas is less than or equal to a maximum reference pressure Pmax. When the gas pressure at the gas inlet Egas becomes greater than the maximum reference pressure Pmax, the piston PIST will move to the right, compressing the spring R so that the needle p will close the orifice O, the valve stop 11 being thus closed and no longer allowing the gas to pass from its inlet Egaz to its outlet Sgaz.
    FIG. 9 is a schematic sectional view of an example of a trigger 6. This trigger 6 comprises a chamber C having a gas inlet Egas, a gas outlet Sgas, A seat S and a piston PIST to which is connected a needle p designed to cooperate with the seat S. The needle p extends towards the outside of the chamber to end in a button B. In the absence of action on the button B, the needle p is held in abutment against the seat S and thus closes the passage to the gases, thanks to the force exerted on the piston PIST by a spring R pre-tensioned in extension. To switch to an open position and therefore to allow gas to pass from the Egas inlet to the Sgas outlet, pressure must be exerted by a user on the button B in such a way as to compress the spring R and shift the needle p so that it is no longer in abutment against the seat S.
    Figure 10 is a schematic sectional view of an example of a combination of a pressure regulator 10 and a shut-off valve 11 as described above. According to this embodiment, the pressure regulator 10 is positioned upstream of the shut-off valve 11 and in series with the shut-off valve.
    Figure 11 is a schematic sectional view of an example of a combination of a pressure regulator, a shut-off valve and a safety valve as described above. According to this embodiment, the safety valve is positioned upstream of the pressure regulator, preferably between the second reservoir 4 and an outlet of the pump P. Preferably, the safety valve is mounted directly on or even in the second tank 4.
    Figure 12 is a schematic sectional view of an example of an apparatus for inhaling a substance according to the invention. According to this embodiment, a pump P is fluidically connected to a second reservoir 4 arranged to contain a pressurized gas and being positioned upstream of a pressure regulator 10 to which it is fluidically connected. A Ssec safety valve. is positioned upstream of the pressure regulator 10 which is itself positioned upstream of a shut-off valve 11 to which it is fluidically connected. An outlet of the stop valve 11 is fluidically connected to an assembly E comprising a cold liquid atomizer and a first reservoir containing at least one substance to be inhaled in liquid form or in solution, said atomizer being in fluid communication with said first tank. According to this embodiment, a trigger 6 is positioned between assembly E and said shut-off valve 11.
    Preferably, chamber C has an opening (not shown in the figures) on the spring side of the piston PIST in order to allow ambient air to enter chamber C on this side of the piston PIST.
    Figure 13 is a schematic sectional view of another embodiment of an apparatus for inhaling a substance according to the invention.
    Figure 14 is an exploded schematic view of another embodiment of an apparatus for inhaling a substance according to the invention.
    The present invention has been described in relation to specific embodiments, which are purely illustrative and should not be construed as limiting. In general, it will appear obvious to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the examples illustrated and/or described above.
    The use of the verbs "understand", "include", "compose", or any other variant, as well as their conjugations, can in no way exclude the presence of elements other than those mentioned.
    The use of the indefinite article "un", "une", or of the definite article "le", "la" or "l'", to introduce an element does not exclude the presence of a plurality of these elements.
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    Claims (24)
    [1]
    1. Apparatus for inhaling a substance (1) comprising: - a cold liquid atomizer (2), - an assembly (E) comprising said atomizer (2) and a first reservoir (3) arranged to contain at least one substance to be inhale in liquid form or in solution, said atomizer (2) being in fluid communication with said first tank (3), - a second tank (4) arranged to contain a pressurized gas and being in fluid communication with said assembly (E) , - a mouthpiece (5) in fluid communication with an outlet of said atomizer (2), - a trigger (6) arranged to release a quantity of said gas from said second reservoir (4) and intended for said assembly (E) , and - a pump (P) arranged to suck, inject and compress ambient air in said second reservoir (4).
    [2]
    2. Apparatus for inhaling a substance (1) according to claim 1, wherein an inlet of said first reservoir (3) is in fluid communication with said second reservoir (4).
    [3]
    3. Apparatus for inhaling a substance (1) according to claim 1, wherein a first inlet (e1) of said cold liquid atomizer (2) is in fluid communication with said second reservoir (4) and in that a second inlet (e2) of said cold liquid atomizer (2) is in fluid communication with said first tank (3).
    [4]
    4. Apparatus for inhaling a substance (1) according to claim 3, wherein said cold liquid atomizer (2) is located at least partially in said first reservoir (3).
    [5]
    5. Apparatus for inhaling a substance (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said at least one substance to be inhaled in liquid form or in solution contained in said first reservoir (3) is not present therein under pressure.
    [6]
    6. Device for inhaling a substance (1) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein said second reservoir comprises a porous material, in particular a microporous material, for example a zeolite.
    [7]
    7. Apparatus for inhaling a substance (1) according to any preceding claim, wherein said pump (P) is a hand pump.
    [8]
    8. Apparatus for inhaling a substance according to claim 7, wherein said hand pump (P) is a two-way pump.
    [9]
    9. Apparatus for inhaling a substance according to claim 7 or 8 further comprising an additional piston other than a piston of said pump when it is manual, said additional piston being activated by pressurized gas contained in said second reservoir (4 ), the pressurized gas allowing the additional piston to perform a displacement movement accompanying a movement performed by the extensor muscles of a user during manual pumping performed with said manual pump (P).
    [10]
    10. Apparatus for inhaling a substance according to claim 7 or 8 further comprising a device arranged to transform mechanical energy into electrical energy, in particular a device arranged to transform mechanical energy supplied by a user into electrical energy to activate the pump ( P) when the latter is manual.
    [11]
    11. Apparatus for inhaling a substance (1) according to any one of the preceding claims further comprising a mechanism for closing said second reservoir (4), for example a one-way valve.
    [12]
    12. Apparatus for inhaling a substance (1) according to any one of the preceding claims further comprising a mechanism for closing an inlet or an outlet of said cold liquid atomizer (2).
    [13]
    13. Apparatus for inhaling a substance (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the said cold liquid atomizer, for example a cold fogger or a cold nebulizer, is a cold liquid atomizer arranged to give rise, by atomization, to an aerosol, for example a mist or a nebulisate, having droplets having a droplet size between 0.05 and 100 μm, preferably between 0.1 and 20 μm, preferably between between 0.25 and 10 μm, preferably between 0.5 and 5 μm.
    [14]
    14. Apparatus for inhaling a substance (1) according to any preceding claim further comprising a compartment comprising a flavor or aromatic substance and being in fluid communication with said cold liquid atomizer (2).
    [15]
    15. Apparatus for inhaling a substance (1) according to any one of the preceding claims comprising a shut-off valve (11) located upstream of said cold liquid atomizer (2), said shut-off valve (11) comprising a second inlet and a second outlet, the second inlet being connected by a first fluidic connection to an outlet of said second tank (4) arranged to contain a pressurized gas and the second outlet being connected by a second fluidic connection to a first inlet of said atomizer of cold liquid (2), said shut-off valve (11) being configured to be and remain closed as long as a pressure P1 of said pressurized gas at said second inlet is lower than a minimum reference pressure Pmin and being configured to open when and as long as said pressure P1 of said pressurized gas at said second inlet is greater than or equal to pressure Pmin.
    [16]
    16. Apparatus for inhaling a substance (1) according to claim 15, wherein said pressure Pmin is between 0.1 and 1 bar, more preferably between 0.2 and 0.7 bar, more preferably still between 0, 3 and 0.4 bar.
    [17]
    17. Apparatus for inhaling a substance (1) according to any one of the preceding claims comprising a safety valve comprising an inlet fluidically connected to the second reservoir arranged to contain a pressurized gas, and an outlet in fluid communication with an external surrounding medium , said safety valve being configured to be and remain closed as long as a pressure Pin at its inlet is lower than a predetermined safety pressure Psafety and being configured to open when and as long as said pressure Pin at its inlet is greater than the predetermined safety pressure Psafety.
    [18]
    18. Apparatus for inhaling a substance (1) according to claim 17, wherein the inlet of said safety valve is fluidically connected directly to a wall or to an outlet of said second reservoir arranged to contain a pressurized gas.
    [19]
    19. Apparatus for inhaling a substance (1) according to claim 17 or 18, wherein said predetermined safety pressure Psafety is between 10 and 12 bar, more preferably between 5 and 20 bar.
    [20]
    20. Apparatus for inhaling a substance (1) according to any one of the preceding claims comprising a pressure regulator (10) located between said second tank (4) arranged to contain a pressurized gas and said cold liquid atomizer (2 ).
    [21]
    21. Device for inhaling a substance (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is battery-free.
    [22]
    22. Apparatus for inhaling a substance (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it further comprises a device or a chamber for mixing said substance to be inhaled in liquid form or in solution and said pressurized gas. .
    [23]
    23. An assembly comprising an apparatus for inhaling a substance (1) according to any one of the preceding claims and a station for recharging said second reservoir with gas, in particular air, and/or for recharging the apparatus with electrical energy for inhale a substance.
    [24]
    24. Use of an apparatus for inhaling a substance (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 22 for atomizing at least one inhalant.
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