Tobacco whether manufactured or unmanufactured; tobacco products; tobacco free oral nicotine pouches (not for medical use); cigarettes; cigars; cigarillos; cigarette papers; cigarette covers; cigarette tubes; filters for tobacco products; cigarette rolling machines; hand held machines for making cigarettes; hand held machines for injecting tobacco into paper tubes for smoking; tobacco substitutes, none being for medicinal or curative purposes; chewing tobacco; matches and smokers' articles; electronic cigarettes; liquids for electronic cigarettes; smoker's articles for electronic cigarettes; mouth pieces for electric and/or electronic cigarettes; vaporising devices for tobacco, tobacco products and tobacco substitutes; cigarettes containing tobacco substitutes; tobacco free cigarettes (not for medical purposes); snuff with or without tobacco; snus with or without tobacco; electronic devices for heating tobacco sticks, tobacco products and tobacco substitutes; tobacco sticks, tobacco products and tobacco substitutes for the purposes of being heated; parts and fittings for electronic cigarettes, for vaporising devices for tobacco, tobacco products and tobacco substitutes and for electronic devices for heating tobacco sticks, tobacco products and tobacco substitutes; pouches and cases for carrying electronic cigarettes and electronic devices for heating tobacco sticks, tobacco products and tobacco substitutes; snuff boxes (not of precious metal); snus boxes (not of precious metal).
The invention provides a replaceable cartridge for an aerosol generating device, the replaceable cartridge comprising: a tank for containing a liquid aerosol precursor; an aerosol generating unit for generating an aerosol from the liquid aerosol precursor; a cartridge memory unit adapted to store a set of one or more driving parameters of the aerosol generating unit; and a cartridge communication unit adapted to communicate the set of one or more driving parameters to the aerosol generating device for driving the aerosol generating unit.
A24F 40/10 - Dispositifs utilisant des précurseurs inhalables liquides
A24F 40/30 - Dispositifs utilisant au moins deux précurseurs inhalables structurellement séparés, p. ex. utilisant deux précurseurs liquides dans deux cartouches
The invention provides replaceable cartridge for an aerosol generating device, the replaceable cartridge comprising: a tank for containing a liquid aerosol precursor; an aerosol generating unit for generating an aerosol from the liquid aerosol precursor, wherein the aerosol generating unit comprises a piezoelectric transducer; a cartridge memory unit adapted to store an inhalation metric associated with the aerosol generating unit; and a cartridge communication unit adapted to: receive an inhalation metric update from the aerosol generating device for updating the inhalation metric stored in the cartridge memory unit.
A24F 40/42 - Cartouches ou contenants pour précurseurs inhalables
A24F 40/10 - Dispositifs utilisant des précurseurs inhalables liquides
A24F 40/30 - Dispositifs utilisant au moins deux précurseurs inhalables structurellement séparés, p. ex. utilisant deux précurseurs liquides dans deux cartouches
A61M 11/00 - Pulvérisateurs ou vaporisateurs spécialement destinés à des usages médicaux
The invention provides and aerosol generating system comprising: a first tank for containing a first liquid aerosol precursor; a second tank for containing a second liquid aerosol precursor; an aerosol generation unit in fluid communication with the first and second tanks for generating a first aerosol from the first liquid aerosol precursor and generating a second aerosol from the second liquid aerosol precursor in response to an inhalation of a user; an inhalation sensor arranged to determine a strength of the inhalation; and a electrical circuitry adapted to: generate a control signal to cause the aerosol generation unit to adjust a ratio of an amount of first aerosol generated in response to the inhalation to an amount of second aerosol generated in response to the inhalation based on the strength of the inhalation.
A24F 40/30 - Dispositifs utilisant au moins deux précurseurs inhalables structurellement séparés, p. ex. utilisant deux précurseurs liquides dans deux cartouches
The invention provides an aerosol generating system comprising: a first aerosol generator for generating a first aerosol from a first formulation wherein the first formulation comprises a nicotine formulation, the first aerosol being for inhalation by a user; a second aerosol generator for generating a second aerosol from a second formulation, different from the first formulation wherein the second formulation comprises a flavour formulation, the second aerosol being for inhalation by a user in combination with the first aerosol; and electrical circuitry, wherein the electrical circuitry is adapted to: delay the activation of the first aerosol generator with respect to the activation of the second aerosol generator for a first delay period in response to an inhalation of a user of the aerosol generating system.
A24F 40/30 - Dispositifs utilisant au moins deux précurseurs inhalables structurellement séparés, p. ex. utilisant deux précurseurs liquides dans deux cartouches
The invention provides an aerosol generating system comprising: a first aerosol generator for generating a first aerosol from a first formulation; a second aerosol generator for generating a second aerosol from a second formulation, different from the first formulation; and electrical circuitry, wherein the electrical circuitry is adapted to: alternate the activation of only the first aerosol generator and both the first aerosol generator and the second aerosol generator over a series of inhalations of a user of the aerosol generating system.
A24F 40/30 - Dispositifs utilisant au moins deux précurseurs inhalables structurellement séparés, p. ex. utilisant deux précurseurs liquides dans deux cartouches
An aerosol generating apparatus (1) comprises: a first aerosol generation unit (4) configured to generate a first aerosol from a first aerosol precursor (6); a second aerosol generation unit (5) configured to generate a second aerosol from a second aerosol precursor (7); a power supply (2) arranged to provide power to the first and second aerosol generation units (4, 5); a charging port (9) arranged to receive power from an external power source so as to charge the power supply (2); a first driving circuit 300 configured, in a driving configuration, to drive the first aerosol generation unit (4) to generate the first aerosol; and a second driving circuit 301 configured, in a driving configuration, to drive the second aerosol generation unit (5) to generate the second aerosol. The first and/or second driving circuits are controllably switchable to switch to a charging configuration, and when the first or second driving circuit is in the charging configuration, said driving circuit is configured to transfer power from the charging port (9) to the power supply (2) to charge the power supply.
A24F 40/30 - Dispositifs utilisant au moins deux précurseurs inhalables structurellement séparés, p. ex. utilisant deux précurseurs liquides dans deux cartouches
A24F 40/90 - Leurs dispositions ou leurs procédés spécialement adaptés à la recharge des batteries
The invention provides an aerosol generating system comprising: a tank for storing liquid aerosol precursor; a piezoelectric transducer for generating an aerosol from the liquid aerosol precursor; and electrical circuitry adapted to: generate a driving signal for driving the piezoelectric transducer, wherein the driving signal is defined by one or more driving parameters; and adjust the driving signal to change one or more of the driving parameters so as to produce a target response of the piezoelectric transducer to the driving signal.
There is provided a computer-implemented method for controlling the operation of an aerosol- generating apparatus (1). The aerosol-generating apparatus comprises: a storage portion (32) for storing an aerosol precursor (6), a piezoelectric transducer (100) for aerosolizing the aerosol precursor (6), wherein an aerosolizing surface of the piezoelectric transducer is in fluid communication with the storage portion (32), a communications interface (16) communicatively connected to the piezoelectric transducer (100), and a processor configured to control one or more operational parameters of the aerosol-generating apparatus (1). The method comprises: receiving, at a user device (82) communicatively connected to the communications interface of the aerosol-generating apparatus, data indicative of the one or more operational parameters; receiving, by a user interface of the user device (82), user input indicative of a desired operating outcome of the aerosol-generating apparatus; generating instructions, based on the received data and the received user input, for causing the aerosol-generating apparatus to adjust at least one of the one or more operational parameters to achieve the desired operating outcome; and transmitting the generated instructions to the communications interface of the aerosol- generating apparatus, wherein the processor is configured to execute the generated instructions to adjust the at least one of the one or more operational parameters to achieve the desired operating outcome.
Tobacco whether manufactured or unmanufactured; tobacco products; tobacco free oral nicotine pouches (not for medical use); cigarettes; cigars; cigarillos; cigarette papers; cigarette covers; cigarette tubes; filters for tobacco products; cigarette rolling machines; hand held machines for making cigarettes; hand held machines for injecting tobacco into paper tubes for smoking; tobacco substitutes, none being for medicinal or curative purposes; chewing tobacco; matches and smokers' articles; electronic cigarettes; liquids for electronic cigarettes; smoker's articles for electronic cigarettes; mouth pieces for electric and/or electronic cigarettes; vaporising devices for tobacco, tobacco products and tobacco substitutes; cigarettes containing tobacco substitutes; tobacco free cigarettes (not for medical purposes); snuff with or without tobacco; snus with or without tobacco; electronic devices for heating tobacco sticks, tobacco products and tobacco substitutes; tobacco sticks, tobacco products and tobacco substitutes for the purposes of being heated; parts and fittings for electronic cigarettes, for vaporising devices for tobacco, tobacco products and tobacco substitutes and for electronic devices for heating tobacco sticks, tobacco products and tobacco substitutes; pouches and cases for carrying electronic cigarettes and electronic devices for heating tobacco sticks, tobacco products and tobacco substitutes; snuff boxes (not of precious metal); snus boxes (not of precious metal).
11.
AEROSOL-GENERATING APPARATUS AND METHODS RELATING TO THE SAME
This disclosure relates to an aerosol-generating apparatus (1) configured to generate an aerosol from a consumable (30, 70), comprising an illumination unit (100) configured to generate a plurality of light signals visible to a user of the aerosol-generating apparatus (1), an input device (55) configured for an actuation by the user from a rest position to an active position, and an electrical circuitry (12) configured to control the illumination unit (100) to generate a predetermined sequence of light signals, each light signal of the sequence differing from any other light signal of the sequence. The electrical circuitry (12) is configured to switch the aerosol-generating apparatus (1) between a locked state, in which the electrical circuitry (12) prevents a functionality of the aerosol-generating apparatus (1) from being activated, and an unlocked state, in which the electrical circuitry (12) allows activation of said functionality. The electrical circuitry (12) is configured to store an unlocking pattern which links each light signal of the sequence with an actuation requirement or a non-actuation requirement. The electrical circuitry (12) is configured to switch from the locked state to the unlocked state if the electrical circuitry (12) detects actuation of the input device (55) during the generation of each light signal of the sequence for which the actuation requirement is stored, and the electrical circuitry (12) detects no actuation of the input device (55) during the generation of each light signal of the sequence for which the non- actuation requirement is stored.
The invention refers to a method of manufacturing aerosol-generating articles (70), each article having a front-plug (104) of a target length and having one or more other constituent elements including an aerosol-generating substrate (110), the method involving the provision of a main rod (100) comprising the constituent elements of two articles (70) interconnected by a plug blank (122) having a length exceeding 2x the target length, and making two cuts through the plug blank (122) to split the main rod (100) into two articles (70), the two cuts creating end faces of the respective front-plugs (104) and removing waste material (124) from the plug blank (122) between the two cuts.
An aerosol-generating device comprises a receptacle configured to hold an aerosol-generating material. A microwave heater is disposed within the receptacle and configured to receive power supplied from a power source to irradiate the receptacle with microwave radiation therewith to heat the aerosol-generating material to generate an aerosol for delivery to a user. A Faraday cage assembly prevents the transmission therethrough of microwave radiation emitted within the receptacle by the microwave heater. The Faraday cage assembly comprises an array of through-openings via which said aerosol is deliverable to a user from within the receptacle.
Heat-not-burn (HNB) consumable (70) containing an aerosol-forming precursor (6) at one end (74) thereof which is wider than an opposite end (76) of the consumable (70). There is also provided a method of manufacturing the HNB consumable (70). By increasing the width of the precursor end (74) relative to the opposite end (76) of the consumable (70), the precursor (6) (i.e. reconstituted tobacco) may be compressed by inserting the consumable (70) into a cavity (102) of an HNB device (10) and clamping an outer surface (80) of the consumable (70) by a cylindrical wall (104) of the cavity (102). Therefore, an HNB consumable (70) is provided which reduces the risk or likelihood of the precursor (6) falling out or being pulled out from the HNB consumable (70) into the cavity (102) of the HNB device (10). A HNB device (200) is also disclosed.
A smoking substitute apparatus comprises: a housing having a longitudinal axis; an air outlet provided at a first end of the housing; an air inlet provided at a second end of the housing opposite to the first end; an air flow channel extending through the housing between the air inlet and the air outlet; a heater in fluid communication with the air flow channel. The heater is configured to generate an aerosol from an aerosol precursor. Electrical contacts are provided on a sidewall of the housing and are electrically connected with the heater. The electrical contacts are configured to engage with corresponding electrical terminals on a main body of a smoking substitute system.
A24B 15/30 - Traitement du tabac ou des succédanés du tabac par des substances chimiques par des substances organiques
A24B 15/16 - Caractéristiques chimiques du tabac ou des succédanés du tabac des succédanés du tabac
A24B 15/40 - Traitement du tabac ou des succédanés du tabac par des substances chimiques par des substances organiques comportant un hétérocycle comportant uniquement de l'oxygène ou du soufre comme hétéro-atomes
A24F 40/20 - Dispositifs utilisant des précurseurs inhalables solides
A24F 40/40 - Détails de construction, p. ex. connexion des cartouches et des batteries
An aerosol-generating apparatus (100) comprises a receptacle (106) configured to hold an aerosol-generating material (112). A heater (114) receives power supplied from a power source (118) to heat the aerosol-generating material to generate an aerosol for delivery to a user. A temperature monitor (120, 124, 132) determines at least one temperature at, respectively, at least one part of the aerosol-generating apparatus. A controller (116) calculates a temperature of the aerosol-generating material according to a temperature calculation algorithm using the at least one temperature determined by the temperature monitor. An amount of power supplied to the heater from the power source is controlled, by the controller, based on the calculated temperature of the aerosol-generating material.
A smoking substitute device comprising a heater connected to a main body of the device. The device includes a cap covering at least a portion of the heater. The cap is releasably engaged with a main body of the device. The cap is configured to be released from engagement with the main body of the device using a removal key.
A46B 15/00 - Autres brossesBrosses avec aménagements additionnels
A61M 11/04 - Pulvérisateurs ou vaporisateurs spécialement destinés à des usages médicaux agissant par pression de la vapeur des liquides à pulvériser ou vaporiser
B25B 27/14 - Outils à main ou outillage d'établi, spécialement conçus pour assembler ou séparer des pièces ou des objets, que cela entraîne ou non une certaine déformation, non prévus ailleurs pour assembler des objets autrement que par ajustage à la presse, ou pour les détacher
H05B 3/06 - Éléments chauffants combinés constructivement avec des éléments d'accouplement ou avec des supports
The present invention relates to a smokeless article for oral consumption comprising a pouch enclosing an oral nicotine delivery (OND) formulation, the OND formulation comprising a water insoluble bulking agent and an active component comprising a complex of a sugar alcohol and nicotine. Methods of manufacturing the article and kits comprising the article are also described.
A heat not burn consumable (1) is provided. The consumable includes a tubular vapour generating member (7) defining a channel therethrough. At least an active portion of the vapour generating member is configured to be heated by a heater to produce vapour. The tubular vapour generating member has an inlet to the channel at a first end of the consumable, the first end of the consumable being for cooperation with a heating device. The active portion of the vapour generating member has a sidewall which has a thickness greater than 0.1 mm. This allows for rapid and consistent heating of the vapour generating member. The active portion comprises an amount of an active substance which is between 0.0001 milligrams per mm{circumflex over ( )}2 and 0.02 milligrams per mm{circumflex over ( )}2 of said internal surface area. The vapour generating member has an overall length which is greater than 50% of a total length of the consumable. This may allow for efficient manufacture of the consumable. The consumable also includes an inactive structural tube in axial abutment with the tubular vapour generating member and located downstream of the vapour generating member. A wrapper overwraps the vapour generating member and at least a portion of the inactive tube. This may allow for efficient manufacture of the consumable.
A24D 1/20 - Cigarettes spécialement adaptées aux dispositifs permettant de fumer artificiellement
A24B 3/14 - Façonnage de produits de tabac reconstitués, p. ex. matériaux d'enrobage, feuilles, feuilles simulées, rouleaux, painsForme de ces produits
A24D 3/17 - Filtres spécialement adaptés aux dispositifs permettant de fumer artificiellement
A61M 15/06 - Appareils à inhalation en forme de cigares, de cigarettes ou de pipes
21.
SMOKING SUBSTITUTE DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUSES
A smoking substitute device is provided comprising a body housing a power source, an auxiliary component, and an airflow sensor for detecting airflow through the body. The body includes a coupling portion arranged to receive a consumable and is selectively operable in a shipping mode and an active mode. In the active mode, the power source is configured to supply power to the auxiliary component. In the shipping mode, the power source is restricted from supplying power to the auxiliary component. The body is configured to transition from the shipping mode to the active mode upon detection of a consumable being received in the coupling portion and a flow of air through the body.
An aerosol delivery device includes a first aerosol generator to generate a first aerosol from a first aerosol precursor and to introduce the first aerosol into a first fluid flow pathway, and a second aerosol generator to generate a second aerosol from a second aerosol precursor and to introduce the second aerosol into a second fluid flow pathway. The first aerosol is sized for pulmonary penetration. The second aerosol generator comprises a Venturi aperture to dispense and aerosolise the second aerosol precursor in the second aerosol generator. The second aerosol precursor is a liquid, and the second aerosol is sized to inhibit pulmonary penetration. The second aerosol is transmissible within a mammalian oral and/or nasal cavity. The second aerosol includes an active component for activating at least one of: one or more taste receptors in the oral cavity and one or more olfactory receptors in the nasal cavity.
A61M 15/06 - Appareils à inhalation en forme de cigares, de cigarettes ou de pipes
A24F 40/10 - Dispositifs utilisant des précurseurs inhalables liquides
A24F 40/30 - Dispositifs utilisant au moins deux précurseurs inhalables structurellement séparés, p. ex. utilisant deux précurseurs liquides dans deux cartouches
A24F 40/48 - Moyens de transfert de fluide, p. ex. pompes
A61M 11/04 - Pulvérisateurs ou vaporisateurs spécialement destinés à des usages médicaux agissant par pression de la vapeur des liquides à pulvériser ou vaporiser
An aerosol generating apparatus (1) and a consumable (30) for an aerosol generating apparatus. The aerosol generating apparatus or the consumable comprising a fluid-holding reservoir (32) configured to store a liquid precursor, a heating system (34) for aerosolising the precursor, and a flow path extending from an air inlet (36), through the heating system, to an air outlet (42). The heating system comprises a wick (44) in fluidic contact with the fluid-holding reservoir. The wick has an inner surface (50) defining a bore through the wick, and the bore defines the flow path through the heating system. The heating system further comprises at least one elongate heating filament (52) affixed along at least part of its length to the inner surface of the wick.
Tobacco, processed and unprocessed; Tobacco products; Tobacco-free oral nicotine pouches, Not for medical use; Cigarettes; Small cigars; Cigarette paper; Cigarette cases; Cigarette tubes; Filters for tobacco products; Pocket machines for rolling cigarettes; Pocket machines for inserting tobacco into paper cartridges for smoking; Tobacco substitutes, Not for medical or healing purposes; Chewing tobacco; Matches and smokers articles; Electronic cigarettes; liquids for electronic cigarettes; smoker's articles for electronic cigarettes; mouth pieces for electric and/or electronic cigarettes; vaporizing devices for tobacco, tobacco products and tobacco substitutes; Cigarettes containing tobacco substitutes; Tobacco-free cigarettes, Not for medical purposes; Snuff with or without tobacco; Snus with or without tobacco; electronic devices for heating tobacco sticks, tobacco products and tobacco substitutes; Tobacco sticks, tobacco products and tobacco substitutes for the purpose of being heated; Parts and components for the following products: Electronic cigarettes, Tobacco vaporisers, Tobacco products and Tobacco substitutes, and electronic devices for heating tobacco sticks, tobacco products and tobacco substitutes; Pouches and cases for the carrying of electronic cigarettes and electronic devices for the heating of tobacco sticks, tobacco products and tobacco substitutes; Snuff boxes, not of precious metal; Snus boxes, Not of precious metal.
25.
METHOD PERFORMED BY AN AEROSOL GENERATING APPARATUS
A method performed by an aerosol generating apparatus. The aerosol generating apparatus comprises: a timer which is configured to record elapsed time since the timer was last reset. The aerosol generating apparatus is configured to transition the aerosol generating apparatus from an unlocked state to a locked state if the elapsed time recorded by the timer has reached a lock time limit, wherein when the aerosol generating apparatus is in the unlocked state it can be used to generate an aerosol, and when the aerosol generating apparatus is in the locked state it cannot be used to generate an aerosol. The method includes: the aerosol generating apparatus resetting the timer upon receipt of a signal indicating that a user of the aerosol generating apparatus is verified to use the aerosol generating apparatus; and the aerosol generating apparatus checking whether the elapsed time has reached a pre-lock time limit which is less than the lock time limit, and if the pre-lock time limit has been reached but the lock time limit has not been reached, generating an alert for notifying a user of an impending transition to the locked state.
A method performed by an aerosol generating apparatus. The aerosol generating apparatus comprises: a time counter; and a time counter memory. The method includes: when the aerosol generating apparatus is in a sleep state, periodically incrementing the time counter; receiving a wake- up command for transitioning the aerosol generating apparatus from the sleep state to an operational state, and in response to receiving the wake-up command, transitioning the aerosol generating apparatus from the sleep state to the operational state. Transitioning the aerosol generating apparatus to the operational state includes: reading a current time from the time counter and adding the current time to an elapsed time stored in the time counter memory; and resetting the time counter whilst retaining the elapsed time in the time counter memory.
A device for generating an aerosol from a consumable. The device comprises an inner structure defining a cavity for receipt of a consumable, an outer housing comprising an opening through which the consumable can be inserted into the cavity, and a closure for closing the opening in the outer housing. The closure comprises an outer wall and an inner wall that define a space therebetween. The closure is slideably mounted so as to be slideable between a closed position and an open position. In the closed position each of the inner and outer walls extends across the opening to the cavity to obstruct the opening. In the open position the opening is substantially unobstructed by the closure.
An aerosol generating apparatus (100, 200, 300) comprising: a housing (120); and an aerosol generating unit (140) that is movable in a slot (125) extending into the housing (120), the aerosol generating unit (140) including: a shroud (146) which defines a cavity for receiving a consumable (70), a heating element (152) within the cavity, and a window (150) extending through the shroud (146) and into a portion of the cavity in which the heating element (152) is located, wherein the aerosol generating unit (140) is movable along the slot between a first position in which the window (150) is hidden within the housing (120), and a second position in which the window (150) is exposed from the housing (120) such that the heating element (152) is accessible via the window (150). The extendible nature of the aerosol generating unit (140), coupled with the inclusion of a window (150) in the shroud (146), makes it easier to access the cavity and the heating element (152) contained therein, such that debris can be removed more easily. Further, the shroud (146) itself helps to prevent debris from falling into the housing (120) during cleaning, by helping to hold the consumable (70) together, and at least partially blocking consumable debris from any gaps between the housing (120) and aerosol generating unit (140).
The invention provides an aerosol generating apparatus (100) comprising a body (110) and an aerosol generating unit (120) slidably received in the body, such that the aerosol generating unit is slidable along a movement axis defined by the body between a retracted configuration and an extended configuration. The aerosol generating unit comprises a heating element (130) and a frame (140) for locating a consumable in contact with the heating element. The apparatus further comprises a push-push mechanism (150) connected to the frame and the body, wherein the push-push mechanism is configured to cycle the aerosol generating unit between the retracted configuration and the extracted configuration.
A method of manufacturing an elongate aerosol generating apparatus (210) from plural components comprising: an elongate sub-assembly (200) having a sub-assembly longitudinal axis, the elongate sub-assembly comprising an interaction element (204); and, an elongate external housing (202) having a housing longitudinal axis, the external housing configured to house the sub-assembly, the external housing including a receiving aperture (206), wherein the method comprises the steps of: flexing or tilting a carrying portion of the sub-assembly away from the sub-assembly longitudinal axis such that the interaction element moves in a direction transverse to the sub-assembly longitudinal axis; inserting the flexed or tilted sub-assembly into the external housing along the housing longitudinal axis, such that the interaction element aligns with the receiving aperture; and, unflexing or untilting the carrying portion of the sub-assembly such that the interaction element moves towards the receiving aperture.
The invention refers to aerosol generating apparatus (1) for generating an aerosol from a consumable (70) including a precursor (6), the aerosol generating apparatus comprising a device body (50) and a cap (51), wherein the device body (50) includes a heating element (54) located between a first end (50a) of the device body (50) and second end (50b) of the device body (50), the heating element (54) being operable to aerosolise the precursor when heated, wherein the device body (50) includes an engagement location which is arranged between the heating element (54) and the first end (50a), wherein the cap (51) is configured to be removably attached to the device body (50) at the second end (50b) thereof, and wherein, in an attached position, the cap (51) at least partially covers the heating element (54) and engages the engagement location.
The invention provides an aerosol generating apparatus (1, 100) comprising a body (50) and heating system (52, 110), the heating system comprising an elongate heating element (54, 120) and a frame (130) for retaining a consumable (70) about the heating element, the frame defining a heating chamber (135). The frame comprises a transverse base portion (140) surrounding a base of the heating element and at least one longitudinal side wall (150) connected to the transverse base portion by a concave surface (160).
An aerosol generating apparatus (100, 200, 300) comprising: a device (120, 320) having a first device end (121a) and, opposite thereto, a second device end (121b); a cavity (122, 322) formed in the device, wherein the cavity (122, 322) has a first cavity end (123) proximal to the first device end (121a) and a second cavity end (124) distal to the first device end (121a); an aerosol generating element (126) arranged in the cavity (122, 322); an opening (144, 384) at the first device end (121a), the opening (144, 384) for receiving a consumable (70) into the cavity (122, 322); a closure (140, 340) that is movable between a first position in which the closure (140, 340) obstructs the opening (144, 384), and a second position in which the opening (144, 384) is exposed for receiving a consumable (70) into the cavity (122, 322); and a sensor system (160, 360) configured to detect the position of the closure (140, 340); wherein the sensor system (160, 360) is at the second cavity end (124) or between the second cavity end (124) and the second device end (121b). Advantageously, this means that the sensor system (160, 360) is placed further away from the closure (140, 340), meaning that there is more room around the closure (140, 340) that can be exploited for other mechanisms and purposes.
The invention refers to a cap device (80) for an aerosol generating unit (4), comprising a cover (82) having an aperture (90) therein for providing access for a consumable (70) to a heating chamber (94) of the aerosol generating unit (4), a door (84) movably attached to the cover (82), the door (84) being movable between a closed position in which the door (84) blocks the aperture (90) and an open position in which the door (84) unblocks the aperture (90), wherein the cover (82) has a top surface (82a) which forms an outwardly-facing depression having a raised rim (88), the aperture (90) being located in the top surface (82a), and wherein the door (84) is completely below the level of the rim (88) in the closed position.
The invention refers to an aerosol generating apparatus, comprising: a device body (50) having a heating element (54) for heating a consumable to generate an aerosol therefrom, and a cap device (51). One of the device body (50) and the cap device (51) includes a first arm (104) laterally spaced from and extending parallel to an axis of the aerosol generating apparatus (1) passing through the heating element (54), and the other of the device body (50) and the cap device (51) includes a first cavity (100). The first cavity (100) slidably receives the first arm (104) for moving the cap device (51) relative to the heating element (54) along the axial direction between a closed position in which the heating element (54) is covered by the cap device (51) and an open position in which the heating element (54) is uncovered for cleaning. At least one of the first arm (104) and the first cavity (100) includes a first friction reduction means (120) for reducing friction between the first cavity (100) and the first arm (104).
An aerosol generating apparatus comprising: an internal component (100, 200); an external shell (102, 202) coupled to the internal component (100, 200) and housing at least a portion of the internal component (100, 200); and, one or more anti-torsion protrusions (108, 208) engaged with a corresponding one or more anti-torsion recesses (110, 210) to thereby couple the external shell (102, 202) to the internal component (100, 200) and inhibit rotation of the external shell (102, 202) relative to the internal component (100, 200) about an apparatus axis of the aerosol generating apparatus; wherein each of the anti-torsion protrusions (108, 208) is a rounded protrusion, the rounded protrusion being rounded about a curvature axis parallel to the apparatus axis.
A component for an aerosol-generating apparatus, the component comprising a body having an inner surface defining a chamber for receiving an aerosol-generating consumable, wherein the body is a unitary moulding such that the inner surface is free of split lines. An aerosol-generation apparatus comprising the component.
An aerosol generating apparatus comprising an external shell and an internal component, the external shell housing the internal component, wherein the external shell comprises an inner surface including one or more retention recesses, wherein the internal component comprises an outer surface including one or more retention protrusions, and, wherein each retention recess is engaged with at least one of the retention protrusions to thereby fixedly couple the internal component to the external shell
An aerosol generating apparatus, comprising: a shell which includes a slot; and, a component received in the slot, wherein the shell and the component together form one or more coupling arrangements which couple the shell and the component, wherein each coupling arrangement comprises: a barbed connector including a connector abutment surface; and, a corresponding recess bounded by a recess abutment surface, wherein the connector abutment surface is configured to engage with the recess abutment surface to inhibit removal of the component from the slot.
An aerosol generating apparatus is provided comprising : a cavity (101) arranged within the apparatus for receiving a consumable aligned along an axis of the cavity (101), an aerosol generating unit (4) within the cavity (101) configured to generate an aerosol from the consumable when axially received in the cavity (101), and a rotatable closure member (105) arranged at a mouth of the cavity (101) to control access of the consumable to the cavity (101). The closure member (105) has a bore (107) extending from an entry (108) at one side of the closure member (105) to an exit (109) at an opposite side of the closure member (105). The closure member (105) is also rotatable about a rotation axis between a first position in which the bore (107) is aligned with the axis of the cavity (101) such that a consumable inserted through the bore (107) is further insertable into the cavity (101) for axial reception therein, and a second position in which the bore (107) is misaligned with the axis of the cavity (101) such that the closure member (105) blocks the mouth of the cavity (101) and prevents reception of a consumable therein.
The invention refers to an aerosol generating apparatus, comprising: a device body (50) including a heating element (54) for heating a consumable to generate an aerosol therefrom, and further including a first arm (104) extending parallel to an axis of the aerosol generating apparatus (1) passing through the heating element (54), a cap device (51) including a first cavity (100) slidably receiving the first arm (104) for moving the cap device (51) relative to the heating element (54) along the axial direction between a closed position in which the heating element (54) is covered by the cap device (51) and a cleaning position in which the heating element (54) is uncovered for cleaning, and a spring element (98) for biasing the cap device (51) to the closed position and/or the cleaning position, wherein the spring element (98) includes a first attachment portion (98a) attached to the cap device (51) and a second attachment portion (98b) coupled to the first arm (104).
The invention provides an aerosol generating apparatus (300) comprising a body and heating system (310), the heating system comprising a heating element (320) and a supporting frame (330). The supporting frame comprises a guiding portion (370), wherein the guiding portion has a guide hole (340) for locating a consumable in contact with the heating element, and a heater portion (385), wherein the heater portion defines a heating chamber (350) about the heating element. The guide hole extends from an end face of the supporting frame to the heating chamber, and wherein a width of the guide hole in the guiding portion is less than a width of the heating chamber defined by the heater portion. In a first aspect, a side wall of the supporting frame comprises an aperture (360) for exposing the heating element. In a second aspect the heating element extends at least partially into the guide hole.
An aerosol-generating apparatus is provided comprising: an aerosol-generating unit configured to generate an aerosol from an aerosol precursor, and a processor configured to execute a plurality of processing threads for operating the aerosol-generating apparatus. The plurality of processing threads includes a communications processing thread for administering operating wireless communications, and one or more apparatus control threads for controlling the aerosol-generating unit. The processor is configured to detect a trigger event, the trigger event being one of a plurality of trigger events detectable by the processor The plurality of trigger events comprises a first subgroup of trigger events and the processor is configured to disable one or more functions of the wireless communications upon detection of a trigger event from the first subgroup.
A24F 40/65 - Dispositifs à moyens de communication intégrés, p. ex. à moyens de communication sans fil
H04W 4/80 - Services utilisant la communication de courte portée, p. ex. la communication en champ proche, l'identification par radiofréquence ou la communication à faible consommation d’énergie
The present disclosure relates to a smoking substitute device. The smoking substitute device comprises: an elongate main body, the main body having a body length in a longitudinal dimension that is greater than a body width in a transverse dimension. The main body includes a curved portion having a curved longitudinal axis along the longitudinal dimension. The curved longitudinal axis is fixed.
A smoking substitute apparatus comprises: a housing having a longitudinal axis; an air inlet and an air outlet; a vaporization chamber having a vaporization chamber inlet and a heater. The air inlet and air outlet are in fluid communication through an airflow channel. The airflow channel passes through the vaporization chamber inlet and the vaporization chamber. The heater extends across the airflow channel. The vaporization chamber inlet receives airflow from a radial direction and changes an airflow direction to an axial direction into the vaporization chamber. The vaporization chamber inlet reduces a rate of airflow direction change from the substantially radial direction to the axial direction. The housing comprises a radially-extending wall and the vaporization chamber inlet comprises an axial aperture through the wall. A part of a perimeter of an upstream edge of the axial aperture is filleted to reduce the rate of change of airflow direction.
An aerosol generating apparatus (1) is provided. The aerosol generating apparatus (1) comprises: a housing (102); and a processor (120) and a communication interface (130) in the housing (102). The processor (120) is mounted on a circuit board (122) in the housing (102). The communication interface (130) is for communication with an external device (82) via radiofrequency signals, is communicatively connected to the processor (120) and is disposed at a position within the housing (102) remote from the circuit board (122). The housing (102) comprises a radiofrequency aperture (108) aligned with the communication interface (130) so as to facilitate the exchange of radiofrequency signals between the communication interface (130) and the external device (82).
The present disclosure relates to an aerosol delivery device and system e.g. a smoking substitute device and system. In particular, the present disclosure relates to an aerosol delivery device for forming an aerosol delivery system comprising the aerosol delivery system, a tank for containing an aerosol precursor, and a heater for heating the aerosol precursor. The aerosol delivery device comprises a controller configured to determine a plurality of resistance values of the heater, wherein each of the plurality of resistance values is determined based on a reference resistance of a sense resistor, a measured voltage at a first point between the sense resistor and the heater, and a constant voltage at a second point located at an opposite side of the sense resistor to the first point. The controller is further configured to determine a rate of change of resistance of the heater based on the plurality of resistance values of the heater, and to detect a low liquid level of the aerosol precursor in the tank based on the rate of change of resistance of the heater. An aerosol delivery system comprising the aerosol delivery device as well as a method for detecting a low liquid level of aerosol precursor in an aerosol delivery system are also described. A computer program configured to cause an aerosol delivery system to perform the method for detecting a low liquid level of aerosol precursor is also provided.
Providing incentive award programs through the issuance and processing of loyalty points for purchase of nicotine pouches; providing an incentive award program in connection with the promotion of nicotine pouches
There is provided a heat-not-burn consumable (26) to be used as part of a heat-not-burn aerosol generating apparatus to generate an aerosol that is to be consumed by a user. The consumable (26) has two or more independent storage portions (30, 34) arranged side-by-side, each of which comprises a respective aerosol-forming precursor formulation (32, 36).
A24D 1/20 - Cigarettes spécialement adaptées aux dispositifs permettant de fumer artificiellement
A24F 40/42 - Cartouches ou contenants pour précurseurs inhalables
A24F 40/20 - Dispositifs utilisant des précurseurs inhalables solides
A24F 40/30 - Dispositifs utilisant au moins deux précurseurs inhalables structurellement séparés, p. ex. utilisant deux précurseurs liquides dans deux cartouches
An aerosol generating apparatus (100) is provided. The aerosol generating apparatus (100) comprises a body (102) having a base end (104) and a mouthpiece end (108). The body (102) comprises a battery compartment (120) having an opening (110) at the base end (104) of the body (102) for insertion and/or removal of a battery (118) from the battery compartment (120). The apparatus (100) further comprises an end cap assembly (124) for closing the opening (110) to the battery compartment (120), the end cap assembly (124) being releasably attached to the body (102). The end cap assembly (124) is electrically passive. Also provided is a method of disposal of an aerosol generating apparatus (100), comprising releasing an end cap assembly (124) from a body (102) and removing the battery (118) from a battery compartment of the apparatus (100).
An aerosol generating apparatus (1) is described. The aerosol generating apparatus comprises an aerosol generating unit for generating aerosol; a flow path (58) extending from the aerosol generating unit to an outlet; a manifold frame (100) including a slot (110) in which the aerosol generating unit is positioned; wherein the manifold frame is arranged to communicate airflow to the aerosol generating unit and to communicate aerosol precursor to the aerosol generating unit; wherein the manifold frame includes a pressure relief passage (120) in flow communication with the slot (110), the pressure relief passage configured to discharge aerosol precursor from the slot to reduce pressure in the slot and configured to draw air into the slot to increase pressure in the slot; wherein the pressure relief passage extends from the slot in a direction parallel to the flow path and converges in said direction.
The present disclosure relates to an aerosol generating apparatus 40 comprising a mouthpiece 44, a power supply 50, an aerosol generating unit 48, a controller 60 configured to control the aerosol generating unit to generating an aerosol, and a visual feedback element 62 configured to emit light towards the mouthpiece, wherein the mouthpiece is configured to enable light emitted from the visual feedback element to pass through the mouthpiece and to exit the aerosol generating apparatus.
In some examples, the aerosol generating unit for generating aerosol includes a flow path extending from the aerosol generating unit to an outlet; a manifold frame (100) including a slot (110) in which the aerosol generating unit is positioned; wherein the manifold frame is arranged to communicate airflow to the aerosol generating unit and to communicate aerosol precursor to the aerosol generating unit; wherein the manifold frame (100) includes a pressure relief passage (120) in flow communication with the slot (110), the pressure relief passage configured to discharge aerosol precursor from the slot (110) to reduce pressure in the slot and configured to draw air into the slot (110) to increase pressure in the slot; wherein the pressure relief passage extends to the slot in a transverse direction which is transverse to the flow path; and wherein the pressure relief passage converges towards the slot.
There is provided an aerosol generating unit (1) comprising: a liquid precursor (6); a heating system for generating an aerosol from the liquid precursor; and a liquid communication structure for conveying the liquid precursor to a heating chamber of the heating system. The liquid communication structure comprises a liquid inlet for receiving the liquid precursor and a liquid pathway fluidically connecting the liquid inlet and the heating chamber of the heating system. In a first aspect, the liquid pathway comprises a first funnel (332) and a second funnel provided (334) around the heating chamber. In a second aspect, the aerosol generating unit further comprises a chamber wall (222) with a chamber aperture (224) for fluidically connecting the heating chamber to the liquid pathway and a wick (240) provided along the liquid pathway, wherein the liquid communication structure further comprises a shelf provided between the fluid inlet and the chamber aperture for receiving the wick; wherein the first funnel (332) and the second funnel (334) extend around an axis; wherein the first funnel has a first height, as measured along the axis, and wherein the second funnel has a second height, as measured along the axis, and which is at least 75% of the first height and is up to 125% of the first height.
The present disclosure relates to terminal adaptor connectable to a battery, the battery comprising a positive battery terminal and a negative battery terminal each located on a first end face of the battery. The terminal adaptor comprises: an abutment face configured to abut the first end face of the battery in use; and a terminal face opposite the abutment face, the terminal face comprising a positive terminal region and a negative terminal region electrically insulated from the positive terminal region. The positive terminal region is electrically connectable to the positive battery terminal and the negative terminal region is electrically connectable to the negative battery terminal. An insulating element is interposed between the positive terminal region and the negative terminal region to electrically insulate the positive terminal region from the negative terminal region. The insulating element abuts and upstands from the terminal face. The present invention also provides a battery assembly and a kit of parts each comprising the terminal adaptor and the battery, and an aerosol generating apparatus.
H01M 50/503 - Interconnecteurs pour connecter les bornes des batteries adjacentesInterconnecteurs pour connecter les cellules en dehors d'un boîtier de batterie caractérisées par la forme des interconnecteurs
A24F 40/40 - Détails de construction, p. ex. connexion des cartouches et des batteries
H01M 50/55 - Bornes caractérisées par la position des terminaux sur les cellules sur le même côté de la cellule
H01R 12/71 - Dispositifs de couplage pour circuits imprimés rigides ou structures similaires
An aerosol-generating apparatus (100) comprising a body (110) defining a battery chamber (150) for releasably housing a battery (130) and a cover (120) for sealing the battery chamber (150). The cover (120) is movable from a sealing configuration in which the cover (120) is connected to the body (110) so that battery chamber (150) is sealed to an open configuration in which the battery chamber (150) is exposed. Preferably, the cover (120) is movable from the sealing to the open configuration by a combination of sliding and axial movement. The apparatus (100) comprises a locking mechanism for locking the cover (120) to the body (110) in the sealing configuration. The battery chamber (150) may house two electric contacts (133a, 133b) at an axial end (152) distal the cover (120). The present disclosure also relates to a method of removing a battery (130) from a battery chamber (150) within a body (110) of an aerosol-generating apparatus (100), the method comprising moving a cover (120) attached to the body (110) from a sealed configuration in which the battery chamber (150) is sealed to an open configuration in which the battery chamber (150) is exposed, and removing the battery (130) from the battery chamber (150) by sliding the battery (130) in an axial direction.
An aerosol-generating apparatus comprising: a body including: an air inlet, an aerosol-generating unit and an airflow sensor; wherein the airflow sensor is configured to detect airflow along a flow path fluidly connected to the air inlet such that the aerosol-generating unit is activatable in response to detected airflow; and a blocking element moveable relative to the body between: a blocking configuration wherein the air inlet is blocked preventing airflow to the airflow sensor such that the aerosol-generating unit is inoperable; and a use configuration wherein the air inlet is at least partially unblocked allowing airflow to the airflow sensor such that the aerosol-generating unit is operable; the aerosol-generating apparatus further comprising: a locking element configured to selectively lock the blocking element in the blocking configuration; and a resilient element sandwiched between the blocking element and the body, wherein the resilient element comprises: a biasing portion configured to urge the locking element to adopt a locked configuration where the blocking element is locked in the blocking configuration; and a sealing portion configured to form a seal between the blocking element and the body around the air inlet in the blocking configuration. A method of locking an aerosol-generating apparatus is also provided.
An aerosol generating apparatus is described. The aerosol generating apparatus comprises a body having an internal wall defining a slot; an aerosol generating unit received within the slot, the aerosol generating unit having an inlet flow path at a first end, an outlet flow path at a second end, and a flow path from the inlet flow path to the outlet flow path; and a sleeve configured to extend about the aerosol generating unit from the second end toward the first end so as to seal a gap between the internal wall of the body and the aerosol generating unit, wherein the sleeve includes an end portion configured to engage the second end of the aerosol generating unit and to contact the internal wall of the body; and wherein the end portion defines an end surface of the sleeve which meets the internal wall at a substantially orthogonal angle. There is also described a method of assembling the aerosol generating apparatus.
A heat-not-burn consumable for use with a heat-not-burn unit has two storage portions arranged so that the first storage portion will be located in use between the second storage portion and a heating element of the heat-not-burn unit. Each storage portion has a substrate for generating an aerosol. The substrate of the first storage portion is formed of a different material composition from the substrate of the second storage portion. For example, the first storage portion may have a non-tobacco substrate imbued with a liquid/gel precursor, and the second storage portion may have a tobacco substrate. In use, due to its closer proximity to the heater, the first storage portion will be heated to greater temperatures than the second storage portion and can therefore help prevent the substrate in the second storage portion from overheating and burning. Also provided is a heat-not-burn apparatus having the heat-not-burn consumable and the heat-not-burn unit having the heating element for heating the consumable.
A method for manufacturing a reconstituted plant material includes the steps of extracting a fibrous plant material with a solvent to provide an extract and a fibrous portion, separating the extract from the fibrous portion, forming a base sheet from the fibrous portion, and applying the extract to the base sheet. One or more additional steps may also be included, such as (but not limited to), combining a nicotine salt with the extract, extracting the extract with supercritical carbon dioxide, concentrating the extract to provide a concentrated extract, and/or combining a flavouring contained within a humectant or nicotine contained within a humectant with the extract.
A24B 3/14 - Façonnage de produits de tabac reconstitués, p. ex. matériaux d'enrobage, feuilles, feuilles simulées, rouleaux, painsForme de ces produits
A24B 15/167 - Caractéristiques chimiques du tabac ou des succédanés du tabac des succédanés du tabac sous forme liquide ou vaporisable, p. ex. compositions liquides pour cigarettes électroniques
A24B 15/24 - Traitement du tabac ou des succédanés du tabac par extractionExtraits de tabac
There is disclosed an aerosol delivery device. The aerosol delivery device includes a first aerosol first aerosol sized for pulmonary penetration; and a second aerosol sized to inhibit pulmonary penetration. The second aerosol is transmissible within at least one of: a mammalian oral cavity and a mammalian nasal cavity, and the second aerosol comprising an active component for activating at least one of: one or more taste receptors in said oral cavity and one or more olfactory receptors in said nasal cavity. The second aerosol generator includes a Venturi aperture to generate the second aerosol.
There is disclosed an aerosol delivery device. The aerosol delivery device includes a first aerosol first aerosol sized for pulmonary penetration; and a second aerosol sized to inhibit pulmonary penetration. The second aerosol is transmissible within at least one of: a mammalian oral cavity and a mammalian nasal cavity, and the second aerosol comprising an active component for activating at least one of: one or more taste receptors in said oral cavity and one or more olfactory receptors in said nasal cavity. The second aerosol generator includes a Venturi aperture to generate the second aerosol.
There is disclosed a consumable for a substitute smoking device and a substitute smoking system. The consumable includes an airflow passage between an upstream inlet of the consumable and a downstream outlet of the consumable. The consumable also includes a porous member for passive aerosol generation. The airflow passage is constricted by the porous member to form a narrowed portion of the airflow passage.
There is disclosed an aerosol delivery device. The aerosol delivery device includes a first aerosol first aerosol sized for pulmonary penetration; and a second aerosol sized to inhibit pulmonary penetration. The second aerosol is transmissible within at least one of: a mammalian oral cavity and a mammalian nasal cavity, and the second aerosol comprising an active component for activating at least one of: one or more taste receptors in said oral cavity and one or more olfactory receptors in said nasal cavity. The second aerosol generator includes a Venturi aperture to generate the second aerosol.
There is disclosed a consumable for a substitute smoking device and a substitute smoking system. The consumable includes an airflow passage between an upstream inlet of the consumable and a downstream outlet of the consumable. The consumable also includes a porous member for passive aerosol generation. The airflow passage is constricted by the porous member to form a narrowed portion of the airflow passage.
In another embodiment, the consumable also includes an inner porous member (315) for passive aerosol generation. The airflow passage has an annular portion surrounding at least a portion of the porous member.
There is disclosed an aerosol delivery device. The aerosol delivery device includes a first aerosol first aerosol sized for pulmonary penetration; and a second aerosol sized to inhibit pulmonary penetration. The second aerosol is transmissible within at least one of: a mammalian oral cavity and a mammalian nasal cavity, and the second aerosol comprising an active component for activating at least one of: one or more taste receptors in said oral cavity and one or more olfactory receptors in said nasal cavity. The second aerosol generator includes a Venturi aperture to generate the second aerosol.
There is disclosed a consumable for a substitute smoking device and a substitute smoking system. The consumable includes an airflow passage between an upstream inlet of the consumable and a downstream outlet of the consumable. The consumable also includes a porous member for passive aerosol generation. The airflow passage is constricted by the porous member to form a narrowed portion of the airflow passage.
In another embodiment, the consumable also includes an inner porous member (315) for passive aerosol generation. The airflow passage has an annular portion surrounding at least a portion of the porous member.
In another embodiment, a portion of the airflow passage is located between a porous surface of the porous member and an opposing airflow passage wall. A minimum distance between the porous surface of the porous member and the opposing airflow passage wall is less than 1000 microns.
There is disclosed an aerosol delivery device. The aerosol delivery device includes a first aerosol first aerosol sized for pulmonary penetration; and a second aerosol sized to inhibit pulmonary penetration. The second aerosol is transmissible within at least one of: a mammalian oral cavity and a mammalian nasal cavity, and the second aerosol comprising an active component for activating at least one of: one or more taste receptors in said oral cavity and one or more olfactory receptors in said nasal cavity. The second aerosol generator includes a Venturi aperture to generate the second aerosol.
There is disclosed a consumable for a substitute smoking device and a substitute smoking system. The consumable includes an airflow passage between an upstream inlet of the consumable and a downstream outlet of the consumable. The consumable also includes a porous member for passive aerosol generation. The airflow passage is constricted by the porous member to form a narrowed portion of the airflow passage.
In another embodiment, the consumable also includes an inner porous member (315) for passive aerosol generation. The airflow passage has an annular portion surrounding at least a portion of the porous member.
In another embodiment, a portion of the airflow passage is located between a porous surface of the porous member and an opposing airflow passage wall. A minimum distance between the porous surface of the porous member and the opposing airflow passage wall is less than 1000 microns.
In another embodiment, the consumable also includes a porous member (315) for passive aerosol generation located within the airflow passage. The porous member is tapered along a longitudinal axis of the consumable.
There is disclosed an aerosol delivery device. The aerosol delivery device includes a first aerosol first aerosol sized for pulmonary penetration; and a second aerosol sized to inhibit pulmonary penetration. The second aerosol is transmissible within at least one of: a mammalian oral cavity and a mammalian nasal cavity, and the second aerosol comprising an active component for activating at least one of: one or more taste receptors in said oral cavity and one or more olfactory receptors in said nasal cavity. The second aerosol generator includes a Venturi aperture to generate the second aerosol.
There is disclosed a consumable for a substitute smoking device and a substitute smoking system. The consumable includes an airflow passage between an upstream inlet of the consumable and a downstream outlet of the consumable. The consumable also includes a porous member for passive aerosol generation. The airflow passage is constricted by the porous member to form a narrowed portion of the airflow passage.
In another embodiment, the consumable also includes an inner porous member (315) for passive aerosol generation. The airflow passage has an annular portion surrounding at least a portion of the porous member.
In another embodiment, a portion of the airflow passage is located between a porous surface of the porous member and an opposing airflow passage wall. A minimum distance between the porous surface of the porous member and the opposing airflow passage wall is less than 1000 microns.
In another embodiment, the consumable also includes a porous member (315) for passive aerosol generation located within the airflow passage. The porous member is tapered along a longitudinal axis of the consumable.
In another embodiment, the consumable has a longitudinal axis and includes an airflow passage (308) between an upstream inlet of the consumable and a downstream outlet of the consumable. The consumable also includes a porous member (315) for passive aerosol generation. A longitudinal cross section of the airflow passage includes an inclined portion forming a passage angle with the longitudinal axis of the consumable. The passage angle is greater than zero degrees and less than 90 degrees and a wall of the inclined portion is formed from a porous surface (318) of the porous member.
There is disclosed an aerosol delivery device. The aerosol delivery device includes a first aerosol first aerosol sized for pulmonary penetration; and a second aerosol sized to inhibit pulmonary penetration. The second aerosol is transmissible within at least one of: a mammalian oral cavity and a mammalian nasal cavity, and the second aerosol comprising an active component for activating at least one of: one or more taste receptors in said oral cavity and one or more olfactory receptors in said nasal cavity. The second aerosol generator includes a Venturi aperture to generate the second aerosol.
There is disclosed a consumable for a substitute smoking device and a substitute smoking system. The consumable includes an airflow passage between an upstream inlet of the consumable and a downstream outlet of the consumable. The consumable also includes a porous member for passive aerosol generation. The airflow passage is constricted by the porous member to form a narrowed portion of the airflow passage.
In another embodiment, the consumable also includes an inner porous member (315) for passive aerosol generation. The airflow passage has an annular portion surrounding at least a portion of the porous member.
In another embodiment, a portion of the airflow passage is located between a porous surface of the porous member and an opposing airflow passage wall. A minimum distance between the porous surface of the porous member and the opposing airflow passage wall is less than 1000 microns.
In another embodiment, the consumable also includes a porous member (315) for passive aerosol generation located within the airflow passage. The porous member is tapered along a longitudinal axis of the consumable.
In another embodiment, the consumable has a longitudinal axis and includes an airflow passage (308) between an upstream inlet of the consumable and a downstream outlet of the consumable. The consumable also includes a porous member (315) for passive aerosol generation. A longitudinal cross section of the airflow passage includes an inclined portion forming a passage angle with the longitudinal axis of the consumable. The passage angle is greater than zero degrees and less than 90 degrees and a wall of the inclined portion is formed from a porous surface (318) of the porous member.
In another embodiment, the consumable includes an active aerosol generator (304) for generating a first aerosol from a first aerosol precursor (310), and a passive aerosol generator (305) for generating a second aerosol from a second aerosol precursor (316).
There is disclosed an aerosol delivery device. The aerosol delivery device includes a first aerosol first aerosol sized for pulmonary penetration; and a second aerosol sized to inhibit pulmonary penetration. The second aerosol is transmissible within at least one of: a mammalian oral cavity and a mammalian nasal cavity, and the second aerosol comprising an active component for activating at least one of: one or more taste receptors in said oral cavity and one or more olfactory receptors in said nasal cavity. The second aerosol generator includes a Venturi aperture to generate the second aerosol.
There is disclosed a consumable for a substitute smoking device and a substitute smoking system. The consumable includes an airflow passage between an upstream inlet of the consumable and a downstream outlet of the consumable. The consumable also includes a porous member for passive aerosol generation. The airflow passage is constricted by the porous member to form a narrowed portion of the airflow passage.
In another embodiment, the consumable also includes an inner porous member (315) for passive aerosol generation. The airflow passage has an annular portion surrounding at least a portion of the porous member.
In another embodiment, a portion of the airflow passage is located between a porous surface of the porous member and an opposing airflow passage wall. A minimum distance between the porous surface of the porous member and the opposing airflow passage wall is less than 1000 microns.
In another embodiment, the consumable also includes a porous member (315) for passive aerosol generation located within the airflow passage. The porous member is tapered along a longitudinal axis of the consumable.
In another embodiment, the consumable has a longitudinal axis and includes an airflow passage (308) between an upstream inlet of the consumable and a downstream outlet of the consumable. The consumable also includes a porous member (315) for passive aerosol generation. A longitudinal cross section of the airflow passage includes an inclined portion forming a passage angle with the longitudinal axis of the consumable. The passage angle is greater than zero degrees and less than 90 degrees and a wall of the inclined portion is formed from a porous surface (318) of the porous member.
In another embodiment, the consumable includes an active aerosol generator (304) for generating a first aerosol from a first aerosol precursor (310), and a passive aerosol generator (305) for generating a second aerosol from a second aerosol precursor (316).
In another embodiment, the consumable also includes an aerosol generator for generating an aerosol. An external portion of the aerosol generator is located at the outlet of the consumable.
There is disclosed an aerosol delivery device. The aerosol delivery device includes a first aerosol first aerosol sized for pulmonary penetration; and a second aerosol sized to inhibit pulmonary penetration. The second aerosol is transmissible within at least one of: a mammalian oral cavity and a mammalian nasal cavity, and the second aerosol comprising an active component for activating at least one of: one or more taste receptors in said oral cavity and one or more olfactory receptors in said nasal cavity. The second aerosol generator includes a Venturi aperture to generate the second aerosol.
There is disclosed a consumable for a substitute smoking device and a substitute smoking system. The consumable includes an airflow passage between an upstream inlet of the consumable and a downstream outlet of the consumable. The consumable also includes a porous member for passive aerosol generation. The airflow passage is constricted by the porous member to form a narrowed portion of the airflow passage.
In another embodiment, the consumable also includes an inner porous member (315) for passive aerosol generation. The airflow passage has an annular portion surrounding at least a portion of the porous member.
In another embodiment, a portion of the airflow passage is located between a porous surface of the porous member and an opposing airflow passage wall. A minimum distance between the porous surface of the porous member and the opposing airflow passage wall is less than 1000 microns.
In another embodiment, the consumable also includes a porous member (315) for passive aerosol generation located within the airflow passage. The porous member is tapered along a longitudinal axis of the consumable.
In another embodiment, the consumable has a longitudinal axis and includes an airflow passage (308) between an upstream inlet of the consumable and a downstream outlet of the consumable. The consumable also includes a porous member (315) for passive aerosol generation. A longitudinal cross section of the airflow passage includes an inclined portion forming a passage angle with the longitudinal axis of the consumable. The passage angle is greater than zero degrees and less than 90 degrees and a wall of the inclined portion is formed from a porous surface (318) of the porous member.
In another embodiment, the consumable includes an active aerosol generator (304) for generating a first aerosol from a first aerosol precursor (310), and a passive aerosol generator (305) for generating a second aerosol from a second aerosol precursor (316).
In another embodiment, the consumable also includes an aerosol generator for generating an aerosol. An external portion of the aerosol generator is located at the outlet of the consumable.
In another embodiment, the consumable also includes an aerosol generator for generating an aerosol at an aerosol generation location. The aerosol generation location is substantially at the outlet located at a mouthpiece of the consumable.
There is disclosed an aerosol delivery device. The aerosol delivery device includes a first aerosol first aerosol sized for pulmonary penetration; and a second aerosol sized to inhibit pulmonary penetration. The second aerosol is transmissible within at least one of: a mammalian oral cavity and a mammalian nasal cavity, and the second aerosol comprising an active component for activating at least one of: one or more taste receptors in said oral cavity and one or more olfactory receptors in said nasal cavity. The second aerosol generator includes a Venturi aperture to generate the second aerosol.
There is disclosed a consumable for a substitute smoking device and a substitute smoking system. The consumable includes an airflow passage between an upstream inlet of the consumable and a downstream outlet of the consumable. The consumable also includes a porous member for passive aerosol generation. The airflow passage is constricted by the porous member to form a narrowed portion of the airflow passage.
In another embodiment, the consumable also includes an inner porous member (315) for passive aerosol generation. The airflow passage has an annular portion surrounding at least a portion of the porous member.
In another embodiment, a portion of the airflow passage is located between a porous surface of the porous member and an opposing airflow passage wall. A minimum distance between the porous surface of the porous member and the opposing airflow passage wall is less than 1000 microns.
In another embodiment, the consumable also includes a porous member (315) for passive aerosol generation located within the airflow passage. The porous member is tapered along a longitudinal axis of the consumable.
In another embodiment, the consumable has a longitudinal axis and includes an airflow passage (308) between an upstream inlet of the consumable and a downstream outlet of the consumable. The consumable also includes a porous member (315) for passive aerosol generation. A longitudinal cross section of the airflow passage includes an inclined portion forming a passage angle with the longitudinal axis of the consumable. The passage angle is greater than zero degrees and less than 90 degrees and a wall of the inclined portion is formed from a porous surface (318) of the porous member.
In another embodiment, the consumable includes an active aerosol generator (304) for generating a first aerosol from a first aerosol precursor (310), and a passive aerosol generator (305) for generating a second aerosol from a second aerosol precursor (316).
In another embodiment, the consumable also includes an aerosol generator for generating an aerosol. An external portion of the aerosol generator is located at the outlet of the consumable.
In another embodiment, the consumable also includes an aerosol generator for generating an aerosol at an aerosol generation location. The aerosol generation location is substantially at the outlet located at a mouthpiece of the consumable.
In another embodiment, the outlet is located at a mouthpiece portion of the consumable; and the mouthpiece portion includes a nozzle for control of an aerosol from the aerosol generator.
A61M 15/06 - Appareils à inhalation en forme de cigares, de cigarettes ou de pipes
A24F 40/10 - Dispositifs utilisant des précurseurs inhalables liquides
A24F 40/30 - Dispositifs utilisant au moins deux précurseurs inhalables structurellement séparés, p. ex. utilisant deux précurseurs liquides dans deux cartouches
A24F 40/48 - Moyens de transfert de fluide, p. ex. pompes
A61M 11/04 - Pulvérisateurs ou vaporisateurs spécialement destinés à des usages médicaux agissant par pression de la vapeur des liquides à pulvériser ou vaporiser
The present disclosure relates to an aerosol generating apparatus. A drawback with known aerosol generating apparatuses is that a uniform heating of consumable material may be difficult to achieve. Accordingly, there is provided a heating system (52) for an aerosol generating apparatus, comprising a heating element (54) adapted for insertion into a consumable (70) for the aerosol generating apparatus, having a central part (54a) having a longitudinal extension essentially along the longitudinal axis of the heating element, and a plurality of heating arms (54b), wherein the plurality of heating arms (54b) protrude radially outward from the central part (54a) along the longitudinal extension the heating element (54), wherein each heating arm (54a) comprises two sides surfaces (22a,b), and wherein the two side surfaces (22a,b) of each heating arm (54b) are non-parallel.
There is provided a system comprising: an aerosol generating apparatus (1), a consumable pack (110) having a machine-readable element (112), the consumable pack including at least one consumable (70) for use with the aerosol generating apparatus (1), wherein the machine-readable element (112) includes an identifier code; and a machine-readable element reader (100) operable to read the machine-readable element (112) to acquire the identifier code. A control unit (120) of the aerosol generating apparatus (1) is configured to cause the aerosol generating apparatus (1) to enter a session-enabled mode based on the acquired identifier code, wherein in the session-enabled mode an aerosol generating session is available in response to a user request for aerosol generation in response to a user request for aerosol generation, and to maintain a session count of initiated aerosol generation sessions. The control unit (120) of the aerosol generating apparatus (1) is further configured to enter a session-disabled mode when the session count exceeds a predetermined permitted number of aerosol generating sessions, wherein in the session-disabled mode an aerosol generating session is unavailable in response to a user request for aerosol generation.
A24F 15/00 - Étuis ou boîtes spécialement adaptés aux cigares, aux cigarettes, aux dispositifs permettant de fumer artificiellement ou aux cigarettes à cet effet
A24F 15/01 - Étuis ou boîtes spécialement adaptés aux cigares, aux cigarettes, aux dispositifs permettant de fumer artificiellement ou aux cigarettes à cet effet spécialement adaptés aux dispositifs permettant de fumer artificiellement ou aux cigarettes à cet effet
The present disclosure relates to an aerosol generating apparatus (1). A drawback with known aerosol generating apparatuses is that they lack adaptability of their mode of operation for varying consumables. In spite of the effort already invested in the development of aerosol generating apparatuses/systems further improvements are desirable. Accordingly, the present disclosure provides an aerosol generating apparatus (1) for generating an aerosol from a consumable (70) that comprises a cavity (86) adapted for receiving a consumable (70). In some examples, the aerosol generating apparatus comprises an information reader (80) adapted for reading a machine-readable information (82) arranged outside of the cavity (86) when being read by the information reader (80).
A24F 15/01 - Étuis ou boîtes spécialement adaptés aux cigares, aux cigarettes, aux dispositifs permettant de fumer artificiellement ou aux cigarettes à cet effet spécialement adaptés aux dispositifs permettant de fumer artificiellement ou aux cigarettes à cet effet
A24F 40/65 - Dispositifs à moyens de communication intégrés, p. ex. à moyens de communication sans fil
C09D 11/50 - Encres sympathiques, encres changeant de couleur ou encres similaires
G06K 17/00 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour faire travailler en coopération des équipements couverts par plusieurs des groupes principaux , p. ex. fichiers automatiques de cartes incluant les opérations de transport et de lecture
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SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR AEROSOL DELIVERY AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING
There is disclosed an aerosol delivery system comprising: an aerosol-generating device comprising: a device housing having an open-ended heating chamber configured to receive a carrier cartridge; a heater element disposed within the heating chamber and configured to receive at least a first end of a carrier cartridge, said heating element operable to heat a carrier substrate of a carrier unit of said carrier cartridge to cause release of an aerosol-forming precursor therefrom to generate an aerosol when gas is passed through the carrier cartridge; and a carrier cartridge comprising a carrier unit, said carrier unit comprising a carrier substrate configured to hold an aerosol-forming precursor comprising a nicotine-containing and/or flavoured fluid, gel, wax, or powder. Also disclosed are a carrier cartridge, carrier unit, methods of manufacturing one or more components of said system, and a kit-of-parts for assembling the system.
A61M 11/04 - Pulvérisateurs ou vaporisateurs spécialement destinés à des usages médicaux agissant par pression de la vapeur des liquides à pulvériser ou vaporiser
A24F 40/10 - Dispositifs utilisant des précurseurs inhalables liquides
A24F 40/20 - Dispositifs utilisant des précurseurs inhalables solides
A24F 40/42 - Cartouches ou contenants pour précurseurs inhalables
A24F 40/46 - Forme ou structure des moyens de chauffage électrique
Providing incentive award programs through the issuance and processing of loyalty points for purchase of nicotine pouches; providing an incentive award program in connection with the promotion of nicotine pouches
A smoking substitute apparatus for generating an aerosol, comprising: a housing; an air inlet and an outlet formed at the housing; a passage extending between the air inlet and outlet, air flowing in use along the passage for inhalation by a user drawing on the apparatus; and an aerosol generation chamber containing an aerosol generator being operable to generate an aerosol from an aerosol precursor; wherein the aerosol generator is in fluid communication with a downstream portion of the passage for allowing the aerosol to entrain into an air flow along the passage; wherein the downstream portion of the passage comprises a flow converging section having a curved sidewall tapered towards the outlet, and wherein an upstream end of the flow converging section substantially conforms to a cross sectional profile of the aerosol generation chamber.
The present disclosure provides an aerosol forming article comprising an aerosol forming article comprising a cavity for receiving an aerosol former, an infrared heater in thermal communication with the cavity, where the infrared heater comprises at least one heating element in a halogen-filled enclosure and where the enclosure at least partly circumscribes the cavity. There is also provided an aerosol delivery article comprising: a cavity for receiving an aerosol former, the cavity having a perimeter, and an IR heater comprising at least one heating element for heating the aerosol former. A major portion of the perimeter of the cavity faces away from the heating element(s).
A heating system (100) for an aerosol-generating system, the heating system (100) comprising: a wicking body (110) having a concave surface (112); and a heating element (120) at least partially disposed on the concave surface (112). An aerosol-generating component comprising said heating system (100) and a liquid storage tank. An aerosol-generating device containing said heating system (100) or said aerosol-generating component and an aerosol-generating device comprising a power supply for powering the heating system (100).
A heater assembly (34, 100, 200, 300,432) for an aerosol generating apparatus (1) is provided. The heater assembly (34, 100, 200, 300,432) comprises a wicking body (110, 210, 310) comprising a pocket (111, 211, 311), and a heating element (140, 240) mounted within said pocket (111. 211. 311). Also provided is a kit of parts for forming the heater assembly (34, 100, 200, 300,432). The kit of parts comprises a wicking body (110, 210, 310) comprising a pocket (111, 211, 311); and one or more of heating elements (140, 240), the pocket (111, 211, 311) being configured to house any one of the one or more heating elements (140, 240). Also provided is a method of assembling the heater assembly (34, 100, 200, 300,432), an aerosol generating component (430) comprising the heater assembly (34, 100, 200, 300,432) and an aerosol generating apparatus (1) comprising the component (430).
There is provided an aerosol generating device (100), comprising a consumable chamber (120) for receiving a consumable (200); an IR heating system (130) configured to emit IR radiation into the consumable chamber; wherein the IR heating system is configured to emit IR radiation with a wavenumber in a first wavenumber range or a second wavenumber range, wherein the first wavenumber range is 3600 to 2900 inverse-centimetres, the second wavenumber range is 1700 to 800 inverse-centimetres.
The invention relates to an aerosol generating apparatus (1) for delivering an aerosol to a user, comprising a storage portion adapted to store a precursor, an aerosol generating unit (4) configured to generate the aerosol from the precursor, a detector unit (18, 60) configured to detect a start of a puff and to generate a corresponding puff signal, and an electrical circuitry configured to start the operation of the aerosol generating unit (4) upon receiving the puff signal, and end the operation of the aerosol generating unit (4) before the puff ends.
An aerosol generating apparatus is provided comprising a controller operatively connected to a heater. The heater is configured to heat, according to a power profile, an aerosol precursor provided in a consumable. The controller is configured to: measure usage data relating to a user operation of the aerosol generating apparatus during one or more initial consumable heating cycles; determine the power profile for the heater based on the usage data; and apply the power profile to the heater during a subsequent consumable heating cycle.
An aerosol generating apparatus (1) comprising: an aerosol generating unit (110) operable to generate aerosol; a controller (100) configured to control energy supplied to the aerosol generating unit (110); and a sensing unit (120) for sensing motion of the aerosol generating apparatus and configured to provide a motion signal indicative of the sensed motion to the controller (100). The controller (100) is configured to determine a lack of motion state of the aerosol generating apparatus (1) based on the motion signal from the sensing unit (120), and to commence a standby period of the aerosol generating unit (110) by reducing energy supplied to the aerosol generating unit (110) from an operating energy supply rate of a usage session of the apparatus to a non-zero standby energy supply rate in response to the determination of the lack of motion state. A method and a computer-readable medium for operating an aerosol generating apparatus are also described.
An aerosol generating system comprising a tank (102) configured to contain a liquid aerosol precursor, a heating element (104) configured to aerosolise liquid aerosol precursor fed from the tank to the heating element, and a liquid transfer element (108) comprising one or more primary feed passages (110), the one or more primary feed passages each providing at least a portion of a liquid flow path between the tank and the heating element, each of the one or more primary feed passages having a primary passage inlet (1102) on a tank-facing side of the liquid transfer element and a primary passage outlet (1101) on a heating element-facing side of the liquid transfer element, wherein an outlet cross-sectional area of the primary passage outlet is larger than an inlet cross-sectional area of the primary passage inlet.
An aerosol-generating apparatus (100) comprising: a housing (110); an aerosol-generating unit (120) having a longitudinal axis (105), the aerosol-generating unit (120) defining a heating chamber (130), the aerosol-generating unit (120) including: a base part (122); a top part (124) defining an aerosol-generating unit air outlet (136) from the heating chamber (130); a central part (123) connecting the base part (122) to the top part (124); a heating system (126) for aerosolising liquid aerosol precursor, the heating system being positioned in the heating chamber (130); and an aerosol-generating unit air inlet (171, 172, 173) to the heating chamber (130), the aerosol-generating unit air inlet (171, 172, 173) being located through the central part (123); wherein: the housing (110) at least partially surrounds the aerosol-generating unit (120) to form an inlet air passage (140) in the longitudinal direction; the inlet air passage (140) is located between the aerosol-generating unit (120) and the housing (110); and the inlet air passage (140) is configured to supply air to the aerosol-generating unit air inlet (171, 172, 173)
The present disclosure relates to a heating system and an aerosol generating apparatus. A drawback with known aerosol generating apparatuses is that a sensory effect for the user may diminish over the extended use of a consumable. Accordingly, there is provided a heating system (20) for an aerosol generating apparatus (1) for heating a consumable (70), comprising a plurality of heating sections (22a-h), and a plurality of thermally insulating barriers (24), wherein the heating sections and the thermally insulating barriers are alternatingly arranged, wherein the plurality of heating sections (22a-h) are arranged to heat a consumable (70) in a unique radial section along the longitudinal extension of the consumable, and wherein the plurality of heating sections and the plurality of thermally insulating barriers form a cavity having a uniform inner surface for accommodating a consumable.
Tobacco, whether manufactured or unmanufactured; tobacco products; tobacco substitutes, none being for medicinal or curative purposes; cigarettes; cigarillos; cigars; hand-held machines for making cigarettes; cigarette tubes; cigarette filters; cigarette papers; electronic cigarettes; liquids for electronic cigarettes; matches and smokers' articles..
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SMOKING SUBSTITUTE DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING A SMOKING SUBSTITUTE DEVICE
A smoking substitute device having: a control unit; a battery configured to supply power to the smoking substitute device; a movement sensing component configured to sense movement of the smoking substitute device; and a battery level indicator configured to, when activated, provide an indication of charge remaining in the battery. The control unit is configured to activate the battery level indicator when a predetermined movement of the smoking substitute device is detected using the movement sensing component.
The present disclosure relates to an aerosol delivery device and system eg. a smoking substitute device and system. In particular, an aerosol delivery device comprising a puff sensor configured to detect a user drawing an airflow through the device, a user input device for receiving a input from a user, a power supply, and a controller configured to control the supply of power from the power supply to an aerosol generator for generating an aerosol from a precursor, the controller further configured to switch between a first power mode and a second power mode in response to receipt of a power change user input by the user input device, the controller configured to control the supply of a first power to the aerosol generator in the first power mode and a second power to the aerosol generator in the second power mode, wherein the second power is higher than the first power, and wherein the controller is configured to prevent switching between the first power mode and the second power mode in response to the puff sensor detecting a user drawing an airflow through the device.
An aerosol-generating device comprising: a main body defining a consumable-receiving cavity for receiving an aerosol-generating consumable having a series of longitudinally-spaced indicators; a heater for heating the aerosol-generating consumable; a sensor configured to scan the series of longitudinally-spaced indicators as the aerosol-generating consumable is inserted into the consumable-receiving cavity; and a controller having a memory storing a predetermined series, wherein the controller is configured to make a comparison between the scanned series and the predetermined series and make a selection of an operation mode of the aerosol-generating device based on the comparison.
Provided is a vapour generating system with a heatable ceramic wick (300) for vaporizing a liquid. The wick (300) has an aerofoil shape to provide laminar air flow over the wick (300).
A smoking substitute apparatus is disclosed, having: an air inlet; an outlet; and a flow passage formed between the air inlet and the outlet. A vaporization chamber is in communication with the flow passage, the vaporization chamber having an aerosol generator configured to generate an aerosol from an aerosol precursor by heating. The aerosol generator comprises a vaporizer element loaded with aerosol precursor, the vaporizer element being heatable by a heater and presenting a vaporizer element surface to air in the vaporization chamber. The air inlet, flow passage, outlet and the vaporization chamber are configured so that the cooling rate of the vapor is such that the time taken to cool to 50° C. is not less than 16 ms under certain conditions.
The present invention provides a smoking system apparatus (150) in which there is a valve (190) movable between an open position in which fluid flow from a reservoir to a vaporizer is permitted, and a closed position in which fluid flow from the reservoir to the vaporizer is prevented, the valve configured to move from the closed position to the open position upon engagement of the smoking system apparatus (150) with a main body (120) to form a smoking substitute system (110). Such a system is also provided by the present invention.
Provided is a smoking substitute apparatus with an air seal positioned between a holder which retains a heatable wick and an aerosol delivery conduit for guiding aerosol from the holder region to the user's mouth. The air seal has, at the end farthest from the wick, an inwardly projecting Gurney flap.
The present disclosure relates to an aerosol delivery device and system e.g. a smoking substitute device and system. In particular, the present disclosure relates to an aerosol delivery device comprising a power source a user feedback element and a controller. The controller is configured to control the user feedback element to provide a first feedback when the charge status of the power source drops below a first threshold, and provide a second feedback when the charge status of the power source drops below a second threshold lower than the first threshold. The first feedback is different from the second feedback.
The present disclosure relates to an aerosol delivery system e.g. a smoking substitute system. In particular, it relates to an aerosol generating system comprising a vaporiser, an air flow sensor configured to detect a user inhalation through the system, and a controller, wherein the controller is configured to activate the vaporiser only when the duration of the user inhalation exceeds a predefined duration threshold.
There is provided a heat-not-burn device (100) including a first body portion (130) to which a first heating element (112) is attached; a second body portion (140) to which a second heating element (114) is attached; a heating chamber (120) formed between the first heating element and the second heating element, the heating chamber for receiving a consumable (200) in an insertion direction (105) through a consumable opening (102) in the HNB device; wherein the second body portion is moveable relative to the first body portion to separate the heating elements and expose the heating elements for user access.
There is provided a HNB device (100), comprising: a heater chamber (120) including a plurality of heater elements (140); a consumable cavity (160) formed between the heater elements, the consumable cavity for receiving a consumable (200) in an insertion direction (105); wherein the consumable cavity includes a first section (162) which converges in the insertion direction.
There is provided a HNB device (100), comprising: a consumable cavity (120); an IR heater (140) arranged alongside the consumable cavity, the IR heater for heating a consumable (200) received into the consumable cavity; and an IR reflective surface (150) which extends about the consumable cavity and the IR heater.
Provided is a vapour generating system for use in a smoking substitute apparatus, the system comprising: a reservoir (152a) configured to retain a vaporisable liquid (160a); a wick (162a) in contact with the reservoir (152a), the wick (162a) configured to absorb vaporisable liquid (160a) from the reservoir (152a); a heater, connected to the wick (162a) and configured to vaporise the vaporisable liquid (160a) absorbed by the wick (162a); and an expandable absorbent body (500) which, in its unexpanded form, is separated from the wick (162a) via an air gap (503) and wherein the expandable absorbent body (500), in its expanded form, is configured to contact the wick (162a).
A method of manufacturing a smokeless article is described, along with smokeless articles obtainable by the method. The method includes preparing a precursor blend composition, followed by adding a lubricant selected from stearic acid or a salt thereof to the precursor blend composition and blending the resulting mixture. The smokeless article is useful for oral consumption, e.g. an oral nicotine delivery (OND) article.
A smokeless article is described including a pouch enclosing a content. The content contains powdered cellulose and an active agent and/or flavourant, wherein the powdered cellulose has an average particle size of 100-500 µm. The smokeless article may be used for oral delivery of active agent and/or flavourant to a user. Methods of manufacturing the article, kits and uses are also described.
There is provided a heat-not-burn device having a thermostatic heater control wherein a puff is determined to have occurred by monitoring when a heater activation period exceeds a threshold. Advantageously, it has been found that determining a puff from monitoring the heater activation period against a threshold is able to detect weaker puffs that a flow sensor may miss. For instance, flow sensors may be capable of detecting puffs with an average flow rate of 55 ml/per second, but fail to detect weaker puffs having an average flow rate which is half or a third of that rate. Whereas it has been found that determining a puff based on the heater activation period can provide a more reliable indication of puff detection, particularly for weak puffs. An accurate and reliable puff detection is advantageous for a number of functions. In particular, an accurate and reliable puff detection allows a puff count to be determined during each smoking session. By way of example, the puff count can be used to identify if the smoking session can be extended based on whether a number of puffs has not been exceeded.
G05D 23/24 - Commande de la température caractérisée par l'utilisation de moyens électriques avec un élément sensible présentant une variation de ses propriétés électriques ou magnétiques avec les changements de température l'élément sensible ayant une résistance variant avec la température, p. ex. une thermistance
A smoking substitute device is described. The smoking substitute device is provided with a printed circuit board assembly including a processor; a wire antenna, configured to allow the processor to wirelessly communicate with a remote device; and a battery, for powering the smoking substitute device; and wherein the wire antenna is positioned to solely overlap with a surface area of the printed circuit board assembly.
A24F 40/10 - Dispositifs utilisant des précurseurs inhalables liquides
A24F 40/60 - Dispositifs avec des interfaces utilisateur intégrées
A24F 40/65 - Dispositifs à moyens de communication intégrés, p. ex. à moyens de communication sans fil
G01P 15/02 - Mesure de l'accélérationMesure de la décélérationMesure des chocs, c.-à-d. d'une variation brusque de l'accélération en ayant recours aux forces d'inertie
Provided is vapour generating system having a wick (162) comprising a first wicking material (162a) in contact with a second wicking material (162b). The first wicking material (162a) has a greater porosity than the second wicking material (162b), such that liquid is transported preferentially through the first wicking material (162a).
A method of forming a consumable for use in a smoking substitute device, the method including: providing a machine readable component which stores information associated with the consumable; overmoulding the machine readable component with an overmoulding material to coat at least part of the machine readable component with the overmoulding material; and including the overmoulded machine readable component in the consumable. Associated devices and systems are also disclosed.
B29C 45/14 - Moulage par injection, c.-à-d. en forçant un volume déterminé de matière à mouler par une buse d'injection dans un moule ferméAppareils à cet effet en incorporant des parties ou des couches préformées, p. ex. moulage par injection autour d'inserts ou sur des objets à recouvrir
A24F 40/10 - Dispositifs utilisant des précurseurs inhalables liquides
A24F 40/42 - Cartouches ou contenants pour précurseurs inhalables
