An aerosol-generating device configured to receive a consumable article includes at least one optical element delimiting at least partially a heating cavity, at least one sensing system including an electromagnetic radiation detecting system configured to measure an intensity of an electromagnetic radiation passing through and/or reflected by the optical element, and a controlling system configured to monitor an optical parameter representative of the level of contamination of the heating cavity, based at least on the measured intensity, and trigger an alarm system depending on the parameter. An aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating device and an aerosol-generating article is also provided.
An aerosol generation device 300, comprising a housing 310, a power storage means (330) arranged within the housing, a wireless power receiver 360 coupled to the power storage means and configured to receive a wireless power signal from a wireless power transmitter (420) to charge the power storage means from the received wireless power signal, and an indication unit 370 coupled to the wireless power receiver and configured to indicate to a user, based on a strength of the received wireless power signal, the degree of alignment of the wireless power receiver of the aerosol generation device with the wireless power transmitter when the aerosol generation device is being charged. The indication unit comprises an LED display in which different LEDs are illuminated and/or different colours of LED are provided to indicate the different degrees of alignment.
H02J 50/90 - Circuits ou systèmes pour l'alimentation ou la distribution sans fil d'énergie électrique mettant en œuvre la détection ou l'optimisation de la position, p. ex. de l'alignement
An aerosol generating device includes a power source and an oscillating circuit configured to generate a time varying electromagnetic field for inductively heating a susceptor. A frequency generating circuit of a controller comprises a variable frequency oscillator VFO including a supply voltage terminal configured to receive a regulated supply voltage, a set terminal, and an oscillator output terminal configured to provide an output signal having a frequency that is determined by the resistance between the supply voltage terminal and the set terminal. The frequency generating circuit also includes a switching circuit electrically connected to the power source and configured to drive the oscillating circuit at an operating frequency determined by the frequency of the output signal of the VFO. A variable resistive component such as a thermistor is electrically connected between the supply voltage terminal and the set terminal of the VFO.
The present invention relates to a computer-implemented method for operating an aerosol generating device, the method comprising a step of causing the computer to provide a pattern for usage of the aerosol generating device by a user, wherein the pattern is based on a mode of a session performed by the device.
An aerosol generating device includes a heating assembly. The heating assembly includes a heating compartment arranged to receive an aerosol generating article. The aerosol generating device further includes a lid configured to be moveable by a user to open and close the heating compartment. The aerosol generating device further includes a removeable cover locatable on a body of the aerosol generating device. The aerosol generating device further includes a fastening arrangement. The fastening arrangement is configured to mechanically fasten the removeable cover to the body when the lid is moved by a user to open the heating compartment and to mechanically unfasten the removeable cover from the body when the lid is moved by a user to close the heating compartment.
There is disclosed an aerosol generation device for receiving a consumable article comprising aerosol precursor material, the aerosol generation device comprising: a consumable article receiving region for receiving the consumable article; an electromagnetic radiation source configured to radiate detection electromagnetic radiation into the consumable article receiving region; and a tristimulus colour sensor configured to sense, in use, reflected electromagnetic radiation, the reflected electromagnetic radiation resulting from the detection electromagnetic radiation being reflected by a reflection surface present in the consumable article receiving region.
An aerosol generating article for an aerosol generating device includes an aerosol generating substrate and a filter circumscribed by a wrapper. At least a portion of the filter includes a thermochromic material and a flavouring. The thermochromic material is capable of undergoing a temperature dependent irreversible colour change at or above a threshold temperature to cause a colour change of the at least a portion of the filter.
A charging assembly (12) for an aerosol generating device is described. The charging assembly (12) includes an electrically conductive, tubular, receiving coil for wireless inductive charging of an energy storage device. The coil (20) has a first end (20a) that defines a fluid inlet and a second end (20b) that defines a fluid outlet. The first and 10 second ends (20a, 20b) are electrically connectable to the energy storage device by means of a charging circuit. An air-cooled heat exchanger includes a tubular heat transfer member (32) arranged in a heat transfer space (40) adapted to receive air (or another secondary heat transfer fluid). The heat transfer member (32) has a first end that defines a fluid inlet and a second end that defines a fluid outlet. The fluid inlet of 15 the heat transfer member (32) is fluidly connected to the fluid outlet of the coil (20) and the fluid outlet of the heat transfer member (32) is fluidly connected to the fluid inlet of the coil (20) to define a closed-loop heat transfer circuit. A primary heat transfer fluid is circulated around the closed-loop heat transfer circuit by natural convection.
A tobacco consumable (1) for generating an aerosol comprising a carrier (10), a plurality of first individual portions (11) of an energy release medium, the first portions (11) being arranged with said carrier (10), and a plurality of second individual portions (12) of an aerosol release medium comprising at least one tobacco-based component, wherein each one of the second individual portions (12) is arranged on said carrier (10) in a respective vicinity of one of said first individual portions (11).
A tobacco article comprising a viscous vaporizable material and a support. The support may be formed from one or several rigid sheets arranged or bent to retain the viscous vaporizable material and to form an airflow path.
The present disclosure relates to a method for diagnosing an energy storage unit of an aerosol generating device, the method comprising: applying a periodically varying current to the energy storage unit; measuring a plurality of impedance values of the energy storage unit, wherein each impedance value is measured for one of a set of independently spaced-apart frequencies of the periodically varying current; and determining, based on the plurality of impedance values, whether or not the energy storage unit is suitable for further usage in the aerosol generating device.
H02J 7/00 - Circuits pour la charge ou la dépolarisation des batteries ou pour alimenter des charges par des batteries
H01M 10/42 - Procédés ou dispositions pour assurer le fonctionnement ou l'entretien des éléments secondaires ou des demi-éléments secondaires
H01M 10/48 - Accumulateurs combinés à des dispositions pour mesurer, tester ou indiquer l'état des éléments, p. ex. le niveau ou la densité de l'électrolyte
A package for collating a plurality of smoking articles includes a substantially cuboidal pouch including: front and rear major portions, top and bottom minor portions, and first and second side portions. The pouch is formed from a wrapper folded and sealed by: first, second, and third fin seals extending along the length of the front major portion, the top minor portion, and the bottom minor portion, respectively. The first seal is folded to overlap with each of the second and third seals. The first seal is at a distance from each side portion such that, at each overlap with the second and third seals, the first seal only overlaps with two other layers of the wrapper. A tear tape is attached to the pouch and extends along the front and rear major portions and the first and second side portions. A line of weakening is parallel to the tear tape.
B65D 85/10 - Réceptacles, éléments d'emballage ou paquets spécialement adaptés à des objets ou à des matériaux particuliers pour objets compressibles ou flexibles en forme de baguettes ou tubulaires pour cigarettes
An aerosol generating system includes an aerosol generating device and an aerosol generating article. The aerosol generating device includes a heating chamber and a heater. The aerosol generating article is positioned in the heating chamber. The aerosol generating article includes a porous liquid storage material for storing an aerosol generating liquid. The heater is arranged for heating and vaporising the stored aerosol generating liquid. The aerosol generating device further includes a first electrode and a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode so that at least a portion of the porous liquid storage material is received between the first electrode and the second electrode. The aerosol generating device further includes a controller configured to measure an electrical load between the first electrode and the second electrode and to determine the quantity of aerosol generating liquid remaining in the porous liquid storage material based on the measured electrical load.
An aerosol generating apparatus, especially a personal vaporizer device such as an electronic smoking article, generates an aerosol from a source of aerosol-forming substance. The aerosol generating apparatus includes a receiving portion configured to receive a consumable unit, such as a charge or cartridge including a source of aerosol-forming substance, and at least one locating member for locating the consumable unit within the receiving portion. The at least one locating member is configured to locate or position the consumable unit within the receiving portion such that an airflow path extends along outer sides of the consumable unit and through the consumable unit entering at one end region thereof and exiting from an opposite end region thereof, with the outer sides of the consumable unit being arranged between the one end region and the opposite end region.
A61M 15/06 - Appareils à inhalation en forme de cigares, de cigarettes ou de pipes
B05B 17/00 - Appareils de pulvérisation ou d'atomisation de liquides ou d'autres matériaux fluides, non couverts par les autres groupes de la présente sous-classe
15.
A CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR AN AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE, A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY, AND AN AEROSOL GENERATING SYSTEM
A control circuit for an aerosol generating device is described. The control circuit includes an energy storage device terminal (B+) and a heater terminal (H+; H-). First and second semiconductor switches (Q1, Q2) are electrically connected in series between the energy storage device terminal (B+) and the heater terminal (H+) or between the heater terminal (H-) and ground. A microcontroller unit (20) of the control circuit has a first control terminal (22) and a second control terminal (24). The first control terminal (22) of the microcontroller unit (20) is electrically connected to a control terminal of the first semiconductor switch (Q1) by a first switch circuit (26). The second control terminal (24) of the microcontroller unit (20) is electrically connected to a control terminal of the second semiconductor switch (Q2) by a second switch circuit (28).
A printed circuit board assembly (8) is described. The printed circuit board assembly (8) may be part of an aerosol generating device. The printed circuit board assembly (8) includes a printed circuit board (20) defining a longitudinal direction (Y) and an orthogonal transverse direction (X) that are in the plane of the printed circuit board. A charging integrated circuit (22) is mounted to a first surface (20a) of the printed circuit board (20). A microphone (24) is mounted to the first surface (20a) of the printed circuit board (20). At least part of the microphone (24) physically overlaps with at least part of the charging integrated circuit (22) along both the longitudinal and transverse directions (X, Y).
H05K 1/18 - Circuits imprimés associés structurellement à des composants électriques non imprimés
A24F 40/00 - Dispositifs pour fumer à fonctionnement électriqueLeurs composantsLeur fabricationLeur entretien ou leur testMoyens de recharge spécialement adaptés à ces dispositifs
In a first aspect, the invention is an aerosol-generating device comprising a first illumination means for generating and directing a first light beam and a second light beam onto at least one same portion of an aerosol-generating substrate received by the aerosol-generating device, for generating an aerosol, wherein the first light beam and the second light beam are arranged to generate a first interference pattern on the at least one same portion of the aerosol-generating substrate.
A printed circuit board assembly (8) for an aerosol generating device is described. The printed circuit board assembly (8) comprises a printed circuit board (20). The printed circuit board (20) comprises a pair of energy storage device terminals (B+, B-) located at an edge (2e) of the printed circuit board (20) and a pair of temperature sensor terminals (N+, N-) located at the edge (2e) of the printed circuit board (20). 10 The energy storage device terminals (B+, B-) are electrically connectable to an energy storage device of the aerosol generating device such as a rechargeable battery, for example. The temperature sensor terminals (N+, N-) are electrically connectable to a temperature sensor of the aerosol generating device. The pair of temperature sensor terminals (N+, N-) are located between the pair of energy storage device terminals 15 (B+, B-).
In a first aspect, the invention is an aerosol-generating device comprising at least two light sources emitting light onto at least one same portion of an aerosol-generating substrate received by the aerosol generation device, for generating an aerosol, wherein a first beam-on time of emitting light from the first light source onto the portion of the aerosol-generating substrate is non-overlapping with a second beam-on time of emitting light from a second light source of the at least two light sources onto the least one same portion of the aerosol-generating substrate.
In a first aspect, the invention is an aerosol-generating device comprising at least two light sources for emitting light onto an aerosol generating-substrate received by the aerosol generation device for generating an aerosol, wherein the at least two light sources comprise a first light source configured to emit light with a wavelength within a first range a second light source configured to emit light with a wavelength within a second range, wherein the first range and the second range are different one from another, and wherein the at least two light sources are configured emit light onto at least one same portion of an aerosol generating-substrate received by the aerosol generation device.
An electronic cigarette (1) comprising: a tubular casing (10); a battery compartment (20) within the tubular casing, the battery compartment configured to receive a battery (21); a first partition (30) at a first end of the battery compartment and a second partition (40) at a second end of the battery compartment, the first and second partitions configured to provide an airtight seal to the battery compartment. A sodium carbonate layer (41) may be provided on an inner surface of at least one of the partitions (30, 40) to release carbon dioxide for extinguishing a fire in the battery compartment.
H01M 50/244 - Boîtiers secondairesBâtisDispositifs de suspensionDispositifs de manutentionSupports caractérisés par leur procédé de montage
H01M 50/247 - MonturesBoîtiers secondaires ou cadresBâtis, modules ou blocsDispositifs de suspensionAmortisseursDispositifs de transport ou de manutentionSupports spécialement adaptés aux dispositifs portatifs, p. ex. aux téléphones portables, aux ordinateurs, aux outils à main ou aux stimulateurs cardiaques
Tobacco, raw or manufactured; smoking tobacco, pipe tobacco,
rolling tobacco, chewing tobacco, snus; cigarettes,
electronic cigarettes, liquid for electronic cigarettes,
tobacco vaporizers, cigars, cigarillos; snuff; smokers'
articles included in class 34; cigarette paper, cigarette
tubes and matches; tobacco-free nicotine sachets for oral
administration, not for medical use.
Tobacco, raw or manufactured; smoking tobacco, pipe tobacco,
rolling tobacco, chewing tobacco, snus; cigarettes,
electronic cigarettes, liquid for electronic cigarettes,
tobacco vaporizers, cigars, cigarillos; snuff; smokers'
articles included in class 34; cigarette paper, cigarette
tubes and matches; tobacco-free nicotine sachets for oral
administration, not for medical use.
A heating method is provided for a flat-shaped heating chamber of an aerosol generating device configured to operate with a flat-shaped tobacco article including a substrate part, the substrate part defining two opposite heating surfaces, the heating chamber including two heating elements arranged to face each other, each heating element being designed to extend along substantially the whole area of the respective heating surface. The method includes carrying out a pre-heating phase including powering only one heating element until achieving a target temperature; and carrying out a vaping phase by powering each heating element according to different heating profiles, at least one heating profile including powering of the corresponding heating element within predetermined heating intervals according to a predefined powering value.
A method of operating an aerosol generating device, where the device includes a heating chamber configured to receive an aerosol generating article and an induction heater comprising an induction coil operable to supply an alternating magnetic field to the heating chamber so as to induce eddy currents within a susceptor located in the heating chamber, wherein the method incudes: (a) applying an alternating current at an applied frequency to the induction coil, (b) measuring a characteristic indicative of an impedance of the induction coil while a susceptor located in the heating chamber is moved through a pre-defined motion, (c) determining a minimum reference impedance of the induction coil and a maximum reference impedance of the induction coil using the measured characteristic, (d) measuring a characteristic indicative of an operation impedance of the induction coil, and (e) setting a power delivered by the induction coil using the operation impedance.
An aerosol generation device includes a holding unit configured to receive and aerosolise an aerosol generating substrate, and a charging unit that is connectable to the holding unit. The holding unit includes a heater component and a first charge storage module to power the heater component. The charging unit includes a second charge storage module to power the heater component when the charging unit is connected to the holding unit. A controller is configured to pre-heat the heater component by directing a first power flow from the first charge storage module in a first pre-heating manner when the holding unit is not connected to the charging unit, and pre-heat the heater component by directing a second power flow from the second charge storage module in a second pre-heating manner when the holding unit is connected to the charging unit.
A packet for smoking articles includes an outer casing having a main body and a lid. The main body includes panels cooperatively defining a main compartment having an opening opposite to the bottom panel. A hinge is formed between the lid and a rear panel of the main body such that the lid is moveable between an open position and a closed position. A substantially cuboidal pouch is received within the main compartment such that the pouch protrudes from the main compartment through the opening and, is completely contained within the outer casing when the lid is in the closed position. A tear tape attached to the pouch extends around the pouch such that the tear tape is positioned above the hinge. The tear tape is configured to be pulled by a user to separate a top section of the pouch from a bottom section of the pouch.
B65D 85/10 - Réceptacles, éléments d'emballage ou paquets spécialement adaptés à des objets ou à des matériaux particuliers pour objets compressibles ou flexibles en forme de baguettes ou tubulaires pour cigarettes
29.
METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SUBSTRATE FOR AN AEROSOL GENERATING ARTICLE AND ASSOCIATED SUBSTRATE
The present invention concerns a method for producing a substrate for an aerosol generating article adapted to operate with a heat-not-burn aerosol generating device, the method comprising: - forming (110) a gel portion: by forming (112) a pre-mixture of an aerosol forming agent and a thickening agent; by heating (114) the pre-mixture; by adding (116) water to the pre-mixture; - adding (120) to the gel portion an active substrate portion to form a substrate dough.
A24B 15/12 - Caractéristiques chimiques du tabac ou des succédanés du tabac du tabac reconstitué
A24B 3/14 - Façonnage de produits de tabac reconstitués, p. ex. matériaux d'enrobage, feuilles, feuilles simulées, rouleaux, painsForme de ces produits
A24B 15/14 - Caractéristiques chimiques du tabac ou des succédanés du tabac du tabac reconstitué fait de tabac et d'un agent de liaison non dérivé du tabac
A24B 15/16 - Caractéristiques chimiques du tabac ou des succédanés du tabac des succédanés du tabac
A24D 1/18 - Emploi de produits spécifiés, autres que le tabac, pouvant être fumés
A24D 1/20 - Cigarettes spécialement adaptées aux dispositifs permettant de fumer artificiellement
A24F 40/20 - Dispositifs utilisant des précurseurs inhalables solides
A24B 15/18 - Traitement du tabac ou des succédanés du tabac
A24C 5/01 - Fabrication de cigarettes pour les dispositifs permettant de fumer artificiellement
A device includes a liquid conduit in fluid communication or configured to be brought into fluid communication with a vaporization area, the vaporization area being in thermal communication or configured to be brought into thermal communication with a heater configured to heat an oleaginous, oily or fatty aerosol liquid to generate an aerosol, the conduit being configured to receive the oleaginous, oily or fatty aerosol liquid and to direct the oleaginous, oily or fatty aerosol generating liquid to the vaporization area; and a valve arranged in the liquid conduit configured to selectively control the flow of the oleaginous, oily or fatty aerosol generating liquid to the vaporization area, the valve including an oleophobic surface and a first electrode configured to supply a voltage to the oleophobic surface, wherein the oleophobic surface is configured such that it becomes less oleophobic with an increase in the voltage.
A heating assembly for a vapour generating device includes: a heating chamber arranged to hold an aerosol generating medium; a heater arranged, in use, to provide heating to the heating chamber; and an ejector arranged to controllably eject, in use, the aerosol generating medium from the heating chamber. A vapour generating device includes the heating assembly; and a vapour passage to carry vapour generated in the heating chamber from the heating chamber to an air outlet, wherein at least a portion of the vapour passage is formed by the ejector.
An aerosol generating device includes a cavity adapted for receiving a tobacco article; and a heater including a heating element configured to generate heat and a heat diffusion layer configured to transfer the generated heat to the tobacco article when it is received in the cavity, the heater further including a sensor system that includes at least partially the heat diffusion layer.
An aerosol generating device (100) is disclosed, comprising: a heater (118) configured to heat an aerosol generating substance (124) to generate an aerosol; an air inlet (112) and an air outlet (114) connected by an air channel (A), wherein the heater is positioned in the air channel and the air outlet is arranged to enable a user to draw air through the air outlet to carry generated aerosol towards the user for inhalation; one or more baffles (134) arranged in the air channel, configured to inhibit the flow of droplets (D) in the aerosol through the air channel while enabling the flow of air through the air channel; and one or more exits (136) in the air channel arranged to receive droplets obstructed by the one or more baffles to couple the obstructed droplets out of the air channel.
An aerosol generating device including: a housing having a mouth end and an opposing end, the opposing end having a vent hole; a battery within the housing, the battery having a vent point in an outer surface of the battery, the vent point arranged such that fluid is released preferentially from the vent point during degassing of the battery; and a fluid directing arrangement within the housing. The fluid directing arrangement is configured to define a fluid flow path from the vent point of the battery to the vent hole of the housing.
H01M 50/392 - Aménagements pour faciliter l’échappement des gaz avec des moyens de neutralisation ou d’absorption de l’électrolyteAménagements pour faciliter l’échappement des gaz avec des moyens pour empêcher la fuite de l’électrolyte par les trous d’évents
In a 1st aspect, the invention is an aerosol-generating device comprising receiving means for receiving and heating at least part of an aerosol-generating article for generating aerosol, a first optical marker arranged within the receiving means, and an optical detection means. The optical detection means is arranged for detecting the first optical marker, and for detecting a second optical marker arranged on an aerosol- generating article, when the aerosol-generating article is received by the receiving means.
An aerosol generation device is disclosed, the device (100) comprising a battery (104), a controller (103), a heater (108) and a heater temperature monitor (102), wherein the controller is configured to: control a first power output from the battery to the heater to a first predetermined temperature, the first power output being associated with a first heating up phase of the heater; receive a first set of temperature data from the heater temperature monitor, wherein the heater temperature monitor is configured to collect the first set of temperature data in the first heating up phase; calculate a heating up rate of the heater from the first set of temperature data; receive a second set of temperature data from the heater temperature monitor, wherein the heater temperature monitor is configured to collect the second set of temperature data in a first cooling down phase of the heater; calculate a cooling down rate of the heater from the second set of temperature data; determine a heating profile for an aerosolization session based on the heating up rate and the cooling down rate, wherein the aerosolization session comprises a plurality of stop- start events, and wherein the heating profile comprises a separate cooling down phase and a separate heating up phase for each stop-start event respectively; and operate the aerosol generation device according to the heating profile.
The present invention relates to an aerosol-generating article comprising an aerosol- generating substrate having a base portion lying on a plane; and a top portion arranged at a distance from the plane; wherein an inner surface extends from the base portion to the top portion so as to form a cavity; and light entering the cavity through the plane or emitted from a light source arranged inside the cavity is received on the inner surface, and the present invention further relates to an aerosol-generating device adapted to the article, a system including the article and the device, a method of using the system and the manufacturing method of the article.
A24F 40/42 - Cartouches ou contenants pour précurseurs inhalables
A24F 40/46 - Forme ou structure des moyens de chauffage électrique
A24B 3/14 - Façonnage de produits de tabac reconstitués, p. ex. matériaux d'enrobage, feuilles, feuilles simulées, rouleaux, painsForme de ces produits
A24F 40/20 - Dispositifs utilisant des précurseurs inhalables solides
38.
AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE POWER SYSTEM, AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE, AND METHOD
An aerosol generation device power system (400) is connectable to a heater component (106) and comprises a first energy unit (410) and a second energy unit (420), wherein the first energy unit and second energy unit are connectable to allow the supply of electrical power from the second energy unit to the first energy unit. A controller (430) is configured, based on an estimate of an initiation time of an aerosolisation session, to cause the second energy unit to supply electrical power to the first energy unit for a predetermined period of time in advance of the initiation time and/or from an energy supply commencement time until a time at which the user initiates the aerosolisation session.
The present invention relates to an aerosol-generating device having a non-coherent light source and one or more mirrors adapted to converge non-coherent light emitted by the light source on a portion of an aerosol-generating article inserted into the device; in addition, the present invention also relates to a method of heating at least a portion of an aerosol-generating article in the aerosol-generating device and an aerosol- generating system having the device and an aerosol-generating article.
An aerosol generating device configured to operate with a consumable article includes: a first part, defining a cavity configured to receive the consumable article and to heat the consumable article during a vaping session, the consumable article thereby generating an aerosol; and a second part, separable from the first part and including a grabber, deformable between: an open configuration, for the grabber to grab the consumable article, when the second part is separated from the first part, and a holding configuration, for the grabber to hold the consumable article, such that the consumable article is inserted into the cavity, when the first part and the second part are assembled.
A24F 40/40 - Détails de construction, p. ex. connexion des cartouches et des batteries
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 40/10 - Dispositifs utilisant des précurseurs inhalables liquides
B65D 25/10 - Dispositifs pour placer les objets dans les réceptacles
An aerosol generating device (10) is described. The aerosol generating device (10) includes a first body (12) adapted to receive, in use, an aerosol generating article (100), and a second body (40) removably connected to the first body (12). The second body (40) includes an energy storage device such as a rechargeable battery, a charging assembly that includes a power receiver, and a thermoelectric element arranged adjacent to the power receiver and/or the energy storage device.
The present invention provides an aerosol-generating device (300), comprising: a housing (310); a heating chamber (380) configured to at least partially contain an aerosol-generating article, and to heat the portion of the aerosol-generating article (200) inserted in the heating chamber (380); an airflow pathway (390) configured to guide air across the heating chamber (380); an opening (350) provided at a proximal end of the airflow pathway (390); and a sensing unit (360), comprising a sensor (362), the sensor (362) being arranged such that it is configured to obtain information related to presence and/or content of one or more volatile alcohols, or one or more volatile organic compounds, deposited in at least a portion of the aerosol-generating article (200), and/or at least a part of the opening (350).
The present invention concerns an aerosol generating device configured to operate with a flat-shaped tobacco article including a substrate portion. The device includes:
a heating chamber extending according to a chamber axis and configured to receive the substrate portion of the tobacco article, the heating chamber having a heating plate defining two opposite edges extending according to the chamber;
a supporting structure extending along the chamber axis and comprising two recess portions facing one another, each recess portion being adapted to receive at least a part of one of said edges of the heating plate and delimited by two opposite retention sides designed to retain the corresponding edge; and
at least one retention side of each recess portion being inclined in respect with a transversal axis parallel to the heating plate and perpendicular to the chamber axis.
The apparatus (42) is configured for manufacturing a reception cup (14) for an aerosol generating device (10), the reception cup (14) being intended to receive an aerosol generating article, the apparatus (42) comprising: - a holding system (50) comprising a holding tool (52) configured for holding the reception cup (14); - a coating system (60) comprising an internal coating tool (62) extending along an internal coating tool axis and configured for making an internal antiadhesive coating of the reception cup (14), such that the internal antiadhesive coating covers an internal surface of a tubular reception wall (16) of the reception cup (14), the internal antiadhesive coating being able to prevent the adhesion upon heating of an aerosol generating substrate of the aerosol generating article onto the internal surface.
The present invention provides an aerosol-generating device comprising, a housing comprising a plurality of walls to define an internal space, a power storage means arranged within the housing, wireless charging receiver comprising a coil or antenna array capable of receiving power in a wireless manner, a control circuitry in communication with the wireless charging receiver, wherein the control circuitry is configured to manage a charging of the power storage means; and wherein the coil or the antenna array is provided in one of the walls of the housing to enable dissipation of heat.
A cylindrical ceramic wick for an aerosol generating device includes a hollow core and a base, wherein the base includes at least one indentation arranged such that, when, in use, the indentation engages with a cylindrical cup, an airflow path for allowing air to flow from the exterior of the wick into the hollow core is defined.
An electronic cigarette wireless charger (2) is disclosed comprising: a coil (14) configured to inductively charge an electronic cigarette; a position indicator that locates an electronic cigarette (28) so that it is correctly positioned with respect to the induction coil (14) for wireless charging; and a plurality of sensors (22a to 22f) configured to detect the position of one or more corresponding measurable features of an electronic cigarette (28).
H02J 7/00 - Circuits pour la charge ou la dépolarisation des batteries ou pour alimenter des charges par des batteries
A24F 40/90 - Leurs dispositions ou leurs procédés spécialement adaptés à la recharge des batteries
H02J 50/90 - Circuits ou systèmes pour l'alimentation ou la distribution sans fil d'énergie électrique mettant en œuvre la détection ou l'optimisation de la position, p. ex. de l'alignement
48.
Method of an Aerosol Generation Device, Method of an Aerosol Generation Device Case, Aerosol Generation Device and Aerosol Generation Device Case
A method of an aerosol generation device includes—determining whether the aerosol generation device is connected to an aerosol generation device case for a first time; —and in a case where the aerosol generation device is connected to the aerosol generation device case for a first time, pairing with the aerosol generation device case by: transmitting, to the aerosol generation device case, an identifier of the aerosol generation device; receiving, from the aerosol generation device case, an identifier of the aerosol generation device case; storing the received identifier in a memory section of the aerosol generation device; and establishing a wireless communication link with the paired aerosol generation device case.
A24F 40/65 - Dispositifs à moyens de communication intégrés, p. ex. à moyens de communication sans fil
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 40/60 - Dispositifs avec des interfaces utilisateur intégrées
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
49.
A Tobacco Article Comprising a Coloured Wrapper External Surface and a Related Aerosol Generating Assembly
A tobacco article for a heat-not-burn aerosol generating device. The aerosol generating device may include one or several heating elements. The tobacco article—may include a tobacco substrate portion, and wrapper wrapping the tobacco substrate portion and defining a wrapper external surface intended to be in contact or face at least partially each heating element. The wrapper's external surface is at least partially coloured by a colour such that an emissivity value for an infrared thermometer readings is higher than 0.85.
A method of controlling an aerosol generating system (10), the method comprising: heating (50) a liquid aerosol generating substrate during a first user inhalation to generate an inhalable aerosol, measuring (52) a pressure in a flow path (34) of the aerosol generating system (10) during the first user inhalation to obtain a signal (53) representative of pressure, cumulatively integrating (54) said signal (53) representative of pressure during the first user inhalation, and terminating (56) the heating of the liquid aerosol generating substrate during a user inhalation based on the cumulative integral of the measured pressure.
Tobacco, raw or manufactured; smoking tobacco, pipe tobacco,
rolling tobacco, chewing tobacco, snus; cigarettes,
electronic cigarettes, liquid for electronic cigarettes,
tobacco vaporizer, cigars, cigarillos; snuff; smokers'
articles included in class 34; cigarette paper, cigarette
tubes and matches; tobacco sticks, tobacco products for the
purpose of being heated; processed tobacco containers
(receptacles); electronic devices and parts for heating
tobacco, cigarettes; sticks containing tobacco and sticks
containing tobacco substitutes; tobacco substitutes, not for
medical use; tobacco-free nicotine sachets for oral
administration, not for medical use; cases for electronic
cigarettes, accessories for electronic cigarettes, tips for
electronic cigarettes, flavorings other than essential oils,
for use in electronic cigarettes, cartridges filled with
liquid for electronic cigarettes, electronic liquid pods,
liquid nicotine solutions for electronic cigarettes.
52.
Aerosol Generating Device Comprising a Heating Plate Comprising a Ceramic Part and a Metal Part and Associated Method for Controlling
An aerosol generating device configured to operate with a flat-shaped tobacco article and includes a flat-shaped heating chamber.
An aerosol generating device configured to operate with a flat-shaped tobacco article and includes a flat-shaped heating chamber.
The heating chamber is configured to receive the flat-shaped tobacco article and includes a heating plate forming at least partially a wall of the heating chamber.
An aerosol generating device configured to operate with a flat-shaped tobacco article and includes a flat-shaped heating chamber.
The heating chamber is configured to receive the flat-shaped tobacco article and includes a heating plate forming at least partially a wall of the heating chamber.
The heating plate comprising includes a ceramic part and a metal part different from the ceramic part and engaged with the ceramic part, both parts being arranged to heat the flat-shaped tobacco article.
A heated tobacco device includes: an oven for an aerosol generating heat-not-burn consumable article, a closure device including: a closure member mobile between: a closed position, and an open position, an actuator making the closure member mobile move from the open position toward the closed position, wherein: the actuator includes a mass mechanically linked to the closure member, so that, upon tilting of the heated tobacco device in at least one direction, the mass moves under action of its own weight, thereby making the closure member mobile move from the open position toward the closed position. The closure device includes a locker triggerable, upon reaching of the closed position by the closure member, so as to lock the closure member in the closed position.
The method is for producing an aerosol generating material using a paste containing solid plant material mixed with water, aerosol former and binder. The method comprises the successive steps of: - laminating the paste to form a laminated sheet of defined thickness, - drying the laminated sheet to a first water content, - reducing the laminated sheet into particles and, - drying the particles to a second water content strictly lower than the first water content.
A24B 3/14 - Façonnage de produits de tabac reconstitués, p. ex. matériaux d'enrobage, feuilles, feuilles simulées, rouleaux, painsForme de ces produits
A24B 9/00 - Commande du degré d'humidité des produits à base de tabac, p. ex. cigares, cigarettes, tabac pour la pipe
A24B 15/10 - Caractéristiques chimiques du tabac ou des succédanés du tabac
A24B 15/12 - Caractéristiques chimiques du tabac ou des succédanés du tabac du tabac reconstitué
A24B 15/14 - Caractéristiques chimiques du tabac ou des succédanés du tabac du tabac reconstitué fait de tabac et d'un agent de liaison non dérivé du tabac
A24D 1/20 - Cigarettes spécialement adaptées aux dispositifs permettant de fumer artificiellement
The present invention relates to a heating chamber (13) for an aerosol generating device (1), configured to receive and hold an aerosol generating article (2) therein, wherein the heating chamber comprises: a heating element (131) configured to provide heat to an aerosol generating article, and a fixation element (132) configured to fix the heating element in place, wherein the heating chamber has an inner surface (139) which is configured to interface with and heat the aerosol generating article when the aerosol generating article is received within the heating chamber, and the inner surface is formed by the heating element and the fixation element.
A packet (10) for collating a plurality of smoking articles (8), comprising: a substantially cuboidal pouch (100) comprising: a front major portion (110); a rear major portion (112); a top minor portion (114); a bottom minor portion (116); a first side portion (118); and a second side portion (120), wherein the pouch is formed from a wrapper (122) that is folded and sealed by a plurality of fin seals to define the pouch, wherein the plurality of fin seals comprises a first fin seal (104) extending along the length of the top minor portion of the pouch, and wherein a line of weakening (64) is formed in the pouch such that, when a portion of the first fin seal is pulled by a user, a corner section of the pouch can be separated from the remainder of the pouch by way of a tear propagating along the line of weakening.
B65D 75/58 - Dispositifs d'ouverture ou servant à retirer le contenu, ajoutés ou incorporés lors de la confection du paquet
B65D 85/10 - Réceptacles, éléments d'emballage ou paquets spécialement adaptés à des objets ou à des matériaux particuliers pour objets compressibles ou flexibles en forme de baguettes ou tubulaires pour cigarettes
57.
METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN AEROSOL GENERATING SHEET WITH SOLID PLANT MATERIAL
Method for producing an aerosol generating sheet with solid plant material The method of producing an aerosol generating sheet comprises mixing the solid plant material with water, aerosol former and a binder to form a paste, wherein: - the paste contains long fibres having an average length above 400 µm, - the paste has a water content of less than 50 wt.%, and - the paste is extruded in an extruder and - the paste is kneaded one or more kneading zones of the extruder.
A24B 3/14 - Façonnage de produits de tabac reconstitués, p. ex. matériaux d'enrobage, feuilles, feuilles simulées, rouleaux, painsForme de ces produits
A24B 15/14 - Caractéristiques chimiques du tabac ou des succédanés du tabac du tabac reconstitué fait de tabac et d'un agent de liaison non dérivé du tabac
A24D 1/20 - Cigarettes spécialement adaptées aux dispositifs permettant de fumer artificiellement
58.
Aerosol Generating Device Comprising Two Heating Plates and Associated Method of Controlling
An aerosol generating device configured to operate with a flat-shaped tobacco article includes a flat-shaped heating chamber, the heating chamber being configured to receive the flat-shaped tobacco article and including a first heating plate and a second heating plate forming at least partially opposite walls of the heating chamber, the heating plates being made from different materials having different thermal masses, the thermal mass of the second heating plate being greater than the thermal mass of the first heating plate.
The present invention concerns a charging unit configured to operate with an aerosol generating device. The aerosol generating device includes a device body extending along a device axis and defining at least one lateral wall. The charging unit includes a unit body defining an external surface and a recess portion formed in the external surface and configured to receive the aerosol generating device so as the lateral wall of the device body extends continuously with the external surface of the unit body. The charging unit further includes an ejecting mechanism configured to eject one end of the aerosol generating device from the recess portion of the charging unit upon a trigger event.
An aerosol generating device includes an orientation sensor which is configured to detect the orientation of the device, a user interface which is configured to receive user inputs and a controller which is configured to enable or disable the user interface. The controller is configured to enable the user interface to accept user inputs when the detected orientation of the device is determined to be within a predefined orientation range. The controller is further configured to disable the user interface when the detected orientation is determined to be outside of the predefined orientation range.
An aerosol generating article (3) for an aerosol generating device (1), the aerosol generating article comprising a mouthpiece (30) and a substrate portion (50) comprising an aerosol generating substrate, wherein the aerosol generating substrate (51) is able to generate aerosol when it is heated by a heater (12) of the aerosol generating device, wherein the mouthpiece and the substrate portion are coupled to each other along a main axis (X3) of the aerosol generating article, wherein the aerosol generating article is deformable between: a flat state, where the mouthpiece is planar along the main axis; and an expanded state, where the mouthpiece is expanded transversally relative to the main axis, so as form an aerosol channel which leads to the coupled substrate portion.
(1) Tabac brut ou manufacturé; tabac à fumer, tabac à pipe, tabac à rouler, tabac à chiquer, snus; cigarettes, cigarettes électroniques, liquide pour cigarettes électroniques, vaporisateurs de tabac, cigares, cigarillos; tabac à priser; articles pour fumeurs compris dans la classe 34; papier à cigarettes, tubes à cigarettes et allumettes; sachets de nicotine sans tabac pour prise orale, non à usage médical.
Tobacco, raw or manufactured; smoking tobacco, pipe tobacco, rolling tobacco, chewing tobacco, snus; cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, liquid for electronic cigarettes, tobacco vaporizers, cigars, cigarillos; snuff; smokers' articles included in class 34; cigarette paper, cigarette tubes and matches; tobacco-free nicotine sachets for oral administration, not for medical use.
An aerosol generating device includes a heating assembly with a heating compartment. The device further includes a gripper mechanism to engage an aerosol generating article including an aerosol generating substrate in the compartment based on the temperature of the compartment. The gripper mechanism includes a gripper moveable between disengaged and engaged positions based on the temperature of the compartment. In the disengaged position, an aerosol generating article can be received into and removed from the gripper and in the engaged position the gripper is configured to engage an aerosol generating article. The gripper includes a shape-memory alloy. Below a transition temperature the alloy has a first configuration defining the disengaged position and at or above the transition temperature the alloy has a second configuration defining the engaged position. The first configuration includes a first helical coil of greater diameter than a second helical coil of the second configuration.
The present disclosure relates to an aerosol generating device for generating an aerosol from an article comprising an aerosol generating substrate, the aerosol generating device comprising: - A chamber configured to accommodate the article, - A heater comprising a light emitting element configured to emit a light beam onto a first portion of the aerosol generating substrate when the article is present in the chamber, - A motor configured to rotate one of the article and the heater in a relative rotation to the other of the article and the heater about a rotation axis, so that the light beam heats at least a second portion of the aerosol generating substrate to generate aerosol. wherein the light beam is emitted in a direction that is substantially parallel to the rotation axis or the light beam is emitted in a direction that is inclined relative to the rotation axis by an angle (a) equal to, or less than, 45°.
A container (100) for pouches comprises a cylindrical body (10), a lid (20), a locking system (40) for longitudinally locking the lid (20) in a fully engaged position on the body (10), sealing means (50) forming a continuous seal around the opening (14) in the fully engaged position of the lid, and a guiding system (60) for guiding a relative movement of the body (10) and the lid (20) between a partially engaged position towards a fully engaged position of the lid or vice versa, with the guiding system (60) comprising a plurality of primary guiding ribs (62) arranged obliquely and at least one guiding protrusion (64) configured to slide along said primary guiding ribs (62).
An aerosol generation consumable for use with an aerosol generation device, the consumable comprising a composition, wherein the composition comprises: aerosol precursor material; and one or more somatosensory compounds, wherein the or each of the somatosensory compounds have a higher somatosensory effect than the flavour and/or smell effect thereof and wherein the or each of the somatosensory compounds is not nicotine.
An aerosol generating consumable includes: an aerosol substrate portion including an inlet end for air to be drawn into the aerosol substrate portion and an outlet end for aerosol to exit the aerosol substrate portion, wherein the aerosol substrate portion extends in a longitudinal direction from the outlet end to the inlet end; and a combustible heat source configured to be ignited to heat the aerosol substrate portion, wherein the combustible heat source is arranged to overlap with part of the aerosol substrate portion in the longitudinal direction, wherein the inlet end of the aerosol substrate portion is configured to extend beyond a distal end of the combustible heat source in the longitudinal direction.
An electrical power supply system (10) which is suitable for an aerosol- generating device, comprises a rechargeable electrical power source (2) and a fuel cell assembly (3). Charging electrical power is supplied by the fuel cell assembly to the rechargeable electrical power source with implementing a constant-current mode effective for said rechargeable electrical power source. Preferably, the fuel cell assembly is disabled when electrical power is to be supplied to a heater (20) of the aerosol-generating device. However, the fuel cell assembly may be used for supplying electrical power to functions of the aerosol-generating device other than heating.
An aerosol generating system is described. The system includes a capacitor formed as a flexible tape (10), e.g., as a long, narrow flexible strip of multi-layer material. The capacitor tape (10) includes aerosolisable electrolyte which, when heated, generates an aerosol for inhalation by a user. The capacitor tape (10) includes a separator layer (14) that is sandwiched between a pair of carbon-based electrode layers (12a, 12b). The electrode layers (12a, 12b) and the separator layer (14) contain the electrolyte. The capacitor tape (10) may be part of a removable cassette or cartridge that is received in a compartment of an aerosol generating device in use. The aerosol generating device may include a pair of parallel counter rotating rollers (32a, 32b) that are in physical and electrical contact with the capacitor tape (10).
A24F 40/46 - Forme ou structure des moyens de chauffage électrique
A61M 11/04 - Pulvérisateurs ou vaporisateurs spécialement destinés à des usages médicaux agissant par pression de la vapeur des liquides à pulvériser ou vaporiser
A wicking element for a heating system for an aerosol generating set is manufactured in one single piece by an additive manufacturing technique by forming a plurality of successive porous layers; the plurality of successive porous layers including a first porous layer and a second porous layer adjacent to the first porous layer; each of the first and the second porous layers defining a hole pattern including a plurality of holes; the hole pattern of the second porous layer being at least partially offset in respect with the hole pattern of the first porous layer so that pairs of facing holes of these porous layers form a flow channel having a transversal area smaller than or equal to the transversal area of each of these holes.
An aerosol-generating device (100) comprises a rechargeable electrical power source (2) and at least one fuel cell reactor unit (31-1, 31-2,...) combined with one another for supplying electrical power to a heater (20) of the device. A power management system (1, 7) first activates supply of a first electrical power (HTR-PW1) from the rechargeable electrical power source to the heater, and then activates supply of a second electrical power (HTR-PW2) from the at least one fuel cell reactor unit to the heater. A first mean power value of the first electrical power is higher than a second mean power value of the second electrical power. Such power management combines short desired pre-heating time, as allowed by the high output power of rechargeable electrical power source, with high energy storage capacity, as allowed by using a fuel cell assembly.
(1) Tabac brut ou manufacturé; tabac à fumer, tabac à pipe, tabac à rouler, tabac à chiquer, snus; cigarettes, cigarettes électroniques, liquide pour cigarettes électroniques, vaporisateurs de tabac, cigares, cigarillos; tabac à priser; articles pour fumeurs compris dans la classe 34; papier à cigarettes, tubes à cigarettes et allumettes; sachets de nicotine sans tabac pour prise orale, non à usage médical.
Tobacco, raw or manufactured; smoking tobacco, pipe tobacco, rolling tobacco, chewing tobacco, snus; cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, liquid for electronic cigarettes, tobacco vaporizers, cigars, cigarillos; snuff; smokers' articles included in class 34; cigarette paper, cigarette tubes and matches; tobacco-free nicotine sachets for oral administration, not for medical use.
76.
Heating Apparatus For An Aerosol Generating Device
A heating apparatus for an aerosol generating device is disclosed. The heating apparatus includes: a first tube having an electrically conductive material and having an opening through which an aerosol forming substance can be received; a second tube having an electrically conductive material and arranged radially outwardly with respect to the first tube; at least one electrical insulator component arranged to space the first tube apart from the second tube; and a heater provided on an outer surface of the first tube. The heater is electrically connected to the first tube and the second tube. The heater is configured to provide heat to the received aerosol forming substance by thermal conduction.
An aerosol generating system includes a cartridge that contains a supply of aerosol generating material and an aerosol generating device for receiving the cartridge. When the cartridge is received in the aerosol generating device, a continuous conductive path is formed from discrete conductive elements alternately located on the cartridge and the device. The continuous conductive path may form part of a test circuit for verifying the correct insertion of an authentic cartridge or part of a power circuit required to operate an aerosol generator. Preferably the conductive elements on the cartridge are located on projections or in recesses in the shapes of letters, symbols or other patterns capable of conveying visual information, for example a trade mark of the supplier of authentic cartridges.
Described herein is a consumable (10) comprising an aerosol forming substrate (6) for use with an aerosol generating device, comprising: a chipless RFID tag (2) comprising one or more antennas, wherein each of the one or more antennas are configured to produce a resonant electromagnetic response at respective frequencies when interrogated with an electromagnetic interrogation signal.
A24D 1/20 - Cigarettes spécialement adaptées aux dispositifs permettant de fumer artificiellement
A24D 1/02 - CigaresCigarettes à enveloppes particulières
G06K 19/067 - Supports d'enregistrement avec des marques conductrices, des circuits imprimés ou des éléments de circuit à semi-conducteurs, p. ex. cartes d'identité ou cartes de crédit
H04B 5/72 - Systèmes de transmission en champ proche, p. ex. systèmes à transmission capacitive ou inductive spécialement adaptés à des fins spécifiques pour la communication locale à l'intérieur d’un dispositif
Tobacco, whether manufactured or unmanufactured; smoking tobacco, pipe tobacco, hand rolling tobacco, chewing tobacco, snus tobacco; cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, liquid for electronic cigarettes, tobacco vaporizer, cigars, cigarillos; snuff; smokers' articles included in Class 34; cigarette papers, cigarette tubes and matches; Tobacco sticks (sticks), tobacco products to be heated, processed tobacco pods, electronic devices and parts thereof for heating cigarettes; Sticks containing tobacco, and sticks containing tobacco substitutes; tobacco substitutes not for medical purposes; Tobacco free oral nicotine pouches, not for medical use; Cases for electronic cigarettes, electronic cigarette accessories, mouthpieces for electronic cigarettes, flavorings other than essential oils, for use in electronic cigarettes, cartridges filled with eliquid for electronic cigarettes, eliquid pods, liquid nicotine solutions for use with electronic cigarettes.
An aerosol generating system includes a cartridge containing a supply of aerosol generating material and an aerosol generating device for receiving the cartridge. When the cartridge is received in the aerosol generating device, projections on the cartridge enter a set of recesses in the device and exert pressure on a pressure-responsive surface disposed in the base of the recesses, whereby the correct insertion of an authentic cartridge can be determined. The pressure-responsive surface may be part of a plate that moves in response to the exerted pressure to complete an electrical power circuit or a test circuit. Preferably, the pattern of recesses requires the complementary projections to be arranged in the shapes of letters, symbols or other patterns capable of conveying visual information, for example a trade mark of the supplier of authentic cartridges.
An e-vaping device includes: a recess for receiving an aerosol generating heat-not-burn consumable article, a heater disposed close to or against the recess so as to heat the aerosol generating heat-not-burn consumable article, an optical device disposed in a hole of a wall of the recess so as to detect a change of reflectivity at external surface of the aerosol generating heat-not-burn consumable article corresponding to a change of state of the aerosol generating heat-not-burn consumable article. The optical window protrudes into the recess so as to be brushed by the aerosol generating heat-not-burn consumable article, upon insertion into the recess and/or upon removal from the recess, of the aerosol generating article. The optical window includes, on each side of the optical window, along longitudinal direction of the recess, a beveled extension so as to make progressive the insertion and the removal of the aerosol generating heat-not-burn consumable article.
A method of configuring a personal computing device for communication with an aerosol generation device involves a Progressive Web Application, PWA. A native application launches a web browser on the personal computing device and the web browser launches the PWA. The native application provides a resource to the web browser, which resource causes the web browser to process a call received by the web browser from the PWA intended for the aerosol generation device by directing a command based on the call to the native application. The command allows the native application to cause the personal communication device to communicate with the aerosol generation device over the short-range wireless communication connection.
A24F 40/65 - Dispositifs à moyens de communication intégrés, p. ex. à moyens de communication sans fil
H04M 1/72412 - Interfaces utilisateur spécialement adaptées aux téléphones sans fil ou mobiles avec des moyens de soutien local des applications accroissant la fonctionnalité par interfaçage avec des accessoires externes utilisant des interfaces sans fil bidirectionnelles à courte portée
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
84.
DOCKING STATION FOR A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICES
A docking station for a portable aerosol generating device, the docking station comprising an electrical port configured to be electrically connected to the portable aerosol generating device, the docking station further comprising a processing section, a memory section, and a communication section, said processing section being configured to perform a first task including accessing a memory of a connected portable aerosol generating device through said electrical port, perform a second task including transferring at least part of the data stored in the memory of the connected portable aerosol generating device to said memory section, perform a third task including transmitting at least part of the data transferred to said memory section toward a communication network via said communication section, and perform a fourth task including erasing at least part of data transmitted to the communication network from the memory section, once an acknowledgment signal is received from the communication network.
A24F 40/65 - Dispositifs à moyens de communication intégrés, p. ex. à moyens de communication sans fil
H02J 7/00 - Circuits pour la charge ou la dépolarisation des batteries ou pour alimenter des charges par des batteries
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
85.
A Cleaning System for an Aerosol Generating Device
A cleaning system for an aerosol generating device includes a cleaning tool receivable in a heating compartment of the aerosol generating device. The cleaning system further includes an actuation mechanism. The actuation mechanism is configured to activate to cause movement of a cleaning tool received in the heating compartment for mechanically cleaning the heating compartment. The cleaning system further includes a closure member for closing the heating compartment. The actuation mechanism is configured to activate based on a cleaning tool being received in the heating compartment and the heating compartment being closed by the closure member.
An aerosol substrate consumable loading mechanism for loading an aerosol substrate consumable into an aerosol generating device includes: an actuator—configured to load a partially inserted aerosol substrate consumable—further into the aerosol generating device, in use; and an insertion sensor configured to detect an activation input, wherein the actuator is configured to load the aerosol substrate consumable further into the aerosol generating device upon detection of the activation input.
An induction heating assembly for a vapour generating device includes an induction coil and a heating compartment arranged to receive an induction heatable cartridge. A first electromagnetic shield layer is arranged outward of the induction coil and a second electromagnetic shield layer is arranged outward of the first electromagnetic shield layer. The first and second electromagnetic shield layers differ in one or both of their electrical conductivity and their magnetic permeability.
H01F 27/34 - Moyens particuliers pour éviter ou réduire les effets électriques ou magnétiques indésirables, p. ex. pertes à vide, courants réactifs, harmoniques, oscillations, champs de fuite
H01F 27/36 - Blindages ou écrans électriques ou magnétiques
88.
A Method for Controlling the Heating of a Susceptor of an Aerosol-Generating Device
A method for controlling the heating of a susceptor of an aerosol-generating device is described. The susceptor is inductively heated by an oscillating circuit driven by an inverter. The method includes a pre-heating phase of the aerosol-generating device and a subsequent heating phase of the aerosol-generating device. A step of estimating or determining a temperature of the aerosol-generating device is performed during the pre-heating and heating phases. At the start of the pre-heating phase, the estimation or determination of the temperature is based on a determined resonant frequency of the oscillating circuit or a determined indicative electrical value of the oscillating circuit, e.g., a capacitor voltage. The determination or estimation of the temperature is transitioned to being based on a measured internal temperature of the aerosol-generating device.
A heating assembly for an aerosol generating device includes a heating chamber having an opening for receiving an aerosol substrate. The heating chamber includes a first tubular portion made from ceramic material and, at least one second tubular portion made from metallic material or thermal-resistant plastic. The heating element is configured to heat the first tubular portion. The at least one second tubular portion is connected to an end of the first tubular portion.
A method of monitoring an aerosol generating article is described. The article comprises a capacitor. The capacitor comprises an electrolyte which, when heated, generates an aerosol for inhalation by a user. The method comprises estimating or determining the amount of electrolyte.
A24F 40/90 - Leurs dispositions ou leurs procédés spécialement adaptés à la recharge des batteries
G01R 31/3842 - Dispositions pour la surveillance de variables des batteries ou des accumulateurs, p. ex. état de charge combinant des mesures de tension et de courant
91.
AEROSOL GENERATING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PRODUCING AN AEROSOL GENERATING SYSTEM
An aerosol generating system comprises: a first positioning segment (14); a substrate segment (12) adjacent to the first positioning segment (14) or designed to be adjacent to the first positioning segment (14) in use, the substrate segment (12) comprising an aerosol generating substrate and at least one susceptor (10) incorporated in the aerosol generating substrate and adapted to cooperate with at least one induction coil (26) surrounding the substrate segment (12) in use; wherein the first positioning segment (14) comprises a cavity (16) adapted to adjust the position of at least one susceptor (10) inside the aerosol generating substrate, and wherein, in use, a portion of at least one susceptor (10) is accommodated in a cavity (16) formed in the first positioning segment (14) so as to position the susceptor (10).
A drum component (2) of a manufacturing system (1) for smoking article packaging is disclosed, comprising: a main body (4) comprising an attachment feature (14) for connecting to a rotatable element (20) of the manufacturing system, wherein the main body comprises an outer surface comprising: a seat (24); and a blade insert assembly (6) configured to be removably received in the seat, the blade insert assembly comprising a blade (8) configured to cut foil (10) for smoking article packaging.
B26D 1/40 - Coupe d'une pièce caractérisée par la nature ou par le mouvement de l'élément coupantAppareils ou machines à cet effetÉléments coupants à cet effet comportant un élément qui ne suit pas le mouvement de la pièce ayant un élément coupant se déplaçant autour d'un axe avec un élément coupant non circulaire se déplaçant autour d'un axe parallèle à la ligne de coupe et coopérant avec un organe rotatif
B26D 3/08 - Coupe superficielle dans la surface de la pièce, sans enlèvement de matière, p. ex. entaille, incision
B26D 7/26 - Moyens de montage ou de réglage de l'outil de coupeMoyens de réglage de la course de l'outil de coupe
B65H 35/08 - Délivrance d'articles à partir de machines à découper ou à perforer linéairementAppareils délivrant des articles ou des bandes, comportant des dispositifs pour couper ou perforer linéairement, p. ex. distributeurs de bande adhésive à partir de coupeuses ou de perforatrices transversales ou avec ces appareils à partir de découpeuses ou perforatrices rotatives, p. ex. à cylindre, ou avec ces appareils
There is provided a battery unit for an aerosol generation device, wherein the battery unit is changeable between a first active mode and a second active mode, wherein in the second active mode a characteristic of the battery unit is derated relative to the first active mode to limit operation of the battery unit to prolong longevity of the battery unit.
A cartridge for a vapour generating device has a housing with an air inlet, an air outlet, at least one air channel extending from the air inlet to the air outlet, a liquid reservoir for containing a vapour generating liquid and a vaporization chamber in communication with the liquid reservoir, at least part of an inner surface of the housing being provided with a barrier coating applied by a chemical vapour deposition process. A removable or breakable seal is provided over a fluid outlet of the housing.
An aerosol generating device extending along a device axis (Y) and configured to operate with an aerosol generating cartridge. The aerosol generating cartridge may include a cartridge body comprising a dispensing opening and a valve mounted on the dispensing opening. The aerosol generating device may include a heating cavity and a heater. The heating cavity may be configured to receive at least a part of the cartridge and defining a transversal wall. The heater may be integrated in the transversal wall of the heating cavity. The heater may include a flat part and a protruding part protruding from the flat part to face the valve when the cartridge is received at least partially in the heating cavity, the protruding part forming a substantially constant gap (d) with the cartridge when the cartridge is received at least partially in the heating cavity.
An aerosol generating cartridge for an aerosol generating device extends along a cartridge axis (X) and includes a cartridge body. The cartridge body includes a container for containing a vaporizable material, the container having a dispensing opening and a valve mounted on the dispensing opening. The cartridge body is deformable under pressure exerted according to the cartridge axis (X) to cause opening of the valve and dispensing of the vaporizable material through the dispensing opening and the valve.
An aerosol-generating article (1) comprises an aerosol-generating substrate (2) extending along a longitudinal direction; a filter portion (3) arranged downstream of the aerosol-generating substrate (2) and extending along the longitudinal direction; wherein the aerosol-generating substrate (2) presents a first end (2a) proximal to the filter portion (3) and a second end (2b) opposed to the first end (2a) in the longitudinal direction; the aerosol- generating article (1) further comprises means for generating an electrical field (4) arranged at the aerosol-generating substrate (2) to generate electrolysis of water contained in the aerosol generating substrate (2). A method for removing humidity in an aerosol-generating article (1) comprises the step of applying an electrical field to the aerosol-generating substrate (2).
There is disclosed an aerosol generation device for receiving a consumable article comprising aerosol precursor material, the aerosol generation device comprising: a consumable article receiving region for receiving the consumable article; an electromagnetic radiation source configured to radiate probing electromagnetic radiation into the receiving region; and an electromagnetic radiation sensor configured to sense, in use, modified electromagnetic radiation, the modified electromagnetic radiation resulting at least in part from the probing electromagnetic radiation interacting with a material of a structural element of the consumable article, wherein: the consumable article is inserted into the receiving region such that an insertion end of the consumable article leads the consumable article into the receiving region; the electromagnetic radiation source is configured to direct the probing electromagnetic radiation at the insertion end; and the electromagnetic radiation sensor is configured to receive the modified electromagnetic radiation from the insertion end of the consumable article.
A method for heat-treating a susceptor includes heating a susceptor to a first temperature over a first time period, the first temperature being above 350° C. The method further includes holding the susceptor at the first temperature for a second time period and cooling the susceptor. A method of manufacturing an induction heating assembly for an aerosol generating system includes assembling the heat treated susceptor into an induction heating assembly.
An induction heating assembly for a vapour generating device includes an induction coil, radially inward of which a heating compartment is defined for receiving, in use, a body including a vaporisable substance and an induction heatable susceptor; and a temperature sensor located against a side of the heating compartment on the central longitudinal axis of the induction coil at an end of the heating compartment, wherein the induction coil is arranged to heat, in use, the susceptor, and the temperature sensor is arrange to monitor, in use, a temperature related to heat generated from the susceptor. There is also provided an induction heatable cartridge for use with the induction heating assembly. The cartridge includes a solid vaporisable substance; and an induction heatable susceptor held by the vaporisable substance, the susceptor being planar and having an outwardly facing edge and an inwardly facing edge.
