Abstract:
An electrically heatable aerosol-generating device configured to receive an aerosol-forming article including a magnetic material, the device including: a heater element configured to heat the aerosol-forming article; an inductor; and a controller configured to measure an inductance of the inductor, the heater element being further configured to be controlled in response to a measured inductance of the inductor and to provide a predetermined heating profile based on a type of the aerosol-forming article. An aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating device and at least one aerosol-forming article is also provided. A method of operating an electrically heated aerosol-generating system is also provided.
Abstract:
An electrically heated aerosol-generating system is provided, including an aerosol-generating device and a cartridge configured to be removably coupled with the device, the device including a device housing comprising a cavity configured to receive at least a portion of the cartridge when the device housing is engaged with the device housing, an inductor coil disposed around or adjacent to the cavity, and a power supply connected to the inductor coil and configured to provide a high frequency oscillating current to the inductor coil; and the cartridge including a cartridge housing configured to engage the device housing and containing an aerosol-forming substrate, the cartridge housing having an external surface surrounding the aerosol-forming substrate, at least a portion of the external surface being formed by a fluid permeable susceptor element configured to allow the aerosol-forming substrate, in liquid phase, to permeate therethrough.
Abstract:
An inductive heating device (1) for heating an aerosol-forming substrate (20) comprising a susceptor (21) comprises: a device housing (10) a DC power source (11) for providing a DC supply voltage (VDC) and a DC current (IDC) a power supply electronics (13) comprising a DC/AC converter (132), the DC/AC converter (132) comprising an LC load network (1323) comprising a series connection of a capacitor (C2) and an inductor (L2) having an ohmic resistance (RCoil), a cavity (14) in the device housing (10) for accommodating a portion of the aerosol-forming substrate (20) to inductively couple the inductor (L2) of the LC load network (1323) to the susceptor (21). The power supply electronics (13) further comprises a microcontroller (131) to determine from the DC supply voltage (VDC) and the DC current (IDC) an apparent ohmic resistance (Ra), and from the apparent ohmic resistance (Ra) the temperature (T) of the susceptor (21).
Abstract:
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: an induction heater configured to heat an aerosol-forming substrate and including an induction coil and a heating element, the heating element being arrangeable within the induction coil, the induction coil including a first side opening along a longitudinal length of the induction coil, and the first side opening being configured to enable access to the heating element; and a housing, the induction coil being arranged within the housing, and the housing including a second side opening, which corresponds to the first side opening of the induction coil within the housing. A method for manufacturing the aerosol-generating device is also provided.
Abstract:
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including a housing having a chamber; an induction coil disposed around at least a portion of the chamber; a heating compartment configured to receive an aerosol-generating article and being detachably insertable into the chamber of the housing, the heating compartment including a cavity configured to receive at least a portion of the aerosol-generating article; and a heating element arrangeable within the cavity of the heating compartment, the heating element extending into the cavity in a longitudinal direction of the cavity, and being configured to penetrate an aerosol-forming substrate in the aerosol-generating article and received in the cavity.
Abstract:
An aerosol-generating system is provided, including an aerosol-generating article including at least one component incorporating an aerosol-forming substrate; a luminescent material having a temperature-dependent phosphorescence characteristic; a heater configured to heat the luminescent material and the at least one component; and an aerosol-generating device including a support configured to at least partially receive the aerosol-generating article, a light source configured to illuminate and to excite the luminescent material, a detector configured to detect a temperature-dependent phosphorescence characteristic of the excited luminescent material, and electrical hardware configured to control heating by the heater based on the detected characteristic. A method for controlling the aerosol-generating system is also provided.
Abstract:
There is provided an electrically operated aerosol-generating device for heating an aerosol-generating article including an aerosol-forming substrate by heating a susceptor element positioned to heat the substrate. The device includes a housing defining a chamber configured to receive at least a portion of the article, an inductor including an inductor coil disposed around at least a portion of the chamber, and a power source connected to the inductor coil and configured to provide a high frequency electric current to the inductor coil to generate a fluctuating electromagnetic field to heat the susceptor element and thereby heat the substrate. The inductor further includes a flux concentrator disposed around the inductor coil and configured to distort the fluctuating electromagnetic field towards the chamber. The flux concentrator includes a plurality of discrete flux concentrator segments positioned adjacent to one another. An aerosol-generating system and an inductor assembly are also provided.
Abstract:
There is provided a cartridge for an aerosol-generating system, including a housing configured to hold an aerosol-forming substrate and having an opening; and a heater assembly including at least one heater element fixed to the housing and extending across the opening of the housing, wherein the at least one heater element defines a plurality of apertures configured to allow fluid to pass through the at least one heater element, and wherein apertures of the plurality of apertures have different sizes. There is also provided an aerosol-generating system, including an aerosol-generating device and the cartridge. And, there is provided a method of manufacturing a cartridge for an aerosol-generating system.
Abstract:
An aerosol-forming article for use in an electrically heated aerosol-generating device is provided, the aerosol-forming article including a mouthpiece, an aerosol-forming substrate, and a plurality of magnetic particles including a magnetic material having a Curie temperature of between 60 degrees Celsius and 200 degrees Celsius. An electrically heated aerosol-generating device for receiving the aerosol-forming article is also provided, the device including a heater element configured to heat the aerosol-forming article, an inductor, and a controller configured to measure an inductance of the inductor and to control a supply of electrical current to the heater element in response to the measured inductance.
Abstract:
A smoking article is provided, including a combustible heat source having opposed front and rear faces; one or more airflow channels extending from the front face to the rear face; an aerosol-forming substrate downstream of the rear face; a mouthpiece downstream of the aerosol-forming substrate; and one or more air inlets located downstream of the rear face and upstream of the mouthpiece. The one or more air inlets are located between the rear face and a downstream end of the aerosol-forming substrate. Air drawn through the aerosol-forming substrate enters the smoking article through the one or more airflow channels and the one or more air inlets, and at least some of the air drawn through the aerosol-forming substrate comes into direct contact with a combustible portion of the combustible heat source.