AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM COMPRISING A MESH SUSCEPTOR

    公开(公告)号:US20210052004A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-25

    申请号:US17092540

    申请日:2020-11-09

    IPC分类号: A24F40/42

    摘要: There is provided a cartridge for use in an aerosol-generating system, the aerosol-generating system including an aerosol-generating device, the cartridge configured to be used with the device, wherein the device includes a device housing, an inductor coil positioned on or within the housing, and a power supply connected to the inductor coil and configured to provide a high frequency oscillating current to the inductor coil, the cartridge including a cartridge housing containing an aerosol-forming substrate and a ferrite mesh susceptor element positioned to heat the aerosol-forming substrate.

    AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE WITH SUSCEPTOR LAYER

    公开(公告)号:US20200245683A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-06

    申请号:US16637440

    申请日:2018-07-25

    IPC分类号: A24F40/465 A24F40/20 H05B6/10

    摘要: An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a housing defining a chamber configured to receive at least a portion of an aerosol-generating article; an inductor coil disposed around at least a portion of the chamber; an elongate susceptor element projecting into the chamber; and a power supply and a controller connected to the inductor coil and configured to provide an alternating electric current to the inductor coil such that the inductor coil generates an alternating magnetic field to heat the elongate susceptor element and thereby heat at least a portion of an aerosol-generating article received in the chamber, the elongate susceptor element including an elongate support body and at least one heating portion formed from a susceptor layer on an outer surface of the elongate support body, and the elongate support body being formed from a thermally insulative material and the susceptor layer including one or more susceptor materials.

    AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GUIDING AN AIRFLOW INSIDE AN ELECTRICALLY HEATED AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20170354184A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-14

    申请号:US15536399

    申请日:2015-12-14

    IPC分类号: A24F47/00 F22B1/28

    摘要: An aerosol-generating system is provided, including a liquid storage portion including a container configured to hold a liquid aerosol-generating substrate and defining an opening; a heater assembly extending across the opening along a plane transverse to the opening and including at least one electrically operated heating element; and a first channel defining a first flow route, a portion of the first channel being arranged with respect to the plane transverse to the opening such that at least a portion of the first channel is configured to direct air originating from outside the system to impinge against and across a surface portion of the at least one electrically operated heating element. A method for guiding an airflow in an electrically operated aerosol-generating system is also provided.

    HEATING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR INDUCTIVELY HEATING AN AEROSOL-FORMING SUBSTRATE

    公开(公告)号:US20220030947A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-03

    申请号:US17278806

    申请日:2019-09-24

    摘要: There is provided an inductive heating assembly to inductively heat an aerosol-forming substrate to an operating temperature, the assembly including an induction source connected to a DC power supply to generate an alternating electromagnetic field to inductively heat a susceptor assembly including a first susceptor and a second susceptor having a Curie temperature below the operating temperature, and a controller operatively connected to the induction source and the DC power supply, to determine an actual apparent resistance of the susceptor assembly indicative of the actual temperature of the susceptor assembly, to determine a minimum value of the apparent resistance occurring during pre-heating of the susceptor assembly, and to control operation of the induction source such that the actual apparent resistance corresponds to the determined minimum value of the apparent resistance plus a pre-determined offset value of the apparent resistance to control heating of the substrate to the operating temperature.

    HEATER ASSEMBLY FOR AN AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20210352967A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-18

    申请号:US17386350

    申请日:2021-07-27

    摘要: A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system is provided, including a storage portion to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate; and a heater assembly including an electrical heating element to heat the substrate to form aerosol, and a capillary body to convey the substrate to the element disposed at a porous outer surface of the body, the storage portion being at a first portion of the cartridge, a first airflow channel being at another portion of the cartridge adjacent to the element and defining a first airflow path extending from an air inlet toward the element in a first direction, a second airflow channel defining a second airflow path extending toward the element in a second direction, and a third airflow channel defining a third airflow path extending from the element toward an air outlet in a third direction and to convey aerosol, and the first, second, and third directions are different.

    AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE HAVING IMPROVED POWER SUPPLY CONTROLLER

    公开(公告)号:US20210289845A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-23

    申请号:US17261759

    申请日:2019-07-26

    摘要: An aerosol-generating device is provided, including an air inlet; an air outlet; an air flow passage extending between the air inlet and the air outlet; a heating element configured to heat an aerosol-forming substrate; a sensor assembly in communication with the air flow passage; and a controller coupled to the sensor assembly and configured to control a supply of power to the heating element, to measure one or both of a flow rate and a pressure level within the air flow passage, an amount of power supplied to the heating element being dependent on at least one of a flow rate and a pressure level measured by the sensor assembly, a length of time between a start of a given puff and an end of the puff immediately preceding the given puff, and a puff number of the given puff.

    AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED AIR FLOW CONTROL

    公开(公告)号:US20210289844A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-23

    申请号:US17339610

    申请日:2021-06-04

    摘要: An electrically operated aerosol-generating system is provided, including: an aerosol-generating device; an aerosol-forming cartridge including at least one aerosol-forming substrate, the aerosol-forming cartridge being at least partially received within the aerosol-generating device; at least one electric heater configured to heat the at least one aerosol-forming substrate; at least one air inlet and at least one air outlet; and an air flow channel extending between the at least one air inlet and the at least one air outlet, the air flow channel being in fluid communication with the aerosol-forming substrate, the air flow channel having an internal wall surface on which one or more flow disturbing devices are disposed, the flow disturbing devices being arranged to create a turbulent boundary layer in a flow of air drawn through the air flow channel.

    AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM COMPRISING A FLUID PERMEABLE SUSCEPTOR ELEMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20210022408A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-28

    申请号:US17063809

    申请日:2020-10-06

    摘要: 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.