公开(公告)号：WO2022263852A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-22

申请号：PCT/GB2022/051547

申请日：2022-06-17

Applicant: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED

Inventor： HEPWORTH, Richard ,  RICHARDSON, John ,  AOUN, Walid Abi ,  TAVERN, Syd ,  PARK, Scott ,  HODGSON, Matthew

IPC: A24C5/01 ,  A24D1/20 ,  A24B15/12 ,  A24F40/465 ,  A24F40/20

Abstract: The present invention relates to an article for use in a non-combustible aerosol provision system, an apparatus for manufacturing an article for use in a non-combustible aerosol provision system, and a method of manufacturing an article for use in a non-combustible aerosol provision system. The article comprises an aerosol-generating material segment (20) and a susceptor (25) located therein, wherein first and second ends (26, 27) of the susceptor are located within about 5 mm of the first and second ends of the aerosol-generating material segment, respectively. The method of manufacturing the article comprises: feeding an aerosol-generating material along a feed path; inserting a susceptor into the feed path; gathering the aerosol-generating material around a susceptor to create a rod; and cutting the rod into a segment comprising a susceptor. The apparatus comprises: a susceptor inserter; a gatherer to gather aerosol-generating material around a susceptor to form a rod; and a first cutter to cut the rod into segments comprising a susceptor.

公开(公告)号：WO2023062358A2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-20

申请号：PCT/GB2022/052576

申请日：2022-10-12

Applicant: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED

Inventor： PARK, Scott ,  FALLON, Gary ,  FOSS-SMITH, Geoffrey

IPC: B23K26/03 ,  B23K26/08 ,  B23K26/38 ,  B23K26/402 ,  B26D3/00 ,  B26D5/32 ,  B26D5/34 ,  B23K101/16 ,  B23K103/00

Abstract: The present application relates to an apparatus (1) for cutting a sheet (2) of aerosol-generating material. The apparatus (1) comprises a laser generator (3) configured such that a laser emitted by the laser generator (3) cuts the sheet (2) as the sheet (2) of aerosol-generating material is conveyed along a conveyance path (6). An apparatus for manufacturing a sheet (2) of aerosol-generating material comprising the apparatus (1) for cutting a sheet of aerosol-generating material according to the invention is also disclosed. Also disclosed is a consumable comprising a sheet (2) of aerosol-generating material formed into a wrapped rod and having a distal end for insertion into an aerosol generating device comprising a heating element that is received within the aerosol-generating material at distal end of the rod. A portion of the sheet (2) of aerosol generating material at the distal end of the rod is cut into strips extending from said distal end of the wrapped rod.