CN211129734U - Aerosol generating device - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to an aerosol generates device, comprising a main body, the main part has the chamber that holds that is used for inserting aerosol generation goods, aerosol generates device still includes rotating structure, an at least transmission piece, an at least blade and an at least activity limit structure, rotating structure swivelling joint is in hold the open end in chamber, each the transmission piece is connected rotating structure is last and along with rotating structure's rotation takes place the activity, each the blade is connected just along with on the transmission piece the activity of transmission piece is opened and is closed hold the opening in chamber, each activity limit structure with transmission piece interact and then restriction the activity orbit scope of transmission piece. The utility model discloses an aerosol generates device can avoid in the tobacco slag behind the user's suction tobacco body falls into user's knapsack or trousers pocket, and user convenient to use, experiences well.

Description

Aerosol generating device

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an aerosol generating device.

Background

The traditional cigarette needs to be ignited and combusted by open fire to generate tobacco smoke, and thousands of mixed substances harmful to human bodies can be released by tobacco in the high-temperature and cracking processes. And the low-temperature heating smoking set can effectively reduce the generation of harmful substances and is healthier. When the low temperature cigarette is in use, insert the heating tube of smoking set or insert the cigarette body with the cigarette body, then power circular telegram makes heating tube/heating plate generate heat, thereby produce smog with the cigarette body heating, after having taken out a cigarette, through snatching the cigarette body and expose in the tip of smoking set and take out the remaining part of cigarette body, consequently have some dregs of smoke to fall into the intracavity that holds of smoking set in the in-process of inserting and taking out the cigarette body, the opening that holds the chamber that is used for inserting the cigarette body is open completely at present, the user often can directly put into knapsack or trousers pocket with the smoking set after using, the dregs of smoke that falls at smoking set holding intracavity at this moment can fall into knapsack or trousers pocket, the user needs often clear up knapsack or trousers pocket, cause the puzzlement for the user, user experience is poor.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

Based on this, there is a need for an aerosol-generating device that avoids the release of the tobacco residue from the smoking article.

An aerosol generating device, includes the main part, the main part has the chamber that holds that is used for inserting aerosol generating product, aerosol generating device still includes rotating structure, an at least transmission piece, an at least blade and an at least activity limit structure, rotating structure swivelling joint be in hold the open end in chamber, each the transmission piece is connected rotating structure is last and along with rotating structure's rotation takes place the activity, each the blade is connected on the transmission piece and along with the activity of transmission piece is opened and is closed hold the opening in chamber, each activity limit structure with transmission piece interact and then the restriction the movable track scope of transmission piece.

In one embodiment, the aerosol-generating device further comprises at least one spacing connector disposed at the open end of the receiving cavity.

In one embodiment, each of the movable limiting structures is formed by at least one limiting connecting piece.

In one embodiment, the driving member has an elastic structure portion, the driving member is fixed to the blade and the rotating structure respectively, each movable limiting structure is formed by a limiting connecting member, the elastic structure portion of the driving member has an abutting region which generates a relative pressure with the corresponding limiting connecting member in the moving process, and the abutting region of the elastic structure portion of the driving member abuts against the corresponding limiting connecting member in the moving process to generate elastic deformation or elastic recovery.

In one embodiment, one end of the transmission member is connected to the blade and has an overlapping area, and the other end of the transmission member is disposed on the inner wall of the hollow cylinder and has an overlapping area.

In one embodiment, each of the movable limiting structures further includes an auxiliary limiting member for preventing elastic fatigue, the auxiliary limiting member is disposed beside the corresponding limiting connecting member, and the transmission member is located between the limiting connecting member and the auxiliary limiting member.

In one embodiment, the driving member is a rigid structural member, the driving member is rotatably connected to the rotating structural member, each of the movable limiting structures is formed by two limiting connecting members, a movable gap is formed between the two limiting connecting members, and the driving member swings between the movable gaps between the two limiting members.

In one embodiment, one end of the transmission member is connected to the blade and has an overlapping joint area, and the other end of the transmission member is rotatably connected to the rotating structural member.

In one embodiment, each of the transmission members has a first transmission portion and a second transmission portion connected to each other, an included angle α is formed between the first transmission portion and the second transmission portion, the included angle α is in a range of 0 ° < α <180 °, and a connection portion between the first transmission portion and the second transmission portion is further in an arc shape.

In one embodiment, the aerosol-generating device further includes a fixing member fixed to the main body by the limiting connectors, two ends of each limiting connector are respectively connected to the fixing member and the open end of the accommodating cavity, each driving member and each blade are located between the fixing member and the open end of the accommodating cavity, and the fixing member is provided with a through hole corresponding to the opening of the accommodating cavity; each transmission piece and each blade are positioned between the fixing piece and the opening end of the containing cavity.

In one embodiment, the driving member is formed by extending outward along a plane where the blade is located, the driving member is rotatably connected with the rotating structural member, each movable limiting structure comprises a sliding block and a limiting sliding hole or a limiting sliding groove, the sliding block is arranged on one of the fixed member and the driving member, and the limiting sliding hole or the limiting sliding groove is arranged on the other one of the fixed member and the driving member.

In one embodiment, the driving member and the blades are integrally formed, a first notch for avoiding the limiting connecting member is formed on the blade, and a second notch for avoiding an adjacent blade is also formed on the blade.

In one embodiment, a fixing and matching piece which rotates synchronously with the rotating structural part is further arranged between the opening end of the accommodating cavity and the blade and between the opening end of the accommodating cavity and the transmission piece, the transmission piece is further rotatably connected with the fixing and matching piece, a through hole which corresponds to the opening end of the accommodating cavity is formed in the fixing and matching piece, and a position avoiding hole which is used for avoiding the position limiting and connecting piece is further formed in the fixing and matching piece.

In one embodiment, a rotation limiting structure is further arranged between the open end of the accommodating cavity and the rotating structural member.

In one embodiment, the rotation limiting structure includes an annular groove and an annular protrusion, which correspond to each other, the annular groove is formed in one of the open end of the accommodating cavity and the rotating structural member, and the annular protrusion is formed in the other of the open end of the accommodating cavity and the rotating structural member.

In one embodiment, a positioning structure is arranged between the open end of the accommodating cavity and the rotating structure.

In one embodiment, the positioning structure includes at least one ball and at least one groove, each groove is opened on one of the open end of the accommodating cavity and the docking ring, and each ball is arranged on the other of the open end of the accommodating cavity and the docking ring.

In one embodiment, the marble is made of elastic gel or is supported by an elastic member.

In one embodiment, the rotating structure includes a hollow cylinder and a protruding edge protruding inward along a radial direction of the hollow cylinder, the protruding edge is disposed at an end of the hollow cylinder, and each of the transmission members and each of the blades are located in the hollow cylinder.

In one embodiment, an end of the hollow cylinder, which is far away from the protruding edge, is further provided with a docking ring which rotates synchronously with the rotating structural member, and each of the transmission members and each of the blades are located between the protruding edge and the docking ring.

In one embodiment, the transmission member is further rotatably connected to the docking ring.

The utility model discloses aerosol generation device utilizes rotating structure's rotation, drives the blade via the driving medium and opens and shuts inserting the opening part that holds the chamber of aerosol generation goods, only needs light wrench movement rotating structure to open the opening that holds the chamber when the user needs suction aerosol, and reverse wrench movement rotating structure can close the opening that holds the chamber after the user accomplishes suction aerosol, avoids the cinder to fall into in user's knapsack or the trousers pocket, and user convenient to use, experiences well.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is an external view schematically illustrating the overall structure of an aerosol-generating device according to a first, second, and third embodiments of the present invention;

figure 2 is an exploded, partially exploded, exploded view of an aerosol-generating device according to a first embodiment of the invention;

figure 3 is an exploded view of a first embodiment of the present invention providing an aerosol-generating device with a fully exploded structure;

figure 4 is a schematic view of an assembly of a plurality of blades and a transmission member in an aerosol-generating device according to a first embodiment of the invention;

figure 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an aerosol-generating device according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

figure 6 is a schematic view of a first embodiment of the invention providing an aerosol-generating device with the vanes in a closed position;

figure 7 is a schematic view of a first embodiment of the invention in an open state of a vane;

figure 8 is an exploded, partially exploded, exploded view of an aerosol-generating device according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

figure 9 is an exploded view of a second embodiment of the present invention, in a fully exploded configuration, illustrating a first angle of an aerosol-generating device;

figure 10 is an exploded view of a second angled arrangement of an aerosol-generating device according to a second embodiment of the invention;

figure 11 is a schematic view of an assembly of a plurality of vanes and a drive member in an aerosol-generating device according to a second embodiment of the invention;

figure 12 is a schematic view of a second embodiment of the invention providing an aerosol-generating device with the vanes in a closed position;

figure 13 is a schematic view of a second embodiment of the present invention providing an aerosol-generating device with the vanes open;

figure 14 is an exploded view of a third embodiment of the present invention, in a fully exploded configuration, illustrating a first angle of an aerosol-generating device;

figure 15 is an exploded view of a third embodiment of the present invention, in a second angular configuration, illustrating an aerosol-generating device;

figure 16 is a schematic view of an assembly of a plurality of vanes and drive members in an aerosol-generating device according to a third embodiment of the invention;

figure 17 is a state schematic diagram of a closed state of a vane of an aerosol-generating device according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 18 is a schematic view of an aerosol-generating device according to a third embodiment of the present invention in a state in which the blades are open.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention will be further described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the invention.

In the present invention, when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present, unless specifically defined as being "directly on. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present, unless expressly stated otherwise. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly secured," there are no intervening elements present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only. The various objects of the drawings are drawn to scale for ease of illustration and not to scale for actual components.

An "aerosol-generating device" as described in embodiments of the present invention refers to a device, such as a smoking article, for providing thermal or electrical energy to an aerosol-generating article. The aerosol-generating device may provide thermal energy directly to heat the aerosol-generating article or, preferably, to provide electrical energy to an aerosol-generating article which converts the electrical energy to thermal energy to heat the smoking material.

An "aerosol-generating article" as defined in embodiments of the present invention refers to a product, such as an aerosol-generating article, cartridge or cigarette, preferably a disposable article, containing a smoking material and capable of generating an aerosol, such as smoke or a mist, by heating. The aerosol-generating article is not capable of providing electrical energy by itself.

The embodiment of the utility model provides a "tobacco material" refers to the fuming substance, can produce the material of smell and/or nicotine and/or flue gas through heating or burning, can be by the material of atomizing, aerosol generating material promptly. The tobacco material can be solid, semi-solid and liquid. Solid tobacco materials are often processed into sheet-like products due to considerations such as breathability, assembly, and manufacture, and are also commonly referred to as sheet, and filamentary sheet is also referred to as sheet filament. The tobacco material discussed in the embodiments of the present invention may be natural or synthetic tobacco liquid, tobacco oil, tobacco glue, tobacco paste, tobacco shred, tobacco leaf, etc., for example, the synthetic tobacco material contains glycerin, propylene glycol, nicotine, etc. The tobacco liquid is liquid, the tobacco tar is oily, the tobacco gel is gelatinous, the tobacco paste is pasty, the tobacco shreds comprise natural or artificial or extracted tobacco shreds, and the tobacco leaves comprise natural or artificial or extracted tobacco leaves. The smoking material may be heated in the form of an enclosure with other materials, such as in a heat-degradable package, for example a microcapsule, from which the desired volatile material is derived after heating.

The embodiment of the utility model provides a tobacco material can contain nicotine, also can not contain nicotine. The tobacco material containing nicotine may include at least one of natural tobacco leaf product, tobacco liquid, tobacco oil, tobacco glue, tobacco paste, tobacco shred, tobacco leaf, etc. prepared from nicotine. The tobacco liquid is in water state, the tobacco tar is in oil state, the tobacco gum is in gel state, the tobacco paste is in paste state, the tobacco shred comprises natural or artificial or extracted tobacco shred, and the tobacco leaf comprises natural or artificial or extracted tobacco leaf. The nicotine-free tobacco material mainly contains fragrant substances, such as spices, and can be atomized to simulate smoking process and quit smoking. In one embodiment, the flavoring comprises peppermint oil. The smoking material may also include other additives such as glycerin and/or propylene glycol.

Referring to fig. 1 to 18, an aerosol generating device according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided. The aerosol generating device comprises a main body 1, a rotary structural part 2, at least one transmission part 3, at least one blade 4 and at least one movable limiting structure.

The body 1 is intended to mean a smoking article for heating an aerosol-generating article to produce a nebulised aerosol. As shown in fig. 5, the body 1 has a receiving chamber 5 for insertion of an aerosol-generating article, the receiving chamber 5 being provided with a heating element (not shown), such as a heating tube, a heating rod, a heating sheet, a helical heating wire, or the like. The position of the receiving chamber 5 is not limited, and it may be disposed at any position of the main body 1. The housing 5 has at least one opening, the number of which is determined as required. The opening end 51 of the housing chamber 5 described below is an end of the main body 1 corresponding to the opening of the housing chamber 5.

The rotating structural part 2 comprises a hollow cylinder 21, the hollow cylinder 21 is a cylinder body with a hollow interior, the hollow cylinder 21 can be sleeved on the outer wall of the opening end 51 of the accommodating cavity 5, the inner wall of the hollow cylinder 21 and the outer wall of the opening end 51 of the accommodating cavity 5 are annular, and the outer wall of the hollow cylinder 21 and the inner wall of the opening end 51 of the accommodating cavity 5 can be in any shape; or the hollow cylinder 21 may be sleeved on the inner wall of the open end 51 of the accommodating cavity 5, the outer wall of the hollow cylinder 21 and the inner wall of the open end 51 of the accommodating cavity 5 are annular, and the inner wall of the hollow cylinder 21 and the outer wall of the open end 51 of the accommodating cavity 5 may be in any shape. Therefore, the mutually engaging region when the open end 51 of the accommodating chamber 5 is rotatably connected to the rotary structural member 2 may be formed in a circular ring shape so as to realize the rotation function, and other portions may have any configuration. In other embodiments, the rotating structure 2 is rotatably connected to the open end 51 of the receiving cavity 5 by the docking ring 23.

In other embodiments, the wall surface of the outer wall of the hollow cylinder 21 of the rotating structural member 2 may further be a frosted structural surface, a knurled structural surface and/or a toothed structural surface, so as to increase friction force, facilitate the user to twist the rotating structural member 2, and avoid the phenomenon that the rotating structural member 2 cannot be twisted due to the occurrence of hand slip.

In other embodiments, one end of the hollow cylinder 21 is formed with a flange 22 protruding radially inward, the flange 22 and the hollow cylinder 21 are preferably integrally formed, or the flange 22 and the hollow cylinder 21 are connected by bonding, welding, detachable connection or separable connection, the detachable connection includes, but is not limited to, using corresponding snap and groove, using fasteners (e.g., screws, rivets), screwing, riveting, etc. And the junction between the convex edge 22 and the hollow cylinder 21 can be a direct junction, or the junction between the convex edge 22 and the hollow cylinder can be an arc transition or a chamfer.

The rotating structure 2 is rotatably connected to the open end 51 of the receiving chamber 5. In some embodiments, the rotating structure 2 can be directly sleeved with the open end 51 of the accommodating cavity 5 for rotation. In other embodiments, the rotating structure 2 and the open end 51 of the receiving cavity 5 may be rotated by screwing. In further embodiments, the rotational structure 2 may also be rotated by the rotation limiting structure 6, wherein the rotation limiting structure 6 is arranged between the rotational structure 2 and the open end 51 of the receiving cavity 5. The rotation limiting structure 6 comprises an annular groove 61 and an annular protrusion 62 matched with the annular groove 61, the annular groove 61 is arranged on one of the open end 51 of the accommodating cavity 5 and the rotating structural member 2, the annular protrusion 62 is formed on the other of the open end 51 of the accommodating cavity 5 and the rotating structural member 2, and the annular protrusion 62 is inserted into the annular groove 61. The annular projection 62 is restrained from rotation within the annular groove 61 when the rotary structural member 2 is twisted. In some embodiments, the annular groove 61 may be formed by an axial recess at the open end 51 of the receiving cavity 5 or the rotating structural member 2, and the corresponding annular protrusion 62 is also formed by an axial protrusion. In other embodiments, the annular groove 61 may be radially recessed at the open end 51 of the receiving chamber 5 or the rotating structural member 2, and the corresponding annular protrusion 62 may also be radially protruded.

In other embodiments, the other end of the hollow cylinder 21 away from the ledge 22 is provided with a docking ring 23, and the rotary structure 2 is rotatably connected to the open end 51 of the accommodating cavity 5 through the docking ring 23. The docking ring 23 and the hollow cylinder 21 are connected to each other by means of, but not limited to, integral molding, bonding, welding, detachable connection, or the docking ring 23 may be fixed to the hollow cylinder 21 by other auxiliary members. Wherein the detachable connection includes, but is not limited to, using corresponding snaps and slots, screwing with fasteners (e.g., screws, rivets), riveting, and the like. In some embodiments, the rotating structure 2 is rotated by screwing the docking ring 23 and the open end 51 of the receiving cavity 5, i.e. corresponding threads are provided at the docking ring 23 and the open end 51 of the receiving cavity 5. In other embodiments, a rotation limiting structure 6 is provided between the docking ring 23 and the open end 51 of the receiving cavity 5. An annular groove 61 of the rotation limiting structure 6 is opened on one of the docking ring 23 and the open end 51 of the accommodating chamber 5, an annular protrusion 62 is formed on the other of the docking ring 23 and the open end 51 of the accommodating chamber 5, and the annular protrusion 62 is inserted into the annular groove 61. The annular projection 62 is restrained from rotation within the annular groove 61 when the rotary structural member 2 is twisted. In some embodiments, the annular groove 61 may be formed on the open end 51 of the receiving cavity 5 or the docking ring 23 in an axially recessed manner, and the corresponding annular protrusion 62 is also formed in an axially protruding manner. In other embodiments, the annular groove 61 may be radially recessed at the open end 51 of the receiving chamber 5 or the docking ring 23, and the corresponding annular protrusion 62 may also be radially protruded.

In other embodiments, as shown in fig. 5, a positioning structure 7 is further disposed between the open end 51 of the accommodating cavity 5 and the rotating structural member 2. The positioning structure 7 is mainly used for positioning when the rotating structure 2 is rotated to a target position. The positioning structure 7 comprises at least one ball 71 and at least one groove 72, the number of balls 71 and grooves 72 being determined according to the need. Each groove 72 is opened on one of the open end 51 of the housing chamber 5 and the rotary structure 2, and each ball 71 is provided on the other of the open end 51 of the housing chamber 5 and the rotary structure 2. Wherein at least a part of the structure of the marble 71 is a circular arc shape, such as a sphere, a hemisphere, etc. The configuration of the groove 72 may be any configuration, and the arc-shaped structural portion of the ball 71 may be engaged with the notch of the groove 72. Preferably, the recess 72 is adapted to the arc-shaped surface of the circular arc-shaped structural part of the ball 71. Wherein, the marble 71 can be made of elastic colloid, such as rubber, silica gel, thermoplastic elastomer material, etc.; or the marble 71 is supported by the elastic member 73, the elastic member 73 may be a spring, a leaf spring, or the like, and the marble 71 is connected to one end of the elastic member 73. In other embodiments, the other end of the elastic member 73 may be further provided with a mounting member 74, and the mounting member 74 is used to fix the other end of the elastic member 73 while facilitating assembly.

In other embodiments, the positioning structure 7 is disposed between the docking ring 23 and the open end 51 of the receiving cavity 5. A groove 72 opens on one of the docking ring 23 and the open end 51 of the receiving chamber 5, and a ball 71 is provided on the other of the docking ring 23 and the open end 51 of the receiving chamber 5.

In other embodiments, the positioning structure 7 is further disposed between the annular groove 61 and the annular protrusion 62. The groove 72 is opened on one of the groove bottom wall of the annular groove 61 and the tip end face of the annular projection 62, and the ball 71 is provided on the other of the groove bottom wall of the annular groove 61 and the tip end face of the annular projection 62.

The driving member 3 is connected to the rotating structural member 2, the blade 4 is connected to the driving member 3, the driving member 3 moves along with the rotation of the rotating structural member 2, and the blade 4 opens and closes the opening of the accommodating cavity 5 along with the movement of the driving member 3, wherein the connection between the driving member 3 and the blade 4 includes, but is not limited to, integrated molding, bonding, welding, detachable connection, and the like, and the detachable connection includes, but is not limited to, using corresponding snap and groove, using fastening members (e.g., screws, rivets), riveting, and the like.

The movement of the transmission member 3 with the rotation of the rotating structure 2 includes, but is not limited to, rotation, linear movement, curvilinear movement, and the like. When the blade 4 comprises one blade, the blade 4 leaves the opening of the accommodating cavity 5 to open the accommodating cavity 5, and the blade 4 covers the opening of the accommodating cavity 5 to close the accommodating cavity 5; when the vanes 4 include a plurality of pieces, the accommodation chamber 5 is opened when the vanes 4 are separated from each other, and the accommodation chamber 5 is closed when the vanes 4 are combined with each other. Wherein, the combination of blades 4 means that blades 4 are spliced and combined with each other in some embodiments, and also means the overlapping and combining of blades 4 in other embodiments, however, the structural design of the present invention can preferably realize the splicing and combining of blades 4 with each other without generating overlapping. The mutual splicing and merging means that the two adjacent blades 4 are butted without gaps, which is similar to the butting of a jigsaw puzzle. The shape of the blade 4 can be any shape, including but not limited to a sector, a triangle, a square, a special shape, etc., as long as they can be spliced and aligned with each other.

The transmission element 3 is at least partially of rigid and/or elastic construction, i.e. the transmission element 3 has a rigid and/or elastic construction. The elastic structure is a structure that has a certain strength but can be elastically bent and deformed, and the elastic material used for preparing the elastic structure portion includes, but is not limited to, stainless steel, high-elastic steel, beryllium copper, elastic plastic, and the like. What needs to be understood about the elastic structure is: the transmission member 3 may be made entirely of the above-mentioned elastic material; or the transmission member 3 is made of the above elastic material only at the portion where elastic deformation is required, and rigid material is used at other portions. By rigid structure is meant a structure that does not deform under external forces, and is typically made of hard metals, hard plastics, ceramics, quartz crystals, and the like.

The transmission member 3 may be at least one of an elastic arm, a swing guide, a hinge link, a crank slider, and the like. The structural form of the transmission member 3 has at least one of a one-dimensional-like structure, a two-dimensional-like structure and a three-dimensional-like structure, wherein the one-dimensional-like structure includes but is not limited to a rod, a rod and the like, the two-dimensional-like structure includes but is not limited to a sheet, a layer and the like, and the three-dimensional-like structure includes but is not limited to a cylinder, an elliptic cylinder, a cone, a cube, a special-shaped.

In some embodiments, a tip of the blades 4 extends radially toward the center in the closed state, and the tip of the blades 4 is formed with arc-shaped notches (not labeled), and the arc-shaped notches of each blade 4 are spliced into a circle when the blades 4 are closed. The design can avoid the difficult of tip alignment and combination when the blades 4 are combined and closed, and simultaneously prevent the tips from scratching users or clothes and trousers and the like.

The movable limiting structure is used for limiting the movable track range of the transmission member 3 so as to control the blade 4 to open and close the opening of the accommodating cavity 5. The movable track range refers to the track range covered by the overall movement of the transmission member 3. The movable track range of the transmission member 3 needs to be ensured to enable the blades 4 to be separated and combined without obstacles through the limitation of the movable limiting structure, particularly, the blades can be combined in a mutual splicing mode, and all the movable track ranges of the transmission member 3 can achieve the purposes. The movable limiting structure includes but is not limited to being formed by at least one of a solid structure, a hole, a groove, a concave part, a convex part and the like

At least one spacing connection 81 is provided at the open end 51 of the receiving chamber 5. In some embodiments, each of the movable stop structures is formed by at least one stop connection 81 configuration. The structure form of the limit connecting member 81 has at least one of a one-dimensional-like structure, a two-dimensional-like structure and a three-dimensional-like structure, wherein the one-dimensional-like structure includes but is not limited to a rod, a rod and the like, the two-dimensional-like structure includes but is not limited to a sheet, a layer and the like, and the three-dimensional-like structure includes but is not limited to a cylinder, an elliptic cylinder, a cone, a square body, a special-. The number of spacing connectors 81 is determined as desired.

In other embodiments, the annular groove 61 is formed on the open end 51 of the accommodating chamber 5, the rotary structural member 2 or the docking ring 23 along an axial direction, and the corresponding annular protrusion 62 is formed along an axial direction, and the aerosol-generating device further includes a fixing member 9 fixed relative to the main body 1, where the fixing member 9 is fixed relative to the main body 1 by a limit connector 81, and two ends of the limit connector 81 are connected to the fixing member 9 and the open end 51 of the accommodating chamber 5, respectively. The transmission element 3 and the blades 4 are located between the fixing element 9 and the open end 51 of the receiving chamber 5 or between the fixing element 9 and the abutment ring 23. The driving member 3 and the vane 4 are restrained between the open end 51 of the accommodating cavity 5 and the fixing member 9 by arranging the fixing member 9, so that the rotating structural member 2 is restrained from being located on the open end 51 of the accommodating cavity 5. Meanwhile, the limit connecting piece 81 can be more stable by using the fixing piece 9. The fixing element 9 may be located outside the ledge 22 of the rotating structural element 2, or inside the ledge 22, or flush with the ledge 22. The connection between the limit connector 81 and the fixing member 9 and the open end 51 of the accommodating cavity 5 includes, but is not limited to, integral molding, bonding, welding, detachable connection, and the like, and the detachable connection includes, but is not limited to, using corresponding snap and groove, using fasteners (such as screws, rivets), riveting, and the like. The fixing member 9 has at least one of a one-dimensional-like structure, a two-dimensional-like structure and a three-dimensional-like structure, wherein the one-dimensional-like structure includes but is not limited to a rod, a rod and the like, the two-dimensional-like structure includes but is not limited to a sheet, a layer and the like, and the three-dimensional-like structure includes but is not limited to a cylinder, an elliptic cylinder, a cone, a cube and a profile. The fixing member 9 is provided with a through hole 91, the through hole 91 is used for inserting the aerosol-generating article, the through hole 91 corresponds to the opening of the accommodating chamber 5, and the blade 4 opens and closes the through hole 91 of the fixing member 9 while opening and closing the opening of the accommodating chamber 5. The shape of the through hole 91 includes, but is not limited to, a circular hole, a square hole, a regular hexagonal hole, an elliptical hole, a special-shaped hole, and the like.

It should be noted that, when the annular groove 61 of the rotation limiting structure 6 is formed on the open end 51 of the accommodating cavity 5, or the rotating structural member 2, or the docking ring 23, by being recessed in the radial direction, and the corresponding annular protrusion 62 is formed by protruding in the radial direction, the aerosol-generating device may include the fixing member 9, or may not include the fixing member 9. Or when the rotating structure 2 is screwed into the open end 51 of the receiving chamber 5, the aerosol-generating device may or may not comprise the fixing member 9. When the fixing member 9 is not included, the spacing link 81 may be fixed only to the open end 51 of the accommodating chamber 5.

Wherein, the quantity of driving medium 3, blade 4, activity limit structure is according to needs and decides. Preferably, in some embodiments, the transmission member 3, the blade 4 and the movable limiting structure are in a one-to-one correspondence relationship with each other. In other embodiments, a plurality of transmission members 3 correspond to one blade 4, a plurality of movable limiting structures correspond to one transmission member 3 or one blade 4, and the like, that is, the transmission members 3, the blades 4 and the movable limiting structures may not be in a one-to-one correspondence.

The means of detachable connection include, but are not limited to, the following: clamping structure, screw thread, interference fit, magnetic connection.

The following is a detailed description of specific examples.

Example 1

As shown in fig. 1 to 7, in the present embodiment, the transmission member 3 has an elastic structure portion, and the elastic structure portion of the transmission member 3 is made of an elastic material, which includes but is not limited to stainless steel, high-elastic steel, beryllium copper, elastic plastic, etc. the transmission member 3 has a substantially plate shape, and the transmission member 3 and the blade 4 have an included angle β of about 90 °, that is, the transmission member 3 is upright and substantially perpendicular with respect to the blade 4.

Each transmission member 3 is provided with a corresponding limit connector 81, and the limit connector 81 is fixedly connected with the opening end 51 of the accommodating cavity 5. The elastic structure of the transmission member 3 has an abutting area for generating pressure with the limit connector 81 during the moving process. For example, the elastic structure of the transmission member 3 is tightly abutted against the outer sidewall of the limit connector 81 in a natural state and during movement; or the elastic structure part of the transmission member 3 has a spacing distance with the limit connecting member 81 in a natural state (in a state of not generating elasticity), but in the moving process, the elastic structure part of the transmission member 3 is tightly abutted against the outer side wall of the limit connecting member 81; or the elastic structure part of the transmission piece 3 and the limit connecting piece 81 are mutually inserted and spliced. Wherein "the grafting of alternating mutually" can understand to have seted up the bar hole on driving medium 3, and the insertion portion that spacing connecting piece 81 inserted and forms in the bar hole or on spacing connecting piece 81 inserts downtheholely at the bar, "alternate" can also understand to have seted up the bar hole on spacing connecting piece 81, and driving medium 3 inserts the insertion portion that forms in the bar hole or on driving medium 3 and inserts downthehole at the bar. When the device is used, along with the rotation of the rotating structural part 2, the elastic structural part of the transmission part 3 is elastically deformed under the action of the limiting connecting piece 81 to drive the blades 4 to be opened; along with the reverse rotation of the rotating structure member 2, the elastic structure portion of the transmission member 3 can move along the original path under the action of the limiting connection member 81 to elastically reset, and drive the blade 4 to close. Wherein, the specific setting position of the limit connecting piece 81 is only required to realize the above functions. In other embodiments, the driving member 3 is an integral elastic structure member made of an elastic material, and the function principle is the same.

The rotating structure member 2 comprises a hollow cylinder 21, the hollow cylinder 21 is substantially cylindrical, one end of the hollow cylinder 21 protrudes inwards along the radial direction to form a convex edge 22, and the joint of the convex edge 22 and the hollow cylinder 21 is in arc transition or has a chamfer.

The end of the rotating structure 2 away from the ledge 22 is provided with a docking ring 23, the docking ring 23 is substantially in the shape of a torus, the docking ring 23 is fixed with respect to the rotating structure 2, and the docking ring 23 rotates synchronously with the rotating structure 2. Wherein the docking ring 23 is provided at one end of the hollow cylinder 21. The driver 3 and the blades 4 are located inside the hollow cylinder 21 between the ledge 22 and the abutment ring 23.

A rotation limiting structure 6 is arranged between the open end 51 of the accommodating cavity 5 and the butting ring 23. Specifically, an annular groove 61 is formed at the end edge of the open end 51 of the accommodating chamber 5 by axial depression, and annular protrusions 62 matched with and corresponding to the annular groove 61 are formed on the abutting ring 23 by axial projection, and the annular protrusions 62 are inserted into the annular groove 61. A positioning structure 7 is arranged between the annular groove 61 and the annular protrusion 62, the positioning structure 7 comprises a ball 71 and two grooves 72, one groove 72 is arranged at a position corresponding to the ball 71 when the docking ring 23 rotates to the opening state of the blade 4, and the other groove 72 is arranged at a position corresponding to the ball 71 when the docking ring 23 rotates to the closing state of the blade 4. The ball 71 is supported by an elastic member 73, and the ball 71 is attached to one end of the elastic member 73, and in this embodiment, the elastic member 73 is a spring. A blind hole 52 is formed on the bottom wall of the annular groove 61 of the opening end 51 of the accommodating cavity 5, an elastic element 73 is arranged in the blind hole 52, a groove 72 is formed on the top end face of the annular protrusion 62, and a mounting element 74 for mounting the elastic element 73 can be further arranged in the blind hole 52.

In this embodiment, the inner wall of the hollow cylinder 21 of the rotating structure 2 is connected with an annular plate 24 for easy assembly. One end of the transmission member 3 may be directly connected to the inner wall of the hollow cylinder 21, or one end of the transmission member 3 may be fixed to the inner wall of the hollow cylinder 21 by being connected to the annular plate 24. The docking ring 23 may be connected to the hollow cylinder 21 and fixed with respect to the rotating structure 2, or connected to the annular plate 24 and fixed with respect to the rotating structure 2. The connection modes of the above connections include, but are not limited to, integrated molding, welding, bonding, detachable connection, and the like. Removable connections include, but are not limited to, threading with corresponding snaps and detents, screwing with fasteners (e.g., screws, rivets), riveting, and the like.

In other embodiments, there is an overlapping interface area between one end of the driving member 3 and the inner wall or annular plate 24 of the hollow cylinder 21, in order to increase the stability and at the same time the compliance of the movement of the driving member 3. The side of the end of the transmission member 3 remote from the hollow cylinder 21 is connected to the outer peripheral end of the blades 4, and has an overlapping joint area, thereby enhancing the stability and increasing the compliance of the blades 4 moving when they are separated or combined.

As shown in fig. 4, in another embodiment, the transmission member 3 has a first transmission portion 31 and a second transmission portion 32 connected to each other, one end of the first transmission portion 31 away from the second transmission portion 32 is connected to the inner wall of the hollow cylinder 21 or directly connected to the inner wall of the hollow cylinder 21 through the annular plate 24, and one end of the second transmission portion 32 away from the first transmission portion 31 is connected to the blade 4. in a natural state (i.e. in an inelastic state), the transmission member 3 has an included angle α between the first transmission portion 31 and the second transmission portion 32, the included angle α is in a range of 0 ° < α <180 °.

The number of the transmission members 3 is determined according to the requirement, and corresponds to the blades 4 one by one in the present embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

In this embodiment, the aerosol-generating device further comprises a fixing member 9, and the fixing member 9 and the open end 51 of the accommodating cavity 5 are relatively fixed by a limit connector 81, in this embodiment, the limit connector 81 is substantially in the shape of a column, one end of the limit connector 81 is connected to the open end 51 of the accommodating cavity 5, specifically, one end of the limit connector 81 is connected to a convex portion 53 sandwiched between the annular groove 61 and the space of the accommodating cavity 5, and the other end of the limit connector 81 is connected to the fixing member 9. In this embodiment, the protruding portion 53 of the opening end 51 of the accommodating cavity 5 and the fixing member 9 are respectively provided with a connecting hole 101, and both ends of the limiting connecting member 81 extend into the connecting holes 101. The fixing member 9 is substantially disk-shaped, and a circular through hole 91 is opened in the center of the fixing member 9.

In other embodiments, an auxiliary limiting member (not shown) for preventing elastic fatigue is further disposed beside the limiting connection member 81, and the transmission member 3 is located between the limiting connection member 81 and the auxiliary limiting member, so as to prevent the use effect from being affected when the elastic fatigue occurs.

As shown in fig. 6-7, the mechanism of action of the aerosol-generating device of this embodiment is as follows: twist rotating structure 2, rotating structure 2 drives driving medium 3 and takes place elastic deformation or elasticity when removing and resets, and driving medium 3 is removed in the certain limit by the restriction of spacing connecting piece 81, and then realizes driving blade 4 and opens or close the opening that holds chamber 5.

Example 2

The difference from embodiment 1 is that, as shown in fig. 8-13, the transmission member 3 is a rigid structure, such as made of at least one material selected from metal, rigid plastic, ceramic, and crystal, the transmission member 3 is substantially plate-shaped, and an included angle β between the transmission member 3 and the blade 4 is about 90 °, i.e., the transmission member 3 is substantially vertical and upright relative to the blade 4.

One end of the transmission piece 3 is rotatably connected with the rotating structural member 2. This end of the transmission member 3 is further in rotational connection with the abutment ring 23. The manner of the rotational connection includes, but is not limited to, a hinge rotation, and the like.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 9 to 11, the end of one end of each transmission member 3 protrudes towards both sides to form a rotating shaft 34, the protruding edge 22 and the docking ring 23 of the rotating structural member 2 are respectively provided with a rotating shaft hole 25 corresponding to the rotating shaft 34, and the two rotating shafts 34 of each transmission member 3 are respectively inserted into the rotating shaft holes 25 of the protruding edge 22 and the docking ring 23 to realize the rotating connection.

The other end of the transmission member 3 is fixedly connected with the blade 4, and the connection mode includes but is not limited to integral forming, welding, bonding, connection through fasteners such as screws, expansion nails and the like. Preferably, the other end of the transmission member 3 has an overlapping interface area with the blades 4, which enhances the stability and increases the compliance of the blades 4 to move when they are separated or combined.

The number of the transmission members 3 is determined according to the requirement, and in the embodiment, the transmission members 3 correspond to the blades 4 one by one, but is not limited thereto.

Each movable limiting structure is formed by two limiting connecting pieces 81, one end of each limiting connecting piece 81 is fixedly connected to the opening end 51 of the accommodating cavity 5, and the other end of each limiting connecting piece 81 is provided with a fixing piece 9. As shown in fig. 12 to 13, a movable gap 82 is provided between the two limit connecting members 81, and the transmission member 3 is located at the movable gap 82 between the two limit connecting members 81 and swings in the movable gap 82. That is, the two limit connectors 81 of the movable limit structure control the rotation range of the transmission member 3 in the movable gap 82, and further, the blade 4 is driven to open and close by the rotation of the transmission member 3. Therefore, the size of the movable gap 82 between the two limit connectors 81 and the structural shape of the limit connectors 81 only need to be satisfied to enable the transmission member 3 to rotate in the movable gap 82 and simultaneously drive the blades 4 to open and close.

In this embodiment, the limit connector 81 is in a column shape, one end of the limit connector 81 is connected to the opening end 51 of the accommodating cavity 5, specifically, one end of the limit connector 81 is connected to the protruding portion 53 sandwiched between the annular groove 61 of the opening end 51 of the accommodating cavity 5 and the accommodating cavity 5, and the other end of the limit connector 81 is connected to the fixing member 9. As shown in fig. 8, in the present embodiment, the protruding portion 53 at the opening end 51 of the accommodating cavity 5 and the fixing member 9 are respectively provided with a connecting hole 101, and both ends of the limiting connecting member 81 extend into the connecting holes 101. In the present embodiment, the movable limit structures correspond to the blades 4 and the transmission members 3 one-to-one, that is, two limit connectors 81 correspond to one blade 4 and one transmission member 3, but not limited thereto.

In other embodiments, the transmission member 3 has a first transmission portion 31 and a second transmission portion 32, which are connected with each other, wherein one end of the first transmission portion 31 away from the second transmission portion 32 is rotatably connected with the flange 22 and the docking ring 23 of the rotating structure member 2, and one end of the second transmission portion 32 away from the first transmission portion 31 is connected with the blade 4, wherein the first transmission portion 31 swings in the movable gap 82 between the two limit connectors 81, the first transmission portion 31 and the second transmission portion 32 have an included angle α, the included angle α ranges from 0 ° < α <180 °, when the number of the blades 4 is multiple, the connection portion 33 between the first transmission portion 31 and the second transmission portion 32 is close to the connection position when the two adjacent blades 4 are connected, and further, the connection portion 33 between the first transmission portion 31 and the second transmission portion 32 is arc-shaped, so as to avoid interference collision between the transmission member 3 and the adjacent blades 4.

As shown in fig. 12-13, the mechanism of action of the aerosol-generating device of this embodiment is as follows: the rotating structural member 2 is twisted to drive each transmission member 3 to rotate within the range of the movable gap 82 between the two limit connecting members 81, so as to drive the blade 4 to open or close the opening of the accommodating cavity 5.

Example 3

The difference from the embodiment 1 is that: as shown in fig. 14-18, the transmission member 3 is formed by extending outward along the horizontal plane of the blade 4, and the transmission member 3 and the blade 4 are integrally formed into a sheet. The sheet is preferably a rigid structure, such as made of at least one material selected from the group consisting of metal, rigid plastic, ceramic, and crystal.

One end of the transmission member 3 and the blade 4 are integrally formed, the other end of the transmission member 3 is rotatably connected with the convex edge 22 of the rotating structural member 2, and the end of the transmission member 3 is further rotatably connected with the butt-joint ring 23. The manner of the rotational connection includes, but is not limited to, a hinge rotation, and the like. Specifically, in this embodiment, the end of the other end of the transmission member 3 protrudes towards both sides to form a rotating shaft 34, the protruding edge 22 and the docking ring 23 of the rotating structure 2 are respectively provided with a rotating shaft hole 25 corresponding to the rotating shaft 34, and the two rotating shafts 34 on each transmission member 3 are respectively inserted into the rotating shaft holes 25 of the protruding edge 22 and the docking ring 23 to realize the rotating connection.

A fixing member 9 is provided at an end of the spacing link 81 remote from the open end 51 of the receiving chamber 5. In this embodiment, the limit connector 81 is in a column shape, one end of the limit connector 81 is connected to the opening end 51 of the accommodating cavity 5, specifically, one end of the limit connector 81 is connected to the annular groove 61 of the opening end 51 of the accommodating cavity 5 and the protruding portion 53 sandwiched between the accommodating cavity 5, and the other end of the limit connector 81 is connected to the fixing member 9. In this embodiment, the opening end 51 of the accommodating cavity 5 and the fixing member 9 are respectively provided with a connecting hole 101, and both ends of the limiting connecting member 81 extend into the connecting holes 101.

As shown in fig. 14 to 15, each of the movable limit structures includes a slide block 83 and a limit slide hole or a limit slide groove 84, the slide block 83 is provided on one of the fixed member 9 and the transmission member 3, and the limit slide hole or the limit slide groove 84 is provided on the other of the fixed member 9 and the transmission member 3. In this embodiment, the fixing member 9 is provided with a limiting sliding hole or a limiting sliding groove 84, the transmission member 3 protrudes to form a sliding block 83, and the sliding block 83 slides in the limiting sliding hole or the limiting sliding groove 84 in a limiting manner.

The driving member 3 and the blades 4 are integrally formed as a sheet body, which is located between the fixing member 9 and the docking ring 23, and as shown in fig. 16, a first notch 10 for avoiding a spacing connector 81 is formed on the sheet body, and a second notch 20 for avoiding an adjacent blade 4 during rotation is also formed on the sheet body.

Further, in other embodiments, a stable fitting 30 is provided between the open end 51 of the receiving cavity 5 and the integral sheet formed by the blade 4 and the transmission member 3, which is rotatable synchronously with the rotating structure 2, for facilitating assembly and disassembly of the aerosol-generating device. The stabilizing fitting 30 is generally disc-shaped. The integrally formed blade of the transmission element 3 and the blade 4 is located between the fastening element 9 and the stabilizing fitting 30. The fixing fitting member 30 is provided with a through hole 301 corresponding to the opening end 51 of the accommodating cavity 5, and the fixing fitting member 30 is further provided with a spacing hole 302 for spacing the spacing connecting member 81.

The steady matching piece 30 is provided with a rotating shaft hole 25 corresponding to the rotating shaft 34 on the transmission piece 3, and the transmission piece 3 is also rotatably connected with the steady matching piece 30 through the rotating shaft 34 and the rotating shaft hole 25.

Further, in other embodiments, at least one relative positioning structure 40 is disposed between the stable fitting 30 and the docking ring 23, and the relative positioning structure 40 includes a positioning block 401 and a positioning hole 402. Wherein, the positioning block 401 is disposed on one of the stable fitting 30 and the docking ring 23, and the positioning hole 402 is opened on the other of the stable fitting 30 and the docking ring 23.

The mechanism of action of the aerosol-generating device of this embodiment is as follows: as shown in fig. 17 to 18, the rotating structural member 2 is twisted to drive the integrally formed sheet body formed by each transmission member 3 and each blade 4 to rotate, while rotating, the sliding block 83 slides in the limiting sliding hole or the limiting sliding groove 84, and the sliding range of the sliding block 83 is limited by the limiting sliding hole or the limiting sliding groove 84, so as to open or close the opening of the accommodating cavity 5 by the blade 4.

The technical features of the embodiments described above may be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the embodiments described above are not described, but should be considered as being within the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.

The above-mentioned embodiments only represent some embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is specific and detailed, but not to be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit of the present invention, several variations and modifications can be made, which are within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be subject to the appended claims.

Claims (21)

1. An aerosol-generating device comprising a body having a receiving cavity for insertion of an aerosol-generating article, further comprising:

a rotating structure member rotatably connected to the open end of the accommodating cavity,

at least one transmission piece connected to the rotating structural member and moving along with the rotation of the rotating structural member,

the blade is connected to the transmission piece and opens and closes the opening of the accommodating cavity along with the movement of the transmission piece; and

and the movable limiting structure interacts with the transmission piece to further limit the movable track range of the transmission piece.

2. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 1, further comprising at least one spacing connector provided at an open end of the receiving cavity.

3. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 2, wherein each movable retaining structure is formed by at least one retaining connection formation.

4. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 3 in which the drive member has resilient formations which are fixed relative to the blade and the rotary structure, each of the movable formations being formed by a formation of a spacing link, the resilient formations of the drive member having abutment regions which produce relative pressure with the respective spacing links during movement, the abutment regions of the resilient formations of the drive member being resiliently deformed or resiliently restored by abutment with the respective spacing links during movement.

5. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 4 in which the rotary structure comprises a hollow cylinder, one end of the drive member being connected to the vane and having an overlapping interface region, the other end of the drive member being provided on an inner wall of the hollow cylinder and having an overlapping region.

6. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 4, wherein each of the movable restraining structures further comprises a secondary restraint member for preventing elastic fatigue, the secondary restraint member being disposed laterally of the corresponding restraining connection, the transmission member being located between the restraining connection and the secondary restraint member.

7. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 3 in which the drive member is a rigid structural member, the drive member being rotatably connected to the rotary structural member, each of the movable retaining formations being formed by two retaining connections, a movable gap being provided between the two retaining connections, the drive member being pivotable between the movable gap between the two retaining connections.

8. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 7 in which one end of the drive member is connected to the vane and has an overlapping interface region and the other end of the drive member is rotatably connected to the rotary structure.

9. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 4 or 7 in which each of the transmission members has first and second transmission portions which intersect with each other, the first and second transmission portions having an angle α therebetween, the angle α being in the range 0 ° < α <180 °, the intersection of the first and second transmission portions being further arcuate.

10. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 2, further comprising a fixing member fixed to the main body by the limiting connectors, wherein two ends of each limiting connector are connected to the fixing member and the open end of the accommodating cavity, respectively, each driving member and each blade are located between the fixing member and the open end of the accommodating cavity, and the fixing member is provided with through holes corresponding to the openings of the accommodating cavity; each transmission piece and each blade are positioned between the fixing piece and the opening end of the containing cavity.

11. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 10 in which the drive member is formed to extend outwardly along the plane of the blade, the drive member being rotatably connected to the rotary structure, each of the movable retaining structures comprising a slider and a retaining slot or slot, the slider being disposed on one of the fixed member and the drive member, the retaining slot or slot being disposed on the other of the fixed member and the drive member.

12. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 11 in which the drive member is an integral part of the vane, the vane having a first recess formed therein for locating the spacing connector and a second recess formed therein for locating an adjacent vane.

13. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 12, wherein a fixing fitting piece that rotates synchronously with the rotating structure is further disposed between the opening end of the accommodating cavity and the blade and the transmission member, the transmission member is further rotatably connected to the fixing fitting piece, a through hole corresponding to the opening end of the accommodating cavity is formed in the fixing fitting piece, and a position-avoiding hole for avoiding the position-limiting connection member is further formed in the fixing fitting piece.

14. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 1, wherein a rotation-limiting structure is further provided between the open end of the receiving cavity and the rotational structure.

15. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 14, wherein the rotation-limiting structure comprises an annular groove and an annular projection corresponding to each other, the annular groove being provided on one of the open end of the receiving chamber and the rotating structure, and the annular projection being formed on the other of the open end of the receiving chamber and the rotating structure.

16. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 1, wherein a locating feature is provided between the open end of the receiving cavity and the rotational structure.

17. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 16, wherein the rotary structure comprises a hollow cylinder and a flange projecting radially inwardly of the hollow cylinder, the flange being provided at an end of the hollow cylinder, each of the drive members and each of the vanes being located within the hollow cylinder.

18. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 17 in which the end of the hollow cylinder remote from the rim is further provided with a docking ring which rotates in synchronism with the rotary structure, each drive member and each vane being located between the rim and the docking ring.

19. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 18 in which the transmission member is also in rotational connection with the docking ring.

20. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 18, wherein the locating structure comprises at least one ball and at least one groove, each groove opening onto one of the open end of the receiving chamber and the docking collar, each ball being provided on the other of the open end of the receiving chamber and the docking collar.

21. An aerosol-generating device according to claim 20, wherein the marble is made of an elastic gel or is supported by an elastic member.

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