CN218851920U

CN218851920U - Aerosol-generating article

Info

Publication number: CN218851920U
Application number: CN202221487437.9U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 文治华; 张大志
Original assignee: Shenzhen Smoore Technology Ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Smoore Technology Ltd
Priority date: 2022-06-14
Filing date: 2022-06-14
Publication date: 2023-04-14
Anticipated expiration: 2032-06-14

Abstract

The present application relates to an aerosol-generating article comprising: the substrate section comprises a substrate body and a first coating layer which is coated outside the substrate body along the circumferential direction; the confluence filtering section is connected to one axial end of the matrix section and is used for filtering the airflow flowing out of the matrix section; the first coating layer is provided with a substrate section air hole communicated with the inner surface and the outer surface of the first coating layer, and the distance between the substrate section air hole and the end face of one end of the substrate section connected with the confluence filtering section is more than 0mm and less than 1mm. According to the aerosol generating product, the substrate section air-collecting hole is formed in the position, where the distance between the first coating layer and the end face of one end, connected with the confluence filtering section, of the first coating layer is smaller than 1mm, so that the air inflow and the total ventilation rate of the sub-confluence section can be effectively increased. When the user produces the negative pressure through the suction at the one end terminal surface of keeping away from the matrix section of aerosol generation goods, progressively take out nicotine and fragrant material etc. that produce the matrix body in the heating process more easily to have better suction uniformity, effectively promoted user's use and experienced.

Description

Aerosol-generating article

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of atomization technology, in particular to aerosol generating articles.

Background

The aerosol is a colloidal dispersion system formed by dispersing small solid or liquid particles in a gas medium, and a novel alternative absorption mode is provided for a user because the aerosol can be absorbed by a human body through a respiratory system. Nebulizers are devices that form an aerosol from a stored nebulizable substrate by means of heat or ultrasound, etc. Aerosolizable media include nicotine (nicotine) -containing tobacco smoke, medical drugs, skin care emulsions, and the like, which are aerosolized to deliver an inhalable aerosol to a user, replacing conventional product forms and absorption regimes.

The atomizing substrate which is not combusted by heating is a novel atomizing substrate which is heated by a special heat source and substrate (the heating temperature is below 500 ℃ or even lower), and various substances in the atomizing substrate are volatilized to generate aerosol to meet the requirements of smokers. The heating and non-combustion atomization substrate does not generate open fire and soot in the smoking process, is friendly to the environment, can provide good use experience for users, and simultaneously reduces harmful substances generated by high-temperature cracking of the conventional atomization substrate in combustion, thereby reducing the harm to the bodies of the users.

However, based on the structural defect of the atomizer, part of aerosol generated by heating and volatilizing the existing non-combustible atomizing substrate cannot flow out smoothly along with the airflow, so that effective substances such as nicotine in the non-combustible atomizing substrate cannot be separated out well, and further improvement of user experience is influenced.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide an aerosol-generating article that can achieve a technical effect of smoothly flowing out an aerosol, in order to solve a problem that the aerosol cannot smoothly flow out.

According to one aspect of the present application there is provided an aerosol-generating article comprising:

the matrix section comprises a matrix body and a matrix section coating layer which is coated outside the matrix body along the circumferential direction;

the confluence filtering section is connected to one axial end of the substrate section and is used for filtering the airflow flowing out of the substrate section;

the substrate section coating layer is provided with a substrate section air-gathering hole communicated with the inner surface and the outer surface of the substrate section coating layer, and the distance between the substrate section air-gathering hole and the end face of one end, connected with the confluence filtering section, of the substrate section is larger than 0mm and smaller than 1mm.

In one embodiment, the substrate segment coating layer is provided with a plurality of substrate segment air holes, and all the substrate segment air holes are arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the substrate segment.

In one embodiment, all the matrix segments are arranged non-equidistantly along the circumference of the matrix segments.

In one embodiment, the number of matrix segments comprises 2 to 20 pores.

In one embodiment, the confluence filtering segment comprises:

the sub-confluence section is connected to one axial end of the substrate section and is provided with a cavity for air flow to flow through; and

and the sub-filtering section is connected to one end of the sub-confluence section far away from the substrate section and is used for filtering the airflow flowing out of the cavity.

In one embodiment, the sub-bus segment is provided with at least one group of sub-bus segment air holes, and each group of sub-bus segment air holes are communicated with the cavity and the external environment.

In one embodiment, the distance between each group of air holes of the sub-confluence sections and the confluence filtering section is 1mm-10mm.

In one embodiment, the sub-bus section is provided with a plurality of groups of the sub-bus section air holes, each group of the sub-bus section air holes are arranged at intervals along the axial direction of the sub-bus section, each group of the sub-bus section air holes comprises a plurality of the sub-bus section air holes, and all the sub-bus section air holes in the same group are arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the sub-bus section.

In one embodiment, all the sub-bus-bars in the same group are arranged at equal intervals along the circumferential direction of the sub-bus-bars.

In one embodiment, the number of the air holes in each group of the sub-bus-bars is 2-20.

According to the aerosol generating product, the substrate section air-collecting hole is formed in the position, where the distance between the first coating layer and the end face of one end, connected with the confluence filtering section, of the first coating layer is smaller than 1mm, so that the air inflow and the total ventilation rate of the aerosol generating product entering the sub-confluence section can be effectively increased. When the user produces the negative pressure through the suction at the one end terminal surface of keeping away from the matrix section of aerosol generation goods, progressively take out nicotine and fragrant material etc. that produce the matrix body in the heating process more easily to have better suction uniformity, effectively promoted user's use experience. Moreover, because the open position of the air-holding hole of the substrate section is very close to the end face of the substrate section, the air flow passing through the substrate body can be reduced to the maximum extent, so that the substrate body is in a negative-pressure and oxygen-less state to the maximum extent, effective substances in the aerosol-forming substrate can be released better, the temperature of the substrate body is relatively stable in the dynamic process of suction, and the release amount of the aerosol is kept consistent.

The above description is only an overview of the technical solutions of the present application, and the present application may be implemented in accordance with the content of the description so as to make the technical means of the present application more clearly understood, and the detailed description of the present application will be given below in order to make the above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present application more clearly understood.

Drawings

Various additional advantages and benefits will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments. The drawings are only for purposes of illustrating the preferred embodiments and are not to be construed as limiting the application. Moreover, like reference numerals are used to refer to like elements throughout.

Figure 1 is a schematic view of an aerosol-generating article according to an embodiment of the present application;

figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the aerosol-generating article of figure 1;

the reference numbers illustrate:

100. an aerosol-generating article; 120. a matrix segment; 121. a matrix body; 123. a first cladding layer; 123a, filling air holes in the substrate section; 140. a converging filter section; 141. a sub-bus section; 1412. a hollow cavity pipe; 1414. a second cladding layer; 1414a, a cavity; 1414b, the sub-confluence sections are connected with air holes; 143. a sub-filtration section; 1432. a filter medium; 1434. and a third coating layer.

Detailed Description

In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present application more comprehensible, embodiments accompanying figures are described in detail below. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present application. This application is capable of embodiments in many different forms than those described herein and that modifications may be made by one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the application and it is therefore not intended to be limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "center," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the present application and for simplicity in description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are therefore not to be considered limiting of the present application.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or to implicitly indicate the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present application, "plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.

In this application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can include, for example, fixed connections, removable connections, or integral parts; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be interconnected within two elements or in a relationship where two elements interact with each other unless otherwise specifically limited. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as the case may be.

In this application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may be directly contacting the first and second features or indirectly contacting the first and second features through intervening media. Also, a first feature "on," "over," and "above" a second feature may be directly or diagonally above the second feature, or may simply indicate that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature "under," "beneath," and "under" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the second feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. 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. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not denote a unique embodiment.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, fig. 1 shows a schematic view of an aerosol-generating article according to an embodiment of the present application; figure 2 shows a schematic view of the internal structure of an aerosol-generating article in an embodiment of the present application.

An embodiment of the present application provides an aerosol-generating article 100, the aerosol-generating article 100 being a cylindrical structure with a circular cross-section, the aerosol-generating article 100 being insertable into a heated gas channel of an atomising device, which may heat the aerosol-generating article 100 to produce an aerosol for inhalation by a user.

The aerosol-generating article 100 is generally cylindrical in structure, with the aerosol-generating article 100 being circular in cross-section. The aerosol-generating article 100 comprises a substrate segment 120 and a converging filter segment 140 connected to each other, and the converging filter segment 140 is connected to one axial end of the substrate segment 120, the substrate segment 120 being operable to generate an aerosol upon heating by an aerosolization device, the aerosol exiting the aerosol-generating article 100 after filtration by the converging filter segment 140 for inhalation by a user. It will be appreciated that the shape and size of the aerosol-generating article 100 is not limited and that the cross-section of the aerosol-generating article 100 may also be of regular or irregular shape, such as oval, rectangular, etc.

The matrix segment 120 includes a matrix body 121 and a matrix segment coating layer, the matrix segment coating layer is coated outside the matrix body 121 to form a columnar structure, an outer surface of the matrix segment coating layer forms an outer circular surface of the columnar structure, and a cross section of the columnar structure perpendicular to an axial direction may be circular. It will be appreciated that the cross-sectional shape of the columnar structure is not limited thereto, and in other embodiments, may be regular or irregular shapes such as oval, rectangular, etc.

Further, the matrix body 121 may include tobacco filler, which may be in the form of threads, granules, tablets, etc. in regular or irregular shapes. It is to be understood that the material forming the substrate body 121 is not limited, the substrate body 121 may be formed of a single material or a plurality of materials mixed in different proportions, and other substances may be added to the substrate body 121 to generate aerosols having different compositions and different tastes to meet different needs of users. The substrate segment coating may be formed of a coating material such as cigarette paper to maintain the shape of the substrate body 121. It will be appreciated that the material forming the substrate segment coating is not limited thereto, and in other embodiments, the substrate segment coating may be formed from other materials, such as aluminum foil, to meet different requirements.

With continued reference to fig. 1 and 2, the confluence filtering segment 140 includes a sub-confluence segment 141 and a sub-filtering segment 143, the sub-confluence segment 141 is connected to one axial end of the substrate segment 120, and the sub-filtering segment 143 is connected to the other axial end of the sub-confluence segment 141 away from the substrate segment 120. In this way, the aerosol generated by the heated substrate segment 120 can flow out after being converged by the sub-converging segment 141 and filtered by the sub-filtering segment 143.

In some embodiments, the sub-bus section 141 includes a cavity tube 1412 and a sub-bus section cladding. The cavity tube 1412 is a hollow tubular structure with openings at two ends, the sub-bus section coating layer can be formed by wrapping materials such as forming paper, and the sub-bus section coating layer is coated on the outer circular surface of the cavity tube 1412 along the circumferential direction to form a whole. In this way, the cavity 1414a communicating with the substrate segment 120 is formed in the sub-bus segment 141, and the aerosol flowing out of the substrate segment 120 enters the cavity 1414a to merge with the airflow in the cavity 1414a, and then flows into the converging filter segment 140 under the entrainment of the airflow. It is understood that the shape and configuration of the sub-bus segment 141 are not limited, the cross section of the sub-bus segment 141 may be circular, square, or other regular or irregular shapes, and the materials forming the cavity tube 1412 and the cladding of the sub-bus segment may also be set as required to meet different requirements.

In some embodiments, sub-filter segment 143 comprises filter media 1432 and a sub-filter segment coating. The sub-filter segment coating layer covers the outside of the filter media 1432 to form a cylindrical structure, the outer surface of the sub-filter segment coating layer forms the outer circular surface of the cylindrical structure, and the cross section of the cylindrical structure perpendicular to the axial direction may be circular. It will be appreciated that the cross-sectional shape of the columnar structure is not limited thereto, and in other embodiments, may be regular or irregular shapes such as oval, rectangular, etc.

Wherein, filter media 1432 is formed by polymer filler material, and polymer filler material can filter and cool down the aerosol that flows through it, and sub-filter segment coating can be formed by wraparound materials such as plug wrap. It will be appreciated that the material forming the filter media 1432 and the material forming the sub-filter segment wrapper are not limited, and in other embodiments, the filter media 1432 and the sub-filter segment wrapper may be formed of other materials to meet different filtration requirements.

Further, the aerosol-generating article 100 also comprises a coalescing filter segment coating and a connecting layer. The combiner filter segment coating is formed of plug wrap or other coating material and covers the outer surfaces of the sub-combiner segment coating and the sub-filter segment coating to form the complete combiner filter segment 140. The tie layer is formed from tipping paper or other wrapping material, and is wrapped around the end of the converging filter segment wrapping proximate the substrate segment 120 and the end of the substrate segment wrapping proximate the sub-converging segment 141 to form the completed aerosol-generating article 100. It will be appreciated that the materials forming the cladding and the tie layer of the bus filter segment are not limited thereto and may be arranged as desired to meet different requirements.

In this way, the matrix segment 120 includes a matrix body 121 and a first coating layer 123 circumferentially coated outside the matrix body 121, wherein the first coating layer 123 is formed by laminating a matrix segment coating layer coated outside the matrix body 121 and a connection layer coated on one end of the matrix segment coating layer near the sub bus bar segment 141. The sub bus-bar section 141 comprises a cavity pipe 1412 and a second cladding layer 1414 wrapped on the outer circumferential surface of the cavity pipe 1412 along the circumferential direction, wherein the second cladding layer 1414 is formed by laminating a sub bus-bar section cladding layer wrapped outside the cavity pipe 1412 and a bus-bar filter section cladding layer wrapped outside the sub bus-bar section cladding layer. The sub-filter segment 143 includes a filter media 1432 and a third cladding layer 1434 circumferentially surrounding the filter media 1432, wherein the third cladding layer 1434 is formed by a stack of a sub-filter segment cladding layer surrounding the filter media 1432 and a filter end cladding layer surrounding the sub-filter segment cladding layer.

The first cladding layer 123 is defined as a generic term of a laminated structure covering the outer surface of the matrix body 121, the second cladding layer 1414 is defined as a generic term of a laminated structure covering the outer circumferential surface of the cavity tube 1412, the third cladding layer 1434 is defined as a generic term of a laminated structure covering the filter medium 1432, and the specific configurations and forming materials of the first cladding layer 123, the second cladding layer 1414 and the third cladding layer 1434 are not limited, and can be set as required to meet different requirements.

In the present application, the first coating layer 123 coated outside the substrate body 121 is provided with a substrate segment air receiving hole 123a communicating with the inner and outer surfaces thereof, and a distance between the substrate segment air receiving hole 123a and an end surface of the substrate segment 120 connected to the confluence filtering segment 140 is greater than 0mm and less than 1mm. Specifically, since the first coating layer 123 is formed by laminating a substrate segment coating layer coated outside the substrate body 121 and a connection layer coated on one end of the substrate segment coating layer near the sub bus bar segment 141, the substrate segment air-trapping hole 123a penetrates through the substrate segment coating layer and the connection layer in the thickness direction.

In this way, the substrate section air-collecting hole 123a is arranged at the position where the distance between the first coating layer 123 and the end face of one end of the first coating layer connected with the confluence filtering section 140 is less than 1mm, so that the air inflow and the total ventilation rate of the first coating layer entering the sub-confluence section 141 can be effectively increased. When a user generates negative pressure on the end face of the aerosol-generating article 100 far from the substrate segment 120 by suction, nicotine, aroma substances and the like generated by the substrate body 121 in the heating process are more easily carried out gradually, so that better suction consistency is achieved, and the use experience of the user is effectively improved. Moreover, because the open position of the substrate segment air-seizing hole 123a is very close to the end face of the substrate segment 120, the air flow passing through the substrate body 121 can be reduced to the maximum extent, so that the substrate body 121 is in a state of negative pressure and less oxygen to the maximum extent, the effective substances in the aerosol-forming substrate can be released better, and the temperature of the substrate body 121 is ensured to be relatively stable in the dynamic process of suction, so that the release amount of the aerosol is kept consistent.

In some embodiments, the matrix segment 120 is provided with a plurality of matrix segment air holes 123a, and all the matrix segment air holes 123a are arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the converging filter segment 140. In this manner, the airflow outside the aerosol-generating article 100 may be split into the substrate segments 120 through the plurality of substrate segment air holes 123a, respectively. In a preferred embodiment, the number of matrix segments covering the air holes 123a is 2 to 20. It is understood that the number of the matrix segments 123a is not limited, and can be set as required to meet different pumping requirements, for example, the number of the matrix segments 123a is 16 or 12.

Further, in some embodiments, the substrate segment air holes 123a are arranged non-equidistantly along the circumferential direction of the substrate segment 120 according to the difference of the air flow rates of different areas, that is, the distance between at least two adjacent substrate segment air holes 123a is different from the distance between the other two adjacent substrate segment air holes 123 a. It is understood that in other embodiments, all the substrate segment air holes 123a may be arranged equidistantly along the circumferential direction of the substrate segment 120, i.e., the distance between two adjacent substrate segment air holes 123a is equal.

In some embodiments, the sub-bus segment 141 is provided with at least one set of sub-bus segment air holes 1414b, and each set of sub-bus segment air holes 1414b communicates the cavity 1414a with the external environment. Since the sub bus-bar section 141 comprises the cavity pipe 1412 and the second cladding 1414 circumferentially wrapping the outer circumferential surface of the cavity pipe 1412, wherein the second cladding 1414 is formed by laminating a sub bus-bar section cladding wrapped outside the cavity pipe 1412 and a bus-bar filter section cladding wrapped outside the sub bus-bar section cladding, the sub bus-bar section gas-collecting hole 1414b penetrates through the cavity pipe 1412, the sub bus-bar section cladding and the bus-bar filter section cladding. In this manner, airflow from outside the aerosol-generating article 100 may enter the cavity 1414a of the sub-manifold section 141 through the sub-manifold section air holes 1414b, thereby further increasing the air intake and overall ventilation of the aerosol-generating article 100.

In some embodiments, the distance between the sub-bus segment gas holes 1414b relative to the bus filter segment 140 is 1mm to 10mm. It can be understood that the distance between the air receiving holes 1414b of the sub-bus segment and the bus filter segment 140 is not limited, and can be set according to the requirement to meet different requirements.

Specifically, in some embodiments, the sub-bus segment 141 is provided with a plurality of groups of sub-bus segment air holes 1414b, each group of sub-bus segment air holes 1414b are arranged at intervals along the axial direction of the sub-bus segment 141, each group of sub-bus segment air holes 1414b includes a plurality of sub-bus segment air holes 1414b, all the sub-bus segment air holes 1414b in the same group are arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the sub-bus segment 141, the distances between two adjacent groups of sub-bus segment air holes 1414b may be the same or different, and each sub-bus segment air hole 1414b in two adjacent groups of sub-bus segment air holes 1414b may be arranged in a one-to-one correspondence or in a staggered manner in the axial direction of the sub-bus segment 141.

Preferably, one, two or three groups of air holes 1414b are formed in the sub-bus segment 141, and the number of the air holes 1414b in each group of the sub-bus segments is 2-20. It can be understood that the number of the groups of the sub bus-segment air-receiving holes 1414b and the number of the sub bus-segment air-receiving holes 1414b in each group of the sub bus-segment air-receiving holes 1414b are not limited to the above, and the number of the sub bus-segment air-receiving holes 1414b in each group can be the same or different according to different requirements. For example, the number of the air holes 1414b in each group of the sub-bus-bars is 16 or 12.

Further, in some embodiments, all the air holes 1414b of the sub-bus segments in the same group are arranged at equal intervals along the circumferential direction of the sub-bus segment 141, that is, the distance between every two adjacent air holes 1414b is equal. In other embodiments, according to the different airflow rates of different areas, the air holes 1414b of the sub-bus-segments in the same group are arranged at different intervals along the circumferential direction of the sub-bus-segment 141, that is, the distance between at least two adjacent air holes 1414b of the sub-bus-segments is different from the distance between the air holes 1414b of the other two adjacent sub-bus-segments.

In the aerosol-generating product 100, the substrate segment 120 is provided with the substrate segment air-receiving holes 123a which are 0mm to 1mm away from the end face of the substrate segment 120 connected with the filter segment 140, so that the air intake amount and the total ventilation rate of the aerosol-generating product 100 can be remarkably improved. Since the substrate section is sufficiently close to the air holes 123a relative to the filter section 140, the nicotine and the aroma generated by the substrate body 121 can be sufficiently extracted by the air flow during the heating of the aerosol-generating article 100, thereby increasing the user experience. Furthermore, airflow from outside the aerosol-generating article 100 may also enter the cavity 1414a of the sub-bus section 141 through the sub-bus section air holes 1414b, thereby further increasing the air intake and overall ventilation of the aerosol-generating article 100.

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 express several embodiments of the present application, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but not construed as limiting the claims. It should be noted that, for a person skilled in the art, several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the concept of the present application, and these are all within the scope of protection of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present patent application shall be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. An aerosol-generating article, comprising:

the substrate section comprises a substrate body and a first coating layer coated outside the substrate body along the circumferential direction;

the first coating layer is provided with a substrate section air-gathering hole communicated with the inner surface and the outer surface of the first coating layer, and the distance between the substrate section air-gathering hole and the end face of one end of the substrate section, which is connected with the confluence filtering section, is more than 0mm and less than 1mm.

2. An aerosol-generating article according to claim 1 in which the first coating defines a plurality of the substrate segments, all of the substrate segments being spaced circumferentially around the substrate segment.

3. An aerosol-generating article according to claim 2, wherein all of the substrate segments are arranged non-equidistantly along the circumference of the substrate segment.

4. An aerosol-generating article according to claim 2 in which the number of substrate segments comprises from 2 to 20 pores.

5. An aerosol-generating article according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the converging filter segment comprises:

6. An aerosol-generating article according to claim 5 in which the sub-manifold defines at least one set of sub-manifold apertures, each set of sub-manifold apertures communicating between the cavity and the environment.

7. An aerosol-generating article according to claim 6 in which each set of said sub-collector segments has gas orifices at a distance of from 1mm to 10mm from the collector filter segment.

8. An aerosol-generating article according to claim 6, wherein the sub-manifold section defines a plurality of sub-manifold section air-receiving holes, each group of the sub-manifold section air-receiving holes being arranged at intervals along an axial direction of the sub-manifold section, each group of the sub-manifold section air-receiving holes comprising a plurality of the sub-manifold section air-receiving holes, all the sub-manifold section air-receiving holes in a same group being arranged at intervals along a circumferential direction of the sub-manifold section.

9. An aerosol-generating article according to claim 8 in which all of the sub-collector segments in the same group are arranged at equally spaced intervals circumferentially of the sub-collector segments.

10. An aerosol-generating article according to claim 8 in which the number of air holes in each set of sub-collector segments is from 2 to 20.