EP4192276A1 - Dispositif de fourniture d'aérosol et consommable associé - Google Patents

Dispositif de fourniture d'aérosol et consommable associé

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EP4192276A1
EP4192276A1 EP21752109.5A EP21752109A EP4192276A1 EP 4192276 A1 EP4192276 A1 EP 4192276A1 EP 21752109 A EP21752109 A EP 21752109A EP 4192276 A1 EP4192276 A1 EP 4192276A1
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Prior art keywords
consumable
aerosol
provision device
aerosol provision
insertion portion
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German (de)
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Inventor
Jon Peter Frederick SPRATELEY
Francesca Alys STEPHENS
Adam Robinson
Simon James COPLEY
Daniel Jerrad MOSS
Andy Finch
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Nicoventures Trading Ltd
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Nicoventures Trading Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
    • A24F40/20—Devices using solid inhalable precursors
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
    • A24F40/40—Constructional details, e.g. connection of cartridges and battery parts
    • A24F40/42—Cartridges or containers for inhalable precursors
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
    • A24D1/00—Cigars; Cigarettes
    • A24D1/20—Cigarettes specially adapted for simulated smoking devices
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
    • A24F40/40—Constructional details, e.g. connection of cartridges and battery parts

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to consumables for aerosol provision devices, aerosol provision devices, aerosol provision systems comprising an aerosol provision device, and methods of arranging an aerosol provision device.
  • Smoking articles such as cigarettes, cigars and the like, bum tobacco during use to create tobacco smoke. Attempts have been made to provide alternatives to these articles by creating products that release compounds without combusting. Examples of such products are so-called “heat not burn” products or tobacco heating devices or products, which release compounds by heating, but not burning, material.
  • the material may be, for example, tobacco or other non-tobacco products, which may or may not contain nicotine.
  • a first aspect of the invention provides a consumable configured to be fully inserted into an aerosol provision device.
  • the consumable comprises an aerosol generating material for use in generating aerosol by an aerosol provision device.
  • the consumable comprises an insertion portion configured for insertion into an aerosol generation zone of the aerosol provision device.
  • the consumable comprises a removal facilitator that extends away from or is located on a surface of the insertion portion and is configured to enhance gripping by a user of the consumable to assist in the removal of the insertion portion from the aerosol generation zone.
  • the consumable is elongate and comprises a longitudinal axis.
  • the removal facilitator is symmetrical about the longitudinal axis.
  • the removal facilitator is asymmetrical about the longitudinal axis. In some embodiments, the removal facilitator is configured to extend in a longitudinal direction of the consumable, wherein the longitudinal direction is parallel to a direction of the longitudinal axis.
  • the removal facilitator is configured to extend in a radial direction of the consumable, wherein the radial direction is perpendicular to a direction of the longitudinal axis.
  • the removal facilitator is moveable between a longitudinal position that is aligned with the longitudinal direction of the consumable, and a radial position that is aligned with the radial direction of the consumable.
  • the insertion portion comprises an external surface having a relatively low coefficient of friction
  • the removal facilitator comprises an external surface of a relatively high coefficient of friction.
  • the relatively high coefficient of friction of the external surface is consistent along the removal facilitator.
  • the removal facilitator is freely moveable relative to the insertion portion.
  • the structure of the removal facilitator is self-supporting.
  • the consumable comprises a blocking portion configured to prevent the removal facilitator being inserted into the aerosol generation zone, wherein the blocking portion is provided by an overall dimension of the consumable, and wherein the overall dimension is the width corresponds to a diameter of the consumable.
  • the overall dimension is provided by a step change in the width of the consumable.
  • the removal facilitator is an adhesive region.
  • the removal facilitator comprises a substantially flat portion of the consumable.
  • the removal facilitator extends away from or is located on an external surface of the insertion portion.
  • a second aspect of the invention provides an aerosol provision device.
  • the aerosol provision device comprises an aerosol generation zone for receiving an insertion portion of a consumable comprising aerosol generating material.
  • the aerosol provision device comprises an aerosol generator for generating aerosol from aerosol generating material when the insertion portion of the consumable is in the aerosol generation zone.
  • the aerosol provision device comprises a casing housing the aerosol generator and the aerosol generation zone. The casing comprises a first part and a second part moveable relative to each other between an open state and a closed state.
  • the first end is located at an opposite end of the aerosol provision device to the second end.
  • the mechanism is configured to move the consumable through the aerosol provision device in a unidirectional manner.
  • the mechanism comprises a plurality of rollers that are rotatable to move the consumable through the aerosol provision device.
  • the plurality of rollers is configured to cause a gripping force to be exerted on the consumable.
  • the plurality of rollers is configured to directly engage with an outer surface of the consumable.
  • each of the plurality of rollers comprises an axis of rotation that is spaced radially from a longitudinal axis of the aerosol generation zone.
  • each of the plurality of rollers is biased towards the longitudinal axis of the aerosol generation zone such that the axis of rotation is moveable towards and away from the longitudinal axis.
  • the plurality of rollers comprises a first group of rollers and a second group of rollers, wherein the first group of rollers is located closer to the first opening of the aerosol provision device than is the second group of rollers.
  • a seventh aspect of the invention provides a method of operating the aerosol provision system according to the sixth aspect.
  • the method comprises inserting the consumable through the first opening.
  • the method comprises moving the consumable through the aerosol provision device by the mechanism of the aerosol provision device towards the second opening for ejection of the consumable out of the second opening and removal from the aerosol provision device by the user.
  • the method comprises ejecting the consumable once at least a portion of the aerosol generating material of the consumable has passed through the aerosol generation zone.
  • a “non-combustible” aerosol provision device is one where a constituent aerosol-generating material comprised by a consumable for receipt by a chamber of the aerosol provision device (or component thereof) is not combusted or burned in order to facilitate delivery of the aerosol-generating material to a user.
  • the non-combustible aerosol provision system is an aerosolgenerating material heating system, also known as a heat-not-bum system.
  • An example of such a system is a tobacco heating system.
  • the consumable for use with the aerosol provision device may comprise aerosol-generating material or an area for receiving aerosol-generating material.
  • the area for receiving aerosol-generating material may be a storage area for storing aerosol-generating material.
  • the storage area may be a reservoir.
  • the area for receiving aerosol-generating material may be separate from, or combined with, an aerosol generating area.
  • a susceptor is a material that is heatable by penetration with a varying magnetic field, such as an alternating magnetic field.
  • the susceptor may be an electrically-conductive material, so that penetration thereof with a varying magnetic field causes induction heating of the heating material.
  • the heating material may be magnetic material, so that penetration thereof with a varying magnetic field causes magnetic hysteresis heating of the heating material.
  • the susceptor may be both electrically-conductive and magnetic, so that the susceptor is heatable by both heating mechanisms.
  • the device that is configured to generate the varying magnetic field is referred to as a magnetic field generator, herein.
  • Apparatus that heats aerosol-generating material to volatilise at least one component of the aerosol-generating material, typically to form an aerosol which can be inhaled, without burning or combusting the aerosol-generating material.
  • Such apparatus is sometimes described as an “aerosol generating device”, an “aerosol provision device”, a “heat-not-bum device”, a “tobacco heating product device” or a “tobacco heating device” or similar.
  • e-cigarette devices which typically vaporise an aerosol-generating material in the form of a liquid, which may or may not contain nicotine.
  • the aerosol-generating material may be in the form of or be provided as part of a rod, cartridge or cassette or the like which can be inserted into the apparatus.
  • the removal facilitator 730 of consumable 700 is located on an internal surface 741 of the insertion portion 720 that is opposite the external surface 740. This allows the removal facilitator 730 to exist in a chamber of the aerosol provision device, in use.
  • an overall length of the consumable 700 can be smaller than an overall length of a consumable having a removal facilitator that is also a blocking portion, as shown by the consumable 400 of Figure 4, for example.
  • the removal facilitator 730 can enter the chamber of the aerosol provision device, in use, the removal facilitator 730 can still be gripped by a user due to an open cavity 733 (a blind hole) into which a user’s finger can be positioned and pressed against a surface 731 of a wall of the removal facilitator 730.
  • the surface 731 may comprise adhesive, or comprise an increased roughness or coefficient of friction compared to a roughness or coefficient of friction of an external surface 740 of the insertion portion 720.
  • the sub-chamber 1156b is formed in the first part 1151 of the aerosol provision device 1100.
  • the sub-chamber 1156b is configured so that the consumable 1100 can freely touch a wall of the sub-chamber 1156b without such abutment causing the consumable 1100 to be secure in position. This is because closure of the first part 1151 and second part 1152 causes the consumable 1100 to be secured in place.
  • only one hinge 1181 is biased towards the closed state to press the first part 1151 and second part 1152 together to retain the consumable 1100.
  • both hinges 1181, 1182 may be biased towards the closed state.
  • a latch (not shown) may be used to hold the first part 1151 and second part 1152 together to retain the consumable 1100.
  • the consumable 1200 comprises a removal facilitator 1230 extending from an outer surface 1240 of the consumable 1200 at each longitudinal end (in a length direction Y) of the consumable 1200.
  • Each removal facilitator 1230 is optional because the aerosol provision device 1250 comprises a mechanism 1270 to move the consumable 1200 through the aerosol provision device 1250.
  • the removal facilitator 1230 corresponds to the removal facilitators 500, 800, 900 discussed in relation to Figures 5, 8 and 9, respectively.
  • the aerosol provision device 1250 comprises the mechanism 1270 to move the consumable through the chamber 1256 of the aerosol provision device 1250 when the consumable 1200 is passed through the first opening 1254 by a user. Therefore, at least a portion of the consumable 1200 can be ejected out of the second opening 1257 and removed from the aerosol provision device 1250 by the user.
  • the first opening 1254 and the second opening 1257 are arranged at opposing ends of the aerosol provision device 1250 in the length direction Y.
  • the first end 1258 is a mouth end of the aerosol provision device 1250.
  • the aerosol provision device 1250 comprises a controller 1264, and a motor 1266.
  • the controller 1264 is configured to output a signal.
  • the motor 1266 drives the mechanism 1270 to move the consumable 1200 between the first opening 1254 and the second opening 1257.
  • the mechanism 1270 is configured to move the consumable 1200 between the first opening 1254 and the second opening 10257 in a continuous manner. In other embodiments, the movement may be in discrete steps.
  • the controller 1264 is configured to automatically eject the consumable 1200 once at least a portion of the aerosol generating material 1210 of the consumable 1200 has passed through the aerosol generation zone 1260.
  • a detector may be provided to obtain feedback of a position of the consumable 1200 in the chamber 1256. In this embodiment, the detector is not used.
  • the controller 1264 therefore controls the mechanism 1270 to move the consumable 1200 through the aerosol generation zone 1260.
  • the controller 1264 therefore ensures that the consumable 1200 is carefully drawn through the aerosol provision device 1250 to manage a position of the consumable 1200 relative to the aerosol generation zone 1260.
  • this allows the aerosol generation zone 1260 to be smaller and/or demand less power. Further, aerosol generation is better controlled.
  • the aerosol provision device 1200 also comprises a knob 1277 that is rotatable about a housing of the aerosol provision device 1200 to manually move the consumable 1200 through the aerosol generation zone 1260.
  • the knob 1277 therefore provides a manually operable mechanism 1270 which can be used when power has been depleted, for example.
  • the knob 1277 is omitted from the aerosol provision device 1200.
  • the motor 1266 is omitted from the aerosol provision device 1200.
  • an aerosol provision system 13008 comprising an aerosol provision device 1350 and a consumable 1300 is shown, according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 13b shows the aerosol provision device 1350 without the consumable 1300.
  • Similar features of the aerosol provision system 13008, aerosol provision device 1350, and consumable 1300 have the same reference numbers as those of Figure 12 but the reference numbers are increased by 100. Common attributes are not discussed again. The discussion of the below is limited to the differences.
  • the aerosol provision device 1350 comprises a sliding part 1377 configured to engage with an outer surface 1340 of the consumable 1300 and move the consumable 1300 through the aerosol provision device 1350.
  • the mechanism 1370 is configured to cause the consumable 1300 to move in a unidirectional manner. Movement of the consumable 1300 is along a longitudinal direction Y of the aerosol provision device 1350.
  • the mechanism 1370 further comprises a handle 1377.
  • the handle 1377 is for engagement with a user to drive the mechanism 1370. That is, the mechanism 1370 is manually operable.
  • the handle 1377 is slidable relative to the first opening 1354 along a slot 1378 in the aerosol provision device 1350. In other embodiments, the handle 1377 may be rotatable relative to the first opening 1354.
  • the mechanism 1370 is configured to move the consumable 1300 by discrete intervals. That is, the mechanism 1370 can be positioned between several predetermined positions to move the consumable 1300 between several predetermined positions.
  • FIG 14 shows an illustration of a method 1400 of operating the aerosol provision system 1200S according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • the method 1400 comprises inserting 1410 the consumable 1200 through the first opening 1254.
  • the method 1400 comprises moving 1420 the consumable 1200 through the aerosol provision device 1250 by the mechanism of the aerosol provision device 1250 towards the second opening 1257 for ejection of the consumable 1200 out of the second opening 1257 and removal from the aerosol provision device 1250 by the user.
  • the moving 1420 comprises conveying 1421 the consumable 1200 by rotation of the plurality of rollers 1271, 1272, 1273, 1274.
  • the method 1400 comprises ejecting 1430 the consumable 1200 once at least a portion of the aerosol generating material 1210 of the consumable 1200 has passed through the aerosol generation zone 1260.
  • the moving 1420 and/or the ejecting 1430 may be electronically or electro-mechanically operated by a controller.
  • Embodiments of the present invention comprise consumables 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1100, 1200, 1300, aerosol provision systems 100S, 1100S, 1200S, 1300S comprising an aerosol provision device 150, 1150, 1250, 1350 and a consumable 100, 1100, 1200, 1300 comprising aerosol-generating material, a method 1000 of removing a consumable from an aerosol provision device, and a method 1400 of operating the aerosol provision system.
  • the consumables 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1100, 1200, 1300 are for use in generating aerosol by the aerosol provision devices 150, 1150, 1250, 1350.
  • the consumables and aerosol provision devices described herein allow for improved removal of the consumable from the aerosol provision device.
  • the term “comprises” is used in defining the invention or features of the invention, embodiments are also disclosed in which the invention or feature can be defined using the terms “consists essentially of’ or “consists of’ in place of “comprises”.
  • Reference to a material “comprising” certain features means that those features are included in, contained in, or held within the material.

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Abstract

Un consommable est conçu pour être complètement inséré dans un dispositif de fourniture d'aérosol. Le consommable comprend un matériau de génération d'aérosol destiné à être utilisé pour générer un aérosol au moyen d'un dispositif de fourniture d'aérosol ; une partie d'insertion conçue pour être insérée dans une zone de génération d'aérosol du dispositif de fourniture d'aérosol ; et un élément pour faciliter le retrait qui s'étend à distance d'une surface de la partie d'insertion, ou est situé sur celle-ci, et est conçu pour améliorer la préhension par un utilisateur du consommable pour aider au retrait de la partie d'insertion de la zone de génération d'aérosol. L'invention concerne également un dispositif de fourniture d'aérosol destiné à être utilisé avec un tel consommable, et un procédé de retrait d'un tel consommable d'un dispositif de fourniture d'aérosol.
EP21752109.5A 2020-08-05 2021-07-27 Dispositif de fourniture d'aérosol et consommable associé Pending EP4192276A1 (fr)

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GBGB2012176.0A GB202012176D0 (en) 2020-08-05 2020-08-05 Aerosol provision device
PCT/GB2021/051926 WO2022029407A1 (fr) 2020-08-05 2021-07-27 Dispositif de fourniture d'aérosol et consommable associé

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