US20250212965A1 - An Aerosol Substrate Consumable Loading Mechanism - Google Patents

An Aerosol Substrate Consumable Loading Mechanism Download PDF

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US20250212965A1
US20250212965A1 US18/853,191 US202318853191A US2025212965A1 US 20250212965 A1 US20250212965 A1 US 20250212965A1 US 202318853191 A US202318853191 A US 202318853191A US 2025212965 A1 US2025212965 A1 US 2025212965A1
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Layth Sliman Bouchuiguir
Pier Paolo Monticone
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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
    • 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
    • A24F40/50—Control or monitoring
    • A24F40/51—Arrangement of sensors
    • 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
    • A24F40/50—Control or monitoring
    • A24F40/53—Monitoring, e.g. fault detection
    • 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
    • A24F40/60—Devices with integrated user interfaces

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  • the present disclosure relates to an aerosol substrate consumable loading mechanism, a loading heating system for an aerosol generating device, an aerosol generating device and a method of inserting a consumable into an aerosol generating device.
  • Various devices and systems are available that heat aerosol substrates to release aerosol/vapour for inhalation, rather than relying on burning the aerosol substrate.
  • e-cigarettes vaporize an e-liquid from a consumable to an inhalable vapour.
  • e-cigarettes are vulnerable to leakage of the e-liquid but benefit from fast volatilisation times.
  • Alternative devices with solid consumables are available.
  • such devices require a heater to be part of the device and hence the device requires adequate insulation to prevent a user from being exposed to the high heater temperatures, which leads to additional complexity and cost in the device.
  • an aerosol substrate consumable loading mechanism for loading an aerosol substrate consumable into an aerosol generating device including the features as set out in the claims.
  • an aerosol substrate consumable loading mechanism for loading an aerosol substrate consumable into an aerosol generating device, the loading mechanism comprising: an actuator configured to load a partially inserted aerosol substrate consumable further into said aerosol generating device, in use; and an insertion sensor configured to detect an activation input, wherein the actuator is configured to load said aerosol substrate consumable further into said aerosol generating device upon detection of the activation input.
  • the provision of the loading mechanism means that the aerosol substrate consumable is inserted into the correct position within the aerosol generating device. This means that potential errors or difficulties associated with the loading stage of the consumable are avoided. Further it significantly increases the ease of use of an aerosol generating device. The user merely needs to partially load the consumable into the device and the loading mechanism then automatically loads the consumable to the correct position. It also reduces the risk of a user injuring themselves due to contact with a heater as the user only needs to partially insert the consumable into the device so they can maintain a distance to the heater when inserting a consumable into the device.
  • the actuator may comprise a roller.
  • a roller is a non-intrusive way of inserting and ejecting the aerosol substrate consumable into the aerosol generating device.
  • the actuator comprises a roller and a guide, wherein the roller and the guide define a region between them for receiving said consumable.
  • the roller and the guide work to position the consumable into the correct position during the insertion.
  • the actuator comprising a roller
  • the roller is configured to stop rotation after a predetermined number of insertion rotations.

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