WO2022263858A1 - Composant destiné à être utilisé dans un système de fourniture d'aérosol combustible - Google Patents

Composant destiné à être utilisé dans un système de fourniture d'aérosol combustible Download PDF

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WO2022263858A1
WO2022263858A1 PCT/GB2022/051553 GB2022051553W WO2022263858A1 WO 2022263858 A1 WO2022263858 A1 WO 2022263858A1 GB 2022051553 W GB2022051553 W GB 2022051553W WO 2022263858 A1 WO2022263858 A1 WO 2022263858A1
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Richard Hepworth
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Nicoventures Trading Limited
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Priority to EP22740455.5A priority patent/EP4355137A1/fr
Priority to AU2022292963A priority patent/AU2022292963A1/en
Priority to KR1020237043257A priority patent/KR20240008357A/ko
Priority to CN202280043144.8A priority patent/CN117956912A/zh
Priority to CA3218888A priority patent/CA3218888A1/fr
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    • 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
    • A24B—MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF
    • A24B3/00—Preparing tobacco in the factory
    • A24B3/18—Other treatment of leaves, e.g. puffing, crimpling, cleaning
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
    • A24C5/01—Making cigarettes for simulated smoking devices
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
    • A24C5/12—Cutting the ends of filled and rolled cigarettes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
    • A24C5/46—Making paper tubes for cigarettes
    • 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
    • A24D1/02—Cigars; Cigarettes with special covers
    • 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
    • A24F40/46—Shape or structure of electric heating means
    • A24F40/465—Shape or structure of electric heating means specially adapted for induction heating

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  • the present invention relates to a component for a non-combustible aerosol provision article, and a method of forming the component.
  • Certain delivery systems produce an aerosol during use, which is inhaled by a user.
  • tobacco heating devices heat an aerosol-generating substrate such as tobacco to form an aerosol by heating, but not burning, the substrate.
  • Such delivery systems commonly include a heating device with a heating element, which, when heated, heat the aerosol-generating substrate to release an aerosol.
  • a component for a non-combustible aerosol delivery system comprising: a body formed from a sheet of aerosol-generating material, the body comprising a void; and at least one tube located in the void within the body; wherein the sheet of aerosol generating material comprises an internal edge at least partially defining a closed end of the void; and wherein the void comprises an open end in the plane of an end of the body.
  • the sheet of aerosol-generating material may comprise a plurality of elongate strips extending between transversely extending bands of the aerosol generating material.
  • the first internal edge may be a cut edge of the sheet of aerosol generating material.
  • the sheet of aerosol-generating material may comprise a slit that forms the first internal edge.
  • the sheet of aerosol-generating material may comprise an aperture, and wherein an edge of the aperture comprises the first internal edge of the sheet material.
  • the cross-section of the aperture may be substantially rectangular.
  • the sheet of aerosol-generating material may comprise first and second external edges at axial ends of the sheet material, wherein the first
  • the at least one tube may be located coaxially with the body of aerosol-generating material. In some embodiments, an end of the tube may be located in the plane of an end of the body of aerosol-generating material.
  • the tube may be configured to receive a susceptor.
  • the tube may comprise at least one active substance and/or aerosol-modifying substance.
  • the tube may be formed from paper. In some embodiments, an end of the tube may be located in abutting engagement with the closed end wall of the void.
  • the first internal edge may be spaced longitudinally from the open end of the void by a distance in the range of about 5 mm to about 45 mm.
  • a method of manufacturing a component for a delivery system comprising: providing an assembly comprising at least one tube and a sheet of aerosol-generating material comprising a first internal edge and a second internal edge; and arranging the sheet material into a body such that the body comprises a void between the first and second internal edges that receives the at least one tube; wherein the first and second internal edges at least partially define the closed ends of the void; and cutting the body between the first and second internal edges to provide two body portions having voids with an open end.
  • providing the assembly comprises cutting the sheet of aerosol generating material to form a plurality of elongate strips of aerosol-generating material.
  • providing the assembly may comprise forming the first and second internal edges in the sheet material.
  • forming the first and second internal edges in the sheet material may comprise cutting the sheet material to form the first and second internal edges, and optionally, cutting through the entire thickness of the sheet material to form the first and second internal edge.
  • forming the first and second internal edges may comprise cutting the sheet material using a knife and/ or laser.
  • forming the first and second internal edges may comprise forming a slit in the sheet material.
  • forming the first and second internal edges may comprisee forming an aperture in the sheet material such that an edge of the aperture comprises the first and second internal edges of the sheet material and, optionally the aperture is substantially rectangular.
  • forming the aperture may comprise forming a cut-out in the sheet material.
  • providing the assembly may comprise providing the sheet material comprising the first and second internal edges, and then providing the at least one tube on the sheet material and, optionally, wherein providing the assembly comprises forming the first and second internal edges in the sheet material, and then providing the at least one object on the sheet material.
  • providing the assembly may comprise providing the sheet material, providing the at least one object on the sheet material, and then forming the first and second internal edges in the sheet material.
  • the method may further comprise crimping the sheet material and, optionally crimping the sheet material to a crimp depth in the range of 0.1 mm to 2 mm.
  • the method may further comprise crimping the sheet material after the first and second internal edges have been formed.
  • the method may further comprise crimping the sheet material before the first and second internal edges have been formed.
  • providing the assembly may comprise providing a continuous web of sheet material.
  • the method may further comprise forming a plurality of internal edges in the continuous web at regularly spaced intervals.
  • the method may comprise moving the continuous path and providing the at least one tube at regular intervals as the continuous web moves along the conveyance path.
  • arranging the sheet material into a body may comprise gathering the sheet material together to form the body.
  • a first wall portion may be defined by gathering the first internal edge of the sheet material and/ or a second wall portion may be defined by gathering the second internal edge of the sheet material.
  • the method may detecting information indicative of at least one internal edge of the sheet material.
  • the method may comprise controlling the position that the at least one tube is supplied relative to the sheet material based on information indicative of the at least one internal edge detected by the sensor.
  • the method may comprise controlling the tube supply device based on the information indicative of the position of the at least one internal edge detected by the sensor in order to control the position that the at least one tube is supplied relative to the sheet material and, optionally, controlling the timing and/ or frequency of when the at least one tube is dispensed onto the sheet material.
  • an apparatus for manufacturing a component for a delivery system comprising: an edge forming device configured to form a first internal edge in a sheet of aerosol-generating material; a tube supply device configured to position at least one tube on the sheet of aerosol-generating material; a body forming device configured to arrange the sheet of aerosol-generating material into a body such that the body comprises a void that receives the at least one tube, wherein the first internal edge at least partially defines a boundary of the void.
  • Fig. l shows a side on cross-sectional view of an article
  • Fig. 2 shows a side on cross-sectional view of an article
  • Fig. 3 shows a side on cross-sectional view of a component of an article
  • Fig. 4 shows an end view of a component of an article
  • Fig. 5 shows a sheet of material for forming a component
  • Fig. 6 shows a sheet of material for forming a double-length component
  • Fig. 7 shows a sheet of material for forming a multiple length component
  • Fig. 8 shows a block diagram showing steps of an embodiment of a method of manufacturing a component for a delivery system
  • Fig. 9 shows an embodiment of a continuous web of aerosol-generating material with tubes thereon, wherein the web is being passed along a conveyance path; and Fig. to shows an embodiment of an apparatus for manufacturing a component for a delivery system, and a schematic view of a controller connected to a sensor and supply device of the apparatus.
  • the term “delivery system” is intended to encompass systems that deliver at least one substance to a user, and includes: combustible aerosol provision systems, such as cigarettes, cigarillos, cigars, and tobacco for pipes or for roll-your-own or for make-your-own cigarettes (whether based on tobacco, tobacco derivatives, expanded tobacco, reconstituted tobacco, tobacco substitutes or other smokable material); non-combustible aerosol provision systems that release compounds from an aerosol-generating material without combusting the aerosol-generating material, such as electronic cigarettes, tobacco heating products, and hybrid systems to generate aerosol using a combination of aerosol-generating materials; and aerosol-free delivery systems that deliver the at least one substance to a user orally, nasally, transdermally or in another way without forming an aerosol, including but not limited to, lozenges, gums, patches, articles comprising inhalable powders, and oral products such as oral tobacco which includes snus or moist snuff, wherein the at least one substance may or may not
  • a “combustible” aerosol provision system is one where a constituent aerosol-generating material of the aerosol provision system (or component thereof) is combusted or burned during use in order to facilitate delivery of at least one substance to a user.
  • the delivery system is a combustible aerosol provision system, such as a system selected from the group consisting of a cigarette, a cigarillo and a cigar.
  • the disclosure relates to a component for use in a combustible aerosol provision system, such as a filter, a filter rod, a filter segment, a tobacco rod, a spill, an aerosol-modifying agent release component such as a capsule, a thread, or a bead, or a paper such as a plug wrap, a tipping paper or a cigarette paper.
  • a component for use in a combustible aerosol provision system such as a filter, a filter rod, a filter segment, a tobacco rod, a spill, an aerosol-modifying agent release component such as a capsule, a thread, or a bead, or a paper such as a plug wrap, a tipping paper or a cigarette paper.
  • a “non-combustible” aerosol provision system is one where a constituent aerosol-generating material of the aerosol provision system (or component thereof) is not combusted or burned in order to facilitate delivery of at least one substance to a user.
  • the delivery system is a non-combustible aerosol provision system, such as a powered non-combustible aerosol provision system.
  • the non-combustible aerosol provision system is an electronic cigarette, also known as a vaping device or electronic nicotine delivery system (END), although it is noted that the presence of nicotine in the aerosol-generating material is not a requirement.
  • the non-combustible aerosol provision system is an aerosol generating material heating system, also known as a heat-not-burn system. An example of such a system is a tobacco heating system.
  • the non-combustible aerosol provision system is a hybrid system to generate aerosol using a combination of aerosol-generating materials, one or a plurality of which may be heated. Each of the aerosol-generating materials may be, for example, in the form of a solid, liquid or gel and may or may not contain nicotine.
  • the hybrid system comprises a liquid or gel aerosol-generating material and a solid aerosol-generating material.
  • the solid aerosol-generating material may comprise a plant-based material, for example, tobacco or a non-tobacco product.
  • the non-combustible aerosol provision system may comprise a non combustible aerosol provision device and a consumable for use with the non- combustible aerosol provision device.
  • the disclosure relates to consumables comprising aerosol generating material and configured to be used with non-combustible aerosol provision devices. These consumables are sometimes referred to as articles throughout the disclosure.
  • the non-combustible aerosol provision system such as a non combustible aerosol provision device thereof, may comprise a power source and a controller.
  • the power source may, for example, be an electric power source or an exothermic power source.
  • the exothermic power source comprises a carbon substrate which may be energised so as to distribute power in the form of heat to an aerosol-generating material or to a heat transfer material in proximity to the exothermic power source.
  • the non-combustible aerosol provision system may comprise an area for receiving the consumable, an aerosol generator, an aerosol generation area, a housing, a mouthpiece, a filter and/ or an aerosol-modifying agent.
  • the consumable for use with the non-combustible aerosol provision device may comprise aerosol-generating material, an aerosol-generating material storage area, an aerosol-generating material transfer component, an aerosol generator, an aerosol generation area, a housing, a wrapper, a filter, a mouthpiece, and/ or an aerosol-modifying agent.
  • the disclosure relates to a component for use in a non- combustible aerosol provision system, such as a filter, a filter rod, a filter segment, a tobacco rod, a spill, an aerosol-modifying agent release component such as a capsule, a thread, or a bead, or a paper such as a plug wrap, or a paper such as a tipping paper.
  • a component for use in a non- combustible aerosol provision system such as a filter, a filter rod, a filter segment, a tobacco rod, a spill, an aerosol-modifying agent release component such as a capsule, a thread, or a bead, or a paper such as a plug wrap, or a paper such as a tipping paper.
  • the delivery system is an aerosol-free delivery system that delivers at least one substance to a user orally, nasally, transdermally or in another way without forming an aerosol, including but not limited to, lozenges, gums, patches, articles comprising inhalable powders, and oral products such as oral tobacco which includes snus or moist snuff, wherein the at least one substance may or may not comprise nicotine.
  • the substance to be delivered may be an aerosol-generating material or a material that is not intended to be aerosolised.
  • either material may comprise one or more active constituents, one or more flavours, one or more aerosol-former materials, and/or one or more other functional materials.
  • the substance to be delivered comprises an active substance.
  • the active substance as used herein may be a physiologically active material, which is a material intended to achieve or enhance a physiological response.
  • the active substance may for example be selected from nutraceuticals, nootropics, psychoactives.
  • the active substance may be naturally occurring or synthetically obtained.
  • the active substance may comprise for example nicotine, caffeine, taurine, theine, vitamins such as B6 or B12 or C, melatonin, cannabinoids, or constituents, derivatives, or combinations thereof.
  • the active substance may comprise one or more constituents, derivatives or extracts of tobacco, cannabis or another botanical.
  • the active substance comprises nicotine.
  • the active substance comprises caffeine, melatonin or vitamin B12.
  • the active substance may comprise one or more constituents, derivatives or extracts of cannabis, such as one or more cannabinoids or terpenes.
  • the active substance may comprise or be derived from one or more botanicals or constituents, derivatives or extracts thereof.
  • the term "botanical” includes any material derived from plants including, but not limited to, extracts, leaves, bark, fibres, stems, roots, seeds, flowers, fruits, pollen, husk, shells or the like. Alternatively, the material may comprise an active compound naturally existing in a botanical, obtained synthetically.
  • the material may be in the form of liquid, gas, solid, powder, dust, crushed particles, granules, pellets, shreds, strips, sheets, or the like.
  • Example botanicals are tobacco, eucalyptus, star anise, hemp, cocoa, cannabis, fennel, lemongrass, peppermint, spearmint, rooibos, chamomile, flax, ginger, ginkgo biloba, hazel, hibiscus, laurel, licorice (liquorice), matcha, mate, orange skin, papaya, rose, sage, tea such as green tea or black tea, thyme, clove, cinnamon, coffee, aniseed (anise), basil, bay leaves, cardamom, coriander, cumin, nutmeg, oregano, paprika, rosemary, saffron, lavender, lemon peel, mint, juniper, elderflower, vanilla, wintergreen, beefsteak plant, curcuma, turmeric,
  • the mint maybe chosen from the following mint varieties: Mentha Arventis, Mentha c.v., Mentha niliaca, Mentha piperita, Mentha piperita citrata c.v., Mentha piperita c.v, Mentha spicata crispa, Mentha cardifolia, Memtha longifolia, Mentha suaveolens variegata, Mentha pulegium, Mentha spicata c.v. and Mentha suaveolens
  • the active substance comprises or is derived from one or more botanicals or constituents, derivatives or extracts thereof and the botanical is tobacco.
  • the active substance comprises or derived from one or more botanicals or constituents, derivatives or extracts thereof and the botanical is selected from eucalyptus, star anise, cocoa and hemp.
  • the active substance comprises or derived from one or more botanicals or constituents, derivatives or extracts thereof and the botanical is selected from rooibos and fennel.
  • the substance to be delivered comprises a flavour.
  • flavour and “flavourant” refer to materials which, where local regulations permit, maybe used to create a desired taste, aroma or other somatosensorial sensation in a product for adult consumers.
  • flavour materials may include naturally occurring flavour materials, botanicals, extracts of botanicals, synthetically obtained materials, or combinations thereof (e.g., tobacco, cannabis, licorice (liquorice), hydrangea, eugenol, Japanese white bark magnolia leaf, chamomile, fenugreek, clove, maple, matcha, menthol, Japanese mint, aniseed (anise), cinnamon, turmeric, Indian spices, Asian spices, herb, wintergreen, cherry, berry, red berry, cranberry, peach, apple, orange, mango, clementine, lemon, lime, tropical fruit, papaya, rhubarb, grape, durian, dragon fruit, cucumber, blueberry, mulberry, citrus fruits, Drambuie, bourbon, scotch, whiskey, gin, tequila, rum, spearmint, peppermint, lavender, aloe vera, cardamom, celery, cascarilla, nutmeg, sandalwood, bergamot,
  • the flavour comprises menthol, spearmint and/or peppermint.
  • the flavour comprises flavour components of cucumber, blueberry, citrus fruits and/or redberry.
  • the flavour comprises eugenol.
  • the flavour comprises flavour components extracted from tobacco.
  • the flavour comprises flavour components extracted from cannabis.
  • the flavour may comprise a sensate, which is intended to achieve a somatosensorial sensation which are usually chemically induced and perceived by the stimulation of the fifth cranial nerve (trigeminal nerve), in addition to or in place of aroma or taste nerves, and these may include agents providing heating, cooling, tingling, numbing effect.
  • a suitable heat effect agent may be, but is not limited to, vanillyl ethyl ether and a suitable cooling agent may be, but not limited to eucolyptol, WS-3.
  • Aerosol-generating material is a material that is capable of generating aerosol, for example when heated, irradiated or energized in any other way. Aerosol-generating material may, for example, be in the form of a solid, liquid or gel which may or may not contain an active substance and/or flavourants.
  • the aerosol generating material may comprise an “amorphous solid”, which may alternatively be referred to as a “monolithic solid” (i.e. non-fibrous).
  • the amorphous solid may be a dried gel.
  • the amorphous solid is a solid material that may retain some fluid, such as liquid, within it.
  • the aerosol generating material may for example comprise from about 50wt%, 6owt% or 70wt% of amorphous solid, to about 90wt%, 95wt% or ioowt% of amorphous solid.
  • the aerosol-generating material may comprise one or more active substances and/or flavours, one or more aerosol-former materials, and optionally one or more other functional material.
  • the aerosol-former material may comprise one or more constituents capable of forming an aerosol.
  • the aerosol-former material may comprise one or more of glycerine, glycerol, propylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, 1,3-butylene glycol, erythritol, meso-Erythritol, ethyl vanillate, ethyl laurate, a diethyl suberate, triethyl citrate, triacetin, a diacetin mixture, benzyl benzoate, benzyl phenyl acetate, tributyrin, lauryl acetate, lauric acid, myristic acid, and propylene carbonate.
  • the one or more other functional materials may comprise one or more of pH regulators, colouring agents, preservatives, binders, fillers, stabilizers, and/or antioxidants.
  • the material may be present on or in a support, to form a substrate.
  • the support may, for example, be or comprise paper, card, paperboard, cardboard, reconstituted material, a plastics material, a ceramic material, a composite material, glass, a metal, or a metal alloy.
  • the support comprises a susceptor.
  • the susceptor is embedded within the material.
  • the susceptor is on one or either side of the material.
  • a consumable is an article comprising or consisting of aerosol-generating material, part or all of which is intended to be consumed during use by a user.
  • a consumable may comprise one or more other components, such as an aerosol-generating material storage area, an aerosol-generating material transfer component, an aerosol generation area, a housing, a wrapper, a mouthpiece, a filter and/ or an aerosol-modifying agent.
  • a consumable may also comprise an aerosol generator, such as a heater, that emits heat to cause the aerosol-generating material to generate aerosol in use.
  • the heater may, for example, comprise combustible material, a material heatable by electrical conduction, or a susceptor.
  • 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 maybe 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.
  • An aerosol-modifying agent is a substance, typically located downstream of the aerosol generation area, that is configured to modify the aerosol generated, for example by changing the taste, flavour, acidity or another characteristic of the aerosol.
  • the aerosol modifying agent may be provided in an aerosol-modifying agent release component, that is operable to selectively release the aerosol-modifying agent
  • the aerosol-modifying agent may, for example, be an additive or a sorbent.
  • the aerosol-modifying agent may, for example, comprise one or more of a flavourant, a colourant, water, and a carbon adsorbent.
  • the aerosol-modifying agent may, for example, be a solid, a liquid, or a gel.
  • the aerosol-modifying agent maybe in powder, thread or granule form.
  • the aerosol-modifying agent may be free from filtration material.
  • An aerosol generator is an apparatus configured to cause aerosol to be generated from the aerosol-generating material.
  • the aerosol generator is a heater configured to subject the aerosol-generating material to heat energy, so as to release one or more volatiles from the aerosol-generating material to form an aerosol.
  • the aerosol generator is configured to cause an aerosol to be generated from the aerosol-generating material without heating.
  • the aerosol generator maybe configured to subject the aerosol-generating material to one or more of vibration, increased pressure, or electrostatic energy.
  • the delivery system described herein can be implemented as a combustible aerosol provision system, a non-combustible aerosol provision system or an aerosol-free delivery system.
  • the non-combustible aerosol provision article 1 comprises a component 2, which in the present example, is a component for a non-combustible aerosol provision system 1, and a filter component 3. That is, the component 2 is a non-combustible aerosol generating component 2.
  • An outer wrap 4 circumscribes the filter component 3 and a portion of the component 2.
  • the outer wrap 4 comprises a tipping paper 4 that attaches the component 2 to the filter component 3.
  • the component 2 is circumscribed by a rod wrapper 6.
  • the filter component 3 may comprise a filter material, such as, for example, but not limited to, tow such as cellulose acetate, or sheet material.
  • the component 2 comprises an aerosol-generating material 10 that is arranged into a body 7 such that the body 7 comprises a void 8 within the body 7 that receives at least one tube 11.
  • the void 8 comprises an open end at one end of the component 2.
  • the at least one tube 11 maybe formed from paper.
  • the at least one tube 11 may be formed from, for example, but not limited to, an extruded or sheet form of a tobacco material together with a binder and/or fibrous material and/or glycerol, a non-tobacco material such as plastic, optionally in extruded form, a sheet of airlaid or non-woven fibres, metal such as aluminium or a laminate such as a bi-laminate of metal and with a paper layer, or a sheet formed by dried gel sheets which may contain glycerol and/or menthol and/or other flavours.
  • the body maybe porous or non-porous.
  • the at least one tube 11 is located coaxially with the body 7 of aerosol-generating material 10.
  • the body 7 is generally rod shaped.
  • the at least one tube 11 extends partially along the length of the body 7 of aerosol-generating material 10.
  • the body 7 is generally cylindrical.
  • the cylindrical body maybe, for example, but not limited to, a circular cylinder, an elliptic cylinder, a hyperbolic cylinder, or a parabolic cylinder.
  • the body 7 forms a plug 7.
  • the component is an aerosol-generating component 2.
  • the aerosol-generating material 10 may comprise a plant- based material, such as a tobacco material.
  • the plant-based material may be a particulate or granular material.
  • the plant-based material maybe a particulate or granular material.
  • the plant- based material is a powder.
  • the tobacco material may comprise may comprise strips, strands or fibres of tobacco.
  • the tobacco material may comprise particles, granules, fibres, strips and/or strands of tobacco.
  • the tobacco material consists of particles or granules of tobacco material.
  • the tobacco material can comprise reconstituted tobacco material.
  • the sheet or shredded sheet of aerosol-generating material may comprise nicotine in an amount of between about 0.1% to about 0.3% by weight of the sheet or sheet material.
  • Paper reconstituted tobacco may also be present in the aerosol-generating material described herein.
  • the paper reconstituted tobacco may be any type of paper reconstituted tobacco that is known in the art.
  • the aerosol-generating material 10 may comprise an aerosol-former material.
  • the aerosol-former material comprises one or more constituents capable of forming an aerosol.
  • the aerosol-former material comprises one or more of glycerine, glycerol, propylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, 1,3-butylene glycol, erythritol, meso-Erythritol, ethyl vanillate, ethyl laurate, a diethyl suberate, triethyl citrate, triacetin, a diacetin mixture, benzyl benzoate, benzyl phenyl acetate, tributyrin, lauryl acetate, lauric acid, myristic acid, and propylene carbonate.
  • the aerosol-former material is glycerol or propylene glycol.
  • the aerosol-generating material 10 may comprise a binder.
  • the binder is arranged to bind the components of the aerosol-generating material to form the sheet or shredded sheet.
  • the binder may at least partially coat the surface of the tobacco material. Where the tobacco material is in a particulate form, the binder may at least partially coat the surface of the particles of tobacco and bind them together.
  • the aerosol-generating material 10 may comprise a filler.
  • the sheet or shredded sheet comprises the filler.
  • the filler is generally a non-tobacco component, that is, a component that does not include ingredients originating from tobacco.
  • the filler may comprise one or more inorganic filler materials, such as calcium carbonate, perlite, vermiculite, diatomaceous earth, colloidal silica, magnesium oxide, magnesium sulphate, magnesium carbonate, and suitable inorganic sorbents, such as molecular sieves.
  • the filler may be a non-tobacco fibre such as wood fibre or pulp or wheat fibre.
  • the filler can be a material comprising cellulose or a material comprises a derivate of cellulose.
  • the filler component may also be a non-tobacco cast material or a non-tobacco extruded material.
  • the filler is fibrous.
  • the filler may be a fibrous organic filler material such as wood, wood pulp, hemp fibre, cellulose or cellulose derivatives. Without wishing to be bound by theory, it is believed that including fibrous filler may increase the tensile strength of the material.
  • the aerosol-generating material 10 herein can comprise an aerosol modifying agent, such as any of the flavours described herein. In one embodiment, the aerosol generating material comprises menthol.
  • the article When the aerosol-generating material is incorporated into an article for use in an aerosol-provision system, the article may be referred to as a mentholated article.
  • the aerosol-generating material to may comprise an aerosol forming “amorphous solid”, which may alternatively be referred to as a “monolithic solid” (i.e. non-fibrous).
  • the amorphous solid may comprise a dried gel.
  • the amorphous solid is a solid material that may retain some fluid, such as liquid, within it.
  • the amorphous solid may comprise a flavour.
  • the amorphous solid additionally comprises an active substance.
  • the active substance may be tobacco extract.
  • the amorphous solid may comprises one or more active substances and/or flavours, one or more aerosol-former materials, and optionally one or more other functional materials.
  • the amorphous solid may be provided as a plurality of elongate strips.
  • the aerosol-generating material to may comprise a blend of the aerosolisable material and the amorphous solid material as described herein.
  • Such aerosol-generating material can provide an aerosol, in use, with a desirable flavour profile, since additional flavour may be introduced to the aerosol-generating material by inclusion in the amorphous solid material component.
  • Flavour provided in the amorphous solid material may be more stably retained within the amorphous solid material compared to flavour added directly to the tobacco material, resulting in a more consistent flavour profile between articles produced.
  • the aerosol-generating material 10 is gathered and/or unfolded to form the body 7 such that the at least one tube 11 is retained within a void 8 within the body 7.
  • the aerosol-generating material 10 is crimped prior to being arranged into the body 7.
  • the aerosol-generating material 10 maybe passed through a pair of crimping rollers.
  • the crimping may make it easier to gather the aerosol-generating material 10 to form the body.
  • the crimping may also increase the length of the aerosol-generating material that can be used to form a body 7 of a particular volume.
  • Increasing the amount of aerosol generating material 10 in the body may increase the surface area of the aerosol-generating material 10 and thus increase the amount of aerosol that can be formed by the aerosol-generating material 10.
  • the aerosol-generating material 10 is crimped to a crimp depth of at least 0.1 mm and, in some examples, at least 0.2 mm, 0.3 mm, 0.4 mm, 0.5 mm, 0.6 mm, 0.7 mm, 0.8 mm, 0.9 mm, 1 mm, 1.5 mm, or 2 mm.
  • the aerosol-generating material to is crimped to a crimp depth of at most 2 mm.
  • the aerosol-generating material 10 is crimped to a crimp depth in the range of 0.1 mm to 2 mm and, in some examples, in the range of 0.1 mm to 1 mm, or in the range of 0.2 mm to 0.7 mm.
  • the crimp depth refers to the depth of the grooves the crimping forms in the aerosol generating material 10. That is, crimping the aerosol generating material produces a plurality of troughs in the aerosol generating material 10 when viewed from a first side of the aerosol-generating material, wherein the crimp depth is the depth of the troughs.
  • the crimping may form a zig-zag formation or another shape.
  • adjacent grooves of the crimped aerosol generating material 10 are spaced by a distance in the range of 0.1 to 3 mm and, in some examples, in the range of 0.2 to 2 mm.
  • the aerosol-generating material 10 is heated as it is crimped.
  • the aerosol-generating material 10 maybe passed between crimping rollers, wherein one or both of the crimping rollers is heated.
  • the component 2 is configured for use in a non-combustible aerosol provision device comprising an aerosol generator for insertion into the aerosol generating section of the component 2.
  • the aerosol generator maybe a heating element, which is a resistive heating element or an inductive heating element.
  • the component 2 is configured to receive the aerosol generator in the rod 7 of aerosol-generating material 10.
  • the filter component 3 may comprises a cooling section 13, which is positioned immediately downstream of and adjacent to the component 2 of aerosol-generating material 10. In the present embodiment, the cooling section 13 is in an abutting relationship with the source of aerosol-generating material 10.
  • the filter component 2 comprises a body of material 14 downstream of the cooling section 13, and a hollow tubular element 15 downstream of the body of material 14, at the mouth end of the article 1.
  • the cooling section 13 may comprises at least one hollow channel.
  • the cooling section 13 may be formed from, for example, but not limited to, a plurality of layers of paper which are parallel wound, with butted seams, or spirally wound layers of paper, cardboard tubes, tubes formed using a papier-mache type process, moulded or extruded plastic tubes or similar.
  • the cooling section 13 is manufactured to have a rigidity that is sufficient to withstand the axial compressive forces and bending moments that might arise during manufacture and whilst the article 1 is in use.
  • the body of material 14 and hollow tubular element 15 each define a substantially cylindrical overall outer shape and share a common longitudinal axis.
  • the body of material 14 is wrapped in a first plug wrap 17.
  • the body of material 14 is formed from a filamentary tow.
  • the tow may comprises plasticised cellulose acetate tow.
  • the body 14 can be formed from paper, for instance in a similar way to paper filters known for use in cigarettes.
  • the paper, or other cellulose-based material can be provided as one or more portions of sheet material which is folded and/ or crimped to form body 14.
  • the body 14 can be formed from tows other than cellulose acetate, for instance polylactic acid (PLA), other materials described herein for filamentary tow or similar materials.
  • PLA polylactic acid
  • the hollow tubular element 15 may be formed as described above in relation to the body of material
  • the hollow tubular element 15, body of material 14 and cooling section 13 are combined using a second plug wrap 18 which is wrapped around all three sections. It will be appreciated that any one of the sections maybe omitted from the filter component 3.
  • the outer wrap or tipping paper 4 is wrapped around the full length of the filter component 3 and over part of the rod 7 of aerosol-generating material 10 and has an adhesive on its inner surface to connect the filter component 3 and rod of aerosol generating material 10.
  • the rod of aerosol-generating material 10 is wrapped in the rod wrapper 6, which forms a first wrapping material
  • the tipping paper 4 forms an outer wrapping material which extends at least partially over the rod of aerosol-generating material 10 to connect the filter component 3, also known as a mouthpiece, and rod of aerosol-generating material 10.
  • the tipping paper 4 can extend only partially over the rod of aerosol-generating material 10.
  • the filter component 3 may comprise an aerosol modifying agent provided within the body of material 14.
  • the aerosol modifying agent is provided in the form of a capsule 19.
  • the aerosol modifying agent can be provided in other forms, such as material injected into the body of material 14 or provided on a thread, for instance the thread carrying a flavourant or other aerosol modifying agent, which may also be disposed within the body of material
  • the capsule 19 can comprise a breakable capsule, for instance a capsule which has a solid, frangible shell surrounding a liquid payload.
  • a single capsule 19 is used.
  • the capsule 19 is entirely embedded within the body of material 14.
  • the capsule 19 is completely surrounded by the material forming the body 14.
  • a plurality of breakable capsules may be disposed within the body of material 14, for instance 2, 3 or more breakable capsules 19.
  • the capsule 19 has a core-shell structure.
  • the capsule 19 comprises a shell encapsulating a liquid agent, for instance a flavourant or other agent, which can be any one of the flavourants or aerosol modifying agents described herein.
  • the shell of the capsule 19 can be ruptured by a user to release the flavourant or other agent into the body of material 7.
  • the component 2 comprises a first end
  • the first end 21 is a free end of the component 2, which is furthest from the filter component 3, and the second end 22 is in abutment with the filter component 3, i.e. closest to the mouthpiece 2.
  • the first end 21 comprises a first surface 23 and the second end 22 comprises a second surface 24.
  • the component 2 comprises the at least one tube 11.
  • the at least one tube 11 is located in the void 8 in the component 2 and forms a core section 26 of the component 2.
  • the core section 26 extends longitudinally along the length of the longitudinal axis X of the component 2. In the present embodiment, the core section 26 extends partially along the length of the longitudinal axis X of the component 2.
  • the component 2 further comprises an outer section 27.
  • the outer section 27 extends longitudinally along the length of the longitudinal axis X. In the present embodiment, the outer section 27 extends the full length of the component 2.
  • the outer section 27 comprises a first end surface 28 and an opposing second end surface 29. In the present embodiment, the first end surface 28 extends in the same plane as the first surface 23 of the first end 21 of the component 2, and the second end surface 29 extends in the same plane as the second surface 24 of the second end 22 of the component 2.
  • the outer section 27 surrounds the core section 26.
  • the core section 26 is located radially inward of the outer section 27.
  • the outer section 27 comprises the aerosol generating material 10, which is configured to generate an aerosol when heated.
  • first end surface 28 is annular in cross-section
  • second end surface 29 is circular in cross-section, as shown in Fig. 4 and as will be explained in more detail hereinafter.
  • the surfaces 28, 29 may have different cross-section to those illustrated.
  • the at least one tube 11 comprises a first end surface 31 and an opposing second end surface 32.
  • the first end surface 31 extends in the same plane as the first end of the aerosol-generating material 10 of the component 2. That is, the first end surface 31 of the tube 11 extends it the same plane as the first end surface 28 of the outer section 27.
  • the second end surface 32 extends in a plane that is spaced from the plane in which the second send surface 29 of the outer section 27 extends. In some examples, the plane in which the second end surface 32 extends and the plane in which the second send surface 29 extends are parallel to each other. Therefore, the outer section 27 comprises an annular section 33 and a circular section 34.
  • the annular section 33 may be referred to as a tubular section.
  • the circular section 34 may be referred to as a cylindrical section.
  • the annular section 33 surrounds the at least one tube 11 and has an annular cross-section.
  • the annular section 33 extends longitudinally from the plane in which the first end surface 31 of the tube 11 extends to the plane in which the second end surface 32 of the tube 11 extends.
  • the void 8 is formed within the annular section 33 of the aerosol-generating material to.
  • the circular section 34 extends longitudinally from the plane in which the second end surface 32 of the tube 11 extends to the plane in which the second end surface 24 of the aerosol generating material 10 extends.
  • the at least one tube 11 is a hollow tube.
  • the hollow tube 11 maybe generally cylindrical.
  • the cross-section of the hollow tube 31 is annular in shape annular in shape in a plane extending perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the core section 26.
  • the hollow tube 11 comprises a perimeter wall 35 surrounding a cavity 36 or hollow.
  • the perimeter wall 35 is annular in cross-section.
  • the perimeter wall 35 may have a thickness in the range of about 50 um to about 1 mm. Additionally or alternatively, the perimeter wall 35 has a hardness, or firmness, in the range of at least about 50%. That is, the perimeter wall may be able to withstand a crushing force of in the range of about 0.1 N before deformation occurs. The crushing force may be applied in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis X.
  • the cavity 36 extends longitudinally along the length of the tube 11 from the first end surface 31 to the second end surface 32.
  • the cavity 36 is configured to receive a heating element, during use. Therefore, the cavity 36 may have a diameter in the range of about 1 mm to about 5 mm. In some examples, the cavity 36 may have a diameter in the range of about 2 mm to 4 mm.
  • the cavity 36 is open at the first end 31 of the tube 11 and is configured to receive a heating element.
  • the tube 11 is formed from paper.
  • the paper tube 11 may be formed from a plurality of layers of paper which are parallel wound, with butted seams or spirally wound layers of paper, cardboard tubes, or tubes formed using a papier-mache type process.
  • the first material may be one of, for example, but not limited to, another paper material, bandcast tobacco, paper reconstituted tobacco, or an amorphous solid.
  • the outer section 27 of the component 2 comprises a first wall 43A.
  • the first wall 43A defines the end of the cylindrical section 34 of the outer section 27 of the component 2.
  • the first wall 43A extends in a plane, which is generally parallel to the first and second ends 21, 22 of the component 2.
  • the at least one tube 11 may be in abutment with the first wall 43A.
  • the first wall 43A is formed by the use of a slit 41 in the aerosol-generating material 10, as will be described in more detail hereinafter.
  • the aerosol-generating material 10 of the component 2 comprises first and second external edges 10A, 10B that are at opposite ends of the aerosol-generating material 10.
  • the first and second external edges 10A, 10B extend substantially parallel to one another.
  • the first and second external edges 10A, 10B form first and second axial ends 7A, 7B of the body 7 when the aerosol-generating material 10 is arranged to form the body 7. It will be understood that during the manufacturing process, the second external edge 10B may not be formed until the component 2 is cut from the continuous rod, as will be explained in more detail hereinafter..
  • the aerosol-generating material 10 further comprises third and fourth external edges 10C, 10D.
  • the third and fourth external edges 10C, 10D extend substantially parallel to one another and substantially perpendicular to the first and second external edges 10A, 10B.
  • the third and fourth external edges 10C, 10D are substantially parallel to the central axis A-A of the component 2 when the aerosol-generating material 10 is arranged to form the body 7.
  • a sheet of aerosol-generating material 10 may be generally rectangular.
  • the aerosol-generating material 10 forming the component 2 comprises a first slit 41.
  • the first slit 41 extends in a direction generally perpendicular to the third and fourth external edges 10C, 10D of the aerosol-generating material 10.
  • the first slit 41 extends in a direction generally parallel to the first and second external edges 10A, 10B.
  • the aerosol generating material 10 has a width (shown by arrow ‘W’ in Fig. 5) that is measured between the third and fourth external edges 10C, 10D of the aerosol generating material 10.
  • the aerosol-generating material 10 has a width W in the range of 30 mm to 400mm, and in some examples in the range of 40 mm to 300 mm, in the range of 50 mm to 280 mm, in the range of 75 mm to 225 mm, or in the range of too mm to 200mm, when measured with the aerosol-generating material 10 laid flat.
  • the first slit 41 is spaced from the third and fourth external edges 10C, 10D. In other words, the first slit 41 does not extend across the entire width W of the aerosol-generating material 10.
  • the first slit 41 forms a first internal edge 43 of the aerosol-generating material 10. That is, when the aerosol-generating material 10 is gathered to form the body 7, the first slit 41 allows for the aerosol-generating material 10 on a first side, for example, a downstream side during use, of the at least one tube 11 to be gathered together such that the first internal edge 43 at least partially defines a boundary of the void 8 that contains the at least one tube 11.
  • the first internal edge 43 may thus form a first wall portion 43A.
  • the first internal edge 43 therefore allows for the aerosol-generating material 10 to be gathered together on one side of the void 8 to at least partially, or fully define a boundary of the void 8 to prevent the at least one tube 11 from moving out of a first end of the void 8. This improves the positioning of the at least one tube 11 within the component 4.
  • the first internal edge 43 is axially spaced from the second external edge 10B by a distance in the range of 10 mm to 80 mm. In some embodiments, the first internal edges 43 is axially spaced from the second external edge 10B axially spaced by a distance in the range of 20 mm to 70 mm, in the range of 30 mm to 60 mm.
  • the first slit 41 extends linearly and, in some examples, the entire first slit 41 extends linearly. However, it should be recognised that in other embodiments the first slit 41 may be at least partially or entirely non-linear, for example, being curved. In one embodiment (not shown), the first slit 41 follows a zig zag path.
  • the first internal edge 43 is continuous. In other embodiments, the first internal edge 43 is intermittent, being interspersed by one or more intermediate portions of the aerosol-generating material to that connect adjacent portions of the first internal edge 43.
  • the first wall portion 43A subtends about the entire central axis A of the component 4.
  • the first wall portions 43A is porous.
  • the inhalant is able to flow through the layers of the gathered aerosol-generating material 10 of the first wall portion 43A.
  • the first internal edge 43 has a length Li in the range of 5 mm to 360 mm and, in some examples, in the range of 5 mm to 270 mm, when the aerosol generating material 10 is laid flat.
  • the aerosol-generating material 10 is formed into a continuous rod gathered around at least one tube 11. The continuous rod is then cut into individual components 2.
  • the at least one tube 11 may be applied to the aerosol-generating material 10 prior to, or at the same time as, the aerosol-generating material 10 being formed into the body 7, as described above.
  • the at least one tube 11 may be a double length tube 11.
  • the body 7 is circumscribe by a wrapper 6, for example, a paper wrapper.
  • the wrapper 6 may help to retain the aerosol-generating material 10 in the form of the body 7, for example, by preventing the aerosol-generating material 10 form unfolding.
  • the aerosol-generating material 10 of the double length component 2 comprises first and second external edges 10A’, 10B’ that are at opposite ends of the aerosol-generating material 10.
  • the first and second external edges 10A’, 10B’ extend substantially parallel to one another.
  • the first and second external edges 10A’, 10B’ form first and second axial ends 7A’, 7B’ of the body 7 when the aerosol generating material 10 is arranged to form the body 7. It will be understood that during the manufacturing process, the second external edge 10B’ may not be formed until the component is cut from the continuous rod.
  • the aerosol-generating material to further comprises third and fourth external edges IOC, IOD.
  • the third and fourth external edges 10C, 10D extend substantially parallel to one another and substantially perpendicular to the first and second external edges ioA’, ioB’.
  • the third and fourth external edges 10C, 10D are substantially parallel to the central axis A-A of the component when the aerosol-generating material to is arranged to form the body 7.
  • a sheet of aerosol-generating material 10 may be generally rectangular.
  • the aerosol-generating material 10 forming the double length component 2 comprises first and second slits 41, 42.
  • the first slit 41 extends in a direction generally perpendicular to the third and fourth external edges 10C, 10D of the aerosol-generating material 10.
  • the first slit 41 extends in a direction generally parallel to the first and second external edges 10A’, 10B’.
  • the first slit 41 is spaced from the third and fourth external edges 10C, 10D. In other words, the first slit 41 does not extend across the entire width W of the aerosol-generating material 10.
  • the second slit 42 extends in a direction generally perpendicular to the third and fourth external edges 10C, 10D. In other words, the second slit 42 does not extend across the entire width (shown by arrow ‘W’ in Fig. 6) of the aerosol-generating material 10.
  • the first slit 41 forms a first internal edge 43 of the aerosol-generating material 10.
  • the second slit 42 forms a second integral edge 44 of the aerosol-generating material 10.
  • the first slit 41 allows for the aerosol-generating material 10 on a first side, for example, a downstream side, of the at least one tube 11 to be gathered together such that the first internal edge 43 at least partially defines a boundary of the void 8 that contains the at least one tube 11.
  • the first internal edge 43 may thus form a first wall portion 43A.
  • the second slit 42 allows for the aerosol-generating material 10 on a second side, for example, an upstream side, of the at least one tube 11 to be gathered together such that the second internal edge 44 at least partially defines a boundary of the void 8 that contains the at least one tube 11.
  • the second internal edge 44 may thus form a second wall portion 44A.
  • the first internal edge 43 therefore allows for the aerosol-generating material 10 to be gathered together on one side of the void 8 to at least partially, or fully define a boundary of the void 8 to prevent the at least one tube 11 from moving out of a first end of the void 8. This improves the positioning of the at least one tube 11 within the component 2.
  • the second internal edge 44 allows for the aerosol-generating material 10 to be gathered together on one side of the void 8 to at least partially, or fully, define a boundary of the void 8 to prevent the at least one tube 11 from moving out of a second end of the void 8. This improves the positioning of the at least one tube 11 within the component 2.
  • the first and second internal edges 43, 44 are axially spaced by a distance in the range of 10 mm to 80 mm. In some embodiments, the first and second internal edges 43, 44 are axially spaced by a distance in the range of 12 mm to 60 mm, in the range of 15 mm to 30 mm. Thus, the length of the cavity 36 in a single component 2 may be in the range of about 5 mm to 40 mm.
  • first and second slits 41, 42 extends linearly and, in some examples, the entire first and/ or second slit 41, 42 extends linearly.
  • first and/or second slit 41, 42 may be at least partially or entirely non-linear, for example, being curved.
  • the first and/ or second external edges follow a zig-zag path.
  • the first internal edge 43 is continuous. In other embodiments, the first internal edge 43 is intermittent, being interspersed by one or more intermediate portions of the aerosol-generating material 10 that connect adjacent portions of the first internal edge 43.
  • the second internal edge 44 maybe continuous or intermittent.
  • the first and second internal edges 43, 44 may be provided on opposite sides of the at least one tube 11 and may face in opposite directions.
  • the double-length component 2 comprises first and second ends 3A’, 3B’. In the present example, the first internal edge 43 is located between the at least one object 11 and the first end 3A’ of the double length component 2. In other embodiments, the first internal edge 43 is located between the at least one tube 11 and the second end 3B’ of the component 2.
  • the second internal edge 44 is located between the at least one tube 11 and the second end 3B’ of the component 2. In other embodiments, the second internal edge 44 is located between the at least one tube 11 and the first end 3A’ of the component 2.
  • first and/or second wall portion 43A, 44A subtends about the entire central axis A of the component 2. In some embodiments, the first wall portions 43A subtends about the entire central axis A of the component. Additionally, the second wall portion 44A subtends about the entire central axis A of the component
  • the first and second wall portions 43A, 44B is porous.
  • the inhalant is able to flow through the layers of the gathered aerosol-generating material 10 of the first wall portion 43A and through the layers of the gathered aerosol generating material 10 of the second wall portion 44A.
  • the annular portion 33 of the aerosol-generating material 10 circumscribes the at least one tube 11.
  • the first and second internal edges 43, 44 may be provided at opposite sides of the annular portion 33 of the aerosol-generating material 10.
  • the annular portion 33 maybe generally tubular and maybe cylindrical.
  • the void 8 is formed within the annular portion 33 of the aerosol-generating material 10.
  • the first internal edge 43 has a length Li in the range of 5 mm to 360 mm and, in some examples, in the range of 5 mm to 270 mm, when the aerosol generating material 10 is laid flat.
  • the second internal edge 44 has a length L2 in the range of 5 mm to 360 mm and, in some examples, in the range of 5 mm to 270 mm, when the aerosol-generating material 10 is laid flat.
  • the first and/or second internal edge 43, 44 is spaced from the third and/ or fourth external edge 10C, 10D by at least 3 mm and, in some examples, at least 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 mm, measured when the aerosol-generating material 10 is laid flat.
  • the double length component 2 is cut in half through its centre in the longitudinal direction, i.e. the cut is made in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the component 2 at its midpoint, to split the double length component 2 into two separate components 2.
  • the two components 2 are substantially mirror images of each other.
  • a first cut through the at least one tube 11 and annular portion 33 forms a first component by separating the first component from the continuous rod, and a second cut through the aerosol-generating material 10 between annular portions 33, i.e. through the cylindrical portion 34, separates a second component 2 from the continuous rod.
  • a sheet 115 of aerosol-generating material 10 of an alternative embodiment of a component 2 is shown.
  • the sheet 115 of aerosol-generating material 10 of Fig. 7 is similar to the sheet 110 of aerosol-generating material 10 described above, with like features retaining the same reference numerals, except that the first and second slits 41, 42 are omitted and are replaced by an aperture 120.
  • the aperture 120 extends from a first internal edge 121 of the aerosol-generating material 10 to a second edge 122 of the aerosol-generating material 10.
  • the aperture 120 may be formed as a cut-out in the aerosol-generating material 10, for example, by cutting portions of the aerosol-generating material 10 out of the remainder of the aerosol-generating material 10 to form the first aperture 120.
  • the first aperture 120 may be formed by stamping said portion out of the aerosol generating material 10.
  • the first aperture 120 may be formed by a different method, for example, by cutting the aerosol-generating material 10 using one or more lasers.
  • the aerosol-generating material 10 may be cast in a mould such that the first apertures 120 are formed in the aerosol-generating material as the aerosol-generating material 10 is cast.
  • the first aperture 120 is rectangular. However, in other embodiments, the first aperture 120 may be a different shape.
  • the sheet 115 of aerosol-generating material 10 may further comprise additional apertures, such as a second aperture 121 shown in Fig. 7, configured to form further cavities in the manufacturing process of components 2.
  • a block diagram is shown depicting an embodiment of a method of manufacturing a component 2 for a delivery system.
  • the method comprises: providing an assembly comprising at least one tube 11 and an aerosol-generating material 10 comprising a first internal edge 43 (Step Si), and arranging the aerosol- generating material 10 into a body 7 such that the body 7 comprises a void 8 that receives the at least one tube 11, wherein the first internal edge 43 at least partially, or fully, defines a boundary of the void 8 (Step S2).
  • providing the assembly (Si) comprises forming the first internal edge in the aerosol-generating material 10.
  • the aerosol-generating material 10 maybe provided with the first internal edge 43 pre-formed into the aerosol generating material 10.
  • forming the first internal edge 43 in the aerosol-generating material 10 comprises cutting the aerosol-generating material 10 to form the first internal edge 43, and, in some examples, cutting through the entire thickness of the aerosol-generating material 10 to form the first internal edge 43.
  • forming the first internal edge 43 comprises cutting the aerosol- generating material 10 using a suitable cutting device, for example, using a knife and/or laser. In some embodiments, forming the first internal edge comprises forming a slit in the aerosol-generating material.
  • forming the first internal edge comprises forming an aperture in the aerosol-generating material such that an edge of the aperture comprises the first internal edge of the aerosol-generating material.
  • the aperture maybe substantially rectangular or may be another shape.
  • providing the assembly (Si) comprises providing the aerosol- generating material comprising the first internal edge, and then providing the at least one tube on the aerosol-generating material and, in some examples, wherein providing the assembly comprises forming the first internal edge in the aerosol-generating material, and then providing the at least one tube on the aerosol-generating material.
  • providing the assembly (Si) comprises providing the aerosol generating material, providing the at least one tube on the aerosol-generating material, and then forming the first internal edge in the aerosol-generating material.
  • the method comprising crimping the aerosol-generating material and, in some examples crimping the aerosol-generating material to a crimp depth as previously described. In some embodiments, the method comprises heating the aerosol-generating material as it is crimped.
  • the method may comprise crimping the aerosol-generating material after the or each internal edge has been formed, or crimping the aerosol-generating material before the or each internal edge is formed.
  • the method comprises providing the at least one tube on the aerosol-generating material using a tube supply device, for example, a tube delivery wheel.
  • the aerosol-generating material of the assembly comprises a second internal edge
  • arranging the aerosol-generating material into the body comprises arranging the aerosol-generating material such that the second internal edge at least partially, or fully, forms a boundary of the void
  • the step of providing the assembly (Si) comprises forming the second internal edge in the aerosol-generating material.
  • the second internal edge is formed in the same manner as the first internal edge as described above.
  • providing the assembly (Si) comprises proving a continuous web of aerosol-generating material.
  • the method comprises cutting the continuous web of aerosol- generating material (and any surrounding wrappers) after arranging the aerosol generating material into a body.
  • cutting the continuous web of aerosol-generating material forms one or more discrete components.
  • cutting the continuous web of aerosol-generating material after arranging the aerosol-generating material into a body comprises cutting the web such that single-length components are formed (i.e. of the final length for use in the delivery system).
  • cutting the continuous web of aerosol-generating material after arranging the aerosol-generating material into a body comprises cutting the web such that multi-length components are formed, that may subsequently be cut to form single-length components (before or after attachment to a further component such as a tobacco rod).
  • FIG. 9 An example of a continuous web 200 of sheet material is shown in Fig. 9.
  • the continuous web 200 is intermittently cut in a region (along dashed line ‘Z-Z’ in Fig. 9) between adjacent first and second internal edges 43, 44 in order to separate portions of the aerosol-generating material 10 from the remainder of the continuous web 200.
  • the continuous web 200 and the overlying plug wrap (not shown) is cut at said region once the aerosol-generating material has been gathered into a body and wrapped with the plug wrap. That is, the web 200 is cut after it has been formed into a rod that contains the at least one tube 11.
  • the rod is cut such that each separated portion of the aerosol generating material 10 corresponds to the final length of the component (i.e. the cut rod is a single-length of the component).
  • each separated portion of aerosol-generating material 10 corresponds to a multiple of the final length of the component (for example, the cut rod is a double-length component that is subsequently cut to form single-length components, or is three, four, five, six, seven, eight or more times the final length of the component).
  • each separated portion of aerosol-generating material comprises one or more pairs of first and second internal edges.
  • the method comprises forming a plurality of internal edges in the continuous web at regularly spaced intervals.
  • the method may comprise forming first, second, third and/or fourth internal edges in the continuous web at regularly spaced intervals. In the example of Fig.
  • a plurality of first internal edges 43 are formed at regularly spaced intervals (see arrow ‘D2’ in Fig 9) on the web 200 and a plurality of second internal edges 44 are formed at regularly spaced intervals (shown by arrow ‘D3’ in Fig. 9) on the web 200.
  • the distance D2 between each first internal edge 43 and/or the distance D3 between each second internal edge 44 may be in the range of 40 to too mm and, in some examples, in the range of 80 to 90 mm.
  • distance D2 and/or D3 is at least 40 mm and, optionally, at least 45, 50 ,55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95 mm.
  • distance D2 and/or D3 is at most too mm and, preferably, at most 95, 90, 85, 80, 75, 70, 65, 60, 55, 50, or 45 mm.
  • Each first internal edge 43 is spaced from a respective second internal edge 44 by a distance (shown by arrow ‘Di’ in Fig. 9), wherein at least one object 11 is disposed between each pair of first and second internal edges 43, 44.
  • the first and second internal edges 43, 44 allow for the aerosol-generating material to be gathered together such that the first and second internal edges 43, 44 at least partially define a boundary of a void that contains the at least one tube 11.
  • one of the first and second internal edges 43, 44 may be omitted.
  • third and/ or fourth internal edges may be formed on the continuous web 200 and, optionally, at least one further tube (not shown) may be positioned on the web 200 in proximity to the third and/ or fourth internal edges.
  • the distance Di between the first and second internal edges 43, 44 is in the range of 10 to 90 mm, and in some embodiments in the range of 20 mm to 45 mm. In some embodiments, the first and second internal edges 43, 44 are spaced by a distance Di of at least 10 mm and, in some examples, at least 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35,
  • the first and second internal edges 43, 44 are spaced by a distance Di of at most 90 mm and, in some examples, at most 85, 80, 75, 70, 65, 60, 55, 50, 45, 40, 35, 30, 25, 20, 15, or 10 mm.
  • the web comprises third and fourth internal edges, and wherein the distance between the third and fourth internal edges is in the range of to to 90 mm.
  • the third and fourth internal edges are spaced by a distance of at least 3 mm and, in some examples, at least 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, or 90 mm. In some embodiments, the third and fourth internal edges are spaced by a distance of at most 50 mm and, in some examples, at most 85, 80, 75, 70, 65, 60, 55, 50, 45, 40, 35, 30, 25, 20, 15, or 10 mm.
  • the method comprises moving the continuous web 200 along a conveyance path (shown by arrow ⁇ in Fig. 9) and providing the at least one tube 11 (and/or at least one further object) at regular intervals as the continuous web 200 moves along the conveyance path Y.
  • the at least one tube 11 may be located between first and second internal edges 43, 44, or in proximity to one of the first or second internal edges 43, 44 if the other one of the first and second internal edges 43, 44 is omitted.
  • the web 200 has a width (shown by arrow ‘WT in Fig. 9) in the range of 30 to 400 mm and, in some examples, in the range of 40 to 300 mm, in the range of 50 to 280 mm, in the range of 75 to 225 mm or in the range of 100 to 200 mm.
  • the web 200 has a width Wi of at least 30 mm and, in some examples, at least 40, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 175, 190, 250, 280, 300 or 400 mm.
  • the web 200 has a width Wi of at most 400 mm and, in some examples, at most 300, 280, 250, 225, 200, 175, 150, 125 or 100 mm.
  • the internal edges 43, 44 are provided in a web 200 of continuous sheet material, which is then gathered and formed into a body that is subsequently cut to form individual components (or multi-length components), in an alternative embodiment (not shown) the web is cut into individual sheets and thereafter the internal edges are provided in the aerosol-generating material and the at least one tube is provided on the aerosol-generating material.
  • the step of arranging the aerosol-generating material into the body (S2) comprises gathering the aerosol-generating material together to form the body.
  • a first wall portion is defined by gathering the first internal edge of the aerosol-generating material and/or a second wall portion is defined by gathering the second internal edge of the aerosol-generating material.
  • the method may comprise gathering the third and/or fourth internal edge of the aerosol-generating material to define a respective third and/or fourth wall portion.
  • the assembly comprises at least one further tube.
  • Arranging the aerosol-generating material into the body (S2) may comprise arranging the aerosol-generating material such that the body comprises a second void that receives the at least one further tube, wherein the third internal edge at least partially defines a boundary of the second void.
  • arranging the aerosol-generating material into the body (S2) comprises arranging the aerosol-generating material such that the fourth internal edge at least partially defines a boundary of the second void.
  • the third internal edge and/or fourth internal edge maybe formed in the same manner as previously described in reference to the first and/or second internal edge.
  • the method further comprises connecting the component to a further component of a delivery system, for example, a further component of a combustible or non-combustible aerosol provision device.
  • the further component is a filter component 3 and may be connected to the component by a wrapper such as a tipping paper.
  • the apparatus 300 comprises a supply 301 of aerosol-generating material 10, a crimping device 302 and an edge forming device 303 comprising a first pair of cutting drums 304 and a second pair of cutting drums 305.
  • the apparatus 300 further comprises an adhesive applicator 306, a tube supply device 307, and a body forming device 308.
  • the supply 301 is a reel 301 of aerosol-generating material 10 that is fed along a conveyance path (shown by arrow ⁇ in Fig. 10).
  • the aerosol generating material 10 may be fed along the conveyance path Y by, for example, rollers and/or a belt, as will be apparent to a skilled person.
  • the aerosol-generating material to is fed as a continuous web 200 to the body forming device 308.
  • the crimping device 302 comprises first and second crimping rollers 302A, 302B.
  • the crimping device 302 may be omitted or may have a different configuration, for example, alternatively or additionally comprising an embossing device such as embossing rollers.
  • the crimping device 302 is configured to crimp the aerosol-generating material 10 as it passes between the rollers 302A, 302B.
  • the crimping device 302 is configured to crimp the aerosol-generating material 10 to a crimp depth as previously described, for example, in the range of 0.1 to 2 mm and, in some examples, in the range of 0.1 to 1 mm or in the range of 0.2 to 0.7 mm.
  • the crimping device 302 is configured to heat the aerosol-generating material, for example, one or both of the rollers 302A, 302B maybe heated. In one such embodiment, one or both of the crimping rollers 302A, 302B comprises one or more heating elements, for example, resistive heating elements. In the present example, the crimping device 302 is configured to crimp the aerosol generating material 10 prior to the edge forming device 303 forming the internal edge(s). In an alternative embodiment (not shown), the crimping device 302 is configured to crimp the aerosol-generating material 10 after the edge forming device 303 has formed the internal edge(s).
  • the first pair of cutting drums 304 comprises a scissor drum 304A and a support drum 304B.
  • the scissor drum 304A comprises a plurality of knives 304C that are configured to sequentially meet the aerosol-generating material 10 as the aerosol-generating material 10 passes between the scissor drum 304A and the support drum 304B in order to form a first slit in the aerosol-generating material 10 of the web 200.
  • the knives 304C are regularly spaced about the central axis of the scissor drum 304A such that knives 304C form first slits at regularly spaced intervals in the aerosol-generating material 10.
  • the distance between each first slit can be selected by adjusting the distance between adjacent knives 304C and/or the number of knives 304C on the scissor drum 304A.
  • the second pair of cutting drums 305 comprises a scissor drum 305A and a support drum 304B.
  • the scissor drum 305A comprises a plurality of knives 305C that are configured to sequentially meet the aerosol-generating material 10 as the aerosol generating material 10 passes between the scissor drum 305A and the support drum 305B in order to form a second slit in the aerosol-generating material 10 of the web
  • the knives 305C are regularly spaced about the central axis of the scissor drum 305A such that knives 305C form second slits at regularly spaced intervals in the aerosol-generating material 10.
  • the distance between each second slit can be selected by adjusting the distance between adjacent knives 305C and/or the number of knives 305C on the scissor drum 305A.
  • the rotation of the first and second pairs of cutting drums 304, 305 may be synchronised.
  • the first slit forms a first internal edge of the aerosol-generating material 10 and the second slit forms a second internal edge of the aerosol-generating material 10.
  • the first and second slits and/or first and second internal edges may have any of the features of the slits/internal edges described, including a similar shape and/or dimensions.
  • one pair of cutting drums forms both the first and second internal edges.
  • one knife or set of knives forms the first internal edges and the second knife or set of knives forms the second internal edges.
  • the first or second internal edges are omitted.
  • the first and/or second pair of cutting drums 304, 305 may be replaced with one or more cutting lasers that are configured to form slits or apertures in the aerosol-generating material that form the internal edges of the aerosol generating material 10.
  • the edge forming device 303 forms slits in the aerosol generating material 10.
  • the edge forming device 303 forms apertures in the aerosol-generating material 10 that form the internal edges.
  • the edge forming device 303 maybe configured to form a cut-out in the aerosol-generating material 10 to form the or each aperture.
  • the cutting device 303 comprises a punching drum comprising a plurality of protrusions that each punch a portion of the aerosol-generating material 10 out of the remainder of the aerosol-generating material to to form the apertures.
  • the apertures may have any of the features of the apertures described above, including similar shape and/or dimensions.
  • the edge forming device 303 is configured to form a first internal edge, wherein said first internal edge passes the tube supply device which then positions the at least one tube on the aerosol-generating material.
  • the edge forming device is configured to form the first internal edge after the tube supply device has positioned the at least one tube on the first portion of the aerosol-generating material.
  • the adhesive applicator 306 is configured to apply adhesive to the aerosol-generating material 10, for example, by spraying the adhesive or applying the adhesive with a roller or brush. Alternatively, the adhesive may be gravity fed to the aerosol-generating material 10. The adhesive is applied to the aerosol-generating material 10 as the aerosol-generating material 10 moves along the conveyance path Y and passes the adhesive applicator 306.
  • the adhesive applicator 306 may supply the adhesive to the aerosol-generating material 10 through a nozzle 306A using compressed gas. It should be recognised that in some embodiments the adhesive applicator 306 maybe omitted.
  • the tube supply device 307 is configured to provide the at least one tube at regular intervals on the continuous web.
  • the tube supply device 307 maybe configured to position the at least one tube on a first side of the first internal edge and on a second side of the second internal edge such that the at least one tube is positioned on the aerosol-generating material between the first and second edges.
  • the tube supply device 307 comprises a hopper 307A and a screw feeder 307B.
  • the hopper 307A contains tubes.
  • the screw feeder 307B is configured to supply the tubes from the hopper 307A to the aerosol-generating material 10 as the aerosol-generating material 10 moves along the conveyance path Y and passes the tube supply device 307.
  • the screw feeder 307B is replaced by an alternative tube supply device, for example, a belt that feeds the tubes to the aerosol generating material.
  • the tubes are stored in containers and supplied to the aerosol-generating material through a pipe using compressed gas.
  • the tube supply device 307 comprises a tube delivery wheel.
  • the body forming device 308 comprises a tongue 308A.
  • the aerosol-generating material 10 is fed into the tongue 308A.
  • the tongue 308A reduces in cross-sectional area such that the aerosol-generating material 10 is gathered together to form a body as is passes through the tongue 308A.
  • the body forming device 308 may arrange the aerosol-generating material 10 into a body of material that is circumscribed by a wrapper (not shown).
  • the body and wrapper may form a continuous rod that may then be cut into segments for inclusion in delivery systems, and in some embodiments the apparatus further comprises a component cutting device configured to cut the rod into components/segments of single length or a multiple thereof.
  • the body forming device 308 is configured to arrange the aerosol-generating material 10 into a body such that the body comprises a void that receives the at least one tube.
  • the first and second internal edges 43, 44 allow for the aerosol-generating material to be gathered together such that the first and second internal edges 43, 44 at least partially, or fully, define a boundary of a void that contains the at least one tube 11.
  • the edge forming device 303 is configured to provide third and/ or fourth slits or apertures in the aerosol-generating material 10 in order to form third and/ or fourth internal edges respectively in the aerosol-generating material 10.
  • the first pair of cutting drums 304 are configured to form the first and third internal edges in the aerosol-generating material 10 and the second pair of cutting drums 305 are configured to form the second and fourth internal edges in the aerosol-generating material 10.
  • the edge forming device 303 further comprises a third pair of cutting drums (not shown) that are configured to form the third internal edges (e.g. forming third slits/apertures in the aerosol-generating material) and/or comprises a fourth pair of cutting drums (not shown) that are configured to form the fourth internal edges (e.g. forming fourth slits/apertures in the aerosol-generating material).
  • a single pair of cutting drums forms all of the first, second, third and fourth internal edges.
  • one or more lasers may be used to form the first, second, third and fourth internal edges.
  • the third and fourth slits/apertures and/or third and fourth internal edges may have any of the features of the slits/internal edges described, including a similar shape and/or dimensions.
  • the tube supply device 307 is configured to position at least one further tube on the aerosol-generating material 10.
  • the tube supply device 307 may comprise a second hopper (not shown) and a second screw feeder (not shown).
  • the second hopper contains further tubes.
  • the second screw feeder is configured to supply the further tubes from the second hopper to the aerosol-generating material 10 as the aerosol-generating material 10 moves along the conveyance path Y and passes the tube supply device 307.
  • the second screw feeder is replaced by an alternative tube supply device, for example, a belt that feeds the further tubes to the aerosol-generating material.
  • the further tubes are stored in containers and supplied to the aerosol-generating material through a pipe using compressed gas.
  • the body forming device 308 is configured to arrange the aerosol-generating material 10 into the body such that the body comprises a second void that receives the at least one further tube, wherein the third internal edge at least partially, or fully, forms a boundary of the second void and the fourth internal edge at least partially, or fully, forms a boundary of the second void.
  • the body forming device 308 is configured to gather the first internal edge of the aerosol-generating material to form a first wall portion. In some embodiments, the body forming device 308 is configured to gather the second internal edge of the aerosol-generating material to form a second wall portion. In some embodiments, the body forming device 308 is configured to gather the third internal edge of the aerosol-generating material to form a third wall portion. In some embodiments, the body forming device 308 is configured to gather the fourth internal edge of the aerosol-generating material to form a fourth wall portion. In some embodiments, the apparatus 300 comprises a sensor 350 (shown in Fig. 10) configured to detect information indicative of the at least one internal edge 43, 44 of the aerosol-generating material (for example, one or more of the first, second, third and/or fourth internal edges).
  • the apparatus 300 further comprises a controller 360 (shown in Fig. 10) configured to control the position of the at least one tube based on the information indicative of the at least one internal edge detected by the sensor 350.
  • the controller 360 controls the tube supply device 307 based on the on the information indicative of the position of the at least one internal edge detected by the sensor 350 in order to control the position of the at least one tube and/ or further tube. Additionally, or alternatively, the controller 360 is configured to control the speed that the aerosol-generating material 10 is conveyed along the conveyance path Y in order to control the position of the at least one tube and/or further tube.
  • the sensor 350 may comprise a camera (not shown) that is configured to detect each first integral edge as is passes the camera.
  • the sensor may comprise a different type of sensor (not shown) for example, a light gate, capacitive sensor, magnetic or Hall effect sensor, or ultrasound sensor.
  • the sensor 350 or one or more further sensors additionally or alternatively detects the second, third and/or fourth internal edges.
  • the controller 360 may comprise a memory 361 and a processor 362.
  • the memory 361 maybe configured to store instructions and/or information and the processor 362 may be configured to carry out the instructions.
  • the controller 302 may be configured to control the tube supply device 307 based on the information indicative of the position of the at least one internal edge detected by the sensor 350 in order to control the position of the at least one tube by, for example, controlling the timing and/ or frequency of when the at least one tubes are dispensed onto the aerosol-generating material 10 in order to align each at least one tube into a space between adjacent first and second internal edges.
  • the controller 360 may control the speed that the when rotates.
  • the controller 360 may be configured to control the speed that the aerosol-generating material 10 is conveyed along the conveyance path Y in order to control the position of the at least one tube, for example, controlling the speed that of a belt, drum and/or roller that feeds the aerosol-generating material to along the conveyance path Y. Again, this helps to align each at least one tube into a space between adjacent first and second internal edges (and/or align each at least one further tube into a second space between adjacent third and fourth internal edges).
  • Controlling the position of the at least one tube/at least one further tube supplied to the aerosol-generating material to based on the information indicative of the at least one fist, second, third and/or fourth internal edge detected by the sensor helps to ensure that the at least one tube/further tube does not become misaligned with the aerosol generating material to, for example, due to the aerosol-generating material stretching or slipping on the conveyance path.
  • the sensor(s) are omitted.

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Composant (2) pour un article de fourniture d'aérosol non combustible (1), et procédé de formation dudit composant. Le composant comprend : un corps (7) formé à partir d'une feuille de matériau générateur d'aérosol, le corps comprenant un vide (8) ; et un ou plusieurs tubes (11) situés dans le vide à l'intérieur du corps. La feuille de matériau générateur d'aérosol comprend un bord interne délimitant au moins partiellement une extrémité fermée du vide. Le vide comprend une extrémité ouverte dans le plan d'une extrémité du corps. L'invention concerne également un appareil de fabrication du composant.
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