Aerosol-generating component

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024000138-A1
Application number	US-202118255316-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 1, 2021
Priority date	Dec 1, 2020
Publication date	Jan 4, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

An aerosol-generating component for use with a non-combustible aerosol provision device includes a first sheet including aerosol-generating material and a second sheet including heating material that is heatable by penetration with a varying magnetic field. A wrapper including paper circumscribes the first and second sheets and has a permeability below 500 Coresta units. Corresponding methods of manufacture are also provided.

First claim

1 . An aerosol-generating component for use with a non-combustible aerosol-provision device, the aerosol-generating component comprising:
a first sheet comprising aerosol-generating material; a second sheet comprising heating material that is heatable by penetration with a varying magnetic field; and a wrapper comprising paper and circumscribing the first sheet and the second sheet, wherein the wrapper has a permeability below 500 Coresta units.

2 . The aerosol-generating component according to claim 1 , wherein a surface of the first sheet is in contact with a surface of the second sheet.

3 . The aerosol-generating component according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of:
the first sheet has a thickness between about 100 μm and about 300 μm, or the second sheet has a thickness between about 1 μm and about 150 μm.

4 . The aerosol-generating component according to claim 1 , wherein either:
the aerosol-generating component further comprises an adhesive bonding the first sheet and the second sheet together, or the first sheet and the second sheet are free of adhesive.

5 . The aerosol-generating component according to claim 1 , wherein the first sheet comprises a plurality of apertures or a plurality of embossed portions.

6 . The aerosol-generating component according to claim 1 , wherein a total area of the first sheet is greater or less than a total area of the second sheet.

7 . An aerosol-generating component for use with non-combustible aerosol provision device, the aerosol-generating component comprising:
a plurality of strips of laminate material, each of the plurality of strips of laminate material comprising:
a first layer comprising aerosol-generating material and
a second layer comprising heating material that is heatable by penetration with a varying magnetic field.

8 . The aerosol-generating component according to claim 7 , wherein the aerosol-generating component has a longitudinal axis, and the plurality of strips of laminate material are substantially aligned with the longitudinal axis.

9 . The aerosol-generating component according to claim 7 , wherein each of the plurality of strips of laminate material has a length between about 10 mm and about 60 mm.

10 . The aerosol-generating component according to claim 7 , wherein each of the plurality of strips of laminate material has a width between about 0.9 mm and about 2 mm.

11 . The aerosol-generating component according to claim 7 , wherein each of the plurality of strips of laminate material has a thickness between about 100 μm and about 300 μm.

12 . The aerosol-generating component according to claim 7 , wherein each of the plurality of strips of laminate material is substantially rectangular.

13 . The aerosol-generating component according to claim 7 , wherein each of the plurality of strips of laminate material comprises an adhesive bonding the first layer to the second layer.

14 . An aerosol-generating component for use with a non-combustible aerosol provision device, the aerosol-generating component comprising:
a first plurality of strips of aerosol-generating material; and a second plurality of strips of heating material that is heatable by penetration with a varying magnetic field.

15 . The aerosol-generating component according to claim 14 , wherein the second plurality of strips of heating material are dispersed within the first plurality of strips of aerosol-generating material.

16 . The aerosol-generating component according to claim 14 , wherein the aerosol-generating component has a longitudinal axis, and at least one of the first plurality of strips of heating material or the second plurality of strips of aerosol-generating material are substantially aligned with the longitudinal axis.

17 . The aerosol-generating component according to claim 14 , wherein at least one of each of the first plurality of strips of heating material or the second plurality of strips of aerosol-generating material has a length between about 10 mm and about 60 mm.

18 . The aerosol-generating component according to claim 14 , wherein at least one of each of the first plurality of strips of heating material or the second plurality of strips of aerosol-generating material has a width between about 0.9 mm and about 2 mm.

19 . The aerosol-generating component according to claim 14 , wherein at least one of each of the first plurality of strips of heating material or the second plurality of strips of aerosol-generating material has a thickness between about 1 μm and about 150 μm.

20 . The aerosol-generating component according to claim 14 , wherein at least one of:
one or both of each of the first plurality of strips of heating material or each of the second plurality of strips of aerosol-generating material is substantially rectangular, or one or both of each of the first plurality of strips of heating material or each of the second plurality of strips of aerosol-generating material is free of adhesive.

21 . An aerosol-generating component for use with non-combustible aerosol provision device, the aerosol-generating component comprising:
a core section comprising a first aerosol-generating material or a cavity; a sheath section comprising a second aerosol-generating material, wherein the sheath section surrounds the core section; and a boundary material surrounding the core section, wherein the boundary material is between the core section and the sheath section.

22 . The aerosol-generating component according to claim 21 , wherein a characteristic of the first aerosol-generating material is different from a characteristic of the second aerosol-generating material.

23 . The aerosol-generating component according to claim 22 , wherein the characteristic is at least one of density, type, or flavor.

24 . The aerosol-generating component according to claim 21 , wherein:
at least one of:
the core section comprises a plurality of strips of the first aerosol-generating materials, or
the sheath section comprises a plurality of strips of the second aerosol-generating material; or, wherein
the core section comprises lamina tobacco in the form of cut rag tobacco and the sheath section comprises reconstituted tobacco sheet material.

25 . The aerosol-generating component according to claim 21 , wherein the boundary material is in contact with at least one of the first aerosol-generating material or the second aerosol-generating material.

26 . The aerosol-generating component according to claim 21 , wherein the boundary material is at least one of porous, or comprises a plurality of apertures.

27 . The aerosol-generating component according to claim 21 , wherein the core section has a diameter between about 4 mm and about 6 mm.

28 . The aerosol-generating component according to claim 21 , wherein at least one of:
the sheath section has a thickness between about 100 μm and about 300 μm, wherein the sheath section has a thickness of greater than 200 μm, or the boundary material has a thickness between about 1 μm and about 150 μm.

29 . The aerosol-generating component according to claim 21 , wherein at least one of:
the core section is substantially cylindrical, or the sheath section is substantially tubular.

30 . The aerosol-generating component according to claim 21 , wherein at least one of:
the bounda

Assignees

• Nicoventures Trading Ltd

Inventors

• Hepworth Richard
• Fallon Gary
• Hodgson Matthew

Classifications

• A24D1/20 Primary

  Cigarettes specially adapted for simulated smoking devices · CPC title

• A24F40/465 Primary

  specially adapted for induction heating · CPC title

• A24C5/01

  Making cigarettes for simulated smoking devices · CPC title

• A24D1/027

  with ventilating means, e.g. perforations · CPC title

• A24B3/14

  Forming reconstituted tobacco products, e.g. wrapper materials, sheets, imitation leaves, rods, cakes; Forms of such products (delustering A24C1/40) · CPC title