US 10,369,302 B2Granted

Atomizing unit

AssigneeJapan Tobacco Inc.

InventorsAkihiko Suzuki, Manabu Takeuchi, Takuma Nakano, Manabu Yamada

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Abstract

This atomization unit is provided with a liquid holding member that holds an aerosol source, a heating element that atomizes the aerosol source held by the liquid holding member, and a cover member that restricts the amount of the aerosol source supplied to the liquid holding member. The liquid holding member has a shape that extends along a prescribed direction. At least a portion of the inner side surface of the liquid holding member in an orthogonal direction which is orthogonal to the prescribed direction is in contact with or in close proximity to the heating element. At least a portion of the outer side surface of the liquid holding member in the orthogonal direction is covered by the cover member.

Claims18

Dependent claims

An atomizing unit comprising:

a liquid holding member configured to hold an aerosol source;
a heating element configured to atomize the aerosol source held by the liquid holding member;
and
a cover member configured to restrict a supply amount of the aerosol source to the liquid holding member,
wherein the liquid holding member has a shape extending along a predetermined direction, at least a part of an inner side surface of the liquid holding member in an orthogonal direction perpendicular to the predetermined direction contacts or comes close to the heating element, and at least a part of an outer side surface of the liquid holding member in the orthogonal direction is covered by the cover member, and
wherein the cover member brings the inner side surface of the liquid holding member into contact with or close to the heating element by pressing the outer side surface of the liquid holding member inwardly in the orthogonal direction.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/852,509Filed 22 Dec 2017 · continuation
Priority: WO PCT/JP2015/06857726 Jun 2015
Published: US 2018/0117269 A13 May 2018
Granted: 6 Aug 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification11 codes

A24F 40/40
Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially…:…
A61M 11/042
Using heaters: electrical
A61M 15/06
Inhalators: inhaling appliances shaped like cigars, cigarettes or pipes
B05B 7/16
Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas:…

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PCT/JP2016/068929Parent of this continuation · filed 24 Jun 2016
US 2018/0117269 A1Pre-grant publication · published 3 May 2018
US 10,369,302 B2This patent

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