Aerosol-generating system including solid and liquid aerosol-forming substrates
AssigneeAltria Client Services LLC
InventorTony Reevell
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Abstract
An aerosol-generating system may include a cartridge, a heater section, and an aerosol-generating device. The cartridge may include a cartridge housing, a solid aerosol-forming substrate positioned within the cartridge housing, and a liquid aerosol-forming substrate positioned within the cartridge housing. The heater section is separate from the cartridge and includes an electric heater. The aerosol-generating device may include a device housing configured to receive the cartridge and a power supply for supplying electrical power to the electric heater. The power supply may be positioned within the device housing.
Claims12
An aerosol-generating system comprising:
- a cartridge comprising a cartridge housing, a solid aerosol-forming substrate within the cartridge housing, and a porous carrier material within the cartridge housing and holding a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the cartridge housing and the porous carrier material defining an airflow channel therebetween, a downstream end of the airflow channel being in fluidic communication with the solid aerosol-forming substrate;
- a heater section separate from the cartridge, the heater section comprising an electric heater and a liquid transfer element configured to contact the porous carrier material when the aerosol-generating system receives the cartridge, the porous carrier material being configured to circumscribe the liquid transfer element when the aerosol-generating system receives the cartridge;
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- an aerosol-generating device comprising a device housing and a power supply within the device housing, the device housing configured to receive the cartridge, and the power supply configured to supply electrical power to the electric heater.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.