Smoking capsule with electrical contact
AssigneeN2B Limited
InventorYossef Raichman
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods are described for use with a smoking device that includes at least first and second electrodes. A capsule includes a smoking material containing one or more active agents, and a metallic foil surrounding the smoking material and configured to be heated via resistive heating by the electrodes driving a current into the metallic foil. A collapse-prevention element configured to facilitate electrical contact between the electrodes and the metallic foil, by preventing the capsule from collapsing. Other applications are also described.
Claims21
A smoking article for use with a smoking device that includes at least first and second electrodes, the smoking article comprising:
- a capsule comprising:
- a smoking material containing one or more active agents;
- and
- metallic foil surrounding the smoking material, the metallic foil being configured to be heated via resistive heating by the electrodes driving a current into the metallic foil;
- and
- a collapse-prevention element configured to facilitate electrical contact between the electrodes and the metallic foil, by preventing the capsule from collapsing,
- wherein the collapse-prevention element is only present or has a larger size at axial locations of the capsule configured to contact the electrodes.
A smoking article for use with a smoking device that includes at least first and second electrodes, the smoking article comprising:
- a capsule comprising:
- a smoking material containing one or more active agents;
- and
- metallic foil surrounding the smoking material, the metallic foil being configured to be heated via resistive heating by the electrodes driving a current into the metallic foil;
- and
- a collapse-prevention element configured to facilitate electrical contact between the electrodes and the metallic foil, by preventing the capsule from collapsing, wherein the collapse-prevention element comprises a phase-change material that is configured to prevent the temperature of the smoking material from exceeding the phase-change temperature of the phase-change material.
A smoking article for use with a smoking device that includes at least first and second electrodes, the smoking article comprising:
- a capsule comprising:
- a smoking material containing one or more active agents;
- and
- metallic foil surrounding the smoking material, the metallic foil being configured to be heated via resistive heating by the electrodes driving a current into the metallic foil;
- and
- a collapse-prevention element configured to facilitate electrical contact between the electrodes and the metallic foil, by preventing the capsule from collapsing, wherein:
- the collapse-prevention element is shaped as at least one rod that extends axially along a longitudinal axis of the portion of the capsule that contains the smoking material;
- and
- the smoking device includes two or more electrodes that are configured to drive an electrical current into the capsule, and wherein at locations at which the electrodes are configured to come into contact with the capsule, the rod includes radially-protruding portions having a greater diameter than at other locations along the rod.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.