Aerosol generator having a sandwich construction

A method of manufacturing an aerosol generator comprising:

• providing a mesh membrane, an annular closing ring having an opening and an annular carrier structure having and opening that is concentric to the opening of the annular closing ring,
• introducing at least two gluing openings spaced evenly along a circumference of the mesh membrane in a desired pattern;
• applying, on an upper surface of the carrier structure, a ring of adhesive, which encloses the opening, wherein a total adhesive volume of the ring of adhesive is dimensioned larger than the total volume of all the gluing openings of the mesh membrane;
• placing the mesh membrane over the ring of adhesive and the carrier structure and pressing the mesh membrane toward the upper surface of the carrier structure, wherein the ring of adhesive is pressed and forms a lower adhesive layer between the carrier structure and the mesh membrane, and extends through the gluing openings and forms adhesive dots protruding above an upper surface of the mesh membrane facing away from the carrier structure;
• placing and pressing the closing ring toward the upper surface of the mesh structure, wherein an upper adhesive layer is formed between the mesh membrane and the closing ring;
• and
• allowing the adhesive to cure,
• wherein the mesh membrane is not adhesively bonded across its entire surface to either the upper or lower adhesive layer, and the introduction of a force from a piezo ceramic into the mesh membrane is effected exclusively via the adhesive columns protruding through the gluing openings.