Aerosol generation device

An aerosol generation device comprising:

• an aerosol generation chamber configured to receive and heat a substrate to generate aerosol, the aerosol generation chamber comprising at least a heating element;
• a cover moveable between a closed position covering an aperture in the device, and an open position exposing said aperture;
• and
• a tray for receiving and holding the substrate,
• wherein when the cover is in the open position, the tray is located underneath the aperture such that the substrate is configured to be received by the tray or removed from the tray, and when the cover is in the closed position, the substrate received and held by the tray is contained in the aerosol generation chamber and in contact with the heating element,
• wherein the cover is translatable from the open position to the closed position by translating the cover over the aperture along an axial direction, whereby the tray is translated such that the substrate held by the tray is translated into the aerosol generation chamber and put in contact with the heating element,
• wherein the aperture is positioned on a lateral side of the aerosol generation device.