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.
Claims19
An aerosol-generating system comprising:
- a cartridge including,
- a cartridge housing,
- a solid aerosol-forming substrate in the cartridge housing, and
- a liquid storage housing in the cartridge housing, the liquid storage housing including a porous carrier material, the porous carrier material holding a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the cartridge housing and the liquid storage housing defining an airflow passage therebetween;
- and
- a heater section including,
- a heater including a hollow shaft portion and a piercing portion at an end of the hollow shaft portion, the hollow shaft portion defining one or more airflow apertures in fluid communication with the airflow passage;
- and
- a liquid transfer element configured to contact the porous carrier material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.