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US 2017/0280774 A1Published application
Airflow in aerosol generating system with mouthpiece
AssigneeAltria Client Services LLC
InventorEric FORCE
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Abstract
An aerosol generating system includes a liquid storage portion, a liquid transfer element, a power supply, and a heating element operably coupled to the power supply and configured to heat the aerosol generating substrate. The system also includes a cover over the liquid storage portion.
Claims15
An aerosol generating system having a mouth end and a distal end, the system comprising:
- a liquid storage portion configured to contain an aerosol generating substrate;
- a heating element configured to heat the aerosol generating substrate;
- a cover over at least the liquid storage portion;
- and
- one or more air flow channels between the cover and the liquid storage portion, the system defining an aerosol flow path that extends at least from the heating element to the mouth end of the system, and defining an air flow path through the one or more air flow channels extending from at least the liquid storage portion to the mouth end of the system.
2 more elements
A cover for an aerosol generating system including a consumable liquid supply portion, the cover comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- at least one detent extending from an interior surface of the housing, the at least one detent configured to interact with the liquid storage portion to form one or more air flow channels between the housing and the liquid storage portion when the liquid storage portion and the cover are assembled in the system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.