Aerosol provision system

A method of generating an aerosol in an aerosol provision system, comprising:

• providing an aerosol generating medium;
• providing a source of energy for heating;
• providing a movement mechanism;
• providing an aerosol outlet through which an aerosol can flow to be inhaled by a user;
• individually moving portions of the aerosol generating medium by the movement mechanism past the source of energy for heating into a heating zone by translation,
• heating a first portion of the portions of aerosol generating medium presented to the source of energy for heating in the heating zone to form an aerosol;
• wherein the aerosol generating medium is arranged along a line that is at an angle to a flow path of generated aerosol, the flow path arranged between the heating zone and the aerosol outlet.

An aerosol provision device configured to receive aerosol generating medium, comprising:

• a source of energy for heating, wherein the source of energy for heating is configured to cause, in use, heating of the aerosol generating medium in a heating zone;
• a movement mechanism arranged to, in use, move the aerosol generating medium;
• an aerosol outlet through which, in use, an aerosol can flow to be inhaled by a user;
• and
• a flow path arranged between the heating zone and the aerosol outlet such that, in use, aerosol formed from heated aerosol generating medium flows along the flow path,
• wherein the aerosol generating medium is translatable past the source of energy for heating, into the heating zone, such that respective portions of the aerosol generating medium are individually presented to the source of energy for heating to form an aerosol, and
• wherein the movement mechanism is arranged, in use, to move the aerosol generating medium along a line that is at an angle to the flow path of generated aerosol.

Aerosol provision means comprising:

• aerosol generating means;
• and
• heating means, wherein the heating means is configured to heat the aerosol generating means to form an aerosol;
• movement provision means arranged to move the aerosol generating means;
• a heating zone into which the aerosol generating means are moved by the movement provision means to form an aerosol
• an aerosol outlet means through which an aerosol can flow to be inhaled by a user;
• and
• a flow path arranged between the heating zone and the aerosol outlet means such that aerosol formed from heated aerosol generating means flows along the flow path;
• wherein the aerosol generating means are linearly translatable past the heating means, into the heating zone, such that respective portions of aerosol generating means are individually presented to the heating means to form an aerosol;
• and
• wherein the aerosol generating means are arranged to move along a line that is at an angle to the flow path of generated aerosol.