Aerosol generating system
AssigneeNicoventures Trading Limited
InventorPatrick MOLONEY
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Abstract
There is provided an aerosol generating system (100) comprising: an aerosol generating medium (110); a source of energy for heating (120) for selectively heating in a heating zone associated with the source of energy for heating portions of aerosol generating medium to form an aerosol; an outlet (132) through which aerosol can flow to exit the device; and, a selectively moveable element (134), wherein the element is selectively moveable relative to the aerosol generating medium to form a substantially enclosed chamber around the heating zone, and in fluid communication with the outlet.
Claims19
An aerosol generating system comprising:
- an aerosol generating medium;
- a source of energy for heating for selectively heating in a heating zone associated with the source of energy for heating portions of aerosol generating medium to form an aerosol;
- an outlet through which aerosol can flow to exit the device;
- and
- a selectively moveable element,
- wherein the element is selectively moveable relative to the aerosol generating medium to form a substantially enclosed chamber around the heating zone, and in fluid communication with the outlet.
Aerosol generating means comprising:
- aerosol generating means;
- heating means for selectively heating in a heating zone associated with the heating means portions of aerosol generating means to form an aerosol;
- outlet means through which aerosol can flow;
- and,
- a selectively moveable means,
- wherein the selectively moveable means is selectively moveable relative to the aerosol generating means to form a substantially enclosed chamber around the heating zone, and in fluid communication with the outlet means.
A method of generating an aerosol in an aerosol generating system, the method comprising:
- providing an aerosol generating medium;
- providing a source of energy for heating;
- providing an outlet;
- providing a selectively moveable element;
- selectively moving the element relative to the aerosol generating medium to form a substantially enclosed chamber a portion of the aerosol generating medium;
- and
- heating the substantially enclosed chamber to form an aerosol from the portion of aerosol generating medium.
The aerosol generating device configured to receive aerosol generating medium, comprising:
- a source of energy for heating for selectively heating, in use, portions of aerosol generating medium to form an aerosol;
- an outlet;
- and
- a selectively moveable element,
- wherein the element is selectively moveable relative to the aerosol generating medium to, in use, form a substantially enclosed chamber around the heating zone, and in fluid communication with the outlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.