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US 2026/0249024 A1Published application
Inhaler
AssigneeNicoventures Trading Limited
InventorHelmut Buchberger
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an inhaler component for producing a steam/air mixture or/and condensation aerosol in an intermittent and inhalation- or pull-synchronous manner, the inhaler component including: a housing; a chamber arranged in the housing, an air inlet opening for the supply of air from the surroundings to the chamber; an electrical heating element for evaporating a portion of a liquid material; and a wick having a capillary structure, which wick forms a composite structure with the heating element and automatically supplies the heating element with fresh liquid material after evaporation.
Claims30
An inhalator device comprising:
- a reusable part that includes:
- a battery;
- and
- a control circuit;
- and
- a disposable article that is coupleable to and detachable from the reusable part and that includes:
- a housing;
- a mouthpiece having an opening that is arranged at an end of the housing;
- a chamber arranged in the housing;
- an air admission opening for admission of air into the housing;
- one or more channels for flow of air between the air admission opening, the chamber, and the opening of the mouthpiece;
- a heating element configured to heat a liquid and form a vapor that mixes with the air in the chamber to form an aerosol;
- a wick that supplies the liquid to the heating element;
- and
- a plurality of electrical contacts that are in contact electrically with the heating element in the chamber to supply electric energy from the battery of the reusable part to the heating element and that are configured so that a portion of the plurality of electrical contacts are arranged at an end of the housing opposing the end of the housing including the mouthpiece for engaging corresponding electrical contacts of the reusable part.
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An inhalator device comprising:
- a reusable part that includes:
- a battery;
- and
- a control circuit;
- and
- a disposable article that is coupleable to and detachable from the reusable part and that includes:
- a housing;
- a mouthpiece having an opening that is arranged at an end of the housing;
- a chamber arranged in the housing;
- an air admission opening for admission of air into the housing;
- one or more channels for flow of air between the air admission opening, the chamber, and the opening of the mouthpiece;
- a heating element configured to heat a liquid and form a vapor that mixes with the air in the chamber to form an aerosol;
- a ceramic wick that supplies the liquid to the heating element, wherein the heating element and the wick are arranged in mutually parallel surfaces and are connected to each other so that the heating element is at least partially integrated with the wick to define a composite structure;
- and
- a plurality of electrical contacts that are in contact electrically with the heating element in the chamber to supply electric energy from the battery of the reusable part to the heating element and that are configured so that a portion of the plurality of electrical contacts are arranged at an end of the housing opposing the end of the housing including the mouthpiece for engaging corresponding electrical contacts of the reusable part.
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An inhalator device comprising:
- a reusable part that includes:
- a battery;
- and
- a control circuit;
- and
- a disposable article that is coupleable to and detachable from the reusable part and that includes:
- a housing;
- a mouthpiece having an opening that is arranged at an end of the housing;
- a chamber arranged in the housing;
- an air admission opening for admission of air into the housing;
- one or more channels for flow of air between the air admission opening, the chamber, and the opening of the mouthpiece;
- a heating element configured to heat a liquid and form a vapor that mixes with the air in the chamber to form an aerosol;
- a wick that supplies the liquid to the heating element;
- and
- a plurality of electrical contacts that are in contact electrically with the heating element in the chamber to supply electric energy from the battery of the reusable part to the heating element, wherein the plurality of electrical contacts includes a pair of plate-like heater contacts that are arranged about a heated section of the heating element, and wherein each of the pair of plate-like heater contacts includes a protruding portion that protrudes out of an outer surface of the housing of the disposable article at an end of the housing opposing the end of the housing including the mouthpiece, the protruding portion being configured for engaging corresponding electrical contacts of the reusable part.
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An inhalator device comprising:
- a reusable part that includes:
- a battery;
- and
- a control circuit;
- and
- a disposable article that is coupleable to and detachable from the reusable part and that includes:
- a housing;
- a mouthpiece that is integral with the housing and has an opening that is arranged at an end of the housing;
- a chamber arranged in the housing;
- an air admission opening for admission of air into the housing;
- one or more channels for flow of air between the air admission opening, the chamber, and the opening of the mouthpiece;
- a heating element configured to heat a liquid and form a vapor that mixes with the air in the chamber to form an aerosol;
- a wick that supplies the liquid to the heating element, wherein the heating element and the wick are arranged to have mutually parallel surfaces;
- and
- a plurality of electrical contacts that extend into the chamber to supply electric energy from the battery of the reusable part to the heating element in the chamber and that are configured so that a portion of the plurality of electrical contacts are arranged at an end of the housing opposing the end of the housing including the mouthpiece for engaging corresponding electrical contacts of the reusable part;
- wherein the control circuit or a microprocessor integrated therewith is configured to communicate with an identification chip in the disposable article.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.