Two part heater assembly
AssigneePhilip Morris Products S.A.
InventorsJérôme Christian COURBAT, Leander DITTMANN, Ross Peter JONES
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Abstract
A heater assembly for an aerosol-generating system, the heater assembly including: a heating element configured to vaporise a liquid aerosol-forming substrate; and a porous ceramic body configured to convey the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to the heating element, the porous ceramic body having a liquid absorption surface and a heating surface, the heating element being located on and bonded to the heating surface of the porous ceramic body.
Claims20
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A heater assembly for an aerosol-generating system, the heater assembly comprising:
- a heating element configured to vaporise a liquid aerosol-forming substrate;
- and
- a porous ceramic body configured to convey the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to the heating element, the porous ceramic body having a liquid absorption surface and a heating surface,
- the heating element being located on and bonded to the heating surface of the porous ceramic body.
A method of manufacturing a heater assembly for an aerosol-generating system, the method comprising:
- forming a heating element configured for vaporising a liquid aerosol-forming substrate;
- forming a porous ceramic body configured for conveying the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to the heating element, the porous ceramic body having a liquid absorption surface and a heating surface;
- and
- bonding the heating element on the heating surface of the porous ceramic body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.