Heated tobacco system, device and consumable
AssigneeImperial Tobacco Limited
InventorsGlendon Batchelor, Alistair Buckingham
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Abstract
There is disclosed a Heated tobacco (HT) system comprising a Heated Tobacco (HT) consumable having an end closed by a disc and a Heated Tobacco (HT) device configured with a heating zone that does not heat the end region of the consumable comprising the disc. By closing the end so that the tobacco portion is not exposed to a distal end, advantageously, a consumable is provided that reduces the risk or likelihood of tobacco from falling out or being pulled out from the consumable in use or during transportation and/or during the production process. Moreover, the device is configured not to heat the disc.
Claims15
A heated tobacco system comprising:
- a heated tobacco consumable and a heated tobacco device, wherein:
- the consumable comprises an aerosol-generating substrate and a disc assembled to an end face of the aerosol-generating substrate;
- the device comprises a housing having a cavity and a heating element, the cavity being adapted for receiving the consumable and the cavity comprising a stop wherein the stop provides an abutment against which the consumable is pushed when the consumable is fully inserted;
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- the heating element is spaced a predetermined distance from the stop based on a spacing of the end face of the aerosol-generating substrate to a distal end of the consumable such that the heating element has a heating zone configure to not heat the disc.
A heated tobacco device comprising:
- a housing having a cavity and a heating element, the cavity being adapted for receiving a consumable and the cavity comprising a stop, wherein:
- the stop provides an abutment against which said consumable is pushed when the consumable is fully inserted;
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- the heating element is spaced a predetermined distance from the stop based on a spacing of the end face of an aerosol-generating substrate to a distal end of said consumable such that the heating element has a heating zone that does not heat a zone between the stop and heating element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.