Flavor generation device

A flavor generation device comprising:

• (a) an external heating mechanism including
• an insertion hole for accepting and heating an elongated body, and
• a heater disposed along said insertion hole;
• and
• (b) a flavor generation article detachably inserted in said insertion hole of said external heating mechanism, said flavor generation article comprising
• an incombustible casing having an air intake port for taking in air into said casing and a suction port through which a user inhales the flavor, and forming a gas flow path between said air intake port and said suction port,
• a flavor generation medium disposed in said casing to be exposed to said gas flow path and containing a flavor component, said flavor generation medium emitting said flavor component upon being heated, and
• a heat reservoir disposed in said casing to accumulate heat energy and heat said flavor generation medium with the heat energy, said heat reservoir being arranged to receive the heat energy from said heater when said flavor generation article is inserted in said insertion hole of said external heating mechanism.

A flavor generation device comprising:

• (a) an external power supply mechanism including
• an insertion hole for accepting and heating an elongated body, and
• first and second terminals connected to a power supply and arranged in said insertion hole;
• and
• (b) a flavor generation article detachably inserted in said insertion hole of said external power supply mechanism, said flavor generation article comprising
• an incombustible casing having an air intake port for taking in air into said casing and a suction port through which a user inhales the flavor, and forming a gas flow path between said air intake port and said suction port,
• a flavor generation medium disposed in said casing to be exposed to said gas flow path and containing a flavor component, said flavor generation medium emitting said flavor component upon being heated,
• a heat reservoir disposed in said casing to accumulate heat energy and heat said flavor generation medium with the heat energy,
• an electric heater disposed in said casing to supply the heat energy to said heat reservoir, and
• first and second electric contacts exposed outside said casing and serving as circuit terminals of said electric heater, said first and second electric contacts coming into contact with said first and second terminals, respectively, when said flavor generation article is inserted in said insertion hole of said external heating mechanism.

A flavor generation device comprising:

• a casing having an air intake port for taking air into said casing and a suction port through which a user inhales the flavor, and forming a gas flow path between said air intake port and said suction port;
• a flavor generation medium disposed in said casing to be exposed to said gas flow path and containing a flavor component, said flavor generation medium emitting said flavor component upon being heated, said flavor generation medium including a formed body of a solid material containing said flavor component;
• a heat reservoir disposed in said casing to accumulate heat energy and heat said flavor generation medium with heat energy;
• and
• an electric heater disposed in said casing to supply heat energy to said heat reservoir wherein said formed body is arranged adjacent to said heat reservoir to be detachably disposed in said casing, and to surround said heat reservoir and said electric heater.