Abstract: An aerosol-generating article according to one embodiment includes a medium portion; a first hollow tube disposed to face a downstream end of the medium portion and including a first hollow; a cooling portion disposed next to a downstream side of the first hollow tube, including a second hollow tube including a second hollow having a diameter equal to or greater than a diameter of the first hollow and a cooling element; a filter portion disposed to face the downstream end of the cooling portion; and a wrapper wrapping at least a portion of the medium portion, the first hollow tube, the cooling portion, and the filter portion.

Abstract: A front end conveyor includes a frame having a first side and a second side, a lower deck and an upper deck. The lower deck includes a plurality of sheet supports, and upper portions of the sheet supports lie in a first plane. The upper deck includes a plurality of sheet guides that define with the sheet supports a sheet transport path through the front end conveyor. A chad wall extends transversely to the sheet transport direction and has a top edge located below the sheet transport path and a front surface facing in the upstream direction and a plurality of fingers projecting from the front surface in the upstream direction. The top edge of the chad wall is positioned relative to the sheet transport path such that hanging chads depending from the sheets will impact the chad wall.

Abstract: A docking seal for the contamination-free connection of a first flexible casing or enveloping enclosure with a second flexible casing, comprising a first seal device which is connectable or is connected with the first casing, and a second seal device which is connectable or is connected with the second casing, wherein the first seal device includes a first docking port, a first end port and a first slider, and the second seal device comprises a second docking port, a second end port and a second slider. The invention, furthermore, relates to a docking method for the contamination-free connection of a first flexible casing with a second flexible casing with such a docking seal.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is disclosed. The aerosol-generating device of the disclosure includes a housing having an elongated insertion space defined therein so as to be elongated, a door configured to open and close the elongated insertion space, a magnetic sensor configured to detect a magnetic field corresponding to the door, a capacitance sensor disposed adjacent to the elongated insertion space, and a controller. The controller determines whether an object is inserted into the elongated insertion space using the magnetic sensor, and determines whether the object inserted into the elongated insertion space is a stick using the capacitance sensor.

Abstract: A heater includes a sheet including a heating region, having of a thin-film shape, and being flexible, a heating body arranged in the heating region and configured to generate heat by receiving power, and an electrode electrically connected to the heating body and configured to supply the power to the heating body, wherein the heating body includes a first heating wire arranged along at least a part of an edge of the heating region and a second heating wire arranged in a region surrounded by the first heating wire.

Abstract: Provided herein is an aerosol-generating article with enhanced vapor production. The aerosol-generating article according to some embodiments of the present disclosure includes a medium portion, a support structure which is disposed downstream of the medium portion and includes a first tubular structure having a first hollow formed therein, a cooling structure which is disposed downstream of the support structure and includes a second tubular structure having a second hollow formed therein, and a mouthpiece portion which is disposed downstream of the cooling structure. Here, an upstream end of the second tubular structure may abut a downstream end of the first tubular structure, and an average cross-sectional area of the second hollow may be larger than an average cross-sectional area of the first hollow. The cross-sectional area difference enhances an air flow diffusion effect, thereby eventually improving vapor production of the aerosol-generating article.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a main body including a processor, and a cartridge detachably coupled to the main body, wherein the cartridge includes a reservoir storing an aerosol generating material, a heating structure configured to heat the aerosol generating material, and a wick configured to supply the aerosol generating material stored in the reservoir to the heating structure, and the processor compares a first temperature of the heating structure with a preset threshold, stops power supply to the heating structure based on the first temperature being greater than or equal to the preset threshold, compares a second temperature of the heating structure detected after the power supply is stopped with the preset threshold, and supplies power to the heating structure based on the second temperature being less than the preset threshold. In addition to this, various embodiments identified through the specification may be provided.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a housing, a heater configured to heat an aerosol generating article and disposed in a first portion of the housing, a battery configured to supply electrical energy to the heater and disposed in a second portion of the housing, a protective circuit board connected to the battery and disposed in the second portion of the housing such that a clearance space is formed between the protective circuit board and the second portion of the housing, and a shock absorber configured to absorb shock to the protective circuit board and/or the battery and disposed in the clearance space.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a housing including a cavity in which an aerosol generating article is accommodated, an optical sensor configured to detect whether an aerosol generating article is in the cavity based on a result of comparison between a sensing value and a threshold including a first threshold and a second threshold, and a processor electrically connected to the optical sensor, wherein the processor is configured to obtain a first sensing value of the optical sensor, which is detected upon insertion of an aerosol generating article, and a second sensing value of the optical sensor, which is detected upon removal of the aerosol generating article, and update the threshold to a new threshold based on the first sensing value and the second sensing value. In addition to this, various embodiments identified through the specification may be provided.

Abstract: Provided is an aerosol generating device including at least one heater configured to heat an aerosol generating material, a power supply configured to supply power to the at least one heater, a load switch including a first terminal electrically connected to the power supply, a second terminal electrically connected to the at least one heater, and a third terminal configured to receive an enable signal turning on or off an electrical connection between the first terminal and the second terminal, a controller configured to control power supplied to the heater, and a protection circuit configured to monitor an electrical signal of the load switch and to output the enable signal to the third terminal.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes at least one heater configured to heat an aerosol generating material, a memory storing at least one temperature profile and an operation time of the aerosol generating device, a timer turned on by receiving a second control signal and turned off by receiving a first control signal, and a controller configured to control power supplied to the at least one heater based on the operation time, wherein the operation time is stored as a first time, and the controller is further configured to operate the aerosol generating device by adding a second time, in which the timer operates in a turned-on state, to the first time.

Abstract: Provided is an aerosol generating device including a housing including an accommodating portion into which an aerosol generating article is inserted, an insertion detecting sensor configured to detect whether the aerosol generating article is inserted into the accommodating portion, a heater configured to heat the aerosol generating article inserted into the accommodating portion, a plurality of auxiliary sensors arranged around the accommodating portion, and a processor configured to control power to be supplied to the heater in response to receiving a sensing signal from the insertion detecting sensor and a sensing signal from at least one of the plurality of auxiliary sensors.

Abstract: Provided herein is an ultrasonic-based aerosol generation device. The aerosol generation device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure includes a liquid reservoir configured to store an aerosol-forming substrate in a liquid state, a wick configured to absorb the stored aerosol-forming substrate, an ultrasonic vibrator configured to vaporize the absorbed aerosol-forming substrate through ultrasonic waves to generate an aerosol, and a controller configured to control the ultrasonic vibrator. Here, at least a portion of the wick and at least a portion of the ultrasonic vibrator may be implemented to have a flat shape and may be disposed to come in close contact with each other. In this way, a vaporization area may be maximized, and vapor production may be significantly enhanced.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cigarette including a tobacco rod, a supporting segment positioned at a downstream end of the tobacco rod, a cooling segment positioned at a downstream end of the supporting segment, and a mouthpiece positioned at a downstream end of the cooling segment. The cigarette according to the present embodiment may include a plurality of air channels formed along a longitudinal direction of the cigarette and the cooling segment having porosity of 50% or less.

Abstract: A perforating gun system includes a cylindrical outer housing, a charge carrier assembly receivable in the outer housing, wherein the charge carrier assembly includes a charge carrier configured to receive one or more shaped charges, a first endplate coupled to a first end of the charge carrier, and a second endplate coupled to a second end of the charge carrier, and a detonator holder incorporated into the first endplate of the charge carrier assembly and including a pair of opposed longitudinal ends, a first passage extending along a first axis and configured to receive a detonating cord, and a second passage extending parallel to, but laterally offset from, the first passage, wherein the second passage is configured to receive a detonator configured to detonate the one or more shaped charged in response to receiving a signal.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device is provided. The aerosol generating device according to the present disclosure comprises: a container having a lateral wall that is elongated and shaped to define a storage space that contains a liquid; a plurality of sensors sequentially arranged outside of the lateral wall in a longitudinal direction of the lateral wall, wherein each of the plurality of sensors is configured to detect a volume of the liquid contained in the storage space; a shielding member disposed between adjacent two sensors from among the plurality of sensors; a wick partially positioned inside of the container; and a heater disposed around at least a portion of the wick and being configured to heat the wick.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is disclosed. The aerosol-generating device of the disclosure includes a body shaped to define an elongated insertion space that is open to an outside; a button positioned relative to a side of the body; a substrate disposed in the body and facing the button; an actuator disposed between the substrate and the button to provide elastic force relative to the button; and a light source coupled to the substrate, adjacent to the button, wherein the light source is configured to emit light in a direction parallel to the button and the substrate.

Abstract: A heating structure for generating heat by surface plasmon resonance includes a substrate including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a first metal prism positioned on the first surface to at least partially form a void area on the first surface.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is disclosed. the aerosol-generating device may include an elongated heater pin; a flange protruding laterally from one side of the heater pin; a pipe shaped to define an insertion space; and a cover blocking one side of the insertion space and coupled to the flange such that the heater pin is protruded to the insertion space, wherein the flange is coupled to engage with the cover and includes a surface that is exposed to the insertion space.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device and an operation method thereof are disclosed. The aerosol-generating device of the disclosure includes a heater configured to heat an aerosol-generating substance, a battery configured to supply power to the heater, at least one sensor configured to output a signal corresponding to movement of the aerosol-generating device, an output device including at least one light source, and a controller. The controller determines the type of user input based on a signal received from the at least one sensor in a charging mode of charging the battery. When the determined type is a first type, the controller outputs light corresponding to the amount of power stored in the battery through the output device. When the determined type is a second type, the controller updates settings related to the output device.