Abstract: A refilling station for a capsule of a vaping device, includes a receptacle for receiving the capsule, a reading device for reading information from the capsule when the capsule is inserted into the receptacle, a refilling device for injecting e-liquid into a volume of the capsule when the capsule is inserted to the receptacle, a verification system for checking one or more features of the capsule when the capsule is inserted to the receptacle, the one of more features including a state of a heating element of the capsule, and a controller for controlling an operation of the scanning device, the refilling device, and the verification system.

Abstract: A vapour generating device includes an air inlet, a vapour outlet, an airflow passage extending between the air inlet and the vapour outlet, and a vaporizing unit for vaporizing a vapour generating substance for delivery to a user through the airflow passage via the vapour outlet. The vapour generating device includes a rotary airflow regulator and a rotational biasing member. The rotary airflow regulator is positioned in the airflow passage and configured for rotation in a first direction by an airflow through the airflow passage from the air inlet to the vapour outlet resulting from a user inhalation. The rotational biasing member is configured to apply a torque to the rotary airflow regulator in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and is configured to prevent rotation of the rotary airflow regulator in the first direction when the applied torque exceeds a threshold value corresponding to the user inhalation.

Abstract: A heating chamber assembly for an aerosol generation device includes a heating chamber configured to receive an aerosol generation substrate; and a thermally sprayed resistive heating layer on an outer surface of the heating chamber, the thermally sprayed resistive heating layer being configured to deliver heat to the heating chamber.

Abstract: An inhalation device with at least one liquid jet device such as a micro heater or resistor, to produce liquid drops on demand, wherein the liquid jet device is replaceable; wherein the inhalation device has an elongated shape with a longitudinal axis. The liquid jet device is removable in a direction essentially transverse to the longitudinal axis.

Abstract: A vapour generating device includes: a tubular body having a bore and having a longitudinal axis; a heater arranged to vaporize a liquid; a mouthpiece located at an end of the bore and configured for a user to apply a suction force to draw the vaporised liquid along the bore from the heater to the mouthpiece; and first and second baffles located in the bore between the heater and the mouthpiece. The baffles are staggered apart from each other around the longitudinal axis and along the longitudinal axis. Each one of the baffles is movable by the suction force to partially obstruct the width of the bore, thereby to cause the vaporised liquid to follow a tortuous path around the first and second baffles to the mouthpiece and to block the passage of drops of non-vaporised liquid to the mouthpiece.

Abstract: A heating chamber assembly for an aerosol generation device includes a heating chamber configured to receive an aerosol generation substrate; and a tape casted resistive heating layer on an outer surface of the heating chamber, the tape casted resistive heating layer being configured to deliver heat to the heating chamber.

Abstract: A flat-shaped tobacco article configured to operate with an aerosol generating device and extending along an article axis between a mouth end and an abutting end includes a mouthpiece portion adjacent to the mouth end and a tobacco portion adjacent to the abutting end, the tobacco portion including a substrate layer extending along the article axis and forming two opposite sides, a wrapper forming an internal surface and arranged around the substrate layer so that its internal surface is in contact with one side of the substrate layer and forms a gap with the other side of the substrate layer, the gap being adapted to receive a heating blade of the aerosol generating device.

Abstract: Provided herein is an electronic cigarette defining a reservoir configured to contain a liquid to be vaporized. The reservoir has two connection portions each of which have a port, the connection portions of the reservoir being configured to cooperate with two connection portions of a refill device. The electronic cigarette further includes two valves, each of which is connected to one of the two connection portions of the reservoir. The valves have a closed configuration in which the ports of the reservoir are closed, and an open configuration in which only liquid is able to flow through one of the ports of the reservoir and towards the inside of the reservoir, and only air is able to flow through the other of the ports of the reservoir towards the outside of the reservoir.

Abstract: A flat-shaped tobacco article configured to operate with an aerosol generating device and extending along an article axis between a mouth end and an abutting end includes a mouthpiece portion adjacent to the mouth end and a tobacco portion adjacent to the abutting end, the tobacco portion including a substrate layer forming two opposite sides, and a wrapper forming an internal surface and arranged around the substrate layer so as its internal surface forms a first gap with one of the sides of the substrate layer and a second gap with the other side of the substrate layer, each of the first gap and the second gap being adapted to receive a heating blade of the aerosol generating device.

Abstract: An installation is arranged for serially forming a plurality of substrates for aerosol generation, and includes: a feeding means arranged for feeding a continuous web of substrate material, and a rotating cutting wheel having multiple cutting dies arranged circumferentially and for cutting out this continuous web to define a plurality of substrates and then for removing each defined substrate from each cutting die at a chosen instant to make it fall at a chosen position.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a heating chamber extending along a chamber axis between a closed end and an open end, the heating chamber being flat-shaped and configured to receive through its open end a flat-shaped tobacco article and defining a first portion adjacent to the closed end and a second portion adjacent to the open end, the heating chamber including at least two chamber contact walls facing each other and extending through both portions of the heating chamber, the chamber contact walls being arranged so that the distance between these walls in the second portion of the heating chamber is greater than the distance between these walls in the first portion of the heating chamber.

Abstract: An aerosol delivering system for an aerosol generating device and/or a cartridge is provided herein. The aerosol delivering system includes a main reservoir storing a liquid vaporisable material, a vaporising unit configured to vaporise the vaporisable material and a priming bulb arranged between the main reservoir and the vaporising unit. The priming bulb includes a bulb inlet connected to the main reservoir and a bulb outlet connected to the vaporising unit, and being configured, upon its actuating, to expel a predetermined quantity of vaporizable material from the bulb outlet and suck the same quantity of vaporizable material from the bulb inlet.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device for heating an aerosol generating substrate, e.g., an aerosol generating liquid or a non-liquid aerosol generating substrate, to generate an aerosol for inhalation includes a heat pipe and a heater. The heat pipe is partially filled with a liquid which is vaporisable to form a vapour and has a first end arranged to be positioned away from the aerosol generating substrate and an opposite second end. The heater is positioned at the first end of the heat pipe for heating and vaporising the liquid. The heat pipe includes at least one heat transfer surface positioned away from the first end for transferring heat from the vapour inside the heat pipe to the aerosol generating substrate to thereby heat the aerosol generating substrate.

Abstract: An aerosol generating article, for use in a non-combustible aerosol generating device including a filtering mouthpiece, an aerosol generating segment and a spacer element positioned between the aerosol generating segment and the filtering mouthpiece, is wrapped at least partially by a first wrapper, wherein the first wrapper includes an outer and an inner surface. Furthermore, the aerosol generating article extends in a length and a circumferential direction. The first wrapper includes at least one tobacco leaf portion. A method for manufacturing such an aerosol generating article is also provided.

Abstract: An aerosol generating article (10, 110), for use with an aerosol generating device (30, 130) having a heating chamber (42), consists of a porous liquid storage material (12) which stores an aerosol generating liquid and which is configured for insertion into the heating chamber (42). The aerosol generating article (10, 110) also comprises an inductively heatable susceptor (16) arranged in thermal proximity to the porous liquid storage material (12) for heating and vaporising the stored aerosol generating liquid. The porous liquid storage material (12) has a substantially annular shape and defines a centrally positioned opening (14).

Abstract: A heating chamber for an aerosol generation device includes one or more walls adapted to receive an aerosol substrate, the heating chamber further including a pair of arc electrodes arranged on the one or more walls to form a spark gap. An aerosol generation device includes a heating chamber including one or more walls adapted to receive an aerosol substrate, and a pair of arc electrodes arranged on the one or more walls to form a spark gap; and a power source connected to the pair of arc electrodes and configured to apply a voltage between the pair of arc electrodes that is greater than a predetermined breakdown voltage of the spark gap, in order supply heat to the heating chamber.

Abstract: An aerosol generating article, for use with an aerosol generating device having a heating chamber, consists of a porous liquid storage material for storing an aerosol generating liquid and which is configured for insertion into the heating chamber. The porous liquid storage material includes an opening for receiving an elongate heating element of an aerosol generating device.

Abstract: An inhalation device with at least one liquid jet device, such as a micro heater or resistor, having at least one nozzle to produce liquid drops on demand in a mouthpiece, wherein at least one nozzle is closable by a valve. The valve may be adapted to cover the at least one nozzle.

Abstract: A non-thermal aerosol generating device includes: an aerosol generating liquid store, a mouthpiece, an aerosol generating unit: transforming the stored aerosol generating liquid into an aerosol, and ejecting the aerosol outside the mouthpiece. The non-thermal aerosol generating device has a first delivery mode, in which: the aerosol generating unit ejects the aerosol outside the mouthpiece at a first rate of aerosol collected mass, first rate being more than half the maximum rate. The non-thermal aerosol generating device also has: a second delivery mode, proposed or imposed to user at very first use of the aerosol generating device or available on user's demand, in which: the aerosol generating unit ejects the aerosol outside the mouthpiece at progressive rate of aerosol collected mass, starting at second rate, second rate being lower than first rate, progressing regularly from second rate toward first rate, reaching first rate, keeping on at first rate.

Abstract: A method for cleaning an aerosol generating apparatus of an aerosol smoking system, the aerosol generating apparatus using inkjet technology, the aerosol generating apparatus being configured to generate the aerosol from a smoking liquid provided in a smoking liquid cartridge when the smoking liquid cartridge is connected to the aerosol generating apparatus.