Abstract: A cartridge for an aerosol-generating device is provided, the cartridge including: a housing containing an aerosol-forming substrate, the housing including upper and lower housing portions; a heater element including a fluid-permeable heater portion and an electrical contact portion, in which the heater portion and the electrical contact portion are integrally formed from a single heater sheet, and in which the heater portion is enclosed within the housing and positioned to heat the substrate, and the electrical contact portion extends outside the housing; and an outer housing in which the upper and the lower housing portions are held, the outer housing including a sleeve into which the upper and the lower housing portions are received such that the outer housing compresses the upper and the lower housing portions together to provide a seal therebetween. An aerosol-generating system, and a method of manufacturing a cartridge for an aerosol-generating device, are also provided.

Abstract: An aerosol generating article (100) includes a retractable heat source (130). The aerosol generating article has a tubular body (110) positioned at the proximal end (102) of the aerosol generating article. A combustible heat source is positioned at the distal end (104) of the aerosol generating article. An aerosol generating substrate (120) is downstream of the combustible heat source. The combustible heat source is slideable from an extended position to a retracted position having a shorter article length. An entire length of the combustible heat source retracts into the tubular body in the retracted position.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating system is provided, including: a cartridge assembly including an outer housing defining a mouthpiece having an air outlet, a cartridge having upstream and downstream ends and including first and second compartments, a mixing chamber extending between a downstream end of the cartridge and the mouthpiece air outlet, and a ventilation air inlet downstream of the cartridge; and an aerosol-generating device including a device inner housing defining a device cavity, an electrical heater configured to heat the cartridge, a power supply, a controller configured to control a supply of electrical power to the electric heater, and a device outer housing, such that when the upstream end of the cartridge is received within the device cavity, a first part of a downstream edge of the device outer housing abuts a first part of an upstream edge of the cartridge assembly outer housing to form a system outer housing.

Abstract: A kit comprising: an aerosol generating article (2) comprising a combustible heat source (4) and an aerosol-forming substrate (10); and a retainer (300) for the aerosol generating article, the retainer comprising: a tubular body (302) having a partially-closed first end (304a) and an open second end (304b), wherein the body defines a longitudinal passage (305) extending between the first end and the second end and wherein the body comprises: a first portion (307) proximate the first end comprising a plurality of openings (306); and a second portion (309) between the first portion and the second end, wherein the body is configured to at least partially receive the aerosol-generating article in the passage such that the first portion of the body surrounds the combustible heat source of the aerosol-generating article, wherein the first end and the first portion of the body are configured such that at least about 80 percent of the exposed surface area of the combustible heat source of the aerosol-generating artic

Abstract: A cartridge assembly for an aerosol-generating system is provided, including a cartridge having upstream and downstream ends, a first compartment having a first air inlet and a first air outlet, and a second compartment having a second air inlet and a second air outlet; a cartridge holder, a portion of the cartridge being received within the cartridge holder; a mouthpiece having upstream and downstream ends, at least a portion of the cartridge holder is received within the mouthpiece, the downstream end of the cartridge is spaced apart from the downstream end of the mouthpiece and defines a mixing chamber therebetween, and another portion of the cartridge holder is spaced apart from the mouthpiece and defines an airflow channel between the cartridge holder and the mouthpiece; and a ventilation air aperture providing fluid communication between a downstream portion of the airflow channel and the mixing chamber.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating system is provided, including a cartridge and an aerosol-generating device; the cartridge including a cartridge body defining a substrate compartment and a heater cavity, and an aerosol-forming substrate positioned within the substrate compartment; the aerosol-generating device including a housing defining a device cavity configured to receive at least a portion of the cartridge body, and an elongate electric heater disposed in the device cavity; and a thermally conductive sheath secured over the elongate electric heater such that the electric heater is substantially enclosed within the thermally conductive sheath along at least part of a length thereof; in which the thermally conductive sheath and the electric heater are configured to extend into the heater cavity of the cartridge when the cartridge is received in the device cavity such that the substrate compartment of the cartridge is heated by the electric heater via the thermally conductive sheath.

Abstract: There is provided an aerosol-generating system including an aerosol-generating device and a cartridge assembly, the device including a device inner housing defining a device cavity, an electrical heater, and a device outer housing; and the cartridge assembly including a cartridge assembly inner housing defining a substrate compartment, an aerosol-forming substrate positioned within the substrate compartment, and a cartridge assembly outer housing, and a portion of the cartridge assembly inner housing is configured to be received within the device cavity, and, when the portion of the cartridge assembly inner housing is received within the device cavity, at least a first part of a downstream edge of the device outer housing abuts at least a first part of an upstream edge of the cartridge assembly outer housing so that the cartridge assembly outer housing and the device outer housing form a system outer housing.

Abstract: There is provided a cartridge assembly for an aerosol-generating system, the cartridge assembly including a cartridge, a cartridge cover, and a mouthpiece. The cartridge includes at least one compartment having an air inlet and an air outlet. The cartridge cover is helicoidally moveable with respect to the cartridge between a first position in which the air inlet is obstructed and a second position in which air may flow through the air inlet. The mouthpiece is helicoidally moveable with respect to the cartridge between a third position in which the air outlet is obstructed and a fourth position in which air may flow through the air outlet.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating system is provided, including: a reservoir holding an aerosol-generating substrate in condensed form; a housing including an air inlet, an air outlet, an airflow passage extending therebetween, and a chamber; a liquid-permeable heating element extending parallel to the passage, one side of the heating element in fluidic communication with the reservoir and an opposite side in fluidic communication with the chamber, the heating element to heat the substrate in condensed form to generate a vapour within the chamber; and a gas-permeable element extending generally parallel to the passage, one side of the gas-permeable element in fluidic communication with the chamber and an opposite side element in fluidic communication with the airflow passage, the gas-permeable element to allow transport of the vapour into the passage and to inhibit transport of the condensed form into the passage, and the vapour at least partially condensing into an aerosol within the passage.

Abstract: A system is provided, including: a first component including a first fluidic channel, a first airflow passage, and a reservoir holding an aerosol-generating substrate, the first fluidic channel being fluidically coupled to the reservoir; a second component including a second fluidic channel and a second airflow passage; a joint rotatably coupling the first component to the second component, and rotation, via the joint, of the first component and the second component from a first angle to a second angle relative to one another couples the first fluidic channel to the second fluidic channel and couples the first airflow passage to the second airflow passage; and a breakable member coupled to the first component and the second component, the rotation of the first component and the second component relative to one another breaks the breakable member.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating system is provided, including: a cartridge assembly including a cartridge having an upstream end and a downstream end, and a ventilation air inlet positioned downstream of the cartridge; and an aerosol-generating device including a housing defining a device cavity configured to receive an upstream end of the cartridge assembly, an electric heater configured to heat the cartridge when the cartridge assembly is received within the device cavity, a power supply, and a controller configured to control a supply of electrical power from the power supply to the electric heater, the system being configured so that, when the upstream end of the cartridge assembly is received within the device cavity, the ventilation air inlet is positioned within the device cavity and a portion of an internal surface of the device cavity overlying the ventilation air inlet is spaced apart from the cartridge assembly.

Abstract: An atomiser for an electrically heatable aerosol-generating system is provided, including: an atomiser housing defining an air inlet and an air outlet; a reservoir portion to contain a liquid aerosol-forming substrate; an airflow passage extending in a longitudinal direction between the air inlet and outlet, the housing defining the reservoir portion and the airflow passage; a planar fluid-permeable heating element disposed between the passage and the reservoir portion so that one side of the heating element is in fluidic communication with the airflow passage and an opposite side of the heating element is in fluidic communication with liquid in the reservoir portion, the heating element extending in the longitudinal direction; and a heater mounting portion supporting the heating element and being received in the housing and disposed between the reservoir portion and the passage so that fluid can pass from the reservoir portion to the passage through the heating element.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating system, comprising: an aerosol generating substrate; an air inlet (16); an air outlet (28); an airflow passage (22) extending from the air inlet to the air outlet; an atomisation chamber (23) within the airflow passage; an aerosol-generating element within the atomisation chamber configured to atomize the aerosol-generating substrate to generate an aerosol; and an inlet filter (24) in the airflow passage between the air inlet and the atomisation chamber. Advantageously, the inlet filter is configured to allow for a flow of air into the airflow passage from the air inlet, through the inlet filter, but configured to prevent liquid, or liquid droplets greater than a predetermined size, within the airflow passage from passing through the inlet filter towards the air inlet.

Abstract: A holder (200) for an aerosol generating article (100) includes a body (210) defining a passage extending from a first end to a second end of the body for receiving the aerosol generating article. The holder further includes a sleeve (220) having a (i) a ventilation region (222) including one or more holes, and (ii) an extinguishment region (224) downstream of the ventilation region. The sleeve is movable over the body between (i) a retracted position, (ii) an extinguishment position, and (iii) a use position between the retracted position and the extinguishment position. The ventilation region is configured to be aligned with the heat source (102) of the aerosol generating article when the sleeve is in the use position. The extinguishment region is configured to be aligned with the heat source of the aerosol generating article when the sleeve is in the extinguishment position.

Abstract: A cartridge assembly for an aerosol-generating system is provided, including a cartridge and a mouthpiece. The cartridge includes a cartridge body and a cartridge cover, the body having a first side defining a first recess and a second side defining a second recess. The cover includes a cartridge cover cavity in which the cartridge body is slidably received and an actuation aperture configured to receive an actuation portion of an aerosol-generating device. The cartridge assembly is configured so that, when an actuation portion of an aerosol-generating device is received against the cartridge body through the actuation aperture, the cartridge body is slidable within the cartridge cover cavity from a first position to a second position. In the first position, airflow through the first and second recesses is prevented. In the second position, airflow through the first and second recesses is enabled.

Abstract: A holder (200) for an aerosol generating article (100) includes a body (210) defining a passage configured to receive the article. The holder also includes a retainer (240) longitudinally moveable relative to the body from a first position to a second position. The retainer comprises a deflectable arm (242) and a retention member (247) extending from the arm and configured to retain the article within the passage of the body when the retainer is in the first position. Movement of the retainer to the second position causes the arm to deflect to provide access for introducing or withdrawing the article from the passage of the body. The holder may include a plurality of retainers moveable from a first position to the second position. The plurality of retainers may surround a combustible heat source (102) of the aerosol generating article when the retainers are in the first position.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cleaning tool configured for cleaning a heating element of an aerosol-generating device. The cleaning tool comprises a mechanical actuator element, one or more cleaning elements, and a driving element. The driving element is configured to transmit a mechanical driving force from the actuator element to the cleaning element. The driving element comprises one or more gears. The present invention relates to an aerosol-generating device together with a cleaning tool and a method for cleaning a heating element of an aerosol-generating device.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating system is provided, including: a cartridge assembly including an outer housing defining a mouthpiece having an air outlet, a cartridge having upstream and downstream ends and including first and second compartments, a mixing chamber extending between a downstream end of the cartridge and the mouthpiece air outlet, and a ventilation air inlet downstream of the cartridge; and an aerosol-generating device including a device inner housing defining a device cavity, an electrical heater configured to heat the cartridge, a power supply, a controller configured to control a supply of electrical power to the electric heater, and a device outer housing, such that when the upstream end of the cartridge is received within the device cavity, a first part of a downstream edge of the device outer housing abuts a first part of an upstream edge of the cartridge assembly outer housing to form a system outer housing.

Abstract: A cartridge assembly for an aerosol-generating system is provided, including a cartridge and a mouthpiece. The cartridge includes a cartridge body including a first compartment and a second compartment each having an air inlet and an air outlet. The cartridge further includes an enclosure comprising air inlets and air outlets, wherein the cartridge body is slidably received within the enclosure. The mouthpiece includes a mouthpiece cavity configured to receive the cartridge. The cartridge body is configured to slide with respect to the enclosure from a first position to a second position when the cartridge is inserted into the mouthpiece cavity. In the first position, the enclosure obstructs the air inlets and air outlets of the cartridge body. In the second position, the air inlets and the air outlets of the enclosure are in fluid communication with the corresponding air inlets and air outlets of the cartridge body.

Abstract: A cartridge assembly for an aerosol-generating system, including a cartridge including a first compartment having a first air inlet and outlet, a second compartment having a second air inlet and outlet, and a mouthpiece partially surrounding the cartridge and having a third air outlet, the cartridge and the mouthpiece being longitudinally movable relative to one another between a retracted position and an extended position creating a chamber therebetween in fluid communication with the first, second, and third air outlets, the air inlets and the first and second air outlets are obstructed by the mouthpiece in the retracted position, the third air outlet is obstructed by the cartridge, and in the extended position air is drawable into the chamber along first and second airflow pathways extending from the respective air inlet through the compartment to the air outlet, and out of the chamber through the third air outlet.