Abstract: A vaporizing assembly for an aerosol generating system includes a sheet heating element and a delivery device configured to deliver a liquid aerosol-forming substrate from a liquid storing portion to the sheet heating element. The sheet heating element is spaced apart from the delivery device and is configured to heat the delivered liquid aerosol forming substrate.

Abstract: A container for an aerosol-generating system is provided, including: a plurality of blister capsules, each blister capsule including a blister shell, a volatile liquid disposed in the blister shell, and a film configured to seal the blister shell, the film and the blister shell being frangible; and a hollow tubular canister including a first end; a second end; and a mixing chamber disposed between the first end and the second end, at least one blister capsule of the plurality of blister capsules being coupled to the first end and at least one blister capsule of the plurality of blister capsules being coupled to the second end.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device may include a housing having flexible portion along its length. The flexible portion is configured to transition between a relaxed or unloaded configuration and a flexed or deflected configuration. A flexible heating element and mouthpiece may also be disposed in the housing. When the housing is in a relaxed or unloaded configuration, the flexible heating element and the mouthpiece are at least partially longitudinally aligned with the flexible portion of the housing.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating system is provided, including a main unit including a power supply; and a cartridge removably mounted to the main unit and including: a liquid storage portion to store a liquid, a heater assembly including a flat-shaped fluid-permeable heating element, including first and second surfaces, the first surface arranged in an upstream position to receive a liquid, and the second surface arranged in a downstream position to release the liquid in vaporized form, and a capillary body having a first elongated end and a second end, the first elongated end extending into the storage portion to contact the liquid, the second end contacting the first surface of the heating element, a cross-sectional area of the capillary body at the second end is greater than that at the first elongated end, the capillary body including capillary fibers at the first elongated end and at the second end.

Abstract: A vaporizing assembly for an aerosol generating system includes a sheet heating element and a delivery device configured to deliver a liquid aerosol-forming substrate from a liquid storing portion to the sheet heating element. The sheet heating element is spaced apart from the delivery device and is configured to heat the delivered liquid aerosol forming substrate.

Abstract: An apparatus (100) for crimping a band of material and a method of crimping and shaping a band of material is disclosed. The apparatus (100) comprising a crimping portion (1) comprising a first crimping roller (2) defining a first rotational axis and a second crimping roller (3) defining a second rotational axis, wherein the first and second crimping rollers are configured to allow a band of material to pass therebetween and towards an adjacent apparatus; and an adjustment portion (20) configured to adjust the position of at least one of the first and second rotational axes relative to the position of the adjacent apparatus to thereby adjust the tension in the band of material between the crimping portion and the adjacent apparatus.

Abstract: A cartridge for an electrically operated aerosol-generating system is provided, including a liquid storage portion configured to store a liquid; a fluid permeable heating element, including a first surface and a second surface, the first surface being arranged in an upstream position configured to receive a liquid, and the second surface being arranged in a downstream position configured to release the liquid in vaporized form; and a capillary body having a first elongated end and a second end, the first elongated end extending into the liquid storage portion configured to contact the liquid, the second end contacting the first surface of the heating element, wherein a cross sectional area of the capillary body at the second end is greater than a cross sectional area of the capillary body at the first elongated end.

Abstract: A device for generating an aerosol is provided, including: a heating chamber including first and second regions and being configured to receive an article for forming an aerosol, the first region being adjacent or spaced from the second region; a first induction coil configured to generate a magnetic field to heat the article received in the heating chamber, the first induction coil being arranged to selectively generate the magnetic field, in use, to heat or to induce heating of the heating chamber; a second induction coil configured to generate a magnetic field in the second region of the heating chamber; and electric circuitry configured to monitor performance of one or both of the first induction coil and the second induction coil. A method of generating an aerosol is also provided.

Abstract: An electrically operated aerosol-generating system is provided, including: an aerosol-generating device; an aerosol-forming cartridge including at least one aerosol-forming substrate, the aerosol-forming cartridge being at least partially received within the aerosol-generating device; at least one electric heater configured to heat the at least one aerosol-forming substrate; at least one air inlet and at least one air outlet; and an air flow channel extending between the at least one air inlet and the at least one air outlet, the air flow channel being in fluid communication with the aerosol-forming substrate, the air flow channel having an internal wall surface on which one or more flow disturbing devices are disposed, the flow disturbing devices being arranged to create a turbulent boundary layer in a flow of air drawn through the air flow channel.

Abstract: An article (1) for forming an aerosol. The article (1) is insertable, in use, into a heating chamber of a device for generating an aerosol. The article (1) comprises an aerosol-forming substrate (2) and volume limiting means (3). The volume limiting means (3) is activated or activatable by a device for generating an aerosol to limit the volume of the article (1).

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device may include a housing having flexible portion along its length. The flexible portion is configured to transition between a relaxed or unloaded configuration and a flexed or deflected configuration. A flexible heating element and mouthpiece may also be disposed in the housing. When the housing is in a relaxed or unloaded configuration, the flexible heating element and the mouthpiece are at least partially longitudinally aligned with the flexible portion of the housing.

Abstract: An article (1) for forming an aerosol, the article (1) comprising a cover layer (2) having a peripheral mould surface (20) which circumscribes a moulded aerosol-forming substrate (3). The article (1) is insertable, in use, into a heating chamber of a device for generating an aerosol. A method of manufacture of the article (1) is also provided.

Abstract: A device for generating an aerosol is provided, including: a heating chamber configured to receive an article including an aerosol-forming substrate configured to form the aerosol, the heating chamber including an upstream end, a downstream end, and first and second major boundary surfaces, the first and the second major boundary surfaces extending in facing parallel relations and defining a principal flow axis for fluid flowing through the heating chamber; a cooling chamber in fluid communication with the heating chamber and a mouthpiece end of the device; and one or more induction coils configured to inductively heat the article and each surrounding the heating chamber, the device being configured such that, in use, fluid flow from the upstream end of the heating chamber to the downstream end of the heating chamber is in a direction substantially parallel to the principal flow axis. Methods for generating an aerosol are also provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to a casting apparatus (100) to cast a sheet of a material containing alkaloids, the casting apparatus including:?a casting box (10) apt to contain a slurry (18) to be cast to form the sheet;?a slurry supply element (5) defining a feeding channel (15) apt to introduce the slurry into the casting box in a supply direction;?path diverting fins (19, 20) positioned within the feeding channel, the path diverting fins being apt to come into contact with the slurry inside the feeding channel;?a movable support (2); and?a casting blade (1) apt to cast the slurry contained in the casting box onto the movable support so as to form the cast sheet. The invention relates also to a method to cast a sheet of a material containing alkaloids.

Abstract: There is provided a multi-segment component for an aerosol generating article, the multi-segment component including a combustible heat source having at least one shaped recess on an outer surface thereof; an aerosol-forming substrate downstream of the combustible heat source; a wrapper circumscribing the combustible heat source along at least part of a length of the combustible heat source; and an inorganic glue located between the combustible heat source and the wrapper, the inorganic glue at least partially filling the at least one shaped recess.

Abstract: The invention relates to a casting apparatus (100) to cast a web (1) of a material containing alkaloids, the casting apparatus (100) including: a casting box (10) adapted to contain a slurry (2) to be cast to form the web (1) of a material containing alkaloids, the casting box (10) defining one or more lateral walls (12,14); a slidable lid (80) adapted to slide on the one or more lateral walls (12,14) of the casting box (10); a movable support (20); and a casting blade (70) adapted to cast the slurry (2) contained in the casting box (10) onto the movable support (20) so as to form the cast web (1). The invention also relates to a method to cast a web of a material containing alkaloids.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a casting apparatus (100) for the production of a cast sheet of a material containing alkaloids, the casting apparatus comprising: ?a casting box (10) adapted to contain a slurry (18) of the material containing alkaloids; ?a slurry supply element (5) adapted to feed the slurry to the casting box; ?a movable support (2); ?a casting blade (1) adapted to cast the slurry contained in the casting box onto the movable support so as to form the cast sheet; and ?path diverting fins (12, 13) adapted to come into contact with the slurry and placed within the casting box. The invention also relate to a method to cast a sheet.

Abstract: An article (1) for forming an aerosol. The article (1) comprise an aerosol-forming substrate (2) and a first major surface (1a) which is substantially flat. The aerosol-forming substrate (2) comprises a first region (20) having a first density and second region (21) having a second density. The first density is different to the second density. The article (1) is insertable into the heating chamber of a device for generating an aerosol.

Abstract: There is provided an aerosol-generating system including an aerosol-generating device and an aerosol-forming cartridge including at least one aerosol-forming substrate, wherein in use the aerosol-forming cartridge is at least partially received within the aerosol-generating device. The system further includes at least one electric heater configured to heat the at least one aerosol-forming substrate, at least one air inlet, and at least one air outlet. The system further includes an air flow channel extending between the at least one air inlet and the at least one air outlet. The air flow channel is in fluid communication with the aerosol-forming substrate, and has an internal wall surface on which one or more flow disturbing devices are disposed, the flow disturbing devices being arranged to create a turbulent boundary layer in a flow of air drawn through the air flow channel.

Abstract: An electrically heated aerosol-generating device is configured for use with a consumable cartridge including a storage portion containing an aerosol-forming substrate and having a fluid permeable internal surface surrounding an open-ended passage extending through the cartridge. The device includes a housing having a cavity for receiving the cartridge and a heater assembly positioned in the cavity. The heater assembly includes an electrically conductive hollow shaft portion connected to the housing and an electric heater positioned along the hollow shaft portion and having at least one heating element for heating the aerosol-forming substrate. The hollow shaft portion defines an airflow passage forming part of an airflow pathway through the device and is arranged to extend into the open-ended passage of the cartridge. The hollow shaft portion comprises a plurality of apertures, and the heating element is one or more narrow regions of the hollow shaft portion between adjacent apertures.