Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a housing including a housing part, in which a venting channel extends from a housing part outer opening to a housing part inner opening, and in which the venting channel extends in at least two different directions inside the housing part along an extension thereof from the housing part outer opening to the housing part inner opening. A method of manufacturing the aerosol-generating device is also provided. An aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating device and an aerosol-generating article is also provided.

Abstract: A method of quality testing an airflow path defined in a product is provided, the product including a plurality of component parts, each defining a portion of the airflow path, joined together to form the product, the method including steps of: pressurizing the airflow path to a predetermined pressure; measuring leakage from the pressurized airflow path for a predetermined period of time; determining a leakage rate over the predetermined period of time; and determining whether the leakage rate is greater than a permissible threshold leakage rate, the product being an aerosol-generating device or a heater assembly for an aerosol-generating device, and the method being performed at an elevated temperature compared to ambient temperature. A method of manufacturing a heater assembly for an aerosol-generating device is also provided.

Abstract: An extractor configured to extract an aerosol-generating article received in an aerosol-generating device is provided, the extractor including: a body defining a cavity configured to receive an aerosol-generating article; and a resilient coupling element attached to the body, the resilient coupling element is movable independent of the body to releasably couple the extractor to a portion of the aerosol-generating device. There is also provided an aerosol-generating device and a mouthpiece for an aerosol-generating device, both including the extractor.

Abstract: A method for assembling an aerosol-generating device is provided, the method including: positioning a housing part at a body of the aerosol-generating device; and fixing the housing part to the body with at least one fixing element that extends through an attachment opening of the housing part, whereby an elastomeric seal is compressed, the elastomeric seal being compressed between the housing part and the body, and the at least one fixing element penetrating through an opening in the elastomeric seal. An aerosol-generating device, and a method of fixing a housing part at a body of an aerosol-generating device, are also provided.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: an inner part having a first surface; a housing part at least partially defining an outer appearance of the aerosol-generating device and having a second surface facing towards the first surface, the housing part having an opening; and an adhesive tape adhered to both the first surface and the second surface fully around a circumference surrounding the opening of the housing part. A method for assembling an aerosol-generating device, and a double-sided adhesive tape configured to seal a space between an outer part of an aerosol-generating device and a surface of an inner part of the aerosol-generating device circumferentially around an opening in the outer part, are also provided.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is provided, including a housing having an aperture to receive an aerosol-generating article; and a cover element configured for movement with respect to the housing between closed and open positions, in which, in the closed position, the cover element at least partially covers the aperture and, in the open position, the aperture is at least partially uncovered, the cover element forming a cover element cavity, a guide element protruding from the housing and being received in the cover element cavity, the guide element including a leg extending from an inside of the housing to an outside of the housing, and an elastic element engaging the leg inside the housing. An aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating device, a method for closing an aperture in the housing of the aerosol-generating device, and an assembly method for a cover element on the housing of the aerosol-generating device, are also provided.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a heating chamber configured to receive an aerosol-generating article; a sealed housing compartment; a heating element provided in the sealed housing compartment; and a venting means configured to allow gas flow from the sealed housing compartment to an outside of the aerosol-generating device to compensate for heat expansion of gas inside the sealed housing compartment due to a heating operation of the heating element. A method for operating an aerosol-generating system, a venting membrane, and an aerosol-generating system, are also provided.

Abstract: A heater assembly for an aerosol-generating device is provided, the heater assembly including: a bushing defining an aperture at a first end of the bushing and a cavity at a second end of the bushing; and an elongate electrical heater extending from the first end of the bushing, in which a portion of the elongate electrical heater extends through the aperture and into the cavity. An aerosol-generating device, and an aerosol-generating system, are also provided.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a housing at least partially defining an outer surface of the aerosol-generating device, the housing including a first housing part defining a first portion of the outer surface of the aerosol-generating device and a second housing part defining a second portion of the outer surface of the aerosol-generating device, the first housing part including a first mechanical engagement feature, the second housing part including a second mechanical engagement feature, the first mechanical engagement feature and the second mechanical engagement feature operating together to hold the first housing part and the second housing part in place with respect to each other, the first mechanical engagement feature and the second mechanical engagement feature together forming a snap-fit connection, and the first housing part and the second housing part being connected to each other by an adhesive. A method for assembling the aerosol-generating device is also provided.

Abstract: An electrically operated aerosol-generating system is provided, including: an aerosol-generating device; a charging unit to receive the device; and first and second connector parts, the device having one of the first and the second connector parts and the charging unit having the other one of the first and the second parts, in which the first part includes a first electrical contact, a second electrical contact circumscribing the first contact, and a third electrical contact circumscribing the second contact, the second part includes a face and a projection arranged centrally in the face, the projection being defined by an end face, and a sidewall extending between the face and the end face of the projection. An electrically operated aerosol-generating device, a charging unit for charging an aerosol-generating device, and an electrical connector for an electrically operated aerosol-generating system, are also provided.

Abstract: An identification component for an aerosol-generating device is provided, the identification component including: a ring shaped body; a customizable surface; and connector for reversibly connecting the identification component to the aerosol-generating device, in which the identification component is a ring-shaped component that is configured to be mounted at an open end of a heating chamber of the aerosol-generating device. An aerosol-generating device including a reversibly connectable identification component is also provided. A system including the aerosol-generating device and a removal tool is also provided.

Abstract: A heater assembly for an aerosol-generating device is provided, the heater assembly including: a bushing defining an aperture at a first end of the bushing and a cavity at a second end of the bushing; and an elongate electrical heater extending from the first end of the bushing, in which a portion of the elongate electrical heater extends through the aperture and into the cavity. An aerosol-generating device, and an aerosol-generating system, are also provided.

Abstract: A heater assembly for an aerosol-generating device is provided, the heater assembly including a bushing defining an aperture at a first end of the bushing and a cavity at a second end of the bushing; a potting compound disposed within the cavity; and an elongate electrical heater extending from the first end of the bushing, where a portion of the elongate electrical heater extends through the aperture and into the cavity. An aerosol-generating device, an aerosol-generating system, and a method of assembling a heater assembly for an aerosol-generating device are also provided.

Abstract: An extractor configured to extract an aerosol-generating article received in an aerosol-generating device is provided, the extractor including: a body defining a cavity configured to receive an aerosol-generating article; and a resilient coupling element attached to the body, the resilient coupling element is movable independent of the body to releasably couple the extractor to a portion of the aerosol-generating device. There is also provided an aerosol-generating device and a mouthpiece for an aerosol-generating device, both including the extractor.

Abstract: A heater assembly for an aerosol-generating device is provided, the heater assembly including a bushing defining an aperture at a first end of the bushing and a cavity at a second end of the bushing; a potting compound disposed within the cavity; and an elongate electrical heater extending from the first end of the bushing, where a portion of the elongate electrical heater extends through the aperture and into the cavity. An aerosol-generating device, an aerosol-generating system, and a method of assembling a heater assembly for an aerosol-generating device are also provided.