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EP4245166A3
EP4245166A3 EP23177698.0A EP23177698A EP4245166A3 EP 4245166 A3 EP4245166 A3 EP 4245166A3 EP 23177698 A EP23177698 A EP 23177698A EP 4245166 A3 EP4245166 A3 EP 4245166A3
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Prior art keywords
casing
heater
aerosol
consumable
resilient sealing
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP4245166A2 (en
EP4245166B1 (en
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Chris Lord
Thomas Sudlow
Ben ILLIDGE
Alfred Madden
Ben ASTBURY
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Imperial Tobacco Group Ltd
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Imperial Tobacco Ltd Great Britain
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
    • A24F40/10—Devices using liquid inhalable precursors
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
    • A24F40/40—Constructional details, e.g. connection of cartridges and battery parts
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
    • A24F40/40—Constructional details, e.g. connection of cartridges and battery parts
    • A24F40/44—Wicks
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
    • A24F40/40—Constructional details, e.g. connection of cartridges and battery parts
    • A24F40/46—Shape or structure of electric heating means

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Abstract

An aerosol delivery device has a main body and a consumable part, each with their own casings. The consumable part has a first casing containing a reservoir for holding an aerosol precursor, the first casing also supporting a wick arranged to receive aerosol precursor from a reservoir in the consumable part of the device. The casing of the main body supports a heater, which heater makes abutting and bonded contact with an activation surface of the wick, so as to interact thermally with that activation surface. When the heater is active, aerosol precursor which has reached the activation surface of the wick is heated to form an aerosol, or a mixture of aerosol and vapour, which may then pass in an air flow to the user. The heater is supported in the second casing by a resilient sealing body, which seals to the second casing to be held thereby, and also releasably seals to the first casing. The first and second casings are separable, and when they are separated the sealing between the first casing and the resilient sealing body is released. Use of a resilient sealing body to support the heater allows that resilient sealing body to perform both a support function, and a sealing function, and allows the heater to separate from the consumable, and remain with the main body, when the consumable needs to be replaced, for example due to the aerosol precursor being consumed .
EP23177698.0A 2019-03-21 2020-03-17 Aerosol delivery device Active EP4245166B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP25164411.8A EP4566470A3 (en) 2019-03-21 2020-03-17 Aerosol delivery device

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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EP19164474.9A EP3711614A1 (en) 2019-03-21 2019-03-21 Aerosol delivery device
PCT/EP2020/057339 WO2020187936A1 (en) 2019-03-21 2020-03-17 Aerosol delivery device
EP20715762.9A EP3941225B1 (en) 2019-03-21 2020-03-17 Aerosol delivery device

Related Parent Applications (1)

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EP20715762.9A Division EP3941225B1 (en) 2019-03-21 2020-03-17 Aerosol delivery device

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EP25164411.8A Division EP4566470A3 (en) 2019-03-21 2020-03-17 Aerosol delivery device
EP25164411.8A Division-Into EP4566470A3 (en) 2019-03-21 2020-03-17 Aerosol delivery device

Publications (3)

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EP4245166A2 EP4245166A2 (en) 2023-09-20
EP4245166A3 true EP4245166A3 (en) 2024-04-03
EP4245166B1 EP4245166B1 (en) 2025-04-23

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EP19164474.9A Ceased EP3711614A1 (en) 2019-03-21 2019-03-21 Aerosol delivery device
EP20715762.9A Active EP3941225B1 (en) 2019-03-21 2020-03-17 Aerosol delivery device
EP25164411.8A Pending EP4566470A3 (en) 2019-03-21 2020-03-17 Aerosol delivery device
EP23177698.0A Active EP4245166B1 (en) 2019-03-21 2020-03-17 Aerosol delivery device

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EP19164474.9A Ceased EP3711614A1 (en) 2019-03-21 2019-03-21 Aerosol delivery device
EP20715762.9A Active EP3941225B1 (en) 2019-03-21 2020-03-17 Aerosol delivery device
EP25164411.8A Pending EP4566470A3 (en) 2019-03-21 2020-03-17 Aerosol delivery device

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WO (1) WO2020187936A1 (en)

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US11910826B2 (en) 2021-01-18 2024-02-27 Altria Client Services Llc Heat-not-burn (HNB) aerosol-generating devices and capsules
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US12274295B2 (en) 2021-01-18 2025-04-15 Altria Client Services Llc Heat-not-burn (HNB) aerosol-generating devices and capsules
EP4401586A1 (en) * 2021-09-17 2024-07-24 Imperial Tobacco Limited A smoking substitute device
US12127592B2 (en) 2021-09-20 2024-10-29 Altria Client Services Llc Capsule validation for heat-not-burn (HNB) aerosol-generating devices
CN114128925B (en) * 2021-11-03 2024-08-27 深圳麦时科技有限公司 Aerosol generating device
CN114847539A (en) * 2022-06-10 2022-08-05 上海烟草集团有限责任公司 Aerosol generating device

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EP4566470A3 (en) 2025-06-18
EP4245166A2 (en) 2023-09-20
EP4245166B1 (en) 2025-04-23
EP4566470A2 (en) 2025-06-11
WO2020187936A1 (en) 2020-09-24
EP3941225A1 (en) 2022-01-26
EP3711614A1 (en) 2020-09-23
EP3941225B1 (en) 2023-06-07

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