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WO2025186193A1 - Consommable pour système de fourniture d'aérosol, système et procédé de fourniture d'aérosol - Google Patents

Consommable pour système de fourniture d'aérosol, système et procédé de fourniture d'aérosol

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WO2025186193A1
WO2025186193A1 PCT/EP2025/055725 EP2025055725W WO2025186193A1 WO 2025186193 A1 WO2025186193 A1 WO 2025186193A1 EP 2025055725 W EP2025055725 W EP 2025055725W WO 2025186193 A1 WO2025186193 A1 WO 2025186193A1
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Ying Liu
Jiaming Zhang
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Nicoventures Trading Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
    • A24D1/00—Cigars; Cigarettes
    • A24D1/20—Cigarettes specially adapted for simulated smoking devices
    • 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
    • A24F40/50—Control or monitoring
    • A24F40/51—Arrangement of sensors
    • 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
    • A24F40/20—Devices using solid inhalable precursors

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  • the present application relates to the field of aerosol provision technology, particularly to a consumable for an aerosol provision system, an aerosol provision system and a method.
  • aerosol provision systems are configured to generate aerosols from aerosol-generating substrates (such as tobacco- or tobacco leaf- containing substrates) for inhalation by users.
  • Consumables refer to articles that contain or consist of aerosol-generating materials, and some or all of the aerosol-generating materials are intended to be consumed by the users during use.
  • the present application aims to solve at least one of the technical issues present in the existing technology. Therefore, the present application puts forward a consumable for an aerosol provision system, an aerosol provision system and method, to automatically start the heating process of the aerosol provision system when a consumable is inserted.
  • a consumable for an aerosol provision system where the aerosol provision system comprises an airflow sensor, the system is configured to initiate heating of the consumable when the airflow sensor is triggered; the consumable comprises a sealing element, where the sealing element has a sealed gas space, the gas space has a pressure differential relative to atmospheric pressure, the sealing element is configured to exhaust or intake air when the consumable is inserted into the aerosol provision system, thereby generating an airflow pulse to trigger the airflow sensor.
  • an article for an aerosol provision system comprising: a sealing element having a sealed gas space, wherein the gas space has a pressure differential relative to atmospheric pressure, wherein the sealing element is configured to exhaust or intake gas upon the article being inserted into the aerosol provision system such that an airflow pulse is generated which is configured to trigger an airflow sensor of the aerosol provision system.
  • the article may be a consumable.
  • the gas may be air.
  • the sealing element may comprise a hollow portion. At least one end of the hollow portion may be provided with a closure member.
  • the hollow portion and the closure member may collectively define the gas space.
  • the closure member may be configured to open the gas space when the consumable is inserted into the aerosol provision system. Based on that the pressure inside the gas space formed by the hollow portion and the closure member may have a pressure differential relative to atmospheric pressure, when the consumable is inserted, the closure member may open the gas space, and the sealing element may exhaust or intake air to generate an airflow pulse to trigger the airflow sensor, achieving automatically initiating heating of the consumable.
  • the hollow portion may have an upstream end and a downstream end.
  • the downstream end may be oriented towards the insertion direction of the consumable into the aerosol provision system, the downstream end may be provided with the closure member, or both the upstream end and the downstream end are provided with the closure member. Based on the orientation of the hollow portion and the closure member, the gas space can be smoothly opened when the consumable is inserted into the aerosol provision system.
  • the closure member may be an elastic membrane or a thin pressure plate.
  • the elastic membrane or the thin pressure plate may be configured to open the gas space for exhaust or intake in a puncturable manner.
  • the hollow portion may be a hollow tube. Based on that the closure member being an elastic membrane or a thin pressure plate, the closure member may be easy to be punctured to generate an airflow in the sealing element. Further, the material of the thin pressure plate may be foil, which is easy to puncture and does not produce harmful degradation at high temperatures.
  • the sealing element may comprise a gas bag.
  • the gas space may be formed inside the gas bag.
  • the gas bag may be configured to exhaust or intake in a puncturable manner. Based on the gas space formed in the gas bag, the gas space can be punctured from all directions to generate an airflow, so that the airflow sensor is triggered.
  • the gas bag may be an air bag.
  • the gas space may be either vacuum or filled with an inert gas. If the gas space is vacuum, the internal pressure is lower than atmospheric pressure, and when the gas space is opened, the sealing element will intake air to produce an airflow. If the gas space is filled with an inert gas, the internal pressure is higher than atmospheric pressure, and when the gas space is opened, the sealing element will exhaust air and produce a gas flow.
  • the gas flow may be an air flow.
  • the sealing element may be positioned inside the consumable or envelop the consumable, which achieves opening of the gas space for exhaust or intake when the consumable is inserted into the aerosol provision system.
  • the consumable may comprise a rod with a first end and a second end, the first end is the end of the consumable may be inserted into the aerosol provision system.
  • the sealing element may be positioned at the middle of the rod, or at the first end, or between the middle and the first end, which can cooperate with the heating element inside the aerosol provision system to open the gas space in the sealing element.
  • the consumable may further comprise at least one aerosol-generating material, when the sealing element is positioned inside the consumable, the sealing element may be arranged within or near the aerosol-generating material, such that the heating element can puncture the sealing element.
  • the consumable may be an article.
  • the present application provides an aerosol provision system, which comprises: a cavity for accommodating the consumable as described in any one of the above; an airflow sensor, configured to be triggered upon sensing an airflow pulse; a heating element, configured to heat the consumable during use to generate an aerosol; and a controller, configured to control the heating element to initiate heating of the consumable when the airflow sensor is triggered.
  • the system may further comprise an opening element.
  • the opening element may be configured to act on the sealing element to allow the exhaust or intake of gas from the sealed gas space.
  • the opening element may be a piercing element.
  • the piercing element may be configured to puncture the sealing element when the consumable is inserted into the aerosol provision system, thereby allowing exhaust or intake of air into the gas space.
  • the piercing element may be disposed in the cavity, to puncture the sealing element within the consumable or enveloping the consumable to generate an airflow when the consumable is inserted into the cavity.
  • the heating element may be an elongate heating member.
  • the heating element may comprise a heating needle.
  • the heating needle may be a pin, a blade, or another protruding member.
  • the heating element may act as the piercing element, which can achieve the generation of airflow when the consumable is inserted into the cavity, without adding additional structures and devices.
  • the present application provides an aerosol provision method, based on the aerosol provision system as described in any one of the above, the method comprises: initiating heating of the consumable by controlling the heating element to generate an aerosol when the consumable is inserted into the aerosol provision system.
  • the present application provides an article for an aerosol provision device, the article comprising: a sealing element defining a sealed gas space, wherein the sealed gas space has a pressure differential relative to atmospheric pressure; wherein the sealing element is configured to exhaust or intake gas upon the article being inserted into the aerosol provision device such that an airflow pulse is generated which is configured to be detected by an airflow sensor of the aerosol provision device.
  • the present application provides an aerosol provision device comprising: a cavity configured to receive at least a portion of an article comprising aerosol generating material; an airflow sensor configured to detect an airflow pulse; a controller configured to control a function of the aerosol provision device upon detection of an airflow pulse by the airflow sensor.
  • the heating element may be configured to heat the at least a portion of the article; and the controller may be configured to control heating element upon detection of an airflow pulse by the airflow sensor.
  • the present application provides an article of any described above and an aerosol provision device comprising an airflow sensor configured to detect an airflow pulse.
  • the article may be a consumable.
  • the aerosol provision device may be an aerosol provision system.
  • the gas may be air.
  • the heating function of the system can be activated to heat the consumable when the sensor is triggered, by providing the sealing element on or within the consumable, and due to the pressure differential of the gas space of the sealing element relative to atmospheric pressure, when the consumable is inserted into the aerosol provision system, opening the gas space can generate an airflow pulse in the aerosol provision system, this airflow pulse can trigger the airflow sensor to automatically start the heating function, achieving the automatically starting of the heating process when the consumable is inserted, without additional operation, providing a smoother and more intuitive user experience.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic structure diagram of an aerosol provision system and a consumable
  • Figure 2 is a schematic structure diagram of an aerosol provision system and a consumable (the sealing element envelops the consumable);
  • Figure 3 is a schematic structure diagram of an aerosol provision system and a consumable (the sealing element is embedded in the middle of the consumable);
  • Figure 4 is a schematic structure diagram of an aerosol provision system and a consumable (the sealing element is embedded in an end of the consumable);
  • Figure 5 is a schematic structure diagram of a hollow portion
  • Figure 6 is a schematic structure diagram of an aerosol provision system and a consumable.
  • Reference signs in the drawings are: 100, aerosol provision system; 101 , airflow sensor; 102, heating needle; 103, cavity; 200, consumable; 201 , sealing element; 2011 , gas space; 2012, hollow portion; 2013, closure member, 2014, upstream end; 2015, downstream end; 202, first end; 203, second end; 204, aerosol-generating material.
  • the term “delivery system” is intended to encompass systems that deliver at least one substance to a user in use, and includes: combustible aerosol provision systems, such as cigarettes, cigarillos, cigars, and tobacco for pipes or for roll-your-own or for make-your-own cigarettes (whether based on tobacco, tobacco derivatives, expanded tobacco, reconstituted tobacco, tobacco substitutes or other smokable material); non-combustible aerosol provision systems that release compounds from an aerosolgenerating material without combusting the aerosol-generating material, such as electronic cigarettes, tobacco heating products, and hybrid systems to generate aerosol using a combination of aerosol-generating materials; and aerosol-free delivery systems that deliver the at least one substance to a user orally, nasally, transdermally or in another way without forming an aerosol, including but not limited to, lozenges, gums, patches, articles comprising inhalable powders, and oral products such as oral tobacco which includes snus or moist snuff, wherein the at least one substance may or may
  • a “combustible” aerosol provision system is one where a constituent aerosol-generating material of the aerosol provision system (or component thereof) is combusted or burned during use in order to facilitate delivery of at least one substance to a user.
  • the delivery system is a combustible aerosol provision system, such as a system selected from the group consisting of a cigarette, a cigarillo and a cigar.
  • the disclosure relates to a component for use in a combustible aerosol provision system, such as a filter, a filter rod, a filter segment, a tobacco rod, a spill, an aerosol-modifying agent release component such as a capsule, a thread, or a bead, or a paper such as a plug wrap, a tipping paper or a cigarette paper.
  • a component for use in a combustible aerosol provision system such as a filter, a filter rod, a filter segment, a tobacco rod, a spill, an aerosol-modifying agent release component such as a capsule, a thread, or a bead, or a paper such as a plug wrap, a tipping paper or a cigarette paper.
  • a “non-combustible” aerosol provision system is one where a constituent aerosol-generating material of the aerosol provision system (or component thereof) is not combusted or burned in order to facilitate delivery of at least one substance to a user.
  • the delivery system is a non-combustible aerosol provision system, such as a powered non-combustible aerosol provision system.
  • the non-combustible aerosol provision system is an electronic cigarette, also known as a vaping device or electronic nicotine delivery system (END), although it is noted that the presence of nicotine in the aerosol-generating material is not a requirement.
  • END electronic nicotine delivery system
  • the non-combustible aerosol provision system is an aerosolgenerating material heating system, also known as a heat-not-burn system.
  • An example of such a system is a tobacco heating system.
  • the non-combustible aerosol provision system is a hybrid system to generate aerosol using a combination of aerosol-generating materials, one or a plurality of which may be heated.
  • Each of the aerosol-generating materials may be, for example, in the form of a solid, liquid or gel and may or may not contain nicotine.
  • the hybrid system comprises a liquid or gel aerosol-generating material and a solid aerosol-generating material.
  • the solid aerosol-generating material may comprise, for example, tobacco or a non-tobacco product.
  • the non-combustible aerosol provision system may comprise a non- combustible aerosol provision device and a consumable for use with the non-combustible aerosol provision device.
  • the disclosure relates to consumables comprising aerosolgenerating material and configured to be used with non-combustible aerosol provision devices. These consumables are sometimes referred to as articles throughout the disclosure.
  • the non-combustible aerosol provision system such as a non-combustible aerosol provision device thereof, may comprise a power source and a controller.
  • the power source may, for example, be an electric power source or an exothermic power source.
  • the exothermic power source comprises a carbon substrate which may be energised so as to distribute power in the form of heat to an aerosol-generating material or to a heat transfer material in proximity to the exothermic power source.
  • the non-combustible aerosol provision system may comprise an area for receiving the consumable, an aerosol generator, an aerosol generation area, a housing, a mouthpiece, a filter and/or an aerosol-modifying agent.
  • the consumable for use with the non-combustible aerosol provision device may comprise aerosol-generating material, an aerosol-generating material storage area, an aerosol-generating material transfer component, an aerosol generator, an aerosol generation area, a housing, a wrapper, a filter, a mouthpiece, and/or an aerosolmodifying agent.
  • the delivery system is an aerosol-free delivery system that delivers at least one substance to a user orally, nasally, transdermally or in another way without forming an aerosol, including but not limited to, lozenges, gums, patches, articles comprising inhalable powders, and oral products such as oral tobacco which includes snus or moist snuff, wherein the at least one substance may or may not comprise nicotine.
  • the substance to be delivered may be an aerosol-generating material or a material that is not intended to be aerosolised.
  • either material may comprise one or more active constituents, one or more flavours, one or more aerosolformer materials, and/or one or more other functional materials.
  • the substance to be delivered comprises an active substance.
  • the active substance as used herein may be a physiologically active material, which is a material intended to achieve or enhance a physiological response.
  • the active substance may for example be selected from nutraceuticals, nootropics, psychoactives.
  • the active substance may be naturally occurring or synthetically obtained.
  • the active substance may comprise for example nicotine, caffeine, taurine, theine, vitamins such as B6 or B12 or C, melatonin, cannabinoids, or constituents, derivatives, or combinations thereof.
  • the active substance may comprise one or more constituents, derivatives or extracts of tobacco, cannabis or another botanical.
  • the active substance comprises nicotine. In some embodiments, the active substance comprises caffeine, melatonin or vitamin B12.
  • the active substance may comprise one or more constituents, derivatives or extracts of cannabis, such as one or more cannabinoids or terpenes.
  • the active substance may comprise or be derived from one or more botanicals or constituents, derivatives or extracts thereof.
  • botanical includes any material derived from plants including, but not limited to, extracts, leaves, bark, fibres, stems, roots, seeds, flowers, fruits, pollen, husk, shells or the like.
  • the material may comprise an active compound naturally existing in a botanical, obtained synthetically.
  • the material may be in the form of liquid, gas, solid, powder, dust, crushed particles, granules, pellets, shreds, strips, sheets, or the like.
  • Example botanicals are tobacco, eucalyptus, star anise, hemp, cocoa, cannabis, fennel, lemongrass, peppermint, spearmint, rooibos, chamomile, flax, ginger, ginkgo biloba, hazel, hibiscus, laurel, licorice (liquorice), matcha, mate, orange skin, papaya, rose, sage, tea such as green tea or black tea, thyme, clove, cinnamon, coffee, aniseed (anise), basil, bay leaves, cardamom, coriander, cumin, nutmeg, oregano, paprika, rosemary, saffron, lavender, lemon peel, mint, juniper, elderflower, vanilla, Wintergreen, beefsteak plant, curcuma, turmeric, sandalwood, cilantro, bergamot, orange blossom, myrtle, cassis, valerian, pimento, mace, damien, marjoram, olive, lemon
  • the mint may be chosen from the following mint varieties: Mentha Arventis, Mentha c.v., Mentha niliaca, Mentha piperita, Mentha piperita citrata c.v., Mentha piperita c.v, Mentha spicata crispa, Mentha cardifolia, Memtha longifolia, Mentha suaveolens variegata, Mentha pulegium, Mentha spicata c.v. and Mentha suaveolens.
  • the active substance comprises or is derived from one or more botanicals or constituents, derivatives or extracts thereof and the botanical is tobacco. In some embodiments, the active substance comprises or derived from one or more botanicals or constituents, derivatives or extracts thereof and the botanical is selected from eucalyptus, star anise, cocoa and hemp.
  • the active substance comprises or derived from one or more botanicals or constituents, derivatives or extracts thereof and the botanical is selected from rooibos and fennel.
  • the substance to be delivered comprises a flavour.
  • flavour and “flavourant” refer to materials which, where local regulations permit, may be used to create a desired taste, aroma or other somatosensorial sensation in a product for adult consumers.
  • flavour materials may include naturally occurring flavour materials, botanicals, extracts of botanicals, synthetically obtained materials, or combinations thereof (e.g., tobacco, cannabis, licorice (liquorice), hydrangea, eugenol, Japanese white bark magnolia leaf, chamomile, fenugreek, clove, maple, matcha, menthol, Japanese mint, aniseed (anise), cinnamon, turmeric, Indian spices, Asian spices, herb, Wintergreen, cherry, berry, red berry, cranberry, peach, apple, orange, mango, clementine, lemon, lime, tropical fruit, papaya, rhubarb, grape, durian, dragon fruit, cucumber, blueberry, mulberry, citrus fruits, Drambuie, bourbon, scotch, whiskey, gin, tequila, rum, spearmint, peppermint, lavender, aloe vera, cardamom, celery, cascarilla, nutmeg, sandalwood, bergamot,
  • the flavour comprises menthol, spearmint and/or peppermint.
  • the flavour comprises flavour components of cucumber, blueberry, citrus fruits and/or redberry.
  • the flavour comprises eugenol.
  • the flavour comprises flavour components extracted from tobacco.
  • the flavour comprises flavour components extracted from cannabis.
  • the flavour may comprise a sensate, which is intended to achieve a somatosensorial sensation which are usually chemically induced and perceived by the stimulation of the fifth cranial nerve (trigeminal nerve), in addition to or in place of aroma or taste nerves, and these may include agents providing heating, cooling, tingling, numbing effect.
  • a suitable heat effect agent may be, but is not limited to, vanillyl ethyl ether and a suitable cooling agent may be, but not limited to eucolyptol, WS-3.
  • Aerosol-generating material is a material that is capable of generating aerosol, for example when heated, irradiated or energized in any other way. Aerosol-generating material may, for example, be in the form of a solid, liquid or gel which may or may not contain an active substance and/or flavourants. In some embodiments, the aerosol-generating material may comprise an “amorphous solid”, which may alternatively be referred to as a “monolithic solid” (i.e. non-fibrous). In some embodiments, the amorphous solid may be a dried gel. The amorphous solid is a solid material that may retain some fluid, such as liquid, within it. In some embodiments, the aerosol-generating material may for example comprise from about 50wt%, 60wt% or 70wt% of amorphous solid, to about 90wt%, 95wt% or 100wt% of amorphous solid.
  • the aerosol-generating material may comprise one or more active substances and/or flavours, one or more aerosol-former materials, and optionally one or more other functional material.
  • the aerosol-former material may comprise one or more constituents capable of forming an aerosol.
  • the aerosol-former material may comprise one or more of glycerol, propylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, 1 ,3-butylene glycol, erythritol, meso-Erythritol, ethyl vanillate, ethyl laurate, a diethyl suberate, triethyl citrate, triacetin, a diacetin mixture, benzyl benzoate, benzyl phenyl acetate, tributyrin, lauryl acetate, lauric acid, myristic acid, and propylene carbonate.
  • the one or more other functional materials may comprise one or more of pH regulators, colouring agents, preservatives, binders, fillers, stabilizers, and/or antioxidants.
  • the material may be present on or in a support, to form a substrate.
  • the support may, for example, be or comprise paper, card, paperboard, cardboard, reconstituted material, a plastics material, a ceramic material, a composite material, glass, a metal, or a metal alloy.
  • the support comprises a susceptor.
  • the susceptor is embedded within the material. In some alternative embodiments, the susceptor is on one or either side of the material.
  • a consumable is an article comprising or consisting of aerosol-generating material, part or all of which is intended to be consumed during use by a user.
  • a consumable may comprise one or more other components, such as an aerosol-generating material storage area, an aerosol-generating material transfer component, an aerosol generation area, a housing, a wrapper, a mouthpiece, a filter and/or an aerosol-modifying agent.
  • a consumable may also comprise an aerosol generator, such as a heater, that emits heat to cause the aerosol-generating material to generate aerosol in use.
  • the heater may, for example, comprise combustible material, a material heatable by electrical conduction, or a susceptor.
  • a susceptor is a material that is heatable by penetration with a varying magnetic field, such as an alternating magnetic field.
  • the susceptor may be an electrically-conductive material, so that penetration thereof with a varying magnetic field causes induction heating of the heating material.
  • the heating material may be magnetic material, so that penetration thereof with a varying magnetic field causes magnetic hysteresis heating of the heating material.
  • the susceptor may be both electrically-conductive and magnetic, so that the susceptor is heatable by both heating mechanisms.
  • the device that is configured to generate the varying magnetic field is referred to as a magnetic field generator, herein.
  • An aerosol-modifying agent is a substance, typically located downstream of the aerosol generation area, that is configured to modify the aerosol generated, for example by changing the taste, flavour, acidity or another characteristic of the aerosol.
  • the aerosolmodifying agent may be provided in an aerosol-modifying agent release component, that is operable to selectively release the aerosol-modifying agent.
  • the aerosol-modifying agent may, for example, be an additive or a sorbent.
  • the aerosol-modifying agent may, for example, comprise one or more of a flavourant, a colourant, water, and a carbon adsorbent.
  • the aerosol-modifying agent may, for example, be a solid, a liquid, or a gel.
  • the aerosol-modifying agent may be in powder, thread or granule form.
  • the aerosol-modifying agent may be free from filtration material.
  • An aerosol generator is an apparatus configured to cause aerosol to be generated from the aerosol-generating material.
  • the aerosol generator is a heater configured to subject the aerosol-generating material to heat energy, so as to release one or more volatiles from the aerosol-generating material to form an aerosol.
  • the aerosol generator is configured to cause an aerosol to be generated from the aerosolgenerating material without heating.
  • the aerosol generator may be configured to subject the aerosol-generating material to one or more of vibration, increased pressure, or electrostatic energy.
  • aerosol delivery systems such as nebulisers or e-cigarettes.
  • e-cigarette or “electronic cigarette” may sometimes be used, but it will be appreciated this term may be used interchangeably with aerosol delivery system I device and electronic aerosol delivery system I device.
  • aerosol delivery systems such as nebulisers or e-cigarettes.
  • vapour delivery systems such as nebulisers or e-cigarettes.
  • aerosol delivery systems which may also be referred to as vapour delivery systems
  • vapour delivery systems such as nebulisers or e-cigarettes.
  • Aerosol delivery systems e-cigarettes
  • a modular assembly comprising a reusable device part and a replaceable (disposable/consumable) cartridge part.
  • the replaceable cartridge part will comprise the aerosol-generating material and the vaporiser (which may collectively be called a “cartomizer” ) and the reusable device part will comprise the power provision (e.g. rechargeable power source) and control circuitry.
  • the reusable device part will often comprise a user interface for receiving user input and displaying operating status characteristics
  • the replaceable cartridge device part in some cases comprises a temperature sensor for helping to control temperature.
  • Cartridges are electrically and mechanically coupled to the control unit for use, for example using a screw thread, bayonet, or magnetic coupling with appropriately arranged electrical contacts.
  • the cartridge may be removed from the reusable part and a replacement cartridge attached in its place.
  • Systems and devices conforming to this type of two-part modular configuration may generally be referred to as two-part systems/devices.
  • certain embodiments of the disclosure are based on aerosol delivery systems which are operationally configured to provide functionality in accordance with the principles described herein and the constructional aspects of systems configured to provide the functionality in accordance with certain embodiments of the disclosure is not of primary significance.
  • the aerosol provision system can automatically initiate the heating function while users insert a consumable, it will bring a better user experience. Based on this, the present application puts forward a consumable for an aerosol provision system, which can automatically initiate the heating process of the system when being inserted into the system.
  • the aerosol provision system 100 comprises an airflow sensor 101.
  • the aerosol provision system 100 initiates heating of the consumable 200 when the airflow sensor 101 is triggered.
  • the consumable 200 comprises a sealing element 201 , the sealing element 201 has a sealed gas space 2011 , the gas space 2011 has a pressure differential relative to atmospheric pressure, the sealing element 201 is configured to open the gas space 2011 for exhaust or intake when the consumable 200 is inserted into the aerosol provision system 100, to generate an airflow pulse to trigger the airflow sensor 101.
  • Such an action provides for automatically starting the heating process of the aerosol provision system 100 when the consumable 200 is inserted, providing a more intuitive user experience.
  • the aerosol provision system comprises an aerosol provision device.
  • the consumable is an article comprising or consisting of aerosol-generating material.
  • the aerosol generating device is for generating aerosol from aerosol generating material, in particular from an article comprising aerosol generating material.
  • Figure 1 only shows a partial schematic structure diagram of the aerosol provision system 100 and the consumable 200, and is not intended to convey specific positions and fixed structural patterns of various components.
  • the sealing element 201 may be located at any position and in any structure within the consumable 200, or may envelop the entire consumable 200, as long as the sealing element 200 can be opened for exhaust or intake when the consumable 200 is inserted into the aerosol provision system 100, and an airflow pulse is generated, and the airflow sensor 101 can sense the airflow pulse in the aerosol provision system 100, and is not limited to the shape and position shown in the figure.
  • the aerosol provision system 100 may comprise other components not shown in Figure 1 , for example, a heating element, a power supply, and a control unit, etc.
  • the consumable 200 may also comprise other components not shown in Figure 1 , for example, a mouthpiece, a filter and/or an aerosol modifier.
  • the aerosol provision system 100 and the consumable 200 may comprise a structural component for opening the gas space 2011.
  • the structural component may be an opening member. This structural component can generate an airflow by opening the gas space 2011 when the consumable 200 enters.
  • This structural component may be of any structural form and control operation mode, as long as it can open the gas space 2011 , for example, if the heating element in the aerosol provision system 100 is a heating needle, when the consumable 200 is inserted, the heating needle can pierce the sealing element 201 to open the gas space 2011 ; for another example, a piercing element is provided in the cavity of the aerosol provision system 100 that accommodates the consumable 200, and punctures the sealing element 201 when the consumable 200 is inserted into the cavity of the aerosol provision system 100, to open the gas space 2011 for exhaust or intake, and the piercing element may be kept in a fixed position in the cavity, or operated by mechanical or electrical control without specific limitations.
  • the heating element may be an elongate heating member.
  • an aerosol provision system 100 and a consumable 200 is provided, wherein, the sealing element 201 envelops the entire consumable 200, which is equivalent to the consumable 200 being in the gas space 2011.
  • the gas space 2011 in the sealing element 201 can be opened, due to the pressure differential between the internal pressure of the gas space 2011 and external atmospheric pressure, an airflow can be generated when the gas space 2011 is opened, triggering the airflow sensor 101 , and achieving automatic initiation of the heating function of the system when the consumable 200 is inserted.
  • the sealing element 201 may be pierced by the heating needle 102 in the aerosol provision system 100 to open the gas space 2011 of the sealing element 201.
  • an aerosol provision system 100 and a consumable 200 is provided, wherein, the sealing element 201 is provided within the consumable 200.
  • the consumable 200 may be a rod with a first end 202 and a second end 203.
  • the first end 202 is the end of the consumable 200 inserted into the aerosol provision system 100
  • the second end 203 is the other end that is away from the direction into the aerosol provision system 100.
  • An airflow can be generated when the gas space 2011 is opened, triggering the airflow sensor 101 , and achieving automatic initiation of the heating function of the system when the consumable 200 is inserted.
  • the heating needle 102 in the aerosol provision system 100 may be used. When the consumable 200 is inserted, the heating needle 102 passes through the interior of the consumable 200 and punctures the sealing element 201 inside the consumable 200 to open the gas space 2011 of the sealing element 201.
  • the sealing element 201 In order to enable the heating needle 102 to smoothly pierce the sealing element 201 , it may be helpful to provide the sealing element 201 at the middle position inside the rod (a position where the heating needle 102 can contact when the consumable 200 is fully inserted), or as shown in Figure 4, at the first end 202, or at any position between the middle and the first end 202, as long as the heating needle 102 can contact the sealing element 201 , for example, the consumable 200 usually has at least one aerosol-generating material 204, and the sealing element 201 may be arranged within or near the aerosolgenerating material 204, so that the tip of the heating needle 102 can pierce the sealing element 201.
  • the sealing element 201 may be arranged one of within the aerosol-generating material 204, proximal to the aerosol-generating material 204, and distal to the aerosolgenerating material 204.
  • the sealing element 201 comprises a hollow portion 2012, at least one end of the hollow portion 2012 is provided with a closure member 2013.
  • the hollow portion 2012 and the closure member 2013 collectively define the gas space 2011 , wherein, the closure member 2013 may be opened when the consumable 200 is inserted into the aerosol provision system 100.
  • the hollow portion 2012 has an upstream end 2014 and a downstream end 2015.
  • the downstream end 2015 is oriented towards the insertion direction of the consumable 200 into the aerosol provision system 100, and the downstream end 2015 is provided with the closure member 2013, or both the upstream end 2014 and the downstream end 2015 are provided with the closure member 2013.
  • the hollow portion 2012 is a sealed hollow tube.
  • the closure member 2013 may be an elastic membrane or a thin pressure plate.
  • the hollow tube and the elastic membrane or thin pressure plate together form the sealing element 201.
  • the material of the elastic membrane or thin pressure plate may be foil.
  • the hollow tube may be a metal hollow tube.
  • the materials of the sealing element 201 do not produce harmful degradation substances at high temperatures.
  • the air bag in embodiments, is either in a vacuum state or filled with an inert gas, so that the hollow tube has a pressure differential relative to atmospheric pressure, achieving the generation of an airflow when being opened.
  • the sealing element 201 may be an air bag
  • the gas space 2011 is formed inside the air bag
  • the air bag may be punctured from all directions, which is more convenient to generate an obvious airflow when the consumable 200 is inserted into the aerosol provision system 100, to trigger the airflow sensor 101.
  • the air bag is either vacuum or filled with an inert gas, so that the air bag has a pressure differential relative to atmospheric pressure, achieving the generation of an airflow when the air bag is damaged.
  • the air bag may be a gas bag.
  • the airflow may be a gas flow.
  • an aerosol provision system which comprises: a cavity 103 for accommodating the consumable 200 as described herein; an airflow sensor 101 , configured to be triggered upon sensing an airflow pulse; a heating element, configured to heat the consumable 200 during use to generate an aerosol; a controller, configured to control the heating element to initiate heating of the consumable 200 when the airflow sensor 101 is triggered.
  • the consumable 200 used together with the system has a sealing element 201.
  • the sealing element 201 has a negative or positive pressure relative to atmospheric pressure.
  • the airflow sensor 101 is disposed in the cavity into which the consumable 200 is inserted. When the consumable 200 is fully inserted into the cavity 103, the piercing element (such as the heating needle 102) within the cavity 103 punctures the sealing element 201 in the consumable 200. If the sealing element 201 is in a vacuum state, it will cause air to start flowing into the sealing element 201 , forming an airflow pulse in the cavity 103. The airflow sensor 101 embedded in the cavity 103 detects this air flow pulse. Then the airflow sensor 101 sends a signal to the controller.
  • the controller After receiving the signal, the controller automatically initiates the heating element without any user input, which can generate an aerosol from the inserted consumable 200.
  • Other structures may also be provided in the cavity 103, as long as the sealing element 201 is opened when the consumable 200 enters the cavity.
  • the airflow sensor 101 due to that the airflow sensor 101 is triggered when sensing an airflow, when the user takes a puff, the airflow sensor 101 also activates the heating element, providing sensitive heating function, and for a consumable 200 without a sealing element 201 , the airflow sensor 101 can also be activated by the user's first puff, which also triggers heating.
  • the heating element and the controller are not shown in the figure, and there is no restriction on the specific positions of the heating element and the controller, the heating element only needs to meet the requirement of heating the consumable 200, and the controller can control the heating element to initiate when the airflow sensor 101 is triggered.
  • the specific description of the structure and functional effects of each part of the consumable 200 can be found in the above examples, which will not be repeated.
  • the present application provides an aerosol provision method, based on the aerosol provision system 100 mentioned above, the method comprises: initiating heating of the consumable 200 by controlling the heating element to generate an aerosol when the consumable 200 is inserted into the aerosol provision system 100.
  • the method may be implemented through external control or an internal controller of the aerosol provision system 100, the specific description of the structure and functional effects of each part of the aerosol provision system 100 and the consumable 200 can be found in the above examples, which will not be repeated.
  • each part of the present application may be implemented by hardware, software, firmware or combinations thereof.
  • multiple steps or methods may be implemented with software or firmware stored in memory and executed by an appropriate instruction execution system.
  • it can be implemented by any one of the following technologies known in the art or combinations thereof: discrete logic circuits with logic gate circuits for implementing logic functions for data signal, special integrated circuits with appropriate combined logic gate circuits, programmable gate arrays (PGAs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), etc.
  • first,” “second,” etc. are used merely for descriptive purposes and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the quantity of the indicated technical features.
  • the characteristics defined as “first,” “second,” etc. may explicitly or implicitly comprise at least one such characteristic.
  • the term “multiple” means at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise specifically defined.
  • connection can be a fixed connection or a detachable connection, or integrated; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediary medium, it can be the internal communication of two components or the interaction between two components, unless explicitly defined otherwise.
  • connection can be a fixed connection or a detachable connection, or integrated; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediary medium, it can be the internal communication of two components or the interaction between two components, unless explicitly defined otherwise.

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Des modes de réalisation de la présente demande divulguent un consommable (200) utilisé pour un système de fourniture d'aérosol (100), un système et un procédé de fourniture d'aérosol. Le système de fourniture d'aérosol comporte un capteur d'écoulement d'air (101), le système est conçu pour initier le chauffage du consommable lorsque le capteur d'écoulement d'air est déclenché; le consommable comporte un élément d'étanchéité (201), l'élément d'étanchéité possédant un espace de gaz étanche (2011), l'espace de gaz présentant un différentiel de pression par rapport à la pression atmosphérique, l'élément d'étanchéité étant conçu pour évacuer ou pour aspirer de l'air lorsque le consommable est inséré dans le système de fourniture d'aérosol, ce qui permet de générer une impulsion d'écoulement d'air pour déclencher le capteur d'écoulement d'air.
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