Heat-not-burn system and smoke cartridge
By setting functional holes on the cartridge housing, the problem of limited use scenarios of cigarette cartridges under different heating methods is solved, and the effect of the same cigarette cartridge adapting to multiple heating devices is achieved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422102616.1
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-08-28
- Publication Date
- 2025-08-08
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-08-28
AI Technical Summary
The heating methods of existing heating non-combustion devices are different, which makes it difficult for the same type of smoke cartridge to match the plug-in and circumferential heating devices at the same time, and the usage scenarios are limited.
Function holes are provided on the shell of the cigarette cartridge to be used to intake or disassemble the sealing sections separately under different heating methods to achieve the versatility of the cigarette cartridge.
The cartridge can adapt to multiple heating methods, achieving multiple uses for one bullet, improving the flexibility and adaptability of use.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present application relates to the field of heat-not-burn technology, and in particular to a heat-not-burn system and a cigarette cartridge. Background Art
[0002] Heat-not-burn devices can atomize smoke-generating substances into aerosols without burning during the atomization process, reducing the production of harmful substances such as carbon monoxide. In related technologies, heat-not-burn devices require corresponding heat-not-burn cartridges due to their different heating methods, which limits the use scenarios of the same heat-not-burn cartridges. Utility Model Content
[0003] The embodiments of the present application provide a heat-not-burn system and a cigarette cartridge, which can adapt the cigarette cartridge to a variety of different usage scenarios.
[0004] In the first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a heat-not-burn cigarette cartridge. The heat-not-burn cigarette cartridge includes a shell, a sealing section and a core material section. Both ends of the shell are opened. The sealing section is arranged at one end in the shell, and seals the opening at one end. The core material section is arranged in the shell, and is arranged adjacent to the sealing section. Particularly, a functional hole connecting the core material section is provided through the outer periphery of the shell, and the functional hole is provided in the portion of the shell corresponding to the end of the sealing section close to the core material section to the middle of the core material section. The heat-not-burn cigarette cartridge can be broken at the functional hole to remove the sealing section.
[0005] In one embodiment, there are multiple functional holes, and at least two are spaced apart along the circumference of the shell.
[0006] In one embodiment, the functional holes are arranged in at least two rows along the arrangement direction of the blocking segments and the core material segments.
[0007] In one embodiment, the blocking section and the core material section are spaced apart to form a spacer section, and the functional hole is opened at a position on the shell corresponding to the spacer section.
[0008] In one embodiment, the functional hole is opened in a portion of the shell corresponding to one end of the core material segment close to the blocking segment, and the density of the end of the core material segment close to the blocking segment is greater than that of other portions of the core material segment.
[0009] In one embodiment, the shape of the functional hole is any one or more of a circle, a triangle, a rectangle, a regular pentagon or a regular hexagon, and / or the perimeter of the functional hole is greater than 0.1 mm.
[0010] In one embodiment, the heat-not-burn tobacco cartridge further includes a cooling section and a filtering section disposed in the shell, the cooling section being disposed on a side of the core material section away from the blocking section, and the filtering section being disposed on a side of the cooling section away from the core material section.
[0011] In one embodiment, the housing comprises a forming layer and a tipping layer. The plugging section, core section, and cooling section are disposed within the forming layer, and the filtration section is disposed within the tipping layer. The tipping layer includes a cylindrical extension that fits over at least the portion of the forming layer proximal to the cooling section. The functional aperture is 30-50 mm from the end of the housing proximal to the filtration section; and / or the functional aperture is 2-10 mm from the end of the housing proximal to the plugging section.
[0012] In one embodiment, the air permeability of the blocking section is less than the air permeability of the filtering section.
[0013] In a second aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a heat-not-burn system. The heat-not-burn system includes the aforementioned heat-not-burn cartridge and a heat-not-burn device. The heat-not-burn device is used to heat the heat-not-burn cartridge to generate an aerosol.
[0014] The beneficial effects of the present application are: the present application can achieve the multi-purpose use of the cigarette cartridge by drilling functional holes in the portion of the shell corresponding to the end of the sealing section close to the core section to the middle of the core section. Specifically, in the case where the heat-not-burn device is of the circumferential heating type, the cigarette cartridge of the present application can be directly placed in for heating, and the functional holes can be used for air intake; in the case where the heat-not-burn device is of the plug-in heating type, the cigarette cartridge of the present application can concentrate the stress generated by the functional holes, at least easily remove the sealing section, so that the heating element can be inserted from the end of the core section close to the sealing section to achieve heating of the core section. The heat-not-burn cigarette cartridge of the present application can adapt to a variety of different heating methods, achieving multiple uses of one cartridge. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0015] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a structural embodiment of the heat-without-combustion system of the present application;
[0016] Figure 2 This is a structural diagram of an embodiment of the heat-not-burn cigarette cartridge of the present application;
[0017] Figure 3 This is a structural diagram of an embodiment of the heat-not-burn cigarette cartridge of the present application;
[0018] Figure 4 This is a structural diagram of an embodiment of the heat-not-burn cigarette cartridge of the present application;
[0019] Figure 5 This is a structural diagram of an embodiment of the heat-not-burn cigarette cartridge of the present application;
[0020] Figure 6 This is a flow chart of the method for preparing the heat-not-burn cigarette cartridge of the present application;
[0021] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the composite rod in the method for preparing the heat-not-burn cigarette cartridge of the present application;
[0022] Figure 8 yes Figure 7 Schematic diagram of the process of forming a ternary unit by cutting the composite rod shown;
[0023] Figure 9 yes Figure 8 Schematic diagram of the process of cutting and splicing the ternary unit and the single unit to form a cigarette cartridge. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0024] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of this application to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of this application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of this application.
[0025] In the related art, the heat-not-burn device has a variety of heating methods. The heating method of the heat-not-burn device can be circumferential heating, for example, the cigarette cartridge can be heated from the circumference of the cigarette cartridge by infrared heating or electromagnetic heating. The heating method of the heat-not-burn device can also be insertion heating, for example, the cigarette cartridge can be heated from the inside of the cigarette cartridge by inserting a heating element into the cigarette cartridge. Due to the different heating methods, it is difficult for the same cigarette cartridge to match the insertion-type heat-not-burn device and the circumferential heat-not-burn device at the same time. In order to match different heat-not-burn devices, special cigarette cartridges need to be prepared. The use scenarios of heat-not-burn cigarette cartridges are limited. In order to improve the above technical problems, the present application can provide the following embodiments.
[0026] Combine Figure 1 , an embodiment of the present application provides a heat-not-burn system 100. The heat-not-burn system 100 includes a heat-not-burn cartridge 1 and a heat-not-burn device 2. The heat-not-burn device 2 may have a receiving cavity 4 to accommodate the heat-not-burn cartridge 1. The heat-not-burn device 2 includes a heating component 3. The heating component 3 is used to heat the heat-not-burn cartridge 1 to generate an aerosol. The heating component 3 may be a circumferential heating component, such as a resistance heating tube assembly, an infrared heating device, or an electromagnetic heating device. The heating component 3 may also be an insertable heating device, such as a heating needle or other heating element. The specific embodiment of the heat-not-burn cartridge 1 of the present application can be found in the following description.
[0027] Combine Figure 2The embodiment of the present application provides a heat-not-burn cigarette cartridge 1. The heat-not-burn cigarette cartridge 1 (hereinafter referred to as the cigarette cartridge 1) includes a shell 10, a blocking section 21 and a core material section 22. The shell 10 can be used to accommodate the blocking section 21 and the core material section 22. The shell 10 is provided with openings at both ends, and the shell 10 can allow gas to flow from the opening at one end to the opening at the other end. Optionally, the material of the shell 10 is paper. The blocking section 21 is provided at one end of the shell 10 and blocks the opening at one end to prevent airflow from entering from the opening. The blocking section 21 can be made of an airtight material or a material with very low air permeability or basically airtight, and no air inlet is provided on the blocking section 21. The core material section 22 is provided in the shell 10 and is adjacent to the blocking section 21. The core material section 22 can generate aerosol under the action of heat. The core material section 22 can be tobacco, smoke-generating particles, smoke-generating sheets or a solid extruded core material, which is not specifically limited here.
[0028] In some embodiments, combined Figures 2 to 5 Functional holes 30 are provided throughout the outer periphery of the shell 10. These holes are located in the portion of the shell 10 between the end of the sealing section 21 near the core section 22 and the middle of the core section 22. The functional holes 30 can be used to remove the sealing section 21 or to allow air to enter. The functional holes 30 have two functions. First, if the heat-without-combustion device 2 utilizes circumferential heating, the sealing section 21 does not need to be removed. In this case, the functional holes 30 can be used to allow air to enter. In this case, the sealing section 21 can also prevent condensate or matrix from falling out of the core section 22, which could contaminate the heat-without-combustion device 2. Second, if the heat-without-combustion device 2 utilizes plug-in heating, the sealing section 21 needs to be removed to make way for the insertion of the heating element. When the sealing section 21 is removed or broken, stress concentration is generated at the functional holes 30, facilitating its removal.
[0029] It should be noted that the above description is a description of the effects that can be achieved by the heat-not-burn cigarette cartridge 1 of this application, and does not limit the cigarette cartridge 1 to only being used for insertion heating after the blocking section 21 is removed. After the blocking section 21 is removed, the cigarette cartridge 1 can also be used with a circumferentially heated heat-not-burn device 2.
[0030] In some embodiments, combined Figures 3 to 5The heat-not-burn cigarette cartridge 1 also includes a cooling section 23 and a filtering section 24 disposed within the housing 10. The cooling section 23 is disposed on the side of the core section 22 facing away from the blocking section 21, and the filtering section 24 is disposed on the side of the cooling section 23 facing away from the core section 22. Since the aerosol immediately generated by the core section 22 during the heating process is at a high temperature, the aerosol needs to be cooled. The cooling section 23 allows the aerosol to pass through, thereby extending the flow path of the aerosol and achieving a cooling effect. The cooling section 23 can be a hollow cylindrical shell, and various fins, protrusions, grilles, or honeycomb structures for increasing the heat conduction area can also be provided inside the cooling section 23. The filtering section 24 can also allow the aerosol to pass through. The filtering section 24 can filter impurities and some harmful substances in the aerosol, thereby reducing the content of harmful substances inhaled by the user. Optionally, the air permeability of the blocking section 21 is lower than that of the filtering section 24.
[0031] In some embodiments, at least two functional holes 30 are provided at intervals along the circumference of the housing 10. If the functional holes 30 are used for air intake, at least two functional holes 30 are provided at intervals along the circumference of the housing 10 to adjust the air intake volume of the cigarette cartridge 1 when generating aerosol, thereby improving the user's inhalation experience. If the functional holes 30 are used to remove the blocking section 21, at least two functional holes 30 are provided at intervals along the circumference of the housing 10 to increase stress concentration locations, thereby facilitating removal of the blocking section 21.
[0032] In some embodiments, combined Figure 5 The functional holes 30 are arranged in at least two rows along the direction of arrangement of the blocking section 21 and the core material section 22. When the functional holes 30 are used for air intake, the arrangement of at least two rows of functional holes 30 can adjust the air intake volume of the cigarette cartridge 1 when generating aerosol, thereby improving the user's inhalation experience. When the functional holes 30 are used to remove the blocking section 21, the arrangement of at least two rows of functional holes 30 can increase the location where stress concentration occurs, facilitating the removal of the blocking section 21.
[0033] In some embodiments, combined Figure 2 、 Figure 4 and Figure 5 The blocking section 21 and the core material section 22 are spaced apart, and a spacing section 25 is formed, and the functional hole 30 is opened in the portion of the shell 10 corresponding to the spacing section 25. In this embodiment, the spacing section 25 between the blocking section 21 and the core material section 22 is not provided with a smoking matrix, which can reduce the smoking matrix from falling out of the functional hole 30 when the cigarette cartridge 1 is in use. The spacing section 25 can also facilitate the punching of the functional hole 30 and reduce the influence of the core material section 22. In the case where the blocking section 21 does not need to be disassembled, the spacing section 25 can also facilitate air intake without obstruction. In the case where the blocking section 21 needs to be disassembled, the falling of the matrix in the core material section 22 caused by disassembly can be reduced.
[0034] In some embodiments, combined Figure 3 The functional hole 30 is defined in the portion of the housing 10 corresponding to the end of the core segment 22 near the blocking segment 21. The porosity of the core segment 22 near the blocking segment 21 is greater than that of the rest of the core segment 22. In other words, the functional hole 30 is defined in the portion of the housing 10 corresponding to the end of the core segment 22. By adjusting the porosity of the corresponding portion of the core segment 22, the air intake resistance at the functional hole 30 can be adjusted. Optionally, there is no gap between the core segment 22 and the blocking segment 21.
[0035] In some embodiments, the functional hole 30 is 30-50 mm from the end of the housing 10 near the filter segment 24. For example, it is 35 mm, 38 mm, 40 mm, or 42 mm. If the functional hole 30 is too far from the end of the housing 10 near the filter segment 24, the air intake path is too long and a good fit with the core segment 22 is not achieved. If the functional hole 30 is too close to the end of the housing 10 near the filter segment 24, the air intake path is too short and the aerosol cannot be adequately carried out.
[0036] In some embodiments, the functional hole 30 is 2-10 mm from the end of the housing 10 near the filter section 24, for example, 5 mm, 8 mm, or 9 mm. If the functional hole 30 is too far from the end of the housing 10 near the filter section 24, the portion of the blocking section 21 that needs to be broken off is too long, which is not conducive to cost savings. If the functional hole 30 is too close to the end of the housing 10 near the filter section 24, the distance between the blocking section 21 and the functional hole 30 is insufficient, the blocking effect of the blocking section 21 is reduced, and it is inconvenient to disassemble or break off.
[0037] In some embodiments, the functional hole 30 is 30-50 mm away from the end of the shell 10 close to the filter section 24. For example, 35 mm, 38 mm, 40 mm or 42 mm. The functional hole 30 is 2-10 mm away from the end of the shell 10 close to the filter section 24. For example, 5 mm, 8 mm or 9 mm. If the functional hole 30 is too far away from the end of the shell 10 close to the filter section 24, the air intake path is too long and cannot cooperate well with the core material section 22. If the functional hole 30 is too close to the end of the shell 10 close to the filter section 24, the air intake path is too short and the aerosol cannot be fully brought out. If the functional hole 30 is too far away from the end of the shell 10 close to the filter section 24, the part of the blocking section 21 that needs to be broken off is too long, which is not conducive to cost saving. If the functional hole 30 is too close to the end of the housing 10 close to the filter section 24 , the distance between the blocking section 21 and the functional hole 30 is insufficient, the blocking effect of the blocking section 21 is reduced, and it is inconvenient to disassemble or break it.
[0038] In some embodiments, the functional hole 30 is in the shape of any one or more of a circle, triangle, rectangle, regular pentagon, or regular hexagon. When the functional hole 30 is a polygon, it can generate greater stress concentration at the corners, further facilitating the breaking of the blocking section 21.
[0039] In some embodiments, the perimeter of the functional hole 30 is greater than 0.1 mm. If the perimeter of the functional hole 30 is too small, the air intake is insufficient and it is inconvenient to disassemble the blocking section 21.
[0040] In some embodiments, combined Figures 3 to 5 The shell 10 includes a molding layer 11 and a connecting layer 12. The sealing section 21, the core material section 22 and the cooling section 23 are arranged in the molding layer 11, and the filter section 24 is arranged in the connecting layer 12. The connecting layer 12 has a cylindrical extension portion 121, and the cylindrical extension portion 121 is sleeved on at least a portion of the molding layer 11 close to the cooling section 23. Since the materials and molding methods of the filter section 24 and other parts are different, the process flow of composite molding of the filter section 24 together with other parts is relatively complicated. Through the above method, the filter section 24 can be molded separately through the connecting layer 12, and the sealing section 21, the core material section 22 and the cooling section 23 can be molded separately through the molding layer 11. Then, the molding layer 11 and the connecting layer 12 are twisted and connected to form the cigarette cartridge 1, which simplifies the molding process of the cigarette cartridge 1.
[0041] Combine Figures 6 to 9 , an embodiment of the present application provides a method for preparing a heat-not-burn cigarette cartridge 1.
[0042] S10: Compounding, the blocking rod (eg Figure 7 The double plugging section 43 in the core material section 22 (eg Figure 7 The double core material section 42) and the cooling rod (eg Figure 7 The single cooling section 41 and the double cooling section 44 are combined into a composite rod 40, which can be cut into multiple identical ternary units 50. The ternary unit 50 includes a molding layer 11 and a sealing section 21, a core material section 22 and a cooling section 23 arranged therein.
[0043] The three elements of the ternary unit 50 refer to the blocking section 21, the core material section 22, and the cooling section 23. By compounding, the two blocking sections 21 can be compounded together, or the two cooling sections 23 can be compounded together, thereby forming a ternary unit 50 connected end to end. The above method can form multiple ternary units 50 through one compounding, thereby improving production efficiency. At the same time, since the size of the cigarette cartridge 1 is generally relatively small, by compounding the two blocking sections 21 together, or compounding the two cooling sections 23 together, the length of the blocking section 21 or the cooling section 23 during compounding can be increased, thereby reducing the difficulty of compounding.
[0044] In some embodiments, combined Figure 7 For example, a composite rod 40 includes, in sequence, a single-time cooling section 41, a single-time core section 42, a double-time plugging section 43, a single-time core section 42, a double-time cooling section 44, a single-time core section 42, a double-time plugging section 43, a single-time core section 42, and a single-time cooling section 41. This arrangement forms a composite rod 40 that can be cut into four ternary units 50 for subsequent cutting processes.
[0045] In some embodiments, the length of the double cooling section 41 is 15-25 mm, for example, 18 mm, 20 mm, or 23 mm. The length of the double blocking section 43 is 5-15 mm, for example, 8 mm, 10 mm, or 12 mm. The length of the double core material section 42 is 8-16 mm, for example, 9 mm, 10 mm, 12 mm, or 15 mm. The length of the double cooling section 44 is 35-45 mm, for example, 38 mm, 40 mm, or 43 mm. Optionally, the diameter of the cigarette cartridge 1 is 4-8 mm, for example, 5 mm, 6 mm, 6.9 mm, or 7 mm.
[0046] S20: Cutting the ternary unit 50: Cutting the composite rod 40 to form a plurality of ternary units 50.
[0047] Combine Figure 8 The composite rod 40 can be cut to form multiple ternary units 50. For example, a composite rod 40 comprising a single-time cooling section 41, a single-time core section 42, a double-time blocking section 43, a single-time core section 42, a double-time cooling section 44, a single-time core section 42, a double-time blocking section 43, a single-time core section 42, and a single-time cooling section 41 is sequentially arranged. Cutting the double-time cooling section 44 results in a unit having two ternary units 50. Cutting the double-time blocking section 43 again results in an independent ternary unit 50.
[0048] S30: Splicing: Splicing the ternary unit 50 and the single unit 60 using the tipping layer 12, wherein the single unit 60 includes a filter section 24.
[0049] Combine Figure 9 By twisting and connecting the ternary unit 50 and the single unit 60, the filter section 24 can be installed on the cooling section 23 to form a finished cigarette cartridge 1.
[0050] In some embodiments, the method of forming the unitary unit 60 includes:
[0051] Combine Figure 9The filter rod is cut into double filter segments to form a unitary unit 60. The two ends of the double filter segment can be twisted and spliced with two ternary units 50, and then cut to form a cigarette cartridge 1, which helps improve production efficiency. It should be noted that the method for forming the unitary unit 60 is independent of the method for forming the ternary unit 50. It only needs to be formed before twisting and splicing, and the specific order is not limited.
[0052] S31: Splice the two ternary units 50 and the two ends of the single unit 60 separately.
[0053] Two connected finished cigarette cartridges 1 can be formed by twisting two ends of the three-element unit 50 and the one-element unit 60 together.
[0054] S32: Cutting the finished cigarette cartridge 1, cutting the unitary unit 60 in the center to form a finished cigarette cartridge 1.
[0055] By cutting the double filter segments 24 in the center, an independent finished cigarette cartridge 1 can be formed.
[0056] S40: Punching holes using the cigarette cartridge 1 having the functional holes 30 described above in this application.
[0057] Specifically, the functional holes 30 are punched in the portion of the forming layer 11 corresponding to the end of the sealing section 21 close to the core section 22 and the middle of the core section 22. The punching step can be performed after any of the steps of cutting and splicing the composite or ternary unit 50. In other words, the holes can be punched or laser-drilled before the composite, or after the finished cigarette cartridge is formed.
[0058] In summary, when the heat-not-burn device 2 is of the circumferential heating type, the cigarette cartridge 1 of the present application can be directly placed therein for heating, and the functional hole 30 can be used for air intake. When the heat-not-burn device 2 is of the plug-in heating type, the cigarette cartridge 1 of the present application can, through the stress concentration generated by the functional hole 30, at least easily disassemble or break the blocking section 21, thereby allowing the heating element to be inserted from the end of the core section 22 near the blocking section 21 to achieve heating of the core section 22. The heat-not-burn cigarette cartridge 1 of the present application can adapt to a variety of different heating methods, achieving multiple uses of one cartridge.
[0059] The above are merely embodiments of the present application and are not intended to limit the patent scope of the present application. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation made using the contents of the present application specification and drawings, or directly or indirectly applied in other related technical fields, are also included in the patent protection scope of the present application.
Claims
1. A heat-not-burn cigarette cartridge, characterized in that: include: A shell having openings at both ends; a blocking section, the blocking section being disposed at one end of the housing and blocking the opening at the one end; a core material segment, the core material segment being disposed in the shell and adjacent to the blocking segment; In which, a functional hole connecting to the core material segment is provided through the outer periphery of the shell, and the functional hole is opened in the portion of the shell corresponding to the end of the blocking segment close to the core material segment to the middle of the core material segment; the heat-not-burn tobacco cartridge can be broken at the functional hole to remove the blocking segment.
2. The heat-not-burn cigarette cartridge according to claim 1, characterized in that: There are multiple functional holes, which are spaced apart along the circumference of the shell.
3. The heat-not-burn cigarette cartridge according to claim 2, characterized in that: The functional holes are arranged in at least two rows along the arrangement direction of the blocking segments and the core material segments.
4. The heat-not-burn cigarette cartridge according to claim 1, characterized in that: The blocking section and the core material section are spaced apart to form a spacer section, and the functional hole is opened at a position on the shell corresponding to the spacer section.
5. The heat-not-burn cigarette cartridge according to claim 4, characterized in that: The functional hole is opened in the portion of the shell corresponding to one end of the core material segment close to the blocking segment, and the density of the end of the core material segment close to the blocking segment is greater than that of other portions of the core material segment.
6. The heat-not-burn cigarette cartridge according to claim 1, characterized in that: The shape of the functional hole is any one or more of a circle, a triangle, a rectangle, a regular pentagon or a regular hexagon; And / or, the perimeter of the functional hole is greater than 0.1 mm.
7. The heat-not-burn cigarette cartridge according to any one of claims 1-6, characterized in that: The heat-not-burn tobacco cartridge further includes a cooling section and a filtering section arranged in the shell, the cooling section being arranged on a side of the core material section away from the blocking section, and the filtering section being arranged on a side of the cooling section away from the core material section.
8. The heat-not-burn cigarette cartridge according to claim 7, characterized in that: The shell includes a molding layer and a tipping layer. The blocking section, the core material section, and the cooling section are disposed in the molding layer, and the filter section is disposed in the tipping layer. The tipping layer has a cylindrical extension that covers at least a portion of the molding layer adjacent to the cooling section. The functional hole is provided in the molding layer. The functional hole is 30-50 mm away from the end of the housing close to the filter section; And / or, the functional hole is 2-10 mm away from an end of the shell close to the blocking section.
9. The heat-not-burn cigarette cartridge according to claim 7, characterized in that: The air permeability of the blocking section is lower than that of the filtering section.
10. A heating without burning system, characterized in that: include: A heat-not-burn device and a heat-not-burn cigarette cartridge according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the heat-not-burn device is used to heat the heat-not-burn cigarette cartridge to generate an aerosol.