A flat-shaped consumable article for an aerosol generating device, comprising a support structure

The flat-shaped consumable article with a support structure addresses handling and positioning issues of small heat-not-burn devices by providing rigidity and airflow efficiency, enhancing user experience through structural integrity and sensory enhancement.

EP4418907B1Active Publication Date: 2025-12-10JT INTERNATIONAL SA
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Patent Information

Application Number
EP2022802641
Authority / Receiving Office
EP · EP
Patent Type
Patents
Current Assignee / Owner
Priority Date
2021-10-20
Filing Date
2022-10-20
Publication Date
2025-12-10
Estimated Expiration
2042-10-20

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Consumable articles for heat-not-burn devices with reduced dimensions are difficult to handle, insert, and position accurately due to their small size, leading to potential bending or breaking and inefficient heat transfer.

Method used

A flat-shaped consumable article with a support structure featuring legs that extend along the lateral surfaces of a tobacco substrate, providing rigidity and facilitating handling, positioning, and airflow, while being made of injection-molded paper pulp material with optional tobacco powder or flavoring agents.

Benefits of technology

Enhances user experience by allowing easy handling, precise positioning, and efficient airflow, reducing deformation and improving heat transfer, with the support structure ensuring structural integrity and sensory enhancement.

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Abstract

The present invention concerns a flat-shaped consumable article (12) for an aerosol generating device, extending along an article axis and comprising: - a tobacco substrate (25) defining at least a first pair of opposite lateral surface extending along the article axis; - a support structure (26) comprising an outlet portion arranged successively with the tobacco substrate (25) along the article axis and a substrate portion extending from the outlet portion along the article axis and configured to be engaged with said first pair of opposite lateral surfaces to maintain the tobacco substrate together with the support structure (26). The substrate portion comprises a pair of legs configured to extend along at least a part of the corresponding lateral surface.
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