Heated tobacco device with oven closing device

Abstract

The present invention relates to a heated tobacco device comprising an oven (2) for an aerosol-generating heated non-combustion consumable article; and a closure device (9) comprising a closure member (44) movable between a closed position and an open position; and an actuator (4) for moving the closure member (44) from the open position towards the closed position, the actuator (4) comprising a mass (43) mechanically coupled to the closure member (44) such that when the heated tobacco device is tilted in at least one direction, the mass (43) moves under the action of its own weight, thereby moving the closure member (44) from the open position towards the closed position, and the closure device (9) comprises an inducible locking device (5) when the closure member (44) reaches the closed position to lock the closure member (44) in the closed position.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of heated tobacco devices, comprising an oven and a closing device for opening and closing the oven when required, the oven receiving an aerosol-generating heated non-combustion consumable article, which can be a heated stick, either a heated tobacco stick (HTS) or another flavour-generating heated stick.

[0002] The art of aerosol-generating heated sticks, or heated non-combustion aerosol-generating articles for heat-and-non-burn devices (sometimes referred to as "heated tobacco sticks" or HTS), includes an aerosol-generating material formed as a rod, which may be a homogenized tobacco material, or a reconstituted tobacco substrate, or a non-tobacco aerosolizable material, such as a foam. [Background technology]

[0003] Reduced risk devices have become popular alternatives to traditional tobacco products, such as cigarettes. In contrast to these traditional products, which rely on the combustion of tobacco, reduced risk devices typically produce a vapor or aerosol for inhalation by the user.

[0004] Heated substrate aerosol generating devices, also known as heated non-combustion devices, are one type of risk reduction device. In heated substrate aerosol generating devices, a substrate containing tobacco or other suitable material is heated to a temperature high enough to generate an aerosol from the material, but not high enough to cause combustion of the material. This aerosol contains the components of the material desired by the user, but does not contain the undesirable by-products of combustion that are generated when the material is burned.

[0005] A typical heated substrate aerosol generating device includes a heating chamber or oven that defines a cavity adapted to receive a stick of substrate to be heated. The substrate is heated within the cavity to generate the desired aerosol, and can be removed and replaced once the substrate has been used. Heated substrate aerosol generating devices are typically formed in a very compact configuration to provide a handheld device that is convenient to store and carry.

[0006] Generally, a heating stick includes a tobacco segment (or other aerosol-generating segment), a cooling segment, and a filter segment.

[0007] The first prior art discloses an electric system for actuating a slider that closes the opening of a recess in a heated tobacco stick oven in a heated tobacco device, but the electric system is complex, expensive, and requires additional maintenance.

[0008] According to the second prior art, for example as disclosed in patent application WO 2020 / 199209, there is a heated tobacco device with a heated tobacco stick with a moving closure member with a permanent lock (both in the open and closed positions). However, this second prior art provides a system that is not fully automated or easy to use. The system is not fully automated because it cannot automatically move between the closed and open positions without a specific dedicated action from the user. The reason why the system provided by this second prior art is not fully easy to use is because the lock is not fully easy to use.

[0009] According to the third prior art, for example as disclosed in patent application WO 2020 / 225102, there is a heated tobacco device with a heated tobacco stick with a moving closure member. However, this second prior art has a system that is not fully automated or not safe enough. The system is not fully automated because it cannot automatically move between the closed position and the open position without a specific dedicated action from the user. The system is not fully safe because there is no safety system for locking the heated tobacco device in the closed position. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0010] The technical problem to be solved is how to replace the motorization that operates the slider that closes the opening of an oven recess for an aerosol-generating heated non-combustible consumable article in a heated tobacco device in a way that makes the sliding mechanism simpler while still maintaining similar or comparable efficiency and ease of use, and at the same time maintaining or even improving the closing speed. [Means for solving the problem]

[0011] The object of the present invention is to at least partially alleviate the above mentioned drawbacks.

[0012] More specifically, the present invention aims to implement a motor-less automatic mechanism having a mass that, when tilted, moves a closure member under its own weight, thereby pivoting the oven from an open position to a closed position in which the oven is closed by the closure member.

[0013] Thus, the heated tobacco device proposed by the present invention: an actuator for moving a closure member when the heated tobacco device is tilted, an actuator comprising a mass that uses its own weight to move the closure member; - a triggerable lock that is triggered when the closure member moves from an open position to a closed position (and / or from a closed position to an open position); Includes.

[0014] This object is achieved by a heated tobacco device comprising: an oven for an aerosol-generating heated non-combustible consumable article; a closure device comprising a closure member moving between a closed position in which the closure member closes the oven such that the oven cannot accept an aerosol-generating heated non-combustible consumable article from outside the heated tobacco device and an open position in which the closure member leaves the oven open such that the oven can accept an aerosol-generating heated non-combustible consumable article from outside the heated tobacco device; and an actuator for moving the closure member from the open position towards the closed position, wherein the actuator comprises a mass mechanically coupled to the closure member such that when the heated tobacco device is tilted in at least one direction, the mass moves under the action of its own weight, thereby moving the closure member from the open position towards the closed position, and the closure device comprises a locking device that is triggerable when the closure member reaches the closed position to lock the closure member in the closed position.

[0015] The objective of the present invention is to provide an easy and comfortable automatic method for users to open the oven on a tobacco vapor product or a flavor vapor product. The automatic oven opening system is implemented without the need for a motor or additional complexity. This is achieved by using a pendulum to actuate the oven guard between an open position and a closed position, depending on the orientation of the vapor device on which the vapor product is heated.

[0016] An object of an embodiment of the present invention is to implement a motorless automatic mechanism which, when the heated tobacco device is tilted, has a mass at a first end of a lever which pivots about an axis of rotation and a closure member at a second, opposite end of the lever, whereby the oven pivots from an open position to a closed position in which the closure member closes the oven.

[0017] Preferred embodiments include one or more of the following features which may be taken separately or together in any partial or complete combination.

[0018] Preferably, the mass pivots about an axis of rotation that is fixed relative to the housing of the heated tobacco device.

[0019] Therefore, the structure of the actuator becomes simpler.

[0020] Preferably, the actuator also includes a lever, the lever including a first pivot arm pivoting about a rotation axis and extending from the rotation axis to a mass, and a second pivot arm pivoting about the rotation axis and different from the first pivot arm, supporting a closure member and extending from the rotation axis to a locking member that can be locked by a locking device, the first pivot arm and the second pivot arm being arranged on opposite sides of the lever relative to the rotation axis.

[0021] Hence, the actuator structure is better balanced.

[0022] Preferably, the first pivot arm is longer than the second pivot arm.

[0023] Therefore, the weight of the mass can be reduced.

[0024] Preferably, the fastener is a magnetic fastener that fastens the closure member by magnetic force.

[0025] The fastener is therefore more secure.

[0026] Preferably the locking device is a permanent magnet which preferably contacts a metal portion of the closure member when the closure member moves from the open position towards the closed position.

[0027] The fastener is therefore more secure.

[0028] Preferably the lock is an electromagnet, preferably actuated by a Hall effect sensor which detects the moving mass as it moves the closure member from the open position towards the closed position.

[0029] The fastener is therefore more secure.

[0030] Preferably, the fastener can be released by mechanical compression by the user or by a release actuator triggerable by the user's touch.

[0031] The closure device is therefore more user-friendly for users of heated tobacco devices.

[0032] Preferably the lock can be released by the movement of a mechanical driver, which is preferably a spring.

[0033] Therefore, the operation of the actuator becomes more automated.

[0034] Preferably, the lock can be released by being driven by an electric driver, which preferably switches off the electrical supply to the lock or powers a counter lock, the force of which exceeds the locking force of the lock, the electric driver being conveniently an electromagnet.

[0035] Therefore, the operation of the actuator becomes more automated.

[0036] Preferably, the oven includes an elongated, preferably cylindrical, recess for receiving an aerosol-generating heated non-combustion article, having an open end toward the outside of the heated tobacco device and a closed end inside the heated tobacco device, and a heater arranged to move toward or away from the recess so as to heat the aerosol-generating heated non-combustion consumable article, the closed position being located closer to the open end of the recess than the closed end of the recess.

[0037] Therefore, the ratio of the available volume of the oven cavity for receiving the aerosol-generating heated non-combustible consumable article to the total volume of the oven cavity is increased.

[0038] Preferably, the closed position is located closer to the open end of the recess than intermediate between the open and closed ends of the recess.

[0039] Therefore, the ratio of the available volume of the oven cavity for receiving the aerosol-generating heated non-combustible consumable article to the total volume of the oven cavity is increased.

[0040] Preferably, the closed position is located a distance from the open end of the recess, this distance ranging from half the width, preferably half the diameter, of the recess to twice the width, or preferably twice the diameter, of the recess.

[0041] Therefore, there are more areas available for the movement of the closure member that do not protrude outside the housing of the heated tobacco device when moving.

[0042] Preferably, the oven includes an elongated recess, preferably cylindrical, for receiving an aerosol-generating heated non-combustion article having an open end toward the outside of the heated tobacco device and a closed end inside the heated tobacco device, and a heater arranged to move toward or away from the recess to heat the aerosol-generating heated non-combustion consumable article, the closure member being in its open position when the elongated recess is oriented vertically and the open end is above the closed end, and the closure member being in its closed position when the elongated recess is tilted from its vertical orientation and the open end is above the closed end.

[0043] The closure device is therefore more user-friendly for users of heated tobacco devices.

[0044] Preferably, the oven includes an elongated recess, preferably cylindrical, for receiving an aerosol-generating heated non-combustion article, having an open end toward the outside of the heated tobacco device and a closed end inside the heated tobacco device, and a heater arranged to move toward or away from the recess so as to heat the aerosol-generating heated non-combustion consumption article, and the axis of rotation of the mass is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the elongated recess.

[0045] Therefore, the total volume required to move the actuator is reduced.

[0046] Preferably there is no lock that can be triggered when the closure member reaches the open position to lock the closure member in the open position.

[0047] Hence, the structure of the actuator becomes simpler and the closure device becomes more user-friendly for users of heated tobacco devices.

[0048] Further features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of embodiments of the invention, given as non-limiting examples with reference to the accompanying drawings, which are listed below. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0049] [Figure 1] 1 shows a schematic diagram of an example of a first state of a heated tobacco device according to a first embodiment of the present invention; [Diagram 2] 2A and 2B illustrate schematic diagrams of an example of a second state of the heated tobacco device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 3] 13A and 13B are schematic diagrams illustrating an example of a third state of the heated tobacco device according to the first embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 4] 13A and 13B are schematic diagrams illustrating an example of a fourth state of the heated tobacco device according to the first embodiment of the present invention; [Diagram 5] 13A and 13B show schematic diagrams of an example of a first state of a heated tobacco device according to a second embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 6] 13A and 13B are schematic diagrams illustrating an example of a second state of a heated tobacco device according to a second embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 7] 13A and 13B are schematic diagrams illustrating an example of a third state of a heated tobacco device according to a second embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 8] 13A and 13B are schematic diagrams illustrating an example of a fourth state of the heated tobacco device according to the second embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 9] 13A and 13B illustrate schematic diagrams of an example of a first state of a heated tobacco device according to a third embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 10] 13A and 13B are schematic diagrams illustrating an example of a second state of a heated tobacco device according to a third embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 11] 13A and 13B are schematic diagrams illustrating an example of a third state of a heated tobacco device according to a third embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 12] 13A and 13B are schematic diagrams illustrating an example of a fourth state of a heated tobacco device according to a third embodiment of the present invention; DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0050] The aerosol-generating heated non-combustion consumable article can be a heated tobacco stick or another flavor-generating heated stick. In the following description, unless stated to the contrary, the aerosol-generating heated non-combustion consumable article is considered to be a heated tobacco stick (also called HTS), but can also be another flavor-generating heated stick or any other aerosol-generating heated non-combustion consumable article.

[0051] The same reference symbols correspond to the same elements in the different figures. Although these elements may be illustrated in only one or more figures, they apply to all figures unless stated to the contrary.

[0052] FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of an example of a first state of a heated tobacco device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

[0053] The heated tobacco device 1 comprises a battery 6 , an oven 2 for a heated tobacco stick (HTS, not shown) which enters the oven 2 through an opening 22 , and a closure device 9 .

[0054] The oven 2 includes an elongated, preferably cylindrical, recess 20 for receiving a heated tobacco stick (not shown), having an open end or opening 22 toward the outside of the heated tobacco device 1 and a closed end 21 inside the heated tobacco device 1 toward the heater 3, and the heater 3 arranged to move toward or away from the recess 20 so as to heat the heated tobacco stick (not shown).

[0055] The closure device 9 includes a closure member 44 that moves between a closed position in which the closure member 44 closes the oven 2 so that the oven 2 cannot accept a heated tobacco stick from outside the heated tobacco device 1, and an open position in which the closure member 44 leaves the oven 2 open so that the oven 2 can accept a heated tobacco stick from outside the heated tobacco device 1.

[0056] The closure device 9 also includes an actuator 4 for moving the closure member 44 from the open position towards the closed position.

[0057] The actuator 4 includes a rotation axis 40, a lever with two pivot arms 41 and 42, and a mass 43 mechanically coupled to the closure member 44 such that tilting the heated tobacco device 1 in at least one direction causes the mass 43 to move under the action of its own weight, thereby moving the closure member 44 from an open position towards a closed position. The mass 43 pivots about the rotation axis 40. The rotation axis 40 is fixed relative to the housing 10 of the heated tobacco device 1. The rotation axis 40 is along a direction Z perpendicular to the plane XY of FIG. 1 .

[0058] The closed position is located closer to the opening 22 of the recess 20 than the closed end 21 of the recess 20. The closed position is located closer to the opening 22 of the recess 20 than halfway between the opening 22 and the closed end 21 of the recess 20. The closed position is located a distance from the opening 22 of the recess 20, which distance ranges from half the width, preferably half the diameter, of the recess 20 to twice the width, or preferably twice the diameter, of the recess 20.

[0059] The actuator 4 also comprises a lever 46. The lever 46 comprises a first pivot arm 41 pivoting about a rotation axis 40 and extending from the rotation axis 40 to a mass 43, and a second pivot arm 42 pivoting about the rotation axis 40 and, different from the first pivot arm 41, supporting a closure member 44 and extending from the rotation axis 40 to a locking member 45 that can be locked by a locking device 5. The rotation axis 40 of the mass 43 is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction X of the elongated recess 20. The first pivot arm 41 and the second pivot arm 42 are arranged on opposite sides of the lever 46 with respect to the rotation axis 40. The first pivot arm 41 is longer than the second pivot arm 42. The locking device 5 is releasable by means of a mechanical driver 52, preferably a spring 52, which can be moved.

[0060] The lever 46 with both its first pivot arm 41 and its second pivot arm 42, the closure member 44 and the locking member 45 are all integral and immovable relative to each other, and are therefore a single piece, and more conveniently a single piece element.

[0061] The closure device 9 also includes a triggerable lock 5 when the closure member 44 reaches the closed position to lock the closure member 44 in the closed position by locking a locking member 45 extending from the closure member 44. The lock 5 can be released by a release actuator 51 triggerable by a user's mechanical compression or by a user's touch. There is no triggerable lock when the closure member 44 reaches the open position to lock the closure member 44 in the open position. The lock 5 is a magnetic lock 50 that locks the closure member 44 by magnetic force. The lock 5 is a permanent magnet 50 that contacts the metal portion 45 of the closure member 44 when the closure member 44 moves from the open position towards the closed position.

[0062] The closure member 44 is in its open position when the elongated recess 20 is oriented vertically and the opening 22 is above the closed end 21. The lever 46 is oriented vertically and the mass 43 is lowermost at the end of the lever 46 that is oriented vertically. The closure member 44 is in its open position. The opening 22 is released. A heated tobacco stick may be inserted into or removed from the recess 20 of the oven 2. The spring 52 is in its loaded or compressed state.

[0063] FIG. 2 shows a schematic diagram of an example of a second state of the heated tobacco device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

[0064] The closure member 44 moves towards its closed position, here rotated clockwise as indicated by curved arrow 11, when the elongated recess 20 is tilted from its vertical orientation and the opening 22 is above the closed end 21. The lever 46 remains vertically oriented and the mass 43 is bottommost at the end of the vertically oriented lever 46. The closure member 44 moves until it reaches its closed position so as to block the opening 22. No heated tobacco stick may be inserted into or removed from the recess 20 of the oven 2. The spring 52 remains in its compressed state.

[0065] FIG. 3 shows a schematic diagram of an example of a third state of the heated tobacco device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

[0066] The magnet 50 of the lock 5 attracts and blocks the metal locking member 45 extending from the closure member 44 so that the closure member 44 remains in its closed position. To make this blocking function more efficient while keeping the strain on the overall system low, the metal locking member 45 and the closure member 44 are perpendicular to each other. The metal locking member 45 is ferrite.

[0067] FIG. 4 shows a schematic diagram of an example of a fourth state of the heated tobacco device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

[0068] When the user pushes and moves the button 51 in the longitudinal direction X represented by the arrow 12, the loaded or compressed spring 52 relaxes and extends in the longitudinal direction X, thereby releasing the magnet 50 of the lock 5 from the locking member 45, and the magnet 50 slides along the locking member 45. Once the magnet 50 of the lock 5 is released from the locking member 45, the lever 46 starts to rotate clockwise under the weight of the mass 43, and when the lever 46 reaches the vertical orientation as in FIG. 1, the mass 43 then reaches its lowest point, which is stable and balanced against the lever 46. The closure member 44 moves back to its open position as in FIG. 1.

[0069] 5 shows a schematic example of a first state of a heated tobacco device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The closure device 4 and the associated locking member 5 work similarly to FIG. 1 to open and close the recess 20 of the oven 2 with the closure member 44. The difference lies in the structure of the locking member 5 and the triggering of the locking member 5 by the Hall effect sensor 7.

[0070] 6 shows a schematic example of a second state of the heated tobacco device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The closure device 4 and the associated locking device 5 operate in the same manner as in FIG. 2 to open and close the recess 20 of the oven 2 with the closure member 44.

[0071] The lock 5 is an electromagnet 50 that is preferably actuated by a Hall effect sensor 7 that detects the moving mass 43 as it moves the closure member 44 from an open position toward a closed position. Once the Hall effect sensor 7 detects the movement of the mass 43, the Hall effect sensor 7 activates the electromagnet 50 such that the activated electromagnet 50 attracts and breaks the lock member 45.

[0072] 7 shows a schematic example of a third state of the heated tobacco device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The closure device 4 and the associated locking device 5 operate in the same manner as in FIG. 3 to open and close the recess 20 of the oven 2 with the closure member 44.

[0073] 8 shows a schematic example of a fourth state of the heated tobacco device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The closure device 4 and the associated fastener 5 operate in the same manner as in FIG. 4 to open and close the recess 20 of the oven 2 with the closure member 44.

[0074] The electromagnet 50 of the lock 5 is released from the locking member 45 by the user pressing and moving the button or strain gauge, or capacitive touch. Once the electromagnet 50 of the lock 5 is released from the locking member 45, the lever 46 starts to rotate clockwise under the weight of the mass 43, and when the lever 46 reaches the vertical orientation as in Figure 1, the mass 43 is then at its lowest point. The closure member 44 then moves back to its open position as in Figure 5.

[0075] The lock 5 can also be releasable by being driven by an electric driver, which preferably switches off the electrical supply to the lock 5, or which preferably powers a counter lock, the force of which exceeds the locking force of the lock 5, the electric driver being conveniently an electromagnet.

[0076] Figure 9 shows a schematic example of a first state of a heated tobacco device according to a third embodiment of the present invention. The closure device 4 and the associated locking member 5 work similarly to Figures 1 and 5 to open and close the recess 20 of the oven 2 with a closure member 44. The differences lie in the structure of the locking member 5 and its triggering by the Hall effect sensor 7, as well as the presence of an electromagnet 8.

[0077] Figure 10 shows a schematic example of a second state of the heated tobacco device according to the third embodiment of the present invention. The closure device 4 and associated locking member 5 operate in the same manner as in Figures 2 and 6 to open and close the recess 20 of the oven 2 with the closure member 44. The permanent magnet 50 attracts and blocks the locking member 45 when the mass 43 moves the closure member 44 from the open position towards the closed position.

[0078] Figure 11 shows a schematic example of a third state of the heated tobacco device according to the third embodiment of the present invention. The closure device 4 and the associated locking device 5 operate in the same manner as in Figures 3 and 7 to open and close the recess 20 of the oven 2 with the closure member 44.

[0079] Figure 12 shows a schematic example of a fourth state of the heated tobacco device according to the third embodiment of the present invention. The closure device 4 and the associated fastener 5 operate in the same manner as in Figures 4 and 8 to open and close the recess 20 of the oven 2 with the closure member 44.

[0080] When the Hall effect sensor 7 detects the movement of the mass 43, the Hall effect sensor 7 activates the electromagnet 8, which repels the ferrite mass 43 with a force greater than the force of the permanent magnet 50 attracting the locking member 45. The repelled mass 43 then moves the closure member 44 from the closed position towards the open position. The closure member 44 then moves back to its open position as in FIG.

[0081] The invention has been described with reference to preferred embodiments, however, many variations are possible within the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A heated tobacco device, Oven (2) for aerosol-generating heating type non-combustible consumable article, Closure device (9), - Closing member (44), - The closing member (44) is in a closed position that closes the oven, so that the oven (2) cannot accept an aerosol-generating heated non-combustible consumable article from the outside of the heated tobacco device. - The closing member (44) is in an open position that keeps the oven (2) open so that the oven (2) can receive aerosol-generating heated non-combustible consumable article from the outside of the heated tobacco device. A closing member (44) that moves between, - An actuator (4) that moves the closing member (44) from the open position toward the closed position and A closure device (9) including Includes, The actuator (4) includes the mass (43), which is mechanically coupled to the closing member (44), such that when the heated tobacco is tilted in at least one direction, the mass (43) moves due to the action of its own weight, thereby moving the closing member (44) from the open position to the closed position. The closing device (9) includes a triggerable locking mechanism (5) that locks the closing member (44) in the closed position when the closing member (44) reaches the closed position. Heated tobacco device.

2. The heated tobacco device according to claim 1, wherein the mass (43) pivots about a rotation axis (40) fixed to the housing (10) of the heated tobacco device.

3. The actuator (4) is Lever (46), - A first pivot arm (41) pivots around the rotation axis (40) and extends from the rotation axis (40) to the mass (43), - Includes a second pivot arm (42) that pivots around the rotation axis (40) and, unlike the first pivot arm (42), supports the closing member (44) and extends from the rotation axis (40) to a locking member (45) that can be locked by the locking device (5), - The first pivot arm (41) and the second pivot arm (42) are arranged on the side surfaces of the lever (46) opposite to the rotation axis (40). The heated tobacco device according to claim 2, also including a lever (46).

4. The heated tobacco device according to claim 3, wherein the first pivot arm (41) is longer than the second pivot arm (42).

5. The heated tobacco device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the locking device (5) is a magnetic locking device that locks the closing member (44) by magnetic force.

6. The aforementioned locking device (5) is The closing member (44) is preferably a permanent magnet (50) that contacts the metal part (45) of the closing member (44) as it moves from the open position to the closed position. Alternatively, the locking device (5) is The electromagnet (50) is preferably activated by a Hall effect sensor (7) that detects the moving mass (43) when the mass (43) moves the closing member (44) from the open position to the closed position. The heated tobacco device according to claim 5.

7. The heated tobacco device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the locking device (5) can be released by a release actuator (51) that can be induced by mechanical compression by the user or by contact by the user.

8. The heated tobacco device according to claim 7, wherein the locking device (5) can be released by moving a mechanical driver (52), and the mechanical driver (52) is preferably a spring (52).

9. The locking device (5) can be released by being driven by an electric screwdriver. The electric driver preferably turns off the power supply to the locking device (5), Alternatively, the electric driver preferably supplies power to a counter locking device whose force exceeds the locking force of the locking device (5), and the electric driver is conveniently an electromagnet (8). The heated tobacco device according to claim 7.

10. The oven (2) is - A preferably cylindrical, elongated recess (20) for receiving an aerosol-generating heated non-combustible article, having an open end (22) facing outward toward the heated tobacco device and a closed end (21) facing inward toward the heated tobacco device, - Heaters (3) are arranged to move closer to or further away from the recess (20) in order to heat the aerosol-generating, heating, non-combustible consumable article. Includes, The closed position is located closer to the open end (22) of the recess (20) than to the closed end (21) of the recess (20). A heated tobacco device according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

11. The closed position is located closer to the open end (22) of the recess (20) than the midpoint between the open end (22) and the closed end (21) of the recess (20). and / or the closed position is located at a certain distance from the open end (22) of the recess (20), and this distance ranges from half the width of the recess (20), preferably half the diameter, to twice the width of the recess (20), or preferably twice the diameter. The heated tobacco device according to claim 10.

12. The oven (2) is - A preferably cylindrical, elongated recess (20) for receiving an aerosol-generating heated non-combustible article, having an open end (22) facing outward toward the heated tobacco device and a closed end (21) facing inward toward the heated tobacco device, - Heaters (3) are arranged to move closer to or further away from the recess (20) in order to heat the aerosol-generating, heating, non-combustible consumable article. Includes, The closing member (44) is in the open position when the elongated recess (20) is oriented vertically and the open end (22) is above the closed end (21). The closing member (44) is in the closed position when the elongated recess (20) is tilted from its vertical orientation and the open end (20) is above the closed end (21). A heated tobacco device according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

13. The oven (2) is - A preferably cylindrical, elongated recess (20) for receiving an aerosol-generating heated non-combustible article, having an open end (22) facing outward toward the heated tobacco device and a closed end (21) facing inward toward the heated tobacco device, - Heaters (3) are arranged to move closer to or further away from the recess (20) in order to heat the aerosol-generating, heating, non-combustible consumable article. Includes, The rotation axis (40) of the block portion (432) is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (X) of the elongated recess (20), A heated tobacco device according to any one of claims 2 to 4.

14. A heated tobacco device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein there is no locking mechanism that can be induced when the closing member (44) reaches the open position so as to lock the closing member (44) in the open position.

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