A device for heating smoking material

Abstract

To provide an apparatus for heating a smokable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material.SOLUTION: An apparatus (100) comprises: a magnetic field generator (112) for generating a varying magnetic field; a body of a heating material (130) that is heatable by penetration with the varying magnetic field; a non-smokable thermally-conductive element (140) in thermal contact with the body of heating material (130) and arranged relative to the body of heating material (130) so that heating of the heating material by penetration with the varying magnetic field causes progressive heating of the element (140); and a heating zone (111) for receiving at least a portion of an article comprising smokable material. The heating zone (111) is in thermal contact with the element (140) and is arranged relative to the element (140) so that the progressive heating causes progressive heating of the heating zone (111).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Claims

1. An article for use in conjunction with a device for heating a smoking material to volatilize at least one component of the smoking material, The main body of the heating material that can be heated by the intrusion of a fluctuating magnetic field, A non-smoking heat conduction element, which is in thermal contact with the main body of the heating material and is positioned relative to the main body of the heating material such that the heating of the heating material causes gradual heating of the element, and is a non-smoking heat conduction element made of a conductive material, A smoking material comprising tobacco and / or one or more humectants, wherein the smoking material is in thermal contact with the element and is positioned relative to the element such that the gradual heating brings about gradual heating of the smoking material. An article equipped with.

2. The article according to claim 1, wherein the element is in surface contact with the main body of the heating material.

3. The article according to claim 1, wherein the smoking material is in surface contact with the element.

4. The article according to claim 1, wherein the main body of the heating element is at least partially embedded in the element.

5. The article according to claim 1, wherein the main body of the heating element is completely embedded in the element.

6. The article according to claim 1, wherein the element extends along at least a large portion of the length of the smoking material.

7. The article according to claim 6, wherein the element extends along the entire length of the smoking material.

8. The main body of the heating element is positioned only at the first end of the element. The article according to claim 1, wherein the second end opposite to the element does not have a heating material that can be heated by the intrusion of a fluctuating magnetic field.

9. The article according to claim 1, wherein the heating element comprises one or more materials selected from the group consisting of conductive materials, magnetic materials, and magnetic conductive materials.

10. The article according to claim 1, wherein the heating element includes a metal or a metal alloy.

11. The article according to claim 1, wherein the heating element comprises one or more materials selected from the group consisting of aluminum, gold, iron, nickel, cobalt, conductive carbon, graphite, ordinary carbon steel, stainless steel, ferritic stainless steel, copper, and bronze.

12. The article according to claim 1, wherein the smoking material is in surface contact with the heating material.

13. The article according to claim 1, wherein the element is a cone or a frustum of a cone.

14. The article according to claim 1, wherein the smoking material is a non-liquid smoking material.

15. The article according to claim 1, wherein the smoking material includes tobacco.

16. The article according to claim 15, wherein the smoking material further comprises a smoking material other than tobacco.

17. The article according to claim 1, wherein the smoking material comprises ground tobacco, shredded rag tobacco, extruded tobacco, recycled tobacco, recycled smoking material, liquid, gel, gelled sheet, powder, or mass.

18. The article according to claim 1, wherein the heating element is in the form of a closed circuit.

19. The article according to claim 1, wherein the element comprises a mesh.

20. The article according to claim 1, wherein the smoking material is fixed to the element by means other than adhesive.

21. The article according to claim 1, wherein the smoking material is not fixed to the element.

22. The article according to claim 1, wherein the element is surrounded by the smoking material.

23. The article according to claim 1, wherein the element has a rectangular cross-section.

24. The article according to claim 1, wherein the article has an end on the opposite side, and the heat conduction element does not extend to either end of the article.

25. The article according to claim 1, wherein the main body of the heating element comprises two main surfaces facing opposite directions, joined by two secondary surfaces.

26. The article according to claim 1, wherein the article is a cover surrounding the smoking material, and comprises the cover having free ends that overlap and are bonded to each other.

27. A device for heating a smoking material to volatilize at least one component of the smoking material, A magnetic field generator for generating a fluctuating magnetic field, The main body of the heating material that can be heated by the intrusion of the aforementioned fluctuating magnetic field, A non-smoking heat conduction element, which is in thermal contact with the main body of the heating material and is positioned relative to the main body of the heating material such that gradual heating of the element is brought about by heating of the heating material due to the intrusion of the fluctuating magnetic field, and is a non-smoking heat conduction element made of a conductive material, A heating region for receiving at least a portion of an article comprising tobacco and / or one or more humectants, wherein the heating region is in thermal contact with the element and is positioned relative to the element such that the gradual heating brings about gradual heating of the heating region. A device equipped with.

28. The apparatus according to claim 27, wherein the main body of the heating element is at least partially embedded in the element.

29. The apparatus according to claim 27, wherein the main body of the heating element is completely embedded in the element.

30. The main body of the heating element is positioned only at the first end of the element. The apparatus according to claim 27, wherein the second end opposite to the element does not have a heating material that can be heated by the intrusion of a fluctuating magnetic field.

31. The apparatus according to claim 27, wherein the element protrudes into the heating region.

32. The apparatus according to claim 27, wherein the element extends at least partially around the heating region.

33. The apparatus according to claim 27, wherein the element extends along at least a large portion of the length of the heating region.

34. The apparatus according to claim 33, wherein the element extends along the entire length of the heating region.

35. The apparatus according to claim 27, wherein the first and second parts of the element each have different thermal masses.

36. The second portion of the element is thicker than the first portion of the element. The main body of the heating element makes surface contact only with the first portion of the element. The apparatus according to claim 35, wherein the second part of the element does not have a heating material that can be heated by the intrusion of a fluctuating magnetic field.

37. The apparatus according to claim 27, wherein the smoking material is in surface contact with the heating material.

38. The apparatus according to claim 27, wherein the element is a cone or a frustum of a cone.

39. The apparatus according to claim 27, wherein the smoking material is a non-liquid smoking material.

40. The apparatus according to claim 27, wherein the smoking material includes tobacco.

41. The apparatus according to claim 40, wherein the smoking material further comprises a smoking material other than tobacco.

42. The apparatus according to claim 27, wherein the smoking material includes ground tobacco, shredded rag tobacco, extruded tobacco, recycled tobacco, recycled smoking material, liquid, gel, gelled sheet, powder, or mass.

43. The apparatus according to claim 27, wherein the heating element is in the form of a closed circuit.

44. The apparatus according to claim 27, wherein the element comprises a mesh.

45. The apparatus according to claim 27, wherein the smoking material is fixed to the element by means other than adhesive.

46. The apparatus according to claim 27, wherein the smoking material is not fixed to the element.

47. The apparatus according to claim 27, wherein the element is surrounded by the smoking material.

48. The apparatus according to claim 27, wherein the element has a rectangular cross-section.

49. The apparatus according to claim 27, wherein the magnetic field generator for generating a fluctuating magnetic field includes a helical coil.

50. The apparatus according to claim 27, wherein the article has an end on the opposite side, and the heat conducting element does not extend to either end of the article.

51. The apparatus according to claim 27, wherein the main body of the heating material comprises two main surfaces facing opposite directions, joined by two secondary surfaces.

52. The apparatus according to claim 27, wherein the article is a cover surrounding the smoking material, and the cover has free ends that overlap and are bonded to each other.

53. A system for heating a smoking material to volatilize at least one component of the smoking material, An article comprising a smoking material containing tobacco and / or one or more humectants, Device and The device is equipped with, A magnetic field generator for generating a fluctuating magnetic field, The main body of the heating material that can be heated by the intrusion of the aforementioned fluctuating magnetic field, A non-smoking heat conduction element, which is in thermal contact with the main body of the heating material and is positioned relative to the main body of the heating material such that gradual heating of the element is brought about by heating of the heating material due to the intrusion of the fluctuating magnetic field, and is a non-smoking heat conduction element made of a conductive material, A heating region for receiving at least a portion of the article, which is in thermal contact with the element and is positioned relative to the element such that the heating region is gradually heated by the gradual heating. A system that includes these features.

54. The system according to claim 53, wherein the smoking material is in surface contact with the heating material.

55. The system according to claim 53, wherein the element is a cone or a frustum of a cone.

56. The system according to claim 53, wherein the smoking material is a non-liquid smoking material.

57. The system according to claim 53, wherein the smoking material includes tobacco.

58. The system according to claim 57, wherein the smoking material further comprises a smoking material other than tobacco.

59. The system according to claim 53, wherein the smoking material comprises ground tobacco, shredded rag tobacco, extruded tobacco, recycled tobacco, recycled smoking material, liquid, gel, gelled sheet, powder, or mass.

60. The system according to claim 53, wherein the heating element is in the form of a closed circuit.

61. The system according to claim 53, wherein the element comprises a mesh.

62. The system according to claim 53, wherein the smoking material is fixed to the element by means other than adhesive.

63. The system according to claim 53, wherein the smoking material is not fixed to the element.

64. The system according to claim 53, wherein the element is surrounded by the smoking material.

65. The system according to claim 53, wherein the element has a rectangular cross-section.

66. The system according to claim 53, wherein the magnetic field generator for generating a fluctuating magnetic field includes a helical coil.

67. The system according to claim 53, wherein the article has an end on the opposite side, and the heat conduction element does not extend to either end of the article.

68. The system according to claim 53, wherein the main body of the heating material comprises two main surfaces facing opposite directions, joined by two secondary surfaces.

69. The system according to claim 53, wherein the article is a cover surrounding the smoking material, and the cover has free ends that overlap and are bonded to each other.

70. A method for heating a smoking material such that at least one component of the smoking material is volatilized, The steps include: preparing the main body of a heating material that can be heated by the intrusion of a fluctuating magnetic field; The step of preparing a non-smoking heat-conducting element, wherein the non-smoking heat-conducting element is positioned relative to the body of the heating material such that it is in thermal contact with the body of the heating material and that gradual heating of the element is brought about by heating of the heating material due to the intrusion of the fluctuating magnetic field, and the heat-conducting element is made of a conductive material. A smoking material that comes into thermal contact with the aforementioned elements, comprising the step of preparing the smoking material which includes tobacco and / or one or more humectants, The steps include: introducing the fluctuating magnetic field into the heating material so that the element is gradually heated, thereby gradually heating the smoking material; A method that includes this.

71. The method according to claim 70, wherein the smoking material is in surface contact with the heating material.

72. The method according to claim 70, wherein the element is a cone or a frustum of a cone.

73. The method according to claim 70, wherein the smoking material is a non-liquid smoking material.

74. The method according to claim 70, wherein the smoking material includes tobacco.

75. The method according to claim 74, wherein the smoking material further comprises a smoking material other than tobacco.

76. The method according to claim 70, wherein the smoking material includes ground tobacco, shredded rag tobacco, extruded tobacco, recycled tobacco, recycled smoking material, liquid, gel, gelled sheet, powder, or mass.

77. The method according to claim 70, wherein the heating element is in the form of a closed circuit.

78. The method according to claim 70, wherein the element comprises a mesh.

79. The method according to claim 70, wherein the smoking material is fixed to the element by means other than adhesive.

80. The method according to claim 70, wherein the smoking material is not fixed to the element.

81. The method according to claim 70, wherein the element is surrounded by the smoking material.

82. The method according to claim 70, wherein the element has a rectangular cross-section.

83. The method according to claim 70, wherein the article has an end on the opposite side, and the heat conduction element does not extend to either end of the article.

84. The method according to claim 70, wherein the main body of the heating material has two main surfaces facing opposite directions, joined by two secondary surfaces.

85. The method according to claim 70, wherein the article is a cover surrounding the smoking material, and the cover has free ends that overlap and are bonded to each other.

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