US 11,707,092 B2
Aerosol generating apparatuses with locating member and substantially surrounding airflow path of consumable unit
Michael Plattner, Trier (DE); Thomas Johaentges, Schweich (DE); and Takashi Hasegawa, Kanagawa (JP)
Assigned to JT International S.A.
Appl. No. 16/470,806
Filed by JT International S.A., Geneva (CH)
PCT Filed Dec. 29, 2017, PCT No. PCT/EP2017/084842
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 18, 2019,
PCT Pub. No. WO2018/122389, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 5, 2018.
Claims priority of application No. 16207600 (EP), filed on Dec. 30, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2019/0343181 A1, Nov. 14, 2019
Int. Cl. A24F 40/46 (2020.01); A61M 15/06 (2006.01); A24F 40/485 (2020.01); B05B 17/00 (2006.01); A24D 1/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01)
CPC A24F 40/46 (2020.01) [A24F 40/485 (2020.01); A61M 15/06 (2013.01); A24D 1/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01); B05B 17/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aerosol generating apparatus, comprising:
a receiving portion having a space or cavity configured to receive a consumable unit, and
at least one locating member for locating the consumable unit within the space or cavity of the receiving portion,
wherein the at least one locating member is configured to locate or position the consumable unit within the space or cavity of the receiving portion such that when the consumable unit is disposed within the space or cavity of the receiving portion, an airflow path is defined to extend along outer sides of the consumable unit and through the consumable unit entering at one end region thereof and exiting from an opposite end region thereof, the outer sides of the consumable unit being arranged between the one end region and the opposite end region; and
wherein a first portion of the airflow path substantially surrounds the consumable unit when the consumable unit is received within the space or cavity of the receiving portion; and
the receiving portion is elongate in shape along an axis, at least one upstream opening and a downstream opening of the airflow path are defined at a common axial end of the space or cavity of the receiving portion relative to the axis, a segment of the airflow path extends from the at least one upstream opening to the downstream opening, and the segment includes the first portion of the airflow path that substantially surrounds the consumable unit when the consumable unit is received within the receiving portion; and
wherein the at least one locating member is located at the common axial end of the space or cavity of the receiving portion.