CPC F22B 1/284 (2013.01) [A24F 40/46 (2020.01); A24F 40/485 (2020.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01)] | 12 Claims |
1. An aerosol-generating device, comprising:
a housing defining a cavity configured to receive a cartridge containing an aerosol-forming substrate; and
a heater assembly within the cavity of the housing, the heater assembly including a hollow shaft portion with a piercing tip and at least one heater integrally formed with the hollow shaft portion, the hollow shaft portion defining an airflow passage that is part of an airflow pathway through the aerosol-generating device, the hollow shaft portion configured to extend into the cartridge via the piercing tip when the cartridge is received in the cavity.
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