US 12,256,780 B2
Cartridge for an aerosol-generating system, an aerosol-generating system including a cartridge, and a method of manufacturing a heater assembly and cartridge for an aerosol-generating system
Ali Murat Saygili, Neuchatel (CH)
Assigned to Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel (CH)
Appl. No. 17/785,670
Filed by Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel (CH)
PCT Filed Dec. 17, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/086817
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 15, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/123017, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 24, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 19218113 (EP), filed on Dec. 19, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0346019 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24F 40/46 (2020.01)
CPC A24F 40/42 (2020.01) [A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24F 40/46 (2020.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cartridge for an aerosol-generating device, the cartridge comprising:
a housing containing an aerosol-forming substrate, the housing comprising an upper housing portion and a lower housing portion;
a heater element comprising a fluid-permeable heater portion and an electrical contact portion,
wherein the fluid-permeable heater portion and the electrical contact portion are integrally formed from a single heater sheet, and
wherein the fluid-permeable heater portion is enclosed within the housing and positioned to heat the aerosol-forming substrate, and the electrical contact portion extends outside the housing; and
an outer housing in which the upper housing portion and the lower housing portion are held, the outer housing comprising a sleeve into which the upper housing portion and the lower housing portion are received such that the outer housing compresses the upper housing portion and the lower housing portion together to provide a seal therebetween.