US 11,937,641 B2
Heater assembly for heating cigarette, and aerosol generation device including same
Seung Won Lee, Gwangmyeong-si (KR); Sang Kyu Park, Hwaseong-si (KR); and Jae Min Lee, Siheung-si (KR)
Assigned to KT&G CORPORATION, Daejeon (KR)
Appl. No. 16/971,876
Filed by KT&G CORPORATION, Daejeon (KR)
PCT Filed Nov. 7, 2019, PCT No. PCT/KR2019/015072
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 21, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/116798, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 11, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2018-0157474 (KR), filed on Dec. 7, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0084980 A1, Mar. 25, 2021
Int. Cl. A24F 40/465 (2020.01)
CPC A24F 40/465 (2020.01) 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A heater assembly for heating a cigarette accommodated in an aerosol generating device, comprising:
a heating element that extends in a longitudinal direction of the cigarette and includes a ferromagnetic substance that generates heat by an external magnetic field; and
a temperature sensor that measures a temperature of the heating element,
wherein the heater assembly is disposed at an inner end portion of an accommodation space provided in the aerosol generating device to accommodate the cigarette,
wherein the heating element further comprises a hollow, and
wherein the temperature sensor is provided in the hollow of the heating element.