US 12,402,655 B2
Cartridge and manufacturing method of cartridge
Mitsuru Okada, Tokyo (JP); Masayuki Kimura, Tokyo (JP); and Yuya Serizawa, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to JAPAN TOBACCO INC., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Japan Tobacco Inc., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Apr. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/720,675.
Application 17/720,675 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2020/042580, filed on Nov. 16, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0240578 A1, Aug. 4, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A24F 40/70 (2020.01); A24F 40/42 (2020.01)
CPC A24F 40/42 (2020.01) [A24F 40/70 (2020.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cartridge that is assembled in a part of a vapor product that includes a heating element for heating an aerosol source, the cartridge comprising:
a first component and a second component, at least one of which being formed of resin;
a connection section that extends in a longitudinal direction between the first component and the second component; and
a guide section that extends from the first component in the longitudinal direction, and that is not joined or welded to the second component,
wherein the guide section has an annular shape when seen along the longitudinal direction,
wherein the second component includes a receiving section where the guide section fits, the receiving section is a first opening in which the guide section is inserted in the longitudinal direction, and which has an annular shape when seen along the longitudinal direction, and
wherein the connection section has a first end in the longitudinal direction connected to the first component and not the guide section, and a second end welded to the second component opposite to the first end in the longitudinal direction.