US 12,471,627 B2
Aerosol-generating device with movably attached mouthpiece
Jun Wei Yim, Colombier (CH)
Assigned to Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel (CH)
Appl. No. 17/606,540
Filed by PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A., Neuchatel (CH)
PCT Filed Apr. 24, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/061547
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 26, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/221674, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 5, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 19171608 (EP), filed on Apr. 29, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0202072 A1, Jun. 30, 2022
Int. Cl. A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A24F 40/53 (2020.01)
CPC A24F 40/10 (2020.01) [A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A24F 40/53 (2020.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aerosol-generating device, comprising:
a main body comprising a heating chamber for receiving an aerosol-forming substrate;
a mouthpiece, wherein the mouthpiece is movably connected to the main body,
wherein the mouthpiece is movable with respect to the main body in a first movement between a first position and a second position, wherein the first position is an operation position of the aerosol-generating device and the mouthpiece covers the heating chamber, and wherein the first movement of the mouthpiece from the first position to the second at least partially exposes the heating chamber,
wherein the mouthpiece is movable with respect to the main body in a second movement between the second position and a third position,
wherein the second movement of the mouthpiece from the second position to the third position is configured to trigger an event, wherein the event comprises
at least partial ejection of a used aerosol-generating article from the main body towards the mouthpiece; and
a crankshaft connected with the mouthpiece for converting a pivotal movement of the mouthpiece to a linear movement of a lever rod connected to the crankshaft, wherein the lever rod is configured for at least partly facilitating an ejection of the aerosol-generating article from the heating chamber.