EP-4736914-A2 - RESERVOIR CONFIGURATION FOR AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an aerosol delivery device that may comprise a housing defining an outer wall. The device may further include a power source and a control component, a mouthpiece portion, a tank portion that includes a reservoir configured to contain a liquid composition, and an atomization assembly configured to vaporize the liquid composition to generate an aerosol. The atomization assembly may comprise a vibrating assembly that includes a mesh plate. In some implementations, the reservoir of the aerosol delivery device may be configured to rotate relative to the position of the aerosol delivery device. In some implementations, the aerosol delivery device may further comprise a perforated gate. In some implementations, the aerosol delivery device may further comprise a liquid transport element. In some implementations, the aerosol deliver device may further comprise a micropump assembly. In some implementations, the reservoir of the aerosol delivery device may be U-shaped.

Inventors

• HEJAZI, VAHID

Assignees

• RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.

Dates

Publication Date

20260506

Application Date

20200520

Claims (10)

1. An aerosol delivery device comprising: a housing defining an outer wall, and further including a power source and a control component; a mouthpiece portion; a tank portion that includes a reservoir configured to contain a liquid composition; and an atomization assembly configured to vaporize the liquid composition to generate an aerosol, wherein the atomization assembly comprises a vibrating assembly that includes a mesh plate, and a pump assembly configured to transfer a portion of the liquid composition from the reservoir to the mesh plate.
2. The aerosol delivery device of Claim 1, wherein the pump assembly is configured to deliver the liquid composition to the mesh plate on demand.
3. The aerosol delivery device of Claim 1, wherein the pump assembly utilizes one or more nozzles to transfer the liquid composition to the mesh plate.
4. The aerosol delivery device of Claim 1, wherein the pump assembly comprises at least one of a dispensing mechanism, a diaphragm device, and a peristaltic device.
5. The aerosol delivery device of Claim 4, wherein the dispensing mechanism comprises a shape-memory mechanism.
6. The aerosol delivery device of Claim 1, wherein the vibrating assembly further includes a piezoelectric component affixed to and substantially surrounding the mesh plate.
7. The aerosol delivery device of Claim 1, wherein the mesh plate is substantially flat.
8. The aerosol delivery device of Claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the mesh plate is convex with respect to the reservoir.
9. An aerosol delivery device comprising: a housing defining an outer wall, and further including a power source and a control component; a mouthpiece portion; a tank portion that includes a reservoir configured to contain a liquid composition; and an atomization assembly configured to vaporize the liquid composition to generate an aerosol, wherein the atomization assembly comprises a vibrating assembly that includes a mesh plate, wherein the reservoir comprises a substantially cylindrical tube, and further comprising a plummet comprising an active component configured to exert a downward force on the liquid composition in the first reservoir section.
10. The aerosol delivery device of Claim 9, wherein the active component comprises a spring.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority to, and the benefit of, U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/851,318, titled Reservoir Configuration for Aerosol Delivery Device, filed on May 22, 2019, which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference. TECHNOLOGICAL FIELD The present disclosure relates to aerosol delivery devices, and more particularly to an aerosol delivery device that includes a reservoir and an atomization assembly, which may utilize electrical power to vaporize an aerosol precursor composition for the production of an aerosol. In various implementations, the aerosol precursor composition, which may incorporate materials and/or components that may be made or derived from tobacco or otherwise incorporate tobacco or other plants, may include natural or synthetic components including flavorants, and/or may include one or more medicinal components, is vaporized by the atomization assembly to produce an inhalable substance for human consumption. BACKGROUND Many smoking devices have been proposed through the years as improvements upon, or alternatives to, smoking products that require combusting tobacco for use. Many of those devices purportedly have been designed to provide the sensations associated with cigarette, cigar, or pipe smoking, but without delivering considerable quantities of incomplete combustion and pyrolysis products that result from the burning of tobacco. To this end, there have been proposed numerous smoking products, flavor generators, and medicinal inhalers that utilize electrical energy to vaporize or heat a volatile material, or attempt to provide the sensations of cigarette, cigar, or pipe smoking without burning tobacco to a significant degree. See, for example, the various alternative smoking articles, aerosol delivery devices, and heat generating sources set forth in the background art described in U.S. Pat. No. 7,726,320 to Robinson et al., U.S. Pat. App. Pub. No. 2013/0255702 to Griffith Jr. et al., and U.S. Pat. App. Pub. No. 2014/0096781 to Sears et al., which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties. See also, for example, the various types of smoking articles, aerosol delivery devices, and electrically powered sources referenced by brand name and commercial source in U.S. Pat. App. Pub. No. 2015/0216232 to Bless et al., which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. However, it would be desirable to provide an aerosol delivery device with enhanced functionality. In this regard, it is desirable to provide an aerosol delivery with advantageous features. BRIEF SUMMARY In various implementations, the present disclosure provides an aerosol delivery device. The present disclosure includes, without limitation, the following example implementations. Example Implementation 1: An aerosol delivery device comprising a housing defining an outer wall, and further including a power source and a control component, a mouthpiece portion, a tank portion that includes a reservoir configured to contain a liquid composition, and an atomization assembly configured to vaporize the liquid composition to generate an aerosol, wherein the atomization assembly comprises a vibrating assembly that includes a mesh plate, and the reservoir is configured to rotate relative to the position of the aerosol delivery device. Example Implementation 2: The aerosol delivery device of any preceding example implementation, or any combination of any preceding example implementations, wherein the mesh plate is substantially flat. Example Implementation 3: The aerosol delivery device of any preceding example implementation, or any combination of any preceding example implementations, wherein at least a portion of the mesh plate is convex with respect to the reservoir. Example Implementation 4: The aerosol delivery device of any preceding example implementation, or any combination of any preceding example implementations, wherein the vibrating assembly further includes a piezoelectric component affixed to and substantially surrounding the mesh plate. Example Implementation 5: The aerosol delivery device of any preceding example implementation, or any combination of any preceding example implementations, wherein the vibrating assembly is configured to be located proximate a closed portion of the reservoir. Example Implementation 6: The aerosol delivery device of any preceding example implementation, or any combination of any preceding example implementations, wherein the vibrating assembly is located proximate an open portion of the reservoir. Example Implementation 7: The aerosol delivery device of any preceding example implementation, or any combination of any preceding example implementations, wherein the reservoir is substantially spherical. Example Implementation 8: The aerosol delivery device of any preceding example implementation, or any combination of any preceding example implementations, wherein the reservoir is substantially cylindr