KR-20260068127-A - AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE WITH A RESERVOIR HOUSING AND A VAPORIZER ASSEMBLY

KR20260068127AKR 20260068127 AKR20260068127 AKR 20260068127AKR-20260068127-A

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an aerosol delivery device (10) having a reservoir housing (200) having a mouthpiece channel. The aerosol delivery device has a sealing member configured to be received within the reservoir housing to form a reservoir chamber configured to hold an aerosol precursor composition therein. The aerosol delivery device also has a substrate member configured to be received within the reservoir housing and directly coupled to an evaporation assembly (300) for aerosol formation. The reservoir housing, the sealing member, the substrate member and/or the evaporation assembly may be used to form an aerosol having a precise and reproducible composition.

Inventors

헌트 에릭 테일러
네스터 티모시 브라이언
브링클리 폴 앤드류
시어스 스테판 벤슨
드피아노 존
엡스 매튜 씨
웨이트 크리스틴 도즈
다비스 마이클 에프

Assignees

레이 스트라티직 홀딩스, 인크.

Dates

Publication Date: 20260513
Application Date: 20170705
Priority Date: 20160706

Claims (20)

In an aerosol delivery device, A storage tank housing that is at least partially limited by an outer wall and extends from a mouse end to an opposite connection end; A mouthpiece channel within the above-mentioned reservoir housing, wherein the mouthpiece channel is formed by the outer wall and extends between the mouth end of the reservoir housing and the opposite end of the mouthpiece channel, and the mouthpiece channel is configured to release a formed aerosol; A storage tank chamber within the above-mentioned storage tank housing, wherein the storage tank chamber is at least partially limited between the inner surface of the outer wall of the above-mentioned storage tank housing and the outer surface of the outer wall of the above-mentioned mouthpiece channel, and the storage tank chamber is configured to store an aerosol precursor composition inside; A sprayer housing configured to be at least partially accommodated within the above-mentioned storage tank housing; Evaporation chamber within the above-mentioned sprayer housing; A heating element at least partially disposed within the above evaporation chamber; At least one wick transfer material configured to transfer the above aerosol precursor composition from the storage tank chamber to a heating element within the evaporation chamber; and A sealing member having a first surface and an opposing second surface, wherein the sealing member is arranged within the storage tank housing such that the first surface is oriented toward the storage tank chamber, and the sealing member comprises at least one orifice. Aerosol delivery device.
In Article 1, The sealing member comprises at least one vapor orifice. Aerosol delivery device.
In Article 2, The above at least one vapor orifice is in fluid communication with an opening limited to the distal end of the mouthpiece channel. Aerosol delivery device.
In Article 1, The atomizer housing comprises at least one ridge or flange extending at least partially around the peripheral surface of the atomizer housing. Aerosol delivery device.
In Article 4, The atomizer housing is accommodated within the storage tank housing such that the at least one ridge or flange is directly coupled to the inner surface of the outer wall of the storage tank housing. Aerosol delivery device.
In Article 1, The above-mentioned at least one wick transfer material comprises a liquid transport element including a first end, a second end, and an intermediate portion arranged between the first end and the second end. Aerosol delivery device.
In Article 6, The first and second ends of the liquid transport element are arranged to be in fluid communication with the aerosol precursor composition from the storage tank chamber. Aerosol delivery device.
In Article 6, The heating element extends at least partially around the middle portion of the liquid transport element. Aerosol delivery device.
In claim 6, the heating element comprises a plurality of coils arranged around an intermediate portion of the liquid transport element. Aerosol delivery device.
In Article 6, The heating element is wound around the middle part of the liquid transport element. Aerosol delivery device.
In Article 1, The above heating element extends between electrical terminals Aerosol delivery device.
In Article 11, The heating element is formed integrally with the electrical terminals. Aerosol delivery device.
In Article 11, The above heating element is operably coupled to and electrically communicates with the above electrical terminals. Aerosol delivery device.
In Article 1, The heating element is configured in a form selected from the group consisting of foil, foam, disc, spiral, fiber, wire, film, yarn, strip, ribbon and/or cylinder. Aerosol delivery device.
In Article 1, additionally including control components Aerosol delivery device.
In Article 15, additionally comprising at least one control component terminal configured for electrical communication between the control component and an individual control component disposed within the power assembly. Aerosol delivery device.
In Article 1, The sealing member is configured to allow the aerosol precursor composition from the storage tank chamber to flow through. Aerosol delivery device.
In Article 1, The above storage tank chamber is further limited by the sealing member Aerosol delivery device.
In Article 1, The above at least one orifice is configured for fluid communication between the storage tank chamber and the above at least one wick moving material. Aerosol delivery device.
In Article 1, The above at least one orifice is configured to deliver an aerosol precursor composition with a volume in the range of microliters or less from the storage tank chamber. Aerosol delivery device.

Description

Aerosol delivery device with a reservoir housing and an evaporator assembly The present disclosure relates to an aerosol delivery device, and more specifically to an aerosol delivery device comprising a reservoir housing and an evaporation assembly capable of using power to heat an aerosol precursor composition for aerosol generation. An aerosol precursor composition comprising a material and/or component that may be manufactured from or derived from tobacco, or otherwise may comprise tobacco, is heated by the evaporation assembly to produce an inhalable substance for human consumption. Over the years, many smoking devices have been proposed as improvements or alternatives to smoking products that require tobacco combustion for use. The majority of these devices are intentionally designed to provide sensations associated with cigarette, cigar, or pipe smoking without emitting significant amounts of incomplete combustion and pyrolysis products attributable to tobacco combustion. To this end, numerous smoking products, flavor generators, and medicinal inhalers have been proposed that use electric energy to evaporate or heat volatile substances or to provide the sensations of cigarette, cigar, or pipe smoking without significant tobacco combustion. For example, refer to the various alternative smoking articles, aerosol delivery devices, and heating sources presented in the background art described in U.S. Patent No. 7,726,320 by Robinson et al. and U.S. Patent No. 8,881,737 by Collet et al., which are referenced herein. For example, please also refer to the various forms of smoking articles, aerosol delivery devices, and electric-powered heating sources referenced by trademark and commercial source in U.S. Patent Publication No. 2015/0216232 of Bless et al., which is referenced by reference in this specification. Additionally, various forms of electric-powered aerosol and vapor delivery devices are also proposed in U.S. Patent Publication No. 2014/0096781 of Sears et al.; No. 2014/0283859 of Minskoff et al.; No. 2015/0335070 of Sears et al.; No. 2015/0335071 of Brinkley et al.; No. 2016/0007651 of Ampolini et al.; and U.S. Patent Application No. 14/465,167 of Worm et al. dated August 21, 2014, all of which are referenced by reference in this specification. To aid in understanding the aspects of the present disclosure, reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings, which are not necessarily drawn to actual scale and in which similar reference numerals denote similar elements. The drawings are merely illustrative and should not be construed as limiting the present disclosure. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an aerosol delivery device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an aerosol delivery device according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 3 is a partially exploded view of an aerosol delivery device having a storage tank housing that is depicted as transparent for convenience according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a storage tank housing according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a storage tank housing and a storage tank chamber partially formed by said storage tank housing, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a sealing member, a substrate member, and an evaporation assembly according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 7a is a planar perspective view of a sealing member and a substrate member according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 7b is a bottom perspective view of a sealing member and a substrate member according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the proximal end of an evaporation assembly according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the distal end of an evaporation assembly according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of an evaporation assembly having a connector housing (shown as removed from the evaporation assembly for clarity of view) according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 11 is a perspective view of an evaporation assembly having a connector housing (shown as removed from the evaporation assembly for clarity of view) according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 12 is a perspective view of an evaporation assembly operatively coupled with a substrate member and a sealing member according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 13 is a schematic block diagram of a method for assembling an aerosol delivery device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 14a is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a storage tank housing according to an exemplar