Aerosol-forming member

Abstract

An aerosol-forming member for an aerosol delivery device is disclosed. The aerosol-forming member comprises a sheet of material configured to heat and wick a solution. The sheet of material comprises at least one corrugation.

1 . An aerosol-forming member comprising:
 a sheet of material configured to heat and wick a solution, wherein the sheet of material comprises at least one corrugation, so as to provide the sheet a material with a cross-sectional profile comprising at least one point of inflection.   
     
     
         2 . An aerosol-forming member according to  claim 1 , wherein the sheet of material comprises a capillary structure configured to wick a solution. 
     
     
         3 . An aerosol-forming member according to  claim 1 , wherein the capillary structure is exposed on both sides of the sheet of material. 
     
     
         4 . An aerosol-forming member according to  claim 1 , wherein the capillary structure extends throughout the whole sheet of material. 
     
     
         5 . An aerosol-forming member according to  claim 1 , wherein the sheet of material comprises a first layer that is heatable and a second layer comprising a capillary structure. 
     
     
         6 . An aerosol-forming member according to  claim 1 , wherein the sheet of material comprises a peak and a trough. 
     
     
         7 . An aerosol-forming member according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one corrugation forms vertices. 
     
     
         8 . An aerosol-forming member according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one corrugation is rounded. 
     
     
         9 . An aerosol delivery device component comprising:
 an air inlet and an air outlet fluidly communicating via an aerosol chamber defined by chamber walls; and   an aerosol-forming member according to  claim 1 , the aerosol forming member being located at least partially within the aerosol chamber.   
     
     
         10 . An aerosol delivery device component according to  claim 9 , wherein the sheet of material comprises two opposing major surfaces that are aligned with a direction of flow of air through the aerosol chamber. 
     
     
         11 . An aerosol delivery device component according to  claim 9 , wherein the sheet of material comprises two opposing ends that are attached to the aerosol delivery device component such that the sheet of material is suspended across the aerosol chamber. 
     
     
         12 . An aerosol delivery device component according to  claim 9 , wherein the aerosol forming member is attached to at least one of the chamber walls. 
     
     
         13 . An aerosol delivery device component according to  claim 9 , wherein the at least one corrugation of the sheet of material is in close proximity to at least one of the chamber walls. 
     
     
         14 . An aerosol delivery device component according to  claim 9 , wherein the at least one corrugation of the sheet of material is in contact with at least one of the chamber walls. 
     
     
         15 . An aerosol delivery device component according to  claim 9 , wherein at least one of the chamber walls comprises a heat shield. 
     
     
         16 . An aerosol delivery device component comprising:
 an air inlet and an air outlet fluidly communicating via an aerosol chamber defined by chamber walls, wherein at least one of the chamber walls comprises a liquid reservoir matrix.   
     
     
         17 . An aerosol delivery device component according to  claim 16 , wherein the liquid reservoir matrix comprises a capillary structure. 
     
     
         18 . An aerosol delivery device component according to  claim 16 , wherein the liquid reservoir matrix comprises a heat resistant layer and a resilient layer. 
     
     
         19 . An aerosol delivery device component according to  claim 18 , wherein two opposing chamber walls each comprise a liquid reservoir matrix, and the heat resistant layer of each liquid reservoir matrix is innermost relative to the aerosol chamber such that the resilient layer urges the heat resistant layers towards one another. 
     
     
         20 . An aerosol delivery device component according to  claim 16 , further comprising an aerosol-forming member at least partially located within the aerosol chamber. 
     
     
         21 . (canceled) 
     
     
         22 . An aerosol delivery device component according to  claim 20 , wherein the at least one corrugation of the sheet of material is in contact with the liquid reservoir matrix. 
     
     
         23 . An aerosol delivery device comprising an aerosol-forming member as claimed in  claim 1 . 
     
     
         24 . An aerosol delivery device according to  claim 23  comprising multiple aerosol-forming members. 
     
     
         25 . An aerosol delivery device according to  claim 24  comprising multiple aerosol-forming members positioned in the aerosol delivery device such that the corrugations are aligned with respect to a direction of airflow through the device. 
     
     
         26 . An aerosol delivery device according to  claim 24  comprising multiple aerosol-forming members positioned in the aerosol delivery device such that the corrugations are off-set with respect to a direction of airflow through the device. 
     
     
         27 . An aerosol delivery device comprising an aerosol delivery device component as claimed in  claim 9 . 
     
     
         28 . An aerosol delivery device comprising an aerosol delivery device component as claimed in  claim 16 .