Consumable comprising two different aerosol-generating materials for non-combustible aerosol provision device

Abstract

A consumable for use with a non-combustible aerosol provision device including a first aerosol-generating material and a second aerosol-generating material, wherein each of the first and second aerosol-generating materials includes an amorphous solid, the amorphous solid having: 0.5-60 wt % of a gelling agent; 0-80 wt % of an aerosol-former material; and 0-60 wt % of at least one of an active substance, a flavorant and an acid; wherein these weights are calculated on a dry weight basis and wherein the amorphous solid of the first aerosol-generating material has a composition different from a composition of the amorphous solid of the second aerosol-generating material.

1 . A consumable for use with a non-combustible aerosol provision device, the consumable comprising:
 a first aerosol-generating material; and   a second aerosol-generating material, wherein each of the first and second aerosol-generating materials comprise an amorphous solid, the amorphous solid comprising:
 0.5-60 wt % of a gelling agent; 
 0-80 wt % of an aerosol-former material; and 
 0-60 wt % of at least one of an active substance, a flavorant and an acid; 
   wherein these weights are calculated on a dry weight basis and wherein the amorphous solid of the first aerosol-generating material has a composition different from a composition of the amorphous solid of the second aerosol-generating material.   
     
     
         2 . The consumable according to  claim 1  wherein the amorphous solid of the first aerosol-generating material comprises the active substance and wherein the amorphous solid of the second aerosol-generating material comprises the flavorant. 
     
     
         3 . The consumable according to  claim 1  wherein the amorphous solid of the first aerosol-generating material is free from the flavorant and the acid and/or wherein the amorphous solid of the second aerosol-generating material is free from the active substance and the acid. 
     
     
         4 . (canceled) 
     
     
         5 . The consumable according to  claim 1  wherein the amorphous solid of the first aerosol-generating material comprises the active substance and wherein the amorphous solid of the second aerosol-generating material comprises the acid. 
     
     
         6 . The consumable according to  claim 5  wherein the amorphous solid of the first aerosol-generating material is free from the acid and the flavorant and/or wherein the amorphous solid of second aerosol-generating material is free from the flavorant and the active substance. 
     
     
         7 . (canceled) 
     
     
         8 . The consumable according to  claim 1  wherein the amorphous solid of the first aerosol-generating material comprises the flavorant and wherein the amorphous solid of the second aerosol-generating material comprises the acid. 
     
     
         9 . The consumable according to  claim 8  wherein the amorphous solid of the first aerosol-generating material is free from the active substance and the acid and/or wherein the amorphous solid of the second aerosol-generating material is free from flavorant and the active substance. 
     
     
         10 . (canceled) 
     
     
         11 . The consumable according to  claim 1  wherein the first aerosol-generating material comprises
 0.5-60 wt % of a gelling agent; 
 5-80 wt % of an aerosol-former material; 
 
       and is free from an active substance, a flavorant and an acid; 
       and the second aerosol-generating material comprises 0.1-60 wt % of at least one of an active substance, flavorant and an acid; 
       wherein these weights are calculated on a dry weight basis. 
     
     
         12 . The consumable according to  claim 1 , wherein the active substance of the amorphous solid of the first aerosol-generating material is present in a different quantity from a quantity of the active substance in the amorphous solid of the second aerosol-generating material. 
     
     
         13 . (canceled) 
     
     
         14 . The consumable according to  claim 12 , wherein the amorphous solid of the first aerosol-generating material comprises from 0-10 wt % of the active substance present therein, and the amorphous solid of the second aerosol-generating material comprises from 10-60 wt % of the active substance present therein. 
     
     
         15 . The consumable according to  claim 1 , wherein the amorphous solid of the first aerosol-generating material comprises a different flavorant from the flavorant of the amorphous solid of the second aerosol-generating material and/or wherein the amorphous solid of the first aerosol-generating material comprises a different active substance from the active substance of the amorphous solid of the second aerosol-generating material. 
     
     
         16 . (canceled) 
     
     
         17 . The consumable according to  claim 1  wherein the consumable comprises a support and the first and second aerosol-generating materials are attached to the support. 
     
     
         18 . The consumable according to  claim 17  wherein the support is a planar support. 
     
     
         19 . The consumable according to  claim 1 , comprising a third aerosol-generating material comprising an amorphous solid, the amorphous solid comprising:
 0.5-60 wt % of a gelling agent;   0-80 wt % of an aerosol-former material; and   0-60 wt % of at least one of an active substance, flavorant and an acid;   
       wherein these weights are calculated on a dry weight basis and wherein the amorphous solid of the third aerosol-generating material has a different composition from a composition of the amorphous solid of the first aerosol-generating material and/or the second aerosol-generating material. 
     
     
         20 . The consumable according  claim 19 , comprising a fourth aerosol-generating material comprising an amorphous solid, the amorphous solid comprising:
 0.5-60 wt % of a gelling agent;   0-80 wt % of an aerosol-former material; and   0-60 wt % of at least one of an active substance, flavorant and an acid;   
       wherein these weights are calculated on a dry weight basis and wherein the amorphous solid of the fourth aerosol-generating material has a different composition from a composition of the amorphous solid of at least one of the first, second or third aerosol-generating materials. 
     
     
         21 . The consumable according to  claim 20 , wherein the amorphous solid of the first aerosol-generating material comprises the active substance and is free from the flavorant and the acid;
 the amorphous solid of the second aerosol-generating material comprises the flavorant and is free from the active substance and the acid;   the amorphous solid of the third aerosol-generating material comprises the acid and is free from the flavorant and the active substance; and   the amorphous solid of the fourth aerosol-generating material is free from the active substance, the flavorant and the acid.   
     
     
         22 . (canceled) 
     
     
         23 . The consumable according to  claim 1 , wherein when the amorphous solid comprises acid, the acid is an organic acid, such as lactic acid and/or benzoic acid. 
     
     
         24 . (canceled) 
     
     
         25 . (canceled) 
     
     
         26 . A non-combustible aerosol provision system comprising a consumable according to  claim 1  and a non-combustible aerosol provision device, the non-combustible aerosol provision device comprising an aerosol-generation device arranged to generate aerosol from the consumable when the consumable is used with the non-combustible aerosol provision device. 
     
     
         27 . A method of manufacturing a consumable for use with a non-combustible aerosol provision device, the method comprising:
 providing a support;   depositing on the support at least two discrete portions of slurry comprising a gelling agent, an aerosol-former material and at least one of an active substance, a flavorant and an acid;   drying the at least two discrete portions of slurry to provide a first aerosol-generating material and a second aerosol-generating material, wherein the first and second aerosol-generating materials are attached to the support;   wherein each of the first and second aerosol-generating materials comprise an amorphous solid, the amorphous solid comprising:   0.5-60 wt % of a gelling agent;   0-80 wt % of an aerosol-former material; and   0-60 wt % of at least one of an active substance, a flavorant and an acid, wherein these weights are calculated on a dry weight basis and wherein the amorphous solid of the first aerosol-generating material has a composition different from a composition of the amorphous solid of the second aerosol-generating material; and   
       forming the consumable. 
     
     
         28 . A consumable formed according to the method of  claim 27 . 
     
     
         29 . Use of a consumable as described in  claim 1  in a non-combustible aerosol provision device, wherein the device is arranged to generate aerosol from the consumable when the consumable is used with the non-combustible aerosol provision device.