An Article for use in an Aerosol Provision System

Abstract

The present invention relates to an article for use in an aerosol provision system. The article is a consumable for insertion into an aerosol provision device. The aerosol provision device comprises a heating assembly having a wall that at least partially defines a chamber for receiving said consumable for heating during use of the device, where heating the consumable causes deposits of condensate to form on said wall. The consumable comprises a first section of aerosol generating material and a second section of absorbent material. The absorbent material is exposed at least partially along a length of said consumable for direct contact with said wall of said chamber to absorb said deposits when the consumable is received in the chamber. The present invention also relates to an article for cleaning an aerosol provision device and a method thereof.

1 . A consumable for insertion into an aerosol provision device, the aerosol provision device comprising:
 a heating assembly having a wall that at least partially defines a chamber for receiving said consumable for heating during use of the device;   wherein heating said consumable causes deposits of condensate to form on said wall,   the consumable comprising a first section of aerosol generating material and a second section of absorbent material,   wherein the absorbent material is exposed at least partially along a length of said consumable for direct contact with said wall of said chamber to absorb said deposits when the consumable is received in the chamber.   
     
     
         2 . The consumable according to  claim 1 , wherein the consumable comprises a mouth end and a distal end, wherein the mouth end is configured to protrude from an aerosol provision device and the distal end is configured to be inserted furthest into a chamber of an aerosol provision device, at least the distal end comprising the second section of absorbent material, the absorbent material extending from the distal end of the consumable towards the mouth end. 
     
     
         3 . The consumable according to  claim 1 , further comprising a wrapping material which is at least partially wrapped around the first section of aerosol generating material and at least partially wrapped around the second section of absorbent material. 
     
     
         4 . The consumable according to  claim 3 , wherein the wrapping material partially extends over the second section of absorbent material so as to form an exposed section of absorbent material. 
     
     
         5 . The consumable according to  claim 4 , wherein the wrapping material partially extends along the full length of the second section of absorbent material. 
     
     
         6 . The consumable according to  claim 5 , wherein the wrapping material extends partially along the second section of the absorbent material from its proximal end towards the distal end of the second section of absorbent material. 
     
     
         7 . The consumable according to  claim 4 , wherein the wrapping material comprises a cut-out section over the second section of absorbent material. 
     
     
         8 . The consumable according  claim 4 , wherein the exposed section of absorbent material is configured to abut a wall of an aerosol provision device, during use. 
     
     
         9 . The consumable according to  claim 8 , wherein the exposed section of absorbent material comprises a wicking material configured to abut a wall of an aerosol provision device, during use, and a core portion formed of absorbent material. 
     
     
         10 . The consumable according to  claim 3 , wherein the second section of absorbent material comprises at least one absorbent particle. 
     
     
         11 . The consumable according to  claim 10 , wherein the at least one absorbent particle is embedded in the absorbent material. 
     
     
         12 . The consumable according to  claim 10 , wherein the second section of absorbent material comprises the wrapping material carrying the at least one absorbent particle, the second section of absorbent material being wrapped at least partially around the first section of aerosol generating material. 
     
     
         13 . The consumable according to  claim 1 , wherein the second section of absorbent material comprises a wrapping material configured to be wrapped around the first section of aerosol generating material. 
     
     
         14 . The consumable according to  claim 13 , wherein the wrapping material comprises at least one absorbent particle embedded in the wrapping material. 
     
     
         15 . The consumable according to  claim 10 , wherein the absorbent particle may comprises at least one of putty, charcoal, clay, and Sepiolite. 
     
     
         16 . The consumable according to  claim 1 , further comprising a hydrophilic coating configured to absorb condensate from a wall of a chamber of an aerosol provision device. 
     
     
         17 . The consumable according to  claim 16 , wherein the hydrophilic coating at least partially covers the second section of absorbent material. 
     
     
         18 . The consumable according to  claim 16 , wherein the hydrophilic coating at least partially covers the wrapping material. 
     
     
         19 . The consumable according to  claim 1 , further comprising an impermeable coating. 
     
     
         20 . The consumable according to  claim 19 , wherein the impermeable coating covers the distal end of the consumable and is configured to prevent absorbed condensate from leaking out of the consumable. 
     
     
         21 . The consumable according to  claim 19 , wherein impermeable coating is a hydrophobic coating. 
     
     
         22 . A system comprising an aerosol provision device and a consumable according to  claim 1  for insertion into the aerosol provision device. 
     
     
         23 . A pack comprising one or more consumables according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         24 . A method of cleaning a chamber of a heating assembly of an aerosol provision device, the method comprising:
 inserting a consumable according to  claim 1  into a chamber of an aerosol provision device;   consuming the consumable;   waiting for an absorbent material in the consumable to absorb condensate on a wall of the chamber; and   removing the consumable from the chamber.   
     
     
         25 . An article for cleaning an aerosol provision device, said article comprising:
 an absorbent portion arranged for insertion into a heating chamber of the aerosol provision device during use,   wherein the absorbent portion comprises a carrier material having a plurality of absorbent particle applied to or distributed on the carrier material.   
     
     
         26 . The article according to  claim 25 , wherein the carrier material extends along the length of the article and the plurality of absorbent particle are applied over the length of and around the circumference of the carrier material. 
     
     
         27 . The article according to  claim 25 , wherein the absorbent particle may comprises at least one of putty, charcoal, clay, and Sepiolite. 
     
     
         28 . A system comprising an aerosol provision device and an article according to  claim 25  for cleaning an aerosol provision device. 
     
     
         29 . A pack comprising an article according to  claim 25 , and one or more aerosol generating consumables for use with an aerosol provision device. 
     
     
         30 . A method of cleaning a chamber of a heating assembly of an aerosol provision device, the method comprising:
 inserting an article according to  claim 25  into a chamber of an aerosol provision device;   waiting for an absorbent material in the article to absorb condensate on a wall of the chamber; and   removing the article from the chamber.