Aerosol Generation Device Comprising a Finishing Element and Associated Assembly Method

Abstract

An aerosol generation device includes a bracket, a plurality of internal components fixed on the bracket and an outside casing delimiting an interior part of the device and having a side surface extending along a device axis and defining a fixation slot extending along this surface between two slot ends, the bracket being received in the interior part of the device by sliding through an insertion opening of the outside casing. The device further includes a finishing element configured to be inserted into the fixation slot and having two fixing ends and a flat portion extending between the fixing ends, the fixing ends protruding from the flat portion and being configured to cooperate with the bracket to retain it inside the interior part of the device.

1 . An aerosol generation device, comprising:
 a bracket;   a plurality of internal components fixed on the bracket;   an outside casing delimiting an interior part of the device and comprising a side surface extending along a device axis and defining a fixation slot extending along the side surface between two slot ends the bracket being received in the interior part of the device by sliding through an insertion opening of the outside casing, the insertion opening extending perpendicularly to the device axis;   a finishing element configured to be inserted into the fixation slot and comprising two fixing ends and a flat portion extending between the fixing ends, the fixing ends protruding from the flat portion and being configured to cooperate with the bracket to retain the flat portion inside the interior part of the device when the finishing element is inserted into the fixation slot.   
     
     
         2 . The aerosol generation device according to  claim 1 , wherein the outside casing is made of a single piece. 
     
     
         3 . The aerosol generation device according to  claim 1 , wherein the fixation slot extends along the device axis. 
     
     
         4 . The aerosol generation device according to  claim 1 , wherein the fixation slot forms a unique opening on the side surface of the outside casing. 
     
     
         5 . The aerosol generation device according to  claim 1 , wherein the finishing element is configured to form a smooth surface with the side surface of the outside casing when the finishing element is inserted into the fixation slot. 
     
     
         6 . The aerosol generation device according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the side surface of the outside casing forms a chamfer at each slot end;   the finishing element forms an inclined edge between the flat portion and each of the fixing ends, each inclined edge being configured to cooperate with the corresponding chamfer when the finishing element is inserted into the fixation slot.   
     
     
         7 . The aerosol generation device according to  claim 6 , wherein each fixing end of the finishing element is formed by a locking tooth configured to abut a part of the bracket against the outside casing when the finishing element is inserted into the fixation slot. 
     
     
         8 . The aerosol generation device according to  claim 7 , wherein, by cooperating with the corresponding chamfer, each inclined edge is configured to press the outside casing and the corresponding part of the bracket against the corresponding locking tooth when the finishing element is inserted into the fixation slot. 
     
     
         9 . The aerosol generation device according to  claim 7 , wherein one of the locking teeth is a rigid locking tooth designed to be inserted into the fixation slot in a first place and the other locking tooth is a flexible locking tooth designed to be inserted into the fixation slot in a second place. 
     
     
         10 . The aerosol generation device according to  claim 1 , wherein the finishing element forms a peg hole between the flat portion and one of the fixing ends or between the flat portion and an edge delimiting the fixation slot. 
     
     
         11 . The aerosol generation device according to  claim 10 , further comprising a peg configured to be inserted into the peg hole when the finishing element is inserted into the fixation slot, to retain the finishing element into the fixation slot. 
     
     
         12 . The aerosol generation device according to  claim 10 , wherein at least one of the plurality of internal components corresponds to a printed circuit board comprising a protruding element arranged on the printed circuit board facing the peg hole when the finishing element is inserted into the fixation slot. 
     
     
         13 . The aerosol generation device according to  claim 12 , wherein the protruding element is a LED. 
     
     
         14 . The aerosol generation device according to  claim 11 , wherein the peg is made of at least partially transparent material. 
     
     
         15 . An assembly method of the aerosol generation device according to  claim 1 , comprising the following steps:
 fixing the plurality of internal components on the bracket;   inserting the bracket into the interior part of the device by sliding the bracket through the insertion opening;   inserting the finishing element into the fixation slot to retain the bracket in the interior part of the device.