Aerosol Generation Article, Aerosol Generation Device Therefor and Aerosol Generation System Thereof

Abstract

An aerosol generation article for an aerosol generation device has a distal end, which is first inserted into a cavity of the aerosol generation device, and a mouth end downstream of the distal end, The aerosol generation article includes: an aerosol generation substrate; a wrapper; an air inlet at the distal end and an air outlet at the mouth end; and a self-sealing airflow barrier; wherein the self-sealing airflow barrier includes an orientation means.

1 . An aerosol generation article for an aerosol generation device, wherein the aerosol generation article has a distal end configured to be inserted into a cavity of the aerosol generation device, and a mouth end downstream of the distal end, and the aerosol generation article comprises:
 an aerosol generation substrate;   a wrapper circumscribing the aerosol generation substrate and extending between the distal end and the mouth end to form a rod;   an air inlet at the distal end and an air outlet at the mouth end; and   a self-sealing airflow barrier configured at the distal end to prevent airflow between the air inlet and the air outlet when the aerosol generation article is not inserted in the aerosol generation device, the self-sealing airflow barrier being breachable upon insertion of at least the distal end of the aerosol generation article into the aerosol generation device to permit airflow from the air inlet to the air outlet; wherein   the self-sealing airflow barrier comprises an orientation means configured to indicate and/or guide the orientation of the aerosol generation article relative to the cavity of the aerosol generation device when the aerosol generation article is inserted into the cavity.   
     
     
         2 . The aerosol generation article according to  claim 1 , wherein the aerosol generation article has a shape of a cylinder. 
     
     
         3 . The aerosol generation article according to  claim 2 , wherein the aerosol generation article is configured to be rotated about the longitudinal center axis of the aerosol generation article when partially inserted into the cavity of the aerosol generation device. 
     
     
         4 . The aerosol generation article according to  claim 1 , comprising at least one heater, wherein the heater is located at a predetermined position of the aerosol generation article relative to the orientation means. 
     
     
         5 . The aerosol generation article according to  claim 4 , wherein the heater is a blade-shaped susceptor. 
     
     
         6 . The aerosol generation article according to  claim 1 , wherein the self-sealing airflow barrier comprises a rod portion configured to fit into a wrapped hollow portion of the distal end of the aerosol generation article, such that the rod portion of the self-sealing airflow barrier is secured around a periphery thereof to the wrapper and the orientation means protrudes from the wrapped hollow portion. 
     
     
         7 . The aerosol generation article according to  claim 1 , wherein the orientation means have a shape of a polyhedron, an irregular cylinder, or a polygon prism. 
     
     
         8 . The aerosol generation article according to  claim 1 , wherein the self-sealing airflow barrier comprises an elastomeric material; the self-sealing airflow barrier further comprises a pre-weakened area in a region intended to be breached, the pre-weakened area having a shape of a circle, a line or a cross located in a plane which is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the aerosol generation article. 
     
     
         9 . An aerosol generation device for use of an aerosol generation article according to  claim 1 , comprising:
 the cavity having an opening end and a bottom end and configured to receive the aerosol generation article, wherein the cavity comprises:
 a penetration portion at a bottom end of the cavity, configured to breach the self-sealing airflow barrier of the aerosol generation article, and 
 a counterpart orientation means configured to correspond to the orientation means of the aerosol generation article, the counterpart orientation means configured to indicate and/or guide the orientation of the aerosol generation article relative to the cavity when the aerosol generation article is inserted into the cavity. 
   
     
     
         10 . The aerosol generation device according to  claim 9 , wherein the counterpart orientation means is located at the bottom end of the cavity. 
     
     
         11 . The aerosol generation device according to  claim 9 , comprising an energizer configured to provide energy for heating the substrate of the aerosol generation article. 
     
     
         12 . The aerosol generation device according to  claim 11 , wherein the energizer is arranged separately from the counterpart orientation means in the aerosol generation device. 
     
     
         13 . The aerosol generation device according to  claim 9 , wherein the counterpart orientation means is hollow. 
     
     
         14 . The aerosol generation device according to  claim 9 , the counterpart orientation means has a length, in an insertion direction of the article, of at most 10 mm. 
     
     
         15 . An aerosol generation system comprising the aerosol generation article according to  claim 1 ; and an aerosol generation device Comprising:
 the cavity having an opening end and a bottom end and configured to receive the aerosol generation article, wherein the cavity comprises:
 a penetration portion at a bottom end of the cavity, configured to breach the self-sealing airflow barrier of the aerosol generation article, and 
 a counterpart orientation means configured to correspond to the orientation means of the aerosol generation article, the counterpart orientation means configured to indicate and/or guide the orientation of the aerosol generation article relative to the cavity when the aerosol generation article is inserted into the cavity. 
   
     
     
         16 . The aerosol generation system according to  claim 15 , wherein the aerosol generation article comprises a first orientation and a second orientation with regards to the cavity of the aerosol generation device, wherein the aerosol generation article is consumed more effectively when the aerosol generation article is arranged in a way that the first orientation faces a predetermined position of the aerosol generation device. 
     
     
         17 . The aerosol generation system according to  claim 15 , wherein the orientation means of the aerosol generation article have a shape which corresponds to a shape of the counterpart orientation means of the aerosol generation device, such that the orientation means can be fitted into the counterpart orientation means during an insertion of the aerosol generation article into the aerosol generation device. 
     
     
         18 . The aerosol generation device according to  claim 8 , wherein the self-sealing airflow barrier comprises silicone rubber. 
     
     
         19 . The aerosol generation device according to  claim 7 , wherein the orientation means have a shape of a cube. 
     
     
         20 . The aerosol generation device according to  claim 4 , wherein the heater comprises an inductively heatable susceptor.