Mouthpiece for inhaling an aerosol with flavor granules

Abstract

A mouthpiece for inhaling an aerosol is provided, the mouthpiece including: an airflow path for an aerosol, the airflow path leading through the mouthpiece; and flavor granules arranged in the airflow path, the flavor granules containing at least one flavoring agent for flavoring the aerosol, the flavor granules being configured to be movable by a user's puff, the flavor granules including a porous matrix material including the at least one flavoring agent, and the porous matrix material having a density of between 0.4 and 2 g/cm 3 .

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         16 . A mouthpiece for inhaling an aerosol, the mouthpiece comprising:
 an airflow path for an aerosol, the airflow path leading through the mouthpiece; and   flavor granules arranged in the airflow path, the flavor granules containing at least one flavoring agent for flavoring the aerosol,   wherein the flavor granules are configured to be movable by a user's puff,   wherein the flavor granules comprise a porous matrix material including the at least one flavoring agent, and   wherein the porous matrix material has a density of between 0.4 and 2 g/cm 3 .   
     
     
         17 . The mouthpiece according to  claim 16 , wherein the at least one flavoring agent is embedded within the porous matrix material. 
     
     
         18 . The mouthpiece according to  claim 16 , wherein the porous matrix material has a density of between 0.5 to 1.1 g/cm 3 . 
     
     
         19 . The mouthpiece according to  claim 17 , wherein the porous matrix material has a porosity of between 0.11 and 0.45. 
     
     
         20 . The mouthpiece according to  claim 17 , wherein the porous matrix material is water-insoluble. 
     
     
         21 . The mouthpiece according to  claim 17 , wherein the porous matrix material comprises one or more of: plastic, cellulosic material, lignocellulosic material, ceramic material, minerals, and fabric. 
     
     
         22 . The mouthpiece according to  claim 17 , wherein the porous matrix material is selected from a group consisting of: basalt stone, bamboo fiber composites, cork, modal fabric composite, nonwoven, cellulose composite, cyclodextrin. 
     
     
         23 . The mouthpiece according to  claim 16 , wherein the flavor granules have a particle diameter of between 0.7 millimeters and 4.7 millimeters. 
     
     
         24 . The mouthpiece according to  claim 16 , wherein the flavor granules have a particle diameter of between 1.7 millimeters and 3.8 millimeters. 
     
     
         25 . The mouthpiece according to  claim 16 , further comprising a longitudinal axis, wherein the airflow path is partly arranged diagonally to the longitudinal axis. 
     
     
         26 . The mouthpiece according to  claim 16 ,
 further comprising an inlet portion configured for receiving the aerosol and an outlet portion configured for outflow of the aerosol,   wherein the airflow path is arranged between the inlet portion and the outlet portion.   
     
     
         27 . The mouthpiece according to  claim 26 , wherein the inlet portion comprises a tubular section configured to be detachably connectable to a cartridge. 
     
     
         28 . The mouthpiece according to  claim 27 , wherein the tubular section is arranged along a longitudinal axis of the mouthpiece. 
     
     
         29 . The mouthpiece according to  claim 16 ,
 further comprising an outer wall,   wherein the outer wall comprises at least one mouthpiece air inlet configured for allowing ambient air to enter the mouthpiece.   
     
     
         30 . An aerosol-generating system, comprising
 a mouthpiece according to  claim 16 ;   a cartridge containing an aerosol-forming substrate; and   an aerosol-generating device,   wherein the mouthpiece is configured to be detachably connectable to the cartridge.