Aerosol generating device system

Abstract

An aerosol generating device system for generating an aerosol from aerosol-generating material including a primary body; a first auxiliary body removably mountable to the primary body having a first cavity arranged to receive at least a portion of an article containing aerosol-generating material; and a second auxiliary body removably mountable to the primary body including a second cavity arranged to receive at least a portion of an article containing aerosol-generating material; wherein the first auxiliary body and second auxiliary body are arranged to be interchangeably attached to the primary body; and wherein the first cavity has a first configuration and the second cavity has a second configuration, the first configuration being different to the second configuration such that a portion of an article receivable by the first cavity is different than the portion receivable by the second cavity.

1 . An aerosol generating device system for generating an aerosol from aerosol-generating material comprising:
 a primary body;   a first auxiliary body removably mountable to the primary body comprising a first cavity arranged to receive at least a portion of an article containing aerosol-generating material; and   a second auxiliary body removably mountable to the primary body comprising a second cavity arranged to receive at least a portion of an article containing aerosol-generating material;   wherein the first auxiliary body and second auxiliary body are arranged to be interchangeably attached to the primary body; and   wherein the first cavity has a first configuration and the second cavity has a second configuration, the first configuration being different to the second configuration such that a portion of an article receivable by the first cavity is different than a portion of an article receivable by the second cavity.   
     
     
         2 . The aerosol generating device of  claim 1 , wherein the first cavity is different to the second cavity in at least one spatial aspect. 
     
     
         3 . The aerosol generating device of  claim 1 , wherein the first cavity is configured to receive a different proportion of an article containing aerosol-generating material than the second cavity. 
     
     
         4 . The aerosol generating device of  claim 1 , wherein the first cavity is configured to receive a first article having a first article configuration and the second cavity is configured to receive a second article having a second, different, article configuration. 
     
     
         5 . The aerosol generating device of  claim 1 , wherein the first cavity defines a first article receiving volume and the second cavity defines a second article receiving volume, the first article receiving volume having at least one dimension different from the second article receiving volume. 
     
     
         6 . The aerosol generating device of  claim 1 , wherein the first auxiliary body comprises a locating protrusion protruding in the first cavity. 
     
     
         7 . The aerosol generating device of  claim 6 , wherein the second auxiliary body is free from a locating protrusion protruding in the second cavity. 
     
     
         8 . The aerosol generating device of  claim 6 , wherein the locating protrusion of the first auxiliary body is a first locating protrusion and the second auxiliary body comprises a second locating protrusion protruding in the second cavity. 
     
     
         9 . The aerosol generating device of  claim 1 , wherein the first cavity extends to an opening in the first auxiliary body through which an article is arranged to protrude from the aerosol generating device. 
     
     
         10 . The aerosol generating device of  claim 1 , wherein the first auxiliary body comprises an airpath extending from the first cavity to an opening on a peripheral face of the first auxiliary body. 
     
     
         11 . The aerosol generating device of  claim 10 , wherein the first auxiliary body is a mouthpiece. 
     
     
         12 . The aerosol generating device of  claim 1 , wherein the airpath is a bore and wherein the diameter of the bore is less than the diameter of the first cavity. 
     
     
         13 . The aerosol generating device of  claim 1 , wherein the device comprises a heating module,
 wherein the heating module is removably attached to the primary body, the primary body and the heating module being separable.   
     
     
         14 . The aerosol generating device of  claim 13 , wherein the configuration of the first cavity differs from the configuration of the second cavity such that a portion of a heating module receivable by the first cavity is different than a portion of a heating module receivable by the second cavity. 
     
     
         15 . The aerosol generating device of  claim 13 , wherein the heating module is configured to interchangeably extend in the first auxiliary body and the second auxiliary body. 
     
     
         16 . A kit for an aerosol generating device system for generating an aerosol from aerosol-generating material comprising:
 a first auxiliary body removably mountable to a primary body of an aerosol generating device, the first auxiliary body comprising a first cavity arranged to receive at least a portion of an article containing aerosol-generating material; and   a second auxiliary body removably mountable to the primary body, the second auxiliary body comprising a second cavity arranged to receive at least a portion of an article containing aerosol-generating material;   wherein the first auxiliary body and second auxiliary body are arranged to be interchangeably attached to the primary body; and   wherein the first cavity has a first configuration and the second cavity has a second configuration, the first configuration being different to the second configuration such that a portion of an article receivable by the first cavity is different than a portion of an article receivable by the second cavity.   
     
     
         17 . An aerosol generating system comprising the aerosol generating device system of  claim 1 , and an article containing aerosol generating material. 
     
     
         18 . The aerosol generating device of  claim 14 , wherein the heating module is configured to interchangeably extend in the first auxiliary body and the second auxiliary body. 
     
     
         19 . An aerosol generating system comprising the kit for an aerosol generating device system of  claim 16  and an article containing aerosol generating material.