System for manufacturing aerosol generating medium, method of manufacturing aerosol generating article, aerosol generating article, and aerosol generating system

Abstract

An aerosol-generating medium manufacturing system according to various embodiments may comprise: a chamber defining a manufacturing space; a medium source unit disposed in the manufacturing space; a heating unit for heating the medium source unit in order to release a transition material from the medium source unit; a circulation unit for circulating the transition material; and a transition unit that is transferred to the transition material.

1 . A system for manufacturing an aerosol generating medium, the system comprising:
 a chamber configured to form a manufacturing space;   a medium raw material portion disposed in the manufacturing space; and   a transfer portion disposed in the manufacturing space and onto which a transfer material released from the medium raw material portion is adsorbed,   wherein the aerosol generating medium is manufactured from the transfer portion.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a heater configured to heat the medium raw material portion to activate release of the transfer material from the medium raw material portion.   
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a circulator configured to circulate the transfer material.   
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the chamber is configured to seal the manufacturing space so that the transfer material is not released to an outside of the manufacturing space. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 a storage having a storage space on which the transfer portion sits.   
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein one surface of the storage is open and the other surface is perforated, the storage space communicates with the medium raw material portion, and the storage comprises a plastic material. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the medium raw material portion is pH treated. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the medium raw material portion comprises at least one component of calcium carbonate (K 2 CO 3 ), sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO 3 ), or calcium oxide (CaO). 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the medium raw material portion comprises at least one of by-products containing tobacco fine powder or tobacco leaf powder, reconstituted tobacco sheets, leaf tobacco, or wet granules containing nicotine, and the transfer material is free nicotine. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the transfer portion comprises an acetate component. 
     
     
         11 . A method of manufacturing an aerosol generating article, the method comprising:
 providing a medium raw material portion to a chamber forming a manufacturing space;   heating the medium raw material portion to release a transfer material from the medium raw material portion;   circulating the transfer material;   transferring the transfer material to a transfer portion; and   processing the aerosol generating article by processing the transfer portion.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the processing comprises cutting the transfer portion transferred by the transfer material. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the processing further comprises coupling a filter to the cut transfer portion after the cutting. 
     
     
         14 . An aerosol generating article comprising:
 a medium segment,   wherein the medium segment is manufactured by cutting a transfer portion onto which free nicotine released from a medium raw material portion containing nicotine is adsorbed.   
     
     
         15 . The aerosol generating article of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 a filter segment disposed downstream of the medium segment.