Non-combustible aerosol provision device

Abstract

A non-combustible aerosol provision device (100) for generating an aerosol from aerosol-generating material comprised in a consumable is provided. The device comprises a receptacle (102) for receiving a consumable comprising aerosol-generating material; and an adaptor (1402, 206) for being received in the receptacle, wherein the adaptor is configured to adapt the receptacle to receive, one at a time, each of a plurality of consumables (300, 302) having different sizes.

1 . A non-combustible aerosol provision device for generating an aerosol from aerosol-generating material comprised in a consumable, the non-combustible aerosol provision device comprising:
 a receptacle for receiving a consumable comprising aerosol-generating material; and   an adaptor for being received in the receptacle, wherein the adaptor is configured to adapt the receptacle to receive, one at a time, each of a plurality of consumables having different sizes.   
     
     
         2 . The non-combustible aerosol provision device according to  claim 1 , wherein the adaptor comprises:
 a first cylindrical body commencing at a proximal adaptor end of the adaptor and extending towards a distal adaptor end, the proximal adaptor end being the end of the adaptor which is nearest to a user's mouth when the user inhales, in use, aerosol provided by the non-combustible aerosol provision device while the adaptor is received in the receptacle, and the distal adaptor end being the end of the adaptor which is farthest from the user's mouth when the user inhales, in use, aerosol provided by the non-combustible aerosol provision device while the adaptor is received in the receptacle, wherein:   the first cylindrical body comprises a retention element configured to hold, one at a time, each of the plurality of consumables.   
     
     
         3 . The non-combustible aerosol provision device according to  claim 2 , wherein:
 the retention element comprises two or more resilient protrusions extending from the first cylindrical body into a cavity defined by the first cylindrical body, wherein the resilient protrusions are deformable to accommodate and hold therebetween, one at a time, each of the plurality of consumables.   
     
     
         4 . The non-combustible aerosol provision device according to  claim 3 , wherein:
 the two or more resilient protrusions are provided towards the proximal adaptor end of the adaptor, and wherein the two or more protrusions are circumferentially arranged relative to each other.   
     
     
         5 . The non-combustible aerosol provision device according to  claim 2 , wherein:
 the first cylindrical body comprises a fluted material formed into a cylindrical shape, wherein the fluted material functions as the retention element.   
     
     
         6 . The non-combustible aerosol provision device according to  claim 2 , wherein:
 the retention element comprises a plurality of resilient fingers extending from the first cylindrical body into a cavity defined by the first cylindrical body, and the resilient fingers are deformable to accommodate and hold in position, one at a time, the plurality of consumables.   
     
     
         7 . The non-combustible aerosol provision device according to  claim 1 , wherein the adaptor comprises:
 a first stop positioned towards a distal adaptor end of the adaptor and dimensioned to inhibit movement of a first consumable of the plurality of consumables of a first given size past the first stop in a direction of the distal adaptor end and allow the movement of a second consumable of the plurality of consumables of a second given size past the first stop in the direction of the distal adaptor end, wherein:   the proximal adaptor end is the end of the adaptor which is nearest to a user's mouth when the user inhales, in use, aerosol provided by the non-combustible aerosol provision device while the adaptor is received in the receptacle, and the distal adaptor end is the end of the adaptor which is farthest from the user's mouth when the user inhales, in use, aerosol provided by the non-combustible aerosol provision device while the adaptor is received in the receptacle.   
     
     
         8 . The non-combustible aerosol provision device according to  claim 7 , wherein the adaptor comprises:
 a second stop positioned closer to the distal adaptor end than the first stop, the second stop being dimensioned to inhibit the movement of the second consumable past the second stop in the direction of the distal adaptor end.   
     
     
         9 . The non-combustible aerosol provision device according to  claim 1 , wherein the adaptor comprises:
 a tube for receiving, one at a time, each of the plurality of consumables, wherein the tube comprises:   a first retention structure formed towards a proximal end of the tube for holding in position, one at a time, each of the plurality of consumables; and   a second retention structure formed towards a distal end of the tube for holding in position, one at a time, each of the plurality of consumables, wherein:   the proximal end of the tube is the end which is nearest to a user's mouth when the user inhales, in use, aerosol provided by the non-combustible aerosol provision device while the adaptor is received in the receptacle, and the distal end of the tube is the end which is farthest from the user's mouth when the user inhales, in use, aerosol provided by the non-combustible aerosol provision device while the adaptor is received in the receptacle.   
     
     
         10 . The non-combustible aerosol provision device according to  claim 9 , wherein:
 each of the first and second retention structures comprises:
 two or more resilient protrusions, wherein the resilient protrusions are deformable to accommodate and hold therebetween, one at a time, the first and the second consumables in position. 
   
     
     
         11 . The non-combustible aerosol provision device according to  claim 10 , wherein:
 the two or more resilient protrusions extend from the tube into a cavity defined by the tube, and are circumferentially arranged relative to each other.   
     
     
         12 . A non-combustible aerosol provision device for heating aerosol-generating material in a consumable to volatilize at least one component of said aerosol-generating material, the non-combustible aerosol provision device comprising:
 a receptacle for selectively receiving, one at a time, each of a plurality of adaptors;   the plurality of adaptors for being received, one at a time, in the receptacle, wherein each of the plurality of adaptors is configured to adapt the receptacle to receive, one at a time, a respective consumable from a plurality of consumables having different sizes, each of the consumables comprising aerosol-generating material.   
     
     
         13 . The non-combustible aerosol provision device according to  claim 12 , wherein: the plurality of adaptors comprises a first adaptor which comprises:
 a first tubular section configured to accommodate a first consumable of the plurality of consumables, wherein the first tubular section terminates at a first termination depth towards a distal first adaptor end of the first adaptor, wherein the distal first adaptor end of the first adaptor is the end which is farthest from a user's mouth when the user inhales, in use, aerosol provided by the non-combustible aerosol provision device while the first adaptor is received in the receptacle; and   a first retention element provided towards a proximal first adaptor end of the first adaptor configured to hold in position the first consumable having a first width, the proximal first adaptor end being the end of the first adaptor which is nearest to the user's mouth when the user inhales, in use, aerosol provided by the non-combustible aerosol provision device while the first adaptor is received in the receptacle,   
       and wherein, the plurality of adaptors comprises a second adaptor which comprises:
 a second tubular section configured to accommodate a second consumable of the plurality of consumables, wherein the second tubular section terminates at a second termination depth toward a distal second adaptor end of the second adaptor, wherein the distal second adaptor end of the second adaptor is the end which is farthest from the user's mouth when the user inhales, in use, aerosol provided by the non-combustible aerosol provision device while the second adaptor is received in the receptacle; and 
 a second retention element provided towards a proximal second adaptor end of the second adaptor configured to hold in position the second consumable having a second width, the proximal second adaptor end being the end of the second adaptor which is nearest to the user's mouth when the user inhales, in use, aerosol provided by the non-combustible aerosol provision device which the second adaptor is received in the receptacle. 
 
     
     
         14 . The non-combustible aerosol provision device according to  claim 12 , wherein:
 each of the plurality of adaptors comprises one or more channels, wherein in each of the one or more channels is a resilient ring; and   a seal is formed between a given one of the adaptors and the receptacle via the one or more resilient rings corresponding to that given one of the adaptors, when that given one of the adaptors is received in the receptacle.   
     
     
         15 . The non-combustible aerosol provision device according to  claim 13 , wherein:
 the non-combustible aerosol provision device comprises a magnetic field generator;   each of the first tubular section and the second tubular section comprises a susceptor element spanning the length of the respective tubular section; and   the susceptor element is configured to generate heat in response to the susceptor element being penetrated by a varying magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generator.   
     
     
         16 . (canceled) 
     
     
         17 . The non-combustible aerosol provision device according to  claim 12 , wherein:
 each of the plurality of adaptors comprises:
 an absorbent element comprising an absorbent material. 
   
     
     
         18 - 21 . (canceled) 
     
     
         22 . The non-combustible aerosol provision device according to  claim 12 , wherein:
 each of the plurality of adaptors comprises:
 a cylindrical element formed by fluted material. 
   
     
     
         23 - 27 . (canceled) 
     
     
         28 . The non-combustible aerosol provision device according to  claim 12 , wherein:
 the plurality of adaptors comprises a first adaptor for receiving a first consumable of the plurality of consumables and a second adaptor for receiving a second consumable of the plurality of consumables, wherein:   the first adaptor comprises a first cavity for receiving the first consumable, wherein the first cavity is centrally aligned within the receptacle when the first adaptor is received in the receptacle;   the first adaptor comprises a first stop which is at a first distance away from a proximal end of the non-combustible aerosol provision device when the first adaptor is received in the receptacle, wherein the first stop is for inhibiting the movement of the first consumable towards a distal end of the non-combustible aerosol provision device past the first stop;   the second adaptor comprises a second cavity for receiving the second consumable, wherein the second cavity is centrally aligned within the receptacle when the second adaptor is received in the receptacle;   the second adaptor comprises a second stop which is at a second distance different to the first distance away from the proximal end of the non-combustible aerosol provision device when the second adaptor is received in the receptacle, wherein the second stop is for inhibiting the movement of the second consumable towards the distal end of the non-combustible aerosol provision device past the second stop;   the proximal end of the non-combustible aerosol provision device is the end which is nearest to a user's mouth when the user inhales, in use, aerosol provided by the non-combustible aerosol provision device; and
 the distal end of the non-combustible aerosol provision device is the end which is farthest from the user's mouth when the user inhales, in use, aerosol provided by the non-combustible aerosol provision device. 
   
     
     
         29 . A non-combustible aerosol provision system comprising:
 the non-combustible aerosol provision device according to claim  28 ;   a first consumable comprising aerosol-generating material, the first consumable having a first consumable length and a first consumable width; and   a second consumable comprising aerosol-generating material, the second consumable having a second consumable length different to the first consumable length and a second consumable width different to the first consumable width, wherein:   when the first consumable is received in the first adaptor and the first adaptor is received in the receptacle, the first consumable is centrally aligned within the receptacle and the first consumable protrudes from a proximal end of the non-combustible aerosol provision device by a given amount; and   when the second consumable is received in the second adaptor and the second adaptor is received in the receptacle, the second consumable is centrally aligned within the receptacle and the second consumable protrudes from the proximal end of the non-combustible aerosol provision device by the given amount.   
     
     
         30 . A non-combustible aerosol provision device for generating an aerosol from aerosol-generating material in a consumable, the non-combustible aerosol provision device comprising:
 a receptacle for receiving a consumable comprising aerosol-generating material; and   an adaptor for being removably received in the receptacle, wherein:   the receptacle is configured to receive a first consumable having a first size when the adaptor is not received in the receptacle and the adaptor is configured to adapt the receptacle to receive a second consumable having a second size different to the first size when the adaptor is received in the receptacle; and   the adaptor comprises a retention element configured to hold in position the second consumable.   
     
     
         31 - 33 . (canceled)