Article for use with an apparatus for heating aerosolisable material

Abstract

An article for use with an apparatus for heating aerosol generating material to volatize at least one component of the aerosol generating material to generate an inhalable aerosol. The article can include a first section defining a cavity that contains aerosol generating material, wherein the aerosol generating material partially fills the cavity. The article is configured to receive in the cavity a heating element of the apparatus. The aerosol generating material is arranged to be displaceable within the cavity with respect to the heating element. The article can include a first section containing aerosol generating material, wherein the aerosol generating material includes a plurality of pieces of material comprising tobacco. The article includes a first plug defining a first end of the first section, wherein the first plug includes tobacco.

1 . An article for use with an apparatus for heating aerosol generating material to volatilize at least one component of the aerosol generating material to generate an inhalable aerosol, the article comprising:
 a first section defining a cavity that contains aerosol generating material, wherein the aerosol generating material partially fills the cavity, wherein the article is configured to receive in the cavity a heating element of the apparatus and wherein the aerosol generating material is arranged to be displaceable within the cavity with respect to the heating element.   
     
     
         2 . The article according to  claim 1  wherein the aerosol generating material is arranged within the cavity so that movement of the article causes displacement of the aerosol generating material within the cavity so as to reposition aerosol generating material with respect to the heating element 
     
     
         3 . The article according to  claim 1 , wherein the aerosol generating material comprises a plurality of individual pieces of aerosol generating material and, preferably individual pieces of tobacco material. 
     
     
         4 . The article according to  claim 3  wherein the aerosol generating material comprises a plurality of beads or pellets. 
     
     
         5 . The article according to  claim 1 , wherein the aerosol generating material occupies about 80% to 95% of the volume of the cavity. 
     
     
         6 . The article according to  claim 5  wherein aerosol generating material occupies about 88% to 92% of the volume of the cavity. 
     
     
         7 . The article according to  claim 1  wherein the first section comprises a first blocking member that defines a first end of the cavity and, preferably, the first blocking member is a first plug. 
     
     
         8 . The article according to  claim 7  wherein the first blocking member comprises aerosol generating material and, preferably, comprises tobacco material. 
     
     
         9 . The article according to  claim 7 , wherein the first section comprises a second blocking member that defines a second end of the cavity and, preferably, the second blocking member is a second plug. 
     
     
         10 . The article according to  claim 9  wherein the second blocking member comprises aerosol generating material and, preferably, comprises tobacco material. 
     
     
         11 . The article according to  claim 7 , wherein the first blocking member is arranged to enable the heating element of the apparatus to extend through the first blocking member into the cavity when the article is inserted in the apparatus. 
     
     
         12 . The article according to  claim 1 , wherein the article further comprises a tube filter section. 
     
     
         13 . The article according to  claim 1 , wherein the article further comprises a cooling section and, preferably, the cooling section comprises an aerosol generating material. 
     
     
         14 . The article according to  claim 1 , further comprising a filter section and, preferably, the filter section is at a mouth end of the article. 
     
     
         15 . The article according to  claim 14 , wherein the filter section comprises an aerosol modifying agent and, preferably, comprises a flavorant. 
     
     
         16 . The article according to  claim 15  comprising an aerosol modifying agent release component that comprises the aerosol modifying agent and, preferably, wherein the aerosol modifying agent release component is a capsule. 
     
     
         17 . An article for use in an apparatus for heating aerosol generating material to volatilize at least one component of the aerosol generating material to generate an inhalable aerosol, the article comprising:
 a first section containing aerosol generating material, wherein the aerosol generating material comprises a plurality of pieces of material comprising tobacco, wherein the article comprises a first plug defining a first end of the first section, wherein the first plug comprises tobacco.   
     
     
         18 . An article according to  claim 17 , wherein the tobacco of the first plug comprises reconstituted tobacco. 
     
     
         19 . The article according to  claim 17 , wherein the article comprises a second plug defining a second end of the first section, wherein the second plug comprises tobacco and, preferably, comprises reconstituted tobacco. 
     
     
         20 . The article according to  claim 17 , wherein the plurality of pieces of material comprising tobacco comprise tobacco beads or pellets. 
     
     
         21 . The article according to  claim 17 , wherein the first section defines a cavity containing the aerosol generating material and the aerosol generating material occupies about 80% to 95% of the volume of the cavity. 
     
     
         22 . The article according to  claim 21  wherein aerosol generating material occupies about 88% to 92% of the volume of the cavity. 
     
     
         23 . The article according to  claim 17 , wherein the article is configured to receive in the first section a heating element of the apparatus, wherein the plurality of pieces of material comprising tobacco are displaceable within the first section so as to be repositionable with respect to the heating element. 
     
     
         24 . A system comprising a heating apparatus arranged to heat aerosol generating material to volatilize at least one component of said aerosol generating material and an article according to  claim 1  for use with the heating apparatus, wherein;
 the heating apparatus comprises:
 at least one heater element for heating the aerosol generating material of the article when in use. 
 
 
     
     
         25 . A system according to  claim 24  wherein the housing comprises a first opening through which the article can be inserted into the heating apparatus.