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    IMO | US 20150013696A1 co») United States c2) Patent Application Publication (0) Pub. No.: US 2015/0013696 Al Plojoux et al. (43) Pub, Date: Jan. 15, 2015 (64) EXTRACTOR FOR AN Publication Classification AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE, (1) Imck (71) Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel A2iE $7400 (2006.01) Hy (2) US.CL cre ALE 470008 2013.01) (72) Inventors: Julien Pajous, Geneva (CH); Olivier usPC 131/828; 131/329 Greim,Villars-Bureuin (CH); Dani Ruselo, Cressier (CH) on ABSTRACT. There is provided an extrcir for an aerosol-generting (73) Assignee: Phitip Mortis Products 8.4, Neuchatel device configured to reeive a smoking article including an cH aerosol-forming substrate and inching a heater for heating the aeosol-forming substrate to form the aerosol. The extra (21) Appl.No: 14/359,882 torisconfigued to extract the smoking article received inthe device, and includes asliding receptacle configured receive (22) PCTHiled: — Now.20,2012 tne smoking aicle, and a sleeve configured to receive the sliding receplacle. The sliding receplale is slidable in the (86) PCTNos —PCT/EP2012/073135 sleeve betweea a fist position in which the substate of the $371 Xt, smoking atcleis positioned o as to be heated by the heater, (2) Date, May 21,2014 ‘anda second position in which the substrate is substantially separated from the heater. The sliding receptacle inches a G0) Foreign Application Priority Data support configured to support the substrate when the sliding receptacle and the smoking article are moved from the fist Now. 21,2011 (EP) 11250907.0 position to the second position. There is also provided an Feb. 13,2012 (EP) 12135245.9 electrically heated smoking system including the extractor IV 107 «— 101 117 105b 15443 110 Patent Application Publication —_ Jan. 15, 2015 Sheet 1 of 7 US 2015/0013696 Al Patent Application Publication —_ Jan. 15, 2015 Sheet 2 of 7 US 2015/0013696 Al 207 117 ie ae Figure 3 403 405 103, 105 401 414 407 Figure 4 Figure 5 411b ta Patent Application Publication —_ Jan. 15, 2015 Sheet 3 of 7 US 2015/0013696 Al Figure 6 701 1 aes Figure 7B Patent Application Publication Jan. 15, 2015 Sheet 4 of 7 US 2015/0013696 Al Figure 8 903 101 901 Figure 9A Patent Application Publication Jan. 15, 2015 Sheet 5 of 7 US 2015/0013696 Al 203° 991 Figure 9B Patent Application Publication —_ Jan. 15, 2015 Sheet 6 of 7 US 2015/0013696 Al oo d tort (003 toot FIGURE 10 (013 loos Tere QV 4 iL FIGURE It un wy eH 30 gis 1001 Patent Application Publication —_ Jan. 15, 2015 Sheet 7 of 7 US 2015/0013696 Al 1200 1400 1320 1300/ 1400 1410 too, 1410 FIGURE (3 US 2015/0013696 Al EXTRACTOR FORAN AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE [0001] The present specication relates to an aeroso-gen- ‘erating device capable positioning an aerosol-forming sub strat therein, The specification further relates to an extactor for positioning an aeroso-forming substrate within the aero~ solgenerating device, The specification also relates 10 ‘extracting a smoking article from an electrically heated smoking system, [0002] A numberof prior ant documents disclose aerosol- enerting devices that includ, or example, heated smoking systems and electrically heated smoking systems. Oneadvan- tage of these systems is that they significantly reduce side~ stream smoke, while pemnitting the smoker to selectively suspend and reinitate smoking. An example of & heated smoking system is disclosed in US. Pat. No. 5,144,962, ‘which includes in one embodiment a lavour-generating medium in contact with a heater. When the medium is ‘exhausted, both it and the heater are replaced. An aerosol- enerating device where a substrate can be replaced without the need to remove the heating element is desirable [0003] The disclosure relates to an_aerosol-generating device capable of positioning an aeroso-forming substrate, the device comprising a heater for heating the serosol-form= ing substrate and configured for penetrating an intemal por- tion of the aerosol-forming substrate and an extractor, ‘wherein the extractor is capable of positioning the internal portion ofthe substeate in contact with the heater [0004] As used herein, the term ‘positioning’ relates the movement of the serosol-forming substrate relative to the heater ofthe aerosol-generating device. Thus, the extractor is ‘capable of moving the erosol-forming substrate relative to the heater inorder to facilitate the removal of the aerosol- forming substrate from the serosol-generating device 10005] As used herein, an ‘aerosol-generating device’ relates to a device that interacts with an aerosol- forming substrate to generate an aerosol. The aerosol-forming sub- strate may be part of an aerosol-generating article, for ‘example part of a smoking article. An aerosol-generating device may comprise one or more components wsed to supply ‘energy from a power supply to an setosol-forming substrate to generate an aerosol. For example, an aerosol-generating ‘device may bea heated aerosobgenerating device. An aero sol-genorating dovice may bean electrically heated aeeosol- generating device ora gas-heated erosol-generating device ‘An aerosol-generting device may be a smoking device that interacts with an aerosol-forming substrate of an aerosol- generating article 1 generate an aerosol that is directly inhal- able into a user's lungs thorough the user's mouth. An aero- sol-zenerating device may bea holder. 10006] Asusedherein, the term ‘aerosol-forming substrate’ relates toa substrate capable of releasing volatile compounds that can form an aerosol. Such volatile compounds may be released by heating the aerosol-forming substrate. An aero- sol forming substrate may conveniently be part of anaeeosol- generating anile or smoking ancl. [0007] As used herein, the tems ‘aerosol-generating ‘antic and “smoking article‘ refer to an article comprising an serosol-orming substrate hat iseapable of eeasing volatile ‘compounds that can form an aerosol, For example, an era sol-genorating anile may be a smoking article that generates snaerosol thats drwy inalable into a user's ngs through Jan. 15, 2015 the user's mouth, An aerosol-generting article may be dis- posable. The term ‘smoking article" is generally used hereaf= tee {0008} Preferably a smoking article is a heated smoking aticle, which is a smoking article comprising an aerosol forming substrate that is intended to be heated rather than combusted in order to release volatile compounds that can orm an aerosol. The aerosol formed by heating the aerosol- forming substrate may contain fewer known harmfal cou- stituents than would be produced by combustion or pyrolytic degradation of the aerosol-forming substrate. A smoking aicle may be, or may comprise, a tobacco sick. {0009} Inoneembodiment, theextractor postions the aero solforming substrate in. first position anda second position, the first positon being an operating position defined by the heater being in contact with the aerosol-orming substrate, and the second postion being an extraction position defined by the aerosol-forming substrate being separated from the heater, Thus, the extrctor may be movable coupled to an aerosol-generaing device, and may be movable between a first postion in which the serosol-frming substrate is in contact with a heater ofthe aerosol-generating device, and a second position in which the aerosol-forming substrate is separated fom the heater. Preferably the extractor remains coupled tothe aerosol-generating device whea ia the fist positon, the second postion and any intermediate point between the first postion and sovond postion, The extractor may be removably coupleable to the aerosol-generating device. [0010] Theextractor may comprise sliding ecepacle for ‘eceivinga smoking artele the sliding receptacle being sid- able between the frst postion and the second position. The entire extractor including the sliding recepacle may move to translate the sliding receptacle between the first positon and the second position. Alternatively only the sliding receptacle ofthe extractor may be slidable Between the firs position and the second position, [011] The first position of the sliding receptacle is an ‘operating postion in which the heater ca heat the aezosol- forming substrate of the smoking antile to form the aerosol Asknown to those of ordinary skill i the at aa aerosl i ‘suspension of solid particles olguid droplets or both solid particles and liquid droplets in a gas, such as air. The second position of the sliding receptacle is an extraction positon ‘hich facilitates removal of the smoking article from the sorosol-generating device. The upstream and downstream ends of the serosol-generating device are defined with respect ‘o the airflow when the user takes. pul. Typically, incoming air enters the aerosol-generating device atthe upstream end, combines with the aerosol, and carries the aerosol ia the sieflow towards the usee's mouth atthe downstream end [0012] Inoneembodiment an erosol-generating device is capable of recevingan erosol-farming substrate. The device ‘comprises heater for heating the aerosol-forming substrate, the heater being configured for penetrating an intemal portion ofthe erosol-forming substrate, and an extractor forextact- ing the aerosol-fomning substrate received in the aerosol- generating device, The extractor is movably coupled to the erosol-generating device between a first position anda sec- ‘ond position, the first position being an operating positon defined by the heater being in contact with the aerosol-form- ag substrate, and the second positon being an extraction positon defined by the aeroso-forming substrate being sep rated fom the heater US 2015/0013696 Al [0013] Theextractor may comprise a sliding receptacle for receiving the aerosol-generating article, an aperture being defined though a wal ofthe sliding receptacle for allowing the heater to penetrate the aerosol-forming substrate received within the sliding receptacle when the extractors ia the fist position. [0014] Inone embodiment, smoking article including the serosol-forming substrate is provided 1 the aeosol-penerat- ing device, In this embodiment, the smoking article remains substantially stationary relative tothe siding receptaceas the sliding receptacle slides between the first position andl the Second position. The term “substantially stationary” is defined a a variation in positon on the order of millimeters during use of the aerosol-zenerating device. The reveptacle ‘andthe smoking article move elativeto the othercomponeats of the aeosol-generating device, including the hester. This allows removal of the smoking anticle from the aerosol-gen- erating device to be achieved in two phases. Ina fist phase, ‘he smoking article and siding receptacle are moved by slid- ing, while the aerosol-forming substrate is supported, relative 'o components ofthe aerosol-generating device, in particular the beater. ln a second phase, the smoking article, naw sepa- rate from the heater, ean be removed from the sliding reep- ladle, [0015] The iavention allows the integrity of the aerosol- forming substrate tobe substantially maintained asthe smok- ing article is removed from the aerosol-zenerting device. ‘The risk that Joose shreds of aerosol-forming substrate are pmxduced during removal and retained in the werosol-gener- ating device is significantly reduced. This is advantageous, for example, because the aerosol-generating device will need less frequent cleaning. [0016] Inoue embociment, the extractor further comprises a sleeve for receiving the sliding receptacle, such that the sliding receptacle is arranged to slide inthe sleeve between the frst and second positions. Alternatively, the sleeve may form par ofthe housing ofthe elececally heated smoking system and may not comprise a separate component, [0017] The sleeve may comprise an open ended tube. The lubemay be cylindrical Thesliding receptacle may comprise ‘cylindrical tube, ora substantially eylindrieal shape, having a diameter slightly smaller than the diameter ofthe sleeve, such that the sliding receptacle canbe received in the sleeve ‘The sliding receptacle may include a flange arranged to abut the sleeve when the sliding receptacle isin the fist position Assuming the smoking article is correctly received in the sliding receptacle, this allows the aerosol-forming substrate ‘ofthe smoking article to be correctly positioned so as to be hated by the heater inthe fest position. [0018] The serosol-generating device may further com- prise stopper for preventing the sliding receptacle from sliding out ofthe aerosol-generating device when the sliding receptacle is moved to the second position. The stopper may be arranged to cooperate with stopper receiving means, for ‘example an indent or depression for receiving the stopper ‘The stopper may be provided on the sliding receptacle. The sopper receiving meaas may be provided on the sleve or on another part of the aerosol-generating device. Alternatively, the stopper may be pravided on te sleeve or on another pat ‘of the aerosol-zeneraing deviee and the stopper receiving means may be provided on the sliding receptacle, 10019] The serosol-generating device may further com- Drie a guide pin for guiding the shiding receptacle as the sliding receptacle is moved between the first and second Jan. 15, 2015 positions. The guide pin substantially prevents the sliding receptacle from rotating in the serosol-generating device oF sleeve. The guide pin may be arangedto cooperate witha slot ‘rgroove. Theuide pin, forexample, may beprovidedonthe sliding receptacle. The slot or groove may be provided inthe sleeve or in another part of the aerosol-generating device Altematively, the guide pin may be provided onthe sleeve of ‘on another part ofthe serosol-generating device andthe slot Dor groove may be provided in the sliding receptacle. [0020] The sliding receptacle may comprise insulting ‘material, for proving insulation from the heat of the heater, Alternatively or additionally the sleeve may comprise insu- lating material, for providing insulation from the heat ofthe heater. [0021] ‘The aerosol-generating device may’ be an electri- cally heated smoking system comprising an clectricheater. In other embodiments the aerosol-generating device may be a heater smoking system comprising a gas-burer, or some source ofheat oer than electricity Inone embodiment, there is provided an electrically heated smoking system for receiv- nga smoking article including an aerosol forming substrate, the electrically heated smoking system capable of positioning the aerosol-forming substate and comprising: an electic heater for heating the aerosol-forming substrate and config- ured for penetrating an intemal portion ofthe serosol-frt- ing substrate; and anextractorforextractinga smoking article received inthe electrically heated smoking system, wherein the extractor is capable of positioning the intemal portion of the serosol-forming substrate in contact with the heater, the extractor comprising a sliding receptacle for receiving the smoking ancl the sliding receptacle being slidable between ‘frst position in which the aerosol-forming substrate ofthe smoking articles positioned so as to be heated by the electric heater, and a second position in which the aerosol forming substrate i substantially separated from the electri heater. [0022] The term “electric heater” refers to one or mone electric heating elements. The electric heater may comprise ‘an internal electric heating element for at least partially inserting into the aerosol-forming substrate of the smoking aniele when the smoking article is received in the sliding receptacle and the sliding receptacle i inthe frst postion. An atenal heating element” is one which is suitable for inser- ‘ion into an aerosol-fomming material. The invention is pae- ticularly advantageous when used in conjunction with an internal eating element sine, in that ease, there may be a tendency for the aerosolforming substrate to stick to the heating element and therefore 19 break up as the aerosol- orang substrate is separate from the heating element. [0023] Altematvely oradationally the electric heater may ‘comprise an external heating clement. The term “external beating element” refers to one tata east partially surounds the aerosol-forming substrate, The eletrc heater may com- prise one oF more intemal heating elements and one or more external heating elements, [0024] The electric heater may comprise a single heating element. Alternatively, the electric heater may comprise more than one heating element. The heating element or heating elements may be aranged appropriately so as to most effe tively heat the aerosol-orming substrate, [0025] The electric heater may comprise an electrically resistive material. Suitable electrically resistive materials include but aze not limited to: semiconductors such as doped ceramics, electrically “conductive” ceramies (such a5, for example, molybdenum disilcide), carbon, graphite, metals, US 2015/0013696 Al metal alloys and composite materials made of a ceramic raterial and a metallic material. Such composite materials ‘may comprise doped or uadopes ceramics, Examples of su able doped ceramics inelude doped silicon carbides Examples of suitable metals include titanium, zirconium, tantalum and metals from the platinum group. Examples of suitable metal alloys include stainless steel, nickel, cobalt, cchromium-,sluminiumstitanium-zigcoaium-, balnium., no: bium-, molybdenum-, tantalum, tungsten tn, galium-, manganese- and iron-containing alloys, and superalloys based on nickel, iron, cobalt, stainless steel, metab and iron-manganese-aluminium based alloys. Incomposite mate- rials, the electrically resistive material may optionally be ‘embedded in, encapsulated or coated with a insulating mate- rialor vice-versa, depending onthekineties of energy transfer tnd the extemal physicochemical properties required. Alter- naively the electric heatermay compriseaninffa-redhesting ‘element, a photonic source, or an inductive heating element. 10026] The electric heater may take any suitable form. For ‘example, the electri heater may take the form of a heating blade. Alternatively the elecric heater may take the form of ‘a casing or substrate having different eletro-conduective por- lions, or an electrically resistive metallic tube. iteratively, ‘one or more heating needles or rods that rua through the ‘entre of the arosol-forming substrate may be as already described. Alternatively, the eletrc heater may be a disk (6nd) heater or a combination ofa disk heater with beating noedles of rods, Other alternatives inelude a heating wire oF filament, for example a Ni—Cr (Nickel-Chromium),plat- ‘nm, tungsten o alloy wire ora heating plate, Optionally, the heating element may be deposited in or on a rigid camer material. [0027] The electric heater may comprises heat sink, or heat reservoir comprising # material capable of absorbing and storing heat and subsequently celeasing the heat overtime to the aerosol-forming substrate, The heatsink may be formed ‘of any suitable material, such asa suitable metal or ceramic material. In one embodiment, the material has high heat ‘capacity’ (sensible heat storage material), or is material ‘capable of absorbing and subsequently releasing heat via 3 reversible process, such asa high temperature phase change. Suitable sensible heat storage materials include sliea gel, lumina, carbon, glass mat, glas fibre, minerals, a metal or alloy suet a aluminium, silver or lead, and a cellulose mate- rial suchas paper. Other suitable materials which release heat via a reversible phase change include paraffin, sodium acetate, naphthalene, wax, polyethylene oxide, ametal, metal salt, mixture of eutectic salts or an alloy [0028] Theheat sinkorheat reservoirmay be arranged such thatitis dretly in contact with the seosol-forming subsrate ‘and can transfer the stored heat directly to the substrate. Atematively the heat stored inthe heat sink o heat reservoir may be wansferredto the aerosol-forming substate by means ‘ofa heat conductor, suchas a metallic tube. 0029] The electric heater may heat the aerosol-forming ‘substrate by means of conduction. The electric heater may be atleast partially in contact with the substrate or the earier on ‘which the substrate is deposited. Altematively, the heat fom, theelecitic eatermay be conducted to thesubstrateby means ‘ofa heat conductive element [0030] iteratively the electic heater may transfereat to the incoming ambient ae that is drawn through the electi- cally heated smoking system during use, which in turn eats Jan. 15, 2015 the aerosol-forming substrate by convection. The ambient ai ‘ay be heated before passing through the aerosol-forming substrate, [0031] In one embodiment, electric energy is supplied to the electric heater util the heating element or elements of the electric heater reach a temperature of between approximately 250° C. and 440° C. Any suitable temperature sensor and ‘control cireuitry may be used inorder to contro heating ofthe heating element of elements to reach the temperature of betwoen approximately 250° C, and 440° C. This is in con- ‘east t conventional cigarettes ia which the combustion of tobacco and cigarette wrapper may reach 800° C. [0032] The sliding receptacle may include a support for supporting the aerosol-fomning substrate of the smoking ticle as the sliding receptacle and the smoking article are being moved from the first position tothe second postion. {0033} In one embodiment, the support for supporting the Aaerosal-forming substrate ofthe smoking aticle comprises a face af the sliding receptacle, the face inchuding at least one aperture for allowing though-flow of ai. Thesize, shape and positon ofthe aperture can be adapted to coateol or guide the air low, for example the direction and amount ofr flow, The air flow can be guided towards the vienity ofthe heater, in onder to improve the seosol generation. [0034] The face or surice of the sliding receptacle may provide the support which assists in maintaining the integrity of the aerosol-forming substrate, particularly asthe sliding receptacle is moved from the first position to the second positon. The size and shape ofthe at least one aperture may alfect the sr owing through the arosol-generating device. This may, in turn, affect the characteristics of the aerosol ‘Therelore,theat least one aperture may havea sizeand shape chosen acconing tothe desired aerosol characteristic. This can improve air low management and hence improve overall eliciency ofthe aerosol-generating device [0035] ‘The size and shape of the atleast one aperture may also be chosen depending on the properties of the arosol- forming substate, For example ifthe erosol-forming sub- strate comprises large pieces or shreds a large aperture may be appropriate. However, if the aerosolforming substrate ‘comprises smaller pieces or shreds a smaller aperture may be desired to prevent the small pieces falling through the aper- ture [0036] The atleast one aperture may comprise one, two, three, four ora larger numberof apertures. In an embodiment ofthe invention, the face of the sliding receptacle comprises ‘amesh or gauze, Ifthe sliding receptacle comprises acylin- sical tube, the support may comprise an end face, or part of ‘an end face, ofthe eylindreal tube [0037] Oncofthe at keastone apertures may be arranged for the heute to extend through the aperture when the sliding receptace isin the fist postion, [0038] In one embodiment, the sliding receptacle com- prises gripping means for gripping the smoking article when the smoking article is received inthe sliding receptacle and the sliding receptacle isin the fist position. [0039] The gripping means ensure that the smoking article is correctly positioned so thatthe heater can eat the aerosol- orming substrate of the smoking article when the user pfs In addition, the gripping means ensure that the smoking anicle does not fill out ofthe aerosol-generating device the smoking system is oriented away from the vertical or away from the operating orientation. The gripping means may be ‘aranged to grip the smoking article when a smoking article is US 2015/0013696 Al received in the siding receptacle, whether the sliding evep- tele iin the first positon or inthe second positon. Alterna- tively, the gripping means may be arranged to grip the smok- ing article when a smoking article is received inthe sliding receptacle only when the sliding receptacle isin the fist position. [0040] "As mentioned above, removal ofthe smoking article from the aerosol-generating device may be achieved in two phases. In the frst phase, the smoking article and sliding receptacle are moved, by sliding, relative to components of the aerosol-generating device. In one embodiment, the grip- ping means are arranged to gripthe smoking article during the first phase. In the second phase, the smoking article, now separate from the heater, can be removed from the sliding receptacle. The gripping means may also be arranged to release the smoking aticle during the second phase. [0041] The gripping means may be ctvated when the slid- ing receptacle is moved into the lst position. Alternatively, the gripping means isactivatedoaly when a smokingaricleis received inthe sliding receptacle, This is advantageous as it allows user to insert asmoking atc easily int the sliding receptacle, even when iti in the frst postion, without the user having to overcome any fores exerted by the gripping means. For example, the gripping means may comprise mechanical gripping means arranged tobe in a non-aripping positioa when no smoking article is rosived ia the sliding receptacle and agranged to move toa gripping postion when 1 smoking article is eceved in the sliding receptacle, The ripping means may move from the non-gripping position to the gripping postion bya force exerted by the smoking article itsell [0042] The siding receptacle may comprise a face agsinst Which the smoking article abuts when the aerosol-foming substrate ofthe smoking aicle is correctly positioned soasto be heated by the heater. This indicates to the user that the smoking article is fully inserted into the sliding receptacle ‘This reduces the chance of damage to the aerosol-forming substrate during insertion [0043] In one embodiment, the aeosol-generating device further comprises moving means for moving the sliding receptacle between the first and second positions. [0044] The moving means may comprise motorised mov ing means The sliding receptacle may be moved between the first and second positions automatically when the user exerts «force on the smoking article to emove the smoking article from the serosol-penerating device. Altematively, the si receptacle may be moved between te first and second po tions automaticaly when the user operates a switch Alterna- tively, no moving means may be provided and the sliding receptacle may be moved between the first and second pos tions manually by 2 user. [0045] During operation, the smoking article containing the serosol-frming substrate may be completely contained within the aerosol-generating device. In that ease, user may’ puff ona mouthpiece ofthe aerosol-generating device. Alter- natively, during operation the smoking article containing the ‘serasol-forming substrate may be partially contained within the aerosol-zenerating device. In that case the user may pull lirectly oa the smoking article 10046] ‘The smoking article may be substantially cylindi- ‘alin shape. The smoking atcle may be substantially elon- ‘gate, The smoking article may havea length anda creunnfer- ‘ence substantially perpendicular to the ength. The aerosol- forming substrate may be substantially eylindsical in shape. Jan. 15, 2015 ‘The aerosol-forming substrate may be substantially elongate “The aerosol-fomming substrate may also have a length and a circumnfereace substantially perpendicular to th length. The serosol-fomning substrate may be received in the sliding receptacle of the serosol-generating device such that the length ofthe aeroso-forming substrates substantially paral- [elo the airflow direction in the aerosol-generating device. [0047] Thesmoking article may havea otal length between approximately 30 mm and approximately 100 mm, The smoking article may have an external diameter between approximately § mm and approximately 12 mm. The smok- ing article may comprise a iter plug. The filter plug may be located at the dowastream end of the smoking article. The fiterplog may bea cellulose cette ilterplug. The filter plug is approximately 7mm in leagth in one embodiment, but may have a length of between approximately § mm to approx: ‘mately 10mm, [0048] In one embodiment, dhe smoking article has total length of approximately 45 mm. The smoking article may hhavean extemal diameter of approximately 7.2 mm. Further, the aerosol-forming substrate may have a length of approxi= mately 10 mm. Altematively, the aerosol-forming substrate ‘may have a length of approximately 12 mm. Further, the siameter of the aerosol-forming substrate may be between approximately § mum and approximately 12 am, The smok- ing aniele may comprise an ovter paper wrapper. Further, the smoking atcle may comprisea separation between the aer- solsforming substrate andthe fter plug. The separation may beapproximately 18 mm, but may'be in the range of appeox ‘mately $ mm to appeoximately 25 mum, {0049} The aerosolforming substrate may be a solid ero solforming substrate. Alternatively, the aerosol-fomning, substrate may comprise both solid and liquid components, “The aerosol-forming substrate may comprise atobacco-con- taining material containing volalile tobacco favour com- pounds whieh are released from the substrate upon heating Alternatively, che aerosolforming subsieate may comprise a no-lobaceo material. The aerosol-forming substrate may rer comprise an aerosol former, Examples af suitable aorosol formers are glycerine and propylene glycol [0050] If die serosol-forming substrate is solid aerosal- orming substrate, the solid aerosol-forming substrate may comprise, for example, one or more of: powder, granules, pellets, shreds, spaghetti, strips or sheets containing one oF more of: herb laf, tobaceo leaf, fragments of tobacco ribs, reconstituted tobacco, homogenised tobacco, extruded tobacco and expanded tobacco, The solid aerosol-forming substrate may be in Teose form, or may be provided in a suitable container or cancidge. Optionally, the slid aerosol- Torming substrate may contain additioal tobacco oF nox tobacco volatile favour compounds, obo released uponheat- ing of the substate. The solid aerosol-forming substrate may also contain capsules that, fr example, include the additional tobacco or non-tobacco volatile flavour compounds and such capsules may melt during heating ofthe solid aerosol-frm- ing substrate [0051] Optionally, the sold aeosol-forming substrate may be provided on or embeslded ina thermally stable carrie. The cater may take the form of powder, granules, pellets, shreds, spaghotis strips or sheets, Alteratively, the carrier may be a tubular carrer having athin layer ofthe solid substrate depos ited on its inner surface, or on is outer surface, oF on both its mer andoouter surfaces. Such a tubular carrier may be formed of for example. paper or paper like material, non-woven US 2015/0013696 Al ‘carbon fre mat, alow mass open mesh metallic screen, oa perforated metallic fil orany other thetmally stable polymer matrix 10052] ‘The solid aeroso-forming substrate may be depos ited on the surface ofthe carrer in the form of, for example, 1 sheet, foam, gel or slurry. The sold aerosol-forming sub- strate may be deposited on the entre surface ofthe carrier, or alternatively, may be deposited in patter in onder o provide ‘8 non-uniform favour delivery during use, [0053] Although reference is made to solid serosol-form- ing substrates above, it will beclearo one of ordinary kil in the ar that other forms of aecosol-forming substrate may be include in other embodiments ofthe invention. For example, the aerosol-forming substrate may bea liquid serosol-form= ing substrate. Ifa liquid acrosol-forming substrate is pro- Vided, the aerosol-generting device preferably comprises means for retaining the liquid. For example, the liquid aero- solsformning substrate may be retained in a container. Alter- natively or in addition, the liquid aerosol-forming substrate may be absorbed into a porous carrier material. The porous ‘carrier material may be made from any suitable absorbent, plug or body, for example, a foamed metal or plates mate- rial, polypropylene, terylene, nylon fibres or ceramic. The liquid aerosol-forming’ substrate may be retained in the porous carrer material price to use of the aerosol-generating ‘device or alternatively the liquid aerosol-orming substrate material may be released into the porous carrer material ‘uring, or immediately prior to use. For example, the liquid serosol-forming substrate may be provided in a capsule. The shell of the capsule preferably melts upon heating and releases the liquid aerosol-forming substrate into the porous ‘carrier material. The capsule may optionally contain asolidin, ‘combination with the Tiguid 10054] Alternatively the carier may bea non-woven fabric ‘or fibee bundle into Which tobacoo componeals have been incorporated. The non-woven fabric or flbrebundle may com- prise, for example, carbon flres, natural cellulose fbres, oF

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