Tobacco-containing smoking article
First Claim
1. An electrically-powered, aerosol-generating smoking article having a mouth end and an end distal to the mouth end, the smoking article comprising:
- a battery at the distal end;
a mouthpiece at the mouth end through which air can be drawn from by a user of the smoking article;
a sensor adapted to sense draw through the mouthpiece by the user;
a cartridge near the mouth end comprising a storage of an aerosol-forming material;
a resistance heater powered by the battery, wherein current flows through the resistance heater in response to the sensor sensing draw through the mouthpiece by the user;
an absorbent wicking material adjacent the storage through which the aerosol-forming material can be wicked to the resistance heater and heated to be volatilized and produce an aerosol in response to the draw by the user; and
an air passageway through which the aerosol heated by the resistance heater passes through the cartridge and out of the mouthpiece.
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Abstract
A smoking article may include a cigarette incorporated within an electrically powered aerosol generating device that acts as a holder for that cigarette. The smoking article possesses at least one form of tobacco. The smoking article also possesses a mouth-end piece that is used by the smoker to inhale components of tobacco that are generated by the action of heat upon components of the cigarette. A representative smoking article possesses an outer housing incorporating a source of electrical power (e.g., a battery), a sensing mechanism for powering the device at least during periods of draw, and a heating device (e.g., at least one electrical resistance heating element) for forming a thermally generated aerosol that incorporates components of tobacco. During use, the cigarette is positioned within the device, and after use, the used cigarette is removed from the device and replaced with another cigarette.
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16 Claims
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1. An electrically-powered, aerosol-generating smoking article having a mouth end and an end distal to the mouth end, the smoking article comprising:
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a battery at the distal end; a mouthpiece at the mouth end through which air can be drawn from by a user of the smoking article; a sensor adapted to sense draw through the mouthpiece by the user; a cartridge near the mouth end comprising a storage of an aerosol-forming material; a resistance heater powered by the battery, wherein current flows through the resistance heater in response to the sensor sensing draw through the mouthpiece by the user; an absorbent wicking material adjacent the storage through which the aerosol-forming material can be wicked to the resistance heater and heated to be volatilized and produce an aerosol in response to the draw by the user; and an air passageway through which the aerosol heated by the resistance heater passes through the cartridge and out of the mouthpiece. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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