Capsule having a liquid transporting element for uses with an electronic smoking device
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1. A capsule for use with an electronic smoking device, the capsule comprising:
- a shell having a lateral wall and an end wall, the lateral wall and the end wall defining a cavity open at one end;
a puncturable membrane sealing the open end of the cavity defined by the end wall and the lateral wall;
a liquid contained within the cavity by the shell and the puncturable membrane; and
a liquid transporting element arranged within the cavity enclosed by the puncturable membrane and immersed in the liquid, the liquid transporting element comprising fibres of an inorganic material defining passages between the fibres for transporting the liquid.
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Abstract
A capsule for use with an electronic smoking device includes a shell (105) having a lateral wall (101, 102) and an end wall (103), wherein the lateral wall (101, 102) and the end wall (103) defines a cavity (110) open at one end (111). A puncturable membrane (104) seals the open end (111) of the cavity (110). A liquid is contained within the cavity (110) by the shell (105) and the puncturable membrane (104), wherein a liquid transporting element (120) is arranged within the cavity (110) enclosed by the puncturable membrane (104) and immersed in the liquid.
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15 Claims
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1. A capsule for use with an electronic smoking device, the capsule comprising:
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a shell having a lateral wall and an end wall, the lateral wall and the end wall defining a cavity open at one end; a puncturable membrane sealing the open end of the cavity defined by the end wall and the lateral wall; a liquid contained within the cavity by the shell and the puncturable membrane; and a liquid transporting element arranged within the cavity enclosed by the puncturable membrane and immersed in the liquid, the liquid transporting element comprising fibres of an inorganic material defining passages between the fibres for transporting the liquid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A capsule for use with an electronic smoking device, the capsule comprising:
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a shell having a lateral wall and an end wall, the lateral wall and the end wall defining a cavity open at one end; a puncturable membrane sealing the open of the cavity defined by the end wall and the lateral wall; a liquid contained within the cavity by the shell and the puncturable membrane; and a self-supporting liquid transporting element arranged within the cavity enclosed by the puncturable membrane and immersed in the liquid.
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12. An electronic smoking device, comprising:
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an elongated housing comprising a first hollow part and a second hollow part releasably connected to the first hollow part, the first hollow part and the second hollow part defining an internal space of the housing; a replaceable capsule removably inserted into the internal space of the housing, the replaceable capsule including a shell having a lateral wall and an end wall, the lateral wall and the end wall defining a cavity open at one end, a puncturable membrane sealing the open end of the cavity, a liquid contained within the cavity by the shell and the puncturable membrane, and a liquid transporting element immersed in the liquid, the liquid transporting element comprising fibres of an inorganic material defining passages between the fibres for transporting the liquid; an electrically heatable atomizer within the internal space of the housing, the atomizer comprising a rupture element extending into the open end of the cavity of the capsule through a rupture of the puncturable membrane of the capsule when the capsule is inserted into the internal space, wherein the rupture element comes into fluid contact with the liquid transporting element of the capsule. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A method for filling a capsule, comprising:
feeding an empty capsule from a stock to an insertion apparatus wherein the capsule comprises a shell having a lateral wall and an end wall, the lateral wall and the end wall defining a cavity open at one end; feeding a liquid transporting element to the insertion apparatus; inserting the liquid transporting element into the cavity of the capsule from the one end of the capsule; filling the cavity of the capsule with a liquid; and sealing the one end of the cavity with a puncturable membrane.
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