EXTRACTOR FOR AN AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE
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Abstract
There is provided an extractor for an aerosol-generating device configured to receive a smoking article including an aerosol-forming substrate and including a heater for heating the aerosol-forming substrate to form the aerosol. The extractor is configured to extract the smoking article received in the device, and includes a sliding receptacle configured to receive the smoking article, and a sleeve configured to receive the sliding receptacle. The sliding receptacle is slidable in the sleeve between a first position in which the substrate of the smoking article is positioned so as to be heated by the heater, and a second position in which the substrate is substantially separated from the heater. The sliding receptacle includes a support configured to support the substrate when the sliding receptacle and the smoking article are moved from the first position to the second position. There is also provided an electrically heated smoking system including the extractor.
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Citations
38 Claims
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1-19. -19. (canceled)
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20. An aerosol-generating device configured to receive an aerosol-forming substrate, the device comprising:
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a heater configured to heat the aerosol-forming substrate and configured to penetrate an internal portion of the aerosol-forming substrate; and an extractor configured to extract the aerosol-forming substrate received in the aerosol-generating device, wherein the extractor is movably coupled to the aerosol-generating device between a first position and a second position, the first position being an operating position defined by the heater being in contact with the aerosol-forming substrate, and the second position being an extraction position defined by the aerosol-forming substrate being separated from the heater. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 36)
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30. A method for extracting a smoking article including an aerosol-forming substrate from a heated aerosol-generating device, the heated aerosol-generating device comprising a heater configured to heat the aerosol-forming substrate to form an aerosol, and an extractor being coupled to the aerosol-generating device and comprising a sliding receptacle for receiving the smoking article, the method comprising:
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sliding the sliding receptacle, with the smoking article received in the sliding receptacle, from a first position in which the aerosol-forming substrate of the smoking article is positioned so as to be heated by the heater, to a second position in which the aerosol-forming substrate of the smoking article is substantially separated from the heater, the aerosol-forming substrate of the smoking article being supported during the sliding by a support on the sliding receptacle, the extractor remaining coupled to the aerosol-generating device in both first and second positions; and removing the smoking article from the sliding receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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- 33. An aerosol-forming substrate extractor configured to remove an aerosol-forming substrate from an aerosol-generating device, the aerosol-forming substrate extractor being configured to removably couple to the aerosol-generating device and comprising a sliding receptacle for receiving the aerosol-forming substrate, an aperture being defined through a first wall of the receptacle such that the first wall is configured to engage with the aerosol-forming substrate while allowing a heater of the aerosol-generating device to penetrate the receptacle and contact the aerosol-forming substrate.
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37. An aerosol-generating device configured to position an aerosol-forming substrate, the device comprising:
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a heater configured to heat the aerosol-forming substrate and configured to penetrate an internal portion of the aerosol-forming substrate; and an extractor, wherein the extractor is configured to position the internal portion of the aerosol-forming substrate in contact with the heater.
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38. An extractor for an electrically heated smoking system, the electrically heated smoking system configured to receive a smoking article including an aerosol-forming substrate and comprising an electric heater configured to heat the aerosol-forming substrate to form an aerosol, the extractor being configured to extract the smoking article received in the electrically heated smoking system and comprising:
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a sliding receptacle configured to receive the smoking article; and a sleeve configured to receive the sliding receptacle, wherein the sliding receptacle is slidable in the sleeve between a first position in which the aerosol-forming substrate of the smoking article is positioned so as to be heated by the electric heater, and a second position in which the aerosol-forming substrate is substantially separated from the electric heater, the sliding receptacle including a support configured to support the aerosol-forming substrate of the smoking article as the sliding receptacle and the smoking article are being moved from the first position to the second position.
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