EXTENDED HEATER AND HEATING ASSEMBLY FOR AN AEROSOL GENERATING SYSTEM
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Abstract
A heating assembly for heating an aerosol-forming substrate is provided, including a heater including an electrically resistive heating element and a heater substrate; and a heater mount coupled to the heater, the heating element including a first portion and a second portion configured such that, when an electrical current is passed through the heating element, the first portion is heated to a higher temperature than that of the second portion, the first portion of the heating element being disposed on a heating area of the heater substrate and the second portion of the heating element being disposed on a holding area of the heater substrate, the heater mount being fixed to the holding area of the heater substrate, and the second portion of the heating element being longer than the first portion of the heating element.
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28 Claims
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15. A heating assembly for heating an aerosol-forming substrate, comprising:
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a heater comprising an electrically resistive heating element and a heater substrate; and a heater mount coupled to the heater, wherein the electrically resistive heating element comprises a first portion and a second portion configured such that, when an electrical current is passed through the heating element, the first portion is heated to a higher temperature than that of the second portion, wherein the first portion of the electrically resistive heating element is disposed on a heating area of the heater substrate and the second portion of the electrically resistive heating element is disposed on a holding area of the heater substrate, wherein the heater mount is fixed to the holding area of the heater substrate, and wherein the second portion of the electrically resistive heating element is longer than the first portion of the electrically resistive heating element. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An aerosol-generating device, comprising:
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a housing; a heating assembly, comprising; a heater comprising an electrically resistive heating element and a heater substrate, and a heater mount coupled to the housing, wherein the electrically resistive heating element comprises a first portion and a second portion configured such that, when an electrical current is passed through the heating element, the first portion is heated to a higher temperature than that of the second portion, wherein the first portion of the electrically resistive heating element is disposed on a heating area of the heater substrate and the second portion of the electrically resistive heating element is disposed on a holding area of the heater substrate, wherein the heater mount is fixed to the holding area of the heater substrate, and wherein the second portion of the electrically resistive heating element is longer than the first portion of the electrically resistive heating element; an electrical power supply connected to the electrically resistive heating element; and a control element configured to control a supply of power from the electrical power supply to the electrically resistive heating element. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. An aerosol-generating system, comprising:
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an aerosol-generating device, comprising; a housing; a heating assembly, comprising; a heater comprising an electrically resistive heating element and a heater substrate, and a heater mount coupled to the housing, wherein the electrically resistive heating element comprises a first portion and a second portion configured such that, when an electrical current is passed through the heating element, the first portion is heated to a higher temperature than that of the second portion, wherein the first portion of the electrically resistive heating element is disposed on a heating area of the heater substrate and the second portion of the electrically resistive heating element is disposed on a holding area of the heater substrate, wherein the heater mount is fixed to the holding area of the heater substrate, and wherein the second portion of the electrically resistive heating element is longer than the first portion of the electrically resistive heating element; an electrical power supply connected to the electrically resistive heating element; and a control element configured to control a supply of power from the electrical power supply to the electrically resistive heating element; and a heated aerosol-generating article comprising a plurality of components including an aerosol-forming substrate assembled within a wrapper forming a rod having a mouth end and a distal end upstream from the mouth end, wherein a hollow tube having an external diameter of between 5 mm and 15 mm and a length of between 5 mm and 15 mm is disposed upstream from the aerosol-forming substrate within the wrapper, the heater of the aerosol-generating device extending through the hollow tube and penetrating the aerosol-forming substrate when the heated aerosol-generating article is engaged with the aerosol-generating device. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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