Aerosol delivery device with improved fluid transport
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1. An aerosol delivery device comprising:
- an outer housing;
a reservoir containing a liquid, wherein the reservoir is formed of porous glass, the reservoir having a wall;
a heater configured to vaporize the liquid; and
a liquid transport element configured to provide the liquid to the heater, wherein the liquid transport element is a fibrous wick, wherein one or more portions of the fibrous wick are in fluid connection with the reservoir wall, wherein the reservoir wall includes one or more grooves, and wherein the one or more grooves have a porosity that is different from the porosity of the remaining portions of the reservoir wall.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to aerosol delivery devices, methods of forming such devices, and elements of such devices. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides devices configured for vaporization of an aerosol precursor composition that is stored in and/or transported to a heater by a porous monolith, which can be, for example, a porous glass or a porous ceramic. A heater can be in a heating arrangement with an external portion of the porous monolith or can be substantially internal to the porous monolith.
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1. An aerosol delivery device comprising:
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an outer housing; a reservoir containing a liquid, wherein the reservoir is formed of porous glass, the reservoir having a wall; a heater configured to vaporize the liquid; and a liquid transport element configured to provide the liquid to the heater, wherein the liquid transport element is a fibrous wick, wherein one or more portions of the fibrous wick are in fluid connection with the reservoir wall, wherein the reservoir wall includes one or more grooves, and wherein the one or more grooves have a porosity that is different from the porosity of the remaining portions of the reservoir wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An atomizer comprising:
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a vapor substrate formed of a porous monolith and configured for transport of a liquid aerosol precursor composition; a reservoir formed of a porous monolith connected to the vapor substrate; and a heater in a heating arrangement with the vapor substrate, wherein at least a portion of the heater is internal to and in direct contact with at least a portion of the vapor substrate. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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