Aerosol delivery device including a pressure-based aerosol delivery mechanism
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1. An aerosol delivery device, comprising:
- a control body;
a cartridge comprising a reservoir at least partially filled with an aerosol precursor composition, the cartridge being configured to receive an airflow from the control body;
a mouthpiece;
an opening configured to receive the airflow,an atomizer comprising a chamber and a heating element, the heating element being positioned within the chamber; and
a pressure controller configured to control dispensing of the aerosol precursor composition from the reservoir based on a pressure differential between a first pressure within the reservoir and a second pressure proximate the atomizer,the atomizer being configured to heat the aerosol precursor composition received from the reservoir by direct contact with the heating element to produce an aerosol in the chamber, the aerosol exiting the chamber before being added to the airflow;
wherein the atomizer is positioned between and spaced apart from the opening and the mouthpiece along a longitudinal axis of the aerosol delivery device such that the opening receives the airflow upstream of the atomizer.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to aerosol delivery devices. The aerosol delivery devices include mechanisms configured to deliver an aerosol precursor composition from a reservoir to an atomizer including a heating element to produce a vapor. A pressure controller may control dispensing of the aerosol precursor composition from the reservoir based on a pressure differential between a first pressure within the reservoir and a second pressure proximate the atomizer. The first pressure within the reservoir may be substantially equal to atmospheric pressure. Alternatively, the first pressure within the reservoir may be greater than atmospheric pressure.
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1. An aerosol delivery device, comprising:
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a control body; a cartridge comprising a reservoir at least partially filled with an aerosol precursor composition, the cartridge being configured to receive an airflow from the control body; a mouthpiece; an opening configured to receive the airflow, an atomizer comprising a chamber and a heating element, the heating element being positioned within the chamber; and a pressure controller configured to control dispensing of the aerosol precursor composition from the reservoir based on a pressure differential between a first pressure within the reservoir and a second pressure proximate the atomizer, the atomizer being configured to heat the aerosol precursor composition received from the reservoir by direct contact with the heating element to produce an aerosol in the chamber, the aerosol exiting the chamber before being added to the airflow; wherein the atomizer is positioned between and spaced apart from the opening and the mouthpiece along a longitudinal axis of the aerosol delivery device such that the opening receives the airflow upstream of the atomizer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for aerosolization in an aerosol delivery device, comprising:
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directing an airflow from a control body through a cartridge comprising a reservoir at least partially filled with an aerosol precursor composition; controlling dispensing of the aerosol precursor composition from the reservoir to an atomizer comprising a chamber and a heating element positioned within the chamber based on a pressure differential between a first pressure within the reservoir and a second pressure proximate the atomizer; and heating the aerosol precursor composition dispensed from the reservoir into contact with the heating element to produce an aerosol in the chamber, the aerosol exiting the chamber before being added to the airflow, wherein directing the airflow from the control through the cartridge comprises directing the airflow into an opening, through the control body, into the cartridge, and out through a mouthpiece, wherein the atomizer is positioned between and spaced apart from the opening and the mouthpiece along a longitudinal axis of the aerosol delivery device such that the opening receives the airflow upstream of the atomizer. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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