Aerosol delivery device
First Claim
1. A smoking article comprising:
- a control body housing a power source and a control component; and
a cartridge body configured to removeably engage the control body and comprising a heating element being arranged to heat an aerosol precursor composition to form an aerosol in response to power received from the power source,wherein the control component is configured to control the power transmitted by the power source to the heating element,wherein the control component is configured to;
output a first electrical current flow comprising a first set of conditions in response to detecting engagement of the control body with the cartridge body, the first electrical current flow configured to enable a command for authorization of the cartridge body; and
output a second electrical current flow comprising a second set of conditions in response to detecting suction applied to an opening in a mouth end of the smoking article, the second electrical current flow configured to result in heating the heating element to a temperature sufficient to heat the aerosol precursor composition to form the aerosol; and
wherein the control component is further configured to perform the command in response to detecting the engagement of the control body with the cartridge body, the command comprising detection of a resistance associated with the cartridge body, wherein the control component is configured to determine whether the cartridge body is authorized for use with the control body based on at least in part the resistance associated with the cartridge body.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to articles (and the manufacture thereof) that use electrical energy to heat a material to form an inhalable substance, the articles being sufficiently compact to be considered “hand-held” devices. In certain embodiments, the articles can particularly be characterized as smoking articles. The smoking article can be adapted to detect the status of a cartridge portion of the smoking article. The smoking article includes a control body portion having a control body engagement end, wherein the control body portion houses a control component and a power source therein. The article further includes a cartridge body portion that has a cartridge body engagement end configured to removably engage the control body engagement end of the control body portion. The cartridge body portion houses a consumable arrangement and a heating connection operably engaged therewith comprising at least one heating element and a fusible link.
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22 Claims
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1. A smoking article comprising:
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a control body housing a power source and a control component; and a cartridge body configured to removeably engage the control body and comprising a heating element being arranged to heat an aerosol precursor composition to form an aerosol in response to power received from the power source, wherein the control component is configured to control the power transmitted by the power source to the heating element, wherein the control component is configured to; output a first electrical current flow comprising a first set of conditions in response to detecting engagement of the control body with the cartridge body, the first electrical current flow configured to enable a command for authorization of the cartridge body; and output a second electrical current flow comprising a second set of conditions in response to detecting suction applied to an opening in a mouth end of the smoking article, the second electrical current flow configured to result in heating the heating element to a temperature sufficient to heat the aerosol precursor composition to form the aerosol; and wherein the control component is further configured to perform the command in response to detecting the engagement of the control body with the cartridge body, the command comprising detection of a resistance associated with the cartridge body, wherein the control component is configured to determine whether the cartridge body is authorized for use with the control body based on at least in part the resistance associated with the cartridge body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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