SHAPED HEATER FOR AN AEROSOL GENERATING SYSTEM
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Abstract
A heater for heating an aerosol-forming substrate includes a plurality of elongate heating elements arranged in an elongate array. The elongate array has a support end with a first dimension, a heating end with a second dimension and a middle portion with a third dimension. The array is arranged to heat the substrate to form an aerosol. The third dimension is greater than the first dimension and greater than the second dimension. An electrically heated aerosol generating system can include the heater.
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14. A method, comprising:
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flat stamping an individual sheet of heating element material to form a plurality of heating elements, the plurality of heating elements being substantially parallel leg elements; coupling the plurality of heating elements to a substantially straight linking element, such that the heating elements are electrically and mechanically coupled together; bending the linking element into a substantially circular shape, such that opposite ends of the linking element are coupled together; coupling the heating elements to a collar element to establish an electrical connection between the heating elements and the collar element; and electrically coupling the collar element to a voltage source.
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