Sealed cartridge for an aerosol delivery device and related assembly method
First Claim
1. A cartridge for an aerosol delivery device, comprising:
- an outer body;
a flow director coupled to the outer body,a base coupled to the flow director;
an atomizer received within the outer body;
wherein the flow director and the outer body define a reservoir compartment including a reservoir substrate and the flow director and the base define an electronics compartment;
wherein the flow director defines a recess, the recess defining a channel between the flow director and the reservoir substrate.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an aerosol delivery device. The aerosol delivery device may include a control body and a cartridge. The cartridge may include a base, a flow director, an outer body, a reservoir substrate, an outer body, and a mouthpiece. Heating elements may be molded into the flow director. The flow director may be welded to the base and the outer body, or the base and the flow director may include deformable ribs that engage the outer body. The flow director and the outer body may cooperatively define a reservoir compartment in which the reservoir substrate and the atomizer are received. The flow director and the base may define an electronics compartment in which an electronic control component is received. A related assembly method is also provided.
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32 Claims
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1. A cartridge for an aerosol delivery device, comprising:
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an outer body; a flow director coupled to the outer body, a base coupled to the flow director; an atomizer received within the outer body; wherein the flow director and the outer body define a reservoir compartment including a reservoir substrate and the flow director and the base define an electronics compartment; wherein the flow director defines a recess, the recess defining a channel between the flow director and the reservoir substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 31, 32)
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16. A method for assembling a cartridge for an aerosol delivery device, the method comprising:
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coupling a base to a flow director such that the flow director and the base define an electronics compartment; positioning an atomizer within an outer body; coupling the outer body to the flow director such that the outer body and the flow director define a reservoir compartment; wrapping a reservoir substrate configured to store an aerosol precursor composition at least partially about the flow director; and positioning the reservoir substrate within the reservoir compartment; wherein wrapping the reservoir substrate at least partially about the flow director comprises forming a channel between the flow director and the reservoir substrate at a cutout defined in the flow director. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A cartridge for an aerosol delivery device, comprising:
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an outer body; an atomizer at least partially received within the outer body; a flow director at least partially received within the outer body; and a plurality of heating terminals coupled to the atomizer and extending at least partially though the flow director; wherein the flow director defines a recess, the recess defining a channel between the flow director and a reservoir substrate. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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