EP 2637801 A1 20130918 - AEROSOL GENERATOR
Title (en)
AEROSOL GENERATOR
Title (de)
AEROSOLGENERATOR
Title (fr)
GÉNÉRATEUR D'AÉROSOL
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 201018796 A 20101108
- EP 2011068908 W 20111027
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2012062600A1] A generally cylindrical aerosol generator which can be used as a substitute for a conventional cigarette has a longitudinal extending horn member (8) that carries a piezoelectric actuator (9) mounted within a main housing (4) and a mouthpiece housing (5). A cartridge (7) contains an aerosolizable liquid (28) in a chamber having an inner chamber wall (13) extending longitudinally between the proximal and distal ends (15, 16) of the cartridge, defining a receptacle to receive the horn member (8) from the distal end, a longitudinally extending outer chamber wall (17) surrounding the inner wall, a proximal inner end wall (18) bridging the inner chamber wall at the proximal end, and a proximal outer end wall (19) longitudinally spaced from the inner wall to define a discharge region (20). A nozzle (23) discharges liquid from the discharge region through the outer end wall as an aerosol (39). A capillary driver wall (24) is disposed between the inner and outer chamber walls, spaced from the inner wall to define a longitudinally extending capillary passageway (25) sufficiently narrow to drive liquid within the chamber by capillary action along the gap to the discharge region, where it is aerosolised by the vibratory action of the piezo device that is transmitted along the horn (8) to the discharge region (20).
IPC 8 full level
B05B 17/06 (2006.01); A24F 40/05 (2020.01); A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A24F 40/485 (2020.01); A61M 15/06 (2006.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24F 40/50 (2020.01)
CPC (source: EP KR US)
A24F 40/05 (2020.01 - EP US); A24F 40/10 (2020.01 - KR); A24F 40/42 (2020.01 - EP KR US); A24F 40/485 (2020.01 - EP KR US); A24F 40/53 (2020.01 - KR); A61M 11/005 (2013.01 - EP); A61M 15/0085 (2013.01 - EP KR); A61M 15/06 (2013.01 - EP KR); B05B 17/0607 (2013.01 - EP KR); B05B 17/0623 (2013.01 - EP KR US); B05B 17/0676 (2013.01 - EP KR); A24F 40/10 (2020.01 - EP US); A24F 40/50 (2020.01 - EP US); A61M 2016/0024 (2013.01 - EP KR); A61M 2016/0027 (2013.01 - EP KR); A61M 2205/3317 (2013.01 - EP KR); A61M 2205/583 (2013.01 - EP KR); A61M 2205/8206 (2013.01 - EP KR); B05B 17/0638 (2013.01 - EP KR)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2012062600A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2012062600 A1 20120518; AU 2011328313 A1 20130509; BR 112013011400 A2 20160802; CA 2814977 A1 20120518; CN 103180053 A 20130626; EP 2637801 A1 20130918; GB 201018796 D0 20101222; JP 2013544141 A 20131212; KR 20130116887 A 20131024; MX 2013005173 A 20130703; RU 2013126199 A 20141220
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 2011068908 W 20111027; AU 2011328313 A 20111027; BR 112013011400 A 20111027; CA 2814977 A 20111027; CN 201180053771 A 20111027; EP 11775976 A 20111027; GB 201018796 A 20101108; JP 2013537077 A 20111027; KR 20137014747 A 20111027; MX 2013005173 A 20111027; RU 2013126199 A 20111027