Global Patent Index - EP 3930503 A1

EP 3930503 A1 20220105 - SMOKING SUBSTITUTE APPARATUS

Title (en)

SMOKING SUBSTITUTE APPARATUS

Title (de)

RAUCHERSATZVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

APPAREIL DE SUBSTITUTION POUR FUMEUR

Publication

EP 3930503 A1 20220105 (EN)

Application

EP 20789844 A 20200921

Priority

  • EP 19198635 A 20190920
  • EP 19198630 A 20190920
  • EP 19198649 A 20190920
  • EP 2020076269 W 20200921

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2021053215A1] A smoking substitute system comprises: a main body and a smoking substitute apparatus. The smoking substitute apparatus comprises: a housing; an air inlet provided at a first end of the housing and an air outlet; an air flow channel between the air inlet and the air outlet through the housing; and an aerosol generator configured to generate an aerosol from an aerosol precursor, wherein the aerosol generator is located in the air flow channel at a position downstream of the air inlet along the air flow channel. The main body comprises: a main body housing which is configured to physically couple to the housing of the smoking substitute apparatus; a main body air inlet to the housing; a plenum chamber within the main body housing, the plenum chamber configured to receive airflow from the main body air inlet; wherein the plenum chamber is provided within the main body housing at a position which is directly upstream of the air inlet of the smoking substitute apparatus when the main body housing is coupled to the smoking substitute apparatus.

IPC 8 full level

A24F 40/40 (2020.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A24F 40/10 (2020.01 - US); A24F 40/44 (2020.01 - US); A24F 40/46 (2020.01 - US); A24F 40/485 (2020.01 - EP); A24F 40/50 (2020.01 - US); A24F 40/10 (2020.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2021053215A1

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

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2021053215 A1 20210325; EP 3930503 A1 20220105; US 2022202075 A1 20220630

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2020076269 W 20200921; EP 20789844 A 20200921; US 202217696467 A 20220316