EP 3930505 A1 20220105 - SMOKING SUBSTITUTE APPARATUS
Title (en)
SMOKING SUBSTITUTE APPARATUS
Title (de)
RAUCHERSATZVORRICHTUNG
Title (fr)
APPAREIL DE SUBSTITUTION POUR FUMEUR
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 19198631 A 20190920
- EP 2020076303 W 20200921
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2021053228A1] A smoking substitute apparatus for generating an aerosol for inhalation by a user. The smoking substitute apparatus comprising: an air inlet and an outlet; a passage extending between the air inlet and the outlet, air flowing in use along the passage for inhalation by a user drawing air through the apparatus; and an aerosol generation chamber containing an aerosol generator being operable to generate an aerosol from an aerosol precursor, the aerosol generation chamber being in communication with the passage, a downstream portion of the passage being provided downstream of the aerosol generator. Wherein, in use, aerosol being entrained in airflow in the downstream portion of the passage, the downstream portion of the passage and the aerosol generation chamber each having at least one inner-facing wall, there being provided at least one drop guidance drain formed on the inner-facing wall of the downstream portion of the passage and/or of the aerosol generation chamber, such that, in use, when the apparatus is held upright so that air flow to the outlet is upwards, drops of condensate formed on the inner-facing wall flow downwards under gravity and are guided by the drop guidance drain to the aerosol generator.
IPC 8 full level
A24F 40/40 (2020.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A24F 40/10 (2020.01 - US); A24F 40/40 (2020.01 - EP); A24F 40/44 (2020.01 - US); A24F 40/48 (2020.01 - US); A24F 40/50 (2020.01 - US); A24F 40/10 (2020.01 - EP)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2021053228A1
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)
EP 3794987 A1 20210324; EP 3930505 A1 20220105; US 2022202073 A1 20220630; WO 2021053228 A1 20210325
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 19198631 A 20190920; EP 2020076303 W 20200921; EP 20789851 A 20200921; US 202217695317 A 20220315