Global Patent Index - EP 3930513 B1

EP 3930513 B1 20240612 - SMOKING SUBSTITUTE APPARATUS

Title (en)

SMOKING SUBSTITUTE APPARATUS

Title (de)

RAUCHERSATZVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

APPAREIL DE SUBSTITUTION DU TABAC

Publication

EP 3930513 B1 20240612 (EN)

Application

EP 20789840 A 20200921

Priority

  • EP 19198625 A 20190920
  • EP 2020076262 W 20200921

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2021053211A1] A smoking substitute apparatus. The smoking substitute apparatus comprising at least one air inlet (202a) and an air inlet passage (203a), an aerosol generator and an outlet, the aerosol generator comprising a heater (164) and being operable to generate an aerosol by vaporising a liquid aerosol precursor, air flowing in use through said at least one air inlet and air inlet passage, entraining the aerosol and flowing to the outlet when a user draws on the apparatus. A partition wall (201a) is provided between the aerosol generator and air inlet passage, in use the partition wall being heated by the heater of the aerosol generator and thereby heating the air in the air inlet passage before entraining the aerosol. The partition wall is formed at least in part by an electrical contact for the heater.

IPC 8 full level

A24F 40/485 (2020.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A24F 40/10 (2020.01 - US); A24F 40/44 (2020.01 - US); A24F 40/465 (2020.01 - US); A24F 40/485 (2020.01 - EP US); A24F 40/10 (2020.01 - EP)

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)

EP 3795007 A1 20210324; EP 3930513 A1 20220105; EP 3930513 B1 20240612; US 2022202074 A1 20220630; WO 2021053211 A1 20210325

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 19198625 A 20190920; EP 2020076262 W 20200921; EP 20789840 A 20200921; US 202217695423 A 20220315