An Aerosol Generating System and a Liquid Substance Storing Container for Such an Aerosol Generating System

Abstract

An aerosol generating system includes a liquid substance storing container and an aerosol generating device such as a e-cigarette. The liquid substance storing container includes a porous body for storing liquid substance, and the aerosol generating device includes a heating element configured to fit into a hole of the porous body. The hole is tapered or frusto-conical, and the heating element has external surfaces tapered to match the internal surfaces of the tapered or frusto-conical hole.

Description

Claims

1. An aerosol generating system comprising a liquid substance storing container and an aerosol generating device, said liquid substance storing container comprising a porous body for storing a liquid substance and said aerosol generating device comprising a heating element configured to fit into a hole of said porous body, wherein said hole is tapered or frusto-conical, said heating element having external surfaces tapered to match the-internal surfaces of said tapered or frusto-conical hole.

2. The aerosol generating system according to claim 1, wherein said heating element is in contact with at least one of the internal surfaces of said hole for conducting heat to the porous body.

3. The aerosol generating system according to claims 1, wherein said aerosol generating device further comprises a mouth piece in contact with the porous body, said porous body being compressed between said mouth piece and said heating element fitted into the hole of the porous body .

4. The aerosol generating system according to claims 1, wherein the porous body is adapted to release a vaporized liquid substance when said porous body is heated by the heating element at or above a threshold temperature of 50° C.

5. The aerosol generating system according to claims 1, wherein the porous body is configured to retain the liquid substance in an ambient temperature and to release and vaporize said liquid substance when heated to form an aerosol.

6. The aerosol generating system according to claim 5, wherein said porous body is adapted to absorb a volume of liquid substance and to retain said volume of liquid substance until vaporized.

7. The aerosol generating system according to claim 5, wherein said hole of the porous body substantially extends along a central axis of the porous body.

8. The aerosol generating system according to claim 5, wherein said porous body includes a closed internal cavity, said closed internal cavity further storing liquid substance.

9. The aerosol generating system according to claim 5, wherein said porous body is made of porous ceramic, sintered metal, sintered glass or alumina.

10. The aerosol generating system according to claim 5, wherein said porous body has a shape of a hollow disk, a hollow cylinder or a hollow truncated cone.