Jt International S.a.

Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Ab

Plantronics, Inc.

Vmi Holland B.v.

Ernst Hupkes

Ola Karl Thörn

Reinder Niels Lap

Bowman Wang

Stann N Sheperd

Jan-Willem Zweers

Johannes Lucas Schreuder

Claude Zominy

Dick Paul Voerman

Barteld Trip

Cornelis Jan Jochemsen

Hendrik Leendert 't Lam

Marijn Leneman

Thomas Baljet

Paul Voerman

Bijlsma Menno

Martijn Slettenhaar

A heater arrangement for an aerosol generating device includes a tubular heating chamber including a cavity arranged to receive an aerosol generating substrate, a layer of insulation wrapped so as to circumferentially surround the heating chamber and an insulation support assembly including a rigid surround arranged around the heating chamber; wherein the insulation support assembly is arranged to engage the heating chamber and the insulation layer to hold the insulation layer in position around the heating chamber. Devices utilising such a heating arrangement display improved thermal insulation performance and allow for greater freedom in selecting insulating materials. The heater arrangement is also lower cost compared to conventional insulated heaters, for example those utilising vacuum tubes, as well as being lower weight. The insulation support assembly reduces heat transfer from the heater and also improves ease of assembly.

Heater arrangement

A shaving system is disclosed comprising a shaving unit () and a cleaning device (), wherein the shaving unit () comprises at least one hair-cutting unit having a movable hair-cutting member; the cleaning device () comprises a supporting structure for supporting the shaving unit (), and a receiving space () for receiving the shaving unit () when the shaving unit () is arranged in a cleaning position supported by the supporting structure (); and the cleaning device () comprises a reservoir () for containing a cleaning liquid and a fluid pumping unit () for transporting the cleaning liquid from the reservoir () to the receiving space (); wherein the shaving unit () comprises a driven coupling member () which is accessible from an outside of the shaving unit () and which is coupled to the movable hair-cutting member such that the movable hair-cutting member is drivable by the driven coupling member (); the cleaning device () comprises a driving coupling member () which is accessible from an outside of the cleaning device (), and an electric actuator () coupled to the driving coupling member () such that the driving coupling member () is drivable by the electric actuator (); and the driving coupling member () and the driven coupling member () are arranged such that, in the cleaning position of the shaving unit (), the driven coupling member () is coupled to the driving coupling member () such that the movable hair-cutting member is drivable by the driving coupling member () via the driven coupling member ().

Shaving system with shaving unit and cleaning device

An aerosol generation device has a body, a closure, a resilient element and a rigid element. The body has an aperture through which an aerosol substrate is receivable into the aerosol generation device. The closure is moveable relative to the aperture between a closed position in which the closure covers the aperture and an open position in which the aperture is substantially unobstructed by the closure. The rigid element has a first end arranged to cooperate with the closure and a second end pivotally coupled to the body such that the rigid element rotates relative to the body as the closure moves between the closed position and the open position. The resilient element is mounted on the rigid element and is arranged to provide a resilient force that biases the closure towards at least one of the closed position and the open position.

Aerosol generation device having closure with rigid biasing element

Transport plate

An aerosol generating device including: a housing having a mouth end and an opposing end, the opposing end having a vent hole; a battery within the housing, the battery having a vent point in an outer surface of the battery, the vent point arranged such that fluid is released preferentially from the vent point during degassing of the battery; and a fluid directing arrangement within the housing. The fluid directing arrangement is configured to define a fluid flow path from the vent point of the battery to the vent hole of the housing.

Aerosol generation device with battery venting system

An aerosol generation device includes an electrical power source; a heating chamber; a heater arranged to supply heat to the heating chamber; control circuitry configured to control the supply of electrical power from the electrical power source to the heater; a frame; and a housing having an internal volume containing the electrical power source, the heating chamber, the heater, the control circuity and the frame. The frame is arranged between a first volume of the internal volume containing the heater and the heating chamber, and a second volume of the internal volume containing the electrical power source.

Aerosol generation device

An aerosol generating device includes a tubular heating chamber for heating aerosol generating material contained within the chamber, an insulating tube at least partially sleeved around the tubular heating member and at least one annular support for supporting the heating chamber within the insulating tube. At least a portion of the inner annular support is mounted within the insulating tube, and the heating chamber is at least partially mounted within the annular support.

Aerosol generating device

A shaving system includes a shaving device and a cleaning device. The cleaning device includes a receiving space for receiving the shaving device and a reservoir that contains a cleaning liquid. When the shaving device is placed in a cleaning position, the shaving device and the cleaning device are arranged in a manner that the receiving space of the cleaning device receives a shaving unit of the shaving device. In this cleaning position, the devices are arranged and cooperate such that the fluid is transported from the reservoir to the receiving space, where the shaving unit is located. In this way, the shaving unit can be cleaned.

Shaving system with shaving device and cleaning device

A shaving system comprising a shaving device and a cleaning device () is disclosed, wherein the shaving device comprises a main housing and a shaving unit coupled to the main housing, wherein the main housing accommodates an electric actuator and a first drive unit drivable by the electric actuator, the shaving unit comprising at least one hair-cutting unit and a second drive unit coupled to the first drive unit and to the hair-cutting unit such that the hair-cutting unit is drivable by the electric actuator via the first and second drive units; wherein the cleaning device () comprises a supporting structure () for supporting the shaving device, and a receiving space () for receiving the shaving unit when the shaving device is arranged in a cleaning position supported by the supporting structure (); and wherein the cleaning device () comprises a reservoir () for containing a cleaning liquid and a fluid pumping unit () for transporting the cleaning liquid from the reservoir () to the receiving space (); wherein the shaving device comprises a driving coupling member which is accessible from an outside of the shaving device and drivable by the shaving device; wherein the cleaning device () comprises a driven coupling member () which is accessible from an outside of the cleaning device (), and a third drive unit () coupled to the driven coupling member () and to the fluid pumping unit () such that the fluid pumping unit () is drivable by the driven coupling member (); and wherein the driving coupling member and the driven coupling member () are arranged such that, in the cleaning position of the shaving device, the driven coupling member () is coupled to the driving coupling member such that the fluid pumping unit is drivable by the driving coupling member.

Communications headset

An earpiece speaker system including an earpiece body through which an audio signal is provided, the earpiece body having a speaker mount surface, and a plurality of speaker modules mountable to the body. Each of the speaker modules includes a mount surface for mating with the earpiece body speaker mount surface for securing the speaker module thereto in order to reproduce the audio signal.

Headset with exchangeable speaker

A portable communication device is provided, which includes a radio communication unit, an antenna exciter element for connection to the radio communication unit and ground and at least one further antenna element provided on one side of the antenna exciter element. The further antenna elements comprise a first mass block of electrically conducting material including components provided for the operation of the portable communication device. The mass block is dimensioned for operating in a frequency band in which communication is desired when being excited by the antenna exciter element and each mass block and the antenna exciter element extend in three dimensions.

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Kampen, Netherlands

Ernst Hupkes