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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021
Filed:
May. 18, 2020
Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchatel, CH;
Eric Force, Bevaix, CH;
Oleg Mironov, Neuchatel, CH;
Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik, Peseux, CH;
Keethan Dasnavis Fernando, Neuchatel, CH;
PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A., Neuchatel, CH;
Abstract
An assembly for an aerosol-generating system is provided, including: a liquid storage portion configured to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate; a mouthpiece having an outlet opening at a proximal end; and a heater assembly including an electrical heating element configured to heat the substrate to form an aerosol, and a porous capillary material disposed in contact with the heating element and including a ceramic or a ceramic-based material, the heating element being disposed along a surface of the capillary material, the liquid storage portion being disposed at a first side of the heater assembly and a first airflow channel is disposed at a second side of the heater assembly, the first airflow channel defining an airflow path that extends in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the capillary material and is directed at a center of the heating element. An aerosol-generating system and a heater assemble are also provided.