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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2014
Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchatel, CH;
Evan Jochnowitz, Neuchatel, CH;
Nicholas Martin Broadbent, Bristol, GB;
Christopher James Rowe, Cambridge, GB;
Michael Cane, Cambridge, GB;
PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A., Neuchatel, CH;
Abstract
An aerosol-generating device for use in an aerosol-generating system is provided, the aerosol-generating device including a cavity configured to receive an aerosol-generating article; a heat exchanger having a first portion proximate to the cavity and a second portion distal to the cavity for capturing heat from a lighter; and a retractable cover, wherein the retractable cover is movable from a first position in which the retractable cover covers the second portion of the heat-exchanger to a second position in which the second portion of the heat exchanger is exposed for heating by a lighter and wherein the retractable cover is configured to automatically return from the second position to the first position when the second portion of the heat exchanger reaches a threshold temperature.