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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2019
Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchâtel, CH;
Philippe Slama, Pully, CH;
Florent Cuchet, Stockholm, SE;
Norman Andrew Stevenson, Dublin, IE;
Kyungil Chung, Glenageary, CH;
Peter Joseph Bevan, Greystones, IE;
Michael Nolan, Lucan, IE;
James Robert Lynch, Dublin, IE;
Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchâtel, CH;
Abstract
A charging system () for an aerosol-generating device () includes a charging unit (). The charging unit includes a body () at least partially defining a receiving volume (). The receiving volume is sized to receive the elongate aerosol-generating device through an open top end in a plurality of orientations. A charging interface is coupled to the body and includes a biasing element and an electrical contact. The biasing element is configured to apply a force on the aerosol-generating device that causes an electrical contact of the aerosol-generating device to electrically engage the electrical contact of the charging interface when the aerosol-generating device rests on the charging unit.