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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2024
Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchatel, CH;
Miguel Borges, Neuchatel, CH;
Jean-Luc Fringeli, Singapore, SG;
Ilario Melzi, Cernusco sul Naviglio, IT;
Stefano Pietro Pozzi, Renate, IT;
Alberto Silvano, Milan, IT;
Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel, CH;
Abstract
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including a housing; a cavity; an aperture at least partially defined by the housing and being positioned at an end of the cavity for insertion of the article into the cavity through the aperture; a cover element arranged for movement relative to the housing between a closed position partially covering the aperture and an open position partially uncovered; a sensor including a Hall effect sensor to provide an electrical signal indicative of a position of the cover element; an electrical heater to heat the article within the cavity and extending around an outer surface of an article received within the cavity; and an indicator element for movement relative to the sensor when moved between the closed and the open positions, the signal being determined by a position of the indicator element relative to the sensor, the indicator element including a magnetic material.