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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2019
Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchatel, CH;
Frederic Lavanchy, Chavornay, CH;
Johannes Petrus Maria Pijnenburg, Neuchatel, CH;
Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel, CH;
Abstract
A mouthpiece for attachment to a hollow tubular filter portion of an aerosol-generating article is provided, the mouthpiece including: an inner tubular section having a minimum outer diameter, which is smaller than an inner diameter of the hollow tubular filter portion; an outer tubular section having a maximum inner diameter, which is larger than an outer diameter of the aerosol-generating article; a central airflow channel arranged along a longitudinal axis of the mouthpiece, the airflow channel including a Venturi portion, the Venturi portion including an inlet portion and an outlet portion, the inlet portion being configured to converge in a downstream direction and the outlet portion being configured to diverge in a downstream direction; and a hinge section configured to attach the mouthpiece to an aerosol-generating device. A system including the mouthpiece, and a method for attaching the mouthpiece to the hollow tubular filter portion are also provided.