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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2023
Japan Tobacco Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Manabu Yamada, Tokyo, JP;
Manabu Takeuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Yasunobu Inoue, Tokyo, JP;
Kimitaka Uchii, Tokyo, JP;
Tateki Sumii, Tokyo, JP;
JAPAN TOBACCO INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A heater assembly comprises a container including a cylindrical portion that forms a chamber in which a flavor generating article is contained, and a heater arranged in a peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion. The container includes a first channel extending along a longitudinal direction of the cylindrical portion and located adjacently to the chamber in a direction intersecting with the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical portion, and a second channel extending through the chamber along the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical portion. The first channel is in communication with the second channel.