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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2018
Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchatel, CH;
Roland Antonopoulos, Neuchatel, CH;
Jean-Luc Fringeli, Singapore, SG;
Hao Yin, Lisle, IL (US);
Xueqing Zhang, Lisle, IL (US);
Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel, CH;
Abstract
An aerosol-generating system is provided, including: an aerosol-generating device to receive an aerosol-forming substrate and generate an aerosol from the substrate, the device including a rechargeable power source; a charger electrically connectable to the device to supply power to the device to recharge the power source; and an electrical connector including: a first connector part including electrical contacts and a first magnetic element, and a second connector part, releasably electrically connectable to the first part and including electrical contacts, at least one of which is a resilient contact actuable between an extended position and a depressed position and is biased to return to the extended position, and a second magnetic element, the device including one of the first and second connector parts and the charger including the other one of the first and second connector parts, and the first and second connector parts are positionable in a first connection position.