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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2022
Kt&g Corporation, Daejeon, KR;
Jongsub Lee, Sungnam-si, KR;
Minkyu Kim, Seoul, KR;
Jueon Park, Seoul, KR;
Byungsung Cho, Gwangmyung-si, KR;
KT&G CORPORATION, Daejeon, KR;
Abstract
An aerosol-generating device is disclosed. The aerosol-generating device of the disclosure includes an upper housing comprising a first outer wall and a first inner wall, wherein an insertion space is defined within the first inner wall; a lower housing comprising a second outer wall coupled to the first outer wall and a second inner wall coupled to the first inner wall; a container space configured to store a liquid and defined by the first outer wall and the first inner wall of the upper housing and the second outer wall and the second inner wall of the lower housing; a wick located at the lower housing and adjacent to the insertion space, wherein the wick comprises a portion in communication with the container space; a heater disposed near the wick and configured to heat the wick; a base configured to allow mounting of the lower housing thereto; and a column elongated and located adjacent to the upper housing and the lower housing, wherein a column flow path is formed within the column, wherein the base comprises a first inlet in communication with the column flow path, and a base flow path that leads from the first inlet at the base to the wick at the lower housing.