Consumable Article for an Aerosol Generating Device

Abstract

A consumable article for an aerosol generating device includes at least two capsules configured to contain a vaporizable material and each containing a heating element for aerosolising the vaporizable material through an electric actuation of the heating element, wherein the article includes a positive pole bus and a negative pole bus, wherein each heating element is individually connected to the positive pole bus and to the negative pole bus through a positive contact and a negative contact of the heating element, wherein the relative position of the positive and negative contacts of the heating element with respect to the positive pole bus and negative pole bus allows to set the temperature of the heating element in use.

1 . A consumable article for an aerosol generating device, the article comprising at least two capsules, each of the at least two capsules configured to contain a vaporizable material, each of the at least two capsules configured to rotate relative to another one of the at least two capsules and each of the at least two capsules containing a heating element for aerosolising the vaporizable material through an electric actuation of the heating element, wherein the article further comprises a positive pole bus and a negative pole bus, wherein each heating element is individually connected to the positive pole bus and to the negative pole bus through a positive contact and a negative contact of the respective heating element, wherein a relative position of the positive and negative contacts of each heating element with respect to the positive pole bus and negative pole bus allows setting a temperature of the respective heating element in use. 
     
     
         2 . The article as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the relative position of the positive and negative contacts of each of the heating elements with respect to the positive and negative pole buses defines an electrical resistance of the respective heating element. 
     
     
         3 . The article as defined in  claim 1 , wherein rotation of the at least two capsules determines the relative position of the positive and negative contacts of each of the heating elements with respect to the positive and negative pole buses. 
     
     
         4 . The article as defined in  claim 1 , wherein a predetermined relative position of the positive and negative contacts of each of the heating elements with respect to the positive and negative pole buses, enables disconnection of one of the positive and negative contacts from the positive pole bus or the negative pole bus, respectively, thereby disconnecting the respective heating element. 
     
     
         5 . The article as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the at least two capsules comprise at least one attachment means configured to connect one of the at least two capsules to another of the at least two capsules so that the respective capsules can rotate freely with respect to one another. 
     
     
         6 . The article as defined in  claim 1 , wherein each capsule contains a different vaporizable material. 
     
     
         7 . The article as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the article and/or the at least two capsules comprise stopping means to block movement of each capsule. 
     
     
         8 . The article as defined in  claim 7 , wherein the stopping means comprise mechanical stops. 
     
     
         9 . The article as defined in  claim 6 , wherein each heating element comprises a C-shaped plate with an outer periphery and a central opening and mesh material on at least one side of the plate, wherein the outer periphery of the plate and the mesh material are configured to be in contact with vaporizable material. 
     
     
         10 . The article as defined in  claim 9 , wherein the plate comprises means for holding the mesh material. 
     
     
         11 . The article according to  claim 9 , wherein a thickness of the plate measured in a transversal cross-section thereof perpendicular to sides of the plate is variable between from the outer periphery of the plate to the opening. 
     
     
         12 . The article as defined in  claim 9 , wherein a largest dimension of the opening is at most equal to a width of the plate, the width being measured from the outer periphery to an outer edge of the opening in a direction passing through a centre of the opening. 
     
     
         13 . The article as defined in  claim 10 , wherein the plate is made of a metal and the mesh material is made of a metal. 
     
     
         14 . The article as defined in  claim 9 , wherein the heating elements of each of the at least two capsules are arranged such that the central opening from one of the heating elements is aligned along a longitudinal axis with the central opening of another of the heating elements, thereby defining an air flow channel. 
     
     
         15 . An aerosol generating device comprising the article as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the positive and negative pole buses are connected to a power supply. 
     
     
         16 . The article according to  claim 11 , wherein the thickness of the plate gradually reduces from the outer periphery to the opening. 
     
     
         17 . The article as defined in  claim 13 , wherein the metal of the plate is at least one of nickel, nichrome, kanthal, tungsten, or stainless steel. 
     
     
         18 . The article as defined in  claim 13 , wherein the metal of the mesh material is at least one of nickel, nichrome, kanthal, tungsten, or stainless steel.