An article for an aerosol provision system

Abstract

An article for use as or as part of an aerosol provision system. The article may be a combustible aerosol provision system or a consumable for a non-combustible aerosol provision system. The article can include a component having an upstream end and a downstream end. The component can include a first material and a second material including an amorphous solid material. The amorphous solid material extends substantially longitudinally through the component between the upstream end and the downstream end and has a length of at least about 70% of the length of the component between the upstream and downstream ends.

1 . An article for use as or as part of an aerosol provision system, the article comprising:
 a component having an upstream end and a downstream end, the component and comprising a first material and a second material, the second material comprising an amorphous solid material, wherein the amorphous solid material extends substantially longitudinally through the component between the upstream end and the downstream end and has a length of at least about 70% of a length of the component between the upstream end and the downstream end.   
     
     
         2 . The article according to  claim 1 , wherein the second material comprises a plurality of elongate strips of amorphous solid material, wherein the plurality of elongate strips extend substantially parallel to each other. 
     
     
         3 . The article according to  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of elongate strips comprises:
 between 2 and 50 strips,   between 5 and 25 strips, or   between 7 and 21 strips.   
     
     
         4 . The article according to  claim 1 , wherein the second material comprises at least one strip having an upstream end and a downstream end, the upstream end of the at least one strip extending to within 5 mm of the upstream end of the component and the downstream end of the at least one strip extending to within 5 mm of the downstream end of the component. 
     
     
         5 . The article according to  claim 1 , wherein the second material comprises a sheet material and wherein a tensile strength of the second material in a longitudinal direction is at least one of:
 at least about 4 N/15 mm, or   in a range of about 170 N/15 mm to about 200 N/15 mm.   
     
     
         6 . The article according to  claim 1 , wherein the amorphous solid material comprises a substance to be delivered. 
     
     
         7 . The article according to  claim 6 , wherein the substance to be delivered is menthol. 
     
     
         8 . The article according to  claim 7 , wherein the amorphous solid material comprises 2 mg to about 20 mg of menthol. 
     
     
         9 . The article according to  claim 1 , wherein the second material at least partially surrounds the first material. 
     
     
         10 . The article according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of:
 the second material is disposed within the first material, or   the second material is disposed within and substantially surrounded on all sides by the first material.   
     
     
         11 . The article according to  claim 1 , wherein the first material is an aerosol-generating material. 
     
     
         12 . The article according to  claim 11 , wherein the aerosol-generating material comprises tobacco material. 
     
     
         13 . The article according to  claim 12 , wherein the tobacco material is cut rag tobacco or reconstituted tobacco material. 
     
     
         14 . The article according to  claim 1 , wherein the component forms an aerosol generating portion of the article. 
     
     
         15 . The article according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of:
 the first material comprises a filter material, or   the first material comprises a paper filter material having a density between about 0.1 and about 0.45 grams per cubic centimeter.   
     
     
         16 . The article according to  claim 1 , wherein the component forms an aerosol modifying portion of the article. 
     
     
         17 . The article according to  claim 1 , wherein the component forms an aerosol modifying portion of an article which is a combustible aerosol provision system. 
     
     
         18 . The article according to  claim 1 , wherein the article is rod shaped. 
     
     
         19 . The article according to  claim 1 , wherein the component further comprises a wrapper configured to surround the first material and the second material. 
     
     
         20 . A package of articles comprising an article according to  claim 1 , wherein an amount of a substance to be delivered in each article of the package of articles varies by less than 5%. 
     
     
         21 . A non-combustible aerosol provision system comprising the article according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         22 . An amorphous solid material for use in the article as claimed in  claim 1 . 
     
     
         23 . The amorphous solid material according to  claim 22 , wherein the amorphous solid material is configured to extend substantially longitudinally through the component between the upstream end and the downstream end, and the length of the amorphous solid material is at least about 70% of the length of the component between the upstream end and the downstream end. 
     
     
         24 . The amorphous solid material according to  claim 22 , wherein, when incorporated into the article, the amorphous solid material extends substantially longitudinally through the component between the upstream end and the downstream end, and the length of the amorphous solid material is at least about 70% of the length of the component between the upstream end and the downstream end. 
     
     
         25 . The amorphous solid material according to  claim 22 , wherein a tensile strength of the amorphous solid material is in a range of about 2 N/15 mm to about 300 N/15 mm. 
     
     
         26 . The amorphous solid material according to  claim 22 , wherein the length of the amorphous solid material is in a range of about 8 mm to about 48 mm. 
     
     
         27 . The amorphous solid material according to  claim 22 , wherein a width of the amorphous solid material is in a range of about 0.5 mm to about 3 mm. 
     
     
         28 . The amorphous solid material according to  claim 22 , wherein an aspect ratio of the amorphous solid material is in a range of about 2.5 to about 100. 
     
     
         29 . The amorphous solid material according to  claim 22 , wherein the amorphous solid material comprises in a range of 0.25 mg of a substance to be delivered per 50 mm 2  and about 1 mg of a substance to be delivered per 50 mm 2 . 
     
     
         30 . The amorphous solid material according to  claim 29 , wherein the substance to be delivered is menthol. 
     
     
         31 . A component for use in the article as claimed in  claim 1 , the component having an upstream end and a downstream end, and comprising a first material and a second material, the second material comprising an amorphous solid material, wherein the amorphous solid material extends substantially longitudinally through the component between the upstream end and the downstream end and has a length of at least about 70% of a length of the component between the upstream end and the downstream end. 
     
     
         32 . A method of manufacturing the article according to  claim 1 , the method comprising:
 preparing a first material for formation into a component of the article;   transporting the first material continuously through an assembly apparatus; and   adding at least one continuous amorphous solid material to the first material.   
     
     
         33 . The method according to  claim 32 , further comprising:
 unwinding a ribbon of amorphous solid material from a bobbin; and   cutting the ribbon of amorphous solid material into a plurality of elongate strips.   
     
     
         34 . The method according to  claim 33 , further comprising:
 feeding the plurality of elongate strips of amorphous solid material directly into a component forming device of the assembly apparatus before a component forming device.   
     
     
         35 . The method according to  claim 33 , further comprising winding the ribbon of amorphous solid material and the first material simultaneously onto the same bobbin. 
     
     
         36 . The method according to  claim 35 , wherein the ribbon of amorphous solid material and the first material are co-wound. 
     
     
         37 . The method according to  claim 35 , further comprising:
 unwinding the ribbon of amorphous solid material and the first material from the bobbin simultaneously.   
     
     
         38 . The method according to  claim 32 , wherein cutting the ribbon of amorphous solid material and the first material is performed simultaneously. 
     
     
         39 . The method according to  claim 35 , wherein the first material is reconstituted tobacco. 
     
     
         40 . The method according to  claim 32 , wherein the at least one continuous amorphous solid material is aligned with the first material before the amorphous solid material and the first material are fed into a component forming device of the assembly apparatus. 
     
     
         41 . The method according to  claim 40 , wherein a plurality of ribbons of continuous amorphous solid material are aligned with the first material and spaced across a width of the first material. 
     
     
         42 . The method according to  claim 40 , wherein a plurality of ribbons of continuous amorphous solid material are aligned with the first material and spaced across a width of the first material such that there is a gap between adjacent ribbons of the continuous amorphous solid material. 
     
     
         43 . The method according to  claim 40 , wherein the at least one continuous amorphous solid material is aligned with the first material before cutting the amorphous solid material and the first material simultaneously. 
     
     
         44 . The method according to  claim 40 , wherein the at least one continuous amorphous solid material is aligned with the first material after the amorphous solid material and the first material have been cut. 
     
     
         45 . The method according to  claim 44 , wherein a plurality of ribbons of continuous amorphous solid material are cut into a plurality of strips to form a plurality of clusters of strips which are then aligned with the first material and spaced across a width of the first material such that there is a gap between adjacent clusters of strips of the continuous amorphous solid material. 
     
     
         46 . The method according to  claim 33 , further comprising:
 winding the plurality of elongate strips of amorphous solid material onto a bobbin in preparation for adding to the first material in the assembly apparatus.   
     
     
         47 . The method according to  claim 46 , further comprising:
 spirally winding the plurality of elongate strips of amorphous solid material onto the bobbin in preparation for adding to the first material in the assembly apparatus.   
     
     
         48 . The method according to  claim 46 , further comprising:
 twisting the plurality of elongate strips of amorphous solid material to form a rope to be fed into the assembly apparatus before the component forming device before winding the plurality of elongate strips onto the bobbin.   
     
     
         49 . The method according to  claim 32 , further comprising:
 transporting the first material and the at least one strip of amorphous solid material through the component forming device;   forming an endless component;   wrapping the endless component in a wrapper; and   cutting the endless component into discrete components.   
     
     
         50 . The method according to  claim 49 , wherein cutting the endless component releases tension in the at least one strip of amorphous solid material and the amorphous solid material reduces in length into ends of the component. 
     
     
         51 . The method according to  claim 49 , further comprising:
 combining the component with other components of the article to form the article.   
     
     
         52 . A method of manufacturing the amorphous solid material according to  claim 22 , the method comprising:
 unwinding a ribbon of amorphous solid material from a bobbin; and   cutting the ribbon of amorphous solid material into a plurality of elongate strips.   
     
     
         53 . The amorphous solid material formed by the method according to  claim 52 .