Aerosol generating device and aerosol generating system

Abstract

This application provides a vapor generation system and a vapor generation device, configured to heat an aerosol-generating product to generate an aerosol. The vapor generation device includes a main housing; and the main housing includes: a heating assembly, configured to heat the aerosol-generating product; and a door cover, movably coupled to the main housing at a first position and a second position, where the door cover covers the heating assembly at the first position, and exposes the heating assembly at the second position. The foregoing vapor generation device selectively covers or exposes the heating assembly through the door cover, then exposes the heating assembly as required, and covers the heating assembly after use to protect the heating assembly.

1 . A vapor generation device, configured to heat an aerosol-generating product to generate an aerosol, and comprising a main housing, wherein the main housing comprises:
 a heating assembly, configured to heat the aerosol-generating product; and   a door cover, movably coupled to the main housing at a first position and a second position, wherein the door cover covers the heating assembly at the first position, and exposes the heating assembly at the second position.   
     
     
         2 . The vapor generation device according to  claim 1 , wherein the door cover is configured to be linearly movable between the first position and the second position relative to the main housing. 
     
     
         3 . The vapor generation device according to  claim 2 , wherein the door cover is configured to be linearly movable between the first position and the second position in a width direction of the main housing. 
     
     
         4 . The vapor generation device according to  claim 1 , wherein the main housing has a length direction, the width direction, and a thickness direction, and has a proximal end and a distal end that are opposite to each other in the length direction; the heating assembly is arranged close to the proximal end; and
 when being configured at the first position, the door cover further blocks the heating assembly from the proximal end of the main housing, a first side of the main housing in the thickness direction, and a second side of the main housing in the thickness direction.   
     
     
         5 . The vapor generation device according to  claim 4 , wherein the door cover comprises:
 a first blocking wall, located at the proximal end of the main housing, to block the heating assembly from the proximal end of the main housing at the first position;   a second blocking wall, located on the first side of the main housing in the thickness Page  4  direction, to block the heating assembly from the first side of the main housing in the thickness direction at the first position; and   a third blocking wall, located on the second side of the main housing in the thickness direction, to block the heating assembly from the second side of the main housing in the thickness direction at the first position.   
     
     
         6 . The vapor generation device according to  claim 5 , wherein the first blocking wall has a length size ranging from 15 mm to 25 mm and a width size approximately ranging from 5 mm to 10 mm. 
     
     
         7 . The vapor generation device according to  claim 5 , wherein the second blocking wall and/or the third blocking wall each have a length size ranging from 28 mm to 40 mm, and a width size ranging from 15 mm to 25 mm. 
     
     
         8 . The vapor generation device according to  claim 1 , further comprising an extractor, configured to extract the aerosol-generating product from the vapor generation device. 
     
     
         9 . The vapor generation device according to  claim 8 , wherein the extractor is configured to be selectively configurable from an operating position to an extraction position, wherein the aerosol-generating product is in contact with the heating assembly when the extractor is at the operating position, and the aerosol-generating product is separated from the heating assembly when the extractor is at the extraction position. 
     
     
         10 . The vapor generation device according to  claim 9 , wherein the door cover blocks the extractor at the first position, to prevent the extractor from being configured from the operating position to the extraction position; and the door cover at least partially exposes the extractor and releases the blocking at the second position. 
     
     
         11 . The vapor generation device according to  claim 9 , wherein the extractor comprises:
 a receiving portion, configured to keep the aerosol-generating product; and   an operating portion, actuating the receiving portion through the operating portion during use, and further causing the receiving portion to be configured from the operating position to the extraction position to extract the aerosol-generating product, wherein   the door cover blocks the operating portion at the first position, and exposes the operating portion at the second position.   
     
     
         12 . The vapor generation device according to  claim 9 , wherein the extractor is configured to move relative to the main housing or be removed from the main housing to be configured from the operating position to the extraction position. 
     
     
         13 . The vapor generation device according to  claim 1 , the heating assembly comprises:
 a heater, configured to heat the aerosol-generating product; and   a bracket, at least partially surrounding the heater.   
     
     
         14 . The vapor generation device according to  claim 13 , wherein the bracket is removably combined with the main housing;
 the door cover blocks the bracket at the first position, to prevent the bracket from being removed from the main housing; and the door cover exposes the bracket and releases the blocking at the second position.   
     
     
         15 . The vapor generation device according to  claim 13 , wherein the heater has a free front end configured to be inserted into the aerosol-generating product; and
 the bracket at least partially defines:   a window, at least partially surrounding the heater and avoiding the free front end, to partially expose the heater.   
     
     
         16 . The vapor generation device according to  claim 15 , wherein the door cover exposes the window at the second position, to enable cleaning of the heater through the window. 
     
     
         17 . The vapor generation device according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a receiving hole, wherein the aerosol-generating product is removably received in the main housing through the receiving hole during use; and   the door cover simultaneously covers the heating assembly and the receiving hole at the first position, and exposes the heating assembly and the receiving hole at the second position.   
     
     
         18 . The vapor generation device according to  claim 1 , wherein the door cover comprises metal. 
     
     
         19 . The vapor generation device according to  claim 1 , wherein a guide structure is arranged on the door cover, to provide guidance when the door cover moves between the first position and the second position. 
     
     
         20 . A vapor generation system, configured to heat an aerosol-generating product to generate an aerosol, and comprising a main housing, wherein the main housing comprises:
 a heating assembly, configured to heat the aerosol-generating product; and   a door cover, coupled to the main housing, and configured to be moveable relative to the main housing to cover or expose at least two surfaces of the heating assembly.