Smoking article and aerosol generating system including the same

Abstract

A smoking article according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a medium accommodation portion filled with nicotine-containing media; a moisturizer accommodation portion disposed on one side of the medium accommodation portion and comprising an aerosol generating material; and a filter portion disposed on another side of the medium accommodation portion. A length of the moisturizer accommodation portion may be less than a length of the medium accommodation portion, a length of the filter portion may be greater than the length of the medium accommodation portion, and 70% to 100% of the length of the medium accommodation portion may be wrapped with a heater.

1 . A smoking article comprising:
 a medium accommodation portion filled with nicotine-containing media;   a moisturizer accommodation portion disposed on one side of the medium accommodation portion and comprising an aerosol generating material; and   a filter portion disposed on another side of the medium accommodation portion,   wherein the filter portion comprises:
 a first filter portion including a cavity therein; and 
 a second filter portion filled with a filtration material, 
   wherein a length of the moisturizer accommodation portion is less than a length of the medium accommodation portion,   wherein a length of the first filter portion is greater than the length of the medium accommodation portion, and   wherein 70% to 100% of the length of the medium accommodation portion is wrapped with a heater.   
     
     
         2 . The smoking article of  claim 1 , wherein the length of the moisturizer accommodation portion is in a range of 60% to 80% of the length of the medium accommodation portion. 
     
     
         3 . The smoking article of  claim 1 , wherein the length of the first filter portion is in a range of 110% to 130% of the length of the medium accommodation portion. 
     
     
         4 . The smoking article of  claim 1 , wherein
 the moisturizer accommodation portion has a length of 6 to 10 millimeters (mm), and   the first filter portion has a length of 12 to 16 mm.   
     
     
         5 . The smoking article of  claim 1 , wherein the aerosol generating material comprises at least one selected from a group consisting of glycerin, propylene glycol, and nicotine. 
     
     
         6 . The smoking article of  claim 1 , wherein the nicotine-containing media are prepared by mixing and finely cutting cut tobacco leaves and a slurry-type reconstituted tobacco sheet. 
     
     
         7 . The smoking article of  claim 1 , wherein the nicotine-containing media in the medium accommodation portion are arranged in the same direction. 
     
     
         8 . The smoking article of  claim 1 , wherein at least one segment selected from a group consisting of the medium accommodation portion, the moisturizer accommodation portion, and the filter portion is wrapped with a segment wrapper. 
     
     
         9 . The smoking article of  claim 8 , wherein a plurality of segments wrapped with the segment wrapper is wrapped with a total wrapper. 
     
     
         10 . An aerosol generating device, wherein the aerosol generating device is configured to receive the smoking article of  claim 1  and provide an aerosol inhalable by a user by heating the aerosol generating material stored in the smoking article. 
     
     
         11 . The aerosol generating device of  claim 10 , wherein the aerosol generating device comprises:
 an elongated cavity configured to accommodate the smoking article;   a heater configured to heat at least a part of each of the medium accommodation portion and the moisturizer accommodation portion of the smoking article; and   a controller electrically connected to the heater.   
     
     
         12 . An aerosol generating system comprising a smoking article and an aerosol generating device, wherein
 the smoking article comprises:
 a medium accommodation portion filled with nicotine-containing media; 
 a moisturizer accommodation portion disposed on one side of the medium accommodation portion and comprising an aerosol generating material; and 
 a filter portion disposed on another side of the medium accommodation portion, 
 wherein the filter portion comprises:
 a first filter portion including a cavity therein; and 
 a second filter portion filled with a filtration material, 
 
 wherein a length of the moisturizer accommodation portion is less than a length of the medium accommodation portion, 
 wherein a length of the first filter portion is greater than the length of the medium accommodation portion, and 
 wherein 70% to 100% of the length of the medium accommodation portion is wrapped with a heater, and 
   the aerosol generating device is configured to receive the smoking article and provide an aerosol inhalable by a user by heating the aerosol generating material stored in the smoking article.