Aersol -generating article with relatively short rod of aersol -generating substrate

Abstract

An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: a rod of aerosol-generating substrate, the aerosol-generating article having a length of at least 60 millimetres, the rod of aerosol-generating substrate having a length of less than or equal to 36 millimetres, and a ratio of the length of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate to a total length of the aerosol-generating article being less than or equal to 0.4.

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         16 . An aerosol-generating article, comprising:
 a rod of aerosol-generating substrate,   wherein the aerosol-generating article has a length of at least 60 millimetres,   wherein the rod of aerosol-generating substrate has a length of less than or equal to 36 millimetres, and   wherein a ratio of the length of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate to a total length of the aerosol-generating article is less than or equal to 0.4.   
     
     
         17 . The aerosol-generating article according to  claim 16 , wherein the rod of aerosol-generating substrate has a length of at least 20 millimetres. 
     
     
         18 . The aerosol-generating article according to  claim 17 , wherein the rod of aerosol-generating substrate has a length of at least 25 millimetres. 
     
     
         19 . The aerosol-generating article according to  claim 18 , wherein the rod of aerosol-generating substrate has a length of at least 29 millimetres. 
     
     
         20 . The aerosol-generating article according to  claim 19 , wherein the rod of aerosol-generating substrate has a length of between 29 millimetres and 36 millimetres. 
     
     
         21 . The aerosol-generating article according to  claim 16 , wherein a ratio of the length of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate to the length of the aerosol-generating article is less than or equal to 0.36. 
     
     
         22 . The aerosol-generating article according to  claim 16 , wherein the aerosol-generating article has a length of at least 65 millimetres. 
     
     
         23 . The aerosol-generating article according to  claim 16 , wherein the aerosol-generating article has a length of less than or equal to 90 millimetres. 
     
     
         24 . The aerosol-generating article according to  claim 23 , wherein the aerosol-generating article has a length of between 65 millimetres and 90 millimetres. 
     
     
         25 . The aerosol-generating article according to  claim 16 , wherein the aerosol-generating article has a maximum external diameter less than or equal to 8 millimetres. 
     
     
         26 . The aerosol-generating article according to  claim 25 , wherein the aerosol-generating article has a maximum external diameter between 5 millimetres and 8 millimetres. 
     
     
         27 . The aerosol-generating article according to  claim 16 , wherein the aerosol-generating substrate comprises shredded tobacco material. 
     
     
         28 . The aerosol-generating article according to  claim 27 , wherein the shredded tobacco material has a bulk density of between 100 milligrams per cubic centimetre and 350 milligrams per cubic centimetre. 
     
     
         29 . The aerosol-generating article according to  claim 16 , further comprising an upstream element provided upstream of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate and abutting an upstream end of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate. 
     
     
         30 . An aerosol-generating system, comprising:
 an aerosol-generating article according to  claim 16 ; and   an aerosol-generating device comprising a heating chamber configured to receive the aerosol-generating article and at least a heating element provided at or about a periphery of the heating chamber.