Consumable for aerosol generating apparatus
Described herein is a consumable for use with apparatus for heating aerosolizable material to volatilise at least one component of the aerosolizable material. The consumable comprises a hollow tube comprising a carrier and aerosolizable material comprising an amorphous solid coated on the carrier.
1 . A consumable for use with an apparatus for heating aerosolizable material to volatilize at least one component of the aerosolizable material, wherein the consumable comprises:
a hollow tube comprising a carrier, the aerosolizable material, a body of porous aerosol containment material and an outer cover,
wherein the aerosolizable material comprises an amorphous solid coated on the carrier,
wherein the body of porous aerosol containment material is configured to contain aerosol generated from the aerosolizable material during heating of the aerosolizable material in use,
wherein the body of porous aerosol containment material is located between the outer cover and the aerosolizable material, and
wherein the carrier has one or more holes extending therethrough for permitting the aerosol generated from the aerosolizable material during heating of the aerosolizable material in use to pass to a surface of the consumable.
2 . The consumable of claim 1 , wherein at least part of the carrier is located radially inwards of the aerosolizable material.
3 . The consumable of claim 1 , wherein the carrier forms at least part of a surface of the hollow tube.
4 . The consumable of claim 3 , wherein the surface of the hollow tube is an innermost surface of the hollow tube.
5 . The consumable of claim 1 , wherein the amorphous solid is affixed to the carrier, and wherein the carrier forms at least part of an innermost surface of the hollow tube.
6 . The consumable of claim 1 , wherein the carrier is tubular.
7 . The consumable of claim 1 , wherein the aerosolizable material is tubular.
8 . The consumable of claim 1 , further comprising a heating material that is heatable by penetration with a varying magnetic field to thereby heat the aerosolizable material.
9 . The consumable of claim 8 , wherein the heating material comprises one or more materials selected from the group consisting of an electrically-conductive material, a magnetic material, and a magnetic electrically-conductive material.
10 . The consumable of claim 8 , wherein the heating material comprises a metal or a metal alloy.
11 . The consumable of claim 8 , wherein the heating material comprises one or more materials selected from the group consisting of aluminum, gold, iron, nickel, cobalt, conductive carbon, graphite, steel, plain-carbon steel, mild steel, stainless steel, ferritic stainless steel, molybdenum, silicon carbide, copper, and bronze.
12 . The consumable of claim 8 , wherein the carrier comprises the heating material.
13 . The consumable of claim 12 , wherein the carrier comprises a closed circuit of the heating material, wherein the closed circuit is closed about the hollow tube.
14 . The consumable of claim 8 , wherein the carrier comprises a first layer and a second layer, wherein the first layer comprises the heating material, wherein the second layer is not heatable by penetration with the varying magnetic field, and wherein the first layer is located between the aerosolizable material and the second layer.
15 . The consumable of claim 1 , wherein the carrier forms at least part of the surface of the consumable.
16 . The consumable of claim 1 , wherein the aerosolizable material is located radially between the carrier and the body of porous aerosol containment material.
17 . The consumable of claim 1 , wherein the aerosolizable material has a thickness in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the consumable of between about 0.1 millimeters and about 5 millimeters.
18 . The consumable of claim 1 , wherein the amorphous solid has a tensile strength of from 200 N/m to 900 N/m.
19 . The consumable of claim 1 , wherein the amorphous solid has a density of 30 g/m 2 to 120 g/m 2 .