Insert for use with vaporizer device
Various embodiments of a system for generating an inhalable aerosol are described. The system includes a insert configured to be inserted into a compartment of a vaporizer device. In some embodiments, the insert includes a jacket defining an inner chamber configured to contain a vaporizable material and a heating element configured to heat the vaporizable material, thereby generating the inhalable aerosol. In some embodiments, the insert may include a filter at least partly saturated with a second vaporizable material and configured to generate a vapor when heated by the heating element, thereby forming a mixture of inhalable aerosol. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also described.
1 . A system for generating an inhalable aerosol, the system comprising:
an insert, comprising:
a jacket defining an inner chamber;
a vaporizable material contained in the inner chamber; and
a vaporizer device comprising:
a compartment configured to receive the insert; and
a heating element configured to heat the insert positioned in the compartment to generate the inhalable aerosol, wherein the heating element comprises either:
an insert capturing and heating mechanism including a first foil heater coupled via a spring mechanism to a second foil heater, the spring mechanism configured to allow the first foil heater and second foil heater to transition between an open configuration and a closed configuration, the open configuration allowing the insert to be positioned between the first foil heater and second foil heater, and the closed configuration causing the first foil heater and second foil heater to at least partly conform to opposing sides of the insert for heating the insert to generate the inhalable aerosol, or
an insert heater including a flexible heating element extending between pivoting supports, the pivoting supports allowing the insert heater to transition between an open configuration and a closed configuration, the open configuration allowing the flexible heating element to receive the insert, and the closed configuration allowing the flexible heating element to wrap around at least a part of the insert for heating the insert to generate the inhalable aerosol.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the jacket is made out of the vaporizable material.
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the jacket includes a through hole configured to allow air to pass into and/or out of the insert.
4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the jacket is configured to prevent passage of air through the insert until heated or degenerated due to heating.
5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the heating element is coupled to a piercing member extending into the compartment of the vaporizer device, the piercing member configured to pierce the insert as the insert is inserted into the compartment thereby positioning the heating element within the inner chamber of the insert.
6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the heating element comprises a coiled spring configured to extend around a circumference of the insert.
7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the vaporizable material comprises at least one of a plant material, a plant material based product, a tobacco leaf, and a reconstituted tobacco.
8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the vaporizable material comprises a gel material.
9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the vaporizable material comprises a sponge at least partly saturated with a liquid vaporizable material.
10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein a portion of the jacket is made out of a thermally conductive material.
11 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the jacket includes a first through hole at a first end of the jacket and a second through hole at a second end of the jacket, wherein the first end is opposite the second end.
12 . An insert for use with a vaporizer device, the insert comprising:
a jacket forming an inner chamber, the jacket being formed of a first vaporizable material, wherein the jacket is configured to prevent air from entering the inner chamber until heated or degenerated due to heating;
a second vaporizable material contained in the inner chamber; and
a heating element in contact with one or both of the first vaporizable material and the second vaporizable material, the heating element being configured to heat the first vaporizable material and the second vaporizable material to form an inhalable aerosol.
13 . The insert of claim 12 , wherein each of the first vaporizable material and the second vaporizable material comprises a non-liquid vaporizable material.
14 . The insert of claim 12 , wherein each of the first vaporizable material and the second vaporizable material comprises a sponge at least partly saturated with a liquid vaporizable material.
15 . The insert of claim 12 , wherein the heating element includes a flat plate of electrically conductive material, at least a part of the heating element positioned within the inner chamber of the insert.
16 . The insert of claim 12 , wherein each of the first vaporizable material and the second vaporizable material comprises a loose-leaf tobacco.
17 . The insert of claim 12 , further comprising a first end cap and a second end cap coupled to opposing ends of the jacket.
18 . The insert of claim 12 , wherein each of the first vaporizable material and the second vaporizable material comprise a plant material based product.