Aerosol delivery device having a resonant transmitter
An aerosol delivery device is provided that comprises a control body and an aerosol source member. The aerosol delivery device includes a resonant transformer comprising a resonant transmitter and a resonant receiver. The aerosol source member includes an inhalable substance medium at least a portion of which is positioned proximate the resonant transmitter. The resonant transmitter is configured to generate an oscillating magnetic field and induce an alternating voltage in the resonant receiver when exposed to the oscillating magnetic field, such that the alternating voltage causes the resonant receiver to generate heat and thereby vaporize components of the inhalable substance medium to produce an aerosol. In some implementations, the resonant receiver comprises part of the control body. In other implementations, the resonant receiver comprises part of the aerosol source member.
1. An aerosol delivery device comprising:
a control body;
a resonant transmitter; and
an aerosol source member that includes an inhalable substance medium and a resonant receiver,
wherein the aerosol source member is configured to be insertable into the control body, wherein the resonant transmitter is located within the control body and is configured to generate an oscillating magnetic field and induce an alternating voltage in the resonant receiver when exposed to the oscillating magnetic field, the alternating voltage causing the resonant receiver to generate heat and thereby vaporize components of the inhalable substance medium to produce an aerosol,
wherein the resonant transmitter comprises a transmitter coil, wherein the control body further comprises a substantially cylindrical coil support member, and wherein the transmitter coil is configured to circumscribe the coil support member.
2. The aerosol delivery device of claim 1 , wherein the inhalable substance medium comprises a solid or semi-solid medium.
3. The aerosol delivery device of claim 1 , wherein the resonant receiver is constructed of a ferromagnetic material.
4. The aerosol delivery device of claim 1 , further comprising a power source located in the control body including a rechargeable supercapacitor, a rechargeable solid-state battery, or a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, the power source being configured to power the resonant transmitter.
5. The aerosol delivery device of claim 4 , wherein the power source further includes terminals connectable with a source of energy from which the rechargeable power source is chargeable.
6. The aerosol delivery device of claim 1 , wherein the resonant transmitter is configured to at least partially surround the resonant receiver.
7. The aerosol delivery device of claim 1 , wherein the inhalable substance medium comprises a tobacco material.
8. The aerosol delivery device of claim 7 , wherein the inhalable substance medium comprises a reconstituted tobacco material.
9. The aerosol delivery device of claim 1 further comprising a foil material, wherein the foil material surrounds at least a portion of the coil support member.
10. The device of claim 1 , wherein the control body further comprises one or more light emitting diodes.
11. A control body for use with an insertable aerosol source member that includes a resonant receiver and an inhalable substance medium, the control body comprising:
a resonant transmitter comprising a transmitter coil;
and a substantially cylindrical coil support member,
wherein the transmitter coil is configured to circumscribe the coil support member, and wherein the resonant transmitter is configured to generate an oscillating magnetic field and induce an alternating voltage in the resonant receiver when exposed to the oscillating magnetic field, the alternating voltage causing the resonant receiver to generate heat, such that the resonant receiver is configured to vaporize components of the inhalable substance medium to produce an aerosol.
12. The control body of claim 11 , further comprising a power source including a rechargeable supercapacitor, a rechargeable solid-state battery, or a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, the power source being configured to power the resonant transmitter.
13. The control body of claim 12 , wherein the power source further includes terminals connectable with a source of energy from which the rechargeable power source is chargeable.
14. The control body of claim 11 further comprising a foil material, wherein the foil material surrounds at least a portion of the coil support member.
15. The control body of claim 11 , wherein the control body further comprises one or more light emitting diodes.