Granted Patent B2

US 12,185,753 · App. 18/559,175 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

Inventors: Mario Tronza (Biel/Bienne, CH); Mario Weiss (Biel/Bienne, CH); Jun Wei Yim (Neuchatel, CH)

Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.

A24F15/18A24F40/20A24F40/46

Abstract

Claims (23)

1. An aerosol-generating device, comprising:

a housing having a main portion and a lid portion, wherein the lid portion is hingedly connected to the main portion;

a mouthpiece disposed on the lid portion, the mouthpiece being configured to be moveable between a first position, in which the mouthpiece is retracted into the housing, and a second position, in which the mouthpiece protrudes from the lid portion; and

a spring-loaded mechanism configured to move the mouthpiece from the first position into the second position,

wherein the spring-loaded mechanism includes a spring-loaded pushing element that is locked and that retains the mouthpiece in the lid portion if no aerosol-generating article is inserted into the aerosol-generating device.

2. The aerosol-generating device according to claim 1 , wherein the spring-loaded mechanism is further configured to perform movement of the mouthpiece upon opening or closure of the lid portion.

3. The aerosol-generating device according to claim 1 , wherein the spring-loaded mechanism is further configured to perform movement of the mouthpiece in dependence of a presence or an absence of an aerosol-generating article in a heating chamber of the aerosol-generating device.

4. The aerosol-generating device according to claim 1 , wherein the spring-loaded mechanism is further configured to move the mouthpiece into the second position when an aerosol-generating article is in a heating chamber of the aerosol-generating device.

5. The aerosol-generating device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the main portion comprises a heating chamber, and

wherein the heating chamber has a bottom surface that restricts movement of an aerosol-generating article into the heating chamber.

6. The aerosol-generating device according to claim 5 , wherein the main portion further comprises a storage chamber disposed below the bottom surface of the heating chamber.

7. The aerosol-generating device according to claim 5 , further comprising an opening mechanism configured to open the bottom surface of the heating chamber.

8. The aerosol-generating device according to claim 7 , further comprising a transfer mechanism configured to transfer the aerosol-generating article from the heating chamber into a storage chamber disposed below the bottom surface of the heating chamber.

9. The aerosol-generating device according to claim 8 , wherein the mouthpiece is made from rigid material and the transfer mechanism is triggered by a user pressing the mouthpiece towards the housing.

10. The aerosol-generating device according to claim 1 ,

further comprising a heating chamber configured to receive an aerosol-generating article,

wherein the mouthpiece is made from rigid material and the spring-loaded mechanism comprises a compression spring that is configured to maintain the mouthpiece in the first position when no aerosol-generating article is in the heating chamber of the aerosol-generating device, and

wherein the compression spring is compressed and the mouthpiece is extended out of the housing upon closure of the lid, when an aerosol-generating article is inserted in the heating chamber of the aerosol-generating device.

11. The aerosol-generating device according to claim 1 , wherein the spring-loaded mechanism further includes a lever mechanism that unlocks a retention element such that the spring-loaded pushing element is unlocked and pushes the mouthpiece to protrude out of the lid portion, if an aerosol-generating article is inserted into the aerosol-generating device.

12. The aerosol-generating device according to claim 6 , wherein the lid portion connects to a driving mechanism including a transfer wheel that is configured to force the aerosol-generating article into the storage chamber.

13. The aerosol-generating device according to claim 6 , wherein the storage chamber comprises a storage element configured to hold a plurality of aerosol-generating articles.

14. The aerosol-generating device according to claim 8 , wherein the transfer mechanism is driven by the opening and closing movement of the lid portion.

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