Aerosol-generating system with aerosol-generating device and operating button protection
An electrically operable aerosol-generating system is provided, including charging and aerosol-generating devices having proximal and distal ends and a body extending therebetween, a user operable button located on the body between the ends, the system having a first engagement state in which the devices are engaged and a second engagement state in which the devices are not engaged, such that when in the first state at least a first side-portion of the body extending between the ends faces the charging device, and at least a second side-portion of the body extending between the ends faces away from the charging device and is exposed, the button being located on the second side-portion and operable when the system is in the first state, the button activating a first function when the system is in the second state, and activating a different second function when the system is in the first state.
1. An electrically operable aerosol-generating system, comprising:
a charging device comprising a primary power source; and
an elongated aerosol-generating device comprising a secondary power source and having a proximal end, a distal end, and a body extending between the proximal end and the distal end, a user operable button being located on the body between the proximal end and the distal end,
wherein the electrically operable aerosol-generating system has a first engagement state in which the elongated aerosol-generating device is engaged with the charging device and a second engagement state in which the elongated aerosol-generating device is not engaged with the charging device, such that, when the electrically operable aerosol-generating system is configured in the first engagement state at least a first side-portion of the body extending between the proximal end and the distal end of the elongated aerosol-generating device faces the charging device, and at least a second side-portion of the body extending between the proximal end and the distal end of the elongated aerosol-generating device faces away from the charging device and is exposed,
wherein the user operable button is located on the second side-portion of the body,
wherein the user operable button is operable when the electrically operable aerosol-generating system is in the first engagement state,
wherein the user operable button activates a first function when the electrically operable aerosol-generating system is configured in the second engagement state, and
wherein the user operable button activates a second function, different from the first function, when the electrically operable aerosol-generating system is configured in the first engagement state.
2. The electrically operable aerosol-generating system according to claim 1 , wherein one or more button, contact, or display is located in an external portion of a housing of the charging device, the one or more button, contact, or display being shielded by the elongated aerosol-generating device when the electrically operable aerosol-generating system is configured in the first engagement state.
3. The electrically operable aerosol-generating system according to claim 1 , wherein an electrical contact is located on the first side-portion of the body.
4. The electrically operable aerosol-generating system according to claim 1 , wherein a visual indicator is located on the second side-portion of the body.
5. The electrically operable aerosol-generating system according to claim 1 , further comprising a docking arrangement comprising a docking space defined between a first end, and an opposing second end spaced from and fixed relative to the first end, the docking space accommodating a longitudinal dimension of the elongated aerosol-generating device.
6. The electrically operable aerosol-generating system according to claim 5 , wherein the docking space at least partially forms an open groove in a housing of the charging device.
7. The electrically operable aerosol-generating system according to claim 5 ,
wherein the docking arrangement is a first docking arrangement, and
wherein the charging device further comprises a second docking arrangement configured to engage with the elongated aerosol-generating device, or a further aerosol-generating device.
8. The electrically operable aerosol-generating system according to claim 1 , wherein the elongated aerosol-generating device further comprises a substrate receiving cavity configured to receive a consumable aerosol-generating article comprising an aerosol-forming substrate.
9. The electrically operable aerosol-generating system according to claim 8 , wherein the elongated aerosol-generating device further comprises a heating element configured to heat the consumable aerosol-generating article.
10. The electrically operable aerosol-generating system according to claim 1 , further comprising one or more consumable aerosol-generating articles.
11. The electrically operable aerosol-generating system according to claim 1 , further comprising two or more aerosol-generating devices.
12. The electrically operable aerosol-generating system according to claim 1 , wherein the user operable button located on the elongated aerosol-generating device is used to control functions of the charging device when the electrically operable aerosol-generating system is in the first engagement state.
13. The electrically operable aerosol-generating system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the user operable button activates a heating cycle to generate an aerosol when the electrically operable aerosol-generating system is configured in the second engagement state, and
wherein the user operable button activates a cleaning cycle when the electrically operable aerosol-generating system is configured in the first engagement state.
14. The electrically operable aerosol-generating system according to claim 1 , wherein the electrically operable aerosol-generating system detects engagement between the elongated aerosol-generating device and the charging device and reassigns the function of the user operable button to allow for different functionality when the elongated aerosol-generating device is coupled to the charging device.
15. The electrically operable aerosol-generating system according to claim 1 , wherein the charging device has a docking arrangement comprising a docking space defined between a first end, and an opposing second end spaced from and fixed relative to the first end, the docking space accommodating a longitudinal dimension of the elongated aerosol-generating device.
16. The electrically operable aerosol-generating system according to claim 10 ,
wherein the one or more consumable aerosol-generating articles are in the form of rods comprising a solid aerosol-forming substrate that are circumscribed by a wrapper in the manner of a traditional cigarette, or
wherein the one or more consumable aerosol-generating articles comprise a plurality of elements, including a solid aerosol-forming substrate that are circumscribed by a wrapper in the manner of a traditional cigarette.