Inhaler
US10933206B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an inhaler component for producing a steam/air mixture or/and condensation aerosol in an intermittent and inhalation- or pull-synchronous manner, the inhaler component including: a housing; a chamber arranged in the housing; an air inlet opening for the supply of air from the surroundings to the chamber; an electrical heating element for evaporating a portion of a liquid material; and a wick having a capillary structure, which wick forms a composite structure with the heating element and automatically supplies the heating element with fresh liquid material after evaporation.
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