Patent ID: 11856991
Assignee: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  H | IPC A  H

Claim 17:
18. A reclosable cartridge assembly for use in an aerosol-generating system, the cartridge assembly comprising:
a cartridge extending along a longitudinal axis and comprising at least a first compartment comprised between a cartridge upstream end wall and a cartridge downstream end wall, the cartridge comprising at least one guide means;
a housing enclosing the cartridge, the housing comprising:
an upstream housing portion comprising an upstream housing end wall, the upstream housing end wall comprising at least one opening; and
a downstream housing portion comprising a downstream housing end wall, the downstream housing end wall comprising at least one opening;

wherein at least one of the upstream housing portion and the downstream housing portion is rotatably fitted onto the cartridge such that the at least one of the upstream housing portion and the downstream housing portion engages the at least first guide means to rotate about the longitudinal axis relative to the cartridge and to the other one of the upstream housing portion and the downstream housing portion;
wherein at least one of the cartridge upstream end wall and the cartridge downstream end wall comprises at least one rupturable portion, the at least one rupturable portion being separable from the remainder of the at least one of the cartridge upstream end wall and the cartridge downstream end wall to expose an opening in the at least one of the cartridge upstream end wall and the cartridge downstream end wall;
wherein the at least one of the upstream housing portion and the downstream housing portion is adapted to engage the at least one rupturable portion such that, upon rotation of the at least one of the upstream housing portion and the downstream housing portion from a storage position to a dispensing position, the at least one of the upstream housing portion and the downstream housing portion separates the at least one rupturable portion from the remainder of the at least one of the cartridge upstream end wall and the cartridge downstream end wall and exposes the respective opening;
wherein, when the at least one of the upstream housing portion and the downstream housing portion is in the dispensing position, the at least one opening in the at least one of the upstream housing portion and the downstream housing portion is in fluid communication with the exposed opening in the at least one of the cartridge upstream end wall and the cartridge downstream end wall; and
wherein the at least one of the upstream housing portion and the downstream housing portion is reversibly rotatable between the dispensing position and a closed position; wherein, when the at least one of the upstream housing portion and the downstream housing portion is in the closed position, the end wall of the at least one of the upstream housing portion and the downstream housing portion obstructs the exposed opening in the at least one of the cartridge upstream end wall and the cartridge downstream end wall.