Patent ID: 11889862
Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An aerosol generating system comprising:
a main body;
a cartridge detachably coupled to the main body, comprising an air inlet hole through which external air is introduced, and configured to store a liquid material and generate aerosol by heating the liquid material;
a cigarette detachably coupled to the main body, comprising a solid material, and disposed on a path along which the aerosol generated in the cartridge flows such that the aerosol passes through the solid material and is discharged to outside; and
a cover detachably coupled to the main body to cover the cartridge coupled to the main body and comprising:
a cigarette hole through which the cigarette is coupled to the main body; and
a ventilation hole formed at a position adjacent to the air inlet hole of the cartridge and configured to discharge the aerosol remaining in the cartridge to the outside or introduce the external air,

wherein the cigarette has a rod shape extending long in a longitudinal direction,
wherein the aerosol passes through the cigarette along the longitudinal direction to be discharged to the outside,
wherein the cartridge and the cigarette are arranged in parallel with respect to the longitudinal direction of the cigarette,
wherein the main body includes:
a cigarette support portion comprising a cigarette insertion passage into which at least a portion of the cigarette is inserted, supporting the cigarette inserted in the cigarette insertion passage, and configured to transfer heat to the cigarette; and
a cartridge mounting portion formed next to the cigarette support portion and detachably supporting the cartridge, and

wherein the air inlet hole of the cartridge is located opposite the cigarette insertion passage on a face of the cartridge, the face facing the cover when the cartridge is coupled to the cartridge mounting portion.