Patent ID: 11957172
Assignee: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  H | IPC A  H

Claim 0:
1. A vaporiser assembly for an electrically operated aerosol-generating device, comprising:
a substantially planar, fluid-permeable heating element having a first side and a second side opposite the first side;
a liquid transport medium having a first side in contact with the second side of the heating element, and having a second side opposite to the first side, wherein the liquid transport medium has a capillary structure configured to transport liquid parallel to the second side of the heating element, and wherein a thickness of the liquid transport medium between the first and the second sides of the fluid transport medium is between 1 mm and 5 mm, the heating element extending over a first area of the first side of the liquid transport medium;
a liquid supply conduit having a first end in contact with the second side of the liquid transport medium and extending over only a second area of the second side of the liquid transport medium, wherein the second area is smaller than the first area, the liquid supply conduit further comprising a second end opposite the first end, the second end being configured to receive a liquid; and
a liquid retention material or capillary material in the liquid supply conduit configured to transport liquid from the second end of the liquid supply conduit to the first end of the liquid supply conduit,
wherein the liquid retention material or the capillary material is different than the liquid transport medium, and
wherein the liquid transport medium is configured to transport liquid from the first end of the liquid supply conduit to a first area of the second side of the heating element.