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

Claim 5:
6. An aerosol generating apparatus comprising:
a main body;
a cartridge mounting portion installed in one area of the main body to detachably support a cartridge, wherein the cartridge stores a liquid material, generates aerosol by heating the liquid material, and includes an air inlet hole through which external air is introduced;
a cigarette support portion installed in another area of the main body to detachably support a cigarette including a solid material, and configured to transfer the aerosol generated in the cartridge to the cigarette and heat the cigarette;
an electricity supply portion disposed on the main body and configured to supply electricity to the cartridge and the cigarette support portion coupled to the main body; and
a cover detachably coupled to the main body to cover the cartridge coupled to the main body, 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 outside or introduce the external air,
wherein the cigarette support portion includes a cigarette insertion passage through which at least a portion of the cigarette is inserted,
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,
wherein the cover further includes:
an upper plate which includes the cigarette hole and faces the face of the cartridge and an upper surface of the cigarette support portion; and
a side plate which extends from the upper plate toward the main body to cover a side of the cigarette support portion and a side of the cartridge, and

wherein the ventilation hole is formed at a position adjacent to the air inlet hole of the cartridge in the side plate.