Patent ID: 11871784
Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  Y | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A vapor generator assembly for an e-vaping device, the vapor generator assembly comprising:
a reservoir configured to hold a pre-vapor formulation;
a vaporizer assembly configured to heat pre-vapor formulation drawn from the reservoir to form a vapor; and
an air intake assembly configured to direct ambient air into the vaporizer assembly via an inlet port of the vaporizer assembly, the air intake assembly at least partially defining
an arcuate air inlet that extends at least partially around an outer surface of the vapor generator assembly,
an adjustment ring structure through which a plurality of orifices having different sizes extend, the adjustment ring structure surrounding at least a portion of the vaporizer assembly, the adjustment ring structure configured to rotate around a longitudinal axis of the vaporizer assembly to adjustably align a selected orifice of the plurality of orifices with the inlet port of the vaporizer assembly to adjustably control a cross-sectional flow area of fluid communication between the arcuate air inlet and the inlet port of the vaporizer assembly, and
a structural element that defines
a first outer surface that at least partially defines the arcuate air inlet, and
a second outer surface that is exposed to an exterior of the vapor generator assembly and is configured to be physically manipulated from the exterior of the vapor generator assembly to cause the intake air assembly to rotate around the longitudinal axis,

wherein an outer surface of the adjustment ring structure and an inner surface of the structural element at least partially define an annular inlet channel between the arcuate air inlet and the plurality of orifices, the annular inlet channel surrounding the adjustment ring structure, and
wherein the air intake assembly is configured to establish adjustable fluid communication between the arcuate air inlet and the inlet port of the vaporizer assembly via the annular inlet channel and the selected orifice of the plurality of orifices.