Patent ID: 11957173
Assignee: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  H | IPC A  H

Claim 14:
15. A method for manufacturing a heater assembly, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
i) providing an electrically insulating element,
ii) providing an electrical resistive heater, the heater comprising:
a central heating portion, which is configured to be heated,
electrical contacts, which contact the central heating portion and which are configured to supply electrical energy to the central heating portion, and
anchoring legs, which are configured bendable, wherein the anchoring legs are arranged adjacent to the central heating portion, and wherein the anchoring legs are configured forming a chamfer for guiding insertion of an aerosol-generating article,

iii) adapting the central heating portion so that the central heating portion has a tubular shape,
iv) inserting the central heating portion into the electrically insulating element, and
v) bending the anchoring legs outwards and at least partially around the electrically insulating element to anchor the electrical resistive heater to the electrically insulating element.