Patent ID: 9623205
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: A24F,A61M

Claim:
1. An aerosol-forming inhaler component comprising: an electric heating element for evaporating a portion of a liquid material; a wick having a capillary structure, said wick forming a composite with the heating element, and said composite configured to automatically supply the heating element with the liquid material; a carrier plate, which carries the composite and on which the heating element is electrically contacted; a capillary gap formed at least partly by the carrier plate, said capillary gap configured to automatically supply the composite with the liquid material, wherein an end portion of the wick extends into the capillary gap; and a liquid container containing the liquid material, from which the capillary gap draws the liquid material, wherein the capillary gap at least partially covers the outer surface of the liquid container.