Patent ID: 9674894
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: A24F,H05B,Y10T

Claim:
1. An aerosol-generating device, comprising: a housing; and a heating assembly comprising: wherein the heating element comprises a first portion and a second portion configured such that, when an electrical current is passed through the heating element, the first portion is heated to a higher temperature than the second portion, wherein the first portion of the heating element is positioned on a heating area of the heater substrate and the second portion of the heating element is positioned on a holding area of the heater substrate, wherein the heater mount is fixed to and surrounds the holding area of the heater substrate, and wherein the heater mount supports and secures the heater to the housing, an electrical power supply is connected to the heating element, and a control element is configured to control the supply of power from the power supply to the heating element.