Patent ID: 7905196

Claim:
An aerosol generating apparatus which generates aerosol in which a particulate material is dispersed in a carrier gas, comprising: a container having a partition which partitions the container into a powder-accommodating chamber configured to accommodate the particulate material and a blower chamber disposed below the powder-accommodating chamber, a hole for passing the carrier gas being formed on the partition, and a fluidized bed of the particulate material being formed in the powder-accommodating chamber by the carrier gas supplied from the blower chamber; a gas supply section which supplies the carrier gas to the blower chamber; an aerosol delivery tube which has a suction port, and an end of which is inserted to the powder-accommodating chamber; and a vertical position adjusting mechanism which adjusts a vertical position of the suction port of the aerosol delivery tube relative to a position the fluidized bed, such that the suction port is positioned above a top surface of the fluidized bed with a spacing distance and the suction port faces toward the top surface of the fluidized bed.