A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system is provided, including a liquid storage portion including a housing containing a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the housing having an open end; and a heater assembly including: an electrical heating element configured to heat the substrate to form an aerosol, the heating element including a planar filament arrangement having one or more electrically conductive filaments, an electrically insulating substrate having a planar attachment face, the filament arrangement disposed on the planar attachment face, and clamping elements mechanically fixing the filament arrangement to the electrically insulating substrate and applying a pulling force onto the filament arrangement, at least a portion of the heater assembly being fluid-permeable, and the heater assembly being arranged over the open end of the housing.

A cartridge is provided for an aerosol-generating system, the cartridge including: a liquid storage portion including a housing containing a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the housing having an open end; and a heater assembly including: an electrical heating element to heat the substrate to form an aerosol, the heating element including a filament arrangement having one or more electrically conductive filaments, an electrically insulating substrate having an attachment face, the filament arrangement being disposed on the attachment face, and mechanical elements that fix the filament arrangement to the substrate solely by mechanical force without soldering, welding, or etching of electrical contacts, at least a portion of the heater assembly being fluid-permeable, and the heater assembly being arranged over the open end of the housing.

A cartridge is provided for an aerosol-generating system, the cartridge including: a liquid storage portion including a housing containing a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the housing having an open end; and a heater assembly including: an electrical heating element to heat the substrate to form an aerosol, the heating element including a filament arrangement having one or more electrically conductive filaments, an electrically insulating substrate having an attachment face, the filament arrangement being disposed on the attachment face, and mechanical elements that fix the filament arrangement to the substrate solely by mechanical force without soldering, welding, or etching of electrical contacts, at least a portion of the heater assembly being fluid-permeable, and the heater assembly being arranged over the open end of the housing.

A fluid permeable healer assembly for aerosol-generating systems comprises a substrate (1) comprising an opening (100) through the substrate, an electrically conductive substantially flat filament arrangement (2) arranged over the opening, and clamping means (3) mechanically fixing the filament arrangement to the substrate. The clamping means are electrically conductive and serve as electrical contacts for providing a heating current through the filament arrangement. The invention also relates to a method for assembling a fluid permeable heater.

A fluid permeable heater assembly for aerosol-generating systems comprises a substrate (1) comprising an opening (100) through the substrate, an electrically conductive substantially flat filament arrangement (2) arranged over the opening, and clamping means (3) mechanically fixing the filament arrangement to the substrate. The clamping means are electrically conductive and serve as electrical contacts for providing a heating current through the filament arrangement. The invention also relates to a method for assembling a fluid permeable heater.

The present invention relates to a smoke-free cigarette with a thermal unit for the autarkical generation of heat and a nicotine reservoir in which nicotine or a nicotine-containing compound is contained, wherein the thermal unit comprises a crystallizable medium which releases heat during its crystallization.

The invention relates to a method for manufacturing inhaler articles, comprising steps of providing a semifinished inhaler article, providing a rotating drum comprising a plurality of slot elements with movable end faces, inserting the semifinished inhaler article into a slot element, providing an alignment element in proximity to the semifinished inhaler article, moving the movable end face of the slot element against the proximal end of the semifinished inhaler article to push the semifinished inhaler article along its longitudinal axis until the open distal end of the semifinished inhaler article contacts the alignment element, fixing the movable end face in position, providing a closing station in proximity to the semifinished inhaler article, and at least partially closing the distal end of the semifinished inhaler article. The invention further relates to packages of inhaler articles, to a rotating drum, and to an apparatus for manufacturing inhaler articles.

The invention relates to a method for manufacturing inhaler articles, comprising steps of providing a semifinished inhaler article, providing a rotating drum comprising a plurality of slot elements with movable end faces, inserting the semifinished inhaler article into a slot element, providing an alignment element in proximity to the semifinished inhaler article, moving the movable end face of the slot element against the proximal end of the semifinished inhaler article to push the semifinished inhaler article along its longitudinal axis until the open distal end of the semifinished inhaler article contacts the alignment element, fixing the movable end face in position, providing a closing station in proximity to the semifinished inhaler article, and at least partially closing the distal end of the semifinished inhaler article. The invention further relates to packages of inhaler articles, to a rotating drum, and to an apparatus for manufacturing inhaler articles.

The invention relates to a method for manufacturing inhaler articles (10). The method comprises providing a plurality of semifinished inhaler articles. Each inhaler article comprises a longitudinal axis, a proximal end, and an open distal end (16). The method comprises aligning the semifinished inhaler articles such that their longitudinal axes are arranged in parallel and the open distal ends of the semifinished inhaler articles are located at the exact same height with respect to a direction parallel to the longitudinal axes. The method comprises at least partially closing the distal ends of the aligned semifinished inhaler articles. The invention further relates to packages of inhaler articles with uniformly closed ends. The invention further relates to a holder for an apparatus for manufacturing inhaler articles. The invention further relates to an apparatus for manufacturing inhaler articles.

The invention relates to a method for the manufacturing of a combustible heat source (1) for an aerosol forming article, comprising: Providing a mould (100) defining a cavity (101) having a first opening (102); Providing a chamber (106) above said cavity (101), the chamber (106) having a second opening (108) fluidly connected to the first opening (102); Placing a particulate component (104) in the chamber (106); compressing the particulate component (104) in the chamber (106) up to a first pressure so that it forcedly flows into said cavity (101); and compressing the particulate component (104) in the cavity (101) up to a second pressure higher than said first pressure to form the combustible heat source (1).