A heater device includes a heat generating portion formed so as to be adjacent to one surface of an insulating substrate and configured to generate heat, and a heat equalizing portion arranged between adjacent heat generating portions and configured to diffuse the heat of the heat generating portion. The heat generating portion has a linear shape, and at least one of a distance between one of the adjacent heat generating portions and the heat equalizing portion and a distance between the other of the adjacent heat generating portions and the heat equalizing portion is equal to or less than a line width of the heat generating portion. In the heat equalizing portion, a distance between one end of one of the adjacent heat generating portions and the other end of the other of the adjacent heat generating portions is longer than the line width of the heat generating portion.

An aerosol generating system includes a heater assembly and a manually operated pump. The pump includes a hollow member with an inlet portion and an outlet portion. The inlet portion of the hollow member is configured connectable with a liquid storage portion. The outlet portion of the hollow member is in fluid communication with a dispensing assembly. The pump is configured to dispense a liquid material onto the heater assembly. The pump is configured to pump the liquid material from the liquid storage portion via the dispensing assembly and onto the heater assembly.

A composite structure, exhaust aftertreatment system, and method of manufacture. The composite structure includes a body that includes an array of intersecting walls that form a plurality of channels extending in an axial direction through the body such that adjacent channels are located on opposite sides of each wall. A composite material of the body includes a first phase of a porous glass or ceramic containing material. The first phase includes an internal interconnected porosity. A second phase of an electrically conductive material is included that is a continuous, three-dimensional, interconnected, electrically conductive phase at least partially filling the internal interconnected porosity of the first phase, which creates an electrical path through at least some of the walls in a lateral direction perpendicular to the axial direction between the opposite sides of the walls.

A reservoir refill system for an electronic vaping device includes a refill container and a reservoir. The refill container contains a pre-vapor formulation. The refill container includes a body, an opening in the body, and a first interlocking ring including at least one groove or at least one protrusion therein. The reservoir is configured to contain a pre-vapor formulation and includes a reservoir body, an opening in the reservoir body, and a second interlocking ring including at least one groove or at least one protrusion therein at an opening of the reservoir. The first interlocking ring is configured to mate with the second interlocking ring so as to release the pre-vapor formulation from the refill container to the reservoir.

A heating body includes: a substrate; a heating layer arranged on the substrate; and a protruding structure layer arranged on the heating layer. The protruding structure layer includes a plurality of protruding units arranged on the heating layer at intervals or the protruding structure layer has a grid shape. In an embodiment, the heating body further includes: an insulating and heat-conducting layer arranged between the protruding structure layer and the heating layer.

A connection unit for an exhaust gas heater in an exhaust gas system of a combustion engine includes an electrically conducting connection element, elongated in the direction of a connection element longitudinal axis (L). The connection element has an inner connection region for connection to a heating conductor and an outer connection region for connection to an electrical supply. A carrier arrangement surrounds the connection element and an insulating arrangement insulates the connection element with respect to the carrier arrangement.

A heating assembly includes a closure member, an atomizing core, and a sealing member sleeved on the atomizing core and clamped between the atomizing core and the closure member. The closure member includes a main body portion, e-liquid passages and an air passage defined on the main body portion and being independent of each other, an accommodation cavity disposed below the e-liquid passages and in communication with the e-liquid passages, and a part of an atomizing cavity disposed below the accommodation cavity. The atomizing core includes a seepage surface in communication with the e-liquid passages, and an atomizing surface in communication with the atomizing cavity. The sealing member includes a packing portion closely attached to an interior of the accommodation portion. The packing portion includes a packing wall and a covering portion. A cartridge is further provided.

A heater system for a non-combustible aerosol-generating device includes a heater element and a fuse element. The heater element has a heating region, a first terminal and a second terminal. The fuse element is electrically connected between the first terminal and the second terminal in parallel with the heater element. The fuse element has a region configured to induce a localized hot spot to cause the fuse element to open circuit in response to power applied between the first terminal and the second terminal.

A heating element (18) for a heating element carrier (10) of an electrically operated heat gun (100). The heating element carrier (10) is designed to receive the heating elements (18). The heating elements comprise a resistance wire (34) with a cross-sectional surface A and a cross-sectional perimeter U, where (4πA)U2<1.

A vaporizer, cooperating with a main unit to implement vaporization, includes: a shell in which an air outlet channel is formed; a vaporization assembly having a vaporization channel in communication with the air outlet channel; and an electrode assembly mated with the vaporization assembly and including an insulating member, a first electrode, and a second electrode, the insulating member being at least partially sleeved on the vaporization assembly, the first electrode being sleeved in the insulating member, and the second electrode being sleeved outside the insulating member. An air through channel in communication with the vaporization channel is defined and formed between the first electrode and the insulating member.