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.

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 device for heating a target with IR radiation, a process for heat treating a target, a process for making a composite, a use of an IR source, a use of an array of IR sources and a use of the device. Also disclosed is a device for treating a target, comprising an IR source that emits IR radiation from an emitter surface having a first surface area; and a set of elongate bodies consisting of one or more elongate bodies, each elongate body having an inlet, collectively called the inlets, and each elongate body having an outlet, collectively called the outlets; wherein the emitted IR radiation is coupled into the set of elongate bodies via the inlets and decoupled from the elongate body via the outlets over an outlet surface having a second surface area; and wherein the first surface area is greater than the second surface area.

A vaping atomizer for use with a vaping device is provided. The atomizer includes an enclosure portion and a heating-element housing extending through the interior of the enclosure portion. A first cavity for receiving vaping liquid is at least partially formed between the enclosure portion and the heating-element housing. The heating-element housing includes at least one aperture formed therein facilitating transfer of the vaping liquid from the first cavity to a second cavity formed on the interior thereof. The at least one aperture formed in the heating-element housing can be generally shaped as a triangle. The size and shape of the least one aperture can be optimized to prevent the vaping liquid from flooding the interior cavity, and to accommodate uses of various vaping liquids having different viscosities, as well as to prevent liquid-absorbing material provided in the second cavity from drying out to prevent dry hits during use of the vaping atomizer.

A vaping atomizer for use with a vaping device is provided. The atomizer includes an enclosure portion and a heating-element housing extending through the interior of the enclosure portion. A first cavity for receiving vaping liquid is at least partially formed between the enclosure portion and the heating-element housing. The heating-element housing includes at least one aperture formed therein facilitating transfer of the vaping liquid from the first cavity to a second cavity formed on the interior thereof. The at least one aperture formed in the heating-element housing can be generally shaped as a triangle. The size and shape of the least one aperture can be optimized to prevent the vaping liquid from flooding the interior cavity, and to accommodate uses of various vaping liquids having different viscosities, as well as to prevent liquid-absorbing material provided in the second cavity from drying out to prevent dry hits during use of the vaping atomizer.

An atomizing core includes a liquid guiding element and a heating element. The liquid guiding element includes a first liquid guiding unit and a second liquid guiding unit that are superimposed one upon another. The second liquid guiding unit includes a first surface and a second surface that are opposed to one another. The first surface is in contact with the first liquid guiding unit. The second liquid guiding unit is provided with a plurality of liquid storage tiny chambers extended through the first surface and the second surface. The heating element is in contact with the first liquid guiding unit, configured to heat an atomizing liquid conveyed from the first liquid guiding unit to generate an aerosol for inhaling.

An atomizing core includes a liquid guiding element and a heating element. The liquid guiding element includes a first liquid guiding unit and a second liquid guiding unit that are superimposed one upon another. The second liquid guiding unit includes a first surface and a second surface that are opposed to one another. The first surface is in contact with the first liquid guiding unit. The second liquid guiding unit is provided with a plurality of liquid storage tiny chambers extended through the first surface and the second surface. The heating element is in contact with the first liquid guiding unit, configured to heat an atomizing liquid conveyed from the first liquid guiding unit to generate an aerosol for inhaling.

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 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.

An electric heating device includes a housing which forms a receiving pocket in which at least one PTC heating assembly with at least one PTC element received in a positioning frame and strip conductors electrically conductively connected to the PTC element for energizing the PTC element with different polarity is received. In order to compensate for manufacturing tolerances without significantly impairing the heat dissipation from the PTC element, at least one profile part is connected opposite main side surfaces of the PTC element in a heat-conducting manner. Outer main side surfaces of the profile parts opposite the PTC element are connected to an inner surface of the receiving pocket in a heat-conducting manner in each case. The profile parts are connected to the positioning frame.