An aerosol-generating article is provided for producing an inhalable aerosol upon heating, the aerosol-generating article including: a rod of aerosol-generating substrate including a gel composition, the gel composition including at least one gelling agent, at least one of an alkaloid compound, and a cannabinoid compound, and at least 50 percent by weight of an aerosol former; an upstream element upstream of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate and abutting the upstream end of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate, in which a resistance-to-draw (RTD) of the upstream element is between 5 millimetres H.sub.2O and 80 millimetres H.sub.2O; and a downstream section arranged downstream of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate and in axial alignment with the rod of aerosol-generating substrate, the downstream section including one or more downstream elements.

The present application provides an aerosol producing article and an aerosol generating system comprising the aerosol producing article. The aerosol producing article comprises: an aerosol-forming matrix and an external wrapping part; the external wrapping part comprises a first portion, and at least a part of the extension length of the first portion along the axial direction of the aerosol producing article coincides with the extension length of the aerosol-forming matrix; the outer surface of the first portion is provided with a plurality of holes penetrating through the external wrapping part. The above aerosol producing article has optimized infrared transmittance, and can promote the utilization efficiency of infrared rays when infrared heating is used.

The present application provides an aerosol producing article and an aerosol generating system comprising the aerosol producing article. The aerosol producing article comprises: an aerosol-forming matrix and an external wrapping part; the external wrapping part comprises a first portion, and at least a part of the extension length of the first portion along the axial direction of the aerosol producing article coincides with the extension length of the aerosol-forming matrix; the outer surface of the first portion is provided with a plurality of holes penetrating through the external wrapping part. The above aerosol producing article has optimized infrared transmittance, and can promote the utilization efficiency of infrared rays when infrared heating is used.

An aerosol-generating article is provided for producing an inhalable aerosol upon heating, the article including: a rod of aerosol-generating substrate; a downstream section at a location downstream of the rod and including: a support element located immediately downstream of the rod and being in longitudinal alignment with the rod and including a first hollow tubular segment having an internal diameter (D.sub.FTS), and an aerosol cooling element positioned immediately downstream of the support element and in longitudinal alignment with the support element and the rod and including a second hollow tubular segment having an internal diameter (D.sub.STS); and a ventilation zone at a location along the second segment, in which the D.sub.STS of the second segment is greater than the D.sub.FTS of the first segment, a ratio between the D.sub.STS of the second segment and the D.sub.FTS of the first segment being at least about 1.25.

An article for use as or as part of a non-combustible aerosol provision system includes an aerosol generating material having at least one aerosol forming material, a first hollow tubular body disposed downstream of the aerosol generating material, the first hollow tubular body having a wall thickness greater than about 0.5 mm, a second hollow tubular body with a wall thickness greater than about 0.5 mm and a cylindrical body disposed between the first hollow tubular body and the second hollow tubular body. Also described is an article including a hollow tubular member formed from cellulosic material and disposed immediately downstream of the aerosol generating material, where the length of the hollow tubular member is between about 5 mm and about 18 mm. A system and a method of manufacturing an article are also described.

An article for use as or as part of a non-combustible aerosol provision system includes an aerosol generating material having at least one aerosol forming material, a first hollow tubular body disposed downstream of the aerosol generating material, the first hollow tubular body having a wall thickness greater than about 0.5 mm, a second hollow tubular body with a wall thickness greater than about 0.5 mm and a cylindrical body disposed between the first hollow tubular body and the second hollow tubular body. Also described is an article including a hollow tubular member formed from cellulosic material and disposed immediately downstream of the aerosol generating material, where the length of the hollow tubular member is between about 5 mm and about 18 mm. A system and a method of manufacturing an article are also described.

A wrapping device 1 for wrapping a sheet 3 around a group 5 of segments comprises a wrapping conveyor 7 and a contact element 25. The wrapping conveyor 7 comprises a conveyor surface 9 for receiving the group 5 of segments. The contact element 25 provides a counter surface 31. The counter surface 31 is arranged at a distance to the conveyor surface 9 of the wrapping conveyor 7. The counter surface 31 faces the conveyor surface 9 of the wrapping conveyor 7. The counter surface 31 is configured to engage the group 5 of segments and the sheet 3 when the group 5 of segments is moved along the counter surface 31 by the wrapping conveyor 7 to cause rotation of the group 5 of segments to wrap the group 5 of segments with the sheet 3. At least a first portion 41 of the contact element 25 comprising at least a first part 35 of the counter surface 31 is formed by a first material being an elastic material having a shore hardness between 30 A and 70 A.

A wrapping device 1 for wrapping a sheet 3 around a group 5 of segments comprises a wrapping conveyor 7 and a contact element 25. The wrapping conveyor 7 comprises a conveyor surface 9 for receiving the group 5 of segments. The contact element 25 provides a counter surface 31. The counter surface 31 is arranged at a distance to the conveyor surface 9 of the wrapping conveyor 7. The counter surface 31 faces the conveyor surface 9 of the wrapping conveyor 7. The counter surface 31 is configured to engage the group 5 of segments and the sheet 3 when the group 5 of segments is moved along the counter surface 31 by the wrapping conveyor 7 to cause rotation of the group 5 of segments to wrap the group 5 of segments with the sheet 3. At least a first portion 41 of the contact element 25 comprising at least a first part 35 of the counter surface 31 is formed by a first material being an elastic material having a shore hardness between 30 A and 70 A.

An article for use in a non-combustible aerosol provision system. The article comprising a mouthpiece comprising a body of material. The body comprises amorphous solid material. Also disclosed is a system comprising such an article and a non-combustible aerosol provision device for heating the aerosol generating material of the article, and a method of manufacturing such an article.

An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: an aerosol-generating substrate; and a filter in axial alignment with the aerosol-generating substrate, the filter including at least one filter segment of filtration material formed of a plurality of fibres including a polyhydroxyalkanoate compound, in which the fibres have a denier per filament (dpf) of between 5.0 dpf and 12.0 dpf, in which the filter segment includes at least 20 percent by weight of the polyhydroxyalkanoate compound, and in which a resistance to draw (RTD) of the filter segment is between 10 millimetres H.sub.2O and 25 millimetres H.sub.2O. A filter for an aerosol-generating article is also provided.