According to the present disclosure, there is provided a susceptor (1) for at least partially embedding within an object (2) during manufacture of a consumable for use with a non-combustible aerosol provision device. The object comprises aerosol-generating material (3). At least a portion of the susceptor has a non-linear cross-sectional shape (4) perpendicular to a length of the susceptor. here is also provided a method of manufacturing a susceptor, a consumable for use with a non-combustible aerosol provision device, a method of manufacturing a consumable, and a non-combustible aerosol provision system.

A method of manufacturing a consumable for use in a non-combustible aerosol provision device which comprises providing a susceptor arrangement (1) comprising first and second susceptor portions (2) and a connector (3) joining the first and second susceptor portions to each other, wherein the first and second susceptor portions are spaced apart from each other by the connector. The method further comprises forming an assembly comprising the susceptor arrangement and aerosol-generating material and dividing the assembly, wherein the dividing comprises dividing the connector and the aerosol-generating material. According to the present disclosure, there is also provided a susceptor arrangement for use in a method of manufacturing a consumable for use with a non-combustible aerosol provision device, an assembly for use in a method of manufacturing a consumable, a consumable for use with a non-combustible aerosol provision device, and non-combustible aerosol provision system.

An induction pressing plate type real-time monitoring apparatus, including a fixing portion, an abutting portion, and an inductor. The fixing portion has a hole for fixing and connecting a fastener to an upper or lower platform of a forming device. The abutting portion is connected to the fixing portion, and the abutting portion in at least part of a pressure surface region is configured to press a tested piece to be induced. The inductor is disposed at the abutting portion, and has an induction unit for inducing actual information transmitted to the abutting portion by the direct contact of the tested piece and converting the actual information into measurable data, an output unit for outputting the data, and a power supply unit for providing power to the induction unit and the output unit.

An induction heating assembly for a vapour generating device includes an induction coil, radially inward of which a heating compartment is defined for receiving, in use, a body including a vaporisable substance and an induction heatable susceptor; and a temperature sensor located against a side of the heating compartment on the central longitudinal axis of the induction coil at an end of the heating compartment, wherein the induction coil is arranged to heat, in use, the susceptor, and the temperature sensor is arrange to monitor, in use, a temperature related to heat generated from the susceptor. There is also provided an induction heatable cartridge for use with the induction heating assembly. The cartridge includes a solid vaporisable substance; and an induction heatable susceptor held by the vaporisable substance, the susceptor being planar and having an outwardly facing edge and an inwardly facing edge.

An aerosol generating device comprises a magnetic field generator and a heater for heating a smokable material; the heater comprises a susceptor portion and an infrared emission portion, the susceptor portion is penetrated by a magnetic field to generate heat and heat the smokable material by heat conduction, and the infrared emission portion receives the heat of the susceptor portion, and is excited by heating to radiate infrared rays to heat the smokable material. During the use of the above aerosol generating device, on the one hand, the susceptor portion generates heat by inductive heating so that the smokable material is directly heated by heat conduction; and on the other hand, the infrared emission portion is excited by the heat of the susceptor portion to radiate infrared rays, thereby assisting in the heating of the smokable material, and improving the utilization efficiency of heat.

The invention relates to a method for optical analysis of a component of an aerosol generating article, the method comprising:—providing a component of an aerosol generating article defining a first end and a second end, the component comprising: o an aerosol forming substrate; o a susceptor in thermal contact with the aerosol forming substrate;—providing a first polarized camera including a sensor to detect polarization information of electromagnetic radiation;—illuminating the component by electromagnetic radiation;—detecting transmitted, infected or refracted electromagnetic radiation from the component by the first polarized camera; —generating a first image of the first end of the component by the first polarized camera, the first image being formed by a plurality of pixels, each pixel of the plurality of pixels containing polarization information about the detected electromagnetic radiation; and—detecting in the first image a position of the susceptor.

An aerosol-generating device for generating an aerosol by inductively heating an aerosol-forming substrate is provided, the device including: a device housing including a cavity to removably receive the substrate; an inductive heating arrangement including an induction coil configured to generate an alternating magnetic field within the cavity in a range between 500 kHz to 30 MHz, the coil being formed by a plurality of turns of a composite cable arranged around the cavity, the cable including a first side facing inward towards the cavity, a second side opposite to the first side facing outward away from the cavity, and an electrical conductor embedded in an insulating conductor encasement and including non-insulated wires in electrical contact with each other, and the conductor being arranged asymmetrically with regard to an outer cross-section of the cable to be closer to the first side than to the second side.

A heat insulation mechanism suitable for an electromagnetic induction-type aerosol generation device and an aerosol generation device are provided. The aerosol generation device comprises a magnetic field generator and a susceptor that are inductively coupled; a heat insulator configured to reduce conduction of heat from the susceptor to the outside, the heat insulator comprising a tube wall, and a central region defined by the tube wall, the tube wall containing a metal or an alloy, and the pressure in the central region being configured to be lower than the pressure outside the heat insulator; and a magnetic field shield, configured to isolate the heat insulator from a varying magnetic field, so as to prevent the heat insulator from being penetrated by the varying magnetic field to generate heat. The aerosol generation device can shield the vacuum heat insulator from the magnetic field as far as possible.

Disclosed is a cartridge for use with apparatus for heating smokable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material, the cartridge including: a container defining a cavity, and smokable material located in the cavity, wherein the cartridge includes heating material that is heatable by penetration with a varying magnetic field to heat the smokable material. Also disclosed is apparatus for heating smokable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material, the apparatus including: an interface for cooperating with an article comprising smokable material, a magnetic field generator for generating a varying magnetic field for penetrating the article when the interface is cooperating with the article, and a device for puncturing the article.

An apparatus includes a plurality of induction coils that are magnetically coupled to one another, a plurality of heat stations, each respectively coupled to one of the induction coils, a power source, and a power source connected to at least one of the heat stations via at least one power transfer component. When electrical power is applied from the power source to at least one of the heat stations, a magnetic field is induced in the plurality of induction coils via the at least one of the heat stations that is connected to the power source.