Patent attributes
An aerosol-generating system is provided, including: a cartridge assembly including a cartridge having an upstream end and a downstream end, and a ventilation air inlet positioned downstream of the cartridge; and an aerosol-generating device including a housing defining a device cavity configured to receive an upstream end of the cartridge assembly, an electric heater configured to heat the cartridge when the cartridge assembly is received within the device cavity, a power supply, and a controller configured to control a supply of electrical power from the power supply to the electric heater, the system being configured so that, when the upstream end of the cartridge assembly is received within the device cavity, the ventilation air inlet is positioned within the device cavity and a portion of an internal surface of the device cavity overlying the ventilation air inlet is spaced apart from the cartridge assembly.
