INDUCTIVELY HEATABLE AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE COMPRISING AN AEROSOL-FORMING ROD SEGMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH AEROSOL-FORMING ROD SEGMENTS

摘要

The present invention relates to an inductively heatable aerosol-generating article (1) for use with an inductively heating aerosol-generating device (80). The article comprises an aerosol-forming rod segment (10) having a cylindrical shape with a constant outer cross-section. The aerosol-forming rod segment includes an elongate susceptor element (20) and an aerosol-forming substrate (30) surrounding the susceptor element such as to define the cylindrical shape of the rod segment. The susceptor element comprises at least one narrower portion (22) at each extreme end (21) of the susceptor element and/or at least one narrower portion between both extreme ends of the susceptor element, wherein the respective narrower portion comprises a reduced transverse cross-section as compared to one or more portions along the length extension of the susceptor element comprising a maximum transverse cross-section of the susceptor element. The invention further relates to a method for manufacturing inductively heatable aerosol-forming rod segments in a continuous rod-forming process including usage of a continuous susceptor profile having reduced transverse cross-sections at periodically spaced positions along its length extension.