FIELD: smoking accessories.
SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a smoking article. Smoking article comprises a combustible heat source having opposed front and rear faces; aerosol-forming substrate located downstream of the rear surface of the combustible heat source; and a single heat conducting element lying over a rear portion of the combustible heat source and at least a front portion of the aerosol-forming substrate, wherein the single thermal conductive element comprises one or more layers of a heat conductive material, wherein one or more layers of the heat conductive material are radially separated from the combustible heat source and the aerosol-forming substrate, combustible heat source is a blind combustible heat source or a combustible heat source is a non-blind combustible heat source, and the smoking article further comprises a non-combustible, substantially airtight barrier between the non-blind combustible heat source and one or more airflow channels extending from the front surface to the rear surface of the non-blind combustible heat source, and wherein the single heat conducting element comprises an outer layer of the heat conducting material, visible on the outside of the smoking article.
EFFECT: improved quality of smoking and improved management of the heating of the aerosol-forming substrate, in order to help maintain the temperature of the aerosol-forming substrate within a desired temperature range during smoking.
15 cl, 3 dwg
