| abstract |
A heating assembly for heating an aerosol-forming substrate, comprises a heater (14) comprising an electrically resistive heating element (82) and a heater substrate (81); and a heater mount (26) coupled to the heater (14). The electrically resistive heating element (82) comprises a first portion (84) and a second portion (86) configured such that, when an electrical current is passed through the heating element (82) the first portion (84) is heated to a higher temperature than the second portion (86). The first portion (84) of the heating element (82) is positioned on a heating area (91) of the heater substrate (81) and the second portion (86) of the heating element (82) is positioned on a holding area (93) of the heater substrate (81), the heater mount (26) being fixed to the holding area (93) of the heater substrate (81). The second portion (86) of the electrically resistive heating element (82) is longer than the first portion (84) of the heating element (82), which allows the heating element (82) to penetrate an aerosol-forming substrate located within an aerosol-forming article. |