In all cases (i.e. whether a portion of the external charging device is inserted into a volume (e.g. the heating compartment) of the vapour generating device, or where a portion of the vapour generating device is inserted into a volume of the external charging device (e.g. by sleeving a portion of the external charging device over the vapour generating device)), it is preferable if the external charging device may include a primary charging coil (which is operable to induce a current in the induction coil of the vapour generating device) which may be arranged to be substantially co-axial with the induction coil of the vapour generating device and substantially overlapping therewith, when they are coupled together in a charging configuration.
The invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: