A vapor generation unit (1) used for the non-combustion flavor inhaler (2) is provided with: a wick (13), which holds a liquid； a wick support (14) for installation of wick (13)； a heater (11) has a accommodation space (17d) and a heater element (15), wherein the accommodation space (17d) contains a wick component (12) formed by the wick (13) and the wick support (14), and the heater element (15) is in contact with the wick (13)； a holder (10), which is mounted on the heater element (15) side of the assembly (54) of the heater (11) and the wick component (12)； and a positioning mechanism, which is capable of accommodating the wick assembly (12) in the accommodation space (17d) at the non-contact position of the wick (13) to the heater element (15) and moving the wick assembly (12) already contained in the accommodation space (17d) toward the contact position of the wick (13) with the heater element (15) and positioning the wick assembly (12).用於非燃燒型香味吸嚐器(2)的蒸氣產生單元(1)係具備：毛細組織(13)，係保持液體；毛細組織支座(14)，係供毛細組織(13)安裝；加熱器(11)，係具有收容空間(17d)及加熱器元件(15)，該收容空間(17d)係收容有藉由毛細組織(13)及毛細組織支座(14)所形成的毛細組織組件(12)，該加熱器元件(15)係與毛細組織(13)接觸；保持器(10)，係裝配於加熱器(11)及毛細組織組件(12)的組裝體(54)之加熱器元件(15)側；以及定位機構，係能夠在毛細組織(13)對於加熱器元件(15)之非接觸位置將毛細組織組件(12)收容於收容空間(17d)，且使已收容於收容空間(17d)的毛細組織組件(12)朝向毛細組織(13)對於加熱器元件(15)之接觸位置移動並予以定位。
