CN113710108A

CN113710108A - Heating type cigarette

Info

Publication number: CN113710108A
Application number: CN201980095549.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 仙道诚; 时津尚弘; 植松宏海; 山道启二; 真锅哲也
Original assignee: Japan Tobacco Inc
Current assignee: Japan Tobacco Inc
Priority date: 2019-04-18
Filing date: 2019-04-18
Publication date: 2021-11-26
Also published as: US20220030936A1; JP7012902B2; KR20210151193A; JPWO2020213143A1; WO2020213143A1; EP3957199A1; EP3957199A4

Abstract

In a heating cigarette having a tobacco rod formed by filling a tobacco filler containing a cigarette raw material and an aerosol-generating substrate inside a wrapping paper, there is provided a technique for suppressing the occurrence of damage such as breakage or bending of an electric heater when the tobacco rod is inserted, and the tobacco filler constituting the tobacco rod is pressed into the mouth side or the tobacco rod is bent and deformed. A heating cigarette comprises a tobacco rod formed by filling a tobacco filler containing a tobacco raw material and an aerosol-generating substrate inside a wrapping paper, and is provided with a heater insertion cavity which is open to the front end surface side of the tobacco rod, extends in the axial direction of the tobacco rod, and is used for inserting a heater of a heating device.

Description

Heating type cigarette

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a heated cigarette.

Background

There is known a heated cigarette having a tobacco rod formed by filling a tobacco filler containing a cigarette raw material (e.g., tobacco shreds, tobacco particles, a molded product of a tobacco sheet, etc.) and an aerosol-generating base material (e.g., glycerin, propylene glycol, etc.) into the inside of a wrapping paper (see, for example, patent document 1). This type of heated cigarette is a type of smoking article in which a tobacco filler is heated by a heater in a heating device without burning, and aerosol generated in the tobacco filler is delivered to a user. As the heater, heaters having various shapes such as a blade shape and a rod shape are put into practical use, and the heater is attached to a heating device by inserting a tobacco rod from a front end surface of the tobacco rod into the heater during use.

Documents of the prior art

Patent document

Patent document 1: japanese patent application laid-open No. 5920744

Patent document 2: japanese patent application laid-open No. 5348648

Disclosure of Invention

Technical problem to be solved by the invention

However, in the conventional heating type cigarette, the insertion resistance is large when the electric heater is inserted from the front end surface of the tobacco rod, and the electric heater may be damaged such as broken or bent when the electric heater is inserted into the tobacco rod (tobacco filler), and the tobacco filler constituting the tobacco rod may be pushed into the mouth side or the tobacco rod may be bent and deformed.

In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a technique for suppressing the occurrence of damage such as breakage or bending of an electric heater when the electric heater is inserted into a tobacco rod (tobacco filler), and the pressing of the tobacco filler constituting the tobacco rod into the suction side or the bending deformation of the tobacco rod, in a heated cigarette including the tobacco rod formed by filling the tobacco filler containing a tobacco raw material and an aerosol-generating substrate into the inside of a wrapping paper.

Means for solving the problems

The heating cigarette according to the present invention for solving the above-described problems includes a tobacco rod formed by filling a tobacco filler containing a tobacco material and an aerosol-generating substrate inside a wrapping paper, and includes a heater insertion cavity portion that opens to a front end surface of the tobacco rod and extends in an axial direction of the tobacco rod, and into which a heater of a heating device is inserted.

Here, a cross-sectional area of the heater insertion cavity portion perpendicular to an axial direction of the tobacco rod may be smaller than a cross-sectional area of each of opposing portions of the heater in a state where the tobacco rod is inserted to a predetermined depth.

The cross-sectional area of the heater insertion cavity perpendicular to the axial direction of the tobacco rod may be set to be in a range of 70% to 99% of the cross-sectional area of each of the facing portions of the heater in a state where the tobacco rod is inserted to a predetermined depth.

The heater insertion cavity may have a cylindrical shape having a diameter of 1mm or more and 4mm or less.

The heater insertion cavity may have a conical shape tapered along the axial direction of the tobacco rod, and the diameter of the heater insertion cavity at a first end position on the side of the front end surface of the tobacco rod may be 1mm or more and 4mm or less, and the diameter of the heater insertion cavity at a second end position on the opposite side of the front end surface may be 0mm or more and 0.5mm or less.

The heater insertion cavity may have a truncated cone shape tapered along the axial direction of the tobacco rod, and the diameter of the heater insertion cavity at a first end position on the side of the front end surface of the tobacco rod may be 1mm or more and 4mm or less, and the diameter of the heater insertion cavity at a second end position on the opposite side of the front end surface may be 0.5mm or more and 3.5mm or less.

The heated cigarette may have a filter coaxially connected to the base end side of the tobacco rod, and the filter may include a cooling unit for cooling a volatile substance emitted from an aerosol-generating substrate contained in the tobacco filler.

In the heated cigarette according to the present invention, the filter may include a support portion that is disposed at a connection end connected to a base end side of the tobacco rod and supports the tobacco filler in order to prevent the tobacco filler from being pushed into a suction port side of the filter when the heater is inserted into the heater insertion cavity.

In the heated cigarette according to the present invention, the filter may include a mouthpiece portion disposed on a mouthpiece end side of the filter.

The heater insertion cavity may be a through hole penetrating the tobacco rod, or may be a recess not penetrating the tobacco rod.

It is to be noted that means for solving the technical problems in the present invention can be employed in various combinations as much as possible.

Effects of the invention

According to the present invention, in a heated cigarette having a tobacco rod formed by filling a tobacco filler containing a cigarette raw material and an aerosol-generating substrate inside a wrapping paper, it is possible to provide a method for suppressing the occurrence of damage such as breakage or bending of an electric heater when the tobacco rod is inserted, and the tobacco filler constituting the tobacco rod is pushed into the mouth side or the tobacco rod is bent and deformed.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a diagram schematically showing the internal structure of a heated cigarette according to embodiment 1.

Fig. 2 is a diagram showing a detailed structure of a tobacco rod in a heated cigarette.

Fig. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of a heating device to which the heating cigarette is applied.

Fig. 4 is a view showing a state where the electric heater is inserted into the tobacco rod by a predetermined depth when the tobacco rod is attached to the housing chamber in the heating device.

Fig. 5 is a view illustrating a tobacco rod according to a first modification.

Fig. 6 is a view showing a state in which the tobacco rod of the first modification is attached to the housing chamber in the heating device.

Fig. 7 is a view illustrating a tobacco rod according to a second modification.

Fig. 8 is a view showing a state in which the tobacco rod of the second modification is attached to the housing chamber in the heating device.

Fig. 9A is a diagram illustrating a hollow portion for heater insertion according to a third modification.

Fig. 9B is a diagram illustrating a heater insertion cavity portion according to a fourth modification.

Fig. 9C is a diagram illustrating a heater insertion cavity portion according to a fifth modification.

Detailed Description

Here, an embodiment of the heated cigarette according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. It is to be noted that the dimensions, materials, shapes, relative arrangements, and the like of the constituent elements described in the present embodiment are not intended to limit the technical scope of the invention to these unless specifically stated otherwise.

< embodiment 1 >

[ heating type cigarette ]

Fig. 1 is a diagram schematically showing the internal structure of a heated cigarette 1 according to embodiment 1. The heated cigarette 1 is a type of smoking article in which a tobacco filler is heated without burning, and aerosol generated in the tobacco filler is delivered to a user.

The heating cigarette 1 includes a tobacco rod 2 and a filter 3 arranged coaxially. The heated cigarette 1 has a mouth end 1a to be inserted into the oral cavity by a user in use and a front end 1b at an end portion on the opposite side to the mouth end 1 a. The filter 3 includes a support portion 4, a cooling portion 5, and a mouthpiece portion 6, which are coaxially arranged, and these components are arranged in this order from the front end side of the filter 3. The support portion 4, the cooling portion 5, and the mouthpiece portion 6 of the filter 3 are integrally wound with a winding paper 7. The tobacco rod 2 and the filter 3 are integrally connected by being wrapped with tipping paper 8.

In use of the heated cigarette 1, air is drawn through the heated cigarette 1 from the front end 1b to the mouthpiece end 1a by the user. The front end 1b of the heated cigarette 1 may be regarded as the front end or upstream end of the tobacco rod 2, and the mouthpiece end 1a of the heated cigarette 1 may be regarded as the rear end or downstream end of the mouthpiece portion 3.

The tobacco rod 2 is disposed at the tip 1b of the heated cigarette 1. The tobacco rod 2 is a rod-shaped member formed by wrapping a tobacco filler 21 containing a tobacco material and an aerosol-generating substrate with a wrapping paper 22 so as to cover the side surface thereof. In the present embodiment, the tobacco filler 21 may contain one or more of tobacco shreds, tobacco particles, and reconstituted tobacco materials as a raw material for cigarettes. In the present embodiment, the tobacco filler 21 is a reconstituted tobacco material. The reconstituted tobacco material may be formed by cutting the reconstituted tobacco sheet into small pieces, by pulverizing the pieces into a granular/powdery form, or by folding the reconstituted tobacco sheet without cutting it. The reconstituted tobacco sheet is formed into a sheet by adding a binder, a gelling agent, a crosslinking agent, a flavor, a viscosity modifier, and the like to a homogenized cigarette, kneading the mixture, and molding the mixture into a sheet by an appropriate method. Homogenized cigarettes are cigarette materials obtained by pulverizing, grinding and mixing tobacco leaves, dry tobacco leaves, cut cigarettes, puffed cigarettes, regenerated cigarettes and the like, for example. The reconstituted tobacco sheet may be, for example, a reconstituted cigarette cast sheet (reconstituted cigarette キャストシート), a reconstituted cigarette paper sheet, or a reconstituted cigarette rolled sheet formed by an appropriate method such as injection molding, paper making, or rolling. For example, a reconstituted cigarette cast sheet is a reconstituted tobacco sheet produced by cast-drying and dehydrating reconstituted cigarettes spread on a flat plate. The reconstituted cigarette sheet is a reconstituted tobacco sheet produced by blending pulp (nitrocellulose) paper with a reconstituted cigarette cast. The reconstituted cigarette rolled sheet is a reconstituted tobacco sheet produced by rolling a reconstituted cigarette cast into a sheet form with a roller or the like and drying the sheet.

The aerosol-generating substrate contained in the tobacco filling material 21 is a substance that generates an aerosol when the volatile substance emitted by volatilization cools. The type of aerosol-generating substrate is not particularly limited, and a substance extracted from various natural products can be appropriately selected according to the application. Examples of the aerosol-generating substrate include glycerin, propylene glycol, triacetin, 1, 3-butanediol, and a mixture thereof. In addition, the tobacco filler material 21 may contain a flavoring. The kind of the perfume is not particularly limited.

The support portion 4 is a portion located on the front end side of the filter 3. The support portion 4 is disposed immediately downstream of the tobacco rod 2 and in contact with the rear end of the tobacco rod 2. The support portion 4 may be a hollow cellulose acetate tube, for example. In other words, the support portion 4 may have a center hole formed through the center of the cross section of the cylindrical cellulose acetate fiber bundle. Alternatively, the support portion 4 may be a paper filter or a paper tube filled with cellulose fibers. The paper tube having a certain thickness can effectively function as the support portion 4. The support portion 4 is a portion for preventing the tobacco filler 21 from being pushed in toward the cooling portion 5 in the heated cigarette 1 toward the downstream side when the electric heater of the heating device to which the heated cigarette 1 is applied is inserted into the tobacco rod 2. The support portion 4 may also function as a spacer for separating the cooling portion 5 of the heated cigarette 1 from the tobacco rod 2.

The cooling portion 5 is disposed immediately downstream of the support portion 4 and in contact with the rear end of the support portion 4. In use of the heated cigarette 1, volatile substances emitted from the tobacco rod 2 (tobacco filler 21) flow downstream along the cooling portion 5. The volatile substances emitted from the tobacco rod 2 (tobacco filler 21) are cooled by the cooling portion 5 to form an aerosol to be inhaled by the user. In the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the cooling unit 5 is formed of a hollow paper tube having a vent hole 5a through which outside air can be introduced. However, the cooling unit 5 may not have the vent hole 5 a. The cooling unit 5 may have a heat absorbing agent disposed so as not to obstruct the flow of the volatile substance and the aerosol. For example, the cooling unit 5 may be formed of a filter material in which a plurality of flow paths (through holes) are formed along the longitudinal direction (axial direction) of the mouthpiece section 3.

The mouthpiece portion 6 is a portion located at the rear end of the filter 3, i.e., the suction end 1a side. The mouthpiece section 6 may be disposed immediately downstream of the cooling section 5 and in contact with the rear end of the cooling section 5. In the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the mouthpiece portion 6 may include a filter material formed of, for example, cellulose acetate fibers formed into a cylindrical shape. The mouthpiece 6 may be a center hole filter or a paper filter filled with cellulose fibers, or may be a paper tube containing no filter medium. The mouthpiece portion 6 may be formed of any one of a solid filter material having a filter material, a center hole filter, a paper filter, and a paper tube not having a filter material, or a plurality of these may be selectively combined.

Fig. 2 is a diagram showing the detailed structure of the tobacco rod 2 in the heated cigarette 1. As shown in fig. 2, a heater insertion cavity 23 for inserting a heater of a heating device is opened in the front end surface 2A of the tobacco rod 2 (tobacco filler 21). In the example shown in fig. 2, the heater insertion cavity 23 is formed as a non-penetrating recess (cavity) along the axial direction of the tobacco rod 2 (tobacco filler 21). However, the heater insertion cavity 23 may be formed as a cavity penetrating in the axial direction of the tobacco rod 2 (tobacco filler 21). In the embodiment shown in fig. 2, the heater insertion cavity 23 has a conical shape tapered from the distal end surface 2A of the tobacco rod 2 (tobacco filler 21) toward the distal end with a smaller diameter, but may have a truncated cone shape tapered from the distal end surface 2A toward the distal end with a smaller diameter. The shape of the heater insertion cavity 23 is not particularly limited, and may have a shape other than a conical shape or a truncated conical shape, for example, a cylindrical shape. The symbol CL1 shown in fig. 2 is the central axis of the tobacco rod 2. The heater insertion cavity 23 is formed coaxially with the center axis CL1 of the tobacco rod 2.

In the heater insertion cavity 23 of the tobacco rod 2 (tobacco filler 21), the diameter of the first end 23A located on the side of the distal end surface 2A of the tobacco rod 2 is preferably 1mm or more and 4mm or less, and the diameter of the second end 23B located on the opposite side of the distal end surface 2A is preferably 0mm or less and 0.5mm or less. It is to be noted that the heater insertion cavity 23 is preferably formed such that the diameter of the first end 23A located on the distal end surface 2A side of the tobacco rod 2 is 10% or more and 80% or less with respect to the diameter of the tobacco rod 2, and the diameter of the second end 23B is 0% or more and 10% or less with respect to the diameter of the tobacco rod 2.

Fig. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of a heating device 100 to which the heated cigarette 1 of embodiment 1 is applied. The heating device 100 has a case 102 as a housing for housing various components. An electric heater 103, a controller (control unit) 104, a power supply 105, and the like are housed in the case 102. The housing 102 has a housing chamber 107, and the housing chamber 107 includes an opening 106 into which the tobacco rod 2 of the heated cigarette 1 is inserted. The housing chamber 107 is a hollow portion having a cylindrical shape and can house the tobacco rod 2.

As shown in fig. 3, an electric heater 103 is provided in the housing chamber 107. The electric heater 103 has a conical shape, is provided to vertically project from the center of the bottom portion 107a in the housing chamber 107 toward the opening portion 106 side, and is tapered from the base end portion 103A toward the tip end portion 103B. The center axis of the electric heater 103 is coaxial with the center axis of the housing chamber 107. The type of the electric heater 103 is not particularly limited, and for example, a structure in which heater wires (e.g., nichrome, ferrochrome, or ferrochrome) are arranged over a steel material, a ceramic heater, or the like can be used.

In the heated cigarette 1 configured as described above, since the heater insertion cavity 23 is formed in the tobacco rod 2 (tobacco filler 21), when the tobacco rod 2 is attached to the housing chamber 107 of the heating device 100, the insertion resistance when the electric heater 103 is inserted into the tobacco filler 21 can be reduced by inserting the electric heater 103 into the heater insertion cavity 23 of the tobacco rod 2 (tobacco filler 21). This improves usability when the tobacco rod 2 is attached to the heating device 100 (when the electric heater 103 is inserted into the tobacco rod 2). Further, when the electric heater 103 is inserted into the tobacco rod 2, the electric heater 103 can be prevented from being damaged such as broken or bent, or the tobacco rod 2 can be prevented from being bent and deformed. In addition, when the tobacco rod 2 is attached to the housing chamber 107 of the heating device 100, the tobacco filler 21 of the tobacco rod 2 can be prevented from being pushed into the suction side.

In the present embodiment, since the heater insertion hollow portion 23 of the tobacco rod 2 (tobacco filler 21) has a conical shape, when the electric heater 103 is inserted into the heater insertion hollow portion 23, the tobacco filler 21 surrounding the lateral periphery of the heater insertion hollow portion 23 and the electric heater 103 can be brought into close contact with each other, and heat conduction from the electric heater 103 to the tobacco filler 21 can be improved. When the tobacco rod 2 of the heated cigarette 1 is pulled out from the housing chamber 107 of the heating device 100 after use, the frictional force generated between the electric heater 103 and the tobacco filler 21 is reduced, and therefore, the tobacco filler 21 does not fall off. In addition, since the tobacco filler 21 is less likely to be sintered during use, the tobacco filler 21 can be less likely to fall off when the tobacco rod 2 is pulled out from the housing chamber 107 of the heating device 100 after use.

Here, in the heater insertion cavity 23 of the tobacco rod 2 (tobacco filler 21) of the present embodiment, the cross-sectional area perpendicular to the direction of the center axis CL1 of the tobacco rod 2 may be smaller than the cross-sectional area of each of the opposing portions of the electric heater 103 in a state where the tobacco rod 2 is inserted to a predetermined depth. Fig. 4 is a view showing a state where the electric heater 103 is inserted into the tobacco rod 2 by a predetermined depth when the tobacco rod 2 is attached to the housing chamber 107 in the heating device 100. In the present embodiment, the diameter (cross-sectional area) of the heater insertion cavity 23 is set to be in a range of 70% to 99% of the diameter (cross-sectional area) of each of the opposing portions of the electric heater 103 in a state where the tobacco rod 2 is inserted to a predetermined depth. The respective facing portions here mean portions facing each other in the electric heater 103 and the heater insertion cavity 23 in a state where the electric heater 103 is inserted into the tobacco rod 2 at a predetermined depth.

In the heater insertion cavity 23 of the tobacco rod 2 (tobacco filler 21) in the present embodiment, when the electric heater 103 is inserted into the heater insertion cavity 23, the electric heater 103 is inserted while being expanded into the heater insertion cavity 23, as compared with the case where the cross-sectional area of each corresponding portion of the electric heater 103 in the heating device 100 to which the heated cigarette 1 is applied is reduced. In this case, the tobacco filler 21 surrounding the lateral periphery of the heater insertion cavity 23 can be brought into close contact with the electric heater 103, thereby improving the heat transfer efficiency from the electric heater 103 to the tobacco filler 21.

< first modification >

Fig. 5 is a view illustrating a tobacco rod 2 (tobacco filler 21) according to a first modification. The heater insertion cavity portion 23A of the tobacco rod 2 in the first modification has a cylindrical shape having a constant diameter along the center axis CL1 of the tobacco rod 2. Fig. 6 is a view showing a state in which the tobacco rod 2 of the first modification is attached to the housing chamber 107 in the heating device 100. Fig. 6 shows a state where the electric heater 103A is inserted into the tobacco rod 2 at a prescribed depth. In the present modification, the electric heater 103A has a cylindrical shape, as in the heater insertion cavity 23A of the first modification.

In the heater insertion cavity portion 23A of the first modification, the diameter (cross-sectional area) can be set to a relatively small value compared to the electric heater 103A. In this case, when the electric heater 103A is inserted into the heater insertion cavity 23A, the electric heater 103A is inserted while being expanded toward the heater insertion cavity 23A. This enables the tobacco filler 21 and the electric heater 103A to be in close contact with each other around the side of the heater insertion cavity 23A. As a result, the heat transfer efficiency from the electric heater 103A to the tobacco filler 21 can be improved.

Here, if the diameter of the heater insertion cavity 23A is too small, the insertion resistance when the electric heater 103A is inserted tends to increase, and if the diameter of the heater insertion cavity 23A is too large, the contact property when the electric heater 103A is inserted tends to deteriorate. Therefore, in the heater insertion cavity 23A of the first modification, the diameter (cross-sectional area) thereof is set to be in a range of 70% to 99% of the diameter (cross-sectional area) of the electric heater 103A. This makes it possible to satisfy both the insertion resistance when the electric heater 103A is inserted and the contact property after insertion. As a result, both usability when the tobacco rod 2 is attached to the heating device 100 (when the electric heater 103A is inserted into the tobacco rod 2) and heating efficiency when the electric heater 103A heats the tobacco filler 21 can be improved.

Further, since the heater insertion cavity portion 23A of the first modification has a cylindrical shape with a constant diameter, the tobacco filler 21 in the periphery of the heater insertion cavity portion 23A can be sufficiently heated even on the second end 23b side at the time of heater heating. Therefore, a temperature distribution is less likely to occur in the tobacco filler 21 along the center axis CL1 direction during heating by the heater, and the aerosol transport amount and the transport stability can be improved.

Note that the heater insertion cavity portion 23A in the first modification is preferably formed in a cylindrical shape having a diameter of 1mm or more and 4mm or less. The diameter of the heater insertion cavity 23A is preferably 10% to 80% of the diameter of the tobacco rod 2. For example, when the diameter of the tobacco rod 2 is 7mm, the diameter of the heater insertion cavity 23A is preferably about 2.5 mm.

< second modification >

Fig. 7 is a diagram illustrating a tobacco rod 2 (tobacco filler 21) according to a second modification. The heater insertion cavity 23B of the tobacco rod 2 in the second modification has a truncated cone shape (truncated cone shape) whose tip is tapered along the center axis CL1 of the tobacco rod 2. Fig. 8 is a diagram showing a state in which the tobacco rod 2 of the second modification is attached to the housing chamber 107 in the heating device 100. Fig. 8 shows a state where the tobacco rod 2 is inserted into the electric heater 103B at a prescribed depth. In the present modification, the electric heater 103B has a truncated cone shape (truncated cone shape) as in the heater insertion cavity portion 23B of the second modification.

The diameter (cross-sectional area) of the heater insertion cavity 23B according to the second modification may be set to a value smaller than the diameter (cross-sectional area) of each of the opposing portions of the electric heater 103B in a state where the tobacco rod 2 is inserted to a predetermined depth. In this case, when the electric heater 103B is inserted into the heater insertion cavity 23B, the electric heater 103B is inserted while being expanded toward the heater insertion cavity 23B. This enables the tobacco filler 21 and the electric heater 103B surrounding the lateral periphery of the heater insertion cavity 23B to be in close contact with each other. As a result, the heat transfer efficiency from the electric heater 103B to the tobacco filler 21 can be improved.

Here, if the diameter of the heater insertion cavity 23B is too small, the insertion resistance when the electric heater 103B is inserted tends to increase, and if the diameter of the heater insertion cavity 23B is too large, the contact property when the electric heater 103B is inserted tends to deteriorate. Therefore, the diameter (cross-sectional area) of the heater insertion cavity 23B in the second modification is set to be in a range of 70% to 99% of the diameter (cross-sectional area) of each of the opposing portions of the electric heater 103B in a state where the tobacco rod 2 is inserted to a predetermined depth. This makes it possible to satisfy both the insertion resistance when the electric heater 103B is inserted into the tobacco rod 2 and the contact property after insertion. As a result, both usability when the tobacco rod 2 is attached to the heating device 100 (when the electric heater 103B is inserted into the tobacco rod 2) and heating efficiency when the electric heater 103B heats the tobacco filler 21 can be improved.

Further, according to the heater insertion cavity 23B in the second modification, since the truncated cone shape (truncated cone shape) is adopted, the advantages of the conical heater insertion cavity 23 and the cylindrical heater insertion cavity 23 can be achieved at the same time.

That is, the diameter of the heater insertion cavity 23B of the second modification at the position of the second end 23B on the suction side is easily larger than the diameter of the heater insertion cavity 23 having a conical shape, and therefore, a temperature distribution along the center axis CL1 of the tobacco filler 21 can be made less likely to occur during heating by the heater. Further, according to the heater insertion cavity 23B of the second modification, since the diameter (cross-sectional area) of the tip becomes smaller along the center axis CL1 of the tobacco rod 2, the insertion resistance when the electric heater 103B is inserted into the tobacco rod 2 can be reduced, and the contact property after insertion can be improved.

Here, the diameter of the heater insertion cavity 23B of the second modification is preferably 1mm to 4mm at the position of the first end 23A on the side of the distal end surface 2A of the tobacco rod 2, and the diameter of the second end 23B on the opposite side of the distal end surface 2A is preferably 0.5mm to 3.5 mm. Note that the diameter of the heater insertion cavity 23B at the position of the first end 23A on the front end surface 2A side of the tobacco rod 2 is preferably 10% or more and 80% or less with respect to the diameter of the tobacco rod 2, and the diameter at the position of the second end 23B is preferably 5% or more and 70% or less with respect to the diameter of the tobacco rod 2.

Note that the heater insertion

hollow portions

23, 23A, and 23B of the tobacco rod 2 (tobacco filler 21) in the present embodiment are not limited to the above-described conical shape, cylindrical shape, and truncated conical shape, and may have various shapes. The number of the

heater insertion cavities

23, 23A, and 23B formed in the tobacco rod 2 (tobacco filler 21) is not particularly limited. For example, a plurality of heater insertion

hollow portions

23, 23A, 23B may be formed in the tobacco rod 2 (tobacco filler 21).

In addition, the above-described example in which the

heater insertion cavities

23, 23A, and 23B are formed as non-penetrating recesses that do not penetrate the tobacco rod 2 along the direction of the center axis CL1 of the tobacco rod 2 has been described, but they may be formed as through holes that penetrate the tobacco rod 2. Fig. 9A is a diagram illustrating a heater insertion cavity 23C according to a third modification. The heater insertion cavity 23C of the third modification has a conical shape and is the same as the heater insertion cavity 23 shown in fig. 2 except for the point where the through hole penetrating the tobacco rod 2 is formed. Fig. 9B is a diagram illustrating a heater insertion cavity 23D according to a fourth modification. The heater insertion cavity 23D of the fourth modification has a cylindrical shape, and is the same as the heater insertion cavity 23A shown in fig. 5 except for a point formed as a through hole penetrating the tobacco rod 2. Fig. 9C is a diagram illustrating a heater insertion cavity 23E according to a fifth modification. The heater insertion cavity 23E of the fifth modification has a truncated cone shape, and is the same as the heater insertion cavity 23B shown in fig. 7 except for a point where it is formed as a through hole penetrating the tobacco rod 2.

Note that, as shown in fig. 9A to 9C, when the heater insertion

hollow portions

23C, 23D, and 23E are through holes penetrating in the direction of the center axis CL1 of the tobacco rod 2, the tobacco rod 2 having the heater insertion

hollow portions

23C, 23D, and 23E formed therein is integrally connected to the filter 3 by the filter tip connection device. Thus, for example, when the

heater insertion cavities

23C, 23D, and 23E are formed by inserting the needle into the distal end surface 2a of the tobacco rod 2, even if the tobacco filler 21 is pushed out toward the mouthpiece side by the needle, no particular influence is exerted if the tobacco rod 2 is connected to the filter 3 later.

Further, as shown in fig. 9A to 9C, by forming the heater insertion

hollow portions

23C, 23D, and 23E as the through holes penetrating the tobacco rod 2, the tobacco filler 21 is not present on the downstream side of the tip of the electric heater 103, and therefore, the thermal conductivity does not decrease during heating by the heater. This can suppress the aerosol generated when the heater is heated from cooling and condensing on the tobacco filler 21 located near the distal end of the electric heater 103. As a result, the aerosol transport amount during use can be increased.

On the other hand, as shown in fig. 2, 5, and 7, by forming the

heater insertion cavities

23, 23A, and 23B as non-through holes that do not penetrate the tobacco rod 2, for example, when the

heater insertion cavities

23, 23A, and 23B are formed by inserting a needle into the front end surface 2A of the tobacco rod 2, the tobacco filler 21 of the tobacco rod 2 is not pushed out toward the mouthpiece side by the needle. Thus, in the filter nozzle connecting device, the

heater insertion cavities

23, 23A, and 23B can be perforated after the filter 3 and the tobacco rod 2 are connected, and the manufacturing applicability is excellent.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but the heated cigarette of the present invention is not limited to these.

Description of the reference numerals

1: heating cigarettes;

2: a tobacco rod;

3: a filter;

4: a support portion;

5: a cooling section;

6: a mouthpiece portion;

21: a tobacco filler material;

23: a hollow part for inserting the heater.

Claims

1. A heated cigarette having a tobacco rod formed by filling a tobacco filler containing a cigarette raw material and an aerosol-generating substrate inside a wrapping paper, comprising:

and a heater insertion cavity portion which is opened to the front end surface side of the tobacco rod and extends in the axial direction of the tobacco rod, and into which a heater of a heating device is inserted.

2. The heated cigarette of claim 1,

the heater insertion cavity has a cross-sectional area orthogonal to the axial direction of the tobacco rod smaller than a cross-sectional area of each of the opposed portions of the heater in a state where the tobacco rod is inserted to a predetermined depth.

3. The heated cigarette of claim 2 wherein,

the cross-sectional area of the heater insertion cavity portion perpendicular to the axial direction of the tobacco rod is set to be in a range of 70% to 99% of the cross-sectional area of each of the facing portions of the heater in a state where the tobacco rod is inserted to a predetermined depth.

4. A heated cigarette according to any one of claims 1 to 3 wherein,

the heater insertion cavity has a cylindrical shape with a diameter of 1mm to 4 mm.

5. A heated cigarette according to any one of claims 1 to 3 wherein,

the heater insertion cavity has a conical shape tapered along the axial direction of the tobacco rod, and has a diameter of 1mm or more and 4mm or less at a first end position located on the side of the tobacco rod distal end surface, and a diameter of 0mm or more and 0.5mm or less at a second end position located on the opposite side of the tobacco rod distal end surface.

6. A heated cigarette according to any one of claims 1 to 3 wherein,

the heater insertion cavity has a truncated cone shape tapered along the axial direction of the tobacco rod, and has a diameter of 1mm or more and 4mm or less at a first end position on the side of the tobacco rod distal end surface, and a diameter of 0.5mm or more and 3.5mm or less at a second end position on the opposite side of the tobacco rod distal end surface.

7. A heated cigarette according to any one of claims 1 to 6 wherein,

the heating cigarette has a filter coaxially connected to the base end side of the rod,

the filter comprises a cooling section for cooling volatile substances emitted from an aerosol-generating substrate contained in the tobacco filler.

8. The heated cigarette of claim 7 wherein,

the filter includes a support portion which is disposed at a connection end connected to a base end side of the tobacco rod and supports the tobacco filler in order to prevent the tobacco filler from being pushed into a suction port side of the filter when the heater is inserted into the heater insertion cavity portion.

9. The heated cigarette of claim 8 wherein,

the filter includes a mouthpiece portion disposed on a mouthpiece end side of the filter.

10. The heated cigarette of any one of claims 1 to 9 wherein,

the heater insertion cavity is formed as a through hole penetrating the tobacco rod.

11. The heated cigarette of any one of claims 1 to 9 wherein,

the hollow portion for inserting the heater is formed as a recess not penetrating the tobacco rod.