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EP0193607B1
EP0193607B1 EP84903293A EP84903293A EP0193607B1 EP 0193607 B1 EP0193607 B1 EP 0193607B1 EP 84903293 A EP84903293 A EP 84903293A EP 84903293 A EP84903293 A EP 84903293A EP 0193607 B1 EP0193607 B1 EP 0193607B1
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Katsunori Yamaguchi
Nagaaki Takemoto
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Japan Tobacco Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
    • A24D1/00—Cigars; Cigarettes
    • A24D1/02—Cigars; Cigarettes with special covers

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  • the present invention relates to cigarettes. More particularly, the present invention relates to cigarettes which have lower tar contents in the main and sub smoke flows without changing the number of puffs per cigarette and the air permeation amount.
  • activated carbon having a particle size of 0.177 mm or less and containing particles having a size of 0.44 mm or less in an amount of 25 to 50% is added in the amount of up to about 70% to provide an activated carbon added rolling material.
  • This rolling material is used to wrap tobacco, and general paper then covers this rolling material thereby reducing the main and sub smoke flows.
  • the thickness of the rolling material is increased and interferes with the rolling operation of a conventional rolling machine. This leads to a need for an improved rolling machine or the development of a new type of rolling machine. Even if rolling with a conventional rolling machine can be performed, activated carbon may be separated or peeled off during rolling, thus adversely affecting the rolling conditions. This also renders maintenance of the rolling machine difficult.
  • a cigarette paper is known wherein a fire-retarding compound, such as carboxymethyl cellulose, is added to cigarette paper.
  • a combustion promoter such as potassium nitrate, is added to cigarette tobacco in order to improve the fire-holding capacity of the tobacco.
  • a cigarette with shredded tobacco and a rolling material wrapping it comprising a fire-retarding agent contained in the rolling material or applied on the outer surface of the rolling material, and a combustion promoter applied on the inner surface of the rolling material.
  • the fire-retarding agent is one member selected from the group consisting of cellulose derivatives, pectines, gums, and starches
  • the combustion promoter is a member selected from the group consisting of alkali metal salts and alkali earth metal salts of nitric acid, tartaric acid, phosphoric acid, fumaric acid, and citric acid.
  • the fire-retarding agent is contained in the rolling material and the combustion promoter is applied on the inner surface of the rolling material.
  • the fire-retarding agent is applied on the outer surface of the rolling material, and the combustion promoter is applied on the inner surface of the rolling material.
  • the cigarette according to the present invention has substantially the same number of puffs and air permeation as conventional cigarettes and can be manufactured by substantially the same method as that of conventional cigarettes, produces less amount of tar when being smoked than conventional cigarettes.
  • the cigarette 10 according to the present invention has the same outer appearance as that of a conventional cigarette. That is, the cigarette 10 has shredded tobacco 12 and a rolling material 14 wrapping it.
  • the rolling material 14 is a sheetlike material used for encircling shredded tobacco 12 and usually consists of paper.
  • a tobacco leaf of a cigar is also a rolling-material 14.
  • a filter plug 16 is generally arranged at one end of a cigarette 10.
  • a fire-retarding agent 20 is present in the rolling material 14 or on its outer surface, and a combustion promoter 18 is present on the inner surface of the rolling material 14.
  • Examples of the fire-retarding agent 20 may include carbohydrates; inorganic substances such as antimony-containing compounds, ammonium phosphate and ammonium sulfamate; phosphorus- containing compounds such as lower alkyl phosphate and hydroxymethyl phosphonium; bromine- or chlorine-containing compounds; and mixtures thereof.
  • carbohydrates are particularly preferable.
  • Particularly preferable examples of carbohydrates are cellulose derivatives such as carboxy methyl cellulose; gums such as gum arabic; pectines; or starches.
  • the fire-retaring agent 20 is contained in the rolling material 14 or is applied on the outer surface of the rolling material 14.
  • the fire-retarding agent 20 can be added to the rolling material 14, in the manufacture of rolling paper 14, by adding it to liquid pulp immediately before forming into paper.
  • the fire-retarding agent 20 can be applied on the surface of the rolling material 14 by dissolving it in a suitable solvent such as water and spraying the surface of the rolling material 14 with the resultant solution.
  • the amount of the fire-retarding agent 20 to be used is about 0.1 to 30% and preferably 1 to 20% with respect to the weight of the rolling material 14.
  • combustion promoter 18 may include alkali metal salts or alkali earth metal salts of nitric acid, tartaric acid, phosphoric acid, fumaric acid and citric acid.
  • the combustion promoter 18 is coated on the inner surface of the rolling material 14. Addition of the combustion promoter 18 by coating the surface of the rolling material 14 therewith can be performed by dissolving it in a suitable solvent such as water and spraying the rolling material 14 with the resultant solution.
  • the amount of the combustion promoter 18 to be used is 0.1 to 50% and preferably 1 to 35% with respect to the weight of the rolling material 14.
  • the cigarette 10 according to the present invention can be one as shown in Fig. 2 wherein a combustion promoter 18 is coated on the inner surface of a rolling material 14, and a fire-retarding agent is contained in the rolling material 14.
  • a fire-retarding agent 20 can be coated on the outer surface of a rolling material 14, and a combustion promoter 18 can be coated on the inner surface of the rolling material 14.
  • the relationship between an addition of a fire-retarding agent 20 and the combustibility of the rolling material 14 was examined.
  • the combustibility of the rolling material 14 was tested in accordance with the flame contact method of the combustibility test method D of fiber materials according to the Japanese Industrial Standard JIS-L1091.
  • a rolling material having a length of 200 mm and a width of 27 mm was wrapped around a cylinder with an outer diameter of 8 mm such that the rolling material cylinder had a length of 100 mm.
  • the cylinder was placed in a stainless steel coil which had an inner diameter of 10 mm, a line diameter of 0.5 mm and a line pitch of 2 mm, and which was inclined at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to a horizontal plane.
  • a to D of standard size according to the present invention Four types of filter cigarette samples A to D of standard size according to the present invention were prepared. Each of these cigarettes had a rolling portion (the cigarette from which the filter is removed) of 63 mm length, an acetate filter of 17 mm length (overall length: 80 mm), and an outer circumferential length of the rolling portion of 25 mm.
  • a control cigarette samples of general type was also prepared to provide a total of 6 types of cigarettes. The samples were subjected to the smoking test according to the following method. The tar contents in the main and sub smoke flows were examined. The types and amounts (% by weight) of the fire-retarding agent and the combustion promoter in each sample and methods of adding them are shown in Table 2 below.
  • the air permeation amount and combustibility (average number of contact of the sample with the flame and the average combustion speed (mm/sec)) of each rolling material are also shown in Table 2.
  • the air permeation amount of the rolling material is expressed in units of collesters which represent the amount of air (ml) which is passed through an area of 1 cm 2 of the rolling material at a differential pressure of 100 mmH 2 0.
  • the automatic smoking machine was of a type which can separately collect tars in the main and sub smoke flows produced during smoking.
  • the standard conditions mean a combustion length of 50 mm, a smoking frequency of once/min, a smoking volume of 35 ml/puff, and a smoking time of 2 sec/puff.
  • the tar was collected with a Cambridge filter and the amount of the tar was measured by subtracting the water content from the weight difference of the Cambridge filter before and aftertar collection.
  • Five samples were tested each time with the automatic smoking machine, and this cycle was repeated three times. The average amount of tar in terms of weight per gram of the cigarette was calculated.
  • the tar contents in the main and sub smoke flows and the average number of puffs are shown in Table 3 below.

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Abstract

Cigarette produisant une quantité réduite de goudron. La cigarette (10) comporte un agent retardant la combustion, situé dans le matériau (14) enfermant le tabac ou sur la surface externe du matériau (14) et un agent retardant la combustion, situé dans le tabac coupé (12) ou sur la surface interne du matériau (14) enfermant le tabac.

Claims (4)

1. Cigarette (10) avec du tabac coupé en petites brins et un matériau (14) pour la rouler, qui l'enveloppe, comportant un agent retardateur du feu (20) contenu dans le matériau (14) dans lequel on roule la cigarette, ou appliqué sur la surface extérieure de ce matériau (14), ainssi qu'un promoteur de combustion (18) appliqué sur la surface extérieur du matériau (14) dans lequel on roule la cigarette.
2. Cigarette selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle l'agent retardateur du feu (20) est un produit choisi dans un groupe constitué de dérivés de la cellulose, pectines, gommes et amidons; et dans laquelle le promoteur de combustion (18) est un produit choisi dans le groupe constitué des sels de métal alcalin et de métal alcalino-terreux de l'acide nitrique, de l'acide tartrique, de l'acide phosphorique, de l'acide fumarique et de l'acide citrique.
3. Cigarette selon la revendication 1 ou 2 dans laquelle l'agent retardateur du feu (20) est contenu dans le matériau (14) dans laquelle on la roule; et dans laquelle le promoteur de combustion (18) est appliqué sur la surface intérieure du matériau (14) dans lequel on roule la cigarette.
4. Cigarette selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans laquelle l'agent retardateur du feu (20) est appliqué sur la surface extérieure du matériau (14) dans lequel on la roule; et dans laquelle le promoteur de combustion (18) est appliqué sur la surface intérieure du matériau (14) dans lequel on roule la cigarette.
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US8353301B2 (en) 2003-07-11 2013-01-15 Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. Smoking articles having reduced carbon monoxide delivery
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US10470489B2 (en) 2007-07-03 2019-11-12 Schweitzer-Maudult International, Inc. Smoking articles having reduced ignition proclivity characteristics
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