EP2448437B1 - Filter for a smoking article - Google Patents
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- A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
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- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
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- 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
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- the present invention relates to a filter for a smoking article.
- the term 'smoking article' includes smokeable products such as cigarettes, cigars and cigarellos, whether based on tobacco, tobacco derivatives, expanded tobacco, reconstituted tobacco or tobacco substitutes and also heat-not-burn products, but is not limited thereto.
- a smoking article such as a cigarette is typically provided with a filter for the gaseous flow drawn by a smoker which is connected to a tobacco rod.
- the filter is commonly made of cellulose acetate tow.
- a user ignites one end of the tobacco rod and draws a gaseous flow, such as smoke in through the filter.
- the filter traps some of the smoke components produced by the burning tobacco rod.
- Smoking articles, and filters therefore, can vary significantly from one market to another as a result of many different factors including consumer preference and tradition.
- a filter having a recess at the mouth end which may be used to lengthen the filter as a whole.
- Such a recess filter is known from US 7 243 659 B1 .
- the recess is achieved by overwrapping the plug of filtration material at the mouth end of the filter.
- a disadvantage of providing a filter with a recess is that it elongates the length of the filter and therefore the smoking article.
- the present invention seeks to provide a filter for a smoking article which overcomes or substantially alleviates the problems associated with conventional filters for smoking articles described above.
- WO00/00047A1 discloses a filter for a smoking article having the features recited in the preamble of claim 1.
- a filter according to the present invention is characterised by the features referred to in the characterising portion of claim 1.
- the wrapper extends circumferentially around the first and second filter portions and extends longitudinally from one end of the first filter portion to form the recess section.
- the longitudinally extending plug comprises a filtration material.
- the particulate material extends to an end of the second filter portion immediately adjacent the first filter portion.
- the particulate material extends over a full longitudinal length of the second section.
- the plug may further comprise a particulate material interspersed in the filtration material, which may be adsorbent.
- the particulate material may be activated carbon.
- the first filter portion comprises a filtration material.
- FIG. 1 a smoking article 1 in the form of a cigarette, which includes a filter 2 in accordance with one aspect of the present invention.
- Figure 1 shows the smoking article as a cigarette, it should be appreciated that the smoking article 1 may take other forms, such as a cigar or cigarillo etc., which may also include the filter 2 according to the invention.
- the smoking article 1 comprises a generally cylindrical paper-wrapped rod of smokeable material 3, such as tobacco, co-axially attached to the filter 2 by tipping paper 4, which is glued around one end of the rod of smokeable material 3 and the filter 2 in a conventional manner, and so no further discussion of the tipping paper will be given herein.
- the filter 2 comprises a filter section 5 about 22mm in length, which includes first and second filter portions 6,7.
- the filter section 5 typically has a diameter of between 7.5mm to 8mm and the first filter portion 6 includes a wrapper 8 circumscribed therearound which, in this embodiment is a plugwrap material, although the wrapper is not limited thereto.
- the wrapper or plugwrap 8 is longer than the filter section 5 and overhangs the filter section 5 at a mouth end 9 of the filter 2 to create a recess section 10 having a depth of approximately 5mm.
- the length of the overhang of the plugwrap 8 and hence the depth of the recess 10 is designated in Figure 2 by the reference character 'x'.
- the filter section 5 and the recess section 10 together form the filter 2.
- the plugwrap 8 has a high base weight, for example 100g/m 2 , to provide rigidity to the recess section 10.
- the plug wrap 8 forming the recess section 10 at the mouth end of the smoking article is made of heavyweight plugwrap to ensure that the recess is maintained and does not easily collapse due to the absence of any supporting filter material.
- the first filter portion 6 is disposed between the recess section 10 and the second filter portion 7, such that the first filter portion 6 is closer to the mouth end 9 of the filter 2 than the second filter portion 7 and separates the second filter portion 7 from the recess section 10.
- the second filter portion 7 is disposed between the first filter portion 6 and the rod of smokeable material 3 when the filter 2 is disposed in the smoking article 1.
- the first filter portion 6 comprises a plug of filtration material about which the plugwrap 8 is circumscribed.
- the plug of filtration material is formed of fibrous cellulose acetate, although it will be understood that any conventional filtration material may be used.
- the first filter portion 6 has first and second circular end faces 13,14.
- the second filter portion 7 comprises a plug 15 of filtration material, such as fibrous cellulose acetate, and a particulate material 16, such as carbon or activated carbon interspersed in said filtration material.
- the particulate material 16 in the central plug 15 is optional (although in some embodiments is preferred).
- the second filter portion 7 further comprises a wrapper 17, preferably a plugwrap material, and having a particulate material 18 such as carbon or activated carbon adhered on an inner surface thereof.
- the wrapper 17 circumferentially envelopes the plug 15 about the longitudinal axis extending through the filter 2, and has a lapped and seamed region. Alternatively, the wrapper 17 is a split wrapper bonded to the plug 15.
- the second filter portion 7 has first and second circular end faces 19,20.
- the surface of the wrapper 17 having particulate material 18 adhered thereto is shown in Figure 4 .
- the particulate material 18 is disposed in separate regions 21 spaced from each other on the inner surface of the wrapper 17.
- Each of the separate regions 21 of particulate material 18 extend longitudinally along the wrapper 17, however the particulate material 18 extends only partially across the width of the wrapper 17 and longitudinal edges 22 of the wrapper 17 are free from particulate, thus providing a lapped and stuck seam free from particulate material when formed around the plug 15.
- the particulate material 18 is disposed in two separate regions spaced diametrically opposite each other.
- the number of separate regions 21 of particulate material 18 disposed on the wrapper 17 is not limited to two regions, and that other arrangements of particulate material 18 may be used. For example, three, four, five or six separate regions spaced from each other on the inner surface of the wrapper 17 may be used. In such arrangements, the regions are evenly and symmetrically positioned around the longitudinal axis extending through the second filter portion 7. However, other spacings may be used. Further, the regions on a particular wrapper may or may not be all of equal width, and may or may not be of equal width with the gaps between the regions. Similarly, the gaps between the regions may not be of equal width.
- the particulate material 18 disposed on the wrapper 17 is selected from a group of relatively high surface area of materials capable of adsorbing smoke constituents without a high degree of specificity, although the particulate material is not limited thereto.
- Suitable general adsorbents can be selected from the group consisting of carbon, activated carbon, activated charcoal, activated coconut carbon, activated coal-based carbon or charcoal, zeolite, silica gel, meerschaum, aluminium oxide (activated or not), carbonaceous resin or combinations thereof.
- the particulate mixture used may be a single substance or a mixture, and/or may be in a mixture with another material.
- the filter 2 is arranged with the recess section 10 disposed at the mouth end 9 of the smoking article 1, which extends from the first end 13 of the first filter portion 6.
- the recess section 10 is defined by a circumferentially extending inner surface of the plugwrap 8 extending from the first filter portion 6 and the first end 13 of the first filter portion 6, and has an opening 23 at the mouth end 9. The first end 13 of the first filter portion 6 is visible to a user through the opening 23.
- the second end 14 of the first filter portion 6 abuts the first end 19 of the second filter portion 7, such that the opening 23 of the recess 10 and the second end 20 of the second filter portion 7 define the opposing ends of the filter 2.
- An advantage of the above arrangement is that the provision of the particulate material 18 disposed in a circumferential region of the second filter portion 7 increases the effectiveness of the filter section 5 at filtering the gaseous flow therethrough. Therefore, the filter 2 may be shortened without negating the effectiveness of the filter section 5 at filtering the gaseous flow therethrough and so there is provision to provide a filter with a recess section without lengthening the filter 2.
- the provision of the first filter portion 6 between the recess section 10 and the second filter portion 7 allows the second filter portion 7 to be upstream of the filtration material of the first filter portion 6 and prevents the particulate material 18 disposed in a circumferential region of the second filter portion 7 from being dislodged or displaced therefrom and entering the recess section 10.
- a user inserts the mouth end 9 of the smoking article into their mouth and lights the paper-wrapped rod 3 of smokeable material at the distal end of the smoking article to the mouth end 9 such that said end burns.
- the filter 2 is located at the mouth end 9 of the smoking article 1 such that a gaseous flow, comprising smoke drawn from the rod of smokeable material 3, moves through the filter 2 before entering the mouth of the user.
- the first filter portion 6 and the second filter portion 7 are shown to have individual plugwraps 8,17, it will be understood that in an alternative embodiment the filter comprises a single plugwrap which extends over the entire filter section 5, joins the first and second filter portion 6,7 and forms the recess section 10.
- the particulate material 18 extends only partially along said plugwrap so that the particulate material extends over the second filter portion 7 only and does not extend over the first filter portion 6.
- the filter section 5 is formed from two discrete filter portions, in an alternative embodiment the first and second filter portions 6,7 are integrally formed.
- the recess section is formed by the plugwrap extending beyond the plug of filtration material, it will be understood that the invention is not limited thereby and that in an alternative embodiment the recess may be formed by the tipping paper.
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Description
- The present invention relates to a filter for a smoking article.
- As used herein, the term 'smoking article' includes smokeable products such as cigarettes, cigars and cigarellos, whether based on tobacco, tobacco derivatives, expanded tobacco, reconstituted tobacco or tobacco substitutes and also heat-not-burn products, but is not limited thereto.
- A smoking article, such as a cigarette is typically provided with a filter for the gaseous flow drawn by a smoker which is connected to a tobacco rod. The filter is commonly made of cellulose acetate tow. A user ignites one end of the tobacco rod and draws a gaseous flow, such as smoke in through the filter. The filter traps some of the smoke components produced by the burning tobacco rod.
- Smoking articles, and filters therefore, can vary significantly from one market to another as a result of many different factors including consumer preference and tradition. In certain markets there is a preference for a filter having a recess at the mouth end, which may be used to lengthen the filter as a whole. Such a recess filter is known from
US 7 243 659 B1 . - The recess is achieved by overwrapping the plug of filtration material at the mouth end of the filter. However, a disadvantage of providing a filter with a recess is that it elongates the length of the filter and therefore the smoking article.
- In order to retain the filter and hence the smoking article at a standard length there is a need to shorten the filter so that the relative lengths of the tobacco rod section and the filter section of the smoking article can be maintained. However, if a conventional plug of filtration material is shortened then the filter will be less effective at filtering the gaseous flow therethrough than a conventional length filter without a recess. Therefore, there is a need to provide a filter with a recess that does not increase the size of the filter section.
- The present invention seeks to provide a filter for a smoking article which overcomes or substantially alleviates the problems associated with conventional filters for smoking articles described above.
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WO00/00047A1 claim 1. A filter according to the present invention is characterised by the features referred to in the characterising portion ofclaim 1.
Conveniently, the wrapper extends circumferentially around the first and second filter portions and extends longitudinally from one end of the first filter portion to form the recess section. - Preferably, the longitudinally extending plug comprises a filtration material.
Advantageously, the particulate material extends to an end of the second filter portion immediately adjacent the first filter portion. - Preferably, the particulate material extends over a full longitudinal length of the second section.
The plug may further comprise a particulate material interspersed in the filtration material, which may be adsorbent.
The particulate material may be activated carbon.
In one embodiment, the first filter portion comprises a filtration material.
According to another aspect of the invention, there is provided a smoking article including a filter according to the invention. - Embodiments of the present invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
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FIGURE 1 illustrates a perspective view of a smoking article including a rod of smokeable material and a filter according to the present invention; -
FIGURE 2 illustrates a perspective view of a filter element for a smoking article according to an embodiment of the present invention; -
FIGURE 3 illustrates a cross-sectional elevational side view of the filter element shown inFigure 2 ; and -
FIGURE 4 illustrates a surface of a wrapper having the particulate material applied thereto. - Referring now to the drawings, there is shown in
Figure 1 asmoking article 1 in the form of a cigarette, which includes afilter 2 in accordance with one aspect of the present invention. Even thoughFigure 1 shows the smoking article as a cigarette, it should be appreciated that the smokingarticle 1 may take other forms, such as a cigar or cigarillo etc., which may also include thefilter 2 according to the invention. - Referring to
Figure 1 , thesmoking article 1 comprises a generally cylindrical paper-wrapped rod ofsmokeable material 3, such as tobacco, co-axially attached to thefilter 2 by tippingpaper 4, which is glued around one end of the rod ofsmokeable material 3 and thefilter 2 in a conventional manner, and so no further discussion of the tipping paper will be given herein. - An embodiment of the
filter 2 attached to the rod ofsmokeable material 3 is shown inFigures 2 and 3 . In this embodiment, thefilter 2 comprises afilter section 5 about 22mm in length, which includes first andsecond filter portions filter section 5 typically has a diameter of between 7.5mm to 8mm and thefirst filter portion 6 includes awrapper 8 circumscribed therearound which, in this embodiment is a plugwrap material, although the wrapper is not limited thereto. The wrapper orplugwrap 8 is longer than thefilter section 5 and overhangs thefilter section 5 at a mouth end 9 of thefilter 2 to create arecess section 10 having a depth of approximately 5mm. The length of the overhang of theplugwrap 8 and hence the depth of therecess 10 is designated inFigure 2 by the reference character 'x'. Thefilter section 5 and therecess section 10 together form thefilter 2. - The
plugwrap 8 has a high base weight, for example 100g/m2, to provide rigidity to therecess section 10. Theplug wrap 8 forming therecess section 10 at the mouth end of the smoking article is made of heavyweight plugwrap to ensure that the recess is maintained and does not easily collapse due to the absence of any supporting filter material. - The
first filter portion 6 is disposed between therecess section 10 and thesecond filter portion 7, such that thefirst filter portion 6 is closer to the mouth end 9 of thefilter 2 than thesecond filter portion 7 and separates thesecond filter portion 7 from therecess section 10. Thesecond filter portion 7 is disposed between thefirst filter portion 6 and the rod ofsmokeable material 3 when thefilter 2 is disposed in thesmoking article 1. - The
first filter portion 6 comprises a plug of filtration material about which theplugwrap 8 is circumscribed. The plug of filtration material is formed of fibrous cellulose acetate, although it will be understood that any conventional filtration material may be used. Thefirst filter portion 6 has first and secondcircular end faces - The
second filter portion 7 comprises aplug 15 of filtration material, such as fibrous cellulose acetate, and aparticulate material 16, such as carbon or activated carbon interspersed in said filtration material. Theparticulate material 16 in thecentral plug 15 is optional (although in some embodiments is preferred).
Thesecond filter portion 7 further comprises awrapper 17, preferably a plugwrap material, and having aparticulate material 18 such as carbon or activated carbon adhered on an inner surface thereof. Thewrapper 17 circumferentially envelopes theplug 15 about the longitudinal axis extending through thefilter 2, and has a lapped and seamed region. Alternatively, thewrapper 17 is a split wrapper bonded to theplug 15. Thesecond filter portion 7 has first and second circular end faces 19,20. - The surface of the
wrapper 17 havingparticulate material 18 adhered thereto is shown inFigure 4 . Theparticulate material 18 is disposed inseparate regions 21 spaced from each other on the inner surface of thewrapper 17. Each of theseparate regions 21 ofparticulate material 18 extend longitudinally along thewrapper 17, however theparticulate material 18 extends only partially across the width of thewrapper 17 andlongitudinal edges 22 of thewrapper 17 are free from particulate, thus providing a lapped and stuck seam free from particulate material when formed around theplug 15. When thewrapper 17 is formed around the plug by conventional means, theparticulate material 18 is disposed in two separate regions spaced diametrically opposite each other.
It will be understood that the number ofseparate regions 21 ofparticulate material 18 disposed on thewrapper 17 is not limited to two regions, and that other arrangements ofparticulate material 18 may be used. For example, three, four, five or six separate regions spaced from each other on the inner surface of thewrapper 17 may be used. In such arrangements, the regions are evenly and symmetrically positioned around the longitudinal axis extending through thesecond filter portion 7. However, other spacings may be used. Further, the regions on a particular wrapper may or may not be all of equal width, and may or may not be of equal width with the gaps between the regions. Similarly, the gaps between the regions may not be of equal width.
An advantage of the symmetrical arrangement is that it obviates bending or curving of the filter element that can arise in a non-symmetric arrangement if the adhered particulate material pulls on and distorts the wrapper and hence the filter.
Theparticulate material 18 disposed on thewrapper 17 is selected from a group of relatively high surface area of materials capable of adsorbing smoke constituents without a high degree of specificity, although the particulate material is not limited thereto. Suitable general adsorbents can be selected from the group consisting of carbon, activated carbon, activated charcoal, activated coconut carbon, activated coal-based carbon or charcoal, zeolite, silica gel, meerschaum, aluminium oxide (activated or not), carbonaceous resin or combinations thereof. The particulate mixture used may be a single substance or a mixture, and/or may be in a mixture with another material.
Thefilter 2 is arranged with therecess section 10 disposed at the mouth end 9 of thesmoking article 1, which extends from thefirst end 13 of thefirst filter portion 6. Therecess section 10 is defined by a circumferentially extending inner surface of theplugwrap 8 extending from thefirst filter portion 6 and thefirst end 13 of thefirst filter portion 6, and has anopening 23 at the mouth end 9. Thefirst end 13 of thefirst filter portion 6 is visible to a user through theopening 23. - The
second end 14 of thefirst filter portion 6 abuts thefirst end 19 of thesecond filter portion 7, such that theopening 23 of therecess 10 and thesecond end 20 of thesecond filter portion 7 define the opposing ends of thefilter 2. - An advantage of the above arrangement is that the provision of the
particulate material 18 disposed in a circumferential region of thesecond filter portion 7 increases the effectiveness of thefilter section 5 at filtering the gaseous flow therethrough. Therefore, thefilter 2 may be shortened without negating the effectiveness of thefilter section 5 at filtering the gaseous flow therethrough and so there is provision to provide a filter with a recess section without lengthening thefilter 2.
The provision of thefirst filter portion 6 between therecess section 10 and thesecond filter portion 7 allows thesecond filter portion 7 to be upstream of the filtration material of thefirst filter portion 6 and prevents theparticulate material 18 disposed in a circumferential region of thesecond filter portion 7 from being dislodged or displaced therefrom and entering therecess section 10. Such looseparticulate material 18 could then come into contact with a user. Furthermore, with the above arrangement theparticulate material 18 disposed in a circumferential region of thesecond filter portion 7 andparticulate material 16 interspersed in the filtration material of theplug 15 of thesecond filter portion 7 is not visible to the user. - In use, a user inserts the mouth end 9 of the smoking article into their mouth and lights the paper-wrapped
rod 3 of smokeable material at the distal end of the smoking article to the mouth end 9 such that said end burns. Thefilter 2 is located at the mouth end 9 of thesmoking article 1 such that a gaseous flow, comprising smoke drawn from the rod ofsmokeable material 3, moves through thefilter 2 before entering the mouth of the user.
Although in the above embodiment thefirst filter portion 6 and thesecond filter portion 7 are shown to haveindividual plugwraps entire filter section 5, joins the first andsecond filter portion recess section 10. In such an embodiment, theparticulate material 18 extends only partially along said plugwrap so that the particulate material extends over thesecond filter portion 7 only and does not extend over thefirst filter portion 6.
Although in the above embodiments thefilter section 5 is formed from two discrete filter portions, in an alternative embodiment the first andsecond filter portions
Although in the above embodiment the recess section is formed by the plugwrap extending beyond the plug of filtration material, it will be understood that the invention is not limited thereby and that in an alternative embodiment the recess may be formed by the tipping paper.
Although embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that variations may be made to the above exemplary embodiments that lie within the scope of the following claims.
Claims (10)
- A filter for a smoking article comprising a filter section (5), a recess section (10) and a wrapper (17), the recess section (10) being defined at a mouth end (9) of the filter and the filter section (5) being longitudinally aligned with and adjacent to the recess section (10) and comprising first and second filter portions (6, 7), the first filter portion (6) being disposed between the recess section (10) and the second filter portion (7), the second filter portion (7) comprising a longitudinally extending plug (15) around which the wrapper (17) is engaged, characterised in that a particulate material (18) is adhered to the surface of the wrapper (17), and in that the particulate material (18) adhered to the surface of the wrapper (17) is disposed in two or more regions spaced circumferentially from one another.
- A filter according to claim 1, wherein the wrapper (8,17) extends circumferentially around the first and second filter portions (6,7) and extends longitudinally from one end of the first filter portion (6) to form the recess section (10).
- A filter according to claims 1 or 2, wherein the longitudinally extending plug (15) comprises a filtration material.
- A filter according to any preceding claim, wherein the particulate material (18) extends to an end of the second filter portion (7) immediately adjacent the first filter portion (6).
- A filter according to any preceding claim, wherein the particulate material (18) extends over a full longitudinal length of the second filter portion (7).
- A filter according to claim 3, wherein the plug (15) further comprises a particulate material (16) interspersed in the filtration material.
- A filter according to any preceding claim, wherein the particulate material is adsorbent.
- A filter according to claim 7, wherein the particulate material is activated carbon.
- A filter according to any preceding claim, wherein the first filter portion (6) comprises a filtration material.
- A smoking article comprising a filter according to any preceding claim.
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PCT/EP2010/057320 WO2011000638A1 (en) | 2009-06-29 | 2010-05-27 | Filter for a smoking article |
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