EP2685847B1 - Dispositif d'auto-allumage d'une cigarette - Google Patents

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EP2685847B1
EP2685847B1 EP12714778.3A EP12714778A EP2685847B1 EP 2685847 B1 EP2685847 B1 EP 2685847B1 EP 12714778 A EP12714778 A EP 12714778A EP 2685847 B1 EP2685847 B1 EP 2685847B1
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Charli ABISDID
Dominique Medus
Pierre Thebault
Marlène ABISDID
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Abisdid Charlene
Abisdid Charlotte
Benhayoun Jacques
Etienne LaCroix Tous Artifices SA
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Abisdid Charlotte
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C06—EXPLOSIVES; MATCHES
    • C06C—DETONATING OR PRIMING DEVICES; FUSES; CHEMICAL LIGHTERS; PYROPHORIC COMPOSITIONS
    • C06C9/00—Chemical contact igniters; Chemical lighters
    • 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
    • A24D1/08—Cigars; Cigarettes with lighting means
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23Q—IGNITION; EXTINGUISHING-DEVICES
    • F23Q2/00—Lighters containing fuel, e.g. for cigarettes
    • F23Q2/02—Lighters with liquid fuel fuel which is fluid at atmospheric pressure
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24V—COLLECTION, PRODUCTION OR USE OF HEAT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F24V30/00—Apparatus or devices using heat produced by exothermal chemical reactions other than combustion

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  • the invention relates to a device for self-ignition of a cigarette.
  • Cigarette self-ignition devices illustrating the prior art are described in the following patent documents: FR 2 905 231 (Charli ABISDID ) BG 407 714 (Mr. MARGOLIS ) DE 3,509,293 (LIECHTENSTEIN RICHARD VON ) EP 0 066 021 (YOO, BYUNG EON ) FR 7,539,535 (TOKYO ENGINEERING CO.) D5: GB 314 145 (Piedad and Alejandro LIFCHUZ ) FR 709 175 (Giulio TURRI ) JP 2005 5,224,232 (ISHIKAWA JOJI ) GB 406 153 (Ansley HERMAN FOX ). These devices include a firing material configured to ignite a flammable material under the effect of shock or friction. The commonly used rubs wear out as you light cigarettes. And the longer the band is worn, the more difficult it is to light a cigarette.
  • a cigarette equipped with a self-ignition device comprising: a primary chemical material placed at the smoking end of the cigarette, and a secondary chemical material incompatible with said primary material.
  • the secondary material is contained in a removable receptacle configured to be positioned against the end to be ignited, in an arrangement for contacting said secondary material with the primary material.
  • the secondary material is placed on a buffer left in the open air. The properties of the secondary material therefore degrade rapidly over time.
  • the main purpose of the invention is to provide a device enabling an easy ignition of a cigarette, while suppressing the deficiencies related to the conditioning of the secondary chemical material known from the prior art.
  • the invention also aims to provide a self-ignition device easy to use, simple and inexpensive design.
  • This device is remarkable in that a seal seal forms the bottom of the attachment zone, the secondary material being disposed between said seal and the closed end of the receptacle, said seal being provided with a cannula oriented towards said zone. and configured to cause said secondary material to flow out of said cannula when pressure is exerted on said receptacle.
  • a cigarette 1 is generally in the form of a cylinder formed of a sheet of paper 2 and within which are disposed minced tobacco leaves 3. It has a diameter that can vary from 3 mm to 7 mm and a length that can vary from 60 mm to 100 mm. It has an end to ignite 4 and an inhalation end 5 opposite to said end to be ignited.
  • the inhalation end 5 may in particular comprise a filter 6.
  • the self-ignitable device object of the invention comprises a primary chemical material 7 (or material "to be lit") intended to be placed at the end to ignite 4 of the cigarette 1.
  • the primary chemical material 7 can be put in place by impregnation, coating, compression, insertion into the tobacco leaves 3, a liquid, gel, solid, powder, microcapsules, crystals, granules, etc.
  • the primary material 7 is present to a depth of a few millimeters from the end to ignite 4.
  • the establishment of the primary material 7 is preferably performed at the time of manufacture of the cigarette 1.
  • the tobacco may be previously impregnated with gum arabic to make sticky the tobacco fibers, before they are mixed with the primary material 7 in the form of solid, powder, microcapsules, crystals, granules, etc.
  • drying of the primary material 7 may be provided to ensure the compatibility of the technology prior to storing the cigarette 1 in a package over a long period.
  • a dry material could pollute the package, could cause the sticking of cigarettes between them, could soil the fingers, the clothes of the user or objects (such as tables or ashtrays) on which the cigarette 1 would be asked, etc.
  • a pre-encapsulated liquid primary material 7 makes it possible to protect said primary material from being accidentally spread, while allowing the user to break this encapsulation by an appropriate voluntary action (for example, by pressure crushing). the end of the cigarette 1 between two fingers).
  • the encapsulation technique can also be envisaged with a solid primary material.
  • the primary material 7 is disposed directly at the end to ignite 4, for example by means of a spray.
  • the end 4 can then be covered with a hydrophobic varnish to prevent the penetration of water molecules into the cigarette 1.
  • a "buffer" of tobacco impregnated with primary material 7 is disposed at the end to ignite 4 and then covered with a "buffer” of untreated tobacco 70.
  • a "buffer" of tobacco impregnated with primary material 7 is disposed at the end to ignite 4.
  • the end 4 may then be covered with a protection 71 previously cut out of a sheet of absorbent paper to retain the "buffer" of tobacco and prevent any loss of primary material 7.
  • the self-ignitable device object of the invention also comprises a secondary chemical substance 8 (or "ignition" material) chosen to be incompatible with the primary chemical material 7.
  • a secondary chemical substance 8 or "ignition” material
  • the primary and secondary materials are likely to react and ignite when they are contact each other.
  • the term “igniting” means producing a heat energy (for example from 150 ° C. to 700 ° C.), with or without a flame, capable of igniting the cigarette 1.
  • the secondary material 8 may be present in the form of a liquid, a gel, a solid, microcapsules, crystals, granules, etc.
  • the primary material pair 7 / secondary material 8 may for example be an oxidation / fuel pair of the potassium permanganate / glycol type; silver nitrate / red phosphorus; silver nitrate / sulfur; chlorates and boric acid / glycols; aluminum / iodine tincture; sodium metal or other metals of the same family / water or alcohol-terminated reactants; Ranley nickel or phosphoric / oxidative materials (MnO 2 , chlorate); nitrocellulose / strong acids (sulfuric, chloridic); etc.
  • Additional substances may be used to dilute, bind, bind, activate or otherwise slow down or passivate the incompatible basic chemical materials used in the invention.
  • Other substances may furthermore make it possible to reinforce the resistance of the primary 7 and secondary 8 materials at ambient conditions, in particular moisture (for example water-repellent substances). It is possible to improve the flammability of the tobacco by impregnating the end to ignite 4 with a "sensitizing" material such as nitrocellulose, before depositing the primary material 7. This has the advantage of making the ignition reliable while allowing the reduction of the primary material 7 to the strict minimum.
  • the respective amounts of primary 7 and secondary 8 chemical may vary from 0.1 mg to 5 mg per cigarette.
  • the primary material 7 may comprise potassium permanganate and the secondary material 8 may comprise glycerine.
  • Glycerin is a product commonly used as an additive food: it is in the form of a viscous liquid, transparent, colorless, odorless, nontoxic and sweet taste.
  • potassium permanganate it is an inorganic salt commonly used as a disinfectant and as a deodorant. It is used in particular for the treatment of drinking water.
  • the secondary material 8 is contained in a receptacle 9.
  • the receptacle 9 is preferably initially separated from the cigarette 1 and / or the pack. In this case, the user may have at his disposal a plurality of receptacles 9 packaged in a specific bag or box.
  • the unitary conditioning of the secondary material 8 makes it possible to limit to the minimum the quantity of said secondary material used.
  • the receptacle 9 may initially be disposed at one end of the cigarette, in an arrangement preventing any contact of said secondary material with the primary material 7.
  • this receptacle 9 is removable, and configured to be positioned against the end to ignite 4, in an arrangement for contacting the secondary material 8 with the primary material 7.
  • each cigarette can therefore already be provided with its own receptacle 9, which allows to minimize the amount of secondary material used.
  • Another solution is to place a single receptacle or a series of unitary receptacles 9, directly on the cigarette pack, for example on the top of the closure flap.
  • the receptacle 9 is configured to engage at the end to ignite 4.
  • shafting means in the sense of the present invention, the possibility that the receptacle 9 to position on, against and / or around the end to ignite 4, with the possibility of remaining or not fixed at said end.
  • the receptacle 9 may have a cylindrical, spherical, parallelepipedal, or other shape, and be made of paper, cardboard preferentially plasticized, plastic, rubber, wadded material or "expanded" of the type used for the manufacture of cigarette filters, etc. It may have one or more open ends to the outside or be completely closed.
  • the receptacle 9 is in the form of a cylindrical tube, preferably closed at one of its ends 12 and whose outer diameter substantially corresponds to that of the cigarette 1.
  • the diameter of the receptacle 9 may for example vary from 2 mm to 8 mm. Its length can vary from a few millimeters to a few centimeters.
  • the receptacle 9 comprises a fastening zone 11 configured to engage on the end to ignite 4.
  • This fastening zone 11 is present in the form of a cylindrical portion which is opposite to the closed end 12 of the tube forming the receptacle 9.
  • a frangible seal 10 forms the bottom of the fastening zone 11, the secondary material 8 being disposed between said and the closed end 12.
  • the other end of the attachment zone 11 is open so as to allow it to fit onto the end to be ignited 4.
  • the attachment zone 11 has an internal diameter equal to or greater than (for example 0.1 mm to 1 mm), the outer diameter of the cigarette 1, and a length that can vary from 3 mm to 10 mm.
  • the secondary material 8 can be directly introduced into the receptacle 9 when in solid form, gel or cream.
  • a spongy material of the sponge type can be inserted into the receptacle 9, so as to contain said secondary material 8, a simple pressure on said spongy material for releasing said secondary material.
  • the receptacle 9 preferably comprises one or more flexible walls for breaking said capsules by crushing when a lateral pressure force (perpendicular to the axis of the cigarette) or longitudinal (in the axis of the cigarette) is exerted on said flexible wall or walls.
  • the latter can be closed by a sealing cap 10.
  • the opercule 10 is frangible, made of paper, plastic, aluminum, etc.
  • a simple pressure of the end to ignite 4 on the cover 10 allows to open and release the secondary material 8.
  • the secondary material 8 being intended to exit the receptacle 9 from the zone 11, the frangible seal 10 is located at this zone.
  • a tip 120 is disposed inside the receptacle 9, at the bottom wall 12, said tip being directed towards the attachment zone 11. Following a pressure on the receptacle 9, the tip 120 pierces the cap 10 to release the secondary material 8 ( figure 7b ). The latter then enters the cigarette and ignites the primary material 7.
  • the lid 10 is provided with a cannula 100 facing the attachment zone 11.
  • the cannula 100 is similar to an injection needle.
  • the secondary material 8 is forced to flow through the cannula 100 and then enters the cigarette.
  • This solution is particularly advantageous when the primary material 7 is covered with untreated tobacco.
  • the cover 10 can slide inside the receptacle 9 then made of rigid material. Just insert the cigarette and press it against the lid 10 to slide the latter in a direction that empties the receptacle 9 in the cigarette by the cannula 100.
  • the primary material 7 may for example be placed in a small receptacle whose walls are configured (for example micro-perforated) to pass through a secondary material 8 fluid.
  • This solution has the advantage of being able to keep a primary material 7 in the powdery state, without prior treatment likely to change its crystalline characteristics.
  • the primary material 7 is deposited by dusting on a paper covered with an adhesive on which the particles of said primary material are bonded.
  • the adhesive loaded with particles of primary material 7 is then wound around the end to ignite 4 of the cigarette 1.
  • the cigarette paper itself can also incorporate an adhesive tape on the side of the end to ignite 4 of the cigarette 1: the paper is previously loaded with particles of primary material 7 and used as such before tobacco loading of the cigarette 1.
  • the Figures 1 to 4 illustrate how a smoker can light his cigarette with simple gestures, whether he holds the cigarette in one hand or the door not yet lit in his mouth.
  • the user takes hold of the receptacle 9 ( figure 1 ) and positions it vis-à-vis the end to ignite 4.
  • the receptacle 9 is then brought into contact with the end to ignite 4 so that the secondary material 8 comes to moisten the primary material which is coated the end to light 4 ( figure 2 ).
  • the receptacle 9 is closed, the user can bring the secondary material 8 into contact with the primary material 7 by crushing said receptacle ( figure 3 ).
  • the receptacle 9 is closed by a sealing cap 10
  • the user can bring the secondary material 8 into contact with the primary material 7 by piercing said cap by means of the end to be ignited 4 (FIG.
  • FIG 7a When the receptacle 9 is open to the outside, the user can contact the secondary material 8 with the primary material 7 by directly pressing the end to ignite 4 of the cigarette 1 inside said receptacle. Once the secondary material 8 is in contact with the primary material 7, the user removes the receptacle 9 from the end to be ignited 4 ( figure 4 ). The reaction is initiated and the end to ignite 4 ignites.

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