EP4252557A1 - Flavor inhaler filter-segment and method for manufacturing the same, and flavor inhaler - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a flavor inhaler filter segment, a method of manufacturing the flavor inhaler filter segment, and a flavor inhaler.
- An acetate filter formed by packing cellulose acetate fibers serving as a filter medium inside a tubular wrapper is generally used as a filter for a flavor inhaler including a flavor component such as tobacco.
- a flavor inhaler including a flavor component such as tobacco.
- the cellulose acetate fibers are chemical synthetic fibers, their dispersibility and degradability when, for example, the flavor inhaler is disposed of, are low, so that their burden on the natural environment is large. Therefore, from the viewpoint of reducing the load on the environment, there is a need for the development of a filter using natural fibers.
- Examples of the filter using natural fibers include: filters including, as the filter medium, paper formed from plant pulp; and filters including, as the filter medium, non-woven fabric formed from plant pulp (for example, PTL 1 to PTL 3).
- the present invention includes the following embodiment.
- a flavor inhaler according to the present embodiment includes the flavor inhaler filter segment according to the present embodiment.
- a method for manufacturing the flavor inhaler filter segment according to the present embodiment includes the step of compressing the non-woven fabric containing the natural fibers and packing the compressed non-woven fabric inside the wrapper.
- the present invention can provide a flavor inhaler filter segment that is environmentally friendly and has a good appearance and aeration performance suitable for inhalation of the flavor component and can also provide a method for manufacturing the flavor inhaler filter segment and a flavor inhaler including the filter segment.
- a flavor inhaler filter segment (hereinafter referred to also as a filter segment) includes: a tubular wrapper; and a non-woven fabric that contains natural fibers and is compressed and packed inside the wrapper.
- the compression rate (A) of the non-woven fabric packed inside the wrapper is 20% or more and less than 100%, the compression rate (A) being calculated by the following method: [Method for calculating compression rate (A)]
- the non-woven fabric packed inside the wrapper as the filter medium contains the natural fibers. Therefore, the filter segment has high dispersibility and high degradability in the natural environment and is environmentally friendly. Since the compression rate (A) is less than 100%, no gaps are visually observed between adjacent portions of the non-woven fabric on an axial end surface of the filter segment, and a good appearance is obtained. Moreover, since the compression rate (A) is 20% or more, an increase in the draw resistance of the filter segment can be appropriately controlled, and the filter segment can have aeration performance suitable for inhalation of the flavor component.
- the present embodiment will next be described in detail, but the present embodiment is not limited thereto.
- FIG. 1(a) is a cross-sectional view in a plane parallel to an axial direction 4 of the filter segment 1, and Fig. 1(b) shows an end surface of the filter segment 1 in the axial direction 4.
- a plurality of sheets of the non-woven fabric 3 are stacked with their principal surfaces substantially parallel to the axial direction 4.
- the stacked sheets of the non-woven fabric 3 are folded into an S shape, compressed, and packed inside a circular tubular wrapper 2. Since the plurality of sheets of the non-woven fabric 3 are compressed and packed, the sheets of the non-woven fabric 3 are in close contact with each other. Therefore, as shown in Fig.
- the filter segment 1 in Fig. 1 the plurality of sheets of the non-woven fabric 3 are stacked and packed, but the number of sheets of the non-woven fabric may be one. However, from the viewpoint of obtaining a good appearance and appropriate draw resistance, the number of sheets of the non-woven fabric is preferably from 1 to 7, but this depends on the thickness of the non-woven fabric 3.
- the sheets of the non-woven fabric 3 are folded into an S shape, compressed, and packed. However, the sheets may have a shape other than the S shape such as a spiral shape, an accordion shape, or a gathered shape, and the sheets having such a shape may be compressed and packed.
- the draw resistance of the filter segment in terms of a value converted to that of a filter segment with an axial length of 27.0 mm and a circumference of 24.1 mm is preferably 30 to 250 mmH 2 O, more preferably 35 to 230 mmH 2 O, and still more preferably 40 to 210 mmH 2 O.
- the draw resistance of the filter segment is a value measured using a filter quality measurement apparatus (product name: SODIMAX manufactured by SODIM).
- the draw resistance of the filter segment is the pressure difference (mmH 2 O) between the opposite end surfaces of the filter segment when the filter segment is covered with an air-impermeable rubber so that air does not enter the filter segment through its side surface and then air is inhaled from one end at a flow rate of 17.5 cm 3 /second.
- the filter segment has, for example, a circular tubular shape and the original draw resistance of the filter segment having an axial length of B mm and a circumference of C mm is A mmH 2 O
- the axial length of the filter segment can be 5 to 40 mm.
- the outer circumference (circumference) of the filter segment can be 15 to 30 mm.
- the filter segment may further include, in addition to the non-woven fabric, for example, a capsule, an adsorbent, or an additive such as a flavoring agent or a flavoring, each of which is disposed inside the wrapper.
- a hollow space may be provided in part of a non-woven fabric-packed portion of the filter segment.
- the filter segment may be packed with two or more non-woven fabrics.
- the filter segment according to the present embodiment includes the tubular wrapper.
- the material of the wrapper is, for example, paper, and paper with a basis weight of 20 to 120 gsm and a thickness of 30 to 150 ⁇ m may be used.
- the basis weight is 20 gsm or more
- the wrapper is unlikely to be stretched by the repulsive force of the non-woven fabric packed inside the tube, so that the circumference of the wrapper is unlikely to change.
- No particular limitation is imposed on the draw characteristics of the wrapper.
- high-air permeability paper having an air permeability of 100 C.U. or more or low-air permeability paper having an air permeability of less than 100 C.U. may be used.
- Paper with a basis weight of 20 to 100 gsm and a thickness of 30 to 120 ⁇ m may be used.
- the paper include, but not particularly limited to: LPWS-OLL (air permeability: 1300 C.U., basis weight: 26.5 gsm, thickness: 48 ⁇ m), P-10000C (air permeability: 10000 C.U., basis weight: 24.0 gsm, thickness: 60 ⁇ m), S-52-7000 (air permeability: 7000 C.U., basis weight: 52.0 gsm, thickness: 110 ⁇ m), and plain paper (air permeability: 0 C.U., basis weight: 24 gsm, thickness: 32 ⁇ m) that are manufactured by NIPPON PAPER PAPYLIA CO., LTD. A plurality of stacked and wound wrappers may be used.
- the filter segment according to the present embodiment includes the non-woven fabric containing the natural fibers.
- the non-woven fabric is compressed and packed inside the tubular wrapper.
- the fibers forming the non-woven fabric may include only the natural fibers or may further include fibers other than the natural fibers (such as chemical synthetic fibers).
- Examples of the natural fibers include silk, wool, cotton, hemp, and plant pulp. One of them may be used, or a combination or two or more may be used.
- the natural fibers are preferably plant pulp.
- the coarseness of the plant pulp is preferably 0.15 to 0.25 mg/m, more preferably 0.16 to 0.24 mg/m, and still more preferably 0.18 to 0.22 mg/m.
- the coarseness is a value measured according to JIS P 8120:1998.
- the non-woven fabric may further contain, as the fibers other than the natural fibers, chemical synthetic fibers.
- the chemical synthetic fibers include acetate fibers, rayon fibers, polyamide fibers, acrylic fibers, polyurethane fibers, polylactic acid fibers, polyethylene fibers, polypropylene fibers, polyester fibers, polyethylene terephthalate fibers, polyvinyl alcohol fibers, polyvinyl acetate fibers, and ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer fibers. One of them may be used, or a combination or two or more may be used.
- the content of the chemical synthetic fibers in the non-woven fabric is preferably 50% by mass or less and more preferably 30% by mass or less.
- the thickness may be, for example, 0.5 to 1.5 mm.
- the basis weight may be, for example, 35 to 60 g/m 2 .
- the basis weight is a value measured according to JIS P 8124:2011.
- No particular limitation is imposed on the method of producing the non-woven fabric.
- the non-woven fabric can be produced, for example, by a method described later.
- the non-woven fabric is compressed and packed inside the tubular wrapper.
- the compression rate (A) of the non-woven fabric compressed and packed inside the tubular wrapper and calculated by the method described above is 20% or more and less than 100%, preferably 30 to 80%, and more preferably 45 to 70%.
- the cross-sectional area (A1) is measured by the following method. First, the filter segment is left to stand at 22°C and a relative humidity of 60% for 24 hours. Then the wrapper of the filter segment is detached, and the non-woven fabric is removed from the wrapper.
- the cross-sectional area (A2) is determined by measuring the outer circumference (circumference) of the filter segment using a filter circumference measurement apparatus (product name: SODIMAX manufactured by SODIM), measuring the thickness of the wrapper using a paper thickness measurement apparatus, and calculating the cross-sectional area (A2) using the measurements.
- a filter circumference measurement apparatus product name: SODIMAX manufactured by SODIM
- the packing density of the non-woven fabric packed inside the wrapper is preferably 50 to 150 mg/cm 3 , more preferably 60 to 140 mg/cm 3 , and still more preferably 70 to 130 mg/cm 3 .
- the filter segment has, for example, a tubular shape
- the mass of the non-woven fabric is A mg/filter segment
- the axial length of the filter segment is B mm
- its circumference is C mm
- a method for manufacturing the flavor inhaler filter segment according to the present embodiment may include the step of compressing the non-woven fabric containing the natural fibers and packing the compressed non-woven fabric inside the wrapper (this step may be hereinafter referred to also as a non-woven fabric packing step).
- the method further includes the step of, before the non-woven fabric packing step, forming the non-woven fabric by a dry method using a carding process or an airlaid process, a wet method, a spunbonding method, or a meltblowing method (this step may be hereinafter referred to as a non-woven fabric forming step).
- the filter segment according to the present embodiment can be manufactured simply and efficiently.
- the method according to the present embodiment is not limited to embodiments of these steps.
- the non-woven fabric can be formed by a dry method using a carding process or an airlaid process, a wet method, a spunbonding method, or a meltblowing method.
- fibers containing the natural fibers can be bonded by a thermal bonding method, a chemical bonding method, a needle punching method, a spunlacing (hydroentangling) method, a stitch bonding method, or a steam jet method.
- a dry method using an airlaid process is used to form the non-woven fabric and then a chemical bonding method is used to bond the fibers containing the natural fibers together.
- a dry method using the airlaid process a low-density fiber layer can be formed using an air flow.
- the chemical bonding method the fibers can be bonded together while a binder is blown onto the fibers to maintain the low density.
- the binder used in the chemical bonding method include starch, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl acetate, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, and vinyl acetate-acrylic copolymers.
- One of these binders may be used, or a combination of two or more may be used.
- the fibers may further include, in addition to the natural fibers, thermoplastic fibers.
- this step the non-woven fabric containing the natural fibers is compressed and packed inside the wrapper.
- this step includes the step of stacking a plurality of sheets of the non-woven fabric together, the step of folding the stacked sheets of the non-woven fabric into an S shape, and the step of compressing the sheets of the non-woven fabric folded into the S shape and packing the compressed sheets inside the wrapper.
- a compression rate (B) calculated by a method described below is preferably 20% or more and less than 100%, more preferably 20 to 60%, and still more preferably 25 to 40%.
- the compression rate (B) is 20% or more and less than 100%, the above-described compression rate (A) in the filter segment obtained tends to be 20% or more and less than 100%.
- Cross-sectional area (B1) the cross-sectional area of the non-woven fabric immediately before compression in a plane perpendicular to the axial direction of the filter segment.
- the cross-sectional area (B1) is measured by using a microscope to take an image of a cross section of the non-woven fabric immediately before compression, evaluating its vertical and horizontal lengths on an operating monitor, and calculating the cross-sectional area of the non-woven fabric in the plane perpendicular to the axial direction of the filter segment.
- the cross-sectional area (B2) is determined by measuring the outer circumference (circumference) of the filter segment using a filter circumference measurement apparatus (product name: SODIMAX manufactured by SODIM), measuring the thickness of the wrapper using a paper thickness measurement apparatus, and calculating the cross-sectional area (B2) using the measurements.
- This step can be performed using, for example, a filter segment manufacturing apparatus shown in Fig. 2 .
- the filter segment manufacturing apparatus shown in Fig. 2 includes a non-woven fabric supply device 5, a non-woven fabric processing device 6, and a filter segment forming device 7.
- the non-woven fabric supply device 5 may be a device that supplies the non-woven fabric manufactured in the non-woven fabric forming step described above continuously to the non-woven fabric processing device 6.
- the details of the non-woven fabric processing device 6 are shown in Fig. 3 .
- the non-woven fabric processing device 6 shown in Fig. 3 includes a slitter 8, a pass part 9, level adjusting rollers 10, vertical rollers 11, an S-shaped guide 12, a rotor tube 13, and a forming member 14.
- a sheet of the non-woven fabric 16 continuously supplied from the non-woven fabric supply device 5 is cut in the flow direction into four sheets by the slitter 8.
- the non-woven fabric 16 is cut evenly in the flow direction into four sheets by three slitting knives 15.
- the non-woven fabric is cut into four sheets, but no particular limitation is imposed on the number of cut sheets.
- the four sheets of the non-woven fabric 16 cut by the slitter 8 are displaced in phase from each other by the pass part 9.
- the heights of the sheets of the non-woven fabric 16 are adjusted by the level adjusting rollers 10, and the directions of the sheets of the non-woven fabric 16 are changed by the vertical rollers 11.
- the sheets of the non-woven fabric 16 pass through the vertical rollers 11, the directions of the sheets are changed, and the sheets of the non-woven fabric 16 are stacked so as to be slightly displaced from each other.
- the sheets of the non-woven fabric 16 pass through the S-shaped guide 12 and are thereby folded into an S shape. Specifically, as shown in Figs.
- the S-shaped guide 12 changes its shape from the shape on the upstream side shown in Fig. 6(a) to the shape on the downstream side shown in Fig. 6(b) , and the four displaced and stacked sheets of the non-woven fabric 16 are folded into a final S shape shown in Fig. 6(b) .
- the sheets of the non-woven fabric 16 folded into the S shape are subjected to compression molding into a cylindrical shape by the rotor tube 13.
- the sheets of the non-woven fabric 16 folded into the S shape are inserted into the rotating rotor tube 13 ( Fig. 7(b) ) and shaped so as to have a cylindrical outer circumferential shape by the rotation of the rotor tube 13 while maintaining the S shape ( Fig. 7(a) ).
- the sheets of the non-woven fabric 16 compression-molded into the cylindrical shape are further compressed by the forming member 14 while the S shape is more firmly maintained.
- Fig. 7 the sheets of the non-woven fabric 16 folded into the S shape are further compressed by the forming member 14 while the S shape is more firmly maintained.
- a plurality of rotating hourglass rollers 17 continuously disposed in the forming member 14 are driven by a forming tape.
- the hourglass rollers 17 may be continuously disposed such that their inside diameters gradually decrease in the flow direction of the non-woven fabric 16.
- the compression rate (B) can be adjusted within the above range by appropriately setting the length and rotation speed of the rotor tube 13, the inside diameters of the hourglass rollers 17 and their number, and the thickness and width of the forming tape.
- the non-woven fabric compression-molded into the cylindrical shape is supplied to the filter segment forming device 7 shown in Fig. 2 , and the wrapper is wound around the outer circumferential surface of the non-woven fabric in the filter segment forming device 7, glued, and cut to an appropriate length A filter segment is thereby manufactured.
- a flavor inhaler according to the present embodiment may include the filter segment according to the present embodiment. Since the flavor inhaler includes the filter segment according to the present embodiment, the flavor inhaler is environmentally friendly and can have a good appearance and aeration performance suitable for inhalation of the flavor component.
- the flavor inhaler may be, for example, a combustion-type flavor inhaler (cigarette), a non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler, etc.
- the flavor inhaler may include a plurality of the filter segments according to the present embodiment.
- the flavor inhaler may further include an additional filter segment other than the filter segment according to the present embodiment.
- the additional filter segment include: a filter segment packed with chemical synthetic fibers such as acetate or polylactic acid; a segment packed with a film of acetate, polylactic acid, etc.; and a segment having a hollow structure.
- the filter segment may contain an adsorbent such as activated carbon, silica gel, or zeolite or may contain a liquid flavoring agent, a solid flavoring agent, or a flavoring agent supported on a carrier.
- the segment may contain a flavoring agent capsule having a core-shell structure in which a flavoring agent is wrapped in a shell such as gelatin, a polysaccharide, or a resin.
- the flavor inhaler may include a plurality of filter segments, the plurality of filter segments may be disposed adjacent to each other.
- the flavor inhaler may include a first multifilter 20 including a first filter segment 18 that is the filter segment according to the present embodiment and a second filter segment 19 that is an additional filter segment, as shown in Fig. 9(a) .
- the flavor inhaler may include a second multifilter 22 including a first filter segment 18 that is the filter segment according to the present embodiment and further including a second filter segment 19 and a third filter segment 21 that are additional filter segments, as shown in Fig. 9(b) .
- a second multifilter 22 including a first filter segment 18 that is the filter segment according to the present embodiment and further including a second filter segment 19 and a third filter segment 21 that are additional filter segments, as shown in Fig. 9(b) .
- the outer circumferential surface of the plurality of filter segments is covered with a filter plug wrapper 23, and the plurality of filter segments are thereby connected to each other to form a multifilter.
- Fig. 10 shows an example of a combustion-type flavor inhaler according to the present embodiment.
- the combustion-type flavor inhaler 24 includes a tobacco-containing segment 25 and the filter segment 1 according to the present embodiment disposed adjacent to the tobacco-containing segment 25.
- the tobacco-containing segment 25 includes shredded tobacco 26 (shredded leaves, tobacco) and wrapping paper 27 wound around the shredded tobacco 26.
- the tobacco-containing segment 25 and the filter segment 1 are connected to each other using a tipping paper member 28 wound around the tobacco-containing segment 25 and the filter segment 1.
- the tipping paper member 28 may have a vent hole (for adjusting the amount of tar) in part of its outer circumferential surface.
- the number of vent holes may be one or two or more.
- the number of vent holes formed may be 10 to 40.
- the vent holes may be arranged, for example, in an annular row in an outer circumferential portion of the tipping paper member 28.
- the plurality of vent holes may be arranged at regular intervals.
- the user lights up the tip of the tobacco-containing segment 25, puts the inhalation port of the filter segment 1 in the mouth, inhales the tobacco smoke, and can thereby enjoy the tobacco flavor.
- the appearance of the end surface of the inhalation port of the filter segment 1 is good, and an appropriate amount of tobacco flavor can be inhaled with appropriate inhalation force.
- the combustion-type flavor inhaler according to the present embodiment may further include, in addition to the filter segment according to the present embodiment, at least one of the additional filter segments described above.
- a combustion-type flavor inhaler 24 shown in Fig. 11 includes a second filter segment 19 between the tobacco-containing segment 25 and the filter segment 1 according to the present embodiment.
- the filter segment 1 and the second filter segment 19 are connected to each other using a filter plug wrapper 29.
- the second filter segment 19 can have a function different from the function of the filter segment 1 according to the present embodiment, so that a plurality of functions can be imparted to the filter.
- Fig. 12 shows an example of a non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler according to the present embodiment.
- the non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler 30 shown in Fig. 12 includes a tobacco-containing segment 31 and a mouthpiece segment 32.
- the mouthpiece segment 32 includes a cooling segment 33, a center hole segment 34, and the filter segment 1 according to the present embodiment.
- the tobacco-containing segment 31 is heated, and the inhalation is performed from one end of the filter segment 1.
- the tobacco-containing segment 31 includes: a tobacco filler 35 including tobacco and an aerosol-source material; and a tubular wrapper 36 that covers the tobacco filler 35.
- the tobacco filler 35 may further include a volatile flavoring component and water.
- No particular limitation is imposed on the size of the tobacco used as the filler and the method for preparing the tobacco. For example, dry tobacco leaves shredded to a width of 0.8 to 1.2 mm may be used. When the dry tobacco leaves are shredded to the above-described width, the length of the sherds is about 5 mm to about 20 mm. Alternatively, shreds prepared by uniformly pulverizing dry tobacco leaves to an average grain size of about 20 ⁇ m to about 200 ⁇ m may be formed into sheets.
- the sheets may be shredded to a width of 0.8 to 1.2 mm, and the resulting shreds may be used.
- the length of the shreds is about 5 mm to about 20 mm.
- the above sheets may be gathered without shredding and used as the filler.
- a plurality of sheets formed into a cylindrical shape may be arranged concentrically. Even when shredded dry tobacco leaves are used or when dry tobacco leaves uniformly pulverized and formed into sheets are used, various types of tobacco may be used as the tobacco included in the tobacco filler.
- Any of various types of tobacco such as flue cured type, burley type, oriental type, native species, other Nicotiana tabacum varieties, and other Nicotiana rustica varieties may be appropriately blended and used so as to obtain an intended taste.
- the details of the varieties of tobacco are disclosed in " Tobacco no Jiten (Dictionary of Tobacco), Tobacco Academic Studies Center, March 31, 2009 .”
- a sheet made through a paper making process is a cast sheet made by uniformly mixing the pulverized product and a suitable solvent such as water, casting the obtained uniform mixture thinly on a metallic sheet or a metallic sheet belt, and drying the mixture
- a rolled sheet formed by extruding a uniform mixture of the pulverized product and a suitable solvent such as water into a sheet shape is disclosed in " Tobacco no Jiten (Dictionary of Tobacco), Tobacco Academic Studies Center, March 31, 2009 .”
- the packing density of the tobacco filler 35 is typically 250 mg/cm 3 or more and preferably 320 mg/cm 3 more and is typically 520 mg/cm 3 or less and preferably 420 mg/cm 3 or less.
- the range of the content of the tobacco filler 35 in the tobacco-containing segment 31 is 200 to 450 mg and preferably 280 to 400 mg per tobacco-containing segment 31.
- the aerosol-source material is a material that can generate an aerosol upon heating, and no particular limitation is imposed on the aerosol-source material.
- the aerosol-source material include glycerin, propylene glycol (PG), triethyl citrate (TEC), triacetin, and 1,3-butanediol.
- PG propylene glycol
- TEC triethyl citrate
- triacetin 1,3-butanediol.
- One of these materials may be used, or a combination or two or more may be used.
- volatile flavoring component examples include, from the viewpoint of imparting a good flavor, acetanisole, acetophenone, acetylpyrazine, 2-acetylthiazole, alfalfa extract, amyl alcohol, amyl butyrate, trans-anethole, star anise oil, apple juice, Peru balsam oil, beeswax absolute, benzaldehyde, benzoin resinoid, benzyl alcohol, benzyl benzoate, benzyl phenylacetate, benzyl propionate, 2,3-butanedione, 2-butanol, butyl butyrate, butyric acid, caramel, cardamom oil, carob absolute, ⁇ -carotene, carrot juice, L-carvone, ⁇ -caryophyllene, cassia bark oil, cedarwood oil, celery seed oil, chamomile oil, cin
- the content of the aerosol-source material in the tobacco filler 35 is generally 5 to 50% by mass and preferably 10 to 20% by mass.
- the tobacco filler 35 contains a volatile flavoring component, no particular limitation is imposed on the content of the volatile flavoring component in the tobacco filler.
- the content of the volatile flavoring component with respect to the mass of the tobacco filler is generally 100 ppm or more, preferably 10000 ppm or more, and more preferably 25000 ppm or more and is generally 100000 ppm or less, preferably 50000 ppm or less, and more preferably 33000 ppm or less.
- the tobacco filler 35 may be wrapped with the wrapper 36, or the tobacco filler 35 may be packed inside the tubular wrapper 36.
- the tobacco shreds have a shape having a longitudinal direction such as a rectangular shape
- the tobacco shreds may be packed inside the wrapper 36 such that their longitudinal directions are oriented randomly or may be packed inside the wrapper 36 so as to be arranged in the axial direction of the tobacco-containing segment 31 or a direction perpendicular to the axial direction.
- the tobacco-containing segment 31 is heated, the tobacco component, the aerosol-source material, and water that are contained in the tobacco filler 35 are vaporized. When sucked, they are transferred to the mouthpiece segment 32.
- the cooling segment 33 includes a tubular member 37.
- the tubular member 37 may be, for example, a paper tube formed by shaping a thick paper sheet into a cylindrical shape.
- a perforation 38 is formed in the tubular member 37 and mouthpiece lining paper 42 described later so as pass therethrough. The presence of the perforation 38 allows the outside air to be introduced into the cooling segment 33 during inhalation. In this case, the vaporized aerosol component generated by heating the tobacco-containing segment 31 comes into contact with the outside air. The temperature of the vaporized aerosol component is thereby lowered, and the vaporized aerosol component is liquefied, so that an aerosol is formed.
- the diameter (distance across) of the perforation 38 may be, for example, 0.5 to 1.5 mm.
- the number of perforations 38 may be one or two or more.
- a plurality of perforations 38 may be provided on the circumferential surface of the cooling segment 33.
- the center hole segment 34 includes a packed layer 39 having a hollow portion and an inner plug wrapper 40 that covers the packed layer 39.
- the center hole segment 34 has the function of increasing the strength of the mouthpiece segment 32.
- the packed layer 39 may be, for example, a rod having an inside diameter of ⁇ 5.0 to ⁇ 1.0 mm and formed by curing densely packed cellulose acetate fibers containing a triacetin-containing plasticizer in an amount of 6 to 20% by mass with respect to the mass of the cellulose acetate. Since the packing density of the fibers in the packed layer 39 is high, air and the aerosol flow only through the hollow portion during inhalation and can barely flow inside the packed layer 39.
- the center hole segment 34 and the filter segment 1 are connected to each other using an outer plug wrapper 41.
- the outer plug wrapper 41 may by, for example, a tubular paper sheet.
- the tobacco-containing segment 31, the cooling segment 33, and the segment including the center hole segment 34 and the filter segment 1 connected together are connected using the mouthpiece lining paper 42. They are connected, for example, by applying a glue such as a vinyl acetate-based glue to the inner surface of the mouthpiece lining paper 42 and wrapping the mouthpiece lining paper 42 around the above three segments.
- the axial length of the non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler is preferably 40 to 90 mm, more preferably 50 to 75 mm, and still more preferably 50 to 60 mm.
- the circumferential length of the non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler is preferably 16 to 25 mm, more preferably 20 to 24 mm, and still more preferably 21 to 23 mm.
- the length of the tobacco-containing segment 31 is 20 mm; the length of the cooling segment 33 is 20 mm; the length of the center hole segment 34 is 8 mm; and the length of the filter segment 1 is 7 mm.
- the lengths of these segments can be appropriately changed according to manufacturing suitability, required quality, etc.
- Only the filter segment 1 may be disposed downstream of the cooling segment 33 without using the center hole segment 34.
- the appearance of the end surface of the inhalation port of the filter segment is good, and an appropriate amount of the tobacco flavor can be inhaled with appropriate inhalation force.
- the natural fibers are used as the main component. Therefore, the heat resistance of the filter segment tends to be higher than that when general chemical fibers such as cellulose acetate or polylactic acid are used.
- the filter segment in the present embodiment is superior because a shape change such as melting of the fibers by heat does not occur even when the cooling function of the cooling segment is low.
- a non-combustion heating-type flavor inhalation system includes: the non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler according to the present embodiment; and a heating device that heats the non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler.
- the non-combustion heating-type flavor inhalation system according to the present embodiment may include an additional component different from the non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler according to the present embodiment and the heating device.
- Fig. 13 shows an example of the non-combustion heating-type flavor inhalation system according to the present embodiment.
- the non-combustion heating-type flavor inhalation system shown in Fig. 13 includes the non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler 30 according to the present embodiment and a heating device 43 that heats the tobacco-containing segment of the non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler 30 from its outer side.
- Fig. 13(a) shows a state before the non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler 30 is inserted into the heating device 43
- Fig. 13(b) shows a state in which the non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler 30 inserted into the heating device 43 is heated.
- the 13 includes a body 44, a heater 45, a metal tube 46, a battery unit 47, and a control unit 48.
- the body 44 has a tubular recess 49, and the heater 45 and the metal tube 46 are disposed on the inner side surface of the recess 49 at a position corresponding to the tobacco-containing segment of the non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler 30 that is to be inserted into the recess 49.
- the heater 45 may be an electric resistance heater and generates heat when electric power is suppled from the battery unit 47 in response to an instruction from the control unit 48 for temperature control. The heat generated by the heater 45 is transferred through the high-thermal conductivity metal tube 46 to the tobacco-containing segment of the non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler 30.
- Fig. 13(b) is a schematic illustration, a gap is present between the outer circumferential surface of the non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler 30 and the inner circumferential surface of the metal tube 46.
- the heating device 43 heats the tobacco-containing segment of the non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler 30 from its outer side but may heat it from its inner side.
- the heating device 43 heats the tobacco-containing segment from its inner side, it is preferable to use a rigid heater having a plate, blade, or pillar shape without using the metal tube 46.
- a rigid heater having a plate, blade, or pillar shape without using the metal tube 46.
- Examples of such a heater include a ceramic heater prepared by disposing molybdenum, tungsten, etc. on a ceramic substrate.
- the heating temperature of the heating device is preferably 400°C or lower, more preferably 150°C or more and 400°C or less, and still more preferably 200°C or more and 350°C or less.
- the heating temperature is the temperature of the heater of the heating device.
- a non-woven fabric was manufactured by a dry method using an airlaid process. Specifically, first, wood pulp used as a raw material was separated into single fibers using a primary crusher and a defibrating apparatus. The resulting pulp was dropped from a web forming apparatus onto an absorption surface of an endless wire net and transferred while a web was formed. A binder solution containing polyvinyl alcohol and a polyvinyl acetate-acrylic copolymer was sprayed onto the web and dried. The binder solution was further sprayed onto the web and dried to thereby obtain a non-woven fabric with a width of 240 cm (a chemical bonding method). The obtained non-woven fabric was wound into a roll using a take-up apparatus to produce a jumbo roll.
- the non-woven fabric was unwound from the jumbo roll, slit to a width of 13 cm, and wound into a roll.
- the wood pulp used as the raw material was wood pulp with a coarseness of 0.22 mg/m (product name: NB416 manufactured by Weyerhaueser).
- the wood pulp used as the raw material was wood pulp with a coarseness of 0.18 mg/m (product name: BioBright manufactured by UPM Kunststoffacell).
- the basis weight of the non-woven fabric used for the filter segments A to L was adjusted appropriately.
- Each of the filter segments A to L was manufactured using a tobacco filter manufacturing apparatus. Specifically, one of the non-woven fabrics manufactured using the method described in (1) was cut into four sheets using a slitter, and the four sheets were stacked and compressed into a cylindrical shape with an S-shaped cross section. Next, the cylindrical non-woven fabric was wrapped with a wrapper, and a lap portion was glued. Then the resulting product was cut into a predetermined length. The filter segments A to L were thereby obtained. Each of the non-woven fabrics had a width of 13 cm before slitting. The non-woven fabric was slit at regular intervals into four sheets each having a width of 32 mm. A slight loss occurred during slitting.
- the filter segments A to L shown in Table 1 were manufactured in the manner described above.
- the axial length of each of the filter segments A to L was 27.0 mm, and the circumference was 24.1 mm.
- four sheets each having a width of 32 mm ⁇ a length of 27 mm were used.
- the tobacco-containing segment 25 used was a tobacco-containing segment having an axial length of 57.0 mm, a circumference of 24.5 mm, and a tobacco content of 675 mg.
- the tobacco-containing segment 25 and the filter segment 1 (one of the filter segments A to L) were connected using a tipping paper member 28 having a length of 32.0 mm to thereby produce one of the flavor inhalers A to L.
- the above-described vent holes for adjusting the tar value were not formed in the tipping paper member 28.
- An RM20 automatic smoking machine (manufactured by Borgwaldt KC Inc.) was used to automatically smoke only the tobacco-containing segment according to ISO 4387 (flow rate: 17.5 mL/sec, smoking time: 2 sec/puff, smoking frequency: 1 puff/minute).
- Crude tar was collected using a Cambridge filter CM-133 (manufactured by Borgwaldt KC Inc.). The Cambridge filter was shaken and extracted with 10 mL of methanol. Then the amount of nicotine was analyzed by GC-FID, and the amount of water was analyzed by GC-TCD.
- Agilent 7890 Agilent 7890 (Agilent Technologies Inc.) was used for the GC.
- the amount of water and the amount of nicotine were subtracted from the amount of crude tar obtained to determine the amount of tar.
- the same tobacco-containing segment was used for each of all the flavor inhalers A to L.
- the amount of tar and the amount of nicotine generated from the tobacco-containing segment can be translated into the amount of tar and the amount of nicotine before passage through the filter segment in the flavor inhaler including the filter segment. The results are shown in Table 2.
- the amount of tar and the amount of nicotine generated from one of the flavor inhalers A to L were measured using the same method as the method in (1) except that the one of the flavor inhalers A to L was automatically smoked instead of the tobacco-containing segment.
- the amount of tar and the amount of nicotine generated from each flavor inhaler can be translated into the amount of tar and the amount of nicotine after passage through the corresponding filter segment. The results are shown in Table 2.
- the amount of tar and the amount of nicotine generated from the tobacco-containing segment are denoted by T_Tobacco (mg) and N_Tobacco (mg), respectively.
- the amount of tar and the amount of nicotine generated from a flavor inhaler are denoted by T_Whole Rod (mg) and N_Whole Rod (mg), respectively.
- the filtration rate of tar and the filtration rate of nicotine are represented by the following formulas. The results are shown in Table 2.
- the filtration rate of tar was 24.2 to 70.2%, and the filtration rate of nicotine was 29.2 to 71.1%. These filtration rates are appropriate for inhalation of the flavor component. This may be because the filter segments A to L had appropriate draw resistance and filtered appropriate amounts of tar and nicotine during inhalation. Since the filtration rate of tar and the filtration rate of nicotine are in the above ranges, the amount of tar and the amount of nicotine generated from a combustion-type flavor inhaler can be largely changed. On each of the end surfaces of the filter segments of the flavor inhalers A to L, no gaps were found between the sheets of the non-woven fabric, and the end surface had a good appearance.
- Filter segments N, P, and R were produced in the same manner as for the filter segments A to F in Example 1 except that the compression rate was changed.
- Flavor inhalers N, P, and R were produced using the filter segments N, P, and R, respectively, in the same manner as in Example 1.
- the above-described vent holes for adjusting the tar value were not formed in the tipping paper member 28.
- vent holes (perforations) for adjusting the tar value were provided at positions 12 mm from the end surface of the inhalation port of the flavor inhaler. The rate of dilution with the outside air introduced through the vent holes was 22.4%.
- the amount of tar and the amount of nicotine after passage through the filter segment were measured using the same method as in Example 1. The results are shown in Table 3.
- Filter segments M, O, and Q were manufactured using a tobacco filter manufacturing apparatus.
- An acetate long-fiber bundle (single fiber denier: 3.0 g/9000 m, total fiber denier: 36000 g/9000 m) was used as a filter medium, and triacetin used as a plasticizer was sprayed in an amount of 6% based on the mass of the fibers.
- the acetate long-fiber bundle was wrapped with a wrapper, and a lap portion was glued. Then the resulting product was cut into a predetermined length using a cutter.
- the filter segments M, O, and Q were thereby obtained.
- Flavor inhalers M, O, and Q were produced using the filter segments M, O, and Q, respectively, in the same manner as in Example 1.
- the above-described vent holes for adjusting the tar value were not formed in the tipping paper member 28.
- vent holes (perforations) for adjusting the tar value were provided at positions 12 mm from the end surface of the inhalation port of the flavor inhaler. The rate of dilution with the outside air introduced through the vent holes was 24.2%.
- the amount of tar and the amount of nicotine after passage through the filter segment were measured using the same method as in Example 1. The results are shown in Table 3.
- Flavor inhaler Filter segment material Compression rate (A) (%) Draw resistance of filter segment converted to that of filter segment with length of 27 mm and circumference of 24.1 mm (mmHzO) Dilution rate (%) After passage through filter segment Gaps between sheets of non-woven fabric on end surface Tar (mg) Nicotine (mg) M Acetate Plant pulp non-woven fabric ----- 76.4 0.0 17.4 1.4 ----- N 62.7 71.8 0.0 16.8 1.4 No O Acetate Plant pulp non-woven fabric ----- 70.0 0.0 15.7 1.2 ----- P 63.7 70.0 0.0 15.4 1.1 No Q Acetate Plant pulp non-woven fabric ----- 109.9 24.2 9.9 0.7 ----- R 53.2 109.9 22.4 10.1 0.7 No
- the draw resistance obtained was comparable to that of the filter segments M, O, and Q packed with the acetate fibers used for filter segments of conventional flavor inhalers. It was found that, even with the flavor inhalers N, P, and R, as with the flavor inhalers M, O, and Q using the filter segments M, O, and Q packed with the acetate fibers, the amount of tar generated and the amount of nicotine generated can be largely changed.
- the end surfaces of the filter segments of the flavor inhalers N, P, and R each had a good appearance.
- Filter segments packed with the plant pulp non-woven fabric were produced in the same manner as for the filter segments A to F in Example 1 except that the compression rate was changed. Filter segments packed with the acetate fibers were produced using the same method as for the filter segments M, O, and Q in Comparative Example 1.
- One of the filter segments packed with the plant pulp non-woven fabric and one of the filter segments packed with the acetate fibers were connected using a filter segment combiner (product name: ND-5 manufactured by SANJO MACHINE WORKS, LTD.). Dual segment filters T and V were thereby obtained. In each of the dual segment filters T and V, the length of the filter segment packed with the plant pulp non-woven fabric was 12 mm, and the length of the filter segment packed with the acetate fibers was 15 mm.
- the dual segment filters T and V were used to produce combustion-type flavor inhalers similar to that shown in Fig. 11 .
- the tobacco-containing segment 25 used was a tobacco-containing segment having an axial length of 57.0 mm, a circumference of 24.5 mm, and a tobacco content of 675 mg.
- the tobacco-containing segment 25 and the filter segments 19 and 1 (the dual segment filter T or V) were connected using a tipping paper member 28 having a length of 32.0 mm to thereby produce a flavor inhaler T or V.
- vent holes (perforations) for adjusting the tar value were provided at positions 12 mm from the end surface of the inhalation port of the flavor inhaler.
- the rate of dilution with the outside air introduced through the vent holes was 53.7% or 73.7%.
- the amount of tar and the amount of nicotine after passage through the filter segment were measured using the same method as in Example 1. The results are shown in Table 4.
- Two filter segments packed with respective types of acetate fibers having different draw resistances were produced using the same method as for the filter segments M, O, and Q in Comparative Example 1.
- One of dual segment filters Sand U was produced in the same manner as in Example 3 except that the two filter segments were used.
- Flavor inhalers S and U were produced using the dual segment filters S and U, respectively, in the same manner as in Example 3.
- vent holes perforations
- the rate of dilution with the outside air introduced through the vent holes was 55.4% or 78.2%.
- the amount of tar and the amount of nicotine after passage through the filter segment were measured using the same method as in Example 1. The results are shown in Table 4.
- Flavor inhaler Filter segment material Compression rate (A) (%) Draw resistance of filter segment converted to that of filter segment with length of 27 mm and circumference of 24.1 mm (mmHzO) Dilution rate (%) After passage through filter segment Gaps between sheets of non-woven fabric on end surface Mouthpiece side Tobacco side Tobacco side Mouthpiece side Tobacco side Total Tar (mg) Nicotine (mg) S Acetate Acetate Plant pulp non-woven fabric ----- 134.7 152.9 142.8 55.4 3.1 0.30 ----- T Acetate 54.4 145.2 150.0 147.3 53.7 3.0 0.30 No U Acetate Acetate Plant pulp non-woven fabric ----- 138.6 155.1 145.9 78.2 1.0 0.11 ----- V Acetate 52.9 116.8 212.5 159.3 73.7 1.1 0.12 No
- Two filter segments packed with respective plant pulp non-woven fabrics having different draw resistances were produced in the same manner as that for the filter segments A to F in Example 1 except that the compression rate was changed.
- a dual segment filter X was produced in the same manner as in Example 3 except that these two filter segments were used.
- the combustion-type flavor inhaler shown in Fig. 11 was produced using the dual segment filter X.
- the tobacco-containing segment 25 used was a tobacco-containing segment having an axial length of 57.0 mm, a circumference of 24.5 mm, and a tobacco content of 675 mg.
- the tobacco-containing segment 25 and the filter segments 19 and 1 (the dual segment filter X) were connected using a tipping paper member 28 having a length of 32.0 mm to thereby produce a flavor inhaler X.
- vent holes (perforations) for adjusting the tar value were provided at positions 12 mm from the end surface of the inhalation port of the flavor inhaler. The rate of dilution with the outside air introduced through the vent holes was 46.3%.
- the amount of tar and the amount of nicotine after passage through the filter segment were measured using the same method as in Example 1. The results are shown in Table 5.
- Two filter segments packed with respective types of acetate fibers having different draw resistances were produced using the same method as for the filter segments M, O, and Q in Comparative Example 1.
- a dual segment filter W was produced in the same manner as in Example 3 except that these two filter segments were used.
- a flavor inhaler W was produced using the dual segment filter W in the same manner as in Example 4.
- vent holes (perforations) for adjusting the tar value were provided at positions 12 mm from the end surface of the inhalation port of the flavor inhaler.
- the rate of dilution with the outside air introduced through the vent holes was 47.4%.
- the amount of tar and the amount of nicotine after passage through the filter segment were measured using the same method as in Example 1. The results are shown in Table 5.
- Flavor inhaler Filter segment material Compression rate (A) (%) Draw resistance of filter segment converted to that of filter segment with length of 27 mm and circumference of 24.1 mm (mmHzO) Dilution rate (%) After passage through filter segment Gaps between sheets of non-woven fabric on end surface Mouthpiece side Tobacco side Mouthpiece side Mouthpiece side Mouthpiece side Tobacco side Total Tar (mg) Nicotine (mg) W Acetate Plant pulp non-woven fabric Acetate Plant pulp non-woven fabric ----- ----- 110.5 113.0 111.5 47.4 5.8 0.47 ----- X 63.3 58.9 90.7 116.7 106.3 46.3 5.9 0.49 No
- the draw resistance obtained was comparable to that of the dual segment filter W packed with the acetate fibers used for filter segments of conventional flavor inhalers. It was found that, even with the flavor inhaler X, as with the flavor inhaler W, the amount of tar generated and the amount of nicotine generated can be largely changed.
- a filter segment packed with the plant pulp non-woven fabric is used as at least part of a filter packed with the conventionally used acetate fibers, dispersibility and degradability are improved.
- the end surface of the filter segment had a good appearance.
- a filter segment Y i.e., a paper filter segment
- Paper used as a filter medium main raw material wood pulp, basis weight: 30 g/m 2 , thickness: 60 ⁇ m, paper width: 30 cm
- the resulting product was wrapped with a wrapper into a tubular shape, and a lap portion was glued. Then the resulting product was cut into a predetermined length to thereby obtain a filter segment Y.
- the draw resistance of the filter segment Y was 70 mmH 2 O/a length of 27 mm.
- FIG. 14 A photograph of an end surface of the filter segment Y and an end surface of the filter segment D in Example 1 is shown in Fig. 14 .
- the draw resistances of the filter segments Y and D are similar to each other, they largely differ in gaps on their end surfaces. No gaps are found in the filter segment D, and its end surface is neater.
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Provided is a flavor inhaler filter-segment that is environmentally friendly, has a good appearance, and has an aeration performance suitable for flavor inhaling. The flavor inhaler filter-segment comprises a tubular wrapper, and a non-woven fabric that includes natural fibers and that is compressed and packed inside the wrapper, wherein the compression rate (A) of the non-woven fabric packed inside the wrapper, which is calculated by a prescribed method, is 20% or more but less than 100%.
Description
- The present invention relates to a flavor inhaler filter segment, a method of manufacturing the flavor inhaler filter segment, and a flavor inhaler.
- An acetate filter formed by packing cellulose acetate fibers serving as a filter medium inside a tubular wrapper is generally used as a filter for a flavor inhaler including a flavor component such as tobacco. However, since the cellulose acetate fibers are chemical synthetic fibers, their dispersibility and degradability when, for example, the flavor inhaler is disposed of, are low, so that their burden on the natural environment is large. Therefore, from the viewpoint of reducing the load on the environment, there is a need for the development of a filter using natural fibers.
- Examples of the filter using natural fibers include: filters including, as the filter medium, paper formed from plant pulp; and filters including, as the filter medium, non-woven fabric formed from plant pulp (for example,
PTL 1 to PTL 3). -
- PTL 1:
Japanese Examined Patent Application Publication No. 45-10599 - PTL 2:
Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 48-85874 - PTL 3:
Japanese Patent No. 3260059 - However, when paper is used as the filter medium such that the amount of the paper packed satisfies the amount necessary to obtain draw resistance suitable for inhalation of the flavor component, gaps are formed between sheets of the paper, and the appearance of an axial end of the filter is poor. When the amount of the paper packed is increased in order to eliminate the gaps, the draw resistance increases, so that the flavor component cannot be easily inhaled. Although the density of non-woven fabric is lower than that of paper, the non-woven fabric has the same problem as the paper.
- It is an object of the present invention to provide a flavor inhaler filter segment that is environmentally friendly and has a good appearance and aeration performance suitable for inhalation of the flavor component, to provide a method for manufacturing the flavor inhaler filter segment, and to provide a flavor inhaler including the filter segment.
- The present invention includes the following embodiment.
- A flavor inhaler filter segment according to the present embodiment includes:
- a tubular wrapper; and
- a non-woven fabric that contains natural fibers and is compressed and packed inside the wrapper,
- wherein a compression rate (A) of the non-woven fabric packed inside the wrapper is 20% or more and less than 100%, the compression rate (A) being calculated by the following method:
[Method for calculating compression rate (A)]- cross-sectional area (A1): a cross-sectional area of the non-woven fabric in a plane perpendicular to an axial direction of the filter segment, the cross-sectional area being measured with the wrapper of the filter segment detached and the non-woven fabric removed from the wrapper,
- cross-sectional area (A2): a cross-sectional area of a non-woven fabric portion of the filter segment in a plane perpendicular to the axial direction of the filter segment,
- compression rate (A) (%) = (cross-sectional area (A2) / cross-sectional area (A1)) × 100.
- A flavor inhaler according to the present embodiment includes the flavor inhaler filter segment according to the present embodiment.
- A method for manufacturing the flavor inhaler filter segment according to the present embodiment includes the step of compressing the non-woven fabric containing the natural fibers and packing the compressed non-woven fabric inside the wrapper.
- The present invention can provide a flavor inhaler filter segment that is environmentally friendly and has a good appearance and aeration performance suitable for inhalation of the flavor component and can also provide a method for manufacturing the flavor inhaler filter segment and a flavor inhaler including the filter segment.
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Fig. 1 ] (a) is a cross-sectional view of an example of a filter segment according to an embodiment in a plane parallel to the axial direction of the filter segment, and (b) is a side view of an axial end surface of the filter segment. - [
Fig. 2 ] A schematic diagram showing an example of a filter segment manufacturing apparatus that can be used for a method for manufacturing the filter segment according to the present embodiment. - [
Fig. 3 ] A schematic diagram showing an example of a non-woven fabric processing device in the filter segment manufacturing apparatus. - [
Fig. 4 ] A cross-sectional view showing an example of a slitter included in the non-woven fabric processing device. - [
Fig. 5 ] A perspective view showing an example of vertical rollers included in the non-woven fabric processing device. - [
Fig. 6 ] Cross-sectional views of an example of an S-shaped guide included in the non-woven fabric processing device. (a) is a cross-sectional view on the upstream side, and (b) is a cross-sectional view on the downstream side. - [
Fig. 7 ] (a) is a perspective view showing an example of a rotor tube included in the non-woven fabric processing device, and (b) is a cross-sectional view of the rotor tube. - [
Fig. 8 ] A cross-sectional view showing an example of hourglass rollers in a forming member included in the non-woven fabric processing device. - [
Fig. 9 ] Cross-sectional views showing examples of a multifilter including the filter segment according to the present embodiment ((a) two filter segments and (b) three filter segments). - [
Fig. 10 ] A cross-sectional view showing an example of a combustion-type flavor inhaler according to the present embodiment. - [
Fig. 11 ] A cross-sectional view showing another example of the combustion-type flavor inhaler according to the present embodiment. - [
Fig. 12 ] A cross-sectional view showing an example of a non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler according to the present embodiment. - [
Fig. 13 ] Cross-sectional views showing an example of a non-combustion heating-type flavor inhalation system according to the present embodiment. (a) shows a state before the non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler is inserted into a heating device, and (b) shows a state in which the non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler inserted into the heating device is heated. - [
Fig. 14 ] A photograph showing end surfaces of filter segments Y and D. - A flavor inhaler filter segment (hereinafter referred to also as a filter segment) according to an embodiment includes: a tubular wrapper; and a non-woven fabric that contains natural fibers and is compressed and packed inside the wrapper. The compression rate (A) of the non-woven fabric packed inside the wrapper is 20% or more and less than 100%, the compression rate (A) being calculated by the following method:
[Method for calculating compression rate (A)] - cross-sectional area (A1): the cross-sectional area of the non-woven fabric in a plane perpendicular to the axial direction of the filter segment, the cross-sectional area being measured with the wrapper of the filter segment detached and the non-woven fabric removed from the wrapper,
- cross-sectional area (A2): the cross-sectional area of a non-woven fabric portion of the filter segment in a plane perpendicular to the axial direction of the filter segment,
- In the filter segment according to the present embodiment, the non-woven fabric packed inside the wrapper as the filter medium contains the natural fibers. Therefore, the filter segment has high dispersibility and high degradability in the natural environment and is environmentally friendly. Since the compression rate (A) is less than 100%, no gaps are visually observed between adjacent portions of the non-woven fabric on an axial end surface of the filter segment, and a good appearance is obtained. Moreover, since the compression rate (A) is 20% or more, an increase in the draw resistance of the filter segment can be appropriately controlled, and the filter segment can have aeration performance suitable for inhalation of the flavor component. The present embodiment will next be described in detail, but the present embodiment is not limited thereto.
- An example of the filter segment according to the present embodiment is shown in
Fig. 1. Fig. 1(a) is a cross-sectional view in a plane parallel to anaxial direction 4 of thefilter segment 1, andFig. 1(b) shows an end surface of thefilter segment 1 in theaxial direction 4. As shown inFig. 1(b) , in thefilter segment 1, a plurality of sheets of the non-wovenfabric 3 are stacked with their principal surfaces substantially parallel to theaxial direction 4. The stacked sheets of thenon-woven fabric 3 are folded into an S shape, compressed, and packed inside a circulartubular wrapper 2. Since the plurality of sheets of the non-wovenfabric 3 are compressed and packed, the sheets of the non-wovenfabric 3 are in close contact with each other. Therefore, as shown inFig. 1(b) , in the end surface of thefilter segment 1 in theaxial direction 4, no gaps are visually observed between the sheets of the non-wovenfabric 3, and thefilter segment 1 has a good appearance. In thefilter segment 1 inFig. 1 , the plurality of sheets of thenon-woven fabric 3 are stacked and packed, but the number of sheets of the non-woven fabric may be one. However, from the viewpoint of obtaining a good appearance and appropriate draw resistance, the number of sheets of the non-woven fabric is preferably from 1 to 7, but this depends on the thickness of thenon-woven fabric 3. In thefilter segment 1 inFig. 1 , the sheets of thenon-woven fabric 3 are folded into an S shape, compressed, and packed. However, the sheets may have a shape other than the S shape such as a spiral shape, an accordion shape, or a gathered shape, and the sheets having such a shape may be compressed and packed. - From the viewpoint of obtaining suitable inhalation of the flavor component, the draw resistance of the filter segment in terms of a value converted to that of a filter segment with an axial length of 27.0 mm and a circumference of 24.1 mm is preferably 30 to 250 mmH2O, more preferably 35 to 230 mmH2O, and still more preferably 40 to 210 mmH2O. The draw resistance of the filter segment is a value measured using a filter quality measurement apparatus (product name: SODIMAX manufactured by SODIM). The draw resistance of the filter segment is the pressure difference (mmH2O) between the opposite end surfaces of the filter segment when the filter segment is covered with an air-impermeable rubber so that air does not enter the filter segment through its side surface and then air is inhaled from one end at a flow rate of 17.5 cm3/second. When the filter segment has, for example, a circular tubular shape and the original draw resistance of the filter segment having an axial length of B mm and a circumference of C mm is A mmH2O, the conversion is performed using the following formula:
- The axial length of the filter segment can be 5 to 40 mm. The outer circumference (circumference) of the filter segment can be 15 to 30 mm.
- The filter segment may further include, in addition to the non-woven fabric, for example, a capsule, an adsorbent, or an additive such as a flavoring agent or a flavoring, each of which is disposed inside the wrapper. A hollow space may be provided in part of a non-woven fabric-packed portion of the filter segment. The filter segment may be packed with two or more non-woven fabrics.
- The filter segment according to the present embodiment includes the tubular wrapper. The material of the wrapper is, for example, paper, and paper with a basis weight of 20 to 120 gsm and a thickness of 30 to 150 µm may be used. When the basis weight is 20 gsm or more, the wrapper is unlikely to be stretched by the repulsive force of the non-woven fabric packed inside the tube, so that the circumference of the wrapper is unlikely to change. No particular limitation is imposed on the draw characteristics of the wrapper. For example, high-air permeability paper having an air permeability of 100 C.U. or more or low-air permeability paper having an air permeability of less than 100 C.U. may be used. Paper with a basis weight of 20 to 100 gsm and a thickness of 30 to 120 µm may be used. Examples of the paper include, but not particularly limited to: LPWS-OLL (air permeability: 1300 C.U., basis weight: 26.5 gsm, thickness: 48 µm), P-10000C (air permeability: 10000 C.U., basis weight: 24.0 gsm, thickness: 60 µm), S-52-7000 (air permeability: 7000 C.U., basis weight: 52.0 gsm, thickness: 110 µm), and plain paper (air permeability: 0 C.U., basis weight: 24 gsm, thickness: 32 µm) that are manufactured by NIPPON PAPER PAPYLIA CO., LTD. A plurality of stacked and wound wrappers may be used.
- The filter segment according to the present embodiment includes the non-woven fabric containing the natural fibers. The non-woven fabric is compressed and packed inside the tubular wrapper. The fibers forming the non-woven fabric may include only the natural fibers or may further include fibers other than the natural fibers (such as chemical synthetic fibers). Examples of the natural fibers include silk, wool, cotton, hemp, and plant pulp. One of them may be used, or a combination or two or more may be used. In particular, from the viewpoint of obtaining higher dispersibility and higher degradability in the natural environment and from the viewpoint of ease of adjustment to draw resistance suitable for inhalation of the flavor component, the natural fibers are preferably plant pulp.
- From the viewpoint of obtaining the draw resistance suitable for the inhalation of the flavor component more easily, the coarseness of the plant pulp is preferably 0.15 to 0.25 mg/m, more preferably 0.16 to 0.24 mg/m, and still more preferably 0.18 to 0.22 mg/m. The coarseness is a value measured according to JIS P 8120:1998.
- The non-woven fabric may further contain, as the fibers other than the natural fibers, chemical synthetic fibers. Examples of the chemical synthetic fibers include acetate fibers, rayon fibers, polyamide fibers, acrylic fibers, polyurethane fibers, polylactic acid fibers, polyethylene fibers, polypropylene fibers, polyester fibers, polyethylene terephthalate fibers, polyvinyl alcohol fibers, polyvinyl acetate fibers, and ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer fibers. One of them may be used, or a combination or two or more may be used. When the non-woven fabric contains the chemical synthetic fibers, the content of the chemical synthetic fibers in the non-woven fabric is preferably 50% by mass or less and more preferably 30% by mass or less.
- No particular limitation is imposed on the thickness of the non-woven fabric before packing. The thickness may be, for example, 0.5 to 1.5 mm. No particular limitation is imposed on the basis weight of the non-woven fabric before packing. The basis weight may be, for example, 35 to 60 g/m2. The basis weight is a value measured according to JIS P 8124:2011. No particular limitation is imposed on the method of producing the non-woven fabric. The non-woven fabric can be produced, for example, by a method described later.
- In the filter segment according to the present embodiment, the non-woven fabric is compressed and packed inside the tubular wrapper. The compression rate (A) of the non-woven fabric compressed and packed inside the tubular wrapper and calculated by the method described above is 20% or more and less than 100%, preferably 30 to 80%, and more preferably 45 to 70%. In the calculation of the compression rate (A), the cross-sectional area (A1) is measured by the following method. First, the filter segment is left to stand at 22°C and a relative humidity of 60% for 24 hours. Then the wrapper of the filter segment is detached, and the non-woven fabric is removed from the wrapper. Next, a microscope is used to take an image of a cross section of the non-woven fabric, and its vertical and horizontal lengths are evaluated on an operating monitor to thereby calculate the cross-sectional area of the non-woven fabric in a plane perpendicular to the axial direction of the filter segment. The image of the cross section of the non-woven fabric may be taken on any cross section obtained by cutting the filter segment at any axial position. The cross-sectional area (A2) is determined by measuring the outer circumference (circumference) of the filter segment using a filter circumference measurement apparatus (product name: SODIMAX manufactured by SODIM), measuring the thickness of the wrapper using a paper thickness measurement apparatus, and calculating the cross-sectional area (A2) using the measurements.
- From the viewpoint of obtaining the draw resistance suitable for the inhalation of the flavor component more easily, the packing density of the non-woven fabric packed inside the wrapper is preferably 50 to 150 mg/cm3, more preferably 60 to 140 mg/cm3, and still more preferably 70 to 130 mg/cm3. When the filter segment has, for example, a tubular shape, the mass of the non-woven fabric is A mg/filter segment, the axial length of the filter segment is B mm, and its circumference is C mm, then the packing density of the non-woven fabric is calculated by the following formula.
- A method for manufacturing the flavor inhaler filter segment according to the present embodiment may include the step of compressing the non-woven fabric containing the natural fibers and packing the compressed non-woven fabric inside the wrapper (this step may be hereinafter referred to also as a non-woven fabric packing step). Preferably, the method further includes the step of, before the non-woven fabric packing step, forming the non-woven fabric by a dry method using a carding process or an airlaid process, a wet method, a spunbonding method, or a meltblowing method (this step may be hereinafter referred to as a non-woven fabric forming step). With the above method, the filter segment according to the present embodiment can be manufactured simply and efficiently. Each of the above steps will be described below. However, the method according to the present embodiment is not limited to embodiments of these steps.
- In this step, the non-woven fabric can be formed by a dry method using a carding process or an airlaid process, a wet method, a spunbonding method, or a meltblowing method. In the formation of the non-woven fabric, fibers containing the natural fibers can be bonded by a thermal bonding method, a chemical bonding method, a needle punching method, a spunlacing (hydroentangling) method, a stitch bonding method, or a steam jet method.
- In this step, it is particularly preferable that a dry method using an airlaid process is used to form the non-woven fabric and then a chemical bonding method is used to bond the fibers containing the natural fibers together. With the dry method using the airlaid process, a low-density fiber layer can be formed using an air flow. With the chemical bonding method, the fibers can be bonded together while a binder is blown onto the fibers to maintain the low density. Examples of the binder used in the chemical bonding method include starch, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl acetate, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, and vinyl acetate-acrylic copolymers. One of these binders may be used, or a combination of two or more may be used. When the non-woven fabric is formed using a spunbonding method or a meltblowing method or when the fibers including the natural fibers are bonded together using a thermal bonding method, the fibers may further include, in addition to the natural fibers, thermoplastic fibers.
- In this step, the non-woven fabric containing the natural fibers is compressed and packed inside the wrapper. Preferably, this step includes the step of stacking a plurality of sheets of the non-woven fabric together, the step of folding the stacked sheets of the non-woven fabric into an S shape, and the step of compressing the sheets of the non-woven fabric folded into the S shape and packing the compressed sheets inside the wrapper.
- When the non-woven fabric is compressed, a compression rate (B) calculated by a method described below is preferably 20% or more and less than 100%, more preferably 20 to 60%, and still more preferably 25 to 40%. When the compression rate (B) is 20% or more and less than 100%, the above-described compression rate (A) in the filter segment obtained tends to be 20% or more and less than 100%.
- Cross-sectional area (B1): the cross-sectional area of the non-woven fabric immediately before compression in a plane perpendicular to the axial direction of the filter segment.
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- The cross-sectional area (B1) is measured by using a microscope to take an image of a cross section of the non-woven fabric immediately before compression, evaluating its vertical and horizontal lengths on an operating monitor, and calculating the cross-sectional area of the non-woven fabric in the plane perpendicular to the axial direction of the filter segment. The cross-sectional area (B2) is determined by measuring the outer circumference (circumference) of the filter segment using a filter circumference measurement apparatus (product name: SODIMAX manufactured by SODIM), measuring the thickness of the wrapper using a paper thickness measurement apparatus, and calculating the cross-sectional area (B2) using the measurements.
- This step can be performed using, for example, a filter segment manufacturing apparatus shown in
Fig. 2 . The filter segment manufacturing apparatus shown inFig. 2 includes a non-wovenfabric supply device 5, a non-wovenfabric processing device 6, and a filtersegment forming device 7. The non-wovenfabric supply device 5 may be a device that supplies the non-woven fabric manufactured in the non-woven fabric forming step described above continuously to the non-wovenfabric processing device 6. - The details of the non-woven
fabric processing device 6 are shown inFig. 3 . The non-wovenfabric processing device 6 shown inFig. 3 includes a slitter 8, apass part 9,level adjusting rollers 10,vertical rollers 11, an S-shapedguide 12, arotor tube 13, and a formingmember 14. A sheet of thenon-woven fabric 16 continuously supplied from the non-wovenfabric supply device 5 is cut in the flow direction into four sheets by the slitter 8. Specifically, as shown inFig. 4 , thenon-woven fabric 16 is cut evenly in the flow direction into four sheets by three slittingknives 15. In this device, the non-woven fabric is cut into four sheets, but no particular limitation is imposed on the number of cut sheets. - Next, the four sheets of the
non-woven fabric 16 cut by the slitter 8 are displaced in phase from each other by thepass part 9. Next, the heights of the sheets of thenon-woven fabric 16 are adjusted by thelevel adjusting rollers 10, and the directions of the sheets of thenon-woven fabric 16 are changed by thevertical rollers 11. Specifically, as shown inFig. 5 , when the sheets of thenon-woven fabric 16 pass through thevertical rollers 11, the directions of the sheets are changed, and the sheets of thenon-woven fabric 16 are stacked so as to be slightly displaced from each other. Next, the sheets of thenon-woven fabric 16 pass through the S-shapedguide 12 and are thereby folded into an S shape. Specifically, as shown inFigs. 6(a) and 6(b) , the S-shapedguide 12 changes its shape from the shape on the upstream side shown inFig. 6(a) to the shape on the downstream side shown inFig. 6(b) , and the four displaced and stacked sheets of thenon-woven fabric 16 are folded into a final S shape shown inFig. 6(b) . - Next, the sheets of the
non-woven fabric 16 folded into the S shape are subjected to compression molding into a cylindrical shape by therotor tube 13. Specifically, as shown inFig. 7 , the sheets of thenon-woven fabric 16 folded into the S shape are inserted into the rotating rotor tube 13 (Fig. 7(b) ) and shaped so as to have a cylindrical outer circumferential shape by the rotation of therotor tube 13 while maintaining the S shape (Fig. 7(a) ). Next, the sheets of thenon-woven fabric 16 compression-molded into the cylindrical shape are further compressed by the formingmember 14 while the S shape is more firmly maintained. As shown inFig. 8 , a plurality ofrotating hourglass rollers 17 continuously disposed in the formingmember 14 are driven by a forming tape. Thehourglass rollers 17 may be continuously disposed such that their inside diameters gradually decrease in the flow direction of thenon-woven fabric 16. As thenon-woven fabric 16 passes between thehourglass rollers 17 in the forming unit, thenon-woven fabric 16 can be further compression-molded while the S shape is more firmly maintained. The compression rate (B) can be adjusted within the above range by appropriately setting the length and rotation speed of therotor tube 13, the inside diameters of thehourglass rollers 17 and their number, and the thickness and width of the forming tape. - The non-woven fabric compression-molded into the cylindrical shape is supplied to the filter
segment forming device 7 shown inFig. 2 , and the wrapper is wound around the outer circumferential surface of the non-woven fabric in the filtersegment forming device 7, glued, and cut to an appropriate length A filter segment is thereby manufactured. - A flavor inhaler according to the present embodiment may include the filter segment according to the present embodiment. Since the flavor inhaler includes the filter segment according to the present embodiment, the flavor inhaler is environmentally friendly and can have a good appearance and aeration performance suitable for inhalation of the flavor component. The flavor inhaler may be, for example, a combustion-type flavor inhaler (cigarette), a non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler, etc.
- The flavor inhaler may include a plurality of the filter segments according to the present embodiment. The flavor inhaler may further include an additional filter segment other than the filter segment according to the present embodiment. Examples of the additional filter segment include: a filter segment packed with chemical synthetic fibers such as acetate or polylactic acid; a segment packed with a film of acetate, polylactic acid, etc.; and a segment having a hollow structure. The filter segment may contain an adsorbent such as activated carbon, silica gel, or zeolite or may contain a liquid flavoring agent, a solid flavoring agent, or a flavoring agent supported on a carrier. The segment may contain a flavoring agent capsule having a core-shell structure in which a flavoring agent is wrapped in a shell such as gelatin, a polysaccharide, or a resin. When the flavor inhaler includes a plurality of filter segments, the plurality of filter segments may be disposed adjacent to each other. For example, the flavor inhaler may include a
first multifilter 20 including afirst filter segment 18 that is the filter segment according to the present embodiment and asecond filter segment 19 that is an additional filter segment, as shown inFig. 9(a) . For example, the flavor inhaler may include asecond multifilter 22 including afirst filter segment 18 that is the filter segment according to the present embodiment and further including asecond filter segment 19 and athird filter segment 21 that are additional filter segments, as shown inFig. 9(b) . As shown inFig. 9 , the outer circumferential surface of the plurality of filter segments is covered with afilter plug wrapper 23, and the plurality of filter segments are thereby connected to each other to form a multifilter. -
Fig. 10 shows an example of a combustion-type flavor inhaler according to the present embodiment. As shown inFig. 10 , the combustion-type flavor inhaler 24 includes a tobacco-containingsegment 25 and thefilter segment 1 according to the present embodiment disposed adjacent to the tobacco-containingsegment 25. The tobacco-containingsegment 25 includes shredded tobacco 26 (shredded leaves, tobacco) and wrappingpaper 27 wound around the shreddedtobacco 26. The tobacco-containingsegment 25 and thefilter segment 1 are connected to each other using atipping paper member 28 wound around the tobacco-containingsegment 25 and thefilter segment 1. The tippingpaper member 28 may have a vent hole (for adjusting the amount of tar) in part of its outer circumferential surface. The number of vent holes may be one or two or more. For example, the number of vent holes formed may be 10 to 40. When a plurality of vent holes are formed, the vent holes may be arranged, for example, in an annular row in an outer circumferential portion of the tippingpaper member 28. The plurality of vent holes may be arranged at regular intervals. By providing the vent holes, air is introduced into thefilter segment 1 through the vent holes during inhalation. The mainstream smoke is diluted with the outside air from the vent holes, and the product can be designed so as to have a desired tar value. - The user lights up the tip of the tobacco-containing
segment 25, puts the inhalation port of thefilter segment 1 in the mouth, inhales the tobacco smoke, and can thereby enjoy the tobacco flavor. In the combustion-type flavor inhaler 24 according to the present embodiment, the appearance of the end surface of the inhalation port of thefilter segment 1 is good, and an appropriate amount of tobacco flavor can be inhaled with appropriate inhalation force. - The combustion-type flavor inhaler according to the present embodiment may further include, in addition to the filter segment according to the present embodiment, at least one of the additional filter segments described above. For example, a combustion-
type flavor inhaler 24 shown inFig. 11 includes asecond filter segment 19 between the tobacco-containingsegment 25 and thefilter segment 1 according to the present embodiment. Thefilter segment 1 and thesecond filter segment 19 are connected to each other using a filter plug wrapper 29. Thesecond filter segment 19 can have a function different from the function of thefilter segment 1 according to the present embodiment, so that a plurality of functions can be imparted to the filter. -
Fig. 12 shows an example of a non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler according to the present embodiment. The non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler 30 shown inFig. 12 includes a tobacco-containingsegment 31 and amouthpiece segment 32. Themouthpiece segment 32 includes acooling segment 33, acenter hole segment 34, and thefilter segment 1 according to the present embodiment. During inhalation, the tobacco-containingsegment 31 is heated, and the inhalation is performed from one end of thefilter segment 1. - The tobacco-containing
segment 31 includes: atobacco filler 35 including tobacco and an aerosol-source material; and atubular wrapper 36 that covers thetobacco filler 35. Thetobacco filler 35 may further include a volatile flavoring component and water. No particular limitation is imposed on the size of the tobacco used as the filler and the method for preparing the tobacco. For example, dry tobacco leaves shredded to a width of 0.8 to 1.2 mm may be used. When the dry tobacco leaves are shredded to the above-described width, the length of the sherds is about 5 mm to about 20 mm. Alternatively, shreds prepared by uniformly pulverizing dry tobacco leaves to an average grain size of about 20 µm to about 200 µm may be formed into sheets. Then the sheets may be shredded to a width of 0.8 to 1.2 mm, and the resulting shreds may be used. When the sheets are shredded to the above-described width, the length of the shreds is about 5 mm to about 20 mm. Alternatively, the above sheets may be gathered without shredding and used as the filler. A plurality of sheets formed into a cylindrical shape may be arranged concentrically. Even when shredded dry tobacco leaves are used or when dry tobacco leaves uniformly pulverized and formed into sheets are used, various types of tobacco may be used as the tobacco included in the tobacco filler. Any of various types of tobacco such as flue cured type, burley type, oriental type, native species, other Nicotiana tabacum varieties, and other Nicotiana rustica varieties may be appropriately blended and used so as to obtain an intended taste. The details of the varieties of tobacco are disclosed in "Tobacco no Jiten (Dictionary of Tobacco), Tobacco Academic Studies Center, March 31, 2009." - There are a plurality of conventional methods for pulverizing tobacco and forming the pulverized product into a uniform sheet. One example of such a sheet is a sheet made through a paper making process. Another example is a cast sheet made by uniformly mixing the pulverized product and a suitable solvent such as water, casting the obtained uniform mixture thinly on a metallic sheet or a metallic sheet belt, and drying the mixture, and still another example is a rolled sheet formed by extruding a uniform mixture of the pulverized product and a suitable solvent such as water into a sheet shape. The details of the types of uniformized sheets are disclosed in "Tobacco no Jiten (Dictionary of Tobacco), Tobacco Academic Studies Center, March 31, 2009."
- No particular limitation is imposed on the packing density of the
tobacco filler 35. From the viewpoint of ensuring the performance of the non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler 30 and imparting a good flavor, the packing density is typically 250 mg/cm3 or more and preferably 320 mg/cm3 more and is typically 520 mg/cm3 or less and preferably 420 mg/cm3 or less. Specifically, when the tobacco-containingsegment 31 has a circumference of 22 mm and a length of 20 mm, the range of the content of thetobacco filler 35 in the tobacco-containingsegment 31 is 200 to 450 mg and preferably 280 to 400 mg per tobacco-containingsegment 31. - The aerosol-source material is a material that can generate an aerosol upon heating, and no particular limitation is imposed on the aerosol-source material. Examples of the aerosol-source material include glycerin, propylene glycol (PG), triethyl citrate (TEC), triacetin, and 1,3-butanediol. One of these materials may be used, or a combination or two or more may be used.
- No particular limitation is imposed on the type of volatile flavoring component. Examples of the volatile flavoring component include, from the viewpoint of imparting a good flavor, acetanisole, acetophenone, acetylpyrazine, 2-acetylthiazole, alfalfa extract, amyl alcohol, amyl butyrate, trans-anethole, star anise oil, apple juice, Peru balsam oil, beeswax absolute, benzaldehyde, benzoin resinoid, benzyl alcohol, benzyl benzoate, benzyl phenylacetate, benzyl propionate, 2,3-butanedione, 2-butanol, butyl butyrate, butyric acid, caramel, cardamom oil, carob absolute, β-carotene, carrot juice, L-carvone, β-caryophyllene, cassia bark oil, cedarwood oil, celery seed oil, chamomile oil, cinnamaldehyde, cinnamic acid, cinnamyl alcohol, cinnamyl cinnamate, citronella oil, DL-citronellol, clary sage extract, cocoa, coffee, cognac oil, coriander oil, cuminaldehyde, davana oil, δ-decalactone, γ-decalactone, decanoic acid, dill herb oil, 3,4-dimethyl-1,2-cyclopentanedione, 4,5-dimethyl-3-hydroxy-2,5-dihydrofuran-2-one, 3,7-dimethyl-6-octenoic acid, 2,3-dimethylpyrazine, 2,5-dimethylpyrazine, 2,6-dimethylpyrazine, ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, ethyl acetate, ethyl butyrate, ethyl hexanoate, ethyl isovalerate, ethyl lactate, ethyl laurate, ethyl levulinate, ethyl maltol, ethyl octanoate, ethyl oleate, ethyl palmitate, ethyl phenylacetate, ethyl propionate, ethyl stearate, ethyl valerate, ethyl vanillin, ethyl vanillin glucoside, 2-ethyl-3,(5 or 6)-dimethylpyrazine, 5-ethyl-3-hydroxy-4-methyl-2(5H)-furanone, 2-ethyl-3-methylpyrazine, eucalyptol, fenugreek absolute, genet absolute, gentian root infusion, geraniol, geranyl acetate, grape juice, guaiacol, guava extract, γ-heptalactone, γ-hexalactone, hexanoic acid, cis-3-hexen-1-ol, hexyl acetate, hexyl alcohol, hexyl phenylacetate, honey, 4-hydroxy-3-pentenoic acid lactone, 4-hydroxy-4-(3-hydroxy-1-butenyl)-3,5,5-trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one, 4-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-2-butanone, sodium 4-hydroxyundecanoate, immortelle absolute, β-ionone, isoamyl acetate, isoamyl butyrate, isoamyl phenylacetate, isobutyl acetate, isobutyl phenylacetate, jasmine absolute, kola nut tincture, labdanum oil, terpeneless lemon oil, licorice extract, linalool, linalyl acetate, lovage root oil, maltol, maple syrup, menthol, menthone, L-menthyl acetate, p-methoxybenzaldehyde, methyl 2-pyrrolyl ketone, methyl anthranilate, methyl phenylacetate, methyl salicylate, 4'-methylacetophenone, methylcyclopentenolone, 3-methylvaleric acid, mimosa absolute, molasses, myristic acid, nerol, nerolidol, γ-nonalactone, nutmeg oil, δ-octalactone, octanal, octanoic acid, orange flower oil, orange oil, orris root oil, palmitic acid, ω-pentadecalactone, peppermint oil, petitgrain paraguay oil, phenethyl alcohol, phenethyl phenylacetate, phenylacetic acid, piperonal, plum extract, propenylguaethol, propyl acetate, 3-propylidenephthalide, prune juice, pyruvic acid, raisin extract, rose oil, rum, sage oil, sandalwood oil, spearmint oil, styrax absolute, marigold oil, tea distillate, α-terpineol, terpinyl acetate, 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoxaline, 1,5,5,9-tetramethyl-13-oxacyclo[8.3.0.0.(4.9)]tridecane, 2,3,5,6-tetramethylpyrazine, thyme oil, tomato extract, 2-tridecanone, triethyl citrate, 4-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexenyl)2-buten-4-one, 2,6,6-trimethyl-2-cyclohexene-1,4-dione, 4-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1,3-cyclohexadienyl)2-buten-4-one, 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine, γ-undecalactone, γ-valerolactone, vanilla extract, vanillin, veratraldehyde, violet leaf absolute, and extracts of tobacco plants (tobacco leaves, tobacco stems, tobacco flowers, tobacco roots, and tobacco seeds). Particularly preferably, the volatile flavoring component is menthol. One of these volatile flavoring components may be used alone, or a combination of two or more may be used.
- No particular limitation is imposed on the content of the aerosol-source material in the
tobacco filler 35. From the viewpoint of generating the aerosol sufficiently and imparting a good flavor, the content of the aerosol-source material is generally 5 to 50% by mass and preferably 10 to 20% by mass. When thetobacco filler 35 contains a volatile flavoring component, no particular limitation is imposed on the content of the volatile flavoring component in the tobacco filler. From the viewpoint of imparting a good flavor, the content of the volatile flavoring component with respect to the mass of the tobacco filler is generally 100 ppm or more, preferably 10000 ppm or more, and more preferably 25000 ppm or more and is generally 100000 ppm or less, preferably 50000 ppm or less, and more preferably 33000 ppm or less. - No particular limitation is imposed on the method for packing the
tobacco filler 35 inside thewrapper 36. For example, thetobacco filler 35 may be wrapped with thewrapper 36, or thetobacco filler 35 may be packed inside thetubular wrapper 36. When the tobacco shreds have a shape having a longitudinal direction such as a rectangular shape, the tobacco shreds may be packed inside thewrapper 36 such that their longitudinal directions are oriented randomly or may be packed inside thewrapper 36 so as to be arranged in the axial direction of the tobacco-containingsegment 31 or a direction perpendicular to the axial direction. When the tobacco-containingsegment 31 is heated, the tobacco component, the aerosol-source material, and water that are contained in thetobacco filler 35 are vaporized. When sucked, they are transferred to themouthpiece segment 32. - The cooling
segment 33 includes atubular member 37. Thetubular member 37 may be, for example, a paper tube formed by shaping a thick paper sheet into a cylindrical shape. Aperforation 38 is formed in thetubular member 37 andmouthpiece lining paper 42 described later so as pass therethrough. The presence of theperforation 38 allows the outside air to be introduced into the coolingsegment 33 during inhalation. In this case, the vaporized aerosol component generated by heating the tobacco-containingsegment 31 comes into contact with the outside air. The temperature of the vaporized aerosol component is thereby lowered, and the vaporized aerosol component is liquefied, so that an aerosol is formed. No particular limitation is imposed on the diameter (distance across) of theperforation 38, but the diameter may be, for example, 0.5 to 1.5 mm. No particular limitation is imposed on the number ofperforations 38, and the number may be one or two or more. For example, a plurality ofperforations 38 may be provided on the circumferential surface of the coolingsegment 33. - The
center hole segment 34 includes a packedlayer 39 having a hollow portion and aninner plug wrapper 40 that covers the packedlayer 39. Thecenter hole segment 34 has the function of increasing the strength of themouthpiece segment 32. The packedlayer 39 may be, for example, a rod having an inside diameter of Φ5.0 to φ1.0 mm and formed by curing densely packed cellulose acetate fibers containing a triacetin-containing plasticizer in an amount of 6 to 20% by mass with respect to the mass of the cellulose acetate. Since the packing density of the fibers in the packedlayer 39 is high, air and the aerosol flow only through the hollow portion during inhalation and can barely flow inside the packedlayer 39. To decrease the reduction in the amount of the aerosol component by filtration in thefilter segment 1, reducing the length of thefilter segment 1 and replacing it with thecenter hole segment 34 are effective because the amount of the aerosol component delivered is increased. Since the packedlayer 39 inside thecenter hole segment 34 is a fiber-packed layer, the feel of thecenter hole segment 34 when it is touched from the outside during use is good. - The
center hole segment 34 and thefilter segment 1 are connected to each other using anouter plug wrapper 41. Theouter plug wrapper 41 may by, for example, a tubular paper sheet. The tobacco-containingsegment 31, the coolingsegment 33, and the segment including thecenter hole segment 34 and thefilter segment 1 connected together are connected using themouthpiece lining paper 42. They are connected, for example, by applying a glue such as a vinyl acetate-based glue to the inner surface of themouthpiece lining paper 42 and wrapping themouthpiece lining paper 42 around the above three segments. - No particular limitation is imposed on the axial length of the non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler according to the present embodiment, i.e., its length in the horizontal direction in
Fig. 12 , but the axial length is preferably 40 to 90 mm, more preferably 50 to 75 mm, and still more preferably 50 to 60 mm. The circumferential length of the non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler is preferably 16 to 25 mm, more preferably 20 to 24 mm, and still more preferably 21 to 23 mm. In one exemplary embodiment, the length of the tobacco-containingsegment 31 is 20 mm; the length of the coolingsegment 33 is 20 mm; the length of thecenter hole segment 34 is 8 mm; and the length of thefilter segment 1 is 7 mm. The lengths of these segments can be appropriately changed according to manufacturing suitability, required quality, etc. Only thefilter segment 1 may be disposed downstream of the coolingsegment 33 without using thecenter hole segment 34. In the non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler according to the present embodiment, the appearance of the end surface of the inhalation port of the filter segment is good, and an appropriate amount of the tobacco flavor can be inhaled with appropriate inhalation force. - In the filter segment in the present embodiment, the natural fibers are used as the main component. Therefore, the heat resistance of the filter segment tends to be higher than that when general chemical fibers such as cellulose acetate or polylactic acid are used. The filter segment in the present embodiment is superior because a shape change such as melting of the fibers by heat does not occur even when the cooling function of the cooling segment is low.
- Preferably, a non-combustion heating-type flavor inhalation system according to the present embodiment includes: the non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler according to the present embodiment; and a heating device that heats the non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler. The non-combustion heating-type flavor inhalation system according to the present embodiment may include an additional component different from the non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler according to the present embodiment and the heating device.
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Fig. 13 shows an example of the non-combustion heating-type flavor inhalation system according to the present embodiment. The non-combustion heating-type flavor inhalation system shown inFig. 13 includes the non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler 30 according to the present embodiment and aheating device 43 that heats the tobacco-containing segment of the non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler 30 from its outer side.Fig. 13(a) shows a state before the non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler 30 is inserted into theheating device 43, andFig. 13(b) shows a state in which the non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler 30 inserted into theheating device 43 is heated. Theheating device 43 shown inFig. 13 includes abody 44, aheater 45, ametal tube 46, abattery unit 47, and acontrol unit 48. Thebody 44 has atubular recess 49, and theheater 45 and themetal tube 46 are disposed on the inner side surface of therecess 49 at a position corresponding to the tobacco-containing segment of the non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler 30 that is to be inserted into therecess 49. Theheater 45 may be an electric resistance heater and generates heat when electric power is suppled from thebattery unit 47 in response to an instruction from thecontrol unit 48 for temperature control. The heat generated by theheater 45 is transferred through the high-thermalconductivity metal tube 46 to the tobacco-containing segment of the non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler 30. - Since
Fig. 13(b) is a schematic illustration, a gap is present between the outer circumferential surface of the non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler 30 and the inner circumferential surface of themetal tube 46. However, in practice, it is preferable that no gap is present between the outer circumferential surface of the non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler 30 and the inner circumferential surface of themetal tube 46 in order to transfer the heat efficiently. Theheating device 43 heats the tobacco-containing segment of the non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler 30 from its outer side but may heat it from its inner side. When theheating device 43 heats the tobacco-containing segment from its inner side, it is preferable to use a rigid heater having a plate, blade, or pillar shape without using themetal tube 46. Examples of such a heater include a ceramic heater prepared by disposing molybdenum, tungsten, etc. on a ceramic substrate. - No particular limitation is imposed on the heating temperature of the heating device, but the heating temperature is preferably 400°C or lower, more preferably 150°C or more and 400°C or less, and still more preferably 200°C or more and 350°C or less. The heating temperature is the temperature of the heater of the heating device.
- The present invention will be described in more detail by way of Examples, but the invention is not limited to these Examples.
- A non-woven fabric was manufactured by a dry method using an airlaid process. Specifically, first, wood pulp used as a raw material was separated into single fibers using a primary crusher and a defibrating apparatus. The resulting pulp was dropped from a web forming apparatus onto an absorption surface of an endless wire net and transferred while a web was formed. A binder solution containing polyvinyl alcohol and a polyvinyl acetate-acrylic copolymer was sprayed onto the web and dried. The binder solution was further sprayed onto the web and dried to thereby obtain a non-woven fabric with a width of 240 cm (a chemical bonding method). The obtained non-woven fabric was wound into a roll using a take-up apparatus to produce a jumbo roll. The non-woven fabric was unwound from the jumbo roll, slit to a width of 13 cm, and wound into a roll. For filter segments A to F, the wood pulp used as the raw material was wood pulp with a coarseness of 0.22 mg/m (product name: NB416 manufactured by Weyerhaueser). For filter segments G to L, the wood pulp used as the raw material was wood pulp with a coarseness of 0.18 mg/m (product name: BioBright manufactured by UPM Raumacell). The basis weight of the non-woven fabric used for the filter segments A to L was adjusted appropriately.
- Each of the filter segments A to L was manufactured using a tobacco filter manufacturing apparatus. Specifically, one of the non-woven fabrics manufactured using the method described in (1) was cut into four sheets using a slitter, and the four sheets were stacked and compressed into a cylindrical shape with an S-shaped cross section. Next, the cylindrical non-woven fabric was wrapped with a wrapper, and a lap portion was glued. Then the resulting product was cut into a predetermined length. The filter segments A to L were thereby obtained. Each of the non-woven fabrics had a width of 13 cm before slitting. The non-woven fabric was slit at regular intervals into four sheets each having a width of 32 mm. A slight loss occurred during slitting.
- The filter segments A to L shown in Table 1 were manufactured in the manner described above. The axial length of each of the filter segments A to L was 27.0 mm, and the circumference was 24.1 mm. For all the non-woven fabrics A to L packed inside the filter segments, four sheets each having a width of 32 mm × a length of 27 mm were used.
[Table 1] Filter segment Coarseness of plant pulp (mg/m) Packing density of non-woven fabric (mg/cm3) Compression rate (A) (%) Draw resistance of filter segment converted to that of filter segment with length of 27.0 mm and circumference of 24.1 mm (mmHzO) Gaps between sheets of non-woven fabric on end surface A 0.22 71.2 67.9 46.1 No B 86.6 58.4 76.9 No C 88.0 57.6 73.0 No D 89.9 60.2 71.8 No E 100.3 51.9 104.2 No F 110.4 51.1 109.9 No G 0.18 90.1 66.1 99.9 No H 98.9 60.2 121.2 No I 100.2 59.4 115.0 No J 107.7 55.3 145.7 No K 116.5 51.1 153.3 No L 125.3 47.5 202.8 No - One of the filter segments A to L was used to produce the combustion-type flavor inhaler shown in
Fig. 10 . The tobacco-containingsegment 25 used was a tobacco-containing segment having an axial length of 57.0 mm, a circumference of 24.5 mm, and a tobacco content of 675 mg. The tobacco-containingsegment 25 and the filter segment 1 (one of the filter segments A to L) were connected using atipping paper member 28 having a length of 32.0 mm to thereby produce one of the flavor inhalers A to L. The above-described vent holes for adjusting the tar value were not formed in thetipping paper member 28. - For each of the flavor inhalers A to L, the filtration rates of tar and nicotine during inhalation were measured and evaluated using the following methods.
- An RM20 automatic smoking machine (manufactured by Borgwaldt KC Inc.) was used to automatically smoke only the tobacco-containing segment according to ISO 4387 (flow rate: 17.5 mL/sec, smoking time: 2 sec/puff, smoking frequency: 1 puff/minute). Crude tar was collected using a Cambridge filter CM-133 (manufactured by Borgwaldt KC Inc.). The Cambridge filter was shaken and extracted with 10 mL of methanol. Then the amount of nicotine was analyzed by GC-FID, and the amount of water was analyzed by GC-TCD. Agilent 7890 (Agilent Technologies Inc.) was used for the GC. The amount of water and the amount of nicotine were subtracted from the amount of crude tar obtained to determine the amount of tar. The same tobacco-containing segment was used for each of all the flavor inhalers A to L. The amount of tar and the amount of nicotine generated from the tobacco-containing segment can be translated into the amount of tar and the amount of nicotine before passage through the filter segment in the flavor inhaler including the filter segment. The results are shown in Table 2.
- The amount of tar and the amount of nicotine generated from one of the flavor inhalers A to L were measured using the same method as the method in (1) except that the one of the flavor inhalers A to L was automatically smoked instead of the tobacco-containing segment. The amount of tar and the amount of nicotine generated from each flavor inhaler can be translated into the amount of tar and the amount of nicotine after passage through the corresponding filter segment. The results are shown in Table 2.
- The amount of tar and the amount of nicotine generated from the tobacco-containing segment are denoted by T_Tobacco (mg) and N_Tobacco (mg), respectively. The amount of tar and the amount of nicotine generated from a flavor inhaler are denoted by T_Whole Rod (mg) and N_Whole Rod (mg), respectively. The filtration rate of tar and the filtration rate of nicotine are represented by the following formulas. The results are shown in Table 2.
[Table 2] Flavor inhaler Before passage through filter segment After passage through filter segment Filtration rate Tar (mg) Nicotine (mg) Tar (mg) Nicotine (mg) Tar (%) Nicotine (%) A 25.2 2.27 19.1 1.61 24.2 29.2 B 16.2 1.36 35.6 40.4 C 16.6 1.39 34.0 39.0 D 16.8 1.40 33.5 38.6 E 13.7 1.16 45.5 49.0 F 13.3 1.12 47.4 50.7 G 14.1 1.19 44.0 47.7 H 12.4 1.05 50.9 53.8 I 12.9 1.09 49.0 52.1 J 10.6 0.91 57.7 59.8 K 10.2 0.87 59.7 61.5 L 7.5 0.66 70.2 71.1 - In the flavor inhalers A to L, the filtration rate of tar was 24.2 to 70.2%, and the filtration rate of nicotine was 29.2 to 71.1%. These filtration rates are appropriate for inhalation of the flavor component. This may be because the filter segments A to L had appropriate draw resistance and filtered appropriate amounts of tar and nicotine during inhalation. Since the filtration rate of tar and the filtration rate of nicotine are in the above ranges, the amount of tar and the amount of nicotine generated from a combustion-type flavor inhaler can be largely changed. On each of the end surfaces of the filter segments of the flavor inhalers A to L, no gaps were found between the sheets of the non-woven fabric, and the end surface had a good appearance.
- Filter segments N, P, and R were produced in the same manner as for the filter segments A to F in Example 1 except that the compression rate was changed.
- Flavor inhalers N, P, and R were produced using the filter segments N, P, and R, respectively, in the same manner as in Example 1. In the flavor inhalers N and P, the above-described vent holes for adjusting the tar value were not formed in the
tipping paper member 28. In the flavor inhaler R, vent holes (perforations) for adjusting the tar value were provided atpositions 12 mm from the end surface of the inhalation port of the flavor inhaler. The rate of dilution with the outside air introduced through the vent holes was 22.4%. For each of the flavor inhalers N, P, and R, the amount of tar and the amount of nicotine after passage through the filter segment were measured using the same method as in Example 1. The results are shown in Table 3. - Filter segments M, O, and Q were manufactured using a tobacco filter manufacturing apparatus. An acetate long-fiber bundle (single fiber denier: 3.0 g/9000 m, total fiber denier: 36000 g/9000 m) was used as a filter medium, and triacetin used as a plasticizer was sprayed in an amount of 6% based on the mass of the fibers. The acetate long-fiber bundle was wrapped with a wrapper, and a lap portion was glued. Then the resulting product was cut into a predetermined length using a cutter. The filter segments M, O, and Q were thereby obtained.
- Flavor inhalers M, O, and Q were produced using the filter segments M, O, and Q, respectively, in the same manner as in Example 1. In the flavor inhalers M and O, the above-described vent holes for adjusting the tar value were not formed in the
tipping paper member 28. In the flavor inhaler Q, vent holes (perforations) for adjusting the tar value were provided atpositions 12 mm from the end surface of the inhalation port of the flavor inhaler. The rate of dilution with the outside air introduced through the vent holes was 24.2%. For each of the flavor inhalers M, O, and Q, the amount of tar and the amount of nicotine after passage through the filter segment were measured using the same method as in Example 1. The results are shown in Table 3.[Table 3] Flavor inhaler Filter segment material Compression rate (A) (%) Draw resistance of filter segment converted to that of filter segment with length of 27 mm and circumference of 24.1 mm (mmHzO) Dilution rate (%) After passage through filter segment Gaps between sheets of non-woven fabric on end surface Tar (mg) Nicotine (mg) M Acetate Plant pulp non-woven fabric ----- 76.4 0.0 17.4 1.4 ----- N 62.7 71.8 0.0 16.8 1.4 No O Acetate Plant pulp non-woven fabric ----- 70.0 0.0 15.7 1.2 ----- P 63.7 70.0 0.0 15.4 1.1 No Q Acetate Plant pulp non-woven fabric ----- 109.9 24.2 9.9 0.7 ----- R 53.2 109.9 22.4 10.1 0.7 No - Even when the filter segments N, P, and R in the present embodiment were used, the draw resistance obtained was comparable to that of the filter segments M, O, and Q packed with the acetate fibers used for filter segments of conventional flavor inhalers. It was found that, even with the flavor inhalers N, P, and R, as with the flavor inhalers M, O, and Q using the filter segments M, O, and Q packed with the acetate fibers, the amount of tar generated and the amount of nicotine generated can be largely changed. The end surfaces of the filter segments of the flavor inhalers N, P, and R each had a good appearance.
- Filter segments packed with the plant pulp non-woven fabric were produced in the same manner as for the filter segments A to F in Example 1 except that the compression rate was changed. Filter segments packed with the acetate fibers were produced using the same method as for the filter segments M, O, and Q in Comparative Example 1. One of the filter segments packed with the plant pulp non-woven fabric and one of the filter segments packed with the acetate fibers were connected using a filter segment combiner (product name: ND-5 manufactured by SANJO MACHINE WORKS, LTD.). Dual segment filters T and V were thereby obtained. In each of the dual segment filters T and V, the length of the filter segment packed with the plant pulp non-woven fabric was 12 mm, and the length of the filter segment packed with the acetate fibers was 15 mm.
- The dual segment filters T and V were used to produce combustion-type flavor inhalers similar to that shown in
Fig. 11 . The tobacco-containingsegment 25 used was a tobacco-containing segment having an axial length of 57.0 mm, a circumference of 24.5 mm, and a tobacco content of 675 mg. The tobacco-containingsegment 25 and thefilter segments 19 and 1 (the dual segment filter T or V) were connected using atipping paper member 28 having a length of 32.0 mm to thereby produce a flavor inhaler T or V. In thetipping paper member 28, vent holes (perforations) for adjusting the tar value were provided atpositions 12 mm from the end surface of the inhalation port of the flavor inhaler. The rate of dilution with the outside air introduced through the vent holes was 53.7% or 73.7%. For each of the flavor inhalers T and V, the amount of tar and the amount of nicotine after passage through the filter segment were measured using the same method as in Example 1. The results are shown in Table 4. - Two filter segments packed with respective types of acetate fibers having different draw resistances were produced using the same method as for the filter segments M, O, and Q in Comparative Example 1. One of dual segment filters Sand U was produced in the same manner as in Example 3 except that the two filter segments were used.
- Flavor inhalers S and U were produced using the dual segment filters S and U, respectively, in the same manner as in Example 3. In the
tipping paper member 28 of each flavor inhaler, vent holes (perforations) for adjusting the tar value were provided atpositions 12 mm from the end surface of the inhalation port of the flavor inhaler. The rate of dilution with the outside air introduced through the vent holes was 55.4% or 78.2%. For each of the flavor inhalers Sand U, the amount of tar and the amount of nicotine after passage through the filter segment were measured using the same method as in Example 1. The results are shown in Table 4.[Table 4] Flavor inhaler Filter segment material Compression rate (A) (%) Draw resistance of filter segment converted to that of filter segment with length of 27 mm and circumference of 24.1 mm (mmHzO) Dilution rate (%) After passage through filter segment Gaps between sheets of non-woven fabric on end surface Mouthpiece side Tobacco side Tobacco side Mouthpiece side Tobacco side Total Tar (mg) Nicotine (mg) S Acetate Acetate Plant pulp non-woven fabric ----- 134.7 152.9 142.8 55.4 3.1 0.30 ----- T Acetate 54.4 145.2 150.0 147.3 53.7 3.0 0.30 No U Acetate Acetate Plant pulp non-woven fabric ----- 138.6 155.1 145.9 78.2 1.0 0.11 ----- V Acetate 52.9 116.8 212.5 159.3 73.7 1.1 0.12 No - Even when the filter segments T and V in the present embodiment were used, the draw resistance obtained was comparable to that of the dual segment filters Sand U packed with the acetate fibers used for filter segments of conventional flavor inhalers. It was found that, even with the flavor inhalers T and V, as with the flavor inhalers S and U, the amount of tar generated and the amount of nicotine generated can be largely changed. When a filter segment packed with the plant pulp non-woven fabric is used as at least part of a filter packed with the conventionally used acetate fibers, dispersibility and degradability are improved.
- Two filter segments packed with respective plant pulp non-woven fabrics having different draw resistances were produced in the same manner as that for the filter segments A to F in Example 1 except that the compression rate was changed. A dual segment filter X was produced in the same manner as in Example 3 except that these two filter segments were used.
- The combustion-type flavor inhaler shown in
Fig. 11 was produced using the dual segment filter X. The tobacco-containingsegment 25 used was a tobacco-containing segment having an axial length of 57.0 mm, a circumference of 24.5 mm, and a tobacco content of 675 mg. The tobacco-containingsegment 25 and thefilter segments 19 and 1 (the dual segment filter X) were connected using atipping paper member 28 having a length of 32.0 mm to thereby produce a flavor inhaler X. In thetipping paper member 28, vent holes (perforations) for adjusting the tar value were provided atpositions 12 mm from the end surface of the inhalation port of the flavor inhaler. The rate of dilution with the outside air introduced through the vent holes was 46.3%. For the flavor inhaler X, the amount of tar and the amount of nicotine after passage through the filter segment were measured using the same method as in Example 1. The results are shown in Table 5. - Two filter segments packed with respective types of acetate fibers having different draw resistances were produced using the same method as for the filter segments M, O, and Q in Comparative Example 1. A dual segment filter W was produced in the same manner as in Example 3 except that these two filter segments were used.
- A flavor inhaler W was produced using the dual segment filter W in the same manner as in Example 4. In the
tipping paper member 28, vent holes (perforations) for adjusting the tar value were provided atpositions 12 mm from the end surface of the inhalation port of the flavor inhaler. The rate of dilution with the outside air introduced through the vent holes was 47.4%. For the flavor inhaler W, the amount of tar and the amount of nicotine after passage through the filter segment were measured using the same method as in Example 1. The results are shown in Table 5.[Table 5] Flavor inhaler Filter segment material Compression rate (A) (%) Draw resistance of filter segment converted to that of filter segment with length of 27 mm and circumference of 24.1 mm (mmHzO) Dilution rate (%) After passage through filter segment Gaps between sheets of non-woven fabric on end surface Mouthpiece side Tobacco side Mouthpiece side Tobacco side Mouthpiece side Tobacco side Total Tar (mg) Nicotine (mg) W Acetate Plant pulp non-woven fabric Acetate Plant pulp non-woven fabric ----- ----- 110.5 113.0 111.5 47.4 5.8 0.47 ----- X 63.3 58.9 90.7 116.7 106.3 46.3 5.9 0.49 No - Even when the filter segment X in the present embodiment was used, the draw resistance obtained was comparable to that of the dual segment filter W packed with the acetate fibers used for filter segments of conventional flavor inhalers. It was found that, even with the flavor inhaler X, as with the flavor inhaler W, the amount of tar generated and the amount of nicotine generated can be largely changed. When a filter segment packed with the plant pulp non-woven fabric is used as at least part of a filter packed with the conventionally used acetate fibers, dispersibility and degradability are improved. In the flavor inhaler X, the end surface of the filter segment had a good appearance.
- A filter segment Y, i.e., a paper filter segment, was produced using a tobacco filter manufacturing apparatus. Paper used as a filter medium (main raw material wood pulp, basis weight: 30 g/m2, thickness: 60 µm, paper width: 30 cm) was subjected to creping at 1 mm intervals in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the filter segment to corrugate the paper and then gathered randomly. The resulting product was wrapped with a wrapper into a tubular shape, and a lap portion was glued. Then the resulting product was cut into a predetermined length to thereby obtain a filter segment Y. The draw resistance of the filter segment Y was 70 mmH2O/a length of 27 mm.
- A photograph of an end surface of the filter segment Y and an end surface of the filter segment D in Example 1 is shown in
Fig. 14 . Although the draw resistances of the filter segments Y and D are similar to each other, they largely differ in gaps on their end surfaces. No gaps are found in the filter segment D, and its end surface is neater. -
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- A flavor inhaler filter segment comprising:a tubular wrapper; anda non-woven fabric that contains natural fibers and is compressed and packed inside the wrapper,wherein a compression rate (A) of the non-woven fabric packed inside the wrapper is 20% or more and less than 100%, the compression rate (A) being calculated by the following method:
[Method for calculating compression rate (A)]cross-sectional area (A1): a cross-sectional area of the non-woven fabric in a plane perpendicular to an axial direction of the filter segment, the cross-sectional area being measured with the wrapper of the filter segment detached and the non-woven fabric removed from the wrapper, - The flavor inhaler filter segment according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of sheets of the non-woven fabric are stacked together and folded into an S shape, and the folded sheets are compressed and packed inside the wrapper.
- The flavor inhaler filter segment according to claim 1 or 2, wherein no gap is visually observed between adjacent portions of the non-woven fabric on an axial end surface of the filter segment.
- The flavor inhaler filter segment according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the natural fibers are at least one type of fibers selected from the group consisting of silk, wool, cotton, hemp, and plant pulp.
- The flavor inhaler filter segment according to claim 4, wherein the natural fibers are plant pulp.
- The flavor inhaler filter segment according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the plant pulp has a coarseness of 0.15 to 0.25 mg/m.
- The flavor inhaler filter segment according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the non-woven fabric further contains chemical synthetic fibers.
- The flavor inhaler filter segment according to claim 7, wherein the chemical synthetic fibers are at least one type of fibers selected from the group consisting of acetate fibers, rayon fibers, polyamide fibers, acrylic fibers, polyurethane fibers, polylactic acid fibers, polyethylene fibers, polypropylene fibers, polyester fibers, polyethylene terephthalate fibers, polyvinyl alcohol fibers, polyvinyl acetate fibers, and ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer fibers.
- The flavor inhaler filter segment according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the non-woven fabric packed inside the wrapper has a packing density of 50 to 150 mg/cm3.
- The flavor inhaler filter segment according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the filter segment has a draw resistance of 30 to 250 mmH2O, the draw resistance being a value converted to the draw resistance of a filter segment with an axial length of 27.0 mm and a circumference of 24.1 mm.
- A flavor inhaler comprising the flavor inhaler filter segment according to any one of claims 1 to 10.
- The flavor inhaler according to claim 11, further comprising a filter segment other than the flavor inhaler filter segment.
- The flavor inhaler according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the flavor inhaler is a combustion-type flavor inhaler.
- The flavor inhaler according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the flavor inhaler is a non-combustion heating-type flavor inhaler.
- A method for manufacturing the flavor inhaler filter segment according to any one of claims 1 to 10, the method comprising:
the step of compressing the non-woven fabric containing the natural fibers and packing the compressed non-woven fabric inside the wrapper. - The method for manufacturing the flavor inhaler filter segment according to claim 15, wherein the step of compressing the non-woven fabric and packing the compressed non-woven fabric inside the wrapper includes:the step of stacking a plurality of sheets of the non-woven fabric together;the step of folding the stacked sheets of the non-woven fabric into an S shape; andthe step of compressing the sheets of the non-woven fabric folded into the S shape and packing the compressed sheets into the wrapper.
- The method for manufacturing the flavor inhaler filter segment according to claim 15 or 16, wherein a compression rate (B) when the non-woven fabric is compressed is 20% or more and less than 100%, the compression rate (B) being calculated using the following method:
[Method for calculating compression rate (B)]cross-sectional area (B1): a cross-sectional area of the non-woven fabric immediately before compression in a plane perpendicular to the axial direction of the filter segment, - The method for manufacturing the flavor inhaler filter segment according to any one of claims 15 to 17, the method further comprising the step of forming the non-woven fabric using a dry method using a carding process or an airlaid process, a wet method, a spunbonding method, or a meltblowing method .
- The method for manufacturing the flavor inhaler filter segment according to claim 18, wherein, in the step of forming the non-woven fabric, the fibers containing the natural fibers are bonded using a thermal bonding method, a chemical bonding method, a needle punching method, a spunlacing (hydroentangling) method, a stitch bonding method, or a steam jet method.
- The method for manufacturing the flavor inhaler filter segment according to claim 19, the method further comprising the step of forming the non-woven fabric using the dry method using the airlaid process,
wherein, in the step of forming the non-woven fabric, the fibers containing the natural fibers are bonded using the chemical bonding method. - The method for manufacturing the flavor inhaler filter segment according to claim 19 or 20, wherein a binder used in the chemical bonding method is at least one binder selected from the group consisting of starch, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl acetate-acrylic copolymers, and ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers.
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