EP4358755A1 - Composant pour un article destiné à être utilisé dans un système de fourniture d'aérosol - Google Patents

Composant pour un article destiné à être utilisé dans un système de fourniture d'aérosol

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EP4358755A1
EP4358755A1 EP22737955.9A EP22737955A EP4358755A1 EP 4358755 A1 EP4358755 A1 EP 4358755A1 EP 22737955 A EP22737955 A EP 22737955A EP 4358755 A1 EP4358755 A1 EP 4358755A1
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sheets
component
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aerosol
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William Kuester
Peter Wan
David SPENDLOVE
Dinah WINTER
Rosie DURMAN
Matthew Hesford
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British American Tobacco Exports Ltd
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    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
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Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a component for an article for use in an aerosol provision system, an article for use in an aerosol provision system, and a method of manufacturing a component for an article for use in an aerosol provision system.
  • Known aerosol provision systems such as cigarettes, generally comprise a filter, including at least one section provided to alter some property of aerosol drawn therethrough, for example by performing a filtration function to remove constituents of the aerosol.
  • a component for an article for use in an aerosol provision system comprising a body of material, wherein the body has a longitudinal axis and comprises one or more sheets extending through the body, said one or more sheets having a permeability of between about 1,000 and about 50,000 Coresta Units and the component having an average bulk density across the body of between about 0.05 and about 0.5 gms/cms.
  • the one or more sheets can be crimped and/or gathered to form said body of material.
  • the one or more sheets can comprise cellulosic material.
  • the one or more sheets can be paper sheets, sheets of tobacco material, sheets of non-tobacco botanical material or combinations thereof.
  • the one or more sheets can have a basis weight of between about 20 and about 80 gsm, or between about 30 and about 50 gsm, or between about 36 and about 45 gsm, or between about 55 and about 75 gsm.
  • the one or more sheets can have an uncrimped thickness of between about 50pm and about 500pm, between about 50pm and about 350pm, between about 60pm and about 300pm, or between about 60pm and about 160pm.
  • the body of material can have a weight of from about 5 mg to about 15 mg per mm of length of said body, or between about 8 mg and about 12 mg per mm of length of said body, or about 10 mg per mm of length of said body.
  • the body of material can have an average bulk density of between about 0.05 and about 0.4 gms/cms, between about 0.05 and about 0.35 gms/cms, between about 0.1 and about 0.3 gms/cms, between about 0.16 and about 0.25 gms/cms, or between about 0.2 and about 0.25 gms/cms.
  • the component can comprise a wrapping material surrounding the body of material.
  • Said wrapping material can comprise a basis weight of between about 30 and about 75 gsm, or between about 40 and about 65 gsm.
  • Said one or more sheets can comprise an aerosol modifying additive or agent as described herein.
  • Said aerosol modifying additive can comprise at least one additive selected from glycerine, glycerol, propylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, 1,3-butylene glycol, erythritol, meso-Erythritol, ethyl vanillate, ethyl laurate, a diethyl suberate, triethyl citrate (TEC), triacetin, a diacetin mixture, benzyl benzoate, benzyl phenyl acetate, tributyrin, lauryl acetate, lauric acid, myristic acid, propylene carbonate, polyethylene glycol (PEG), tetra(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (TEGDA) or alkyl ketene dimer (AKD).
  • PEG polyethylene glycol
  • TAGDA tetra(ethylene glycol) diacrylate
  • AKD alkyl ket
  • Said aerosol modifying additive or agent can comprise between about 7% and about 20% or between about 9% and about 18% by weight of said one of more sheets measured on a dry weight basis.
  • Said aerosol modifying additive or agent can be applied to said one or more sheets of material as a liquid having a viscosity between 5 and 100 centipoise at 25°C.
  • Said one or more sheets can have a total width of between about 100mm and about 350mm, or between about 120mm and about 300mm.
  • At least one of the one of more sheets extending through the body can comprise a crimped sheet material formed having a crimp pattern comprising a series of substantially parallel ridges and grooves, wherein the average spacing between adjacent ridges is greater than about 0.3 mm and/or wherein the average depth or amplitude of said ridges and grooves is between about 0.1mm and about 0.8mm.
  • Said crimp can be applied using a roller surface with a temperature of greater than 30 C, greater than 40 C or greater than 50 C.
  • Said one or more sheets can have a permeability of between about 5,000 and about 50,000 Coresta Units. Said one or more sheets can have a permeability of between about 1,000 and about 10,000 Coresta Units, in some examples between about 2,000 and about 8,000 Coresta Units. In other examples, said one or more sheets can have a permeability of between about 5,000 and about 12,000 Coresta Units.
  • the component can comprise a circumference in the range of about 16mm to about 25mm.
  • the component can comprise a circumference between about 20 mm and about 23mm.
  • the component can comprise a filter.
  • the component can comprise a flavour delivery member embedded within and surrounded on all sides by said body of material.
  • the component can comprise an aerosol modifying additive or agent delivery member embedded within and surrounded on all sides by said body of material.
  • the delivery member in either case can comprise a capsule.
  • article for use in an aerosol provision system comprising a component according to the first aspect above and a rod of aerosol generating material.
  • the hardness of the component at a longitudinal centre point of the component can be in the range from about 60% to about 95%, or from about 70% to about 95%.
  • the closed pressure drop across the component can be between about 1.5 mmWG and about 8.6 mmWG/mm of length of said component, or between about 3 mmWG and about 6 mmWG/mm of length of said component.
  • the tensile strength of the one or more sheets measured according to ISO 1924-2:2008 in the longitudinal (machine) direction of the one or more sheets can be greater than about 10 N/3omm, and can be between about 20 and about 100 N/3omm, or between about 25 and about 80 N/3omm.
  • the stretch of the one or more sheets measured according to ISO 1924-2:2008 in the longitudinal (machine) direction of the one or more sheets can be less than 5%, for instance between about 0.5% and about 4%, or between about 0.9% and about 2.5%.
  • the same tensile strength and stretch ranges can also apply to the transverse (cross) direction across the width of the one or more sheets.
  • the article can be an article for use in or as a combustible aerosol provision system or a non-combustible aerosol provision system, as described herein.
  • the article can be an article for use in a tobacco heating system.
  • a method of manufacturing a component for an article for use in an aerosol provision system comprising feeding one or more sheets of material along a transfer path, said one or more sheets having a permeability of between about 1,000 and about 50,000 Coresta Units, forming said one or more sheets into a rod, wrapping said rod with a wrapper and cutting said rod to form said component, the component having an average bulk density across the component of between about 0.05 and about 0.5 gms/cms.
  • the method can further comprise applying an aerosol modifying additive or agent to said one or more sheets as they are fed along the transfer path.
  • Said aerosol modifying additive or agent can be applied as a liquid having a viscosity between 5 and 100 centipoise at 25 °C.
  • the method can comprise crimping the one or more sheets using a roller surface with a temperature of greater than 30 °C, greater than 40 °C or greater than 50 °C.
  • Said one or more sheets can have a permeability of between about 1,000 and about 10,000 Coresta Units, in some examples between about 2,000 and about 8,000 Coresta Units. In other examples, said one or more sheets can have a permeability of between about 5,000 and about 12,000 Coresta Units.
  • Figure 1 is a side-on cross sectional view of an article for use in an aerosol provision system comprising aerosol generating material and a component downstream of the aerosol generating material;
  • Figure 2 is a cross sectional view of the component of Figure l through the line X-X’ thereof;
  • Figure 3 is a side-on cross sectional view of an article for use in an aerosol provision system comprising aerosol generating material and a component downstream of the aerosol generating material, the component comprising a flavour delivery member; and
  • Figure 4 is a flow diagram illustrating a method of manufacturing a component for an article for use in an aerosol provision system.
  • the term “delivery system” is intended to encompass systems that deliver a substance to a user, and includes: combustible aerosol provision systems, such as cigarettes, cigarillos, cigars, and tobacco for pipes or for roll-your-own or for make-your-own cigarettes (whether based on tobacco, tobacco derivatives, expanded tobacco, reconstituted tobacco, tobacco substitutes or other smokable material); non-combustible aerosol provision systems that release compounds from an aerosolisable material without combusting the aerosolisable material, such as electronic cigarettes, tobacco heating products, and hybrid systems to generate aerosol using a combination of aerosolisable materials; articles comprising aerosolisable material and configured to be used as part of one of these non-combustible aerosol provision systems; and aerosol-free delivery systems, such as lozenges, gums, patches, articles comprising inhalable powders, and smokeless tobacco products such as snus and snuff, which deliver a material to a user without forming an aerosol, where
  • a “combustible” aerosol provision system is one where a constituent aerosolisable material of the aerosol provision system (or component thereof) is combusted or burned in order to facilitate delivery to a user.
  • a “non-combustible” aerosol provision system is one where a constituent aerosolisable material of the aerosol provision system (or component thereof) is not combusted or burned in order to facilitate delivery to a user.
  • the delivery system can be a combustible or a non- combustible aerosol provision system, such as a powered non-combustible aerosol provision system.
  • the non-combustible aerosol provision system described herein can be an electronic cigarette, also known as a vaping device or electronic nicotine delivery system (END), although it is noted that the presence of nicotine in the aerosolisable material is not a requirement.
  • the non-combustible aerosol provision system described herein can be a tobacco heating system, also known as a heat-not-burn system.
  • the non-combustible aerosol provision system described herein can be a hybrid system to generate aerosol using a combination of aerosolisable materials, one or a plurality of which may be heated.
  • Each of the aerosolisable materials may be, for example, in the form of a solid, liquid or gel and may or may not contain nicotine.
  • the hybrid system comprises a liquid or gel aerosolisable material and a solid aerosolisable material.
  • the solid aerosolisable material may comprise, for example, tobacco or a non-tobacco product.
  • the non-combustible aerosol provision system may comprise a non combustible aerosol provision device and an article for use with the non-combustible aerosol provision system.
  • articles which themselves comprise a means for powering an aerosol generating component may themselves form the non-combustible aerosol provision system.
  • the non-combustible aerosol provision device may comprise a power source and a controller.
  • the power source may be an electric power source or an exothermic power source.
  • the exothermic power source comprises a carbon substrate which may be energised so as to distribute power in the form of heat to an aerosolisable material or heat transfer material in proximity to the exothermic power source.
  • the power source such as an exothermic power source, is provided in the article so as to form the non- combustible aerosol provision system.
  • the article for use with the non-combustible aerosol provision device may comprise an aerosolisable material, an aerosol generating component, an aerosol generating area, a mouthpiece, and/or an area for receiving aerosolisable material.
  • the aerosol generating component is a heater capable of interacting with the aerosolisable material so as to release one or more volatiles from the aerosolisable material to form an aerosol.
  • the aerosol generating component is capable of generating an aerosol from the aerosolisable material without heating.
  • the aerosol generating component may be capable of generating an aerosol from the aerosolisable material without applying heat thereto, for example via one or more of vibrational, mechanical, pressurisation or electrostatic means.
  • the aerosolisable material may comprise an active material, an aerosol forming material and optionally one or more functional materials.
  • the active material may comprise nicotine (optionally contained in tobacco or a tobacco derivative) or one or more other non-olfactory physiologically active materials.
  • a non olfactory physiologically active material is a material which is included in the aerosolisable material in order to achieve a physiological response other than olfactory perception.
  • the aerosol forming material may comprise one or more of glycerine, glycerol, propylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, 1,3-butylene glycol, erythritol, meso-Erythritol, ethyl vanillate, ethyl laurate, a diethyl suberate, triethyl citrate, triacetin, a diacetin mixture, benzyl benzoate, benzyl phenyl acetate, tributyrin, lauryl acetate, lauric acid, myristic acid, and propylene carbonate.
  • the one or more functional materials may comprise one or more of flavours, carriers, pH regulators, stabilizers, and/or antioxidants.
  • the article for use with the non-combustible aerosol provision device may comprise aerosolisable material or an area for receiving aerosolisable material.
  • the article for use with the non-combustible aerosol provision device may comprise a mouthpiece.
  • the area for receiving aerosolisable material maybe a storage area for storing aerosolisable material.
  • the storage area may be a reservoir.
  • the area for receiving aerosolisable material may be separate from, or combined with, an aerosol generating area.
  • Aerosolisable material which also may be referred to herein as aerosol generating material, is material that is capable of generating aerosol, for example when heated, irradiated or energized in any other way. Aerosolisable material may, for example, be in the form of a solid, liquid or gel which may or may not contain nicotine and/or flavourants.
  • the aerosolisable material may comprise an
  • amorphous solid which may alternatively be referred to as a “monolithic solid” (i.e. non-fibrous).
  • the amorphous solid maybe a dried gel.
  • the amorphous solid is a solid material that may retain some fluid, such as liquid, within it.
  • the aerosolisable material may for example comprise from about 50wt%, 6owt% or 70wt% of amorphous solid, to about 90wt%, 95wt% or ioowt% of amorphous solid.
  • the aerosolisable material may be present on a substrate.
  • the substrate may, for example, be or comprise paper, card, paperboard, cardboard, reconstituted aerosolisable material, a plastics material, a ceramic material, a composite material, glass, a metal, or a metal alloy.
  • An aerosol modifying agent is a substance that is able to modify aerosol in use.
  • the agent may modify aerosol in such a way as to create a physiological or sensory effect on the human body.
  • Example aerosol modifying agents are flavourants and sensates.
  • a sensate creates an organoleptic sensation that can be perceived through the senses, such as a cool or sour sensation.
  • Articles, for instance those in the shape of rods, are often named according to the product length: “regular” (typically in the range 68 - 75 mm, e.g. from about 68 mm to about 72 mm), “short” or “mini” (68 mm or less), “king-size” (typically in the range 75 - 91 mm, e.g. from about 79 mm to about 88 mm), “long” or “super-king” (typically in the range 91 - 105 mm, e.g. from about 94 mm to about 101 mm) and “ultra-long”
  • an article in a king-size, super-slim format will, for example, have a length of about 83 mm and a circumference of about 17 mm.
  • Each format may be produced with mouthpieces of different lengths. The mouthpiece length will be from about lomm to 50 mm, for instance from 15mm to 35mm.
  • a tipping paper connects the mouthpiece to the aerosol generating material and will usually have a greater length than the mouthpiece, for example from 3 to 15 mm longer or 3 to 12mm longer, such that the tipping paper covers the mouthpiece and overlaps the aerosol generating material, for instance in the form of a rod of substrate material, to connect the mouthpiece to the rod.
  • Articles and their aerosol generating materials and components described herein can be made in, but are not limited to, any of the above formats.
  • upstream and downstream used herein are relative terms defined in relation to the direction of mainstream aerosol drawn though an article or device in use.
  • the filamentary tow material described herein can comprise cellulose acetate fibre tow.
  • the filamentary tow can also be formed using other materials used to form fibres, such as polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH), polylactic acid (PLA), polycaprolactone (PCL), poly(i-4 butanediol succinate) (PBS), poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)(PBAT), starch based materials, cotton, aliphatic polyester materials and polysaccharide polymers or a combination thereof.
  • the filamentary tow may be plasticised with a suitable plasticiser for the tow, such as triacetin where the material is cellulose acetate tow, or the tow may be non-plasticised.
  • the tow can have any suitable specification, such as fibres having a ⁇ ’ shaped or other cross section such as ‘X’ shaped, filamentary denier values between 1.5 and 12 denier per filament, for example between 7 and 10 denier per filament and total denier values of 5,000 to 50,000, for example between 10,000 and 40,000.
  • suitable specification such as fibres having a ⁇ ’ shaped or other cross section such as ‘X’ shaped, filamentary denier values between 1.5 and 12 denier per filament, for example between 7 and 10 denier per filament and total denier values of 5,000 to 50,000, for example between 10,000 and 40,000.
  • tobacco material refers to any material comprising tobacco or derivatives or substitutes thereof.
  • tobacco material may include one or more of tobacco, tobacco derivatives, expanded tobacco, reconstituted tobacco or tobacco substitutes.
  • the tobacco material may comprise one or more of ground tobacco, tobacco fibre, cut tobacco, extruded tobacco, tobacco stem, tobacco lamina, reconstituted tobacco and/or tobacco extract.
  • flavor and flavorant refer to materials which, where local regulations permit, maybe used to create a desired taste or aroma in a product for adult consumers.
  • One or more flavours can be used as the aerosol modifying agent described herein.
  • extracts e.g., licorice, hydrangea, Japanese white bark magnolia leaf, chamomile, fenugreek, clove, menthol, Japanese mint, aniseed, cinnamon, herb, wintergreen, cherry, berry, peach, apple, Drambuie, bourbon, scotch, whiskey, spearmint, peppermint, lavender, cardamom, celery, cascarilla, nutmeg, sandalwood, bergamot, geranium, honey essence, rose oil, vanilla, lemon oil, orange oil, cassia, caraway, cognac, jasmine, ylang-ylang, sage, fennel, piment, ginger, anise, coriander, coffee, or a mint oil from any species of the genus Mentha), flavour enhancers, bitterness receptor site blockers, sensorial receptor site activators or stimulators, sugars and/or sugar substitutes (e.g., sucralose, acesulfame, cinnamon
  • Figure l is a side-on cross sectional view of an article l for use in an aerosol provision system.
  • the article l comprises a cigarette.
  • the same article l can be used as an article for use in a non combustible aerosol provision system.
  • the article l can be used in a tobacco heating system, also known as a heat-not-burn system.
  • the article l preferably additionally includes a cooling element located downstream or upstream of the component 4.
  • the cooling element can be or include a tubular element.
  • the cooling element is advantageously a paper tube, since such a tube is relatively straightforward to manufacture using existing techniques and results in a lightweight component with a large internal hollow cavity which assists with cooling.
  • the cooling element can also include one or more apertures in the wall of the paper tube or other form of cooling element, to assist with cooling aerosol passing through the cooling element.
  • the article 1 comprises a cylindrical rod of aerosol generating material 2, in the present case tobacco material, and a downstream portion 3 downstream from the aerosol generating material 2 and connected to the rod 2.
  • the aerosol generating material 2 provides an aerosol when combusted, for instance where the rod of aerosol generating material 2 is combustible.
  • the article 1 may be used within a non-combustible aerosol provision device to form a non-combustible aerosol provision system, or the article 1 can include its own heat source, forming an aerosol provision system without requiring a separate aerosol provision device.
  • An example of a non combustible aerosol provision system is the tobacco heating system, also known as a heat-not-burn system, referred to above.
  • the downstream portion 3 comprises a component 4 which includes a body of material 5 wrapped in a wrapping material 6, in the present case a plug wrap.
  • the material forming the body 5 can be substantially uniformly provided across the whole volume of the body 5, for instance in terms of its density.
  • Figure 2 is a cross sectional view of the component 4 of Figure 1 through the line X-X’ thereof.
  • the component 4 is illustrated in isolation of the remaining parts of the article 1, and includes the body of material 5 and wrapping material 6.
  • the body of material 5 is formed from a crimped and gathered sheet of material 7.
  • the sheet 7 is gathered laterally to form the body 5, which has a generally cylindrical outer shape.
  • the sheet 7 has a permeability of between about 1,000 and about 50,000 Coresta Units, in some examples between about 5,000 and about 50,000 Coresta Units. Such levels of permeability have been advantageously found to result in a component 4 in which the material forming the body 5 is more evenly distributed within the body 5, and less likely to form channels extending longitudinally through the body 5. For a given weight of sheet material 7, the increased permeability therefore results in a higher resistance to draw through the length of the body 5. This means that a lower average density of sheet material 7 can be used in the body 5 to achieve a desired resistance to draw, thus saving on material.
  • a sheet material 7 having a higher permeability also has a more open structure, and therefore for degradable materials this can result in an improvement in the time for the component 4 to degrade.
  • the increased permeability can also result in a sheet material 7 which is more absorbent, meaning that a larger volume of additive can be applied for a given weight of material.
  • the permeability of the sheet of material 7 can be measured according to the international standard ISO 2965:2009, as known to those skilled in the art. Biodegradability can be measured according to the procedure set out under ISO 14855.
  • Components as described herein, including the component 4 of Figures 1 and 2 and the component 4’ of Figure 3 can achieve a biodegradation of greater than 50% in 30 days when exposed to either fresh or marine water.
  • the sheet 7 can have a permeability of between about 1,000 and about 10,000 Coresta Units, in some examples between about 2,000 and about 8,000 Coresta Units. In other examples, the sheet 7 can have a permeability of between about 5,000 and about 12,000 Coresta Units.
  • the body 5 is formed by a single gathered sheet of material 7. However, in alternative examples, the body 5 may be formed from a plurality of sheets of material 7, which are together gathered to form the body 5. Each of the plurality of sheets of material may have the same or different properties, for instance their dimensions, permeability, thickness, basis weight, and composition.
  • the sheet of material 7, or plurality of sheets of material where applicable can have an average bulk density across the body 5 of between about 0.05 and about 0.5 gms/cnU. In some examples, the sheet of material 7, or plurality of sheets of material where applicable, can have an average bulk density across the body 5 of between about 0.05 and about 0.35 gms/cnU, between about 0.1 and about 0.3 gms/cnU, between about 0.16 and about 0.25 gms/cnU or between about 0.2 and about 0.25 gms/cnU.
  • the one or more sheets of material forming the body of material have an average density of between about 0.1 and about 0.25 gms/cnU, or between about 0.16 and about 0.2 gms/cnU.
  • the bulk density can be calculated by taking the total weight of the body 5, including any additives within the body but excluding capsules as described herein, excluding the weight of any wrappers around the body 5 and dividing the resulting weight by the volume defined by the outer surface of the body 5.
  • the one or more sheets 7 forming the body 5 can be formed from a cellulosic material.
  • the one or more sheets can be paper sheets, sheets of tobacco material, sheets of non-tobacco botanical material or combinations thereof.
  • the one or more sheets 7 forming the body 5 can have a basis weight of between about 20 and about 80 gsm, or between about 30 and about 50 gsm, or between about 36 and about 45 gsm, or between about 55 and about 75 gsm.
  • the one or more sheets can have an uncrimped thickness of between about 50pm and about 500pm, between about 50pm and about 350pm, between about 60pm and about 300pm, or between about 60pm and about 160pm.
  • the body of material 5 can have a weight of from about 5 mg to about 15 mg per mm of length of said body, or between about 8 mg and about 12 mg per mm of length of said body, or about 10 mg per mm of length of said body.
  • the wrapping material 6 preferably comprises a basis weight of between about 30 and about 75 gsm, or between about 40 and about 65 gsm. Such basis weights, which are higher than would usually be used, can assist with improving the circularity of the cross section of the body of material 5.
  • an aerosol modifying additive is applied to the one or more sheets of material 7, this can be at least one additive selected from glycerine, glycerol, propylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, 1,3-butylene glycol, erythritol, meso-Erythritol, ethyl vanillate, ethyl laurate, a diethyl suberate, triethyl citrate (TEC), triacetin, a diacetin mixture, benzyl benzoate, benzyl phenyl acetate, tributyrin, lauryl acetate, lauric acid, myristic acid, propylene carbonate, polyethylene glycol (PEG), tetra(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (TEGDA) or alkyl ketene dimer (AKD).
  • PEG polyethylene glycol
  • TAGDA tetra(ethylene glycol) di
  • the aerosol modifying additive can comprise between about 7% and about 20%, or between about 9% and about 18% by weight of said one of more sheets measured on a dry weight basis.
  • the aerosol modifying additive can be applied to the one or more sheets of material as a liquid having a viscosity between 5 and 100 centipoise at 25 °C.
  • the one or more sheets of material 7 preferably have a total combined width of between about 100mm and about 350mm, or between about 120mm and about 300mm. Such relatively large widths enable a rod to be formed with a sufficient hardness, while also providing a large surface area for the application of aerosol modifying additive, where applicable.
  • the one or more sheets 7 can be crimped to increase the overall firmness of the body 5.
  • At least one of the one of more sheets 7 extending through the body 5 can include a crimped sheet material formed having a crimp pattern including a series of substantially parallel ridges and grooves.
  • the average spacing between adjacent ridges can be greater than about 0.3 mm.
  • the average depth or amplitude of said ridges and grooves is between about 0.1mm and about 0.8mm.
  • the crimp can be applied using a roller surface with a temperature of greater than 30 C, greater than 40 C or greater than 50 C.
  • the article 1 has an outer circumference of about 24.5 mm (i.e. the article is in the regular format). In other examples the article can be provided in any of the formats described herein, for instance having an outer circumference of between 15 mm and 25 mm, for instance between 20 mm and 23mm.
  • the component 4 has a length of 27 mm. In alternative embodiments the component 4 may have any length in the range of about 7 mm to about 35 mm, for instance about 8 mm to about 20 mm.
  • the outer circumference of the component 4 is substantially the same as the outer circumference of the rod of aerosol generating material 2, such that there is a smooth transition between these components.
  • the outer circumference of the component 4 is about 24.3 mm.
  • a tipping paper 8 is wrapped around the full length of the component 4 and over part of the rod of aerosol generating material 2 and has an adhesive on its inner surface to connect the component 4 and rod 2.
  • the tipping paper 8 extends 5 mm over the rod of aerosol generating material 2 but it can alternatively extend between 3 mm and 15 mm over the rod 2, or between 4 mm and 6 mm, to provide a secure attachment between the component 4 and rod 3.
  • the rod of aerosol generating material 2 is wrapped in a wrapper 10.
  • the wrapper 10 can, for instance, be a paper or paper-backed foil wrapper, for instance for an article for use with a non-combustible aerosol provision device.
  • the article 1 in the present example has a ventilation level of about 40% of the aerosol drawn through the article 1.
  • the article 1 can have a ventilation level of between o% and 90% of aerosol drawn through the article 1, for instance between 20% and 75%.
  • the ventilation is provided directly into the component 4 of the article 1.
  • the article 1 is provided with first and second parallel rows of perforations 12 through the tipping material 8 and wrapping material 6, providing ventilation into the body 5.
  • the perforations 12 are formed as laser perforations, at positions about 18 mm and about 19 mm respectively from the downstream, mouth-end 2b of the downstream portion 3.
  • the ventilation can be provided into the downstream portion 3 at other locations.
  • the ventilation can be provided into a cooling element of the article 1 where the article is an article for use in a non-combustible aerosol provision system such as a tobacco heating system.
  • the hardness of the component 4 at a longitudinal centre point of the component 4 is preferably in the range from about 60% to about 95%, or from about 70% to about 95%.
  • the hardness of the component 4 maybe measured according to the following protocol.
  • Any suitable device maybe used for performing the measurement, such as the Borgwaldt Hardness Tester H10.
  • Hardness is defined as the ratio between the height ho of a body and the height h of the body under a defined load, stated as a percentage of h 0 . Hardness may be expressed as:
  • the hardness measurement is performed at the longitudinal centre point of the body.
  • a load bar is used to apply the defined load to the body.
  • the length of the load bar should be significantly higher than that of the specimen to be measured.
  • the body to be measured Prior to the hardness measurement, the body to be measured is conditioned according to ISO 3402 for a minimum of 48 hours, and is maintained in environmental conditions according to ISO 3402 during the measurement.
  • a body is placed into the Hardness Tester H10, a pre-load of 2 g is applied to the body, and after 1 s the initial height h 0 of the body under the 2 g pre-load is recorded.
  • the pre-load is then removed and a load bar bearing a load of 150 g is lowered onto the sample at a rate of 0.6 mm/s, after 5 s the height h of the body under the 150 g load is measured.
  • the hardness is determined as the average hardness of at least 20 body or other components measured according to this protocol.
  • the closed pressure drop across the component 4 can be between about 1.5 mmWG and about 8.6 mmWG/mm of length of said component 4, or between about 3 mmWG and about 6 mmWG/mm of length of said component 4.
  • the closed pressure drop is a pressure drop measured through the length of the component 4 with any ventilation apertures closed.
  • the ISO standard ISO 6565:2015 can be used to measure closed pressure drop, as known to those skilled in the art.
  • the tensile strength of the one or more sheets measured according to ISO 1924-2:2008 in the longitudinal (machine) direction of the one or more sheets, is preferably greater than about 10 N/3omm, and can be between about 20 and about 100 N/3omm, or between about 25 and about 80 N/3omm.
  • FIG. 3 is a side-on cross sectional view of an article 1’ for use in an aerosol provision system comprising aerosol generating material 2 and a component 4’ downstream of the aerosol generating material 2.
  • the article 1’ is the same as the article 1 described with reference to Figures 1 and 2, except that the component 4’ in the downstream portion 3’ of Figure 3 further comprises a flavour delivery member 9.
  • the flavour delivery member 9 delivers a flavour or flavourant as described herein into the aerosol passing through the component 4’.
  • the flavour delivery member 9 is embedded within and surrounded on all sides by the one or more sheets of material 7 of the body 5’.
  • additive other than flavour can be provided in a member which is otherwise the same as that described herein.
  • the additive can, for instance, be one of the aerosol modifying additives or agents described herein.
  • the flavour delivery member 9 may comprise a capsule. In some embodiments, the flavour delivery member 9 comprises first and second capsules.
  • the or each capsule 9 comprises an outer shell and an inner core.
  • the shell of each capsule 9 may be solid at room temperature.
  • the shell may comprise, consist of, or essentially consist of, alginate.
  • the shell is formed from a different material.
  • the shell may alternatively comprise, consist of, or essentially consist of, gelatin, carageenans or pectins.
  • the shell may comprise, consist of, or essentially consist of, one or more of alginate, gelatin, carrageenans or pectins.
  • each additive capsule maybe impermeable, or substantially impermeable, to the flavour or flavourant, or other agent, of the core. Therefore, the shell initially prevents the agent of the core from escaping from the capsule.
  • the shells of the one or more capsules are ruptured such that the agent is released.
  • the or each capsule has a diameter in the range of 1 to 5 mm and, preferably, in the range of 2 to 4 mm. In some embodiments, the diameter of the or each capsule is about 3 mm or 3.5 mm.
  • the or each capsule may be generally spherical. In other examples, other shapes and sizes of capsule can be used.
  • each capsule may be in the range about 5 mg to about 50 mg and, preferably, in the range of about 10 to 30 mg. In some embodiments, each capsule has a weight of about 14 mg.
  • each capsule is centred on the longitudinal axis of the component 4’.
  • each capsule may have a core-shell structure. That is, the encapsulating material or barrier material creates a shell around a core that comprises the flavour or another aerosol modifying agent. The shell structure hinders migration of the aerosol modifying agent during storage of the article but allows controlled release of the aerosol modifying agent, also referred to as an aerosol modifier, during use.
  • the barrier material also referred to herein as the encapsulating material
  • the encapsulating material is frangible. The or each capsule is crushed or otherwise fractured or broken by the user to release the encapsulated aerosol modifier.
  • one or more of the capsules is broken immediately prior to heating being initiated but the user can select when to release the aerosol modifier of said capsule. The user can then choose to break the other capsules a later time, for example, after heating being initiated. The user may choose to break said other one of the capsules once some of the aerosol has been released from the aerosol generating material, such that the remaining aerosol generating material is modified by the aerosol modifying agent of another of the capsules. Alternatively, the user may choose to break a plurality of capsules simultaneously.
  • breakable capsule refers to a capsule, wherein the shell can be broken by means of a pressure to release the core; more specifically the shell can be ruptured under the pressure imposed by the user's fingers when the user wants to release the core of the capsule.
  • the barrier material is heat resistant. That is to say, in some cases, the barrier will not rupture, melt or otherwise fail at the temperature reached at the capsule site during operation of an aerosol provision device with which the article 1 is used.
  • a capsule located in an article may be exposed to temperatures in the range of 30°C to ioo°C for example, and the barrier material may continue to retain the liquid core up to at least about 50°C to 120°C.
  • the or each capsule releases the core composition on heating, for example by melting of the barrier material or by capsule swelling leading to rupture of the barrier material.
  • the total weight of each capsule may be in the range of about 1 mg to about too mg, suitably about 5 mg to about 60 mg, about 8 mg to about 50 mg, about 10 mg to about 20 mg, or about 12 mg to about 18 mg.
  • the total weight of the core formulation may be in the range of about 2 mg to about 90 mg, suitably about 3 mg to about 70 mg, about 5 mg to about 25 mg, about 8 mg to about 20 mg, or about 10 mg to about 15 mg.
  • the or each capsule comprises a core as described above, and a shell.
  • the capsules may each present a crush strength from about 4.5 N to about 40 N, more preferably from about 5 N to about 30 N or to about 28 N (for instance about 9.8 N to about 24.5 N).
  • the capsule burst strength of each capsule can be measured when said capsule is removed from the body of material 6 and using a force gauge to measure the force at which the capsule bursts when pressed between two flat metal plates.
  • a suitable measurement device is the Sauter FK 50 force gauge with a flat headed attachment, which can be used to crush the capsule against a flat, hard surface having a surface similar to the attachment.
  • the or each capsule may be substantially spherical and have a diameter of at least about 0.4 mm, 0.6 mm, 0.8 mm, 1.0 mm, 2.0 mm, 2.5 mm, 2.8 mm or 3.0 mm.
  • the diameter of the or each capsule may be less than about 10.0 mm, 8.0 mm, 7.0 mm, 6.0 mm, 5.5 mm, 5.0 mm, 4.5 mm, 4.0 mm, 3.5 mm or 3.2 mm.
  • the capsule diameter maybe in the range of about 0.4 mm to about 10.0 mm, about 0.8 mm to about 6.0 mm, about 2.5 mm to about 5.5 mm or about 2.8 mm to about 3.2 mm.
  • each capsule may have a diameter of about 3.0 mm. These sizes are particularly suitable for incorporation of the capsules into an article as described herein.
  • the components 4, 4’ of Figures 1, 2 and 3 may include additional sections, such as additional bodies of material or other sections such as tubular sections.
  • the additional sections maybe upstream, downstream, or both upstream and downstream of the components 4, 4’, and may be formed from any materials suitable for use in the articles described herein.
  • an additional section formed from filamentary tow as defined herein can be provided upstream, downstream or both upstream and downstream of the body of material 5, 5’.
  • FIG. 4 is a flow diagram illustrating a method of manufacturing a component for an article for use in an aerosol provision system.
  • one or more sheets of material are fed along a transfer path, where the one or more sheets having a permeability of between about 1,000 and about 50,000 Coresta Units, for instance between about 5,000 and about 50,000 Coresta Units.
  • the transfer path maybe a path between rollers which lead the one or more sheet materials into rod forming machinery.
  • the one or more sheets are formed into a rod.
  • the one or more sheets may be crimped first, and then gathered together to form the rod.
  • the rod is wrapped with a wrapper and at step S104 the rod is cut to form the component.
  • an aerosol modifying additive or agent may be applied to the one or more sheets as they are fed along the transfer path.
  • the aerosol modifying additive can, for instance, be applied as a liquid having a viscosity between 5 and 100 centipoise at
  • the method can also include crimping the one or more sheets of material using a roller surface with a temperature of greater than 30 °C, greater than 40 °C or greater than 50 °C.

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Un composant pour un article destiné à être utilisé dans un système de fourniture d'aérosol comprend un corps de matériau, le corps ayant un axe longitudinal et comprenant une ou plusieurs feuilles s'étendant à travers le corps, ladite ou lesdites feuilles ayant une perméabilité comprise entre environ 1 000 et environ 50 000 unités Coresta et le composant ayant une masse volumique apparente moyenne à travers le corps comprise entre environ 0,05 et environ 0,5 gms/cms. L'invention concerne également un article comprenant le composant, et un procédé de fabrication.
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