JP2021121196A - Aroma cartridge - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an aroma cartridge that makes it possible to overcome a problem that characteristically arises in an aroma cartridge that does not use any tobacco component and that uses a non-tobacco material not including a large quantity of fibers; i.e., a decrease in aspiration quantity of an aerosol smoke and a fragrance component released from the non-tobacco material, due to blockage of gas flow passages within an aroma-generating sheet to be heated or an aroma-generating base material to be heated and between aroma-generating sheets to be heated or aroma-generating base materials to be heated.SOLUTION: The aroma cartridge has at least one of means 211, 212 for optimizing aspiration of the smoke and the fragrance component and/or a gas-generation-maintaining material for maintaining generation of the smoke and the fragrance component, in an aroma generator to be heated and/or a mouthpiece.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 24

Description

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is mounted in a chamber provided with an electrically controlled heating element of a heating type smoking device so as to be in contact with the heating element, and the smoke and aroma components of the aerosol generated by heating the heating element can be enjoyed. Regarding aromatic cartridges.

In recent years, as smoking separation and smoking cessation have become widespread in spaces where people gather, such as workplaces and restaurants, the number of smoking enthusiasts who smoke flame-burned cigarettes, such as cigarettes, has decreased. On the other hand, the number of smoking enthusiasts who use electronic cigarettes, which are heat-not-burn smoking devices that suck smoke generated by heat transmitted by an electrically controlled heating element such as a heater, is rapidly increasing. The reason for this is that according to conventional flame smoking, smokers and non-smokers around them inhale harmful substances produced by thermal decomposition and combustion (600 ° C or higher) of tobacco materials and paper. According to electronic cigarettes, smokers inhale and smoke harmless glycerin and other smoke and aromas made from tobacco materials and aerosol formers at low temperatures (200 to 350 ° C) that do not lead to thermal decomposition and combustion of the tobacco materials. This is because the effect on non-smokers around the area can be reduced.

There are roughly two types of such electronic cigarettes (Non-Patent Documents 1 and 2). One is a capsule-type electronic cigarette and a stick-type electronic cigarette that heat a capsule or stick containing tobacco leaves to suck smoke or the like. The other is a liquid electronic cigarette that absorbs the vapor generated by heating a scented or flavored liquid.

In particular, stick-type electronic cigarettes are highly similar to conventional cigarettes in terms of form, smoking method, taste, etc., and because the amount of toxic substances such as cigarettes sucked is small, many enthusiasts. Various developments have been carried out (for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3). Specifically, a stick (electronic cigarette) in which a mouthpiece is provided on an aerosol forming body that is processed into a stick like a cigarette with an aerosol former that generates an aerosol that becomes smoke together with a tobacco component, a fragrance, a binder, or the like. It is an electronic cigarette that smokes by attaching a cartridge) to a heated aerosol. The mechanism of smoking is that when the aerosol-forming body is attached and heated so as to come into contact with the heat source of the heating type smoking equipment, the aerosol-forming body releases volatile substances including the aerosol former, and at the same time, this volatile substance is released. , Smoker's suction sucks into the mouthpiece side of the other end together with air, and in this volatile transport process, the aerosol former volatiles cool and condense to form a smoke-like aerosol and other The volatiles give aroma to the smoker's mouth and nose, and as a result, the smoker can enjoy smoking (Patent Document 2). According to this mechanism, in the case of heat-not-burn smoking such as stick-type electronic cigarettes, the aerosol former such as glycerin or propylene glycol contained in the aerosol-forming body can be volatilized at about 200 to 250 ° C., that is, tobacco leaves. You can smoke at a temperature at which the thermal decomposition of the vape begins. Therefore, compared to the case of flame-type smoking, which burns at least 600 ° C, which is necessary for burning, and more than 900 ° C when smoking, harmful substances that are said to be generated more as the temperature rises. The outbreak is suppressed and there is little adverse effect on health.

Unlike stick-type e-cigarettes, liquid-type e-cigarettes do not contain tobacco components, and beverages such as coffee, cola and red bull, desserts such as chocolate, vanilla and cream, and fruits such as orange, lemon and melon. , Mensole, mint, refreshing agents such as herbs, etc., is a new smoking tool that allows you to enjoy various tastes (Non-Patent Document 2). Specifically, it is an electronic cigarette that heats a liquid in which a fragrance is mixed with propylene glycol and vegetable glycerin and sucks the evaporated volatile matter. It contains no harmful substances, does not generate tar or nicotine, and has the greatest feature of being able to enjoy a wide variety of flavors. In fact, a wide variety of liquids are on sale.

Further, in recent years, an attempt has been made to combine the characteristics of these two electronic cigarettes (Patent Document 4). As mentioned above, since the aerosol-forming body processed into a heated stick of the conventional stick-type electronic cigarette contained a tobacco component, harmful substances were generated, and tar and nicotine were also generated, albeit in a small amount. Was there. Therefore, Patent Document 4 invents a stick-type electronic cigarette that does not contain a tobacco component, which has been a problem of stick-type electronic cigarettes. That is, instead of the tobacco component, a non-tobacco material that generates only aroma that has the effect of improving the mind and body, health and beauty by smoking is adopted, and an aerosol-forming body containing an aerosol former, a binder, etc. is used. It is a stick-type electronic cigarette.

However, in stick-type electronic cigarettes that use only such non-tobacco materials, it is not possible to use tobacco materials that contain a large amount of fibers in the aerosol-forming body, and in order to release various flavors, a wide variety of non-tobacco materials are used. I have a problem because I use tobacco material.

First, in the aerosol-forming body containing the tobacco material, the fibers of the tobacco material maintained the lumpy state and prevented the tobacco material from falling off and fusing, but when a non-tobacco material containing no large amount of fiber was used. In order to stably maintain the massive state of the heated aroma generating sheet or the heated aroma generating filling material (hereinafter referred to as "heated aroma generating base material"), a large amount of a binder or the like that functions as a fiber is used. Will be used for. Therefore, as the amount of the binder increases, the density of the aroma generating base material to be heated increases, and the volatile components (hereinafter referred to as “gas”) from the inside of the aroma generating base material to be heated of the aerosol former and the non-tobacco material released by heating increase. The flow path (hereinafter referred to as "gas flow path") is closed, making it difficult to suck the smoke of the aerosol and the aroma component of the non-tobacco material (hereinafter referred to as "suction component"), and as a result, the suction amount is reduced.

Further, since the aerosol former is glycerin, propylene glycol, etc., which are liquid at room temperature, the more the binder is, the more the aerosol former bleeds out from the heated aromatic base material over time, and the heated aromatic base materials are fused to each other. do. Therefore, the gas flow path is closed, it becomes difficult to suck the suction component, and as a result, the suction amount decreases. Further, when such fusion occurs, it becomes difficult for the heating element to be inserted into the heated aroma generating base material, and the heating element may be damaged. Specifically, the base material for generating aroma to be heated sticks and hardens during transportation or storage at a warehouse or storefront, making it difficult for the heating element to penetrate, causing damage to the cartridge or damage to the heating element. There is.

On the contrary, if the amount of the binder added is reduced and the gas flow path is secured, the non-cigarette material may fall off or dust may be generated, and it is difficult to maintain the shape of the cartridge firmly, so that the cartridge is inserted into the heating element. Then it may be destroyed. In addition, these may be sucked into the oral cavity.

That is, since it is necessary to maintain the generation of aerosols that become smoke and the generation of aroma components released from non-tobacco materials, the solution is to significantly change the composition and compounding ratio that make up the aroma generating base material to be heated. Is difficult. Therefore, it is considered that a solution means focusing on the structure of the mouthpiece, which has a great influence on the suction amount, the method for producing the base material for generating aroma to be heated, the filling state thereof, and the like is required.

Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2010-520964 Patent Document 2: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2013-591384 Patent Document 3: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2016-538848

Non-Patent Document 1: "8 Popular Electronic Cigarettes! Explaining the Types of Electronic Cigarettes to Beginners", Digimo Home Page, https: digmo. infoseek. co. jp / articles-410
Non-Patent Document 2: "Recommended Ranking of Electronic Cigarette Liquid | 15 Popular Products That Can Be Sucked Deliciously", Customlife Homepage, https://customlife-media. jp / electronics-cigarette-liquid

As described above, the present invention does not use any tobacco component and uses only non-tobacco material, which causes a peculiar problem of reducing suction power, that is, in a heated aroma generating base material and a heated aroma generating group. It is an object of the present invention to provide an aromatic cartridge that can solve the problem of a decrease in the suction amount of the suction component due to the blockage of the gas flow path between the materials, and does not cause the non-tobacco material or the like to fall off or generate dust.

Although the term "fragrance cartridge" is used here, it may be referred to as a "smoking cartridge" or an "electronic cigarette compatible cartridge".

As a source of fragrance, it is also applied to those using non-tobacco materials without tobacco components.

"Aroma" means "good scent" and includes the scent that drifts from the material itself (fragrance), the scent that floats in the space when heated (aroma), the scent that drifts in the mouth when inhaled (flavor), etc. ..

"Smoking" generally means smoking cigarettes, but here it simply means "enjoying smoke," "tasting smoke," and "enjoying smoke," which is the source of smoke. Is not limited to tobacco, but also applies to those using non-tobacco material. Further, the "smoke" here includes "smoke-like" and "smoke-like" such as droplets dispersed in the air such as aerosol.

An "e-cigarette compatible cartridge" is also defined simply as a "(compatible) cartridge that can be used interchangeably with an e-cigarette cartridge that contains tobacco components, whether or not it contains tobacco components."

More specifically, the electrically controlled heating element is attached so as to come into contact with the heating element of the heating type smoking device provided in the chamber, and the smoke of the aerosol generated by heating the heating element and the aroma component can be enjoyed. In a columnar aerosol cartridge that can be used, at least a mouthpiece provided with a filter for filtering smoke and aroma components and at least a heated aerosol generator wrapped with a heated aerosol-generating substrate that comes into contact with a heating element are adjacent to each other. A mechanism that is wrapped with a cartridge exterior and has a function of improving the amount of gas suction on the mouthpiece and a function of catching fallen objects and dust such as non-tobacco material, and suction of gas on the heated aerosol generator. It is an object of the present invention to provide an aromatic cartridge provided with a material having a structure that does not reduce the amount and does not cause falling off such as non-tobacco material or dust.

That is, the fragrance cartridge of the present invention comprises a heated fragrance generator wrapped with a heated fragrance generating base material that comes into contact with a heating element, and smoke and aroma components of an aerosol generated by heating from the heating element. A mouthpiece provided with a filter to be filtered, a cartridge outer body wrapping an outer periphery so as to connect the heated aerosol generator and the mouthpiece, and at least one of the heated aerosol generator and the mouthpiece. Has at least one of the smoke and the aroma component suction optimizing means and the gas generation sustaining material of the smoke and the aroma component.

Such suction optimization means and gas generation maintenance material mean the following structures and materials, respectively. The suction optimizing means has a structure for improving the suction amount of the mouthpiece, and a structure for preventing and supplementing the generation of fallen substances such as non-tobacco material and dust of the aroma generator to be heated. More specifically, a cavity for improving the suction amount by expanding the gas flow path provided in the filter constituting the mouthpiece, and a support for preventing the heated aroma generator constituting the mouthpiece from moving to the mouthpiece side. A shape reinforcing member provided on the body to prevent a decrease in suction amount due to deformation, a heat insulating material provided on the mouthpiece to prevent damage to the joint due to heat diffusion, and prevention of falling objects such as non-tobacco materials and generation of dust. It means a lid material to be used and a partition material to be supplemented. The gas generation maintenance material is a material in which the flow path of the gas released from the aroma generator to be heated is not blocked. More specifically, a heated aroma generating base material whose internal structure has been improved by a manufacturing method, a heated aroma generating base material constituting a heated aroma generating body having an optimized blending amount, and a heated aroma generating body. Inorganic particles existing inside and / or on the surface of the constituent base material for generating aroma to be heated, and a base material for generating aroma to be heated having an improved filling rate. Hereinafter, the structures and materials of the present invention will be described in detail.

First, in the fragrance cartridge of the present invention, the filter is formed by molding fibers into a columnar shape and constitutes the whole or a part of the mouthpiece, and the suction optimization means is inside the filter in the longitudinal direction. It has a cavity provided so as not to penetrate the cavity. This filter is a filter made of commonly used cellulose acetate (CA) fiber, polyester fiber such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET), etc., and is a filter of a heated aroma generator using a non-tobacco material. In the case of the fragrance cartridge, since the flow rate of the gas sucked by a general smoker is not sufficient, the suction amount is improved by the cavity.

The shape and quantity of the cavity are not particularly limited and may be appropriately determined according to the type of aroma generator to be heated, but the effect of increasing the amount of gas sucked by a general smoker is sufficient. , And, considering the difficulty of the method of manufacturing the cavity, it is preferable that at least one is arranged at one end or both ends in the longitudinal direction of the filter.

Further, the position where the cavity is formed is arranged so that when the smoker inhales, the sucked gas uniformly enters the entire oral cavity. When there is one cavity, it is preferable to form it on the central axis of a cylinder existing in the longitudinal direction of the filter. When there are two cavities, it is preferable to form the center axis of the cylinder existing in the longitudinal direction of the filter as the center of the target. Further, when there are three or more filters, the center axis of the cylinder existing in the longitudinal direction of the filter, the central axis of the cylinder existing in the longitudinal direction of the filter, and the central axis of the cylinder existing in the longitudinal direction of the filter are centered. It is preferable that the cylinders are arranged at rotationally symmetric positions.

Further, the shape of the cavity is preferably columnar or conical from the viewpoint of the effect of increasing the amount of gas sucked by a general smoker and the difficulty of the method of manufacturing the cavity, but is columnar or pyramidal. The shape of the bottom surface is not limited. However, since it is efficient to form these cavities by general mechanical drilling, electric discharge machining, or laser machining, a columnar or conical shape is preferable from the viewpoint of workability.

Such a filter may constitute the entire mouthpiece by itself, or may be a part of the mouthpiece. If part of the mouthpiece is a filter, the rest is preferably a cavity formed by the cartridge exterior. The arrangement of the filter and the cavity is not particularly limited, and the heated fragrance and the filter may be adjacent to each other, or the heated fragrance and the cavity may be adjacent to each other. As the cartridge exterior, polyolefin resin such as PE and PP, PET resin, CA resin, thin film such as polylactic acid (PLA), and thin paper are usually used, but the cartridge exterior has a cavity. When it is formed, it needs to be thick enough to maintain the strength of the mouthpiece, although it depends on the material.

Further, the mouthpiece can be provided with a member having a preferable function other than the filter to improve the function of the mouthpiece. As such a typical member, generally, a support member for preventing the heated fragrance generator from moving toward the mouthpiece and an aerosol former of the heated fragrance generator are volatilized and then cooled. There is a cooling member to promote smoke production and lower the temperature of the gas, which may form a mouthpiece with a filter. Only one of such members may be applied, or both may be applied. When either one is applied, it is arranged between the aroma generator to be heated and the filter. When both are applied, the support member and the cooling member are arranged in this order or in the reverse order between the aroma generator to be heated and the filter.

It is necessary to lower the temperature of the gas by the cooling member not only for the purpose of cooling and condensing the volatilized aerosol former to generate smoke, but also for the aromatic cartridge as compared with the cigarette. It is also to lower the temperature of the gas itself at an extremely short interval between the heating part and the mouthpiece so that you can enjoy comfortable smoking in the oral cavity. Therefore, the cooling member preferably serves as a heat exchanger, and a columnar porous body having continuous holes having a high porosity, a columnar tube provided with a large number of through holes, or the like is used. The porosity needs to be at least 50% or more, preferably 70 to 90%. As the material, polyolefin resins such as PE and PP, PET resin, CA resin, polylactic acid (PLA) and the like have been used, but those obtained by wrapping a metal foil such as aluminum having high thermal conductivity around them, and The metal itself is more preferable.

In this way, the mouthpiece has a filter that makes it easier for smokers to hold the fragrance cartridge in the mouth and filters the gas to mellow the taste of the gas as an essential component, and if necessary, a support member and / or A cooling member can be arranged. By utilizing this structure, since it is the filter that hinders the suction of gas, it is possible to shorten the length of the filter and increase the suction amount. Therefore, instead of providing the cavity as described above, the structure of the mouthpiece in which the filter is shortened to increase the suction amount was examined.

Since the length of the fragrance cartridge itself and the length of the fragrance generator to be heated are determined according to the structure of the heated smoking device, when the filter of the mouthpiece is shortened, a part of the filter is replaced with a support member. .. Conventionally, the support member has a hollow columnar structure having a thin side surface because it cannot prevent the passage of gas while preventing the heated aroma generator from moving toward the mouthpiece. Inexpensive polyolefin resins such as polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP), plastics such as CA resin, and paper have been used. Then, in order not to obstruct the passage of gas, it is preferable that the cavity is hollow and the thickness of the side surface of the support member is thin. However, if the filter is shortened and the length of such a support member is increased, there arises a problem that the mouthpiece is easily deformed.

In response to this problem, in the present invention, in an aromatic cartridge including a mouthpiece composed of at least a filter and a support member, the mouthpiece is deformed even if the length of the support member is increased and the thickness of the side surface is reduced. It provides the structure of the support member which does not reduce the suction amount without doing so.

That is, in this fragrance cartridge, the mouthpiece has a support member including a through hole that prevents the heated fragrance generator from moving toward the mouthpiece, and the central axis of the support member and the cylinder of the through hole are substantially the same. The suction optimizing means includes a shape reinforcing member that is fixedly or movably arranged in the through hole. More specifically, the shape reinforcing member is configured to have a support member and an axis of the through hole in the plane, and include at least one plate-shaped member in contact with the inner wall of the through hole. By arranging such a plate-shaped member in the columnar through hole of the support member, it is not necessary to change the material even if the length of the columnar support member is increased and the thickness of the side surface is reduced. It is possible to prevent the support member from being deformed. The shape of the plate-shaped member is preferably a cross section cut in the axial direction of the cylinder, that is, a rectangle, and from the viewpoint of the amount of suction, the thinner the thickness, the better the number, but the deformation is prevented. From the viewpoint of this, it is preferable that the polyolefin resin has 2 to 4 sheets and a thickness of 0.1 to 0.5 mm.

Further, the shape reinforcing member has a radius smaller than the radius of the through hole having substantially the same axis as the central axis of the column of the support member and the through hole, and the concentric column on the outer peripheral side of the concentric column in the radial direction of the concentric column. It is more preferable to provide a plate-shaped member formed so as to come into contact with the inner wall of the through hole in order to prevent deformation of the support member, and from the viewpoint of sucking gas, it is further preferable that the concentric cylinder is hollow. preferable.

In this way, the support member on which the shape reinforcing member for preventing the heated fragrance generator from moving toward the mouthpiece is arranged adjacent to the heated fragrance generator and the filter adjacent to the support member are provided. In the fragrance cartridge to which the mouthpiece is applied, the gas suction can be optimized without deforming the support, but in order to control the gas suction more widely, a filter having a cavity is applied as a filter. It is more preferable to do so. Further, a cooling member capable of efficiently converting the volatilized aerosol pharmacology into aerosol smoke can be arranged between the filter and the support member. In any of these cases, in order to further optimize the suction amount, it is preferable to apply a filter having a cavity as the filter.

On the other hand, as the suction amount increases due to the improvement of the filter and the support member, the heat of the gas is easily transferred from the heating element to the filter, so that the bonding force between the members constituting the fragrance cartridge decreases. There is. The location of such a joint surface differs depending on the configuration of the fragrance cartridge, but the interface between the heated fragrance generator and the filter, the support member, the cooling member and the cartridge exterior body, the filter and the support member, the cooling member and the cartridge exterior body. The interface between the two, the interface between the support member and the cooling member and the cartridge exterior, the interface between the cooling member and the cartridge exterior, and the like.

When the bonding force at each interface is reduced, gas leaks and adversely affects the suction amount. Therefore, it is preferable to provide a heat insulating member between the heated aroma generator and the mouthpiece. This heat insulating member is made of a plastic heat insulating porous body such as a sponge having continuous holes with a long flow path, instead of spreading a high-temperature gas all over like a support member adjacent to a fragrance to be heated. Preferably, it may have a function of allowing it to stay to some extent and cooling it. Therefore, the length of the heat insulating member is extremely short, the cooling function up to the cooling member is not required, and it is preferable that the heat insulating member is applied instead of the support member that prevents the heated aroma generator from moving toward the mouthpiece.

Further, in the case of a heating type smoking tool (Fig. 3) in which the chamber is covered with a heating element, instead of a general heating type smoking tool (Fig. 2) having a needle-shaped heating element at the bottom of the chamber, an aromatic cartridge. Since the influence of heat on the heat is larger and the bonding force at the interface of each member is significantly reduced as described above, it is necessary to provide a heat insulating member to prevent the bonding force from being reduced, that is, the suction amount is reduced. As described above, from the viewpoint of eliminating the influence of heat of the heating element and preventing the reduction of the suction amount, the present invention provides a heat insulating member as a suction optimization means between the heated aroma generator and the mouthpiece. It also provides an intervening fragrance cartridge.

Further, since the heated aroma generating base material emits various aromas, the fiber component may be extremely reduced. In such a case, the blending amount of the binder and the like are adjusted, but the blending ratio of the non-tobacco material cannot be significantly reduced in order to maintain the aroma, and the non-tobacco material and the like fall off. Objects and dust are more likely to be generated than usual. These are carried in the direction of the mouthpiece by smoking and become a factor of clogging the voids of the filter and the cooling member, and the suction amount is extremely reduced. Further, in the case of a base material for generating a fragrance to be heated having such a composition, even when the fragrance cartridge is pierced into a needle-shaped heating element, fallen matter, dust and the like are likely to be generated.

Therefore, the present invention provides, as a suction optimizing means, an fragrance cartridge in which a lid material is arranged at the end of the heated fragrance generator on the mouthpiece side and a partition wall material is arranged at the end on the opposite side of the mouthpiece. But also. The lid material and the partition wall material may be provided with only one of them or both of them, depending on the state of the base material for generating aroma to be heated and the aroma generator to be heated that bundles them. The lid material and / or partition wall material prevents clogging of the filter and / or cooling member due to falling objects and dust, and a stable suction amount is ensured.

The solution for structurally improving the gas suction optimization of the fragrance cartridge has been described above. However, in order to optimize suction, it is also necessary to improve the aroma generator to be heated that releases gas by heating. The amount of gas released from the aroma generator to be heated is closely related to the amount of suction described above, and this point will be described below. In the present invention, a material that stabilizes the amount of gas released is referred to as a gas generation sustained material.

The reason why the improvement in the amount of gas released by heating the aroma generator to be heated is not sustained has already been explained, but since it is an important point in the present invention, it will be described again. Aerosol-forming bodies containing tobacco material had the fibers of the tobacco material maintained in a lumpy state and prevented the tobacco material from falling off and fusing, but when using a non-tobacco material that does not contain a large amount of fiber, it is covered. In order to stably maintain the lumpy state of the heated aerosol-generating base material, a large amount of a binder or the like that functions as a fiber is used. Therefore, when the amount of the binder increases, the density of the base material for generating aroma to be heated increases, the gas flow path is closed, and it becomes difficult to suck the suction component.

Further, since the aerosol former is glycerin, propylene glycol, etc., which are liquid at room temperature, the more the binder is, the easier it is to bleed out from the heated aroma generating base material over time, and the heated aroma generating base materials are melted together. Since it is attached, the flow path between the substrates to generate the aroma to be heated is closed, and it becomes difficult to suck the suction component. Further, when such fusion occurs, it becomes difficult for the heating element to be inserted into the heated aroma generating base material, and the heating element may be damaged. On the contrary, if the amount of binder added is reduced and the gas flow path is secured, non-tobacco material may fall off or dust may occur, making it difficult to firmly maintain the shape of the aromatic cartridge and inserting it into a heating element. If it is done, it may be destroyed. In addition, these may be sucked into the oral cavity.

Therefore, in the present invention, it has been found that the above-mentioned problems can be solved by a method [apparatus] for producing a base material for generating aroma to be heated. In the following, the description will be made mainly according to the manufacturing method including each step, but it is clear that there is a manufacturing apparatus capable of carrying out the manufacturing method as a whole by providing means for executing each step. .. Therefore, the description of the manufacturing method and the description of the manufacturing apparatus shall not be duplicated, and shall be described at the same time (overlapping) as "process [means]" and "method [equipment]".

The reason why the above-mentioned problems can be solved by the method [apparatus] for manufacturing the aroma generating base material to be heated is that the aroma generating base material to be heated is bonded to a medium such as pure water or alcohol with a non-tobacco material, an aerosol former, or the like. From a composition in which a material selected from an agent, an anti-adhesion agent, a fragrance, a non-tobacco material extract, an antibacterial preservative, etc. is dispersed or dissolved as a medium, a paper-making method, a roll press, a compression molding method such as a press, and a compression molding method, and The sheet formed by the casting method or the like is dried and then cut to produce the sheet, and the internal structure of the aroma generating substrate to be heated changes variously depending on the manufacturing method [equipment] in the forming and drying process [means]. It is thought that this is because.

The rationale for this is, for example, in the case of blending dissimilar polymers, the phase separation structure of the blend is affected by the manufacturing method [equipment] and manufacturing conditions, and in the case of emulsions and suspensions that disperse oil in water. Whether it is a water droplet type or an oil droplet type in water depends on various factors such as the type of oil, the mixing ratio of oil and water, and the type of surfactant. Then, it is almost impossible to analyze a clear difference in the structure of the aroma-generating base material to be heated due to such a difference in the manufacturing method [equipment] because the material system contained therein is complicated. It seems that a great deal of effort is required to find the law. The reason why the internal structure of polymer blends and emulsions differs depending on the manufacturing method [equipment] is that the substances to be blended are limited, the history of research is long, and analytical methods have been established. Therefore, the difference in structure that occurs depending on the manufacturing conditions is clarified.

Various methods [equipment] for producing a base material for generating aroma to be heated have already been studied, and there are the following examples. From the process [means] of preparing non-tobacco material by dry mixing after drying and crushing non-tobacco material, and from aerosol former, binder, anti-adhesion agent, fragrance, non-tobacco material extract, antibacterial preservative, etc. Wet mixing includes a step of preparing the selected material [means], a step of preparing pure water and alcohol [means], and a wet mixing step [means] of mixing these prepared materials all at once. A paper making process [means] for producing a water-containing sheet from the produced slurry, a molding process [means] for producing a sheet by roll-pressing the produced water-containing sheet, and a step for drying the sheet produced in the molding process [means]. [Means] This is a method [device] for producing a fragrance to be heated filling by cutting a fragrance generating sheet to be heated produced from the above.

However, since it is difficult to maintain the lumpy state of the heated fragrance generating base material produced by such a method [device], a large amount of binder is required, and the heated fragrance is generated by bleeding out of the aerosol former. There is a problem that the base material is easily fused. Therefore, the amount of gas released from the aroma generator to be heated using this filling changed significantly with time, and the smoker could not stably inhale the gas.

In the fragrance cartridge of the present invention, the material that stabilizes the amount of gas released from the fragrance generator to be heated, that is, the gas generation sustaining material, is firstly a dry mixing step [means] in which a dried and crushed non-tobacco material is mixed. ], And the non-tobacco material produced in the dry mixing step [means], aerosol former, binder or thickener, crosslinked polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), fragrance, non-tobacco extract, β-cyclodextrin, microcrystalline cellulose. , And the non-tobacco material produced by the first wet mixing step [means] of mixing the material selected from the antibacterial preservative with the alcohol and pure water mixture and the first wet mixing step [means]. A second wet mixing step [means] for producing a slurry containing a non-tobacco material or the like by further adding pure water and / or alcohol to a mixed solution of alcohol and pure water containing the above, and a second wet mixing step [means]. The paper making process [means] for producing a water-containing sheet from the slurry produced in [means], the sheet forming process [means] for compressing the water-containing sheet to process it into a sheet, and the sheet produced in the sheet forming process [means]. It is a heated fragrance generating base material produced by a drying step [means] of drying to produce a heated fragrance generating sheet and a sheet processing step [means] of cutting or bending the heated fragrance generating sheet.

The manufacturing feature of this method [equipment] is the second wet mixing. The second wet mixture to which pure water and alcohol are added improves the dispersed state of the aerosol former such as polypropylene glycol and glycerin and the non-tobacco material, so that the mixture is heated without increasing the amount of the binder added. The lumpy state of the aroma generating base material can be stabilized, and the bleed-out of the aerosol former can be reduced. In particular, as the alcohol, a lower monoalcohol such as ethanol or propanol is effective and preferable, and the amount of the alcohol added is preferably 0.1 to 10 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the non-tobacco material.

The gas generation sustaining material in the second aromatic cartridge of the present invention includes a dry mixing step [means] for mixing dried and crushed non-tobacco material, a non-tobacco material produced in the dry mixing step [means], and an aerosol. A material selected from formers, binders or thickeners, crosslinked PVPs, fragrances, non-tobacco extracts, β-cyclodextrin, microcrystalline cellulose, and antibacterial preservatives is mixed into a mixture of alcohol and pure water. Pure water and / or alcohol is further added to the alcohol and pure water mixed solution containing the non-tobacco material and the like produced by the first wet mixing step [means] and the first wet mixing step [means]. A second wet mixing step [means] for producing a slurry containing a non-tobacco material and the like, a paper making step [means] for producing a water-containing sheet from the slurry produced in the second wet mixing step [means], and a water-containing sheet. Aerosolformer absorption in which an aerosolformer is applied or immersed in a hydrous sheet whose water content is reduced to less than 50% by mass by a sheet forming step [means] of compressing or casting and processing into a sheet and a sheet forming step [means]. A process [means], a drying process [means] for producing a heated aroma generating sheet by drying the sheet produced in the aerosol former absorption step [means], and a sheet processing for cutting or bending the heated aroma generating sheet. It is a base material for generating aroma to be heated, which is produced from the process [means].

The production feature of this method [equipment] is also in the second wet mixing, and the alcohol is preferably a lower monoalcohol such as ethanol or propanol, and the amount of the alcohol added is 0. It is preferable that the amount is 1 to 10 parts by mass, which is the same as that of the first production method [equipment], but the feature of the second production method [equipment] is that the water content is further reduced to less than 50% by mass. The aerosolformer absorption step [means] for applying or immersing the aerosolformer in the water-containing sheet has been added. In the conventional manufacturing method [equipment], the aerosol former and the non-tobacco material are mixed in the undried aerosol-heated aroma-generating base material sheet in which the dispersion state of the aerosol former and the non-tobacco material is poor and the water content is less than 50% by mass. Was free, making it difficult to absorb the aerosol former. However, since the dispersion state is improved by the second wet step [means], the aerosol former is absorbed into the sheet in the aerosol former absorption step [means], so that the amount of the aerosol former and the binder added is first. In addition to being able to stabilize the lumpy state of the aerosol-generating substrate to be heated and reducing the bleed-out of the aerosol former, the aerosol former is more likely to be volatilized by heating, even if it is the same as the manufacturing method [equipment] of the above.

The gas generation sustaining material in the third aromatic cartridge of the present invention includes a wet mixing step [means] for producing a slurry of non-tobacco material by mixing dried and crushed non-tobacco material with pure water, and a wet mixing step [means]. Manufactured by a paper making process [means] for producing a water-containing sheet from the slurry produced in [means], a sheet forming process [means] for compressing or casting a water-containing sheet to process it into a sheet, and a sheet forming process [means]. Aerosolformer, binder or thickener, crosslinked PVP, fragrance, non-tobacco extraction on the sheet produced by the drying step [means] for reducing the water content of the sheet to less than 50% by mass and the drying step [means]. Absorption by applying or immersing a substance, β-cyclodextrin, microcrystalline cellulose, a concentrated solution of water discharged in the sheet forming process [means], and an alcohol and pure water mixed solution of a material selected from antibacterial preservatives. And the adsorption step [means], the drying step [means] for producing the heated aroma generating sheet by drying the sheet produced in the absorption and adsorption step [means], and cutting or bending the heated aroma generating sheet. It is a base material for generating aroma to be heated, which is manufactured from the sheet processing process [means].

In the first and second manufacturing methods [equipment], a water-containing sheet was formed by papermaking from a slurry in which all materials such as non-tobacco materials were wet-mixed with pure water and alcohol. ] Is characterized in that a hydrous seed is produced from a slurry of a non-tobacco material alone, and other materials such as an aerosol former are absorbed and adsorbed on the dried sheet. In the first and second manufacturing methods [equipment], there is a problem in wet dispersion of all materials, as in the case of improving the dispersion between the non-tobacco material and the aerosol former. Therefore, as a result of examining a manufacturing method [equipment] that does not go through the process [means] of mixing and dispersing the non-tobacco material and the aerosol former, the dried non-tobacco material is as in the third manufacturing method [equipment]. It was found that a mixed solution of pure water and alcohol of other materials such as an aerosol former rapidly permeates into the sheet, and is absorbed and adsorbed, leading to the present invention. The lumpy state of the aroma generating substrate to be heated produced by this method [apparatus] was stable, and the bleed-out of the aerosol former was also reduced.

The gas-forming sustained material in the fourth aromatic cartridge of the present invention includes a non-tobacco material preparation step [means] for drying and pulverizing the non-tobacco material, and at least a fragrance and / or a non-tobacco material extract and crosslinked PVP and / or. A fragrance and / or non-tobacco extract mixing step [means] of mixing β-cyclodextrin with alcohol to anchor the fragrance and / or non-tobacco extract to crosslinked PVP and / or β-cyclodextrin, and at least with an aerosol former. Aerosolformer dissolving step [means] of mixing a binder or thickener with pure water, materials produced in the non-tobacco material preparation step [means], and fragrance and / or non-tobacco extract dissolving step [means] A wet mixing step [means] that mixes the material produced in It is a base material for generating aroma to be heated, which is produced from a sheet forming step [means] for producing the above and a sheet processing step [means] for cutting or bending a sheet for generating aroma to be heated.

The conventional manufacturing method [equipment] has been characterized in that a sheet is formed from a slurry such as a non-tobacco material through a papermaking process [means], but in view of the result of the third manufacturing method [equipment], non-tobacco Since there is a problem in casting a sheet from a slurry of materials having various properties such as materials, there is little pure water and alcohol and a highly viscous non-cigarette without passing through a large amount of pure water and alcohol slurry. A sheet of a fragrance-generating base material to be heated is formed by using a roll press such as a three-roll press for a mixture of materials and the like. In this method [device], since a large shearing force and compressive force are applied to the mixture such as non-tobacco material, it is considered that all the materials are uniformly kneaded and dispersed.

Here, at least the fragrance and / or non-tobacco extract and the cross-linked PVP and / or β-cyclodextrin are mixed with alcohol to retain the fragrance and / or non-tobacco extract in the cross-linked PVP and / or β-cyclodextrin. A mixing step [means] for mixing and at least an aerosolformer dissolving step [means] for mixing the aerosolformer with the binder or thickener in pure water are provided, and a fragrance, a non-tobacco extract, an aerosolformer, a binder or a binder is provided. It is important to dissolve in advance a material that can be dissolved in pure water and alcohol, such as a thickener. In particular, when menthol and / or xylitol is used as the fragrance, these are bound to the crosslinked PVP and / or β-cyclodextrin and are stably present in the aroma generating substrate to be heated, causing bleed-out of the aerosol former. Since at least the flavor and / or non-tobacco material extract and cross-linked PVP and / or β-cyclodextrin are mixed with alcohol to have a suppressive effect, the flavor and / or non-tobacco extract is cross-linked PVP and / or β-. The mixing step [means] of anchoring to cyclodextrin plays a vital role.

By adopting this manufacturing method [equipment], the lumpy state of the aroma generating substrate to be heated is stable, the bleed-out of the aerosol former can be significantly reduced, and the aroma generating substrate to be heated is not fused. The volatilization of the gas due to the heating of the aroma generator to be heated was promoted, and it was possible to prevent the suction amount from decreasing with time.

Further, in the sheet forming step [means] of this production method [equipment], non-tobacco material, aerosol former, binder or thickener, crosslinked PVP, fragrance, non-tobacco extract, β-cyclodextrin, microcrystalline cellulose, It is preferable to add a step [means] of adding an antibacterial preservative and a material selected from pure water. This step [means] can promote kneading by shearing force and compressive force in the sheet forming step [means], control the amount of water, and increase the volatility of the aerosol former.

The gas generation sustaining material in the fifth aromatic cartridge of the present invention is a non-tobacco material that has been dried and crushed, a first aqueous binder solution in which the first binder is dissolved in pure water, an aerosol former, and a crosslinked PVP. A first wet mixing step [means] of mixing, a fragrance, a non-tobacco extract, β-cyclodextrin, microcrystalline cellulose, and a material selected from antibacterial preservatives, and a first wet mixing step. A curing step [means] for stabilizing the mixed solution produced in the [means], and a second binder aqueous solution in which the curing mixed solution produced in the curing step [means] and the second binder are dissolved in pure water. A second wet mixing step [means] for mixing the above, a sheet forming step [means] for producing a heated aroma generating sheet by compressing the material produced in the second wet mixing step [means], and a subject. It is a base material for generating aroma to be heated, which is produced from a sheet processing step [means] for cutting or bending a sheet for generating a heated aroma. Further, in this manufacturing method [equipment] as well as in the fourth manufacturing method [equipment], in the sheet molding step [means], non-tobacco material, aerosol former, binder or thickener, crosslinked PVP, fragrance, non-tobacco extraction It is preferable to add a step [means] of adding a material, β-cyclodextrin, microcrystalline cellulose, an antibacterial preservative, and a material selected from pure water.

In this manufacturing method [equipment], in particular, a step [means] for curing the mixed solution is provided, and a step [means] for adding the binder in two portions before and after the curing step [means] is provided. It is in that. As the binder, a modified cellulose-based polymer is preferable for the first time, and a polysaccharide-based polymer other than the cellulose-based polymer is preferable for the second time.

The curing step [means] means that the dispersed state of the mixture such as non-tobacco material changes with time, and it is presumed that it leads to a stable and uniform dispersed state with the lowest energy. It is considered that this is because the state change can form a lumpy state of the substrate for generating aroma to be heated.

Further, by adding the binder in two portions, the mixture can be sufficiently dispersed even if the amount of the binder added is reduced, and the viscosity can be easily adjusted. It is closely related to the curing process [means]. Since a stable dispersed state is created by adding and curing the first binder, it becomes easier to add the second binder, the amount added can be reduced, and the viscosity can be easily adjusted. Become. Therefore, in the first time, a modified cellulose-based polymer having a superior ability to disperse is preferable, and in the second time, a polysaccharide-based polymer other than a cellulose-based polymer having a superior ability as a thickener for adjusting the viscosity is preferable.

Examples of such modified cellulose-based polymers include methyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, carboxyethyl cellulose, hydroxymethyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, and sodium salts, potassium salts, and calcium salts of carboxymethyl cellulose and carboxyethyl cellulose. It is preferable to use any one or more, and as the polysaccharide polymer, konjak mannan (glucomannan), guar gum, pectin, carrageenan, tamarin seed gum, arabic rubber, soybean polysaccharide, locust bean gum, karaya gum, xanthan gum, And, it is preferable to use any one or more of agar.

The amount of the binder to be blended is preferably 5 to 20 parts by mass of the first binder and 0.1 to 5 parts by mass of the second binder with respect to 100 parts by mass of the non-tobacco material.

The curing step [means] for deriving a stable dispersed state also has appropriate conditions, and is preferably carried out at 15 to 30 ° C. for 72 to 336 hours. Appropriate temperature conditions are temperature dependent, as the binder is a polymer with hydroxyl or carboxyl groups, the presence or absence of hydrogen bond formation makes a difference in the molecular state dissolved in pure water and alcohol. As a result of the experiment, the optimum temperature range was derived. It takes a minimum amount of time for the dispersed state to change over time and stabilize, but even if it takes longer than necessary, there is no significant change and productivity is reduced.

In the above, the solution method of optimizing the material for stably releasing gas from the aroma generator to be heated, that is, the base material for aroma generation to be heated, which is a continuous gas generation material, by the manufacturing method [apparatus] has been described. We devised a material that releases gas more positively and stably.

This gas-forming sustained material is an inorganic particle. There are two effects of inorganic particles, depending on where they are located. One is the case where the inorganic particles are present inside the aroma filler to be heated. By adding the inorganic particles to the aroma generator to be heated, the density of the aroma generating base material to be heated is lowered, the gas flow path is not closed, and the suction of gas is not difficult. The other is the case where the inorganic particles are on the surface of the heated aroma generating sheet or the heated aroma generating base material. Even if the aerosol former bleeds out from the heated aroma generating base material over time, the inorganic particles can prevent the fusion phenomenon between the heated aroma generating base materials, and the heated aroma generating sheet or the heated aroma generating base material can be prevented. It is solved that the suction component is difficult to be sucked because the flow path between the aroma generating base materials is not closed. Further, since the fusion of the heated aroma generating sheet or the heated aroma generating base material is eliminated, it is also solved that it becomes difficult for the heating element to be inserted into the heated aroma generating base material. Further, introducing inorganic particles into the heated aroma generating body reduces the contact area between the heating element and the organic component of the heated aroma generating base material regardless of the inside or the surface of the heated aroma generating base material. It also has the effect of reducing the dirt on the heating element of the heat-not-burn smoking equipment.

In order for such inorganic particles to exist inside the heated aroma generating base material as a gas generation sustaining material, the heated aroma generating base material composition is used as a raw material in the manufacturing process of the heated aroma generating base material described above. It may be added to the substance. The step [means] for adding the inorganic particles is not particularly limited, but it is preferable to add the inorganic particles before the wet mixing of the tobacco material or the like.

On the other hand, in order to make the particles to be present on the surface of the aroma generating substrate to be heated, in the above-mentioned five manufacturing methods [equipment], the inorganic particles are subjected to the heating after the step [means] for producing the aroma generating sheet to be heated. After the step [means] of spraying on the aroma generating sheet and the sheet processing step [means] for producing the heated aroma generating base material, there is a step [means] of spraying the inorganic particles on the heated aroma generating base material.

Examples of the inorganic particles include metal oxides such as magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, titanium oxide, iron oxide and alumina, metal carbonates such as magnesium carbonate and calcium carbonate, metal phosphates such as calcium phosphate, potassium titanate and magnesium titanate. Titanate such as, zeolite, colloidal silica, silicon oxide such as fumed silica, etc. are preferable, and the average particle size is more preferably 1 to 100 μm. Further, in order for the inorganic particles to function effectively, it is preferable to add 0.1 to 10 parts by mass of the inorganic particles to 100 parts by mass of the non-tobacco material.

As described above, the fragrance cartridge of the present invention comprises a heated fragrance generator wrapped with a heated fragrance generating base material that comes into contact with a heating element, and smoke and aroma components of an aerosol generated by heating from the heating element. A mouthpiece provided with a filter for filtering and a cartridge outer body wrapping the outer periphery so as to connect the heated aerosol generator and the mouthpiece, and at least one of the heated aerosol generator and the mouthpiece is provided. It has at least one means for optimizing the suction of smoke and aroma components and a material for sustaining gas production of smoke and aroma components. In the above, the suction optimization means and the gas generation sustaining material in the fragrance cartridge of the present invention have been described, but the inventions complementing these will be further described below.

First, it is preferable that the filling rate of the heated aroma generating base material constituting the heated aroma generating body is 60 to 90% for stable gas suction. If the filling rate is exceeded, it is difficult to suck the gas, and if it is less than this filling rate, the amount of gas released is insufficient. In particular, in order to prevent successive fusion of the aroma generating substrate to be heated, the filling rate is preferably 60 to 73%. When the filling rate exceeds 73%, the temporal fusion of the aroma-generating base material to be heated becomes conspicuous. However, this is not the case in the case of a heated aroma generating base material produced from the improved manufacturing method [equipment] as described above, or a heated aroma generating base material in which inorganic particles are present inside or on the surface, and the filling is not limited to this. Even if the rate exceeds 73%, the fusion over time does not become severe.

The aerosol former contained in the base material for generating aroma to be heated is preferably 50 to 80 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the non-tobacco material. If it is less than this amount, the volatilization amount of the aerosol former that becomes the aerosol is insufficient, and if it is more than this amount, the aerosol former bleeds out from the material to be heated and the aroma is generated violently. It fuses violently.

Further, the crosslinked PVP stabilizes the lumpy state of the aroma generating base material to be heated and also plays a role of retaining aroma components such as menthol and xylitol, and is 7 to 25 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the non-tobacco material. If it is less than this amount, the function of the crosslinked PVP cannot be exhibited, and if it exceeds this amount, the aroma component due to the non-tobacco material or the like is insufficient.

The amount of microcrystalline cellulose is preferably 7 to 25 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the non-tobacco material. This microcrystalline cellulose is a fluid powder that is insoluble in organic solvents such as water and ethanol, and is used as an excipient for tablet molding in pharmaceuticals. This is because the fluidity of the microcrystalline cellulose and the high compressibility with a large volume change are effective in preventing cohesive failure and adhesion to the mold in the molding of tablets by the direct striking method. The same effect can be obtained with a base material for generating aroma to be heated, and this function cannot be exhibited if the blending amount is less than the above. On the contrary, if the blending amount is exceeded, the blending ratio of other materials is relatively insufficient, which adversely affects the function as a base material for generating aroma to be heated.

Finally, the amount of β-cyclodextrin is preferably 0.2 to 1.0 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the non-tobacco material. Since β-cyclodextrin plays a role of retaining aroma components such as menthol and xylitol, at least this amount is necessary, but excessive addition inhibits the function as a base material for generating aroma to be heated. .. In particular, it is known to enclose menthol, and when menthol is used as an aroma component, it is preferable to add it.

Hereinafter, in particular, constituent materials suitable for the base material for generating aroma to be heated of the present invention are listed.

The parts that can be used as non-tobacco material are roots (including bulbs (scales), tubers (potatoes), bulbs, etc.), stems, tubers, bark (including stem bark, bark, etc.), leaves, flowers (petals, petals, etc.) (Including female tubers, male tubers, etc.), seeds, tree trunks and branches, etc. can be mentioned.

In particular, the bulbs are onion, higanbana, tulip, hyacinth, garlic, rakkyo, lily, the bulbs are crocus, gradiolas, freesia, yam, yam, konjak, and the tubers are konjak, cyclamen, anemone, begonia, chologi, Potatoes, Apios (about potatoes), rhizomes such as canna, hass (rencon), ginger, tuberous roots such as dalia, sweet potato, cassaba, and tuberous roots, yam genus (Yamanoimo, natural yam, dioscorea japonica) ) Can be mentioned. In addition, turnips, burdock roots, carrots, radishes, scraps, asparagus, bamboo shoots, udo, radishes, yacon and the like are preferably used.

Tuberous roots (potatoes) and the plants listed below contain carbohydrates and are preferably used as heated aromatic filling sheets and fillings. Examples of starch include corn starch (corn), potato starch (potato), sweet potato (sweet potato), tapioca starch (tapioca), and the like, which also function as thickeners, stabilizers, and the like. In addition, these starches can be crosslinked to improve acid resistance, heat resistance, share resistance, etc., esterification, etherification to improve storage stability, gelatinization promotion, etc., and oxidation to improve transparency, film properties, and storage. It is also possible to improve stability.

Seeds include peaches, blueberries, lemons, oranges, apples, bananas, pineapples, mangoes, grapes, kinkans, melons, plums, almonds, cacao, coffee beans, peanuts, sunflowers, olives, walnuts, and other edible nuts. (Fruit part) and seeds can be preferably used.

Sea lettuce, sea lettuce, red sea bream, asakusanori, arame, iwanori (rock seaweed), egonori, ogonori, gagomekonbu, ecklonia cava, ganashi, kubirezuta, kurome, kelp, susabinori, dulls, chishimakuronori, tsuruarame , Nori (seaweed), Habanori, Hijiki, Hitoegusa, Hirome, Funori, Bowaonori, Macombus, Mechab, Mozuku, and Ecklonia cava are preferably used.

Plants used as herbs and spices can also be preferably used as non-tobacco materials, such as chili peppers, humpback pepper leaves, myoga, wormwood, wasabi, ajowan seeds, anis, alfalfa, echinacea, eshalot, estragon, everlasting flower, Elder, All Spice, Oris Root, Olegano, Orange Peel, Orange Flower, Orange Leaf, Cayenne Pepper (Cayenne Chili Pepper), Chamomile German, Chamomile Roman, Cardamon, Curry Leaf, Garlic (Niniku), Cat Nip, Caraway, Chara Wayseed, Kinmokusei, Kumin, Kuminseed, Clove, Green Cardamon, Green Pepper, Cornflower, Saffron, Cedar, Cinnamon, Jasmine, Juniper Berry, Jorokia, Ginger, Star Anis, Sparemint, Smack, Sage, Savory ), Savory, celery seed, turmeric (Ukon), thyme, tamarind, tarragon, charville (selfille), chili, dill, dill seed, tomato (dried tomato), tonka bean, dried pakuchi, nutmeg, hibiscus, habanero, cayenne, Bird's eye, basil, vanilla, pakuchi (coriander), parsley, paprika, hissop, piments death pellet, pink pepper, phenuglique seed, fennel, brown mustard, black cardamon, black cumin, black pepper, vetiver, penny royal, peppermint (hakka) ), Horse Radish, White Pepper, White Mustard, Poppy Seed, Porcini, Majorum, Mustard Seed, Maniget, Marigold, Malva Flower, Mace, Yarrow Flower, Eucalyptus, Lavender, Licoris, Linden, Red Clover, Red Pepper, Lemongrass , Lemon verbena, lemon balm, lemon peel, rose (rose), rose buds (purple), rose hips, rose petals, rosemary, rose red, laurel (laurier), long pepper, sesame (raw sesame, roasted sesame), golden pepper , Cayenne pepper, Mitaka, Sansho, Chili pepper, Yuzu, etc. can be used. In addition, mixed spices (for example, five-spice powder, Garam masala, Ras el hanout, Baligur, chicken curry masala, tandoori masala, cattle epis, Herbes de Provence), and a mixture of various plants used as potpourri can be mentioned. ..

Teas can also be preferably used. Not only are the plants that make tea different, but even the same plant is different depending on the processing method [device], so all of them are preferable as non-tobacco materials having different aromatic components. Specifically, Japanese tea, tea, tomorrow's leaf tea, sweet tea, Amachazuru tea, aloe tea, ginkgo leaf tea, oolong tea, corn tea, urajirogashi tea, elephant kogi tea, obaco tea, kakiodoshi tea, persimmon leaf tea, chamomile tea , Chamomile tea, Kawahara Sekimei tea, Karin tea, Kikuhana tea, Gymnema tea, Guava tea, Kuco tea, Kuwanoha tea, Black soybean tea, Gennoshoco tea, Brown rice tea, Gobo tea, Comfrey tea, Konbu tea, Sakura tea , Saffron tea, Shiitake tea, Shiso tea, Jasmine tea, Ginger tea, Sugina tea, Sekisho tea, Senburi tea, Buckwheat tea, Taranoki tea, Dandelion tea, Jin tea, Dokudami tea, Tochu tea, Natamame tea, Niwatoko tea, Mouse mochi tea , Hatomugi tea, hub tea, biwa leaf tea, puer tea, red flower tea, pine needle tea, mate tea, barley tea, megusurinoki tea, yomogi tea, eucalyptus tea, Rakan fruit tea, louis bosti, bitter gourd tea and the like. For teas, tea leaves after drinking may be used. The use of tea leaves has the advantage that it can be effectively reused as expensive tea.

Rice species include Indica (Indian, Continental, long grain), Graberima (African rice), Sativa (Asia rice), Javanica (Java, tropical island, large grain), Japonica (Japanese, Japanese). (Temperature island type, short grain type), NERICA (interspecies hybrid of Asian rice and African rice) can be preferably used, and can also be used as powder or bran.

As wheat, awa, embaku (cultivated varieties of crow barley, oats), barley (barley), sorghum, millet, sorghum (cordombie), wheat (wheat), sorghum, tef, toujinbie, barley (variant of barley) , Hatomugi (fruits, not seeds), hie, phonio, makomo, mochimugi (barley mochi species), sorghum (takakibi, kouryan, sorghum), corn, rye (rye), buckwheat, amaranth (amaranthus, senninkoku), Kinua and sorghum can be preferably used.

As for the lindens (Fabaceae), Azuki, Inagomame, Green bean, Endoaki bean cluster bean Graspy (English: Lathyrus sativus) Ketsuru Azuki, Sasage, Shikakumame, Zeokarpamame, Soramame, Soybean, Ricebean, Tepary bean, Tepary bean, Tepary bean English: Mucuna pruiens), Bambara groundnut, Hiyokomame, Fujimame, Runner bean, Horse gram (English: Macrotyloma uniflorum), Moth bean, Laimame, Raccasei, Ryokuto, Lupinus, Lensmame, Lensmame (Hentou).

As the mushrooms, matsutake mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, hattake mushrooms, shimeji mushrooms, shouro, mushrooms, and agaricus mushrooms can be preferably used.

Further, trunks, branches, bark, leaves and roots of trees having fragrances such as sugar beet (may be molasses squeezed residue), sugar beet, cypress, pine, cedar, hiba, camellia and ebony can also be preferably used.

Ferns, moss, etc. can also be used as non-tobacco materials.

In addition, by-products and pomace (sake lees, grape pomace (consisting of grape skins, seeds, fruit stems, etc.)) used in the production of fermented sake such as sake and wine can also be used.

On the other hand, those known as crude drugs are also preferably used. Specifically, Aizou, Akanekon, Akamegashiwa, Asenyaku, Ansokukou, Ireisen, Inchinkou, and Uikyou. ), Turmeric, Ubai, Uyaku, Urajirogashi, Uwaurushi, Agetsu, Engosaku, Enmeisou, Ougi, Huang now (Ougon), Huangsei (Ousei), Huangbaku (Oubaku), Huangren (Ouren), Sakurahide (Ohi), Brother Kirisou (Otogirisou), Toshi (Onji), Kaika, Ginger (Gaihaku), Summer dead grass (Gaihaku) Kagosou, Kashi, Kashu, Gajutsu, Kakko, Katsune, Kamitsure, Karonin, Karonin, Kankyo , Lycium chinense, Rehmannia glutinosa, Rehmannia glutinosa, Rehmannia glutinosa, Kikyo, Lycium chinense, Lycium chinense, Lycium chinense, Kikuka, Kippi, Kyokatsu, Kyonin, Kinkan, Kinginka, Kinsensou, Kukoshi, Kukoyo, Kujin, Kurumi, Kurempi, Kuromoji, Kubaku, Keigai, Keihi, Ketsumeishi, Kengoshi, Genjin, Koui, Benihana (Lycium chinense), wolfberry skin, turmeric, wolfberry, wolfberry, wolfberry, schisandra, turmeric, wolfberry , Lycium chinense, Gokahi, Goshitsu, Goshuyu, Gojokon, Goboushi, Gomiko, Saiko, Fine Spicy, saffron, Sankirai, Sanzashi, Sanshishi, Sanshuyu, Sanzukon, Sansounin, Sansho, Sanryo ), Sanyaku, Rehmannia glutinosa, Zion, Zikoppi, Shikon, Shisoshi, Shisoyo, Shitsurishi, Persimmon Lycium chinense, wolfberry, schisandra, schisandra, shajin, schisandra, schisandra, schisandra (schisandra) Sukusha, Juyaku, Ginger (Shoukyo), Panax japonicus (Shurojitsu), Shiroyou, Shouuma, Wheat (Shoubaku), Shobukon, Shini, Shini, Joteishi, Shinpi, Shinkiku, Jingyo, Juuishi, Shokumoku, Seihi, Sekishokon, Ishibuki Real skin (Sekiryujitsuhi), Ishibuki (Sekoku), River bow (Senkyu), Maehu (Zenko), River bone (Senkotsu), Panax japonicus (Sempukuka), Osteopathic tree (Sekkotsuboku), Grass fruit (Soka), Sou Kakuko (Sokakushi), mulberry parasite (Sokisei), Aoiko (Sojishi), Soujutsu, Sokuhakuyo, Sokuhakuyo, Zokudan, Souhakuhi, Soboku, Soba (Soboku) Soyo, Soukyo, Daiou, Taisou, Daifukuhi, Takusha, Tanjin, Chikujo, Panax japonicus , Takeba, Chimo, Chiyu, Chodge, Panax japonicus, Chinpi, Tennansho, Tenma, Tenmon Winter (Tenmontou), Winter melon (Tougashi), Toki (Touki), Kara sesame (Tougoma), Party ginseng (Tojin), Panax japonicus (Toshinsou), Tounin, Orange skin (Tohi), Rabbit root (Toshishi) ), Tochinomi, Tochu, Dokkatsu, Dokakon, Nikujuyo, Nikuzuku, Nindou, Carrot, Baimo, Maltese (Bakuga), Kashiwakojin (Hakushinin), Hakuhenzu, Mugimon Fuyu (Bakumontou), Hakoshi, Lightly loaded (Hacka), Banka, Half-summer (Hange), Anti-nose (Banka) Hambi), Panax japonicus, Hansilen, Yurine, Byakushi, Panax japonicus, Hyakubukon, Byakujutsu, Panax japonicus, Bowie, Bowcon, Windbreak, Panax japonicus, Panax japonicus, Panax japonicus, Panax japonicus, Panax japonicus , Panax japonicus, Matsuyani, Mokutsu, Mokka, Mokko, Motsuyaku, Mokuzoku, Yakan, Yakuchi , Yakouto, Luo Han Guo, Lansou, Longannik, Ryutan, Ryokyo, Reishi, Forsythia, Forsythia Rensensou), lotus meat (rennik), and lychee (locon) can be mentioned.

Finally, an extract of non-tobacco material, a so-called extract, can also be used, and examples of the form of the extract include liquid, starch syrup, powder, granules, and solution.

Aerosolformers include glycerin, propylene glycol, sorbitol, triethylene glycol, lactic acid, diacetin (glycerin diacetate), triacetin (glycerin triacetate), triethylene glycol diacetate, triethyl citrate, isopropyl myristate, stearer. Methyl acid, dimethyl dodecandionate, dimethyl tetradecanesandioate and the like can be used, but glycerin and propylene glycol are particularly preferably used.

As the crosslinked PVP, commercially available products such as Daibagan (registered trademark) manufactured by BASF European Company and Polyclar (registered trademark) VT manufactured by ISP Co., Ltd. can be used as they are.

The fragrance cartridge provided with the suction optimization means of the present invention does not use any tobacco component and uses a non-tobacco material, which is a problem peculiar to the fragrance cartridge. It is possible to solve the decrease in the amount of gas sucked by the smoker due to the blockage of the gas flow path between them. On the other hand, the fragrance cartridge provided with the gas generation sustaining material can improve the decrease in the amount of gas released due to the blockage of the gas flow path, and can provide the fragrance cartridge in which the non-tobacco material and the like do not fall off and dust is not generated.

Further, the heated aroma generator provided with inorganic particles as the gas generation sustaining material of the present invention prevents fusion between the heated aroma generating base materials, and the aroma cartridge stored for a long period of time becomes a heating element of a heating type smoking tool. It is also possible to solve the problem of not being able to attach the heating element and the problem of damaging or contaminating the heating element.

A columnar fragrance that is attached so that the electrically controlled heating element is in contact with the heating element of the heating type smoking device provided in the chamber, and the smoke of the aerosol generated by heating the heating element and the aroma component can be enjoyed. It is a schematic diagram which shows the process [means] of the general structure and manufacturing method [apparatus] of a cartridge. (A) It is a schematic schematic diagram of the heating type smoking equipment which provided the needle-shaped electrically controlled heating element at the bottom of the chamber. (B) It is a schematic schematic diagram which shows the structure of the columnar fragrance cartridge which can be attached to the heat-not-burn smoking equipment of (A), and can enjoy the smoke of an aerosol generated by heating of a heating element, and the aroma component. (C) is a schematic schematic diagram of a state in which the fragrance cartridge of (B) is attached to (A). (A) It is a schematic schematic diagram which shows the heating type smoking tool which provided the electric control type heating element on the outer periphery of the chamber so as to wrap the fragrance cartridge. (B) It is a schematic schematic diagram of the state in which the fragrance cartridge of FIG. 2 (B) is attached to the heating type smoking device of (A). A process [means] of a manufacturing method [equipment] for manufacturing a fragrance cartridge by joining the configuration of a mouthpiece provided with the suction stabilizing means of the present invention and the mouthpiece to a heated fragrance generator not provided with a gas generation sustaining material. ] Is a schematic diagram showing. A straight-cylindrical fragrance cartridge in which a mouthpiece composed of a single filter for filtering a gas in which one cavity is formed and a fragrance generator to be heated are adjacent to each other according to an embodiment of the present invention. A schematic diagram showing an fragrance cartridge that is a straight cylinder and is arranged in the filter from the end of the filter on the side of the aroma generator to be heated in the longitudinal direction so that the central axes of the right cylinder of the filter and the cavity are substantially the same. It is a figure. A straight-cylindrical fragrance cartridge in which a mouthpiece composed of a single filter for filtering a gas in which two cavities are formed and a fragrance generator to be heated are adjacent to each other according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic schematic diagram which shows the fragrance cartridge which is a straight cylinder, and is arranged in the filter from both ends in the longitudinal direction of the filter so that the central axis of the right cylinder of the filter and the cavity is substantially the same. A straight-cylindrical fragrance cartridge in which a mouthpiece composed of a single filter for filtering a gas in which four cavities are formed and a fragrance generator to be heated are adjacent to each other according to an embodiment of the present invention. Aroma cartridge that is a right columnar shape and is arranged in a rotationally symmetric position around the central axis of the right columnar cylinder existing in the longitudinal direction of the filter from the end on the side of the aroma generator to be heated in the longitudinal direction of the filter. It is a schematic schematic diagram which shows. A straight-cylindrical fragrance cartridge in which a mouthpiece composed of a single filter for filtering a gas in which five cavities are formed and a fragrance generator to be heated are adjacent to each other according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the shape of the cavities. Are all right-sided cylinders, and the four cavities are located in rotationally symmetric positions in the filter from the end of the filter on the side of the aroma generator to be heated in the longitudinal direction of the filter, centered on the central axis of the right-sided cylinder existing in the longitudinal direction of the filter. One cavity is arranged in the filter from the end opposite to the heated aroma generator in the longitudinal direction of the filter so that the central axis of the right cylinder of the filter and the cavity are substantially the same. It is the schematic schematic diagram which shows the fragrance cartridge. A straight-cylindrical fragrance cartridge in which a mouthpiece composed of a single filter for filtering a gas in which one cavity is formed and a fragrance generator to be heated are adjacent to each other according to an embodiment of the present invention. It has a right-cone shape and is arranged in the filter from the end of the filter on the side of the aroma generator to be heated in the longitudinal direction so that the central axis of the right-cylinder of the filter and the central axis of the right-cone of the cavity are substantially the same. It is the schematic schematic diagram which shows the fragrance cartridge characterized by this. A straight-cylindrical fragrance cartridge in which a mouthpiece composed of a single filter for filtering a gas in which three cavities are formed and a fragrance generator to be heated are adjacent to each other according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fragrance that is linearly perpendicular and is arranged in a rotationally symmetric position in the filter from the end of the filter in the longitudinal direction on the side of the aroma generator to be heated, centered on the central axis of the right cylinder existing in the longitudinal direction of the filter. It is a schematic schematic diagram which shows the cartridge. A mouthpiece composed of a filter for filtering a gas in which one cavity is formed and a cavity formed in a cartridge outer body according to an embodiment of the present invention is adjacent to a heated aroma generator and a filter. It is a right-cylindrical fragrance cartridge, and the cavity is a straight-cylindrical fragrance. It is the schematic schematic diagram which shows the fragrance cartridge arranged as such. A mouthpiece composed of a filter for filtering a gas in which four cavities are formed and a cavity formed in an outer body of a cartridge according to an embodiment of the present invention has a heated aroma generator and a filter adjacent to each other. A straight-cylindrical fragrance cartridge whose cavity is a straight-cylindrical cylinder, centered on the central axis of the right-sided cylinder existing in the longitudinal direction of the filter from the end on the side of the aroma generator to be heated in the longitudinal direction of the filter into the filter. It is a schematic schematic diagram which shows the fragrance cartridge arranged in the rotationally symmetric position. A gas having a columnar support member for preventing the heated fragrance generator adjacent to the heated fragrance generator from moving toward the mouthpiece and one cavity adjacent thereto according to the embodiment of the present invention is filtered. The mouthpiece composed of the filter is an fragrance cartridge adjacent to the fragrance to be heated so that the cavities are substantially the same at both ends of the filter in the longitudinal direction and the central axes of the right cylinder of the filter and the cavity are substantially the same. It is the schematic schematic diagram which shows the fragrance cartridge arranged in. A columnar support member that prevents the heated fragrance generator adjacent to the heated fragrance generator from moving toward the mouthpiece and the heated fragrance generator adjacent to the support member are heated according to an embodiment of the present invention. A mouthpiece composed of a columnar cooling member that cools the components that are volatilized and a filter that filters the gas in which one cavity adjacent to the cooling member is formed is an aroma cartridge adjacent to the aroma to be heated. FIG. 5 is a schematic schematic diagram showing an aromatic cartridge in which the cavities are arranged at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the filter so that the central axes of the right column of the filter and the cavity are substantially the same. A cylindrical cooling member for cooling a component that is heated and volatilized by a heated aroma generator adjacent to a heated aroma generator and one cavity adjacent to the cooling member are formed according to an embodiment of the present invention. The mouthpiece composed of the filter that filters the gas is the fragrance cartridge adjacent to the fragrance to be heated, and the cavities are at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the filter, and the central axes of the right cylinder of the filter and the cavity are substantially the same. It is the schematic schematic diagram which shows the fragrance cartridge arranged so that. It is composed of a support member for preventing the heated fragrance generator adjacent to the heated fragrance generator from moving toward the mouthpiece, and a filter for filtering the gas adjacent to the support member according to the embodiment of the present invention. The mouthpiece is an fragrance cartridge adjacent to the fragrance to be heated, and the suction optimizing means is supported in the through hole of the support member formed so that the central axis of the support member and the rectangular cylinder are substantially the same. A schematic schematic diagram showing a fragrance cartridge that has a member and a through-hole shaft in a plane and is a plate-shaped shape reinforcing material that comes into contact with the inner wall of the through-hole and is fixedly or movably arranged. be. It is composed of a support member for preventing the heated fragrance generator adjacent to the heated fragrance generator from moving toward the mouthpiece, and a filter for filtering the gas adjacent to the support member according to the embodiment of the present invention. The mouthpiece is an fragrance cartridge adjacent to the fragrance to be heated, and the suction optimizing means is supported in the through hole of the support member formed so that the central axis of the support member and the rectangular cylinder are substantially the same. A fragrance cartridge having a member and a through-hole shaft in a plane and intersecting two plate-shaped reinforcing members in contact with the inner wall of the through-hole, and is fixedly or movably arranged. It is a schematic schematic diagram. It is composed of a support member for preventing the heated fragrance generator adjacent to the heated fragrance generator from moving toward the mouthpiece, and a filter for filtering the gas adjacent to the support member according to the embodiment of the present invention. The mouthpiece is an fragrance cartridge adjacent to the fragrance to be heated, and the suction optimizing means is provided in the through hole of the support member formed so that the central axis of the support member and the rectangular cylinder are substantially the same. A tubular reinforcing material for a concentric tube having a radius smaller than the radius of a through hole having substantially the same axis as the shaft, and a cylindrical reinforcing material for the concentric tube are formed so as to contact the inner wall of the through hole in the radial direction of the concentric tube on the outer peripheral side of the concentric tube. It is a schematic schematic diagram which shows the fragrance cartridge which is composed of four plate-like reinforcing materials and is arranged fixedly or movably. Schematic diagram showing an aromatic cartridge using a concentric columnar reinforcing material which is a real pillar instead of the hollow tube as the tubular reinforcing material of the concentric tube of FIG. 18 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Is. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a reinforcing support member provided with a shape reinforcing material that prevents the heated aroma generator adjacent to the heated aroma generator from moving toward the mouthpiece, and adjacent to the reinforcing support member. A mouthpiece composed of a filter in which one cavity for filtering gas is formed is an fragrance cartridge adjacent to the fragrance to be heated, and the cavity is at the end of the filter on the side of the fragrance generator to be heated in the longitudinal direction. , The central axis of the right column of the filter and the cavity is arranged so as to be substantially the same, and the suction optimizing means is formed so that the central axis of the support member and the right column are substantially the same. In the through hole, a hollow concentric cylindrical tubular reinforcing material having a radius smaller than the radius of the through hole having substantially the same axis as this axis, and a through hole in the radial direction of the tubular reinforcing material on the outer peripheral side of this tubular reinforcing material. It is a schematic schematic diagram which shows the fragrance cartridge which is composed of four plate-like reinforcing materials which are formed so that it comes into contact with the inner wall of a scent, and is fixedly or movably arranged. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a reinforcing support member provided with a shape reinforcing material that prevents the heated aroma generator adjacent to the heated aroma generator from moving toward the mouthpiece, and adjacent to the reinforcing support member. The fragrance to be heated is a mouthpiece composed of a cylindrical cooling member that cools a component that is heated and volatilized by the fragrance generator to be heated, and a filter in which one cavity for filtering a gas adjacent to the cooling member is formed. The fragrance cartridge is adjacent to the fragrance cartridge, and the cavity is arranged at the end of the filter on the side of the fragrance generator to be heated in the longitudinal direction so that the central axis of the right cylinder of the filter and the cavity is substantially the same, and suction is performed. The optimizing means is a hollow having a radius smaller than the radius of the through hole having the axis substantially the same as the axis in the through hole of the support member formed so that the central axis of the support member and the right circular cylinder is substantially the same. Concentric columnar tubular reinforcing material and four plate-shaped reinforcing materials formed so as to come into contact with the inner wall of the through hole in the radial direction of the tubular reinforcing material on the outer peripheral side of the tubular reinforcing material, and are fixed. Alternatively, it is a schematic schematic diagram which shows the fragrance cartridge which is arranged movably. A mouthpiece according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is composed of a heat insulating member which is a suction optimization means adjacent to a heated aroma generator and a filter for filtering a gas adjacent to the heat insulating member, generates a heated aroma. It is a schematic schematic diagram which shows the fragrance cartridge adjacent to a body. Cylindrical cooling according to an embodiment of the present invention, which cools a heat insulating member which is a suction optimization means adjacent to a fragrance generator to be heated and a component which is heated and volatilized by the fragrance generator to be heated adjacent to the heat insulating member. FIG. 5 is a schematic schematic diagram showing an aroma cartridge in which a mouthpiece composed of a member and a filter for filtering a gas adjacent to a cooling member is adjacent to an aroma generator to be heated. In the schematic diagram of a portion of the heated fragrance generator of the fragrance cartridge in which the lid material and the partition wall material, which are suction optimization means, according to the embodiment of the present invention are arranged at both ends of the heated fragrance generator. be. (A) It is a schematic schematic diagram of the heat aroma generation sheet which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. (B) It is a schematic schematic diagram of the to-heated aroma generation packing which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. (A-1) It is a schematic schematic diagram which shows the heated fragrance generating body which used by folding the heated fragrance generating sheet which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. (A-2) It is a schematic schematic diagram which shows the heated fragrance generator used by winding the heated fragrance generating sheet which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. (B) It is a schematic schematic diagram which shows the heated fragrance generator using the heated fragrance generating filler which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. A dry mixing step [means] for mixing dried and crushed non-tobacco material according to an embodiment of the present invention, and a non-tobacco material produced in the dry mixing step [means], an aerosol former, a binder or an addition. A first wet mixing step of mixing a material selected from a viscous agent, crosslinked PVP, fragrance, non-tobacco extract, β-cyclodextrin, microcrystalline cellulose, and an antibacterial preservative into an alcohol and pure water mixture. A slurry containing pure water and / or alcohol by further adding pure water and / or alcohol to the alcohol and pure water mixed solution containing the non-tobacco material and the like produced by the [means] and the first wet mixing step [means]. A second wet mixing process [means] for producing the water-containing sheet, a paper making process [means] for producing a water-containing sheet from the slurry produced in the second wet mixing process [means], and a process of compressing the water-containing sheet into a sheet. The sheet forming step [means] to be performed, the drying step [means] of drying the sheet produced in the sheet forming step [means] to produce a heated aroma generating sheet, and cutting or bending the heated aroma generating sheet. It is a schematic process [means] figure of manufacturing the heated fragrance generating base material from a sheet processing process [means], and the schematic process [means] figure of the manufacturing method [apparatus] which manufactures a heated fragrance generating base material. A dry mixing step [means] for mixing dried and crushed non-tobacco material according to an embodiment of the present invention, and a non-tobacco material produced in the dry mixing step [means], an aerosol former, a binder or an addition. A first wet mixing step of mixing a material selected from a viscous agent, crosslinked PVP, fragrance, non-tobacco extract, β-cyclodextrin, microcrystalline cellulose, and an antibacterial preservative into an alcohol and pure water mixture. A slurry containing pure water and / or alcohol by further adding pure water and / or alcohol to the alcohol and pure water mixed solution containing the non-tobacco material and the like produced by the [means] and the first wet mixing step [means]. A second wet mixing step [means] for producing the water-containing sheet, a paper making process [means] for producing a water-containing sheet from the slurry produced in the second wet mixing step [means], and a sheet obtained by compressing or casting the water-containing sheet. Aerosolformer absorption step [means] for applying or immersing an aerosolformer in a water-containing sheet whose water content has been reduced to less than 50% by mass by the sheet forming step [means] and the sheet forming step [means]. The sheet produced in the former absorption step [means] is dried to produce a heated aroma generating sheet, and the sheet processing step [means] for cutting or bending the heated aroma generating sheet. It is a schematic process [means] figure of manufacturing the heated fragrance generating base material, and the schematic process [means] figure of the manufacturing method [apparatus] of manufacturing the heated fragrance generating base material. Manufactured by a wet mixing step [means] and a wet mixing step [means] according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a dried and crushed non-tobacco material is mixed with pure water to produce a slurry of the non-tobacco material. The water content of the sheet produced in the paper making process [means] for producing a water-containing sheet from the slurry, the sheet forming process [means] for compressing or casting the water-containing sheet to process the sheet, and the sheet forming process [means] is 50. Aerosolformer, binder or thickener, crosslinked PVP, fragrance, non-tobacco extract, β-cyclodextrin, With the absorption and adsorption step [means] of applying or immersing the fine crystal cellulose, the concentrated solution of water discharged in the sheet forming step [means], and the alcohol and pure water mixed solution of the material selected from the antibacterial preservatives. , A drying step [means] for producing a heated aroma generating sheet by drying the sheet produced in the absorption and adsorption step [means], and a sheet processing step [means] for cutting or bending the heated aroma generating sheet. It is a schematic process [means] figure of manufacturing the aroma generating substrate to be heated from, and the schematic process [means] figure of the manufacturing method [apparatus] which manufactures a fragrance generating substrate to be heated. A non-tobacco material preparation step [means] for drying and pulverizing a non-tobacco material according to an embodiment of the present invention, and at least a fragrance and / or a non-tobacco material extract and crosslinked PVP and / or β-cyclodextrin. A fragrance and / or non-tobacco extract mixing step [means] of mixing with alcohol to anchor the fragrance and / or non-tobacco extract to crosslinked PVP and / or β-cyclodextrin, and at least an aerosol former and binder or thickening. Materials produced in the aerosol former dissolution step [means] that mix the agent with pure water, non-tobacco material preparation step [means], and materials produced in the fragrance and / or non-tobacco extract dissolution step [means]. And a wet mixing step [means] that mixes the materials produced in the aerosol former melting step [means], and sheet molding that compresses the materials manufactured in the wet mixing step [means] to produce a sheet to generate aroma to be heated. Schematic process for producing a fragrance-generating base material to be heated from a process [means] and a sheet processing step [means] for cutting or bending a fragrance-generating sheet to be heated. It is a schematic process [means] figure of the manufacturing method [apparatus]. A dry and crushed non-tobacco material according to an embodiment of the present invention, a first aqueous binder solution in which a first binder is dissolved in pure water, an aerosol former, a crosslinked PVP, a fragrance, and a non-tobacco material. Manufactured in a first wet mixing step [means] of mixing an extract, β-cyclodextrin, microcrystalline cellulose, and a material selected from antibacterial preservatives, and a first wet mixing step [means]. A second curing step [means] for stabilizing the mixed solution, and a second curing mixture produced in the curing step [means] and a second binder solution in which the second binder is dissolved in pure water are mixed. Wet mixing step [means], sheet forming step [means] to produce a heated aroma generating sheet by compressing from the material produced in the second wet mixing step [means], and cutting the heated aroma generating sheet. Alternatively, a schematic process [means] diagram for producing a heated aroma generating substrate from a sheet processing step [means] for bending, and a schematic process [means] diagram for a manufacturing method [equipment] for producing a heated aroma generating substrate. Is. A step [means] of preparing a non-tobacco material by dry mixing after drying and crushing the non-tobacco material according to one embodiment of the present invention, and an aerosol former, a binder, an anti-adhesion agent, a fragrance, and a non-tobacco material. A step [means] of preparing a material selected from an extract, an antibacterial preservative, etc., a step [means] of preparing pure water and alcohol, and a wet mixing step of collectively mixing these prepared materials. [Means], a paper making process for producing a water-containing sheet from a slurry produced by wet mixing [means], a molding process [means] for producing a sheet by compressing or casting the paper-made water-containing sheet, and a molding process [means]. ], A step of drying the sheet produced in It is a schematic process [means] figure of manufacturing the heated fragrance generating base material from the processing process [means], and the schematic process [means] figure of the manufacturing method [apparatus] which manufactures a heated fragrance generating base material. In the schematic diagram showing the process [means] of the manufacturing method [apparatus] of manufacturing the fragrance cartridge by joining the mouthpiece not provided with the suction stabilizing means of the present invention and the heated fragrance generator provided with the gas generation sustaining material. be.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings and embodiments, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. It is limited only by the technical idea described in the claims.

In FIG. 1, an electrically controlled heating element is attached so as to be in contact with the heating element of a heating type smoking device provided in the chamber, and the smoke of the aerosol generated by heating the heating element and the aroma component can be enjoyed. It is a schematic diagram which shows the process [means] of the general structure and manufacturing method [apparatus] of a columnar aromatic cartridge. The fragrance cartridge of the present invention also has basically the same configuration and is assembled in the same manner except that no tobacco component is used as a heated fragrance generator that generates an aerosol that is heated and released by the heating element. Be done. That is, in the fragrance cartridge of the present invention, the fragrance generator to be heated is wound with a non-tobacco material, an aerosol former, or the like, and the fragrance generator to be heated is in contact with the mouthpiece, and the fragrance generator to be heated is electrically controlled. The heated aroma generator and the outside of the mouthpiece are connected to each other in a state of being wound by a cartridge outer body in a state of being adjacent to the heating element in the longitudinal direction so as to be in contact with the heating element.

FIGS. 2 and 3 show a state in which such an aromatic cartridge is attached to a heating type smoking device and smoked, regarding the types of two types of heating elements. In order to clarify the characteristics of the fragrance cartridge of the present invention, a mechanism for enjoying the fragrance cartridge by attaching it to a heated smoking device will be briefly described.

FIG. 2A is a schematic schematic view of a cross section of an electrically heated smoking device (1) 11 provided with a needle-shaped electrically controlled heating element 113 provided at the bottom of a chamber 112 housed in a casing 111. .. FIG. 2B is a schematic schematic view of a cross section of the fragrance cartridge 2 , in which the heated fragrance generator 21 wrapped with the interior material 21-p and the mouthpiece 22 wrapped with the interior material 22-p are formed. , Heated smoking device (1) 11 is wound and connected by a cartridge exterior body 23 in a state of being adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction. Then, FIG. 2C shows a state in which the smoker sucks the fragrance cartridge 2 by using the electric heating type smoking tool (1) 11. The heated fragrance generator 21 side of the fragrance cartridge 2 shown in FIG. 2B is inserted into the chamber 112, and the heated fragrance generator 21 is pierced into the electrically controlled heating element 113. When a smoker presses a switch (not shown), the electrically controlled heating element 113 is heated according to a signal of an electric control unit (not shown), and aerosol smoke and aroma components are released from the heated aromatic generator 21. , Suck them. When the smoker inhales, as shown by the arrow W, air enters through the intake port 115, passes through the gap between the casing 111 and the chamber 112, and the aerosol former and the aroma component volatilized from the heated aroma generator 21. Is carried to the mouthpiece 22 and sucked into the smoker's mouth. The smoke is cooled in the mouthpiece 22 and sucked as an aerosol.

FIG. 3A is a schematic schematic view of a cross section of an electrically heated smoking device (2) 12 provided with an electrically controlled heating element 123 provided on the outer periphery of a chamber 122 housed in a casing 121. FIG. 3B shows a state in which a smoker sucks the fragrance cartridge 2 using the electrically heated smoking device (2) 12. When the heated fragrance generator 21 side of the fragrance cartridge 2 shown in FIG. 3B is inserted into the chamber 122 from the fragrance cartridge insertion port 124, the heated fragrance generator 21 is surrounded by the electrically controlled heating element 123. When a switch (not shown) is pressed, the electrically controlled heating element 123 is heated according to the signal of the electric control unit 1231, and the aerosol smoke and the aroma component are emitted from the heated aromatic generator 21 and suck them. When the smoker inhales, as shown by the arrow W, air enters through the intake hole 125, and the aerosol former and the aroma component volatilized from the heated aroma generator 21 are carried to the mouthpiece 22 and into the smoker's oral cavity. Is sucked into. The smoke is cooled in the mouthpiece 22 and sucked as an aerosol.

In such smoking, the aromatic cartridge composed only of non-tobacco material does not generate harmful substances, tar and nicotine to the human body, and beverages such as coffee, cola and red bull, chocolate, vanilla, cream and the like. It has the advantage of being able to enjoy various flavors such as desserts, fruits such as oranges, lemons and melons, and refreshing agents such as menthol, mint and herbs. It has problems due to the use of a wide variety of non-tobacco materials for release.

In the aerosol-forming body containing the tobacco material, the fibers of the tobacco material maintained the lumpy state and prevented the tobacco material from falling off and fusing, but the aroma to be heated containing the non-tobacco material containing a large amount of fiber. In order to stably maintain the lumpy state of the generating base material, it is necessary to add a large amount of a binder or the like that functions as a fiber. Therefore, the density of the aroma generating base material to be heated becomes high, the gas flow path is closed, it becomes difficult to suck the suction component, and as a result, the suction amount decreases.

Further, since the aerosol former is glycerin, propylene glycol, etc., which are liquid at room temperature, the more the binder is, the more the aerosol former bleeds out from the heated aromatic base material over time, and the heated aromatic base materials are fused to each other. do. Therefore, the gas flow path is closed, making it difficult to suck the aroma component, and as a result, the suction amount decreases. Further, when such fusion occurs, it becomes difficult for the heating element to be inserted into the heated aroma generating base material, and the heating element may be damaged.

On the contrary, if the amount of binder added is reduced and the gas flow path is secured, non-tobacco material may fall off or dust may occur, making it difficult to firmly maintain the shape of the aromatic cartridge and inserting it into a heating element. If it is done, it may be destroyed. In addition, these may be sucked into the oral cavity.

An object of the present invention is to provide a means for solving these problems. That is, a means for securing a gas flow path and preventing a decrease in the suction amount is provided. It should be noted that a solution for significantly changing the composition or compounding ratio constituting the heat-sensitive aroma generating base material cannot be adopted because it is necessary to maintain the generation of aerosols that become smoke and the generation of aroma components released from non-tobacco materials. .. Therefore, the present invention provides a means for solving from two aspects different from those.

One is a physical solution that constitutes an aromatic cartridge and focuses on the structure of a mouthpiece that has a great influence on the amount of suction. The other is a chemical solution focusing on a method [apparatus] for producing a base material for generating aroma to be heated and a filling state thereof.

The former physical solution is to provide a fragrance cartridge in which the mouthpiece is provided with a suction optimization means for improving the suction amount, and by supplementing the heated fragrance generator with fallen substances such as non-tobacco material and dust. It is an object of the present invention to provide an aromatic cartridge provided with a suction optimizing means for preventing a decrease in the suction amount. More specifically, the filter constituting the mouthpiece, the support for preventing the heated aroma generator constituting the mouthpiece from moving toward the mouthpiece, and the mouthpiece as suction optimization means, respectively. Provided are fragrance cartridges provided with a cavity for improving the suction amount by expanding the gas flow path, a shape reinforcing member for preventing a decrease in the suction amount due to deformation, and a heat insulating material for preventing damage to the joint due to heat diffusion. Is. Another object of the present invention is to provide an fragrance cartridge in which a lid material and / or a partition wall material for preventing and capturing falling objects such as non-tobacco materials and dust is provided as a suction optimizing means for a fragrance generator to be heated.

The latter chemical solution is to provide the heated aroma generator with an aroma cartridge provided with a gas production maintenance material that does not reduce the amount of suction. More specifically, the heated aroma generating body, as a gas generation maintaining material, a heated aroma generating base material having an improved internal structure by a manufacturing method [equipment], and a heated aroma generating group having an optimized blending amount. It is an object of the present invention to provide an fragrance cartridge including a material, inorganic particles existing inside and / or on the surface of a fragrance generating base material to be heated, and a fragrance generating base material to be heated having an improved filling rate.

Since these suction optimization means and the gas generation maintenance material can exert a sufficient effect by themselves, FIG. 4 shows the suction optimization with the heated aroma generator in which the gas generation maintenance material is not arranged. The configuration of the fragrance cartridge for joining the mouthpiece in which the means are arranged is shown in FIG. 33. The configuration of the fragrance cartridge for joining the pieces is shown. However, since higher or wider effects can be obtained when used in combination, it is possible to provide an extremely wide variety of fragrance cartridges in all combinations of the heated fragrance generator and the mouthpiece shown in FIGS. 4 and 33.

First, the suction optimization means will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 5 shows a mouthpiece 221-1 and a heated aroma generator 21 composed of a filter unit 221-1 that filters a gas in which one cavity 221-1-c1 is formed according to an embodiment of the present invention. Is adjacent to the fragrance cartridge 2-1 to which these are joined and wound by the cartridge exterior body 23, and the cavity 221-1-c1 is on the side of the fragrance generator 21 to be heated in the longitudinal direction of the filter 221-1. A schematic diagram showing an aromatic cartridge 2-1 in which the central axis о of the right cylinder of the filter 221-1 and the cavity 221-1-c1 are arranged so as to be substantially the same in the filter 221-1 at the end of the filter 221-1. It is a figure. For example, the outer diameters of the fragrance cartridge, the fragrance generator to be heated, and the mouthpiece are determined by the heating type smoking tools (1) 11 and (2) 12 as shown in FIGS. However, hereinafter, the outer diameter j and the length k of the fragrance cartridge are 6.9 mm and 45 mm, respectively, the length a of the fragrance generator to be heated is 12 mm, and the length m (= filter) of the mouthpiece (= filter). f) was 33 mm.

The larger and thicker the cavity, the more the suction amount can be increased. However, due to the problem of the strength of the mouthpiece, the length c1, the inner diameter b1, and the surface area are 10 to 25 mm and 1 to 5, respectively. It is preferably 4 mm, 34.54 to 326.54 mm ^2. In one embodiment of FIG. 5, a straight columnar cavity having a length c1 of 20 mm and an inner diameter of 3 mm is formed. Further, the shape of the cavity is exemplified as a straight columnar cavity as the most preferable shape, but it may be an oblique columnar shape and is not limited. A hole that does not penetrate the filter may be used, but considering uniform suction of gas into the oral cavity and workability, a shape symmetrical about the central axis of the filter is preferable, and a triangular column, a square column, and a pentagon are preferable. A columnar shape such as a columnar shape, and a pyramid shape such as a cone shape (FIG. 9), a triangular pyramid shape, a square pyramid shape, and a pentagonal pyramid shape are preferable.

Further, although the cavity of FIG. 5 is formed at the end of the filter on the side of the aroma generator to be heated in the longitudinal direction, it may be provided at the end of the filter opposite to the end.

FIG. 6 shows a mouthpiece 221-2 composed of a filter unit 221-2 for filtering a gas in which two cavities 221-2-c2 and 221-2-c3 are formed according to an embodiment of the present invention. The aroma cartridge 2-2 to which the aroma generator 21 to be heated is adjacent and these are joined and wound by the cartridge outer body 23, and the cavities 221-2-c2 and 221-2-c3 are the filters 221-. In the filter 221-2 at both ends in the longitudinal direction of 2, the central axis о of the right cylinder of the filter 221-2 and the cavities 221-2-c2 and 221-2-c3 is arranged so as to be substantially the same. It is the schematic schematic diagram which shows the fragrance cartridge 2-2. The longer and thicker the shape of the cavity that can improve the suction amount, the more the suction amount can be increased. However, due to the problem of the strength of the mouthpiece, the lengths c2 and c3 are 5 to 15 mm, and the outer diameter b2. And b3 are preferably 1 to 3.5 mm, and the total surface area is preferably 34.54 to 326.54 mm ² . The shape is as described in the description of FIG.

FIG. 7 shows a mouthpiece 221-3 and a fragrance generator 21 to be heated, which are composed of a filter unit 221-3 for filtering a gas in which four cavities 221-3-c4 are formed according to an embodiment of the present invention. there adjacent it joined in the cartridge exterior body 23, a straight cylindrical aroma cartridge 2-3 is wound, a cavity 221-3-c4 is a straight cylindrical, elongated filter 221-3 Aroma cartridges arranged in the filter 221-3 from the end on the side of the aroma generator 21 to be heated in a rotationally symmetric position about the central axis of a right circular cylinder existing in the longitudinal direction of the filter 221-3. It is a schematic schematic diagram which shows 2-3. FIG. 7 illustrates the case of four cavities as a preferable example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and two or more cavities may be used. The number and size of the cavities are appropriately set according to the balance between the suction amount and the strength of the filter, as in the description described in FIG. 6, but the total surface area is set to 34.54 to 326.54 mm ^2. Is preferable. The shape is as described in the description of FIG. Further, although the cavity of FIG. 7 is also formed at the end portion of the filter on the side of the aroma generator to be heated in the longitudinal direction, it may be provided at the end portion on the opposite side of this end portion.

FIG. 8 shows a mouthpiece 221-4 composed of a filter unit 221-4 for filtering a gas in which five cavities 221-4-c5 and 221-4-c6 are formed according to an embodiment of the present invention. A straight-cylindrical fragrance cartridge 2-4 in which the heated fragrance generator 21 is adjacent to each other and these are joined and wound by the cartridge exterior body 23. The 221-4-c5 is rotationally symmetric with respect to the central axis of the right-cylinder existing in the longitudinal direction of the filter 221-4 in the filter from the end of the filter 221-4 on the side of the heated aroma generator 21 in the longitudinal direction. The filter 221-4 and the cavity 221- It is a schematic schematic diagram which shows the fragrance cartridge 2-4 arranged so that the central axis of the right-sided cylinder of 4-c6 is substantially the same. In FIG. 8, as an example, four cavities 221-4-c5 at the end of the filter on the side of the aroma generator to be heated and five cavities 221-4-c6 on the opposite side are set, and the number and size thereof are shown. Is not limited to these, and is appropriately set according to the balance between the suction amount and the strength of the filter as described in FIG. 6, but the total surface area is 34.54 to 326.54 mm ² . It is preferable to be. The shape is as described in the description of FIG.

FIG. 9 is an example of a modification of the shape of the cavity, in which the fragrance cartridge 2-1 shown in FIG. 5 has a right-conical cavity 221-5-d1. Also in this case, the dimensions of the rectangular cavity can be appropriately designed so that the surface area is 34.54 to 326.54 mm ^2. Further, in FIG. 9, the cavity is formed at the end of the filter on the side of the aroma generator 21 to be heated in the longitudinal direction, but the cavity may be provided at the end opposite to this end.

FIG. 10 is also an example of a modification of the shape of the cavity, in which the fragrance cartridge 2-3 shown in FIG. 7 has three right-conical cavities 221-6-d2. Also in this case, the number and dimensions of the right-conical cavities can be appropriately designed so that the surface area is 34.54 to 326.54 mm ^2. In this case as well, the cavity is formed at the end of the filter on the side of the aroma generator to be heated in the longitudinal direction, but it may be provided at the end opposite to this end.

FIG. 11 is composed of a filter 2211 for filtering a gas in which one cavity 221-7-c7 is formed and a cavity 221-7-v1 formed in a cartridge outer body 24 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The mouthpiece 221-7 is a straight columnar fragrance cartridge 2-7 in which the heated fragrance generator 21 and the filter 2211 are adjacent to each other, and these are joined and wound by the cartridge exterior body 24, and the cavity 221 is formed. -7-c7 is a straight cylinder, and the central axis of the right cylinder of the filter 2211 and the cavity 221-7-c7 is approximately inside the filter 2211 from the end of the filter 2211 on the side of the heated aroma generator 21 in the longitudinal direction. It is the schematic schematic diagram arranged so that it becomes the same. In FIG. 11, the heated aroma generator and the filter are adjacent to each other, but the arrangement is not limited to this, and conversely, the heated aroma generator and the cavity may be adjacent to each other. In this case, as the length f of the filter is shortened, the suction amount is increased, so that the number and size of cavities formed in the filter, that is, the surface area can be reduced. Since the strength of the mouthpiece is required only for the cartridge outer body, polyolefin resins such as PE and PP, PET resin, CA resin, polylactic acid (PLA), etc., which are the materials of the cartridge outer body, and polylactic acid (PLA), etc., and The thickness of paper or the like may be appropriately increased depending on the material.

FIG. 12 is composed of a filter 2212 for filtering a gas in which four cavities 221-8-c8 are formed and a cavity 221-8-v2 formed in an outer body of a cartridge according to an embodiment of the present invention. The mouthpiece 221-8 is a linear columnar fragrance cartridge 2-8 in which the heated fragrance generator 21 and the filter 2212 are adjacent to each other, and the cavity 221-8-c8 is a linear columnar shape of the filter 2212. It is a schematic schematic diagram that is arranged in the filter 21212 from the end on the side of the heated aroma generator 21 in the longitudinal direction at a rotationally symmetric position about the central axis of the right-sided cylinder existing in the longitudinal direction of the filter 2212. .. In this case as well, as in the explanation of FIG. 11, the heated aroma generator and the cavity may be adjacent to each other, and the length f of the filter is shortened and the suction amount is increased, so that the filter is formed. The number and size of cavities, i.e. the surface area, can be reduced. Further, the strength of the cartridge exterior is the same as in FIG.

A filter provided with such a cavity is also extremely effective as a suction optimizing means for solving a decrease in the suction amount of a mouthpiece provided with a conventional general support member and / or cooling member.

FIG. 13 is a schematic schematic view showing an aromatic cartridge 2-9 according to an embodiment of the present invention. A mouthpiece including a cylindrical support member 2221 that prevents the heated aroma generator 21 from moving in the direction of the mouthpiece 222, and a filter 2222 that filters a gas in which one cavity 2222-c1 adjacent thereto is formed. 222 is adjacent to the fragrance to be heated 21, and these are joined and wound by the cartridge exterior body 24, and the cavity 2222-c1 is placed in the filter 2222 from the end of the filter 2222 on the longitudinal support member 2221 side. The filter 2222 and the cavity 2222-c1 are arranged so that the central axes of the right-sided cylinders are substantially the same. Also in this case, the number, size, and shape of the cavities are not limited to those shown in FIG. 13, and those described in the description of FIGS. Therefore, the number and size of cavities can be significantly reduced.

FIG. 14 is a schematic schematic view showing an aromatic cartridge 2-10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. A columnar support member 2231 that prevents the adjacent heated aroma generator 21 from moving in the direction of the mouthpiece 223, and a columnar cooling that cools a component that is heated and volatilized by the heated aroma generator 21 adjacent to the support member. A mouthpiece 223 comprising a member 2232 and a filter 2223 having one cavity 2223-c1 adjacent to the cooling member 2232 to filter the gas is adjacent to the fragrance to be heated 21 and is located on the cartridge exterior 23. These are joined and wound. The cavity 2223-c1 is arranged in the filter 2223 from the end of the filter 2223 on the cooling member 2232 side in the longitudinal direction so that the central axes of the right cylinder of the filter 2223 and the cavity 2223-c1 are substantially the same. .. Also in this case, the number, size, and shape of the cavities are not limited to FIG. 14, and those described in the description of FIGS. 6 to 10 can also be applied.

FIG. 15 is a schematic schematic view showing an aromatic cartridge 2-11 according to an embodiment of the present invention. A columnar cooling member 2241 that cools a component that is heated and volatilized by an adjacent aroma generator 21 to be heated, and a filter 2242 that has one cavity 2242-c1 adjacent to the cooling member 2241 and filters a gas. The provided mouthpiece 224 is adjacent to the fragrance to be heated 21, and these are joined and wound by the cartridge exterior 23. The cavity 2242-c1 is arranged in the filter 2242 from the end of the filter 2242 on the cooling member 2241 side in the longitudinal direction so that the central axes of the right cylinder of the filter 2242 and the cavity 2242-c1 are substantially the same. .. Also in this case, the number, size, and shape of the cavities are not limited to those shown in FIG. 15, and those shown in FIGS. 6 to 10 can also be applied, and can be appropriately designed according to the structure of the cooling member.

Next, as described in the description of FIGS. 13 and 14, the mouthpiece is provided with a filter, a support member, and / or a cooling member, and the length of the support member is increased to increase the suction amount. The means for solving the problem of deformation of the present invention will be specifically described. Here, in order to eliminate the decrease in the suction amount of gas by preventing the mouthpiece from being deformed, the shape reinforcing member of the mouthpiece serves as a suction optimization means.

FIG. 16 is a schematic schematic view showing a fragrance cartridge 2-12 according to an embodiment of the present invention that prevents deformation of the mouthpiece. It is provided with a support member 2251-1 for preventing the adjacent heated fragrance generator 21 from moving in the mouthpiece 225-1 direction, and a filter 2252-1 for filtering gas adjacent to the support member 2251-1. The mouthpiece 225-1 is adjacent to the fragrance to be heated 21, and these are joined and wound by the cartridge exterior body 23. In this case, the suction optimizing means is one plate-shaped reinforcing member 2252-1-s1 that comes into contact with the inner wall of the through hole 2251-1-h, and the central axis of the support member 2251-1 and the rectangular cylinder are substantially the same. In the through hole 2251-1-h formed so as to have a central axis in the plane, it is fixedly or movably arranged. By supporting the support member from the inside of the through hole with the plate-shaped reinforcing material in this way, deformation of the support member can be prevented, and a decrease in the suction amount can be prevented. Then, this plate-shaped reinforcing material may be fixed with an adhesive by forming a groove in the through hole, for example, or may be simply fitted into the through hole so as to be movable, but is limited to this method. It's not something.

FIG. 17 is a schematic schematic view showing a fragrance cartridge 2-13 according to an embodiment of the present invention that prevents deformation of the mouthpiece. A mouse provided with a support member 2251-2 for preventing the adjacent heated fragrance generator 21 from moving in the mouthpiece 225-2 direction, and a filter 2252-2 for filtering gas adjacent to the support member 2251-2. The piece 225-2 is adjacent to the fragrance to be heated 21, and these are joined and wound by the cartridge outer body. The suction optimizing means is a plate-shaped reinforcing member 2251-2-s2, which is included in the reinforcing support member 225-2 and in which two plate-shaped members in contact with the inner wall of the through hole 2251-2-h intersect. In the through hole 2251-2h formed so that the central axis of the right cylinder is substantially the same as 2251-2, the central axis is provided in the plane and is fixedly or movably arranged. .. Since this plate-shaped reinforcing material can prevent deformation more strongly than the plate-shaped reinforcing material shown in FIG. 16, it is possible to lengthen the length of the support member and prevent a decrease in the suction amount. It becomes. As the fixed or movable arrangement method, for example, the method described with reference to FIG. 16 can be applied as it is, but is not limited.

FIG. 18 is a schematic schematic view showing an aromatic cartridge 2-14 according to an embodiment of the present invention that prevents deformation of the mouthpiece. It is provided with a support member 2251-3 for preventing the adjacent heated fragrance generator 21 from moving in the mouthpiece 225-3 direction, and a filter 2252-3 for filtering gas adjacent to the support member 2251-3. The mouthpiece 225-3 is adjacent to the fragrance to be heated 21, and these are joined and wound by the cartridge exterior body 23. The suction optimizing means is a shape reinforcement including a tubular reinforcing member 2251-3-s4 and four plate-shaped reinforcing members 2251-3-s3, which are fixedly or movably arranged as the reinforcing support member 2251-3. It is a material. The tubular reinforcing member 2251-3-s4 is formed in a through hole 2251-3-h of the support member 2251-3 formed so that the central axis of the support member 2251-3 and the right columnar cylinder are substantially the same as the shaft. It is a concentric tube having a radius smaller than the radius of the through holes 2251-3-h having substantially the same axis. Further, the four plate-shaped reinforcing members 2251-3-s3 are formed so as to be in contact with the inner wall of the through hole 2251-3-h on the outer peripheral side and the radial direction of the tubular reinforcing member 2251-3-s4. .. The shape reinforcing material composed of the tubular reinforcing material and the plate-shaped reinforcing material has a larger reinforcing effect than the plate-shaped reinforcing material shown in FIG. 17, and the length of the support member can be further increased. In this case as well, the fixed or movable arrangement method is the same as in FIG.

FIG. 19 shows an fragrance cartridge 2-using a columnar reinforcing material 2251-4-s4 of a concentric column (not hollow) of a real column instead of the tubular reinforcing material 2251-3-s4 which was a concentric tube in FIG. It is a schematic schematic diagram which shows 15. Whether to use a hollow circular pipe or a cylinder of a real pillar can be appropriately replaced depending on the balance between the reinforcing effect and the suction amount.

The reinforcing support members of FIGS. 16 to 19 can form a mouthpiece together with the filter in which the cavity is formed described in FIGS. 5 to 10, and further, a cooling member can be connected to form the mouthpiece.

FIG. 20 is a schematic schematic view showing the fragrance cartridge 2-15. The mouthpiece in which the reinforcing support member of FIGS. 16 to 19 and the filter having the cavity formed described in FIGS. 5 to 10 are connected to each other is heated. An example of an aroma cartridge bonded adjacent to an aroma is shown. This includes a reinforcing support member 2251-5 provided with shape reinforcing members 2251-3-s3 and 2251-3-s4 that prevent the adjacent heated aroma generator 21 from moving in the mouthpiece 225-5 direction. A mouthpiece 225-5 provided with a filter 2252-5 in which one cavity for filtering gas is formed adjacent thereto is adjacent to the fragrance to be heated 21, and these are joined and wound by the cartridge outer body 23. It is dressed up.

The cavity 2252-5-c1 is located in the filter 2252-5 at the end of the filter 2252-5 on the side of the heated aroma generator 21 in the longitudinal direction. The axes are arranged so as to be substantially the same. The suction optimizing means here is abbreviated as this axis in the through hole 2251-5h of the support member 2251-5 formed so that the central axis of the support member 2251-5 and the rectangular cylinder are substantially the same. A hollow concentric tubular reinforcing material 2251-5-s4 having a radius smaller than the radius of the through hole 2251-5-h having the same axis, and a tubular reinforcing material on the outer peripheral side of the tubular reinforcing material 2251-5-s4. It is a shape reinforcing material having four plate-shaped reinforcing materials 2251-5-s3 formed so as to come into contact with the inner wall of the through hole 2251-5-h in the radial direction of 2251-5-s4, and is a reinforcing support member. It is fixedly or movably arranged as 2251-5. Not limited to such a configuration, it is possible to combine various reinforcing support members and filters in which various cavities are formed.

FIG. 21 is a schematic schematic view showing the fragrance cartridge 2-15, in which a cooling member is interposed between the reinforcing support member of FIGS. 16 to 19 and the filter in which the cavity is formed described in FIGS. 5 to 10. An example of an fragrance cartridge in which a mouthpiece is connected to a fragrance to be heated is shown. A reinforcing support member 2261 having shape reinforcing members 2261-s3 and 2261-s4 that prevent the adjacent aroma generator 21 from moving in the mouthpiece 226 direction, and cooling for cooling the gas from the aroma generator 21 to be heated. A mouthpiece 226 comprising a member 2262 and a filter 2263 in which one cavity 2263-c1 for filtering gas is formed adjacent to the cooling member 2262 is adjacent to the fragrance to be heated 21 and the cartridge exterior body 23 is provided. These are joined and wound.

The cavity 2263-c1 is arranged at the end of the filter 2263 on the side of the heated aroma generator 21 in the longitudinal direction so that the central axes of the right cylinder of the filter 2263 and the cavity 2263-c1 are substantially the same. The suction optimizing means here is a penetration having a shaft substantially the same as the shaft in the through hole 2261-h of the support member 2261 formed so that the central axis of the support member 2261 and the rectangular cylinder is substantially the same. A hollow concentric tubular reinforcing material 2261-s4 having a radius smaller than the radius of the hole 2261-h and a through hole 2261-h in the radial direction of the tubular reinforcing material 2261-s4 on the outer peripheral side of the tubular reinforcing material 2261-s4. It is a shape reinforcing material having four plate-shaped reinforcing materials 2261-s3 formed so as to be in contact with the inner wall of the above, and is fixedly or movably arranged as a reinforcing support member 2261. Also in this case, the present invention is not limited to such a configuration, and it is possible to combine various reinforcing support members and filters having various cavities formed via cooling members.

As described above, as the suction amount increases due to the improvement of the filter and the support member, the heat of the gas is easily convected from the heating element to the filter and transferred, so that the bonding force between the members constituting the aromatic cartridge is increased. It may decrease and gas may leak from between the members, adversely affecting the suction amount. In the following, we provide an fragrance cartridge in which a heat insulating member is provided between the heated fragrance generator and the mouthpiece, which can solve this problem.

FIG. 22 is a schematic schematic view showing an aromatic cartridge 2-18 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The suction optimizing means here includes a heat insulating member 2271. A mouthpiece 227 provided with a heat insulating member 2217 adjacent to the heated fragrance generator 21 and a filter 2272 adjacent to the heat insulating member 2271 to filter gas is adjacent to the heated fragrance generator 21 and is a cartridge exterior body. At 23, these are joined and wound.

Further, FIG. 23 is a schematic schematic view showing the fragrance cartridge 2-19 according to the embodiment of the present invention. Again, the suction optimizing means has a heat insulating member 2281. A heat insulating member 2281 adjacent to the aroma generator 21 to be heated, a columnar cooling member 2282 adjacent to the heat insulating member 2281 to cool the gas from the aroma generator 21 to be heated, and a gas filter adjacent to the cooling member 2482. A mouthpiece 228 provided with a filter 2283 to be heated is adjacent to a fragrance generator 21 to be heated, and these are joined and wound by a cartridge exterior body 23.

These heat insulating members are made of a plastic heat insulating porous body such as a sponge having continuous holes with a long flow path, instead of spreading a high-temperature gas throughout as a support member adjacent to a fragrance to be heated. Is preferable, and the function is such that it stays to some extent and is cooled, and the cooling function up to the cooling member is not necessary, and is applied instead of the support member that prevents the heated aroma generator from moving toward the mouthpiece. Is preferable. Therefore, the length s of the heat insulating member depends on the material used, but about 1 to 5 mm is sufficient.

Next, a lid material and a partition wall material that function as suction optimization means for preventing an extreme decrease in the suction amount caused by clogging of the filters and cooling members due to falling objects such as non-tobacco materials and dust will be described with reference to the drawings. do.

FIG. 24 is a schematic schematic view of a portion of a heated aroma generator of an aroma cartridge according to an embodiment of the present invention. The suction optimization means here is arranged on the lid material 211 arranged on the end side of the fragrance cartridge among both ends of the fragrance generator to be heated and on the other end side of the fragrance generator to be heated. The partition wall material 212 to be installed is included. As the lid material 211 and the partition material 212, a material such as a filter, which does not reduce the suction amount of gas, a very thin slice of a material, a non-woven fabric, and a material such as a mesh are preferably used. It may be fixed to the heated aroma generator 21 with an adhesive or the like.

Such a lid material and a partition wall material may be provided with only one of them or both of them, depending on the state of the base material for generating aroma to be heated and the aroma generator to be heated that bundles them. The lid material and / or partition wall material prevents clogging of the filter and / or cooling member due to falling objects and dust, and a stable suction amount is ensured. In addition, it is possible to prevent the generation of falling objects, dust, etc. that occur when the fragrance cartridge is pierced into a needle-shaped heating element.

As described above, in order to secure the suction amount of gas when smoking the fragrance cartridge, the physical solution means for structural improvement has been specifically described with reference to the drawings. Hereinafter, the gas generation sustaining material provided in the heated aroma generator will be described with reference to the drawings to solve the decrease in the suction amount of the gas. The conventional heated aroma generator has a problem that the amount of gas released is reduced over time, so that the amount of gas sucked during smoking is reduced. The fragrance cartridge of the present invention includes a heated fragrance generating base material constituting a heated fragrance generator to which a chemical solution is applied as a gas generation sustaining material for preventing a decrease in the suction amount of gas.

First, FIG. 25 shows a schematic schematic diagram (A) of the heated fragrance generating sheet constituting the heated fragrance generator according to the embodiment of the present invention and the heated fragrance generation according to the embodiment of the present invention. The schematic diagram (B) of the heated aroma generation packing which constitutes a body is shown.

The aroma-generating substrate to be heated is produced by various manufacturing processes [means], but is finally wound as a sheet or a filling material to become a aroma-generating substrate to be heated. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the longitudinal direction and the length z direction of the heating type smoking equipment (1) 11 and (2) 12 correspond to each other, and the heating type smoking equipment is cut into a length z corresponding to the heating type smoking equipment. However, it has an appropriate width w and thickness y as a gas generation sustaining material. Here, as an example, FIG. 25 is used, and the dimensions corresponding to the aroma generator to be heated described in FIG. 5 are shown. The longitudinal direction and the length z direction of the aroma cartridge correspond to each other, and the aroma generating base material to be heated is wrapped around paper in this direction to form a aroma generating body to be heated. The heated fragrance generating sheet (A) contained in the heated fragrance generator has a length z of 12 mm and a width w and a thickness y of the heated smoking equipment of 60 to 90 mm and 0.1 to 1, respectively. The range is preferably 0 mm. The heated aroma generating filler (B) has a length z of 12 mm, and a width x and a thickness y of 1.0 to 2.0 mm and a thickness of 0.1 to 1.0 mm, respectively. Is preferable. The heated aroma generating filling is obtained by further cutting the heated aroma generating sheet.

FIG. 26 (A-1) shows the heated fragrance generator in which one sheet of the heated fragrance generating sheet of FIG. 25 (A) is folded and wrapped with the heated fragrance generator interior material 21-p, and FIG. 25 (A). 26 (A-2) shows a heated fragrance generator in which one sheet of the heated fragrance generating sheet (1) is wound and wrapped with the heated fragrance generator interior material 21-p. Further, FIG. 26 (B) shows a heated fragrance generator in which 50 heated fragrance generating fillers are wound with the heated fragrance generator interior material 21-p. These outer diameters are also appropriately set according to the heating type smoking tools (1) 11 and (2) 12 , but are set to 6.9 mm in accordance with the heated aroma generator described in FIG. , The filling rate is within 60 to 90%. In particular, when the filling rate is 60 to 73%, it has not been observed that the substrate to be heated is heavily fused over time. This filling rate is adjusted by the width w of the aroma generating sheet to be heated and the number of aroma generating fillings to be heated, and is not limited to the case where a gas generation sustaining material is present.

In the following, a gas generation sustaining material having a function of preventing a decrease in the gas release amount of a heated aroma generator, which is closely related to a decrease in the gas suction amount during smoking, and ensuring a gas suction amount, that is, chemistry The heated fragrance generating base material to which the solution is provided will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. The fragrance cartridge of the present invention comprises a fragrance generator to be heated, which is provided with a fragrance generator to be heated to which this chemical solution is applied as a gas generation maintaining material.

There are various methods [apparatus] in the conventional manufacturing method [apparatus] of the aroma generating base material to be heated, and an example is shown in FIG. 33. From the process [means] of preparing non-tobacco material by dry mixing after drying and crushing non-tobacco material, and from aerosol former, binder, anti-adhesion agent, fragrance, non-tobacco material extract, antibacterial preservative, etc. Wet mixing includes a step of preparing the selected material [means], a step of preparing pure water and alcohol [means], and a wet mixing step [means] of mixing these prepared materials all at once. A paper making process [means] for producing a water-containing sheet from the produced slurry, a molding process [means] for producing a sheet by compressing or casting the produced water-containing sheet, and drying the sheet produced in the molding process [means]. Manufactured from a step [means] and a sheet processing step [means] of cutting or bending a dried aroma generating sheet to be heated.

As a specific example, (Manufacturing Example 1) is shown.

(Manufacturing Example 1)
The following pulverized material was put into a dry mixer as a non-tobacco material, and dry mixing was carried out for 5 minutes.
100 parts by mass of dried crushed black tea leaves 20 parts by mass of dried licorice of legumes 10 parts by mass of dried crushed lotus leaves

The above dry mixture and the following materials were put into a wet mixer and wet-mixed for 15 minutes.
Polypropylene glycol 25 parts by mass Glycerin 25 parts by mass Carboxymethyl cellulose sodium salt 5 parts by mass Mensole 3 parts by mass Ethanol 3 parts by mass Pure water 200 parts by mass

In the step [means] of forming a sheet from the slurry thus obtained, a specified amount of the above slurry was put into a frame provided with an appropriate drainboard to prepare a water-containing sheet. At this time, in the present production example, assuming that the water content of the slurry is 100, the water content of the water-containing sheet is about 95.

Subsequently, the water-containing sheet was passed through a press roll having a predetermined clearance three times for molding, and then, 7 parts by mass of pure water was applied to the water-containing sheet passed three times with respect to 100 parts by mass. It was added to the water-containing sheet and further passed through the press roll 5 times.

Further, the molded water-containing sheet obtained as described above was dried in an environment of 35 ° C. for 300 minutes to prepare a heated aroma generating sheet having a water content of 20% by mass. The drying temperature is preferably less than 50 ° C. in order to maintain the flavor. More preferably, it is less than 45 ° C., and even more preferably less than 40 ° C. The thickness of the sheet is adjusted as appropriate, but in this production example, the thickness was set to 0.5 mm. This sheet was cut into a rectangular heated aroma generating sheet having a length of 240 mm and a width of 75 mm, and a heated aroma generating filling having a length of 240 mm and a width of 1.5 mm. The length direction of the sheet and the filling material obtained by cutting the sheet for generating aroma to be heated was parallel to the rotation axis of the roll, and the width direction thereof was the rotation direction of the roll.

One sheet to generate aroma to be heated and 50 fillers to generate aroma to be heated produced in this manner were each wound and then cut to a length of 12 mm, and FIG. 26 (A-1). And the aroma generator to be heated as shown in FIG. 26 (B) was produced. Then, a fragrance cartridge of the type in which the fragrance generator to be heated is bonded to the mouthpiece provided with the support member and the filter shown in FIG. 13 was produced. As the support member, a PE tube having a through hole having an inner diameter of 4.0 mm was used in a cylinder having an outer diameter of 6.9 mm. As the filter, a filter having a length of 23 mm, which was formed by forming an acetyl cellulose fiber into a columnar shape and ^{wrapped with a paper having a basis weight of 34 g / m 2, was used.} The cartridge exterior was formed by using paper having a basis weight of 38 g / m ² and winding it around two and a half turns so as to have an inner diameter of 6.9 mm and gluing it. As the cartridge exterior, if a paper cylinder formed by winding paper having a basis weight of 32 to 45 g / m ² for two and a half turns is used, the portion of the heated aroma generator is heated as a smoking tool. It is suitable as an aromatic cartridge to be used by inserting it into the heating element of. Then, a support member and a filter are inserted from one end of the cartridge outer body to form a mouthpiece, and a heated aroma generator is inserted from the other end, and then the basis weight is 40 g / m ^{2 so as to overlap the mouthpiece portion.} Paper was wrapped around the paper to prepare an aromatic cartridge. However, the filter is a filter in which a cavity, which is a suction optimization means, is not formed in order to clarify the influence of the manufacturing method [equipment] on the aroma generating substrate to be heated, that is, the difference in the function of the gas generation sustaining material. It was used.

The heated fragrance generator and fragrance cartridge produced in this manner were evaluated as follows.

≪Evaluation 1≫
The prepared fragrance cartridge was filled in a paper box having a long side of 70 mm, a short side of 14 mm, and a height of 45 mm so that the fragrance generator to be heated faces the bottom. In this way, the prepared box containing the aromatic cartridge was placed in a plastic bag for 2 weeks in an environment of 40 ° C. and left to stand. After that, the products taken out and left in a normal temperature and humidity environment for one day are evaluated as follows. Remove the filler from the aroma generator to be heated and check if they are solidified. At the same time, five subjects were asked to smoke, and the amount of suction and the sensory evaluation of flavor were performed.
Rank A: Things that come loose when taken out with tweezers
4 or more people can fully feel the suction amount and flavor Rank B: Push with tweezers to loosen
Those that two or more people can fully feel the suction amount and flavor Rank C: Those that remain lumps even when pressed with tweezers
No one can fully perceive both the amount of suction and the flavor. Rank C products are likely to be difficult to insert into the heating element of heat-not-burn smoking equipment due to long-term storage.

The fragrance cartridge produced in (Production Example 1) was evaluated as Rank C, and the heated fragrance generating sheet and the heated fragrance filling were fused over time, and the amount of gas released during smoking, that is, gas suction. As the amount decreased, the flavor also changed, and it did not function as a gas-forming sustained material for the aromatic to be heated.

This problem was solved by improving the manufacturing method [equipment]. As shown in FIG. 27, this manufacturing method [device] is characterized in that a second wet mixing step [means] is introduced as a manufacturing step [means]. As is clear from the figure, the dry mixing step [means] Z1 for mixing the dried and crushed non-tobacco material, the non-tobacco material produced in the dry mixing step [means], and the aerosol former, binder or thickening. A first wet mixing step of mixing a material selected from agents, crosslinked PVPs, fragrances, non-tobacco extracts, β-cyclodextrin, microcrystalline cellulose, and antibacterial preservatives into an alcohol and pure water mixture [ Means] A slurry containing pure water and / or alcohol by further adding pure water and / or alcohol to a mixed solution of pure water and / or pure water containing M2 and a non-tobacco material or the like produced by the first wet mixing step [means]. A second wet mixing step [means] M3 for producing the The sheet forming step [means] S2 to be processed, the drying step [means] S3 to dry the sheet produced in the sheet forming step [means] to produce a heated aroma generating sheet, and the heated aroma generating sheet are cut. Alternatively, the heated aroma generating base material is produced from the sheet processing step [means] H1 for bending.

As a specific example, (Manufacturing Example 2) is shown.

(Production Example 2)
Black tea leaves are dried at 70 ° C. so as to have a water content of 2% by mass, and then pulverized. Similarly, legume licorice, lotus leaves, and ginseng are dried and crushed. The drying temperature is preferably 60 ° C. to 80 ° C. or lower. Within this range, it is easy to reach the desired amount of water while avoiding the dissipation of the required flavor component. When the temperature is 65 ° C. or higher, the desired amount of water can be easily reached, and when the temperature is 75 ° C. or lower, the required fragrance component can be prevented from being dissipated.

The water content after pulverization is preferably 5% by mass or less. In this way, slurrying in a later step [means] becomes easy. It is more preferably 3% by mass or less. Further, when the water content is 0.1% by mass or more, it is preferable that the state of good affinity with water or the like can be maintained.

The dried and crushed material passed through an 80-mesh sieve was used as a non-tobacco material, and was put into a dry mixer in the following blending amount to perform dry mixing for 5 minutes.
100 parts by mass of dried crushed tea leaves 20 parts by mass of dried licorice of legumes 10 parts by mass of dried crushed lotus leaves 5 parts by mass of dried crushed Korean ginseng

The above dry mixture and the following materials were put into a wet mixer, and the first wet mixing was carried out for 15 minutes.
Polypropylene glycol 30 parts by mass Glycerin 20 parts by mass Carboxymethyl cellulose sodium salt 5 parts by mass Mensole 3 parts by mass Ethanol 3 parts by mass Pure water 20 parts by mass

Next, 180 parts by mass of pure water and 10 parts by mass of ethanol are added to the wet mixer containing the slurry, and the second wet mixing is performed for 10 minutes. Here, ethanol was added because the dispersed state of the dried pulverized product with respect to polypropylene glycol and glycerin can be greatly improved. Alcohol is not limited to ethanol as long as it is a lower monoalcohol. The amount of such lower monoalcohol added is preferably 0.1 to 10 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the dried pulverized product. When it is 0.1 parts by mass or more, the improvement of the dispersed state is recognized, and when it is 10 parts by mass or less, the residual lower monoalcohol can be suppressed. If it is 0.5 to 5 parts by mass, this effect is more remarkable.

The reason why pure water is first added to form a mixture is that a slurry having good dispersibility can be obtained by proceeding with the dispersion of the mixture in advance and then diluting and mixing with additional water. Therefore, it is also preferable to add water in a plurality of times. When the water is added in a plurality of times, it is preferable to take a combination in which the amount of water added earlier is reduced and the amount of water added later is increased. This is because the degree of improvement in dispersibility when water is added before is high, and when the amount of water added later is increased, a uniform slurry is obtained.

In the step [means] of forming a sheet from the slurry obtained as described above, a water-containing sheet was prepared by pouring the above slurry into a frame provided with an appropriate drainboard in a specified amount. At this time, in the example of this embodiment, the water content of the slurry is about 95, assuming that the water content of the slurry is 100.

Subsequently, the water-containing sheet was passed through a press roll having a predetermined clearance three times for molding, and then the water-containing sheet passed three times was passed with water equivalent to 7 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass. It was added to the sheet and further passed through the press roll 5 times. Preferably, it is 2 parts by mass or more and 15 parts by mass or less of water with respect to 100 parts by mass of the water-containing sheet. As described above, when the water-containing sheet is formed a plurality of times, adding water in the middle has the effect of easily aligning the water contained in the water-containing sheet within a certain range, and the conditions of the subsequent drying step [means]. It has the effect of being able to align the quality of the final product as well as the effect of being able to align the quality of the final product.

Further, the molded water-containing sheet obtained as described above was dried in an environment of 35 ° C. for 300 minutes to prepare a molded sheet for electronic cigarette filling having a water content of 20% by mass. The drying temperature is preferably less than 50 ° C. in order to maintain the flavor. More preferably, it is less than 45 ° C., and even more preferably less than 40 ° C. The thickness of the sheet was 0.5 mm. Since this sheet is wound as a heated aroma generator, a heated aroma generating sheet having a length z of 240 mm and a width x of 75 mm and a heated aroma generating sheet having a length z of 240 mm and a width x of 1.5 mm are heated. It was cut into an aroma-generating filling.

One sheet to generate aroma to be heated and 50 fillers to generate aroma to be heated produced by this method [apparatus] are each wound and then cut so as to have a length z of 12 mm. Heated aroma generators as shown in A-1) and FIG. 26 (B) were produced. Then, as in (Production Example 1), a fragrance cartridge of the type in which the fragrance generator to be heated is bonded to the mouthpiece provided with the support member and the filter shown in FIG. 13 was produced. However, the filter is a filter in which a cavity, which is a suction optimization means, is not formed in order to clarify the influence of the manufacturing method [equipment] on the aroma generating substrate to be heated, that is, the difference in the function of the gas generation sustaining material. It was used.

Then, as in the case of the fragrance cartridge produced in (Production Example 1), << Evaluation 1 >> was performed, and a result of rank A was obtained. This means that the heated aroma generating base material produced by this method [equipment] has less fusion over time inside and between the heated aroma generating base materials, and the amount of gas released by heating. It is considered that the amount of gas suction during smoking is maintained with little change in gas. That is, the heated aroma generating substrate produced by this method [apparatus] functions as a gas generation sustaining material of the heated aroma generating substrate.

As shown in FIG. 28, the manufacturing method [equipment] shown in FIG. 27 has been improved. The manufacturing method [device] of FIG. 28 is a step of adding an aerosol former when the water content of the sheet becomes less than 50% in the sheet molding step [means] S2 in the manufacturing method [device] shown in FIG. [Means] It is characterized in that S3 is further added. Specifically, the amount of propylene glycol compounded in the first wet mixture in (Production Example 2) was reduced by 10 parts by mass, and a 50% ethanol solution of propylene glycol was sprayed at a temperature of less than 40 ° C. to form a sheet. Absorbed propylene glycol to supplement the reduced propylene glycol in the first wet mixing. Here, the concentration of the alcohol solution of the aerosol former is preferably in the range of 20 to 80% from the viewpoint of the absorbability of the aerosol former and the drying property of the alcohol. If the concentration is high, it is difficult to be absorbed, and if the concentration is low, it takes time to dry the alcohol. The temperature at which the aerosol is absorbed is preferably 20 to 50 ° C. in terms of the absorbability of the aerosol former. If the temperature is too high, the aerosol former evaporates violently, and if the temperature is too low, it becomes difficult to absorb.

Since the dispersion state in the second wet mixing was good, the absorption of propylene glycol in this step [means] was carried out promptly. The 0.5 mm thick aroma generating substrate manufactured by this method [apparatus] was also cut to the same size as (Production Example 2) to prepare an aroma cartridge, and << evaluation 1 >> was performed. The result of rank A was obtained, and it was clarified that the heated aroma generating sheet produced by this method [apparatus] also functions as a gas generation sustaining material of the heated aroma generating substrate.

A common improvement in the manufacturing methods [equipment] of FIGS. 27 and 28 is that the mixing and dispersion of the non-tobacco material and the aerosol former have been improved. In view of this point, the manufacturing process [means] of the aroma generating base material to be heated shown in FIG. 29 has found a manufacturing method [equipment] that does not go through the mixing and dispersing steps [means] of the non-tobacco material and the aerosol former. ..

That is, it is produced by the wet mixing step [means] M1 for producing a slurry of the non-tobacco material by mixing the dried and crushed non-tobacco material for producing the gas generation sustaining material with pure water, and the wet mixing step [means]. Paper making step [means] S1 for producing a water-containing sheet from the slurry, sheet forming step [means] and S2 for compressing or casting the water-containing sheet to process it into a sheet, and S2, including the sheet produced in the sheet forming process [means]. Aerosolformer, binder or thickener, crosslinked PVP, fragrance, non-tobacco extract, β -Absorption and adsorption process in which a concentrated solution of cyclodextrin, microcrystalline cellulose, water discharged in the sheet forming process [means], and an alcohol and pure water mixture of materials selected from antibacterial preservatives are applied or immersed. [Means] S4 and a drying step of drying the sheet produced in the absorption and adsorption step [Means] to produce a heated aroma generating sheet [Means] S5 and a sheet for cutting or bending a heated aroma generating sheet. Processing step [Means] A base material for generating aroma to be heated is produced from H1.

A specific example of this manufacturing method [device] is shown in (Manufacturing Example 3).

(Manufacturing Example 3)
Wood fiber 50 parts by mass Dried black tea leaves 50 parts by mass Water 5000 parts by mass or more were mixed to prepare a slurry.

This slurry was cast into a sheet having a thickness of 0.5 mm. The remaining water of the cast was concentrated and stored, and used in the next step [means].

The above sheet is dried, and per 100 parts by mass of the sheet,
Polypropylene glycol 10 parts by mass Glycerin 20 parts by mass Carboxymethyl cellulose sodium salt 2 parts by mass Mensole (50% ethanol solution) 3 parts by mass 50 parts by mass of concentrated water of cast residue was added and dried to prepare a sheet.

As for the produced sheet, in the same manner as in (Production Example 2), a heated aroma generator and an aroma cartridge using the same were prepared, and << evaluation 1 >> was performed. As a result, a result of rank A was obtained. It was clarified that the heated aroma generating sheet produced by the method [apparatus] also functions as a gas generation sustaining material for the heated aroma generating substrate.

The conventional manufacturing method [equipment] has been characterized in that a slurry of a non-tobacco material or the like is prepared and a sheet for generating a fragrance to be heated is produced by making paper, but as shown in FIG. 29, it is not. Since good results were obtained with the method [device] of absorbing aerosol formers, fragrances, binders, etc. into a water-impregnated sheet produced by papermaking a slurry of tobacco material only, papermaking is performed from slurries of various materials with different properties. As a result of examining a manufacturing method [equipment] that does not require a papermaking process [means], the method [equipment] shown in FIG. 30 was found. It is characterized in that a large shearing force and compressive force such as a triple roll are applied to a mixture such as a non-tobacco material.

That is, the non-tobacco material preparation step [means] Z1 and 2 for drying and crushing the non-tobacco material, and at least the fragrance and / or the non-tobacco material extract and the crosslinked PVP and / or β-cyclodextrin are mixed with alcohol. The fragrance and / or non-tobacco extract dissolving step [means] M1 for retaining the fragrance and / or non-tobacco extract in crosslinked PVP and / or β-cyclodextrin, and at least an aerosol former and a binder or thickener. Aerosolformer dissolving step [means] M2 to be mixed with pure water, material produced by non-tobacco material preparation step [means], fragrance and / or material produced by non-tobacco extract dissolving step [means], A wet mixing step [means] M3 that mixes the materials produced in the aerosolformer melting step [means], and a sheet forming step that produces a heated aroma generating sheet by compressing the materials manufactured in the wet mixing step [means]. [Means] A method [apparatus] for producing a heated aroma generating base material from S1 and a sheet processing step [means] H1 for cutting or bending a heated aroma generating sheet.

A specific example of this manufacturing method [device] is shown in (Manufacturing Example 4).

(Manufacturing Example 4)
Non-tobacco material preparation step of drying and crushing non-tobacco material [Means] In Z1 and Z2, black tea leaves are used as non-tobacco material, dried in an oven at 70 ° C., and then a stirring type crusher is used. It is crushed and passed through an 80 mesh sieve to prepare a non-tobacco material having a water content of 2% by mass.

Step of Dissolving Menthol [Means] In M1, menthol, a lower alcohol, and a water-insoluble crosslinked polymer are weighed and mixed to dissolve menthol. It is preferable to dissolve menthol in a lower alcohol, then add a water-insoluble crosslinked polymer and mix. Mixing menthol, a lower alcohol, and a water-insoluble crosslinked polymer has the effect of suppressing the dissipation of menthol.

Here, the menthol is not limited to that obtained from a natural product, and a synthetic product can also be used. In addition, materials containing light load, mint, peppermint oil, and other menthol may be used.

The lower alcohol is a solvent that dissolves menthol, and ethyl alcohol is particularly preferably used.

The water-insoluble crosslinked polymer is intended to be a non-crosslinked polymer that is soluble in water and is crosslinked to become insoluble in water and swell. Of course, it is preferable that it does not dissolve in lower alcohol and swells, and such a substance is selected. Such a water-insoluble crosslinked polymer has a hydrophilic portion and a hydrophobic portion, and the hydrophilic portion contributes to swelling, and the hydrophilic portion is oriented toward menthol to suppress the dissolution of menthol. Conceivable. Preferred examples of the hydrophilic crosslinked polymer include crosslinked PVP, crosslinked polysaccharide in which a water-soluble polysaccharide is subjected to epoxy crosslink, ester crosslink, and ether crosslink to make it water-insoluble. In particular, when ethanol and crosslinked PVP were used together with menthol, the effect of significantly suppressing the dissipation of menthol was observed.

It is sufficient to add a target amount of menthol to the desired flavor, but the menthol content in the aroma-generating substrate to be heated is preferably 0.1 to 10 mass, preferably 0.2 to 5 mass. More preferably.

In forming the base material for generating aroma to be heated, the amount of the hydrophilic crosslinked polymer added is preferably 10 to 2000 parts by mass, more preferably 50 to 600 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of menthol.

In order to exert the effect of suppressing the dissipation of menthol, it is preferable that the hydrophilic crosslinked polymer is present in an amount of 2% by mass or more, and more preferably 4% by mass or more in the base material for generating aroma to be heated. .. By allowing such an amount to exist, long-term storage is possible while suppressing the dissipation of menthol, and even after long-term storage, the refreshing sensation of menthol can be enjoyed. Further, the content of the hydrophilic crosslinked polymer in the base material for generating aroma to be heated is preferably 20% by mass or less, and more preferably 10% by mass or less. When it is 10% by mass or less, it is possible to maintain the flavor caused by non-plant-derived polyphenols and the like.

The lower alcohol used is preferably 50 parts by mass or more with respect to 100 parts by mass of menthol. Further, when the amount is 100 parts by mass or more, the hydrophilic crosslinked polymer can be sufficiently mixed while dissolving the menthol. When it is 2000 parts by mass or less, the residual lower alcohol can be reduced in the post-process [means], and the efficient manufacturing process [means] can be achieved.

From the above, as an example,
100 parts by mass of menthol 200 parts by mass of ethyl alcohol Weigh 200 parts by mass of polyvinylpolypyrrolidone, dissolve menthol in ethyl alcohol to obtain a menthol ethyl alcohol solution, add crosslinked PVP to the menthol ethyl alcohol solution, and stir and mix. To obtain a menthol / ethyl alcohol / cross-linked PVP mixture.

Next, in the step [means] M2 for dissolving a material such as an aerosol former, the aerosol former, flavor additive, preservative, binder, thickener and the like are dissolved in pure water.

Here, examples of the aerosol former include glycerin, propylene glycol, sorbitol, triethylene glycol, lactic acid, diacetin (glycerin diacetate), triacetin (glycerin triacetate), triethylene glycol diacetate, triethyl citrate, and myristic acid. Isopropyl, methyl stearate, dimethyl dodecandionate, dimethyl tetradecanesandioate and the like can be used. In particular, glycerin and propylene glycol are preferably used. These are preferably used in an amount of 1 to 80% by mass, more preferably 10 to 40% by mass, based on the base material for generating aroma to be heated.

Flavors that add flavor are used as needed, including extracts of mint, cocoa, coffee, tea and the like.

In addition, an antibacterial preservative for food can be added as needed. As the antibacterial preservative, sorbic acid, potassium sorbate, benzoic acid, sodium benzoate and the like can be used.

As a binder or thickener, rubber such as guar gum, xanthan gum, arabic rubber, and locust bean gum, modified cellulose-based polymers such as hydroxypropyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, and ethyl cellulose, starch, etc. Polysaccharides such as organic acids such as alginic acid, sodium alginate, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, carrageenan, agar, and conjugated base salts of organic acids such as pectin can be used. These may be used in combination.

From these, a 20% aqueous solution of glycerin, propylene glycol, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, glucomannan, and xylitol was prepared.

Next, the non-tobacco material preparation steps [means] Z1 and 2, the fragrance dissolving step [means] M1, and the aerosol former melting step [means] M2, each step [means] wet mixing the materials [means] M3. Then, using a normal wet mixer, the mixture was stirred for 15 minutes while applying a shearing force with a stirring blade to prepare a composition for a base material for generating a fragrance to be heated of a non-tobacco plant.
Dry ground tea leaves 100 parts by mass Mentor / ethyl alcohol / cross-linked PVP 25 parts by mass Glycerin 30 parts by mass Propylene glycol 30 parts by mass Carboxymethyl cellulose sodium 4 parts by mass Methyl cellulose 15 parts by mass Xylitol aqueous solution 8 parts by mass Glucomannan 1 part by mass

In the step of forming the sheet [Means] S1, a three-roll mill was used. The above composition is put into a three-roll mill, 20 parts by mass of pure water is added while observing the state of the sheet, and the process [means] of pressing the doctor blade against the roll to collect the sheet-like material is repeated 8 times to finalize. Sheet-like non-tobacco plant composition was obtained. When a three-roll mill is used, a sheet having a desired thickness can be obtained by a doctor blade while kneading, dispersing, etc. by the compressive force due to being pushed between narrow rolls and the shearing force due to the difference in roll speed. A more homogeneous sheet can be produced than the sheet is produced from the slurry papermaking process [means]. In addition to the three-roll mill, a press roller and a press machine can also be preferably used.

Sheet molding step [Means] In S1, non-tobacco plants, aerosol formers, fragrances, antibacterial preservatives, binders or thickeners, water and the like may be added, if necessary.

The pure water used in the present invention is preferably sterilized or from which microorganisms have been removed, but may be pure water obtained by a reverse osmosis membrane, ion exchange, or the like.

In this sheet forming step [means] S1, a sheet having a thickness of about 0.5 mm was formed. The thickness of the sheet may be in the range of 0.1 to 1.0 mm or 0.1 to 0.5 mm.

Subsequently, the heated fragrance generating sheet having a thickness of 0.5 mm is cut into a heated fragrance generating sheet and a heated fragrance generating filling in the same manner as in (Production Example 2), and then processed into a heated fragrance generating body. And assembled into a fragrance cartridge. Then, when << evaluation 1 >> was performed in the same manner, a result of rank A was obtained, and the heated aroma generating sheet produced by this method [apparatus] also functions as a gas generation sustaining material for the heated aroma generating substrate. It became clear.

As described above, the substrate for generating aroma to be heated using a non-tobacco material has a wide variety of compositions and properties thereof, and the non-uniformity of their mixed, dispersed, and dissolved states is the aroma to be heated. It has been clarified that this is the cause of the change over time such as the bleed-out of the aerosol former from the generating base material, the amount of gas released from the heated aroma generating base material decreases, and the amount of gas suction during smoking decreases. became. Therefore, by improving the non-uniformity, it was possible to solve the change over time in the amount of gas suction.

Furthermore, it has been found that the cause of the problem peculiar to the aroma cartridge using the non-tobacco material is a binder or a thickener which is one of the constituent materials of the aroma generating base material to be heated using the non-tobacco material. These are added to prevent the destruction of the lumpy state that occurs due to the inability to contain a large amount of fibers and the fusion that occurs inside the aroma-generating base material to be heated and between the aroma-generating base materials to be heated. When the amount added is increased, the density of the aroma-generating base material to be heated increases and the lumpy state can be maintained, but the aroma-generating base material to be heated shrinks over time, and the aerosol former bleed-out occurs. It turned out to be fierce. Therefore, as a result of examining the addition amount, addition method [device], and type of the binder, it was found that the heated aroma generating base material produced by the method [device] shown in FIG. 31 can solve the above-mentioned problems.

That is, a step [means] Z1 and 2 for preparing a dried and crushed non-tobacco material, and a step [means] M1 for preparing a first aqueous binder solution in which the first binder is dissolved in pure water. Step of preparing a material selected from aerosolformer, crosslinked PVP, fragrance, non-tobacco material extract, β-cyclodextrin, microcrystalline cellulose, and antibacterial preservative [Means] Materials prepared in Z4 and 5 Manufactured in the first wet mixing step [means] M1 to be mixed, the curing step [means] Y1 for stabilizing the mixed solution produced in the first wet mixing step [means], and the curing step [means]. Step of dissolving the curing mixed solution and the second binder in pure water [Means] Second wet mixing step of mixing the second binder aqueous solution prepared in Z6 [Means] M2 and the second wet A sheet forming step [means] S1 for producing a heated aroma generating sheet by compressing from the material produced in the mixing step [means], and a sheet processing step [means] H1 for cutting or bending the heated aroma generating sheet. The heated aroma generating base material produced from is able to stably maintain a lumpy state and does not block the gas flow path. In addition, no fusion between the substrates for generating aroma to be heated was observed over time.

(Manufacturing Example 5) is shown as a specific example of this manufacturing method [device].

(Manufacturing Example 5)
In the step of drying and crushing a non-tobacco plant as a raw material [Means] Z1, it is preferable to adjust the water content so as to facilitate absorption or carrying of aerosol former, pure water and other components, and the drying temperature is set to a drying temperature. It is preferably 60 to 80 ° C. or lower. Within this range, it is easy to reach the desired amount of water while avoiding the dissipation of the required flavor component. When the temperature is 65 ° C. or higher, the desired amount of water can be reached more easily, and when the temperature is 75 ° C. or lower, the required fragrance component can be further prevented from being dissipated. The water content after drying and crushing is preferably 5% by mass or less, which facilitates slurrying in the subsequent step [means]. It is more preferably 3% by mass or less. However, if the water content is not 0.1% by mass or more, the affinity with water or the like is lowered. Further, by providing a sieving step [means] for sieving the dried pulverized product, non-tobacco plants having a desired particle size can be put into the first wet mixing step [means] M3, and slurry formation can be easily performed. Become.

Step of dissolving and preparing the first binder in pure water [Means] As the first binder used in Z3, celluloses, konjak mannan (glucomannan), guar gum, pectin, carrageenan, tamarin seed gum, etc. Examples thereof include arabic gum, soybean polysaccharide, locust bean gum, carrageenan gum, xanthan gum, agar, corn starch and the like, but celluloses are preferable. Regarding the viscosity, when the solution viscosity is 300 mPa · s or more, the mixture with non-tobacco plants is good. Further, when the solution viscosity is 5000 mPa · s or more, it is suitable for binding non-tobacco plants. The solution viscosity is the measured value when a 1% aqueous solution is prepared using a Brookfield type viscometer, the rotor starts rotating at 10 to 30 rpm in an environment of 25 ° C., and the displayed value is stable. be. Here, the measurement upper limit of the Brookfield type viscometer is 100,000 mPa · s, but the viscosity exceeding this upper limit also falls within the above-mentioned viscosity range.

Cellulose preferred as the first binder generally includes cellulose, cellulose derivatives, and metal salts thereof, but in the present invention, those that are water-soluble are particularly preferable from the viewpoint of binding non-tobacco plants. preferable. Examples of such celluloses include methyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, carboxyethyl cellulose, hydroxymethyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, and metal salts such as sodium, potassium, and calcium thereof. Among these, metal salts of celluloses are more preferable, and sodium carboxymethyl cellulose is even more preferable.

Step of preparing an aerosolformer [Means] Examples of the aerosolformer used for Z4 include glycerin, propylene glycol, sorbitol, triethylene glycol, lactic acid, diacetin (glycerin diacetate), triacetin (glycerin triacetate), and tri. Ethylene glycol diacetate, triethyl citrate, isopropyl myristate, methyl stearate, dimethyl dodecandionate, dimethyl tetradecanesandioate and the like can be used, but glycerin and propylene glycol are particularly preferable. These are used in the range of 1 to 80% by mass, particularly preferably 10 to 40% by mass, based on the composition of the base material for generating aroma to be heated.

In the process of preparing a substance to be used other than the above [Means] Z5 has a function of retaining flavors and flavors such as menthol, hakka, cocoa, coffee, and tea extract in order to add flavor as needed. Cross-linked PVP, β-cyclodextrin, microcrystalline cellulose having releasability and moldability from molds, etc., antibacterial storage for foods such as sorbic acid, potassium sorbate, benzoic acid, sodium benzoate for storage stability Agents and the like can be added.

The materials prepared as described above are mixed in the first wet mixing step [means] M1. The mixer does not require a special one, for example, a mixer in which the materials in the mixing tank are mixed while applying a shearing force with a stirring blade may be used, and the mixture is kneaded using a roll mill, a kneader, or an extruder. It is also possible to further strengthen the mixture. The mixing temperature in this step [means] is preferably 40 ° C. or lower, more preferably 30 ° C. or lower, and even more preferably maintained at about 25 ° C. This is because if excessive heat is applied during mixing, the aroma component may be dissipated. Therefore, it is necessary to control the temperature of the mixing tank.

First Wet Mixing Step [Means] The first mixture produced in M1 preferably goes through a curing step [Means] Y1 which is left at a predetermined temperature and for a predetermined time, but is not an essential step [Means]. However, the binder must always be added separately in the first mixing step [means] and the second mixing step [means]. In this way, both the non-tobacco material mixture that has undergone the curing step [means] Y1 in which the binder is added in portions and the curing mixture that has undergone the curing step [means] Y1 are processed into an aromatic cartridge. For example, when smoking is evaluated using the heating type smoking tool shown in FIG. 2, both the initial suction amount and the flavor are improved. Even when the storage stability was evaluated in a hot and humid environment, there was no fusion between the inside of the aroma generating substrate to be heated and the aroma generating substrate to be heated. There is no change in the amount of release, that is, the amount of suction over time, and no change in flavor is observed. In particular, the effect of using tea as a non-tobacco material is remarkable and preferable. However, the curing step [means] Y1 can further enhance these effects.

Curing step [Means] The temperature of Y1 is preferably 15 to 30 ° C, more preferably 18 to 24 ° C. When the temperature is 15 ° C. or higher, the above-mentioned effect of improving the flavor is enhanced, and when the temperature is 30 ° C. or lower, the change in the suction amount and the change in the flavor over time are suppressed, and the improvement in the change in flavor over time is maintained. Is. At 18-24 ° C, these effects are more pronounced. The time of the curing step [means] Y1 is preferably 72 to 336 hours, more preferably 96 to 192 hours. This is because the improvement of the flavor is observed when the time is 72 hours or more, and the change of the suction amount and the change of the flavor with time are suppressed when the time is 336 hours or less, and the improvement of the change flavor with time is maintained. For 96-192 hours, these effects are more pronounced. The curing is preferably performed by sealing the mixture after the first wet mixing. This is to prevent the flavor from dissipating.

The mixture immediately after the first wet mixing and the mixture cured after the first wet step [means] are put into the second wet mixing step [means] M2. Second Wet Mixing Step [Means] M2 is characterized in that a second binder is added and mixed. As described above, the effect of the split addition of the first binder and the second binder is, in addition to the effect of improving the initial suction amount and flavor, and reducing the change in suction amount and flavor with time, in addition to the sheet molding step [means]. ] It becomes easy to mold into a desired form in H1. Further, it is easier to mix than the addition in the first step [means], the time until the viscosity of the mixture becomes uniform can be shortened, and the viscosity can be easily adjusted.

As the second binder, like the first binder, celluloses, konjak mannan (glucomannan), guar gum, pectin, carrageenan, tamarin seed gum, arabic gum, soybean polysaccharide, locust bean gum, karaya gum, xanthan gum, Agar, starch, corn starch and the like can be used, but polysaccharides other than celluloses are preferable. As for the viscosity, as with the first binder, when the solution viscosity is 300 mPa · s or more, the mixture with non-tobacco plants is good. Further, when the solution viscosity is 5000 mPa · s or more, it is suitable for binding non-tobacco plants. This viscosity was also measured by the method [device] described above. Here, the measurement upper limit of the Brookfield type viscometer is 100,000 mPa · s, but the viscosity exceeding this upper limit also falls within the above-mentioned viscosity range.

As the second binder, polysaccharides are preferably used. Among the polysaccharides, it is particularly preferable to use one that is water-soluble or that swells or gels with water. By using such a material, the molded base material for generating aroma to be heated remains in a lumpy state, the molding processability is improved, and the sheet is destroyed in the sheet molding process [means] H1 and the non-tobacco material is dropped off. Decrease. Examples of such polysaccharides include glucomannan, guar gum, pectin, carrageenan, locust bean gum, and agar. When adding, it is preferable to make these solution viscosities higher than the solution viscosity of the first binder. By using the binder in this way, the processability in the sheet forming step [means] 11 is further improved. Of these, glucomannan is the most preferable.

Also in this second wet mixing step [means] M2, if necessary, flavors such as menthol, sardine, cocoa, coffee, and tea extract, and crosslinked PVP and β-cyclodextrin having a function of retaining the flavors. , Microcrystalline cellulose having releasability and moldability from molds, etc., antibacterial preservatives for foods such as sorbic acid, potassium sorbate, benzoic acid, sodium benzoate for storage stability, etc. ] It may be preferable to use a manufacturing method [equipment] for preparing and adding in the same manner as Z5.

When the materials prepared as described above are mixed in the second wet mixing step [means] M2, a normal wet mixer can be used as in the first wet mixing step [means] M1. For example, a mixer in which the materials in the mixing tank are mixed while applying a shearing force with a stirring blade may be used, or kneading may be performed using a roll mill, a kneader, or an extruder to further strengthen the mixing. The mixing temperature in this step [means] is preferably 40 ° C. or lower, more preferably 30 ° C. or lower, and even more preferably maintained at about 25 ° C. This is because if excessive heat is applied during mixing, the aroma component may be dissipated. Therefore, it is necessary to control the temperature of the mixing tank.

Next, the composition of the aroma generating base material to be heated containing the non-tobacco material produced by the second wet mixing M2 is put into the sheet molding step [means] H1 and molded into a desired form. In order to use this composition as a base material for generating aroma to be heated, sheet molding processing such as roll molding or press molding is preferable, but the composition is not limited thereto. A method [device] of forming a rod by passing through an orifice by pressurization and a method [device] of crushing and granulating after drying may be adopted.

Here, a sheet molding process suitable for producing a base material for generating aroma to be heated will be described. As one of the methods [equipment], a sheet was formed using a three-roll mill. By using a 3-roll mill, it is possible to obtain a sheet with a desired thickness by a doctor blade while kneading and dispersing by the compressive force due to being pushed between narrow rolls and the shearing force due to the speed difference between rolls. This is particularly preferable for sheet molding such as the composition of the present invention in which a wide variety of materials having different properties are mixed. Further, it may be produced by using a press roller or a press machine in combination. As described above, since the three-roll mill is processed into a sheet shape while performing kneading and dispersion, it complements the first and second wet mixing, and a more preferable mixing and dispersing state can be obtained. Therefore, when a three-roll mill is used in the second wet mixing step [means] M2, the second wet mixing step [means] M2 and the sheet forming step [means] H1 are the same without any distinction on the apparatus. It means that mixing and molding are done in the process.

In this way, in sheet molding using a three-roll mill, mixing and dispersion can be performed. Therefore, if necessary, non-tobacco materials, aerosol formers, binders or thickeners, fragrances, crosslinked PVPs, β-cyclodextrins, It is also possible to use a production method [equipment] in which microcrystalline cellulose, an antibacterial preservative, pure water, etc. are added.

In order to clarify the characteristics of the method [equipment] for producing the aroma-generating base material to be heated, which is to add the first binder and the second binder in portions, the materials used are common. , The form of the base material for generating aroma to be heated was limited to the filling material, and the evaluation was made in comparison with the conventional manufacturing method [equipment]. The present invention will be described with reference to Production Examples and Examples.

(Manufacturing Example A)
100 parts by mass of xylitol 400 parts by mass of water was stirred and mixed to obtain xylitol / aqueous solution.

Next, black tea leaves were dried at 70 ° C., crushed, and passed through an 80 mesh sieve. The water content was 2% by mass. Similarly, the dried Jiaogulan product was crushed and passed through an 80 mesh sieve.

80 parts by mass of dried crushed tea leaves 20 parts by mass of dried crushed product of Amachazuru Methyl cellulose 15 parts by mass Glycerin 30 parts by mass Propylene glycol 30 parts by mass Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose 4 parts by mass Xylitol / aqueous solution 8 parts by mass is put into a mixer. , 15 minutes of mixing (first wet mixing step [means] M1) was carried out to obtain the first mixture.

The obtained first mixture was put into a second wet mixing step [means] M2. While putting 100 parts by mass of the first mixture into a three-roll mill, 0.5 parts by mass of glucomannan and 20 parts by mass of water were added. Then, the step [means] of pressing the doctor blade against the roll and collecting the sheet-like material was repeated 8 times. In such a step [means], the second wet mixing step [means] M2 and the sheet forming step [means] H1 are performed by the same apparatus, and the first half of the mixing is the second mixing step [means] M2. The latter half of the mixing can be regarded as the sheet forming process [means] H1. Then, a sheet having a desired thickness was produced by a three-roll mill while also performing kneading and dispersing.

The heated aroma generating sheet produced through these steps [means] was molded so as to have a thickness of 0.3 mm. This sheet was cut into a rectangle having a length of 150 mm and a width of 240 mm, supplied to a rotary cutter, and processed into a shape having a width of 1.5 mm, a length of 240 mm, and a thickness of 0.3 mm to prepare a material for generating aroma to be heated. The 50 fillers were bundled and aligned in the longitudinal direction ^{, wrapped with paper having a basis weight of 34 g / m 2} , and glued to obtain a columnar processed product to generate aroma to be heated. The inner diameter of this work piece was 6.9 mm. Further, this was cut into a length of 12.0 mm to obtain a heated aroma generator. The mass of the aroma generator to be heated was 0.29 g, and the volume filling ratio of the filling material with respect to the volume thereof was 0.60. The vertical direction of the rectangle obtained by cutting the heated aroma generating sheet was parallel to the rotation axis of the roll, and the horizontal direction thereof was the rotation direction of the roll (the same applies hereinafter).

The aqueous solution viscosity of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose used in this production example was 650 mPa · s (Brookfield type viscometer, 1% aqueous solution, 25 ° C.), and the aqueous solution viscosity of the polysaccharide glucomannan was 44000 mPa · s (Brook). A field type viscometer, 1% aqueous solution, 25 ° C.) was used.

(Manufacturing Example B)
First Wet Mixing Step [Means] Up to M1, the first mixture was prepared in the same manner as in (Production Example A). The first mixture was placed in a polyethylene bag, sealed, and cured at a temperature of 20 ° C. for 6 days (144 hours) to prepare a cured mixture. After the curing step [means] Y1, the apparent volume increased by about 1.5 times. Curing process [Means] When the second curing mixture after Y1 was confirmed, it was observed that the release of crushed tea was less than that before curing, leading to a stable and uniform dispersion of tea. it is conceivable that. The mixture prepared by the curing step [means] Y1 was put into the second wet mixing step [means] M2 to prepare a heated aroma generator in the same manner as in (Production Example A).

(Manufacturing Example C)
In the same manner as in (Production Example B), the curing mixture was put into the second wet mixing step [means] M2, and a sheet to be heated was produced through the sheet molding step [means] H1. In the second wet mixing step [means] and the sheet forming step [means] H1, the processing conditions were changed and the sheet was molded so as to have a thickness of 0.1 mm to prepare a heated aroma generating sheet. This sheet was cut into a rectangle having a length of 150 mm and a width of 240 mm, supplied to a rotary cutter, and processed into a shape having a width of 1.0 mm, a length of 240 mm, and a thickness of 0.1 mm to obtain a heated aroma generating filler. 225 of these fillers were bundled and aligned in the longitudinal direction ^{, wrapped with paper having a basis weight of 34 g / m 2} , and glued to obtain a columnar processed product to generate aroma to be heated. The inner diameter of this work piece was 6.9 mm. Further, this was cut into a length of 12.0 mm to obtain a heated aroma generator. The mass of the aroma generator to be heated was 0.29 g, and the volume filling ratio of the filling material with respect to the volume thereof was 0.60.

(Manufacturing Example D)
In the same manner as in (Production Example B), the curing mixture was put into the second wet mixing step [means] M2, and a sheet to be heated was produced through the sheet molding step [means] H1. In the second wet mixing step [means] and the sheet forming step [means] H1, the processing conditions were changed and the sheet was molded so as to have a thickness of 0.5 mm to prepare a heated aroma generating sheet. The heated fragrance generating sheet was cut into a rectangle of length 150 mm × width 240 mm, supplied to a rotary cutter, and processed into a shape having a width of 1.0 mm, a length of 240 mm, and a thickness of 0.5 mm to obtain a heated fragrance generating filling. .. 225 of these fillers were bundled and aligned in the longitudinal direction ^{, wrapped with paper having a basis weight of 34 g / m 2} , and glued to obtain a columnar processed product to generate aroma to be heated. The inner diameter of this work piece was 6.9 mm. Further, this was cut into a length of 12.0 mm to obtain a heated aroma generator. The mass of the aroma generator to be heated was 0.29 g, and the volume filling ratio of the filling material with respect to the volume thereof was 0.60.

For comparison, a first binder, methyl cellulose and carboxymethyl cellulose, and a second binder, glucomannan, were collectively added to prepare a heated aroma generator.

(Comparative manufacturing example)
100 parts by mass of xylitol 400 parts by mass of water was stirred and mixed to obtain xylitol / aqueous solution.

Next, black tea leaves were dried at 70 ° C., crushed, and passed through an 80 mesh sieve. The water content was 2% by mass. Similarly, the dried Jiaogulan product was crushed and passed through an 80 mesh sieve.

80 parts by mass of dried crushed tea leaves 20 parts by mass of dried crushed product of Amachazuru Methyl cellulose 15 parts by mass Glycerin 30 parts by mass propylene glycol 30 parts by mass Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose 4 parts by mass Xylitol / aqueous solution 8 parts by mass Glucomannan 0.5 parts by mass 20 parts by mass of water was put into a mixer and mixed for 15 minutes to obtain a mixture containing all the materials such as glucomannan.

The process [means] of mixing the mixture produced in this manner into a three-roll mill, pressing the doctor blade against the roll to collect the sheet-like material was repeated eight times, and the thickness was 0.3 mm while also serving as kneading and dispersing. A sheet for generating aroma to be heated was prepared. However, there was a problem in forming a sheet when molding using a three-roll mill. Moreover, although it was made into a sheet, the evaluation A could not be measured.

The heated fragrance generating sheet thus produced is cut into a rectangle having a length of 150 mm and a width of 240 mm and supplied to a rotary cutter to form a shape having a width of 1.5 mm, a length of 240 mm, and a thickness of 0.3 mm. The processed filler was used to generate aroma to be heated. The 50 fillers were bundled and aligned in the longitudinal direction ^{, wrapped with paper having a basis weight of 34 g / m 2} , and glued to obtain a columnar processed product to generate aroma to be heated. The inner diameter of this work piece was 6.9 mm. Further, this was cut into a length of 12.0 mm to obtain a heated aroma generator. The mass of the aroma generator to be heated was 0.29 g, and the volume filling ratio of the filling material with respect to the volume thereof was 0.60.

(Example A)
Using the aroma generator to be heated produced in (Production Example A), an aroma cartridge of a type in which the aroma generator to be heated is bonded to a mouthpiece provided with a support member and a filter shown in FIG. 13 was produced. As the support member, a PE tube having a through hole having an inner diameter of 4.0 mm was used in a cylinder having an outer diameter of 6.9 mm. As the filter, a filter having a length of 23 mm, which was formed by forming an acetyl cellulose fiber into a columnar shape and ^{wrapped with a paper having a basis weight of 34 g / m 2, was used.} The cartridge exterior was formed by using paper having a basis weight of 38 g / m ² and winding it around two and a half turns so as to have an inner diameter of 6.9 mm and gluing it. As the cartridge exterior, if a paper cylinder formed by winding paper having a basis weight of 32 to 45 g / m ² for two and a half turns is used, the portion of the heated aroma generator is heated as a smoking tool. It is suitable as an aromatic cartridge to be used by inserting it into the heating element of. Then, a support member and a filter are inserted from one end of the cartridge outer body to form a mouthpiece, and a heated aroma generator is inserted from the other end, and then the basis weight is 40 g / m ^{2 so as to overlap the mouthpiece portion.} Paper was wrapped around the paper to prepare an aromatic cartridge. However, the filter is a filter in which a cavity, which is a suction optimization means, is not formed in order to clarify the influence of the manufacturing method [equipment] on the aroma generating substrate to be heated, that is, the difference in the function of the gas generation sustaining material. It was used.

(Example B)
An fragrance cartridge was produced in the same manner as in (Example A) except that the heated fragrance generator produced in (Production Example B) was used.

(Example C)
An fragrance cartridge was produced in the same manner as in (Example A) except that the heated fragrance generator produced in (Production Example C) was used.

(Example D)
An fragrance cartridge was produced in the same manner as in (Example A) except that the heated fragrance generator produced in (Production Example D) was used.

(Comparative Example)
An fragrance cartridge was produced in the same manner as in (Example A) except that the heated fragrance generator produced in (Comparative Production Example) was used. However, when producing the fragrance cartridge, it was difficult to produce the fragrance generating filler to be heated because it was too soft.

The following evaluations were made on the heated fragrance generating sheet and the fragrance cartridge produced as described above. In addition to the following evaluations, << Evaluation 1 >> was also performed.

≪Evaluation A≫
The tensile strength test of the aroma generating sheet to be heated was performed. For the tensile strength test, a commonly used tensile strength tester was used. As a sample, a sheet for generating aroma to be heated was cut into a width of 10.0 cm and a length of 22.0 cm, and the measurement was performed at a distance of 20.0 cm between clamps in a tensile strength test and a crosshead speed of 10 cm / min. The test environment is room temperature 20 ° C. and humidity 50%. The fractured fragrance generating sheet produced by each manufacturing method [equipment] was evaluated by comparing the breaking strength, and the breaking strength was 3.9 N / mm ² or more, preferably 5.0 N / mm ² or more. It was found that this is comprehensively preferable in terms of molding process, production of aromatic cartridge, initial suction amount, initial flavor, and change in suction amount and flavor with time.

≪Evaluation B≫
As the heat-not-burn smoking device used, Aikos (registered trademark), which is a heat-not-burn electronic cigarette device manufactured by Philip Morris Co., Ltd., of the method shown in FIG. 2 (A) was used. This heating element has a width of 4.5 mm, a length to the tip of 12 mm, and a thickness of 0.4 mm. Since the inner diameter of the chamber is 7 mm, the outer diameter of the fragrance cartridge is set to 6.9 mm so that the fragrance cartridge can be inserted into the chamber without a gap. The heating element generates heat by the electric power supplied from the battery provided in the main body of the heat-not-burn electronic cigarette, and reaches about 350 ° C. Then, with the built-in control system, the consumption of one of the conventional electronic cigarette cartridges is completed by sucking 14 times. When the smoking tobacco cartridge of this embodiment is inserted, the fragrance cartridge portion that appears from the downstream side to the outside of the main body of the electronic cigarette device is about 20 mm. Then, the fragrance cartridges produced in this example and the comparative example were inserted into the chamber of the electronic cigarette device, and a smoking test was conducted. Both the amount of suction and the flavor were sensory evaluations in the oral cavity during smoking. In particular, the flavor was evaluated for the aroma of tea immediately after the production of the aroma cartridge and after the standing of << Evaluation 1 >>. The sensory test was conducted on 5 subjects. The evaluation criteria are as follows.
Rank A: When smoking, there is a sufficient amount of suction, there is no resistance to suction, and the scent of tea can be enjoyed.
Rank B: When smoking, the amount of suction is insufficient, there is resistance to suction, and the scent of tea is at an unsatisfactory level.

≪Evaluation C≫
The dropout of the filling after smoking was evaluated. In the evaluation method [device], the heated fragrance generator side of the fragrance cartridge after smoking was directed vertically downward, and the presence or absence of the heated fragrance generating filler was observed. The evaluation criteria are as follows.
Rank A: No falling objects can be seen Rank B: Some of the filling material has fallen

The test results are shown in Table 1. As is clear from Table 1, the binder is used for all of the molding process, the production of the aroma cartridge, the initial suction amount and flavor, the change over time in the suction amount and flavor, and the fusion of the aroma generating filler over time. The effect of dividing and adding is recognized, and the curing can further enhance the effect. Therefore, it is clear that the heated aroma generating base material to which the binder is separately added and the heated aroma generating base material produced by further performing the curing step [means] function as a gas generation sustaining material of the aroma cartridge. be.

As described above, the manufacturing method [equipment] affects the internal structure of the aroma generating base material to be heated, and the gas generation of the fragrance cartridge produced by using the aroma generating base material to be heated produced by the appropriate manufacturing method [equipment] is sustained. It was confirmed that it was functioning as a material. In the present invention, we have further found a material that functions as a continuous gas generation material. It is an inorganic particle.

The effect of the inorganic particles will be described with specific examples. Therefore, (Production Example 1) is adopted as a conventional manufacturing method [equipment], and various inorganic substances affecting the gas generation sustainability of the heated aroma generating base material produced by this manufacturing method [equipment]. The effect of particles was evaluated as follows.

The heated fragrance generator and the fragrance cartridge are assembled according to (Production Example 1). In this example, as shown in the spraying step [means] H2 of FIG. 32, the fragrance is produced in (Production Example 1). The heated aroma generating sheet was cut into a length of 12 mm and a width of 1.5 mm (thickness: 0.5 mm) to prepare a heated aroma generating filler, and then various inorganic particles were added in a predetermined amount to add a predetermined amount of the heated aroma generating sheet. A spraying and sprinkling step [means] was added so as to adhere uniformly to the surface of the generated filling. Such a step [means] aims to uniformly adhere the inorganic particles to the surface of the aroma-generating filling to be heated. Further, in this step [means], in order to confirm that the inorganic particles were attached to the surface of the aroma-generating filling to be heated, the surface was observed with a microscope. Next, the heated fragrance-generating filling to which the inorganic particles were attached was processed into a heated fragrance generator and assembled into an fragrance cartridge according to (Production Example 1). Furthermore, in order to clarify the effect of the inorganic particles, the filling rate was increased. << Evaluation 1 >> was performed on the aromatic cartridges produced in this manner. Further, the following << Evaluation 2 >> was performed using the heat-not-burn electronic cigarette device described in << Evaluation B >>.

≪Evaluation 2≫
After confirming the dirt adhering to the heating element 113 when the fragrance cartridge was used as shown in FIG. 2C, the following evaluation was performed. First, using the fragrance cartridge of Comparative Example 1, suction was performed 14 times for each of the 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 pieces, and the dirt adhering to the heating element when the suction was completed was removed. Wipe off with ethanol-impregnated gauze and record the degree of contamination. Then, the stains obtained by sucking 50 various fragrance cartridges of this example prepared by using the fragrance generating filler to be heated with various inorganic particles adhered to the surface were collected in the same manner as in Comparative Example 1, and in Comparative Example 1. The degree of dirt recorded was compared and evaluated. As the evaluation index, the degree of stain when 50 various fragrance cartridges of this example were sucked was set to the number of stains corresponding to the stain when sucked using the fragrance cartridge of Comparative Example 1. Therefore, the smaller the number, the more preferable.

(Example I)
From the heated aroma generating sheet produced in (Production Example 1), 1 part by mass of calcium carbonate powder having an average particle diameter of 15 μm was applied to 100 parts by mass of the heated aroma generating filling material cut as described above. Heated aroma generation Filling was sprayed and sprinkled so as to adhere to the entire surface. After confirming by microscopic observation that calcium carbonate particles having a diameter of 10 to 50 μm are attached to the heated fragrance-generating filling, 0.29 g of the heated fragrance-generating filling having calcium carbonate particles on the surface is used. A heated aroma generator was prepared. Then, an fragrance cartridge was assembled from the heated fragrance generator and the mouthpiece. When the filling rate of the filling material in this case was measured, it was 81%.

(Example II)
From the heated aroma generating sheet produced in (Production Example 1), 1 part by mass of magnesium carbonate powder having an average particle diameter of 10 μm was applied to 100 parts by mass of the heated aroma generating filling material cut as described above. Heated aroma generation Filling was sprayed and sprinkled so as to adhere to the entire surface. After confirming by microscopic observation that magnesium carbonate particles having a diameter of 10 μm to 50 μm are attached to the heated fragrance-generating filling, 0.29 g of the heated fragrance-generating filling having magnesium carbonate particles on the surface is used. A heated aroma generator was prepared. Then, an fragrance cartridge was assembled from the heated fragrance generator and the mouthpiece. When the filling rate of the filling material in this case was measured, it was 80%.

(Example III)
From the heated aroma generating sheet produced in (Production Example 1), 1 part by mass of silicon oxide particles having an average particle diameter of 20 μm is heated with respect to 100 parts by mass of the heated aroma generating filling material cut as described above. The aroma-generating filling was sprayed and sprinkled so as to adhere to the entire surface. After confirming by microscopic observation that the silicon oxide particles having a diameter of 10 μm to 50 μm are attached to the heated aroma generating filler, 0.29 g of the heated aroma generating filler having the silicon oxide particles on the surface is used. A heated aroma generator was prepared. Then, an fragrance cartridge was assembled from the heated fragrance generator and the mouthpiece. When the filling rate of the filling material in this case was measured, it was 80%.

(Example IV)
From the heated aroma generating sheet produced in (Production Example 1), 1 part by mass of alumina particles having an average particle diameter of 5 μm was added to 100 parts by mass of the heated aroma generating filling material cut as described above. The generated filling was sprayed and sprinkled so as to adhere to the entire surface. After confirming by microscopic observation that alumina particles having a diameter of 10 μm to 50 μm are attached to the heated fragrance-generating filling, 0.29 g of the heated fragrance-generating filling having alumina particles on the surface is used for the heated fragrance. The generator was made. Then, an fragrance cartridge was assembled from the heated fragrance generator and the mouthpiece. When the filling rate of the filling material in this case was measured, it was 81%.

(Example V)
From the heated aroma generating sheet produced in (Production Example 1), 1 part by mass of alumina particles having an average particle diameter of 2 μm was added to 100 parts by mass of the heated aroma generating filling material cut as described above. The generated filling was sprayed and sprinkled so as to adhere to the entire surface. By microscopic observation, in this case, it could not be confirmed that alumina particles having a diameter of 10 μm to 50 μm were attached to the heated aroma generating filler, but 0.29 g of the heated aroma generating filler sprinkled with the alumina particles was added. Aroma generator to be heated was prepared by using. Then, an fragrance cartridge was assembled from the heated fragrance generator and the mouthpiece. When the filling rate of the filling material in this case was measured, it was 81%.

(Example VI)
From the heated aroma generating sheet produced in (Production Example 1), 1 part by mass of silicon oxide particles having an average particle diameter of 0.5 μm was added to 100 parts by mass of the heated aroma generating filling material cut as described above. It was sprayed and sprinkled so as to adhere to the entire surface of the aroma-generating filling to be heated. In this case as well, it was not confirmed by microscopic observation that the silicon oxide particles having a diameter of 10 μm to 50 μm were attached to the heated aroma generating filler, but the heated aroma generating filler sprinkled with the silicon oxide particles was 0. A fragrance generator to be heated was prepared using 29 g. Then, an fragrance cartridge was assembled from the heated fragrance generator and the mouthpiece. When the filling rate of the filling material in this case was measured, it was 81%.

(Example VII)
From the heated aroma generating sheet produced in (Production Example 1), 1 part by mass of silicon oxide particles having an average particle diameter of 47 μm is heated with respect to 100 parts by mass of the heated aroma generating filling material cut as described above. The aroma-generating filling was sprayed and sprinkled so as to adhere to the entire surface. After confirming by microscopic observation that silicon oxide particles having a diameter of 10 μm to 50 μm are attached to the heated aroma generating filler, 0.29 g of the heated aroma generating filler sprinkled with silicon oxide particles is used to be heated. An aroma generator was prepared. Then, an fragrance cartridge was assembled from the heated fragrance generator and the mouthpiece. The filling rate of the packing material in this case was measured and found to be 65%.

(Comparative Example I)
From the heated aroma generating sheet prepared in (Production Example 1), 0.29 g of the heated aroma generating filler cut as described above was used as it was to prepare a heated aroma generating body. Then, an fragrance cartridge was assembled from the heated fragrance generator and the mouthpiece. When the filling rate of the filling material in this case was measured, it was 81%.

The above evaluation results are shown in Table 2. As is clear from the table, it can be seen that inorganic particles having a wide particle size function as a continuous gas generation material regardless of the material. As is clear from the results of << Evaluation 1 >>, the heated aroma generating filler does not fuse with time, and the amount of gas released, that is, the amount of gas suction and the flavor change little with time. The reason for exhibiting such an effect is not clear, but it is considered as follows. When the inorganic particles are present on the surface of the filler, the inorganic particles act as spacers to reduce the contact area between the fillers and prevent the fillers from being fused due to the bleed-out of the aerosol former even when the fillers are kept at a high temperature for a long time. It is conceivable that the inorganic particles have the effect of suppressing the bleed-out of the aerosol former.

Furthermore, as is clear from << Evaluation 2 >>, it was confirmed that the inorganic particles also have an effect of preventing contamination of the heating element. In particular, when the average particle size of the added inorganic powder is 1 to 50 μm, a good effect is obtained, and when it is 5 μm or more, the effect of preventing contamination is further enhanced. When the amount of the inorganic powder to be added is 0.01 to 5 parts by mass, a good effect is obtained, and when it is 0.1 parts by mass or more, the effect of preventing contamination is further enhanced. The reason why the inorganic particles have the effect of preventing the heating element is not clear, but it is presumed as follows. Inorganic substances are difficult to decompose by heating, inorganic particles polish the surface and remove contaminants when the fragrance cartridge is attached to and detached from the heating element, and the inorganic particles come into contact with the heating element surface and the heating element generating filler. For example, reducing the area.

In order to obtain such an effect, it is preferable that the inorganic particles have an average particle diameter of 1 to 100 μm. When the average particle size is less than 1 μm, the effect of the inorganic particles is reduced. On the other hand, when it is 5 μm or more, the effect of the inorganic particles is enhanced, which is more preferable. For the same reason, it is more preferably 10 μm or more. Further, the larger the particle size, the lower the filling rate of the filling material, but if it is 50 μm or less, the effect of the inorganic particles is large and the minimum required filling rate can be secured.

Here, the minimum filling rate is closely related to the suction amount of the gas generated by heating. When the filling rate is less than 60%, the amount of gas released sufficiently by heating is small, the amount of gas sucked by the smoker is insufficient, and the sucking comfort becomes insufficient. Therefore, a filling rate of 65% or more, more preferably 70% or more is required. On the contrary, when the filling rate exceeds 90%, there is a problem that the gaps between the fillings are small, smoking is difficult, and insertion into the heating element is also difficult.

In addition, such a filling rate can be evaluated by a method of calculating the area ratio occupied by the aroma generating base material to be heated in the cross section of the aroma generating body to be heated. It was determined by evaluating the filling and unfilled voids using a digital microscope. A digital microscope (manufactured by KEYENCE: VHX-2000) was used, and the magnification was set to 100 times and projected onto a display. The range for analyzing the image is the area where only the filling and the void portion without the filling appear. In this case, the diameter of the observed sample was 7.0 mm, and the width was 3.5 mm and the length was 2.6 mm. In the above range, the attached software was used for image analysis, and the "extraction mode" was set to "brightness" in the "automatic measurement mode". For the measurement, "standard" was selected, "extraction parameter" was set to "bright", and "threshold value" was selected so that the filling material to be observed and the void were separated. The filling rate was defined as the ratio of the filling material to the entire measurement area.

The average particle size of the inorganic particles in the present invention was determined by a wet method using a laser diffraction / scattering type particle size distribution measuring device. In the present invention, Microtrack MT3300III manufactured by Microtrack Bell Co., Ltd. was used. The average particle size of the present invention refers to the _{median diameter D 50,} which is 50% by accumulating the volume-based distribution in the range of 0.02 μm to 2000 μm.

Furthermore, the presence of inorganic particles in the present invention was confirmed not only by microscopic observation in the manufacturing process [means] but also by observation of the filling surface using an optical microscope or an electron microscope. Furthermore, it was confirmed by microscopic or electron microscopic observation of the residue obtained by thermally decomposing the filling. It is based on the observation results of about 10 images when one field of view is 100 μm × 100 μm at an appropriate magnification. Furthermore, it was confirmed by a scanning electron microscope equipped with an X-ray microanalysis (XMA) that the residual inorganic particles were added inorganic particles.

The amount of the inorganic particles added must be at least 0.001 part by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the filling, and more preferably 0.01 part by mass or more, preferably 0.05, in order for the effect to be exhibited. It is more preferably more than parts by mass. On the contrary, if it exceeds 10 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the filling, the filling rate of the filling decreases, which affects the amount of gas suction and the flavor. From such a viewpoint, it is more preferably 5 parts by mass or less, and further preferably 2 parts by mass or less.

The inorganic substances that can be used as the inorganic particles of the present invention are not particularly limited, but are metal chlorides such as sodium chloride and potassium chloride, and metal oxidations such as magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, titanium oxide, iron oxide, and alumina. Alone, metal carbonates such as magnesium carbonate and calcium carbonate, metal sulfates such as magnesium sulfate and calcium sulfate, metal phosphates such as calcium phosphate, and titanates such as potassium titanate and magnesium titanate alone. Alternatively, two or more can be selected and used. Further, silicon oxide such as zeolite, colloidal silica and fumed silica, and natural products such as diatomaceous earth and vermiculite can also be used. In particular, magnesium carbonate, calcium carbonate, silicon oxide, and alumina are preferable.

As described above, the inorganic particles can be attached to the heated aroma generating base material in the spraying step [means] H2 of FIG. 32, but can also be attached in the spraying step [means] S4 of FIG. Further, as shown in FIGS. 28 to 31, it is also possible to add inorganic particles to the heated aroma generating composition to prepare a heated aroma generating base material containing the inorganic particles. In the case of this method [device], it has been confirmed that the inorganic particles are not present only on the surface of the aroma generating substrate to be heated, but the effect of the inorganic particles is exhibited. Therefore, the reason why the inorganic particles function as a gas generation sustaining material is that the inorganic particles not only reduce the contact area as a spacer that inhibits fusion between the heated fragrance generating base materials, but also reduce the contact area of the heated fragrance generating base material. It is presumed that it hinders the movement of constituent materials such as aerosol formers, non-tobacco materials, and binders inside. This speculation is that when inorganic particles are used as fillers in polymer materials, they act as cross-linking points, with chemical properties such as heat resistance and chemical resistance, and physical properties such as tensile strength and elastic modulus. Based on improving.

As described above, according to the present invention, by improving the manufacturing method [apparatus], the heated fragrance generator in which the heated fragrance generating base material functions as the gas generation sustaining material and the heated fragrance in which the inorganic particles function as the gas generation sustaining material. The generator can be provided. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 33, it is possible to provide an aromatic cartridge that does not require the mouthpiece to be provided with gas suction optimization means. Of course, it is also possible to provide an aroma cartridge in which a heated aroma generator provided with a gas generation sustaining material and a mouthpiece provided with a gas suction optimization means are combined.

Since the present invention is a harmless fragrance derived from tobacco belonging to the Solanaceae family, plants belonging to the same genus, and plants that do not contain the components thereof, not only those who have experienced flame smoking but also smokers for the first time. In addition, since it is possible to provide an aromatic cartridge that allows you to enjoy smoking as if you were smoking, you can enjoy smoking not only for the smoker himself but also for non-smokers around him without adversely affecting his health. , A new smoking tool that brings alpha waves to the brain, has a healing effect, and helps improve health and beauty. Moreover, since it is an aromatic cartridge equipped with a gas suction optimizing means and a gas generation sustaining material, it has a feature that the suction amount and the amount of smoke and aroma components do not change even if it is stored for a long period of time. Therefore, the technique relating to the fragrance cartridge of the present invention may be widely applied to incense sticks, burning incense sticks, incense sticks, incense sticks and the like, aromatherapy and the like.

11 Electric heating type smoking equipment (1)
111 Casing 112 Chamber 113 Electric control type heating element 1131 Electric control device 114 Fragrance cartridge insertion port 115 Intake port 12 Electric heating type smoking equipment (2)
121 Casing 122 Chamber 123 Electrically controlled heating element 1231 Electric control device 124 Fragrance cartridge insertion slot 125 Intake hole
2 Fragrance cartridges 2-1 to 2-19 Fragrance cartridges (1) to (19)
21 Heated fragrance generator 21-p Heated fragrance generator Interior material 211 Lid material 212 Partition material 213 Heated fragrance generator sheet 214 Heated fragrance generator Filling 22 Mouthpiece 22-p Mouthpiece interior material 221 Mouthpiece with cavity 221-1 Mouthpiece with cylindrical cavity (1)
221-1-c1 Cylindrical cavity (1)
221-2 Mouthpiece with cylindrical cavity (2)
221-2-c2 Cylindrical cavity (2)
221-2-c3 Cylindrical cavity (3)
223-1 Mouthpiece with cylindrical cavity (3)
221-3-c4 Cylindrical cavity (4)
221-4 Mouthpiece with cylindrical cavity (4)
221-4-c5 Cylindrical cavity (5)
221-4-c6 Cylindrical cavity (6)
221-5 Mouthpiece with conical cavity (1)
221-5-d1 Conical Cavity (1)
221-6 Mouthpiece with conical cavity (2)
221-6-d2 Conical Cavity (2)
221-7 Mouthpiece with cavity and cylindrical cavity (1)
2211 Cavity filter (1)
221-7-c7 Cylindrical cavity (7)
221-7-v1 cavity (1)
221-8 Mouthpiece with cavity and cylindrical cavity (2)
2212 Cavity filter (2)
221-8-c8 Cylindrical cavity (8)
221-8-v2 cavity (2)
222 Mouthpiece with support member 222-1 Mouthpiece with support member (1)
2221 Support member 2221-h Through hole 2222 Cavity filter (3)
2222-c1 cavity (1)
223 Mouthpiece with support member / cooling member 2231 Support member 2231-h Through hole 2232 Cooling member 2233 Filter with cavity (4)
2233-c1 cavity (1)
224 Mouthpiece with cooling member 2241 Cooling member 2242 Filter with cavity (5)
2242-c1 cavity (1)
225 Mouthpiece with reinforcing support member 225-1 Mouthpiece with reinforcing support member (1)
2251-1 Reinforcing support member (1)
2251-1-s1 Plate-shaped reinforcing material 2251-1-h Through hole 2252-1 Filter (1)
225-2 Mouthpiece with reinforcing support member (2)
2251-2 Reinforcing support member (2)
2251-2s2 Plate-shaped reinforcing material 2251-2h Through hole 2252-2 Filter (2)
225-3 Mouthpiece with reinforcing support member (3)
2251-3 Reinforcing support member (3)
2251-3-s3 Plate-shaped reinforcement 2251-3-s4 Tubular reinforcement 2252-3 Filter (3)
225-4 Mouthpiece with reinforcing support member (4)
2251-4-s3 Plate-shaped reinforcing material 2251-4-s4 Columnar reinforcing material 2252-4 Filter (4)
225-5 Mouthpiece with reinforcing support member (5)
2251-5-s3 Plate-shaped reinforcing material 2251-5-s4 Tubular reinforcing material 2251-5-h Through hole 2252-5 Filter (5)
2252-5-c1 Cavity 226 Mouthpiece with Reinforcing Support Member / Cooling Member 2261 Reinforcing Support Member 2261-s3 Plate Reinforcing Material 2261-s6 Tubular Reinforcing Material 2262 Cooling Member 2263 Filter with Cavity (6)
2263-c1 cavity (1)
227 Mouthpiece with heat insulating member 2217 Insulation member 2272 Filter 228 Mouthpiece with heat insulating member / cooling member 2281 Insulation member 2482 Cooling member 2283 Filter 23 Cartridge exterior body (1)
24 Cartridge exterior (2)
W Airflow о Central axis of the right column of the fragrance cartridge j Outer diameter of the fragrance cartridge k Length of the fragrance cartridge a Length of the fragrance generator to be heated m Length of the mouthpiece f Length of the filter b Inner diameter of the bottom surface of the cavity c Height of cylindrical cavity d Height of conical cavity v Length of cavity s Length of support member r Length of cooling member x Width of heated aroma generating filler y Thickness of heated aroma generating base material z Heated Length of aroma generating base material

Claims (6)

An aromatic cartridge that is attached to a heated smoking device equipped with a heating element to smoke.
A heating element that generates an aerosol by heating from the heating element, and a fragrance generator to be heated.
Of both ends of the aroma generator to be heated, a lid material provided on the end side of the aroma cartridge and through which the heating element can penetrate,
A partition member disposed on the other end side of the aroma generator to be heated, and
A cartridge outer body for winding the heated aroma generator and the partition wall material is provided.
The bulkhead material is an aromatic cartridge, characterized in that it is formed of a mesh. The fragrance cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the partition wall material includes a mouthpiece at an end opposite to the heated fragrance generator. The fragrance cartridge according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the mouthpiece has at least one cavity at either end or both ends of the mouthpiece in the longitudinal direction. The aromatic cartridge according to claim 3, wherein the cavity is cylindrical. The aromatic cartridge according to claim 1 to 4, wherein the mouthpiece is adjacent to the partition material. The aromatic cartridge according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the partition material is a non-woven fabric.

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